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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, April 21, 2020

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

10 pm MDT

Will Kim Yo-jong Be The Next Leader Of North Korea Should Her Brother Pass-Away?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Recently reinstated to the politburo, Kim Yo-jong’s public statements are watched as a signal of her brother’s position. Photograph: Jorge Silva/AP *The Guardian*:* Kim Yo-jong: the sister of Kim Jong-un, fast 'becoming his alter ego'* *The North Korean leader’s trusted propagandist-in-chief* is in the ascendancy* From producing an ashtray during a cigarette break en route to a nuclear summit to issuing a statement in praise of the US president, Kim Yo-jong has become the single most important figure in the North Korean regime after her brother, the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un. ... more »
* Wow. What does such an appraisal by Propaganda R Us mean ?

Navajo coronavirus cases surge, with 1,321 cases and 45 deaths, with mask order in place

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
124 new COVID-19 cases since Saturday, 4,579 negative results reportedNavajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron LizerCensored NewsWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The total number of positive tests for COVID-19 has reached 1,321 for the Navajo Nation as of Monday – an increase of 124 positive cases since Saturday, according to the Navajo Department of Health and Navajo Area Indian Health

Surprise! Carbon Fuels are Plentiful, not Scarce.

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 11 hours ago
Brentan Alexander writes at Forbes $40 Oil Will Return: This Isn’t The End Of Fossil Fuels. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and images. Yesterday, May futures for WTI crude, a benchmark often used for U.S.-sourced oil, crashed into negative territory for the first time ever. It was the last day to trade a May […]

Fredo Stages Weird ‘Official’ Emergence From His Basement

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 11 hours ago
It's not been a good few days for the media sideshow formerly known as "Most Trusted Name in News". First we had the media hall monitor, Tater Stelter, losing his sh*t and crying in his pillow, then we hear Brook Baldwin is in dark places with severe mascara withdrawals, they totally blew the whole Korean Fat Kid is Dead thing, and now we find Fredo Cuomo gets caught faking his heroic emergence from the dankness of his prime-time televised basement solitary confinement. According to The Federalist, the CNN anchor dramatically staged a post-coronavirus emergence from his basement... more »

War on Humanity SITREP: "So It's A Hoax?" The Fog of War at the White House...and More information on Vaccines

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*So it's a HOAX?* *Hot Mic at the White House* Folks, just getting this* out there asap*. I note that Northerntruthseeker has already put this "bombshell" video up on his site. Today's War SITREP on the War against Humanity contains a few important links. I also want to focus on "the Fog of War"...which is a crucial aspect of any war. Let's start off with some information you can cut and paste into e-mails to those of your friends, family and associates who do not believe that *this Hoax is all about vaccination with microchips:* *_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _* Apr... more »

Coronavirus: Six Key Factors Poor Countries Should Focus on

IBADAN, NIGERIA, Apr 21 (IPS) - Since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic late last year in Wuhan, China, the global community has witnessed unprecedented policy responses to curtail, contain and control the disease. Many have proven to be successful. But others required critical context consideration. Read the full story, “Coronavirus: Six Key Factors Poor Countries Should Focus on”, on globalissues.org →

Tornado Update For 2019

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood 1) https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/#data 2) https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?tornfilter=3&sort=DT&statefips=-999%2CALL&eventType=%28C%29+Tornado&beginDate_yyyy=2019&beginDate_mm=01&beginDate_dd=01&endDate_yyyy=2019&endDate_mm=12&endDate_dd=31 The US Storm Prediction Center has not fully finalised its tornado data for last year yet, but we do have confirmation of the stronger tornado categories, EF-3 to EF-5. There were 28 strong tornadoes in 2019, in line with most recent years but slightly […]

Legal Bid Launched To Stop U.K. Government’s £29 Billion Road Building Plans

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Well, I did warn you!!! From Forbes: The U.K. government’s £28.8 billion plan to expand Britain’s road network is set to be challenged by the same legal team which, in February, halted the Department for Transport’s plan to expand Heathrow. The Court of Appeal ruled Heathrow expansion plans were […]

No Miracle Foods or Diets Can Prevent or Cure COVID-19

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Widespread claims on social media inaccurately assert that certain foods and supplements can prevent or cure COVID-19.

The U.S. Air Force Has A Small Spy Ship In The Persian Gulf

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
USNS Invincible (T-AGM 24) transits the Strait of Hormuz, escorted by USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) in the @US5thFleet *National Interest:* *The U.S. Air Force Has a Spy Ship in the Persian Gulf* The U.S. Air Force quietly keeps a small, inconspicuous spy ship in the Persian Gulf, presumably in order to keep an eye on Iran’s missile launches. Technically speaking, USNS Invincible—a 224-foot vessel displacing a mere 2,800 tons—belongs to Military Sealift Command, the quasi-civilian branch of the Navy that operates America’s military logistics ship and other specialist vessels. But Inv... more »

"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 4/21/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates 4/21/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. *○* *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *APR 21, 2020 11:25 AM: *“Global Coronavirus Cases Top 2.5 Million: Live Updates” *APR 21, 2020 10:53 AM: *"'The Never-Ending Shutdown' - California Gov Says Worst Of US Coronavirus Outbreak Is Yet To Come: Virus Updates" *APR 21, 2020 8:07 AM: *"Singapore Extends Lockdown Until June 1; 3 States To Start Reopening Within A Week: Live Updates" *APR 21, 2020 2:45 AM: *"Turkey Over... more »

AP: Publicly Traded Firms Get $300M in Small-Business Loans

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
At least 75 companies that received aid intended for small businesses were publicly traded, the AP found, and some had market values well over $100 million.

South Korea Downplays Concerns Over Kim Jong Un’s Health

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
South Korean officials reported no unusual activity in North Korea following unconfirmed media reports that leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile health after surgery.

N.C. Farm Rents Out Miniature Donkey to Crash Video Calls

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The party-crashing donkey is “like a pesky little brother” that “doesn’t let anyone relax too long,” says its owner.

CPEC projects to be completed within timeframe: Ambassador

bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
21-Apr-2020 Pakistan Ambassador to China has said that a number of mechanisms have been established to complete all projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) within the prescribed timeframe in order to achieve the desired goals.

