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In order not to get infected you have to fly in a gas mask for 7 hours
(Google translation:) He didn’t explain anything else, he left. On the way behind the bus with the doctors, a truck was (un?)loaded with seriously ill patients who had to be taken away from the station - as it turned out, on the same side as the doctors. The plane is the most common. It is not equipped with a separate box for transporting patients. Flight time is longer than seven hours. It is clear that through the ventilation system everyone will be infected - both doctors and flight personnel. No suit will help, because infection will occur through the respiratory tract. In o... more »
Locked Down: COVID-19, Manufacturing Consent
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[image: Locked Down: COVID-19, Manufacturing Consent] Do the Coronavirus “pandemic” numbers add up? Video from: Mimir's Council
WATCH: Bill Gates and Ellen Discuss Vaccinating ‘7 Billion Healthy People’ in Order to ‘Return to Normal’
*Phillip Schneider* - Do 7 billion healthy people really need a vaccine in order to go back to work, school and church?
Florida man allegedly bilked investors of $3M in Colorado cannabis scheme
Federal securities regulators say that a Florida man raised $5.5 million from more than 60 investors through a promise of turning their money into huge gains in Colorado’s marijuana industry. But instead, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims, he spent $3 million to bankroll a lavish lifestyle that included: 11 classic and luxury cars. $465,000 […] Florida man allegedly bilked investors of $3M in Colorado cannabis scheme is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Lebanon legalizes medical cannabis production
The Lebanese parliament has approved a law that allows the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes, according to media reports. Lebanon joins other countries that have legalized medical cannabis in recent years with the aim of attracting foreign investment and boosting the economy. However, cross-border shipments of medical cannabis remain modest. The Lebanon vote – […] Lebanon legalizes medical cannabis production is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Brazil approves first medical cannabis product under 2019 regulations
Brazil’s health authorities authorized the first medical cannabis product registered under rules created in December 2019, marking an important milestone for the industry in Latin America’s largest economy. The THC-free CBD product, registered to Brazilian pharmaceutical giant Prati-Donaduzzi, obtained “sanitary authorization” this week, according to a notice in the country’s official Gazette. The company declined interview requests […] Brazil approves first medical cannabis product under 2019 regulations is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness ne... more »
Marijuana Business Daily launches virtual event series for MJ execs
Marijuana Business Daily is debuting a virtual event series, MJBizDaily Direct, designed to offer industry executives and investors cannabis-focused content in a digital format during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. The first events in this series will be MJBizConNEXT Direct and Hemp Industry Daily Conference Direct. The virtual conferences will run June 29-July 1, 2020, on […] Marijuana Business Daily launches virtual event series for MJ execs is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
California offers marijuana firms tax-related help to cope with COVID-19 fallout
California’s struggling cannabis industry, beset with high compliance costs and taxation, is in line to benefit from new state guidelines enacted to help businesses survive the global coronavirus pandemic. The assistance – a mix of extensions, relief and deferrals – is a lifeline that can allow many marijuana companies to maintain operations and meet payroll, […] California offers marijuana firms tax-related help to cope with COVID-19 fallout is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Whether Kim Jong-un Lives or Dies, America Should Normalize Relations With Pyongyang
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC127043D9F0&share=true] It would reduce tensions and provide valuable intelligence. Recent rumors about Kim Jong-un’s possible health problems highlight one important, troubling point. The United States lacks any meaningful, independent access to information about developments inside North Korea. That situation has existed since the founding of the North Korean state more than seven decades ago. Even today, the United States is almost totally dependent on South... more »
5 Cheap HDTVs You Should Avoid at All Costs
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * You aren't getting and OLED or QLED, that is for sure. It’s true that everyone loves a great deal. But sometimes, you have to look past the actual dollars spent and really try to analyze exactly what you purchased. The worst feeling after buying a TV is when you know that there is a tiny regret in the back of your mind – and it continues to grow as the days pass. Yes, you saved a few bucks, but you’re going to have to stare at this lackluster panel for the next five years. To save you from future headaches, here are five TVs you should probably... more »
Thomas Jefferson Tried to Launch His Own 'War on Terror'. Big Mistake.
*Peter Suciu* *History, * Following attacks on American interests by a distant enemy after a brief period of relative peace, the United States responded by sending troops nearly halfway around the world to counter the threat. While this could describe the events of the post-9/11 era, in fact, it occurred not in 2001 but rather in 1801 when President Thomas Jefferson sent a small task force to fight the Barbary pirates, who had targeted American commerce. Following attacks on American interests by a distant enemy after a brief period of relative peace, the United States responded ... more »
Why We Really Don't Know What Happens If Kim Jong-un Dies
*Soo Kim* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC295E9L1D69&share=true] There are more questions than answers. How prepared are we, as observers and keen watchers from the “outside world,” for a North Korean contingency? Should we indeed see a power vacuum in Pyongyang—due either to Kim III’s demise or a critical health situation that renders Kim unable to perform as a leader—will our policy toward the DPRK remain largely as-is? If not, can we extract and glean within the new set of circumstances an opportunity to add... more »
No, Kim Jong-Un's Sister Won't Take Over If He Dies
*Mitchell Lerner* *Politics, Asia* But the military might. I have lived in Ohio for twenty years. Every year, I predict a Super Bowl victory for the Cleveland Browns. The Browns have rewarded me by compiling a record of approximately 3 wins and 47,917 losses, so I claim little faith in my powers of prognostication. And that inability is especially troubling when making predictions about a post Kim Jong-un era in North Korea, a country that ranks among the world’s most secretive. After all, it has had only two leadership transitions since its founding and has long defied conventi... more »
Yes, Kim Jong-Un's Sister Kim Yo-Jong Would Take Charge If He Died
*Gabriela Bernal* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC229G9EVOG4&share=true] But likely only until his son came of age. It’s very likely that the North Korean political elite has a contingency plan in case their Supreme Leader suddenly dies. There’s too much at stake for them not to. The main question to resolve after Kim Jong-un’s death would be who would succeed him. An authoritative Kim family member would be needed in order to maintain absolute control over the country. This person would most likely be Kim Yo-j... more »
Iran Hawks Push Trump Against Coronavirus Aid For Iran
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* The Trump administration could block a $5 billion international loan to Tehran. A group of fifty experts and former officials signed a letter on Thursday asking U.S. President Donald Trump to “double down” on economic sanctions against Iran. European diplomats and U.S. lawmakers have criticized sanctions for hindering Iran’s ability to fight the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and Iran is now asking for a $5 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to make up for a budgetary shortfall. But the letter argues that U.S. ... more »
The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Force a Paradigm Shift in the U.S. Intelligence Community
*Greg Barbaccia* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] For the first time in earnest, Washington’s intelligence community will have to assess an enemy that isn’t human, regardless of if the pathogens are being consciously created in the furtherance of biological warfare. The U.S. intelligence community is a living organism. Our country’s best and brightest make up the collective hive-mind. It relies on information from a vast network of sources, experts, and data collected and processed by the most advanced technology the world has ever seen. When failures occur, they are almost... more »
Can Dogs Get Coronavirus? The Answer Seems Like a 'Yes'.
*Stephen Silver* *Health, * The CDC's guidelines, which acknowledge that "a small number" of dogs and cats have been diagnosed with the virus, advises pet owners to "treat pets as you would other human family members — do not let pets interact with people or animals outside the household. If a person inside the household becomes sick, isolate that person from everyone else, including pets.” It's bad enough that coronavirus is killing people all over the world, with the death toll in the U.S. creeping toward the 50,000 mark. But now animals are getting the disease as well. Eight ... more »
6GHz Wi-Fi Routers: A Game Changer That Could Transform the Internet?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * How much of a speed and range bump will this provide? Millions of Americans are hunkered down inside their homes, working and learning remotely and consuming streaming content at unprecedented levels (check out the boost in subscriber numbers for Disney Plus and Netflix). They are accessing the internet on assorted devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops, PCs, gaming consoles and smart TVs. Your Wi-Fi network is ready to explode. Not literally, of course, but just the same if you are constantly being kicked out of videoconference rooms and y... more »
How Do You Wear a Facemask and Stop Your Glasses from Fogging Up?
