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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.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

19 May - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

10 pm MDT

Trump's "Great People" Are Guaranteeing A Second Wave Far Worse Than The First Wave We're In Now

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Remember the Suffolk County protestors we looked at on Saturday? These idiots aren't finished making news... and their very own lovely Trumpist poetry: Trump was attracted to the same demonstration and rather than "idiots" who will steepen Long Island's curve, he saw them as "great people." Is he unaware that the guidelines they-- and he-- are protesting come from the White House itself-- *his* White House? While they were out protesting on Saturday, there were 42,050 confirmed cases in Suffolk County (about the same number as in Pakistan, which is headed towards becoming on... more »

TRUMP IS JEALOUS OF THE VACCINE

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
Many people think the president's announcement yesterday that he's taking hydroxychloroquine was a brilliant act of media manipulation. Josh Barro disagrees: This is not Trump "playing cable news so well." The market was up 900 points today. Today's message was supposed to be about strengthening the economy. (It's a restaurant roundtable, remember?) Now he stepped on that message with the sort of nonsense that hurt his polls in April. https://t.co/bdxbAjIEqG — Josh Barro (@jbarro) May 18, 2020 Barro is right. Even though polls show that voters still give Trump relatively high mar... more »

Public Humiliation:

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
Cafes Make Customers Wear Stupid Hats to Enforce Social Distancing From Paul Joseph Watson: Make way for the NEW TIN FOIL HATS, etc. with videos. Excerpts: While another introduces child-like “bumper tables.” A cafe in Germany is making customers wear swimming pool noodle ‘social distancing’ hats while another in Maryland is using “bumper tables” that look like something you’d see in a kindergarten. Welcome to your new normal. And after breathing up into and touching the hats for a couple of hours, they’re then passed on to the next customer. Genius. That’s sure to lower the risk of... more »

Will Americans Submit to a Second Lockdown?

Patrick J. Buchanan at The Duran - 16 hours ago
If there is a sudden resurgence of the coronavirus, a second wave, and the media elite and blue state governors demand a new shutdown, a new closure of beaches, parks, shops, restaurants and churches, will the people of this republic comply with those demands or defy them? More The post Will Americans Submit to a Second Lockdown? appeared first on The Duran.

Towards a New PPP: A Post-Pandemic Paradigm

Carey List at The Duran - 16 hours ago
Austerity must die. Unipolar hegemony must die. And they must be replaced by international cooperation and sovereign credit for all the needs of a modern civilization. More The post Towards a New PPP: A Post-Pandemic Paradigm appeared first on The Duran.

The ‘Clean Break’ Doctrine: A Modern-Day Sykes-Picot Waging War and Havoc in the Middle East

Cynthia Chung at The Duran - 16 hours ago
“Clean Break” is a continuation of Britain’s geopolitical game, and just as it used France during the Sykes-Picot days it is using the United States and Israel. More The post The ‘Clean Break’ Doctrine: A Modern-Day Sykes-Picot Waging War and Havoc in the Middle East appeared first on The Duran.

Chart: Medical cannabis sales regain their footing in Ohio despite coronavirus volatility

Eli McVey at Marijuana Business Daily - 16 hours ago
Sales in Ohio’s nascent medical marijuana industry steadily improved during the first four months of 2020, despite short-term hiccups caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Through the end of April, roughly $50 million of medical marijuana was sold in Ohio in 2020 – just shy of the $58 million sold for the entirety of 2019. Increasing […] Chart: Medical cannabis sales regain their footing in Ohio despite coronavirus volatility is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The equal opportunity crook

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
I can see why white liberals have become so defensive. 1) Their president who was supposed to absolve them and the country of all past sins of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination and bloated ineffective social programs designed and run by their own party failed. He set out to make race relations worse, didn't improve conditions for minorities except in politics--becoming his own Tammany Hall for blacks, didn’t end the war he had opposed, and he dealt a death blow to a health system already struggling, creating massive mergers wiping out small practitioners. 2) An outsider of both p... more »

Chaos in Supply Chains Causes Food Waste

Adele Cardin at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Food waste takes on new meaning in the pandemic. Milk dumped in Wisconsin. Crushed eggs in Nigeria. Rotten grapes in India. Pigs buried in Minnesota. The disturbing images have sparked worldwide outrage. Yet there is a surprising fact: waste may not be higher than usual, as 30 percent of global […] The post Chaos in Supply Chains Causes Food Waste appeared first on The Rio Times.

