Vaccine-injured Americans fight to hold Biden-Harris admin accountable over censorship campaign



Novel COVID-19 vaccines advertised as "safe and effective" left multitudes of Americans injured or worse during the pandemic. Some of those individuals still physically capable went online to express their concerns, share their life-changing experiences, and engage with others medically compromised by government mandates and experimental science. However, in many cases, they found themselves unable to do so.

Their posts were suppressed. Their accounts were deleted or quarantined. Their speech was altogether stifled.

Several vaccine-injured Americans are seeking to hold the Biden-Harris administration and its apparent coconspirators to account for this insult to injury.

The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amended complaint Friday in the case Dressen, et al. v. Flaherty, et al. on behalf of five individuals who suffered vaccine-related injuries, along with a sixth plaintiff who lost his son to a vaccine-related death.

The suit names as defendants various elements of the Democratic administration, including President Joe Biden, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, and Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, along with alumni of the effectively defunct Stanford Internet Observatory's Virality Project.

According to the NCLA, the Biden White House, the Surgeon General's Office, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other elements of the Biden-Harris administration worked to "coerce, induce, and collude with social media platforms to censor, suppress, and label as 'misinformation' speech expressed by those who have suffered vaccine-related injuries."

The amended complaint further details how this apparent censorship scheme has continued since the lawsuit was first filed in May of last year.

'The federal government has launched a war against purported mis-, dis-, and malinformation, which it claims must be suppressed despite the First Amendment.'

"It is not the government's role to curate, filter, or suppress disfavored speech before it reaches the eyes and ears of American citizens. Yet that is precisely what is going on here," says the complaint. "This case challenges the government's mass-censorship program and the shocking role that it has played (and continues to play) in ensuring that disfavored viewpoints deemed a threat to its agenda are suppressed."

On its face, the case appears to share much in common with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Kennedy v. Biden, which was green-lit last month by U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty of the Western District of Louisiana, as well as the related case Murthy v. Biden.

Like the other two, this case points out the pressure the Biden-Harris administration exerted on social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter to censor speech that did not violate any of the platforms' existing policies. Like Kennedy, it also cites on multiple occasions the discovery produced in Murthy.

In a 6-3 June ruling, the Supreme Court said that the plaintiffs in Murthy lacked standing. Kennedy and the plaintiffs in this case appear far better positioned to succeed.

Among the many instances of censorship raised in the suit was the elimination of a private Facebook support group called "A Wee Sprinkle of Hope," which comprised thousands of vaccine-injured members.

In that instance, plaintiff Brianne Dressen — who is also suing AstraZeneca for allegedly leaving her with a debilitating injury — posted an infographic listing various post-COVID vaccine side effects, which are now widely known. She also linked to a press conference explaining the extent and nature of her injuries.

Dressen soon learned that her support page had been disabled for violating the platform's "Community Standards on misinformation that could cause physical harm," according to the complaint.

When she and other former members of "A Wee Sprinkle of Hope" started a new support group on Facebook, the platform again began policing, flagging, and "fact-checking" their posts despite using code and keyword substitutes.

Ernest Ramirez, another defendant, apparently set up a GoFundMe page to fundraise for a trip to Washington, D.C., where he intended to discuss his son's vaccine-related death. The complaint indicates Ramirez had his account terminated for supposedly violating the terms of service for "Prohibited Conduct."

Although denying a grieving father the means to provide further meaning to his boy's death was bad enough, perhaps even more unsettling was what Facebook allegedly did on the birthday of Ramirez's son.

Ramirez posted an image of himself beside his son's casket with the caption, "My goodbyes to my Baby Boy." According to the complaint, Facebook flagged the post with the label "partly false information." On the other hand, Twitter reportedly deleted the photo and told Ramirez to "make sure you're sharing reliable information."

The complaint is replete with similarly damning tales of censorship and explains precisely how the federal government put its thumbs on the scales.

