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Thomas Paine

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

13 May - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

10 pm MDT

Dems Have A Plan-- Republicans Refuse To Read It And Reject It Out Of Hand

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 minutes ago
L.A. County announced that stay at home orders would remain in place 'til at least August 1. I don't see much enforcement in L.A. and everything I read indicates that outside the Bay Area there's no real enforcement anywhere. For example, Elon Musk, the selfish white South African billionaire-- and asshole-- still hasn't been arrested for reopening his factory. And California wonders why the numbers just keep climbing and climbing. A few weeks ago, California only had 880 or so cases per million. Those days are gone. With 72,905 confirmed cases (including 1,967 new ones today) C... more »

Project Bluebeam: Alien Invasion!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 minutes ago
 The Alex Jones Show Dr. Steven Greer (Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence and founder of the UFO Disclosure Project) says the globalists are planning to stage a massive alien invasion. end

Bill Gates Controlled W.H.O. Admits to Added Sterilants In Vaccines

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 minutes ago
 The Alex Jones Show Alex Jones breaks down the paper trail proving the W.H.O. is well aware sterilants are being added to the vaccines. end

The Fed’s GDP Now Crashes To -34% For Q2, Consumers Expect Job Losses, Hyperinflation, & Stock Gains

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 minutes ago
Silver Report Uncut First, we’ll begin with the Fed’s GDP Now which is a real-time GDP tracker and is updated as economic statistics roll out. It’s currently running at -34% for Q2. The NY fed also did a consumer survey and the results were pretty shocking first we see the number of people who expect …

Israeli Forces Fatally Shoot Palestinian Teen South of Al-Khalil Amid Rising Tensions

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 minutes ago
 Israeli Forces Fatally Shoot Palestinian Teen South of Al-Khalil Amid Rising Tensions by https://www.presstv.com/ Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian teenage boy south of the West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), amid simmering tensions in the occupied territories over Tel Aviv’s US-backed scheme to steal more Palestinian land. – Palestinian media reported that …

NTEB Prophecy News Podcast: How The One World Religion of CHRISLAM Fits in With Bill Gates, The Quantum Dot Vaccinations And The New World Order

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 minutes ago
NTEB Prophecy News Podcast: How The One World Religion of CHRISLAM Fits in With Bill Gates, The Quantum Dot Vaccinations And The New World Order by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ On this episode of the NTEB Prophecy News Podcast, we are looking at the One World Religion of Chrislam and how it intersects with the COVID-19 global …

Against Pandemic World Government

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 minutes ago
Against Pandemic World Government by Diane Montagna, The Remnant, via https://www.lewrockwell.com/ A Pandemic Warning from Cardinals Zen, Müller, Abp. Viganò ROME – Cardinals Joseph Zen and Gerhard Müller have joined with Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò in launching an appeal to governmental leaders to respect people’s inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. …

We Are Being Altered Genetically with Silicon

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 minutes ago
 The Alex Jones Show Alex Jones breaks down the attempt to mold the population and world to serve a new silicon based life. end

2020 Elections in California and Wisconsin may forecast disaster for Democrats

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 3 minutes ago
Despite the COVID-19 worries, Wisconsin’s largest county held their special election. The special election was called to fill the vacancy left by former Rep. Sean Duffy (R), who left office in September 2019 in anticipation of the birth of a child with health complications. On April 29, Gov. Tony Evers (D) stated that no changes would be made to the special election in response to the coronavirus pandemic and so it was held on May 12th. The special election result was expected since the county has been pro-Trump for the last four years. Tom Tiffany(R) won with 109,594 votes or … Con... more »

Questions over proposed ASIO powers to question children as young as 14

Jade Macmillan And Matthew Doran at Just In - 17 minutes ago
Lawyers raise serious concerns about proposed laws that would allow Australia's spy agency to question children as young as 14 over terror suspicions.

Guard who smuggled drugs and superglue to prison inmates avoids jail time

Meagan Dillon at Just In - 17 minutes ago
A former prison officer and Army veteran who smuggled drugs and superglue into the Adelaide jail where he worked narrowly avoids ending up in a cell with the inmates he used to guard.

More than 62,000 lose their jobs in WA as coronavirus crisis bites state budget

Nicolas Perpitch at Just In - 17 minutes ago
Official job figures reveal the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the WA economy, bringing the unemployment figure to 6 per cent, as Treasurer Ben Wyatt warns of further pain to the budget.

All WA students to return to school from Monday as coronavirus restrictions end

Eliza Laschon at Just In - 17 minutes ago
WA Premier Mark McGowan announces all school students must return to the classroom from next week following a "soft" start to term two in the state.

Morrison laments 'terribly shocking' jobs figures, warns of more dire news to come

Georgia Hitch at Just In - 17 minutes ago
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the loss of nearly 600,000 jobs in April is "devastating" for Australian families and communities affected by government restrictions and business shutdowns.

Death toll rises to 24 as 'sickening' details emerge of Kabul maternity hospital attack

Just In - 17 minutes ago
Afghan officials raise the death toll from a militant attack on a maternity hospital in Kabul to 24, including mothers, nurses and two babies — a tragedy that has left families and medical workers in shock.

After 13 years, claims of planted evidence see WA man's conviction for murdering girlfriend quashed

Joanna Menagh at Just In - 17 minutes ago
Scott Austic's conviction for murdering Stacey Thorne in Boddington in 2007 is quashed and a retrial is ordered, amid allegations police planted crucial pieces of evidence.

Biggest jobless rise on record as coronavirus shuts swathes of businesses

Michael Janda at Just In - 17 minutes ago
Australia's unemployment rate has posted its steepest monthly rise on record, with 594,300 people losing their jobs in April as restrictions to limit coronavirus shut thousands of businesses and affected many more.

How can you stick to social distancing while cramming onto a packed train or bus?

Casey Briggs at Just In - 17 minutes ago
It's the next big challenge for governments as coronavirus lockdowns ease — how public transport functions while social distancing is required. This is what we know so far.

Aussie dollar falls on job losses, ASX follows Wall St lower

Sue Lannin at Just In - 17 minutes ago
The Australian dollar has slipped after news nearly 600,000 jobs were lost in April, while the ASX remain in the red as banks and energy stocks drag.

Live: 'JobKeeper and JobSeeker are holding nation up', PM says

Bridget Judd at Just In - 17 minutes ago
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australians should prepare themselves for more "hard news" after the release of April jobs figures showed the impact of coronavirus shutdowns on the economy. Follow live.

