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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Friday, April 3, 2020

3 April - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

10 pm MDT

Hey, Wanna Bet This So-Called "Dr." Fauci Guy Is Selling Bootleg Surgical Masks Out Of The Backseat Of His Mercedes?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 58 seconds ago
*Further to Noah's "Trump suppporters"-themed Midnight Meme which was illustrated with a photo of Dr. Anthony Fauci with one hand on the shoulder of so-called "President" SwampThing and the other hand pointing into the distance, while saying, "Go over there, sit down, shut the fuck up and let us do our job!" --* "*Or maybe some nice surgical masks, never been used?*" *-by Ken* So I'd just finished a lengthy, convoluted e-mail to Howie explaining that not much short of "President" SwampThing being perp-walked out of the White House under armed guard en route to a flight to Guantán... more »

Finally the Truth about Models

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 11 minutes ago
Goalposts are on the move! “I've looked at all the models. I've spent a lot of time on the models. They don't tell u anything. You can't really rely upon models,” – Anthony Fauci Models right, models wrong, models directing US policy, now no more models?https://t.co/a5Tg81krjd — Jordan Schachtel (@JordanSchachtel) April 3, 2020 Pandemic models … Continue reading "Finally the Truth about Models"

President Trump Removes Coup Plotter ICIG Michael Atkinson – Effective 30 Days From Today – DC Media Conscripts Go Bananas…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 14 minutes ago
President Trump has sent a letter to congress giving them 30-days advance notice and informing them of the removal of Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson: The necessary, albeit politically controversial, move comes about two months after President Trump assigned … Continue reading →

Gregory Mannarino, "Big Oil Getting Bailed Out! Wall St. Getting TRILLIONS! Small Business Gets ZERO"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 minutes ago
Gregory Mannarino, *"Big Oil Getting Bailed Out! Wall St. Getting TRILLIONS! * *Small Business Gets ZERO"* - https://traderschoice.net/

4-3 Russia 601/3548= 17% rise/day

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 29 minutes ago
4-3 Russia 601/3548= 17% rise/day https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/04/03/coronavirus-in-russia-the-latest-news-april-3-a69117 …………....................................................................................... at 2:32 of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpQFCcSI0pU one finds: (Shi Zhengli's group st P4 Lab:)

Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In Asia -- News Updates April 3-4, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 34 minutes ago
*Al Jazeera:* *Indonesia reports Southeast Asia's highest coronavirus fatalities* *Indonesia's death rate due to the deadly infection stood at 9.1 percent compared to 5.2 worldwide as of Friday.* Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia reported its first two coronavirus cases on March 2, and has tallied 1,986 confirmed cases and 181 deaths as of April 3, making it the country with the most coronavirus deaths and the highest fatality rate in Southeast Asia. Indonesia's death rate stood at 9.1 percent compared to 5.2 worldwide as of Friday. In comparison, the Philippines had a 4.5 percent d... more »

Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The Europe -- News Updates April 3 - 4, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 42 minutes ago
*Reuters*: *Spain overtakes Italy in coronavirus cases, death rate slows* MADRID (Reuters) - Spain overtook Italy for the first time on Friday for the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, but the overnight death toll fell from the previous day, providing a small glimmer of hope. With a total 117,710 confirmed cases, Spain is now second in the number of infections only to the United States, which has a population some seven times larger. Spain’s total death toll now stands at 10,935, second only to Italy’s 13,915 fatalities. On a more hopeful note, Friday marked the first time in... more »

Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Medical News And Information -- April 3, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 46 minutes ago
Beijing's chief medical advisor Dr Zhong (pictured on February 27) said he worried about what would happen in America, adding 'the problem of the US will be the problem of the world' *Daily Mail: **China's top coronavirus expert warns of 'a disaster of the whole world' if the US fails to contain the spread of the bug* * 'The problem of the US will be the problem of the world', said Dr Zhong Nanshan * He warned of a looming global disaster if the bug continues to spread so quickly * Comes amid a tit-for-tat row between the two countries over the global outbreak * More than a million... more »

Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates April 3 - 4, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 48 minutes ago
*Daily Mail:* *Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. rise by 929 to over 7,000 with more than 272,000 confirmed cases across the country - but outbreak's peak could still be 13 days away* * The death toll from the coronavirus in the United States is now 7,007 * It rose by 929 new deaths on Friday with 29,570 new cases * National cases now total 272,168 * Models show that the peak of the outbreak is still to hit in 12 to 13 days * New hotspots continue to emerge in Michagan, Louisiana and Georgia * New York remains the epicenter suffering 23 deaths an hour in the past day The coronavirus dea... more »

Heavy snowfall in Sweden cuts power to thousands

Robert at Ice Age Now - 1 hour ago
3 Apr 2020 – Heavy wet snow is causing the trees to bend over the lines, says operations manager Petter Södergran on the Vaasa power grid. During the night and morning, approximately 2700 customers were without electricity in ​​the Vaasa region, most of which are holiday homes. It is a little tricky with the ice ... Read more Heavy snowfall in Sweden cuts power to thousands The post Heavy snowfall in Sweden cuts power to thousands appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Direct from Scott’s Bowels

nonnie9999 at HYSTERICAL RAISINS - 1 hour ago
From POLITICO: TALLAHASSEE — The staggering unemployment exploding on President Donald Trump’s watch would worry any incumbent running for reelection, but troubles in Florida are injecting an added dose of fear into a jittery GOP. Already anxious about Trump’s chances … Continue reading →

Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic -- Live Updates April 3 - 4, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic -- Live Updates April 3 - 4, 2020* Coronavirus latest: Over 90 countries request emergency funds -- DW Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world -- Reuters Coronavirus latest: UN chief calls for global ceasefire amid infection fears; Corona beer maker halts production -- SCMP Coronavirus update: Germany accuses US of 'wild west' tactics to obtain protective gear -- ABC News Online Falklands confirms first case of coronavirus – as it happened -- The Guardian Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country -- Al Jazeera 'Major ... more »

Nothing is ever as it seems. WHO driven by communists

Editor, cairnsnews at Cairns News - 1 hour ago
WHO director, Tedros Adhanom is a senior member of the Politburo of Ethiopia’s Tigre People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a Communist revolutionary party by Alex Bruce, US correspondent Every jurisdiction in the world with a sizable economy is on some kind of a lockdown. Apparently, the coronavirus doesn’t care about the very poor in undeveloped areas. […]

Tonight's Movie Is 'Depth Charge'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*WNU Editor:* A rogue Navy officer and his team of mercenaries hijack a nuclear submarine and hold the world hostage. The crew work to stop them before the crazed commander can launch the weapons.

