World-renowned Belgian virologist Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche has another warning for the public: the mass collapse of immunity among the fully vaccinated is upon us. Article by Ethan Huff‚ republished with permission from Naturalnews.com In a recent appearance on the KunstlerCast podcast‚ Bossche predicted a soon-coming “massive‚ massive tsunami” of illness and death among those who got “vaccinated” for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19)‚ whose immune systems are now unspeakably compromised. The result of this coming wave of mass illness and death is sure to completely overwhelm the health care sector‚ not to mention the economy-wide impact in terms of eventual total economic failure and social chaos. It will start to be noticeable‚ Bossche explained‚ with a spike in cases of what the system will dub as “long COVID.” Once those cases really start stacking up‚ then comes the massive wave of illness and death‚ which Bossche says is inevitable. “You will see what will happen‚ for example‚ in the next coming weeks … is more and more cases of more serious long COVID‚” Bossche said. “They will start to replace the surge of the cancers … now we have a more chronic phase.” “It will end with a hyper-acute phase‚ a huge‚ huge wave … I’ve been studying this now for four years. I know what I’m talking about.” (Related: Back in 2022‚ Bossche warned that “the vaccinated” are responsible for unleashing the “end of Western civilization.”) “We will have to build a completely new world‚” Bossche says Claiming himself to be one of the‚ if not the‚ only person who understands the immunology behind all this‚ Bossche says the coming crisis is “imminent‚” meaning it will happen at any moment and likely take most of the world by surprise. The health collapse and crisis it brings will result in a total failure of the system‚ after which Bossche says “we will have to build a completely new world.” “It is very‚ very clear that when this starts‚ our hospitals will collapse‚” Bossche warned. “And that means the chaos in all kinds of layers of society – financial‚ economic‚ social‚ you name it – will be complete.” In other words‚ it would seem as though COVID is what really got the dominoes of the current world order falling. And by the time it gets to the end‚ all that will remain is ash and dust from which a phoenix will then rise to recreate a new world order. “It’s very strange for me to make such statements‚ but I’m not hiding it because I’m 200 percent convinced that it will happen‚” Bossche stated ominously. “You commit errors or even crimes at the very small scale‚ you can hide them – I’ve seen this happen with the Ebola vaccination with Africa a number of years ago. However‚ if you do this at the very large scale‚ like what has happened with this mass (COVID) vaccination campaign‚ the truth will surface.” Those responsible for unleashing Operation Warp Speed and the COVID “pandemic” at large will continue lying to the people about what is going on‚ even as it is going on. They will pretend as though they only tried to “help” when the reality is that they unleashed a mass genocide event that is taking several years to fully manifest. “If these people would now go out and say‚ ‘Yeah‚ wait a minute‚ we have been making some mistakes‚ it wasn’t all right‚ we have to correct them‚ we have to revise our opinion‚’ these people will be stoned in the streets‚” Bossche added. “They can only hope that something will happen that will distract from this issue‚ but it won’t.” More of the latest news about the after-effects of Operation Warp Speed can be found at Genocide.news. Sources for this article include: YourNews.com NaturalNews.com RELATED: EXPOSED: One Simple Hack to Detox from the COVID Vaccine 270‚000‚000 Americans received the COVID-19 shot‚ with disastrous results. Beyond the millions who reported severe adverse reactions to the shot to the CDC‚ tens of millions more have reported prolonged negative symptoms that they just can’t seem to shake off: Brain fog Loss of appetite Anxiety &; depression Constant tiredness Joint pain Reproductive problems Digestive issues Sadly‚ millions of Americans are living with post-vaccine symptoms and accepting them as a new reality. It doesn’t have to be this way. While government health agencies refuse to acknowledge the issue of vaccine damage to the body‚ freedom-fighting doctors are stepping up to restore health and save lives. Don’t normalize sickness. Dr. Peter McCullough‚ cardiologist and America’s leading COVID-19 expert‚ treats hundreds of patients in his clinic with a wide range post-vaccine symptoms. Like millions of others‚ these patients refuse to “normalize” their symptoms and will stop at nothing to get their health back. Says Dr. McCullough: “Far and away the most common question I get from those who took one of the COVID-19 vaccines is: ‘how do I get this out of my body&;#63;’… At three and one half years into the pandemic and two and a half years into the COVID-19 vaccine debacle‚ myself and my clinic partners formulated a baseline regimen upon which additional drugs or agents can be added.” A simple solution. Dr. McCullough continues‚ “We searched the literature for all available sources of evidence for products that can aid the human body in breaking down and catabolizing the Spike protein. We found nattokinase‚ which additionally has fibrinolytic properties which are advantageous in the prothrombotic milieu induced by the persistent Spike protein…  Out of all the available therapies I have used in my practice and among all the proposed detoxification agents‚ I believe nattokinase and related peptides hold the greatest promise for patients at this time.”  