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"We're In A Live Exercise Here" - "You Should Have Let Us Know" - Emergency Measures - The Goal All Along
*Police guard area where New York State's first drive through coronavirus mobile testing center opened, March 13, 2020 © Reuters / Mike Segar* Readers, this post will be about what is really going on here. IMO,* we are in what they consider to be WWIII. * The usual suspect perps are fighting their enemies [foreign and domestic] with bioweapons and economic strangulation. First, let's listen to USrael Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blatantly telling it like it is and Trump's bemused response: Watch and Listen to the actual video from intellihub: * Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ad... more »
Looks Scary? Think Again
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Why we’re not overreacting to the coronavirus, in one chart Italy tried to stem its outbreak, belatedly. We’re on the same course. (Source) If this graphic is accurate, and I have no reason to believe it isn’t, it is exceptionally good news for America and the leadership of President Trump. This apples to Volkswagen comparison … Continue reading "Looks Scary? Think Again"
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 81 – 2020
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Random Thoughts On Frail Existence
Thanks to all the contributors to the comments section for all your outstanding posts and links! Like everybody else, I'm awaiting the details of the top-secret trillion dollar-plus stimulus package currently being tied up in slippery snakelike ribbons by the Senate racketeers..It's always a bad sign whenever you don't get to see what's in one of these emergency measures before it's too late. It's also a bad sign when the individuals and families allegedly -maybe- on the receiving end of pennies to the dollar awarded to the usual corporate grifters of the world are being cynically ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 22
1921 UK Cabinet approved Colonial Sec Churchill’s choice of Faisal as new ruler in Mesopotamia (Musings On Iraq article on Churchill’s views on Mesopotamia) (Musings On Iraq book review *Churchill’s Folly, How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation Building and a History Denied*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Imagining The Nation, Nationalism, Sectarianism and Socio-Political Conflict in Iraq*) 1933 UK Amb to Iraq said that parliament full of politicians who never meant what they said Institution was a sham 1973... more »
Curse of the Bermuda Triangle -- Witchcraft
For several decades I have been of the opinion that the Bermuda Triangle was a manufactured mystery. I thought that most of the disappearances had a rational if tragic explanation. When all the nonsense was stripped away and the facts were examined, then we would know what happened. Much of the Bermuda Triangle lore was based on faulty information. Given all that, it was strange that I was caught up in an episode of *Curse of the Bermuda Triangle*. The episode concerned the disappearance of the *Witchcraft*, what I would consider a pleasure boat or cabin cruiser. The story as told ... more »
A few ambitious points on fighting the crisis
We are facing two crises at once, health and economic, that are related in very important ways. The covid-19 epidemic has done major damage around the world, but it’s highlighting some serious structural problems with the US social model that better-run countries are not so afflicted by. We are plagued by a deep economic polarization complicated by minimal social protections; severely diminished state capacity, with eroded institutional structures and extremely debased quality of personnel at the highest levels; years of underinvestment in basic infrastructure, both broadly and in h... more »
For your Sunday...
*stolen from our dear Bunkerville who always posts something wonderful on Sunday - and we thank her. * Bunk has been under the weather, but has been sprung from the hospital and is home now. You may want to add her to your prayer list and *pop over to wish her well*. Please watch in full screen... Today is the fourth Sunday of Lent also known as Laetare Sunday. It takes it name from the opening words of the Mass, the Introit's "Laetare, Jerusalem" - Rejoice, O Jerusalem. It's a break in the penitential season of Lent. Next Sunday will be Passion Sunday marking the beginning of ... more »
More Covid-19 Scenarios and a Universal Income
*The Financial Times* has a very good article covering a study produced by the UK's Imperial College modeling the covid-19 disease trajectory: Chelsea Bruce-Lockhart, John Burn-Murdoch and Alex Barker (March 19 2020) The shocking coronavirus study that rocked the UK and US. The Financial Times, https://www.ft.com/content/16764a22-69ca-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75 This model predicts spring and fall (November) peaks for infection. The model's full assumptions are not detailed in the FT article. Here is the link to the executive summary of the study https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperia... more »
My Eight Day Journey Around the Planet – With COVID-19 on My Tail
*Andre Vltchek* | My journey around the world - chased by a global crisis.
