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*by Noah Sunday Thoughts:* It's a miracle! See! Our prayers do get answered! Of course, it helps if you're white and you insist that Jesus is too.
How to Ensure the Anti-Coronavirus Stimulus Helps Working Americans
*Matt Weidinger* *Economics, America* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2GGF9PW6VE&share=true] Here's what to do. In trying to help Americans most affected by the coronavirus, it’s right to target assistance on those who are laid off in this crisis. As my AEI colleague Andrew Biggs recently described, putting more money in the hands of people who lost their primary source of income would increase help for those most pressed in paying their rent and other bills, as well as for their local economy. But as we learned from the response... more »
Who Is Really Causing Climate Change?
*Mark New* *Environment, World* [image: Reuters] Is it us or is it nature? *Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change.* *If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz* *How much climate change is natural? How much is man made?* As someone who has been working on climate change detection and its causes for over 20 years I was both surprised and not surprised that I was asked to write on this topic by *The Convers... more »
Don’t Panic: One Movie’s Lesson on How to Deal with Coronavirus
*Hans von Spakovsky* *Coronavirus, * Unlike “Panic in the Streets,” a 1950 movie about a desperate attempt to stop a pandemic from spreading across the United States, the American people have remained relatively calm and orderly. In 1950, the great Hollywood director Elia Kazan produced a movie, “Panic in the Streets,” about a desperate attempt to stop a pandemic (pneumonic plague, the pulmonary version of the bubonic plague, or “Black Death”) from spreading out of New Orleans and across the United States. What’s most interesting about that film is contrasting how the government... more »
The Navy's New Carrier-Launched Stealthy Drone Has Double The F-35's Attack Range
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* The MQ-25A Stingray is evolving out of a now-cancelled carrier-launched ISR and attack drone program called Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike system, or UCLASS. *Key point:* The Navy is rapidly advancing ship-based defensive weapons, electronic warfare applications, lasers and technologies able to identify and destroy approaching anti-ship cruise missile from ranges beyond the horizon. The Navy will launch formal flight testing in 2021 for a new, first-of-its kind carrier-launched drone engineered to double the attack... more »
The Military Has An Intra-Service Communications Problem. SOCOM Might Have The Answer.
*Dan Goure* *Security, * The U.S. military has created a “Tower of Babel” problem in the form of incompatible communications devices, waveforms, data protocols and encryption schemes. According to the Bible, all humanity once spoke the same language. But when the people sought to build a tower that would reach to the Heavens, God responded by causing them to suddenly speak different languages so they could not communicate and work together to complete the Tower of Babel. The word derived from this story, babble, means a confusion of sounds. Over the decades, the U.S. military ha... more »
Domestic travel to be restricted, borders close
Scott Morrison has announced the government would consider banning all non-essential travel within Australia and has urged domestic citizens to adhere to social distancing guidelines. The national cabinet will next week to consider how to restrict domestic travel, as state borders across the country close. [...Continued]
Outing Observations
Trip report of a field trip in a red blob zone. Continue reading →
Tweets For Today
Follow live updates here: https://t.co/ztZq05cEIN pic.twitter.com/Px93xR3Hsm — Reuters (@Reuters) March 21, 2020 Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world https://t.co/EoHGJIUaLj pic.twitter.com/Pnw6JXGbZ6 — Reuters (@Reuters) March 22, 2020 Lockdowns begin across Africa as coronavirus cases rise above 1,000 with 41 of the continent's 54 countries now affected https://t.co/O98iXXJVPZ — Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) March 22, 2020 Coronavirus: Five things the military can do during pandemic https://t.co/NVP24Aekwo — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 21, 2020 ... more »
The Real Danger in a Coronavirus Lockdown
*Nicole Westmarland, Rosanna Bellini* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] The home may not be the safest place for some people. Emphasis is currently being placed on people to self-isolate from their places of work and leisure, posing the home as a place of relative safety during the coronavirus pandemic. However, there is growing concern about what impact this might have on those trapped in intimate relationships with people who use violence and abuse. For some people, home is not a safe place to be, so the prospect of large parts of the population being confined to prevent... more »
