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Trump's Most Repulsive Pandemic Utterance
Trump has said a lot of things I find disgusting but the one that really got to me was when he accused pandemic healthcare providers of stealing supplies and selling them "out the back door." He's such a horrible, horrible excuse for a human being. These men and women are risking their lives to do their duty, which is more than anyone can truthfully say about that slob. Some of them have died; Trump, unfortunately, hasn't. Why would he accuse them of such a thing? Obviously because it would be *exactly* what he would do. Healthcare workers are not stealing masks, PPE, ventilator... more »
Another MD weighs in on the Plandemic
Pam Vernon at Another MD weighs in on the Plandemic – Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 minutes ago
RichieFromBoston 389K subscribers Dr tenpenny is another actual MD still practicing medicine in the USA . RFB Image by Parentingupstream from Pixabay Read more
World Marks 100 Days Since The Iranian Downing Of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
General view of the debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran Jan. 8, 2020 is seen in this screen grab obtained from a social media video (REUTERS) *Radio Canada*: *Ottawa vows ‘relentless pursuit of justice’ as world marks 100 days of PS752* Canadian officials are pledging to be “relentless” in their pursuit of justice for the victims and families of downed Flight 752 as they mark 100 days since the crash that killed all 176 people on board, includ... more »
Voices from abroad on reckless defunding of WHO
With the US president defunding the World Health Organization at a time of great need, I think it would be good to highlight the reactions of a few leaders from around the globe and on our shores. The two articles … Continue reading →
Snowiest Winter Ever In Boulder
Here is my rooftop solar panel.
President Trump Unveils Grand Three-Phase 'Reopening Plan' Of The U.S. Economy
Daily Mail: *Donald Trump unveils grand three-phase 'reopening plan' then passes the buck to governors to 'call the shots' - but DOESN'T say how many states are ready to open up, how to decide if YOUR state is safe - and how many tests are going to be done* * The White House released guidelines for reopening the country * Trump spoke about the guidelines at the White House * One benchmark is a sustained drop in cases over two weeks * He didn't specify which states might move toward reopening first * First phase would have schools remain closed * Told governors: 'You are going to cal... more »
Planes are going back in the sky — but who's going on them?
Virgin and Qantas planes are back in the sky and flying a baseline number of routes around Australia — here's who will benefit, even when no-one is travelling.
Council in talks to open Bondi Beach after coronavirus closure
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Waverley Council reveals it is in talks with NSW Police and Health about reopening Bondi Beach, which was closed last month after thousands of people disregarded Sydney's coronavirus shutdown and descended on the famous sands.
Police to question 5,500 passengers in Ruby Princess coronavirus investigation
NSW Police will send questionnaires to thousands of Australian and international passengers from the last two voyages of the cruise ship at the centre of a massive coronavirus outbreak.
'I made the wrong decision': The dark secret that tormented Turnbull after losing the leadership
When Malcolm Turnbull served in the Federal Parliament, he exuded a sense of infallibility that was truly enviable. But he carried a dark secret after he was rolled for the top job in 2009, writes Sabra Lane.
Cairns pathology staffer contracts coronavirus, lab closed for 'deep clean'
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A pathology lab in Far North Queensland is closed for up to 48 hours after a staff member is found to have COVID-19, with other staff now in isolation.
'Let's come together and link arms': Virgin Australia's last-ditch bid to prevent collapse
The airline's chief executive Paul Scurrah calls for "rivalry" to be put aside and for the Federal Government and the community to step in and back Virgin in the national interest.
Brian Dennehy, who played the sheriff who jailed Rambo, dies at 81
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Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work, dies at 81.
China's economy goes backwards for first time on record, decade of US job creation wiped out
China's economy shrinks in the first quarter, while a decade of job creation in the US is wiped out, but the Australian share market rises.
drug trafficking ‘represents the most serious challenge to human security
*This* illegal market, estimated in Kenya at more than €100 million a year, is constantly growing and has serious consequences for the health of Kenyans. Previously absent from the country, hard drugs – especially heroin – are now easy to find and at minimal cost: less than two euros a dose. In Mombasa, the drug-trafficking hub, an estimated 3.5 percent of the population has already tried heroin. Estimates of frequent users range from 2,500 to 5,000. Drug use is becoming a growing public health problem because as well as the harmful effects of drugs, many users contract AIDS ... more »
These Four Aircraft Explain Why Russia's Air Force Is So Powerful
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Europe* Most military equipment in Russian arsenals today is legacy Soviet hardware. Russian bombers are no exception. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *When and if the PAK DA becomes operational, it would put an important arrow in Russia’s quiver—a theoretically very capable stealth bomber. Still, if that can be managed affordably remains to be seen. The relatively low price of oil has severely constrained Russian military spending, and designing a brand-new stealth platform is no easy thing. Most military equipment in Russian arsenals today is legac... more »
Making Your Own Coronavirus Masks? Here's How
*Susan L. Sokolowski, Karen L. LaBat* *Science, * [image: A policeman, wearing a protective mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen as activists protest against an initiative to tighten the nation's abortion rules in front of the Parliament in Warsaw, Poland April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper] It's easier than it looks. The recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation to use cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of COVID-19 has generated numerous how-to articles and videos. As academics who focus on personal protective equipment (PPE)... more »
Boris Johnson Won't Have To Pay A Penny For His Coronavirus Care—And It's Not Because He's Prime Minister
*Luke Reader* *Politics, Europe* [image: Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanks the NHS in a video message on Easter Sunday, in 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, April 12, 2020. Pippa Fowles/No 10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS] Wouldn't that be nice to have in America, too?, While British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recovers from a life-threatening bout of COVID-19 that hospitalized him for a week, including three nights in an intensive care unit, he won’t have to worry about medical bills. He will be able to resume leading his country through the greatest crisis it has fac... more »
How We Classify Diseases Into Epidemics, Pandemics, and Outbreaks
*Hassan Vally* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] What differences are there? The word “epidemic” immediately brings to mind a highly infectious and deadly disease of the kind found in Hollywood films. In Contagion, for instance, a lethal infection with frightening symptoms spreads like wildfire, threatening humanity as we know it. The scary thing is that infectious disease epidemics in real life have the potential to be equally dramatic and deadly. One only has to recall the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, which began in 2013. This epidemic killed around 70% of those infec... more »
Battleship Death Match: How the Battle of the Jutland Changed History
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Presumed to be an official British Government photograph. - http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~cyberheritage/work/inv.jpg. Originally uploaded to en Wikipedia as en:Image:Inv.jpg by en:User:Hammersfan 3 May 2004.This version modified (Lightened and se] It was a huge fight. *Key point: *The Germans sunk more British tonnage, but failed to win control of the North Sea. Arguably, the fight was either a slight Germany victory, a stalemate, or a qualified English victory. In the spring of 1916, as the result of intense internatio... more »
How the Marines Sized an Airfield on Saipan During World War II
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By] A tough job, but the Marines were tougher. *Key point: *The fighting was brutal but the Marines won. Taking that airfield meant getting U.S. bombers closer to the Imperial Japanese homeland. On board one of the transports headed for the island of Saipan in early June 1944, a battalion surgeon gave a group of Marines a lecture on what they could expect when they reached their destination. “In the surf,” he explained, were “barracuda, sea snakes, anemones, razor-sharp coral, polluted waters, poison fish, and giant clams that sh... more »
Democrats vs. Republicans: The Coronavirus Opening Debate Has Begun
*Hunter DeRensis* *economy, * Who has the best approach? How do you balance public health and what is already an economic disaster? With the estimated growth of the coronavirus in the United States beginning to flatten, the Trump administration and Republicans around the country are eager to see social distancing restrictions lifted and the economy reopened. Democrats warn, however, that eliminating quarantine conditions too soon could endanger people’s lives and health. Since February and early March when he downplayed the seriousness of the threat, President Donald Trump’s tr... more »
20 Percent Unemployment Is Here: 22 Million People Have Lost Their Job Thanks to Coronavirus
*Hunter DeRensis* *economy, * The economic consensus is that by the end of April, the U.S. unemployment rate will hover around 20%, the highest in eighty years. The economic destruction wrought by the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow just as the disease does. While over 28,000 Americans have died from the virus, the number of people unemployed in this country has grown to over 22 million people. That reflects the number of people who have filed for unemployment benefits from the government, not the number of people out of work, which is higher. However, since the start of ... more »
How Infectious Is Coronavirus?
