The US-American author CJ Hopkins was acquitted today by the Tiergarten District Court. Why the case is bigger than Hopkins - and unfortunately not an isolated case.
Bravo Aya. For the cover of this trial, but also for your courage in your work. It is clear that the international support that Hopkins has, has protected him (cristal clear after the comments by the judge at the end, bitter "letztes Wort", defending the system who is doing exactly was Hopkins bravely and eloquently denunce in his statement, and in his work too).
Thank you back! Yes, it was important to get this out. The Hopkins case was a perfect example to shine an international light into the muddy waters of the justice war on political opponents that is going on in Germany since 2020.
If something we have learned about the german judiciary since 2020, is that it is a political branch, used for repression and deterrence to the dissidents in any field the miss-leaders felt and feel as a dangerous awareness for the implementation of their increasingly totalitarian rules. How not to make and show the parallels with dark times here?
I‘m absolutely appalled at the last words of the judge. Unthinkable that she would say such a thing - that she does shows the next time a “thought-crime” could be argued, she would absolutely do it. She did not get Hopkins’ statement at all. Frightening!
I’m new to your work but thanks to the mention by CJ Hopkins in his article, I turned to you for the lowdown.
Great work summarizing the trial and highlighting the most important points! Your story-telling made me feel I was in the courtroom observing the proceeding. Such was the vividness of your recounting. Thank you. 🙏
I’m sorry that your own trial in the same court was considerably less successful than C.J.’s. I hope you ultimately achieve victory with your appeal!
Keep fighting the good fight 🥊 ! Your courage in continuing to report the facts & the stories that matter elicits my upmost respect. Take care, keep strong, & don’t take your eyes off the prize. God bless. ☺️
Thank you so much for your kind words, sister! That felt really good to hear, especially because it tough days with lots of work right now. Very empowering. God bless you, too!
I too had not heard of Aya. And until a few months ago CJ Hopkins. I found out about his case through Matt Taibbi's and Michael Shellenberger's substacks.
I have subscribed!
I am delighted that independent journalists are covering important topics and I am happy to support their work.
"Although major international media outlets such as The Atlantic and the NZZ had reported on the case, representatives of public media outlets were not present." --This is a clear signal that public media outlets are no longer representative of the public.
Well done Aya! Thank you so much for this extensive piece. It’s wonderful to see independent journalists working together to report on stories that the mainstream media won’t cover. Excellent work!
Incredible article, dear Aya! thank you for covering it in such detail. This is historic! I loved the last sentence too and observation as our reality: "At the end of the hearing, the judge left the courtroom wearing an FFP2 mask."
Thank you so much for all the details and thorough explanation of what transpired. It is beyond appalling to see what is happening in Germany - yet again. I can only try to imagine how many people were arrested under false pretenses since 2020. Europe saw a much larger amount of massive protests against the COVID mania and mandates than we ever saw in America.
I had been watching closely and also talked to some friends in Germany...who, naturally, were on the critical side of this issue, just like I am. Their reports were shocking.
This is undoubtedly government overreach to shut down dissent. Nothing else, no matter how they try to package it. I remember how people who objected to the lockdowns, the mandates, the official narrative, were treated. Much worse than what we endured here in the USA. How many doctors have lost their licenses in Germany when they stepped outside the COVID box after being required to administer the experimental vaccines? How many were arrested and had their reputations completely ruined? I lost track.
What happened to all mentioned in your article, had little to do with the display of the Hakenkreuz/Swastika but could easily be used as a weapon against you for political reasons. Of course, I have seen the Swastika used in newspaper articles or other media numerous times over the decades. Interesting that those authors or media outlets never seem to have incurred any accusations let alone a law suit.
Yes, Germany (like all Western nations under the yoke of the globalist mob) is very much walking backwards in its approach how to rule over its Volk! I am sorry for what you had to endure because of the corruption in the German government that has taken hold of so many in powerful positions.
The entire West is looking at hard times ahead, because it is the West they want to take down, with America the giant as their primary target. To have all marbles align correctly, America has to fall.
