Monday, March 23, 2020

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U.S. Has No Competent Leadership In The Current Crisis-- We Are Flying Blind

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 minutes ago
When Obama was elected in 2008, Bush left him a major financial crisis that came to be known as the Great Recession. Obama appointed Rahm Emanuel chief of staff who was widely quoted as having said "You shouldn’t let a crisis go to waste," meaning it could be used to pass otherwise difficult legislation and enact policies that might get more scrutiny and opposition under other circumstances. Needless to say, the Trump Regime is trying to do that right now and we've discussed their economic wish list for the catastrophe. particularly lowering taxes and jeopardizing Social Security ... more »

'It is a heartbreaking day': Coronavirus wipes out century-old rural newspapers

Kellie Lazzaro at Just In - 11 minutes ago
Rural newspapers across Australia, which have been reporting on local news and events for more than 130 years, have fallen victim to the crippling effects of coronavirus.

How does COVID-19 affect kids, babies and pregnancies?

Tegan Taylor at Just In - 11 minutes ago
Youngsters have a much lower risk of severe illness or dying from the new coronavirus, and also seem to be less likely to catch it in the first place.

Spanish nursing homes abandoned, residents found dead in beds as coronavirus worsens

Just In - 11 minutes ago
An Olympic-sized ice skating rink is being used as a makeshift morgue, and residents of nursing homes have been found abandoned or dead in their beds, as Spain's coronavirus outbreak worsens.

Grocery limits hard to take for rural families used to monthly shopping trips

Lucy Thackray at Just In - 11 minutes ago
There are calls for supermarkets to relax purchasing limits on key items for people living hundreds of kilometres from their nearest store, with many unable to get basic supplies.

NSW prisoners could be freed in bid to halt coronavirus spread

Mark Reddie at Just In - 11 minutes ago
NSW Parliament is considering a bill to grant parole to some of the state's 14,000 prisoners to protect the health of inmates and staff, but those guilty of murder, terrorism or sex offences will not be eligible.

Telehealth system expanded to help patients get help during coronavirus pandemic

Just In - 11 minutes ago
Australia will move towards a telehealth system aimed at getting more people treated without having to go into a doctor's surgery, in a bid to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

While many are losing their jobs, these businesses need more workers

Shuba Krishnan And Eugene Boisvert at Just In - 11 minutes ago
As tens of thousands of Australians lose their jobs because of new rules around social distancing, some businesses including food producers, are looking for new workers.

Passengers on Canberra bus urged to self-isolate after confirmed COVID-19 case used public transport

Just In - 11 minutes ago
The ACT's public transport network will continue to operate with some modifications, but passengers on one bus service last week are being asked to self-isolate, after an infected person rode on it.

'This is not holiday break season': Queensland border only open to freight, essential travel

Dominic Cansdale at Just In - 11 minutes ago
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the state's border will only remain open to freight and essential travel after announcing restrictions on border crossing from midnight tomorrow.

Opposition hands Morrison Government $40b coronavirus fund to use as it sees fit

Jack Snape at Just In - 11 minutes ago
Labor says it is "putting aside partisan differences" to hand the Government a discretionary fund of $40 billion to spend as required without legislation, as Parliament breaks for almost five months.

Coronavirus testing criteria in WA set to be expanded as Perth Zoo shuts doors

James Carmody, Eliza Laschon And Erin Parke at Just In - 11 minutes ago
The WA Government prepares to announce expanded criteria for COVID-19 testing to help protect vulnerable people as Perth Zoo closes its doors to visitors for the first time in 122 years.

Olympics will take place in 2021, says IOC member Dick Pound

Just In - 11 minutes ago
The Olympics will be postponed to 2021 as the sporting world adapts to the coronavirus pandemic, according to IOC member Dick Pound.

SA high school moves online, David Jones store shuts due to COVID-19 case

Just In - 11 minutes ago
One of South Australia's largest public schools, Unley High School, has announced it is moving learning online for the remainder of the term. Meanwhile a David Jones department store has shut after a staff member tested positive to coronavirus.

"It makes people happy': Blind piano tuner reflects on 'wonderful career'

Larissa Romensky at Just In - 11 minutes ago
Blind piano tuner Graeme McGowan is among the last of his kind, and with technology increasingly replacing the human ear he laments that more blind people aren't taught a skill to which they are highly suited.

Shoppers fear price gouging as major supermarkets now allowed to work together

Liz Hobday, Nassim Khadem And Nick Sas at Just In - 11 minutes ago
Australia's competition watchdog turns one of the key rules of consumer law on its head in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

With gyms closed due to coronavirus, what are your safest exercise options?

Suzannah Lyons And Amanda Smith at Just In - 11 minutes ago
Gyms are closed. Routines are changing. So how can you stay safe but also stay active as we're spending more time at home.

Coronavirus update: Abandoned elderly found dead by soldiers as Spanish crisis worsens

Just In - 11 minutes ago
A passenger from the Ruby Princess cruise ship that docked in Sydney dies, millions of Britons are ordered into home lockdown, and abandoned elderly people are found dead in Spain.

Economic Collapse: US Sinks Into Recession, Depression Warnings Emerge

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 minutes ago
RT America The US is officially in a recession, according to economists and Bank of America, and now warnings of an economic depression are developing as the Coronavirus continues to spread. Boom Bust took a deeper look at the fragile state of our current economy, with market analyst Tobin Smith. Just Press Play has that …

How Scientists Are Fighting Coronavirus Pandemic

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 minutes ago
RT America The scientific community is in general agreement that any vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus is at least a year away. Scientist and co-founder of Distributed Bio Dr. Jacob Glanville shares his perspective on the fight against the pandemic. end

US Lawmakers Fight Over $2T Coronavirus Relief Bill

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 minutes ago
IMO, this is just political theatre for sheeple consumption. The “fight/delay” are staged BS under instruction from Illuminist money powers, to make the situation worse. The Federal Reserve announced unlimited QE for practically all financial assets and yet the market crash. Why? They are using the Satanic philosophy of: Order Out of Chaos, to execute …

Israel, US Pretend East Jerusalem Palestinians Don’t Exist

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 minutes ago
Israel, US Pretend East Jerusalem Palestinians Don’t Exist by Yossi Beilin, https://www.al-monitor.com/ Many Israeli officials were certainly happy to read the latest US State Department report. Their satisfaction didn’t stem from any compliment offered to Israel in the 2019 Country Report on Human Rights Practices, issued March 11. Rather, the officials were pleased to discover a change of …

Former Israeli Minister Shulamit Aloni on Anti-Semitism: “It’s a Trick, We Always Use It…”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 minutes ago
TruthPolSciLif Amy Goodman of DemocracyNow: Often when there is descent expressed in the United States against policies of the Israeli government, people here are called anti-Semitic, what is your response to that as an Israeli Jew? Shulamit Aloni: “Well it’s a trick we always use it, when in Europe somebody is criticizing Israel, then we …

Is China Accelerating the Bankruptcy of Our Nation? | Jerry Robinson

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 minutes ago
Reluctant Preppers As the world’s rapt attention is fixated on the pandemic, an economic and financial tsunami is just starting to wreak unfathomable havoc on our lives from here forward. What will become of our jobs, our homes, our earnings and savings, our investments and pensions, our retirement accounts, our freedoms, and our society, now …

RED ALERT!! Exchange Stabilization Fund Runs OUT of Rigging Money!! (Bix Weir)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 minutes ago
The rumour circulating that: “The Govt of USA Corporation has declared bankruptcy on the 16 Feb 2020”, may be accurate. Apparently the Chinese, Russians … will not be accepting the US Dollar in trade any more. But will only accept hard asset like gold. The shutting down of the economy, trade collapse … due to …

Payments Panic And the Ending of Fiat Currencies

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 minutes ago
Payments Panic And the Ending of Fiat Currencies by Alasdair Macleod, https://www.goldmoney.com/ The unilateral response from governments to the coronavirus is to helicopter money to people and their businesses in unlimited quantities. Their priority is to keep the debt-driven Keynesian show on the road, and policy makers are approaching the task with unseemly gusto. – …

You Lose.. THE FED IS BUYING THE WORLD. By Gregory Mannarino

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 minutes ago
Who owns the dollar? Look at the Satanic capstone on your dollar bill. The Luciferian New World Order will be complete with the arrival of the Satanic capstone, the Man of Sin, the Anti-Christ, the bringer of false peace …!

