The barefoot three-year-old in a faded pink dress comes running to her white-bearded grandfather, who’s sitting at a small desk table. She’s crying, pointing to the toes of her left foot, which she just scraped. The grandfather, Sam Girod, holds her in one arm, and reaches for a small bottle with the other. With his forefinger, he scoops some salve from the bottle and rubs it on the girl’s foot. She looks down, pacified, and scampers away to rejoin her siblings and cousins.
Yes, Girod nods when I inquire whether that little bottle is a leftover of “the” salve—the chickweed salve that led to him being charged with a variety of federal crimes in connection with mislabeling the salves and resisting searches by FDA agents, being convicted by a jury, and being sentenced to six years of prison time. It’s a sentence he is still serving, albeit the last year has been served under house arrest, thanks to the Covid pandemic, and the final year, ending next February, will likely be the same. Moreover, the sentence tacks on three years of probation once his prison sentence is over, which means his travel, employment and other activities will be supervised by a probation officer with the power to limit his movements. Overall, it’s a sentence he continues to bridle against, even though he’s now home at his tranquil 140-acre farm in lush rolling hills of northeast Kentucky.
Right now, he is focused on one main hindrance: “I just want to get rid of this thing,” he says, gesturing down at the black box attached to his ankle, plainly visible over a black boot. It’s a tracking device he’s required to wear 24/7 if he wants to keep his limited freedom. He’s limited to the confines of the farm, though things were loosened just recently when the prison system allowed him to venture outside the farm area one day a week, from 4-8 pm. He’s used his expanded freedom to go out with members of his family to a nearby Mexican restaurant for enchiladas and other concoctions, though he’s careful to telephone the halfway house supervising his release, to let its supervisors know when he’s leaving his farm, and when he’s departing the restaurant for home. He’s about to turn down a wedding invitation from a cousin in Indiana, because it would cause him to violate his house arrest rules. Federal prison officials “can pick me up at any time” and return him to prison, he says.
I visited Girod for a few days last week while on a trip to the area. He seems energetic and as animated and opinionated as ever about the case against him.
He spends at least some time each day following up on initiatives designed to either exonerate him or lessen his sentence. The main exoneration effort until a few months ago consisted of a push to get former President Trump to issue him a pardon. A friend had put him in touch with Trump re-election officials last summer. Girod submitted legal documents in connection with his case, along with a letter pleading his case, that he had never intentionally violated labeling and other rules of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration governing the sales of his salves.
He did receive a personally addressed note from the White House last fall saying that his application had been received and was being considered. It raised his hopes, but in the end, Trump left office without acting on the matter. Girod has tried filing a writ of habeas corpus (an explanation of why he was being held), but that didn’t go anywhere. In March, he sent a hand-written letter to John Durham, the special prosecutor appointed by the former attorney general, William Barr, to investigate how the Russia disinformation campaign during the 2016 presidential election got started; it’s not clear how Durham might get involved in Girod’s case, but as a connection to Trump, Girod figures Durham might be able or willing to help. Girod is also focused on using the GED education certificate (high school equivalency) he earned in prison to get his remaining jail time reduced; while he says he was told getting the GED would result in time taken off his sentence, in reality, it appears the federal prison system can’t or won’t grant more than 47 days of sentence reduction each year and, if most or all of that comes from good behavior, then no additional time is allowed from other activities (like the GED).
Girod has several incentives to get himself exonerated–convicted felons lose the right to vote and to own firearms.
When he’s not pursuing exoneration or sentence reduction, Girod is trying to generate some earnings. His salve business, which he says had provided a good living for his entire family for more than a decade, was decimated by the FDA enforcement actions against Girod, and he doesn’t dare try to resurrect it, for fear of trouble from the authorities. So he helps four of his sons, who run a business building minibarns (which are something like large sheds). He also sells a line of nutritional protein and vegetable powders to friends and family members. And he gets acquainted with all his new grandchildren, like the little girl with the scraped toes. He has 14 children, 10 of whom are married, and they produced 16 grandchildren for Girod while he was away.
