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Nicaragua and the COVID-19 pandemic
Nicaragua has so far been among the most successful countries in Latin America in protecting its population from the virus while also maintaining normal economic life. More The post Nicaragua and the COVID-19 pandemic appeared first on The Duran.
The tragedy of Hamlet, the tragedy of Bernie (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 514. More The post The tragedy of Hamlet, the tragedy of Bernie (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Giant Developments: Trump Is Taking Over The Deep State And Huge Coronavirus News
Quote: “This scheme essentially merges the Fed and Treasury into one organization. So, meet your new Fed chairman, Donald J. Trump.” – Bloomberg – Something I have been sounding out for some time: the merger or takeover of the FedRes by the Treasury Dept. Next move: the issue of a gold backed Treasury Dollar ie. …
Taliban Will Not Meet The Afghan Government's Team For Peace Talks
In February 2020, the US signed a troop withdrawal agreement with the Taliban [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera] *The Guardian/Reuters:* *Taliban refuses to talk to Afghan government's negotiating team* The militant group’s refusal represents a setback for US-brokered peace talks The Taliban refused to begin talks with the Afghan government’s new negotiating team on Saturday, in a setback to the US-brokered peace process for one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the militants could not talk to the 21-member team named on Thursday as it had not bee... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 29
1946 Iraq-Turkey Friendship Treaty Would cooperate over Tigris and Euphrates security education communication economies 1947 Sayid Salih Jabr became premier 1st Shiite PM of Iraq 1982 Iraq set up new defensive line 6 miles from Maysan border Iran attacked towards Fakkeh breaking through Iraqi lines Broken up by air strikes Lost 100 tanks and forced to retreat Ended Iranian Op Fath Iraq lost 8000 dead 12000 wounded 13000-20000 captured 400 tanks 3 divisions destroyed Iran lost 4,000 dead, 12,000 wounded, 200 tanks and APCs (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The ... more »
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President Trump Delivers Remarks At Naval Station Norfolk Send Off For USNS Comfort Before It Sets Sail To New York
*Daily Mail:* *Trump salutes the US Navy Comfort as the hospital ship begins its journey to New York where Gov. Cuomo says he will welcome it with 'open arms' despite a rift with the president over a state-wide quarantine* * The US Navy Ship Comfort departed for New York on Saturday * Trump called the hospital ship a 'message of hope' for New Yorkers * The ship will provide 1,000 extra beds and 1,200 medical staff to the city * It is expected to dock in Manhattan on Monday * The situation in New York is dramatically escalating the cases jumped by iver 7,000 to 52,318 on Saturday * T... more »
Henry Makow says the Covid 9/11 Planned-emic is Another Live Drill
*"People are Dying in NYC"* *Colleen Smith MD - is a simulation expert* *Colleen Smith, M.D.*. Associate Program Director, Elmhurst *Academic Interests*: Simulation, Medical Education, Wellness. Missing: dr. | Must include: dr. *They rebranded the common flu. Flu claims tens of thousands of lives every year. This is a simulation gone live.* *Henry Makow Reports*: There is no question that this is a simulation gone live, at least In the West. C'mon folks. They're telling you to your face! Pompeo referred to it as "a live exercise." He refused to deny that it was a hoax! They want us... more »
Trump Admin Names Gun Makers, Retailers Essential Businesses Nationwide
AWR HAWKINS 28 Mar 2020 President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security released updated guidelines naming gun manufacturers and retailers as essential on Saturday, which means they are to stay open and operational nationwide during a Chinese coronavirus shutdown. The DHS guidelines list as essential: Workers supporting the manufacturing of safety equipment and uniforms for law enforcement, public safety personnel, and first responders. Workers supporting the operation of firearm or ammunition product manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors, and shooting ranges. The Seco... more »
Biden : A Leader For These Troubled Times (or not)
In an excerpt from “The Biden Plan To Combat Coronavirus” Biden shares how he was an integral part of Barry Obama’s H1N1 response team…. “Biden knows how to mount an effective crisis response and elevate the voices of scientists, public health experts, and first responders. He helped lead the Obama-Biden Administration’s effective response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and the 2014 Ebola epidemic. “ ….Or Maybe He Wasn’t…. Unca’ Joe also had firm convictions on airline travel…. …Or maybe not….. Whatever the case, we can be assured that Slo-Joe was an important cog in the well-oiled machi... more »
Polling is Pointless
Oh noes. According to the latest poll, the Tories are on 54% and Labour are stuck at 26%. 72% are satisfied with Boris Johnson's performance and ditto for the government as a whole. There are a few points that arise from this polling, quite apart from why pollsters are requiring call centres to carry this out for them when workers should be sat at home and stymieing the spread of Covid-19. Firstly, polling electoral intentions are utterly pointless - a point the article above concedes. It isn't just that elections are now postponed, but also the moment we're living in is fleeting ... more »
Viral Open Thread
New gone viral Open Thread for all your comments on the BBC's bias and other relevant matters.