Virus photos reveal America

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 11 hours ago
*Food pantry in Des Moines, Iowa (Click on photos for better view)* *The line for lunch at a soup kitchen in Minnesota* *Statue of a lobster fisherman in Maine* *The car culture is accommodated with a drive-up food pantry in Minnesota* Photos and more from Mother Jones

Trumpanzee-- Still The Worst White House Occupant In History

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*The 25th Amendment needs to be rewritten* On Sunday, our mentally ill sociopath excuse for a president told reporters that "Some have gone too far. Some governors have gone too far. Some of the things that happened are maybe not so appropriate. And I think in the end it’s not going to matter because we're starting to open up our states, and I think they're going to open up very well. As far as protesters, you know, I see protesters for all sorts of things. And I’m with everybody. I'm with everybody." Except governors Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and Ralph Northam (D-VA) who he singled o... more »

73 Inmates Test Positive For COVID-19 At One Ohio Prison

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The COVID-19 coronavirus is hitting prisons in Ohio hard, especially the Marion Correctional Institution, where 73 percent of the inmate population has tested positive for the virus. The Ohio Department of Health reported Sunday that there are 11,602 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in the state, with 471 deaths. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shared its own numbers, saying that 2,426 inmates in the state's prison system have tested positive for COVID-19, accounting for 21 percent of all confirmed cases in Ohio. Most of the cases are at Marion Correction... more »

‘Scared For Their Lives’: Inside The Coronavirus Outbreak In Philadelphia’s Jails

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The last thing Andre Coach saw before he left jail was a riot. It was April 3 at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center, one of four city jails. Over 120 incarcerated people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in these county detention centers to date — more than every state-run prison in Pennsylvania combined. Coach says life had been untenable for weeks under the Philadelphia Department of Prisons’ pandemic lockdown to quell the spread of the virus. City officials maintain all inmates are taken out of their cells once per day, but Coach and others said they sometimes went... more »

As One Of Largest Bailouts In History Looms, ‘Crisis Ridden’ Corporations Reap Record Profits

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Hospitals overflowing with sick and dying patients. Overworked staff risking their lives wearing garbage bags as makeshift protective equipment against an invisible but deadly virus. Refrigerated containers left outside medical facilities, filling with the dead. Mass graves being dug in the city. It is like something out of a horror movie. But it is very real and is happening right now in America. “We are doing the best we can,” Derrick Smith, a certified registered nurse anesthetist in New York City told MintPress last week, “but people are dying left and right, no exaggeration.”... more »

Review The Modern History of Iraq

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
*Marr, Phebe, **The Modern History of Iraq**, Boulder, Oxford: Westview Press, 2004* Phebe Marr is considered one of the great Iraqi historians, and her book *The Modern History of Iraq* is one of the basic books to read to get an introduction to the country. It is laid out in chronological order going through the major time periods from the Ottomans up to the U.S. invasion. Marr outlines the strengths and weaknesses of each era. Her thesis is that Iraq has always been a challenge to rule due to its diversity. When governance is done well Iraq has created great things, but when don... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 21

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1802 Wahabi army from Arabia sacked Karbala 2,000-5,000 killed 1917 Battle of Istabulat in Diyala started between British and Ottomans with the Turks being defeated 1926 Turks told British they no longer wanted Mosul just a stake in the province’s oil (Musings On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq interview with Princeton’s Sara Pursley on Sykes-Picot and creation of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) (Musings On Iraq review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*) 1941 PM G... more »

Border Patrol Officers Force Woman to Give Birth With Her Pants On in Holding Cell—ACLU

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: border]A Guatemalan mother was forced to give birth while being held in a Chula Vista, CA Border Patrol processing station. Congressional leaders are demanding an investigation.

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE: Alcindor, Jiang try to question Trump!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020Top journalists try and they fail:* During last evening's televised "daily briefing," the New York Times' Yamiche Alcindor attempted to question President Donald J. Trump. She tried to question Trump, and she failed. The abject lack of skill she displayed might serve as an anthropology lesson. Alcindor tried, and she failed. Despite this fact, Lawrence O'Donnell delivered a tribute to Alcindor early in last evening's Last Word program: O'DONNELL (4/20/20): *Today, the intrepid Yamiche Alcindor asked Donald Trump a simple question:* Is he concerned? Concerne... more »

Musical Interlude: Yanni, "'Standing in Motion' Live At The Acropolis"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Yanni, "'Standing in Motion' Live At The Acropolis"

Trump Announces Order Suspending Immigration in Response to Virus

Luis Miguel at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: trump-announces-order-suspending-immigration-in-response-to-virus] President Trump announced he will temporarily suspend immigration, citing climbing nationwide unemployment as a result of COVID-19 business prohibitions.

The Daily "Near You?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
San Anselmo, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"What A Pity..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
“What a pity we don’t live on Mars so that we could observe the futile activities of human beings only through a telescope...” - Albert Einstein

"In the Shadow of Indifference”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"In the Shadow of Indifference”* by Julian Walsh "Today I wish to return to your awareness an aspect of the Human condition that can transition the mind from vibrancy into a banal state of cognitive dissonance. Here we find the shadow of indifference and the trappings of complicity. But what is the path of the slow to awaken, and why should we care? Their faculties are intact. They certainly seem normal to the casual observer. They may indeed be intelligent and engaging, but something is clearly missing. It’s troubling in a way. Rather frustrating as well. Most of all it is disap... more »

"Choose Your Side..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
"We Americans have a saying: "It's more important what you stand for than who you stand with." I do not rely upon peer opinion to decide what is right and what is wrong. I make those decisions for myself, and even if I discover that every other human alive chose differently, that doesn't mean I was wrong. There comes a time in every man's life when he has to choose sides. I have chosen my side. I am comfortable with my decision. I do not think everyone on my side is a saint, but I know that those on the other side are much, much worse. Sometimes a man with too broad a perspective ... more »

As the US Grapples with Coronavirus, Congress Leaps into Action… On a New Military Draft

David Swanson at MintPress News - 12 hours ago
What is the dumbest thing Congress could do at this moment? How about pushing a bill to force young women to register for a military draft. Meet HR 6415. The post As the US Grapples with Coronavirus, Congress Leaps into Action… On a New Military Draft appeared first on MintPress News.

How the National Security State Is Using Coronavirus to Push AI-Driven Mass Surveillance

Whitney Webb at MintPress News - 12 hours ago
Last year a government commission called for the US to adopt an AI-driven mass surveillance system far beyond that used in any other country. Now, many of the “obstacles” cited as preventing its implementation are being removed under the guise of combating coronavirus. The post How the National Security State Is Using Coronavirus to Push AI-Driven Mass Surveillance appeared first on MintPress News.

Poems for Pandemics

Sarah Skwire at Econlib - 12 hours ago
One of the wisest things ever said about poetry was said by the Canadian poet Tom Wayman in his poem “What Good Poems are For.” Wayman describes a man who is so moved by a poem “about work he did, what he knew about,/ written by somebody like himself” that he takes it from table […] The post Poems for Pandemics appeared first on Econlib.