David,
What happened to Sam Girod is unconscionable… and the powers that be have unquestionably ratcheted up their tyrannous assault on the public at large in the last year using this so-called pandemic as their excuse… The following article sums it up well, “The unabashed arrogance and power-tripping displayed by these bungling bureaucrats” and their political overlords, all of whom are willing participants in what is now recognized universally as being the most virulent attack upon the human race ever witnessed in recorded history…”
The above statement is in reference to Dr Hoffe who “received notification from the Interior Health Authority on the 29 April, 2021, that he would no longer be allowed to work in the St. Bartholomew’s Emergency Room in Lytton, because of his refusal to remain silent regarding the vaccine injuries to the people of Lytton, and the “vaccine hesitancy” that he has therefore caused.”
https://quesnelcariboosentinel.ca/2021/05/08/dr-hoffe-of-lytton-b-c-attacked-by-dr-henry-interior-health-authority-for-exposing-dangers-of-experimental-bioweapon-falsely-labelled-a-vaccine/?fbclid=IwAR1ify2eXg7kM5-iKsgw9KF5a__Hd8jxlaQI3ZlTI2V3_3AZc09NJV2y0Is
The list is growing with respect to the widespread government assault on human dignity…
While it’s tempting to lump the Sam Girod case into the “tyranny is upon us from Covid” hysteria, that’s probably a mistake. If you review the Girod case, including a jury trial where the defendant didn’t have a lawyer, it seems pretty clear this was a case of law enforcement (or regulator) revenge. Girod challenged the FDA and law enforcement agents who showed up on his property after he thought he had complied with their demands to change his labels and claims. Not unlike the growing number of cases of cops going after blacks who had the gall to resist being abused for minor offenses. Many cops/regulators simply can’t stand having their authority challenged, especially by those they consider to be troublemakers, or who decline to act like the pushovers they are supposed to be.
apparently he, and you, Mr Gumpert, still don’t get it: Mr Girod’s case was never about picayune details about labelling … that’s only pretext for putting an independent operator in his place … under the bootheel of the State. In that his salve really does work to heal skin cancer, the medical racketeers cannot allow such a public witness, no matter how seemingly-tiny. In the anti-abortion thing, we found out that even one lone individual out on the public sidewalk, telling the Truth, is perceived by the Tyrant as a threat to his hold on power.
Sam Girod’s ordeal was and still is about ‘jurisdiction’ = who’s the Boss. This nation sorely lacks for good teaching on the issue “the whole world lies in the power of the Evil One” : how to be in this world but not of it
beyond argument, now, the levers of power in America are in the hands of people who hate us.
What are you going to do about it?! My position: look to how the Russians coped for 70 years, as the antichrists ruled. Pay attention to the wisdom of Alexander Solzenhitzen : Russia suffered because Russia forgot God. Deuteronomy 28 is most instructive : As the racial aliens preside over us, white folks are now well on the way down in to the pigsty of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Read it and read it ALL. This present IN-sanity – the SARS2 Covid19 psychosis – is only for a season.
Sam Girod will eventually realize >>> Our God chastizes us because He loves us.
Canadian Federal Member of Parliment Derek Sloan states, “I had a chance to sit down and chat with Pastor Artur Pawlowski back in early April, a month before he was arrested on an Alberta highway for having the audacity to worship God in defiance of government restrictions.
‘He told me all about the targeted harassment he’s faced at the hands of the authorities since this crisis began, and how much it reminds him of the life he experienced growing up under communist repression in Poland.
‘He also shared a valuable lesson about surviving the wolves who now threaten Canadian freedom.”
