Saturday, March 28, 2020

28 March - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

10:30 pm MDT

This Star Wars’ Y-Wing Fighter Bomber Twitter Thread Is Totally Epic

David Axe at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, * Need something to occupy your time while you’re stuck at home social-distancing because of the coronavirus? How about a Twitter thread about the history of Star Wars’ Y-wing fighter-bomber? Need something to occupy your time while you’re stuck at home social-distancing because of the coronavirus? How about a Twitter thread about the history of *Star Wars’* Y-wing fighter-bomber? That thread about the iconic fictional space-fighter, dozens of tweets long, put French writer Pierre Salard on the proverbial map in the weird little world of people who obses... more »

What Happens When U.S. Soldiers are Exposed to Small, Repeat Explosions?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* Brain damage? PTSD? It is no secret that soldiers face danger from explosions. When a shell or bomb explodes, soldiers suffer concussive effects: when a salvo of Iranian ballistic missiles struck a U.S. base in Iraq in February 2020, more than 100 American soldiers suffered concussive brain trauma. But what happens when U.S. soldiers are exposed to small but repeated explosions, including when they fire shoulder-mounted rocket launchers? The answer is that we don’t really know, according to a new report by the RAND Corporation. RAND experts... more »

Moon Rising: Will Coronavirus Change South Korean Election History?

Rob York at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Rob York* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Since the end of military rule, South Korean political parties have each ruled two presidential cycles back to back. Will this pattern hold? Can the COVID-19 pandemic change the course of history during the April 15 South Korean elections? To explain what that means, one should go back to 1987, during Korea’s transition away from the military dictatorships of Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan toward democracy. Since that seminal year, the country’s presidential politics have followed a rule of two: unable to re-elect presidents after t... more »

Germany's Air Force Is Going All in On the F/A-18 Super Hornet

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* And more Eurofighters. Here's why. In a surprise decision with massive implications for both the European and American defense industries, Germany has decided to adopt both the American F/A-18F Super Hornet and additional variants of the Eurofighter Typhoon for their recent program to acquire a strike fighter to replace their fleet of Panavia Tornados. Currently, German plans to procure ninety Eurofighters, and forty-five Super Hornets to replace ninety Tornados. While Germany’s defense minister, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, fast-tracked the progr... more »

Sea Monster: This Russian Navy Boat Was Piloted By The Air Force

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Europe* A Cold War terror? Ground effect vehicles are a bizarre lot. Part plane, part ship, they look like something out of a science fiction movie. These vehicles exploit a quirk in aerodynamics — the ground effect, in which an increase in lift and decrease in drag is experienced when close to the ground — which gives them a great deal of lift despite having small, stubby wings. They are able to fly very quickly, but stay quite low to the ground, around 15 feet or so. *Caspian Sea Monster* Completed in 1966, the Caspian Sea Monster as it is known, wa... more »

TCL's QLED Secret Weapon Against OLED TVs: Meet the 8-Series

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * But can TCL's top offering really take on the best TVs on the market today? With the 8-Series, TCL has its sights set directly on the higher-end OLED competition. Especially among current offerings in the 75-inch range, the price points for OLEDs can easily top $3,000, but TCL’s price tag for the same size with QLED is a much more reasonable $2,600. That in itself should perk some ears up for TV shoppers out there. Keep in mind that the 8-Series utilizes QLED technology, and not OLED. In order to use these quantum dots (often associated with Sa... more »

North Korea Is About To Be Swamped By Coronavirus. Why Does Pompeo Keep Sanctioning Them?

John Carl Baker at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*John Carl Baker* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S., March 25, 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS] Maximum pressure in a time of pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is a reckoning for the United States’ relationship with North Korea. For decades the United States’ main tactic for dealing with the Kim regime has been to sanction it, even though there is growing evidence that “maximum pressure” does little but kill ordinary North Koreans. The United States faces a ch... more »

These Are The 'Known Knowns' About Coronavirus' Impact

Richard Javad Heydarian at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Richard Javad Heydarian* *Politics, World* The coronavirus pandemic is unleashing an even more contentious and polarizing geopolitical environment. In his gripping novel *The Plague* (1947), the French existentialist Albert Camus warned, “the first thing that plague brought to our town was exile.” Today, at least a fourth of the world’s population is placed under one form of lockdown or the other, with countless mega-cities around the world falling into a dystopian silence. My loved ones, stretching from the shores of the Mediterranean and the Caspian Sea all the way to the Wes... more »

Can Europe Spend Enough Money to Stop a Coronavirus Recession?

Stratfor Worldview at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stratfor Worldview* *Economics, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC21NF9JNOX2&share=true] Or at least make it less painful? *What Happened* As the coronavirus outbreak begins to bite deeper into economic growth, Europe is scrambling to provide lifelines to the increasing number of households and businesses now struggling to make ends meet under quarantine. On March 16, the finance ministers of the eurozone discussed the possibility of using the European Union's permanent bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, to s... more »

The Best Streaming Services You Might Not Know About

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* More than Netflix. In the age of coronavirus, social distancing and stay-at-home orders, a lot of Americans are spending quality time with their favorite streaming services. According to a study this week, the biggest streaming services all posted subscription increases in the opening days of the quarantines. There are the biggest current streaming services - Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Amazon Prime, CBS All Access, HBO Now, Showtime's subscription service and Apple TV+- and three more big ones - Peacock, HBO Max, and Quibi-arriving in the com... more »

Stimulus Scenario: Unemployment Checks Could Exceed Paychecks for Half of the Unemployed