This groundbreaking discovery catalyzed Dr. McCullough to design The Wellness Company’s Spike Support Formula containing nattokinase. To-date‚ tens of thousands of people have tried Spike Support and the results have been nothing short of miraculous: Feeling so much better&;#33; I decided to try Spike Support after talking with a friend that recommended this product. I had 2 Covid shots because my husband has degenerative heart condition and our doctor said to get the shots. 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I am sure the Spike Support is what stopped it. – Barbara B.  Spike protein recovery: This product has tremendously help me on recovering my heath and I highly recommend this product anyone that has long Covid or in the vaccine. – Estela M. If you or someone you love needs nattokinase‚ The Wellness Company’s “Spike Support Formula” contains nattokinase plus other extracts known to help the body detox from spike protein exposure – both from the vaccine and from COVID19. 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We appreciate your support and the opportunity to help you stay HEALTHY&;#33;) RELATED: We Were RIGHT About Ivermectin From Day One&;#33; PAGING DOCTOR FLIP-FLOP&;#33; DOCTOR FLIP-FLOP‚ PLEASE REPORT TO THE OPERATING ROOM&;#33; In a 180 degree flip-flop a politician would be jealous of‚ the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now admits doctors can prescribe Ivermectin to treat COVID-19. Yes‚ really. During the COVID-19 plandemic‚ the FDA did everything possible to prevent doctors from prescribing the antiviral to treat COVID-19. The corrupt agency compared people seeking ivermectin to horses. The federal government‚ mainstream media‚ Big Tech‚ and pharmacies created numerous barriers to prevent COVID-19 patients from obtaining ivermectin for treatment. After millions of Americans lined up to take the experimental COVID-19 shots‚ the FDA changed course to say doctors can prescribe ivermectin for COVID-19. Straight from the horse’s mouth. Now time for @US_FDA to issue a statement so my patients can get their prescriptions filled at @cvspharmacy and @Walgreens.https://t.co/r5khovfAfe — Mary Talley Bowden MD (@MdBreathe) August 11‚ 2023 According to The Epoch Times‚ the “‘FDA explicitly recognizes that doctors do have the authority to prescribe ivermectin to treat COVID‚’ Ashley Cheung Honold‚ a Department of Justice lawyer representing the FDA‚ said during oral arguments on Aug. 8 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.” “FDA explicitly recognizes that doctors do have the authority to prescribe ivermectin to treat COVID.” Doctors are free to prescribe #Ivermectin to treat #COVID19‚ a lawyer representing the #FDA said this week. https://t.co/2IaViQTfjX — The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) August 10‚ 2023 From The Epoch Times: The government is defending the FDA’s repeated exhortations to people to not take ivermectin for COVID-19‚ including a post that said “Stop it.” The case was brought by three doctors who allege the FDA unlawfully interfered with their practice of medicine with the statements. A federal judge dismissed the case in 2022‚ prompting an appeal. “The fundamental issue in this case is straightforward. After the FDA approves the human drug for sale‚ does it then have the authority to interfere with how that drug is used within the doctor-patient relationship&;#63; The answer is no‚” Jared Kelson‚ representing the doctors‚ told the appeals court. The FDA explicitly stated that ivermectin “isn’t authorized or approved to treat COVID-19.” However‚ the agency attempted to excuse its corruption. “FDA made these statements in response to multiple reports of consumers being hospitalized‚ after self medicating with ivermectin intended for horses‚ which is available for purchase over the counter without the need for prescription‚” Honold said. In an interview with Maria Bartiromo‚ Senator Ron Johnson described the destruction caused by the actions of the FDA. “The doctors I’ve been dealing with and talking to for yours now‚ they believe that probably hundreds of thousands of Americans lost their lives because they were denied early treatment‚” Johnson said. “And they were denied it because the FDA sabotaged‚ for example‚ ivermectin. And they said‚ come on‚ you all‚ you’re not a cow‚ you’re not a horse. You know‚ this is supposedly horse medicine. No‚ this was a Nobel Prize-winning medicine that could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.” WATCH: The FDA has now endorsed treating COVID with Ivermectin&;#33; The FDA has blood on its hands. How many Americans senselessly died because Big Medicine called this cheap‚ readily available Nobel Prize winning medicine horse paste&;#63; Thank you Ron Johnson your leadership and bravery. pic.twitter.com/m0d6EonC5Q — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 11‚ 2023 Read more from the court exchange from The Epoch Times: Ms. Honold said that the FDA didn’t purport to require anyone to do anything