Former Brazilian President Collor Apologizes for Seizing Savings 30 Years Later

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Former President Fernando Collor de Mello apologized on Monday, May 18th, for seizing balances from savings accounts and current accounts in March 1990. On Twitter, the now-senator said he believed that radical measures could contain inflation. The apology comes over 30 years after the announcement of the Collor 1 Plan […] The post Former Brazilian President Collor Apologizes for Seizing Savings 30 Years Later appeared first on The Rio Times.

Coronavirus: Initial Covid-19 Vaccine Results are Positive in the USA

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Biotechnology company 'Moderna' announced yesterday that preliminary tests of a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus have yielded positive results. Eight patients received small and medium doses of the vaccine and developed levels of antibodies similar to or higher than those found in patients already recovered from the disease. The […] The post Coronavirus: Initial Covid-19 Vaccine Results are Positive in the USA appeared first on The Rio Times.

Opinion: The Cost of Survival of the Fittest

Peter Rosenwald at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) Any reader of Charles Darwin’s 1859 classic, ‘On the Origin of Species’ will be familiar with his theory of evolution, which argues that over time, every species evolves in ways that strengthen its competitive position, and only the fittest of the species survive. It is a theory that, expanded […] The post Opinion: The Cost of Survival of the Fittest appeared first on The Rio Times.

Quote of the day

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
From Tamara: Peter

Twelve Years Into The Australian Permanent Drought

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 16 hours ago
This drought may never break

Links 5/19/2020

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Italian MP Sara Cunial Tears into Bill Gates in Front of Parliament

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
The video below is Italian MP Sara Cunial "discussing" (with perfect Italian passion) Bill Gates and his work. You can read the subtitles.

Moderna Failed to Bring a Single Product to Market in 10 Years; Until Covid

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
The media is reporting that Moderna has had a successful early phase creation of a COVID vaccine. From NBC: Moderna: Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouraging The vaccine seems safe, the company said, but much more extensive testing is needed... more »

Where are the excess deaths?

Robert at Ice Age Now - 17 hours ago
“There are no “excess deaths” of any statistical significance except for Texas and Michigan.” – TRM __________________ “Where are the excess deaths? TRM Hear hear!!! (In response to “We are NOT all in this together!!”) Well said. If there was ever an “us and them” moment this is it. Since this is all done with ... Read more Where are the excess deaths? The post Where are the excess deaths? appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Join a Getting Active in the London Renters Union online training!

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
The London Renters Union has just launched http://cantpaywontpay.uk/, our biggest collective action so far.

BMJ lays out how the government response to Covid-19 got it so wrong

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
The British Medical Journal is one of the world’s oldest and most respected general medical journals. It has published a damning report that details the Boris Johnson government response to the COVID-19 crisis that can be distilled down to just a few words, – ‘too little, too late and too flawed’.

Spycops Update, May 2020

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
19 May 2020 — SpyCops Here’s this month’s news from the campaign for truth and justice about Britain’s political secret police. PUBLIC INQUIRY DELAYS The Undercover Policing Inquiry is aiming to have the first hearings in September, having abandoned the June ones, which seems overly optimistic. With coronavirus restrictions still in place, the Inquiry office … Continue reading Spycops Update, May 2020

Exclusive: Countries to face a ‘wave' of corporate lawsuits challenging emergency COVID-19 measures

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
19-May-2020 Research claims top law firms are preparing to ‘cash in' on the pandemic by helping corporations sue states for measures that have impaired profits.

