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"Making a Bad Situation Worse"
*"Making a Bad Situation Worse"* by Brian Maher "One entire decade of employment gains washed out in one single month… The United States economy took on 22.13 million jobs during the past 10 years. Yet it has given back 22.03 million within the past four weeks. Rather, 22.03 million jobs were deliberately strangled out of the economy. The “lockdown” was, after all, self-imposed. April unemployment may nonetheless scale 17% - a post-WWII record. Let us not forget: Behind each cold statistic beats a human heart, a broken heart. Our men forward us the following information: Each 1% in... more »
‘Heartbreaking’ Report Shows Virus Ravaging NY Nursing Homes
New York released details on outbreaks in individual facilities after weeks of refusing, revealing one home in Brooklyn where 55 people died and four others with at least 40 deaths.
Rastan for the Sega Master System
*Rastan* was a beguiling game when I was a nipper, and I'm not sure why. Perhaps I'd bumped into in the arcade at the American Adventure and liked the cut of its hacking and slashing jib, or just fancied trying out life as a barbarian in a loincloth. Whatever the case I snatched it for my jolly old Spectrum as soon as I could and, well, it was a bit pants. Fast forward in time to supposed adulthood I fancied something uncomplicated and fun to pad out the old Master System collection, and happened across *Rastan* going for cheap. Remembering it got decent reviews at the time I knew t... more »
Is The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Just Starting Instead Of Ending?
*David Wallace-Wells, NYMag:* *We Are Probably Only One-Tenth of the Way Through This Pandemic* We are, finally, beginning to see some real plans from people with the power to enact them. On Tuesday, California governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a sort of road map for a gradual “reopening” of the state — including benchmarks for testing and hospital capacity, and continued social-distancing guidelines and even temperature checks. A handful of serious, sobering national proposals have been put forward by think tanks and the like in the U.S., and the White House has produced a set of g... more »
'We're a bit nervous': Families swarming the streets on two wheels to escape lockdown boredom
Motorists are being urged to share the road with families turning to cycling for exercise during coronavirus lockdown measures, some after an extended period without riding a bike.
'It's bloody awful': Marie went on the trip of a lifetime, then people started dying
The Ruby Princess was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime but now the ship remains docked under police guard in NSW with a growing international body count. This is how a holiday turned into a nightmare for Marie Loveridge.
A NSW breast cancer screening service used by 380,000 women has been suspended over COVID-19 fears
BreastScreen NSW says it is temporarily shutting down its routine breast cancer checks for high-risk women to free up trained health practitioners to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Why these metal boxes will stop families from having to sleep in a tent this winter
Families displaced when their homes were destroyed in the NSW bushfires will now have access to 100 temporary accommodation "pods" to help them begin the long road to recovery.
The Ross family has three cars and a trailer crammed in the driveway – and they're not alone
People move to the outer suburbs for their slice of the Aussie dream — but alongside the house they often end up with a driveway full of cars and a bank balance depleted by the unavoidable expenses of forced car ownership.
This sea eagle was found covered in fish oil and close to death, but now it can spread its wings
A juvenile white-bellied sea eagle is back in the skies near Tasmania's Bruny Island after surviving being coated in fish oil and a enjoying a bubble bath spruce up.
Overheard in lockdown: We're all battling our first-world problems
She was standing by The Tan, the happy Melbourne playground and running track of the Aspen set, and she had a beanie firmly planted on her long tawny, blonde locks.
I am Australian songwriter 'brought undone' as tune becomes an isolation anthem
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When Bruce Woodley hopped in the shower back in the mid-1980s, he had no idea the little ditty he belted out would become a national source of comfort amidst a global pandemic.
A seemingly healthy woman demanded a CT scan. Her lungs showed COVID-19
A 30-year-old woman, seemingly healthy and with no coronavirus symptoms, presented to an imaging department in Iran. The CT scan showed she already had the signs of COVID-19 pneumonia.
Live: Queensland man dies of coronavirus in quarantine in Sydney, another death in Tasmania
An 83-year-old Queensland man who was a cruise ship passenger dies in Sydney, while Tasmania records its eighth death. Follow live.
'Really strong odds' for wet winter amid hints that climate drivers may finally tip
Warm oceans are encouraging wet conditions for Australia, with the hint of a negative IOD and even a potential La Nina on the horizon.
This is how much house cleaning you need to do to reduce your risk of coronavirus
Coronavirus prefers hard and smooth surfaces the research tells us, but the risk of bringing it into your home is still low say experts.
THE CONSERVATIVE BELIEF THAT BAD FORTUNE STRIKES THE DESERVING WILL KILL PEOPLE IN A PANDEMIC
The coronavirus is reaching the heartland. The bump in coronavirus cases is most pronounced in states without stay at home orders. Oklahoma saw a 53% increase in cases over the past week, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Over same time, cases jumped 60% in Arkansas, 74% in Nebraska, and 82% in Iowa. South Dakota saw a whopping 205% spike. But don't assume that the Republican governors' attitudes toward lockdowns will hurt them politically. Since long before the pandemic, American conservatives have fought government social programs based on a simple belief: ... more »
GMA $18 Million Fine Reinstated over Cover Up in GMO Labeling Fight
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association intentionally violated Washington’s campaign finance laws, and reinstated the historic $18 million penalty in Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s campaign finance lawsuit against the trade organization. Source: www.atg.wa.gov/ “Today’s Supreme Court ruling constitutes a tremendous victory for fair and transparent elections,” Ferguson said. “The court ruled that […] The post GMA $18 Million Fine Reinstated over Cover Up in GMO Labeling Fight appeared on Sustainable Pulse.
"Economic Market Snapshot PM 4/17/20"
*AM 4/17/20* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ *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.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ○ *A comprehensive, essential daily read.* - http://www.shadowstats.com/ *"Daily Update (April 16th to 20th)* ○ *Daily Job Cuts, Updated daily.* - https://www.dailyjobcuts.com/ ○ - *https://www.zerohedge.com/* ○ *- https://www.investmentwatchblog.com... more »
White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing – 6:00pm ET Livestream…
Unfortunately, with President Trump effectively communicating the latest information on the federal efforts to mitigate COVID-19, more corporate U.S. resistance media have decided not to carry the live broadcasts from the White House task force briefings. Today at 6:00pm ET … Continue reading →
Under Pressure Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Says Possible State Opening May 1st….
Amid a litany of Blue state governors who saw the Wuhan Virus as an opportunity to seize absolute control over their citizens, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been one of the worst. Whitmer enforced some of the most draconian lock-down … Continue reading →
Dr. Oz Says He ‘Misspoke’ When Talking on Reopening Schools
Television’s “Dr. Oz” Mehmet says he misspoke during a Fox News Channel appearance where he said reopening schools was a “very appetizing opportunity” despite the coronavirus epidemic.
