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The Anti-Social Behavior Of People Living In Counties Trump Won, Is Steepening The Curve And Spreading The Contagion
*Totally In Control by Nancy Ohanian* If you sometimes get tempted to wish the anti-social distancing protestors all die, remember, when they get infected they spread the disease outside their own crazy circles-- to family members, neighbors, grocery store clerks, the guy they buy their ammunition from... The Trumpist dominated counties where people refuse to wear masks and practice social distancing are increasing their rates of infection right now-- and in a big way-- but as they steepen the curve, all of us who have been fighting to flatten the curve, are going to be taken down w... more »
Latest space issues interview
Listen to "Saying NO to the militarization of space" on Spreaker. Journalist Karl Grossman and Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, on “Loud & Clear this week. The programs kicks off with our discussing Trump saying, upon the unveiling of a U.S. Space Force flag in the Oval Office last week, that “space is going to be…the future both in terms of defense and offense" -- a declaration of the offensive mission of the Space Force that flies in the face of the Outer Space Treaty that sets space aside for peaceful purposes. *Correctio... more »
Explosive activity at Etna volcano, Aviation Color Code briefly raised to Red, Italy
The Watchers » Latest articles - 16 hours ago
Strombolian activity increased at Etna's New Southeast Crater at 02:12 UTC on May 22, 2020, forcing authorities to raise the Aviation Color Code to Red. The explosive activity produced volcanic ash up to 4.5 km (14 800 feet) above sea level, blown by the winds...... Read more »
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I stepped out this morning to a familiar hum--I think they are called "noseeums" tiny bugs you can't see but can hear. The sound like buzzing in the power lines. It was foggy, and with that hum I put my hood on my sweatshirt over my head. By the time I got to the east end, the noise was gone. They must be on their way west. We got here about 3:15 yesterday, stopped to pick up our pre-ordered summer passes. If Lakeside ever needed the owners to step up and help pay for lost revenue, it is now. I don't know if we'll be here enough to cover it, but we hope to. The traffic is l... more »
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*Why a Return to Obama’s Student Loan Forgiveness Rules Would Be a Mistake* The battle over the Department of Education’s borrower defense to repayment rule, which governs student loan repayments when a student claims he has been defrauded by a university, has made its way to President Donald Trump’s desk. Congress this week utilized the Congressional Review Act to overturn the Trump administration’s rewrite of the Obama-era rule. As Politico reported: House and Senate leaders on Tuesday enrolled the Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn [Education Secretary Betsy] DeVo... more »
Small Test Study: New Chinese Vaccine Increases Protection Against Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Developed by Chinese researchers, a new Covid-19 vaccine project has yielded promising results reported in a study published in the prestigious The Lancet scientific journal. The vaccine was tested on 108 people, split into three groups, and produced a "significant" increase of antibodies against the novel coronavirus, according to the […] The post Small Test Study: New Chinese Vaccine Increases Protection Against Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Latin America Now Epicenter of Covid-19 Pandemic: Brazil Is Most Troubling Country
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "Latin America is the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, and Brazil is the most troubling country," said Michael Ryan, the World Health Organization's (WHO) executive director, in an Internet interview on Friday, May 22nd. According to data from the Ministry of Health, with 1,188 new deaths from coronavirus in […] The post Latin America Now Epicenter of Covid-19 Pandemic: Brazil Is Most Troubling Country appeared first on The Rio Times.
Global Data Point to End of Pandemic in One Month, Except for Countries Like Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The websites of leading institutions such as Johns Hopkins University and Worldometers clearly show the global trend: cases of covid-19 related pneumonia and deaths from the virus are decreasing in absolute numbers. Experts believe that unless there is a sharp rise, the pandemic could be over in a month. Contrary […] The post Global Data Point to End of Pandemic in One Month, Except for Countries Like Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Dollar Drops for Third Straight Day, Closing Week Down 4.5 Percent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The US currency closed down for the third consecutive day and ended the week depreciating by 4.54 percent. On Friday, May 22nd, the dollar fell by 0.2 percent and closed at R$5.574. On the investors' radar were the statements from the Central Bank's economic policy director, Fabio Kanczuk, who, on […] The post Dollar Drops for Third Straight Day, Closing Week Down 4.5 Percent appeared first on The Rio Times.
