Halperin to Newsmax: Harris Playing 'Defense Demographically' (Connecting the Dots: Mark Halperin, Morton Halperin, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Commission on Presidential Debates & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Halperin to Newsmax: Harris Playing 'Defense Demographically' (Connecting the Dots: Mark Halperin, Morton Halperin, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Commission on Presidential Debates & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

By Sandy Fitzgerald    |   Sunday, 13 October 2024 02:32 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/mark-halperin-kamala-harris-election/2024/10/13/id/1183903/

Vice President Kamala Harris is continuing to "play defense demographically" by bringing out former President Barack Obama to call out for Black men to vote for her, but she still has more pressing challenges, political analyst Mark Halperin told Newsmax on Sunday.

"She continues to have some electoral college challenges, and her supporters continue to be counting on abortion being a bigger voting issue than the polls suggest and having a superior ability to turn out their votes," said Halperin on Newsmax's "Sunday Agenda."

Harris can regain her momentum, but "she's struggling because she's playing defense in a micro way, playing defense with young Black men, playing defense with Hispanic voters and Arab-American voters," said Halperin. "That's a difficult thing to do because it diverts your attention from the broader messaging."

Meanwhile, it's a "huge problem" that Arab-American voters are supporting former President Donald Trump over Harris, Halperin commented.

"Michigan is a unique case," he said. "She's got the normal problem she has there with young men, particularly men of color. But she's got two other problems. They're union voters and the Arab-American vote and Muslim-American vote that she's still addressing."

He also commented on the Department of Justice's lawsuit against Virginia, referring to the state's move to remove voters who can't verify that they are citizens through the state's Department of Motor Vehicles.

Halperin noted that the nation's election system is supposed to defer to the states, and from there down to the county and town levels.

"But you have administrations, and we've seen it in both parties, where they want to assert a larger federal role," said Halperin. "I care less about confrontations now in Virginia and these interventions than I do in the seven battleground states where there's so much pending regarding casting and counting ballots and the rules, and I suspect some of those fights will end up in federal court in Michigan."

Connecting the Dots:

Mark Halperin is a contributor for Newsmax TV and Morton H. Halperin’s son.

Morton H. Halperin is Mark Halperin’s father, a senior adviser for the

Open Society Foundations, a director at the ONE Campaign, was a Washington office for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for American Progress (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was a supporter for the Center for American Progress (think tank) and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Center for American Progress (think tank) and the International Rescue Committee.

Madeleine K. Albright is a director at the Center for American Progress, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project.

R. Hunter Biden is a director at the Truman National Security Project, a director at the Center for National Policy and Joseph R. Biden Jr’s son.

Kamala D. Harris is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.           

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates.

James David Vance worked at Sidley Austin LLP and is Donald Trump's running mate for VP.

Cameron F. Kerry is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank). 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank). 

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Trevor Potter was a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the chairman for the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a member of the Iraq Study Group. 

Alan K. Simpson was a member of the Iraq Study Group and a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Resources: Past Research

Morning Joe and Mika: ‘Our Hearts Break’ for Disgraced Mark Halperin (Past Research on Mark Halperin)

Sunday, October 29, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/10/morning-joe-and-mika-our-hearts-break.html

The Commission on Presidential Debates: An Overview (Past Research on the Commission on Presidential Debates)

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-commission-on-presidential-debates.html

Most Post-WWII German Justice Officials Were Former Nazis: Study (Past Research on the ONE Campaign)

Monday, October 10, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/10/most-post-wwii-german-justice-officials.html

J. D. Vance (Connecting the Dots: J.D. Vance, Sidley Austin LLP, Obama, CNN, Kimberly Cheatle, U.S. Secret Service, PepsiCo, U.S. Secret Service, Pence, FBI, Merrick Garland, Alejandro Mayorkas, O'Melveny & Myers LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on J.D. Vance & Sidley Austin LLP)

Monday, July 15, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/07/j-d-vance-connecting-dots-jd-vance.html

Truman National Security Project (Connecting the Dots: Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden, Ploughshares Fund, The Truman National Security Project & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Truman National Security Project (Connecting the Dots: Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden, Ploughshares Fund, The Truman National Security Project & Soros Funding, All Networking)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_National_Security_Project