Native American Woman Removed from Land O’Lakes Packaging
The Native American woman who has graced the packaging of Land O’Lakes butter, cheese and other products since the late 1920s has quietly disappeared.
Comic-Con Canceled Over Coronavirus, Plans 2021 Return
Comic-Con attracts over 135,000 people — often elaborately costumed — to San Diego every July.
China Pushes Back on Trump Administration Coronavirus Theory
A scientific consensus is still evolving, but the leading theory is that infection among humans began at an animal market in Wuhan, probably from an animal that got the virus from a bat.
Coming Soon to CNN & MSNBC
Cable news networks are running out of "experts" to repeatedly appear and politicize the Chinese coronavirus, and the likes of Don Lemon, Chris Hayes or Squinty & Meat Puppet will soon be dragging people like this out of the subway to interview. The Armchair Epidemiologist pic.twitter.com/t4CvJo3KCL — Mark Humphries (@markhumphries) April 9, 2020
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"We're The People..."
"I ain't never gonna be scared no more. I was, though. For a while it looked as though we was beat. Good and beat. Looked like we didn't have nobody in the whole wide world but enemies. Like nobody was friendly no more. Made me feel kinda bad and scared too, like we was lost and nobody cared... Rich fellas come up and they die, and their kids ain't no good and they die out, but we keep on coming. We're the people that live. They can't wipe us out, they can't lick us. We'll go on forever, Pa, 'cos we're the people." - Ma Joad, "Grapes of Wrath" Freely download "The Grapes Of Wrath"... more »
The House of Representatives Needs an Audit System for Not-In-Person Voting
Nancy Pelosi speaks to the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention. (By: Gage Skidmore, https://flic.kr/p/2g8vANE; CC BY SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that the House could soon approve a change to its rules to allow for an alternative to in-person voting, as the COVID-19 pandemic has kept or will keep many representatives away from Washington DC as they observe shelter-in-place procedures. She noted that many proposals were under consideration, including proxy voting (in which one representative, away from... more »
Election Modifications to Avoid During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A poll worker prepares ballots in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which held primaries on April 7, 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic. (By: Coburn Dukehart, https://flic.kr/p/2iNGf73; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) As we approach the presidential election this November, election officials are developing plans to deal with the unique risks posed by the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. I have written about how states have grappled with past election emergencies and am participating in a nonpartisan task force and interdisciplinary working group... more »
What if President Trump Tried to Cancel the November Election?
After a week in which President Trump claimed the power to boss around governors as if they were his casino managers and to force Congress to adjourn, I could not help but wonder what would happen if, with sagging polls and a raging pandemic, he decided to order the November election cancelled. I can certainly imagine Rudy Giuliani suggesting it: he reportedly proposed something similar to extend his term as Mayor of New York after the 9/11 attacks. Of course it would be unconstitutional, but what if he tried anyway? The answer turns out to be surprisingly complex, with some sur... more »
“Demonizing CO2”
CO2, the gas you just exhaled, is natural and essential. The post “Demonizing CO2” appeared first on CFACT.
We’ve Been Lied To So They Can Control Us: COVID-19 Death Rate Much Lower Than We Were Told
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Mac Slavo Fewer people are dying from the novel coronavirus than previously estimated, according to a study from Britain published Monday in the medical journal Lancet Infectious Diseases. Governments of the world lied about the severity of the virus to enact totalitarian policies while the public cowered in fear.…
Microsoft Not Only Funds ID2020 But They Also Filed A Patent For A Device Connected To The Human Body For Buying And Selling Cryptocurrency
MICROSOFT PATENT FILING FOR BUYING AND SELLING CRYPTOCURRENCY: Human body activity associated with a task provided to a user may be used in a mining process of a cryptocurrency system. A server may provide a task to a device of a user which is communicatively coupled to the server. A sensor communicatively coupled to or … Continue reading Microsoft Not Only Funds ID2020 But They Also Filed A Patent For A Device Connected To The Human Body For Buying And Selling Cryptocurrency →
Protests against lockdowns: here they come
Jon Rappoport April 17, 2020 “The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.” — Edmund Burke, 1784. The Chinese regime broke the ice by imprisoning 50 million people at the start of Operation Fake Pandemic. It sent a signal to the fascist CDC and World Health Organization that they could command huge … Continue reading Protests against lockdowns: here they come →
IA 2020: WHO’s Vaccine Agenda – “Everyone, Everywhere, Every Age”
Originally posted on Truth To Power: In 2019 the WHO listed anti-vaxxers as one of the world’s most challenging threats to health. Fast forward to today, and suddenly the plot thickens. It’s almost as if their master plan for 2030 was conceived before they listed an informed public as a health threat. The Supreme Court…
Are You Getting It Yet? There Is NO Scientific Test That Can Detect Covid 19
Originally posted on Truth To Power: People Are Being Diagnosed With Covid 19 When The Test Is Totally Manufactured, Does Not Look For Coronavirus, But Instead, Designates A Normal Immune System Response, The Exasomes That The Immune System Secretes In Response To Defend Against ANY Inflammation, As Covid 19???? Every Person That Has Flu Like…
‘Biggest Coronavirus Stimulus of All’: Richest Man in the World Jeff Bezos Now $24 Billion Richer Amid Pandemic
*Jessica Corbett* - "Our society cannot sustain itself when so few have so much, while so many have so little," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Immunity Certificates: A Load of Nonsense and a Covert Op
*Jon Rappoport* - “Your papers, please. You have none? You must go back into the dark.”
Breaking: Does Dr. Birx Slip Up on CNN and Say “The Gates” and Then Try to Cover and Say Federal Government?
In a somewhat distubring video last night live on CNN with Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Dr. Birx was on for an interview where she says the following: “I think that’s why the criteria that you can see the Gates….er, the federal government has recommended are fairly strict. And that’s to give states really […] The post Breaking: Does Dr. Birx Slip Up on CNN and Say “The Gates” and Then Try to Cover and Say Federal Government? appeared first on Health Nut News.
A Look At Russia's New Satellite-Destroying Missile
PL-19 Nudol anti-satellite missile system *Popular Mechanics:* *Meet Russia's Imposing New Satellite-Destroying Missile* The Nudol surface-to-space missile is designed to intercept satellites in low-Earth orbit. * Russia carried out the eighth test of the PL-19 Nudol anti-satellite missile system. * Nudol is descended from missile interceptors designed to protect Moscow. * The mobile system can reach out and destroy satellites in low earth orbit from Russian territory. Russia has carried out another test of its PL-19 Nudol missile. The Nudol is an anti-ballistic missile intercept... more »
Daily COVID-19 update: is the disease spreading in nursing homes because they don’t pay workers enough?