*Marta Gaglia, Seema Lakdawala* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] Studying viral loads and the infectious dose will likely be important to make better decisions for health care providers. As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, it has become clear that people need to understand basic facts about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to make informed health care and public policy decisions. Two basic virological concepts have gotten a lot of attention recently – the “infectious dose” and the “viral load” of SARS-CoV-2. As influenza virologists, these are concepts that we of... more »
Coming soon — an Aussie bat epidemic?
How did God’s Own Country miss out on so many interesting terrifying creatures? Seems Australia got them all. PM Morrison … Continue Reading →
Reopening The U.S. Economy
I Starting the biginning of the end during the middle of the beginning? Continue reading →
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 4/16/20"
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates 4/16/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *04/16/2020 - 15:48: *"Trump Tells Governors Some States Can Reopen Before May 1; US Cases Top 650k: Live Updates" *APR 16, 2020 11:43 AM: *"Gov. Cuomo Reports 606 New Deaths In New York, Extends Statewide Stay-At-Home Order 2 Weeks: Live Updates" *APR 16, 2020 7:10 AM: *"EU Apologizes For Tepid Coronavirus Response After Deadliest Day Of Global Outbreak: Live Updates" ○ - *https:/... more »
The spinmeisters, CNN—Jake Tapper
Dr. Fauci exposed CNN's spin on Trump and mitigation. “The first and only time that Dr. [Deborah] Birx and I went in and formally made a recommendation to the president to actually have a, quote, ‘shutdown’ in the sense of not really [a] shutdown, but to really have strong mitigation … the president listened and went to the mitigation. The second time that I went with Dr. Birx into the president and said 15 days are not enough, we need to go 30 days … at that time the president went with the health recommendations and we extended it another 30 days.” If you listen to CNN's spin, y... more »
Big Declassification Begins – Documents from Senate Judiciary Committee – Including Bucket Five Documents and Less Redacted Carter Page FISA…
The Senate Judiciary Committee has just released a bunch of documents, some of which were on the original 2018 congressional request for declassification. The documents are considerably interesting; perhaps even EXPLOSIVE. [Start Digging Here] The documents include more Papadopoulos transcripts … Continue reading →
Protesters rally against stay-at-home orders
ABC News Apr 16, 2020 The demonstrators around the country who have rallied in state capitals called the orders too extreme and a violation of their rights. BREAKING NEWS UPDATES: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Coronav… via Protesters rally against stay-at-home orders – YouTube
Canadian immigration authorities want to deport Muslim doctor who ran “virginity tests” on women in Afghanistan
Apr 15, 2020 Christine Douglass-Williams This is a welcome response, but it’s strange coming from the Canadian government, which has often wielded the “Islamophobia” battering ram. The former Conservative government, to which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has referred as “Islamophobic,” passed the “Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act.” However, following the Trudeau win … Continue reading Canadian immigration authorities want to deport Muslim doctor who ran “virginity tests” on women in Afghanistan →
UK’s new Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion: Muslim rape gang victims should “shut up for the good of diversity”
Apr 15, 2020 Christine Douglass-Williams In 2017, UK Labour MP Naz Shah not only “liked,” but retweeted a tweet saying that girls who were victimized by Muslim rape gangs needed to “shut their mouths for the good of diversity.” Rather than face consequences, she was promoted the following year by former Labour leader Jeremy … Continue reading UK’s new Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion: Muslim rape gang victims should “shut up for the good of diversity” →
This Is More Important Than Recognizing ‘the Mark of the Beast’
Apr 15, 2020 OPINION (Charisma) – I’m hearing questions like these virtually every day from concerned Christians: “Do you think world reaction to the coronavirus is preparing the way for the Antichrist? Will there be a mandatory vaccine that will include a microchip? Could this be the mark of the beast?” To be … Continue reading This Is More Important Than Recognizing ‘the Mark of the Beast’ →
Woman Credits God After Giving Birth in Coma While Fighting Coronavirus: ‘I’m a Miracle Walking’
Apr 15, 2020 (Faithwire) – One woman from Washington state is crediting God and her faith after she gave birth in a coma while fighting an infection with the novel coronavirus. When the 27-year-old Vancouver resident awoke on April 6, her once-pregnant belly was flat and the symptoms of the illness that brought … Continue reading Woman Credits God After Giving Birth in Coma While Fighting Coronavirus: ‘I’m a Miracle Walking’ →
Are we about to see the end of Cash?
Apr 15, 2020 OPINION (ETH) – The following question was just asked by Bloomberg. The bigger question is what does this mean and where is this all leading for the future? We are setting the stage for a cashless society that will buy, sell and trade with some type of system that will … Continue reading Are we about to see the end of Cash? →
Newly discovered coronavirus mutation could threaten vaccine race
Apr 15, 2020 (NYP) – Scientists say they have discovered the first evidence of a “significant” mutation of the coronavirus — raising concerns that strides made toward a vaccine so far could become “futile,” according to a new study. The researchers, who isolated a strain of the virus from a sample collected in … Continue reading Newly discovered coronavirus mutation could threaten vaccine race →
Madonna joins Bill Gates’ fight to fund coronavirus vaccine
Apr 15, 2020 (MSN) – Madonna has joined forces with tech mogul Bill Gates and his wife in seeking a vaccine or a cure for the coronavirus. The pop superstar released a statement on Friday revealing she has teamed up with the philanthropists’ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to “find a drug that … Continue reading Madonna joins Bill Gates’ fight to fund coronavirus vaccine →
Man threatens mass shooting in Florida Publix because ‘not enough people’ are wearing masks
Apr 15, 2020 (ETH) – People are beginning to lose it around the Nation over the hysteria of this coronavirus pandemic. And a story coming out of Florida is yet another example of this. According to a report from the Miami Herald, A man was just arrested after police claim that he threatened … Continue reading Man threatens mass shooting in Florida Publix because ‘not enough people’ are wearing masks →
All Eyes on ME .. The Dawn of Digital Surveillance Has Arrived
Apr 15, 2020 (WSJ) – In South Korea, investigators scan smartphone data to find within 10 minutes people who might have caught the coronavirus from someone they met. Israel has tapped its Shin Bet intelligence unit, usually focused on terrorism, to track down potential coronavirus patients through telecom data. One U.K. police force … Continue reading All Eyes on ME .. The Dawn of Digital Surveillance Has Arrived →
President's Trump's 2017 National Security Strategy Had A Section Dedicated To Pandemics. So What Happened?