Trade deals are a handbrake on New Zealand's post-Covid recovery

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
19-May-2020 The ‘spend local' mantra should apply to our biggest infrastructure projects too. Yet trade and investment agreements curb the government's freedom to use procurement for a range of economic and social objectives.

Pendant que le coronavirus sévit, un accord commercial est conclu entre l'UE et le Mexique: "Il ne faut pas le ratifier!" estime Benoît Lutgen

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
19-May-2020 "On signe des traités sans connaître l'impact du C02, ça n'a aucun sens. Et on stocke du bœuf et en même temps on va accepter d'en importer davantage, ça n'a aucun sens".

China will welcome India back to negotiations on RCEP: Wang Shouwen

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
19-May-2020 China will welcome India back to negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at an appropriate time.

The Lockdown Protestors Are Not Working Class

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Contesting the messaging about lockdown protests.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 17 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Hundreds of villages locked down in northeastern China after fresh coronavirus outbreakA New Pandemic? Two Trailblazing COVID-19 Researchers Dead in a Month The Untold Story of the Birth of Social Distancing 1. A Huge Fleet Of 117 Tankers Is Bringing Super Cheap Crude To China Tropical cyclone Amphan (Bay of Bengal) could become one of the most intense Category 5 on record in the North Indian Ocean – major Indian city Kolkata in its direct path Ghost of J. Edgar Haunts Flynn Investigation Coronavirus: A third of hospital patients develop dangerous blo... more »

U.S. Army Down to Three Finalists for Next Generation Squad Weapon Contract

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * All three of the contractors are expected to deliver 38 prototype rifles and 28 prototype automatic rifles along with 660,000 rounds of ammunition for testing and soldier evaluations next year. While the U.S. Army is in the final phase of evaluating what will become the standard Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW), which is down to three finalists, including General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc., Textron Systems and Sig Sauer, it was reported recently that U.S. Special Forces will be the first to be equipped with the new platform. All thre... more »

Father Joe, Rabbi Time: This American Chaplain Became a Hero When His AIrcraft Carrier Was Attacked

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: Franklin listing, with crew on deck, 19 March 1945. Photographed by PHC Albert Bullock from the cruiser USS Santa Fe (CL-60), which was alongside assisting with firefighting and rescue work. U.S. Navy.] Aboard the USS Franklin, Father O’Callahan provided comfort and courage during her darkest hour. On March 3, 1945, the 27,100-ton aircraft carrier USS *Franklin* churned out of Pearl Harbor and headed westward for the war zone. She was accompanied by the battlecruiser USS*Guam*. At the great U.S. naval base of Ulithi, the *Frankl... more »

Ready, Aim, Fire: Special Ops Love the Army’s M4 and M249 Replacements

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000178849&share=true] Which kind of ammunition casing will the Army choose? The Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon program will replace both the M4 and the M249 with new rifles—and a new round. Here’s why special operations love it. *NGSW* The Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) program will service not only the Army, but also Special Operations as well, including the Green Berets and the 75th Ranger regiment. In an interview with military.com, a US... more »

'Junk' Genetic Material Has Huge Potential to Fight Cancer and Dementia

Alice Godden at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Alice Godden* *Health, * When scientists first worked out the human genome, they originally estimated that as much as 24% of it was useless junk. Now, researchers are finding ways to use this 'junk' material to diagnose, monitor and even treat diseases. Only 1.1% of the nearly 3 billion molecules that make up our genome actually provide genetic instructions. When scientists first worked out what the sequence of letters in our genome was, they originally estimated that as much as 24% of it was useless junk. (The rest comprised duplications and the bits between genes without a kn... more »

White Supremacists Hope to Take Advantage of the Federal Coronavirus Response to Recruit