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A Cape Breton woman in her 80s died from COVID-19 today; she is the fourth person in Nova Scotia to die from the disease. She had underlying health issues. And yesterday, 27 more people tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 606. Eleven people […]
Sign to Join CHD’s Submission to Stop FCC Rule Allowing 5G & Satellites Antennas on Homes
What is OTARD and Why We Must Take Action The FCC is about to expand its ‘Over The Air Reception Devices’ (OTARD) rule (WT 19-71), to allow wireless companies to install 5G and other cell towers and transmitting devices (not only receiving devices as the name suggests) on homes. The wireless companies will be allowed […] The post Sign to Join CHD’s Submission to Stop FCC Rule Allowing 5G & Satellites Antennas on Homes appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
BJP Capitalizes on Coronavirus Fears to Take India’s Fascist Creep to the Next Level
India is accelerating down the track of religious strife, and the government itself is driving the vehicle. The post BJP Capitalizes on Coronavirus Fears to Take India’s Fascist Creep to the Next Level appeared first on MintPress News.
Cotton and Crenshaw Introduce Bills to Let Americans Sue China for Virus Losses
[image: cotton-crenshaw-introduce-bill-to-let-american-sue-china-for-virus-losses] Two conservative legislators have introduced bills that permit Americans to sue China for the devastating effects of the deadly Chinese virus that, at this writing, has infected more than 650,000 Americans and killed almost 35,000.
New recall of frozen shredded coconut issued more than 2 years after FDA warning
A new recall of frozen shredded coconut is connected to the Food and Drug Administration’s 2018 warning about multiple salmonella infections linked to the product. The Evershing International Trading Company on April 15 recalled Coconut Tree brand “Frozen Shredded Coconut” in 16-ounce packages because it is potentially contaminated with Salmonella The new recall comes with... Continue Reading
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NEC Director Larry Kudlow Frustrated Congress Will Not Fund Paycheck Protection Program…
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow shows a bit of frustration in this interview as he discusses the Small Business relief package and the paycheck protection program (ppp) that has been allowed to exhaust all funding. After the original small … Continue reading →
"While the Top 10% and the Fed Cheer Stocks Rebounding, the Bottom 60% Lose their Livelihoods and Lives"
*"While the Top 10% and the Fed Cheer Stocks Rebounding, * *the Bottom 60% Lose their Livelihoods and Lives"* by Charles Hugh Smith "If you have any doubt that the Fed and Wall Street will some day be dismantled, please re-read this "real life in America" list again. The pandemic is a stark, brutal spotlight on income/wealth inequality in America: while the top 10% who own the majority of the nation's wealth cheer the Federal Reserve's relentless pimping of the stock market, the bottom 60% - America's vast underclass of low-paid, marginalized, gig-economy, Amazon warehouse precariou... more »
The Implosion of the ‘Coronavirus’ Hysteria Smells A lot Like 1989…
[image: undefined] The weeks’ long coronavirus lockdown is being exposed as, at best, a wild over-reaction. Americans are starting to protest the destruction of their economy, the loss of their jobs, and the attacks on their basic Constitutional rights. The walls of oppression built by the petty tyrants throughout the country are beginning to crack. It reminds me of the feeling that was in the air in that memorable year 1989, when the world as we knew it was turned upside down. What was so significant about 1989 and why do I suddenly get that feeling in the air again? For me, it w... more »
Coronavirus can survive on surfaces for hours. Which items in your home pose a risk?
Coronavirus prefers hard and smooth surfaces the research tells us, but the risk of bringing it into your home is still low say experts.
Nurses in the US are taking a stand against hospitals that aren't supplying masks
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The US is widely referred to as a 'ground-zero' for COVID-19, yet many hospitals do not have the supply of personal protective equipment required for frontline staff to treat patients safely.
Concerns everyday disease could outstrip coronavirus toll
Routine care, including procedures to detect cancer and elective surgery, need to resume or the Australian Medical Association fears the public health impact could be greater than the toll from COVID-19.
Coronavirus update: Chinese death toll revised up as WHO says there's little sign herd immunity is beginning
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The Chinese Government denies lying about the death toll in Wuhan as it upgrades the nation's COVID-19 fatalities, while the World Health Organisation warns there's little sign herd immunity is developing.
Pelosi hates you but she loves power: Paycheck Protection Program
The Paycheck Protection Program(PPP) is designed to ensure that workers who can't work because the government has shut down the economy continue to be paid. It's precisely what we need in this crisis. So of course Pelosi and the Democrats are using your well being as leverage to force Republicans to support a bunch of pork that the Democrats want. For over a week now Pelosi has held up adding more money to the program just as she held up all aid for Americans for 5 days two weeks ago. She doesn't care if you suffer; she only cares if she gets the pork to buy Democrat votes. Republ... more »
US intelligence prepared ‘secret report’ on coronavirus in November: Israel’s Channel 12
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 P.M.) – Israel’s Channel 12 reported that the U.S. intelligence warned NATO and Israel of an unknown virus outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan last November. On Thursday evening, the Israeli channel reported that Israeli intelligence had learned of a virus outbreak in Wuhan in mid-November 2019, and had prepared at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Heavy clashes breakout between Syrian Army, militants in eastern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – A series of heavy clashes broke out this evening in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and jihadist rebels traded attacks near the city of Saraqib. According to a field source near the front-lines, the Syrian Arab Army and jihadist rebels of Hay’at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Watch: Syrian Army, villagers forces US military to turn around in northeast Syria
Residents of the villages of Abu Qasaeib and al-Rhaia al-Souda in the al-Qamishli district, Al-Hasakah governorate banded together to intercept and turn back a US convoy of five vehicles, preventing them from traveling through their communities along a key local road, the Syrian Arab News Agency has reported. Video footage reportedly shot outside one of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US military aircraft attempted to hack Russia’s S-400 in Syria: media
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – A U.S military aircraft was intercepted by a Russian jet this week after it approached Syrian airspace from the eastern Mediterranean. According to the Russian publication Avia.Pro, the Russian Air Force deployed its Su-35 jet to intercept a U.S. P-9A Poseidon spy plane that was heading east towards the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey-based Libyan mufti authorizes suicide attacks against LNA forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – The Libyan mufti, Sadiq al-Gharyani, authorized the Turkish-backed Libyan forces and their Syrian mercenary allies to carry out suicide bombings against the Libyan National Army (LNA). Gharyani’s statement, made in Turkey, was shown on Al-Tanasah TV, which is owned by personalities supporting the extremists in Libya. In response to a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
First coronavirus-related death reported in northeast Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:15 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led Self-Administration in Northeast Syria confirmed the first death from the coronavirus in the Al-Hasakah Governorate. According to the Health Authority of the Self-Administration government, a 53-year-old passed away due to complications from the coronavirus. The Health Authority said the man was treated at the National Hospital in Al-Qamishli, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Libya becomes graveyard for Turkish drones as 3 more shot down
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – The month of March was not kind to the Turkish-supplied drones in the arsenal of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), as they lost dozens of these aircraft throughout the northern part of the country. However, while this month witnessed some big advances by the GNA forces, their Turkish-supplied […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
U.S. Space Force Builds Ground-Based Arsenal To Jam Russian And Chinese Satellites
Airmen from the 4th Space Control Squadron take a picture in front of the Counter Communications System Block 10.2 on March 12 on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 4th SPCS received the B10.2 from the Space and Missile Systems Center on Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. The B10.2 is a transportable space electronic warfare system that reversibly denies adversary satellite communications. Airman 1st Class Andrew Bertain/U.S. Air Force *Newsweek:* *U.S. Space Force Is Building Weapons to Block Russian and Chinese Satellites* The U.S. Space Force is reportedly building a stockpile... more »
Trump plots a path to normalcy
Trump announced a framework to enable localities to emerge from the shelter in place regime. The rules were approved by medical experts and use something that is anathema to Democrats; common sense. With it being clear that to people younger than 50, or even 60, who have no underlying health condition the China virus is no more lethal than the flu. Hence they don't need to shelter in place as long as people who are at a higher risk level. Coincidently the vast majority of people who are doing jobs that can't be done at home are in that age group. More importantly if those people c... more »
Did Lack of Social Distancing in 1918 Pandemic Cause More Deaths Than WWI?