*Stephen Silver* *Health, * Coronavirus outbreaks mean masks are essential in public. But if you wear glasses that's not so easy. Amid the coronavirus, both the federal government and state governments have recommended that those venturing from their homes wear face masks while doing so. The face masks can be improvised or homemade, and some have had a lot of fun using creativity in making them. But there are some drawbacks to wearing such a mask. For iPhone users, hard to get your FaceID to work while wearing a mask, although there are some workarounds. Many others have notic... more »
Florida Restaurant Finds NY Man’s Wedding Ring 3 Years Later
In 2017, a New York couple was enjoying a meal by the water at a South Florida restaurant when the man’s wedding ring slipped off his finger, through the wooden floorboards, apparently lost forever.
Are These Real Signs Carried by COVID-19 Anti-Lockdown Protesters?
Demonstrators in many different U.S. cities protested that COVID-19 social-distancing restrictions were unnecessary or had continued for too long.
Porsche driver heaped abuse on police officer as she was dying, court told
The body camera of one of the officers killed in Wednesday's Melbourne freeway truck crash captured Richard Pusey telling Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, "you've f***ed my f***ing car" as she was dying, a court has been told.
Country tourism has been crippled by coronavirus but it's ready to rise again
Regional tourism hotspots are closed but if bans on international travel continue local towns and businesses are hoping for a rapid resurgence in business.
Homicide charges are on the table over the Ruby Princess debacle. If that happens, a key issue will be causation
The ill-fated cruise ship is being investigated by homicide police, but could the its crew or management actually be held criminally liable for coronavirus deaths? Past legal cases may offer some guidance.
Live: NSW Now: Sculpture by the Sea to stay in Bondi, NSW boosts COVID-19 mental health support
Just In - 6 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING:* A Bondi outdoor sculpture exhibition will make its return on October 22 if public gathering restrictions are lifted, while the NSW Government announces plans to bolster the mental healthcare workforce.
Iran responds to Trump's threats with warning to US naval forces
Just In - 6 hours ago
The leader of Iran's military threatens the US Navy in response to Donald Trump's attacks, giving orders for "decisive counteraction", while France joins the US in questioning whether Iran's military satellite launch is a front for ballistic missile testing.
Whistleblower clinicians want ombudsman probe into outback hospital
Just In - 6 hours ago
A group of clinicians ask the NSW Ombudsman to investigate what the group says are systemic failures by health authorities in the state's outback.
'Sad for everyone': Coronavirus may bankrupt Kokoda tour operators
For Papua New Guineans and tour operators who get their income from the Kokoda track, April is usually their busiest time of year — but coronavirus might be putting a stop to that.
Last Post on the balcony 'something beautiful', says trumpet-playing doctor
She's an Anzac Day veteran and on the coronavirus frontline at Darwin Hospital, so Saturday's dawn service will be very special for this musical medic.
Young people are paying the biggest price to keep mainly older people safe — will their sacrifices be compensated?
Few young people die of COVID-19, but they are being asked to make the biggest financial sacrifices to keep their elders safe. But will older generations return the favour when post-pandemic economic and tax policies are being formulated?
Great-grandparents donate multi-million-dollar penthouse proceeds to COVID-19 research
Semi-retired Keith and Glenda Drake, both in their 80s, will donate the proceeds of their seaside penthouse to help researchers develop a vaccine for coronavirus.
Coronavirus delivers islanders 'a quiet piece of paradise'
Hotel Bruny owner Dave Gunton is helping to feed the island's residents during the coronavirus crisis, as many welcome a return to quieter times of growing vegetables and producing salt from seawater.
Petrol stations accused of gouging as some Queenslanders pay 75 per cent more
While the price of petrol falls to the lowest point in a generation in Brisbane, service stations are charging 30 per cent more in north Queensland and 75 per cent more in Mt Isa, with a federal MP raising accusations of collusion.
Cheaper Australian-made ventilator offers greater ICU capability option amid coronavirus pandemic
An Australian-made ventilator that costs a tenth of the price of existing models is brought to life in just four weeks, which could revolutionise intensive care capability in the fight against COVID-19.
'We all have to adapt': Meet the vets, young and old, who plan to make Anzac Day special
From phoning war widows and having a chat to ease isolation, to walking a service dog down the driveway, younger veterans are finding creative ways to make this Anzac Day count.
Australians' data from COVID-19 tracing app to be held by US cloud giant Amazon
Government insiders and technology industry players raise alarms about the Federal Government's new COVID-19 tracing app, after a contract for its data storage went offshore to US retail and technology giant Amazon.
How Australians in shutdown suddenly became a Belarusian soccer club's number one fans
Despairing the lack of sport around the globe, Adelaide man Shane Robinson and his mates stumbled upon a Belarus football team, FK Slutsk. Little did they know that just weeks later they would be helping the struggling club to survive.
Live: Latest coronavirus modelling released after National Cabinet meeting
'Nowcasting' figures on the current state of Australia's coronavirus outbreak are being released by the Federal Government. Follow live.
Homelessness hard enough, then coronavirus makes sleeping rough even more dangerous
The COVID-19 pandemic has made life on the streets more difficult than ever and despite government promises to help, Lincoln says he has been "hearing that for a long time and nothing happens".
Should you get a rebate on private health insurance because of COVID-19? Some experts say yes
Consumer experts are asking why insurance policies are not being reduced even when many services are unavailable because of coronavirus restrictions.
Facebook approves ads declaring COVID-19 a 'hoax' and urging people to gather
Just In - 6 hours ago
Facebook approves a series of paid ads on its platforms claiming everything from COVID-19 being a hoax to the idea that drinking bleach will keep you healthy.
Coronavirus upended the AFL and NRL coaching world, leaving many facing uncertain futures
Assistant coaches are among those doing it tough in Australia's football codes during the coronavirus shutdown, as they learn to adapt to a challenging environment, writes Richard Hinds.
Can we craft a theory in which space and time aren’t assumed to exist?
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/a-look-at-the-quest-to-unite-relativity-and-quantum-mechanics/?utm_source=facebook&utm_social-type=owned&utm_brand=ars&utm_medium=social
Origin of Life on Earth According To Science
https://www.wondersofphysics.com/2019/01/origin-of-life.html?m=1
Internet Accessibility, Arne Duncan, and Dreaming Big
Arne Duncan penned an op-ed in the Washington Post this week; the piece is notable because it is not baloney, but addresses one of the issues that the great pandemic pause has brought to the fore-- internet accessibility. Duncan notes that currently if you don't have internet, you don't have school. And he notes that while internet providers stepped forward with heartwarming offers of free internet for poor families, that turned out to come with a little asterisk about debt and financial suitability. He doesn't it, but this is probably related to the fact that in many cases the "fre... more »
The Dengvaxia Disaster Was Twenty Years in the Making—What Will Happen With a Rushed COVID-19 Vaccine?