or to prohibit anyone from doing anything. “What about when it said‚ ‘No‚ stop it’&;#63;” Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod‚ on the panel that is hearing the appeal‚ asked. “Why isn’t that a command&;#63; If you were in English class‚ they would say that was a command.” Ms. Honold described the statements as “merely quips.” “Can you answer the question‚ please&;#63; Is that a command‚ ‘Stop it’&;#63;” Judge Elrod asked. “In some contexts‚ those words could be construed as a command‚” Ms. Honold said. “But in this context‚ where FDA was simply using these words in the context of a quippy tweet meant to share its informational article‚ those statements do not rise to the level of a command.” The statements “don’t prohibit doctors from prescribing ivermectin to treat COVID or for any other purpose” Ms. Honold said. She noted that the FDA‚ along with the statements‚ said that people should consult their health care providers about COVID-19 treatments and that they could take medicine if it was prescribed by the provider. “FDA is clearly acknowledging that doctors have the authority to prescribe human ivermectin to treat COVID. So they are not interfering with the authority of doctors to prescribe drugs or to practice medicine‚” she said. We actually told you all of this YEARS ago&;#33; Our reporting has been spot on from Day 1‚ nice to see the FDA catching up to us‚ but very sad it took so long. Here is one of our prior reports: CONFIRMED: The True Story of Ivermectin Now Coming Out&;#33; I continue to bring you the REAL news about Ivermectin…. Real‚ unfiltered news with no bias. Just the facts‚ ma’am&;#33; Like this one for example: Two Separate Doctors Claim OVER 100 Members of Congress Treated With Ivermectin&;#33; Anyone else mad yet&;#63; But here’s the deal… Now the FDA is backtracking big time‚ trying to claim they never said you couldn’t take Ivermectin. Yes‚ really…hard to even believe&;#33; But it’s true‚ look at this: The scumbags are backtracking. They knew all along Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine prevented covid. But the drug dealers would not making hundreds of billions on these functional drugs. So they poisoned billions of people with the mRNA test drug. Crimes against humanity. https://t.co/nia76r41lW — Phenix Evely‚ PhD (@evely_phenix) November 22‚ 2022 And this: I’m not making accusations. This will all come out in the wash eventually. The FDA in the US is already backtracking by claiming that when they said don’t use ivermectin it was only a “suggestion.” — ConnectALLtheDots …… (@thedotconnectr) December 12‚ 2022 They knew all along: https://twitter.com/wolsned/status/1603157314147868672 In fact‚ some studies are now showing it MIGHT be highly effective at destroying cancer: The horse dewormer strikes again. https://t.co/6qofYPNGHV — Dr. Urso (@richardursomd) December 15‚ 2022 Catturd right again: Remember when they said Ivermectin was only horse paste – and the low IQ‚ anti-science‚ useful idiots clapped like trained government seals. — Catturd (@catturd2) December 14‚ 2022 A wave of truth is coming out: The FDA’s website states‚ “Currently available data do not show ivermectin is effective against #COVID19.” But half of the studies to which the FDA points support using #ivermectine against #COVID_19‚ an @EpochTimes review (by @ZackStieber) has foundhttps://t.co/9DImZ7kvah — Jan Jekielek (@JanJekielek) December 11‚ 2022 Here is Dr. Peter McCullough: #BREAKING: Dr. Peter McCullough says the FDA acted criminally and should be sued for misleading the public by spreading misinformation on Ivermectin’s ability to treat Covid-19 – causing unnecessary death. pic.twitter.com/Bg3ZS756tc — govt.exe is corrupt (@govt_corrupt) December 16‚ 2022 Just remember we told you the TRUTH all along… They didn’t want you to see this but we showed you from Day 1&;#33; Watch it here on Rumble: Remember this disclaimer: I am not a doctor.  I am not giving you medical advice.  I’m a REPORTER.  I research and I report and I give you the full story open and honestly so YOU can decide. Now let’s go to another video. This woman below documented her own journey with Ivermectin on video. She starts off looking not so good but makes a swift turnaround in just a few days. This is not me talking‚ listen to her share and document her own story…. Here is the video from Rumble: Now let’s talk about the MSM disinformation campaign‚ which is a nice way of saying “outright lies and propaganda”. Look‚ I will give you one disclaimer before we get started:  I am a journalist and not anyone with any medical expertise.  I’m not a doctor and I’m not giving medical advice.   