A viral meme about the "Spanish flu" pandemic gets some general points right, but the presented timeline is inaccurate.
Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz Flouts House Rules with District Lease
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is paying a former legal client and donor $5,000 a month to rent space for his district office, a possible violation of U.S. House rules.
Virus-Fueled Conspiracy Theories Take Aim at Hospitals
People taking and posting videos of quiet scenes outside hospitals are promoting a right-wing conspiracy theory that fear-mongering media outlets and Democrats are intentionally exaggerating COVID-19’s deadly toll.
"Let Us Consider..."
"Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simplify many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now." - Mark Twain, "What Is Man?" • Click above image for larger size. Print. Fill in details. Proudly display as I do.
"America’s Heroes: Voices of Reason, or Paragons of Ignorance?"
*"America’s Heroes: * *Voices of Reason, or Paragons of Ignorance?"* By Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "The liberal establishment press – The New York Times, The Washington Post – maintains that Dr. Fauci is the voice of reason and science. Donald Trump they regard as a paragon of prejudice and ignorance. Fox News and the right-wing media trust Trump’s instincts. They believe the medical bureaucrats are trying to bring him down. But we are in a credulous age. People are ready to believe anything. On the internet it is known as “context collapse.” So much information – fact and... more »
Connect With Us: Virtual Open Houses April 20 – May 1
Dear Bird Rescue Supporters, In light of the current situation with COVID-19, we have postponed our annual open houses and opted instead to make the Bird Rescue Open House experience available to you all in the comfort of your own homes! We invite you to join us virtually from Monday, April 20th to Friday, May 1st for […]
Legal finance trends: International arbitration
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
17-Apr-2020 In 2019, arbitration finance has figured in at least 20 ICSID arbitrations. The ability to finance the pursuit of unpaid arbitration awards is perceived as the most significant benefit of arbitration finance to companies.
Left Targeting First Amendment With Lawsuit Over Fox News’s COVID-19 Coverage
[image: left-targeting-first-amendment-with-lawsuit-over-fox-news-s-covid-19-coverage] While we’ve already seen First Amendment-exercise infringement during the Wuhan virus pandemic, a left-wing activist group now wants to make the trampling of rights official, with a lawsuit calling on the government to prevent the Fox News “cable network from airing false information about the [virus] pandemic,” as the *Times of San Diego* puts it.
Chinese Revise Number of Virus Deaths in Wuhan. But Are They Reliable?
[image: chinese-reds-revise-number-of-virus-deaths-wuhan-but-are-they-reliable] China’s communist regime has updated the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Wuhan, ground zero for the virus, but even the new figures might be well below the number of those who actually died.
Was Thomas Massie Right? Stimulus Failures Vindicate Maligned Lawmaker
[image: was-tom-massie-right-stimulus-failures-vindicate-maligned-lawmaker] Representative Thomas Massie was attacked by both sides of the political aisle for his opposition to the CARES Act, but recent events suggest he was right.
Is the China virus much less lethal than we thought?: Stanford study shows it might be
When figuring out how lethal a disease is two numbers are needed; the number of people who have died from the disease and the number of people who have had the disease. Experts have known from the beginning that getting the number of people who've had the disease would be hard in the case of coronavirus because many people who have the disease show no or only very mild symptoms. A recent study by Stanford indicates that we may be underestimating the size of the infected population by between a factor of 50 an 85. Instead of testing for the virus itself the the new study tested for ... more »
Who Owns Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, The Wall Street Shill Challenging AOC?
On Monday, we broke the story that one of Andrew Cuomo's top political operatives, Maggie Moran, is helping Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a corporate hack Wall Street is running against AOC, to raise money and find staff for the June 23 primary. Moran has been working surreptitiously but the cat is out of the bag now. [Note: Moran doesn't do *anything* without Cuomo's approval.] On Wednesday, investigative journalist Lee Fang followed up at *The Intercept* by exposing Caruso-Cabrera's financial backers-- basically Wall Street titans who AOC has rubbed the wrong way by standing up for w... more »
When Ignorant Bureaucrats Make Your Decisions for You
EVEN IF 70 percent of county residents follow all the social-distancing rules, Monterey County will have an astonishing 33,000 people sick with coronavirus in the next six weeks and its hospitals will be overrun with nearly 1,000 seriously ill patients, according to data county health officer Edward Moreno presented to the board of supervisors this […] The post When Ignorant Bureaucrats Make Your Decisions for You appeared first on Econlib.
Typhoon
Back around 1900, Joseph Conrad wrote “Typhoon“, one of his best novellas. I recently reread this story, 42 years after the first time, and noticed a number of observations that relate to recent events. (By the way, many of Conrad’s stories have an eerily prophetic feel, which is odd given that he had little interest […] The post Typhoon appeared first on Econlib.