Comet ATLAS Continues to Brighten, Now With An Impressive Tail, And It Could Put on Quite a Dazzling Show Next Month

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Comet ATLAS Continues to Brighten, Now With An Impressive Tail, And It Could Put on Quite a Dazzling Show Next Month by Paul Dorian, https://wattsupwiththat.com/ According to my observations, the tail of Comet ATLAS is 1.2 degrees long,” reports Gerald Rhemann who recorded this image on Friday, March 27th from his backyard observatory in Eichgraben, Lower …

How Far Will Markets Drop? Mike Maloney’s Gold / Silver Market Update

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
GoldSilver (w/ Mike Maloney) Download Mike’s best-selling book for free here: https://pages.goldsilver.com/freebook How much further could markets drop? Probably a lot further than you think is even possible, according to Mike Maloney. Join him in this latest update as he reveals data that shows this market crash may have only just begun. You’ll also get …

Jim Rickards on the Monetary Reset After the COVID-19 Crisis

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
The Daily Reckoning Australia Jim suggests a variety of possible protection measures. They are outlined in this brand-new Financial Pandemic Shelter report. Click this link to get access to the Financial Pandemic Shelter report now: https://pro.agorafinancial.com.au/m/1… – Your editors Jim Rickards and Nick Hubble joined DR Publisher James Woodburn on a call…Jim from his self-sufficient …

Dave Kranzler: Will Gold Demand Overwhelm COMEX

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Arcadia Economics #DaveKranzler: Will We See A #Gold Run On The #COMEX With gold and #silver mines getting shut down around the globe, while retail demand has overwhelmed dealers, there’s pressure on the paper markets unlike anything we’ve seen in recent years. Fortunately Dave Kranzler joined me on the show to share what he’s seeing …

Fed’s Balance Sheet Hits $6 Trillion: Up $1.6 Trillion In 3 Weeks

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Fed’s Balance Sheet Hits $6 Trillion: Up $1.6 Trillion In 3 Weeks by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ “We’re going to need a bigger chart.” That’s all one can say when seeing what happened to the Fed’s balance sheet in the past week. According to the Fed’s latest weekly H.4.1 (i.e., balance sheet) update, as of April …

Green Comet Five Times the Size of Jupiter is Set to Light Up the Night Skies This Month

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Green Comet Five Times the Size of Jupiter is Set to Light Up the Night Skies This Month by Shivali Best, https://www.mirror.co.uk/ An enormous green comet called Atlas is brightening rapidly, and could become visible to the naked eye by the end of April – If you’re a fan of stargazing, make sure you keep …

New Comet Visible in Spring 2020!!! Atlas C/2019 (Y4) Captured from My Backyard

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
AstroForum Comet Atlas C/2019 is currently on its way into our inner solar system could offer a spectacular, blazing display from late April to June! Comet Atlas has grown thousands of times brighter than when it was first spotted by scientists at the University of Hawaii – and it could be visible to the naked …

RED ALERT!! People’s Bailout “Delayed!” While Banking Bailout Was INSTANT!! (Bix Weir)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RoadtoRoota Looks like the People ain’t gonna get their $$ anytime soon! You can’t make a better case for the People’s Revolution than seeing the US Government destroy the fake economy while screwing the People on their bailouts. Viva La Revolution!! end

Signs of Panic: LBMA and COMEX Try to Reassure the Market – Twice in One Week

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Signs of Panic: LBMA and COMEX Try to Reassure the Market – Twice in One Week by Ronan Manly, https://www.bullionstar.com/ In the space of a week, the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) and CME’s Commodity Exchange (COMEX) in an air of panic, have issued not one, but two statements to try to placate the gold …

Jim Rogers: China On the Rise & Will Inevitably Eclipse The U.S.

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Silver Bullion TV SBTV speaks with Jim Rogers, veteran investor and author, about the crisis in the markets and why China’s rise is inevitable and unsurprising given the decline of the U.S. over the last few decades. Discussed in this interview: – 01:27 Crisis in overextended financial markets 04:00 Central banks clueless to woes in …

History Suggests the Bear Market May Become a ‘Mega-Meltdown’: Strategist

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
CNBC Television Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA, joins “Squawk Box” to discuss why he says that the bear market could become a “mega-meltdown.” Stocks rose in volatile trading Thursday as oil prices jumped on expectations Saudi Arabia and Russia will ease the pressure off the oil market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded …

How To Tell Real News From Useless Narrative Fluff

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 hour ago
When Zen teacher Issan Dorsey was asked to describe the essence of Zen art, he answered, “Nothing extra.” “Nothing extra” is also of course the essence of Zen living itself: perceiving life as it actually is, as opposed to perceiving it through a bunch of believed […]

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 3, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*Linton Besser, ABC News Online:* *Coronavirus might be giving some European governments an excuse to tighten grip on power* On the evening of Sunday, March 15, Blaz Zgaga was at home watching television when he received a Twitter notification. He opened his phone to check it and felt his blood run cold. Slovenia's new COVID-19 authority had just republished a message which named him and three others, suggesting they were on the run: "Psychiatrists are looking for four patients who escaped quarantine." "I was shocked," he told the ABC. "And I was scared." *Read more* .... *Comme... more »