Covid-19 Deaths in São Paulo’s Prisons Increase 69 Percent in 12 Days
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of deaths in São Paulo's penitentiary system has risen from 13 to 22 due to Covid-19 in less than two weeks, an increase of 69 percent. According to data from the Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration, the number of staff killed as a result of the disease caused by […] The post Covid-19 Deaths in São Paulo’s Prisons Increase 69 Percent in 12 Days appeared first on The Rio Times.
Globo Loses 350,000 Premiere Subscribers; Losses Could Exceed R$40 Million
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Premiere, Globo's pay-per-view service focused on sports content, has lost over 350,000 subscribers after the suspension of national soccer championships due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The subscriber base has dropped by around 20 percent since March 15th. In total, the platform had 1.8 million subscribers before the pandemic. The […] The post Globo Loses 350,000 Premiere Subscribers; Losses Could Exceed R$40 Million appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ensuring Compliance With Quarantine by Undocumented Immigrants and Other Vulnerable Groups: Public Health Versus Politics
The quandary of quarantine: Excerpts below from an article in American Journal of Public Health from September 2019. Am J Public Health. 2019 September; 109(9): 1179–1183. Published online 2019 September. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305201 PMCID: PMC6687239 PMID: 31318598 Mark A. Rothstein, JDcorresponding... more »
Easton, CT Puts 5G on Cease & Desist
From Children's Health Defense. I live next door to Easton, a bucolic bedroom community with large home lots and as far as demographics go, see for yourself (from Wiki.) As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 7,490 people, 2,465... more »
Slow-Joe Biden Gets One Right
On Friday, Joe Biden appeared on CNBC to announce who will defeat him in the November election…. Biden’s campaign did not reply by press time to a request for clarification, but promised to make a statement as soon as ‘Orange Man Bad’ could be blamed. ~Terry
The National-Security Fraud
A cogent argument can be made for national security in the sense of protecting one’s free country against foreign tyrants. In the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith argued that some exceptions could be made to economic freedom in the name of the “common defence.” In his book The State, Anthony de Jasay argues more daringly […] The post The National-Security Fraud appeared first on Econlib.
Taiwan
China in Focus (Youtube News Update) The Communist Chinese are trying to frame their planned military occupation of Free Taiwan as a “civil war”… and are suggesting that no outside force should involve themselves in a civil war. To that end, they’re pouring clandestine funding (you can call them bribes when they strike elected […] The post Taiwan appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
No returning to normal until we relearn trust
Remember when the pivotal health objective was to "flatten the curve" — before the back to life and business goal post marker got moved to “beating the virus?
Dominion Energy proposes 40% rate hike in Virginia to pay for “net zero carbon”
Dominion Energy loves all these enormous expenses, because the more they spend the more they make. It is the rate payers that should revolt.
Michael Hudson and Dr. Jeffrey Miron of Cato Debate Capitalism
Michael Hudson sharpens some of his arguments in a discussion with a Harvard/Cato Institute stalwart.
Drax CCGT Project Wins First Court Battle
By Paul Homewood h/t Peter Lucey The UK government’s approval of a large new gas-fired power plant has been ruled legal by the high court. A legal challenge was brought after ministers overruled climate change objections from planning authorities. The plant, which is being developed by Drax in North Yorkshire, would be […]
Navajo medical masks were part of White House contracting scam and may not work
A worker checks a medical N95 mask at a mask factory in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb 17, 2020. (WANG QUANCHAO/XINHUA) By Brenda Norrell Censored News Medical masks sent to the Navajo Nation were part of a White House contract scam. The masks were secured by a former White House aide who obtained a contract with the Indian Health Service and purchased those from China,
Craig Murray Documents Abuse of Process, aka Kangaroo Court, via Butchered Indictment
The UK court is play so dirty with Craig Murray that it might make our FISA court look good.
Why the left’s case for lesser evil sounds hollow
We are entering the final stages of the election to decide who will head the most powerful nation on Earth. That inevitably means the progressive and dissident left in the US are again being deluged with arguments to vote for the lesser evil candidate.