The dengue vaccine experience—involving a skewed immune response and enhanced risks—raises questions applicable to any number of viral vaccines, especially those that are approved in 18 months without going through proper safety testing. The post The Dengvaxia Disaster Was Twenty Years in the Making—What Will Happen With a Rushed COVID-19 Vaccine? appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
The Bill Gates Effect: WHO’s DTP Vaccine Killed More Children in Africa Than the Diseases it Targeted
Prior to 2017, girls in Guinea Bissau vaccinated with the DTP vaccine—the flagship of Bill Gates’s GAVI/WHO African vaccine program—died at 10 times the rate of unvaccinated kids. While the vaccinated children were protected from Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis, they were far more susceptible to other deadly diseases than unvaccinated peers. The vaccine apparently ruined their immune systems. The post The Bill Gates Effect: WHO’s DTP Vaccine Killed More Children in Africa Than the Diseases it Targeted appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Iran unveils 2nd military satellite amid US condemnation
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 P.M.) – Iran announced its plan to launch a second military satellite into orbit after successfully launching their ‘Noor’ satellite into space via their ‘Qasad’ rocket. The commander of the space unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Ali Jaafar Abadi, said on Thursday that the “Noor 2” satellite is ready […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US Marines test new Reaper drone in the Middle East
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:15 P.M.) – The U.S.-based weapons manufacturer, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI), announced on April 16 that their new Reaper drone has been tested in an undisclosed area in the Middle East. While the specific area was not revealed, the weapons manufacturer did state that the new Reaper drone took off from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish military attacked Syrian Army troops in west Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – On Wednesday, the Turkish military launched an unprovoked attack on the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in the western countryside of the Aleppo Governorate. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), it was the Turkish military, not their allied militants, that targeted the Syrian Army’s positions near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Lockdown Therapy for Capitalism
"It is imperative that we recognize the predicaments of the people who are most oppressed within our society, while we firmly recognize the dynamics within the capitalist hierarchy, and stay away from being a part of the mechanism which safely turns our predicaments into driving forces of capitalism." The post Lockdown Therapy for Capitalism appeared first on Wrong Kind of Green.
Professor Chumakov: “There are several inserts, that is, substitutions of the natural sequence of the genome"
4-23 Professor Chumakov, chief researcher at the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology in Moscow, said: "For example, inserts in the genome, which gave the virus the ability to infect human cells. Now all this has been analysed. The picture of the possible creation of the current coronavirus is slowly emerging.” He told *Moskovsky Komsomolets* newspaper: “There are several inserts, that is, substitutions of the natural sequence of the genome, which gave it special properties.” https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11462934/coronavirus-wuhan-lab-russia-microbiologist-claims/
Israeli forces shoot youth, kill man, invade Gaza, raze farmland, abduct people, etc
Some Israeli actions in the Palestinian Territories April 21-23: Israelis attack farmers, fishermen, villagers, children, invade homes - the usual. News reports from IMEMC... more »
COVID-19 Is Not A Pandemic It Is Democide
Scenarios for the Future ofTechnology and International Development.pdf
New York Coronavirus Test Shows State-Wide 14% Infection Rate – New York City 21% – Data Indicates Mortality Rate 0.5%…
Earlier today New York Governor Andrew Cuomo released initial data from 3,000 people tested for COVID-19 antibodies throughout the state. Interestingly, though not surprisingly, the field tests were conducted on the general public who were visiting retail supermarkets and box … Continue reading →
The Award for 'Best Staged Media Theatrics' of the Week Goes to The Duo of Squinty & Meat Puppet
Joe Scarborough opened today's 'Morning with Squinty & Meat Puppet' by mentioning that rather than watching DJT's press conference yesterday, he listened to the Rolling Stones to calm his nerves. Squinty Joe, known for his scripted rants he stays up nights writing, because we all know he's not sharp enough to 'Off the Cuff It', opened up on his tens of hundreds of viewers with a pretend meltdown which didn't fool me a bit, literally screaming and pounding the table as he railed against DJT and an unnamed "network" [obviously Fox News] regarding the coronavirus. Dutifully playing he... more »
Widespread flooding hits Djibouti after more than six months' worth of rain in just several hours, East Africa
The Watchers » Latest articles - 7 hours ago
Intense rains from April 20 to 21, 2020, triggered widespread flash flooding across the city of Djibouti and its suburb of Balbala, causing eight fatalities and affecting approximately 110 000 people. The city received 80 mm (3 inches) of rain in a few hours-- more...... Read more »
Big Pharma: COVID19 Vaccine by this Fall Not Happening – Mandatory Flu Shots Instead?
With BILLIONS of dollars in revenue at stake for pharmaceutical companies to develop products to "cure" the COVID-19 virus, we are seeing plenty of infighting among drug companies as they rush to get products to market. This infighting among pharmaceutical companies gives the public an insight into what is really going on, if one turns off their TV long enough to search other news sources. As public health officials and politicians tout the benefits of a COVID-19 vaccine that many are saying could be ready as early as the Fall of 2020, experts within the pharmaceutical industry are ... more »
The Eurozone Economy Is Suffering An 'Unprecedented' Collapse
*AFP:* *Eurozone economy suffers 'unprecedented' collapse* Brussels (AFP) - The eurozone economy is suffering an "unprecedented" collapse according to a PMI index released Thursday by analysis firm IHS Markit. "The eurozone economy suffered the steepest falls in business activity and employment ever recorded during April as a result of measures taken to contain the coronavirus outbreak," it said. The company's purchasing manager's index (PMI) dived to a record low of 13.5 in April, from the previous all-time low of 29.7 in March, confirming private sector gloom that is savaging t... more »
Washington Sheriff Refuses to Enforce Lockdown Orders, Cites Constitution and Gov. Inslee
[image: washington-sheriff-refuses-to-enforce-lockdown-orders-cites-constitution-and-gov-inslee-s-leadership] With no end in sight to the strict lockdown measures in the state of Washington, at least one sheriff announced he would not be enforcing the state’s “unconstitutional” and overblown response to the novel coronavirus.
NY Virus Data: Death Comes to the Old and Sick or Both
[image: ny-virus-data-death-comes-to-the-old-and-sick-or-both] The coronavirus fatality data from New York continue to show that almost all those who die are either old or have underlying conditions, or both.
Will Russia Give Up On Its Aircraft Carrier Dreams?
Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov (Wikipedia) *James Holmes, National Interest:* *Is Russia Finally Ready To Give Up On Its Aircraft Carrier Dreams?* *A fire onboard Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov raises questions about the Russian Navy's ability to maintain its carrier.* Here's What You Need To Remember: Russian leaders are acutely concerned with restoring luster to the Russian Navy’s reputation, and thus obsessed with their luxury aircraft carrier. But it is far from uncommon for national leaders in any country to entangle national honor with weapon systems. The closest American analogy to... more »
Bullies on the world stage testing during pandemic – not real bright
All of the incidents below happened between 4/12 and 4/20 — a person would get the idea that there is no pandemic. Maybe they think immunity comes with fast vehicles and little boy toys? Or Maybe, the pandemic has gotten to their brains and created clots of stupidity… It’s odd that news reporters are so worried about this problem now. When Trump first entered office, he told his military how to respond…who is stupid enough to think that has changed? Yet reporters at the meetings are so worried about why he told them to act. Seriously? Why now? Is this … Continue reading →
IRR News (8 – 22 April 2020)
23 April 2020 — Institute of Race Relations Weekly digest – Against Racism, for Social Justice The pandemic – and governments’ responses – may have changed the world as we know it, but it is also revealing what is already there – the inequality and structural racism that underpins society. On this week’s IRR News, Wayne Farah, … Continue reading IRR News (8 – 22 April 2020)
Under Biden, Gun Ownership Would Be a “Heavily Regulated Privilege”
[image: under-biden-gun-ownership-would-be-a-heavily-regulated-privilege] As Dave Workman, senior editor for GunMag.com, says, Joe Biden would “turn the right to keep and bear arms into a heavily-regulated privilege.”
Remember the USS Pueblo
I’m old enough to remember the headlines. I’m old enough to have read the account of the capture of USS Pueblo (AGER-2) an unarmed, Banner Class environmental research ship attached to the Naval Security group, and its parent, the National Security Agency. Pueblo was in international waters on January 23, 1968 when it was attacked by […] The post Remember the USS Pueblo appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Weeks Away from Herd Immunity – Epidemiologist Explains Why Sweden Refused a Total Lockdown
*Phillip Schneider* - He argues that worldwide lockdowns are being implemented without any real evidence of their effectiveness.
Is The Continuing Lockdown Medical...Or Political?