Matt Weidinger at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Matt Weidinger* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] This creates a financial incentive to delay returns to work, which will also delay the recovery. On Monday, I summarized the unprecedented expansion in unemployment benefits included in the massive “stimulus 3” legislation, which the Senate passed last night and now moves to the House. Among many other policies, the legislation expands, extends, and increases unemployment benefit payments in numerous ways, including by adding $600 to weekly unemployment insurance (UI) checks over the next four months. Citing recent average UI... more »

COVID-19 Does Not Transmit Like Simulated Flu - UK's Policy Fact Checked Against WHO Recommendations And Scientific Evidence

Robert Walker at Science 2.0 blogs - 11 hours ago
The UK’s policy is based on a model such as is used in pandemic simulations. The (simulated) influenza in this model is *an upper respiratory tract infection, and is airborne *which means you can get it just by breathing the air of someone who is near you. Their simulated disease also has a large population of people who don't show any symptoms and have half the infectivity of those who do have symptoms. These model inputs are not based on real world data for COVID-19 but rather on data for influenza. These are unrelated diseases - though both are respiratory tract infections, inf... more »

Lesson of COVID-19: Globalism Is A Disease

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Saturday, 28 March 2020by Ferdinand Bardamu I: COVID-19 and the incompetence of Western elites The world is in the midst of its first pandemic since 2008. Like H1N1, COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, but this time it’s linked to the unsavory culinary habits of the Chinese. The virus was traced to a wet market in … Continue reading Lesson of COVID-19: Globalism Is A Disease →

Growing Calls For One World Government In Response To Virus Outbreak

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
By PNW Staff March 28, 2020 Share this article: Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on world leaders to form a “temporary” global government in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The ex Labour prime minister, stressed the need for a task force comprised of world leaders, health experts as well as leaders of the … Continue reading Growing Calls For One World Government In Response To Virus Outbreak →

COVID-19 Creates Trojan Horse For Increased Smartphone Surveillance

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel/Activist Post March 27, 2020 Share this article: The coronavirus outbreak is proving to be the Trojan horse that justifies increased digital surveillance via our smartphones. All over the world, starting with China – the suspected origin of the COVID-19 outbreak – governments are increasing surveillance of citizens using their smartphones. The trend is … Continue reading COVID-19 Creates Trojan Horse For Increased Smartphone Surveillance →

Culture Of Denial: The West Pretends China Is Not A Threat

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
By Melani Phillips/JNS.org March 27, 2020 Share this article: The coronavirus emergency has affected virtually the entire world. In the West, it has brutally exposed the effects of a cultural characteristic that is as amoral as it is self-destructive. There is a refusal to face reality and the difficult choices it often requires, taking refuge instead … Continue reading Culture Of Denial: The West Pretends China Is Not A Threat →

Fear is the Opposite of Faith

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Faith is the answer. Prayer is the key. Why worry when you can pray? By Dr. Robert R. Owens —— Bio and Archives—March 26, 2020 As we wander through the wilderness of the coronavirus pandemic it’s a perfect opportunity to realize God is in control. We may think we’re the masters of the universe … Continue reading Fear is the Opposite of Faith →

One-Worlders Exploit Pandemic for Global Government

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Important for President Trump to continue to resist calls for more globalism to fix the problems caused by globalism By Cliff Kincaid —— Bio and Archives—March 27, 2020 Since “climate change” has not ushered in world government, the global health crisis will have to do. Hence, Greta Thunberg has announced it’s “extremely likely” she has … Continue reading One-Worlders Exploit Pandemic for Global Government →

Corona: if they lied then, why wouldn’t they lie now?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
The CDC will lie about anything it wants to. It will boldly go where no person interested in real science will go. By Jon Rappoport —— Bio and Archives—March 27, 2020 In a recent article, I accepted public health stats on ordinary flu and COV, and showed the insane contradictions in numbers and in government … Continue reading Corona: if they lied then, why wouldn’t they lie now? →

Nancy Pelosi’s Death Wish For America

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives—March 25, 2020 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s disgraceful Coronavirus Plan temper tantrum has unwittingly bestowed upon the confined-to-home masses one big favor. Now that in typical Pelosi pique she’s ripped her own face mask off, it can be clearly seen what she and the Democrats are offering: ‘Socialism 101 … Continue reading Nancy Pelosi’s Death Wish For America →

The Bill Will Pass Soon, But Pelosi’s Cold-Hearted Nonsense Will Live in Infamy

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
By Rev. Michael Bresciani —— Bio and Archives—March 25, 2020 Senator Louisiana Senator John Kennedy is noted for saying… “The human brain is an amazing organ, it starts working in a mother’s womb, and it only stops working when it gets elected to the US Congress.” Americans are not happy with Nancy’s nonsense It … Continue reading The Bill Will Pass Soon, But Pelosi’s Cold-Hearted Nonsense Will Live in Infamy →

Listen to the truthtellers

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 11 hours ago
We need to listen to the truthtellers on the COVID-19 pandemic. They are the ones who deliver facts, seek more data and don’t pat themselves on the back. They will also say we don’t know yet, more often than the … Continue reading →

BREAKING: CNN starts teasing at 4 PM!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2020With slender fact-check at 11:* Yesterday afternoon, CNN initiated its repetitive tease right at 4 PM Eastern. In this case, they were teasing the ceremony in which President Donald J. Trump would sign the $2.2 trillion disaster bill. It wasn't exactly Jake Tapper's fault. But this is what he was directed to say, right at 4 PM Eastern: ANNOUNCER (3/27/20): This is CNN breaking news TAPPER: Welcome to The Lead. I'm Jake Tapper. At any moment, we're expecting President Trump to sign the $2 trillion stimulus bill into law. *We are going to bring that to you ... more »

Ellen Degeneres as a Modern Bastiat

David Henderson at Econlib - 11 hours ago
For fairly obvious reasons, I’ve been watching more YouTubes lately. I came across comedian Ellen Degeneres’s first appearance on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. It was back in November 1986. Yikes, I’m getting old. The whole thing, about 6 minutes long, is quite good. I especially liked the line about kindergarten. At about the 3:35 point, […] The post Ellen Degeneres as a Modern Bastiat appeared first on Econlib.