Campaigning In The Midst Of The Pandemic-- How Mike Siegel Is Running For Congress In Central Texas
Progressive challengers-- especially in races against well-heeled incumbents who can write themselves big checks or appeal to corporate SuperPACs-- have two new handicaps: grassroots funds from small donors have largely dried up because of financial uncertainty and grassroots campaign strategies have been upended by pandemic best practices. At Blue America, small dollar donations to candidates are down over 70%-- the worst it's ever been since 2006 when we started. Last week several congressional candidates gave us some perspective about how they're going forward. Today we asked M... more »
Sunshine is the Best Disinfectant
Why are there no Flu Outbreaks in the summertime? UVB kills viruses and allows the body to make Vitamin D. – John Hirko ______________ Sunshine is the Best Disinfectant UVB kills viruses and allows the body to make Vitamin D John Hirko UNDISPUTED FACTS: Exposure to UVB radiation from the sun allows the body to ... Read more Sunshine is the Best Disinfectant The post Sunshine is the Best Disinfectant appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Emergency measure
Opining on the way the government is handling this pandemic is above my paygrade. How do* I *know which experts are the stablest geniuses? We’re seeing a stream of contradictory and confusing advice. For example, I can’t drive a short distance to take my normal daily walk in a virtually deserted open space, despite the fact that it’s impossible to stick to the requisite social distancing if my allotted hour’s exercise must be taken in my immediate vicinity. Andrew Marr was on the case this morning, and it seems that the ‘logic’ for this rule is the possibility of having a driving a... more »
Tweets For Today
Follow live updates: https://t.co/B1r41QEapE and see more video here: https://t.co/IzRuANsQ0h pic.twitter.com/4cZa6yFevx — Reuters (@Reuters) March 29, 2020 #UPDATE Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Sunday that "the new way of life" in the country was likely to be prolonged, as its declared death toll from the #coronavirus rose to 2,640 https://t.co/Z7lS89661b pic.twitter.com/N3ubEB094B — AFP news agency (@AFP) March 29, 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci says there could potentially be between 100,000 to 200,000 deaths related to the coronavirus and millions of cases. “I just do... more »
The Greatest Depression: James Corbett - Globalism's Crowning (Corona) Moment:
* Corona = Crown* Show Us the Money: Bailout Cash Vaccine for Covid Pandemic- History Repeats *An excellent, very excellent, episode from Mr Corbett:* *SHOW NOTES:* *Steven Bikofsky’s WTC7 9/11 Footage* *Event 201 Pandemic Exercise: Segment 3, Finance Discussion* *Let us never tolerate outrageous conspiracy theories about 9/11* *Let us never tolerate outrageous conspiracy theories about coronavirus* *Feb 1 – More than half of China extends shutdown over virus* *Feb 11 – China is struggling to get back to work after the coronavirus lockdown* *Feb 12 – Coronavirus could start to empty... more »
Coronavirus saves lives: Arkansas tornado edition
God works in mysterious ways. A tornado ripped through a mall in Arkansas but because of the self quarantine the place was extremely empty. When confronted with the folks who say that every natural disaster that God doesn't prevent is "proof" there is no God you man mention this to them. The reality of course is that God has told us in Scripture that He only allows evil to draw out greater good. So while God didn't create coronavirus He allowed it and He did so because He knows that in the end it will do more good than evil. Millions of us are being reminded of our own mortality wh... more »
Create a winning plan to market and brand your cannabis business
(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the March issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Branding is a key component to any winning business strategy. Of course, it also might be one of the most difficult strategies to get right – and if implemented the wrong way, branding can prove to be a costly […] Create a winning plan to market and brand your cannabis business is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Rikers Prisoners Strike: ‘Free ‘Em All, Shut Down Prisons’