Ask Me Anything About How to Win Friends and Influence People

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 12 hours ago
To wrap up the Dale Carnegie Book Club, I’m going to shoot an Ask Me Anything video next week. Got questions about Carnegie’s classic book? Want advice about sticky social situations? Want to know why anyone should listen to me about this despite my admitted social shortcomings? Just ask in the comments! The post Ask Me Anything About How to Win Friends and Influence People appeared first on Econlib.

Sweden may find itself on the brink of catastrophe

InfoBrics at The Duran - 12 hours ago
Government denies implementing policies of social isolation in order to preserve individual freedoms More The post Sweden may find itself on the brink of catastrophe appeared first on The Duran.

Latvia Wanted To Bridge EU with Russia But Is Now in Economic Trouble

InfoBrics at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The country faces one of its worst economic crises that it created by itself despite the coronavirus pandemic More The post Latvia Wanted To Bridge EU with Russia But Is Now in Economic Trouble appeared first on The Duran.

Obama White House knew Steele dossier was full of lies (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 533. More The post Obama White House knew Steele dossier was full of lies (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

If Covid-19 doesn't force us to connect the dots, what will?

Sandy Levinson at Balkinization - 12 hours ago
Here is my latest screed on the defects of the Constitution, from Talking Point Memo (TPM). They will be publishing a series of comments on the Constitution, of which mine was the first. While I have your attention, I note my dismay at a column in today's Washington Post by Jared Bernstein on the big takeaways from the current situation. It is not that I disagree with his four specific takeaways. He is someone whose views on the economy I have long admired, and I hope that he plays an important role in the Biden Administration. (He was Biden's chief economic advisor when Biden ... more »

Financiers of misery – Part 1

Paul Driessen at CFACT - 12 hours ago
Private ‘philanthropic’ foundations join government agencies in funding anti-technology, anti-people NGOs. The post Financiers of misery – Part 1 appeared first on CFACT.

Conspiracy Theorists Burn 5G Towers Claiming Link to Virus

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Conspiracy theories linking new 5G mobile networks and the coronavirus pandemic are fueling arson attacks on cell towers.

Why the West Hates Sandinista Nicaragua

Wrong Kind of Green at Why the West Hates Sandinista Nicaragua - Wrong Kind of Green - 12 hours ago
"Nicaragua's success in addressing the COIVD-19 pandemic is irrefutable. But Western liberals and progressives cannot admit that, because doing so would contradict the lies and fabrications of the right wing and allied forces they support." The post Why the West Hates Sandinista Nicaragua appeared first on Wrong Kind of Green.

Iran releases 100,000 prisoners, including 1,000 foreign nationals: report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – The spokesman for Iran’s judiciary said that the decision to temporarily release 100,000 prisoners due to the coronavirus included 1,000 foreign prisoners. The Iranian judiciary rejected a report issued by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran at the United Nations, accusing Tehran of distinguishing between […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

China vows to defend territorial waters

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang has warned that any attempt to reject Beijing’s sovereignty in the South China Sea will be doomed to fail. He also referred to stern representations, lodged by Beijing in retaliation against what it described as Vietnam’s illegal claims in the South China Sea. The statement comes after Vietnam lodged a claim […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran’s IRGC warns of catastrophic consequences if war breaks out in Gulf

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran warned Arab countries in the region of the catastrophic consequences of any war that might break out in the Gulf region. “If something happens to (US) nuclear fuel ships in the Gulf waters, no living creature and any clean water will remain […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Erdogan vows to ‘spoil plots’ in Mediterranean with Turkey’s strength

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a new attack on the leader of the Libyan National Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, calling on the world to “confront this coup”, while promising to “spoil the plots in the Mediterranean”. “Turkey will continue to spoil plots in the Mediterranean, with its strength […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US envoy attacks Syria and Iran, demands IRGC and Hezbollah leave immediately

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – James Jeffrey, the U.S. special envoy to Syria, commented on the visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to Damascus on Monday, and his meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “If Iran were truly concerned about the health & safety of the Syrian ppl, it would support the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Egyptian Army kicks off massive operation in northern Sinai

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – The Egyptian Armed Forces announced on Tuesday that their Border Guard forces had carried out a massive operation in the northern Sinai, during which 10 tunnels were destroyed. The Egyptian military spokesman said that “the border guard forces managed to achieve many successes as (10) tunnels were discovered and destroyed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Heavily-armed Russian warship heads to Syria: photos

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – A heavily-armed Russian warship was photographed transiting the Bosphorus Strait this week as it head to Syria for a new mission. According to the maritime observer, Yoruk Isik, the Black Sea Fleet’s 41st Brigade of Missile Boats’ Buyan M class corvette orehovo-Zyevo entered the Mediterranean after transiting the Bosphorus Strait […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israel bombs Syrian Army troops near Palmyra

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Syrian air defenses were activated last night when several missiles fired from an aircraft heavily targeted their troops in the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate. According to a field source, the Syrian air defenses were able to down some of the missiles, while a few others managed to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran demands US military ‘ends their presence here’ amid heightened tensions

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Monday during a press conference in Tehran that the presence of US forces is an “obstacle” for “normal patrol operations” in the Persian Gulf. He urged what he described as “the foreign forces” end their illegitimate presence in the region. “As stated by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

April 21, 1980

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 12 hours ago
On this date in 1980, Montevideo, Minnesota reached 100 degrees. The average temperature across the US that day was 78 degrees, about twelve degrees above average. The following summer of 1980 was one of the hottest on record in the … Continue reading →

Climate Alarmism Kills

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 12 hours ago
I’ve been pointing this out since day one. Places like Wuhan, Northern Italy and New York City have filthy air, and the residents have chronic lung disease. Climate alarmists have wasted all of our resources attacking life-giving, harmless CO2.

Happy Birthday Andy

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 12 hours ago
Andy Weiss was one of the authors of Washington Weather, and contributed huge amounts of information which I used over the past twelve years. He posted comments regularly on my blog under the name AndyDC, the last one being April … Continue reading →

It's worth pressing pause on your iso survival plan of booze, binges and bad food

Just In - 12 hours ago
If the uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic has you feeling powerless, claw back some control by going back to the basics when it comes to health.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Threatens $1000 Fines for Violating Social Distance

Mayor Bill de Blasio and NY Post at Need To Know - 12 hours ago
In the future, when everyone realizes the price of lost jobs and massive vaccine injuries is added up, is Mayor Bill de Blasio "gonna have to pay a price?" This nonsense will not stop until politicians, scientists-for-hire, and fake-news reporters are held personally responsible for their deeds.