U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Milton Hamilton *Thomas Spoehr, RCD:* *Even Expected Pandemics Are Problematic. Still, We Can Learn From Them.* The Trump administration’s 2017 National Security Strategy differed markedly from that of its predecessor. The greatest difference was a shift in focus, now concentrated more heavily on competing with China and Russia. Perhaps the most pronounced change came in the view of China. The Obama administration’s final 2015 National Security Strategy had set the goal of a “rise of a stable, peaceful, and prosperous China.” That goal was deep-sixed in... more »
50 Headlines: Welcome to the “New Normal”
Pam Vernon at Another MD weighs in on the Plandemic – Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Counter Information: By OffGuardian Global Research, April 16, 2020 OffGuardian 14 April 2020 Our erstwhile collaborators at Consent Factory have put together a wonderful collection of all the great work being done by our Beloved Governments to keep us all safe. Always remember that these Measures are for your own good. Doubting The Measures is a possible sign…
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 106 – 2020
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Melting Ice Reveals Lost Viking Mountain Pass
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Innlandet county, Norway [credit: NordNordWest @ Wikipedia] H/T The GWPF The headline is a strong indication that modern climatic conditions have occurred before within the last two millennia at least. Any claims that today’s conditions can’t be natural have to be weighed against such evidence. The retreating mountain glaciers…
How do you value a life? [updated]
How do you value a life? In recent days we've heard Gareth Morgan claim a price on each head of $10,000; that Pharmac have a price of $33,000 every year that head stays upright; that the value of a "Quality of Life Year" is $45,000; and that "the value of a statistical life is $4.5 million." [Check out p. 25] True stories. But what is the value of a "statistical life"? Who apart from the truly ignorant lives one of those? *"The headlines death number implicitly assumes that all lives lost are valued the same. But that is not how society operates. The death of an already ill 85 y... more »
We Are Ruled By Wizards
Bending reality is as simple as bending people’s perception of reality. Throughout history, the mythology of civilizations around the world has been full of tales of men and women who mastered a mysterious, esoteric art which enabled them to use language in a way that […]
These Chinese Blockchain Platforms Are Launching Soon, Here Is Why: Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) is in The Advanced Testing Phase
These Chinese Blockchain Platforms Are Launching Soon, Here Is Why: Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) is in The Advanced Testing Phase by Biser Dimitrov, https://www.forbes.com/ Just a few months since China’s president Xi Jinping announced blockchain as one of the country’s technological priorities and advocated to “seize the opportunity”, there has been a lot of …
Digital Yuan Set for Testing in 4 Chinese Cities
Digital Yuan Set for Testing in 4 Chinese Cities by Albert Kim, https://www.cryptopolitan.com/ Digital Yuan is set to be tested in four Chinese cities. This follows some screenshot leak to social media of the proposed pilot version. The screenshots are linked to the initial version of the wallet application for the Chinese currency. According to Ling Zhan the …
China’s Digital Yuan Reportedly to Test in Four Cities
‘666’ is here! China’s Digital Yuan Reportedly to Test in Four Cities by Marie Huillet, https://cointelegraph.com/ Screenshots of a purported pilot version of a wallet app for China’s forthcoming digital yuan are circulating on social media. Ling Zhang, executive director of M&A, Global Fiat, at cryptocurrency exchange Binance first shared the images on April 14, later retweeted …
Lyrid Meteor Shower 2020: Shooting Stars in Spectacular Display
nemesis maturity In late April, sky-watchers worldwide will get a view of the Lyrid meteor shower, the dusty trail of a comet with a centuries-long orbit around the Sun. The Lyrid meteors streak across the sky between April 16 and April 25. The best day to see Lyrid meteors will be early in the morning …
US Federal Reserve Props Up Zombie Companies that Should Have Collapsed – RT’s Keiser Report
US Federal Reserve Props Up Zombie Companies that Should Have Collapsed – RT’s Keiser Report by https://www.rt.com/ The Covid-19 pandemic has been disrupting US supply chains, with problems emerging in the distribution of food and money. And, while the Fed continues printing money, it cannot print agricultural products or supply chains. – RT’s Keiser Report …
Unemployment is Going to Surge to Extremely High Levels, May Near 15%: Diamond Hill CIO
CNBC Television Bill Zox, chief investment officer of fixed income and portfolio manager at Diamond Hill Capital Management, talks markets and jobless claims data amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Protection measures against the coronavirus continued to tear through the employment ranks, with 5.245 million more Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, the Labor …
Alert 22 Million Unemployed Workers! America Lost All Jobs That Created Since The Great Recession
Epic Economist Throughout the past few weeks, more than 22 million Americans have applied for unemployment insurance, an absolute historic record. Even before the crisis, the number of orders had reached 600,000 in a week, but now, this count easily exceeds millions. According to The Wall Street Journal, a second round of layoffs has started …
Economy On The Brink… Gold & Silver Market Update | Golden Rule Radio
McAlvany Financial This week we review the price movements of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium amid the current market conditions. As the economy sits on the brink, gold continues to climb getting closer to its all time highs. Will additional economic stimulus and radical moves from the Fed have an impact on the volatile equities …
Universal Basic Income or Universal Tragic Outcome? – Mike Maloney
Illuminati: “Make sure you take your ‘Mark of the Beast’ vaccine or No money for you!” – GoldSilver (w/ Mike Maloney) Download Mike’s best-selling book for free here: https://pages.goldsilver.com/freebook Mike Maloney asks an obvious question, one that no one else seems to be addressing…How, exactly, would a universal basic income work economically?An article today quotes …
Gold Filled “Safe Haven” Role During CoronaVirus Crash
Arcadia Economics #Gold Filled “#SafeHaven” Role During #CoronaVirus Crash: James Anderson of Vangold Mining Despite all of the recent #economic chaos during the unfortunate Corona virus crisis, which spilled over to the #financialmarkets, gold actually did serve its role as the safe haven. James Anderson of #VangoldMining was kind enough to join me on the …
TRUNEWS™ — CCP Virus: What Was Dr. Fauci’s Role in NIH Funding of Wuhan Lab Bat Project?
Dr. Fauci revealed his fears of a ‘surprise outbreak’ back in 2017 and warned the upcoming Trump administration would face ‘challenges’ with infectious diseases in a Georgetown speech by LAUREN EDMONDS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * Dr. Anthony Fauci warned of a ‘surprise outbreak’ three years before the COVID-19 pandemic * His speech about ‘Pandemic Prepardness’ …
Gold, Reset, Money Velocity, LIBOR…Q&A with Lynette Zang
ITM TRADING, INC. Some of today’s questions: Jim H: Lynette interviewed Egon and they commented that gold and silver were going to reset in the next six months. What did they mean by the term reset? Paul F: Some people, I believe Greg M included, think that the Fed can forestall hyperinflation if they keep …
Depopulation Tag-Team: Anthony Fauci Joins Bill Gates in Calling for “Digital Certificates” of Coronavirus Immunity
Depopulation Tag-Team: Anthony Fauci Joins Bill Gates in Calling for “Digital Certificates” of Coronavirus Immunity by Ethan Huff, https://www.naturalnews.com/ (Natural News) In lockstep with Mr. Microsoft (Bill Gates) himself, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) head Dr. Anthony Fauci has signaled that Americans will eventually be able to return back to normal after …
Microsoft’s Decadent VR Ad Featuring SATANIC Artist Famed for ‘Spirit-Cooking’ & Pseudo-Cannibalism Fuels Burgeoning Class War
Microsoft’s Decadent VR Ad Featuring SATANIC Artist Famed for ‘Spirit-Cooking’ & Pseudo-Cannibalism Fuels Burgeoning Class War by Helen Buyniski, https://www.rt.com/ A tone-deaf Microsoft ad featuring performance artist Marina Abramovic has been memory-holed after it was pilloried online. Was it her ‘spirit cooking’ notoriety from the Podesta emails or are people just sick of wealth-flaunting? – …
Physical Gold And Silver Continue To Disappear
Physical Gold And Silver Continue To Disappear by Dave Kranzler, https://investmentresearchdynamics.com/ I was watching one of the Fed Governors who made the assertion that “low interest rates would be here for a long time” and I thought to myself this guy must be on drugs because the U.S. has had low interest rates for 12 …
Global Crisis – Messages from Meetings with the Plants
*Dylan Charles* - We're missing something. Something big. What we've created is not working, but we don't see it.
