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Former Flynn Counsel Finds 6,800 New Pages of Evidence Not Turned Over – Judge Sullivan is Not Amused…
Interesting timing all things considered…. Michael Flynn removed his replaced his prior legal defense counsel, Covington & Burling, after asserting their ineffective and legally conflicted representation. [NOTE: former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is a partner at Covington & Burling.] … Continue reading →
Next in Coronavirus Tyranny: Forced Vaccinations and ‘Digital Certificates’
*Ron Paul* - Bill Gates has suggested that everyone who receives a vaccine be issued a “digital certificate” proving he has been vaccinated.
The Bill Gates Effect: WHO’s DTP Vaccine Killed More Children in Africa Than the Diseases it Targeted
*Robert F. Kennedy Jr.* - Anyone defending the Bill Gates/WHO global vaccine program needs to explain this study: Mogensen et al 2017.
America’s Super-Rich See Their Wealth Rise by $282 Billion in Three Weeks of Pandemic
*Alan MacLeod* - While tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs, America’s ultra-wealthy elite have seen their net worth surge by $282 billion in just 23 days.
Physicist: Universe May Be a “Strange Loop” of Self-Simulating Consciousness
*Jake Anderson* - A new hypothesis argues that the universe simulates itself into existence.
Critical Questions for Dr. Shiva About His Attempts to Splinter the Health Freedom Movement
It is a common motif among a certain species of scoundrel to confess their own villainy in their slandering of others. Do Shiva’s accusations that all of us are “controlled opposition” reveal his own motivations? Some hints of the answer may lie among the things Shiva doesn’t tell us. The post Critical Questions for Dr. Shiva About His Attempts to Splinter the Health Freedom Movement appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Updated — Executive Order to meat Industry: No more closures
Updated content throughout — President Donald J. Trump has by Executive Order placed the American meat industry under the Defense Production Act to prevent meat shortages by keeping meat processing plants open. The Defense Production Act or DPA was passed by Congress in 1950 and signed into law by President Harry Truman. Under the DPA, the... Continue Reading
IMCO's Experts Share Their Insights
IMCO has started a new section on its website providing some very valuable insights on the economy and asset class strategies. IMCO Insights feature in-depth interviews with their experts and I think it's worth going over them. First, Tanya Lai, IMCO’s Managing Director of Public Equities, discusses how IMCO is building its public equity portfolio and keeping a long-term perspective during this unprecedented time: *How do you navigate an environment like this one, with the coronavirus pandemic causing daily significant swings in major global equity markets? * With any market dislo... more »
32 000 displaced by ongoing rains in Kenya, flooding and mudslide death toll rises to 29
The Watchers » Latest articles - 6 hours ago
Ongoing rains in Kenya continue to cause widespread and damaging floods in the western and eastern counties, displacing as many as 32 000 people so far since March 2020, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). The death toll from massive mudslides and...... Read more »
The Branch Covidians: New Jersey’s Lockdown Order to Continue INDEFINITELY
[image: the-branch-covidians-new-jersey-s-lockdown-order-to-continue-indefinitely] New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced a plan that essentially extends his state’s coronavirus stay-at-home order indefinitely.
In North Korea, a Crisis of the First Order If Kim Jong-Un Is Dead
*Gordon G. Chang* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC11BD1C4110&share=true] Who would take charge and what would happen to Pyongyang's weapons of mass destruction? A succession in any one-man state is an epoch-changing event, but in no one-man state is the one man as important as he is in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, often described as a cult built around the Kim family. The death or incapacity of a Kim leader, therefore, is a crisis of the first order. Moon Chung-in, a foreign policy advisor to Sout... more »
Taiwan Was Having a Terrific U.S.-China Trade War Until Coronavirus Arrived
*Evan A. Feigenbaum, Jeremy Smith* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Taiwan’s comparative advantage in hardware is pivotal. But this, by itself, will not set Taiwan up for the industrial and technological challenges of the future. It needs to be prepared for life after the pandemic. Before the coronavirus hit, Taiwan’s 2019 headline growth figures were nothing short of stellar. Its economy grew at an impressive 3.31 percent during the fourth quarter of 2019, propelling President Tsai Ing-Wen into her second term on a high note and giving Taiwan businesses a boost. But that suc... more »
If Kim Jong-Un Dies, We'll Find out If North Korea Really Is a Monarchy
*Stein Tønnesson* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1527735FC0&share=true] Or might it be run by the formal party? If the now 36-year-old Kim Jong-un, after having reached a reasonable age for dying, dies either suddenly or slowly, he is likely to be succeeded by his son as North Korea’s leader, provided the son proves himself suitable and stays in his father’s favor. Otherwise his son’s younger siblings may have an opportunity. If Kim Jong-un should die soon, which is unlikely, then the first question to ask is... more »
Even If Kim Jong-Un Died, We Should Expect North Korea to Keep the Same Policies—for Now
*Ian Bremmer* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1620933490&share=true] Any new leader will want to shore up support by keeping things steady in the short-term. If North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un were to suddenly die, there are two options, really. Either the transfer of power to another member of the Kim family (and/or a trusted member of the regime) goes smoothly... or it doesn’t. The former is more likely since it’s in the interest of the country’s ruling elite to keep the Kim regime in place, as they’ve spent... more »
Taiwan's Got Talent: Why Taipei Needs to Capitalize On Its Assets
*Evan A. Feigenbaum, Jeremy Smith* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Taiwan’s near-term gains should not distract it from making these long-term investments in its future. It is not enough to count on trade diversion as a recipe for long-run economic competitiveness. The central need is for a talent pool that helps Taiwan win the future. Digitization and new technologies like machine learning are changing the future of work and service delivery. But they will also mean more competition and raise the bar for smaller economies that cannot match the ability of behemoths like the Un... more »
Live: NSW Now: Relatives want infected nursing home to lift visitor ban, beachgoers praised
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*MORNING BRIEFING:* Relatives are insisting they be allowed to see loved ones at an aged care home where 11 people have died of COVID-19, while the Waverley Council applauds people for abiding by rules at reopened beaches.
Nursing home lockouts doing 'nothing for compassion', as governments square off with aged care industry
Meredith Thompson and Adrian Brown fight to see beloved relative, after his nursing home denied visits even though he only has weeks to live.
Child sexual abuse survivors waiting too long for compensation, Social Services Minister says
The Federal Government acknowledges some survivors of child sexual abuse have died before receiving financial compensation, as it releases the latest data from the national redress scheme.
'Mum, are you worried about coronavirus?': Professor pens book to help kids understand
When Professor Anna Ralph's six-year-old daughter starting asking about COVID-19, the infectious diseases specialist decided to write a children's book about finding a cure.