Ron Paul Reveals the Dire Consequences of Quarantines and Business Shutdowns

Ron Paul at Need To Know - 12 hours ago
Over the past four weeks, 22-million Americans filed for unemployment. The state of New York, the epicenter of the alleged COVID-19 'outbreak', had less than one coronavirus death out of every 100,000 people. That's a fatality risk of one-one-thousandth of one percent.

Ammunition sale

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
I'm continuing my efforts to make up for the current shortfall in my writing income, caused by my heart attack last November and my ongoing recovery from it. I don't want to ask for charity while I have other means to make a living - I was raised to believe that wouldn't be moral, and I still feel that way - so I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to put up with occasional sales patter for firearms and related stuff on this blog instead. In the current ammunition drought, I'm fortunate to have built up a decent reserve stash of the good stuff over the years - more than I need. I'm als... more »

Follow The Money

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 12 hours ago
Stephen Moore -- who Donald Trump tried to install on the Federal Reserve Board -- calls the people who insist on opening up the economy despite the health risks "the Rosa Parks" of their generation. Paul Krugman writes: Moore — whom Trump tried but failed to install as a member of the Federal Reserve Board — isn’t just a bad economist with a history of misogynistic outbursts. More to the point, he’s a quack, with a long history of misrepresenting or inventing facts to support his ideological agenda. Among his greatest hits was a number-filled screed about the relationship between... more »

Record cold in Russia

Robert at Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Yakutia breaks records set in 1950 and 1966. In the village of Talon, the temperature dropped to -30.7°C, shattering the previous record, -27.3°C, in 1966. In Magadan, frosts intensified to -16°C, which is 0.5 degrees below the 1950 record. In Oymyakon, the daytime temperature increased to thaws, and at night it did not drop below ... Read more Record cold in Russia The post Record cold in Russia appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Exercise is more important for your mental health than money

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://www.businessinsider.com/exercise-makes-you-happier-than-money-says-yale-and-oxford-study-2019-4?IR=T

Suspending immigration: One more sign that Democrats hate you

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
America is suffering massive unemployment due to the China virus and is making great strides in controlling COVID19. Yet Democrat politicians and #FakeNews media folk are all furious that Trump has taken the rational decision to temporarily suspend allowing foreigners to immigrate to the US. If the economy picks up after the shut down ends and if the health risk of foreigners decreases that will change but for now it makes sense to put Americans first. But Democrats hate you and never want to put you first. They want more immigrants because they both drive down wages for Americans ... more »

WATCH: Perspectives on the Pandemic #4 Dr Ioannidis updates the results of his studies

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
In this long-awaited follow-up to his interview in late March, Dr. John Ioannidis discusses the results of three preliminary studies, (including his latest, which shows a drastically reduced infection fatality rate); the worrisome effects of the lockdown; the Swedish approach; the Italian data; the ups and downs of testing; the feasibility of “contact tracing”, and much more.

Trump’s Shameful Blame Game

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
The neoliberal Council on Foreign Relations through its journal Foreign Affairs has amped up its criticisms of China. United States president Donald Trump and American officials have orchestrated a gambit to deflect unwanted attention from the miserable US response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the souring US economy. The Trump administration has directed its invective at China which elsewhere has been praised for its handling of the COVID-19 epidemic, getting back to business, and helping out other countries to fight the virus.

More good pandemic news; 4.1% of the people in LA have already had it

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
By looking for antibodies to the China virus, rather than the virus itself doctors can tell if someone has already had the virus at some point in the past. New studies which use that approach are finding that many more people have had the virus than we previously thought. Studies have shown that between a few percent and 30% of the population has already dealt with the virus and lived to talk about it. The latests study is from LA county where doctors estimate that 4.1% of the population has been infected. Oddly that's great news. Since the number of deaths hasn't changed it mea... more »

Cop Hired After Admitting to Child Rape, Arrested for Running Child Sex Ring with Teacher Wife

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: child]Before rising through the ranks to command the SWAT division, a cop admitted to sex with children — only to be busted for a massive child sex ring years later.

U.S. Deploys Warships Near Chinese Ships In Disputed Waters Near Malaysia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
USS America has steamed to intercept a Chinese government survey ship and several of its China Coast Guard escorts after they ventured into contested waters off the coast of Malaysia, amid an international maritime dispute between the two countries *Daily Mail:* *USS America steams to intercept Chinese ships in disputed waters near Malaysia as China flexes its muscles in the region after US aircraft carrier was crippled by coronavirus* * USS America has steamed to intercept a Chinese government survey ship and several of its China Coast Guard in a contested stretch of the South Chi... more »

The Collapsed Economy Isn't Coming Back—Schiller Conference April 25-26 Charts a New Paradigm

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 13 hours ago
[image: Roughnecks on a drilling rig in Greely, CO use metal tongs weighing hundreds of pounds to make connections between 30’ sections of drill pipe. July 15, 2008 (Photo: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH))] Forget the technical talk about the meaning of a negative price for oil, the first such in history. It is just one signal—that the globalized, financialized, City of London-Wall Street economy in which most have lived their adult lives, and which has collapsed across trans-Atlantic nations at the imposition of public health quarantine measures, is no... more »

Chinese embassy says Dutton involved in 'US propaganda war' against them

Matthew Doran And Anna Henderson at Just In - 13 hours ago
The Chinese embassy in Canberra accuses Peter Dutton of being a mouthpiece for the United States and describes politicians calling for scrutiny of China's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as "pitiful".

Victorian economy in for 'catastrophic' damage, modelling warns

Bridget Rollason And Richard Willingham at Just In - 13 hours ago
The modelling predicts more than a quarter of a million jobs could be lost in Victoria due to the coronavirus pandemic in what Premier Daniel Andrews says is the perhaps the "biggest economic and employment challenge" in the state's history.

Democrat politicians have poor judgement: Bin Laden/Corona virus edition

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
When the pandemic was just starting back in January and February and into early March Democrats kept telling us it was no big deal and that Trump was a monster for doing anything about it. CNN said that the task force Trump put together to address COVID19 was too white. Clearly they didn't think that the priority was getting the best people to address a serious problem. Joe Biden said that Trump's travel restrictions on China were "xenophobic". The same travel restrictions that the left is now attacking Trump for for having exceptions to allow Americans to return home. Trump warn... more »

Socialism and the Seven Dwarfs

Unknown at The Verma Report - 13 hours ago
The political movements in the last 100 years seem to be modeled after the Grimm fairy tale, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Socialism has won the pole position of Snow White while all other political movements have been relegated to the lowly position of dwarfs. Surprising, isn’t it, that the conservatives, and even the tiny movement of libertarians, have been dwarfed and subverted by socialist thought.