I Found The Heart Of A Lion In The Belly Of The Beast. And I Held It In My Hand, And I Could Feel, I Could Feel, Feel The Beat
*THE LION THE BEAST THE BEAT* Grace Potter and The Nocturnals Steady now, steady now Don't fear what you can't see Ready now, ready now I'll hold on to you, you hold on to me I found the heart of a lion In the belly of the beast And I held it in my hand and I could feel I could feel, feel the beat Gas up the Easy Rider And head out for Nevada Cuz somebody let the beast out, baby It's time to meet your maker Make the road your undertaker Cuz somebody let the beast out, baby Can't stop the beat, can't stop the beat Run, but you can't hide, from the heat Life is a record, playing on re... more »
Coronavirus Drama: Airlines Shouldn't Be a Frankenstein Experiment in ‘Accountable Capitalism’
*James Pethokoukis* *Econonmy, Americas* [image: Reuters] Instead of saving up their cash flow for a big crisis—like a global, sector-shattering pandemic—now they’re seeking a bailout from Uncle Sam. To critics of stock buybacks, the current economic crisis is playing out like a real-life version of Aesop’s famous fable, *The Ant and the Grasshopper*. And in this case, the hungry, short-sighted grasshopper is the American airline industry. Bloomberg reports that the major US airlines — Alaska, American, Delta, United and Southwest — spent 96 percent of free cash flow over the pa... more »
Coronavirus Means America Is Really Broke. Trump Should Get the Hell Out of Syria.
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Middle East* The U.S. is broke. Before the coronavirus made its malign appearance, Washington was set to run trillion-dollar annual deficits this year and as far as we can see beyond. Now revenues will fall and expenses rise this year, at least, as a result of the sharply contracting economy. And Congress is preparing to pass a $1 trillion “stimulus” package on top. Why are we still in Syria? The U.S. is broke. Before the coronavirus made its malign appearance, Washington was set to run trillion-dollar annual deficits this year and as far as we can see ... more »
China's Y-20 Transport Plane: Sending Coronavirus Supplies and Refueling Bombers?
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, * While Beijing's stealth fighters and aircraft carriers get all of the attention, refueling matters. And the Y-20 could make that happen. Whatever one concludes about China’s response to Coronavirus, there is little doubt that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been on the front line of the effort to stem the virus from an early point. The pages of China’s military newspapers are filled with heroic accounts of the work of Chinese military nurses and doctors. An important symbol of the PLA’s effort to send medical personnel and related supplie... more »
Imagine Torturing Yourself By Watching Sex and City 2 Once a Week for a Year. These Podcasters Did It.
*David Axe* *Comedy, * Tim Batt and Guy Montgomery are New Zealand comics who’ve made weird careers of stunt-watching bad movies and making podcasts about the experiences. Tim Batt and Guy Montgomery are New Zealand comics who’ve made weird careers of stunt-watching bad movies and making podcasts about the experiences. They call their series *The Worst Idea of All Time*. They watched *Sex and the City 2* once a week for a year and slowly lost their minds. They subjected themselves to seven straight viewings of *Cats*. They watch and review *Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2* every Thanksg... more »
This Strange Thing Was the Allies Secret Weapon to Win World War II
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Jake68046 at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2949431] So cute. *Key point:* This mass-produced little workhorse helped move supplies and troops around. It also came in many variants, each with a unique role. The M29 Weasel was a machine conceived by a bizarre British chemist obsessed with ice for a unit that did not exist and a mission that never occurred. While super-secret Operation Ploughshare was scratched, the Weasel went on to... more »
Apple's 2020 iPad Pro: Finally, the Laptop Is Dead? Not So Fast.
*Mark Episkopos* *Technology, * The launch of the 2020 iPad Pro coincides with the imminent release of iPadOS 14, which enshrines cursor support and a host of other quality-of-life software changes. What will consumers think? With the 2020 iPad Pro, Apple’s flagship tablet continues its slow metamorphosis into a compelling, but expensive, laptop replacement. Earlier this year, *The National Interest *discussed what Apple needs to do to make the 2018 iPad Pro a viable option for a wide swathe of creatives and professionals--we are pleased to confirm that the 2020 refresh has tak... more »
How Red Tape Damages America's Response to the Coronavirus
*Jeffrey A. Singer* *Public Health, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2VHF97UZSP&share=true] Something must be done to fix this. This morning, *NBC Think* published my opinion column discussing the sclerotic and disorganized initial response of the federal public health system to a building coronavirus pandemic. In my column, I point out how the Food and Drug Administration’s cumbersome regulatory process resulted in a single, government‐monopoly coronavirus test, made available in limited supply, by the Centers for Dise... more »
China's J/H-XX Fighter Interceptor Could Be Quite Dangerous
*Malcolm Davis* *Security, Asia* Australia's air force is vulnerable. Every year, the International Institute for Strategic Studies publishes a thorough assessment of the capabilities and defence economics of militaries around the globe. The 2020 edition of *The military balance* covers 171 countries and provides a disconcerting deep dive into Chinese military technology. The IISS’s sober analysis of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s stealthy new fifth-generation J/H-XX jet adds substance to what had been only educated guesswork in a number of forums. So, what does the d... more »
White House Correspondents Chasing Down Phantom Racists While Pandemic Stalks World
America’s not sick. The Democrats and media are. By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives—March 19, 2020 The biggest question the media of the day needs to be asked: “Are you more interested in the containment of the runaway pandemic called COVID-19, or in finding more people to call racist? It would seem to the … Continue reading White House Correspondents Chasing Down Phantom Racists While Pandemic Stalks World →
Truth as Truth Is Truth
Liberals will use Medicine/Medicare as a foot in the door toward full bore Socialism — Ronald Reagan By Dag Barkley —— Bio and Archives—March 20, 2020 Dag Barkley — Bio and Archives Born beneath a loaf of ‘wry’ bread that took time to rise, Dag Barkley came into the world on the Fourth of … Continue reading Truth as Truth Is Truth →
The Fearona Virus
How much freedom will we lab rats trade for security? We will soon see By Mark Gray —— Bio and Archives—March 20, 2020 “We have everything to fear, especially fear itself.” Do you get the feeling we are caught in the middle of a gigantic, global social experiment whose goal is to measure the … Continue reading The Fearona Virus →
All of the Museum of the Bible’s Dead Sea Scrolls Are Fake, Report Finds
The new findings raises questions about the authenticity of a collection of texts known as the “post-2002” scrolls Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, considered one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the 20th century, are displayed 18 June 2003 at Montreal’s Pointe-a-Callieres Archeological Museum (Normand Blouin/AFP via Getty Images) By Brigit Katz smithsonianmag.com March … Continue reading All of the Museum of the Bible’s Dead Sea Scrolls Are Fake, Report Finds →
DIOCESAN PRIEST: ‘My Church Stays Open…PERIOD!’