The Truman National Security Project is a United States national security and leadership development organization based in Washington, D.C. The Truman Project's stated mission is to develop smart national security solutions that reinforce strong, equitable, effective, and nonpartisan American global leadership. It says its network includes 2,000 veterans, frontline civilians, policy experts, and political professionals.^[1] The organization is named after former U.S. President Harry S. Truman.^[2] It was founded in 2004 by international relations scholars Rachel Kleinfeld and Matthew Spence.^[3][4][5]

Activities

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The Project provides training and messaging programs on national security issues for congressional and executive agency staff in Washington.^[2] It appoints fellows from among Americans interested in foreign policy and provides networking opportunities for its fellows.^[2][3] The Truman Project has three cohorts of fellows:

·         Defense Council - veterans, active duty military, intel community, and defense civilians on the frontlines of where policy becomes reality

·         Security Fellows - academics, policy professionals, and other folks involved in making policy from Washington, DC

·         Political Partners - elected officials, political staff, and professionals working in elections and politics who are experts in talking about complex foreign and domestic policy issues

According to Kleinfeld, the Truman Project avoids discussion of Israel policy because it is already covered by other groups.^[2]

The Truman Project endorsed the For the People Act of 2019.

Funding

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In 2011, the Truman Project's budget was around $4 million. It has received grants from Herbert and Marion Sandler, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Ploughshares Fund.

Connecting the Dots:

Chuck Hagel was a director at the Ploughshares Fund, the chairman for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the secretary at the U.S. Department of Defense for the Barack Obama administration.

Ploughshares Fund was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Center for American Progress,

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a friend of Michael Douglas, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Center for American Progress, the International Rescue Committee and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Madeleine K. Albright was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a director at the Center for American Progress, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), an advisory board member of the Truman National Security Project and the president of the Center for National Policy.

R. Hunter Biden is a director at the Truman National Security Project, a director at the Center for National Policy and Joseph R. Biden Jr’s son.

Kamala D. Harris is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project an advisory board member for the Center for National Policy and vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.

William J. Perry is an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project, an advisory board member for the Center for National Policy and a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a friend of George Soros.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Jon M. Huntsman Jr. is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and an ambassador to China for the Barack Obama administration.

J. Stapleton Roy is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for China.

Alger Hiss was the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and attended the Yalta Conference with Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR).

Joseph Stalin attended the Yalta Conference and was the premier for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

Mikhail Gorbachev was the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and is an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt is an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation and the chair for the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and George Soros’s son.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt Institute, the Center for American Progress and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress and is Jonathan Soros’s father.

Joseph Cirincione was the VP for the Center for American Progress, a director for nonproliferation for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and is the president of the Ploughshares Fund.

Chuck Hagel was a director at the Ploughshares Fund, the chairman for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the secretary at the U.S. Department of Defense for the Barack Obama administration.

Ploughshares Fund was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Resources: Past Research

Defense secretary directed 'nuclear-free' activist group (Past Research on the Ploughshares Fund)

Monday, November 17, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/11/defense-secretary-directed-nuclear-free.html

Madeleine Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies at 84 (Connecting Her Dots In The Soros Network) (Past Research on Madeleine Albright and the Truman National Security Project)

Thursday, March 24, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/03/madeleine-albright-1st-female-us.html

Higher Cancer Risk Found in Post-Boomer Generations, American Cancer Society Study Reveals (Connecting the Dots: The American Cancer Society, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Research!America, CDC, FDA & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Higher Cancer Risk Found in Post-Boomer Generations, American Cancer Society Study Reveals (Connecting the Dots: The American Cancer Society, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Research!America, CDC, FDA & Soros Funding, All Networking)

The Epoch Times

By Chase Smith 8/3/2024 Updated: 8/3/2024

Approximately one-third of cancer deaths are caused by factors such as smoking, high body mass index, alcohol consumption, low intake of fruits and vegetables, and lack of physical activity. Many cancers can be cured if detected early and treated effectively. Freepik

https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/higher-cancer-risk-found-in-post-boomer-generations-american-cancer-society-study-reveals-5697828

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society indicates that Generation X and Millennials in the United States face a higher risk of developing several types of cancer compared to older generations.