The rich rule

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
Just heard, the rich along the French Riviera have created their own private compound with a virus testing center 'separate and unequal'. Good and evil. Reminds me of the timeless struggle to quench the dark fires of slavery Hell, some have called it. Hell on Earth, slavery, serve the rich, fatcats, mafia, underworld, corporate elite, media, Mr. Big, psychopaths, greed-mongers, war-mongers, Wall Street gamblers, political hacks and more. Feudalism making a strong comeback. Yes, it is the time to call them out and build the consciousness to resist the dark forces But first we ... more »

Grieving alone, together

Philip Moscovitch at Halifax Examiner - 13 hours ago
News 1. The latest on COVID-19 and Northwood Yesterday saw the largest number of new cases of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia since the pandemic began. Of the 46 new cases, 36 are at the Northwood long-term care facility in Halifax. Northwood residents and staff now represent 151 of the province’s 721 confirmed cases. Jennifer […]

Why I Love My Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus (But the Price Is Insane)

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Technology, * After owning the S20 Plus for the better part of a month, here are my long-term impressions. The Galaxy S20 was one of 2020s most anticipated flagship releases, and for good reason: the Galaxy line has long been a showcase of Samsung’s latest hardware and software innovations. Tempted by Samsung’s generous trade-in offer, I ditched my Note 9 for the S20 Plus-- the “midrange” model between the baseline S20 and prodigiously expensive S20 Ultra-- shortly after its March 6 launch. After owning the S20 Plus for the better part of a month, here are my l... more »

The Guide: How To Avoid OLED Burn-in on Your 4K or 8K HDTV

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * How can you save your fancy TV from such damage? For the most part, all great tech advancements have an Achilles’ heel. For OLED TVs, unfortunately, it’s the pesky burn-in. But for some consumers, they are willing to risk having to deal with this permanent screen damage for the opportunity to enjoy on a daily basis unequaled image quality, nearly perfect black levels, precise colors, wide viewing angles and outstanding uniformity. Yes, that is definitely true – when it comes to image quality, OLED TVs do stand alone at the summit. Apologies to... more »

Pentagon to U.S. Navy: Cut Two Aircraft Carriers

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The Pentagon wants the Navy to cut two of its 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. And, with the money it saves, buy dozens of frigates and robotic corvettes. The Pentagon wants the Navy to cut two of its 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. And, with the money it saves, buy dozens of frigates and robotic corvettes. The carrier cut, which would require Congress’s approval, is the main recommendation of the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s months-long study of Navy force structure, according to *Defense News*. The Defense Department has not made th... more »

Pakistan’s Got a Weird and Powerful Anti-Ship Weapon (Can It Sink India's Aircraft Carrier?)

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Pakistan’s newest fighter jet could launch a powerful, but strange, new anti-ship missile. Pakistan’s newest fighter jet could launch a powerful, but strange, new anti-ship missile. The Pakistani air force is acquiring more than a hundred JF-17s from China in order to complement older F-16s, Mirages and J-7s. To help the single-engine JF-17s target enemy warships such as India’s growing fleet of aircraft carriers, Islamabad’s air arm in 2017 and 2018 bought 60 CM-400AKG anti-ship missiles. The CM-400AKG, a product of the Aviation Industry Corporation of... more »

As Navajo Coronavirus cases intensify, Jason Momoa joins efforts to fight the water crisis

White Wolf at White Wolf - 13 hours ago
As COVID-19 cases on the Navajo Nation reach 1,127 with 44 deaths, the Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund is building momentum to address a food and water crisis in the area with support from actor Jason Momoa. A massive truck carrying 28 pallets with 1,540 cases of water was sent by Momoa to Tó naneesdizí (Tuba City) on Tuesday. A group of volunteers led by Lt. Robbin Preston, Tuba City Distribution Team Leader for the Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Effort, unloaded the donation and prepared it for immediate distribution throughout the crisis-stricken area. "Water... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin The Pentagon is planning for war with China and Russia — can it handle both?Ex-FDA chief says U.S. not likely to have broad-based coronavirus testing until September Russia's Coronavirus Cases Rise By Over 4,000US source: North Korean leader in grave danger after surgerySingapore had a model coronavirus response, then cases spiked. What happened? California mayor who compared Trump backers to KKK dies in plane crash: report Attorney General Barr Refuses to Release 9/11 Documents to Families of the Victims STUDY SUGGESTS REGULAR EXERCISE CAN PREVENT CORONAVIRUS PATIEN... more »

Another Manchurian Candidate shoots 19 in Canada | Cairns News

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
cairnsnews Apr 21 Another supposedly normal person suddenly turned into a monster shooting and killing 19 innocent Canadians three days ago while masquerading as a police officer. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would well know the shooter is another Manchurian Candidate unleashed onto the public in Nova Scotia after the businessman almost certainly had … Continue reading Another Manchurian Candidate shoots 19 in Canada | Cairns News →

5G — Fake News in the time of the coronavirus [UPDATE]

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on Intel Today: “Psychopaths rarely learn from mistakes and have difficulty seeing beyond the present. Consequently, they have deficient longterm planning, and their judgment is weak. In contrast to their problems in strategic planning, psychopaths can be supremely skilled tacticians and exceptionally quick on their feet. Absent the usual prohibition against violating rules…

"How Ashamed I Would Be..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
Why? If it makes a difference to even one life... only one, it was worth it...

"The Fate Of All..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
"All human lives are so profoundly and intricately entwined, those dead, those living, those generations yet to come, that the fate of all is the fate of each, and the hope of humanity rests in every heart and in every pair of hands. Therefore, after every failure, we are obliged to strive again for success, and when faced with the end of one thing, we must build something new and better in the ashes, just as from pain and grief, we must weave hope, for each of us is a thread critical to the strength to the very survival of the human tapestry. Every hour in every life contains such ... more »

"The Meaning Of Good And Evil In Perilous Times"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"The Meaning Of Good And Evil In Perilous Times"* by Brandon Smith Perhaps the most destructive idea ever planted in the minds of the general public is the notion that nothing in this world is permanent - that all things can and must be constantly changed to suit our whims. The concept of impermanence fuels what I call “blank slate propaganda.” *The usefulness of the blank slate as a weapon for social control should be explained before we examine the nature of good and evil, because these days it infects everything.* The push for never ending social “evolution” has been called man... more »

Cold Arctic Air Returns?- With Snow- Late April

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 13 hours ago
*I want my. I want my. I want my AGW... (Anthropogenic Global Warming)* *But dam, it hasn't and it isn't happening.* *Snow in the forecast for the next few days, * * "Special Weather Statement" for Niagara Region.* Ice Road in NWT 9:04 AM EDT Tuesday 21 April 2020 *Special weather statement in effect for:* - Niagara Falls - Welland - Southern Niagara Region - St. Catharines - Grimsby - Northern Niagara Region *Cold Arctic air returns with strong and gusty northwest winds.Northwest winds with frequent gusts of 70 to 80 km/h will occur today in the wake of a sharp arctic col... more »

National Spelling Bee Canceled for First Time Since 1945

AP News at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Scripps will not change eligibility requirements for next year's bee, which means kids who are in eighth grade will miss their final opportunity to compete.