Coronavirus shutdowns leave expats unable to sell their homes in time to avoid hefty tax bills
Thousands of Australian expats fear they could be hit with large capital gains tax bills because they've been unable to return home due to COVD-19 travel restrictions, before a June 30 deadline that would have allowed them to sell their property to avoid liabilities.
Jay wasn't after handouts, but her pantry was empty
For many people like Jay, the COVID-19 pandemic means that for the first time, they're truly struggling to get food on the table.
Stimulus payments having 'profound impact' on households
The Federal Government's stimulus package is supporting Australian households during the coronavirus pandemic, with a surge in unemployment payments more than offsetting the fall in income from job losses, according to the Commonwealth Bank.
BOM says 'strong wintry blast' on the way
It's time to find those woolly socks and dust off the heater — a plunge in temperatures is on the way and it's threatening the record books.
Petrol tanker explodes during attack on Syrian town, killing at least 40
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At least 11 children are among those killed when a petrol tanker explodes in a crowded street during an attack blamed on Kurdish militants.
Brian's attacker was jailed for bashing him — it was his grandson
The bashing was so violent, a nurse at the hospital couldn't do a blood test when the 79-year-old was first admitted because he'd "lost that much blood". His grandson was later convicted of assault.
Live: Downloading the app 'like putting on sunscreen to go outside', PM says
Scott Morrison thanks the 2.8 million Australians who have already downloaded the COVIDSafe app, but says "millions and millions and millions more" need to follow suit for it to be successful. Follow live.
Captain Cook's landing contested by Aboriginal leaders
Our understanding of the events that unfolded on the afternoon of April 29, 1770 come mostly from the journals of Captain Cook and his crew — these Indigenous leaders believe something else.
'Relax the rhetoric': Businesses open, but coronavirus crackdown has customers 'nervous'
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Small businesses in Tasmania struggling to survive amid the coronavirus crisis call for clearer messaging from authorities, saying there is no point trading if customers are too nervous to leave home.
I travelled Australia's east coast asking Indigenous people about Captain Cook. This is what they said
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The story of Captain James Cook's "discovery" of Australia is well known but Indigenous history has a very different story to tell, writes Alison Page.
Australia should take China's warning seriously — but it comes with an irony
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We must look first to the Chinese government, rather than the Chinese people, to understand the nature of the political risks facing Australian exporters in the wake of coronavirus, write Darren Lim and Victor Ferguson.
Buffy Sainte Marie 'Stronger Together' Spoken Word
. "I feel like we're all in detention for not having paid attention for not having done our homework, hold your head up, lift the top of your mind ... lift your heart to your own home planet ... take heart, take care of your link with life ... take care of your sense of protection ..." Buffy Sainte Marie
The COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes Deep Flaws In America’s Broken Healthcare System
When it comes to the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths, the United States is off the charts compared to other countries. Although the USA comprises five percent of the global population, 32 percent of Covid-19 cases and 25 percent of deaths worldwide are there. By contrast, China, where the novel coronavirus originated, has one-tenth of the number of cases and deaths, despite having a population that is four times larger. A disaster scenario is playing out across the United States, particularly in New York City where scores of refrigerator trucks have been brought in to hold the... more »
Fortress On A Hill: Interview With Robert ‘Bob’ Scheer
All right, well, hey, listeners, we have another really solid interview today. And I guess we're kind of running the old TruthDig circuit right now. We had Chris Hedges last week, who some of you have probably already listened to that episode, which was was really solid. And now we've got the boss. Although he probably wouldn't like the term, Robert 'Bob' Scheer, who, you know, is senior editor over there, you know, founder, you know, co founder just really started up the whole TruthDig scene. And, and the thing that's interesting about Bob is, you know, we have more than a little ... more »
Musical Interlude: Michael Hoppe, “This Majestic Land”
Michael Hoppe, “This Majestic Land”
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The delightful Dark Doodad Nebula drifts through southern skies, a tantalizing target for binoculars in the constellation Musca, The Fly. The dusty cosmic cloud is seen against rich starfields just south of the prominent Coalsack Nebula and the Southern Cross. Stretching for about 3 degrees across this scene the Dark Doodad seems punctuated at its southern tip (lower left) by globular star cluster NGC 4372. *Click image for larger size.* Of course NGC 4372 roams the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy, a background object some 20,000 light-years away and only by chance along our line-of-s... more »
Trump returns to the briefing wars!
*TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020The dumbness of yesterday's comments:* Late yesterday afternoon, at 5:38 PM Eastern, the American president returned to the briefing wars. About three minutes in, he said what's shown below. He'd already delivered his memorized monologue above having so many ventilators, way more than the governors need: TRUMP (4/27/20): *We've launched the most ambitious testing effort, likewise, on earth.* The United States has now conducted more than 5.4 million tests, nearly double the number tested in any other country, *more than twice as much as any other country. T... more »
Six questions for Xi Jinping
Nearly three weeks ago, historian Niall Ferguson posted six questions that Chinese political leader Xi Jinping needs to answer about this coronavirus -- not in any expectation of them being answered, but instead to highlight how far China still seems to be from enjoying the free and open society at which it sometimes poses. (Ferguson has since been updating the questions online as new information comes to hand.) At times like these, they are the sort of questions we would expect to see New Zealand's largest trading partner to be answering openly ... *First*, what exactly was going ... more »
Listen To The Nurses
I spent a few weeks in Nebraska during March living in the home of an ICU nurse. While I was there I met a number of other nurses, who told me they believed COVID-19 came through during December and January, … Continue reading →
Passing Thoughts
Life in during the National Shut-Down There is one group who is digging it. A Meme for our Times Can you Relate? Good Reads It’s quarantine and while we all hope that it will soon be lifted, I’m going to make a few book recommendations. In this case, both have been made […] The post Passing Thoughts appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Senior Chinese Military Officer Calls For Ramming Attacks On U.S. Ships In The South China Sea
China's Harbin guided-missile destroyer, left, and the Sovremenny-class Ningbo destroyer. AP *Business Insider:* *Senior Chinese military officer calls for attacks on US ships in the South China Sea* * A Chinese military officer who spoke at a conference in Beijing on Saturday urged the Chinese navy to use force to counter US activities in the South China Sea. * The People's Liberation Army Air Force senior colonel argued that the Chinese navy should ram US Navy warships that try to conduct freedom-of-navigation operations in "Chinese waters" in the South China Sea, Taiwan News r... more »
Will Anything Really Change If Kim Jong-Un Dies?