I’m just presenting you with the results of my research that the MSM really seems to want to hide…. And I know how to do my research. So let’s start with this: Now let’s unpack all the lies the MSM has been telling you about Ivermectin. You would assume based on all the MSM propaganda that Ivermectin is only approved for Horses and not Humans. The only problem with that&;#63; It’s not true. Not even close. Here’s the real truth: Yes folks‚ that is a statement taken from PolitiFact’s very own fact-checking page about Ivermectin. But what they do with their “Face Check” is so insidious…. Here’s how PolitiFact tries to claim that the TRUE statement is still somehow false‚ watch these mental gymnastics: This post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.) It is true that ivermectin was approved by the Food and Drug Administration that year — but not to treat the coronavirus. The drug was approved for strongyloidiasis‚ a disease caused by a roundworm‚ and onchocerciasis‚ or river blindness‚ which is caused by a parasitic worm. The drug was approved for humans under the brand name Stromectol‚ National Geographic reported‚ and since then it’s been recognized as a safe treatment for several tropical diseases caused by parasites. In 2015‚ two scientists even won a Nobel Prize for their discovery of ivermectin and its use to treat diseases caused by parasites. But unlike‚ say‚ river blindness‚ COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus‚ not by parasites. And as PolitiFact recently reported in a story exploring ivermectin‚ there’s no conclusive evidence that ivermectin is effective against COVID-19. The lying and the deception is just so evil‚ really makes me angry. If you gave me a full year‚ I couldn’t come up with all the twists and turns these people take to turn the TRUTH into a lie. It’s sickening. But we’re just getting started. Next come the scare tactics and VERY misleading headlines. Like this article from WIVB Channel 4 News: After a recent resurgence in several states‚ health officials are warning residents to be aware of a dangerous of an unauthorized “treatment” for COVID-19 — often being taken with dangerous consequences. It’s called ivermectin and it’s used to treat and prevent parasites in animals‚ the Food and Drug Administration explains. The tablets are not FDA approved for treatment of COVID-19 in humans and isn’t even an anti-viral drug — meaning it has no impact on the coronavirus. And because the large-concentration tablets are intended for large animals‚ these can be treacherous for humans. In addition to not being authorized for treatment‚ there’s no evidence ivermectin treats COVID-19. “There’s a lot of misinformation around‚ and you may have heard that it’s okay to take large doses of ivermectin. That is wrong.” FDA The FDA and several state officials say they’ve seen an uptick in calamitous use of the drugs‚ particularly tablets used to treat parasitic worms in horses. While ivermectin is approved for humans to treat certain skin conditions (rosacea) and certain external parasites like head lice‚ the FDA warns this ivermectin is different than the one used in animals. On Friday‚ the Mississippi Department of Health was forced to send out a warning to residents about the dangers of the drug after several poisonings. The Mississippi Poison Control Center said at least 70% of recent ivermectin-related calls are tied to people taking livestock or animal formulations they bought a livestock supply stores or through online markets. Eighty-five percent of callers had mild symptoms — these include rash‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ and abdominal pain — but one person needed evaluation because of how much they’d taken. More severe dangers of ivermectin ingestion include neurologic disorders‚ seizures‚ coma and death. Use of ivermectin should only be taken if prescribed by a doctor for an FDA-approved use. Regardless of the usage and prescription‚ the FDA warns ivermectin overdose is still possible. Possible interaction with other medications is also a possibility. I highlighted the key parts. A 70% SURGE in Ivermectin Poison Center calls sounds like a lot doesn’t it&;#63; NPR even reports a 245% surge&;#33;  Oh my&;#33; Sounds bad until you realize according to NPR that the 245% surge is going from 133 calls to 459 calls….NATIONWIDE&;#33; According to the National Poison Data System (NPDS)‚ which collects information from the nation’s 55 poison control centers‚ there was a 245% jump in reported exposure cases from July to August — from 133 to 459. Yes folks‚ out of 333 MILLION people‚ there were 459 calls to poison centers. So 0.00000137% of the population. And those are just calls. According to the bold part of the Channel 4 article‚ 85% of those people who called or had symptoms had MILD symptoms like a rash. The horror&;#33; According to the article‚ only ONE person needed a further evaluation. But is this what you hear in the MSM&;#63; No. If you listed only to the MSM fear-porn‚ you’d think we had a crisis of Ivermectin deaths. The truth is the polar opposite. Anyone else REALLY tired of being lied to&;#63; It’s why I’m here. I will continue to shout the truth from the rooftops&;#33;

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On Monday’s Amanpour &; Co.‚ which runs on PBS and CNN International‚ host Christiane Amanpour took the side of the pro-Hamas campus protesters who are spewing anti-Jewish rhetoric on “progressive” college campuses nationwide -- no surprise given her long-standing journalistic hostility toward Israel. Against all evidence she insisted that the campus occupiers were “mostly nonviolent” idealists and that concerns had been blown “out of proportion.” Occupying private property is illegal‚ hence police may be called. Amanpour: Now‚ a major development sparked by this war is a growing protest and peace movement on college campuses across the United States. Though mostly nonviolent‚ several schools have called in local police and National Guard troops….the epicenter of all of this is Columbia University‚ where today‚ with negotiations between students and the administration at an impasse‚ the university called on protesters to clear their encampment or face suspension. Amanpour invited on a student journalist‚ introduced in the show opener like this: &;quot;Isabella Ramirez editor in chief of the Columbia Daily Spectator‚ reports from the heart of the pro-Palestinian campus peace movement.