Muslims Try to Keep Ramadan Spirit Amid Virus Restrictions

AP News at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Muslims around the world are trying to maintain the cherished rituals of Islam’s holiest month without further spreading the outbreak.

Fans Sue MLB, Teams Over Ticket Money, Ask for Class Action

AP News at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
“Under the pretext of `postponing’ games, at the directive of MLB, teams and ticket merchants are refusing to issue refunds for games which are not going to be played as scheduled -- if ever,” the lawsuit said.

Dear Class of 2020, Five Messages to Frame Your Future (E-Commencement Speech)

cmaadmin at Diverse - 14 hours ago
The world we assumed would welcome graduates with open arms has changed in ways we could have never imagined or adequately prepared for.

Trump Tweet: Will Issue Executive Order Temporarily Suspending All Immigration into the United States

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Last night Trump tweeted his intention to issue an executive order temporarily suspending all legal immigration into the United States.

"False Reading: The Fed's Equities Light Is "Green" But the Economy Is Crashing"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"False Reading: The Fed's Equities Light* * Is "Green" But the Economy Is Crashing"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Sadly, as markets stall and crash, participants will still be in their seats thinking all is well. The tragic 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447 offers an apt analogy for the global economy and central bank-driven false signals. Flight 447 entered an area of frigid turbulence over the Atlantic which caused the air-speed sensors (pitot tubes) to ice up. A few minutes later, the autopilot disengaged, and the co-pilot flying the aircraft over-corrected in the turbulence. Depri... more »

What Will Be the New American Cause?

Patrick J. Buchanan at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: what-will-be-the-new-american-cause] After the Great Pandemic has passed and we emerge from Great Depression II, what will be America’s mission in the world?

Short story:  Deep Necromancy for a Dead World

Ethical Technology - 14 hours ago
Hovering over the frozen ruins of dead social networks I set loose statistical ghouls to sift through their words and learn their blind rhythms, until the nonsense from the bots mirrors the high-dimensional topologies of the original authors. Prosody, not psychology. Vocabularies, not minds. But for such as they were perhaps complexity enough.

How South Korea flattened the coronavirus curve with technology

Michael Ahn, Associate Professor and MPA Graduate Program Director, University of Massachusetts Boston at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
In addition to testing and special facilities for COVID-19 patients, the country's government-run tracking system allows the health care system to identify infected people and their contacts.

States are putting prisoners to work manufacturing coronavirus supplies

J. Carlee Purdum, Research Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Incarcerated Americans have been tasked with washing hospital laundry, manufacturing protective equipment, disinfecting cleaning supplies and digging mass graves.

Sedition Of The Light - Part One

Alfred Lehmberg at alienviews - 14 hours ago
*Sedition Of The Light* *Commentary provoked by Frank Longo's * *documentary, CapturingThe Light* by Alfred Lehmberg Part One (of two) Especially true in our *westernizing*civilization? We *humans* inhabit a thin skin of poorly perceived "reality" and think it *complete* and *whole*. Too, also seeming secure is our fatuous "knowledge" that an *acceptable* God is in *his* heaven and *on our side*—without regard to *which *side, reader! Our hapless ignorance regarding day to day existence looms, increasingly, *ever* more appalling. Fortunately an intrepid Frank Longo provided p... more »

"How It Really Is"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago

"Our Expectation..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
"What makes earth feel like hell is our expectation that it should feel like heaven." - Chuck Palahniuk

Covid-19: Neil Ferguson, The Liberal Lyssenko

Thierry MEYSSAN at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
In the past, European political leaders yielded to the orders of their astrologers. Today, they refer to them identically to the statisticians of the Imperial College. In the past, the latter have provided them as much justification as they needed for their liberal hospital policy. Today, they predict millions of deaths without any scientific rigour.

Ellen DeGeneres Is Hydraulic Fracking With A Face

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 14 hours ago
Ellen DeGeneres is hydraulic fracking with a face. She’s like if Walmart union busting was a person. She’s like if Amazon and Disney had a baby and raised it on a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier on a steady diet of digital surveillance and NAFTA desolation. Most […]

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
#UPDATE Oil price turmoil gripped traders once more on Tuesday, a day after US crude futures crashed below zero for the first time, with European benchmark Brent North Sea #oil for June delivery tumbling to an 18-year low at $18.10 per barrel https://t.co/V8AJOCouGr pic.twitter.com/wxAiFGNmpX — AFP news agency (@AFP) April 21, 2020 Easing coronavirus restrictions will lead to a resurgence of the illness, WHO warns https://t.co/oz5bQSKZd4 — Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) April 21, 2020 Here's a better view of the #COVID19 deaths by county. * size = number of deaths for that coun... more »

Birth Pangs of ME/NA Continue.. Iran, Israel, Russia, Syria, Turkey, US

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 14 hours ago
*1- Russia and Turkey: 5th Join Patrol along M-4 Highway* * Russian and Turkish servicemen conducted the fifth joint patrol mission along the M4 highway linking the cities of Aleppo and Latakia in Syria’s Idlib governorate, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria said on Tuesday.The mission was conducted under the agreements between the Russian and Turkish presidents of March 5."The Russian side used two BTR-82A personnel carriers and a Tigr armored car. The joint Russian-Turkish convoy was backed by unmanned aerial vehicles of the Russian aerosp... more »

Moore’s Refutation of Idealism

Unknown at The Verma Report - 14 hours ago
In his essay, “The Refutation of Idealism,” G. E. Moore notes that the claim *esse is percipi* is essential to the idealist view of the world. He does not attack the idealist notion that reality is spiritual (or to be is to be perceived)—instead, he shows that the arguments that the idealists use to support the claim *esse is percipi* lead to a contradiction and hence are flawed. He comes to the conclusion that idealism violates the law of non-contradiction. But Moore’s essay is not a defense of realism—the positions of both the realist and the idealist can be challenged by two cent... more »

"The Twisted Political Considerations That Are Going To Extend The Lockdowns And Deepen This Economic Depression"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"The Twisted Political Considerations That Are Going To Extend* * The Lockdowns And Deepen This Economic Depression"* by Michael Snyder "For better or worse, COVID-19 has become the most important political issue of the 2020 election. And it is very unfortunate that this pandemic has erupted in an election year, because for many of our politicians finger pointing has become much more important than finding solutions. In particular, Democrats seem quite eager to exploit any stumbles by President Trump, and many on the left are absolutely thrilled that Joe Biden’s poll numbers have i... more »

Watch out for centrists.....