Derek Sloan, MP
https://www.facebook.com/DerekSloanCPC/videos/877620662819791
International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice, and Research
Worse Than the Disease? Reviewing Some Possible Unintended Consequences of the mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19
Authors
• Stephanie Seneff Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge MA, 02139, USA
• Dr. Nigh Naturopathic Oncology, Immersion Health, Portland, OR 97214, USA
https://ijvtpr.com/index.php/IJVTPR/article/view/23
Abstract
Operation Warp Speed brought to market in the United States two mRNA vaccines, produced by Pfizer and Moderna. Interim data suggested high efficacy for both of these vaccines, which helped legitimize Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the FDA. However, the exceptionally rapid movement of these vaccines through controlled trials and into mass deployment raises multiple safety concerns. In this review we first describe the technology underlying these vaccines in detail. We then review both components of and the intended biological response to these vaccines, including production of the spike protein itself, and their potential relationship to a wide range of both acute and long-term induced pathologies, such as blood disorders, neurodegenerative diseases and autoimmune diseases. Among these potential induced pathologies, we discuss the relevance of prion-protein-related amino acid sequences within the spike protein. We also present a brief review of studies supporting the potential for spike protein “shedding”, transmission of the protein from a vaccinated to an unvaccinated person, resulting in symptoms induced in the latter. We finish by addressing a common point of debate, namely, whether or not these vaccines could modify the DNA of those receiving the vaccination. While there are no studies demonstrating definitively that this is happening, we provide a plausible scenario, supported by previously established pathways for transformation and transport of genetic material, whereby injected mRNA could ultimately be incorporated into germ cell DNA for transgenerational transmission. We conclude with our recommendations regarding surveillance that will help to clarify the long-term effects of these experimental drugs and allow us to better assess the true risk/benefit ratio of these novel technologies.
Talk about fear mongering. The title suggests an expose (“Worse than the Disease?”). Yet the abstract here is loaded with references to “potential” problems. At the end, there is this “plausible scenario” about people’s DNA being altered. Authors even admit “there are no studies demonstrating definitively this is happening….” So we should not use these vaccines, which are allowing us to re-open our cities and institutions, and just let thousands continue to die each week? Ongoing study is appropriate, but the implication that the theoretical risk of endless problems justifies sitting on our hands is difficult to accept.
A Critical Review of CDC USA Data on Covid-19: PCR/Antigen Tests & Cases Reveal Herd Immunity Only, & Do Not Warrant Public Hysteria or Lockdowns
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348550612
Yes unconscionable. Sam is my neighbor and we are so happy he is home with family, the egregious punishment continues. I’m so sorry
As ceo of a national brand. Here is the list of things that I can not speak of….lest I surely piss off someone.
Religion
Gun rights
Sexual orientation
Vaccination… either way
The Weather…. climate change is highly contentious
Politics
To serve all and feed all. My list of issues I can comment on are very short.
Gut micro biome
Grace, Compassion and humanity for all
Benefits of raw milk.
Best practices for raw milk production.
How awesome grandkids are!!
It’s a mine field out there. More and more .. I just listen and smile a lot.
Is this a new found wisdom Mark?
Mark, I agree with you about many of these issues. Trying to discuss vaccination is a losing proposition, whether you are a CEO or just an ordinary person seeking to discuss the matter. People are stuck on their positions. However, a number of large corporations have become more willing to discuss tough subjects. We saw several CEO advisory groups come apart after Trump praised white nationalists following an attack on demonstrators in Virginia. Nike gave a huge advertising endorsement to the black quarterback Colin Kaepernick after he was blackballed by the NFL and criticized by Trump. Most recently, major companies like Delta and Coca Cola spoke up in opposition to the suppression of voting rights in GA, even after the legislators threatened to pull several tax breaks. I intentionally flew Delta on my trip to KY to support the company, and all segments of the flights were full.
Unfortunately David, there are a growing number of “large corporations” with encouragement from government officials that have gone out of their way to backlist and censor individuals and groups who engage in discussions on each and every one of those very topics that Mark listed and more, including abortion and especially vaccinations. Actually, the disturbing level of censorship and ostracism certainly speaks volumes with respect to the growing schisms that we are witnessing today…
“…but in the end, Trump left office without acting on the matter.” If only Girod had made a large donation to the Trump campaign, the outcome might well be different. /sarcasm
Ken,
School of hard knocks. I have a Phd.
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Mark, why don’t you go back to grade school (never mind the PHD) and learn the difference between gut and got it’s somewhat embarassing. You need a new, different proof reader like a human that can actually read.
Ken,
Thank you for extending my list. Abortion is another one.
I find it fascinating that WAP got shut down on FB and other platforms.