CNN: Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down State’s Stay-at-Home Order

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 26 minutes ago
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has overturned the state’s stay-at-home order, ruling it “unlawful” and “unenforceable” in a high-profile win for the state’s Republican-led Legislature. In a 4-3 decision Wednesday, the court ruled that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration overstepped its authority when the state Department of Health Services extended the order to May 26. The […] The post CNN: Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down State’s Stay-at-Home Order appeared first on Health Nut News.

a flood of new test kits hitting the market

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 32 minutes ago
4-28-20 Meanwhile a flood of new test kits with varying rates of accuracy is now hitting the market. In the U.K., for example, Prime Minister Boris Johnson touted finger-prick antibody tests as a “game changer,” only for the government to realize that the 3.5 million tests it bought from China were not reliable enough to use. Of particular concern here is the false-positive rate: If the prevalence of COVID-19 is quite low in the population—say, 5 percent—and a test can identify people who are truly negative with 95 percent reliability, half of the “positives” it returns will be f... more »

Science keeps moving on! It could give us the stars...( if we don't get idiocracy first.)

David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 42 minutes ago
*== Do humans need uplifting? ==* First off... some of my past sci fi has been more pertinent than I’d want! My Hugo-nominated story “The Giving Plague” deals with our complex relationships with viruses and such, including the several paths a parasite can go down, in “negotiating” with us hosts. Oh, there's sudden movie interest. I wonder why? Alas, P.Z. Meyers speculates that my novel The Postman may be my most prophetic... re: a plague of selfish romanticism driving "preppers" at both society's low and high ends. Or else maybe the Uplift Series? Because *we* badly need it? Oh, bu... more »

Media Lies About COVID-19 Are Perpetuating Lockdowns and Destroying Our Nation

Selwyn Duke at rss - 45 minutes ago
[image: media-lies-about-covid-19-are-perpetuating-lockdowns-and-destroying-our-nation] “If only the media told the truth” sounds like a wish straight from the *Wizard of Oz*, desirable but fanciful. Many things would be different if it did, one being that we wouldn’t currently be crashing our economy and perhaps collapsing our civilization with the historic (and hysteric) blunder called “lockdown” policy.

Class and privilege: being a good citizen during a pandemic

Prio Sambodho at New Mandala - 46 minutes ago
Is adherence to social restrictions being used as "an uncritical litmus test to judge good and bad citizens?" The post Class and privilege: being a good citizen during a pandemic appeared first on New Mandala.

One American Lieutenant and His Men Held Off a Nazi Horde For Four Days In a Small Luxembourg Town

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 49 minutes ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: France, Villers-Bocage.- destroyed German Panzer IV and Panzer VI] K Company's defiance bought the First Army time to rush troops to Bastogne. First Lieutenant Tom Flynn and his fellow POWs remained locked inside their boxcar prison on a Frankfurt railroad siding on Christmas Eve, 1944, as air raid sirens wailed and bombs exploded throughout the city. A number of boxcars were hit, sending shock waves and shrapnel throughout the rail yard. The sound of explosions and shrapnel hitting the side of the boxcar was deafening and terr... more »

Why Navy Admirals Revolted When Truman Said 'No' To Nuclear-Armed Aircraft Carriers

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 49 minutes ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * This “Revolt of the Admirals” developed into a crisis in civil-military relations, as the Navy’s top brass defied the authority of their civilian commander-in-chief and resorted to covert methods in an attempt to influence public opinion. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The schematics for CVA-58 nonetheless informed the Navy’s first supercarriers, named rather appropriately the Forrestal-class, laid down during the Korean War. But the heavy-bomber carrying United States remains notable as the supercarrier the Navy absolutely thought it needed—... more »

Hulu Is Being Sued by Customers Claiming It Throttles Desktop Streaming

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 49 minutes ago
*Stephen Silver* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E9CO0ASH01&share=true] Hulu, the streaming service that’s now owned entirely by Disney, gained nearly two million subscribers in the last quarter, bringing its total up to a respectable 32 million, despite not being available internationally. However, Hulu is now facing a class-action lawsuit by customers who claim that Hulu throttled its service on web browsers. Hulu, the streaming service that’s now owned entirely by Disney, gained nearly two million subscr... more »

This Spy Warned the Soviets About the Impending Nazi Invasion—and Paid With His Life

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 49 minutes ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Dedication of Richard-Sorge-Straße (Richard Sorge Street), Berlin. 6 November 1969. German Federal Archive/Eva Brueggman.] It was only on November 6, 1964, that Moscow publicly recognized his contributions, proclaiming Sorge a Hero of the Soviet Union. The Siberians are coming!” It was a cry that spread terror through the ranks of the German Wehrmacht in the winter of 1941. Since June 22, the Red Army had lost millions of dead, wounded, and captured soldiers while the Wehrmacht had advanced to the very gates of Moscow itself. ... more »

Cable TV Is Dying, But High-Speed Internet Subscriptions Are Way Up

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 49 minutes ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] As broadband companies bled video subscriptions, they added most Internet customers in a decade. The coronavirus shutdowns in the early part of this year significantly expedited cord-cutting trends that had been in place for years. And as quarterly earnings were announced by various companies, the total number of lost video subscriptions added up to a total of 1.8 million, the most ever in a single quarter. However, according to one new analyst report, there was some better news for the industry: It added a million broadba... more »

Why Did the Indian Air Force Fighters Recently Scramble to Chinese Border?