The Fed Announces Unlimited Quantitative Easing (QE)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 minutes ago
Arcadia Economics #FederalReserve Announces Unlimited #QuantitativeEasing (#QE) Despite the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented radical measures in the recent weeks, apparently that still hasn’t been enough to solve the stresses in the market. As this morning, #theFed just announced that it is making its quantitative easing program unlimited. Yes, you read that correctly. Now the Federal Reserve …

Currency Bombers Fill the Sky – Gold/Silver Market Update w/ Mike Maloney

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 minutes ago
GoldSilver (w/ Mike Maloney) It now appears that governments around the world have skipped the helicopter drops, and are headed straight for the Currency Bombers. Join Mike Maloney as he discusses this unprecedented printing, as well as his thoughts on mining stocks and ETFs. Thanks for sharing and clicking that ‘Like’ button. For those wondering …

Coronavirus: World Leaders Now In Panic Mode

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 minutes ago
Peak Prosperity NEW! READ Peak Prosperity’s Covid-19 Home Lockdown Survival Guide: https://www.peakprosperity.com/lockdown – As the coronavirus outbreak enters the BOOM! phase in a fast-increasing number of countries across the globe, world leaders are scrambling to implement tighter and tougher controls. Sadly, most of these desperate official actions will be necessary but insufficient. The time to …

Conventional Wisdom!

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 17 minutes ago
A public health emergency demands that we unite mindlessly behind the government which deliberately mocked it, utterly failed to prepare us, and is now prohibiting anybody from taking stronger action.

Quarantine Meditations: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 23 minutes ago
The world is messed up because powerful people think in terms of narrative control, and ordinary people don’t. Change that and you change the world. ~ Hot tip: Dump all stocks and invest in becoming the kind of decent human being who people will want […]

Washington's Covid-19 Massive Economic Stimulus Bill Stalled In The U.S. Senate

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 25 minutes ago
*Daily Mail:* *BREAKING NEWS: Coronavirus bailout stalls AGAIN in deadlocked Senate as Republicans and Democrats collapse into partisan bickering and Nancy Pelosi unveils her own rival House bill* * Democrats were able to block the GOP-backed phase three economic stimulus bill for the second time in two days * Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that after long negotiations, the two sides were able to agree on a coronavirus relief bill * McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, however, shared sharp words for the opposing Party during Senate-floor statements * N... more »

It Is Has Been One Of Those Days

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 25 minutes ago
*WNU Editor:* It has been a hectic six hours. While I am up north in my chalet in the Laurentians of Quebec, the girlfriend is in Kingston, Ontario. She has an important job, and her youngest daughter is also there studying at Queens University. Late this afternoon she went to the corner store to get cream for her coffee, adn a few other items. Parked her car. Stepped out. And while walking to the store someone swerved to avoid hitting a car and smashed into the side of her car. And instead of staying and doing a police report, took off right away. Her car is busted and now needs ma... more »

Prepper Flat Bread

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 49 minutes ago
A very simple easy to make flatbread using only flour, water, oil, and salt. Continue reading →

New Yorkers Flood Florida – Governor DeSantis Writes Executive Order Requiring 14 Day Self-Quarantine…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 50 minutes ago
Approximately 20,000 to 40,000 New Yorkers are currently arriving in Florida daily as they flee from the epicenter of the most explosive coronavirus outbreak. However, if the elderly are the most vulnerable; and if isolating the most vulnerable population is … Continue reading →

Mr. Bumbles – Candidate Joe Biden Attempts Teleprompter Briefing on Coronavirus…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 50 minutes ago
Some people have been wondering what happened to Joe Biden and why he has been quarantined by the Biden campaign. Well, today the presidential candidate said he was going to deliver a periscope briefing to share his insight about the … Continue reading →

United Nations Expert: “The United States Is Committing Crimes Against Humanity”

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 1 hour ago
It was recently confirmed that the former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, won the last presidential election in October. He was forced to resign in a US-assisted coup that has brought a violent and fascist government into power. We speak with Alfred de Zayas, a legal expert on civil and political rights and an independent expert to the United Nations, about the legal implications of the coup and interference by the United States in other countries besides Bolivia. Mr. de Zayas describes the US government's history of flouting international law and why the international legal syst... more »

Auto Honking Protest Against ICE, Supports Hunger Strike Inside

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 1 hour ago
Almost 100 cars here on multiple blocks, surrounding the Hudson County Detention Center in New Jersey! The detention centers must be emptied before they turn into death camps. ICE won’t do it; only Governors have the emergency powers to save these lives.

China’s Damning US Human Rights Report May Be Propaganda, but It’s Not Wrong

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 1 hour ago
Amid a global pandemic, you might be forgiven for having missed that the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China just released a 13,000-word report on the state of human rights in the United States. Entitled “The Record of Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2019,” it begins by quoting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “We lied, we cheated, we stole … It reminds you of the glory of the American experiment,” Pompeo said of his time as head of the Central Intelligence Agency during a Q&A at Texas A&M University.

Solidarity Is Our Only Chance

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 1 hour ago
If there were ever a time to say, “I'll fight for someone I don't know,” this is it. If we ever meant it when we said “an injury to one is an injury to all,” now we're seeing why that's so. The labor movement's cherished values of solidarity and siblinghood are our only chance if we don't want to see our elders die before their time.

Why Nigeria Knows Better How To Fight Corona Than The US

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 1 hour ago
The coronavirus disease, otherwise known as COVID-19, was first reported in Wuhan, China on the last day of December 2019. When it began to spread rapidly , the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020. As such, the coronavirus puts and continues to put a spotlight on the need for meaningful investment in health care... more »

US Drone Assassinations Continue Despite German Effort To Restrict Them

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 1 hour ago
Berlin– A year after a German court issued a ruling that would have dramatically restricted U.S. drone operations in accordance with international law, no substantive changes have taken place, as the lawsuit that led to the March 2019 ruling is still stuck in the appeals process.

Stop Tightening The Thumb Screws, A Humanitarian Message

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 1 hour ago
U.S. sanctions against Iran, cruelly strengthened in March of 2018, continue a collective punishment of extremely vulnerable people. Presently, the U.S. “maximum pressure” policy severely undermines Iranian efforts to cope with the ravages of COVID-19, causing hardship and tragedy while contributing to the global spread of the pandemic. On March 12, 2020... more »

What Does The New Finnish Government Say About The Country’s Commitment To Equality?

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 1 hour ago
In December 2019, 34-year-old Sanna Marin from Finland’s Social Democratic Party became the world’s youngest head of state. Her centre-left government consists of five parties, all led by women, four of them 35 or under. The cabinet has a female majority, and even the parliament has near gender parity with 93 women MPs out of a total of 200.

Coronavirus – A Lockdown Is Not Enough

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 1 hour ago
March 17, 2020 "Information Clearing House" - Dr. Carl Juaneau, who is specialized in epidemiology, has pointed me to a page where he collects useful information about the novel Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 and the current pandemic it causes. COVID-19: Why America May Be Hit Hard for 3-4 Months & What To Do It is quite good. Make sure that you scroll beyond the long country statistic for additional useful information.

Late-Stage Imperial Omni-Crisis: Death By Virus And Internal Contradictions

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 1 hour ago
The nation that considers itself to be the apex of capitalist achievement on planet Earth turns out to have no health care system worthy of the name – a testament to the sucking moral vacuum at America’s imperial, white settler colony core. A lowly virus – a form of being that exists at the very border between “life” and “not-life” – has revealed the world’s superpower as butt-naked and very much afraid.

On Saving Humpty Dumpty

Unknown at The Verma Report - 1 hour ago
Once Humpty Dumpty falls and breaks, the nursery rhyme rightly notes, all the king’s horses and all the king’s men cannot put him together again. The confused fight against the pandemic has pushed Humpty Dumpty (the world economy) dangerously close to the wall’s edge. The power-drunk politicians and intellectuals should exercise caution—if they continue to push with their draconian measures, they will make him fall. Once Humpty Dumpty falls and breaks, the political establishment in several nations is going to fall and break, resulting in the ultimate social chaos.