Why Closing the U.S.-Canada Border Due to Coronavirus Makes No Sense
*Natalie Delia Deckard, Dara Vosoughi* *Public Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] There are social and political repercussions. Canada’s response to restricting access to the country by non-citizens has changed rapidly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, culminating with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally announcing a closure of the Canada-U.S. border to “non-essential travel” while still allowing food, goods and medical supplies to cross. The effective closure of the border comes two days after Trudeau announced Canada would restrict entry to anyone but Americans. Now ... more »
Iran's New Guided Rocket Kit Is Certain To Raise Tensions With Israel
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* And that means more missiles will fly. *Key point:* Iran has often lied about its military advancements, but can Israel afford to take that for granted? Iran has unveiled a kit that appears to convert unguided surface-to-surface rockets into guided weapons. The Labeik kit “looked similar to the guidance units used with the Fateh-110 family of solid-propellent missiles, although its four triangular control surfaces were inverted,” according to Jane’s Defense Weekly, which based its analysis on Iranian television footage of a military parade ... more »
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Saturday 21st March 2020
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
The New York Times, Forever Stuck In The ‘Red Scare’ Bilge
By Tim Graham ~ Theatre stages are now closed, but this sight is worth mentioning. There it was, on the front of the New York Times Arts section, on March 12. “Staring down the Red scare,” it said, beckoning the reader to page 2. Inside, the headline to a Laura Collins-Hughes theatre review was “Red […]
Iranian Regime’s Reckless Disregard Made The Coronavirus Outbreak Worse
By James Phillips and Nicole Robinson ~ Iran, which faces one of the most widespread COVID-19 coronavirus outbreaks outside of China, is paying a heavy price for the mismanagement, dishonesty, and self-serving priorities of its Islamist clerical regime. Iran’s totalitarian rulers remain in denial about the scope and consequences of the pandemic, preferring to save […]
Great Viral Depression
The number of things that are happening in the context of the Covid-19 hysteria is too high. Billions of gullible people were programmed to be impressed by every death caused by this flu-like disease if not every infection – and to eagerly expect the news about a new death. So they're even more impressed when these numbers doubled in a week, and they did. There will be more doublings. The propagation looks almost identical to flu: in two or three months, it may also spread from "almost nobody" to 2-3 percent of the Czech population. However, before the Covid-19 deaths are substantia... more »
The Fourth Sunday of Lent
Gospel Jn 9:1-41 As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it … Continue reading →
March 22nd – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1158
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Sunday March 22nd – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
Donald Trump and Herbert Hoover
Max Boot, a distinguished conservative "never Trumper," has a column in the Washington Post in which he writes, "I knew he would be a bad president--but even I didn't expect him to be Herbert Hoover-level bad." I find this truly mystifying in at least two ways. First, at the time of his election, Herbert Hoover was a truly distinguished American. FDR actually hoped in 1920 that Hoover, an Eisenhower-like figure whose political loyalties were as yet unknown, would run for the presidency as a Democrat. He was justly lionized for his leadership role in humanitarian efforts in Europe ... more »
Trump starts to topple Deep State by eradicating child pornography networks with ties to Australia
Reuters – March 21 Officials from the United States, Britain and South Korea described the network as one of the largest child pornography operations they had encountered to date. Called Welcome To Video, the website relied on the bitcoin cryptocurrency to sell access to 250,000 videos depicting child sexual abuse, authorities said, including footage of […]
Who needs Cov19-releasing enemies when we have the Qld Labor Government?
A knee-jerk decision by the State Labor Government to implement a blanket shut down of all Queensland ports to foreign ships until they go through a two-week quarantine period could see North Queensland lose millions of dollars from the local live export industry. Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) MPs have called out Maritime Safety Queensland’s (MSQ’s) […]
Lockdowns as Africa starts to tackle 'one of the biggest health challenges in a generation'
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More than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 have been detected across Africa, a region that experts say is particularly vulnerable due to the weakness of public healthcare systems.