*Rintaro Nishimura* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC20AE9B0OLF&share=true] The regime might be less stable, but the Kim family isn't going away. As crazy as it sounds, Kim Jong-un brings stability and relative predictability to North Korea. Would his sudden death ensue in a smooth transition and continuation of the status quo, or a power struggle between elites that may destroy the regime altogether? Considering the Kim family’s importance to the nation’s identity, the first scenario seems far more likely. After... more »
Economic Sanctions: An Alternative to War or War by Alternative Means?
*Matthew Petti* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1745597260&share=true] This is shaping up to be the next big Democratic foreign policy debate after coronavirus. Two former Obama administration officials defended the use of economic sanctions even as they slammed the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Iran last week. A growing coalition on the left is blaming the Trump administration’s self-described policy of “super maximum economic pressure” for worsening the coronavirus pandemic ravaging Iran... more »
24 Million 5G Smartphones Were Sold Worldwide in the First Quarter. Who Sold the Most?
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * This picture is your clue. Smartphones with 5G capability are seen by many as a technology of the future, although they’re certainly available in the present. The next generation of wireless technology has even been at the center of outlandish conspiracy theories involving the spread of coronavirus, which have even led to the destruction of 5G towers in multiple countries. Another indication that 5G has arrived is that millions of smartphones equipped with the technology have already been sold. According to a report by research firm Strategy Anal... more »
China Should Embrace a Coronavirus Investigation. Here's Why.
*Simon Lester* *Health, * Investigations of the pandemic's origins and governments' responses are coming. Rather than protest against this process, China should embrace it. These investigations are necessary to try to prevent, or at least to lessen the impact of, future pandemics. That is in everyone's interest, including China's. The world is in the midst of one of its greatest challenges: Every country is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring both domestic mobilization and international cooperation. It is a difficult task, but we will get through it. Nevertheless, ever... more »
Iran’s New Satellite: a ‘Threat to Civilized Nations’ or a ‘Tumbling Webcam’?
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* The U.S. military disagrees with Senate Republicans and the State Department. Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Jim Risch (R–Idaho) called Iran’s space program “a threat to civilized nations” in a Monday night statement, a day after the Pentagon dismissed the latest Iranian spacecraft as a “tumbling webcam in space.” The Trump administration and its allies have portrayed Iran’s first successful military space launch last week as a major threat to international security. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is using it to justify sever... more »
Quantum Internet: Could It Change Everything?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * This quantum internet technology is indeed still in the early innings, and who will eventually dominate this field in the future is still unknown. Here is what we know so far about this emerging technology. The Trump administration’s 2021 budget request has proposed cutting the overall funding for scientific research by nearly 10 percent, but boosts money by 20 percent for quantum information science. All told, it’s indeed a sizeable bet at $237 million. Of that amount, the Department of Energy has earmarked $25 million to rapidly accelerate the... more »
Bad Idea: Politicians Decide Essential Business
Right now in the midst of governmental lockdowns and closedowns, political officials are deciding who shall earn and therefore eat, and who is not “essential” and must stay home. As Leon Trotsky saw in the soviet system, when the state takes over enterprises it gains the power to starve those who won’t obey. How the […]
Donald J. Trump: Patient Zero of Lockdown Nation’s Covid Hysteria
[image: undefined] According to the CDC’s long established mortality models, 687,000 Americans were supposed to die during the 12 weeks between February 1 and April 18. But only 666,000 actually complied. So the Grim Reaper was deprived of his seasonally adjusted mortality quota, even as 21,000 families were spared, at least temporarily, of the loss and grief which accompanies the passing of a loved one. Either way, how in the hell does that square with Lockdown Nation—an unprecedented government ordered economic heart attack purportedly designed to prevent a Black Plague of illn... more »
Will It Take Food Shortages to End Support for the Shutdown?
[image: undefined] Americans are uniquely privileged, to the point of simply imagining they can stay home for months and months without suffering severe economic hardship as a result. Our unique privilege is delusion, the mentality that America is rich and will remain rich without particular effort on our part. Abundance simply materializes around us, regardless of incentives, and the job of politicians is to rearrange this abundance more equitably. Polls such as this one showing widespread American support for quarantines and business shutdowns are evidence of this American privile... more »
Democrat Rep. Opening Up Selected Businesses is Racist
Today's episode of Democrat Moonbattery: Just when you think you have heard it all, lo'and behold along comes a whirlwind of stupid and the morons start falling out of the trees. Such was the case at a Biden campaign virtual town hall. I give you a Democrat Member of the US House of Representatives, Marsha Fudge: In a Biden virtual town hall, @RepMarciaFudge says governors are only opening businesses where black people might get Covid19, not "country clubs and tanning spas" pic.twitter.com/qJbzJ1rT4u — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) April 27, 2020 I Guess the illustrious Congresswoman ... more »
ABC: YouTube CEO Yanks Video of Urgent Care MDs Talking About COVID-19
A video press briefing with doctors Dan Erickson and Artin Massiho of Accelerated Urgent Care was taken down from YouTube by the media company Monday. The video, which we shared a few days ago, was from a press conference last week where the doctors speak of their real-life experiences with COVID-19. Reports of the video […] The post ABC: YouTube CEO Yanks Video of Urgent Care MDs Talking About COVID-19 appeared first on Health Nut News.
China Issues A Warning To The U.S. To Halt Military Operations In The South China Sea
When US destroyer Barry trespassed into China's territorial waters off the Xisha Islands on Tue, the PLA Southern Theater Command coordinated with naval and air forces to follow its course; they identified the ship, warned and expelled it:PLA Southern Theater Command spokesperson pic.twitter.com/MrBwEhA9O9 — Global Times (@globaltimesnews) April 28, 2020 A US warship on Tue entered the territorial waters off Xisha Islands in the South China Sea without China's permission. The Southern Theater Command of PLA deployed air and navy forces to monitor and verify the ship, and warned i... more »
Shouldn’t the public decide?
Right now, about 7.8 billion people are intensely interested in the question of when the coronavirus problem will abate. Even those living in poor tropical countries with low rates of infection and a very young population, say Nigeria, are impacted by the huge drop in commodity prices. While there is a great deal of promising […] The post Shouldn’t the public decide? appeared first on Econlib.