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 49 minutes ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C1997%3Anewsml_RP1DRICUMXAA&share=true] Tense times over the LOC. Earlier this week Indian Air Force jet fighters conducted sorties over Ladakh near the India-China Line of Actual Control (LAC) border, the demarcation line that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory in the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. The fighters flew missions over the disputed regions amidst the ongoing heightened tensions between Indian and Chinese troops that began ... more »

Blitzkrieg Born: How the Nazis Found a New Wage to Wage War

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 49 minutes ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1461868E70&share=true] Thankfully it didn't work out for them in the end. *Key Point:* Combined arms and fast-moving armored formations changed warfare. But Hitler's greed, micromanagement, and blunders would doom his ambitions. 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 ass... more »

PT Boats Galore: How These Venerable Small Ships Helped Defeat Imperial Japan

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 49 minutes ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1325708F50&share=true] A vital role. *Key point: *These wooden warships helped hunt enemy vessels and served in both major theaters. Here's their impressive legacy. Late in the day on October 24, 1944, all of the available 39 patrol torpedo (PT) boats of the U.S. Seventh Fleet were traveling at high speed into the Mindanao Sea just south of Leyte Gulf. By dusk they had taken up position in a patrol line. The journey of the boats from New Guinea to Leyte Gul... more »

Experts shocked by the rise in NON-Covid-19 deaths

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: “Killed by the Lockdown” ______________ Experts shocked by the rise in NON-Covid-19 deaths Penelope I have hens. Normally they think s-l-o-w-l-y. I pat my knee in invitation to Big Mama. She looks at me, cocks her head, imagines what might be in my closed hand & finally jumps…

Portland nurse blows whistle on empty hospitals

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: Video – She’s furious about being laid off. She warns that “the state of Oregon is having major over reach…complete tyranny.” At the highest surge of the Covid ‘crisis,’ her hospital had only nine – count em! only 9! – Covid patients. “What is going on?” she asks.…

A billion dollar solar boondoggle in Vegas

Dr. Jay Lehr at CFACT - 1 hour ago
In just a few sentences we can explain the futility of this mammoth project that will blight this great desert forever, while pulling the curtain down on the futility of attempting to obtain dependable power from the sun.

Los Angeles Mayor Says LA Will Never Be Completely Open We Have A Cure For Covid-19

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*Daily Mail: **'LA will never be completely open until we have a cure': Mayor Eric Garcetti sends terrifying warning to Angelinos one day after health director extended county lockdown by three months* * LA Mayor Eric Garcetti gave a rambling interview with GMA Wednesday * He backpedaled on comments made by LA County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Tuesday * Ferrer said stay-at-home orders would 'with all certainty' be extended for the next three months * Garcetti said Ferrer simply meant 'health orders telling us to cover our faces and physically distance' would continue... more »

Iran seeks to break through US blockade to deliver fuel to Venezuela

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 hour ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 A.M.) – According to the ship tracking data issued by Refinitiv Icon, at least one fuel tanker in the port of Bandar Abbas is sailing towards Venezuela in violation of the sanctions imposed on the two countries. According to the data, the medium tanker ‘Clafel’ crossed the Suez Canal on Wednesday after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Large Syrian Army convoy arrives in Daraa as new operation approaches

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 hour ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – A new military operation is looming in the Daraa Governorate, as the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) pushes a large number of reinforcements to the Tafas front. According to a field source in the Daraa Governorate, Syrian Army reinforcements poured into Daraa on Wednesday night after receiving orders to redeploy from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

America readies for mass vaccination program aided by a phone tracing app

Editor, cairnsnews at Cairns News - 1 hour ago
Are you prepared to defend your body against an assault with a deadly vaccine weapon? Vaccine wars about to start by Mike Adams (Natural News) Anyone who thought the US military was preparing to force vaccinate every American with a coronavirus vaccine has just found strong evidence to confirm the plan. According to a press […]

Virus Spikes Could Emerge Weeks After US Economic Reopenings

AP News at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
U.S. states are beginning to restart their economies after months of paralyzing coronavirus lockdowns, but it could take weeks until it becomes clear whether those reopenings will cause a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Corona and Conspiracy: Post-Truth Politics Revisited

Jarrod Hayes at Duck of Minerva - 1 hour ago
This is a guest post by Sebastian Schindler, Assistant Professor at Geschwister-Scholl Institute for Political Science at LMU Munich, Germany. Recently his article “The Task of Critique in Times of Post-Truth Politics” has appeared in the Review of International Studies. Did the Corona virus really originate in an animal market in the Chinese city of […]

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 13, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
These are some of the countries to watch *Tim Leslie, Colin Gourlay, Josh Byrd and Ben Spraggon, ABC News Online:* *These charts track how coronavirus is spreading around the world* Coronavirus cases are still soaring around the world. These charts will help you understand what is going on. Statistics are central to the coronavirus story. Every day, we hear new numbers of cases and deaths, but what do they actually mean? Firstly, it’s vitally important to understand what data we have and its limitations. The main thing we know for certain is that the numbers we’re seeing are inco... more »

"Covid-19 Report 5/13/20: Coronavirus: More Evidence Of Long-Term Lung Damage"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
Chris Martenson, * "Coronavirus: More Evidence Of Long-Term Lung Damage"* - https://www.peakprosperity.com/

Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Oltremare”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
Ludovico Einaudi, “Oltremare”

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
“Separated by about 14 degrees (28 Full Moons) in planet Earth's sky, spiral galaxies M31 at left, and M33 are both large members of the Local Group, along with our own Milky Way galaxy. This narrow- and wide-angle, multi-camera composite finds details of spiral structure in both, while the massive neighboring galaxies seem to be balanced in starry fields either side of bright Mirach, beta star in the constellation Andromeda. Mirach is just 200 light-years from the Sun. But M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, is really 2.5 million light-years distant and M33, the Triangulum Galaxy, is also a... more »

Chet Raymo,“Speaking of Water…”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*“Speaking of Water…”* by Chet Raymo “How many water molecules- H2O- are there in the world's oceans? This is the kind of time-wasting calculation I love doing, but I will leave it as an exercise for one of you. Look up the mass of a proton in grams. A water molecule has essentially the mass of 18 protons (hydrogen=1, oxygen=8 protons + 8 neutrons; remember, this is an order of magnitude calculation). A cubic centimeter of water has (by definition) a mass of one gram. Divide for the number of water molecules in a cubic centimeter of water. How many cubic centimeters in the oceans?... more »

The Poet: Edward Hirsch, "I Was Never Able To Pray"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*"I Was Never Able To Pray"* "Wheel me down to the shore where the lighthouse was abandoned and the moon tolls in the rafters. Let me hear the wind paging through the trees and see the stars flaring out, one by one, like the forgotten faces of the dead. I was never able to pray, but let me inscribe my name in the book of waves and then stare into the dome of a sky that never ends and see my voice sail into the night." - Edward Hirsch

don Miguel Ruiz, "The Four Agreements"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*"The Four Agreements"* “Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive- the risk to be alive and express what we really are.” • *Don't Make Assumptions.* Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life. • *Always Do Your Best. *Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstan... more »

"How Are Things Going, Joe?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
“You go up to a man, and you say, “How are things going, Joe?” and he says, “Oh fine, fine... couldn’t be better.” And you look into his eyes, and you see things really couldn’t be much worse. When you get right down to it, everybody’s having a perfectly lousy time of it, and I mean everybody. And the hell of it is, nothing seems to help much.” - Kurt Vonnegut