'We've got to throw everything we've got at it': Coronavirus vaccine to be fast-tracked in Queensland
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The Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a $17 million package to fast-track a coronavirus vaccine developed in the state.
WA, SA to close borders over coronavirus, Rottnest Island investigated as quarantine zone
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Authorities in Western Australia and South Australia announce tough new measures that will see both states close their borders to slow the spread of COVID-19.
NSW, Victoria to shut down non-essential services in next 48 hours
Both New South Wales and Victoria will proceed to a more comprehensive shutdown of non-essential services over the next 48 hours in attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Ex-Bayern-Ei managing director given suspended sentence
The former managing director of an egg company in Germany linked to a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in 2014 has been given a suspended prison sentence of one year and nine months. Stefan Pohlmann was sentenced at a court in the city of Regensburg this past week. The defendant was found guilty of commercial fraud in... Continue Reading
Letter from the Editor: Foodborne illness lessons for the pandemic
Opinion “You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.” ― Donald Rumsfeld We are living in this strange space because we do not want the number of elderly with severe coronavirus cases to outrun our inventory of respirators and intensive... Continue Reading
END THE AMERICAN LOCKDOWN!!
The economic damage from the current insane “shelter-in-place” regulations designed to thwart the coronavirus is going to be huge—lost jobs, shuttered businesses, economic downturn, stock market losses. This doesn’t count the personal cost in things like increased suicides and domestic and other violence. Think pissed off young men out of a job and drinking on…
Why is the U.S. Bombing Iraq During a Pandemic?
Even as coronavirus spreads rapidly across the globe, causing a health crisis of historic proportions, the U.S. military is engaging in new military attacks in the Middle East. The U.S. must cease all military interventions and redirect its military budget to combat the pandemic. Amidst the unprecedented crisis that the world is currently facing as … Continue reading Why is the U.S. Bombing Iraq During a Pandemic? →
Queen City Landing project stalled, as design advocates push for higher density site plans
Hamburg-based developer Gerry Buchheit has put his Queen City Landing proposal on hold, citing opposition from environmentalists who have been rabidly obstructing the project — including all of the usual suspects: Tim Teilman, Deb Williams, and Sam Magavern. While the
Picture Of The Day
A deserted Trafalgar Square as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in London, March 20. REUTERS/Hannah McKay *WNU editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Coronavirus effectively shuts down United Kingdom *(Reuters).
Quote of the Day
If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.Jay Leno
The Economics of House Buying
A friend of mine is thinking of buying a house in California. He’s a good academic but he’s in a different area from mine and he’s not as good with numbers. The house he’s thinking of buying is priced at $1 million. After doing some calculations, I told him that I’m pretty sure he can […] The post The Economics of House Buying appeared first on Econlib.