Journalist Kim Kelly broke the news on March 22 that two dorms at Rikers Island are on strike. Their statement reads: “Two dorms of 45 inmates at Rikers are refusing to leave our dorms for work duties or for meals. We must take these actions in protest of the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and cleaning supplies provided to inmates, the crowded living conditions imposed on us prior to the pandemic and made worse by the daily addition of new inmates from other facilities, some of whom are highly likely to have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus, and the arbitrary disconne... more »
Indian Health Services Is Ill-Prepared For The Coronavirus Crisis
Most Native Americans rely on Indian Health Services (IHS), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for their health-care needs. Since it was established in 1955, IHS has been crucial to Native American health care, yet it continues to suffer from several structural deficits, such as maintaining medical providers, operating from safe facilities, and funding—the agency’s most severe and life-impacting deficit—as it is chronically underfunded by billions of dollars each year. If IHS can barely keep up with broken bones and preventive care, what makes o... more »
The Wall Street Journal’s Pitch For Mass Murder
Not even two weeks into an extraordinary response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the upper echelons of capital are wondering whether saving millions of lives is really worth the damage being done to their investment portfolios. According to reports, the debate among the ruling class is over whether or not to walk back some of the measures taken to slow the spread of the virus -- efforts already considered tardy and inadequate by public health experts -- in order to minimize business losses. Like many elite notions, this idea was first launched in the editorial pages of the Wall ... more »
Trump Faces Backlash Over Idea To Militarize The Canadian Border
Ottawa -- After U.S. President Donald Trump's team floated the idea of placing troops on the Canada-U.S. border, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is in the U.S. and Canada's interests to keep the border unmilitarized. He made the comment after recent discussions between Canada and the U.S., in which Trump’s team was floating the idea of putting U.S. troops within 30 kilometres of the shared border. "Canada and the United States have the longest unmilitarized border in the world, and it is very much in both of our interests for it to remain that way. We have been in discussions ... more »
COVID-19: Are We At War? Will It Change The World?
Like a wartime enemy, the virus is portrayed as a maleficent external threat, an alien force that endangers one’s homeland and personal security. Associating the biological threat with a political adversary, the American president labeled it a “Chinese virus,” while Chinese leaders have insisted that, despite its apparent origin in Wuhan Province, the virus was originally manufactured at the Pentagon’s recently closed biological warfare facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland. This game of blame-the-adversary is absurd, of course, but the wartime analogy nevertheless has some validity. ... more »
Corona Crisis Creates Opportunities For Decarceration Nationwide
Above photo: NY DOC. We are only as safe from an epidemic as our most vulnerable are. At this time communities across the country are aware of the risks of not practicing the five habits that help to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. We have been encouraged to self-quarantine and many have been “locked […]
Economic recovery will be quick so don't panic
While the lives of the elderly are just as valuable from a moral/spiritual perspective of the lives of younger people the reality is that their economic value is very different. If everyone over 75 died this instant other than a sharp drop in the need for nursing home workers the economy would be unaffected. However if say all 30 year olds died the economy would be massively impacted because it's the younger people who are out there actually doing the work that keeps America going. Now of course there are exceptions, such as older folk who run their own businesses, but the general... more »
Why Does Russia Use Disinformation?
