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Ex-CBS Reporter Sharyl Attkisson Demands New York Times Correct ‘False And

The following is an excerpt from an article in Daily Wire. Former CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson had her
“No discussion” of National Guard supporting national quarantine

The Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Air Force General Joseph Lengyel, is dispelling rumors that the
READ: Attkisson demands NYT retract false, libelous report

The altered quote and multiple false claims made by Jeremy Peters in the New York Times article, “

In Sweeping Power Grab, DOJ Seeks Ability To Detain People Indefinitely

In a sweeping power grab, the Department of Justice has asked Congress for the ability to go directly to
Police in California Plan to Use Drones to Enforce Quarantine Lockdown

In the months since the CoViD-19 pandemic began, governments around the world have been utilizing a wide
WHY IS CROWDSTRIKE CONFUSED ON ELEVEN KEY DETAILS ABOUT THE DNC HACK?

Here is the bottom-line - despite being hired in late April (or early May) of 2016 to stop an unauthorized

A Modest Proposal: Make Sure the Public Knows, in Real Time, When

The COVID-19 specter led Congresscritters to coo reassurance, and dump shares. A modest proposal: require
Links 3/22/2020
Michael Hudson: A Debt Jubilee is the Only Way to Avoid a Depression

In the face of massive economic calamity caused by coronavirus, Michael Hudson argues a debt jubilee is the

Expertise@Scale: How Do I Move My Class Online This Week?

Expertise@Scale: How Do I Move My Class Online This Week? We’ve done 7+ years of research on
Answer Sheet: At This High-Poverty High School, College Comes Early to

Answer Sheet: At This High-Poverty High School, College Comes Early to Students Nurse Felicia
Equity Alliance: Making School Choice More Equitable in an Era of Rising

Equity Alliance: Making School Choice More Equitable in an Era of Rising Inequality In April

Oil’s worst week since 2008 tempered by vow to fill SPR

Oil posted the biggest weekly plunge since 2008, capping its most dramatic week in recent memory as major
OTC postponed amid coronavirus pandemic

The Offshore Technology Conference, the largest oil and gas conference in Houston, has been postponed
Trump orders mass oil buys to 'fill up' reserve

President Donald Trump ordered the federal government to begin purchasing crude oil to be stored in the

Bipartisan talks falter on massive economic rescue package

Nancy Pelosi says House Democrats plan to release their own bill.
Pelosi pushes forward with her own emergency coronavirus package

As talks stalled on the Senate deal, the speaker said she'll move forward with a House proposal.
Desperate, angry state leaders push back on Trump admin claims of mass mask

The rapid increase in coronavirus patients is causing severe shortages at hospitals.

‘You wasted precious months when you could’ve taken action’ — governors slam Trump’s coronavirus response

President Donald Trump on Sunday morning railed against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, “fake news” CNN and “a very small group of certain other Governors” for their “shortcomings. Pritzker fired back with a message of his own: Before the Twitter (TWTR)feud erupted, Pritzker drew Trump's ire by telling CNN that an inadequate response by the administration has forced states affected by coronavirus to compete for resources. It “should have been a coordinated effort by the federal government,” he said.

MarketWatch 7 min ago
Coronavirus aid bill includes $3,000 for families, $4 trillion liquidity for Fed: Mnuchin

The coronavirus economic relief bill being finalized by the U.S. Congress will include a one-time $3,000 payment for families and allow the Federal Reserve to leverage up to $4 trillion of liquidity to support the nation's economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday. Mnuchin, speaking on the "Fox News Sunday" television program, said the additional liquidity measures would allow the U.S. central bank to help a broad base of businesses to get through next 90 to 120 days. Trump administration officials hoped to finalize the legislation on Sunday and see a vote on Monday, Mnuchin said, adding that further steps could be taken if the crisis did not abate in 10 to 12 weeks.

Reuters
Coronavirus live updates: NYPD to crack down on mass gatherings in parks

The number of novel coronavirus cases around the world is over 328,000 worldwide with Italy and the United States behind China as the countries with the most cases of COVID-19 infections, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Oregon issued such an order on Friday night, joining states that include California, Illinois and New York. Globally, there are at least 14,356 coronavirus-related deaths, according to Johns Hopkins.

Good Morning America 58 min ago

Navajo Prep, Mescalero Apache girls capture state titles – KC claims runner

Like a swarm of bees the Navajo Prep girls’ basketball team pestered Tohatchi in the New Mexico Class 3A
Magdalena dominates Jal to reach 2A title game: Steers to play top-seed

The defensive intensity exerted by the Magdalena boys’ basketball team helped propel the Steers into
Nez closes executive branch for 3 weeks

“We are going to limit government operation for the next three weeks,” said Nez. “Only essential employees

Archaeologists uncover Celtic smelting furnace in Poland that pre-dates

Archaeologists in Poland made a delightful and exciting find near the city of Warkocz by excavating a
Fox News Host Tucker Carlson doesn’t believe Trump’s answers about UFOs

Controversial Fox News’s Tucker Carlson appeared on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens
World’s oldest chess piece could be a rook dating back to the 7th century

The game of chess has been around for a very long time, both fascinating and frustrating players of every

Dutch coronavirus death toll hits 136 as positive tests leap by 637

The death toll from coronavirus in the Netherlands rose by 30 overnight, taking the total number of deaths
Is coronavirus infecting democracy and the rule of law?