Can #Hydroxychloroquine be Used to Treat Coronavirus? – Medicine Medication Health Healthcare #Coronavirus
https://www.rebellionresearch.com/blog/can-hydroxychloroquine-be-used-to-treat-coronavirus
CBC News Teaching Children How to Shut Down Parents ‘Conspiracy Theories’
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Censorship is the Key Defense for Deception
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On April 15 heavy snowfall blanketed Northern Greece
Parts of northern Greece woke up under a blanket of snow (some called it a blizzard) on Holy Wednesday as a mid-Spring cold front descended upon the country from the north. Social media users posted videos and photos of the heavy snowfall in towns and villages in the Florina and Kastoria regions. Temperatures in most parts ... Read more On April 15 heavy snowfall blanketed Northern Greece The post On April 15 heavy snowfall blanketed Northern Greece appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Record-breaking snowfall in Finland
More than 4 feet of snow! In mid-April. More photos here: https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/news-in-brief/17550-gallery-record-breaking-april-sno wfall-blankets-parts-of-finland.html Thanks to Clay Olson for this link The post Record-breaking snowfall in Finland appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Nick Cheesman talks to Sara Davies about her new book on the politics of disease outbreaks in Southeast Asia
Sara Davies joins us for a coronavirus pandemic special on New Books in Southeast Asian Studies to talk about health security and political sovereignty in Southeast Asia and beyond. The post Nick Cheesman talks to Sara Davies about her new book on the politics of disease outbreaks in Southeast Asia appeared first on New Mandala.
'You're side by side, as close as you can get': Driving instructors told to keep teaching despite coronavirus
Driving instructors have been told to keep giving lessons despite licence tests being cancelled across most of the country, sparking concerns around coronavirus transmission and warnings of a backlog of applicants once the testing ban is lifted.
Want to trap a mouse? Feed it fruit-and-nut chocolate
A way to fix your vermin problem that doesn't involve violence — or a trip to the shops? Liz Keen explores home remedies for ridding your house of mice and pests.
Global economy in 'very deep recession' as decade of US job creation wiped out
A decade of job creation in the United States has been wiped out in just a month because of the coronavirus pandemic.
If we find a vaccine for COVID-19, it will be the first time ever for coronaviruses
For those pinning their hopes on a COVID-19 vaccine to return life to normal, an Australian expert in vaccine development warns the quest poses unique challenges.
Cocaine trafficker Cassie Sainsbury released from Colombian prison
Convicted Australian drug trafficker Cassie Sainsbury has been released from a Colombian prison less than three years into her six-year sentence, her lawyer confirms.
Australia to test sewage for coronavirus as testing net widens
As the Federal Government ramps up its response to the coronavirus pandemic, what we flush down the toilet could soon play a role in tracking and stemming the spread of COVID-19.
Tanisha wasn't about to let coronavirus ruin fundraising plans in honour of her dad
The coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to many Australian fundraising events. But 11-year-old Tanisha, who lost her father to leukaemia, made sure hers wasn't going to be one of them.
Trump's coronavirus strategy gives him little responsibility and a lot of credit
In a week when 2,500 Americans are dying every day from COVID-19, Donald Trump launches his plan for ending the nationwide lockdowns. And he's given it a catchy title with familiar cadence: Opening Up America Again, writes David Lipson.
Baby owls hatch new hope for one of world's rarest species
The Norfolk Island morepork owl was all-but extinct in the 1980s with only one female left. Now their numbers have grown to 50 and, for the first time in almost a decade, a pair of chicks have been located.
Former RSL president avoids jail over fraud conviction
Don Rowe, who was in February convicted of using his RSL credit card for personal expenses, is fined $2,000 but avoids jail.
99yo war veteran raises $30m in 100-lap charity walk, but he's only getting started
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Tom Moore, a 99-year-old British war veteran whose goal was to raise 1,000 pounds for the National Health Service by walking laps of his garden, is stunned by the support he's received and vows "keep on going".
Morrison accuses north-west Tasmanian aged care worker of dishonesty
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The Prime Minister says north-west Tasmania is a classic example of the need for the Federal Government's coronavirus-tracking app, after he accuses a north-west aged care worker of not telling the truth about their movements and contacts.
The show must go on: Cattle competitions go virtual
While the cancellation of agricultural shows across the country has left thousands of cattle exhibitors disappointed, online competitions are filling the void.
China's Navy Ghould Not Be Gloating
China's aircraft carrier Liaoning takes part in a military drill of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. REUTERS *Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner:* *A few reasons why China's navy gloating is badly misplaced* China wants everyone to know that its Liaoning aircraft carrier is deployed at sea and that the U.S. Navy has no ability to operate a carrier strike group in the Asia-Pacific. This reality, the state-run Global Times newspaper crows, "cannot conceal the US Navy's current weak condition." A few clarifications are due. First off, like most statements out of Beijing, thi... more »
On Nietzsche’s View of Redeemer
Solitude is not a flight from reality, rather it’s a flight from the banal ways of looking at reality, and the discovery of a unique perspective on reality. Nietzsche talks about the redeemer, who is filled with love and contempt, who gives up his solitude to redeem humanity. Here’s a line from Nietzsche’s *Genealogy of Morals*: “This man of the future will redeem us, not just from the ideal held up till now, but also from those things which had to arise from it, from the great nausea, the will to nothingness, from nihilism, that stroke of midday and of great decision that makes the ... more »
Wild Free and Happy Sample 37
[Note: This is the thirty-seventh sample from my rough draft of a far from finished new book, *Wild, Free, & Happy*. I don’t plan on reviewing more books for a while. My blog is home to reviews of 203 books, and you are very welcome to explore them. The Search field on the right side will find words in the full contents of all rants and reviews, if you are interested in specific authors, titles, or subjects.] *Potato* Two super foods were domesticated in the New World, potatoes and corn. It’s possible to grow both without draft animals and plows. Both plants produce more ca... more »
"Will It Be An Inflationary Or Deflationary Depression?"
*"Will It Be An Inflationary Or Deflationary Depression?"* by Doug Casey "At some point, the economy is no longer controlled by individual citizens in the marketplace but by government “planners,” who find they have only one of two alternatives: stop “stimulating” and permit a full-scale credit collapse, or continue stimulating until the dollar loses all value and society breaks down. Depending on which they choose, we will have a depression characterized by deflation or by hyperinflation. *Deflationary Depression: *This is the 1929-style depression, where huge amounts of inflatio... more »
What Is The Proof That This Covid-19 Thing Really Is A "Crisis," Or That Economic Suppression Is The Solution?