Over 40 killed in deadliest attack in northern Syria this year
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – The death toll from Tuesday’s attack on a oil truck in northwestern Aleppo has risen to 40, the Turkish authorities reported. Citing the Turkish authorities, state-owned TRT World Now reported that “at least 40 civilians, including 11 children” were killed when a bomb was detonated on an oil truck in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran breaks through US-led blockade to deliver record amount of oil to Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – Iran has managed to break through the U.S. blockade to deliver a large amount of oil to the Syrian Arab Republic, a tanker tracking website has revealed. According to the website Tanker Trackers, Iran has significantly increased their oil exports to Syria, with several cargoes reportedly reaching the Port of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army launches attack on jihadist front-lines in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a new attack on the jihadist defenses in southern Idlib, Tuesday, targeting their positions along the Jabal Al-Zawiya front-lines. According to a field source in the nearby Hama Governorate, the Syrian Arab Army began to target the jihadist defenses in southern Idlib after the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
OPCW insiders dispute second chemical weapons probe on Syria
A group of current and former OPCW employees have explosively slammed the organization for producing what they say is yet another “procedurally and scientifically flawed” report into alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria. Writing at the Grayzone, the insiders denounced the “compromised” investigation into chemical incidents in the town of Ltamenah in March 2017. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US Coalition denies any soldiers are missing in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The U.S. Coalition has officially denied a report claiming that two soldiers went missing in the Deir Ezzor Governorate after unknown assailants targeted their vehicle. The incident, which was first reported on SANA, said that the two U.S. soldiers allegedly disappeared after their vehicle was ambushed in the Deir Ezzor […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Massive explosion rocks northwestern Aleppo region: 23 killed
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – A powerful explosion was felt in the northwestern region of the Aleppo Governorate on Tuesday when a bomb was detonated inside Afrin. According to preliminary reports, a bomb went off on an oil tanker in the Afrin region, killing at least 23 people and wounding 26 others. Ambulances and fire […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Chet Raymo, “The Time For The Tellable”
* “The Time For The Tellable”* by Chet Raymo “When I first set foot on the plank bridge over Queset Brook sixty-one years ago, I saw a kingfisher. I haven't seen one since. But I've seen pretty much everything else. The bridge is an emperor's loge, the catbird's seat. If I stand there for five minutes something wonderful is sure to appear. A box turtle. A monarch butterfly. A fleet of whirligigs. The orange flash of an oriole. And there, oh there, among the water lilies where the brook splays into the pond, a heron, watching with its glittering eye. Sixty-one years and the day is ... more »
"Don't, Don't, Don't..."
"Nobody can save you but yourself. You will be put again and again into nearly impossible situations. They will attempt again and again through subterfuge, guise, and force to make you submit, quit and/or die quietly inside. But don't, don't, don't. It's a war not easily won, but if anything is worth winning then this is it. Nobody can save you but yourself, and you're worth saving." - Charles Bukowski ○
Republican Death Cult Wants You To Die Too-- Otherwise They Would All Just Drink Bleach Or Inject Lysol
*The Cure by Nancy Ohanian* What is Trump's consiglieri-like Attorney General, William Barr, doing to further mire the country in the pandemic? On Monday, one of the 3 or 4 worst AGs in American history ordered federal prosecutors to "be on the lookout" for Democratic governors who issue public health regulations that violate the constitutional rights of right-wing fanatics and extremists who are dedicated to steepening the curve or are too simple-minded to understand what a curve is. Barr sent a short memo to the 93 U.S. attorneys, warning that some state and local directives are ... more »
Why are white supremacists protesting to 'reopen' the US economy?
Matthew Valasik, Associate Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 8 hours ago
Militant far-right groups are always looking to appear legitimate and to recruit more Americans to their causes.
Japanese art and the Bleak Midwinter of the Buddhist Tree of Life
Japanese art and the Bleak Midwinter of the Buddhist Tree of Life Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi fuses a stunning landscape with a wandering Buddhist monk in the bleak midwinter of Japan. Indeed, the religious angle, be it Buddhism, Christianity, or Shintoism, is a theme that pops up often in her art. […]
Woman finds a squirrel and her babies inside the car, relocates the family to the wild
Recently, Dr. Katie LaBarbera, who is a behavioral ecologist and ornithologist with a Ph.D. in Integrative Biology, Katie LaBarbera, overheard her neighbors talking outside. They were trying to figure out why their car wouldn’t start. When they popped the hood in search of the problem, LaBarbera’s neighbors discovered a squirrel nesting in the engine bay. The biologist immediately went outside to offer some help. Tuns out, she was already familiar with the little critter! Everything soon turned into a rescue operation and LaBarbera did an excellent job of both relocating the famil... more »
The importance of proper accounting for cannabis businesses
Although many states have deemed marijuana an essential business and allowed retailers and other businesses to remain open during the coronavirus pandemic, marijuana companies are beginning to feel the effects of the COVID-19 financial fallout. The importance of proper accounting for cannabis businesses is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
High Times makes bold move into marijuana retail with $80 million deal
The owner of pioneering cannabis magazine High Times said Tuesday it is acquiring 13 operating and planned marijuana retail stores in California for $80 million. The purchase, which is being made mostly in stock, reflects an aggressive move into retail under the company’s new management team. Los Angeles-based High Times Holding Corp. is acquiring the […] High Times makes bold move into marijuana retail with $80 million deal is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Huge sandstorm hits central Iran
The Watchers » Latest articles - 8 hours ago
A massive, terrifying sandstorm hit the provinces of Yazd and Rafsanjan in central Iran on Sunday, April 26, 2020. The storm occurred at dawn, with wind speed reaching up to 130 km/h (81 mph). A witness said day turned into night when the gigantic sandstorm covered...... Read more »
Welcome to the era of the Great Disillusionment
This is a column I have been mulling over for a while but, for reasons that will be instantly obvious, I have been hesitant to write. It is about 5G, vaccines, 9/11, aliens and lizard overlords. Or more accurately, it isn’t.