Did Schumer Delete a Tweet Criticizing Trump for Banning Air Travel from China ‘Prematurely’?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Pranksters no longer need spend time with Photoshop to create convincing fake tweets.

Covid-19 Scenarios Updated 3/28/2020

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 11 hours ago
Across my posts I've been trying to scenario plan based on the variables I see as most predictive of disease and social trajectories. I identified several key disease variables: 1. Viral Susceptibility to UV 2. Viral Mutation rate 3. Human Susceptibility to Re-Infection due to limited antibody production and/or viral mutation 4. Human Susceptibility to Worsening Reactions with Subsequent Infections due to, for example, a "cytokine" storm unleashed by virus hijacked immune system 5. Human Response - e.g., support for people losing income, medical support, etc. LESSONS LEARNED... more »

Bob Dylan – ‘Murder Most Foul’

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Video and Lyrics* *H/T Ed(itor)* Bob Dylan – ‘Murder Most Foul’ lyrics: Twas a dark day in Dallas, November ’63 A day that will live on in infamy President Kennedy was a-ridin’ high Good day to be livin’ and a good day to die Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb He said, “Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am?” “Of course we do. We know who you are.” Then they blew off his head while he was still in the car Shot down like a dog in broad daylight Was a matter of timing and the timing was right You got unpaid debts; we’ve come to collect We’re gonna kill you with hatred; with... more »

Iran to enhance explosive power of missile warheads: DM

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says Iran is planning to increase the explosive power of its missile warheads and boost their speed. Announcing defense projects for the current Persian calendar year which started last week, Hatami said Iran’s ground-to-ground missiles have reached ultimate accuracy, adding there is work underway to upgrade their impact. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Saturday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 11 hours ago
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Derek Thompson reports on Denmark's wage subsidies which are finally being mimicked by other countries including Canada. And Duncan Cameron points out how the Libs' early response fell far short of the mark. - Rachel Giese points out how the coronavirus response shows the ability of governments to deploy resources to meet basic needs when they're motivated enough to do so. - Mindy Isser discusses how a pandemic is showing everybody who's actually needed as between the wealthy few and the service workers who keep our essential supports r... more »

THE RIGHT FIGHTS THE REAL ENEMY: NOT THE CORONAVIRUS, BUT GRETCHEN WHITMER

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 11 hours ago
This isn't a lead story at the websites of *The New York Times*, *The Washington Post*, or CNN, though it is getting prominent play at, um, *Crain's Detroit Business*: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer suggested Friday that a growing rift with the White House is affecting shipments of medical supplies to Michigan amid exponential growth in confirmed coronavirus cases. "When the federal government told us that we needed to go it ourselves, we started procuring every item we could get our hands on," Whitmer said Friday on WWJ 950AM. "What I've gotten back is that vendors with whom we had contrac... more »

This Day in Iraqi History - Mar 28

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
1940 Nuri al-Said convinced Golden Square officers to get Gaylani to form new govt Said would become Foreign Minister (Musings On Iraq book review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Role of the Military In Politics, A case study of Iraq to 1941*) 1987 Saddam was told 24,952 soldiers had deserted from 12/1/86-3/20/87 in Basra (Musings On Iraq book review *Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 3: Iraq’s Triumph*) (Musings On Iraq interview with a... more »

"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy Updates PM 3/28/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy **Updates PM 3/28/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ - *https://www.zerohedge.com/* *MAR 28, 2020 10:31 AM: *“Spain Reports Deadliest Day On Record, Italy Case Total Passes China's, Trump Grants Pentagon Power To Call Up Retired Troops: Live Updates” ○ - *https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/* *Click image for larger size.* *March 27, 2020: "*America Is Now The COVID-19 Epicenter: The U.S. Just Had 17,224 Newly Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In A Single Day... more »

Like Previous Pandemics, COVID-19 Will Shape the Fates of Nations

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been delving back into one of my favorite books, “Plagues and Peoples,” by the celebrated historian William H. McNeill. Its relevance to today’s headlines is fairly obvious. What makes the book so compelling is McNeill’s ecological sensibility: He understands human beings as biological organisms embedded in living systems. For him, conquerors like Genghis Khan are macropredators, disease organisms are micropredators, and human history is the tale of how both have shaped population levels and relative degrees of social power.

Workers Launch Wave Of Wildcat Strikes As Trump Pushes For ‘Return To Work’ Amidst Exploding Coronavirus

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
In only a matter of days, the economic collapse brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has completely changed everything about our lives. In many ways, the growing crisis has laid bare the already existing contradictions which threatened to pull this society into open class conflict; from low paying jobs, increasing austerity, brutal police, the quickening of ecological collapse, an out of control housing crisis, and a growing carceral State.

Revolutionary Change And COVID-19

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The genie has escaped from the bottle, revealing the deep injustices and cruelties that are embedded in US capitalism and its warped relationship to the peoples it rules, and the world. “COVID-19 is an opportunity to demand change while the people are paying attention to the crisis.” The coronavirus pandemic has upended the economy and the lives of millions of people. In so doing it has exposed the wreckage of a country living under the rule of billionaires and the military industrial complex.