UK Lockdown and Draconian Coronavirus Bill

OYE NEWS at OYE Alternative News - 1 hour ago
Its been quite a day for the citizens of the United Kingdom, though not unexpected. First of all we will start with the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson‘ latest announcement, which laid out the new lockdown rules for the UK. As from Monday evening, the British people would only be allowed to leave home for the … The post UK Lockdown and Draconian Coronavirus Bill appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

Denver reverses course, allows adult-use cannabis shops to stay open

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 1 hour ago
The operators of adult-use marijuana stores in Denver caught a break late Monday afternoon when the city announced they can remain open. Earlier in the day, while announcing a new stay-at-home order for Denver residents in the city’s battle against the coronavirus, Mayor Michael Hancock decreed that recreational marijuana stores were nonessential businesses and must close […] Denver reverses course, allows adult-use cannabis shops to stay open is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Benjamin Fulford 3-23-20… “Project Blue Beam is full steam ahead, so sit back and enjoy the fake Armageddon show”

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
2020/03/23 by Kauilapele New weekly report from Ben. Got the notification at 1806 CDT, so apparently the BF website challenges have been corrected. I would say, there is much great news here. “The fake end-times scenario now unfolding in the West will soon get more fantastical, so sit back and enjoy the show. Although it … Continue reading Benjamin Fulford 3-23-20… “Project Blue Beam is full steam ahead, so sit back and enjoy the fake Armageddon show” →

It Has A Name – QUATERNARY WEAPON SYSTEM – ELE = Extinction Level Event

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: QUATERNARY WEAPON SYSTEM: Genocide via COVID-19, 5G, Chemtrails & Vaccines Posted on March 23, 2020 by State of the Nation COVID-19 Bioweapon, 5G Energy Weapon, Chemtrail Chemical Weapon & Flu Vaccine Hybrid Weapon All Fully Integrated Into a Quaternary Weapon System to Depopulate and Lock Down Planet…

Big Picture – President Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting: Hoarding, Price Gouging and Supply Chain… — The Last Refuge

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: To understand the purpose and specific urgency need of the latest Executive Order CTH can share a familiar analogy to help better conceptualize the issues. There are several supply chains that are being affected by the coronavirus mitigation effort; two specific sectors involve healthcare products and food…

Coronavirus: Donald Trump vows to ease restrictions ‘to save economy’

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Cameron Stewart53 minutes ago March 24, 2020 Donald Trump has signalled he will soon ease social distancing rules to help rescue the US economy despite warnings from health experts that it could cause a catastrophic increase in coronavirus infections and deaths. In what looms as one of the most difficult trade-offs of his presidency, … Continue reading Coronavirus: Donald Trump vows to ease restrictions ‘to save economy’ →

’Enough is enough,’ Trudeau tells Canadians ignoring COVID-19 advice

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
The Sault Star Updated: March 23, 2020 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tone hardened Monday as he warned Canadians ignoring COVID-19 mitigation measures that “enough is enough.” Trudeau said across the country, people need to realize that ignoring social and physical distancing protocols is putting others at risk, from the elderly to the essential … Continue reading ’Enough is enough,’ Trudeau tells Canadians ignoring COVID-19 advice →

New Q Drops & Scientific Updates from Ongoing Research Not Often Addressed in Mainstream News [videos] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Starship Earth: The Big Picture March 23, 2020 Q left us some new drops this afternoon, like this one: 3898 New: Title TBD Q!!Hs1Jq13jV6 23 Mar 2020 – 4:48:53 PM https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/10/farrell-spygate-could-make-watergate-look-like-a-third-rate-burglary/📁 The key that opens all doors. The ‘Start’. Q In the drop prior to that one, they left a document about CV-19 I think … Continue reading New Q Drops & Scientific Updates from Ongoing Research Not Often Addressed in Mainstream News [videos] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture →

5G LED Immune System Suppressor A Genocide On The People – The Mainstream Media Narrative Designed To Induce Fear And Panic To Bring In Orwellian Control Of Populations

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Truth To Power: The Shocking Truth About The Crime Against The Person By Illegal Lethal Technologies Deployed By Criminals On The People Across The World. 5G Is An Immune Suppressant As Well As A Weapons System And This Increases The Threat Of Covid 19. – Anthony Steele Military Weapons Heads Up Display…

The Betray Of America We Told You Was Coming Back In 2010 Has Finally Arrived As Democrats seek To Finish Obama’s ‘Fundamental Transformation’ Of US

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Now you know why, after we have been exposed to nearly a dozen previous deadly pandemics over the past 20 years, the coronavirus is the first one that is causing people to be locked in their homes and the economy shut down. They are finishing the job that Obama started and that Hillary was supposed … Continue reading The Betray Of America We Told You Was Coming Back In 2010 Has Finally Arrived As Democrats seek To Finish Obama’s ‘Fundamental Transformation’ Of US →

Pelosi’s Eunuch actually has Senator Collins ripping into the Democrats

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 1 hour ago
Susan Collins: Schumer Denied My Chance to Speak — ‘Is That What We Have Come To?’ . . I don’t always agree with how Senator Collins votes – she is often far too liberal. HOWEVER, that said, she has a way of speaking that is very impressive when she gives voice to her thoughts. Schumer made the mistake of telling her she could not speak when she asked to address the podium…. I got to thinking that there are ways to put it between Schumer and Pelosi but the best way I can think of is in Egyptian times the … Continue reading →

PANDEMIC

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 1 hour ago
What is a PANDEMIC? According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Definition of Pandemic pandemic noun pan·​dem·​ic | \ pan-ˈde-mik (Entry 1 of 2) : occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population (Entry 2 of 2) : an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population Key words in this definition are: Exceptionally high proportion…. What is an exceptionally high proportion? Back to Merriam-Webster Definition of Exceptionally : in an exceptional manner : to an ... more »

It’s Morally Intolerable for the Privileged to Profit from this Emergency

Robert Reich - 2 hours ago
Societies gripped by cataclysmic wars, depressions, or pandemics can become acutely sensitive to... more »

Breaking: Russian air defenses confront hostile missiles at Hmeimim Airbase in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – Minutes ago, the Russian military activated their air defense systems at the Hmeimim Airbase, following an attempted attack on the installation. According to preliminary reports, the Russian air defenses intercepted the hostile projectiles before they could hit the airbase. No further details were released. In the past, attacks on the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian Defense Minister meets with Syrian President in Damascus: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – During a visit to Damascus, Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the implementation of the ceasefire in the Idlib region and military cooperation between the two countries to combat terrorism. In addition to President Assad, the meeting was attended by the Director […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2020-03-22

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
This is a summary of 11 AMN articles on the following subjects: Coronavirus, Syria, Hasakah, Turkey, Iran, US, Libya, Idlib, Beirut, Lebanon, Russia, Soleimani, ISIS, Assad. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Iran, North-Africa, Turkey, Lebanon, World-News, Iraq, Middleeast Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Nancy Pelosi's Attempt To Legalize Ballot Box Stuffing

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 2 hours ago
Democrats, who have in the past taken stealing elections to heights never dreamed by the founders, have always clutched their pearls and insisted there is no such thing. But just read the history of the democrat party and you will see they are, as usual, lying.(JFK-LBJ in particular) Recently there's this slick little thing they came up with called "Ballot Harvesting". Made legal in California in 2016, and first used in the 2018 midterm elections, democrat operatives dropped hundreds of thousands of ballots off at polling stations helping Democrats flip seven Republican congress... more »

Big Picture – President Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting: Hoarding, Price Gouging and Supply Chain…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
To understand the purpose and specific urgency need of the latest Executive Order CTH can share a familiar analogy to help better conceptualize the issues. There are several supply chains that are being affected by the coronavirus mitigation effort; two … Continue reading →

Islamists in Mozambique take a key town in Cabo Delgado: Wagner, OAM, and Black Hawk

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 2 hours ago
Islamists in Mozambique take a key town in Cabo Delgado: Wagner, OAM, and Black Hawk Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Increasing Sunni Islamist attacks in northern Mozambique is creating mayhem in a nation already blighted by poverty. Hence, the news that an important town had fallen will have taken authorities by […]