&;quot; Ugh.   To her credit‚ she asked her about “student-on-student verbal harassment that has been cited as very damaging and uncomfortable and frightening by some of the Jewish students.” Ramirez replied her paper had “compiled pretty extensive reports regarding this‚ most particularly when in the aftermath of one of our campus rabbis telling Jewish students‚ hundreds of Jewish students to leave campus‚ to not stay because of the environment‚&;quot; including &;quot;particularly violent signage that was used to refer to actually Hamas....&;quot; But Amanpour then made the college administration the aggressors for calling on the local police to dissolve the disruptive and threatening takeover of the campus. Amanpour complained Columbia's president Minouche Shafik had been &;quot;hauled before&;quot; Congress to answer to anti-semitism on campus.  Amanpour:  I'm just fascinated to know what you think and how you're writing about the very targeted political situation that's layered upon all of this. Because after that‚ Shafik‚ did‚ as we've been talking‚ call in the NYPD to break up the protest. Now‚ it's interesting that the chief of the NYPD patrol on the U.S. said the students who were arrested were peaceful‚ offered no resistance whatsoever‚ and were saying what they wanted to say in a peaceful manner. And your newspaper wrote in an editorial‚ history has made clear who stood on the wrong side then. And it's clear that this is the side you are aligning yourself with now…. Ramirez replied with a laundry list of past protest movements at Columbia‚ then said her paper's editorial board was trying to warn the college president about her legacy if the wake of “the forceful removal of students from campus and also this crackdown on student protests.” Amanpour: And as we continue to chat‚ you know‚ we've seen on other universities‚ including Emory‚ it caused a huge ruckus‚ what happened on Emory‚ when a teacher -- a professor was essentially manhandled. Other teachers tried to help‚ faculty members‚ student‚ I think it was the police and the state guard or whatever they call them. It was a very rough situation over the weekend in Atlanta…. Ramirez turned understandable concerns about anti-Semitic rhetoric and “scholarship” by Columbia professors into a free speech issue (this after years of liberal academics calling out “micro-aggressions” against campus minorities). She said‚ &;quot;there has been this really big question as to whether the university has done enough to kind of protect academic freedom.&;quot; Amanpour relayed the views of left-wing students and faculty‚ which seemingly morphed into her own view of the situation‚ that concerns about the campus encampments were being blown “out of proportion‚” while inviting Ramirez to criticize mainstream media coverage of the protests‚ as if they were all too conservative. Amanpour: ….a lot of the faculty and some of the students have criticized the way we‚ the press‚ have covered these protests‚ some call it a peace movement. It's not even‚ you know -- it's not meant to be violence‚ it's meant to be nonviolent. And obviously‚ social media is blowing it out of proportion. You're watching it from the inside. Do you have a comment on the way the national press has been covering it&;#63; Ramirez demurred‚ and talked only about how the students can cover it because they live right there on campus. A transcript is available‚ click “Expand.” PBS Amanpour &; Co. 4/30/24 1:48:55 a.m. (ET) CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: Now‚ a major development sparked by this war is a growing protest and peace movement on college campuses across the United States. Though mostly nonviolent‚ several schools have called in local police and National Guard troops. Today in Paris‚ French police entered the Sorbonne University campus to remove students occupying the main square. Now‚ the epicenter of all of this is Columbia University‚ where today‚ with negotiations between students and the administration at an impasse‚ the university called on protesters to clear their encampment or face suspension. Some of the most valuable reporting on all this comes from inside the student newspaper‚ the Columbia Daily Spectator. Editor in Chief Isabella Ramirez. Joins us from New York. Isabella Ramirez‚ welcome to the program. And‚ you know‚ I can't tell you how much we've read about what an excellent job you are doing and your‚ you know‚ student newspaper‚ your on campus journalist. What can you tell us is the latest right now as we sit here talking&;#63; ISABELLA RAMIREZ‚ EDITOR IN CHIEF‚ COLUMBIA DAILY SPECTATOR: Today is going to be a very significant day in terms of our developments. This morning‚ our president‚ Minouche Shafik‚ sent out an e-mail effectively saying that negotiations failed to reach an agreement. And it‚ for the first time‚ outlined very explicitly that Columbia will not divest from Israel‚ which is the central demand of the protesters. As well as‚ in that