The study, published in The Lancet Public Health journal this week, analyzed cancer incidence and mortality data from 23,654,000 patients diagnosed with 34 types of cancer and mortality data from 7,348,137 deaths for 25 types of cancer from Jan. 1, 2000, to Dec. 31, 2019.

To compare cancer rates across different generations, the study calculated incidence and mortality rate ratios for specific birth cohorts, adjusting for age and period effects. The cohorts were defined by five-year birth intervals, ranging from 1920 to 1990.

The findings suggest that cancer incidence rates have risen in successively younger generations for 17 of the 34 cancer types studied, including breast, pancreatic, and gastric cancers.

“These findings add to growing evidence of increased cancer risk in post-Baby Boomer generations, expanding on previous findings of early-onset colorectal cancer and a few obesity-associated cancers to encompass a broader range of cancer types,” Dr. Hyuna Sung, lead author of the study, said in a press release alongside the study.

“Birth cohorts, groups of people classified by their birth year, share unique social, economic, political, and climate environments, which affect their exposure to cancer risk factors during their crucial developmental years. Although we have identified cancer trends associated with birth years, we don’t yet have a clear explanation for why these rates are rising.”

The study found that mortality trends also increased in conjunction with the incidence of liver (female only), uterine corpus, gallbladder, testicular, and colorectal cancers.

The analysis revealed that the incidence rate for eight of the 34 cancers was approximately two to three times higher in the 1990 birth cohort than in the 1955 birth cohort.

Some of the cancers that have a higher incident rate for the 1990 birth cohort compared to the 1955 birth cohort include pancreatic, kidney, and small intestinal cancers in both males and females and liver cancer in females.

Incidence rates also increased in younger cohorts for nine other cancers, including estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer, uterine corpus cancer, colorectal cancer, non-cardia gastric cancer, gallbladder cancer, ovarian cancer, testicular cancer, anal cancer in male individuals, and Kaposi sarcoma in male individuals.

Ahmedin Jemal, senior vice president of surveillance and health equity science at the American Cancer Society, said that “without effective population-level interventions ... an overall increase in cancer burden could occur in the future, halting or reversing decades of progress against the disease.”

“The data highlights the critical need to identify and address underlying risk factors in Gen X and Millennial populations to inform prevention strategies,” Jemal said.

The study suggests that the increase in cancer incidence among younger generations may reflect changes in exposures during early life or young adulthood.

These include potential carcinogenic factors related to lifestyle, diet, obesity, and environmental exposures. Ten of the 17 cancers with increasing incidence are obesity-related, indicating a potential link between obesity and emerging cancer trends.

The study’s authors call for more research to investigate the mechanisms contributing to heightened cancer incidence and the development of interventions that align with the social and cultural contexts of younger generations.

They emphasize that effective prevention strategies are essential to mitigating the future cancer burden.

Connecting the Dots:

John R. Seffrin was the CEO for the American Cancer Society and is a director at Research!America.

Herbert Pardes is a director at Research!America and a director at Autism Speaks.

Susan Dentzer is a director at Research!America and a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is Daisy M. Soros’s brother-in-law.

John Edward Porter was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and is the chair for Research!America.

Mark B. McClellan was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is a director at Research!America.

Gary M. Reedy is a director at Research!America, and the CEO for the American Cancer Society.

Daisy M. Soros is George Soros’s sister-in-law and a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Barbara Walters is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and a friend of Michael R. Bloomberg.

Michael R. Bloomberg is a friend of Barbara Walters, a friend of Henry A. Kissinger and the founder for the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Susan Dentzer is a director at the International Rescue Committee and a director at Research!America.

John R. Seffrin is a director at Research!America and was the CEO for the American Cancer Society.

Henry A. Kissinger was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a friend of Michael R. Bloomberg, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Robert Jeffrey is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and

was a board member for the CDC Foundation.