Jettison WHO, NATO, and the PENTAGON
Now that it is firmly known that the World Health Organization has engineered the deaths and intended the enslavement of millions of people—- why not liquidate the WHO crime syndicate and make a clean job of it? Anna Von Reitz April 28, 2020 Now that it is firmly known that the World Health Organization has engineered … Continue reading Jettison WHO, NATO, and the PENTAGON →
Sen. Cotton: U.S. Needs To ‘Take A Very Hard Look’ At Visas To Chinese Nationals To Study Advanced Science And Tech
April 26th, 2020 Frank CampDailyWire.com Photo by: William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images On Sunday, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) appeared on Fox News with host Maria Bartiromo where he discussed China’s culpability in the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as his belief that the United States should “take a very hard look at” issuing visas … Continue reading Sen. Cotton: U.S. Needs To ‘Take A Very Hard Look’ At Visas To Chinese Nationals To Study Advanced Science And Tech →
Marijuana use reaches all-time high under coronavirus pandemic
Originally posted on Anonymous Hemp Sector - CA: Weekly average marijuana sales increased by 64 per cent in the week ending Mar. 16. Brendan Bures April 27, 2020 Marijuana consumers working full time declined 290 basis points to 42.4 per cent in March. KairoCosta / iStock / Getty Images Plus As the seriousness of the…
Keeping The Cannabis And Hemp Supply Chain Alive Amid COVID-19
Originally posted on Anonymous Hemp Sector - CA: Iris Dorbian Apr 27, 2020 ? A farmer holds a cannabis plant.Getty With cannabis sales skyrocketing during the COVID-19 outbreak, keeping the supply chain alive and uninterrupted has been an ongoing challenge for the industry. Unlike other industries that can work remotely, those in the frontlines of…
Medical Marijuana Is Booming Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic
Originally posted on Anonymous Hemp Sector - CA: Brendan Bures April 27, 2020 Photo by Bill Oxford/Getty Images Residents in legal states are using cannabis for medical needs such as anxiety, pain relief, and sleep disorders. There was an initial rush to stockpile legal recreational cannabis when the coronavirus pandemic first hit the United States.…
6 Types of COVID-19 Lawsuits That Will Be Coming Down the Pike
By Richard Dahl on April 27, 2020 12:00 PM The coronavirus pandemic will dramatically change many things about American life by the time it runs its course. But one thing is for sure: It won’t change our reliance on the courts to resolve disputes. In fact, we may be looking to the courts like never … Continue reading 6 Types of COVID-19 Lawsuits That Will Be Coming Down the Pike →
Nate Jackson: Corrupt Tedros Chides Nations That Didn’t Listen to WHO
The WHO director wins the award for chutzpah by scolding world for not listening. Nate Jackson · Apr. 28, 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) has been the subject of much debate in recent weeks. The WHO is clearly compromised by allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and President Donald Trump has … Continue reading Nate Jackson: Corrupt Tedros Chides Nations That Didn’t Listen to WHO →
Teen Who Walked Three Miles Daily to Library Is Accepted to 12 Colleges
Amy Furr 17 Apr 2020 A teenager in Columbus, Ohio, is showing everyone that hard work and determination really do pay off in the end. For the past five years, Lashawn Samuel regularly walked three miles round trip to the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Franklinton Branch for help with his homework assignments, then back home again in the dark, … Continue reading Teen Who Walked Three Miles Daily to Library Is Accepted to 12 Colleges →
Media Claim Racism Is The Reason For Reopen Protests | MRCTV
Eric Scheiner , @schineman April. 24. 2020 In this week’s Wacky Moments of Liberal Expression: MSNBC host Joy Reid led an all-liberal panel which portrayed #reopen protesters as racists who are partially motivated by wishing to see more minorities die from the virus. All three of the major broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and … Continue reading Media Claim Racism Is The Reason For Reopen Protests | MRCTV →
Media Claims Racism Is the Reason for Reopen Protests
Once again for the leftist media, everything is “racist!” Media Editors · Apr. 28, 2020 via Media Editors: Video: Media Claims Racism Is the Reason for Reopen Protests — The Patriot Post
Coronavirus Impacts Food Production; Lockdowns Reduce Demand for Milk, Produce
[image: coronavirus-impacts-food-production-lockdowns-reduce-demand-for-milk-produce] Some people worry our nation’s food supply chain is starting to break, with meat-packing plants closing and farmers plowing under crops that there is no market for.
President Trump Delivers Remarks Supporting Small Business and Paycheck Protection Program – 3:00pm ET Livestream
President Donald Trump delivers remarks from the East Room of the White House on the Paycheck Protection Program, part of coronavirus relief package known as the CARES Act, that is set up to help small businesses continue to operate and … Continue reading →
President Trump Meets With Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Highlighting Effective COVID-19 Response…
Earlier today President Trump and members of the COVID-19 task force met with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the White House. DeSantis spoke about the actions Florida has taken to help and support the state’s nursing home population. The approach … Continue reading →
Judge Rules Illinois Governor Exceeded His Authority with Stay-At-Home Order
Judge Michael McHaney ruled that Pritzker was prohibited “from in any way enforcing the March 20 executive order against the complainant forcing him to isolate and quarantine in his home.” Citizens are “overwhelmed" and "scared to death" not of the COVID-19 virus, but of losing their livelihoods.
Almost half the businesses interested in JobKeeper have not signed up. Here's why
Hundreds of thousands of employers who registered interest in JobKeeper have not signed up for the payment, citing ineligible workers, confusing rules and cashflow problems.
Can't get a refund on your cancelled trip? Here's what to do
More than 6,000 people have complained to the ACCC about their travel company's handling of refunds. We've looked into what your options are for getting your money back.
This is what life is like in one of the world's toughest coronavirus lockdowns
The Philippines has taken some of the most hard-line measures in the world to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The problem, according to a human rights group, is that some officials are taking a step too far in the way they're policing the strict rules.
This Is What Bill Gates & The Globalists Don't Want You To Know: 'Collateral Deaths' Of People Dying From Vaccines Could Dwarf The Number Of Deaths Caused By The Pandemic
- 'Vaccine Math' Makes Great Sense To Depopulate The World Without Bullets & Bombs *By R.X. Kendrick for All News Pipeline* Give vaccines a chance?? *BULLETIN:* 8-million people VOLUNTEER to die at Bill Gates’ command. Today in Bill Gates demonized mind, 7-billion people VOLUNTEERED to go along with his next worldwide vaccination campaign! It is official!!! Billy-boy *“faux-mathematician”* is thinking 7-billion *“healthy people”* will soon be force-vaccinated at his command! Gates told this to Ellen Degeneres in a recent REMOTE PODCAST. Premier human being, faux doctor, f... more »
Bayer Shareholder Meeting Draws Protests, Pleas From Cancer Patients
The Bayer AG annual shareholders’ meeting got underway Tuesday in Germany, drawing the attention of not only investors and analysts but also activists, lawyers and cancer patients who want to see Bayer make amends for alleged misdeeds by Monsanto, which Bayer bought two years ago. The meeting was to be an in-person event in Bonn, Germany but due to fears about large gatherings that could spread the Covid-19 virus, Bayer instead is hosting a video webcast of the meeting. On Monday the company announced a “good start to 2020,” reporting higher sales and profits through all division... more »
Amazon Will Not Change Without A Union
Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, Jeff Bezos has gotten $24 billion richer. Amazon’s stock price has risen more than 40% since mid-March. This explosive creation of corporate wealth has coincided with an unprecedented level of labor activism against Amazon, including multiple well-publicized workplace walkouts, protests, and a growing drumbeat of negative PR about the company’s handling of the pandemic, particularly regarding the workplace safety of warehouse workers. There has never been as much coordinated labor action against Amazon. And Amazon has never been more ... more »
COVID-19: Harnessing The Obstructive Power Of Constructive Program
Crises bring out the worst and best in people, and they do so on a mass scale. Since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, we have seen plenty of toilet paper hoarding and other selfish acts, but arguably even more goodhearted people asking, “What else can I do?” Movement organizers themselves have been asking, “What infrastructure do we have, and how can we pivot it toward crisis response?” These are important questions to be asking right now, but organizers should take them one step further. Choosing to repurpose one’s movement toward community needs in times of crisis has ... more »
Wake up, America! Wake up now!