Shannon M. Smith at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Shannon M. Smith* *Politics, Americas* White supremacist and militia organizations are exploiting the government’s chaotic response to the coronavirus for recruitment efforts. White supremacist and militia organizations are exploiting the government’s chaotic response to the coronavirus for recruitment efforts. Whatever his intention, these groups interpret President Donald Trump’s tweets to “LIBERATE” states and calling armed protesters “very good people” as support for their cause. Recent research by the Tech Transparency Project into social media accounts of white supremacis... more »

Bad Torpedoes Almost Sank The U.S. Navy's Pacific War

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Problems with torpedo malfunctions plagued the U.S. Navy early in World War II. Any American submarine that had made contact with a Japanese task force a year or two earlier would almost certainly not have had the success that *Darter* and *Dace* had with Admiral Kurita’s task force. It is very likely that the entire enemy fleet would have come away unscathed. The reason was that until late 1943, the U.S. Navy did not have a reliable torpedo. *The Trouble with the Mk 14* Throughout 1942 and 1943, submarine commanders fired scores of the ... more »

Pandemics Change American Cities for the Better

Catherine Brinkley at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Catherine Brinkley* *Health, Americas* Quarantined residents of New York city worry about the future in a city known for its tight quarters and full theaters. New York City’s experience as the epicenter of the U.S. COVID-19 outbreak is raising questions about urban living. Quarantined residents worry about the future in a city known for its tight quarters and full theaters. But cities have long had to transform themselves to overcome disease. My research on urban planning and infectious disease traces this pattern to the founding of the nation. *Yellow fever and cholera* In 17... more »

How Merrill's Marauders Helped Win Myitkyina

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Why, with Merrill's Marauders riddled with disease and fatigue, were they given the mission to attack Myitkyina? Story inside. Why, with the Marauders riddled with disease and fatigue, were they given the mission to attack Myitkyina? Stilwell and Merrill had to be aware that the unit was decimated. Galahad was originally designed to be a hit-and-run unit and to harass the enemy in his own backyard. Instead, the Marauders had fought pitched battles with the enemy, many times without air or artillery support. The reason Stilwell kept Galah... more »

Thanks, LG and Sony: Can OLED Burn-In Damage Be Fixed?

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_D1BEUJIJRHAA&share=true] A big problem to have. In the constantly changing landscape of technology, it appears that all great advancements have an Achilles’ heel. OLED TVs are no different. Despite its unrivaled picture quality and much-revered perfect black levels, the conversation invariably takes a U-turn and lands straight on that pesky issue of burn-in. And rightfully so. As OLED TV owners know all too well, they probably spent about $2K on this product... more »

São Paulo Governor Says State Will not Prescribe Chloroquine Against Covid-19 by Decree

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governor of São Paulo, João Doria, said yesterday that the state would not prescribe the use of hydroxychloroquine for patients with mild Covid-19 symptoms if the measure is established by the federal government. In a press conference held yesterday at the Bandeirantes Palace, the governor said the state would […] The post São Paulo Governor Says State Will not Prescribe Chloroquine Against Covid-19 by Decree appeared first on The Rio Times.

São Paulo Tops China’s Death Toll, Doria Could Decree Lockdown

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cases of coronavirus continue to spread in the state of São Paulo and may lead to stricter social isolation measures. In an interview published on Monday, Governor João Doria stated that the lockdown, the most stringent measure of isolation, can be decreed in the state should the state health committee deem […] The post São Paulo Tops China’s Death Toll, Doria Could Decree Lockdown appeared first on The Rio Times.

Adelaide Crows, Port Adelaide to stay in SA ahead of AFL season as training exemptions granted

Bension Siebert at Just In - 18 hours ago
The Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide are granted special exceptions to coronavirus restrictions, allowing full-contact training for the AFL teams under strict conditions.

Singapore health officials sent texts to 357 people wrongly claiming they had COVID-19 for second time

Just In - 18 hours ago
Two residents who received the incorrectly sent text messages tell local media they had recently received negative results, and were let back into the community.