Notes From a Large Prison

Rob Slane at 2 hours ago
So that seems to be that. The end of Britain as we knew it. If you had asked the average Briton at the start of 2020 whether they could envisage their Government locking all 66 million people up under house arrest for weeks on end, it is unlikely that you would have found a single voice saying yes. Yet here we are, less than three months into the year, and the Prime Minister has just done exactly that — put […]

Grandmother, Age 95, Becomes Oldest Woman in Italy to Recover From Coronavirus

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 2 hours ago
https://themindunleashed.com/2020/03/grandmother-age-95-becomes-oldest-woman-in-italy-to-recover-from-coronavirus.html

Dr. Brownstein: Politicians Making Big Decisions Based on Fear and not Based on Data

AdminM at Health Impact News - 2 hours ago
I was at Costco yesterday and did NOT enjoy my experience. The tension was palpable everywhere. (Note: This had nothing to do with Costco.) There were shoppers wearing N95 masks. That irritated me. The masks are in short supply for front-line health care workers and there is simply no reason to wear that at Costco. COVID is not passed that easily through the air. Folks, the fear level out there is beyond reason. Unfortunately, my Governor and the rest of our lawmakers, including those in Washington, are making big decisions based on fear and not based on data. As I have been writin... more »

Herbs And Natural Remedies For Coronavirus Infections: FULL REPORT

admin at Herbs Info - 2 hours ago
Image © herbs-info.com You’ve heard about the 20-second hand washing and the social distancing. Now let’s open up the herbal war chest and see what else we have at our disposal… as it happens, quite a lot… Last week I wrote to leading herbalist Stephen Jarrod Buhner, author of the groundbreaking Herbal Antivirals: Natural Remedies […] The post Herbs And Natural Remedies For Coronavirus Infections: FULL REPORT appeared first on Herbs Info.

Singapore, Australia agree to promote data connectivity, digital economy

bilaterals.org - 2 hours ago
24-Mar-2020 Singapore and Australia have committed to allowing financial institutions to choose where their data is stored and prohibiting data localisation, among a raft of other agreements.

Kingdom, Russia set to boost trade, investment

bilaterals.org - 2 hours ago
24-Mar-2020 Cambodia and Russia have pledged to increase bilateral trade and investment as the Kingdom aims to diversify its market through the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU).

EU puts challenges to Vietnamese agricultural producers

bilaterals.org - 2 hours ago
24-Mar-2020 The implementation of the European Union - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement poses many challenges to Vietnamese agricultural products.

WaPo Admits Crimeans Are Happy Russians

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 2 hours ago
*March 24, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The Washington Post - an inveterate keystone of US foreign policy propaganda - made a surprising admission recently. The people of Crimea - allegedly "annexed" by the Russian Federation - are vastly satisfied under Moscow's governance. The Washington Post article titled, "Six years and $20 billion in Russian investment later, Crimeans are happy with Russian annexation," attempts in every way to misrepresent, anddeny the cause and obvious implications of the polling data presented - but still admits: *...the annexation was popular, especial... more »

How China Is Militarizing the South China Sea With a Ton of Missiles

David Axe at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E8BR1JB401&share=true] Can the Navy do anything about it? *Key Point:* Beijing has been conducting many tests as well as building military bases. Can China hold on to its artificial islands and threaten America's carriers in the next war? The missile trials underscored Beijing’s increasing militarization of resource-rich waters on which several countries have conflicting claims. *This first appeared in 2019 and is being reposted due to reader interest.* “The Chinese c... more »

Meet the Flying Missile Rail: The Navy's New Robot Missile Launcher?

David Axe at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC18EBA52080&share=true] An important way to extend missile ranges. *Key point: *DARPA's latest project is a robot that can fly away from its host plane before launching its missiles. This would expand the plane's attack range while also allowing the fighter to get away from the action. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — DARPA, the Pentagon’s fringe-science organization — has begun work on a small drone that extend the range of an AIM-120 air-to-air mis... more »

Why the Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet Is Still One Dangerous Fighter

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Technology, * Even if she is a little old. In February, the United States Navy announced that it would cut production of the legacy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, to instead accelerate the development of the next-generation carrier-based fighter program. According to the service's newly revealed Fiscal Year 2021 budget request, next year's order of two dozen of the tactical aircraft would be the last in the program. This comes after Super Hornet maker Boeing won a $4-billion multi-year contract to build 78 of the strike attack aircraft through FY 2021. This would bring ... more »

Why You Can't Mess with the Bradley Fighting Vehicle

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * While it wasn't a perfect design, the Bradley has been steadily rolling for nearly 40 years. While it has been in service for nearly 40 years the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) has often been described as a fighting platform no one wanted or really needed. It had a protracted development history that began in the early 1960s just as the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) was entering service. Named after U.S. General Omar Bradley, this vehicle was developed to address the Soviet Red Army's new era of APCs, notably the BMP-1 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekh... more »

The U.S. Navy's Seawolf Class Submarine: When the Best is Just Too Expensive

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * Simply put, the Seawolf­-class­ may have been the best of the best, but at approximately $3 to $3.5 billion per vessel, it was simply too expensive, especially in the wake of changing global geopolitics. Instead, the United States Navy opted for the smaller and more cost-effective Virginia-class submarine program. Designed to address the threat of Soviet ballistic missile submarines, and to replace the aging *Los Angeles*-class of submarines, the *Seawolf­*-class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) has been described as the best of the best... more »

Can Donald Trump Save the Economy and Keep America Health?

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * Is the cure doing more damage than the disease, and if so, how can the United States save its economy while also stemming the spread of the virus? Two experts took to the pages of the New York Times to recommend a solution. The United States of America was unprepared to face a pandemic disease like the coronavirus. The response from public officials has been states of emergency, keeping people in their homes, and the forced closure of all non-essential businesses. This response has, in turn, tanked the U.S. economy, with record unemployment predicte... more »

The Next Coronavirus Economic Crisis: What Happens If You Can't Pay Rent?

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * Across the country, millions of Americans dread the approach of April 1. It will be the first day of a new month since state lockdowns have occurred in response to the coronavirus, and businesses have been closed. Rent is due, and for countless Americans now suddenly out of work, they have no way to pay for a place to live. Across the country, millions of Americans dread the approach of April 1. It will be the first day of a new month since state lockdowns have occurred in response to the coronavirus, and businesses have been closed. Rent is due, a... more »

Donald Trump's Coronavirus Economic Cure: Something Close to State Control?

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * While the election of Donald Trump, and the Republican Party’s subsequent handling of the coronavirus pandemic, might be a realignment of rhetoric, it is the same drastic economic intervention displayed by the right for years. Crises are a time of rapid change. Uncertainty about the future, combined with pressure to act, and fear over alternatives leads to a quickening of political shifts. What might have taken years now occurs in a matter of weeks. Political scientists believed that the election of Donald Trump in 2016 might have been a realigning... more »

How Russia's Navy Could Help an Invasion of Poland the Baltics

David Axe at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF20000066456&share=true] Can NATO shore up its navies to stop such a scenario? *Key Point:* These four NATO members don't have strong enough navies to protect their coastlines. Here's how Moscow could take advantage of that. That’s Thomas-Durell Young’s stark assessment in the summer 2019 edition of the U.S. *Naval War College Review*. *This first appeared in 2019 and is being reposted due to reader interest.* Poland and three smaller Baltic states -- Estonia, Latvia a... more »

If a War Came, This Is How NATO Would Attack Russia's Kaliningrad Base

David Axe at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000164467&share=true] Would it work? *Key point:* Russia has armed its enclave to the teeth. This is how NATO would have to quickly put it out of commission. The Pentagon has a plan for destroying the defenses of Russia’s most heavily-armed European outpost, a top U.S. commander said in September 2019. *This first appeared in 2019 and is being reposted due to reader interest.* The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which lies between Poland and Lithuania on the Balt... more »

The U.S. Marines Wants to Dump All Tanks in 10 Years

David Axe at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * And More Is Coming: The U.S. Marine Corps wants over the next 10 years to eliminate all of its tanks, a third of its tube artillery, some amphibious vehicles and aircraft as well as thousands of infantry and other personnel, all in an effort to reshape the service for island warfare in the Western Pacific. The U.S. Marine Corps wants over the next 10 years to eliminate all of its tanks, a third of its tube artillery, some amphibious vehicles and aircraft as well as thousands of infantry and other personnel, all in an effort to reshape the service for isl... more »

America's Dual Nightmare: Coronavirus and Massive Debt

Romina Boccia at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Romina Boccia* *economy, * Expert: Without question, the federal government has an important role in responding to major national emergencies such as the novel coronavirus pandemic. But its response should be specific and short-term. And it shouldn’t push us still further into debt. Without question, the federal government has an important role in responding to major national emergencies such as the novel coronavirus pandemic. But its response should be specific and short-term. And it shouldn’t push us still further into debt. Congress and the administration must stay focused ... more »

HDTV Question: Is Samsung's QLED Technology a Scam Or Worth the Money?