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with the Council for Strategic Development and Priority Projects in Moscow on July 5, 2017. Photo credit: Russian government *Editor’s Note: Russian disinformation is extensive and growing, with major efforts in Europe, the United States and other parts of the world. The content of Russia’s campaign is increasingly understood, but the motives behind it are often simplified. CNA’s Kasey Stricklin explains Russia’s efforts, detailing how it fits into Russia’s worldview and broader strategic concerns.* *Daniel Byman* *** While there is m... more »
Within hours of getting $25M the Kennedy Center quits paying its orchestra
For some reason Democrats put all sorts of pork for their supporters into the bill that was supposed to help Americans deal with the economic impacts of the coronavirus. That included $25M for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Yet despite that massive infusion of your hard earned dollars the Center just laid off its entire orchestra and all its librarians. It would be interesting to know if the bosses at the Kennedy aren't being paid either. In typical leftist fashion, the laws only apply to others, it turns out that the Center's actions are in violation of their contra... more »
Rural Isolation a Challenge or Opportunity
With all of us asked to stay at home unless we absolutly HAVE to go out into the larger community internet access has become even more of a nessity rather than just a desired 'service'. I am sure many city folks will be saying 'duh, so what, just get hooked up' but for both those with low income and many rural folks its not that easy. One way such folks could work around such limitations was by going to their local library as the followingclip from this TVO article outlines. “*Research the Kitchener library conducted in 2018 shows that one quarter of its community didn’t have access... more »
“The Science of Stress and How Our Emotions Affect Our Susceptibility to Burnout and Disease”
*“The Science of Stress and How Our Emotions * *Affect Our Susceptibility to Burnout and Disease”* by Maria Popova "I had lived thirty good years before enduring my first food poisoning - odds quite fortunate in the grand scheme of things, but miserably unfortunate in the immediate experience of it. I found myself completely incapacitated to erect the pillars of my daily life - too cognitively foggy to read and write, too physically weak to work out or even meditate. The temporary disability soon elevated the assault on my mind and body to a new height of anguish: an intense experie... more »
UPDATED: Who do YOU know that has actually died of COVID-19? - Take the Survey
*UPDATED: March 29, 2020 *- Survey is now closed and HERE are the results. Thank you for your participation. UPDATED: *Who do YOU know that has actually died of COVID-19?* *FREQUENTLY UPDATED RESULTS * **Using very conservative numbers of relatives, neighbors, friends, co-workers, personal and online acquaintances etc. * *(Level 1: 30 Contacts / Level 2: 25 Contacts) -* *As of March 28 / 11:05 PM* *A - Number of Survey Respondents: 916* *B - Est. of acquaintances (916 x 30): 27,480* *C -Number of Deaths Personally Known: 1* *D -2nd Level Contacts (27,480 x 25): 687,500* *E- Deaths ... more »
Inappropriate invitation
“It is a national scandal, we shouldn’t be in this position” Richard Horton (Lancet) “It is a national scandal, we shouldn’t be in this position”@RichardHorton1 says the UK has “wasted February” when we should have been preparing the NHS for coronavirus #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/mcwgBJWrxI — BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) March 26, 2020 I’m sorry they brought in Richard Horton to harangue the token Tory on last week’s Q.T. I can just about accept the BBC’s justification for inviting Emily Thornberry onto the panel despite the fact that she seems more and more odious with each me... more »
A Message to Educators: Hygiene, Hand Washing, and Cultural Considerations Before, During, and After Health Crises
Like medical and mental health professionals, educators who are ignorant and incompetent relative to culture (especially those other than their own) can and have been harmful by contributing to school-based racialized trauma. ‘Do no harm’ must not be tossed aside like old news and discarded like trash when teaching, counseling, and delivering other health services. Doing so is a disgrace to the education profession and an affront to Black and other culturally different students, families, and communities.
Italian Town Overwhelmed by Chinese Immigrants; Chinese Sweat Shops in Italy; Italian Town Turns Against Chinese Immigrants
“The Italian Town Overwhelmed By Chinese Immigrants” Link: https://youtu.be/tYSmGPI0naw “Investigation of Chinese Sweat Shops Italy” Link: https://youtu.be/PGMXBnlukHY “Ancient Italian Town … Continue reading →
CDC Issues Domestic Travel Advisory for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut – Knocking Itself Out With Stupidity
This is so stupid. It’s going to do nothing at all. Maybe they should give other governors the “full discretion” … Continue reading →
Picture Of The Day
A man walks along the National Mall in Washington, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Solitary scenes in the coronavirus pandemic* (Reuters).
Editor's Note
A lot of readers want to know how I am doing during this "crisis", and what I am actually doing in my chalet deep in the woods and in front of a lake in the Laurentians of Quebec. So here is a brief summary. First things first. I have been sleeping a lot. In normal times I usually need about 7 hours. But not in the past two weeks. I am easily doing 8 or 9 hours, and I need a nap in the middle of the day. Granted the fresh air always knocks me out in the beginning, but I think stress and worry on what is happening to others have made me wanting to sleep more. I am reading a lot of b... more »
Syrian Army issues new order to discharge long-serving soldiers
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The General Command of the Syrian Arab Army and Armed Forces issued on Sunday two administrative orders ending the retention and summons of reserve officers who have completed three or more years of actual reserve service and for the row of retained officers and individuals who have had actual reserve […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US forces handover K-1 military base to Iraqi Army
The international coalition forces, tasked with fighting the Islamic State (IS) militant group, withdrew on Sunday from the K1 military base in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk. “The Iraqi forces took over the K1 base from the international coalition forces in the presence of the representative of the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi forces and other […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Brave Woman Catches On-Duty Cop Who Repeatedly Raped Her By Recording Him in The Act
[image: RECORDED]For six months, an on-duty cop allegedly repeatedly raped his victim until she finally recorded him in the act to get him arrested.