What’s the inside news??
For years food safety experts, or as I like to call them, “germaphobe experts” repeatedly told us that pasteurization does not alter milk’s nutritive value, yet Australian food technology company Naturo is promoting its Healen, pressure treatment method as a “gental” alternative to thermal processing/pasteurization of milk which they point out, “kills pathogens while retaining higher levels of useful vitamins, proteins, and enzymes that under pasteurization are damaged or destroyed. The reported retention of key enzymes should make the milk easier to digest than where pasteurization is involved…” Unfortunately, and predictably, there is no consideration for raw milk’s living, microbe enriched, probiotic value!
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/02/australian-breakthrough-is-the-new-alternative-to-milk-pasteurization/
Here is a classic !!
Yogurt recall with ecoli in Washington State.
All yogurts are pasteurized by law under FDA standards of identity. Yet no mention of pasteurized. Not a word.
Oh. I forgot. Pasteurized is a promise of perfection. It is perfect
https://www.google.com/search?q=pure+eire+dairy+yogurt+recall&client=safari&channel=iphone_bm&source=hp&ei=MjOhYNS6AtzD0PEPlvClwA8&oq=&gs_lcp=ChFtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1ocBABGAAyBQgpEMQCMgUIKRCxAzICCCkyDQgpEMcBEK8BEA0QkwIyAggpMgUIKRCgATICCCkyAggpMgIIKTIFCCkQoAEyBAgpEA0yBQgpEKABMgIIKTICCCkyBQgpEJIDMggIABDqAhCPATIICAAQ6gIQjwEyCAgAEOoCEI8BMggIABDqAhCPATIICAAQ6gIQjwEyCAgAEOoCEI8BMggIABDqAhCPATIICAAQ6gIQjwEyCAgAEOoCEI8BMggIABDqAhCPATIICAAQ6gIQjwEyCAgAEOoCEI8BMggIABDqAhCPATIICAAQ6gIQjwEyCAgAEOoCEI8BUABYAGCKD2gBcAB4AIABAIgBAJIBAJgBALABHg&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp
Someone posted this news on social media, and I replied by asking, “Pasteurized or unpasteurized?” Surprisingly (or not surprisingly), I didn’t get an answer.
from Elisa vander Hout in Ontario
Dear friends,
As you know, 21 of us, on behalf of all raw milk consumers and producers took a constitutional question to the courts to seek a remedy for consumers to get raw milk from farmers in Ontario (and anywhere else in Canada).
The case was heard in November 2020 and the decision was received in February. 2021 Sadly justice O’Brien sided with the establishment.
After careful thought and consideration we have decided not to appeal the ruling. This decision was very difficult as we truly would like to see Canadian have legal access to milk in its natural form. We simply do not have the financial resources to continue. We continued to pay our legal fees, and have ended up with a financial debt to the government opponents by way of cost awards.
While we appreciate all of you who have generously contributed to our legal fund, many other raw milk consumers did not. Our fundraising campaign fell far short of what we needed. As a result we are in a $300,000 debt from taking on the Goliath of the Government. It was this duress that forced us to give up our fight in the legal system. I hope that there may be a remedy in the future. In the meantime we are in the process of selling our cows to homesteaders.
Today we are asking once more for your financial support to bring this chapter to a close. Any amount of support is greatly appreciated.
https://ca.gofundme.com/f/ztdj4d-legal-raw-milk-canada
Kindly,
Elisa Vander Hout
Mark, an investigation will take place. This dairy also sells raw milk. Did cross contamination happen post pasteurization? Was there faulty pasteurization? I read stories about the outbreak that clearly said the yogurt was pasteurized. I’m not sure what your point is. As you said, yogurt is not allow to be sold unless pasteurized milk is used.
I spoke with the owners of Pure Eire. I also traded texts with Bill Marler.
The yogurt is pasteurized. That is a confirmed fact.
How this happened is still in question. No products have tested positive as of yet.
No one should pass any judgment yet. Waaaayyy to early.
It just bugs the hell out of me that when ever a pasteurized product is implicated in an outbreak…. it is never mentioned that it was pasteurized!!