They say we must "follow the science" and not resist the near-total lockdown of the economy and our way of life. But is "the science" tainted by politics and ideology? Also in today's program: Houston Police push back against Harris County "mandatory mask" orders, the potential danger of ventilators, and a look at Bill Gates' dreams for 2020. Don't miss today's Liberty Report:
Neither The Pandemic Nor Trump Has Changed The Republican Party-- Both Have Just Exposed The Base For What It Is
You wouldn't know from the way the mainstream media is constantly, incessantly harping on it, but ending social distancing-- backed by Trump-- is a fringe position among most Americans. Earlier today I was speaking with one of the Blue America-edorsed congressional candidates from Texas, *Julie Oliver* and she told me, defiantly, that "We aren't going to let Texas be defined by its smallest minds. Sandy Hook truthers and anti-vaccination extremists in no way represent us and the national media is gullibly covering an astro-turfed fringe group as if they're reflective of what peopl... more »
Coronavirus: ‘Supermarket discrimination risks lives and causes pain and distress’
Disabled people have described the pain and distress they have endured in attempting to buy food during the COVID-19 crisis, with many forced to put up with clear discrimination from their local supermarket. The accounts collected by Disability News Service (DNS) over […]
Masada Musings
Masada is an old Hebrew fort/redoubt in which the Hebrews sought refuge from the Romans apparently around 73-74 CE, according to Flavius Josephus. The fort was built on top of a hill according to Wikipedia. Figure 1 Masada Geologically this … Continue reading →
No, Climate Change Will Not Destroy Boston Waterfront Living
A newly published article in the Guardian attempts to scaremonger Bostonians by claiming rising seas will inundate large swaths of Boston. Only the very wealthy will be able to pay for expensive measures to keep the sea at bay, the article claims. However, sea level rise is nowhere near the threat the Guardian claims. Climate […] The post No, Climate Change Will Not Destroy Boston Waterfront Living appeared first on Climate Realism.
Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary Showed We Have Much to Celebrate
Now that the environmental posers have wrapped up their Earth Day griping, let’s take a look at some actual environmental facts. America’s air and water are cleaner now than at any time since Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970. Since 1970, EPA data shows that even as Gross Domestic Product grew nearly 275 percent, […] The post Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary Showed We Have Much to Celebrate appeared first on Climate Realism.
Decision made (video)...
*Obviously, I decided in favor of posting it, and you may make of it what you will.* So - who is this Dr. Rashid Buttar? Allow me to save you some time. I always vet anyone who tells me something - good or bad, and in agreement with me or not. *Wiki, which I consider just a jumping off place for real research tells me:* *Rashid Buttar* is an American osteopathic physician and from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is known for his controversial use of chelation therapy for numerous conditions, including autism and cancer. He has been reprimanded by the North Carolina Board of Medica... more »
Roscoe's Rascals
*Yes...That's right....You have been tricked. You just knew Trump was a good guy, that he would fix everything. Now you know he was in on it, all along. Those that said to just have faith in him, give him some time, they led you astray. That bought them time to take your rights away. They kept you divided with right vs left, when they both deceived you because they all work for the same powerful people. Now its too late because you have become a slave to the state. But don't worry we will provide you with food and money, we will take care of you. And if you resist....we have plenty ... more »
Trump’s Coronavirus Immigration Order Is a Restriction in Search of a Rationale
President Trump delivers remarks at a coronavirus update briefing on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (Source: Flickr/Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen) On April 22, President Trump signed a proclamation suspending issuance of certain immigrant visas. The suspension, which will last for 60 days and may be renewed thereafter, includes many exceptions that will limit its impact. Moreover, the suspension features an exceedingly loose fit between ends and means: While the proclamation cites the impact of the novel coronavirus on U.S. jobs, the visa categories affected by the su... more »
Rapidly Building “Crimes Against Humanity” Petition Against Bill Gates TARGETS Covid-19 Vaccination
April 23, 2020Brad A petition to investigate Billionaire Bill Gates for “crimes against humanity” and “medical malpractice” gained a swift 289,000 signatures from concerned citizens, almost tripling the number required to get a response from the White House. “The ‘We the People’ petition asks the federal government to call on Congress to investigate the Bill … Continue reading Rapidly Building “Crimes Against Humanity” Petition Against Bill Gates TARGETS Covid-19 Vaccination →
End Time Headlines for 04/23/2020
In the 04/23/2020 edition: ‘Pandemic drone’ test flights are monitoring social distancing UNRAVELING: Nurses square off with protesters in Arizona Phoenix police explain use of surveillance truck at Capitol protests Large Tornadoes Strike Oklahoma and Texas, At Least One Fatality Reported Vatican joins IBM and Microsoft to call for ethical development of “Artificial Intelligence” NY … Continue reading End Time Headlines for 04/23/2020 →
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‘Science-Based’ Comrade Alabama: State Kidnappings Are Awesome, All Deaths Are Covid Deaths
Moon of Alabama tries to claim lockdown deaths for Covid-19 The Covid Rouge Marko Marjanović 8 hours ago Comrade Mao of Alabama continues on his crusade to have us all locked up as tightly as possible and for as long as possible by the powers that be (all for our own good of course). In … Continue reading ‘Science-Based’ Comrade Alabama: State Kidnappings Are Awesome, All Deaths Are Covid Deaths →
Expert Warns US Is On The Brink Of “Mass Civil Unrest”
Tyler Durden Wed, 04/22/2020 Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, An expert with the United States Studies Centre says that America is on the brink of “mass civil unrest” that threatens to emerge out of anti-lockdown protests now taking place nationwide. Demonstrations against coronavirus stay-at-home measures have exploded across the country over the … Continue reading Expert Warns US Is On The Brink Of “Mass Civil Unrest” →
Global COVID-19 Lockdown – What You’re Not Being Told, Part 2
Tyler Durden Thu, 04/23/2020 Authored by Iain Davis via Off-Guardian.org, In Part 1 we looked at the reasons why questioning the coronavirus lockdown, despite the ever present allegation, does not demonstrate a callous disregard for human life. We are going to expand on why it doesn’t in this article. I am based in the UK so much … Continue reading Global COVID-19 Lockdown – What You’re Not Being Told, Part 2 →
From WHO to the UN
It’s high time for us to distance ourselves from the United Nations. April 23, 2020 Lloyd Billingsley President Trump is cutting off funding for the World Health Organization, headed by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, as a Reuters report notes, “the first director-general in the WHO’s 72-year history not to be a medical doctor” but a … Continue reading From WHO to the UN →
Would You Obey These Commandments If Demanded Of You By Government During A Pandemic?