SO I SEE WE'RE GOING TO OBSESS OVER A MEH POLL FOR BIDEN AND COMPLETELY IGNORE AN EXCELLENT ONE
Okay, this is not great news for Joe Biden: Former Vice President Joe Biden has emerged as Democrats’ top choice for the presidential nomination in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, but with only bare majority support within his party and a massive enthusiasm gap in a November matchup against President Donald Trump. Indeed, strong enthusiasm for Biden among his supporters – at just 24% – is the lowest on record for a Democratic presidential candidate in 20 years of ABC/Post polls. More than twice as many of Trump’s supporters are highly enthusiastic about supporting him, 53%. Tw... more »
U.S. begs South Korea for help with virus
South Korea's role on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic has been raised further, as more nations reach out to Seoul for support. Among them, the United States - after a phone call between President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in. Four foreign countries in Latin America, Asia and the Middle East have also asked South Korea to share its know-how in stemming the outbreak within military barracks.
BBC’s Climate Check – March
By Paul Homewood The BBC’s latest monthly climate check, the video that takes a few random weather events and pretends they are caused by global warming, or as the presenter Ben Rich says “your update on the changing climate”. (Click on link): https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/51879358 He starts by claiming the NH winter was […]
Meanwhile in Yemen
The Saudi Arabia and US war on Yemen - illegal, immoral and violating all international norms.
Healthcare lessons from Manitoba’s First Nations… and Cuba
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. In February — before the coronavirus changed everything about everything for everybody — Jerry Daniels, the Grand Chief of the Southern Chiefs’ Organization, which represents 34 First Nations in Manitoba, led a delegation to Havana to meet with Cuban healthcare officials and tour its local […]
Coronavirus: Almost 50 Percent of Critical Cases in Brazil are Under 60 Years of age
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The federal government's campaign describes the fatal cases of the new coronavirus as "rare". According to the latest survey by population age groups, provided by the Ministry of Health, deaths of individuals under 60 represent ten percent of the total in The post Coronavirus: Almost 50 Percent of Critical Cases in Brazil are Under 60 Years of age appeared first on The Rio Times.
Honduras: “The Land of Pandemics”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday the first death caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was reported in Honduras in a hospital in the northern trading metropolis of San Pedro Sula. So far 67 people have tested positive for the virus. Most of those who have been found to be infected live in the capital […] The post Honduras: “The Land of Pandemics” appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Fintech Enables Donations to Health Institutions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Doare, a startup that uses technology to mediate online donations, now allows Internet users to donate any amount, starting at R$10 (US$2), to health institutions in light of the new coronavirus pandemic, which is affecting Brazil and is now demanding additional resources . . . To read the full […] The post Brazilian Fintech Enables Donations to Health Institutions appeared first on The Rio Times.