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Prevails As Federal Judge Strikes Down DAPL Permits

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
For example, the Court criticized the Corps for failing to address the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s expert criticism of its analysis, citing issues like potential worst case discharge, the difficulty of detecting slow leaks, and responding to spills in winter. Similarly, the Court observed that DAPL’s parent company’s abysmal safety record “does not inspire confidence,” finding that it should have been considered more closely.

In Letter To American People, Iranian President Raps Sanctions

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
On behalf of the great Iranian nation, I write to the people of the United States of America on the occasion of the Iranian New Year (Nowruz). The coronavirus outbreak has endangered the health of—and even presented a considerable threat to—humanity with no distinction as to nationality, or gender or religious backgrounds. This presents an opportune moment to further contemplate our common pains and our human principles.

Vets Say We Need A Strong VA To Combat Coronavirus And Win Medicare For All

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Not many know about the Department of Veterans Affairs’s (VA) so-called “fourth mission.” In 1982, Congress expanded the VA’s role beyond providing care, benefits and burial services to the nearly 9 million veterans it currently serves. Its additional role is to provide a backup health care system in a national emergency — for example, taking on non-veteran patients in the event of a global pandemic.

The Danger We’re Facing: A Grocery Worker Speaks Out

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The coronavirus crisis is spurring record-breaking sales for grocery store chains, straining supply chains and exhausting employees. While many businesses are having employees work from home or are closing down to mitigate the spread of the virus, grocery stores have been designated a “critical industry” by federal agencies. This means they can largely continue with business like normal—and normal was bad enough.

Trump’s Narcoterrorism Indictment Of Maduro Already Backfires

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
For twenty years, right-wing extremists in Miami and Washington have been slandering the Venezuelan government, accusing it of drug trafficking and harboring terrorists without ever offering even a shred of evidence. They finally got their wish on Thursday, when the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled indictments against President Nicolás Maduro and 13 other current or former members of Venezuela’s government and military. In addition to the indictments, Attorney General William Barr offered a $15 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Maduro, as well a... more »

Last Night Julian Assange Called Me. Here Is What We Talked About

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Last night, immediately after our first DiEM25 TV event, my phone rang. It was Julian. From prison. It was not that first time that he honoured me deeply by using the few phone calls prison allows him to make to call me. Like every other such occasion, when I unexpectedly recognise his voice a torrent of emotions comes flooding in. Guilt, primarily, at the thought that, the moment the line is disconnected, he will remain there – in the exceedingly dark place to which he has been confined because of a decision he made long ago to help the rest of us grasp what the powers-that-be have ... more »

Healthcare Workers Are At War With The Pandemic And The Economic System

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
NYC physician gave this speech about the war against the coronavirus and the ongoing war against for-profit health care, Trump and capitalism itself. The coronavirus pandemic is magnifying capitalism’s complete inability to foster overall health and well being. We don’t just need a new healthcare system, but a new economic system altogether.

Coronavirus, Refusing Bail And Julian Assange

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 12 hours ago
“To expose another human being to serious illness, and to the threat of losing their life, is grotesque and quite unnecessary. This is not justice, it is a barbaric decision.” Kristinn Hrafnsson, editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, March 26, 2020 Social distancing is not a word that seems to have reached certain […]

The Culture of Fear: Coronavirus and the Human Animal

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 12 hours ago
*Dr. Steve Attridge* - Fear is a weapon. It is also a deadly disease, far more potent than Corona virus.

Why Have Mainstream IR Journals Largely Ignored Pandemics*

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 12 hours ago
* I have changed the title as I got plenty of pushback on twitter–that there is plenty of IR on Pandemics, not just in the major journals. And I will add an update at the bottom later to address the criticisms later. People are wondering why there has not been much scholarship on the international […]

It Would Be Very Different If Our National Leader Wasn't A Serious Head Case

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
These figures for how many intensive care unit beds and ventilators are short in each stare-- according to reliable COVID-19 projections-- are from yesterday, so they are likely to be worse today. Let's look at each state alphabetically. The states in red have not implemented shelter at home orders. And there is no federal order either. The dates are the projected peak in each state: *•* *Alabama*- 79 bed shortage, 299 ventilator shortage (April 24) *•* Alaska- 24 bed shortage, 42 ventilator shortage (April 26) *•* *Arizona*- 300 bed shortage, 436 ventilator shortage (April 19) *•* ... more »

Europe’s Winter roars into April

Robert at Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Arctic Blast to bring Sub-Zero Temperatures and Rare April Snow. Beginning this weekend, brutal Arctic cold will engulf practically ALL of Europe sinking temperatures some 16C below-the-seasonal-average for many: Resorts in the Alps have already reported 7-day snowfall totals of more than 5 feet (1.5+ m), with more on the way.GFS runs are predicting rare ... Read more Europe’s Winter roars into April The post Europe’s Winter roars into April appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Do not go gentle into that good night

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 12 hours ago
As we work through crisis, with our economy reeling, this is no time to surrender to the dark. Heed the poet. Lights on for freedom! The post Do not go gentle into that good night appeared first on CFACT.