e-mail‚ it laid out‚ what‚ the university actually brought to the table to those negotiators‚ to those student negotiators and included a series of very interesting things‚ including offering a list of financial transparency of direct holdings of the university that is -- would be accessible to students and updating that list. It also offered to potentially invest in health and education in Gaza‚ as well as create an expedited process for divestment proposals. And those were all the things that essentially those students would have rejected because it did not fulfill what their central demands would be. And one of the interesting things as well is that that e-mail did not include anything about amnesty for the students‚ which has also been a very big thing for the arrested and suspended students. And so‚ now‚ the university has been handling out notices to those students at the encampment at this moment warning of disciplinary action‚ and they have until 2:00 p.m. today to potentially clear out if not to face‚ again‚ disciplinary action. And at the same time that this is happening‚ we're hearing word from the encampment‚ they made an announcement essentially saying that they have voted to stay. AMANPOUR: Wow. RAMIREZ: So‚ the students currently have voted to stay past 2:00 p.m. and face those suspensions. And just to add one more thing‚ the suspensions are actually even more severe than previous. The previous suspended students who were suspended simultaneous to the first wave of arrests that happened‚ you know‚ on April 18th‚ those students were allowed to stay on campus‚ at least in the residential spaces. This interim suspension says they would have no access to any campus buildings‚ including residences‚ dorms‚ dining‚ et cetera‚ IDs completely deactivated‚ which would effectively evict a lot of those students or at least leave them without access to the residence halls and other important buildings. So‚ the consequences are now much more severe. AMANPOUR: So‚ it seems‚ honestly‚ Isabella‚ that it's a real standoff that there seems to be‚ you know‚ little peace building or bridge building between either side and both sides‚ administration and students are really holding the toughest positions right now. I don't know whether you see any way forward‚ but what I want to ask you is‚ you know‚ you're watching this‚ you're talking to people on campus‚ you also see the ruckus that's being created outside the campus. Can you tel us what is the real picture&;#63; What -- is it dangerous‚ violent on campus&;#63; Is that off campus&;#63; What are you seeing as journalists from inside&;#63; RAMIREZ: So‚ at the very beginning stages‚ there were -- there was a lot of activity in terms of protest activity‚ both outside of our campus on campus. To be frank‚ that off campus protest activity has held quite a bit. It has calmed down. That is where a lot of people were sort of citing a lot more tension in terms of when it came to‚ you know‚ certain chance or certain incidents that were arising from those outside protests. But predominantly for right now‚ the encampment has sort of remained the same. And there's been very few updates sort of on the day to day. That's why today is actually quite a big day. But‚ you know‚ I was just at the encampment pretty recently distributing our newspaper and really‚ when you walk on and you see it‚ it's students sort of laying on the lawn‚ you know‚ chatting‚ reading books‚ getting water‚ getting food. It's a really interesting environment because we are certain that there are a lot of students who have reported feeling uncomfortable‚ have reported feeling unsafe by the presence of the encampment. But also‚ when you walk onto it‚ there isn't like active protests necessarily occurring on the encampment itself‚ it's mostly just the state of occupying that space and kind of being on that space‚ and there being kind of a series of other activities often but very little in terms of tangible protest. There is going to be probably more escalation we can anticipate as a result of the university's crackdown. And that's sort of why we saw‚ in the first place‚ some of those outside protests come in and also some of the students themselves start to galvanize in terms of upping their protest activity was because or was in response to the arrests and also university crackdown. But for these past few days where everything hs been at sort of a -- the negotiations have stalled‚ it has been pretty‚ you know‚ regular in terms of just the students laying on the lawns and‚ you know‚ kind of doing their day-to-day activity and programming‚ sometimes even tuning in to class from the lawn. AMANPOUR: Isabella‚ did you see‚ or were you able to hear the kind of‚ you know‚ student on student verbal harassment that has been cited as very damaging and uncomfortable and frightening by some of the Jewish students&;#63; RAMIREZ: Yes‚ we have compiled pretty extensive reports regarding this‚ most particularly when in the aftermath of one of our campus rabbis telling Jewish students‚ hundreds of Jewish students to not -- to leave campus‚ to not stay because of the environment. We‚ in that report‚ were able to compile a series of incidents that had happened. I believe on the Saturday following the arrests‚ much were related to off campus protest somewhere on campus that involved certain rhetoric‚ some of which