Episode #320 – ‘The Corona Iron Curtain’ with guests Dilyana Gaytandzhieva and Olsi Jazexhi
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
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From Jenna Orkin Violence erupts in China as people try to leave coronavirus-stricken Hubei province Internet use could be rationed to prioritise health services and online lessonsFederal Reserve to lend additional $1 trillion a day to large banks Russia Halts War Games on NATO Borders to Fight Coronavirus Millions of Americans are about to lose their health insurance in a pandemic Governor: Tokyo on the brink of explosive outbreak Jeff Bezos sold $3.4bn of Amazon stock just before Covid-19 collapse9/11 Families Detail Meeting With Slain Reporter Khashoggi Abbott Launches 5-Minute Viru... more »
Coronaboredom Got You Down? Here Are Six Solutions
*Erin C. Westgate* *Health, World* Here are some creative ways to cope with work from home (WFH) and social distancing. More and more of us are staying home in an attempt to slow down the spreading coronavirus. But being stuck at home can lead to boredom. Boredom is a signal that we’re not meaningfully engaged with the world. It tells us to stop what we’re doing, and do it better – or to do something else. But, as a social psychologist who studies boredom, I know that people don’t always make the best choices when bored. So if you’re stuck at home, dutifully practicing your soc... more »
Yes, Trump's Easter Deadline Works For Tackling Coronavirus
*Kevin Pham* *Security, Americas* [image: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, smiles as he addresses the coronavirus task force daily briefing with Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S., Ma] We'll be able see where we are by then. On March 16, President Donald Trump announced a new initiative, “15 Days to Slow the Spread,” to halt or hinder the rapid spread of COVID-19. Earlier this week, he tweeted the following: “WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF. A... more »
IT-1 Dragon: The Crazy Russian Tank You Never Heard Of
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* And maybe for good reasons. The IT-1 Dragon is an interesting dead end in the history of Soviet tank development. Developed at a time where the capabilities and limitations of anti-tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs) had not yet fully been fleshed out, the IT-1 was a tank designed to use ATGMs as its primary weapon. While relatively unsuccessful in service, the development of the IT-1 is interesting and provides a critical stepping stone into understanding why the Soviets adopted gun-launched ATGMs (GLATGMs) in number in following tanks. The story begi... more »
Wartime Movie Presidents Who Have—or Have Not—What It Takes
*James Jay Carafano* *Culture, Americas* Who would you put in the Oval Office in a crisis? President Donald Trump says he has to be a wartime president to fight the “invisible enemy.” There is something to that. The major difference is that, instead of being guided by a military strategy, U.S. actions have to conform to good public health policy. And that’s exactly the course the administration is following. Of course, that hasn’t kept a chorus of pundits and media outlets from taking—or making—every opportunity to criticize the president. Many seem to revel in cherry-picking fr... more »
Staying Sane Under Coronavirus Lockdown? Thank Silicon Valley
*Chelsea Follett* *Technology, Americas* [image: A school kid socializes with peers online following school closures due the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, March 20, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media on March 25, 2020. Anais Aguerre/via REUTERS] 'Social distancing' feels a lot less lonely. Not long ago, many people decried screen time as an epidemic. But now that humanity finds itself in the midst of an actual disease pandemic, screens are proving to be a boon to the species. Progress in digital technology has perhaps nev... more »
Meet the Viper Strike The First Micro Missile
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * How dangerous is it? As Western militaries shift back into a conventional focus after spending more than a decade fighting insurgencies, they are bringing along some tech developed for counterinsurgency that has applications in a peer or near-peer conflict. One important innovation that is looking to change how air-to-ground support can occur is the development of a new class of “micro precision munitions”: guided rockets, bombs, and missiles that weigh around 20 kg or less. The GBU-44/B Viper Strike was one of the first of this new class of weapon. Bu... more »
How Men and Women at Auschwitz Sought to Survive Differently
*Judy Baumel-Schwartz* *History, Europe* Let's take a closer look. Nearly all the 1.3 million people sent to Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp in occupied Poland, were murdered – either sent to the gas chambers or worked to death. Life expectancy in many of these camps was between six weeks and three months. Over a million of the Auschwitz dead were Jews, and scholars have concluded that more than half of them were women. While male and female slave laborers in Auschwitz faced the same ultimate fate, my research on gender and the Holocaust finds that some of their behaviors and re... more »
Musical Interlude: Simon and Garfunkel, "The Dangling Conversation"