The virus is phylogenetically closest to a bat SARS-like CoV (SL-ZC45, GenBank MG772933)
2-16-20 Wuhan P4 Institute director (She happens to have major political connections in China, but she has been replaced by a female PLA maj-gen. at end of Jan. 2020.) https://gnews.org/115693/ ...................................................................................................... "独家 | 新冠病毒基因测序溯源：警报是何时拉响的" [Exclusive | Tracking the source of New Coronavirus gene sequencing: when the alarm sounded] (in Chinese). Caixin. 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227094018/http://china.caixi... more »
Red Cross Fears The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Could Cause Upheaval Across Th e Middle East
*Reuters: **Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East - Red Cross* The Red Cross fear the twin threat of an outbreak in a conflict zone and socio-economic disruption in a region where millions are already destitute * Millions in strife-torn region already lack food, water - ICRC * COVID-19 outbreaks threaten region's poor, prisoners, refugees * First supplies reach 10 prisons in Syria, ICRC tells Reuters Coronavirus outbreaks across the Middle East threaten to shatter the lives of millions of already destitute people in conflict zones, and could fuel socio-economic upheava... more »
Almost half of UK’s carbon footprint down to ‘invisible’ emissions abroad
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby UK efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are being seriously undermined by the failure to account for rising carbon output in the countries where our goods are manufactured, a new report has warned. Almost half of the UK’s carbon footprint – the total amount of greenhouse gas […]
Pharmacists and COVID-19: new pressures, weaknesses in the drug supply, and increased dispensing fees
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Peter Jorna owns Scotia Pharmacy on Gottingen Street and Nova Scotia Pharmacy on Coburg Road in Halifax. His COVID-19 protocols for each store are a bit different. Jorna closed the interior of Scotia Pharmacy, but workers will deliver products at the door to customers, and […]
Modeling the COVID-19 / Coronavirus pandemic – 4.Modeling with at time variable infection rate.
A more realistic assumption than the approximation above is to allow the infection rate to be time dependent. This time dependency was derived in the first post, by using the results of Cereda et al. 2020 who used a $\Gamma$-distribution to fit the interval between the appearance of symptoms in infectors and infectees. After removing the widening by the incubation period, we derived the serial interval of infections, which is the normalized infection probability, namely \begin{equation} \beta(t) = R_0 {b^a t^{a-1} \exp(-b t) \over \Gamma(a)}, \end{equation} with $a = 3.1 \pm 0.8 $ ... more »
Members of Congress seek marijuana industry inclusion in coronavirus relief
Almost three dozen members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter to congressional leaders to ask that cannabis companies be included in future federal relief packages aimed at stimulating the economy during the COVID-19 outbreak. The letter was spearheaded by the bipartisan Congressional Cannabis Caucus, which is led by Democratic U.S. Reps. […] Members of Congress seek marijuana industry inclusion in coronavirus relief is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
With Tweets, Trump Goads States to Lift Coronavirus Restrictions
Public health experts have warned that lifting the restrictions too soon could enable the virus to come back with a vengeance.
Trump versus the states: What federalism means for the coronavirus response
Jennifer Selin, Kinder Institute Assistant Professor of Constitutional Democracy, University of Missouri-Columbia at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 9 hours ago
Throughout the coronavirus crisis, President Trump has made inconsistent statements about who is responsible for key aspects of the nation’s response to the pandemic. The Constitution has the answer.
While America is on Lockdown New Bill Proposes Strictest Federal Gun Control Measures Ever
*Phillip Schneider* - If this bill were to pass, it would place the most draconian federal restrictions on access to firearms in the history of the country.
You may have missed it — but this week Morrison reset for ideological warfare
Morrison tossed it off so quickly that, at first, it sounded like you may have misheard it. But on Wednesday he rebooted politics into a completely different world, writes Laura Tingle.
Jessa had a baby during level four lockdown in New Zealand. This is what happened
After Jessa gave birth in New Zealand, she says new COVID-19 measures meant she was in hospital for "five days completely alone, recovering from my C-section with a newborn". Here's how the pandemic has uniquely impacted pregnant women.
How long should lessons be? Does a walk count as PE? How Australians are teaching their kids at home
Just In - 9 hours ago
Remote learning is coming to a living room near you, as more states look to online platforms to get kids through term two. We asked teachers and parents to share their tips on making it work.
Beds over bucks: Renters should be getting a better deal
While some landlords worry about losing their rental income, many of the eight million Australians who rent will simply be worried about keeping a roof over their head, writes Daniel Ziffer.
Numerous theories abound around coronavirus's origins, and Donald Trump's catapulted an unverified one
From the White House to the Washington Post, a virology lab in Wuhan stands accused of being the potential source of the global coronavirus pandemic, which China denies. So who to believe?
VIDEO PRIMER: The Ecology of Trust Mechanization – For the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Wrong Kind of Green at VIDEO PRIMER: The Ecology of Trust Mechanization - For the Fourth Industrial Revolution - Wrong Kind of Green - 9 hours ago
"The billionaire class has built and is rapidly putting the finishing touches on infrastructure to run human capital social impact markets that will securitize the lives of most people as data streams. The technology that underlies this Fourth Industrial Revolution automation will hasten the death of the planet." The post VIDEO PRIMER: The Ecology of Trust Mechanization – For the Fourth Industrial Revolution appeared first on Wrong Kind of Green.
Ecuador death toll from coronavirus is horrendous in the environs of Guayaquil
Ecuador death toll from coronavirus is horrendous in the environs of Guayaquil Kanako Itamae and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Ecuador is reeling from the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Guayaquil and throughout the province of Guayas. Indeed, while the statistics state not so many deaths, the images coming out of Guayaquil tell […]
Plugged In Podcast #49: Kenny Stein to The Railroad Commission of Texas
On April 14, 2020, IER’s Director of Policy, Kenny Stein, offered testimony before the Railroad Commission of Texas express opposition… The post Plugged In Podcast #49: Kenny Stein to The Railroad Commission of Texas appeared first on IER.
Coronavirus is Making Ecofascists Say the Quiet Part Out Loud
Ecofascism is the use of authoritarian control in order to accomplish the goals of the environmental movement. It is a… The post Coronavirus is Making Ecofascists Say the Quiet Part Out Loud appeared first on IER.
MSM Takes the War on ‘Conspiracy Theories’ to Kids Telling Them to Fact-Check Their Parents
*Phillip Schneider* - MSM is taking the infowar to your home, calling on kids to stop the spread of 'dangerous misinformation.'