How is democracy bearing up in times of coronavirus? Are we becoming less interested in the political
From starred restaurants to beer – food firms get corona creative

It’s Saturday night. You’ve been stuck in the house for nearly a week. There’s nowhere to go. What to do?..

Xbox Live and Support.xbox.com Experiencing an Outage

Microsoft is currently experiencing an outage where some users are unable to login to Xbox Live, have
Folding@Home Now Has 23 Coronavirus Projects, Donate CPU Power!

The Folding@home distributed computing project has added twenty new Coronavirus (COVID-19) projects since
The Week in Ransomware - March 13th 2020 - Stay Safe

This has been a slow week in terms of new variants, but we continue to see enterprise-targeting ransomware

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

Tulane University removes Victory Bell due to past history on a slave

Tulane University removed its Victory Bell after administrators discovered the bell was used on a
UC-Santa Cruz fires striking teaching assistants

The University of California-Santa Cruz fired some of its graduate students after they refused to post
Are Illegal Immigrants ‘Freedom Fighters”? Georgetown University Official

A Georgetown University official told the student newspaper that she felt illegal immigrants students are &

Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?

Infections with the virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, have been reported around the
Italy coronavirus deaths at 5,476 after 651 rise: Live updates

Death toll from coronavirus outbreak in Italy increases 13.5 percent as no sign of let up in killer
What can we learn from Italy's coronavirus crisis?

Hospitals and morgues overwhelmed, bodies piling up in churches, and nearly 800 deaths in a single day.

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

Israeli Colonists Cause Damage To Twenty Palestinian Vehicles Near Nablus

Many fanatic illegal Israeli colonists invaded, on Sunday morning, the western area of Huwwara town, south
Palestinians suspend prayers at mosques, churches to fight coronavirus

Municipality workers with protective suits disinfect churches as a precaution against the spread of the
Coronavirus shuts Al-Aqsa’s enclosed prayer places

Palestinian workers disinfect places of worship as a preventive measure amid fears of the spread of the

Coronavirus: Germany tightens curbs and bans meetings of more than two

The country expands restrictions on social interaction as Chancellor Merkel goes into quarantine.
Coronavirus: New York warns of major shortages in 10 days

New York's mayor issues a stark warning as the state struggles to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Australia to close pubs, cafes and places of worship

All states and territories will close pubs, cafes and restaurants as virus cases surge beyond 1,300.

Court Finds For Former MP in Counterclaim Against “VIP Sex Abuse” Accuser

From the Daily Mail: A former Liberal Democrat MP is to receive libel damages from an alleged fantasist who
Sandy Hook Conspiracism: A Note on Moon Rock Books

From CBS News, in June: The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a
BBC News Probes “Annie Tacker”

This one is being widely reported – from Phil Kemp at BBC News: There are many unanswered questions

S.A.D? (Seasonal Affective Disorder) or might we be fighting nature?

Originally posted on Everything Matters: Beyond Meds : Healthline, which features my site along with nine
Go all the way. Roll the dice.

Charles bukowski at his finest — and heck, he’s a cat person…after my own heart…
Chronic illness and pharmaceutical injury…what is it?

This is my experience after what, at this point, amounts to thousands of hours of mindful presence with the

Newborn is Here: Things to Have on Your Bed

This is not a list of baby “must-haves.” This is a list for the bedridden mothers. When a
10 Low Time Preference Parenting Tactics

Low time preference is a term generally used in economics or evolutionary psychology to describe an
Slav Mom Cooking

This is NOT medical advice. Please consult your doctor before you eat food. Low fat, high carb, high sugar

Coronavirus Response Should Include Urgent Fiscal Policy Measures to

Congress should move quickly to take further bold steps to achieve the dual and related
In Case You Missed It...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the economy, the federal budget, state budgets and taxes,
Medicaid Funding Boost for States Can’t Wait

The House COVID-19 bill’s temporary Medicaid funding boost, if in effect for all of

A Letter to the Harvard President on COVID-19 Response (Wherein Coyote

I got this note from the head of alumni affairs (or something like that) at Harvard: I write to share with
Bringing Understand Across Party Lines: Guns and Abortion

Theresa Bonopartis writes at the Federalist, "If Abortion Providers Cared About Women, They Wouldn’t
Welcome to August 1929

It is not October of 1929 yet, but we are getting close in the stock market. A few parallels A 10+ year