was evocative of the Holocaust‚ telling students to go back to Poland‚ go back to Europe. And there were also other particularly violent signage that was used to refer to actually Hamas and that was one singular protest‚ that was a protester that was holding that sign and referring to the pro-Israel protesters behind them. And so‚ we have seen those incidents‚ and for sure‚ it has come up quite a lot in the dialogue when it comes to Shafik's communication to the community and all communication we've been receiving from the administration has been very strongly condemning the particular incidents that have arisen from this. Now‚ is that to say that that represents the entirety of the protesters at the encampment or all of the sort of different moving pieces&;#63; I think that is‚ of course‚ probably too wide sweeping‚ but there have certainly been these incidents that should draw concern for our community in half. AMANPOUR: So‚ let's go back. There's so much politics as well. You just mentioned the president‚ Minouche Shafik‚ who is new‚ let's face it. She started at the beginning of this academic year and has been hauled‚ like the others‚ in front of the special committee in Congress. I want to play a little bit of what happened on April 17th as you guys were -- well‚ not you‚ but the campus protesters were building the encampment. This is an exchange between Shafik and the GOP Representative Lisa McClain. REP. LISA MCCLAIN (R-MI): Are mobs shouting‚ from the river to the sea‚ Palestine will be free or‚ long live the intifada. Are those antisemitic comments&;#63; MINOUCHE SHAFIK‚ PRESIDENT‚ COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: When I hear those terms‚ I find them very upsetting. And I have heard -- MCCLAIN: That's a great answer to a question I didn't ask. Is that fall under definition of antisemitic behavior&;#63; Yes or no&;#63; Why is it so tough&;#63; SHAFIK: Because it's a difficult issue. MCCLAIN: Maybe I should ask your task force. Does that qualify as antisemitic behavior‚ those statements&;#63; Yes or no&;#63; Yes. OK. Do you agree with your task force&;#63; SHAFIK: Yes‚ we agree. The question is what to do about it&;#63; MCCLAIN: So‚ yes. So‚ the -- so‚ yes‚ you do -- AMANPOUR: So‚ I'm just fascinated to know what you think and how you're writing about the very targeted political situation that's layered upon all of this. Because after that‚ Shafik‚ did‚ as we've been talking‚ call in the NYPD to break up the protest. Now‚ it's interesting that the chief of the NYPD patrol on the U.S. said the students who were arrested were peaceful‚ offered no resistance whatsoever‚ and were saying what they wanted to say in a peaceful manner. And your newspaper wrote in an editorial‚ history has made clear who stood on the wrong side then. And it's clear that this is the side you are aligning yourself with now. This will be your legacy. Are you -- were you addressing the president and the administration&;#63; RAMIREZ: Yes. So actually‚ our editorial board‚ I do not serve on‚ but it represents a sector of our opinion team who is very talented and has been working very hard on‚ you know‚ kind of reflecting discourse in a different way‚ because I oversee both the opinion and the newsroom. But that was -- that piece in particular was addressing Shafik herself. It was attempting to say‚ Shafik‚ take a look at what your legacy looks like right now to the public‚ to your students‚ to the administration. And I think a lot of it is inspired as well by what we know from previous protests at Columbia‚ 1968‚ Vietnam‚ antiwar‚ South African apartheid‚ these are all huge moments in Columbia's history in which those presidents also have been looked upon for the decisions that they made at that time. And now‚ when we reflect on it now‚ there is‚ of course‚ a lot of disdain and criticism for those decisions. So‚ I believe what the editorial board was really trying to get out here is‚ you know‚ really warning President Shafik as to what your legacy will entail if it means‚ you know‚ the forceful removal of students from campus and also this crackdown on student protests. Now‚ of course‚ there are many differing opinions here‚ but that was the opinion reflected by our editorial board in terms of what the majority voted for. AMANPOUR: And as we continue to chat‚ you know‚ we've seen on other universities‚ including Emory‚ it caused a huge ruckus‚ what happened on Emory‚ when a teacher -- a professor was essentially manhandled. Other teachers tried to help‚ faculty members‚ student‚ you know‚ the -- I think it was the police and the state guard or whatever they call them. It was a very rough situation over the weekend in Atlanta. But I guess what I want to ask you‚ because Columbia is known around the world for‚ you know‚ it's history of student protests‚ but most importantly‚ it's very enviable and distinguished Middle East program. You have a very important Middle East studies on Arab and Palestinian studies. You have very‚ very important Jewish studies program. What do you think happened&;#63; Why can't people talk to each other&;#63; RAMIREZ: I think part of it is that there is -- encircling all of this‚ encircling the protest activity is there's a big conversation about academic freedom at Columbia and sort of what are the limits of that‚ but as well as has the university done enough to protect