Why “Obamagate” Will Never Lead To Anything Of Significance

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 2 hours ago
The word “Obamagate” was thrust into mainstream attention by the concerted efforts of Trump and his surrogates after new details on the early days of the Trump-Russia collusion investigation emerged. These details include Obama officials (including Joe Biden) requesting the unmasking of a conversation between Flynn and […]

The Greatness of Bigness: Buckley’s American Secession

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 2 hours ago
For the Symposium on Timothy William Waters's Boxing Pandora: Rethinking Borders, States, and Secession in a Democratic World (Yale University Press, 2020) and F. H. Buckley's American Secession: The Looming Threat of a National Breakup (Encounter Books, 2020). Timothy William Waters It’s page 131, opening his closing chapter, and riffing on Billy Holiday, F.H. Buckley hints he “was only dreaming. . . .” Three pages later, in the final paragraph, he reveals he’s a unionist, albeit one favoring devolution and a chance for Americans to further sort themselves by ideological zip code... more »

NYT reshaping Slavery in 1619 Project – Parents BEWARE

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 2 hours ago
Pulitzer Prize-Winning 1619 Project Set to Advance Socialism Teaching in the Classroom The Daily Signal Mike Gonzalez May 11, 2020 The Pulitzer Prize Board recently awarded its commentary award to The New York Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones for her essay launching the “1619 Project.” This will accelerate a trend already underway: subjecting schoolchildren to a curriculum that blames slavery on capitalism and whose creator believes socialism offers the best path to racial equity. The overt political nature of the 1619 Project should alert parents, educators, members of school boards, an... more »

Portland nurse blows whistle on empty hospitals

Robert at Ice Age Now - 2 hours ago
Video – She’s furious about being laid off. She warns that “the state of Oregon is having major over reach…complete tyranny.” At the highest surge of the Covid ‘crisis,’ her hospital had only nine – count em! only 9! – Covid patients. “What is going on?” she asks. If the nurses don’t have jobs here ... Read more Portland nurse blows whistle on empty hospitals The post Portland nurse blows whistle on empty hospitals appeared first on Ice Age Now.

World News Briefs -- May 13, 2020 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
The International Air Transport Association says airlines are relying on government support.(Reuters: Ralph Orlowski) *ABC News Online*:* Coronavirus update: WHO says COVID-19 could be here to stay, US whistleblower Rick Bright gives testimony, airline industry expects return to normal in 2023* An immunologist has warned the United States of its "darkest winter in modern history", the airline industry expects its recovery to take longer than first thought, and WHO says the disease may "may never go away". *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* Yemen's PM says the key to* restoring peace ... more »

Outrageous – Flynn Judge Orders Retired Judicial Ally to File Brief Supporting Prosecution of Michael Flynn…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Stunning and outrageous doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of this move by DC Judge Emett Sullivan in the Flynn case. Judge Sullivan is requesting retired judge John Gleeson to file an amicus brief outlining why: (a) the charge … Continue reading →

Court hears Porsche driver Richard Pusey 'not proud' of words at scene of truck crash

Danny Tran at Just In - 2 hours ago
Richard Pusey, the Porsche driver who allegedly filmed himself taunting police officer Lynette Taylor as she lay dying on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway, is denied bail.

What could cause a second wave coronavirus outbreak in Australia?

Just In - 2 hours ago
With nearly 90 per cent of coronavirus cases recovered, Australia has well and truly flattened the curve. But could we see a second wave of infections, and what could cause it?

Australia's in recession but there's a dramatic fall in calls to the National Debt Helpline. Here's why

David Taylor at Just In - 2 hours ago
Even as Australia plunges into its sharpest recession since the Great Depression, calls to the National Debt Helpline have dropped 20 per cent. It seems odd, but the financial counsellors who run it say it makes perfect sense.

Virus whistleblower warns US faces 'darkest winter', but Trump unhappy with lockdown advice

Just In - 2 hours ago
President Donald Trump has dismissed immunologist Rick Bright as "a disgruntled guy" after he was fired, while others are calling for top disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci — another giving difficult advice — also to be moved on.

Huge Shift Is Underway! Electromagnetic Propulsion Patents, Neutrino Light and The Fallen Ones!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
DAHBOO777 US Navy Disclosing Secret Space Program Technologies through Patents System. We have more info to add to these developments! Learn More: https://www.exopolitics.org/us-navy-d… end

$138 Million Government Contract Will Fund Production Of 500 Million Pre-Filled COVID-19 Vaccine “Injection Devices”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
See also: – Fauci tells Congress: ‘There’s no guarantee that the vaccine is actually going to be effective’ – $138 Million Government Contract Will Fund Production Of 500 Million Pre-Filled COVID-19 Vaccine “Injection Devices” by Michael Snyder, http://endoftheamericandream.com/ Just when you thought that things couldn’t get any stranger, two U.S. government agencies have taken things …

Comet SWAN is Now Visible From the Northern Hemisphere — Eyes on the Skies

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
nemesis maturity Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) has crossed the celestial equator, and it is now visible from the northern hemisphere. The comet has faded a little since its naked-eye outburst last week, but it is still an easy binocular object at magnitude +6. To see it, wake up early and look east just before sunrise. …

Alert 40 Million Unemployed Workers! Prepare For The Worst Economic Collapse !!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Epic Economist 2020 is a terrible year for the US economy; millions of people have already lost their jobs and as the US economy continues to shrink. The economy is falling at a rate never seen before and this is becoming the most severe economic collapse we have seen in nearly the last 100 years. …

Axel Merk Talks About A Paper Gold ETF

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Jay Taylor Media Axel Merk, President and CIO of Merk Investments, talks about OUNZ, a paper gold ETF, that allows investors to take possession of physical gold. end

Warning: U.K. Sovereign Debt Default Alert

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
maneco64 In this report, I go over a Mial Online article that covers the leak of a U.K. Treasury report prepared for the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak. This report notes that the U.K. economy is facing very strong headwinds and that even if the best-case scenario were to play out the economy would …

Grocery Prices Hit 50-Year High! Inflation Around The Corner (Full Show)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
RT America Rick Sanchez discusses the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Grocery prices are skyrocketing and up to 40 percent of lost jobs aren’t expected to return. Meanwhile, Washington may spend as much as $8 trillion in stimulus. He also looks at similar situations in Germany and India. RT’s Peter Oliver reports on the …