Planned-emic - Bill Gates' Eugenics and Vaccination Agenda

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 12 hours ago
*WTF?! You Can’t Travel Without * *a “VACCINE CERTIFICATE” – Bill Gates* *H/T There Are No Sunglasses blog* *It's amazing when you apply reason and common sense to propaganda and MIC bullshit. * *We don't want a lot of recovered people. We want a lot of vaccinated people. "Economic pain" says the multi billionaire.* *Bill Gates: "...Eventually we will have to have a certificate as to who's a recovered person and who's a vaccinated person." "....Because you don't want people moving around the world...." This is a push towards mandated vaccinations. Just what the greencrow sa... more »

‘Imagine’ If Hollyweird Would Shut The Hell Up

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
There are very few things more irritating than a self-important celebrity. In much the same way, there are very few experiences more rewarding than watching said celebrity get absolutely roasted. Led by “Wonder Woman” actress Gal Gadot, a group of celidiots ( I think I just now made that word up : Celeb + Idiot = Celidiot ) released a nauseating video responding to the epidemic by singing a rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine.” It did, in fact, bring people from all walks of life together in a unifying moment, but not exactly in the way that the singing celidiots … Continue reading →

Coronavirus update: Australia's international arrivals head to quarantine hotels

Just In - 13 hours ago
The first international passengers to arrive since Australia implemented strict new quarantine measures are heading to dedicated hotels across Australia's capital cities, while the PM announces the rate of new coronavirus cases in Australia has fallen.

Scotland Reports 1,059 Coronavirus Cases, 33 Deaths

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 13 hours ago
“Scotland Reports 1,059 Coronavirus Cases, 33 Deaths By VOA News March 27, 2020 03:02 PM Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon … Continue reading →

It's a bad idea for journalists to censor Trump – instead, they can help the public identify what's true or false

David Cuillier, Associate Professor, School of Journalism, University of Arizona at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Journalism's ethics code says the press must 'seek truth and report it,' and also minimize harm. During a public health crisis, how should the press deal with President Trump's inaccuracies and lies?

Cops Indicted After Video Showed Them Torture Handcuffed Man, Cover It Up

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: indicted]Three cops have been federally indicted for covering up multiple acts of violence, including the torture of a handcuffed man who had all his charges dropped.

Why you can't trust anything the Washington Post says: Coronavirus edition

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Just last month Democrat politicians were condemning Trump for his "overly aggressive" response to COVID19. Joe Biden said that it was "xenophobic" to ban travel to China. Perhaps that had something to do with the $1.5 billion dollars the Chinese government gave to Joe's son, Hunter, to manage. And since the only reason for the existence of the WaPo is to lie in order to help Democrats get elected they too tried to tell us the coronavirus was no big deal. But now they're condemning anyone who says that COVID19 might not be the end of the world. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archi... more »

Weekend reads: Why coronavirus papers need a warning label; scientists correct the record

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 13 hours ago
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. Sending thoughts to our readers and wishing them the best in this uncertain time. The week … Continue reading Weekend reads: Why coronavirus papers need a warning label; scientists correct the record

Michigan's Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants her constituents to die

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Whitmer has threatened all pharmacists who dare dispense hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. Her government has threatened doctors who prescribe the medicine which is regularly used by millions to deal with malaria to patients with coronavirus. This despite the fact that evidence exists showing that doing so may help patients. Now part of her order makes sense; don't let people hoard the drug but the order is a blanket condemnation not a call to exercise common sense or reasonable restraint. Her neo-fascist orders also require people to report doctors who dare put their patients... more »

Good News From Italy: COVID 19 Outbreak Halted In Italian Town Of Vo Euganeo At Record Speed - 90 To 0 New Cases In Two Weeks

Robert Walker at Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago
Good news - one small Italian town, Vo Euganeo, has completely stopped its outbreak by rigorously testing everyone in the community including those who were asymptomatic. To do that they disregarded a directive from their government to only test those who had symptoms. Even China didn’t do that, or Singapore. They only tested those with fever or respiratory disease symptoms. Vo Euganeo is in Veneto which has had consistently lower case numbers than the other provinces and has had the most rigorous approach to case finding. read more

How The West Was Won - 1962

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 14 hours ago
It's been quite a while since my last movie review in July 2019, but after an illicit walk in the New Forest yesterday, we settled down to 'one of the best Westerns ever made'. It's a star studded... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Week in Review: Recreational marijuana sales tumble, cannabis stores open during pandemic, Harvest-Verano deal dead & more

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
COVID-19 causes cannabis sales to ebb, flow Only a few days after adult-use marijuana sales soared amid the coronavirus scare, they took a nosedive. MJBizDaily takeaway: The roller-coaster ride in marijuana sales was to be expected. Initially, consumers, panicked by the pandemic, stockpiled products. The sudden drop might mark a natural decline after consumers stocked up before […] Week in Review: Recreational marijuana sales tumble, cannabis stores open during pandemic, Harvest-Verano deal dead & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news... more »

Alzheimer’s in Government

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
By Dag Barkley —— Bio and Archives—March 26, 2020 via Alzheimer’s in Government

Nancy Pelosi Craves Power Over Common Sense

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
By Dag Barkley —— Bio and Archives—March 26, 2020 via Nancy Pelosi Craves Power Over Common Sense

Pelosi and Obama Talk Obamacare Comeback

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
By Dag Barkley —— Bio and Archives—March 25, 2020 via Pelosi and Obama Talk Obamacare Comeback

Deadly Virus Has Befallen The Enemy

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
By Dag Barkley —— Bio and Archives—March 25, 2020 via Deadly Virus Has Befallen The Enemy

A Working Hypothesis: COVID-19 as pandemic bioterrorism

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
So, if the intent of COVID-19 was as this working hypothesis suggests, then this was the opportune time to launch the virus. A Working Hypothesis: COVID-19 as pandemic bioterrorism By Lee Cary —— Bio and Archives—March 27, 2020 A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for an event. A working hypothesis is a provisional explanation … Continue reading A Working Hypothesis: COVID-19 as pandemic bioterrorism →