Black Agenda Report 21 May 2020
21 May 2020 — Black Agenda Report Indict and Punish the Perpetrators of Covid Mass Death Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor Not just Trump, but the whole US ruling class must pay for the mass Covid death toll among Blacks, because only the ruling class has the power to systematically allocate life-death chances for whole … Continue reading Black Agenda Report 21 May 2020
Celeste Solum: “DARPA’s Transformation Of Humanity Into Synthetic Entities” – Update 5/19/20
diamondisc CELESTE’S ARTICLE: https://shepherdsheart.life/blogs/new… CELESTE’S NOTES: https://www.lostartsradio.com/pdf/cel… end
Chief of Institutional Security Threatens STF After Ruling to Seize Bolsonaro Cell Phone
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Augusto Heleno, Chief Minister of the GSI (Institutional Security Office), has directly threatened the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and criticized the request for the seizure of cell phones belonging to Jair Bolsonaro and his son, Carlos Bolsonaro, after a ruling by Justice Celso de Mello on the PGR (Prosecutor General's […] The post Chief of Institutional Security Threatens STF After Ruling to Seize Bolsonaro Cell Phone appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio’s Favelas Record More Covid-19 Deaths Than 14 Brazilian States
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - If they were a single State, Rio's favelas would rank 14th on the list of the most affected in the country: a total of 176 confirmed deaths by covid-19 by Thursday, May 21st, according to a survey by the NGO 'Voz das Comunidades.' The communities - which, according to the […] The post Rio’s Favelas Record More Covid-19 Deaths Than 14 Brazilian States appeared first on The Rio Times.
Supreme Court Justice Orders Release of Bolsonaro’s Cabinet Meeting Video
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Celso de Mello yesterday, May 22nd, ordered the removal of the partial confidentiality of the video recording of the cabinet meeting held on April 22nd. According to the decision, only the portion of the meeting involving discussions over other countries will not be disclosed. The […] The post Supreme Court Justice Orders Release of Bolsonaro’s Cabinet Meeting Video appeared first on The Rio Times.
Heavy rain, strong winds forecast as rare storm heads for WA coast
Authorities say people in WA out enjoying the first weekend of relaxed coronavirus restrictions should "get back home as soon as they can" as ex-Tropical Cyclone Mangga brings severe weather to most of the state.
Sydney has turned into a renters' market amid the pandemic with falling prices and rising vacancies
The Sydney property market has seen rent prices in the city drop by more than $100-a-week amid the coronavirus pandemic as renters return home or move in with others to share costs.
UN says cyber crime is on the rise during COVID-19 pandemic, with 600 per cent spike in malicious emails
The United Nations says the coronavirus crisis is moving the world towards increased technological innovation and online collaboration, in turn increasing our vulnerability to cyberattacks — and it is estimated one such attack happens every 39 seconds.