'Not having that final goodbye, that's the hardest part': Coronavirus victim's family fear a second wave is coming

Marty McCarthy at Just In - 18 hours ago
A woman whose mother died in Australia's second-biggest coronavirus outbreak warns Australians not to become complacent as states begin easing strict coronavirus social-distancing measures.

Referees standing firm against the NRL as deadline looms

Patrick Galloway at Just In - 18 hours ago
Silvio Del Vecchio says the NRL restart will go ahead next week, but not before the Fair Work Commission decides the role referees will play.

Victoria's community sports prepare for a socially distanced return to training

Sean Wales at Just In - 18 hours ago
From Monday, community football and netball teams across Victoria will be able to train again, but that does not mean seasons will take place.

Man found with medieval-style weapons was 'fixated' by social media, court hears

Meagan Dillon at Just In - 18 hours ago
An Adelaide man caught with illegal weapons during a police raid triggered by Facebook posts he allegedly posted in support of the Christchurch terrorist attack had a "fixation with social media", a court is told.

Court hears some members of 'close-knit family group' grew $20 million cannabis crop

Angel Parsons at Just In - 18 hours ago
A north Queensland man who cultivated a large-scale cannabis crop acknowledges he "messed up big time".

In the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australians are dumping their private health insurance

Stephanie Dalzell at Just In - 18 hours ago
Hordes of young Australians are abandoning their private health insurance policies after the coronavirus pandemic left health funds charging people for services many could no longer use.

NSW Government confirms regional tourism can restart within state on June 1

Liam Butterworth And Sophie Meixner at Just In - 18 hours ago
The NSW Government confirms it will lift the ban on regional travel within the state from June 1, in news that will come as a relief to struggling regional tourism operators.

Wind and solar weaknesses — Part I

Dr. Jay Lehr, Terigi Ciccone at CFACT - 18 hours ago
ALL SOLAR AND WIND POWER ON AN ELECTRIC GRID MUST BE BACKED UP WITH AN EQUAL OR GREATER AMOUNT OF FOSSIL FUEL POWER RUNNING ON STANDBY 100% OF THE TIME.

San Diego County supervisor says six of 194 confirmed deaths are 'pure, solely coronavirus' deaths

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
To date we have plenty of evidence of data farming in order to juice up the numbers while a final cross check typically eliminates as much as nine out of ten. The numbers are not nearly so horrible, but there is still a diease out there that is dangerous. We now know how to largely survive it. Yet its progress is easily able to kill the vulnerable or frail. The lockdown has been fun but must now end forthwith. We all need the herd immunity ASAP. At some point exposure avoidance becomes dangerous as our immunity will start to decline. Ask all those South Sea Islanders how tha... more »

Book of Mormon Geography In North America - Wayne May

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is a fairly long lecture, but has prettyy well nailed it. Turns out that the Algonquin language and racial group is Hebraic. I has fleshed out part of this but it turns out that the Great Lakes Hopewell culture was exactly this during the necesaary time window. Recall our work has identified the Bimini - Lewis -Cornwall - Gibralter annual great circle route thyat linked the near east and Georgia in particular, Poverty point and the Hudson River at least and surely the St Law2rence as well. all that drew upon lake superior and Tennessee copper mining and brass min\ing from G... more »

Sweden’s Coronavirus Strategy Will Soon Be the World’s

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
Yes, we will all be doing it this way. At least we will have a legirtimate benchmark thanks to sweden We have been vigorously promoted into all this and into a stratagy doomed to failure. Worse, just what are the Chinese really doing here? I have eye witness information that on january 5, all guest workers in Shanghai left for their home villages vacating Shanghai ahead of luner New Year. The government at that momment immediately puts locks on every house and only one person was allowed to leave once a week for supplies and all that. This was not Wuhan and it represents hug... more »

qanon - declassification begins

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is a weeks feed until friday. Quiet now finally, so i am getting this posted. We are now starting to see declassification. The first flush has shown us that obama conspired to operate a coup against the incoming president that ultimately failed when Comey was fired. i do not know what their planned end game actually was but it had to demand something unusual. Shadowing Trump was very public and had to make hard sense at some level. None of us think that they were delusional. So how did a real physical coup get forestalled? *May 15 2020*4255*Q !!Hs1Jq13jV6 ID: 52... more »