How Nazi Germany Shocked the World by Seizing France

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By baku13 - photo taken by baku13, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=646783] One word: Blitzkrieg. *Key point: *A combination of mobile arms won the day. Quick tank and mechanized infantry attacks with close air support was a game-changer. The attack was beginning despite the widespread lack of artillery support, engineers, or armor. Normally this would be a recipe for disaster. Clusters of gray-clad German infantrymen braved the torrent of enemy fire, carrying assault boats right up to edge of the M... more »

The Constitution Demands That Congress Repeal the AUMF That Spawned the Forever Wars

Connor Lambert at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Connor Lambert* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2003%3Anewsml_RP3DRILSAKAA&share=true] It is the legal and right thing to do. *Editor's Note: This essay was a runner-up in the 2020 John Quincy Adams Society/The National Interest student foreign policy essay contest. You can read the other winners here.* Since the Constitution clearly stipulates that declarations of war fall under the purview of Congress, the president should have virtually no ability to unilaterally initiate military operations abroad. Consequently, Congre... more »

Are Extremists Around the World Plotting To Take Advantage of Coronavirus?

Jason Hopkins at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Jason Hopkins* *Security, World* [image: YPG (Kurdish People's Protection Units) is written over a wall painting of ISIS flag inside a house, in the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria, October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi] ISIS, the far right, and the far left. - *Since the onset of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, U.S. government officials have noted that extremist groups are looking to exploit the crisis to further their agendas. * - *Experts say that with many more people stuck at home and on the internet, extremists are capitalizing on th... more »

Why Trump Is Wrong About Hydroxychloroquine - It Won't Help Treat Coronavirus

Katherine Seley-Radtke at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Katherine Seley-Radtke* *Public Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] A small trial has proven him wrong. On Saturday the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of two antimalarial drugs, hydroxychloroquine and a related medication, chloroquine, for emergency use to treat COVID-19. The drugs were touted by President Trump as a “game changer” for COVID-19. However, a study just published in a French medical journal provides new evidence that hydroxychloroquine does not appear to help the immune system clear the coronavirus from the body. The study comes on the heels of two ... more »

Leaders and Illness: How Winston Churchill Dodged the Influenza Pandemic; Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, and Franklin D. Roosevelt Were Not So Fortunate

John H. Maurer at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*John H. Maurer* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] These stories of leaders and illness raise sobering “what if” questions about the unfolding of history. What if the flu had taken Franklin D. Roosevelt as one of its victims in 1918, or if a burst appendix had killed Winston Churchill in 1922? Who would have served as President in bringing the United States out of the Great Depression? Today, as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and as the death toll steadily mounts, a look back to the past is in order to gain insight and guidance about the impact of dead... more »

Will the Coronavirus Crisis Become a Foreclosure Crisis? One New Measure Might Help.

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *economy, * [image: A foreclosed home for sale sits empty in Rochelle Park in Bergen County, New Jersey, March 25, 2015. A surge in bank repossessions of properties in April 2015 pushed overall foreclosure activity across the U.S. to an 18-month high, according to a report b] Yesterday, the federal government took another step to assist beleaguered homeowners and mortgage holders affected by the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic crash. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development directed any companies that service borrowers of government-issue... more »

The Origins of Nazi Germany's Evil SS Forces

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-H15390 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5364011] A hated and vile outfit. *Key point: *These forces committed genocide and many crimes against humanity. This is how their road to infamy began. At the mention of the letters “SS,” an image springs to mind of ruthless German troops, the epitome of the Nazi/Aryan ideal: tall, strong, blond-haired, and blue-eyed, enthusiastically ready to fight and die for Germany and their beloved Führer, Adolf Hitler. The t... more »

Donald Trump Is Going to War Against 3M (Thanks to Tucker Carlson)

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * Yesterday, President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act of 1950 to order the 3M Company to cease the exportation of respirator masks. Why all of a sudden? Yesterday, President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act of 1950 to order the 3M Company to cease the exportation of respirator masks. The multinational conglomerate, headquartered in Minnesota, manufactures over 60,000 different products related to the fields of industry, worker safety, health care, and consumer goods. The U.S. government is asserting that due to the co... more »

World News Briefs - April 3, 2020 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*Daily Mail:* *Germany accuses the US of 'modern day piracy' for seizing a shipment of medical equipment - as French officials claim they were forced to fight with American buyers for millions of masks on a Chinese tarmac* * The United States allegedly 'confiscated' 200,000 3M masks that Germany had ordered for their medical workers * Berlin officials blasted the US, with one claiming President Trump is showing 'a lack of solidarity' with other countries caught up in the coronavirus pandemic * It comes after two French officials alleged that they were outbid by Americans on millio... more »

The Daily Brief 2020-04-02

This is a summary of 23 AMN articles on the following subjects: US, Venezuela, Twitter, Iran, Larjani, Iraq, Hasakah, Syria, IRGC, China, Coronavirus, Libya, Misrata, Turkey, New_York, Russia, Mediterranean, Assad, Geagea, Lebanon, Zarif, Saudi, Yemen, Idlib, NATO, Aleppo. Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Gulf, Middleeast, North-Africa, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Turkey Let us […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia develops one of world’s most powerful pistol rounds

The Central Research Institute of Precision Machine-Building (TsNIITochMash, part of the state hi-tech corporation Rostec) has developed a 9mm round for the latest Udav pistol capable of piercing Level II bullet-proof vests at far longer distances than its rivals, the Rostec press office announced on Friday. “The new munition, which is also called the Udav […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Master Morya ascended on 4-4-1898

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 1 hour ago
Master Morya ascended on 4-4-1898 most likely near dawn in Asia. If anywhere near Agra, India, the Sun was around 14.25 degrees Aries. The Sun reached 14.25 Aries a few minutes after the above chart--*this year.* Then the Sun's wave takes about .5 of a day to travel half the globe to get to Rocky Mts. or to Yosemite. Hence the chart below, which as I type was about half hour ago.. At this solar return the Sun is 1/8th of circle to Venus, trine Moon, one-fifth of circle to Mars. Basically balanced and straightforward; ho! -r, mt. shasta

Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Oltremare”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
Ludovico Einaudi, “Oltremare”

"A Voice Within..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
“How do the geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans, know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us; there is a voice within, if only we would listen to it, that tells us so certainly when to go forth into the unknown.” - Elisabeth Kuebler-Ross

Peter Navarro Responds to 3M CEO Excuses – Stop Complaining and Do Your Damned Job…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Suffice to say 3M CEO Mike Roman will not be sending a Christmas card to the White House this year. White House manufacturing advisor, and policy lead for the execution of the Defense Production Act, Peter Navarro, tells 3M to … Continue reading →

Kraft and Conagra Shut Down Restaurant Supply Manufacturing Plants – Simultaneously Expand Retail Manufacturing Due to Excessive Demand…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Hopefully the advanced information CTH provided on the food supply-chain has helped to understand the issues, challenges and demands many are seeing. Inside the food manufacturing industry the impacts of COVID-19 are stunning; crazy increases in business; and there are … Continue reading →

A Coming War with China

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 2 hours ago
Steve-in-Texas and an American Thinker article got me thinking. Is is NOW a good time for China to attack the United States of America? Is a military move against the US, which could lead to a nuclear exchange in Chinese interests? 2019 was a rough year financially for China. It was possibly the worst year […] The post A Coming War with China appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Common good v. public good or public interest

Sandy Levinson at Balkinization - 2 hours ago
Let me begin with where I certainly agree with Jack: Adrian Vermeule is in fact promoting Catholic integralism (just as some Protestants, including, it has been alleged, Vice President Mike Penc, are adherents of "dominionism"), both of which advocate forms of theocracy. Indeed, certain members of the Haredi community in Israel and, I suspect, some members of Modi's ruling coalition in India are also theocrats, not to mention supporters of an Islamic Caliphate or even the "Islamic republics" of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan or Iran. What makes Adrian special is that he is unusually sma... more »

Nietzsche—On Living Dangerously

Unknown at The Verma Report - 2 hours ago
“Living dangerously” is the very thing for which modern civilization has lost its appetite—which is why a mere flu virus now enjoys the power to put the world under total lockdown. Here’s Nietzsche on the ideal of living dangerously: “For believe me, the secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment is to live dangerously! Build your cities on the slope of Vesuvius! Send your ships into unexplored seas! Live in war with your equals and with yourselves! Be robbers and spoilers, you knowing ones, as long as you cannot be rulers and posse... more »

Musical interlude

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 2 hours ago
Texas King - Drifter

WARNING: University of Pittsburgh Scientists Believe They’ve Found Potential Coronavirus Vaccine – Starship Earth: The Big Picture

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
WARNING: University of Pittsburgh Scientists Believe They’ve Found Potential Coronavirus Vaccine Starship Earth: The Big Picture April 3, 2020 This warrants its own post. I agree with Simon Parkes; unless President Trump himself recommends a vaccine, I wouldn’t go near it. I probably wouldn’t get a vaccine anyway. There are other remedies, as we know, … Continue reading WARNING: University of Pittsburgh Scientists Believe They’ve Found Potential Coronavirus Vaccine – Starship Earth: The Big Picture →

Cannabis & Coronavirus: Is It A Good Idea?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on Anonymous Hemp Sector - CA: Max Simon 4/2/2020 Not all U.S. states have issued emergency orders to shelter-in-place. But, along the east and west coasts, legislators and county officials are quickly escalating quarantines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Amidst the hustle and bustle, one industry is struggling to keep products in…

Trump Is FORCING The DEEP STATE To The Surface | Huckabee ~ April 3, 2020 — Blue Dragon Journal

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: https://youtu.be/owtSI3wYCdU Originally posted on Rose Rambles…: https://youtu.be/owtSI3wYCdU Editor’s Note: Have a listen to Mike Huckabee, and please broadcast this as much as possible…it’s TIME! Time to switch control of Planet Earth from the dark to each of us in our personal sovereignty! Please choose your side, watch…

This Year There Will Be 7,777,777,777 Souls Alive On Earth

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
In this breakout crazy 2020 year of eye-popping, breakout crazy end times events, let me add one more to our ever-growing list of end times excitement. The global population will reach exactly 7 billion, 777 million, 777 thousand, 777 souls on planet Earth sometime between the day that Jesus went to the cross, Wednesday, and … Continue reading This Year There Will Be 7,777,777,777 Souls Alive On Earth →

U.N. AND LUCIFERIAN WORSHIP: Satan’s Diabolical Plan Is Being Taken To the Next Level

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 2 hours ago
April 3, 2020 By Geri UngureanIn Alice Bailey and Occultism in the U.N. I can certainly understand why many unbelievers are walking around in a state of shock. But born again believers in Jesus Christ have no excuse to be shocked or bewildered – unless they do not read their Bibles. Sadly, I believe that … Continue reading U.N. AND LUCIFERIAN WORSHIP: Satan’s Diabolical Plan Is Being Taken To the Next Level →

About 50 Qantas and Jetstar staff have coronavirus, airline group confirms

Just In - 2 hours ago
About 50 Qantas and Jetstar staff members including pilots and cabin crew have tested positive for coronavirus, while a cluster at Adelaide Airport continues to grow.

Learner driver allegedly coughed on officer after 180kph chase in three-wheeled car

Just In - 2 hours ago
A man who allegedly led police on a dangerous chase in a car missing a wheel is accused of coughing on an officer as he was arrested, saying he had just returned from China.

Oh My, Interesting Ramifications – FISA Court Requires DOJ/FBI To Provide Names of Targets Within Corrupt Surveillance Applications…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
Things are getting interesting, potential ramifications are growing, as the FISA Court responds to the latest information from the DOJ Office of Inspector General (OIG). After a review of 29 FISA applications, from eight FBI field offices, the OIG informed … Continue reading →

Every time censorship hits us, CHD comes back stronger.