* We are in the midst of an event that is completely unique in the history of our country, and as far as I can tell, in the history of the world: namely, the intentional suppression by governments (in the U.S., both federal and states) of a very large percentage of economic activity, in an effort to control a dangerous disease. * There are estimates that the U.S. economy could decline by as much as 38% from its recent peak as a consequence of this great economic suppression. In a matter of just a few weeks, tens of millions of people, many of low to moderate income, have been sudden... more »
Roger Baker : METRO | Austin area transportation planning update
Now is a good time to pause and reflect. I-35 in downtown Austin. Photo by Todd Morris / Flickr / Creative Commons. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | April 16, 2020 AUSTIN — The federally-required CAMPO planning process … finish reading Roger Baker : *METRO* | Austin area transportation planning update
"Here Are Some Things You Can Control In An Out-Of-Control World"
*"Here Are Some Things You Can Control In An Out-Of-Control World"* by Daily Luther "It seems like lately, all the news is bad news and every day we’re losing more autonomy over our lives. 2020 has been “interesting” so far, to put it mildly. When the world seems so completely out of control, it’s important to get a handle on the things you can. *• Focus on small circles. *This is advice straight from Selco: "Operate in “small circles” (your family, prepper group, network of friends). Learn useful skills, meet good and interesting people (in prepper terms). That small circle is wha... more »
Tracking down the comets - C/2020 F8 (SWAN), C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) and C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS)
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Although Comet Atlas (C/2019 Y4) continues fading and fragmenting, newly-found comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) has been found to be brightening firmly. Meanwhile, C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS) is holding steady at 8th magnitude and a new Comet Atlas -- C/2019 Y1 -- discovered on...... Read more »
Concerns for the Nearly 400 Rohingya Refugees Rescued off the Coast of Bangladesh
Global Issues News Headlines - 2 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 16 (IPS) - Nearly 400 Rohingya refugees have been rescued in Bangladesh after being at sea for two months. Read the full story, “Concerns for the Nearly 400 Rohingya Refugees Rescued off the Coast of Bangladesh”, on globalissues.org →
White House Releases “Opening Up America Again” Plan – Three Phase Guidance For State Governors…
The White House has revealed the state guidance for a reopening of the American economy [White House Resource Link]. The plan includes three phases of specific guidance as a roadmap for each governor depending on their individual situation. President Trump … Continue reading →
The Daily Brief 2020-04-15
This is a summary of 18 AMN articles on the following subjects: Idlib, Syria, Russia, Turkey, US, Coronavirus, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Haftar, Libya, Cairo, Egypt, Tanf, Tripoli, ISIS, Raqqa. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Middleeast, Iran, North-Africa, World-News Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Virtual ‘caliphate’? ISIS takes advantage of coronavirus crisis to make comeback on social media
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – The Digital Media Center in Iraq revealed an increase in the number of accounts belonging to the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) and their supporters on social media platforms, especially Facebook. The center said in a press release that “this return came during the past months that accompanied the coronavirus pandemic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed Libyan forces destroy Russian-made aircraft: photos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) forces managed to score a direct hit on an airfield at the Tarhuna Airport in northwestern Libya recently. Using an armed drone, the GNA struck a Russian-made Antonov An-32 military transport that was parked at the Tarhuna Airport, new satellite photos revealed. In […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Sanctioned Syria releases first domestically-made ventilator
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Chamber of Industry in Aleppo announced the production of a domestically-made respirator (ventilator) to help combat against the coronavirus (COVID-19). During a press conference at the chamber’s headquarters in Aleppo, which was devoted to announcing the launch of the device under the name ‘Amal’, the head of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Palestinians unveil mural honoring Venezuelan, Cuban figures
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 P.M.) – A new photo released this week showed Palestinian activists unveiling a mural in honor the Venezuelan “spirit of resistance”. The mural was painted 10 meters wide and 3 meters high near the city of Dora, in the southern part of the West Bank region. The mural was created in honor […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Water-sharing review by Murray-Darling's top cop won't change allocations, but calls for better water literacy
The review was an olive branch extended to thousands of angry irrigators last year, but it hasn't uncovered any new water for them.
Victoria records just one new coronavirus case as Premier says strategy is working
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Victoria conducts 2,700 coronavirus tests yesterday but records just one positive case, which is proof the tough social-distancing measures are working, Premier Daniel Andrews says.
Tamil girl 'not afforded procedural fairness' in asylum bid, court rules
A two-year-old girl born in Australia to Tamil asylum-seeker parents was "not afforded procedural fairness" in her asylum bid, and the formerly Biloela-based family cannot be immediately deported, the Federal Court decides.
CEOs are celebrated for taking a pay cut — but they might make things worse
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Voluntary CEO pay cuts have been presented as beneficial during coronavirus but research shows these actions may not be benevolent and may sometimes make matters worse, argue Mariano (Pitosh) Heyden and Mathew Hayward.
Morrison accuses north-west Tasmanian aged care worker of dishonesty
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The Prime Minister says north-west Tasmania is a classic example of the need for the Federal Government's coronavirus-tracking app, after he accuses a north-west aged care worker of not telling the truth about their movements and contacts.
Coronavirus face masks deemed safe hours after being withdrawn from SA hospitals
About 600,000 face masks withdrawn from South Australian hospitals because of concerns they do not adequately protect against coronavirus are now declared safe for use.
Australia does not have a food security problem: government report
Plenty of healthy, safe food to go round in time of COVID-19, as government analysts confirm Australia as one of most food secure nations in the world.
Western Bulldog Lachie Hunter allegedly caught drink driving
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The football club says it's investigating after its vice-captain allegedly crashed into parked cars while driving drunk in Melbourne's south overnight.
Dramatic footage emerges of fatal plane crash in Russia
Just In - 3 hours ago
The harrowing CCTV vision shows the plane engulfed in flames sliding sideways and coming to a halt, before passengers make their escape on inflatable slides.
Coronavirus infections in NSW rise, cases at Western Sydney nursing home double
Health authorities confirm a seven-week-old boy is among 29 new coronavirus infections in NSW, while the cluster of cases at a Western Sydney aged-care home doubles.
Man charged with murder after woman's body found inside house
Police arrest and charge a man with the murder of a 35-year-old woman who was found dead in a house in Adelaide's southern suburbs yesterday afternoon.
Even Banksy is working from home during the coronavirus crisis
Just In - 3 hours ago
The elusive street artist follows official advice to stay at home during the coronavirus crisis by creating a new artwork in his bathroom that shows his trademark stencilled rats running amok around the sink and toilet.
Challenge yourself with this week's non-corona news quiz
Just In - 3 hours ago
We've written an entire weekly news quiz without using the word "coronavirus" (starting now). See how well you've been paying attention.
Blessed are the cheesemakers turning wild goats' cheese into restaurant gold
Sometimes maligned as a destructive feral pest, the lowly goat is enjoying a surge in popularity among farmers, producers, restaurateurs and foodies.
US states told they can start reopening after a fortnight of COVID-19 reduction
Just In - 3 hours ago
As Donald Trump outlines how the US economy will reopen after the coronavirus crisis, he concedes states will make their own decisions on easing social-distancing guidelines.
As the Government plots a coronavirus exit strategy, clues emerge about who will pay for it
Australia continued to make strong progress containing COVID-19 but unwinding restrictions and steadying the economy mean this exit won't be quick, writes Michelle Grattan.
After the Christchurch quake, students missed a whole term. Their results are a good lesson for Australia
Worried about how your child is going to cope learning from home? Look at what happened in countries where natural disasters stopped schooling for weeks.
Coronavirus update: UK extends lockdown at 'dangerous stage', man who filmed ET dies
Just In - 3 hours ago
Donald Trump announces his Opening Up America Again plan, the UK extends its lockdown for at least three more weeks, and the man who filmed ET dies.
Trump, Aides Float ‘Chinese Lab’ Theory on Origins of Coronavirus
President Donald Trump and some of his officials are flirting with an outlier theory that the new coronavirus was set loose on the world by a Chinese lab that let it escape.
Is WWE’s Vince McMahon Advising Trump on the Economy?
The White House published a list of business leaders said to advise the president on reopening the U.S. economy. Apparently, one name stood out.
Facebook to Warn Users Who ‘Liked’ Coronavirus Hoaxes
Facebook will let you know if you shared or interacted with dangerous coronavirus misinformation on the site, the latest in a string of aggressive efforts the social media giant is taking to contain an outbreak of viral falsehoods.
Did These Pencils Accidentally Promote Doing Drugs?
Some mistakes are harder to erase.
Trump Gives Governors 3-Phase Plan to Reopen Economy
President Donald Trump gave governors a road map for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out "a phased and deliberate approach" to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases.
Was March 2020 the First March Since 2002 Without a U.S. School Shooting?
The definition of a "school shooting" varies depending on whom you ask.
Is This ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Meme Mocking Real Ohio Protesters?
A viral photograph from a protest against stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic was likened to the zombie movie "Shaun of the Dead."
Did Trump Praise China for Its ‘Transparency’ on COVID-19?
The president's opinion of China's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has changed over time.