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 14 hours ago
*Help Students Skill up* In the past few months, we’ve experienced massive changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have lost their jobs or been furloughed. Many of us who are working are working from home. Children, teenagers and college students have transitioned to online learning, with college students moving back home. With no change in scenery for those of us who are homebound, the days seem to both stretch forever and fly by. It seems to be a time of contradictions. In our home, all four of us are now working or learning from home. We are blessed to have high-speed inter... more »

Constitutional Amendments from Design to Culture

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
For the Symposium on Richard Albert, Constitutional Amendments: Making, Breaking, and Changing Constitutions (Oxford University Press, 2019). Erin F. Delaney At its core, Richard Albert’s sweeping new book, *Constitutional Amendments: Making, Breaking, and Changing Constitutions*, seeks to tame what he terms a foundational paradox in the field of constitutional change: that the amendment power can be both fundamental to the survival of a constitutional order and the source of its destruction. Wrestling with this conundrum requires new tools: new terms for distinguishing among diffe... more »

PLAGUE OF CORRUPTION: Michelle Malkin Joins the Team…

Kent Heckenlively at BolenReport - 14 hours ago
One of my favorite figures in the Conservative Movement is, without a doubt, Michelle Malkin… By Kent Heckenlively, JD Seriously, how can you not love somebody who has for her Twitter description, “Little brown woman. Big mouth. Wife. Mom. Entrepreneur. Geek.” For those of you not familiar with her, Malkin is a conservative author, working … Continue reading PLAGUE OF CORRUPTION: Michelle Malkin Joins the Team…

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 14 hours ago
*Electric vehicles are 'almost THREE TIMES greener' than petrol or diesel cars - even when taking into account battery and electricity production, Greenie CO2 calculator claims* *This is not particularly surprising. The whole point of electric cars is to emit less CO2. Whether the difference is as great as the Greenie calculator says is however unlikely* One of the fiercest debates around electric cars is how green they are when you take into account the production of batteries and the energy to power them. One report has found that electric models in Europe emit, on average, a... more »

The Actual Prevalence of COVID-19 Infections and Its Impact on the Fatality Rate

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 14 hours ago
A recently released study out of Stanford University tested residents of California's Santa Clara County, looking at how widely people had been infected by the novel coronavirus using seroprevalence data which measures the level of antibodies in the blood of participants. The paper entitled "COVID-19 Antibody Seroprevalence in Santa Clara County, California" has not yet been peer-reviewed but provides some much needed balance to the COVID-19 pandemic narrative being touted by governments and their bought-and-paid-for "experts". To accurately estimate or project fatality rates of ep... more »

Highly Decorated D.A.R.E. Cop Arrested for Running an Enormous Child Porn Ring

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: D.A.R.E.]A top D.A.R.E. cop, and former 'Officer of the Year' who worked with children, has been arrested for producing, distributing, receiving, transporting and possessing child pornography.

Brazil Launches 100,000 Tests for Study on Spread of Coronavirus

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The rector of the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL), which conducts statistical analysis of the spread of Covid-19, hopes that the Ministry of Health will release more tests in order to double the research stages that will determine the percentage of asymptomatic individuals and real mortality rates of the disease […] The post Brazil Launches 100,000 Tests for Study on Spread of Coronavirus appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil, Torn by Bolsonaro-led Political Crisis, Remains in the Dark About Covid-19 Spread

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the midst of a political crisis forged by President Jair Bolsonaro, who this weekend took part in a protest calling for the closure of Congress and the Supreme Court and advocating military intervention, Brazil seems to be wandering in the dark in regard to the actual advance of coronavirus […] The post Brazil, Torn by Bolsonaro-led Political Crisis, Remains in the Dark About Covid-19 Spread appeared first on The Rio Times.

“We Will Surprise the World,” Brazil’s Economy Minister Says of Economic Rebound

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Monday, April 20th, that there will be a V-shaped economic recovery after the novel coronavirus crisis, with a rebound as fast as the downturn. "We are going to surprise the world," said the Minister. According to Guedes, the economy can not be allowed to […] The post “We Will Surprise the World,” Brazil’s Economy Minister Says of Economic Rebound appeared first on The Rio Times.

Superior Court of Justice Rejects Latest Appeal by Flávio Bolsonaro

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In rejecting Senator Flávio Bolsonaro's appeal, Judge Felix Fischer, of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), stated in his ruling that the breach of tax and banking secrecy of President Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son was authorized "in duly substantiated court decisions" and also "in support of strong evidence of materiality […] The post Superior Court of Justice Rejects Latest Appeal by Flávio Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times.

US Crude Oil Prices Turn “Negative” after Record Slump, Storage Glut

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The US reserve tanks no longer have room to store crude oil, which plummeted to its lowest price this century and hit the largest slump in its history in a single day. West Texas (WTI) futures contracts with maturity in May were traded at negative figures for the first time […] The post US Crude Oil Prices Turn “Negative” after Record Slump, Storage Glut appeared first on The Rio Times.

Pandemic Reveals High Tariffs and Importation Cost in Brazil

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the dispute between countries to acquire supplies to tackle the novel coronavirus pandemic, Brazil was hit by high import tariffs and dependence on the foreign market in the medical-hospital sector. Before zeroing the import tax on a number of goods, as of March 17th, the country applied an average […] The post Pandemic Reveals High Tariffs and Importation Cost in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

E-Commerce protocol incorporated into AfCFTA phase III

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
21-Apr-2020 The acceptance of the e-commerce protocol came about during the 33rd AU Ordinary Session recently held in Ethiopia.

Mexique : les entreprises refusent de fermer et envoie à la mort des milliers de travailleurs

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
21-Apr-2020 Les maquiladoras produisent à de faibles coûts sur le dos des travailleuses et travailleurs mexicains et ont été favorisées par les accords de libre-échange nord-américain entre les États-Unis, le Mexique et le Canada.

US factories in Mexico are still open. As the coronavirus spreads, workers are dying

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
21-Apr-2020 Maquiladoras which avoid most tariffs because their finished products are for export only, have boomed since the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement.

Virus-hit Brexit talks resume with time for a deal running out

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
21-Apr-2020 Negotiations slowed by pandemic, but U.K. won't move end-date. Officials will use video conference for discussions all week.