Perhaps the most provocative assertion in the amended complaint is the following:

The federal government has launched a war against purported mis-, dis-, and malinformation, which it claims must be suppressed despite the First Amendment in order to protect American citizens from supposedly harmful or dangerous ideas. Indeed, Defendants admit to suppressing truthful speech, including stories of vaccine side effects that it has expressly acknowledged to be true, but which the government nevertheless targets for censorship because such speech 'could fuel vaccine hesitancy.'

The plaintiffs seek an injunction against further state-orchestrated censorship, claiming that their First Amendment rights were violated and that the government defendants, with the exception of Biden, exceeded the authority delegated to them by Congress.

Casey Norman, litigation counsel with the NCLA, said, "If there is any case that exemplifies why the First Amendment exists — as well as the abominable and Orwellian consequences that take place when the government evades its restraint — it is this one."

"The plaintiffs in this case posed a threat to the Biden Administration, because their personal experiences conflicted with the government’s heavy-handed approach to Covid-19 vaccination, which was predicated on the false claim that vaccine injuries were virtually nonexistent," said Jenin Younes, also litigation counsel with the NCLA.

This appears to be one among several signals that a possible reckoning is imminent where COVID authoritarians and reckless drug manufacturers are concerned.

In June, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) announced that the Sunflower State was suing Pfizer for "misleading claims it made related to the COVID vaccine."

The British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, responsible for the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 viral-vector vaccine, is presently fighting a class-action lawsuit brought by apparent victims and deceased victims' families.

After years of denying its vaccine could cause blot clots, AstraZeneca admitted in a February court document that "it is admitted that the AZ vaccine can, in very rare cases, cause [thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome]. The causal mechanism is not known."

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Jan 6 cop claims he had a 'near-death experience,' but the actual video footage will make your BLOOD BOIL



Investigations into the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building are ongoing. The Department of Justice is unwavering in its commitment to investigate and prosecute those who need to be held accountable.

Will the DOJ exercise fairness and impartiality — as it has sworn to do — while it seeks truth?

It’s looking more and more like the answer to that question will be a definitive no.

Glenn Beck plays a clip of a CNN interview with U.S. Capitol police sergeant Aquilino Gonell as he gave a tearful account of his experience on January 6, 2022.

“I got hurt,” he told the interviewer, wiping tears from his eyes. “I thought I was gonna’ lose my life.”

He then went into detail about how he was “covered in pepper spray” and how “[his] hands were bleeding.”

Another clip shows him giving his testimony at a televised hearing, saying, “I, too, was being crushed by the rioters. I could feel myself losing oxygen and recall thinking to myself, ‘This is how I’m going to die.”’

Watching Gonell’s emotional accounts of that day, it’s hard not to immediately sympathize.

However, Glenn then invites journalist Julie Kelly to the show to discuss Gonell’s testimony and others like it.

What she reveals will make your blood boil.

“Officer Aquilino Gonell ... has been one of what I call ‘January 6 celebrity cops,’” she tells Glenn.

“He was one of four police officers/security guards who testified during the very first January 6 select committee televised hearing. The idea of that hearing was to make it sound like Trump supporters tried to kill police officers that day,” Kelly continues.

While Gonell told a horror story involving ghastly injuries to his head, shoulder, hands, and foot, some released footage tells a wildly different story.

“Footage that was obtained by Joe Hanneman at Epoch Times” reveals Gonell “walking around — no indication of any injury, no sign of pain” near the end of the day, after the building had already been evacuated.

In the footage, Gonell’s “hands are visible, there’s no bleeding, there’s no abrasions ... both shoulders are mobile,” and yet Gonell “has been a key figure in promoting the idea that police were almost killed on January 6,” Kelly says.

“He has been a government witness in trials of January 6 defendants,” she continues, “where he’s taken the stand under oath and talked about his injuries ... that were inflicted by Trump supporters — and he specifically says Trump supporters.”

Gonell’s testimony “has helped judges impose very long, harsh sentences against January 6 defendants,” Kelly adds.