WHO COVID19 Mar 20 - Message Of Courage And Hope In Difficult Times - First Pandemic In History With Power To Change Way It Goes
The director general gave a really good speech on Friday, and I am sharing it here, to help people have more courage in what are going to be difficult times. Up until March 20th, the WHO said this is the first pandemic we can stop. Now the WHO say that Wuhan has its first day with no cases which shows the world that even the most severe situation can be turned around. They are particularly concerned about the effects if it reaches vulnerable populations of malnourished children and people with AIDS which is endemic in parts of sub Saharan Africa. He says however none of this is i... more »
Run Out of Food? Coronavirus Has Revealed The Fragility Of Global Food Systems
*Evan Fraser* *Security, * Reform is badly needed. Toilet paper shortages, profiteering from hand sanitiser and empty shelves in supermarkets. Thanks to Covid-19, governments in most industrialised nations are preparing for shortages of life’s necessities. If they fail, riots over food may be inevitable. Some wonder if we are responding appropriately to Covid-19, and it’s clear that recent events expose a fundamental flaw in the global systems that bring us our daily bread. We live in a wondrous age when global supply chains seamlessly link farmers and consumers using the princ... more »
Here Are Some Homeschooling Resources While Everyone in on Coronavirus Lockdown
*Lindsey Burke* *Education, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2CJF9HLXHE&share=true] It is a tough, but necessary adjustment. As of today, 91,000 public and private schools in 39 states with more than 41 million students collectively, have closed because of the coronavirus, according to *Education Week**. * As parents continue to navigate their new role as homeschool instructors, resources are being made available online to meet the needs of families. Some schools have begun live-streaming PE classes. Others are delive... more »
How Brazil's President Effort to Bolster Bilateral Cooperation Led to Coronavirus Contamination
*Eric Farnsworth* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] Jair Bolsonaro's pursuit of a stronger relationship with the United States has always come with a limit, such as using military action to remove Venezuela's president from power. Call it the “Meatloaf Doctrine” because Brazil would now do anything for the United States but they won’t do that. President Donald Trump’s March 7, 2020, dinner meeting with Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro at Mar-a-Lago will be remembered primarily for bringing the U.S. leader into direct contact with Brazilian government officials who subsequen... more »
Can the G7 Stop the Coronavirus?
*Gary Edson, Richard Fontaine* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Despite pledging to do “whatever is necessary” to address the crisis, G7 leaders have made no specific, time-bound commitments to actually doing so. The world’s leading governments are throwing all they have into the coronavirus fight. Recent days have seen dramatic social distancing requirements, novel border controls, massive central bank intervention and large fiscal stimulus plans. Missing, however, is meaningful multilateral cooperation to beat back the pandemic. Given the stakes, that’s a potentially dead... more »
Trump’s Growing Collection of National Security Council Advisors
*James Jay Carafano* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] There is no question that Donald Trump’s national security council followed a rocky road. Still, the journey led to where Trump wanted it to go. Today, America’s foreign policy is in far better shape than critics would acknowledge. In his own way, each advisor contributed to that success. Right now, the response to the coronavirus is the top priority at the White House. Will that slow down decisionmaking on other national security issues? Not likely. The disease outbreak is just the latest in a long series of disruptions... more »
Bill Barr Goes Rogue – DOJ Asks Congress to Expand Legal Authorities to Circumvent Pesky Civil Liberties…
The Deep State is playing COVID-19 perfectly. With the intention to create/instill extra fears amid center-right Americans; and timed to emphasize the center-left narrative of authoritarian Trump; U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr steps in to execute his role. U.S. AG … Continue reading →
White House Coronavirus Task Force Update – Video and Transcript…
Earlier today President Trump, Vice-President Pence and members of the coronavirus task force held a briefing to update on the latest COVID-19 mitigation efforts. [Video and Transcript Below] . [Transcript] – THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. A lot of … Continue reading →
We're All In This Together, Right? Surviving This Crisis With Dignity
According to the latest YouGov poll for *The Economist*, just 20% of Americans think the pandemic is not a national emergency and 15% are unsure. And 22% say they are either not very concerned or not concerned at all about the pandemic. Forget those people they're probably going to die anyway--or vote for conservatives. One question in the poll was "Do you approve or disapprove of Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak?" *•* Strongly approve- 25% *•* Somewhat approve- 20% *•* Somewhat disapprove- 15% *•* Strongly disapprove- 31% *•* Not sure- 8% The poll also aske... more »