Trump threatens China as trade deal quietly crumbles

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
21-Apr-2020 As Donald Trump ups the pressure on China regarding coronavirus, the hard-fought trade deal between the two countries is falling by the wayside.

Despite controversy, the Energy Charter Treaty is silently being pushed into Africa

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
21-Apr-2020 Joining the Energy Charter Treaty could cost developing countries money that is urgently needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis.

"Our Expectation..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
"What makes earth feel like hell is our expectation that it should feel like heaven." - Chuck Palahniuk

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
A healthcare worker looks through a fence at people waiting in line outside NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Morrisania neighborhood health center, one of New York City's new walk-in COVID-19 testing centers in the Bronx borough of New York City. REUTERS/Mike Segar *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Top Photos of the Day* (Reuters).

Replace Your Fear Of......A Quotation by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago
*Replace your fear of the false words of tyrants. Let not the thieves and liars rule your communities, poison and sicken you and your children. Say no to their lies and expose them for the weaklings and cowards that they truly are.* *© M.N. Hopkins*

"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates AM 4/21/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates AM 4/21/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. *○* *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *APR 21, 2020 10:53 AM: *"'The Never-Ending Shutdown' - California Gov Says Worst Of US Coronavirus Outbreak Is Yet To Come: Virus Updates" *APR 21, 2020 8:07 AM: *"Singapore Extends Lockdown Until June 1; 3 States To Start Reopening Within A Week: Live Updates" *APR 21, 2020 2:45 AM: *"Turkey Overtakes China & Iran In Total COVID-19 Cases But Still Resists Lockdown" ○ - *http... more »

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 4/21/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*AM 4/21/20* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ "Futures, Oil Plunge As Crude Contagion Spreads To All Markets" ○ Gregory Mannarino, AM 4/21/20 *"Critical Alert: The Debt Market Warns"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ○ *A comprehensive, essential daily read.* - http://www.shadowstats.com/ *"Dail... more »

COVID-19 hotlines are manufacturing division

TOTT News at News – TOTT News - 15 hours ago
Australians are being trained to ‘dob in’ their mates, with new COVID-19 hotlines leading to tens of thousands of calls made to report suspected breaches of social distancing rules. Isolated countries are being engineered to turn against each other in a game of psychological warfare - intentionally distracting citizens away from the real threats facing society. [...Continued]

World Bank provides an emergency loan to Myanmar to shore up its coronavirus preparations

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 15 hours ago
World Bank provides an emergency loan to Myanmar to shore up its coronavirus preparations Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Myanmar procured an emergency loan from the World Bank. This is to help the nation in its fight against coronavirus (Covid-19). At the moment, death from coronavirus remains low […]

Shell Corporations Facilitate Contracting Fraud at the Department of Defense

rhanna at Lawfare - 15 hours ago
Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Tkacsik works on a C-17 Globemaster III engine at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, April 14, 2020 (Source: Joshua Seybert, Air Force/https://www.defense.gov/observe/photo-gallery/igphoto/2002281761/) Last year, the Pentagon discovered that network-linked surveillance cameras installed on dozens of military bases and Navy aircraft carriers had cybersecurity vulnerabilities that could enable hackers to take control of the networked cameras and obtain the data they record. Worse still, the cameras had been manufactured in China. The ... more »

Labour report reveals how Jeremy Corbyn was sabotaged from within

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
An internal investigation has found that top Labour Party officials sabotaged Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, including by trying to lose the 2017 UK election. The report also suggests that the same people who tried to undermine Corbyn were themselves the ones who were slow to respond to allegations of anti-Semitism — another weapon that was used against Corbyn’s leadership.

Kerala’s Covid story is hard to replicate

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
The Times of India featured a tantalising commentary last week titled Kerala shows the way: Decades of investment in public health is helping the state control Covid-19. The title is self-explanatory. The commentary showered fulsome praise, rightly so, on Kerala’s success in controlling the coronavirus outbreak.

Holding China Accountable

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Politicians, as any political class, will nurse their favourite prejudice. And when there is a crisis, those prejudices will be fanned and praised to the heavens. For some politicians, who find the whole business of lockdowns and business restrictions all too much, someone has to pay for COVID-19.

"Binaural Beats Music For Deep Focus, Concentration"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
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Merkel Survives the Coronapocalypse, but the EU Won’t

Tom Luongo at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Whether you believe the EU’s response, or, more accurately, lack thereof, to Italy’s plight was motivated by malice or incompetence the result is the same. Thousands of Italians died and weakened already weak bonds between Italy and the rest of the EU technocracy. More The post Merkel Survives the Coronapocalypse, but the EU Won’t appeared first on The Duran.

Revolutionary Times and Systemic Collapse

Geopolitics101 at Covert Geopolitics - 15 hours ago
Some have queried how it could be that President Putin would co-operate with President Trump to have OPEC+ push oil prices higher – when those higher prices precisely would only help sustain U.S. oil production. In effect, President Putin was being asked to underwrite a subsidy to the U.S. economy – at the expense of … Continue reading Revolutionary Times and Systemic Collapse →

We are Living in A Failed State

Geopolitics101 at Covert Geopolitics - 15 hours ago
This is an article about what’s currently happening in Mainstream America from a mainstream author. We are posting this here to illustrate that we don’t have to theorize in order to understand the level of madness that is happening in the US, the designated epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic today. We are living in a … Continue reading We are Living in A Failed State →

Analysis Of Latest Coronavirus Death Tolls

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Sorry if you’re all fed up with coronavirus stories, but I thought it worth presenting this analysis of the latest weekly deaths data from ONS for W/E 10th April. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales In headline terms, 6213 deaths were registered in England & Wales during w/e 10th April, where COVID-19 was mentioned […]

Bill Gates’ currency, phone, internet interface with your body just patented

Editor, cairnsnews at Cairns News - 15 hours ago
Time for the LNP/ALP duopoly to hit the reset button. Ditch China, confiscate their massive Australian property holdings as reparation for war crimes, re-start our manufacturing including motor vehicles, white goods, ship building and armaments, ditch Turnbull’s climate agreement, scrap wind and solar power, build coal-fired power stations. Get government out of primary production and […]

IF TRUMP IS REELECTED AND THE VIRUS IS TAMED, WILL ANY OF THIS BE REVERSED?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Belatedly, President Trump (and Stephen Miller) decide that they shouldn't let a crisis go to waste. President Trump announced in a tweet late Monday night that he plans to suspend immigration to the United States, a move he said is needed to safeguard American jobs and defend the country from coronavirus pandemic, which he called “the Invisible Enemy.” “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!,” the presiden... more »

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