Daily COVID-19 update: as of last night, Northwood nursing home had 59 cases
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Thirty more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the total to 579. Eleven people are currently hospitalized, four of them in ICUs; 176 people have fully recovered. Three have died. During Thursday’s provincial update, Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical […]
Graphed: COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, April 16, 2020 — a glimmer of hope
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Thirty more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the total to 579. Eleven people are currently hospitalized, four of whom are in ICUs; 176 people have fully recovered. Three people have died. There’s a bit of good news today. Because of […]
U.N. Issues Warning That The Covid-19 Caused Economic Downturn Could Kill Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children in 2020
Egyptian clown Ahmed Naser, performs to entertain and help children to put on face masks as a preventive measure amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Darb Al-Ban district at Islamic Cairo, Egypt April 13, 2020. Picture taken April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo *Reuters:* *U.N. warns economic downturn could kill hundreds of thousands of children in 2020* UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of children could die this year due to the global economic downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and tens of millions m... more »
opioid pandemic outdoes cov-19 pandemic
3-26-20 One kilogram of fentanyl bought in China for $3,000 to $5,000 can generate over $1.5 million, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Fentanyl is also at least 30 times more potent, which can make it hard for users to return to heroin after getting used to the punch of synthetics. “What happens after fentanyl is heroin doesn’t work anymore,” said Jaan Vaart, who used to use drugs and now runs a mobile outreach bus for Convictus, a harm reduction center in Tallinn. “Nobody wants to spend their money on water. Heroin was like injecting water after that.”… “Thi... more »
COVID-19 Marshall Plan: Plunging UK Into Debt on a False Pretext
*Andrew Mather* | Will government and the bankers get their COVID-inspired coup d'etat in time before the native become too restless?
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s NIAID Gave $3.7 Million to Scientists at the Chinese Wuhan Lab at Center of Coronavirus Outbreak
The Daily Mail reported that it has uncovered documents showing that Dr. Anthony Fauci’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) gave $3.7 million to scientists at the Wuhan Lab at the center of coronavirus leak scrutiny. According to the British paper, “the federal grant funded experiments on bats from the caves where the virus is believed to have originated.” Following the 2002-2003 SARS coronavirus outbreak, NIH funded a collaboration by Chinese scientists, US military virologists from the bioweapons lab at Fort Detrick and National Institutes of Health (NIH)... more »
Facebook to Warn Users about “Fake” COVID19 Cures – Only W.H.O. Approved “Cures” Allowed
Facebook's war against what they consider "fake news" is suddenly taking on a new level of effort on their part. Besides using their own "fact checking" services to censor information they don't like, they are now taking the unprecedented action of actually notifying users who have previously "liked, reacted to or commented on" coronavirus cures that they consider "dangerous and false information." How does Facebook determine what are "bogus cures"? NPR reports: "In the coming weeks, Facebook users who liked, reacted to or commented on potentially harmful debunked content will see ... more »
Maine Voters Are Starting To See Clearly The Republicans Are Their Enemy-- When Will They Realize Most Democratic Politicians Are Too?
*Snake-Oil by Chip Proser* Like voters in every other state, Mainers trust their governor more than Señor Trumpanzee to respond to the pandemic. A fairly lame, tepid middle-of-the-road Democrat, Janet Mills, who was late on taking the necessary precautions-- but much better than Trump, of course-- saw a nice bump in her job approval ratings. Before the pandemic her approval was 47%. Now it's 60%-- a nice rise for someone who's just better than Trump and not much more. The pandemic is now the #1 issue in Maine, as it is in most states. The *Bangor Daily News* reported that "Responde... more »
Bombard: Meet the Huge Cannon the Ottomans Used to Crush Constantinople
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Gaius Cornelius - User:Gaius Cornelius, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=737015] Sad day. *Key point: *These bombards were huge and caused massive damage. Only such cannons could breach Constantinople's defenses. In the 15th century the great powers of medieval Europe paid talented gunsmiths to build massive bombards to batter walls and shorten the length of sieges. The introduction of bombards meant that artillery replaced mining as the surest way to breach a stronghold. Bombards were massive g... more »
Apple's New “Battery Health Management" for MacBook, Explained
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * According to Apple, “Battery health management” will have the ability to comprehensively monitor a MacBook’s historical charging patterns and heat level of a battery. Then it will make the necessary subtle changes to improve the way your laptop charges. The ultimate objective is to slow the rate of chemical aging in a battery, which will naturally expand its useful lifespan. Although it has gotten better over the last few years, plenty of users still want better battery life on their MacBooks. Apple is tackling this issue by introducing a new fe... more »
Why Edward Henry “Butch” O’Hare Is the Real Top Gun
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: By Photographer Second Class H.S. Fawcett, U.S. Navy - U.S. Navy photo 80-G-10613, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5130746] The real deal. *Key point: *O'Hare airport was named after this hero. This is is legendary story. Edward Henry “Butch” O’Hare rocketed to fame in February 1942 by singlehandedly taking on eight Japanese torpedo bombers bent on destroying the aircraft carrier USS Lexington and shooting down several of them. For this deed, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decorated him with th... more »
Just Terrible: Why the Navy Hated Its Mark 14 Torpedo
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/museums/nmusn/Exhibits/ArtfactsOnline/WWIIPacific/NMUSN_WWII_Pacific_Mark%2014_Torpedo.jpg] It was a total dud. *Key point: *These torpedos were supposed to be cutting-edge. However, they actually didn't work and were useless in battle. Lieutenant Dan Daspit, captain of the U.S. submarine Tinosa could not believe his luck. Framed neatly in the periscope eyepiece was a sitting duck. The 19,250-ton Japanese tanker Tonan Maru No. 3 was all alone, dead in the water. Tinosa was on her secon... more »
Meet the USS Wolverine: America's World War II Training Aircraft Carrier
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: By US Navy - US Navy and Marine Corps museum collection, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3214626] Practice makes perfect. *Key point: *The Navy bought two ships and converted them into flattops. They helped train American pilots and the country went to war. In August 1942, the U.S. Navy acquired the 1913 USS Seeandbee (using the initials of its parent company, the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company), the world’s largest side-wheel passenger steamer, and began converting it into a training car... more »
Surprise: How the Marines Were Caught off Guard at the Chosin Reservoir
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Cpl. McDonald - dodmedia.osd.mil, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3708915] A horrible battle. *Key point: *China secretly entered the war, launching a surprise attack that would drive the UN forces back. Here's how the PLA turned the Korean War from a victory into a stalemate. The 1st Marine Division was on the move toward the Yalu River. With any luck, if the weather cooperated, the United Nations police action in Korea would be over in weeks. The 5th Marine Regiment (5th Marines), most of the 7... more »
Rep. Ro Khanna: Confront China on Coronavirus By Funding the World Health Organization
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] “Obviously, China has not been transparent about the coronavirus," Khanna said. "Those are just the facts.” The United States should use funding to prevent China from taking over international bodies like the World Health Organization, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) told his constituents on Thursday. President Donald Trump cut off U.S. funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, as Republican allies accuse the organization of functioning as “a propaganda arm of the China Communist Party” amid the coronavirus pande... more »
No Heavy Bombers, No Victory: How Nazi Germany Lost the War
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-401-0244-27 / Göricke / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5412178] It would prove to be a major error. *Key point:* The bombers that Berlin did had weren't enough to defeat Britain or Soviet Russia. Yet the Allies did have heavy bombers and they used them ruthlessly. An armada of German Heinkel He-111 bombers droned through the Ukrainian night sky on September 21, 1944, en route to Poltava Airfield in the Ukraine for a mission against American bombers parke... more »
Why Aircraft Carriers Are the Reason No One Remembers America's "Seaplane Striking Force"