Beijing’s Claim Of No New Infections Contradicts Reality On The Ground
by Tyler Durden Sat, 03/21/2020 – 06:30 After conducting the largest quarantine in human history, China is now claiming, for a second day, that there are zero new local cases of COVID-19. For those who aren’t inclined to take the CCP at their word, however, ample evidence exists to prove that China is lying – … Continue reading Beijing’s Claim Of No New Infections Contradicts Reality On The Ground →
Covid-19 is classic agitation propaganda
Ir occurred to me today as we were out and about that what is going on around us is classic “agitation propaganda,” or “agitprop.” How could I not see this? It is a classic fear campaign. Amazingly, if you put the word “agitprop” in a search engine, you will find that it is something that … Continue reading Covid-19 is classic agitation propaganda →
The Risks of Contracting Mass Hysteria
20 Mar 2020 Why panicky pandemic measures can lead to ‘behavioural fatigue’ and societal disaster 1) Do We Suffer ‘Behavioural Fatigue’ For Pandemic Prevention Measures? Mind Hacks, 20 March 2020 The Guardian recently published an article saying “People won’t get ‘tired’ of social distancing – and it’s unscientific to suggest otherwise”. “Behavioural fatigue” the piece said, “has no basis … Continue reading The Risks of Contracting Mass Hysteria →
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Headlines and Updates for March 20, 2020: The Eye of the Storm & Kung Flu Updates [videos] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture
Starship Earth: The Big Picture March 20, 2020 We understand from President Trump that we are in the eye of the storm now, so prepare for the next blast. My Internet is worse than ever so I am having difficulty streaming videos. Just a heads up that my other half got an email this morning … Continue reading Headlines and Updates for March 20, 2020: The Eye of the Storm & Kung Flu Updates [videos] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture →
Medical Martial Law 2020
March 21, 2020 As the lockdowns go into place and the military takes to the streets in country after country, the decades of preparation for medical martial law are finally paying off for the pandemic planners. Today on this emergency edition of The Corbett Report podcast, James lays out the steps that have led us … Continue reading Medical Martial Law 2020 →
BREAKING: Are 5G / Biometric Systems Being Covertly Installed During the Lockdown, Where YOU Live?
9 hours ago TBYP Staff As the world grapples with the fallout of the COVID-19 situation, we write to you with an important call to action. Use the COMMENTS section below to let us know the situation where you live. In recent days a couple videos have begun circulating on social media with evidence … Continue reading BREAKING: Are 5G / Biometric Systems Being Covertly Installed During the Lockdown, Where YOU Live? →
Hollywood Celebrities Are Psyops Wrapped In Human Skin
CNN recently trotted out Hollywood actor Sean Penn to give the nation expert advice on how to deal with a novel virus pandemic. Did they do this because we live in a meaningless, godless universe where madness reigns and everything is chaos? Close, but no. They […]
Why Is Russia's Covid-19 Coronavirus Infection Rate So Low?
*Mary Ilyushina, CNN: **Why does Russia, population 146 million, have fewer coronavirus cases than Luxembourg?* Russian President Vladimir Putin said this week his country managed to stop the mass spread of coronavirus -- and that the situation was "under control," thanks to early and aggressive measures to keep more people from getting the disease. Does Russia have coronavirus under control? According to information released by Russian officials, Putin's strategy seems to have worked. The number of confirmed Russian coronavirus cases is surprisingly low, despite Russia sharing a... more »
What You Need to Know Today About the Virus Outbreak
The death toll from the global coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 13,000 people worldwide and sickened more than 292,000.
As Virus Spreads, Growing Need for Hospital Beds, Supplies
The coronavirus pandemic took an increasingly bleak toll in the U.S. and Europe, producing staggering caseloads in New York and Italy and setting off a desperate scramble to set up thousands of additional hospital beds.
Dr. Brownstein: COVID-19 is Much Less Deadly than the Common Flu
I cannot understand why we are in a police state atmosphere right now. Over 99% of those that contract COVID-19 will recover from it. Folks, I am not minimizing this illness. COVID-19 is something to take seriously. It is highly contagious and spreads quickly. Yes, it causes respiratory failure and death in those most susceptible: the elderly and those with chronic health conditions including diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and lung disorders. We may not even have enough respirators for those who have a serious case. However, there is another side to this story that is not b... more »
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