CDC Foundation is a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Resources: Past Research

Memorial and Honor Giving? (Past Research on the American Cancer Society)

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/06/memorial-and-honor-giving.html

Smaller Bites – Barbara Walters (Connecting the Dots: Barbara Walters, Michael Bloomberg, Arianna Huffington, Henry Kissinger, Daisy Soros, Andrea Soros & George Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Daisy Soros & the Breast Cancer Research Foundation)

Saturday, December 31, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/12/smaller-bites-barbara-walters.html

CDC Director Announces Organization Changes for Faster Response to Health Threats (Connecting the Dots: CDC & Soros Funded Think Tanks) (Past Research on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))

Thursday, August 18, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/cdc-director-announces-organization.html

Autism Rates Surge: Beyond Genetics and Diagnosis (Connecting the Dots: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Autism Speaks & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Autism Speaks & Research!America)

Sunday, October 13, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/10/autism-rates-surge-beyond-genetics-and.html

FDA Fails to Protect Americans from Dangerous Drugs and Unsafe Foods (Past Research on the FDA)

Sunday, May 10, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/05/fda-fails-to-protect-americans-from.html

Autism Rates Surge: Beyond Genetics and Diagnosis (Connecting the Dots: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Autism Speaks & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Autism Rates Surge: Beyond Genetics and Diagnosis (Connecting the Dots: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Autism Speaks & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Though the diagnosis of autism in children is soaring, many cases have been reversed through diet, lifestyle, and therapeutic changes

The Epoch Times

By Joel Warsh 6/4/2024 Updated: 6/12/2024

https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/autism-rates-surge-beyond-genetics-and-diagnosis-5655270

Health Viewpoints

The medical community frequently attributes the rising rates of autism to improved diagnostics and genetic predispositions. However, as a holistic-minded pediatrician deeply involved in child health, I observe a concerning trend indicating that we may be overlooking the broader underlying issues.

In California, where autism rates are among the highest in the world, reaching 1 in 22 children, the conversation seems to be shifting away from personal responsibility to one that allows us to remove ourselves from the equation, ultimately doing a disservice to the children whose numbers continue to rise alarmingly.

Why is the medical community in California not questioning more strongly why the autism rate is significantly higher than the national average? Why are we not open to every and any possibility for what might be causing this shocking trend? Are we afraid of what we may find? The rapid increase in autism rates demands a deeper inquiry into the “why”—it’s not about placing blame, but about uncovering the truth and getting to the core of the issue. Our children deserve that clarity.

The Environmental and Lifestyle Equation

The prevailing focus on genetics and “improved diagnosis” overshadows the significant impacts of environmental and lifestyle factors, which could be key contributors to the explosion in autism cases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence of autism in children in the United States has risen to 1 in 36 in 2020 from 1 in 150 in 2000.

While improvements in diagnostic criteria and awareness have undoubtedly contributed to identifying this increase in small part, the rise is far too significant to be attributed solely to these factors alone, suggesting the obvious—other causes are at play.

Scientific research increasingly highlights the potential roles of various environmental triggers in the development of autism, challenging the dominance of genetic explanations. Exposure to heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium has been linked to higher autism rates.

Such metals interfere with normal neurological development, raising serious concerns about their impact on health. Additionally, pesticides, specifically organophosphates and organochlorines, when exposed to prenatally and in early childhood, have been linked to a higher incidence of autism. Lifestyle factors may also play a critical role. For instance, children born to older parents are at a higher risk for autism, as are children of mothers with health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension during pregnancy.

Cause vs. Classification

As a concerned physician and parent, I am deeply frustrated by the discourse on autism in the media. Often, discussions about environmental triggers for autism become mired in debates about ableism or accusations of shaming those with autism as “diseased,” suggesting that autism is merely a normal neurological variant even though it is classified as a disorder in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,” (DSM-5).

If we begin to classify autism as a “normal variant,” the numbers will continue to rise. However, determining the underlying causes would enable us to implement changes to reduce the risk to our children. When discussions devolve into division and conflict, focusing on whether acknowledging these risks belittles children and adults with autism, they overlook the severe hardships many individuals with autism and their caregivers endure.

The argument that the sharp increases in autism rates are primarily due to genetic factors is directly contradicted by the observable symptoms and behaviors associated with the condition. For instance, severe manifestations of autism, such as nonverbal communication, are unmistakable and wouldn’t have gone unnoticed or undiagnosed 50 years ago. Severe symptoms of autism, often referred to as “profound autism,” affect a child’s ability to function and communicate.