Bottom line, Holy Mother Church must see to her own and continue to provide solace, sanctuary and sacraments during this crisis. By News on the Net — The Remnant Video—— Bio and Archives—March 20, 2020 During the Coronavirus pandemic, it may be prudent for some people in ‘at risk categories’ not to go to … Continue reading DIOCESAN PRIEST: ‘My Church Stays Open…PERIOD!’ →
Every Year an Epidemic: Say Goodbye to Normal Winters
March 21, 2020 Every Year an Epidemic: Say Goodbye to Normal Winters By Justin Geoffrey We all remember the horrible fall and winter of 2017-2018, when a terrible epidemic ravaged America. Schools closed, restaurants shut down, and sporting events were canceled to control the monster, but it still killed 90,000 men and women. You don’t … Continue reading Every Year an Epidemic: Say Goodbye to Normal Winters →
TOM HORN WARNED ABOUT THIS ON “THE HAGMANN REPORT” THURSDAY—2 DAYS LATER, OCTAGON, FREEJACK, AND CODENAME ZODIAC WERE ACTIVATED FOR MARTIAL LAW
March 22, 2020 by SkyWatch Above-Top Secret contingency plans already exist for what the military is supposed to do if all the Constitutional successors are incapacitated. Standby orders were issued more than three weeks ago to ready these plans, not just to protect Washington but also to prepare for the possibility of some form of … Continue reading TOM HORN WARNED ABOUT THIS ON “THE HAGMANN REPORT” THURSDAY—2 DAYS LATER, OCTAGON, FREEJACK, AND CODENAME ZODIAC WERE ACTIVATED FOR MARTIAL LAW →
The Book of Revelation and COVID-19
CNN AND FOX GIVE “REVELATION PROPHECY” REVELATION IS A WARNING ABOUT WORLDWIDE FALSE WORSHIP TO BAAL “THE BEAST” Is the coronavirus one of the seven plagues in Revelation chapter 16? CNN and Fox are interviewing religious “experts” who say it is. No, the coronavirus is not one of the seven Revelation plagues. They fall exclusively on those that pray … Continue reading The Book of Revelation and COVID-19 →
Episode #319 – ‘Panic, Lockdown, Backlash’ with guests Andre Vltchek and Olsi Jazexhi
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
We Desperately Need A Mass Strike Against The Billionaire Class
The Democratic presidential primary is becoming a pitched battle between the interests of workers and billionaires—the type of fight that Jane McAlevey knows well. The author of A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy, McAlevey has focused her career as a labor organizer, writer and educator on how to build power—and how to win. In light of the current class struggle shaping up inside (and outside) the primary, her thoughts on how to make strategic interventions are a breath of fresh air. McAlevey’s book argues that workers must once again wield their m... more »
Epidemic Exacerbation: Washington’s Shameful Record Of Hypocrisy.
There are times when President Trump’s overt race-baiting and cynical nativism are almost refreshing. And no doubt, as photos emerge showing his brazen personal edits - crossing out the word “Corona,” and substituting “China” -virus - to a recent speech, it seems The Donald has finally traded in his “dog-whistle” for a “dog-bullhorn.” Sort of reminds one of the early 1980s, when it wasn't uncommon to refer to AIDS as “GRIDS” (Gay-related immunodeficiency) - or the “gay plague” - and the dereliction of then President Reagan’s response, whereby he didn't even speak publicly on the d... more »
In Light Of The Global Pandemic, Focus Attention On The People.