Laura Bono at Children's Health Defense - 3 hours ago
By the CHD Team Censorship reared its ugly head again this week. Our email service, Mail Chimp, that enabled us to send “Kennedy News & Views” deactivated our account with no advanced notice or warning. After inquiry, CHD was informed that we violated their “spam” rules. But we didn’t. In the over two years of […] The post Every time censorship hits us, CHD comes back stronger. appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

NSW Health Minister blasts 'disappointing' criticism of handling of Ruby Princess cruise ship issue

Just In - 3 hours ago
NSW Health defends its call that the Ruby Princess — now linked to seven deaths and more than 600 cases of COVID-19 — was allowed to offload passengers in Sydney despite being told of multiple ill people before it docked.

Four new cases of COVID-19 in Darwin, including first case acquired locally

Lauren Roberts at Just In - 3 hours ago
The NT records its first case of coronavirus acquired locally, but the NT and the ACT still remain the only Australian jurisdictions without a confirmed case of community transmission.

Century-old coronavirus lessons learned from the WA ship that sailed into a Spanish flu storm

Evelyn Manfield at Just In - 3 hours ago
A century ago, a ship carrying returning Australian soldiers infected with Spanish influenza was unable to dock at Fremantle because of fears it would cause a devastating disease outbreak ashore. Today, WA faces an eerily similar dilemma.

Coronavirus on the Nile : A new week with a huge challenge "Live updated"

egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 3 hours ago
It is the start of a new week in Egypt in the time of the Coronavirus and somehow it started with a huge challenge as the total number of Coronavirus patients is closer than ever to become 1000. The government has warned before that the situation can be difficult if we passed the 1000 patients. It is a huge challenge because the same government seems okay with the return of workers in factories and construction projects for the sake of the economy. [image: Sensitizing the guards booth in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza] Sensitizing the Great Pyramid of Giza's Guards booth "Neriman... more »

Coronavirus: Country Comparisons are Pointless Unless We Account for These Biases in Testing

LONDON, Apr 03 (IPS) - Suppose we wanted to estimate how many car owners there are in the UK and how many of those own a Ford Fiesta, but we only have data on those people who visited Ford car showrooms in the last year. If 10% of the showroom visitors owned a Fiesta, then, because of the bias in the sample, this would certainly overestimate the proportion of Ford Fiesta owners in the country. Read the full story, “Coronavirus: Country Comparisons are Pointless Unless We Account for These Biases in Testing”, on globalissues.org →

Martin Khor, Third Worldist

PENANG, Apr 03 (IPS) - Martin Khor Kok Peng passed away just after the end of the first quarter of 2020. He leaves behind an unusually rich legacy. Atypically for people mainly working in the worldideas, he was also a very practical and pragmatic activist who successfully built and sustained several important initiatives which will live on after him. Read the full story, “Martin Khor, Third Worldist”, on globalissues.org →

Was That Cough You Had Last November or December COVID-19?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Scientists do not know exactly when or where the first COVID-19 case occurred. Does that mean it could have occurred anywhere?

The Coronavirus Depression?

Leo Kolivakis at Pension Pulse - 3 hours ago
Fred Imbert, Silvia Amaro and Thomas Franck report the Dow drops more than 300 points to close out another wild week on Wall Street: Stocks fell on Friday to end another volatile week of trading, pressured by a spike in coronavirus-related deaths in New York while investors digested a dismal U.S. jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 360.91 points, or 1.7%, to 21,052.53. The S&P 500 dropped 1.5% to 2,488.65. The Nasdaq Composite also pulled back 1.5% to close at 7,373.08. *Wall Street posted its third weekly decline in four. The Dow lost 2.7% this week while the S&P ... more »

Four Carriers Lost: How America Turned the Tide Against Imperial Japan

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Unknown author - U.S. Navy photo 80-G-13065, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=802474] It all happened at Midway. *Key point: *America was badly hurt but it fought back. In this one battle, the entire tide was turned. Rarely in the history of warfare had one nation absorbed such numbing losses in so rapid a time as did the United States in the Pacific War’s first five months. The surprise Japanese assault against Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which dragged the United States into World War II, ... more »

Tragedy: How American Secret Operatives Failed During Operation Ginny

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group - http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/3768This is photograph FRE 7452 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3700694] An unfortunate outcome. *Key point: *The history of the OSS was full of successes, but also failures. This was one of those missions. The three rubber dinghies struggled through the rough surf in the pitch black night toward an inhospitable stretch of rocky beach. The cliff rose... more »

World War II Veteran Tells What It Was Like to Fight in a Tank

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC125853B310&share=true] One heck of a ride. *Key point: * Private First Class Irving Bromberg saw a huge puff of smoke erupt from the German tank’s cannon muzzle as it headed straight for his M4 Sherman tank. The round streaked past and missed. Bromberg sat next to the driver in the bow gunner’s seat manning a .30-caliber machine gun. His turret gunner fired the tank’s 75mm cannon, also missing, but the American cannon had an advantage: an automatic bree... more »

Why the Battle for Pantelleria Shows the Importance of Air Power

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_LR1ED1L0TS6IX&share=true] Bombers are a deadly force. *Key point: *The battle was easily won. And Allied air power was the reason. Pantelleria is a small volcanic island rising out of the Mediterranean Sea 37 miles east of the Tunisian coast and some 63 miles southwest of Sicily. Since its occupation by the Carthaginians in the 7th century bc, the island has been used as a military outpost by a succession of conquerors: Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs, Aragone... more »

Covid-19 Report 4/3/20: "Is The Coronavirus Causing The Great Depression 2.0?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Chris Martenson, * "Is The Coronavirus Causing The Great Depression 2.0?"* - https://www.peakprosperity.com/