What’s perhaps most upsetting, however, is that “the Department of Justice and Capitol police ... have designated all of this footage as highly sensitive government material; all of it has been under strict protective orders in court” and has only been released when it can be used to incriminate defendants.

“That seems like a miscarriage of justice,” says Glenn, clearly blown away at what he’s hearing.

To listen to their full conversation, watch the clip below.


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'Hawkeye' actor had been trying to protect his adult nephew when run over by snowplow



Actor Jeremy Renner, who was seriously injured on January 1 when he was run over by a PistenBully snow groomer, had been trying to protect his adult nephew.

CNN noted that according to the redacted Washoe County Sheriff's Office incident report, Renner told investigators that the episode unfolded when he had towed his nephew's truck out of the driveway — after towing the vehicle into the street, the PistenBully started "sliding sideways" and started "to roll down the hill," Renner noted. He informed investigators that he then jumped out of the machine.

"Once he was off the Pistenbully, he realized it was heading directly toward (his nephew)," the report notes, according to CNN. "He feared the Pistenbully was going to hit (his nephew), so he decided to attempt to stop or divert the Pistenbully."

In order to get into the PistenBully's cab, the actor needed to get on the track, but he was "immediately pulled under the left side track," the report states, according to CNN.

"The Pistenbully snow groomer began sliding causing Renner to exit the vehicle without setting the emergency brake," the report said, according to the outlet. "Although the Pistenbully had some mechanical issues, it is believed based on our mechanical inspection that the parking brake would keep the Pistenbully from moving forward. When Renner attempted to stop or divert the Pistenbully to avoid injury to (his nephew), he was pulled under the vehicle by the track and run over."

Renner has played the character of Clint Barton, or Hawkeye, on "Avengers" movies and in Marvel Studios' six-episode "Hawkeye" series.

"I want to thank EVERYONE for their messages and thoughtfulness for my family and I …. Much love and appreciation to you all. These 30 plus broken bones will mend , grow stronger, just like the love and bond with family and friends deepens," Renner noted in an Instagram post.

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Cops in Newark hospitalized after 'mob' allegedly 'pummeled,' 'kicked,' and 'choked' them during arrest attempt



Three police officers were "pummeled" Tuesday by a "mob" that "kicked" and "choked" them in Newark, New Jersey, NJ.com reported.

The incident reportedly occurred during an arrest attempt, the outlet said.

What are the details?

Newark Public Safety Director Brian O'Hara told NJ.com that two city officers and a detective from the Essex County Prosecutor's Office were on patrol around 1:30 p.m. in response to recent gun violence when they approached a group of men on a street and tried to stop one who was suspected of gun possession.

Then two brothers of the suspect arrived at the scene and "physically interfered" with the arrest, and the officers called for backup, O'Hara told the outlet.

Two officers were injured during the incident, officials told NJ.com, adding that they were taken to a hospital and later released.

However, James Stewart — president of the Newark Fraternal Order of Police — told the outlet that the three officers were "set upon by a mob of people" while trying to make the arrest, the outlet reported.

"Our officers were pummeled to the ground, kicked in the head and choked," Stewart told NJ.com. "Body worn cameras were forcibly removed and smashed on the ground by the suspects."

Stewart added to the outlet that all three officers were injured and hospitalized despite the city report that said only two were injured. NJ.com said O'Hara did not comment on how the officers were injured.

'Not one of the suspects involved was injured'

"I am especially thankful that the officers involved were very intentional about resolving the incident as peacefully as possible," O'Hara added to the outlet. "They were clearly in danger. But because of their exceptional restraint, not one of the suspects involved was injured. The performance of these officers is commendable, especially in today's climate, where similarly minor incidents have resulted in unpredictable outcomes."

Arrests made

Branden K. Rodwell, 31, of Newark, and Justin Rodwell, 30, of Irvington, were arrested at the scene, O'Hara told NJ.com, adding that Jaykil A. Rodwell, 28, and Jasper D. Spivey, 24 — both of Newark — were arrested Wednesday after surrendering to police.