DHS Warns ‘Violent Extremists’ Seeking to ‘Exploit’ Coronavirus, But Don’t Worry: ‘We’re Here’

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Mar 27, 2020 5:00 pm By Robert Spencer My latest in PJ Media: The Department of Homeland Security’s Counterterrorism Mission Center and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office has just sent out a memo warning law enforcement officials that “violent extremists probably are seeking to exploit public fears associated with the spread of COVID-19 … Continue reading DHS Warns ‘Violent Extremists’ Seeking to ‘Exploit’ Coronavirus, But Don’t Worry: ‘We’re Here’ →

Bill Gates Is Quite Confident That He Can Leverage The Coronavirus To Make Every Person On Earth Receive A Vaccination With Digital ID

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Using his vast and nearly unimaginable wealth as his credentials, Bill Gates has somehow managed to set himself up as some kind of a epidemiology expert in infectious diseases, and people are listening to him because they want his money. Amazing what enough money can do, isn’t it? Just today Gates is all over the … Continue reading Bill Gates Is Quite Confident That He Can Leverage The Coronavirus To Make Every Person On Earth Receive A Vaccination With Digital ID →

New ways to treat Coronavirus are being found; Don't Panic

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 14 hours ago
While it's true that treatments for any disease that haven't been tested on large groups have to be considered problematic until further testing is done it's also true that they are indications of why we should be hopeful. While the Democrat governor of Nevada is outlawing the use of an anti-malarial drug which has shown promise treating COVID19 because some idiot ate fish bowl cleaner--which contains that drug along with toxic stuff-- the reality is that that drug is showing promise. Now a new study, albeit only on 5 severely ill patients, shows that giving blood plasma from people... more »

Are We Facing A Global Depression?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Politico:* *Fears mount of a coronavirus-induced depression* Economists increasingly warn that Washington’s current efforts won’t be enough to fight a downturn approaching the devastation seen eight decades ago. Forecasts of doom for the American economy are quickly turning from gray to pitch black. As Congress haggles over a multitrillion-dollar coronavirus rescue package, analysts are warning the U.S. could face a prolonged depression rather than the kind of short recession and swift bounce back that President Donald Trump and his top aides expect. And they’re raising questio... more »

WHEN A VIRUS & VIRULENT RACIAL SUPREMACY COLLIDE - Progressive Populist

DrCintli at Dr Cintli - 14 hours ago
WHEN A VIRUS & VIRULENT RACIAL SUPREMACY COLLIDE By ROBERTO Dr. CINTLI RODRIGUEZ. Who would have ever imagined a US president intentionally stirring up racial hatred and animosity, especially in the middle of an extreme global pandemic? Even more shocking has been the virtual silence from those literally in his midst, including medical professionals, emergency officials and appointed and elected officials, this while he has been stirring up anti-Chinese sentiment. Compared to those that are remaining silent, a few journalists have actually had the temerity to question the president ... more »

Things to Ponder

LL at Virtual Mirage - 14 hours ago
*Might Slow Joe take on Cuomo as VP?* I'm only asking because Cuomo is working the crisis, keeping himself 24/7 in the media spotlight, and because Biden is so clearly failing. The Biden quote of the week was made with the old, grizzled, harridans on *The View*. “Are you at all concerned, as Trump said, that we cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself,” asked the host. Biden quickly responded, “We have to take care of the cure. That will make the problem worse, no matter what. No matter what. We know what has to be done,” said Biden. “We know you have to, you’re tire... more »

UK government buried 2016 report exposing catastrophic NHS failings during flu pandemic

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
Late in 2016, the British government and health authorities held “Exercise Cygnus,” a three-day training exercise intended to determine readiness for a novel respiratory influenza pandemic. Cygnus aimed to test coordination between hospitals, health authorities, those tasked with tracking the disease and central government. The results of the report have never been made public. At the time, however, the British government’s then chief medical officer, Professor Sally Davies, told a health conference, World Innovation in Health, that the exercise “killed a lot of people.”

When Will They Ever Learn?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Human beings are flawed. Two of our most glaring weaknesses are our collective short term memory and our inability to think long term. Alan Freeman writes: It’s unbelievable how quickly human memory fades. The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 was horrific, killing tens of millions across the globe. But it quickly receded from collective memory, overwhelmed by the loss and grief that had resulted from the First World War and the need to rebuild society. And within two decades, there was another world war. The Spanish Flu became a relic, its lessons forgotten except by some historians o... more »

Japan Wants To Develop Their Own Stealth Fighter

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Prototype of the first Japan-made stealth fighter is pictured at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' factory in Toyoyama town *Reuters: **Exclusive: Japan favors home-grown design for next-generation fighter after rejecting foreign plans: sources* TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan wants to develop a stealth fighter domestically, rejecting designs from Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co in the United States and Britain's BAE Systems PLC, three sources with knowledge of the program told Reuters. That would put Japan's leading defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, in the lead for a milit... more »

The Coronavirus And The Urgent Need To Redefine National Security

Emanuel Martinez at PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
For far too long, the United States has been wastefully spending its precious budgetary resources on a nineteenth-century military strategy and a strategic arms policy that has brought no advantages to the American people. For the past three decades, our national security policies have been ineffectual and irrelevant to the genuine threats we face today.