Free Brain Food

What Is Sustainable at What Is Sustainable - 3 hours ago
If this might be useful in your neighborhood: Greetings! I see that Eugene Weekly is concerned about the wellbeing of local bookstores. For folks who can painlessly spend $30 for a cool book, go for it! Buy two! For folks who have little or no income and savings, it’s a different story — abundant time, pennies in the piggy bank, merciless boredom, and a very hungry mind. My specialty is learning and writing about ecological sustainability and environmental history. I’m currently working on my fourth book, *Wild, Free, & Happy*, and for 20 months I’ve been sharing new segment... more »

This May Not Seem Lke Much, But It Made Me (And Continues To Make Me) Feel A Little Better

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*Not the actual sign (kind of a rendering)* *-by Ken* We're all finding ways of coping with the present you-know-what. I think this is worth talking about, but just now, after returning from a walk around my extended neighborhood, armed with ATM cash and a bag containing milk, strawberries, onions, and green and yellow bell peppers, I'm thinking about a bunch of people who live in my apartment building. I'm going to make up names, so as to avoid infringing on these folks' privacy, and for the same reason I squelched the idea of posting a picture of what I'm about to describe. (Or... more »

Cardboard Cutouts Pose as Guests for Wedding Amid COVID-19

AP News at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Cardboard cutout wedding guests will make for a not-so-cookie-cutter wedding as a Michigan couple prepares to tie the knot during the coronavirus pandemic.

Eating Alkaline Foods Will Not Kill the Coronavirus

AP News at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Eating a diet made up of alkaline foods will not prevent someone from being infected with COVID-19 since the body’s pH levels cannot be changed through diet.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 3, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *'Loose lips sink ships': Navy chief Thomas Modly says sacked Theodore Roosevelt captain put his crew 'at risk' with leaked coronavirus letter because 'our adversaries in the region think that one of our warships might be crippled'* * Acting US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said on Friday Capt. Brett Crozier went outside chain of command * Modly on Thursday fired Crozier, relieving him of command of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt * Sailors from the Roosevelt posted video on social media showing massive salute to ousted commander * Crozier was fired days a... more »

April 3: little change in the news - and much repetition.

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 4 hours ago
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/03/jared-kushner-coronavirus-pandemic _________________________________________________________________ https://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/radiolabour/2020/04/ontarios-covid-19-plans-workers-need-much-more-work ________________________________________________________________ https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/brent-patterson/2020/04/capitalism-coronavirus-pandemic-and-next-great-crisis The same is happening to the Arctic. Antarctica is warming at record speed. It could even be heading back many thousands of years to when the region was a va... more »

Meet Bering and Okhotsk Seas

Hifast at Climate Collections - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: Now that Arctic ice peak has passed, the Pacific basins of Bering and Okhotsk take center stage, providing most of the open water reducing ice extents. The animation above shows in the last 3 weeks Bering on the right lost half of its ice, down from 820k km2 to 450k…

Extra warm U.S. winter had nature’s thumbprint on it–Joe Bastardi

Hifast at Climate Collections - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ??? Joe Bastardi explains why this winter has been so mild in the US, but also across N Europe, at CFACT: ? I want you to read this article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/27/warm-winter-sets-records-across-america/2916581001/ Two points: 1) I will make the case for why such winters…

President Trump Has Long Demanded Critical Manufacturing Return to the U.S. – The Coronavirus Pandemic Outlines Why…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
The lack of independent control over critical healthcare products is highlighting exactly why Donald J Trump has been demanding U.S. manufacturing firms return production to this nation for years. White House trade advisor Peter Navarro drove home the point yesterday: … Continue reading →

Is This a Real Letter from Trump to US Sen. Chuck Schumer?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Some questioned whether an acrimonious letter from U.S. President Donald Trump to the senator from coronavirus-stricken New York was real.

No, This Is Not a Phone Number for Tracking Your Coronavirus Stimulus Payments

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
The IRS has not announced if Americans will be able to track the status of their stimulus payments as they do federal income tax refunds.

Why Health Experts Aren’t Warning About Coronavirus in Food

AP News at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
The CDC and other experts note that the virus is new and still being studied, but they say there’s no evidence yet that COVID-19 sickens people through their digestive systems.

China Has An Aircraft Carrier – But No Jets to Train Pilots

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] That seems like a big problem. What good is an aircraft carrier without carrier-trained pilots? For the U.S. Navy, that’s no big deal. For nearly a century, it has been teaching fledgling aviators how to land on a little floating airfield on a dark night in the middle of the ocean. But for China’s navy, it’s a different story. The aircraft of the People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force have been almost a totally land-based force, as befits a navy that only got its first carrier—a decrepit ex-Soviet model—a few years ago. But C... more »

LG’s New 48-inch OLED Has a Problem

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * For those of you who were hoping to land a better entry-level price into LG’s OLED TVs will surely be disappointed. For those of you who were hoping to land a better entry-level price into LG’s OLED TVs will surely be disappointed. LG’s soon-to-be-released 48-inch OLED TV is currently slated to sell for around $1,800 – not a cheap option by any means. This could be seen as a misstep for the Korean tech company, as there are surely many who have been left on the sidelines in recent years because of the high price points of OLED TVs. If the new of... more »

Can I still catch a wave or go for a jog? How coronavirus will impact your exercise routine

George Roberts at Just In - 4 hours ago
In the new world order of physical distancing, self-isolation and a creeping paranoia about other people's germs, should you still puff and pant along a running attack, passing others who may have the coronavirus?

Secrecy was key — and this is how the free childcare announcement became a reality

Conor Duffy at Just In - 4 hours ago
This week's Federal Government announcement of free child care took many by surprise. But as education reporter Conor Duffy discovered, there were ministers, lawyers and education leaders all working secretly behind the scenes.

Surviving the storm: One of the cruellest parts of coronavirus is its unequal impact on business

Rhiannon Shine at Just In - 4 hours ago
The economic crisis induced by the coronavirus outbreak is causing widespread and uneven pain — and many business owners are unsure if they can ride out the storm.