Branden and Justin Rodwell each face charges of three counts of aggravated assault against a police officer, obstruction of the administration of the law, and resisting arrest, police told the outlet. Jaykil Rodwell and Spivey each face charges of three counts of aggravated assault against a police officer, obstruction of the administration of the law, and hindering apprehension or prosecution, police added.

NJ.com reported that it's unclear if a gun was recovered at the scene, and that police declined to immediately release body camera video of the incident.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's office did not respond to a request for comment, the outlet said.

'Complete lack of respect for law enforcement must end'

"This mentality that people do not have to abide by the law, this complete lack of respect for law enforcement must end," Stewart added to NJ.com. "I look forward to the statement from the Mayor of Newark demanding a full investigation and imploring the Essex County Prosecutor's Office to devote their full resources to the apprehension and conviction of every single person involved in this attack on these officers."

1 firefighter killed, 1 wounded in shooting at California fire station; suspect's home torched



One firefighter was killed and another was wounded in a shooting at a California fire station on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.

Authorities believe the suspect is a "disgruntled employee" who reportedly fled the scene and allegedly lit his own home on fire following the shooting.

What are the details?

"It is with heavy hearts that the LACoFD confirms that a tragic shooting occurred at approximately 10:55 a.m. today at FS 81 in Agua Dulce," the Los Angeles County Fire Department tweeted. "The Dept. is still in the process of gathering additional information & are cooperating with law enf. throughout this ongoing incident."

Local outlet KABC-TV initially reported that the firefighter injured in the shooting suffered "multiple gunshot wounds," and was flown to hospital for treatment. He was rushed into surgery and was in critical condition as of the 3:00 p.m. local time. KTLA-TV reported at the time that officials indicated the injured man, a captain, was shot once.

The Daily Mail reported that following the shooting at the fire station, the yet-unnamed suspect allegedly drove to his home roughly ten miles away and set it ablaze.

Firefighters made several water drops on the home using a helicopter. Meanwhile, deputies approached the home in a bearcat vehicle to assess the situation, as the suspect is believed to be in the home according to footage from KABC.

Lt. Brandon Dean of the LA County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau, who is leading the law enforcement investigation into the incidents, confirmed during an afternoon press conference that the suspect was an off-duty firefighter who worked at the Agua Dulce station.

When officers arrived at the home that was on fire, they found an individual in a "small pool" outside the residence with a gunshot wound to the head. As of the press conference, authorities were not yet able to confirm whether the gunshot wound was self-inflicted, as the home was still on fire and the investigation is in its preliminary stages.

Officials are not yet able to confirm whether or not the suspect was the same person in the pool. No motive has been established at this time.

This is a developing story that will be updated

1 firefighter dead, 1 hurt in shooting at fire station in Agua Dulce: Source | KTLA 5 News www.youtube.com

Breaking: Police say multiple people injured in shooting in Bryan, Texas; manhunt underway



Police in Bryan, Texas, say at least one suspect is at large after a shooting at a business that left multiple people injured and some in critical condition.

What are the details?

KBTX-TV reported that the shooting took place at Kent Moore Cabinets and, according to sources, "more than six people were injured, and several are in critical condition."

The outlet added that nearby "Jane Long Intermediate School was placed under a temporary perimeter seal, but students were released to parents around normal dismissal time."

Bryan police told reporters that they have secured the area where the shooting took place, but no suspects are in custody at this time.

Stoll News posted alerts on Twitter that a Texas state trooper had been reportedly shot in Brazos County, Texas, where Bryan is located, "amid manhunt for mass shooting suspect" noting that it is unclear if the incidents are connected.

The outlet sent a follow-up saying the Texas State Police were "chasing two vehicles" following the shooting at the cabinet business in Bryan, and that "at least on trooper has been shot by the fleeing suspects."

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.