2-26-2019 *A* Saudi Arabian man accused of murder in the US is unlikely to face justice because he has fled the country, a US State Department official has said. Abdulrahman Sameer Noorah is believed to have fled the US state of Oregon with the help of Saudi officials and returned to his home country. In a condolence letter to Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, a senior US diplomat wrote that extradition was unlikely. The letter does not mention what effort the US will go to to seek extradition. "The United States and Saudi Arabia do not have a bilateral extradition treaty, and Saudi Ara... more »
Israelis Have Taken To Spitting on Palestinians During Coronavirus
Since the deadly #CoronavirusPandemic can be transmitted through saliva droplets, Israeli soldiers and illegal Jewish settlers are working extra hard to spit at as many #Palestinians, their cars, doorknobs, and so on... more »
Mass indoctrination on college campuses in the wake of Covid-19
Never let a crisis go to waste. The post Mass indoctrination on college campuses in the wake of Covid-19 appeared first on CFACT.
Secretary Mnuchin: Paycheck Protection Program Benefiting 60 Million Workers…
Holy cow, Illinois is asking for a $40 billion bailout with $10 billion targeted to fund their pension liabilities? These blue spenders are nuts. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appears on Fox Business to discuss the ongoing financial programs intended to … Continue reading →
Intense rains trigger deadly flash floods in Ethiopia and Somalia, 83 000 displaced
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Seasonal rains continued to strengthen in most parts of East Africa during the fourth week of April 2020, leading to a significant increase in rainfall which triggered deadly flash floods in Ethiopia and Somalia. Around 83 000 people have been displaced. Since...... Read more »
China Capitalizes on the Ultra-Low Oil Prices Caused By the Coronavirus Demand Destruction
With the twin blows of the Saudi-Russian oil production increases and the worldwide coronavirus pandemic causing a historic drop in… The post China Capitalizes on the Ultra-Low Oil Prices Caused By the Coronavirus Demand Destruction appeared first on IER.
Deunking Lebrecht's Linkage: Anxiety Didn't Drive Jews to Change the World
*Dov S. Zakheim* *History, Middle East* [image: Reuters] In Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, Norman Lebrecht offers a sweeping if flawed survey of Jewish intellectuals, writers, scientists, and thinkers who turned the tides of history and shaped the world. *Norman Lebrecht, Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847–1947*, (New York: Scribner, 2019), 464 pp., $30.00. ON DECEMBER 11, 2019, just before he was to host the White House Hanukkah parties, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that called for “robust” enforcement of existing civil rights ... more »
Why Do So Many Samsung Fans Hate Bixby?
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Samsung makes some amazing products. Bixby seems to buck that trend. Here's why. Amazon has Alexa, Apple has Siri, Google has Google Assistant and Samsung has Bixby. The virtual assistant on Samsung's devices has been available ever since it was introduced in 2017, on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+. However, Bixby seems to have engendered something of a backlash among some Samsung device users. Samsung user forums, and Reddit pages dedicated to a discussion of the company's devices, have emerged as areas of anti-Bixby sentiment. The Verge wrote i... more »
This Crazy Looking Jet Was Nazi Germany's Idea to Win World War II
*Caleb Larson* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EA3M0PMP01&share=true] A fascinating flying wing that would impact future Allied technology. Late in the Second World War, Nazi Germany was losing—and losing badly. The Russians were beating the Germans to a pulp on the Eastern Front, and Nazi Germany was rapidly shrinking away from the Allies in the West. They were desperate for a miracle. Hermann Göring thought he could bring about a miracle weapon. He put out a call to German aircraft manufacturers for a lig... more »
William Barr: Much More Than Just a Lawyer
*Paul R. Pillar* *Politics, America* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC23XF9LKGCS&share=true] What ought to be the common thread in everything an attorney general does is upholding the Constitution and statutory law. The common thread of what Barr has done as attorney general has instead been to provide political cover for Donald Trump. Attorney General William Barr recently said on Hugh Hewitt’s radio program that not only would lawsuits be in order against state governments to contest some of the restrictions aimed at curbing COV... more »
This Is How America and China are Weaponizing the Coronavirus
*Mark Perry* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The two most powerful countries in the world have been engaged in a war of words and conspiracy theories. Three months after South Carolina’s secession, newly minted Secretary of State William H. Seward hatched a strategy that, he believed, would avert the looming civil war. On the morning of March 31, 1861, Seward learned that Spanish forces had occupied Santo Domingo, while a French fleet was sailing towards Haiti. Seward seized the opportunity, penning a long and rambling missive to Abraham Lincoln. “I would demand explanation... more »
Madagascan President promotes herbal drink as protection against COVID-19
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US President Donald Trump is not the only world leader to land in trouble with medical experts, Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina earning the ire of local medical officials for promoting a herbal drink as a COVID-19 treatment.
1 million Americans infected with coronavirus, more than 57,000 dead
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The United States records 1 million coronavirus cases, amounting to almost a third of the global tally as the pandemic continues to hold the nation in its grip.
Norwegian tycoon arrested over his wife's disappearance
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Police in Norway arrest millionaire real estate tycoon Tom Hagen on the suspicion of murder in relation to the 2018 disappearance of his wife.
How Will the Coronavirus Competition With China Affect the Middle East?