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * In short, a QLED TV is just an LCD TV with quantum dots, which are microscopic particles that when hit by light, emit a certain different colored light. The source of this light is the LED backlight, and that light must pass through more layers, such as the LCD layer, to produce the images on the screen. How much of a game-changer is all of that? In recent years, QLED TVs have been mostly associated with the Korean company Samsung. These days, though, other companies like Vizio and TCL have taken and run with this newfound technology. So is QLE... more »

Yes Space Is the Next Frontier of War (Here's What Might Happen)

David Axe at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Space* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_GM1E8CC0CIA01&share=true] Satellites would be targeted. *Key point: *Space is once again being militarized and countries are rushing to find ways to protect their assets while holding others' at risk. Here's a look at why space will matter in the next major war. In 1962, U.S. president John F. Kennedy was in a bind. He was eager to negotiate a nuclear test ban with the Soviet Union. But the Soviets had recently shattered a three-year test moratorium and now Kennedy was u... more »

Yes, the British Royal Navy Does Want Two Aircraft Carrier Battlegroups

David Axe at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC13CF169420&share=true] Can they pull it off? *Key point:* Although it will be hard in terms of cost and finding the manpower, London still wants two aircraft carrier battlegroups. Here's what it would take to get there. Amid great uncertainty, the Royal Navy is about to begin its most radical reorganization in many years. With two new aircraft carriers slated to begin deploying in two years’ time, the U.K. fleet must figure out how to deploy, as a cohesive force, lar... more »

Stealth at Sea: China's J-20 Is Coming to Its Carriers

David Axe at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_GM1E7161F5001&share=true] What role will it perform? *Key point: *These new J-20s will likely act similar to America's old F-14s. They will fire air-to-air missiles at long-range targets and help the fleet become a modern naval force. The Chinese military reportedly has decided to develop the air force’s J-20 stealth fighter into a sea-based variant to fly from the navy’s growing fleet of aircraft carriers. The Central Military Commission, the People’s Liberation Army’s ... more »

Patriot Missile Problems? It Looks Like America's Missile Defense Didn't Work Against Iran

David Axe at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2002%3Anewsml_RP3DRIDPWBAA&share=true] Welp, what can be done? *Key point:* America's patriot missiles are allegedly some of the best. And yet, Iran's attack on Saudi Arabia shows that no defense is perfect. The missile strikes that badly damaged a key Saudi oil facility on Sept. 14, 2019 largely remain a mystery to the public. *This first appeared in 2019 and is being reposted due to reader interest.* Yemen's Houthi rebels, who have been at war with a Saudi-Emirati coalition ... more »

'Thousands' of Victorians could die of coronavirus if people don't heed message on social distancing, Minister says

Just In - 2 hours ago
The state's Health Minister Jenny Mikakos appeals to retired health workers to return to the workforce as the state experiences a "significant" increase in patients requiring hospitalisation.

'I know how bad it will get': Doctor uses SARS experience to protect cancer patients

Claudia Jambor at Just In - 2 hours ago
A NSW doctor who worked in Singapore during the SARS outbreak is doing his utmost to keep his vulnerable patients safe — but he says the worst days of the coronavirus pandemic are yet to come.

NT announces emergency legislation as new coronavirus case confirmed in Darwin

Jano Gibson at Just In - 2 hours ago
A new case of coronavirus is confirmed in the NT, as the Government pushes forward with emergency legislation to help control the pandemic's spread

Live: Government announces changes to telehealth, millions of masks on the way to protect frontline healthcare workers

James Maasdorp at Just In - 2 hours ago
Health Minister Greg Hunt says "direct text messaging" will be used as part of the next phase of Australia's coronavirus information campaign. Follow live.

EAB Analyst: Under-Resourced Colleges Could Face Closure Due to Coronavirus

Shailaja Neelakantan at Diverse - 3 hours ago
The coronavirus crisis will “accelerate a closure of colleges and universities,” especially under-resourced institutions, said a higher education analyst from EAB to Diverse. EAB, which on March 19 held a flash poll of 500 university enrollment officials during a webinar, said that the vast majority of respondents said they felt the highest levels of concern about meeting enrollment targets.

Do Test Optional Policies Work? Depends On Who You Ask

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 3 hours ago
Do test optional policies work? Are universities that practice it actually enrolling – and graduating – more low-income students and students of color? Now that some schools have been employing these policies for decades, there’s data to help answer those questions – though higher education leaders continue to debate how conclusive that data is.

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Illegal Border Crossings Cut by Half Thanks to COVID-19 Policy

Luis Miguel at rss - 3 hours ago
[image: illegal-border-crossings-cut-by-half-thanks-to-covid-19-policy] A CDC order to bar entry of illegal aliens in order to stop the coronavirus spread has resulted in a massive drop in illegal migration.

A Ghost Majority

Gerard N. Magliocca at Balkinization - 3 hours ago
Here's another reason why the Senate needs to adopt remote voting and quorum calls now. Senator Rand Paul may well have infected much of the Senate GOP Caucus over the past week. Suppose 20 of them have to self-quarantine while few Democrats do. At what point can you say that Senator McConnell is still the Majority Leader? He would not leading the majority of present Senators (at least for some period of time). Why wouldn't Senator Schumer become Acting Majority Leader under those circumstances? Counting self-quarantined Senators as present and letting them vote remotely would keeps... more »

Sen. Rand Paul Kept Working for Six Days after Virus Test

AP News at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says he was tested for the novel coronavirus, but continued working at the Capitol because he had no symptoms of the illness and believed it was "highly unlikely" he was sick.

Is This Trump’s ‘Congressional Reform Act of 2017’?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
This is one of those ideas that really shouldn't be passed around.

Loss of Smell, Taste, Might Signal Pandemic Virus Infection

AP News at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
A loss of smell or taste might be an early sign of infection with the pandemic virus, say medical experts who cite reports from several countries.

Mormons Chided for Airport Welcoming of Missionaries

AP News at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Hours after hundreds of people welcoming missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints crowded together in an airport parking garage, authorities announced new rules to prevent it from happening again during the coronavirus crisis.

Covid-19 Report 3/23/20: "Even The Young & Healthy Are Getting The Coronavirus"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"Even The Young & Healthy Are Getting The Coronavirus"* by Adam Taggart "Covid-19’s exponential spread across the world continues unabated; except in China, where the rate of officially reported new cases has slowed dramatically. At the same time, cases in India are on the rise. Might India be the next big outbreak trouble-spot? Time will tell. Meanwhile, this honey badger of a virus shows that it “just don’t care” who you are. We are getting more reports of young & healthy people getting hit hard. Rich, famous, royal, powerful - it doesn’t matter, all socioeconomic strata are com... more »

"I'll Tell You A Secret..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"You're mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I'll tell you a secret: all the best people are." - Lewis Carroll

'We are ramping up compliance': NSW Premier's coronavirus press conference in full

Just In - 3 hours ago
The NSW Premier warns those who aren't adhering to self-isolation orders may face hefty fines and says she doesn't care what criticism she faces about the tough decisions she has had to make to protect the people of her state.

Virtual playgroup membership skyrockets in wake of coronavirus shutdown

Malcolm Sutton at Just In - 3 hours ago
An online playgroup has attracted thousands of members in less than a week as parents do their best to maintain a sense of routine for children during the coronavirus crisis.