The UN Is Hunting for a New Medical Director, Based in New York City

UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (IPS) - "Are you a senior medical executive with expertise in healthcare management with oversight of clinical services and occupational health at a facility, state, national or international level? The United Nations Secretariat is seeking a Medical Director at the D-2 level in the Department of Operational Support," an ad posting on the UN's job portal reads. Read the full story, “The UN Is Hunting for a New Medical Director, Based in New York City”, on globalissues.org →

The Commonwealth’s Response to COVID-19

TORONTO, May 13 (IPS) - The Coronovirus pandemic has been an unforgiving test of advanced economies. Health systems in the United States, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK have been put under immense pressure, with shortages of doctors, ventilators, personal protective equipment and the capacity to test for the virus. Their economies have been battered and the consequences are spoken of in terms of the Great Depression. Read the full story, “The Commonwealth’s Response to COVID-19”, on globalissues.org →

We Cannot Let the Education Gap Widen at the Start of the Decade of Action

NEW YORK, May 13 (IPS) - Yasmine Sherif is Director, Education Cannot WaitPrior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we estimated that 75 million children and youth - of whom 39 million are girls - were not able to access a quality education in countries impacted by armed conflicts, forced displacement, natural disasters and climate change-induced emergencies. The impact of COVID-19 has both globally and exponentially deepened the already existing critical education crisis. Read the full story, “We Cannot Let the Education Gap Widen at the Start of the Decade of Action”, on globalissues.org →

Is health care discretionary?

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 3 hours ago
Apparently so: The faltering doctors’ groups reflect part of a broader decline in health care alongside the nation’s economic downturn. As people put off medical appointments and everything from hip replacements to routine mammograms, health spending dropped an annualized rate of 18 percent in the first three months of the year, according to recent federal […] The post Is health care discretionary? appeared first on Econlib.

Jonah Raskin : LITERATURE | Obit for the American Shelley: Michael McClure (1932-2020)

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 3 hours ago
Beatnik poet, author of ‘The Beard,’ died in Oakland on May 4. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | May 14, 2020 SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. — Along with a star-studded cast of Sixties personalities, among them Timothy Leary, Dick … finish reading Jonah Raskin : *LITERATURE* | Obit for the American Shelley: Michael McClure (1932-2020)

Joshua Brown : POLITICAL CARTOON | Tripped up

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 3 hours ago

Covid-19 and Biological Evolution

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 3 hours ago
I previously posted the idea of viral evolution and regard the present pandemic as merely another species adaptation to the ever changing climate of the total earth system. Unfortunately our various cultural creation myths blind us to this model of … Continue reading →

How America Thought about Fighting Imperial Japan before the Attack at Pearl Harbor

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_RC14C42F0DB0&share=true] Events outpaced any defense planning. *Key Point:* Washington was considering how a war might unfold and what it would take to win. However, the question of war was decided when Tokyo struck first. If Japan had chosen to attack far-off British Malaya on December 7, 1941, instead of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, President Franklin Roosevelt was prepared to go before Congress and ask—for the first time in American history—for a declaration of ... more »

Death Trap: The Eighth Air Force's B-17s Had a Rought Time over Nazi Skies

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%2C2010%3Anewsml_BM2E6681ATB01&share=true] Bombing Berlin wasn't easy. *Key point: *Hitler just wouldn't quit and so took a terrible toll on Allied bombers. Nonetheless, the Third Reich was doomed. “Our mission was Berlin. We flew in that dreaded position—last and lowest in the squadron.” Archie Mathosian, B-17 Radio Operator, A/C #521 (Skyway Chariot), 100th Bomb Group (H), USAAF “Last and lowest in the squadron.”These words may not mean much to most readers, but to the ... more »

What the Huge Air War between the Soviets and Nazis Was Like

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%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000087170&share=true] A clash for the ages. *Key point:* The best of the best fought over the skies of Eastern Europe. Berlin wanted to conquer and Moscow wanted to save its homeland. In June 1942, the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on the Crimea was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of World War II. Commanded by Generaloberst Erich von Manstein, the German Eleventh Army was dispatched in a powerful attack to seize this important stronghold. Thro... more »

Tough Call: Yes the Royal Navy Clashed with France during World War II

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%2C2016%3Anewsml_RC1D32B267F0&share=truehttps://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_RC1D32B267F0&share=true] Here's what and why it went down. *Key point: *This fight was a terrible necessity from London's point-of-view. They had to ensure Hitler didn't have access to more warships. When the armistice between France and Germany was put into force on June 25, 1940, the fate of the powerful French Navy—the fourth largest in the world—was of critica... more »

Utah marijuana dispensaries prep for drive-thrus, delivery after state signoff

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 3 hours ago
The coronavirus – combined with an increase in new patient demand – has convinced Utah regulators to allow the state’s medical marijuana pharmacies to offer drive-thru windows and home delivery for customers. So far, at least two of the state’s three operational dispensaries are prepping drive-thru windows, according to Salt Lake TV station KUTV. Drive-thru […] Utah marijuana dispensaries prep for drive-thrus, delivery after state signoff is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

OPTrust's CIO on the Importance of Resilience

Leo Kolivakis at Pension Pulse - 3 hours ago
Amanda White of top1000funds interviewed OPTrust's CIO, James Davis, who shared insights on the importance of a resilience: James Davis, CIO of the C$22 billion OPTrust started his career in October 1987 and within the first month experienced the “real world of investing” with the crash of 1987. But that experience is nothing compared to the conditions of today, he says. *“In more than 30 years in the industry there is nothing even comparable to the current environment we are operating in now.”* *The difference, he says, is that in addition to the market volatility there is the ex... more »

REPUBLICAN VOTERS ARE STICKING WITH TRUMP, BUT NOT JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE REPUBLICAN

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 3 hours ago
This poll seems like outlier, though who knows? Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden's lead over President Donald Trump now stands at five points, but Trump has an edge in the critical battleground states that could decide the electoral college, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. In the new poll, 51% of registered voters nationwide back Biden, while 46% say they prefer Trump, while in the battlegrounds, 52% favor Trump and 45% Biden. Here's the part that seems suspect: The poll suggests Biden outpaces Trump among voters over age 45 by a 6-point margin, while the tw... more »

Former Top U.S. Health Official To Testify Tomorrow That The U.S. Is Facing The 'Darkest Winter In Modern History'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*CNN: **Rick Bright will warn Congress of 'darkest winter in modern history' without ramped up coronavirus response* (CNN)Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted director of a key federal office charged with developing medical countermeasures, will testify before Congress on Thursday that the Trump administration was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic and warn that the the US will face "unprecedented illness and fatalities" without additional preparations. "Our window of opportunity is closing. If we fail to develop a national coordinated response, based in science, I fear the pandemic w... more »

'Cramped down like dogs': Tensions brew in Indigenous townships over 'discriminatory' coronavirus laws

Marian Faa And Inga Stünzner at Just In - 3 hours ago
Residents in Queensland's Indigenous communities protest "discriminatory" coronavirus laws that prevent them from fishing for food, attending school, and leaving to buy essential items like toiletries and underwear.