SARS-CoV-2 or COVID19, now declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation, has begun to wreak havoc in large parts of the world, with other parts waiting in anticipation. We are in a real struggle, which needs total mobilisation; a struggle that needs to put life before profit. We will only win this struggle – as China has already done – if our people are united and disciplined, if governments earn our respect by their actions, and if we act in solidarity across the globe. Global debt is at $250 trillion, with corporate debt already enormous. On the other hand, there ar... more »
Social Distance With A Vengeance
Above photo: In a display of social distancing, people sit far apart while waiting to be tested for COVID-19 at a makeshift medical testing center in Kuwait. Asad/Xinhua/Newscom Long before the practice of social distancing became the new normal, there was the concept of social distance. Named after its founder, the Bogardus Social Distance Scale was […]
Neoliberalism’s Death Knell?
In the latest It’s Our Money podcast, PBI Chair Ellen Brown and co-host Walt McRee speak with renowned economist Michael Hudson, member of the Public Banking Institute Advisory Board. Walt introduces the episode: The global economic devastation produced by market-driven profiteering has resulted in distressed and deprived citizens taking to the streets by the hundreds of thousands in cities around the globe and continues its destructive exploitation of our planet’s resources. The culprit is an aging “neo-liberal” economic system which produces historic social inequality while consol... more »
The Best Health System To React To COVID-19
As the coronavirus surges through America, the country’s only national health care system—the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)—is facing a massive test. The agency must simultaneously treat its vulnerable population of nine million patients, while preparing to fulfill its so-called “fourth mission,” which is to help respond to national emergencies and pandemics. For years, the VHA has been unfairly cast in the press and in Congress as a failing institution, even as its care has consistently outperformed the private sector on key metrics. In recent years, the VHA has developed u... more »
We Can’t Let This Economic Crisis Go To Waste
The rapid spread of COVID-19, or the coronavirus as it is commonly known, has heightened economic fears and anxiety around the world. On Thursday March 12, US stock markets saw their biggest single day losses since Black Monday in 1987 and three days later the Federal Reserve announced that it would be cutting its benchmark interest rate to effectively zero and restarting its Quantitative Easing program. With businesses and whole cities shut down for the foreseeable future, a full-blown financial crisis is not out of the question and many analysts now see a recession later this year... more »
Last Man Standing
This report from The Unz Review is the latest on the Chinese Effort to force the United States to respond to the allegation that *it brought the Covid19 virus to Wuhan, China under the guise of military participation* in the World Military Games held in Wuhan between October 18-27, 2019. Please read and I will have comments to follow: *************** Last Man Standing China Wins Big With Covid-19. What Were We Thinking? Godfree Roberts • March 22, 2020 China suffered through the H1N1 coronavirus epidemic in 2008 largely because the CDC took 6 months to identify it and, as a resul... more »
"Can't Go to Church?"
*"Can't go to church? * *Sunday Mass and Protestant Service for March 22 (Video)"* - https://commoncts.blogspot.com/ A tip of the hat and sincerest thanks to commoncents for providing this very kind and thoughtful service!
Daily COVID-19 update: Nova Scotia declares State of Emergency, limits gatherings to five people, requires self-isolation for anyone who has travelled outside the province
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The latest: • Premier Stephen McNeil has declared a State of Emergency, invoking the Emergency Management Act; • McNeil limits all public gatherings to five people; • effective tomorrow at 6am, anyone who travels into Nova Scotia from outside the province must self-isolate; screeners will […]
Baby on board! Pregnancy and birth in the age of coronavirus
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Martha Miller is 32 weeks pregnant and at home with her two-year-old son in Cole Harbour. She hasn’t seen her doctor in three weeks, even though she’s supposed to have a doctor visit every two weeks now. An appointment she had this past week for […]
Khalid Batarfi and the Future of AQAP
Khalid bin Umar Batarfi appears in an AQAP video released in January 2018. Photo credit: Al-Malahem Media/AQAP via Long War Journal *Editor’s Note: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), long considered one of al-Qaeda's most dangerous and capable affiliates, is under new management. Gregory Johnsen, one of the world's premier Yemen analysts, assesses the state of AQAP today and argues that its new leader inherits a far weaker organization that will struggle to stay relevant.* *Daniel Byman* *** On Sunday, Feb. 23, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) announced that it ha... more »
Italian Doctor in Bergamo Issues Dire Warning of How to Prepare for Coronavirus-Covid-19 Before It’s Too Late
“Italian doctor on how virus ‘exploded’, having coronavirus & how to fight it ” Link: https://youtu.be/dkozG3IcXUU Notice that she says … Continue reading →
Lebanese military deploys troops, choppers to contain coronavirus spread: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Lebanon has risen to 248, Sunday, after the Lebanese Health Ministry announced another infection earlier today. In response to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Lebanese military has been deployed to several parts of the country, including the capital city of Beirut, The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Watch: Russian forces confront would-be terrorist in gun battle
Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) on Sunday said its agents had neutralised a militant near the city of Ufa, who planned to carry out a terror attack. “The criminal was neutralised in an exchange of fire. A gun and a ready-for-use improvised explosive device were found at the scene of the shootout. According to reports, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US officials admit killing Qassem Soleimani has backfired: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – In an article released on Saturday, March 21st, the New York Times reported that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is experiencing a rift regarding their actions against Iran on January 3rd. “President Trump was getting ready to declare the coronavirus a ‘national emergency’, but inside the White House […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS calls on God to increase coronavirus torment against idolatrous nations
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) has released a new newsletter from their Al-Naba’ publication, which appears to be a follow up on their previous article in which the terrorist group instructed its followers on how to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The terrorist group began their newsletter by stating that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish military allegedly moves air defenses into Idlib despite ceasefire: photo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The Turkish military has allegedly moved an air defense system into northwestern Syria despite the ongoing ceasefire in the Idlib Governorate. According to some reports, the Turkish military moved their Leopard 2A4 tanks and ATILGAN air defense system into the Idlib Governorate. A recent photo released this past week showed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian President issues general amnesty for all prisoners
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday issued Legislative Decree No. 6 for the year 2020 granting a general amnesty for crimes committed before March 22, 2020. The decree expanded the range of amnesty for some crimes that were not covered in previous decrees. This new decree will commute the sentences […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Expert Illustration Research Writing and Editing And Teaching Solutions For Pupils
women has diverse in distinctive stories throughout record. A lot of portray women as gorgeous, misleading, manipulative, and good, while guys are portrayed as getting solid, masculine, and easily tricked. In a lot of of the performs coated in the course “Big British Writers to 1800,” males are advised to refrain from re write my paper acting lustful, believed that it would hurt their all round skill to be successful in whatsoever the figures aimed to do. An illustration of this is witnessed in “Sir Gawain and the Eco-friendly Knight” when Gawain is deceived. In most early British l... more »
Trump is unleashing American creativity: Booze to hand sanitizer editon
While Democrats always turn to giving themselves more power over us in any crisis Trump and conservatives turn to the American people. Right now multiple booze producing companies like Pernod Ricard USA and Cotton & Reed are repurposing their alcohol as hand sanitizing products. In doing so the companies are both helping America and helping themselves. The income they get from selling hand sanitizer enables them to keep paying their employees and keep the economy moving. That's the great strength of capitalism. While the already overpaid government bureaucrats will keep getting paid... more »
Corona defeats massive DEFENDER-Europe 20 war games (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 506. More The post Corona defeats massive DEFENDER-Europe 20 war games (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
COVID-19 tests — Trustworthy answers
What does it take to test fast and trustworthy? The post COVID-19 tests — Trustworthy answers appeared first on CFACT.
Why do the #FakeNews media want to keep you from hearing Trump?
First the #FakeNews media ignored coronavirus and spent their time mocking Trump because his panel of experts was too white. Then they attacked Trump for putting a travel ban on China to slow the spread of COVID19 to the US. Joe Biden accused Trump of xenophobia. Then they tried to blame the virus on Trump. They called for renaming the coronavirus as the Trump virus. Just what the Chinese Communist tyrants whose massive incompetence and deliberate refusal to address the start of corona virus has created this pandemic want. Then they condemned Trump as being racist for calling a vir... more »
Coronavirus Lifespan on Surfaces: Good Advice in a Two-Minute Video
From Fox News yesterday, 19 March 2020: Just the facts, no drama. — Safespace (carefully wiped down and with t.p. in every corner) —
COVID-19 Deaths and the Link to Pre-existing Conditions
Now that Italy finds itself at the pinnacle of COVID-19 deaths, a recent study by the Instituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS) also known as the Italian National Institute of Health, is particularly pertinent given the global panic over the "deadly" novel coronavirus. Let's look at some of the ISS's findings. The paper that was written on March 17, 2020, looked at the deaths of 2,003 patients as shown on this table: As you can see, 1,425 of the deaths or 71.1 percent of the total came from the Lombardy region with the next highest number at 346 or 17.3 percent of the total coming from... more »
A study by the University of Southhampton shows that China could have prevented 95% of China's Corona virus cases
You can find the study here but the key section is this: *The early detection and isolation of cases was estimated to prevent more infections than travel restrictions and contact reductions, but integrated NPIs[Non Pharmaceutical Intervetions, ie stuff other than drugs] would achieve the strongest and most rapid effect. If NPIs could have been conducted one week, two weeks, or three weeks earlier in China, cases could have been reduced by 66%, 86%, and 95%, respectively, together with significantly reducing the number of affected areas.* Clearly the Chinese Communist regimes trying ... more »
Virus update: Making preparations
Angela Merkel’s shopping cart: one pack of toilet paper and four bottles of wine. pic.twitter.com/HgGQ3I4P43 — Katie Cooper (@thekatiecoop) March 21, 2020 Oh, and so calm indeed.