If coronavirus has you feeling (understandably) down, read these stories from Canberra

Kate Midena, Tom Maddocks And Michael Black at Just In - 4 hours ago
Whether it's cooking food or taking photographs, as the coronavirus crisis evolves, so too are small neighbourhood armies of volunteers across Canberra. Here's a snapshot of the best community spirit we've seen come out of the pandemic.

Coronavirus crisis could be Peter Gutwein's finest hour

Emily Baker at Just In - 4 hours ago
Leaders show us their true colours during a crisis, and Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein — only in the job three months and following the popular Will Hodgman — is already giving clues as to how he will fare, writes Emily Baker.

Alix didn't know what the trucks outside were until she overhead a nurse say 'there's mad bodies in there'

Emily Olson at Just In - 4 hours ago
Say 'New York' and the mind conjures up crammed subway cars and swarming sidewalks, shared taxi rides and shoebox cafes. Now that it's known as the epicentre of coronavirus in the US, the city says it should have seen it coming.

I don't know what the next six months will look like but I can see a path forward

Virginia Trioli at Just In - 4 hours ago
In my household we are settling into a rhythm of energetic morning work and then quiet family reading; when the daily cycle around the park becomes the highlight of the day, it feels like the mists are clearing, writes Virginia Trioli.

Live: Americans urged to wear cloth masks in public to combat COVID-19 spread

Simon Smale at Just In - 4 hours ago
The US Centres for Disease Control recommends wearing masks "purchased online or made at home" to limit the spread of coronavirus, but says medical-grade masks should be reserved for medical personnel. Follow live.

Businesses feel 'moral obligation' to shelter unemployed foreign workers

Ben Collins And Courtney Fowler at Just In - 4 hours ago
The coronavirus pandemic has hit hospitality and accommodation businesses hard in Western Australia's far north, with many now providing beds and meals for workers they can no longer employ.

'We've created our own blended-house cluster': How to make co-parenting work during coronavirus

Anna Kelsey-Sugg And Bec Zajac at Just In - 4 hours ago
The coronavirus pandemic has brought with it broken routines and heightened emotions — and a huge new challenge for parents like Esther who share custody or live in blended families.

Meet the home hobbyists making scrubs for doctors and nurses fighting COVID-19

Nicole Asher at Just In - 4 hours ago
Around Australia, medical scrubs are in short supply, and hobbyists are banding together to provide a solution.

Food delivery riders say employers not doing enough to protect them from coronavirus

Mridula Amin at Just In - 4 hours ago
Food delivery riders say they provide an "essential service" but claim not enough is being done to protect them from coronavirus, calling safety measures "pure tokenism".

The Good and Bad of Tucker Carlson

David Henderson at Econlib - 4 hours ago
Along with a slight appreciation of Laura Ingraham. Consistent with the spirit of my most recent post, “Socratic Grilling as a Way to Learn,” I watch the Fox News Channel a few times a week and often flip to CNN to see what they’re saying. On both networks, people spin like crazy. Which does not […] The post The Good and Bad of Tucker Carlson appeared first on Econlib.

The Corona Virus - The Biggest Fraud Ever Perpetrated in Human History

Andrew Addison at Roscoe Reports - 4 hours ago
*Never before in the history of mankind has a populace been brainwashed as we see today. The mindless masses follow the herd as their controllers have planed, all by design to enslave you. Actually you have been a slave all along, the United States is a corporation and you and I are no more than stock to be bought and sold in said corporation. The end of America is upon us and it’s going to happen, not by the corona virus, but by a war in the streets. Its going to happen by destroying small business, Its going to happen by destroying everything that is good and decent in this worl... more »

U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Deployed To NYC With 1,000 Bed Capacity Is Only Treating A Handful Of Patients

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*CNN*:* Navy hospital ship deployed to NYC with 1,000 bed capacity is only treating 22 patients* A US Navy hospital ship currently docked in New York City harbor is treating only 22 patients as of Friday afternoon, despite having a 1,000 bed capacity to treat non-coronavirus patients, according to a US Navy official. Navy officials told CNN that they expect the number of patients being treated to increase significantly in the coming days as the process of referring patients to the ship is refined. The USNS Comfort was deployed to New York City, the epicenter of the virus outbr... more »

Why New Orleans’ Coronavirus Death Rate is 7 TIMES NYC’s

Selwyn Duke at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: why-new-orleans-coronavirus-death-rate-is-7-times-nyc-s] New York City may be considered the Wuhan virus’s current epicenter, with more than 57,159 people testing positive as of Friday morning. But the disease’s mortality epicenter just may be New Orleans, with its death rate being *seven times* the Big Apple’s. (In fact, the disparity may be even greater, unless The Big Easy is lying about its rate the way NYC is alleged to be doing.)

"When It's Over, Will We Be The Same America?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"When It's Over, Will We Be The Same America?"* by Patrick Buchanan “Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” - Samuel Johnson "And as it is with men, so it is with nations. Monday, Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, projected some 100,000 to 200,000 U.S. deaths from the pandemic, “if we do things almost perfectly.” She agreed with Dr. Anthony Fauci’s estimate that, if we do “nothing,” the American dead could reach 2.2 million. That 2 million figure would be twice as many dead as h... more »

"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy Updates PM 4/3/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy **Updates PM 4/3/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ - *https://www.zerohedge.com/* *APR 3, 2020 1:16 PM:* "Cuomo Warns "More People Are Going To Die" As New York Case Total Tops 100k: Live Updates" "In Italy, the mortality rate climbed to *12.2%* as the number of new cases continued to drop, while deaths continued to climb." *APR 3, 2020 11:29 AM: *“Cuomo Warns "More People Are Going To Die" As New York Case Total Tops 100k: Live Updates” *APR 3, 2020... more »

"No Words for This: It’s Getting Critical”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"No Words for This: It’s Getting Critical”* by Brian Maher "6.6 million fresh unemployment claims this week. 3.3 million last week. Combined you have a cataclysm of 9.99 million claims within two weeks. “No words for this,” writes Pantheon Macroeconomics chief economist Ian Shepherdson - speechless, gobsmacked, floored, broken beyond endurance. “What we are going through now dwarfs anything we’ve ever seen,” laments Heidi Shierholz, the Economic Policy Institute’s senior economist - “including the worst weeks of the Great Recession.” Alas, the lady is correct. This week’s unemplo... more »

Government secrecy is growing during the coronavirus pandemic

David Cuillier, Associate Professor, School of Journalism, University of Arizona at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 5 hours ago
One more casualty of the coronavirus pandemic: open government. Since the crisis began, local, state and federal officials throughout the United States have locked down information from the public.