'Don't forget we're here': Coronavirus turns highway stops into ghost towns

Jessica Moran at Just In - 3 hours ago
Tasmania's small highway towns say they have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and the shutting of the state's borders, and are urging anyone passing through to support them.

NSW Premier says other states must lift travel restrictions

Paige Cockburn at Just In - 3 hours ago
Gladys Berejiklian, the Premier of Australia's worst-affected coronavirus state, says she opposes her counterparts' border closures and wants travel restrictions scrapped.

Canberra woman who witnessed a pedestrian being run over is awarded $176k in compensation

Michael Inman at Just In - 3 hours ago
Drivers owe a duty of care to collision onlookers as well as victims, a Canberra court finds, while awarding a woman compensation for PSTD she suffered after she saw a pedestrian being run over in a car park.

Melbourne coronavirus outbreaks grow at McDonald's and Cedar Meats abattoir

Just In - 3 hours ago
The number of coronavirus cases linked to an outbreak at a McDonald's franchise in Melbourne's north rises to eight as the Chief Health Officer concedes the Cedar Meats abattoir probably should have been closed sooner.

Queensland Treasurer says state can't 'stand idly by' to watch Virgin collapse

Just In - 3 hours ago
The Queensland Government "can't afford not to" make a bid for Virgin Australia, Treasurer Cameron Dick says, saying it is an important airline to the state, with its headquarters in Brisbane.

Crows, Power preparing to move interstate for AFL season after quarantine exemption refused

Just In - 3 hours ago
Adelaide Crows board member Mark Ricciuto says the club is preparing to relocate interstate after authorities ruled out relaxing border restrictions, with Port Adelaide chairman David Koch indicating his side is willing to do the same.

Hong Kong protests resurface again to mock Chief Executive Carrie Lam on her birthday

Just In - 3 hours ago
More than 10 shopping centres are disrupted as demonstrators defy coronavirus restrictions.

Virus whistleblower warns US faces 'darkest winter', but Trump says he's just bitter

Just In - 3 hours ago
President Donald Trump has dismissed immunologist Rick Bright as "a disgruntled guy" after he was fired, while others are calling for top disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci — another giving difficult advice — also to be moved on.

Historic paddle boat owner's sinking feeling upon learning beloved craft lost

Catherine Heuzenroeder at Just In - 3 hours ago
Tim Mills was more than 500km from his pride and joy — Australia's second oldest wooden paddle boat — when he heard it was at the bottom of the River Murray.

Wall St falls as Fed chair warns of extended downturn, ASX to follow

Sue Lannin at Just In - 3 hours ago
US stocks fall sharply for the second day in a row after the head of the US central bank warns of an extended economic downturn because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Parrot fever alert issued after three people test positive to bird disease

Luke Wong And Ewan Gilbert at Just In - 3 hours ago
Health officials advise residents to avoid contact with wild birds after three people test positive for a potentially dangerous bacterial infection.

'We want your blood': Queensland researchers seek volunteers in fight against coronavirus

Jessica Rendall at Just In - 3 hours ago
Jaidyn Snowden has donated his blood to experimental immunotherapy research that is turbo charging T cells of people who only got slightly ill from the virus.

Man charged over death of Ellie Price to be extradited to Melbourne

Just In - 3 hours ago
Ricardo Barbaro will be extradited to Melbourne after being arrested and charged in Sydney over the death of Ellie Price, more than a week after her body was found in her South Melbourne apartment.

Four-hour standoff at Darwin Correctional Centre after inmates escape cells

Melissa Mackay at Just In - 3 hours ago
More than 20 prisoners at Darwin's adult prison escaped their cells and climbed to the roof of "multiple accommodation areas" overnight.

If Australia's relationship with China deteriorates, experts say one state is particularly at risk

Ellen Coulter at Just In - 3 hours ago
Tasmania, like much of Australia, has become dependant on China for its economic growth. In a post-coronavirus world, experts say it will have to look on-island for its recovery.

Coronavirus update: WHO warns coronavirus may become 'just another endemic virus'

Just In - 3 hours ago
Brazil has more cases than France after a record daily rise, an immunologist warns the US of its "darkest winter in modern history", and WHO says the disease may "may never go away".

Alarmist Study Claims More Heat Deaths, Ignores Greater Number of Cold Deaths

James Taylor at Climate Realism - 3 hours ago
CNN, the Washington Post, and other media outlets are touting an alarmist paper claiming the number of days with high heat and humidity has doubled since 1979 in some parts of the world, causing more heat-related deaths. In reality, if an increase in global temperatures and humidity is occurring, its primary effect is saving human […] The post Alarmist Study Claims More Heat Deaths, Ignores Greater Number of Cold Deaths appeared first on Climate Realism.

CBS: 27 National Guards Will be Going to the Largest Nursing Home in the US with Large Outbreak

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 3 hours ago
Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Beaver County’s largest nursing home, will now get support from the Pennsylvania National Guard to deal with its outbreak of COVID-19. Twenty-seven members of the Guard began training Monday morning to help facility workers. Brighton Rehab is the site of the worst outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the state […] The post CBS: 27 National Guards Will be Going to the Largest Nursing Home in the US with Large Outbreak appeared first on Health Nut News.

The Same Number of People Could Die from ‘Deaths of Despair’ as Have Already Died in the U.S. from Coronavirus, New Study Finds

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 3 hours ago
The growing epidemic of ‘deaths of despair’ in the U.S. is increasing due to the coronavirus pandemic. It could drive suicide, drug, and alcohol deaths as high as 150,000, according to new research released by Well Being Trust and the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care. Projections of additional […] The post The Same Number of People Could Die from ‘Deaths of Despair’ as Have Already Died in the U.S. from Coronavirus, New Study Finds appeared first on Health Nut News.