A Modest Proposal: Make Sure the Public Knows, in Real Time, When Congresscritters are Dumping Shares
The COVID-19 specter led Congresscritters to coo reassurance, and dump shares. A modest proposal: require immediate disclosure of trades
StrongHearts Native Helpline for Domestic Violence: Ready to Listen
StrongHearts Native Helpline Will Continue to Offer Services During COVID-19 Pandemic StrongHearts Native Helpline Email: ehovie@strongheartshelpline.org EAGAN, Minn., March 19, 2020 — StrongHearts Native Helpline acknowledges that this is a very difficult time for all Native people. We are very concerned about those most vulnerable including those who may be in unhealthy or abusive
Cop Fired After Video Showed Him Stomping Entirely Compliant Man’s Head In
[image: stomping]A violent cop who couldn't control his anger, was fired this week after he was caught on video stomping the head of a compliant man into pavement.
Cops Conspire On Video to Frame Innocent Man for Assault, Get Him Convicted — Not Fired
[image: innocent]An innocent South Carolina man spent 128 days behind bars for an assault on officers that never happened and was entirely fabricated by cops.
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Alpha”
Vangelis, “Alpha”
WHO NEEDS RUSSIANS WHEN YOU HAVE MURDOCH?
We worry about Russian efforts to sow confusion, stir up Democratic disunity, and promote President Trump as the election approaches. But Trump and the Republican Party don't need to rely on Russians. Rupert Murdoch's media outlets are more than capable of doing that all by themselves. Here's the lead story at FoxNews.com right now: Have Democrats found an alternative to Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination? Some seem to think so: The hashtag #PresidentCuomo -- referring to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo -- was trending on social media Saturday as ... more »
With a reimagined lending model, firm aims to create equitable cannabis funding
When Seke Ballard founded Good Tree Capital, his goal for the Seattle-headquartered online platform was to raise funds from accredited investors and, in turn, use that money to underwrite loans for small, licensed cannabis companies around the United States. With a reimagined lending model, firm aims to create equitable cannabis funding is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
ICYMI: Stay In Place Edition (3/22)
Well, here we all are, in place (except for some of you who think this is a fake and some of you who think nothing should interfere with spring break). Frankly, the reading this week has been a bit....well, repetitive. But here are some things to peruse while you're holding down your couch. *An Open Letter To Seniors* Louisiana's teacher of the year has some thoughts for high school seniors, whose big year is threatening to end with a whimper instead of a bang. Courtesy of the indispensable Mercedes Schneider,* who also has some thoughts of her own* for seniors facing this derailme... more »
Late-Stage Imperial Omni-Crisis: Death by Virus and Internal Contradictions
The epidemic reveals the stark truth, that the US dismantled and privatized its public health system, to fatten the pockets of the oligarchy and render working people more helpless and dependent.
Black Agenda Report 18 March 2020
18 March 2020 — Black Agenda Report Freedom Rider: COVID-19 Covers Up War and Financial Collapse Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist COVID-19 is not just a health emergency. It has exposed the causes of inequality and suffering in this country. Late-Stage Imperial Omni-Crisis: Death by Virus and Internal Contradictions Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor The … Continue reading Black Agenda Report 18 March 2020
Quarantine (X): The Day After the Pandemic
In our homes, as most Venezuelans are, and as it should be, occupied with the care of our sons, daughters and relatives, the occasion is propitious to think about the world in which we live, instead of becoming absorbed in fear.
Catholics there are a huge number of live streaming Masses at ever time
Many Catholics in America can't go to Mass today not because they're sick or because they're too far from a church but because no Masses are being offered in order that the spread of COVID 19 can be constrained. But fortunately there are more tons of Masses being offered live on the Internet. Go to Mass-online.org and you'll find this: Click on the Holy Mass online in English link and you'll see this: Pick a time and a parish and voila you'll be able to watch the Mass online live. There are literally Masses every 1/2 hour or so. Note since I only live in one time zone I don't know... more »
The Army Has Developed A Quantum Sensor That Covers The Entire Radio Frequency Spectrum
The US Army has developed a quantum sensor that can detect communication signals over the entire radio frequency spectrum, from 0 to 100 GHz, using a single antenna. That is currently impossible with a traditional receiver system, and would require multiple systems of individual antennas, amplifiers and other components. read more
Great song lines from R&B
Rhythm and Blues (or R&B) has made a huge contribution to our musical richness, here in America and around the world. The sounds came out of Motown in Detroit, Staxx Records out of Memphis and Chess Records out of Chicago. … Continue reading →
Navajo Nation has 26 cases of coronavirus as stay at home order goes into effect