South Korea Suspected Of Hacking Into Numerous North Korean Computer Networks

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Kim Jong Un sits at a computer workstation at the E-Library at the KPA Exhibition of Arms and Equipment. Rodong Sinmun *Wired:* *An Elite Spy Group Used 5 Zero-Days to Hack North Koreans* *South Korea is a prime suspect for exploiting the secret software vulnerabilities in a sophisticated espionage campaign.* Most North Koreans don't spend much of their lives in front of a computer. But some of the lucky few who do, it seems, have been hit with a remarkable arsenal of hacking techniques over the last year—a sophisticated spying spree that some researchers suspect South Korea may h... more »

Checking-in from afar

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
*As stories leak out about the enormous cost of the bail out package for Wall Street (with very little in the pipeline for the working people) I've been trying to learn more about how life is going for many of my friends around the world. Below are two of our Global Network leaders from England and California. I asked them to give me some words about their communities. Please consider sending me some thoughts from your part of the world. I'm certain that readers will be very interested to hear from you as well.* By Dave Webb (Leeds, England) We are in lock-down but allowed ou... more »

Police, Military Begin Door to Door Searches to Hunt Down New Yorkers Seeking Refuge

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: new yorkers]Police are now warrantlessly stopping vehicles and conducting door-to-door searches to hunt down New Yorkers seeking refuge in Rhode Island.

WATCH: Sheriff’s Deputies Nearly Shoot, Torture FBI Agent For Investigating Their Corruption

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: fbi agent]A Florida FBI agent, undercover, was detained, tortured, and nearly shot by sheriff's deputies for attempting to investigate police corruption.

Saturday Snippet: The Old Navy

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
Rear Admiral Daniel P. Mannix III served in the US Navy from the 1890's until the 1920's. He recorded an amusing, absorbing account of his service in his private journals, letters, etc. Later, his son, well-known author Daniel P. Mannix IV, took those documents and used them to write "The Old Navy", a record of his father's life and naval career. The paper edition is long out of print, although used copies are available. Fortunately, there's also an inexpensive Kindle edition, which makes the e-book version available to a new generation of readers. Here's a selection of excer... more »

U.S. Military Activates Its Never-Before-Used Federal Response To Combat A Pandemic

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Joint Task Force - Civil Support (JTF-CS) conduct a Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drill practicing deployment and objectives on top of a large map of their target disaster site. Department of Defense *Newsweek*: *Exclusive: U.S. Military Activates Its Never-Before-Used Federal Response to Combat Coronavirus Pandemic* While being hit with coronavirus at rates equivalent to the civilian population, the U.S. military has activated its "defense support of civil authorities" apparatus, establishing liaisons in all 50 states, activating units and command posts, and moving forces to provide... more »

The Government’s Speech and Why It Matters

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 15 hours ago
For the Symposium on Helen Norton, The Government's Speech and the Constitution (Cambridge University Press, 2019). Helen Norton As I explained in my earlier post on this symposium, a key thesis of my book is that the government’s speech carries unusual power for both value and harm precisely because of its governmental source. As I wrote, “The government is unique among speakers because of its coercive power as sovereign, its considerable resources, its privileged access to key information, and its wide variety of speaking roles as policymaker, commander-in-chief, employer, educa... more »

The Coronavirus Pandemic is An Engineered ‘Black Swan Event’ Released to Tear Down The Existing Global System And Create New World Order

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
The Coronavirus Pandemic is An Engineered ‘Black Swan Event’ Released to Tear Down The Existing Global System And Create New World Order by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ Isn’t anyone even the slightest bit suspicious about how fast this $2 trillion dollar bailout came into being? It’s almost like they already had the paperwork drawn up! By …

Physical Metals Divergence | Rob Kirby

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
Reluctant Preppers Despite Gold & Silver spot prices being smacked down, sound money savers are scrambling to find real metals, and having to pay well over spot to obtain physical. What’s driving the new “gold rush,” and what unannounced signals do we see in the debt markets that portend a “black hole” capable of impoverishing …

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Amazon’s Bezos, Other Corporate Executives Sold Shares Just in Time "With the pandemic bearing down on the market, sales by insiders spared them $1.9 billion in paper losses, a Journal analysis shows" Chinese doctors say coronavirus ‘like a combination of SARS and AIDS’, can cause irreversible lung damage Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns A third of the global population is on coronavirus lockdown — here's our constantly updated list of countries and restrictions "China, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, an... more »

Companies Face Dilemma Between Respecting Lives and Economic Rebound

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the development of tougher measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus in Brazil, a number of entrepreneurs are starting to speak out against the quarantine and social isolation measures enforced in some cities and states in the country. The group criticizes . . . To read the full […] The post Companies Face Dilemma Between Respecting Lives and Economic Rebound appeared first on The Rio Times.

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Coronavirus Panic Could Be A Crisis In Itself

David Uren at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*David Uren* *Security, * [image: People wearing face masks line up outside Xianning Central Hospital in Xianning, after the lockdown was eased in Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song] Imagine a run on grocery stores, everywhere. The frenzy outside a local butcher’s shop was electric, as sharp-elbowed women forced their way through the door, where dozens were already packed to the counter thrusting their purses, seeking the butcher’s attention. One pushed her way out of the shop in disgust, swearing the... more »

How the Battle of Gettysburg Was the American Civil War in Miniature

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E9780GGR01&share=true] A bloody affair. *Key Point: *This battle was the turning point needed to keep the Union in the war. It would also stop the Europeans from coming to the South's aid. The occasion was, for the North, inauspicious. In the Battle of First Manassas, the Federals were routed, humiliated, and almost utterly crushed. In the Seven Days, they were outmaneuvered and forced to retreat. At Second Manassas they were routed, humiliated, and al... more »