Simon and Garfunkel, "The Dangling Conversation"
The Denial Zombie
Paul Krugman has been writing lately about what he calls "zombie ideas." Climate change denial is a zombie idea. So is pandemic denial. Both are zombie cousins. Both are rooted in disdain for expertise. Krugman writes: When you have a political movement almost entirely built around assertions that any expert can tell you are false, you have to cultivate an attitude of disdain toward expertise, one that spills over into everything. Once you dismiss people who look at evidence on the effects of tax cuts and the effects of greenhouse gas emissions, you’re already primed to dismiss ... more »
Mark of The Beast: Gates Wants Coronavirus Patients Implanted With Quantum-Dot Tattoos
Mark of The Beast: Gates Wants Coronavirus Patients Implanted With Quantum-Dot Tattoos by https://www.trunews.com/ Today on TruNews we detail the coronavirus solution being put forward by billionaire eugenist Bill Gates, to fund the deployment of implanted microchips and vaccines with digital capsules inside every American to track the tested and infected. We also address the …
Twelve Reasons The Glass Is 1% Full
The damage COVID-19 is wreaking—in terms of deaths, sickness, business closures, unemployment, and misery—is incalculable. But this crisis is changing the world in subtle ways that may ultimately improve our lives. So…in the spirit of Winston Churchill, who once implored not to let a good crisis go to waste, here are the positives I’m observing. (1) Resilience – Never again will a sober economic developer argue that local resilience and self-reliance do not matter. Crises like this one remind us that a community with a rich diversity of businesses will survive a disaster better than... more »
Top U.S. General Resists Trump Administration’s Efforts To Provoke War With Iran
A brave U.S. army lieutenant general may be risking his career to resist Trump administration efforts to provoke war with Iran. Robert P. White, who commands American forces in Iraq, last week wrote what the New York Times called a “blunt memo,” in which he opposed a new plan by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and others to attack Iranian-allied militias inside Iraq. Most of the world is concentrating on fighting the coronavirus pandemic. But a small group of powerful men are taking advantage of the huge distraction to try and instigate Iran into a war, apparently hoping against all ... more »
‘Forced Labor’ Stories On China Drive Cold War PR Blitz
A recent surge in stories in the Western press accuse China of implementing an oppressive program of “forced labor” against the country’s Uyghur Muslim ethnic minority. The titanic crime China is accused of has been called “Xinjiang’s new slavery.” This alleged coercive system is said to encompass more than 80,000 laborers and implicate the supply chains of 83 global brands, including Apple, Amazon, Nike, BMW, Gap, Samsung, Sony, and Volkswagen. Featured in Western news outlets from Foreign Policy to the Washington Post to Democracy Now!, the reports rely on a series of questionabl... more »
Can COVID-19 Take Down NATO?
DEFENDER Europe 20 , NATO’s latest anti-Russian war games, began in February and was scheduled to continue into June. The games would have been the largest rehearsal for transferring US troops from the US to Europe since the mid-1990s. However, on March 13, the German army announced that it would not participate and withdrew its troops for fear of spreading the coronavirus. The equipment for the US armored brigades was to be unloaded at ports in Belgium, Holland and Germany or from warehouses in Belgium and Germany. The plan was that 1500 German troops would transport it across Ger... more »
New York Nurses Are Living A Heartbreaking Nightmare
Last Sunday I worked in the Montefiore Medical Center Moses Division Emergency Department and I want to share with you the real-life story—and most certainly not the worst story. To back up... I had some concerning symptoms that started the previous Sunday at about 10 a.m. but escalated severely by Tuesday night. I was “approved” for COVID testing only because I had these symptoms and, perhaps, due to my age. I had the test on Thursday. I was told to call when I arrived, and then wait in my car for someone to call me in. The test was only supposed to take a few minutes. But when I a... more »
Why COVID-19 Will Strain the Safety Net for Homeless Vets to the Breaking Point
While the COVID-19 crisis is unprecedented, the slapdash response underscores how fragile the safety net for America’s homeless really is.
Wars, Epidemics, and Philosophy
The philosophy of the past consists of the unhappy reactions to the post-war and post-epidemic distress that the philosophers have encountered. The Socratic, Platonic, and Aristotelian philosophy can be seen as an outcome of the anti-establishment thinking that was catalyzed by the distress that Ancient Athens was put through after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War. The philosophy of the late middle ages and the early modern period carries the mark of the trauma that Europe went through from the multiple plague epidemics, which, in many regions, decimated more than half the popula... more »
The Black Panther Party For Self Defense: The Original Police The Police
At the height of the civil right era the Black Panthers created a movement that continues to inspire police accountability activists to this day.