It is very concerning what we have watched in Europe as well in America in regards to totalitarian methods to silence any opposition. Too many still keep their eyes closed to the far reaching consequences of what they are supporting out of partisanship. It is only going to get worse, but we can never stop talking about it.
"I was acquitted due to the "insignificance" of my offence - the public prosecutor's office had previously estimated 30 daily sentences of €100 each. However, my appeal was rejected by the regional court on the grounds that I had been acquitted and that this was a "minor offence" and that I could not take any further action against this judgement. My lawyer has lodged an appeal against this."
It doesn't seem to make sense or something is "lost in translation". You were first acquitted, right? Then you appealed (why if you had been acquitted?) and the appeal was rejected? And then your lawyer appealed again?
I was convicted but set „free of charge“ for the 3000 Euros I originally had to pay because of „minor issue“. Therefore, they pretend I can‘t go against that anymore. Yeah, translation error, gonna correct.
Censoring by government is only going to increase.
The issue at hand is totalitarian control. No government, once allowed additional powers wishes to have those powers taken away. Power to those in government is like a drug, in fact, the most powerful drug to those who wish, and have probably always wished -- to control others.
There's MUCH more of this to come, because the beast is not beaten back easily.
People have already conceded a massive amount of freedom(s) by following the nonsense COVID dictates.
It's going to be one hell of an uphill battle to get those freedoms back. That's if we can get them back.
All of this speaks to what Hopkins is trying to do -- show people what's really going on. I'm sure he didn't expect to become an example of what he's trying to illustrate.
I am one of the about 12-14k people each year that get fined or jailed for the thought crime paragraph used above. It is used exclusively against "right" thought crime. There is no left thought crime in Germany and you can plaster your home in Mao, Lenin, Stalin, Marx paraphernalia as much as you like.
Huge mistakes have been done during the pandemic. Unfortunately medicals have not been able to write a proof themselves, and it is a bit difficult to understand. ...It can be discovered that with Covid-19 there has been mass and false attributing deaths to Covid-19 (e.g. in the U.S.). ...The whole our method is very difficult but one of elements is easy -the not visibly increased average number of underlying conditions amongst official "Covid-19 deaths" against the number in a big comparative group of alive ones with exactly the same age-structure. It is impossible to choose by an external burdening factor (e.g. the virus) for killing weaker ones only by age, but ignoring weaker ones by a number of chronic conditions; the same it is impossible to choose weaker ones by a number of conditions only and ignoring their age, as the equation ADcs+LEa = timely-LEWIIfmS would not be possible to be fulfilled. It is explained even in the 'Extended Abstract' on Zenodo:
".Even just the average number of chronic conditions confirms the main result, which number must have been strongly increased among alive ones (but not already in a terminal state) and then really killed by the virus against the number in a comparative group of just alive ones with the same age-structure (!), because Covid-19 out of infected ones at every specific age kills very few (of older ones) or extremely few (of younger ones) of them -usually weaker/weakest ones. The CDC knew there had to be a very clear correlation between 'Covid-19 Death Risk Ratio' and a number of underlying conditions, but in the DIC group none increase in the average number was visible (/officially 3 conditions) even with limiting the list of conditions in the comparative group to the conservative CCW list, what was possible only when a share of real Covid-19 deaths in the DIC group was very small. If a person has a higher number of CCW-conditions then what matters most to life expectancy is that pure number of conditions; the marginal decline in life expectancy increases with an additional chronic condition, when a number of conditions is low or moderate, but this decline starts with low values -first conditions sum up to a much less effect on life expectancy than the next conditions do. /E.g. normally, still alive ones at age 67 and 75 with a low number (0 - 3) of CCW-conditions would otherwise live, on average, for the next about 22 and 16 years respectively, but with a very high number (14/15 - 30) of conditions they would otherwise live for the next about 5 and 4.5 years only./. The situation is completely different when it comes to deaths due to internal causes that are, in contrast to deaths due to the infection, realization of risks originated in the one's past. "
Bravo Aya. For the cover of this trial, but also for your courage in your work. It is clear that the international support that Hopkins has, has protected him (cristal clear after the comments by the judge at the end, bitter "letztes Wort", defending the system who is doing exactly was Hopkins bravely and eloquently denunce in his statement, and in his work too).