President Jonathan Nez offered his appreciation and prayers by phone to a group of Navajo firefighters as they prepare to enter the community of Chilchinbeto to deliver care packages to residents, including elderly and high-risk. The first responders will be wearing protective gear when they enter the community and will not make person-to-person contact to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (
The New Normal
For years now, the gig economy has been morphing into our new economic model. Martin Regg Cohn writes that the coronavirus has made gig workers of us all: If you think these are tough times, spare a thought for those already living it, and likely to experience it for the rest of their working lives. Who are these people? Today these people are us, cooped up at home. But in recent years, it has been a lot of “other” people — from the millennial children of boomers who have never known anything but the gig economy, to new immigrants lacking local experience, to older workers lacki... more »
Japan Should Have Taken Yamamoto's Warnings About America More Seriously
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Admiral Isoruoku Yamamoto led the Imperial Japanese Navy into war but warned that the United States was a formidable foe. Brave, urbane, and complex, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was Japan’s greatest naval strategist and the architect of one of the most stunning achievements in the history of modern warfare. Fluent in English, he studied in the United States and claimed many American friends before he became one of their deadly enemies. A solid and widely respected man, he argued passionately for peace in the 1930s while fascism spread in Eu... more »
Like History? Don't Overlook These Eight World War II Books
*Warfare History Network* *History, * They are all impressive and insightful works. *Key point:* Many of the engagements, landings, and fights that took place during this campaign are worthy of a book of their own The Japanese superbattleship *Musashi* was steaming east along with a fleet of other battleships, cruisers, and destroyers on their way toward what was expected to be a climactic battle at Leyte Gulf. At 8:10 am on October 24, 1944, Musashi’s captain ordered the crew to battle stations. An American scout plane had been spotted overhead. The fleet lacked its own air cove... more »
Cancer Cells Can't Withstand This Treatment's Medicinal 'Double-Strike'
*Ingo Ringshausen* *Public Health, World* A new treatment brings us closer to eradicating cancer. *Key point:* This “double strike” on immune cancers has the potential to significantly enhance current treatments and extend life expectancy for many patients. Cancer of the immune system, called lymphoma or leukaemia, generally affects the entire body’s bone marrow and lymph nodes. Because these types of cancers are so widespread, surgery isn’t useful, so patients are usually treated with chemotherapy. Although these treatments have become significantly better in the past ten years... more »
China's Air Force Is Growing Fast, But It's Mostly Fly Old Planes
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Out with the old. *Key point: *Roughly 33 percent of the PLAAF and PLANAF’s combat aircraft are old second-generation fighters of limited combat value against peer opponents. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force of China and its sister branch, the PLA Naval Air Force, operate a huge fleet of around 1,700 combat aircraft—defined here as fighters, bombers and attack planes. This force is exceeded only by the 3,400 active combat aircraft of the U.S. military. Moreover, China operates a lot of different aircraft *types* that are not well known... more »
American Soldiers Saw True Evil When They Liberated Hitler's Nazi Concentration Camps
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* A veteran remembers. *Key Point:* The Holocaust was seared into their memories. BACKSTORY: The final months of World War II in the European Theater were a harrowing and desperate time for the soldiers who fought there. No one wanted to die when the war was so close to its end. This called for caution in the minds of many, yet the fighting was not over. The forces of Hitler’s Third Reich––still actively resisting the advancing Allies–– simply had to be beaten. Further, they had to be made to understand they were beaten, lest there be a... more »
Coronavirus Answers: How Seniors Can Ease Into Social Distancing
*Victoria Atabakhsh* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] Here's how to ease the resistance they may feel. In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all attempting to adapt to new routines and schedules as we adjust to our new social-distancing lifestyle. Although we’re all vulnerable to the coronavirus, we must not forget the population that’s most at risk — older adults, 65 and up. Although almost all long-term and retirement facilities have been closed for visitation to non-health-care workers, there are still many older adults living in our communities — alone ... more »
Brazil Facing Coronavirus Explosion; Protests Grow Against Virus-Skeptic Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro agreed to a third test for the novel coronavirus SARS-nCo-2 on Friday. Meanwhile, the right-wing politician no longer dismissed his potential infection. So far, 23 people who took part in Bolsonaro's US trip earlier this . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […] The post Brazil Facing Coronavirus Explosion; Protests Grow Against Virus-Skeptic Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times.