Iran Knows How To Use Its Small Speedboats To Great Military Effect
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* The Persian Gulf will become a battleground. *Here's What You Need To Know: *Tehran realizes its naval forces don’t have the survivability or firepower to slug it out with adversaries in a head-on engagement. Instead it would lean on the shallow, confining geography of the Persian Gulf and especially the chokepoint of the Strait—only twenty-nine miles from shore-to-shore at its narrowest point—to launch swarming motorboat attacks, mini-submarine ambushes and long-range strikes with antiship missiles. Iran has fielded a variety of unusua... more »
Why Historians Continued to Ignore the Spanish Flu
*Mark Honigsbaum* *History, World* [image: Reuters] Today, the Spanish flu is anything but forgotten. To judge by the popularity of films like World War Z, pandemics are in vogue and none more so than the Spanish influenza of 1918-19. To mark the centenary of the pandemic this autumn, the BBC has commissioned Spanish Flu: In their own words, a major television docudrama on the pandemic, while 2018 has already seen the publication of several new titles revisiting the science and history of the flu. Curious then that for the first 50 years after the Spanish flu swept around the gl... more »
EXPLAINED: How Wi-Fi 6 and 5G Will Completely Change Our Lives Forever
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Faster internet speeds mean a new generation of technology is coming. It may seem like a new dawn of sorts with Wi-Fi 6 and the 5G network rolling out in many parts of the developed world. However, these aren’t just fancy names to describe next-gen devices and network systems. These new players can really have a profound impact on our existing technology and puts humankind in a great position to reach for more. Here is what’s similar between the two: Both 5G and Wi-Fi 6 are indeed built from the same foundation and will co-exist to support diff... more »
Bombing Bremen: Why Most of America's B-17 Bombers Didn't Come Home
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By U.S. Air Force - https://media.defense.gov/2006/May/30/2000572033/-1/-1/0/050406-F-1234P-057.JPG at gallery page, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4504643] A tough journey. “Bombs Away” rang out over the intercom static of the 29 aircraft of the 91st Bomb Group (Heavy). From each olive drab Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, five 1,000-pound general purpose bombs broke free of their shackles and fell through the open bomb bay doors. Relieved of the weight, the bombers lurched upward. The high explosiv... more »
Trump Puts U.S. Public Diplomacy on Notice
*Ilan Berman* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The U.S. government desperately needs a dependable, robust public diplomacy bureaucracy in order to properly promote its ideas, explain its policies, and convince global audiences to rally to its side. Last week, a funny thing happened amid America’s full-court press against the coronavirus: the White House declared war on one of its most significant tools of public diplomacy. The April 10 edition of the 1600 Daily, the Trump administration’s dedicated newsletter, included a broadside aimed squarely at the *Voice of America*, a... more »
Hitler's Crimean Land-Grab: The Battle of Sebastopol
*Pat McTaggart* *History, Europe* [image: Three German soldiers transport a wounded comrade on 22 June during the battle for Sevastopol. 22 July 1942. Bundesarchiv.] Everyone wants a piece of Crimea. On July 4, 1942, the men of newly promoted Field Marshal Erich von Manstein’s Eleventh Army celebrated the capture of the last Soviet bastion in the Crimea. *Sevastopol: Hard-Won German Victory In The East* Since September 24 of the previous year, von Manstein’s German and Romanian battalions had fought a stubborn Russian opponent for control of the peninsula. The forts surrounding... more »
America Can't Stop Russia's 200 Knot 'Supercavitating' Torpedoes
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Imagine the sudden revelation of a weapon that can suddenly go six times faster than its predecessors. *Here's What You Need To Know: *A 200 knot torpedo is a very attractive capability, and as naval competition heats up in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, we may see even more navies adopting supercavitating designs and adjusting their undersea tactics accordingly. Undersea warfare is about to get a whole lot louder—and deadlier. Imagine the sudden revelation of a weapon that can suddenly go six times faster than its predecessors. The shock of s... more »
Hungary's ‘State of Danger’ Will Save Millions of People from the Coronavirus
*Balázs Orbán* *Security, Europe* [image: Reuters] The emergency power that was announced now in Hungary is called a “state of danger.” It is a specialized emergency power designed especially to deal with natural or industrial disasters. A pandemic like the coronavirus clearly falls into the category of natural disasters, which is why the “state of danger” was used in preference to one of the other five provisions for emergency powers. According to a phrase based on Aphorisms by Hippocrates, the ancient Greek founder of medicine, desperate times call for desperate measures The c... more »
Sick with Coronavirus? Don't Get Drunk Warns WHO.
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * The global health organization also stressed that high-strength alcohol definitely does not protect an individual from COVID-19, calling such claims “a dangerous myth.” For millions of Americans who are hunkered down in their respective homes, it’s best to go easy on the beer and hard liquor – for drinking alcohol can increase the risk of catching COVID-19 and aggravate symptoms if you do get it, according to the World Health Organization. With these medical facts in mind, the WHO has recommended that government leaders worldwide seek measures to li... more »
Why Greece Has Low Coronavirus Death Rates (Despite Health Cuts)
*Stella Ladi* *Public Health, Europe* [image: Reuters] It is perhaps surprising that a country which has made significant cuts to its health sector in the past decade has not seen a larger number of fatalities, particularly when some of its near neighbors have suffered so terribly as a result of COVID-19. Greece, which has just come out of a ten-year financial crisis, appears at this stage to have been relatively lightly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. It is perhaps surprising that a country which has made significant cuts to its health sector in the past decade has not seen a l... more »
ICE is Deporting COVID-19 Positive Detainees from Private Immigration Prisons
By continuing deportations of quarantined detainees during a pandemic, ICE is greatly increasing the risk of spreading the deadly virus to other countries officials and activists warn, The post ICE is Deporting COVID-19 Positive Detainees from Private Immigration Prisons appeared first on MintPress News.
From COP-21 to COVID-19: The Collapse of ‘Predictive Models’ and the Return to Actual Thinking
American Surgeon General Jerome Powell’s recent announcement that America would begin using real data and real trends instead of the World Health Organization-Bill Gates driven ‘predictive models’ came as a breath of fresh air for many who were beginning to lose hope that reason had been banished from world policy. When compared with reality, the […] More The post From COP-21 to COVID-19: The Collapse of ‘Predictive Models’ and the Return to Actual Thinking appeared first on The Duran.