Macron WARNS: EU facing “the death of Schengen” (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 513. More The post Macron WARNS: EU facing “the death of Schengen” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Who Takes Care Of the Caretakers? The Next Coronavirus Nightmare
*Christian Weller* *Society, Americas* [image: A respirator system is pictured at the intensive care unit of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germany, March 25, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Axel Heimken/Pool via REUTERS] Who will take care of our elders? *Editor’s note: The elderly and those recovering from surgeries are among the most vulnerable to becoming seriously ill as a result of COVID-19. An army of 3.5 million home care aides are responsible for taking care of them and others who need help, whether in hom... more »
Sunday song
[Verse 1] It was a dark day in Dallas, November '63 A day that will live on in infamy President Kennedy was a-ridin' high Good day to be livin' and a good day to die Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb He said, "Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am?" "Of course we do, we know who you are!" Then they blew off his head while he was still in the car Shot down like a dog in broad daylight Was a matter of timing and the timing was right You got unpaid debts, we've come to collect We're gonna kill you with hatred, without any respect We'll mock you and shock you and we'll put i... more »
Humpback whales spout out slow, but steady recovery
Humpback whales are making a comeback south of the equator. The post Humpback whales spout out slow, but steady recovery appeared first on CFACT.
Bill Gates Tells What to Expect After Covid-19
This 4-minute video excerpt focuses on what Mr. Gates thinks the future will hold following the Covid-19 pandemic, which was underway at the time. Mr. Gates is an oligarch with the money and power to make things happen globally. What he sees for the future has a good chance of coming to pass.
Guardian’s Latest Fake Greenland Meltdown Claims
By Paul Homewood More alarmist Greenland nonsense, courtesy of the Guardian: Last year’s summer was so warm that it helped trigger the loss of 600bn tons of ice from Greenland – enough to raise global sea levels by 2.2mm in just two months, new research has found. The analysis of satellite data has […]
21 million mobile phones disappear from Chinese radar over three months
By: John Hayward, Breitbart, 24 Mar 2020: The opacity of the Chinese Communist government obliges responsible outside observers to look for clues to the truth of the coronavirus epidemic, instead of merely repeating official information without question. The official count from China is 3,277 fatalities from 81,171 infections as of Tuesday, but the Epoch Times noted the […]
What you need to know about the two-person rule
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Scott Morrison's announcement limiting gatherings to two people represents the most drastic social measures employed by the Federal Government. Here's what it means for you.
Row erupts over treatment for coronavirus cruise ship patients as 29 more test positive in Perth
A total of 41 passengers and crew from the Artania cruise ship in Fremantle are confirmed to have coronavirus, with many of them to be treated at Joondalup Health Campus after concerns from doctors and nurses.
Clampdown on foreign investments to prevent international raids on Australian assets
All foreign investments in Australia, regardless of value, will now require approval in a Federal Government move designed to prevent international raids on struggling companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Concerned by Bolsonaro’s Reaction to Covid-19, Military Command Signals Support for Mourão
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Armed Forces High Command has raised a red flag in recent days as a result of President Jair Bolsonaro's highly controversial reactions to the novel coronavirus crisis. This week, representatives of the Air Force, Army and Navy signaled to the hitherto not-so-well-liked vice-president, General Hamilton Mourão, that he could […] The post Concerned by Bolsonaro’s Reaction to Covid-19, Military Command Signals Support for Mourão appeared first on The Rio Times.
Without Targeted Actions, 86% of Favela Residents Face Hunger Due to Coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The coronavirus pandemic has already changed the lives of 97 percent of the 13.6 million people who live in favelas throughout Brazil. The majority -2 in every 3 residents - are concerned about their own health, but also about the impact on income during the crisis period. In fact, seven […] The post Without Targeted Actions, 86% of Favela Residents Face Hunger Due to Coronavirus appeared first on The Rio Times.
Essential Health
By Cathy Jameson I appreciate the recent precautions that have been put in place. As much as I want to venture out, I’m staying put. Thankfully, I’m still able to conduct much of what I need and want to do... more »
Is 5G a Deadly Trigger for the Coronavirus?
(Photo source: Forbes What Is 5G Technology And How Must Businesses Prepare For It?) By James Grundvig - March 26, 2020 The novel coronavirus has spread unevenly around the world, clustered in several hot pockets, while leaving other areas with... more »
Devastating Revelations About the Truth Behind the Destruction of MH17
On 17 July 2014 MH 17, a Malaysian airlines flight en route from Amsterdam in The Netherlands to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia was shot down while in transit over Ukrainian airspace. Although there were no admissions as to culpability and at least initially very little factual data available, it did not stop an immediate blame game being promoted by the Dutch, Ukrainian and Australian governments. The Netherlands (189 citizens on board) and Australia (27 citizens plus some non-citizen residents), were together with the Malaysians (44 citizens) the countries to suffer the greatest losses.
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