April 23, 2020 Would You Obey These ‘Commandments’ If Demanded Of You By Government During A Pandemic? Will Forced Vaccinations & Microchips Be ‘The New Normal’ In America? By Don Boys, Ph.D. for All News Pipeline Governments are taking control of our very personal lives during this pandemic—for our own good, of course. It has … Continue reading Would You Obey These Commandments If Demanded Of You By Government During A Pandemic? →
Democrats Weaponize Pandemic To Enact Anti-America, Extreme-Left Pet Projects: How Quarantines Became “Politics As Usual” For Liberals That Want Total Government Control
April 21, 2020 Be VERY Concerned! Democrats Weaponize Pandemic To Enact Anti-America, Extreme-Left Pet Projects: How Quarantines Became ‘Politics As Usual’ For Liberals That Want Total Government Control By Susan Duclos – All News PipeLine As we watch television media personalities lecture us about proper “social distancing” and quarantining when sick, as they break … Continue reading Democrats Weaponize Pandemic To Enact Anti-America, Extreme-Left Pet Projects: How Quarantines Became “Politics As Usual” For Liberals That Want Total Government Control →
How Acceleration of Death Precipitated by Covid-19 Exposes State Crime
by Neve Gordon – Penny Green It did not take long. Three weeks after the outbreak, the Hungarian parliament conferred formidable executive powers on prime minister Viktor Orbán, allowing him to rule by decree. Israel was even faster. Immediately after the government announced a nation-wide lockdown, the Justice Minister barred thecourts from convening, a move that … Continue reading How Acceleration of Death Precipitated by Covid-19 Exposes State Crime →
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 4/23/20"
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates 4/23/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. *○* *APR 23, 2020 12:03 PM: *"Cuomo Says First Antibody Study Finds 21% Of New Yorkers Test Positive For COVID-19 Antibodies: Live Updates" 8,550,971 residents of NYC in 2020. Do the math... ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *APR 23, 2020 12:03 PM: *"California Suffers Deadliest Day Of Coronavirus Outbreak With 115 Fatalities: Live Updates" *APR 23, 2020 7:17 AM: *"Shocking New Data Show 90% Of COVID-19 Patients On ... more »
Musical Interlude: Chuck Wild, Liquid Mind, “My Silent Knowing”
Chuck Wild, Liquid Mind, “My Silent Knowing”
"A Look to the Heavens"
"The first hint of what will become of our Sun was discovered inadvertently in 1764. At that time, Charles Messier was compiling a list of diffuse objects not to be confused with comets. The 27th object on Messier's list, now known as M27 or the Dumbbell Nebula, is a planetary nebula, the type of nebula our Sun will produce when nuclear fusion stops in its core. *Click image for larger size.* M27 is one of the brightest planetary nebulae on the sky, and can be seen toward the constellation of the Fox (Vulpecula) with binoculars. It takes light about 1000 years to reach us from M27, s... more »
The British Imperial Disease Empowered COVID-19; Let's Destroy Both of Them - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat
The British Imperial Disease Empowered COVID-19; Let's Destroy Both of Them Video of The British Imperial Disease Empowered COVID-19; Let's Destroy Both of Them LIVE every Thursday, 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific - With most of the world's economies in shambles, do we really want to go back to what we "had?" In tracing the roots of our post-industrial nightmare, Lyndon LaRouche cites the post 1965 take down of the Apollo program as the trigger for the long and deliberate slide into a state where a simple virus, one of the lowest forms of life, has become a potent weapon which can b... more »
Offshore Oil Drilling Safer Now Due to Industry Actions
On April 20, 2010, ten years ago, a “blowout” occurred on the Deepwater Horizon offshore rig, killing 11 workers and… The post Offshore Oil Drilling Safer Now Due to Industry Actions appeared first on IER.
COVID: The Projection of a Mass Illusion
*Jon Rappoport* - These protests are fracturing the illusion that we’re in the grip of a virus that dictates economic suicide.
Discarded Gloves And Face Masks Are Becoming A New Source Of Ocean Pollution
*John Vibes* - Masks have now become either mandatory or strongly recommended across much of the world, in hopes of stopping the spread of the coronavirus.
Ancient Tree Discovered With a Record of Earth’s Magnetic Field Reversal in Its Rings
*Jade Small* - The 40,000-year-old tree is the first ever found to have a record of Earth's magnetic field reversal.
Bill Gates — Most Dangerous Philanthropist in Modern History?
*Dr. Mercola* - Bill Gates’ answers to the problems of the world are consistently focused on building corporate profits through toxic means.
Mutual Aid: ‘When The System Fails, The People Show Up’
The badges are both for security and for building relationships. We want our community corner stores to know us as those who are looking out for the people. And we want the people to know who we are in case they need help or can lend a hand. We want cops and other government entities to acknowledge and respect that we are essential workers getting supplies and services to our community. It is not a fail-safe, but for scrappy DIY mutual aid teams, nothing ever is. We roll with what comes as best we can. We are unpaid and many folks are brand new to this work. And yet, we still manag... more »
After The Pandemic: A Ten-Point Plan For The Collective Provision Of Basic Needs
This manifesto is an intervention by a Europe-wide group of academics – the foundational economy collective – who have for several years in books and articles argued that policy makers need to balance concern with jobs and wages with more attention to essential goods and services like housing, food, utility supply, health, education and care. The provision of all of these things relies on the collective organisation of much larger systems; if group provision breaks down, citizens cannot buy their way out through individual consumption. This foundational economy is often invisible,... more »
Journalists Are Essential Workers, Help Us Support Them During COVID-19 Pandemic
Shadowproof needs your help raising money for freelance journalists covering COVID-19's impact on health care, labor, prisons, and more. The post Journalists Are Essential Workers, Help Us Support Them During COVID-19 Pandemic appeared first on Shadowproof.
Update on flights from China
In a recent post, a commenter linked to an article discussing Niall Ferguson’s allegation that flights out of Wuhan had continued into February (which contradicts claims in the post.) Then the same commenter did more research and presented evidence that Ferguson was incorrect. The second link is to an article by Daniel Bell: Ferguson continues […] The post Update on flights from China appeared first on Econlib.
'The most dangerous time': COVID-19 warning despite NSW recovery figures
Two-thirds of coronavirus sufferers in NSW have now recovered from the infection, but despite the positive news a leading epidemiologist says this could be the "most dangerous time" of the pandemic.
Retired Australian warships handed to Chilean Navy in secretive multi-million dollar deal
Chile's Navy is preparing to sail two recently retired Australian warships out of Sydney after purchasing them in a deal believed to be worth more than $100 million.
History Tells Us How North Korea Would Handle the Death of Kim Jong-un
*Jean H. Lee* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1449DD2020&share=true] North Korea will use a fog of disinformation to maintain stability, just as Pyongyang did with Kim Jong-il. The question of potential instability and a possible power struggle came up when Kim Jong-il, father of the current leader, suffered a stroke and lapsed into a coma in 2008. Back then, North Korea kept his illness secret for weeks, and kept him out of the public eye for months. The uncertainty back then sparked very real, very relevant qu... more »
What Might Happen If North Korea's Leader Kim Jong-Un Were to Die?
*Sung-han Kim* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2Y9F946FQ1&share=true] A real dilemma. What happens next if Kim Jong-un suddenly dies? That depends on the solidarity of the North Korean elites. A North Korean contingency is most likely to occur when regime unity is undermined and the public is disgruntled with the system to a point of danger. As the regime passes the “tipping point,” a stage where it can no longer endure these developments, it will face a quickly deteriorating situation moving toward state collap... more »
China Is the Ultimate Geopolitical Paper Tiger And America Must Challenge It
*Arthur Machado* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] The United States is challenging China for the first time since Richard Nixon opened the door to Chinese economic expansion in the seventies. This challenge has shown us that China is a paper tiger and it will never have a greater effect on the world than it does now if we stay the course. The Western World’s attempt to bring China into the world of Democratic nations using economic incentives has failed. The laissez-faire approach favored by the West has revealed China and its leadership do not intend to allow their country to ... more »
Pompeo Hints At U.S. Alternative To World Health Organization After Coronavirus
*Matthew Petti* *Health, * The Trump administration has taken aim at the group for alleged Chinese influence. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hinted that the United States could create its own alternative to the World Health Organization in a Thursday interview with Laura Ingraham of FOX News. The Trump administration has cut all U.S. funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) amid accusations that the international medical body helped cover for China’s mishandling of the novel coronavirus. Pompeo suggested that the United States would demand drastic changes before resto... more »
Why Sanctions Won't Sway North Korea
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Nearly every aspect of the onerous UN Security Council sanctions regime is being flouted by the North Koreans. Financial restrictions designed to ice out North Korean entities from the international banking system have proven to be swiftly violated as Pyongyang relies on a growing list of third-party mediators who are comfortable doing business in its name. While the Twittersphere and commentariat were pouring over thin, single-sourced news accounts about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s imminent demise (reports South Korea... more »
Is Pluto a Planet or a Dwarf Planet? Why This Debate Won't Die.
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Space, * Recent data also indicate that Pluto has an atmosphere, mountain ranges, a core, and perhaps an interior ocean. Moreover, Pluto boasts its own moon, the 750-mile-wide Charon. Isn't that enough? Back when most of us were in elementary school, we were taught that our solar system has nine planets. Then in August 2006, our worlds were turned upside down when astronomy’s official governing body suddenly reversed course and announced that now we only have eight planets. The casualty? Little Pluto, of course. The International Astronomical Union’s demotio... more »
Are America and China Headed Towards a South China Sea Showdown?