Thank you back! Yes, it was important to get this out. The Hopkins case was a perfect example to shine an international light into the muddy waters of the justice war on political opponents that is going on in Germany since 2020.
If something we have learned about the german judiciary since 2020, is that it is a political branch, used for repression and deterrence to the dissidents in any field the miss-leaders felt and feel as a dangerous awareness for the implementation of their increasingly totalitarian rules. How not to make and show the parallels with dark times here?
I‘m absolutely appalled at the last words of the judge. Unthinkable that she would say such a thing - that she does shows the next time a “thought-crime” could be argued, she would absolutely do it. She did not get Hopkins’ statement at all. Frightening!
I’m new to your work but thanks to the mention by CJ Hopkins in his article, I turned to you for the lowdown.
Great work summarizing the trial and highlighting the most important points! Your story-telling made me feel I was in the courtroom observing the proceeding. Such was the vividness of your recounting. Thank you. 🙏
I’m sorry that your own trial in the same court was considerably less successful than C.J.’s. I hope you ultimately achieve victory with your appeal!
Keep fighting the good fight 🥊 ! Your courage in continuing to report the facts & the stories that matter elicits my upmost respect. Take care, keep strong, & don’t take your eyes off the prize. God bless. ☺️
Thank you so much for your kind words, sister! That felt really good to hear, especially because it tough days with lots of work right now. Very empowering. God bless you, too!
Your welcome! And I look forward to your future articles.
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I too had not heard of Aya. And until a few months ago CJ Hopkins. I found out about his case through Matt Taibbi's and Michael Shellenberger's substacks.
I have subscribed!
I am delighted that independent journalists are covering important topics and I am happy to support their work.
Completely agree!
"Although major international media outlets such as The Atlantic and the NZZ had reported on the case, representatives of public media outlets were not present." --This is a clear signal that public media outlets are no longer representative of the public.
Thanks for this important work aya!
Thank you back my dear! 🙏
Well done Aya! Thank you so much for this extensive piece. It’s wonderful to see independent journalists working together to report on stories that the mainstream media won’t cover. Excellent work!
Thank you very much for your brave and important work.
Incredible article, dear Aya! thank you for covering it in such detail. This is historic! I loved the last sentence too and observation as our reality: "At the end of the hearing, the judge left the courtroom wearing an FFP2 mask."
Yes, indeed! Judicial PYSOP!
Thank you so much for all the details and thorough explanation of what transpired. It is beyond appalling to see what is happening in Germany - yet again. I can only try to imagine how many people were arrested under false pretenses since 2020. Europe saw a much larger amount of massive protests against the COVID mania and mandates than we ever saw in America.
I had been watching closely and also talked to some friends in Germany...who, naturally, were on the critical side of this issue, just like I am. Their reports were shocking.
This is undoubtedly government overreach to shut down dissent. Nothing else, no matter how they try to package it. I remember how people who objected to the lockdowns, the mandates, the official narrative, were treated. Much worse than what we endured here in the USA. How many doctors have lost their licenses in Germany when they stepped outside the COVID box after being required to administer the experimental vaccines? How many were arrested and had their reputations completely ruined? I lost track.
What happened to all mentioned in your article, had little to do with the display of the Hakenkreuz/Swastika but could easily be used as a weapon against you for political reasons. Of course, I have seen the Swastika used in newspaper articles or other media numerous times over the decades. Interesting that those authors or media outlets never seem to have incurred any accusations let alone a law suit.
Yes, Germany (like all Western nations under the yoke of the globalist mob) is very much walking backwards in its approach how to rule over its Volk! I am sorry for what you had to endure because of the corruption in the German government that has taken hold of so many in powerful positions.
The entire West is looking at hard times ahead, because it is the West they want to take down, with America the giant as their primary target. To have all marbles align correctly, America has to fall.
It is very concerning what we have watched in Europe as well in America in regards to totalitarian methods to silence any opposition. Too many still keep their eyes closed to the far reaching consequences of what they are supporting out of partisanship. It is only going to get worse, but we can never stop talking about it.