BREAKING NEWS: Texas has first statewide African American studies course
After an extensive review, development and political process, Texas State Board of Education members Georgina Perez and Aicha Davis et al. have shepherded the first African American studies course to completion. Exclusive to Cloaking Inequity, I have obtained a draft of the new course that will receive a final vote today at the Texas State Board of Education. It is
Groundhog chows down on slice of pizza as dogs look on
A Philadelphia woman found a groundhog outside of her home munching on a piece of pizza for over an hour, completely unfazed by her two dogs. A groundhog chowing down on pizza in Philadelphia couldn't be more relatable. The rodent was spotted sitting outside Kristin Chalela Bagnell's sliding glass door in a deep stare, munching on the pizza slice and unfazed by the two dogs on the other side. Bagnell told CNN this went on for about an hour Tuesday until the groundhog finished eating and scurried away. Probably off for a nap after all the carbs. "Before I recorded, we noticed that... more »
MK-ULTRA, BACKWOODS CANADA, & SATANIC ROBOT FIDDLERS
April 17, 2020 fightingmonarch Canada is a hotbed of MK-ULTRA activity. Read About CIA’S Abuse of Canadians in Canada under MK-ULTRA Supported by the CIA, the RCMP are deeply involved in the ongoing sexual abuse, torture, and murder of Canadian children. Read About Kevin Annett and His Ongoing Exposure of Genocide in Canada The … Continue reading MK-ULTRA, BACKWOODS CANADA, & SATANIC ROBOT FIDDLERS →
DECEPTION! NEVER Opening America Again Plan
Justus Knight on April 17, 2020 On today’s broadcast: If you missed the Presidential Press Conference yesterday you missed an event that has changed our lives forever! We, as Americans have been introduced to terms such as “Sentinel Surveillance”, “Contact Tracing” and “New Normal”. However, even as Orwellian horrific as that is, there … Continue reading DECEPTION! NEVER Opening America Again Plan →
Possible ‘Imprisonment’ Or Fine Of Up To $5,000 For Violating Maryland’s Executive Order On Face Coverings
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Frank Camp On Wednesday, during a COVID-19 press briefing, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced an executive order requiring citizens of the state to wear face masks or coverings while out in various public locations. Violation of the order could be punishable with a hefty fine or even prison time,…
Oh My: WHO Director Was Exposed for Covering Up Epidemics…in 2017
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Katie Pavlich The World Health Organization has come under increased scrutiny in recent months for its handling of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Last night, Taiwan health officials released an email showing they warned the global organization the disease was spreading human-to-human in December. They also asked for cooperation and…
AG: Even in Times of Emergency, 1st Amendment Bans Discrimination Against Churches
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: (CNSNews.com) – The Justice Department on Tuesday sided with a Mississippi church against the mayor of Greenville for fining churchgoers who attended drive-in services during Holy Week. According to the complaint filed on behalf of Temple Baptist Church by the Alliance Defending Freedom, eight uniformed officers were sent to…
Anarchy in Political Sphere, V for Vendetta Biological Warfare, The Simpsons Predicted Quarantine (Video)
Date: April 17, 2020Author: thelightinthedarkplace FEATURED VIDEO: London HAS Fallen ?? Sure Looks that Way..London = Casa Blanca Description: No-one could even begin to put this together.. But Here It is.. Try to Wrap your Brain around This… Ouch!!! INSTABILITY IN THE U.S. GOV? TRUMP BEING MANIPULATED BY DEEP STATE? Here is the March 31st Trump press briefing: Clearly … Continue reading Anarchy in Political Sphere, V for Vendetta Biological Warfare, The Simpsons Predicted Quarantine (Video) →
Florida inmate released amid COVID-19, then allegedly murders man
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Horn News A Florida inmate who was among those released last month in an effort to contain the coronavirus has been arrested on a murder charge, sheriff’s officials said. Joseph Edward Williams, 26, was arrested Monday on a second-degree murder charge in connection with a fatal shooting March 20,…
COVID-19 Is A Man-Made Virus: HIV-Discoverer Says “Could Only Have Been Created In A Lab”
by Tyler Durden Fri, 04/17/2020 As the mainstream media and politicians begin to raise/admit the possibilities that the source of COVID-19 was likely a lab in Wuhan (accidentally leaked or otherwise) – something we first brought to the world’s attention in January before being mocked, censored, and chastised – it appears more actual ‘scientists’ … Continue reading COVID-19 Is A Man-Made Virus: HIV-Discoverer Says “Could Only Have Been Created In A Lab” →
CBC Instructs Kids On How To Shut Down Their Parents’ “Conspiracy Theories”
Tyler Durden Fri, 04/17/2020 Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, A CBC News report gives kids advice on how to shut down “conspiracy theories” voiced by their parents about coronavirus being created by China in a lab. Because apparently that’s the media’s job now. The presenter laments how somebody’s Dad may drop a … Continue reading CBC Instructs Kids On How To Shut Down Their Parents’ “Conspiracy Theories” →
Facebook ‘Fact Checker’ Worked At Wuhan Biolab; Ruled Out Virus-Leak While ‘Debunking’ Articles
by Tyler Durden Fri, 04/17/2020 A Facebook fact checker who has ‘debunked’ articles suggesting that COVID-19 may have leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) has a giant conflict of interest; she worked at the institute – which is now suspected of accidentally leaking the hyper-virulent virus which has killed over 130,000 people … Continue reading Facebook ‘Fact Checker’ Worked At Wuhan Biolab; Ruled Out Virus-Leak While ‘Debunking’ Articles →
Er . . . oops?
A tip o' the hat to reader D. W. for sending me the link to this video. Men at work, not at their best! Some expensive oopses, there . . . Peter
Indian Country Response to Coronavirus at House Natural Resources Committee Democrats
Santa Clara Pueblo Gov. Michael Chavarria Virtual Rountable today before House Natural Resources Committee exposes need for funding, as well as the need for masks, test kits, and the ongoing struggle for water and sanitation services throughout Indian country Article by Brenda Norrell Censored News WASHINGTON -- Indian country leaders pressed for equitable distribution of federal
U.N. Projections Say The Covid-19 Pandemic Will Kill 300,000 In Africa
A member of medical staff wearing protective equipment gives a document to a woman after taking a swab, at the first reception center built to hold coronavirus disease screening tests, amid the spread of the coronavirus isease (COVID-19), in Abidjan, Ivory Coast April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago *Reuters:* *At least 300,000 Africans expected to die in pandemic: U.N. agency* JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said on Friday, callin... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/17/2020
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. #COVID-19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart: “But the number of new cases in the state seems to have reached a plateau, and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has said, ‘I believe the worst is over if we continue to be smart.'” [New York Times]. • This curve hasn’t […]
Trump Announces Cautious Reopening of U.S. Economy
[image: trump-announces-cautious-reopening-of-u-s-economy] On Thursday, President Trump announced his “Opening up America Again” plan to reopen the economy in a three-phase, “science-based” strategy that he is recommending to the states.
Will COVID-19 Retire the World’s Policeman?