4.7 magnitude earthquake hits western Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 P.M.) – The Syrian National Seismic Monitoring Center announced on Friday evening, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake on the Richter Scale off the Syrian coast. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) confirmed that a slight earthquake occurred in the governorates of Latakia, Tartous, Hama, Homs, and Aleppo. The eastern Mediterranean region is considered […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army amasses large force in southern Idlib as offensive becomes more likely

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their military build up in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate this week, as infantry and armored units poured into the Jabal Al-Zawiya region. The Syrian Army units were reportedly seen heading to southern Idlib from the neighboring governorates of Latakia and Hama […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US deployment of Patriot Missile System is violation of Iraq’s sovereignty: lawmaker

A member of the Iraqi parliament’s security and defense committee has strongly condemned the deployment of Patriot missile systems at the bases hosting US troops in Iraq as a breach of the Arab country’s sovereignty, urging senior government officials to detail any agreement pertaining to the US move. “The decision about the withdrawal of foreign […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

ISIS takes advantage of coronavirus crisis to launch several attacks across Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) has taken advantage of the current coronavirus crisis in Syria to launch several attacks across the country. On Friday, the Islamic State began their campaign by launching multiple attacks inside the government-held areas, targeting the Syrian military’s positions in the Badiya Al-Sham region of Homs and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish military reinforcements enter Idlib with tanks and heavy weapons

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – The Turkish military sent reinforcements to the Idlib Governorate on Friday, with reports of several tanks and heavy weapons entering northwestern Syria from the neighboring Hatay Province. According to a field report from Idlib, several Turkish Army tanks entered the Idlib Governorate from the Kafr Lousen Crossing on Friday, making […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US attacks will face ‘fiercest reactions’ from Iran: commander

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – Iranian Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri warned that if the United States has “ill will against our country’s security” they would face Iran’s “fiercest reactions,” while speaking from Tehran on Thursday, after the US reportedly deployed missiles to Iraq. According to the General, the US has […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Bubsy for the Sega MegaDrive/Genesis

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 5 hours ago
Or to give it the full nomenclature, *Bubsy the Bobcat in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind*, the dreadful punning should come as something of a warning. As should the heavy dose of 90s hoky. Just check out the blurb: "Don't just *watch* cartoons, play 'em dude." Really. Obnoxious, baggy t-shirt wearing teens pumped full of irreverent attitude were sure to find this invitation beguiling. But nevertheless, *Bubsy* was very much of the moment and, indeed, was a player in the great mascot rush that dominated console gaming in the first half of the decade. Unfortunately, *Bubsy* has ... more »

Categorizing Military Officers

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 5 hours ago
According to Wermacht General Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord “I divide my officers into four groups. There are clever, diligent, stupid, and lazy officers. Usually two characteristics are combined. Some are clever and diligent — their place is the General Staff. The next lot are stupid and lazy — they make up 90 percent of every army […] The post Categorizing Military Officers appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

During Pandemic, Some Universities Are Aiding Small Businesses Around Campus

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Some wealthy universities are helping small businesses around their campuses keep afloat as the coronavirus pandemic hits these enterprises’ bottom line, said a Bloomberg report on Crain’s New York Business. For instance, Colgate University, Williams College and Yale University have waived rent on commercial spaces they own. Columbia University in New York has done the […]

Amid Health Emergency, U of California Commits to No Layoffs Through June

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
The University of California (UC), which has the third-largest workforce in the state, said it won’t lay off any career employees through June 30 despite the financial uncertainty caused by the coronavirus emergency, reported KTLA5. The no-layoff pledge includes gardeners and dining hall workers; doctors and nurses; and faculty members and administrators at the university’s […]

Ivy League Won’t Allow Spring Sports Athletes to Compete as Graduate Students

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
The Ivy League won’t allow an additional year of eligibility to its spring-sport athletes who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus pandemic, reported the Associated Press. That means the league won’t allow its spring sports athletes to compete as graduate students. Meanwhile, on Monday, the NCAA allowed spring-sport athletes, regardless of their year in […]

In Florida, Officials Agree to Allow Early Voting on College Campuses

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
In a settlement with voting rights advocates, Florida officials on Friday agreed to allow early voting sites back on college campuses, said an Associated Press (AP) report on WUSF News. The agreement also loosens parking restrictions on campuses, which state officials had said was a reason colleges were unsuitable as polling sites, said AP. Last […]

U of Pittsburgh Scientists Say They’ve Developed a Potential Coronavirus Vaccine

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh said they’ve found a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus, reported the New York Post, citing the scientists’ study published Thursday in EBioMedicine, which is published by The Lancet. The scientists believe the vaccine could be rolled out quickly enough to “significantly impact the spread of disease,” they said in […]

Black people already struggle to breathe in Canada. Ignoring us during this COVID-19 crisis will only make it worse.

El Jones at Halifax Examiner - 5 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Black women are concentrated in frontline health care work. The agricultural industry employs large numbers of Black migrant workers who are affected by border closures. New State of Emergency declarations raise concerns about the return of racial profiling directed at Black communities. Black people make […]

Daily COVID-19 update: Who should wear N-95 masks, and who shouldn’t

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 5 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. There are 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia announced today, bringing the total to 207. Five people are in hospital, but 21 have fully recovered. See the Examiner’s charts tracking the progress of the disease, and the response to it, here. Dr. […]

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