Many children with autism do not develop spoken language or have very limited ability to use words effectively, with studies indicating this in about 25 to 30 percent of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Additionally, intellectual disability is prevalent, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that 31 percent of children with ASD have an intellectual disability, with an IQ less than 70, and another 23 percent are in the borderline range. Behavioral challenges are very common, as more than 30 percent of children with ASD display self-injurious behaviors.

Diet Over Discourse

Discussions with fellow practitioners reveal that when they empower parents with lifestyle modification strategies, they often observe dramatic improvements in their patients. In some cases, these changes are so profound that children may even lose their autism diagnosis.

“For 15 years, we have been documenting cases of children who have completely lost their autism diagnoses,” Beth Lambert, director of Documenting Hope, says. “While certain genetics might make these children more vulnerable to developing autism, it is the diet, lifestyle, and therapeutic choices made by these families that help them overcome these genetic vulnerabilities and lose the symptoms that we call autism.”

Despite these remarkable outcomes, the concept of reversing autism is seldom discussed. The prevailing discourse primarily frames autism as a neurological spectrum condition that is not to be cured. Ms. Lambert points out, “Cases of full autism reversal have been documented in the medical literature, but this phenomenon has not yet made its way into most medical practices.

“We just recently published an important paper about a set of twins who reversed their autism diagnoses by utilizing a comprehensive diet, lifestyle, and personalized therapeutic approach—the same approach taught by Documenting Hope,“ Ms. Lambert said. ”Our goal is to teach this approach to parents and practitioners so more children can overcome the most challenging symptoms associated with autism.”

Hope Moving Forward

By shifting the focus to modifiable factors, we can offer hope and actionable strategies to families navigating autism, emphasizing the potential for significant improvements through targeted lifestyle changes.

Future public health policy and messaging must focus on the environmental and lifestyle factors contributing to the rise in autism rates. This shift will empower parents and caregivers to take proactive steps, supporting the idea that autism, for many children, is influenced by modifiable factors, thereby giving power back to the family. It isn’t about shaming or blaming but recognizing that our modern way of life is contributing to, and in some cases, causing, the diagnosis.

By understanding autism as multifactorial, with significant contributory factors being modifiable, we can aim to decrease cases, remove diagnoses, and prevent further increases in autism. There is significant potential for intervention through lifestyle changes. This approach not only aligns with a holistic view of health but also enhances our understanding and management of autism, providing hope and actionable pathways for families affected by the condition.

Connecting the Dots:

CDC Foundation is a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Robert Jeffrey was a board member for the CDC Foundation and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

Andrew Robertson is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a director at Autism Speaks.

Susan Dentzer is a director at the International Rescue Committee and a director at Research!America.

Herbert Pardes is a director at Research!America and a director at Autism Speaks.

Resources: Past Research

CDC Director Announces Organization Changes for Faster Response to Health Threats (Connecting the Dots: CDC & Soros Funded Think Tanks) (Past Research on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))

Thursday, August 18, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/cdc-director-announces-organization.html

Planned Giving? (Past Research on Autism Speaks)

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/06/planned-giving.html

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Offloads More Bank of America Stock, Dropping Stake to Under 10 Percent (Connecting the Dots: Warren Buffett, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Apple & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Offloads More Bank of America Stock, Dropping Stake to Under 10 Percent (Connecting the Dots: Warren Buffett, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Apple & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Berkshire Hathaway has sold another 9.5 million Bank of America shares, reducing its stake below a key regulatory reporting threshold of 10 percent.

The Epoch Times

By Tom Ozimek

10/11/2024 Updated:10/11/2024

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., on May 5, 2019. Nati Harnik/AP Photo

https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/warren-buffetts-berkshire-offloads-more-bank-of-america-stock-dropping-stake-to-under-10-percent-5740084

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has trimmed its stake in Bank of America by another 9.5 million shares, worth around $382 million, dropping his company’s holdings in the bank to less than 10 percent, a key reporting threshold.