Tasmania halts 'non-essential' travel on Spirit to combat coronavirus, Government minister self-isolates

Just In - 3 hours ago
Premier Peter Gutwein says only residents and essential travellers will be able to arrive in the state on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry from Melbourne, and a State Government minister enters self-isolation.

'My bad': Minister admits Centrelink stuff-up, says 1 million may have lost their jobs

Brett Worthington at Just In - 3 hours ago
Centrelink is still struggling to keep up with unprecedented demand from people seeking financial assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the minister responsible saying he didn't realise what the impact of shutting thousands of businesses would be.

Blamed for ignoring the coronavirus warnings, young people say it's not all 'quarantine parties'

James Carmody at Just In - 3 hours ago
The Prime Minister has chided young people for defying the calls for social distancing, but young people say blizzard of information coming at them from State and Federal governments is hard to follow.

The last domino to fall: A-League joins NRL, AFL in suspending season

Simon Smale at Just In - 3 hours ago
The A-League becomes the final major sporting league in Australia to close its doors, joining the AFL and NRL in suspending operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Moveable silo art? It's happening in this small Victorian town

Courtney Howe at Just In - 3 hours ago
The small Victorian town of Dookie is adding its name to Victoria's silo-art trail and in doing so has put a unique twist on the popular art trend.

How to help keep your home free from coronavirus

Matt Bamford at Just In - 3 hours ago
As households prepare to bunker down across Australia, attention has turned to the best ways of protecting homes from coronavirus.

ASX higher in early trade but consumer confidence tumbles to near all-time low

Sue Lannin And Stephanie Chalmers at Just In - 3 hours ago
Australian shares are on the rise but consumer sentiment has headed in the opposite direction, plunging to its lowest level since the 1990-91 recession.

Mask shortages sees GPs turn to carpark consults, telehealth in face of coronavirus crisis

Eliza Borrello, Anthony Pancia And Laura Meachim at Just In - 3 hours ago
GPs around Western Australia are warning of a desperate shortage of protective equipment, as they turn to telehealth and even consultations in their carparks to try to prevent the spread of the potentially deadly coronavirus.

'The world has changed dramatically in just one month': WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt decides to stay

Just In - 3 hours ago
WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt reverses his decision to quit politics next year, saying he wants to help deal with the "unprecedented health and economic crisis" posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Woman who was passenger on cruise ship dies from coronavirus

Emma Elsworthy at Just In - 3 hours ago
Health authorities in NSW have confirmed Australia's eighth coronavirus death — a female passenger in her 70s who had been on the Ruby Princess cruise ship, where there have now been 133 infections recorded.

UK enters home lockdown, with all non-essential shops closed and public gatherings banned

Jack Hawke at Just In - 3 hours ago
The UK will go into lockdown for at least three weeks, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing tough new measures to try to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Princess Ivanka Trump’s Tone-Deaf “Helpful Household Hints” Blow Up In Her Plastic Face

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*-by Noah* While her brothers show what assholes they are by posing with their defenseless murder victims, Ivanka prefers to reveal herself by speaking or obnoxiously tweeting, just like Daddy-Poo. Earlier this week, The Princess Bozo tweeted out some of her clueless ideas for “fun activities” that a mother can do with her children while marooned at home and social distancing themselves from the outside world, you know, not unlike Ivanka herself distances herself from the outside world in the White House or whatever tacky palatial Trump homes she and her douchebag husband choose ... more »

Fully Funded HOOPP Gains 17% in 2019

Leo Kolivakis at Pension Pulse - 4 hours ago
On Monday, HOOPP announced its 2019 results amidst economic uncertainty, posting strong returns position Plan to weather current market environment: The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) announced today that it posted a return of 17.14% for 2019 (compared to 2.17% in 2018), with net assets reaching $94.1 billion, up from $79.0 billion at the end of 2018. HOOPP closed 2019 with a 10-year annualized rate of return of 11.38% and a 20-year annualized rate of 8.55%. *These results help position HOOPP to navigate the current challenging economic environment. “While concerns abou... more »

Henderson on Economics and Coronavirus

David Henderson at Econlib - 4 hours ago
This is an interview I did on KCBS San Francisco Sunday afternoon. The producer asked me if I could comment on what people who are short of cash should do to survive. So that’s what I prepared for. But then the interviewer, Susan Kennedy, led with a bigger-picture question and got, I think, a surprising […] The post Henderson on Economics and Coronavirus appeared first on Econlib.

"Love in the Time of Quarantine"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"Love in the Time of Quarantine"* by Mark Manson "Each week, I send you three thought-provoking ideas that could potentially make you a less awful human being (keyword: potentially). This week, we’re talking: 1) love in the time of quarantine, 2) opportunity in isolation, and 3) irrationality in times of high stress. Let’s get into it. *1.* *Love in the time of quarantine* - As we all buckle into our living rooms for the long haul, a particularly foreboding (or hilarious, depending on your perspective) piece of news has been making the rounds. Apparently, divorce rates shot up in ... more »

"Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste."

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 4 hours ago
I keep going back to what Rahm Emanuel, the former White House Chief of Staff, Mayor of Chicago and professional stiff prick/DINO, said once: "Never let a crisis go to waste." And the reason I keep going back to it during this pandemic is because it seems right wingers are really fine-tuning their neverending capacity for exploiting a crisis to their own ends. A quick trip through the archives of *Raw Story*, for instance. will show you what I mean: Texas bans abortions during coronavirus pandemic to ‘expand hospital bed capacity’. Republican calls for a ‘State Da... more »

The Original Angry Bird

LL at Virtual Mirage - 4 hours ago

Energy & Environmental Newsletter: March 23, 2020

Geoff at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 4 hours ago
By John Droz, Jr. March 23, 2020 The *Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions* (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy, environmental and education policies. Our premise is that technical matters like these should be addressed by using Real Science (please consult WiseEnergy.org for more information). A key element of AWED’s efforts is public education. Towards that end, every two± weeks we put together a newsletter to balance what is found in the mainstream media about energy and the environment. We appreci... more »

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Corona Virus Climate Catastrophe Fascist Empire 2020 Blues Massacree’ By David Rovics

CJ Baker at Shadowproof - 4 hours ago
"Corona Virus Climate Catastrophe Fascist Empire 2020 Blues Massacree" is a satirical tune from David Rovics that deals with life in the time of a global pandemic. It addresses society's failure to respond to the spread of COVID-19 in a timely manner. The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Corona Virus Climate Catastrophe Fascist Empire 2020 Blues Massacree’ By David Rovics appeared first on Shadowproof.

Wes Streeting on Labour after Corbyn

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 4 hours ago
When you've been involved in labour movement politics for a while, chances are you have a Wes Streeting story. Here's mine. Back in 2008 when the British National Party had nine seats on Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Stoke became a hotspot for anti-fascist activity with rounds of regular campaigning, leaflet drops and demonstrations. One of these occasions involved a march organised on the same day the fash were having a national mobilisation. They were forced to demonstrate in the arse end of nowhere in Fenton, while the anti-fascist march (more or less) had the run of the city ce... more »

Animated Intelligence Media Cartoons are the Best – AIM Truth Bits

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 4 hours ago
March 23, 2020 AIM Truth Bits Thank you to AIM Patriot Michael at Infotoons for these amazing cartoon videos that entertain and enlighten – in one powerful, fun, and short punch. Make sure to subscribe to his channel so that you can be the first in your network to share his next creation: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjqkulFOTm74OyIKzNUNDRQ . … Continue reading Animated Intelligence Media Cartoons are the Best – AIM Truth Bits →

The coronavirus did not escape from a lab. Here’s how we know. | Live Science

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 4 hours ago
Who knows what to believe or even what to think anymore. By Jeanna Bryner – Live Science Editor-in-Chief 2 days ago The persistent myth can be put to bed. As the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 spreads across the globe, with cases surpassing 284,000 worldwide today (March 20), misinformation is spreading almost as fast. One persistent … Continue reading The coronavirus did not escape from a lab. Here’s how we know. | Live Science →

California Police Will Use State-Of-The-Art Chinese Patrol Drones Equipped With Night Vision Cameras To Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown Order