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * Is Beijing trying to push forward on its maritime claims while the world is battling Coronavirus? This week American warships, which were joined by an Australian Navy vessel, took part in a drill in the South China Sea as tensions rise again between China, Malaysia, and Vietnam over the disputed waters. The *USS America* (LHA-6), an amphibious assault ship, which operates with at least five Marine F-35B Lightning II fighters as well as MV-22Bs tiltrotors and CH-53 helicopters as part of a typical Maine air combat element, remains the most significant ... more »
Samsung Galaxy Killer?: Motorola Is Rolling Out New Edge+ Smartphone
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Should Samsung be worried? Will it catch on with higher-end smartphone users? Following weeks of rumors and leaks, Motorola finally unveiled its long-rumored Motorola Edge+ smartphone. The Android phone will run on 5G networks, while featuring a curved, 6.5-inch edge-to-edge, FHD+ OLED screen. In addition to 5G, the Edge+ has Wi-Fi 6 capability. It boasts a Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 865 processor, a triple camera system that includes a 108-megapixel camera, and two stereo speakers. It ships with Android 10 and boasts 256GB of storage, and is availabl... more »
Here's What Would Happen If Kim Jong-Un Suddenly Died
*Nam Seung Hyun* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2T8G9GEBYA&share=true] Who would lead and what might China do? The sudden death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will act as an Achilles’ heel of international politics in Northeast Asia, where the balance of power is maintained, as well as on the Korean Peninsula. The impact of his sudden death will be analyzed on a dual-level, both domestically and abroad. Domestically, his death will undermine the durability of the Kim family’s dictatorship. In particular, var... more »
Did Former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy Suggest COVID-19 Was a Conspiracy Against Trump?
Gowdy: "We have enough going on in our country right now without propagating misinformation."
Virus Pushes US Unemployment Toward Highest Since Depression
Unemployment in the U.S. is swelling to levels last seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with 1 in 6 American workers thrown out of a job by the coronavirus.
Weekly Unemployment Claims Add Another 4.4 Million – Cumulative Virus Impact 26 Million New Claims…
Another painful week as the Dept. of Labor provides the latest data on jobs and the economy. For the week ending April 18, an additional 4.427 million Americans filed unemployment claims. Over the past five weeks, more than 26 million … Continue reading →
“I’d Rather Be In Hell”
*“I’d Rather Be In Hell”* by Paulo Coelho "As soon as he died, Juan found himself in a gorgeous place, surrounded by all the comfort and beauty he had dreamed of. A fellow dressed in white approached him and said, “You have the right to have whatever you want; any food, pleasure or amusement.” Charmed, Juan did everything he dreamed of doing during his life. After many years of pleasures, he sought the fellow in white and asked, “I have already experienced everything I wanted. Now I need to work in order to feel useful.” “I am sorry,” said the fellow in white, “but that is the only... more »
Maintaining Hope Despite the Uncertain Ending of My Doctoral Journey
As I come to terms with our current reality under the COVID-19 pandemic, I can’t shake the feelings of uncertainty. Beyond the academic job market being very competitive, the looming economic impact this crisis will have in higher education makes it seem like this is the worst time to be seeking a job, especially on the tenure track.
Supporting Foster Care Youth in College
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (2018), approximately 50% of the 443,000 youth in the foster care system are children of color.
Happy Earth Day from the Planet of the Humans (featuring Jeff Gibbs & Ozzie Zehner)
On the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, Michael Moore is joined again by Jeff Gibbs and Ozzie Zehner, the team behind the new film, “Planet of the Humans.” They discuss what Earth Day means to them, the explosive first day of the film’s release, and where we go from here.
Top journalists' startling lack of skill!
*THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020Alcindor, Jiang crash and burn:* "How could I be losing to *this* guy?" Long ago, Michael Dukakis, played by Jon Lovitz, uttered a version of that lament during a skit on Saturday Night Live. "I can't believe I'm losing to this guy," Lovitz specifically said. That puzzlement comes to mind when we consider the way our high-end reporters get their clocks cleaned by Donald J. Trump. It happens day after day in his televised prime-time "briefings." Today, we'll focus on two recent attempts to challenge Trump made by two high-end reporters. We refer to Weijia... more »
Victoria Falls Back To Normal
By Paul Homewood h/t Dennis Ambler Remember the BBC’s fake news last November? Turns out it was not CLIMATE CHANGE, but WEATHER! After photos from Victoria Falls amid its dry season caused great concern in December, the magnificent falls are stronger than ever. Victoria Falls, located at the border […]
Too hot to handle: Authors retract Science paper on electromagnetics
Sometimes scientific findings can be too hot to handle. Literally. A team of researchers in India and Japan who reported breakthrough results in two papers about electromagnetics, including an article in Science, are retracting the articles because the exciting data resulted from experimental error. To be precise: unbeknownst to them, inadvertent heating of their samples … Continue reading Too hot to handle: Authors retract Science paper on electromagnetics
Podcast: Whitney Webb on the Rise of a Biotech Industrial Complex Under COVID-19
In this segment of MintCast, investigative journalist Whitney Webb unpacks the many conflicts of interests at play in the government and corporate COVID-19 response and how the search for a cure ties into a larger agenda to use public fear over the pandemic to build a techno-tyrannical state worthy of Orwell’s "1984." The post Podcast: Whitney Webb on the Rise of a Biotech Industrial Complex Under COVID-19 appeared first on MintPress News.
Vaccines, Blockchain and Bio-capitalism
We are being conditioned to accept that there will be repeated campaigns of vaccination tied to future outbreaks. Remember, this is meant to be a “permanent crisis.” Pay for success demands it. It is the crisis framework that legitimizes intrusive surveillance framed as a public benefit. In this way social systems can be regulated to conform to the expectations of global technocrats. The post Vaccines, Blockchain and Bio-capitalism appeared first on Wrong Kind of Green.
First look: KelTec P17 pistol
Sitting on my desk as I type these words is a KelTec P17 .22LR pistol. The company has very generously made it available to me for testing, for which my thanks. I promise I won't softball the review, either. As most of you know, I've taught many disabled and/or handicapped shooters to use a handgun to defend themselves, including a number who can't handle the recoil of larger cartridges due to their physical limitations. They rely on .22LR for defensive use, and on pistols like the P17; so I'll be testing it to a pretty high standard - namely, *would I trust my life to this gu... more »
Volcanic activity escalating in part of Iceland that has not erupted for 800 years
Scientists warn it could cause disruption for centuries to come. Since 21 January, the Reykjanes peninsula south-west of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, has experienced more than 8,000 earthquakes and about 10cm of land uplift due to magma intrusions underground. “It seems that after being relatively inactive for many centuries, this region is waking up,” said volcanologist Dave McGarvie. Reykjanes ... Read more Volcanic activity escalating in part of Iceland that has not erupted for 800 years The post Volcanic activity escalating in part of Iceland that has not erupted for 800 year... more »
Sheriffs in Washington state refuse to enforce ‘unconstitutional’ stay-at-home order
“Sheriff in Washington county where first US coronavirus case was reported says he won’t enforce the state’s ‘unconstitutional’ stay-at-home order,” reads the headline. Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney condemned Washington’s stay-at-home order in a lengthy Facebook post on Tuesday night. Fortney charged that lockdown measures were unconstitutional because they have forced so many businesses to ... Read more Sheriffs in Washington state refuse to enforce ‘unconstitutional’ stay-at-home order The post Sheriffs in Washington state refuse to enforce ‘unconstitutional’ stay-at-hom... more »
Journalistic Integrity Slows To Less Than A Trickle
In December Australian Broadcasting Corporation determined that a drought in Africa is the worst in century, and they knew this because a guy in his 30s who sells tourist handicrafts told them so. Victoria Falls slows to a trickle, … Continue reading →
Another 4.4 Million File for Unemployment, Total Since March 1 Nearing 27M
[image: labor-dept-another-4-4-million-file-for-unemployment] The grim news on the American job market kept coming this morning with the U.S. Labor Department’s announcement that another 4.42 million Americans applied for unemployment last week.