A COVID Wakeup Call: Bring Essential American Industries Home from China
The CCP has chosen the path of command agression without providing any form of recourse. This means erstablishing state monopolies in order to tax the globe. Our answer to this is real easy and it is not just about the USA as the threat is global. We must confront the CCP with an extensive list of demands that include real recourse for all foreign partners. While they are deciding what to do, we need to transition all Global indiustry away from China. This process takes time, but full access tp global credit systems for transiting industries will speed this up. We want to... more »
AI-Powered biotech can help deploy a vaccine in record time
Essentially our whole labor intensive empirical winnowing process will soon be completely computertized to the extent of formulating chemical options and predicting their behavior as well.. We can do millions of compounds doing this before unpacking our testtubes. I thus expect that the next thirty years will be a revolution in organic medicine. All this will also translate into a rigorous understanding of the application of many plants. The interesting exercise will be going through TCM potents which number in thevthousands. Thay may well have been based on exactly this sci... more »
The Twilight of the Iranian Revolution
He has anchored the whole Iranian Revolution and he is now frail. In the mean time COV 19 has hit all his associates heavily Many have died. Who could ever replace him? I n the meantime, the ongoing hardship inflicted by the sanctions is not a winning narritive as it may once have been . Everyone knows that hte regime has long lost it legitiamacy. It will fall over night and be then hunted into extinction.. We just do not know when except to comment that no such state has ever willingly died. . *The Twilight of the Iranian Revolution* *For decades, Ayatollah Khamenei has... more »
Pharmacy Board Loosens Restrictions on Hydroxychloroquine Prescriptions, Reversing Course
I bring this up because it is part of a global consensue rising in terms of resolving COV 19. It has all happened fast and evertything is in real time. This is how emergency science really needs to be done. Sen billiuon people wi;; be exposed. Slow it down while working the meta stats to shake out a resolution. It works wonderfully.. Quinine is now back in favor and interest groups are been found out and exposed. We do now undetrstand what the death rate is going to look like and that we can handle it all. *Pharmacy Board Loosens Restrictions on Hydroxychloroquine Pre... more »
U.S. bombers punish Estonia
Via The Baltic Word… At the beginning of this month two U.S. Air Force strategic bombers B-1B Lancer conducted training bombing in mid-air at the Tapa training ground in Estonia. This training area is located about 100 km from the borders of the Leningrad region of Russia. The tests were conducted as part of the […] More The post U.S. bombers punish Estonia appeared first on The Duran.
US nuclear weapons in Europe are a truly bad idea
On May 15, the U.S. Ambassador in Warsaw, Georgette Mosbacher, suggested relocating U.S. nuclear weapons based in Germany to Poland. One hopes this was just a mistake by a political appointee unfamiliar with NATO nuclear weapons issues, not a reflection of official U.S. government thinking. Moving nuclear weapons to Poland would prove very problematic. The […] More The post US nuclear weapons in Europe are a truly bad idea appeared first on The Duran.
Good News And Bad News For Joe Biden
The good news is that the Tara Reade allegations have now totally collapsed due to stellar investigating by some of the same people who rubber stamp any lunatic allegation against Donald Trump. The bad news is that the Donald Trump/Ukraine quid pro quo has become quid pro Joe with the release of a tape by […] More The post Good News And Bad News For Joe Biden appeared first on The Duran.
Local Elections Suggest Virginia May be Turning Red
Virginia was once a solid-red state, known for its strict conservative culture ad its overall affiliation with the Bible Belt south. If anything, it seemed like it would be one of the last states to turn to the secular left. That is, until it voted for Obama in 2008. Many thought it was just a […] More The post Local Elections Suggest Virginia May be Turning Red appeared first on The Duran.
Dr. Fauci taken to task as COVID-19 narrative swings wildly – again [Video]
[image: COVID-19 has closed the planet.] Anybody who has been following the story about the coronavirus pandemic is hopefully aware of the constantly changing double, triple, quadruple and n-speak that the “experts” give us concerning the need for social distancing, wearing masks, not touching each other, and in America, especially about not being together in “non essential” places like… church. All of this […] More The post Dr. Fauci taken to task as COVID-19 narrative swings wildly – again [Video] appeared first on The Duran.
Unite Behind Environmental Science: Transforming Values and Behaviour is as Important as Restoring Global Ecosystems
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
BONN, May 22 (IPS) - Restoring damaged ecosystems is vital to avoid the collapse of nature's most valuable contributions to people, but International Day for Biological Diversity 2020 should *also* be a wake-up call about the importance of addressing our social, economic and systemic values, because it is these that are driving the destruction of nature. Read the full story, “Unite Behind Environmental Science: Transforming Values and Behaviour is as Important as Restoring Global Ecosystems”, on globalissues.org →
Biological Diversity is Fundamental to Human Health
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (IPS) - Today, May 22, marks the International Day of Biological Diversity. Experts say that conservation efforts have actually strengthened under the COVID-19 pandemic. This year's International Day of Biological Diversity falls amid the coronavirus pandemic and the slow easing, in some nations, of a global lockdown. While the lockdown has forced most people to stay at home, there have been reports of more wildlife being spotted - even in once-busy city centres. Read the full story, “Biological Diversity is Fundamental to Human Health”, on globalissues.org →
How Did Memorial Day Go From a Confederate Holiday to an All-American Celebration?