US – China Trade

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
Initiating a Divorce The general move and mood of the day is that the US supply chain needs to be vertically integrated in North America for any item deemed to be ‘critical’. This means that US factories, currently located in China need to either leave China or set up a parallel manufacturing system in the […] The post US – China Trade appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

God Is The Hammer - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
*God is the hammer* *You are the yielder of It* *Open your tool box* *© 2020 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: I inspired and wrote this poem yesterday and published it for the first time today, the 19th of May, 2020 in the haiku style of poetry. If you get it, something in your will be opened up but I cannot explain this, it is something that must be experienced.* *To read more of my poems & quotations, please click on the link below:* *Poems & Quotations by M.N. Hopkins* *or visit:* *Pinterest*

Africa Needs a DOVE Fund: Or Should We Starve So We Can Pay our Debts?

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 19 (IPS) - ub-Saharan Africa has a debt problem. According to the most recent World Bank debt statistics, in 2018 the region had about $493 billion in long term external debt. Read the full story, “Africa Needs a DOVE Fund: Or Should We Starve So We Can Pay our Debts?”, on globalissues.org →

Covid-19 Straw Breaks Free Trade Camel’s Back

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 19 (IPS) - Economic growth is supposed to be the tide that lifts all boats. According to the conventional wisdom until recently, growth in China, India and East Asian countries took off thanks to opening up to international trade and investment. Read the full story, “Covid-19 Straw Breaks Free Trade Camel’s Back”, on globalissues.org →

Hacking For Vaccines

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 19 hours ago
If you cannot discover or create something, best steal it. It has been the operating principle for everything from wealth to technology. With the efforts to discover a vaccine to the novel coronavirus being all but bound by solidarity, the race on plundering secrets has already begun in earnest. No […]

Israeli Military Simulates War With Hezbollah

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
AP Archive 18 May 2020 (13 May 2020) Israel’s military on Wednesday carried out a military exercise based on an attack by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, deploying tanks and infantry. The exercise comes after accusations by Israel last month that Hezbollah had carried out “provocative” activity along the Lebanese-Israeli frontier, saying it would complain to …

‘Direct War’ to Follow If US Attacks Iran Tankers to Venezuela

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
 See also: – Iran: US bears responsibility for any foolish act against tankers heading to Venezuela – ‘Direct War’ to Follow If US Attacks Iran Tankers to Venezuela by https://www.presstv.com/ A top US political analyst is warning that, “direct war” war could break out if the country attempts to attack Iranian fuel tankers en …

Jim Willie aka “Golden Jackass” Talks Gold, RV, NESARA GESARA and the Bright Future of the USA

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
Robert David STEELE Vivas #UNRIG Jim Willie CB comes from US industry with three main fields of statistics covered. He earned a PhD in Statistics at Carnegie Mellon Univ in1980. The three fields of specialty during the many years in industry wereQuality Control in manufacturing, Marketing Research in computer technology,and Sales Forecasting in retail. Since …

Bill Gates’ Plan to Chip The World Explained

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
 Bill Gates’ Plan to Chip The World Explained by https://www.infowars.com/ On this Monday broadcast of American Countdown, constitutional attorney Robert Barnes breaks down billionaire eugenicist Bill Gates’ diabolical plan to vaccinate and microchip every human being on Earth in the name of combating the coronavirus pandemic. Author Michael Malice joins the show to give his take …

How Germany’s Courts Might Destroy the Eurozone

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
Without an agreed set of rules, the eurozone cannot be sustained. Ironically, as the EU’s biggest creditor, Germany stands to lose the most from its court’s ruling.