those -- the academic freedom of the professors on our campus. And we saw that as well in the congressional hearing. Congress went very‚ very hard on Columbia for‚ naming multiple faculty members by name‚ most of whom came from the department regarding statements that they had made‚ scholarship‚ and other things that they have taught in their classrooms as‚ of course‚ labeling them antisemitic and unsafe. And so‚ there has been this really big question as to whether the university has done enough to kind of protect academic freedom in the first place to allow that discourse to even happen. And so‚ I think‚ you know‚ in terms of agree‚ like our tradition here at Columbia of both our Middle Eastern Studies Department‚ but also our immense connections too‚ we have the Jewish Theological Seminary‚ we have a -- controversial‚ but we have a relationship through a program with Tel Aviv University. We have these very deep-seated ties to this issue in particular Edward Said‚ many scholars who are considered foundational in Israeli and Palestinian issues. And so‚ a big question here has‚ though‚ been‚ what is academic freedom‚ what is the university's role in protecting it‚ and has Columbia‚ in this time frame‚ under political pressures‚ under student pressures‚ has it done enough to protect that and allow that discourse to occur on its campus&;#63; AMANPOUR: And briefly‚ we got just a little bit left. You know‚ a lot of the faculty and some of the students have criticized the way we‚ the press‚ have covered these protests‚ some call it a peace movement. It's not even‚ you know -- it's not meant to be violence‚ it's meant to be nonviolent. And obviously‚ social media is blowing it out of proportion. You're watching it from the inside. Do you have a comment on the way the national press has been covering it&;#63;

The national media consider themselves essential in educating the electorate‚ so what happens when the electorate does not consider them a trustworthy guardian of democracy&;#63; The Associated Press and the American Press Institute just released a poll on the 2024 election and found only 14 percent of their sample expressed a great deal of confidence in election-related information they receive from national sources. By contrast‚ 52 percent have little or no confidence at all in the information they receive from national news organizations About half of Americans‚ 53 percent‚ say they are extremely or very concerned that news organizations will report inaccuracies or misinformation during the election. It's 83 percent if you count the middle option of &;quot;somewhat concerned.&;quot; That has to hurt‚ since the media elites say “misinformation” is what other people offer. When faced with poll after poll showing the media are not trusted‚ their failure to accept these results underlines the persistent lack of trust. AP media reporter David Bauder turned to American Press Institute chief Michael Bolden‚ who said “Years of suspicion about journalists‚ much of it sown by politicians‚ is partly responsible‚ he said. People are also less familiar with how journalism works.” Let’s be uncharitable for a minute. Reporters have sown “years of suspicion about politicians.” That’s how investigating politician performance could be described. So why would investigating journalist performance draw complaints of “sowing years of suspicion”&;#63; Why can they never be evaluated for how they serve the public&;#63; Respect cannot merely be demanded. It should be earned. Mr. Bolden is implying that politicians have swindled the public‚ which paints the public as – how did The Washington Post put it&;#63; – “poor‚ uneducated‚ and easy to command.” Then he lobbed another insult‚ that people aren’t familiar with “how journalism works.” Maybe these elitists should consider that news consumers might want a mostly factual‚ somewhat objective product instead of hyperbolic editorializing that tells them what they should think. Obviously‚ the Republican half of the public isn’t going to support Democrat electioneering badly disguised as “news.” Since they refuse to consider any bowing to objectivity‚ they have to dismiss any demand for it as ignorance of “how journalism works.” Bolden weirdly claimed this may be because most people don’t have a journalist who “lived on their block.” Since journalists won’t meet you at the summer picnic or the Trick or Treat greetings‚ media outlets need to tell the public “what journalists do and how people reporting news are their friends and neighbors.” This sounds remarkably similarly to what NPR CEO Katherine Maher recently said to The Wall Street Journal as she dismissed bias complaints as a “distraction.” Maher said‚ “We want to be able to speak to folks as though they were our neighbors and speak to folks as though they were our friends.” Curiously‚ they don’t want to talk to Republicans like they’re neighbors and friends. Remember short-lived CNN CEO Chris Licht meeting with Republicans trying to say trust us‚ “we don’t bite.” That turned out to be (a) untrue and (b) fatal to his CNN career. Brian Stelter channeled the national media arrogance under Trump after Licht was dumped: “We were advocating for the truth‚ advocating for reality. Others felt that was left-leaning.” When you think reality has a liberal bias‚ you shouldn’t be shocked when a lot of people change the channel.