[image: will-covid-19-retire-the-world-s-policeman] Will this pandemic prove the decisive factor in America’s retreat from global hegemony? Policing the planet is likely to be seen as yesterday’s priority, and a primary candidate for discard.
Dorothy Theresa Sawchak Mankiw
Above is a picture of my mother as a young woman. I would like to tell you about her. My mother was born on July 18, 1927, the second child of Nicholas and Catherine Sawchak. Nicholas and Catherine were immigrants from Ukraine. They came to the United States as teenagers, arriving separately, neither with more than a fourth-grade education. Catherine was from a farming area in western Ukraine. She left because her family wanted her to marry an older man rather than her younger boyfriend, who had been conscripted into the army. Her first job here was as a maid. Nicholas was from ... more »
COVID-19 sharpens focus on digital cannabis marketing in Canada
A captive audience in search of digital distraction, combined with boosted cannabis demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, means Canada’s marijuana businesses have an opportunity to fine-tune their online marketing and branding strategies, marketing experts say. Even though Canadian cannabis producers and retailers are largely excluded from traditional advertising by law, they can nevertheless employ some […] COVID-19 sharpens focus on digital cannabis marketing in Canada is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Boulder, Colorado – Snowiest winter in 111 years
Snowiest winter on record. Not just for the day, not just for the month, but the entire winter. According to the National Weather Service, it is officially Boulder’s snowiest winter on record. With at least 10.5 inches (or perhaps slightly more) from Thursday’s storm, Boulder is now up to 145 inches so far this winter, ... Read more Boulder, Colorado – Snowiest winter in 111 years The post Boulder, Colorado – Snowiest winter in 111 years appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Abrupt Ecosystem Collapse
A new study in Nature (April 2020) casts a disturbing light on the prospects of abrupt ecosystem collapse. The report analyzes the probabilities of collapsing ecosystems en masse, and not simply the loss of individual species. (Source: Trisos, C.H. et al, The Projected Timing of Abrupt Ecological Disruption From Climate Change, Nature, April 8, 2020) The paper states that a high percentage of species will be exposed to harmful climate conditions at about the same time, potentially leading to sudden and catastrophic die-offs of biodiversity. If high greenhouse gas emissions remain ... more »
Scheer Intelligence: The Power And Pain Of Being Asian American During The Coronavirus Crisis
The coronavirus has turned everyone’s lives upside down, but at the same time Covid-19 threatens us all, Asian Americans have been subjected to another dangerous epidemic: racism. Since news of the novel coronavirus began to spread in the U.S., Asian Americans have been the victims of hate crimes, verbal and physical abuse, and have even had to hear President Donald Trump insultingly call the deadly bug the “China virus” in official White House Press briefings. The targeted prejudice comes at the same time many people of Asian descent are risking their own lives on the medical fro... more »
SOS! Save Our Sailors And Soldiers! Stop The Spread Of Covid-19
US military rank and file soldiers and sailors are being ravaged by an invisible enemy — the same enemy that is killing civilians across the country – COVID-19. This presents a quandary for the US military: do they prioritize readiness to launch wars and continue the many imperialist objectives the US is pursuing in places like Venezuela, Iran, Syria, Yemen, the Asian Sea, Europe, Africa, Latin America, etc. . . . or do they take seriously the wholesale threat of COVID-19 to the lives of US GIs and sailors? The Pentagon is suppressing the breadth of the infection of its rank and ... more »
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Mark Rowlinson points out how the obvious frailty of our current supply chains highlights the need to develop Canadian manufacturing. And Amanda Follett Hosgood notes the importance of localized food production in particular. - Bill McKibben calls out the oil industry's attempts to use COVID-19 as an excuse to push through pipeline construction, while Mia Rabson exposes its intensive lobbying to undermine any action on climate change or environmental protection. - Meanwhile, Rhiana Gunn-Wright offers a reminder that the climate change crisis ... more »
Was a Swastika Flag Displayed at Operation Gridlock Protest?
A genuine photograph circulated with a misleading caption.
Coronavirus Forced Schools Online, But Many Students Didn’t Follow
Teachers across the country report their attempts at distance learning are failing to reach large numbers of students.
UKC News: Government Doubles Down on COVID-19 Lockdown, Pushing Vaccine Solution
*UKC News* | Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen bringing you the latest Coronavirus updates.
German Lawyer Sent to Psych Ward for Organizing Protest Against COVID-19 Lockdown
[image: undefined] In the Soviet Union, activists were sent to state psychiatric wards. According to the state, any and all opposition to government policy was considered a form of mental illness. Stephanie Buck writes about the treatment of the “social parasite” Joseph Brodsky. In 1963, Russian poet Joseph Brodsky was seized and sent to a mental institution… Hospital workers pumped him with tranquilizers and repeatedly woke him during the night. He was given cold baths and wrapped in wet canvas that shrank and cut his skin while drying. It is not likely German lawyer Beate Bahn... more »
The CNN/Cuomo Brothers Inquisition, CovidGate And The Folly Of Lockdown Nation
[image: undefined] We are getting sick and tired of the CNN/Cuomo Brothers inquisition and the Coviddeath Cavalcade. Their relentless, morose, partisan coverage of the coronavirus pandemic is the single greatest campaign of misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, scaremongering and elitist prattle we can recall in our entire lifetime. Indeed, Joe McCarthy’s Red Scare was a Sunday School picnic compared to CovidGate. And just as there were no commies secretly subverting America 66 years ago, there is no deathly contagion stalking the American people today and no public health e... more »
The Monroe Doctrine: Occasionally Pronounced Dead, It Lingers On
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On December 2nd, 1823, US President James Monroe delivered a speech to Congress on the State of the Union. Two years earlier, Mexico had declared its independence from Spain and in South America, the military defeat of the Iberian colonial power was looming on the horizon. Monroe warned the European […] The post The Monroe Doctrine: Occasionally Pronounced Dead, It Lingers On appeared first on The Rio Times.
Militarization in Bolivia in Fight Against Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - To control the full curfew enforced by the Bolivian government, the military has been deployed in the city of Santa Cruz since Tuesday this week. Government officials are justifying the militarization by claiming that citizens are not complying with the measures ordered to contain the spread of the virus. The […] The post Militarization in Bolivia in Fight Against Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Women’s Deaths at Home Double in State of São Paulo During Quarantine
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The number of women murdered in the home has virtually doubled in the state of São Paulo during the quarantine to tackle the novel coronavirus pandemic, compared to the same period last year. Since March 24th - when the closing of businesses, bars, and restaurants in the state became effective - […] The post Women’s Deaths at Home Double in State of São Paulo During Quarantine appeared first on The Rio Times.
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