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: By Unknown author - San Diego Air and Space Museum, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3830497] Why did we think this would turn out differently? *Key point: *These funky-looking planes were supposed to render carriers obsolete. However, it was the ill-concieved Seaplane Striking Force that would be sent to the dustbin of history. The first few years after World War II were challenging ones for the U.S. Navy. Massive demobilization of personnel and rapid scrapping or retirement of ships created int... more »
As of Late March, Weekly Mortality Data Has Yet to Show a Surge
[image: undefined] Information on total deaths through March 28 shows no indication of a general surge in deaths in the United States. It's quite possible we'll see April's total mortality begin to show levels well above normal, but the weekly data we have so far show no indication of this. We now have data up through week 13 (the week ending March 28) for this year, as can be found here. As of April 15, the week 13 data is not yet quite complete, although the CDC lists that data as 93 percent complete. [image: undefined] *(bigger)* The missing data may yet slightly push up these t... more »
Whatever You Do, Don’t Ask the Military to Help
[image: undefined] Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis and mass hysteria, there’s been a peculiar pattern, you will notice if you haven’t already, of certain, new non-interventionist talking points picking up steam. The general premise of these arguments goes something like this: we are unprepared for this crisis because we’ve been spending all this money on war and imperialism. It should be spent on a proper government response to this wildfire-like spreading disease. The military should be here helping us combat this pandemic. While there is much to be said for this thes... more »
Public Pensions and the Pandemic
Earlier today, I watched a panel discussion moderated by Mark Wiseman on public pensions and the pandemic: The effects of COVID-19 are being felt across every aspect of our economy and lives. What are the leaders of Canada's public pension funds doing to ensure that our retirement savings are safe in these unprecedented times? Join Canadian Club Toronto on Thursday April 16th for a virtual discussion with our expert panel of pensions fund leaders featuring Blake Hutcheson (OMERS), Jane Rowe (Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan), and Kevin Uebelein (Alberta Investment Management Corp.)... more »
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hit by deadly flash floods and landslides, Pakistan
The Watchers » Latest articles - 4 hours ago
Heavy rains hit the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan on April 15, 2020, resulting in flash floods and landslides in which at least 8 people lost their lives. The fatalities were reported in provincial Peshawar Lower Dir and the Mohmad tribal district. In...... Read more »
Flu Misinformation and Coronavirus Fears: My Letter to Dr. Sanjay Gupta
By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Children’s Health Defense Dear Sanjay, Last week, your CNN producer, Matthew Reynard, notified me that CNN is featuring me in a documentary about “vaccine misinformation”. As usual, Mr. Reynard did not point out a single factual assertion by me that was incorrect (I carefully source all of my statements […] The post Flu Misinformation and Coronavirus Fears: My Letter to Dr. Sanjay Gupta appeared first on Health Nut News.
Gates and Company’s COVID-19 Vaccine Boosterism Ignores Significant SARS Coronavirus Vaccine Risks Known for Over a Decade
By the Children’s Health Defense Team Just as COVID-19 (reportedly caused by the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2) has dominated the news cycle in 2020, so, too, the focus on an eventual coronavirus vaccine has crowded out needed attention to a wider range of prevention and treatment strategies. Self-appointed pandemic guru Bill Gates—through a complex tangle of […] The post Gates and Company’s COVID-19 Vaccine Boosterism Ignores Significant SARS Coronavirus Vaccine Risks Known for Over a Decade appeared first on Health Nut News.
China Quietly Keeping Wuhan Residents Quarantined
STR/AFP via Getty Images John Hayward 15 Apr 2020 A report at the Epoch Times on Tuesday said that despite the much-ballyhooed grand reopening of Wuhan, the city at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic, and the confident proclamations of Chinese officials that the virus has been all but exterminated, quarantines are being quietly … Continue reading China Quietly Keeping Wuhan Residents Quarantined →
Zombie-nomics: Are you ready for the Universal Basic COLLAPSE?
04/15/2020 Mike Adams News broke today that President Trump is considering paying oil drillers to not drill for oil. It only seems fitting, given that the federal government will spend the next several months paying workers to not work. The mainstream news media in America, of course, gets paid to not report the … Continue reading Zombie-nomics: Are you ready for the Universal Basic COLLAPSE? →
Prepare Yourself For The One World ‘Together At Home’ Hollywood Freak Show Brought To You By Global Citizen And The World Health Organization
Regular readers of Now The End Begins are already well aware of the Global Citizen people, they came on our end times radar last year. You will recall we told that Global Citizen is controlling billions of dollars to promote a One World Agenda and last year are used Hollywood satanists like John Legend as … Continue reading Prepare Yourself For The One World ‘Together At Home’ Hollywood Freak Show Brought To You By Global Citizen And The World Health Organization →
MedMen creditor seeks to seize cannabis firm’s former execs’ homes
A MedMen Enterprises creditor is claiming in a civil lawsuit that three men with ties to the California-based marijuana company – including former CEO Adam Bierman and ex-President Andrew Modlin – owe the deeds to their personal homes as part of an investment guaranty from late 2019. Alaska-based Milestone Investments filed the suit against MedMen […] MedMen creditor seeks to seize cannabis firm’s former execs’ homes is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Report: U.S., Canadian Taxpayers Subsidize Wuhan Lab Suspected in Viral Outbreak
[image: report-u-s-canadian-taxpayers-subsidize-wuhan-lab-suspected-in-viral-outbreak] American taxpayers might have subsidized the outbreak of the Chinese virus pandemic with research grants to the lab that officials think loosed the deadly pathogen upon the world.
Joe Biden thinks Americans who don't support him are racists
During a video fundraiser Biden was asked if he was going to reach out to Trump's base; hard working Americans. In his response Biden said the following: *“There are people who support the president because they like the fact that he is engaged in political division,” Biden told the donors. “They really support the notion that, you know, all Mexicans are rapists and all Muslims are bad and … dividing this nation based on ethnicity, race.”* This is revealing just like Hillary saying that a large fraction of Trump supporters were deplorables. Democrat politicians are elitists who loo... more »
China Expects No Large-Scale Exodus Of Foreign Capital Due To The Covid-19 Pandemic
*The Star/Xinhua:* *China expects no large-scale foreign investment withdrawal amid Covid-19 outbreak * BEIJING (Xinhua): China has not seen and will not see large-scale withdrawal of foreign investment despite the coronavirus impact on foreign businesses in China, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday (April 16). Foreign firms are still bullish on China, and their confidence and determination in long-term business development in China have not changed, said MOC spokesperson Gao Feng. No country can arbitrarily change the global supply chains, said Gao, adding that current... more »
Is Peaceful Assembly a Right?
Moments in History We are approaching April 19. It’s an important date in history because it brings to our recollection the events of 1775 when the British Monarch sent troops to disarm his subjects at Concord, Massachusetts. The patriots who would not get off the Lexington Green were shot and or bayonetted. The British fired, […] The post Is Peaceful Assembly a Right? appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Perspectives on the Pandemic | Dr. David L. Katz | Episode 3
* Link* *"David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM is a preventive medicine specialist and globally recognized authority on lifestyle medicine. He is the founder and former director of Yale University?s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (1998-2019); Past President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine; President and Founder of the non-profit True Health Initiative; and Founder and CEO of Diet ID, Inc. Katz is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine; the American College of Physicians; the American College of Lifestyle Medicine; and Morse College, Yal... more »
China Imposes Export Restrictions On Medical Supply Shipments To U.S..
Employees work on a production line manufacturing face masks at a factory, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China February 15, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS/File Photo *Forbes*: *China’s Export Restrictions Reportedly Delaying Medical Supply Shipments To U.S.* New restrictions on China’s exports that were designed for quality control are instead delaying medical supply shipments to the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, as the U.S. fights to control the world’s largest coronavirus outbreak and healthcare... more »
Athletic Programs Await the Fallout from Coronavirus-Related Cancellations
With revenue from the NCAA Division I Tournaments a vital part of funding for many institutions, it’s still undetermined on what the impact of cancellation will be.