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 4 hours ago
The Chula Vista Police Department recently doubled its fleet of drones, purchasing two of the machines from Chinese company DJI. The police department told the Financial Times that they would be outfitted with night-vision cameras. “What we saw in China, and what we’re probably going to see around the world, is using drones with cameras and loudspeakers to … Continue reading California Police Will Use State-Of-The-Art Chinese Patrol Drones Equipped With Night Vision Cameras To Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown Order →

If COVID-19 Doesn’t Kill You, CNN Likely Will

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 4 hours ago
Enough is enough, CNN! By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives—March 23, 2020 If COVID-19 doesn’t kill you, CNN likely will. Pandemic panic and “social distancing” are keeping millions of people home alone. A billion of them if you’re counting worldwide. Ganged-up Democrats and a politicized media are holding out hope that people confined to … Continue reading If COVID-19 Doesn’t Kill You, CNN Likely Will →

Nation Close To Getting Videoconferencing Software To Work

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 4 hours ago
a little comic relief? Today 12:21PM WASHINGTON—Explaining that they almost had the online communication application fully figured out, the nation reportedly announced Monday that they were close to getting their videoconferencing software to work. “Hello, hello, okay, I can see you now, but I can’t hear you—is there something else I need to do?” … Continue reading Nation Close To Getting Videoconferencing Software To Work →

Beijing news outlet risks it all, says China is ‘faking coronavirus recovery’

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 4 hours ago
Jared Harris The Western Journal | Mar 22, 2020 https://www.wnd.com/2020/03/beijing-news-outlet-risks-says-china-faking-coronavirus-recovery/ Months after the novel coronavirus first appeared and spread like wildfire across the People’s Republic of China, the communist nation has seemingly made a miraculous recovery. A herculean effort that saw mass mobilization, rapid hospital construction, and downright draconian enforced quarantines soon resulted … Continue reading Beijing news outlet risks it all, says China is ‘faking coronavirus recovery’ →

Sunshine is the Best Sanitizer

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on John Barleycorn: https://clarion.causeaction.com/2020/03/22/professors-worry-about-new-scrutiny-as-ccp-virus-forces-classes-online/

CIA — Order of Succession… In the event of a Major Global Catastrophe

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on Intel Today: “The following officers of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), in the order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA), during any period in which the D/CIA has died, resigned, or otherwise becomes unable to perform the functions and…

ILLEGAL MEANS NOTHING: Washington Buying STOCKS – END TIME!

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Tom Beck At this point, society is being REARRANGED. Forget anything you know about our political, judicial, and financial systems, and the values we cherish. Basically, discard anything you thought America stood for. America is fighting for survival. It’s a DO-OR-DIE moment and the government and the central bank…

Every Child That is Vaccinated Is Imprinted With The Genetic Code For Cancer

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 4 hours ago
You won’t find this information in the lying fake news Mainstream Media. Mainstream Media Who Generate trillions of dollars advertising for Big Pharma and the Vaccine Cartels. (Apologies for the video quality, as this video was deleted by YouTube and had to be downloaded quickly from another source.) Vaccines were manufactured long after the disease … Continue reading Every Child That is Vaccinated Is Imprinted With The Genetic Code For Cancer →

Denver’s recreational cannabis businesses ordered to close

Roger Fillion at Marijuana Business Daily - 4 hours ago
Denver’s mayor has ordered adult-use marijuana businesses to close their doors by 5 p.m. MT on Tuesday and to remain shuttered until April 10 under a new stay-at-home order covering the residents of Colorado’s largest city. Medical marijuana dispensaries, by contrast, are deemed “essential and will be allowed to remain open under the mayor’s order, according […] Denver’s recreational cannabis businesses ordered to close is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

‘Good Read From An Immunologist’ Post Misstates Reasons for COVID-19’s Virulence

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
A viral Facebook post argues the mutation rate of the coronavirus is responsible for its pandemic spread. There is no scientific support for that notion.

VIDEO: Comparing COVID-19 to History’s Deadliest Pandemics

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 5 hours ago
*SouthFront* | A video visualization comparing some of history’s most deadly pandemics over time.

After Racial Incident, Amherst College Suspends Men’s Lacrosse Team, Terminates Coach

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Amherst College has suspended its men’s lacrosse team and terminated team coach Jon Thompson following what it said was a racial incident involving team members, reported The Boston Globe. The college sent a letter Friday to students, faculty and staff addressing its investigation into an alleged incident “that occurred nearly two weeks ago [that] involved […]

University of Memphis Instructor Dies From COVID-19-Related Complications, Reports Say

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Dr. Lenard Wells, a criminal justice instructor at the University of Memphis, died last week while traveling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reportedly of complications arising from COVID-19, Fox13Memphis reported, citing Fox6Now. A university spokesman said Wells died Saturday. Wells had worked at the University of Memphis for about seven years. Before that, he spent 30 years […]

How many lives were (or will be) lost (or disability life-years lost) due to the consequences of the coronavirus economic shutdown?

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 5 hours ago
“But here is a prediction: If the government can order society to cease functioning, from restaurants and other businesses to schools, due to a possible health disaster, it is highly likely that a Democratic president and Congress will similarly declare … Continue reading →

Oregon allows marijuana curbside deliveries

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
Oregon marijuana regulators on Monday approved a temporary rule that allows licensed cannabis retailers to conduct limited transactions outside of their brick-and-mortar buildings. Under the interim rule – an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus – the state’s marijuana businesses will be allowed to deliver product to a customer within 150 feet of […] Oregon allows marijuana curbside deliveries is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

More states say medical cannabis shops can stay open amid COVID-19

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
Massachusetts, Michigan and Ohio joined several other states in declaring that medical marijuana dispensaries can remain open in light of stay-at-home orders designed to help combat the coronavirus outbreak. Here is a look at what is happening in each state: Massachusetts: Medical marijuana dispensaries in the state will be allowed to stay open from Tuesday through […] More states say medical cannabis shops can stay open amid COVID-19 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Adult-use cannabis sales plunge after briefly hitting new heights on coronavirus concerns

Maggie Cowee at Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
Adult-use marijuana sales plunged over the weekend, only a few days after skyrocketing to new heights as consumers prepared for fallout from coronavirus. The response might mark a natural decline after consumers stocked up before sheltering in place or it could be the result of economic pressures from the pandemic, which has resulted in the […] Adult-use cannabis sales plunge after briefly hitting new heights on coronavirus concerns is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Online marijuana giant Leafly lays off 91 staffers

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
One of the premier names in online cannabis information, Seattle-based Leafly, said Monday that it’s further cutting its workforce as part of a response to the coronavirus outbreak. “Today Leafly eliminated the roles of 91 employees across the company, 39% of our workforce,” CEO Tim Leslie said in a statement, adding that he was “heartbroken” […] Online marijuana giant Leafly lays off 91 staffers is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Poll: COVID-19’s cannabis legalization impact?

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
The nationwide coronavirus outbreak could hamper cannabis legalization efforts along the East Coast and elsewhere, raising further questions about the launch of lucrative new adult-use and medical markets in New York and other states. Coronavirus already has caused a number of state legislatures to temporarily shut down, including ones on the East Coast that were […] Poll: COVID-19’s cannabis legalization impact? is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Most legal cannabis stores in Canada barred from delivery, hampering retailers’ ability to serve customers

Solomon Israel at Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
As Canada’s federal government urges Canadians to stay at home to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the vast majority of private-sector cannabis stores in the nation have long been barred by provinces from offering home cannabis delivery services to customers. As of now, only cannabis retailers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba may offer full e-commerce. That could […] Most legal cannabis stores in Canada barred from delivery, hampering retailers’ ability to serve customers is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Can an Entire Road Be Cursed?

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 5 hours ago
I've read stories or have heard accounts on Youtube of whole roads and streets that seem to be cursed. Many of therm involve ghosts. This is not one of those stories. Rather than merely driving through a full body apparition of some lady in white looking for her dead child or for whatever such spirits search according to local legend, this is about my *inability* to drive on Villa de Porto Blvd in Hudson, MA. Two years ago this June, I got T-boned there in an accident caused by a woman driving on a dark grey rainy night with her headlights off and I got blamed for it (My s... more »

23 March 2020 Wuhan China Covid-19 Restarting Economy

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 5 hours ago
Restarting the global and USA economies via segmentation, isolation, and clearing. 23 March 2020 posting. Continue reading →

Malthusian Bankers vs anti-Malthusian Nationalists Race to Define the New System

Matthew Ehret at The Duran - 5 hours ago
Originally published on the Canadian Patriot Review On March 23, Wall Street on Parade reported that the Federal Reserve became a new legislative body with unprecedented powers to decide which companies and banks live or die in the midst of the covid-19 hysteria which is propelling the western nations into the greatest crash in history. […] More The post Malthusian Bankers vs anti-Malthusian Nationalists Race to Define the New System appeared first on The Duran.