Wow and thank you Aya and everyone who stands up to tyranny ‼️PRESS ON REGARDLESS 🙌🏼👍🏼👌🏼♥️♥️
Thank you for your important work!
Can you maybe clarify this part?
"I was acquitted due to the "insignificance" of my offence - the public prosecutor's office had previously estimated 30 daily sentences of €100 each. However, my appeal was rejected by the regional court on the grounds that I had been acquitted and that this was a "minor offence" and that I could not take any further action against this judgement. My lawyer has lodged an appeal against this."
It doesn't seem to make sense or something is "lost in translation". You were first acquitted, right? Then you appealed (why if you had been acquitted?) and the appeal was rejected? And then your lawyer appealed again?
I was convicted but set „free of charge“ for the 3000 Euros I originally had to pay because of „minor issue“. Therefore, they pretend I can‘t go against that anymore. Yeah, translation error, gonna correct.
Censoring by government is only going to increase.
The issue at hand is totalitarian control. No government, once allowed additional powers wishes to have those powers taken away. Power to those in government is like a drug, in fact, the most powerful drug to those who wish, and have probably always wished -- to control others.
There's MUCH more of this to come, because the beast is not beaten back easily.
People have already conceded a massive amount of freedom(s) by following the nonsense COVID dictates.
It's going to be one hell of an uphill battle to get those freedoms back. That's if we can get them back.
All of this speaks to what Hopkins is trying to do -- show people what's really going on. I'm sure he didn't expect to become an example of what he's trying to illustrate.
I am one of the about 12-14k people each year that get fined or jailed for the thought crime paragraph used above. It is used exclusively against "right" thought crime. There is no left thought crime in Germany and you can plaster your home in Mao, Lenin, Stalin, Marx paraphernalia as much as you like.
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Huge mistakes have been done during the pandemic. Unfortunately medicals have not been able to write a proof themselves, and it is a bit difficult to understand. ...It can be discovered that with Covid-19 there has been mass and false attributing deaths to Covid-19 (e.g. in the U.S.). ...The whole our method is very difficult but one of elements is easy -the not visibly increased average number of underlying conditions amongst official "Covid-19 deaths" against the number in a big comparative group of alive ones with exactly the same age-structure. It is impossible to choose by an external burdening factor (e.g. the virus) for killing weaker ones only by age, but ignoring weaker ones by a number of chronic conditions; the same it is impossible to choose weaker ones by a number of conditions only and ignoring their age, as the equation ADcs+LEa = timely-LEWIIfmS would not be possible to be fulfilled. It is explained even in the 'Extended Abstract' on Zenodo:
https://zenodo.org/records/8312871
".Even just the average number of chronic conditions confirms the main result, which number must have been strongly increased among alive ones (but not already in a terminal state) and then really killed by the virus against the number in a comparative group of just alive ones with the same age-structure (!), because Covid-19 out of infected ones at every specific age kills very few (of older ones) or extremely few (of younger ones) of them -usually weaker/weakest ones. The CDC knew there had to be a very clear correlation between 'Covid-19 Death Risk Ratio' and a number of underlying conditions, but in the DIC group none increase in the average number was visible (/officially 3 conditions) even with limiting the list of conditions in the comparative group to the conservative CCW list, what was possible only when a share of real Covid-19 deaths in the DIC group was very small. If a person has a higher number of CCW-conditions then what matters most to life expectancy is that pure number of conditions; the marginal decline in life expectancy increases with an additional chronic condition, when a number of conditions is low or moderate, but this decline starts with low values -first conditions sum up to a much less effect on life expectancy than the next conditions do. /E.g. normally, still alive ones at age 67 and 75 with a low number (0 - 3) of CCW-conditions would otherwise live, on average, for the next about 22 and 16 years respectively, but with a very high number (14/15 - 30) of conditions they would otherwise live for the next about 5 and 4.5 years only./. The situation is completely different when it comes to deaths due to internal causes that are, in contrast to deaths due to the infection, realization of risks originated in the one's past. "
"He was a free speech absolutist but..."
No, he wasn't a free speech absolutist then.
Bravo! This is an important victory for sanity.