Happy Earth Day! None Of The Eco-Doomsday Predictions Have Come True
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? More than three decades before Greta Thunberg was born — the Swedish environmental activist on climate change — more than 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. We now look back at quotes from Earth…
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 113 – 2020
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
'Insect apocalypse' not as bad as we thought
New research has found that the average rate of insect decline around the world is much lower than has been previously reported, and some insect populations are actually increasing. But there is still cause to be concerned.
Calm before the storm? House prices tipped to tumble as auction clearance rates slump
A property analyst warns the worst-case scenario could see falls of up to 30 per cent, mainly in Sydney and Melbourne, while the end of the bank's mortgage repayment holidays will bring the real test for the housing market.
Coronavirus update: Elizabeth Warren's brother dies from COVID-19, 2.7 million may have been infected in New York
Just In - 9 hours ago
COVID-19 claims the life of the brother of United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, while new statistics reveal one in six American workers have lost their jobs.
Former members of Syria's secret police face war crimes trial
Just In - 9 hours ago
Two former members of Syria's military intelligence unit are on trial accused of crimes against humanity as plaintiffs say they "want to reveal the truth about the system of torture in Syria".
Filtered Coffee Does Not Increase Lifespan Now Any More Than It Did Four Months Ago
Filtered coffee has been linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes by an epidemiology group ... Before you get too excited about this "filtered" coffee preventing diabetes, we need to remember what they are measuring - numbers, not coffee. This is not a science finding, it is an "exploratory" result. Drinking coffee, filtered in paper or Turkish in a pan, is not going to prevent diabetes any more than a juice cleanse prevents whatever that stuff is claiming to prevent. read more
Coronavirus Is Not New, It's Been Evolving Along With Bats For Millions Of Years
Though coronavirus is known to much of the world by now, it is often used synonymously with COVID-19 by journalists. In scientific reality, there are a vast number of types of different coronaviruses, potentially as many as the thousands of bat species, but most of them can't be transferred to humans and pose no known threat. SARS-CoV-2 is just one flavor but coronaviruses have been evolving for likely as long as bats have. read more
During COVID-19, The Death Rate After Going On A Ventilator Is The Same As For Other Issues
COVID-19 has brought high levels of attention to coronavirus, which few outside the microbiology community had heard of even after two pandemics in 17 years, SARS and MERS. Terms like ventilators, respirators, and N95 masks were also less commonly thrown about. While it's difficult to trust corporate journalism doomsday narratives one thing is sure; coronavirus has already killed more many people in three months as flu does in its average six-month season. COVID-19 hasn't reached 2018 flu season levels yet but it likely will.(1) read more
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/23/2020
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart: The data is the John Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I have changed to a logarithmic scale for US States and territories, adjusted for population. * * * See Vice, “How to Read the Coronavirus Graphs“: Quantities that grow […]
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Jane McArthur and Filipe Duarte discuss how the response to the coronavirus pandemic is confirming the importance of collective responsibilities. Amanda Harvey-Sánchez writes about the need to shift toward a more caring social model. And Andrew Longhurst and Kendra Strauss point out the need to take the profit motive out of our model for seniors' housing, while Matt Gurney notes that the current catastrophic outbreaks are the result of decades of systemic neglect. - Emily Pasiuk highlights the Moe government's refusal to address the safet... more »
US lawmakers pitch House bill to offer COVID-19 relief to cannabis firms
Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation that would enable state-legal marijuana companies to qualify for U.S. Small Business Administration coronavirus relief programs, a stand-alone bill that could face an uphill battle in the current economic climate. State-legal marijuana companies and most ancillary businesses are shut out of current relief programs because […] US lawmakers pitch House bill to offer COVID-19 relief to cannabis firms is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Chet Raymo, “Trying To Be Good”
*“Trying To Be Good”* by Chet Raymo “A few lines from Mary Oliver's poem "Wild Geese": "You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves." I've quoted these lines before, if not here, then elsewhere. When I first read them back in the late 80s, they resonated with what I felt at the time. I had spent part of my earliest adulthood walking on my knees, both literally and metaphorically, seeking to tame what I took to be the animal... more »
"In These Downbeat Times..."
"In these downbeat times, we need as much hope and courage as we do vision and analysis; we must accent the best of each other even as we point out the vicious effects of our racial divide and pernicious consequences of our maldistribution of wealth and power. We simply cannot live in the twenty-first century at each other's throats, even as we acknowledge the weighty forces of racism, patriarchy, economic inequality, homophobia, and ecological abuse on our necks. We are at a crucial crossroad in the history of this nation - and we either hang together by combating these forces that... more »
The Poet: Stephen Levine, "Half Life"
*"Half Life"* "We walk through half our life as if it were a fever dream, barely touching the ground, our eyes half open, our heart half closed. Not half knowing who we are, we watch the ghost of us drift from room to room, through friends and lovers never quite as real as advertised. Not saying half we mean or meaning half we say, we dream ourselves from birth to birth seeking some true self. Until the fever breaks and the heart can not abide a moment longer as the rest of us awakens, summoned from the dream, not half caring for anything but love." ~ Stephen Levine
Tensions Rise In The South China Sea As U.S., Chinese, And Australian Warships Enter The Region
A Chinese naval helicopter prepares to land aboard the People's Liberation Army frigate CNS Huangshan in the South China Sea, June 16, 2017. *NYPost:* *US, Chinese warships enter South China Sea as tensions rise over oil dispute * A months-long standoff between Chinese and Malaysian vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea over oil exploration has drawn US, Chinese and Australian warships, according to reports. The high-stakes drama began in December when Malaysia’s state oil company Petronas contracted a ship to explore waters in the country’s extended continental shelf ... more »
This Is Why China Suddenly Cancelled Plans For Two Super Aircraft Carriers
Reuters *National Interest:* *Why China Suddenly Cancelled Plans For Two Super Aircraft Carriers* *China takes its cues from the U.S. Navy.* Here's What You Need To Remember: Beijing may also be having second thoughts on whether springing big bucks for big carriers is the best use of its defense budget. China’s carriers greatest value may lie more in prestige, power projection against weaker adversaries, and building experience for later capability growth, rather than as deterrence against the U.S. Navy. China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy takes many of its cues from the U.S. ... more »
L.M.-M. v. Cuccinelli: Trump’s Preference for Acting Officials Hits A Wall
Ken Cuccinelli speaks at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference. (By: Gage Skidmore, https://flic.kr/p/Ew8cGQ; CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) For the better part of a year, the Trump administration tried without success to install the controversial former attorney general of Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli, in a high-ranking position at the Department of Homeland Security, even though the president’s allies in the Senate signaled that Cuccinelli would not be confirmed if nominated. In June 2019, the administration thought it had finally found a... more »
FRAUD: The World Health Organization Pushed a Fake SARS Epidemic in 2003
In 2003, the WHO plunged the world into fear and panic by releasing a travel advisory against Toronto, Canada, claiming that the city was “infected” with epidemic SARS. However, there were 438 probable cases of SARS in Canada, resulting in 44 deaths.