Total BS. Biased and unfair.
The notion that pasteurization is perfect is a false and misleading concept.
One more thing.
When reading the official accounts reported in the outbreak journals, they say: we are concerned that somehow raw milk contamination of the pasteurized product occurred.
This turns my got.
Like pasteurized is pristine and somehow perfect and raw milk is innately ugly, pathogen infested and dangerous.
Let’s look at this a little differently.
The standards promoted by the FDA for milk intended for pasteurization is gross and filthy.
No where in the FDA PMO standards is there a measure or concern for pathogens. Pasteurization takes care of everything. Just Five Log Kill It!!
This is the real problem. Pasteurization excuses filth and conditions which encourage pathogens. In America we have filthy milk with pathogens under the FDA rule.
Over here at RAWMI we are not perfect, but we produce milk which is pathogen free and clean. Very clean.
Wake up FDA!!
Your standards encourage pathogens, and filth and when your kill steps fail, people get sick.
We can do better. How about nutritionally complete nutrient dense clean tested raw milk.
FDA approved rapid test pathogen detection technology is quick and very sensitive. We are in the 2021…not 1893.
A “pathogen” if you will can more easily gain a foothold in a pasteurized/sterilized product due to the lack of competitive exclusion… When most store-bought Yogurts are first made, they use pasteurized milk, then varying bacterial cultures are added that causes the fermentation that in turn leads to yogurt’s unique flavor and texture. Once the fermentation is complete the yogurt is then pasteurized again in order to arrest the culturing process and maintain uniformity of taste, texture and to prolong shelf life. Most of the purchased yogurts are not living foods where one receives essential bacteria such as Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus for probiotic effect… In essence, when a person purchases store bought yogurt, they are consuming lactic acid along with several added ingredients and accompanied by innumerable bacterial corpses. In order to guarantee that you are acquiring essential bacteria from yogurt, make it yourself, so that it is indeed a truly living food. Most store-bought Yogurts along with all the other adulterated dairy products are essentially junk foods that complement the North American junk food diet…
https://www.healthycheeselady.com/a-case-for-homemade-yogurt/#:~:text=Janet%20highlights%20a%20major%20difference,probiotic%20(health%20enhancing)%20bacteria.&text=Homemade%20yogurt%20is%20a%20living,is%20a%20life%2Dgiving%20food
This is a tragic and rare occurrence but it can happen. One more reason to get raw milk but not buy the cow. 1200 pounds of upset bovine motherhood can be really dangerous!
So many people comment that raw milk is expensive. But then after a few months of milking their own cow… they lament that raw milk is pretty darn cheap at any price.
https://www.wwaytv3.com/2021/05/21/missouri-woman-dies-after-being-attacked-by-cow/
“Canadian doctor: COVID response is slowly ‘dismantling’ ethics established after World War 2”
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/canadian-doctor-covid-response-is-slowly-dismantling-ethics-established-after-world-war-2
“A Canadian doctor and author of a declaration opposing attempts by the Canadian medical establishment to prohibit doctors from questioning the mainstream COVID-19 narrative says the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) is “dismantling the ethics put in place after the Second World War with the Nuremberg Code.””
expansion of availability of REAL MILK Texas
The Texas Department of State Health Services published new rules that legalize the delivery of
raw milk outside of the producer’s farm
would be good to see those new rules on this forum?
ORGANIC CERTIFICATION FRAUD
According to the Real Organic Project, yesterday a letter with 40 former National Organic Standards Board signatories went to Sec. of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack and most congressmen and senators that said in part:
“We are writing to share with you our concern that the integrity of the National Organic Standards has eroded significantly over the years. In some cases, the Standards have devolved from the original intention of OFPA, as in the example of enclosed poultry porches substituting for outdoor access. In other cases, a lack of strong enforcement of existing standards has led to well-documented cases of fraud and an economic burden on organic operators who follow the rules, versus those who do not. We think the erosion of the Organic Standards is in violation of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 and is undermining consumer confidence in the integrity of organic food and the confidence of real organic farmers in the integrity of the USDA National Organic Program.”