Berkshire disclosed the latest sale in a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Oct. 10, bringing the total value of Bank of America stock that Buffett’s company has sold in a selling spree that began in July to roughly $10 billion.

The latest selloff brings Berkshire’s stake in Bank of America to 775 million shares, worth roughly $31 billion and representing a 9.99 percent stake in America’s second-biggest bank. By falling below the 10 percent threshold that mandates immediate SEC disclosure, Berkshire is now able to report any future sales in its quarterly filings instead of promptly after each transaction.

Neither Buffett nor Berkshire have said what’s behind the selloff, which began roughly three months ago. When the Omaha-based company sold nearly $230 million worth of Bank of America shares in September, the bank’s chief expressed surprise.

When asked about Buffett’s sell-off of the bank’s shares at a Barclays event on Sept. 10, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said he wasn’t sure what was motivating the billionaire investor, adding that the Berkshire founder has “been a great investor for our company” and had “stabilized our company when we needed it.”

“I don’t know what exactly he’s doing, because frankly, we can’t ask him,” Moynihan said at the Barclays Global Financial Services conference. “We wouldn’t ask.”

Some analysts speculated in September that the move was about making a profit when stock prices were high, rather than due to economic fears.

“The Berkshire BofA sale is just profit taking after being opportunistic when the stock was much cheaper,” said Christopher Marinac, director of research at Janney Montgomery Scott.

“We don’t know how much further he [Buffett] could sell down shares (if any), but we assume it’s possible he aims to be just below the 10% reporting threshold to avoid regulatory scrutiny,” Deutsche Bank analyst Matt O'Connor wrote in a note at the time.

Earlier this year, Buffett made headlines by cutting Berkshire’s holding of Apple shares. Berkshire started the year with $174.3 billion in Apple stock, trimming it to $135.4 billion by the end of the first quarter, paring it down further to $84.2 billion as of June 30.

Despite cashing in a significant portion of his Apple shares, Buffett said at Berkshire’s May 4 annual meeting that he remains a fan of the iPhone maker and that he expects Apple to remain Berkshire’s largest stock investment. While answering questions at the annual meeting, Buffett suggested that the stock sale was for tax reasons as there was a risk that the federal capital gains tax rate could increase, depending on who wins the presidential election in November.

The 94-year-old Buffett, considered one of the world’s most renowned investors, started investing in Bank of America in 2011 when Berkshire purchased $5 billion of preferred stock in the lender.

Connecting the Dots:

Paul M. Achleitner is the chairman for the Deutsche Bank and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

A.W. Clausen was the chairman & CEO for the Bank of America Corp. and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Urban Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a friend of Michael Douglas.

Warren E. Buffett is a life trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank) the chairman & CEO for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and an adviser at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a friend of George Soros.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Center for American Progress.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Apple Inc. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Steve Jobs was the co-founder & chairman for Apple Inc. and authorized his biography for Walter Isaacson to write.

Walter Isaacson was the writer for the Steve Jobs (2011 autobiography), the chairman & CEO for CNN, is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation and the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Hisashi Owada was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank). 

Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and the founder of CNN.

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a friend of George Soros.

Warren E. Buffett is an adviser at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the chairman & CEO for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and a life trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Urban Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Resources: Past Research

Evil is Extremely Organized (Past Research on the Deutsche Bank)

Thursday, March 27, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/evil-is-extremely-organized.html

Cries of Racism Over Bank of America's New Mortgage Program Miss the Bigger Issue (Connecting the Dots: Bank of America Corp, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Soros Funded Think Tanks All Networking) (Past Research on the Bank of America Corp)

Thursday, September 1, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/09/cries-of-racism-over-bank-of-americas.html

Smaller Bites – Connecting the Dots: Warren Buffett, Apple & Soros Funding (Past Research on Warren Buffett & Apple)

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/05/smaller-bites-connecting-dots-warren.html

Apple to Spend $200 Million Supporting Corning Plant in Kentucky (Past Research on Apple)

Saturday, May 13, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/05/apple-to-spend-200-million-supporting.html

Charleston: CNN’s Sick Pattern of Using the Dead as Political Weapons Against the Right (Past Research on CNN)

Saturday, June 20, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/06/charleston-cnns-sick-pattern-of-using.html