*Richard Gardiner* *History, Americas* [image: A veteran sits atop his motorcycle as U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a ceremony honoring veterans ahead of the Memorial Day holiday at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis] There were many in both parts of the U.S. who had no interest in conciliation. In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped spread it across the entire country. The holiday was Memorial Day, an annual commemoration was born in the former Confede... more »
D-Day: How Did the Allies Know the Weather Would Be Right?
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: “Into the Jaws of Death — U.S. Troops wading through water and Nazi gunfire”, circa 1944-06-06. U.S. Coast Guard/Robert F. Sargent.] Complex weather patterns and varied Allied forecasting techniques posed challenges that had to be overcome. Operation Overlord, the cross-Channel attack that hit the Nazi-occupied beaches of Normandy in 1944, was the culmination of a grand strategy adopted early in the war, followed sporadically during the years of conflict, and aimed at defeating Hitler’s Reich by striking directly at Germany by... more »
Our Fear of Giant Hornets is Oversized
*Spencer K. Monckton* *Nature, * Although they’ve been harshly labelled “murder hornets” in popular coverage, giant hornets are not particularly aggressive toward humans. Asian giant hornets have received plenty of media attention in recent days, due to the fear that a potentially dangerous invasive species has arrived in North America. In 2019, sightings of the giant hornet — *Vespa mandarinia* — were reported near White Rock, B.C., and Blaine, Wash.; and a nest was destroyed near Nanaimo, B.C.. Although they’ve been harshly labelled “murder hornets” in popular coverage, giant ... more »
Does the CARES Act Have a "Stealth Bailout"?
*Kyle Pomerleau* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) wears a protective mask as he arrives at his office inside the U.S. Capitol after senators returned to Capitol Hill amid concerns that their legislative sessions could put lawmakers and staff at risk of c] Not quite. A few weeks after the passage of the CARES Act, commentators began criticizing the Act’s provisions liberalizing the tax treatment of business losses. A New York Times piece argued that one of the provisions was a giveaway to the real estate industry. A more recent Bloomb... more »
Europe's Most Active Volcano Is Sliding Into the Sea
*John Murray* *Science, Europe* [image: Unusual snow blankets slopes of Volcano Mount Etna in the southern island of Sicily, Italy, May 17, 2019. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello] Here's how we know. The southeast flank of Mount Etna in Sicily is sliding towards the sea at a rate of several centimetres a year. This might not sound like much, but the kind of stress that this movement creates inside volcanoes can cause devastating landslides. If, one day, Etna’s movement significantly increases then it could have serious consequences. With this in mind, scientists such as myself have be... more »
4 Ways COVID-19 Has Exposed Gaps in the US Social Safety Net
*Paul Shafer* *Policy, Americas* We took a deeper look at how difficult it might be for people to navigate their way through the U.S.' patchwork of social safety net measures as they try to stay afloat during the pandemic and economic downturn. The United States is experiencing its steepest economic slide in modern history. Tens of millions of Americans have filed new unemployment claims as the coronavirus shutters businesses and forces companies to lay off staff. People need support to help them through the crisis in a few key ways – cash to meet immediate financial needs, healt... more »
Everything You Wanted to Know About the Largest U.S. Mutiny Trial
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: By Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial - http://commonground.cr.nps.gov/pdf/CG_Summer_2004.pdf, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5525893] Here's what went down. After sundown on July 17, something happened at a small port town 40 miles northeast of San Francisco that has never been fully explained… The 7,500-ton Liberty ship SS *E.A. Bryan* had been loading there for days; 98 black enlisted men were on board, continuing to stack ammunition into the hold. Also on board were 31 Merchant M... more »
The 13th National People’s Congress of China
The “Two Sessions” are critical in the Chinese system of governance, where the state submits the annual performance reports of the past year and plans targets & policies for the next year. It is widely attended by representatives of all political parties, regions, and technocrats. It is the highest platform […]
Australia, China, Fungible Commodities
My point of view on Australian Barley, Beef, and what to do about China being an SOB Bully Continue reading →
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