Starving Cities And States
Disaster capitalism is in high gear. The stock market plunged, so Trump, hysterical, whipped out the federal checkbook. The result? Unlimited bailouts of shoddily-run corporations, criminally managed banks and other assorted oligarchs with their hands out. But hey, it got the stock market soaring, because now investors know Washington will rescue them, whatever idiocies they commit. Everybody else is on their own. After they cash that one-time stimulus check, they get to join the rest of the unemployed in the line at the food bank. Meanwhile the lifeline for the 22 million people w... more »
Sanctioned Countries Are Now Leading The World In The Fight Against Coronavirus
After weeks of dismissing it as a liberal “hoax” designed to unseat the president, brushing the virus off as no big deal and under control, the Trump administration is clearly floundering in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite weeks of warning where it could have taken precautionary steps, the United States currently has four times the confirmed cases and twice the deaths of any other country. At the same time, the countries it is currently placing under economic siege, totaling around a quarter of the world’s population, are faring far better and leading the global figh... more »
HIV Prison Activists Are Leading A Freedom Movement
When AIDS hit prisons and jails in the 1980s, incarcerated people organized. They developed peer education programs to counter stigma and slow transmission, established buddy programs to provide mutual support, led hunger and medication strikes to challenge medical neglect, and worked with outside supporters to file class-action lawsuits and to win compassionate release. The Prisoner Education Project on AIDS and AIDS Counseling and Education in New York state prisons, and similar projects in federal lockup became the best known among hundreds of efforts behind bars. Rusti Miller-... more »
In A Pandemic, Health Inequities Are Even Deadlier
There’s an old saying in the black community I’ve heard my parents and grandparents repeat many times: “When white people catch a cold, black people catch pneumonia.” I can’t help but recall that old adage as demographic data comes out showing alarmingly disproportionate rates of infection and death among Americans of color in the coronavirus pandemic. As Vox reports, “Black and Latino Americans get infected with COVID-19 at alarmingly high rates, and more are dying than we would expect based on their share of the population.” In states like Michigan, for example, where black peo... more »
Rebellion Against Coronavirus Lockdown
The nation (and world)-wide lockdown in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic has paralyzed much of the capitalist economy and therefore nearly ground to a halt the process of capital accumulation (profit making). That this economic paralysis throws tens of millions of workers into crises of survival is entirely incidental to the concern of the transnational capitalist class (TCC) to immediately resume profit-making, as capital cannot remain idle without ceasing to be capital. This drive to reignite accumulation lies behind the far-right public demonstrations demanding an end to the... more »
Federal Documents: Over 300,000 Likely To Die If Restrictions Are Lifted
Federal health officials estimated in early April that more than 300,000 Americans could die from COVID-19 if all social distancing measures are abandoned, and later estimates pushed the possible death toll even higher, according to documents obtained by the Center for Public Integrity. Some outside experts say even that grim outlook may be too optimistic. The documents created by the Department of Health and Human Services spell out the data and analysis the agency is sharing with other federal agencies to help shape their responses to the coronavirus. While the White House Coro... more »
Peru: Unions Protest Against Government’s Economic Measures
Labor Unions in Peru are protesting against a new economic measure from the government that seeks to cease work until the COVID-19 pandemic dissipates. Peruvian President, Martin Vizcarra, announced on April 12 the implementation of the measure as his administration faces the COVID-19 impact. The “perfect suspension” states that those who are unable to work because of the virus can stop working for up to 90 days, but their employers are not required to pay them for the time they are unemployed. Despite the economic issues, workers remain under contract with consequent obligations.... more »
Will US’s Corruption End On A Ventilator Or In A Mushroom Cloud?
Little by little, Americans are understanding just how badly our government has let us down by its belated and disastrous response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and how thousands more people are dying as a result. But there are two other crises we face that our government is totally unprepared for and incapable of dealing with: the climate crisis and the danger of nuclear war. Since 1947, a group of scientists with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have warned us about the danger of nuclear war—using their Doomsday Clock to symbolize just how close we are to destroying human civi... more »
Stop Reversals Of The Long-term Benefits Of The First Earth Day April 22, 1970
Earth Day, April 22, 1970, was the most consequential demonstration of civic energy in modern American history. Engaging nearly 20 million Americans participating in about 13,000 local events, this first Earth Day changed corporate and government policies through popular demands for clean air, water, soil, and food. Senator Gaylord Nelson launched Earth Day, having tired of Congressional inaction and the power of the corporate pollution lobby. Earth Day quickly became a grassroots educational and action-driven week of activities that aroused the country. Even reactionary Presiden... more »
France And Germany Join 10 EU Countries In Call For Green Recovery
Paris and Berlin have added their names to a growing list of EU capitals asking for the European Green Deal to be placed at the heart of the EU’s post-pandemic recovery plan. The Green Deal “must be central to a resilient recovery after COVID-19,” EU environment ministers wrote in an opinion piece published on Climate Home News, a specialised information site. “The Green Deal provides us with a roadmap to make the right choices in responding to the economic crisis while transforming Europe into a sustainable and climate neutral economy,” the ministers wrote in the commentary piec... more »
Sovereignty RIP
This is the title of an extraordinary new book published by University of Michigan political theorist (and member of the University of Michigan Law School faculty) Don Herzog. Tacking an immensely important subject, Herzog writes with a mordant wit that makes its pages fly by. He has a flair for telling quotations that illustrate exactly what is at stake in debates about the notion of "sovereignty." His basic thesis, captured in the title, is that sovereignty as a concept has long outlived its usefulness, save as something for historians of political thought to refer to when tryin... more »
"A Gaucho Appears in the Distance, Riding Hell for Leather..."
*"A Gaucho Appears in the Distance, Riding Hell for Leather..."* By Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "A horseman suddenly appeared in the field in front of us. He was riding hell for leather to the south. A real gaucho, completely at ease… as if he and the horse were one animal… lithe… agile… graceful… “What’s going on…” Elizabeth wondered. “That’s Pablo… and he’s on that Criollo… He’s really flying…” A few hundred yards away, we saw what he was after. A wild burro, or donkey, had gotten into the hay field and was eating one of the round bales. There are hundreds of burros in th... more »
Social Distancing - The Difference That Three Feet Makes
Many of us are being subjected to social distancing rules, something that most people had not heard of until the appearance of the most recent novel coronavirus, 2019 edition. In my jurisdiction, we are being told that we must maintain a 2 metre or 6 foot distance from everyone, whether they are exhibiting symptoms like coughing or sneezing that may indicate that they are positive for COVID-19 or not. With that in mind, let's look at how various governments around the world are managing the social distancing aspect of the coronavirus pandemic. Here is what is on the Canadian gov... more »
EU: Malaria Drugs Used for Virus Could Cause Side Effects
The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are known to cause heart rhythm problems, especially if combined with other drugs.
Government Expert Claims He Was Retaliated Against for Opposing Virus Drug Trump Touted
Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, said that he was summarily removed from his job and reassigned to a lesser role.
Elizabeth Warren’s Oldest Brother Dies of Coronavirus
The Boston Globe reported that Donald Reed Herring, 86, died in Norman, Oklahoma, about three weeks after testing positive for the virus.
Why Farmers Are Dumping Milk Down the Drain and Letting Produce Rot in Fields
Food supply chains have become concentrated, which has made them less nimble in adapting to disruptions like a health pandemic.
Pelosi to Push “Vote by Mail” Scheme in Next Round of Coronavirus Stimulus
[image: pelosi-to-push-vote-by-mail-scheme-in-next-round-of-coronavirus-stimulus] Never one to let a good crisis go to waste, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi intends to attach money for yet another Democrat vote grab in the next round of coronavirus stimulus spending.
Coronavirus: Ecuador aprobará acuerdo comercial con EFTA
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23-Apr-2020 En medio de la crisis sanitaria por la pandemia de coronavirus, el pleno de la Asamblea tramitará el Acuerdo de Asociación Económico entre el Ecuador y la Asociación Europea de Libre Comercio (AELC), o Acuerdo Europeo de Libre Comercio (EFTA).
T-MEC: Se carece de plan en reglas de origen
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
23-Apr-2020 México carece de una propuesta para instrumentar las reglas de origen que establece el Tratado comercial con Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC).
CNN: Nearly all Covid-19 Patients Put on Ventilators in New York’s Largest Health System Died, Study Finds
A study has found that more than 85 percent of the coronavirus patients on ventilators in New York’s largest hospital system later died from the disease. CNN reported Thursday that a study from researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and Northwell Health, which employs over 68,000 people in the state, discovered that the […] The post CNN: Nearly all Covid-19 Patients Put on Ventilators in New York’s Largest Health System Died, Study Finds appeared first on Health Nut News.
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