Over $57 Million Paid by U.S. Government for Vaccine Injuries in 2020 as Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine Fast Tracked

AdminM at Health Impact News - 5 hours ago
With the nation currently gripped by the Coronavirus crisis, and with most of the public lauding the fact that the FDA is fast-tracking a new vaccine to supposedly fight the Coronavirus, with testing beginning already on humans with the experimental vaccine while bypassing animal testing, unknown to most of the public, a meeting was held on March 6, 2020 with the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These are quarterly meetings held every 3 months, as required by law, but seldom, if ever, publicized or reported on ... more »

Testing Blunders Crippled US Response as Coronavirus Spread

AP News at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
A series of missteps at the nation’s top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread across the country like wildfire.

Doctor: Keeping the liquor stores open is the right thing to do

Yvette d'Entremont at Halifax Examiner - 5 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A Nova Scotia family doctor is applauding the province’s decision to keep Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) stores open as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change the way we navigate our daily lives. “I am so pleased that the premier and our provincial leadership has […]

Daily COVID-19 update. Dr. Robert Strang: “The system is working”

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 5 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The latest: Numbers Thirteen more people have tested positive for COVID-19; all are related to travel, and some are in family groups who travelled together, including one child under 10 years old. The total of positive cases in Nova Scotia is now 41, with one […]

Build bridges not chasms – a revisit

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 5 hours ago
I wrote this seven years ago, but it seems to resonate even more today. The title is a quote I heard from a hero of mine, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. She was being interviewed on PBS Newshour about her … Continue reading →

McConnell Rips Pelosi and the Democrats over stimulus demands–Time for Republicans to Kick A$$ and take names!

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 5 hours ago
SERIOUSLY DEMOCRATS – Are you guys so hung up on “stupid” that you are allowing Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer along with all of your other elected officials TO STOP ANY ASSISTANCE OVER NON-CORONAVIRUS CRAP? . McConnell Rips Democrats After Vote Fails on Coronavirus Stimulus Package . . Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) tore into Democrats Monday morning for their latest stimulus demands as more than three days of negotiations have failed to yield a deal. McConnell ticked off the items on what he called the “Democratic wish list,” citing tax deductions to solar and wind... more »

Spooked: Iranian Pilots' UFO Encounter May Have Been With an American Mach 10 Drone

David Axe at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2012%3Anewsml_TM3E86B17IB01&share=true] Washington wants to keep an eye on Tehran. *Key point:* America has a lot of high-tech platforms it keeps a secret. That is likely what caused the Iranians' UFO sighting. Iran is the only other country besides the United States to operate arguably history’s most powerful interceptor aircraft, the F-14 Tomcat. And the Islamic republic has worked the twin-engine, swing-wing fighters *hard*. *This first appeared in 2019 and is being reposte... more »

Woah: How Did the Houthi Rebels in Yemen Get North Korean Missiles?

David Axe at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2011%3Anewsml_GM1E7911TD301&share=true] That certainly violations sanctions. *Key point:* The international weapons market is a tricky thing. No matter where a weapon comes from, you never know where it will end up. It’s possible the missile strikes that badly damaged a key Saudi oil facility on Sept. 14, 2019 involved far-flying drones firing small, guided munitions. *This first appeared in 2019 and is being reposted due to reader interest.* Yemen's Houthi rebels, who have bee... more »

The Reason America Nearly Attack Iran in the 1990s (But Didn't)

David Axe at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*David Axe* *History, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2006%3Anewsml_GM1DSGYFPOAA&share=true] Why didn't it happen? *Key point: *There are several instances in which Washington and Tehran nearly came to blows. This is one of those crises. The last time U.S. troops engaged in direct combat with Iran’s own regular forces was in April 1988, when U.S. naval forces struck Iranian ships and sea bases in retaliation for Iranian mining of the Persian Gulf. *This first appeared in 2019 and is being reposted due to reader interest.* A decade ... more »

Coronavirus Kindness: The Pandemic Has Exposed Every American's Angels and Demons

Amitai Etzioni at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Amitai Etzioni* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The pandemic in the United States has a long way to go. People who are locked up for months may well behave very differently than those at home for two weeks or so. The ways people respond to a crisis tell us volumes about their values: Are they increasingly selfish or giving? In the past, Americans have rushed to help those hit by earthquakes and hurricanes, often stepping in where the governments failed. Will that communitarian spirit remain when people are facing a much more severe crisis? The 1918 flu pandemic killed a... more »

Sealift Sadness: The Navy Doesn't Have Enough Ships to Supply the Army in the Next Big War

David Axe at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E9BG07XQ01&share=true] Not good at all. *Key Point: *Without enough sealift ships and escorts, it will be hard to get troops and supplies to the front. Can Washington turn this situation around? That’s the dire warning that a range of experts have sounded as the Pentagon shifts its focus from counterinsurgency campaigns, which heavily rely on civilian logistics networks, to the possibility of war with a major power such as China. *This first appeared in 2019 and ... more »

Competition Meets Crisis: China’s Perverse Opportunity and a Strategic Response

Emily de La Bruyere, Nathan Picarsic at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Emily de La Bruyere, Nathan Picarsic* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Beijing has turned the coronavirus crisis into a competition. America must invest not just to heal, but to win. The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, first emerged in China. Beijing’s late, inadequate, and skewed information disclosures accelerated the virus’s global spread. China’s manipulation of information continues to hamper response efforts. Now, as the world wrestles with the pandemic—and its human, economic, and social costs—Beijing sees an opportunity and is maneuvering to seize it. Beiji... more »

Will the Coronavirus Force Kim Jong-Un to Accept Humanitarian Aid?

Jessup Jong, Kurt Long at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Jessup Jong, Kurt Long* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Although it is likely that North Korea continues a degree of restricted trade with China, the effects of the country's lockdown can only be devastating to the nation’s already beleaguered economy. North Korea has taken unprecedented action to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, through its borders. Shutting off numerous vital sources of income, the government halted tourism, closed its border with China, and banned internal travel between provinces. Although it is likely that North Korea... more »

Danger: Why Iran's Deadly Missiles Would Matter During a War

David Axe at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2008%3Anewsml_GM1E49L1EKK01&share=true] A legitimate threat. *Key Point*: A lot of missiles can overwhelm the defenses of any base or ship. This is why a war with Iran is no joke. Iran is continuing to develop increasingly long-range ballistic missiles -- and is firing some shorter-range missiles in combat -- despite demands from the U.S. government that the Islamic republic totally give up any weapons that could, in theory, carry a nuclear warhead. *This first appeared in 2019... more »

I Built a Bot That Predicts Policy Changes in China After the Coronavirus Pandemic Ends

Weifeng Zhong at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Weifeng Zhong* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] This machine-learning algorithm can navigate policy predictions following the worldwide chaos created by the deadly coronavirus. In 2018, economist Julian Chan and I developed a machine-learning algorithm that predicts the Chinese government’s moves by analyzing words in the People’s Daily, China’s version of Pravda. Fast forward to when the dust settles on the novel coronavirus pandemic, also known as COVID-19, and this bot will come in handy as countries regroup and need to reassess how they deal with China. The biggest ques... more »

How Turkey Plans to Get Its Hands on Its Own Stealth Fighter

David Axe at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_TM3EB8K16F701&share=true] Buy from abroad or make a new one at home? *Key point: *Ankara is looking at Moscow or Beijing as potential sellers. Alternatively, Turkey could try to build its own stealth fighter although that would be much harder. The United States in July 2019 kicked Turkey out of the multi-national effort to develop and build F-35 stealth fighters. The Turkish government had insisted on buying Russian-made air-defense systems that U.S. officials cla... more »

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