UCLA Law Professor Wonders on Twitter if One of His Chinese Students Brought Back Coronavirus
Stephen Bainbridge, a University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law professor, wondered last week on Twitter whether one of his Chinese students brought back the coronavirus from China, reported Law 360 and Above The Law. After a strongly worded letter of condemnation from the school’s students, for racism and xenophobia, Bainbridge apologized publicly […]
Dartmouth Dean Warns Students of Disciplinary Action if They Don’t Socially Distance
After receiving several complaints about Dartmouth College students gathering in contravention of coronavirus social distancing guidelines, the school’s dean this week sent a letter to undergraduates warning them of strict disciplinary action, including suspension, if they violate the institution’s handbook rules, reported CBS Boston. The handbook says students must follow local, state and federal law, […]
Harris-Stowe State University Names Dr. Corey S. Bradford Sr. New President
Harris-Stowe State University on Thursday named Dr. Corey S. Bradford Sr. its president. Bradford Sr., a native of St. Louis, Missouri, is currently senior vice president for business affairs at Prairie View A&M University. He will begin his new position at St. Louis-based Harris-Stowe on May 1, according to a university statement. “The Board is […]
The New School President Makes $100,000 Pledge to Student Emergency Assistance Program
On his first day as president of The New School in New York City, Dr. Dwight A. McBride made a personal pledge of $100,000 to the university’s Student Emergency Assistance Program. The program provides short-term financial support to students with specific, urgent needs. Right now, the program is focusing on needs arising from the COVID-19 […]
U of Illinois Creates $36 Million Financial Aid Fund With Federal, Other Monies
The University of Illinois said on Thursday it has created a $36 million financial aid fund for students in need, with federal money from the coronavirus stimulus package, institutional funding and private fundraising. The funds will help undergraduate and graduate students cover tuition, housing and other costs at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has […]
Meharry Medical College Hopes to Test COVID-19 Anti-Viral in Two Weeks
A scientist at Meharry Medical College, a historically Black institution, said he is two weeks away from testing an anti-virus that could potentially prevent COVID-19, the easily transmittable respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, which has taken 26,708 lives in the U.S. as of Thursday, reported NBC News. With much of those cases disproportionately affecting […]
CFIA expands semi-soft cheese recall over Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
A food recall warning issued on April 5 has been updated to include additional distribution information. This additional information was identified during a recent Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation. Fromagerie Blackburn is recalling Fromagerie Blackburn brand Le Mont-Jacob semi-soft cheese from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not... Continue Reading
Gotham City Digest
(I forgot why I'm here.) ------------------------------ "However, Congress did not exempt the CARES Act stimulus checks from private debt collection and Bank of America, Citibank, and U.S. Bank have not ruled out using payments to offset outstanding debts, it's been reported." Thank you, Congress, for completely missing out on the whole point of these one time stimulus checks. ------------------------------ The DCCC will support AOC? Yeah, right. I'll believe it when I see it. ------------------------------ Democrat bundlers for Biden are too busy staying alive to ra... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot PM 4/16/20"
*PM 4/16/20* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ *"22 Million Jobless Claims In 1 Month: Last 4 Weeks * *Erase All Jobs Created Since The Great Recession"* ○ *Must Watch!* Gregory Mannarino, PM 4/16/20: *"**Alert! On This One Thing We All Must * *Support President Trump. Critical Updates**"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cn... more »
Official guidelines for the Covid19 pandemic
Here are the official Coronavirus guidelines: 1. Basically, you can't leave the house for any reason, but if you have to, then you can. 2. Masks are useless, but maybe you have to wear one, it can save you, it is useless, but maybe it is mandatory as well. 3. Stores are closed, except those that are open. 4. You should not go to hospitals unless you have to go there. The same applies to doctors, you should only go there in case of emergency, provided you are not too sick. 5. This virus is deadly but still not too scary, except that sometimes it actually leads to a global disaste... more »
Did Pelosi Delete a Tweet That Showed Her Promoting Chinatown Tourism?
A snarky tweet about the U.S. House Speaker from the president took aim at her February 2020 visit to San Francisco.
Recreational marijuana won’t make Missouri ballot this year
Voters in Missouri won’t have an opportunity to legalize recreational cannabis in 2020. Missourians for a New Approach, the campaign working to gather signatures to put an adult-use cannabis initiative on the ballot, is suspending its efforts, the Springfield News-Leader reported. In announcing the campaign is over, the group cited difficulties related to the state’s shelter-in-place orders […] Recreational marijuana won’t make Missouri ballot this year is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Ruling backs MA gov’s closure of adult-use cannabis stores – but offers options
A Massachusetts judge has ruled that Gov. Charlie Baker was within his authority to shutter recreational cannabis stores during the current coronavirus crisis, disappointing an industry that is losing nearly $2 million a day because of the closures. But industry officials pledge to continue discussions with Baker’s administration about reopening the stores and noted the judge’s […] Ruling backs MA gov’s closure of adult-use cannabis stores – but offers options is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Joe Went off the Teleprompter Again......
Joe Biden appeared this morning with his wife on MSNBC’s Squinty & Meat Puppet in the Morning, famous for questioning Trump’s mental health. Meanwhile, they are hosting this word salad without even a question of Biden’s inability to function. He attempts to share an anecdote that turns into something so foreign that you’d think he’s speaking a different language. The stuttering, the losing his train of thought, the slurring of his words, and the inability to make any sense are all readily apparent. Jill Biden just sits there, obviously realizing how badly he’s doing. A very moving ... more »
SOME SIMPLE MATH
We've heard right-wingers say many times that the current projections for covid-19 deaths in the U.S. make the disease seem no more lethal than the seasonal flu in a bad year. In 2018-2019, for instance, the flu killed more than 60,000 Americans. Let me just remind you that the typical flu season is six months long. Covid-19 has now killed 34,475 Americans, according to Worldometer. That's as of today -- April 16 -- and it doesn't include today's death toll from every state. Now recall that the first covid-19 death in this country was on February 29. A flu season that kills 60,0... more »
Coming soon – the Oz-bat Epidemic
Short Post Climate Sceptics Blog *17 April 2020* *Coming soon – the Oz-bat Epidemic* PM Morrison warns of health risks from China’s wet markets. He should also check Wuhan virus labs. And cull fruit bats in Australia. Many Australian towns and parks are infected by millions of messy, noisy fruit bats that can carry three viruses dangerous to animals and humans – Hendra-virus (flu etc), Lyssa-virus (like rabies) and Nipah-virus (encephalitis). These bats wear Green “Protected Species” badges, but unprotected humans are exposed to their noise, smell, droppings, virus dangers and da... more »
"Three Things..."
“To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special.” - Jim Valvano Jim Valvano was the long time coach of the NC State Wolfpack mens basketball team, and led them t... more »
Musical Interlude: Yanni, “To the One Who Knows”
Yanni, “To the One Who Knows”
"A Look to the Heavens?"
“Bright sunlight glints and long dark shadows mark this image of the lunar surface. It was taken July 20, 1969 by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first to walk on the Moon. Pictured is the mission's lunar module, the Eagle, and space suited lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin unfurling a long sheet of foil also known as the Solar Wind Composition Experiment. *Click image for larger size.* Exposed facing the Sun, the foil trapped particles streaming outward in the solar wind, catching a sample of material from the Sun itself. Along with moon rocks and lunar soil samples, the solar ... more »
Bright fireball explodes over Peru
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A bright fireball exploded over Peru at around 01:00 UTC on April 16, 2020 (20:00 LT on April 15). The American Meteor Society (AMS) received two reports from witnesses in the Callao Region and Ica. According to local media, dozens of witnesses in Lima and Ica...... Read more »
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