Coronavirus is Here to Stay: How to Keep your Family Safe

Ryan Malosh at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Ryan Malosh* *Health, Americas* There is still so much we scientists and physicians don’t know about the new coronavirus. *Editor’s note: Now that states are relaxing social distancing restrictions, people desperately want to see friends and family, go to a restaurant and let our kids have play dates. Even grocery shopping sounds fun. But how can you do that and still stay safe? Here, an epidemiologist who is immune-compromised himself, walks you through some decision making.* The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has finally released new guidelines for businesse... more »

Did You Know That U.S. Soldiers Fought An Imperial Japanese Invasion Force On U.S. Soil?

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: Allied Landing on Attu Island, May 11 1943. U.S. Navy Photograph.] The occupation of the Aleutians wounded American pride and aroused indignation. For decades Americans have been spoiled by the instant coverage of war in the media. The stark reality of Vietnam entered homes with the evening news. A plethora of military experts, including many retired senior officers, analyzed every nuance and possibility of American and Allied actions both before and after the jump-off against Iraq in the desert war. Front pages of newspapers... more »

Psychedelic Experience? How the Coronavirus Pandemic Disrupts Our Brains

Ron Shore at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Ron Shore* *Coronavirus, * Psychedelics can help reset the brain, shaking it out of old patterns. Our current state of uncertainty could have similar impacts on the brain. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the widespread disruption of our usual routines. The ambiguity of when it will end, how things will unfold and what will happen in the future has resulted in a collective liminal state, a kind of a waiting area on the threshold of change. COVID-19 has undermined our usual expectations and assumptions. Evidence from my work on how our brains react to psychedelics tell me th... more »

Obamacare Isn’t Enough to Protect Americans From Coronavirus

Simon F. Haeder at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Simon F. Haeder* *Healthcare, Americas* A professor of public policy warns millions will be left without coverage. The loss of 31 million jobs due to coronvirus has an added downside: 27 million have lost job-based health insurance. The worst may still lie ahead. One study estimated that 25 to 43 million people could lose coverage from their employer. The situation for many Americans feels dramatic. Fortunately, the limited U.S. safety net will be able to cushion some of the fallout for almost 80% through programs like Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the A... more »

Sorry, Donald Trump: Media-Bias Claims May be Overblown

Hans J. G. Hassell, John Holbein, Kevin Reuning, Matthew R. Miles at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Hans J. G. Hassell, John Holbein, Kevin Reuning, Matthew R. Miles* *Politics, Americas* But are voters and politicians right? Is the media really biased? During a recent trip to the Lincoln Memorial, President Donald Trump claimed that the media has treated him worse than any previous president. Such claims are not new or limited to Trump. Political elites across the spectrum constantly complain about what the media covers and how they cover it. The public shares that distrust. Less than half of Americans say they can identify a source that they believe reports the news objectiv... more »

Sealift Was The Secret To Japan's Early World War II Success

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Japanese sealift capabilities were greatly depleted during the course of World War II in the Pacific. Japanese military successes in 1941 and 1942 shocked the West. Behind those successes lay a logistics effort not often appreciated, that of shipping. The Japanese wrote off any immediate requirement to support normal trade when war began. So the nation dispatched ships normally engaged in that effort to support invasion forces. This healthy pool of ships moved large numbers of men, equipment, and supplies over a short period. They did thi... more »

'Worst is behind us' after coronavirus wipes out one-in-10 jobs in some regions

Michael Janda at Just In - 20 hours ago
New data from the ABS highlights the extreme economic effects of coronavirus on some regions, with more than one-in-10 jobs lost, but economists say the figures also show "the worst is behind us".

What is hydroxychloroquine and why is Donald Trump taking it?

Just In - 20 hours ago
US President Donald Trump has started taking an anti-malaria drug that researchers say should not be used to combat coronavirus and has the potential to cause serious side effects. Here's what you need to know.

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