Chris Hedges and Lee Camp, et al: Money Alone Cannot Overcome Coronavirus

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges and Lee Camp RT America on Mar 19, 2020 Pulitzer-winning journalist and &
How To Increase The Strength Of Your Immune System During The Coronavirus

by Jack Balkwill Guest Writer, Dandelion Salad March 19, 2020 Our hearts go out to all the families who’ve
The 2020 Coronavirus Economic Crash and The Crisis of Capitalism by Rainer

by Rainer Shea Writer, Dandelion Salad Rainer Shea: Anti-Imperialist Journalist, Mar. 17, 2020 March 18

A great speech to a great nation about COVID-19

Much as America can learn from the fast powerful responses by the nations of East Asia to COVID-19, now we
Useful information amidst the flood of chaff & guesses about COVID-19

Amidst the tsunami of misinformation, there are those working to provide us with clear and useful
We face so many threats, like pandemics. Let’s defend ourselves.

We think of national defense too narrowly. Let’s defend ourselves against the broad range of threats

The UN and International Community united in fighting COVID-19 in Kenya

The Government of Kenya, United Nations and International Community convened today at the UN Complex in
3Returns Blog

On Thursday 20 and Friday 21 February, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with the
Lessons from Nigeria in Responding to Coronavirus

Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor is a medical doctor, the CEO of EpiAFRIC, Director of Policy and Advocacy for Nigeria

The Feminist Spring and the Patriarchal Counter-Offensive

Irene León One of the most relevant contemporary political events is the positioning of feminism as a
Marielle, Jair and Militias: A Web of Facts Exposing the President’s

Igor Carvalho Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes were shot
COVID-19: Cuban Interferon in China

Angel Guerra Cabrera The selection by the Chinese health authorities of Cuban interferon alpha 2B(IFRrec

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

OAS General Assembly re-elects Luis Almagro as Secretary General

The 54th Special General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) on
Falklands moves to next COVID-19 response; March 26 referendum postponed

The Falkland Islands Government on Friday moved to the next stage of its response to
IMF's technical guidance on Argentine public debt sustainability

At the request of the Argentine authorities and reflecting close collaboration with

Energy bill hikes to pay for £69m Scots wind farm compensation #SCT

Households are facing a huge hike in their energy bills after a record surge in subsidy payments to switch
Take a step back from wind energy development in Albany County #WY

I read Lynn Woodard’s guest op-ed in last week’s Boomerang, in which he argues against scrutiny of the
Citizen group launches petition to force wind turbine regulations #CO

An online petition to try to get new regulations formulated for wind turbines in Logan County is probably a

European Youth Event postponed due to coronavirus

Breaking news - Current Affairs & Policy
Scottish and European identities: is a marriage possible?

In a European Union where Euroscepticism is ever-growing, the Scottish government, led by the Scottish
Westlessness: when the compass points east

European Magnifying Glass: the Munich Security Conference in focus. Editor-in-Chief Madelaine Pitt explores

Italy’s Hospital Meltdown

Coronavirus has turned hospitals into war zones, say Italian doctors.
So You Thinks SARS Was No Big Deal (Part 1)

Canada was the only country outside the Far East in which people died from the SARS coronavirus. A doctor
Coronavirus Math: The Number I’m Watching

Most of our data has been supplied by unreliable China and Iran. What is the case fatality rate elsewhere?

The Survival Rate of Each Lung Cancer Stage

We all know that there are many stages of lung cancer and you might be wondering how each stage is like and
Chocolates Help Fight Cancer- Myth or Truth?

How amazing (and difficult) is it to love something that is also supposed to do you a world of good
Top 6 Symptoms That Indicate Breast Cancer

Cancer is one of the fastest growing cause of deaths in the world. The most common type of cancer include &

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recent
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?

It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October without
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare

More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare Many of us were cheered by

FBI magically finds more classified emails transmitted over Hillary Clinton

Judicial Watch today released 80 pages of new emails recently found by the FBI that further document how
BEST OF THE WEB: DOJ wants to suspend certain constitutional rights during

The Justice Department has quietly asked Congress for the ability to ask chief judges to detain people
Tulsi Gabbard says insider traders should be 'investigated & prosecuted

In a rare moment of bipartisanship, commenters from all sides have demanded swift punishment for US

Coronavirus: Wellington cafe and hotel confirm Australian man visited

QT Wellington Hotel and Milk Crate Cafe in Wellington have confirmed the Australian coronavirus man visited
Jury on slavery trial retires to consider verdicts

Complainants against a Samoan chief facing slavery charges may have been acting through a 'grievance
There's nothing wrong with working from home, in fact it's quite

OPINION: I've worked from home for six months, I'm still absolutely normal.

The Art of Book Design: Capt. Billy’s Whiz Bang

Welcome to pulp week at The Art of Book Design. Capt. Billy’s Whiz Bang was first published in
Auction #11 for Freethought Blogs Legal Defense Fund

This for the FtB legal defense fund. See [go fund me] for details. Rules are below: If you’re
Sunday Sermon: Meanwhile…

I’m so disgusted by the way Americans will jump up and start waving flags as soon as “war”