Forty Former members of the NOSB to Secretary Tom Vilsack.
The letter cites several areas of rampant disdain by USDA’s organic standards enforcement division:
The pasture compliance which large organic livestock producers circumvent openly and aggressively. “Outdoor access” requirements for organic poultry now means simply a tiny deck or porch that chickens can step on if they want–most don’t because they’re too small to accommodate even a tiny fraction of the birds in an organic factory house.
Grain fraud. Most people don’t realize that nearly 80 percent of all organic grains used in the U.S. is imported, and nearly half of that goes through Istanbul where fraud is rampant. The Washington Post did an expose on this fraud four years ago but the USDA largely ignores all of it. On our farm, we purchase GMO-free from local farmers we can visit and befriend–this is why I don’t play the government certification game. It’s completely bogus.
Hydroponics and aeroponics. When first written, the organic rule was all about soil; these soilless systems are a gross adulteration of the intent and foundational thinking of the organic movement and yet these nutrient-deficient products and growing practices are allowed to be certified.
I met with Vilsack when he was Sec. of Ag under President Obama; I was one of about 20 folks invited by then-VA governor Terry McCauliffe to an agriculture round-table in Richmond. What I remember most vividly about that meeting was Vilsack’s number one reason to help farmers stay in business: their children produce the best soldiers for the U.S. military. I still shake my head every day over the memory. When I publicized it, McCauliffe’s henchmen threatened to harm me.
I have news for these sincere-minded signatories: put your energy somewhere else. Ain’t gonna be no salvation from Vilsack. Forget the politics and just grow good stuff; lead with integrity and let the charlatans play. You’ll just be disappointed and bleed off important emotional energy tilting at Vilsack windmills. The corruption is way deeper than you can imagine and the media doesn’t care about farming anyway.
Do you have faith that Vilsack will unleash the USDA’s enforcement army on industrial organic scofflaws?
~ Joel Salatin
Polyface Farm
Swoope, VA
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what Joel Salatin may not have known, is: Thomas Vilsak owns shares in Monsanto and is on its board of directors … the very personification of the enemy of the genuine Organics movement.
Gordon, I share your disdain for the current USDA organic debacle. Massive greenwashing and cheating on a grand scale.
I support the Real Organic Project. But reality is so bad that we left USDA Organics labeling on our products. We still hold organic certs for our farm but will not play into the grand scam or pay tens of thousands per year for a USDA brand that’s supporting cheating CAFOs. Our consumers want integrity with cows on pastures and local Raw Dairy that’s delicious and safe. We don’t use GMOs antibiotics or hormones ever!
Organic now means CAFO with confinement with UHT highly processed Products! That’s not us.
Many of the other organic raw producers have done the same thing.
We are thriving and never looked back.
What a surprise… (sarc)
Organic standards’ credibility rest with transparency… The Dark Act made it crystal clear that transparency is not a government priority.
Here’s a pretty good explanation of the new rules, in detail.
http://farmandranchfreedom.org/good-news-for-raw-milk-in-texas/?fbclid=IwAR38RJG1rtESVhUkuxy_lb5XKaCyyV3EJaNt59b_OG7yE1eAcSKzw8tXMNI
Offering children as young as 12 years of age free ice cream if they get the COVID-19 injection is unethical, yet predictable, for those who are hellbent on having absolute control over human activity… Today’s health officials are modern day Pied Pipers…
A COVID-19 injection “pop-up” clinic in Nathan Phillips Square was set up where children as young as 12-years-old were invited to receive a COVID-19 injection in exchange for some “free” ice cream.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/cibc-joins-city-toronto-bring-143200649.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9oZWFsdGhpbXBhY3RuZXdzLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMKHVHnsC-mKCkEBjTI1xxM8ldMU4DL4Zj0YehSZhMWS2t6qGblrtsmcdGrRcmrqcynLDk4Jcv6cLnD-xK6nzdQbWpbcVqQNIWWmPFKvJJagmHusyWBAcwK-Mreyraj0CHgX19MQTo8rbXBdsCx8vYgG9t6FI_9Tyjs3_uOE70QE