Times Reprimands Science Writer for Expressing Opinion. Bio at Website Suggests Zero Academic Science Credentials

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 3 hours ago
[image: times-reprimands-science-writer-for-expressing-opinion-bio-at-website-suggests-zero-academic-science-credentials] The *New York Times* has reprimanded its own science writer, who said the director of the Centers for Disease Control, Robert Redfield, must resign because Redfield mishandled the response to the Chinese virus, though the *Times* mishandled its portrayal of the disease, as well.

WHO Says Covid-19 Coronavirus May 'Never Go Away'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Reuters:* *'This virus may never go away,' WHO says* GENEVA (Reuters) - The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for a “massive effort” to counter it. “It is important to put this on the table: this virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities, and this virus may never go away,” WHO emergencies expert Mike Ryan told an online briefing. “I think it is important we are realistic and I don’t think anyon... more »

Putin’s Huge Blunder on Coronavirus

Eric Zuesse at The Duran - 4 hours ago
Eric Zuesse Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, is finally following the libertarian instead of the socialist path forward in the coronavirus-19 crisis, placing himself into the category of America’s libertarian President Donald Trump, instead of into the category of the countries that have been successfully dealing with the crisis, such as Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, […] More The post Putin’s Huge Blunder on Coronavirus appeared first on The Duran.

Let’s Vote For Fair Courts In 2020

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*-by Marge Baker,Executive Vice President,People for the American Way* Even after two months into a national health and economic crisis, Donald Trump and his Republican cronies in the Senate have continued their assault on our federal courts. And while Americans from every walk of life are dealing with the devastating health and economic impact of this pandemic, Senate Republicans are quietly processing more of Trump’s judicial nominees. People For the American Way has led the charge against Trump’s dangerous judicial nominees since he took office. And in the lead up to the 202... more »

Black Agenda Report 13 May 2020

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 4 hours ago
13 May 2020 — Black Agenda Report Leftists Jump the Corporate Democratic Ship, Leaving Sanders Behind Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor History may record that the corporate duopoly dike was finally broken in the Time of Plague, with the defection of Bernie’s former sheep from the Democratic Party. Freedom Rider: New Attacks on Venezuela Margaret … Continue reading Black Agenda Report 13 May 2020

The Daily "Near You?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Dresden, Tennessee, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

Devin Nunes Discusses Unmasking: “It’s Much Worse Than This” – The Entire Trump Transition Was Under Surveillance…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
First things first: ♦Understand Obama’s Surveillance Operation HERE. ♦Michael Flynn wasn’t under a FISA (Title-1) HERE …. that’s the background. Devin Nunes appears with Lou Dobbs to discuss the recent list of Obama-era officials who unmasked NSA intercepts of Michael … Continue reading →

Cats with No Symptoms Spread Virus to Other Cats in Lab Test

AP News at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms, a lab experiment suggests.

Study Ties ‘Obamacare’ to Fewer Cancer Deaths in Some States

AP News at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Cancer deaths have dropped more in states that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act than in states that did not, new research reveals.

Turkey Restoring 1,600-year-old Assyrian Monastery

Batman, Turkey -- Turkey has completed the first phase of restoring a 1,600-year-old monastery in the southeast, according to a local official. The Mor Kuryakos Monastery located in the Besiri district of the Batman district is planned to be restored in a three-stage process.

E. coli O157:H7 in ravioli spurs FSIS to issue public health alert

News Desk at Food Safety News - 4 hours ago
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is out with a public health alert because about 70 pounds of raw beef ravioli products, produced by Philadelphia’s P&S Ravioli Co., may be contaminated with E. coli O157: H7. A recall was not requested because the affected product is no longer available for purchase. However, the Food Safety... Continue Reading

Halifax councillors look at extra risk to save cuts, scrap weekly green bin pick-up

Zane Woodford at Halifax Examiner - 4 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Halifax councillors are looking at taking on more financial risk to offset a third of the cuts proposed to the city’s budget due to COVID-19. Finance staff estimate the permanent impact of the pandemic on the municipality’s finances will be $85.4 million from lost revenue […]

“Bubble families” unlikely for Nova Scotia

Jennifer Henderson at Halifax Examiner - 4 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. It will be sometime next week before Nova Scotians get a glimpse of how restrictions will be eased once the province has gone two weeks without a new case of COVID-19. The Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Robert Strang, said he expects to be […]

The Poetry of Joe Biden

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 4 hours ago
Can you dig it Man…… The deepest thoughts of Unca’ Joe, applied with smooth jazz and cigarettes. Sure hope all you hip Daddy-os and Mommy-os grooved on that. Now it’s back to Squaresville Man….. ~Terry

The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: May 6 - 12, 2020

Ongoing activity was reported for 15 volcanoes from May 6 to 12, 2020. Ongoing activity: Aira, Kyushu (Japan) | Asosan, Kyushu (Japan) | Cleveland, Chuginadak Island (USA) | Dukono, Halmahera (Indonesia) | Ebeko, Paramushir Island (Russia) | Etna, Sicily (Italy) |...... Read more »

The Energy Update – Week of May 11 2020

IER at IER - 4 hours ago
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Virginia’s new renewable energy legislation, energy production predictions from the IEA,… The post The Energy Update – Week of May 11 2020 appeared first on IER.

China Constructing A South China Sea-Like Artificial Island In The Maldives

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
#Feydhoofinolhu near #Male, #Maldives leased in 2017 for 50 years to #China sees a dramatic facelift (2020) courtesy land reclamation .. expanding not just its size but also the #OnebeltOneRoad footprint in the #IndianOcean #StringsOfPearls pic.twitter.com/lKPNAMqnZ2 — d-atis☠️ (@detresfa_) May 11, 2020 *Sputnik*: *India Worries China may be Constructing South China Sea-Like Artificial Island in Maldives* New Delhi (Sputnik): China and India, which have faced off along the border between the two countries for past few days, remain locked in a silent confrontation despite the COVI... more »

World’s Nuclear-Armed Nations Spent A Record $73bn On Their Nuclear Weapons Last Year

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
$73 billion. That's how much the nine nuclear-armed states spent on nuclear weapons in 2019. We have just released new research breaking down how much each country spent → https://t.co/wJfdM62eCd Here is what you need to know ↓ #thread pic.twitter.com/3HaiMCueyP — ICAN (@nuclearban) May 13, 2020 *The Guardian:* *World nuclear arms spending hit $73bn last year – half of it by US* * Spending by nine nuclear-armed states rose 10% * Trump boosted nuclear funding but cut pandemic prevention The world’s nuclear-armed nations spent a record $73bn on their weapons last year, with the US... more »

A Traditional African Shaman Explains Why Pills Can Never Cure Depression or PTSD

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Dylan Charles* - The mind is spiritual and cannot be healed in physical terms.