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] The Trump administration wants to tie Iran to the struggle with Beijing. The struggle between the United States and Iran is “is connected to China,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo emphasized on Friday. U.S.-Chinese competition is ramping up amid the coronavirus pandemic, potentially pulling U.S. resources from longstanding counterterrorism campaigns in the Middle East and Central Asia. But the Trump administration also continues to pursue a campaign to counter Iran, which it portrays as intrinsically linked to Chinese inf... more »
Strangest Plane of All-Time: Meet the Aero Spacelines 'Pregnant Guppy'
*Caleb Larson* *History, World* [image: By NASA/DFRC - http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/Guppy/HTML/E62-8887.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=575472] This oversized transport plane was an impressive feat. The Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy was a heavy cargo plane used for transporting large and bulky items by air. It is best known for transporting equipment for NASA during the 1960s and 1970s, including many parts that were used in the Apollo missions. Many of NASA’s projects had their roots in West Coast manufacturing, though NASA laun... more »
Meet the Kalinin K-7: An Impressive but Destined-to Fail Russian Plane
*Caleb Larson* *History, Europe* [image: By jagermeister - Ražňany Airport, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12610323] The Great Purge brought a terrible toll. The Kalinin K-7 was one of the biggest airplanes ever built. It had massive wings, which were 196 feet long and over 7 feet thick at the leading edges. Instead of a fuselage, it used a large flying wing design with twin booms. Six engines were affixed to the leading edge of the wing, and another seventh engine on the back of the wing in a pusher configuration. The huge landing gear assembly was attache... more »
Technology Sales Are Booming Thanks to Coronavirus
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Total work-from-home products saw a 67 percent week-over-week increase, according to NPD, with monitor sales doubling over a five-week period. Sales of PCs, meanwhile, have jumped 30 percent week over week for each of the last five weeks, Baker said. What effect would you expect a global pandemic to have on sales of consumer electronics? On the one hand, many people are out of work and facing the possibility of long-term economic uncertainty. But on the other hand, those spending lots of time at home are likely more aware than usual of the need fo... more »
Apple TV+: A Flop or Eventual Streaming Superpower?
*Salvatore Babones* *Technology, * The coronavirus pandemic created a bonanza for video streaming services. If Apple TV+ can't succeed under current conditions, it will never succeed. But that doesn't meant that Apple can't make money from streaming. The current crisis is probably the tipping point at which the legacy reality of movie theaters fully gives way to the emerging technology of streamed content. Apple is still well-placed to take advantage of that transition, but it will have to be a lot more creative if it wants to succeed in doing for movies what it once did for music... more »
Why the Navy’s Weird Vought XF5U Was Called “the Flying Flapjack”
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* [image: By unknown, believed to be US Navy - Scanned print from pilot's collection, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3185130] This is one for the history books. The “Flying Flapjack” or Vought XF5U program was a U.S. Navy experimental aircraft that had some odd design features. The plane was designed by Charles H. Zimmerman just prior to World War II. Zimmerman had pioneered several unique designs, some of which had promising low-speed capabilities. After showing prototype blueprints to the Navy in the late 1930... more »
Meet the X-48: Could Boeing’s Blended Wing-Body Plane Be the Future of Flight?
*Caleb Larson* *Technology, Americas* [image: By Tony Landis for NASA - This image or video was catalogued by Armstrong Flight Research Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: ED06-0198-62., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.] Not so fast. Boeing’s X-48 is an unmanned aerial vehicle that was jointly developed by NASA and Boeing’s Phantom Works, a division similar to Lockheed Martin’s Skunkworks. Though small, the design was intended to explore commercial options for a blended wing-body design. The X-48 ... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/28/2020
Today's Water Cooler:
The Poet: Robert Frost, "Acquainted with The Night", Read by Oliver Álain Christie
*"Acquainted with The Night"* "I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain - and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain. I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet When far away an interrupted cry Came over houses from another street, But not to call me back or say good-bye; And further still at an unearthly height, One luminary clock against the sky Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right. I have been one ac... more »
"Because..."
"There is much asked and only so much I think I can or should answer, and so, in this post I would like to give a few thoughts on what seemed to be the overwhelming question: "WHY?" And here is the best answer I can give: Because. Because sometimes, life is damned unfair. Because sometimes, we lose people we love and it hurts deeply. Because sometimes there aren't really answers to our questions except for what we discover, the meaning we assign them over time. Because acceptance is yet another of life's "here's a side of hurt" lessons and it is never truly acceptance unless it has ... more »
"The Last Flight Out"
*"The Last Flight Out"* Week 7 of the Quarantine By Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – “The last flight out” was how it was described in the email. The U.S. embassy in Buenos Aires notified us yesterday that it had organized a flight to Miami. It is scheduled to leave tomorrow. But why the “last flight?” we wondered. Then we got the news. Reuters: "Argentina has banned until September ticket sales for commercial flights, according to a decree published on Monday, in a new measure the government said is part of its coronavirus response. While the country’s borders have been closed ... more »
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"3 Hard Truths About Pain Most People Hate to Admit"
*"3 Hard Truths About Pain Most People Hate to Admit"* by Sofo Archon "Pain is an inseparable part of life, and so everyone experiences it to varying degrees. Only a few, however, understand what pain really is and where it comes from. Hence, most people don't know how to effectively deal with it. Here I'd like to share with you three hard-hitting truths about pain that most people hate to admit, yet which are tremendously important to understand and accept, if we want to overcome suffering and find contentment. *1. Pleasure and pain tend to go hand-in-hand. *Most people seek to m... more »
"NYC 'People Have No Food, People Are Talking About Suicide'”
*"NYC 'People Have No Food, People Are Talking About Suicide'”* by IWB "We are very close now. Heads up, stay focused on you, family and close friends. Time to circle the wagons and figure out who you can trust. “People have no food. People are talking about suicide,” Izzi said. “We’re literally begging you, sir, please come out of your ivory tower, come down here in the trenches with your people and actually see what’s going on, answer us.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo was asked about unemployment Monday, and spoke about the need for federal help. “We’re out of money now. We are now running ... more »
Voting by mail will be "The Most Massive Fraud Scheme in the History of America"
That's the opinion of lawyer Jim Bopp Jr., who's filed suits in more than one state to prevent unsupervised, check-and-balance-free postal balloting. “I don’t use the word ‘voters,’” he says, “I use the word ‘people on the registration rolls’ because many of them are ineligible to vote. They’re not voters. They’re people that are on the registration rolls that are ineligible to vote.” As the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the nation, Democratic officials and activists began pushing states to switch to voting by mail, eliminating in-person voting altogether — and probably permanently. B... more »
Was Clinton Foundation Investigator Kenneth McCormick Found Dead?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Into the Magellanics
Somehow it feels as if the Hubble Space Telescope has been with us longer than the 30 years now being celebrated. But it was, in fact, on April 24, 1990 that the instrument was launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery, being deployed the following day. 1.4 million observations have followed, with data used to write […]
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Paul Wells explores how extensive planning for foreseeable pandemics was discarded or forgotten just as it mattered most. - Ryan Meili highlights the importance of putting people first in determining how to ease restrictions in the wake of the coronavirus, while Missy Johnson looks at a few of the options to ameliorate our current level of inequality in the wake of a pandemic which has shown how precarity weakens us all. And Adam Tooze writes that we shouldn't be obsessing over deficits or debt, particularly when it's being raised primaril... more »
Global Research Firm: Shutdown Altering Lifestyles in Major ways
[image: global-research-firm-shutdown-altering-lifestyles-in-major-ways] Consumers are remarkably adaptable and marketers are working hard to keep up with the new lifestyles following the shutdown mandates.