Progress Breeds Pessimism
Progress breeds pessimism. The last 100 years have brought a significant improvement in the political and financial systems in most nations, and this, in turn, has resulted in large-scale technological and industrial progress and a comfortable lifestyle for many people. Yet, paradoxically, the thinking of our intellectuals has taken an apocalyptic turn—there is an avalanche of books and movies on holocaust, cataclysmic global pandemic, devastating climate change, epic battles with powerful manmade or alien forces, asteroid impacts, or a dystopian post-apocalypse world in which few r... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Above-Top Secret contingency plans already exist for what the military is supposed to do if all the Constitutional successors are incapacitated. Standby orders were issued more than three weeks ago to ready these plans, not just to protect Washington but also to prepare for the possibility of some form of martial law. 'Total Suspension of Individual Freedom': Inside Israel's Secret Coronavirus DebateThese are analogous to the circumstances under which the federal reserve was established. "the cabinet approved the plan in the dead of night the following day, bypass... more »
The Wizard of Wuhan
In response to the bleating, whining, politically-correct adult snowflakes in the media who cry, “It’s not the Chinese flu” … here’s a viewpoint that’s just a tad more realistic. Penned by Guy Sorman for City Journal, 20 March 2020: You, Xi It is time for Americans to recognize and acknowledge that the Chinese president is not our friend. I hold Xi Jinping guilty of starting the coronavirus pandemic, which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has now caused thousands of deaths around the world and an economic recession that will ravage all of us for years. My accusation … Continue... more »
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The Future, as Things Are Going
The way things are going, it may not be that difficult to predict the future, even admitting that it certainly hides new surprises. In 650 words, here are some predictions informed by economics (and birds’ entrails), whether the epidemic itself is being exaggerated or not. The shortages—real shortages, not “smurfages”—created by government price controls (the […] The post The Future, as Things Are Going appeared first on Econlib.
"A Marvelous Victory..."
"To be hopeful in bad times is based on the fact that human history is not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don't have to wait for some grand Utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous... more »
If You Have Dry and Chapped Lips, This Is How You Heal Them
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Too Little Too Late? China Finally Apologises To Family Of Doctor Who Warned About Coronavirus
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*Update 15:10 EST: *It takes about two hours for me to drive from my chalet to Montreal, and for those who want to know, there was no traffic on the highway and there is definitely no traffic on the streets of Montreal. Before heading to my home I made the decision to drop by an office that a friend lets me keep in Old Montreal. He is the senior partner in a large law-firm, and he is located on Place d'Armes where Montreal's version of the Notre-Dame Basilica is also located (see above picture). I stepped in, took some paper that I needed for my home printer, stepped out and it w... more »
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*UK: Why it was wrong to cancel exams* Students have been left in limbo, even though any risks could surely have been mitigated. ALEX STANDISH In the past week, my two daughters have had their school musical cancelled, along with a cello exam, a clarinet exam, an interview for a student position in school, and a SAT test. Last night we learned that all schools in the UK will close at the end of the week. ‘They are taking away everything that I have been working for’, was how one of my daughters expressed her frustration. I fear that this will be how many students in Years 11 an... more »
Coronavirus Patients in ICU Almost Double in Three Days in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The fast spread of coronavirus in Brazil has alerted the health system to the risk of collapsing. The Federal Government - which officially reports over 1,000 confirmed cases and 11 deaths in the country - is working with the prospect that this may happen at the end of April if The post Coronavirus Patients in ICU Almost Double in Three Days in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Decree Defines “Essential” Activities Remaining Open during Calamity; See List Below
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree establishing the essential public and private services that must be provided during the state of public calamity activated as a means to fight the advance of the novel coronavirus in the country. Brazil currently counts 1,128 Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths, according to Saturday's […] The post Decree Defines “Essential” Activities Remaining Open during Calamity; See List Below appeared first on The Rio Times.
"It's Really That Simple..."
“I’ve never really viewed myself as particularly talented. Where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic. You know, while the other guy’s sleeping, I’m working. While the other guys’ eating, I’m working. The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is: I’m not afraid to die on a treadmill. I will not be outworked, period. You might have more talent than me, you might be smarter than me, you might be sexier than me. You might be all of those things. You got it on me in nine categories. But if we get on the treadmill together, there’s two things: You’re getting ... more »
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*Containing methane and its contribution to global warming* *This is pure modelling with no reality contact at all. That methane might produce different effects in our actual complex atmosphere is not considered. Methane in the laboratory is as close to reality as they get. That other gases have similar absorption spectra as CH4 appears not to be taken into account* Summary: Methane is a gas that deserves more attention in the climate debate as it contributes to almost half of human-made global warming in the short-term. A new study shows that it is possible to significantly con... more »
Free Download: Seneca, "On Anger"
"In his essay “On Anger” ("De La Ira"), the Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD) argues that anger is the most destructive passion: “No plague has cost the human race more dear.” This was proved by his own life, which he barely preserved under one wrathful emperor, Caligula, and lost under a second, Nero. Drawing on his great arsenal of rhetoric, including historical examples (especially from Caligula’s horrific reign), anecdotes, quips, and soaring flights of eloquence, Seneca builds his case against anger with mounting intensity. Like a fire-and-brimstone preacher, he pain... more »
'Very regretful decision': Coronavirus crackdown to force mass closures of indoor venues
A major crackdown on gatherings will see the closure of indoor venues, including pubs, clubs, sporting and religious venues from midday tomorrow.
Five quick questions on the AFL suspending the 2020 season
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PM says pubs, indoor sporting and religious venues to close from Monday, schools remain open
Scott Morrison says parents can keep their children in school, but licenced clubs, pubs, cinemas, casinos, nightclubs and places of worship will close from midday on Monday.
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