Senator Rand Paul Reacts to Obama Officials Unmasking and Leaking Trump Transition Team Communications…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
A few points on the unmasking before Rand Paul response. First, the release today is only what the Obama team did regarding unmasking General Flynn. As Devin Nunes previously outlined, there are many more Trump transition team members who were … Continue reading →

Gotham City Digest

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 5 hours ago
(He's the GOAT, alright.) ------------------------------ DIY, indeed. Who knew furniture shopping could be so exciting? And God bless this young beauty. ------------------------------ If you're still waiting for your stimulus check as I am, sign this petition. ------------------------------ Just when you think Trump can't be more of a Republican stiff prick, he says shit like this... ------------------------------ A real-life Kermit the frog species? Please don't tell me there's a real pig species out there with Farrah Fawcett hair. -----------------------------... more »

How Will the Coronavirus Change Higher Education For Incarcerated Students?

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Like the rest of the higher education landscape, college programs in prisons across the country have had to rethink how they teach their students in the midst of the coronavirus.

Schools Weigh Options for Fall Amid Uncertainty Surrounding Coronavirus

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 5 hours ago
After varying amounts of struggle, higher ed institutions across the country moved online for the spring semester in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But now the question is, what’s next?

Online Education Offers New Ways to Identify and Support At-Risk Students

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Online education offers new ways to identify students at risk of dropping out and fresh opportunities to offer targeted supports.

Allen Young : TELEVISION | Fascinated by the ‘Tiger King’

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 5 hours ago
This bizarre human being has become the most famous gay man in the USA. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | May 13, 2020 Tiger King, an eight-episode documentary series, has caught the attention of millions of television viewers. … finish reading Allen Young : *TELEVISION* | Fascinated by the ‘Tiger King’

Did Pelosi Tell Seniors, ‘You Are Not Entitled to Social Security! It’s Gone!’?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
The U.S. House Speaker is the frequent target of inflammatory fake quotes.

COVID 19 update. May 10th.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 5 hours ago

Is #COVID-19 virus an #Exosome?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 5 hours ago
https://www.exosome-rna.com/is-covid-19-virus-an-exosome/

Planting Tomatoes in a Growing Bag (Video)

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 5 hours ago
https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/growing-tomatoes-in-a-bag/

10 Types of Foot Baths and Which Health Problems They Can Solve

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 5 hours ago
https://brightside.me/inspiration-health/10-types-of-foot-baths-and-which-health-problems-they-can-solve-794173/?utm_source=fb_brightside&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_brightside_mini

The Daily Brief 2020-05-12

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
This is a summary of 18 AMN articles on the following subjects: Mediterranean, Russia, Syria, Iran, Israel, US, Abyan, Yemen, Idlib, Hama, Venezuela, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Turkey, China, India, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, UAE, Guaido. Categories covered in this brief: Middleeast, Syria, Iran, Yemen, World-News, Lebanon, Gulf, North-Africa, Turkey Let us know how you like this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israeli Army spokesman accuses Nasrallah, Soleimani of killing Hezbollah commander

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – The Israeli Army spokesman, Avichay Adraee, accused Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah of killing military commander, Mustafa Badreddine, in Syria in 2016. Adraee said via Twitter that Sayyed Nasrallah and the late commander of the Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the United States on January 3 in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Ansarallah forces take advantage of UAE-Saudi civil war in Yemen to launch new attack

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 P.M.) – The ongoing turmoil between the U.A.E. and Saudi-backed forces in southern Yemen has paved the way for the Ansarallah Movement to launch a big assault in the northern part of the country. According to the latest reports from northern Yemen, the Ansarallah forces stormed several areas in the Al-Jawf Governorate’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey accuses 5 countries of forming ‘alliance of evil’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy accused five countries, Greece, Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and France, of creating “regional chaos” in the eastern Mediterranean, while trying to form the “alliance of evil”, after the foreign ministers of these states jointly slammed Turkey’s activities in the region, Associated Press reported. “We call on these […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Hezbollah leader fires back at US, Israel: There are no Iranian forces in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT,LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – The Secretary-General of the Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said that there are no Iranian military forces in Syria, but rather there are Iranian advisors and experts. The Secretary-General said that in Syria there have been Iranian advisers and experts since 2011, in more numbers than before the war, but there are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Large convoy enters Syria from western Iraq: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – A convoy of trucks bearing Iraqi Kurdistan numbers entered the Syrian city of Qamishli on Wednesday after entering the country from the illegal Al-Waleed Crossing, which is monitored by the U.S. forces. The convoy was reportedly transporting building materials, logistical materials and some mechanisms, and included closed trucks whose materials […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Libyan Army scores big advance southwest of Tripoli

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) was able to score a big advance in the Tripoli countryside on Wednesday, following a fierce battle with the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) forces. According to the latest field report from the Tripoli countryside, the Libyan National Army managed to capture the town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syria won the war, but still has some battles left: Hezbollah leader

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, conducted a televised speech on Wednesday to commemorate “4th anniversary of Mustafa Badreddine’s martyrdom.” Sayyed Nasrallah focused part of speech on Israel, who is suspected of carrying out the assassination of Badreddine near the Damascus International Airport four-years-ago. In his speech, the Hezbollah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Coronavirus Sidelining Teachers, Moving Education Online

Alex Newman at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: coronavirus-sidelining-teachers-moving-education-online] Hysteria over the coronavirus is being exploited by the education establishment to sideline teachers and shift much of the school experience over to computer programs and artificial-intelligence schemes, potentially increasing the effectiveness of indoctrination efforts by orders of magnitude. Despite the total blackout on information about it, the risks are enormous.

Rand Paul Responds to Fauci: “We’re Destroying Our Country.”

Steve Byas at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: rand-paul-responds-to-fauci-we-re-destroying-our-country] Senator Rand Paul has questioned White House coronavirus task force advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci’s contention that we might not be able to reopen the nation’s schools in the fall.

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