Major U.S. Meat Processor Warns ‘Food Supply Chain Is Breaking’ As Coronavirus Pandemic Forces Plant Closures
*CNBC:* *Tyson Foods chairman warns ‘food supply chain is breaking’ as coronavirus forces plant closures* * Meat processors, including Tyson, Smithfield and JBS, are closing U.S. facilities after workers test positive for Covid-19. * “The food supply chain is breaking,” Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson wrote in a full-page newspaper ad that ran on Sunday. * More than a dozen packing and food processing workers have died after contracting Covid-19, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Tyson Foods expects that millions of pounds of meat will disa... more »
How Will History Treat The Coronavirus Lockdown? With Prof. Denis Rancourt
You won't want to miss this very special Liberty Report! Former University of Ottawa physics professor Denis Rancourt joins today's program to examine the science behind government and media claims about the coronavirus outbreak. Does a national lockdown make any sense? Why did the scientists that governments listen to seem to get the numbers all wrong? And why have other scientists who challenged the accepted wisdom been silenced and ignored? What are the numbers? Today on the Liberty Report:
Mankind’s Existence Now Depends on the Establishment of a New Paradigm
This past April 25-26, a fascinating conference sponsored by the Schiller Institute took place online featuring speakers from around the world who discussed various aspects of the new paradigm in world affairs which presses upon our current crisis-ridden age. Even though too many people refuse to admit it, the fact is there is currently a […] More The post Mankind’s Existence Now Depends on the Establishment of a New Paradigm appeared first on The Duran.
Western Accusations of Russian Interference in Libya Is a Distraction from Their Own Crimes
Haftar’s Latest Speech Has Radically Transformed the Situation in Libya More The post Western Accusations of Russian Interference in Libya Is a Distraction from Their Own Crimes appeared first on The Duran.
Saskatchewan accepting cannabis store applications for small communities
Saskatchewan’s Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) is accepting cannabis retail store permit applications for communities with fewer than 2,500 people. The province – with a population of 1.1 million – has 43 stores so far. At this time, the SLGA is not accepting applications for stores in communities with more than 2,500 people. Saskatchewan is […] Saskatchewan accepting cannabis store applications for small communities is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Local rules trump Michigan’s medical cannabis law, state high court says
Michigan’s medical marijuana law does not overrule certain zoning powers of local governments, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. An ordinance in Byron Township, south of Grand Rapids, bars registered caregivers from growing marijuana at a commercial property. The state appeals court ruled that the ordinance conflicted with Michigan’s medical marijuana law, which allows cultivation […] Local rules trump Michigan’s medical cannabis law, state high court says is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
How Will History Treat The Coronavirus Lockdown? With Prof. Denis Rancourt
*“Since mankind's dawn, a handful of oppressors have accepted the responsibility over our lives that we should have accepted for ourselves. By doing so, they took our power. By doing nothing, we gave it away. We've seen where their way leads, through camps and wars, towards the slaughterhouse.” ― Alan Moore*
Roscoe's Rascals
*“You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin*
Lockdown continues to kill
Even cancer examinations and organ transplants not acutely necessary for survival cancelled to make room for Covid-19 patients. _____________ Lockdown continues to kill Penelope A new analysis from the UK concludes that there are currently about 2000 people per week dying at home without Covid-19 because they cannot or do not want to use the ... Read more Lockdown continues to kill The post Lockdown continues to kill appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Totally misleading…
“One nursing home reported 4 covid-19 deaths… but it also noted that 3 of those people were in HOSPICE before they contracted coronavirus!” – Jean S _______________ Totally misleading… Jean S One concern I have is that the sloppy definition of what is a covid-19 death is misleading… to a point of being ridiculous. ‘ ... Read more Totally misleading… The post Totally misleading… appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Reopen Wisconsin Rally Highlights
[image: christian-gomez-reopen-wisconsin-rally-highlights] VIDEO - Highlights from The New American’s on-the-ground live coverage of the Reopen Wisconsin Rally, on April 24, 2020, including speeches and interviews with attendees.
Doctors Question Coronavirus Paranoia in Viral Video; YouTube Deletes Video
[image: doctors-question-coronavirus-paranoia-in-viral-video-youtube-deletes-video] In a lengthy “briefing” interview with a local television station, two doctors provide facts and data that demonstrates that the COVID-19 lockdowns are not needed and may, in fact, be counterproductive.
Two Women Corroborate Tara Reade’s Sex-assault Allegation Against Biden
[image: two-more-women-corroborate-reade-s-sex-assault-allegation-against-biden] Tara Reade, a former staffer for Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden, accused him of sexully assaulting her in 1993. Two women now say Reade told them about the attack after she left Biden’s employ.
Will SCOTUS ignore 2nd amendment this term
Second Amendment cases before the Supreme Court… NSRPA v. City of New York, NY was granted its day in court. But, before the date, the state of New York and (also city of New York) revised its statute. That made their petition moot. But the case continued because the NRA disagreed with the revision and also asked for damages. The court vacated and remanded the case back to the Appeals Court to be handled on April 27, 2020. However Justice Alito and in part Kavanaugh expressed concern that some of the federal courts may not be applying Heller and McDonald … Continue reading →
#RentStrike2020, Year of Jubilee: TEGWAR Economists Want To End “Tyranny” of Contract Law, Forgive Sovereign Debts
Here’s a proposal from the socialist branch mainstream of the Democrat Socialist Party. Goes without saying that the Queen of Economics, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and her sister Squawd members, are pushing this legislation. Their goal? Screw property owners, mortgagors and banks. Let everyone live rent- and mortgage-free for, oh, months and months. Leases? Mortgages? Loans? We don’t adhere to no stinkin’ contracts. These folks are pretending they’re believing Catholics or Jews (ha ha) as they advocate that 2020 be a Jubilee year of debt forgiveness. But no, they’re just children who... more »
Will The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandamic Force Countries To Reevaluate The Security Paradigms?
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, two of President Donald Trump's key coronavirus advisers and public faces of the crisis, donned masks and were shown into "the tank" which is the Pentagon's secure conference room. They were there to meet with Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. *Miodrag Soric, DW*: *Coronavirus forcing countries to reevaluate security paradigms* While global arms expenditures have been rising annually, many militaries have been caught off guard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Will governments start to reframe their security agendas? The US m... more »
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