Western Values May Not Survive the Coronavirus

Ali Demirdas at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Ali Demirdas* *Politics, Europe* [image: U.S. Army personnel are seen at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which will be partially converted into a hospital for patients affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jee] European unity and American military power just haven't held up. The current pandemic has revealed that despite overwhelming wealth, scientific advancement and relative security, the Western world has literally been brought to its knees by an unlikely foe: COVID-19. The world is witnes... more »

Meet the "Big Six": The Technologies and Weapons of America's Future Army

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2010%3Anewsml_GM1E61N00BN01&share=true] Will they work? *Key point: *The Pentagon is always planning for worst-case scenarios. Here is how the Army wants to fight and win the wars of the future. The U.S. Army is at a crossroads as the Pentagon is reorienting itself to fight a capable great power opponent after nearly two decades focused on counter-insurgency conflicts. Russia poses a traditional land-power challenge for the U.S. Army with its large mechanized formations thr... more »

We Got Apollo 13 Back Safely. Let's Use the Same Tactics to Beat Coronavirus.

Michael Shoebridge at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Shoebridge* *Technology, Asia* [image: An employee works on final assembly of VOCSN Multi-Function Ventilators, which integrate five separate medical devices, at Ventec Life Systems, a ventilator manufacturer that has seen a large increase in demand since the global coronavirus disease (COVID-] Meet 'Project Apollo.' Australian hospitals are running short of medical gear and those shortages will worsen. Masks, gloves, gowns, cleaning equipment and ventilators are just the obvious ones. We need to get creative urgently, and we can. In this pandemic crisis, we can’t expect... more »

Pandemic Won’t Break the North Korea Stalemate

Denny Roy at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Denny Roy* *Security, Asia* [image: A woman walks past a TV broadcasting file footage for a news report on North Korea firing an unidentified projectile, in Seoul, South Korea, March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran] Coronavirus brings people together. Not this time. In Northeast Asia, the disruptive COVID-19 pandemic meets the intractable North Korea problem. Pyongyang is enduring the same wave of illness as its neighbors, but with a weaker economy and healthcare system. Nevertheless, the basic situation on the Korean Peninsula—a tense standoff between nuclear-armed and authoritarian ... more »

Can the Federal Government Fix the Ventilator Problem? Maybe Not.

Joseph Antos at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Joseph Antos* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Some states may have wanted to create their own stockpiles before an influx of patients while others were already dealing with a large and growing number who need resource-intensive treatment. *The Washington Post* argues that the White House should invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) to fill the shortage of ventilators faced by hospitals hard-hit by the coronavirus. By putting a federal agency in charge of purchasing necessary medical equipment, the Post believes that states would be saved from a “procurement free-for-all... more »

How American Ships Can Defend Themselves From Drones, Missiles, and Small Boats—All At Once

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: The guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) practices ship maneuvers as it transits the Pacific Ocean June 23, 2018. Picture taken June 23, 2018. U.S. Navyphoto by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica O. Blackwell/Handout via] Pew pew. How would the U.S. Navy stop a massive, coordinated, multipronged weapons attack? Major power enemies might seek to overwhelm and destroy U.S. Navy surface ships by simultaneously launching a series of coordinated attacks -- firing surface-skimming anti-ship missiles, unleashi... more »

$1.1 billion Medicare, mental health, domestic violence package on its way

Kath Sullivan And Matthew Doran at Just In - 15 hours ago
Mental health, domestic violence, Medicare and emergency food services will receive a $1.1 billion injection as the Federal Government prepares for the widespread impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

RM Williams, Country Road and Cotton On shops closed in response to coronavirus pandemic

Just In - 15 hours ago
Major Australian retailers are closing their doors from this weekend in response to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving thousands of staff out of work.

On The Journey From Liberalism To Conservatism

Unknown at The Verma Report - 15 hours ago
The journey from liberalism to conservatism is the trend in all democratic countries. The young man is a liberal; he thinks he can achieve anything; he is contemptuous of the social norms; his mind is a cauldron of idealism and he is full of enthusiasm for changing and reforming everything—but when he gets older and mature, the realization dawns that there are limits to what can be done, that change and reform do not always lead to desirable outcomes, and then be becomes a conservative who takes a hard-headed view of the world, who realizes the importance of conserving the basic stru... more »

Israel attacks several areas inside Gaza

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
On Friday, Israel struck Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip following what was claimed by the IDF to be “rocket fire at Israeli civilians”, according to a statement. Thousands of people sought protection in bomb shelters over the rocket fire, IDF said. Earlier, IDF tweeted in Hebrew that rockets and tanks were used in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Egyptian Army kills 16 terrorists in northern Sinai

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Egyptian Army carried out a successful military operation in the northern region of the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday. According to a military report from this front, the Egyptian Army killed 16 militants and destroyed a number of vehicles in the southern part of the Sheikh Zuweid area The spokesman […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US military ordered to prepare for ‘destruction’ campaign against Iranian-backed forces

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
The Pentagon has ordered military commanders to plan for an escalation of American combat resources in Iraq, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed officials claiming to be familiar with the directive. According to the report, last week, the US Department of Defence issued a secretive directive to “prepare a campaign to destroy an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia’s S-500 system will be deployed this year after successful tests

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Russian military completed its tests for the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system, the TASS News Agency reported. According to the publication, the testing for the S-500 system went through the launcher, missile defense locator, the chassis for the combat control station, as well as transport units for the radar […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Ansarallah forces capture important military camp in northern Yemen

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:25 A.M.) – The Ansarallah forces have scored a new advance in northern Yemen after resuming their assault in the Marib Governorate this week. According to Ansarallah-affiliated media, their forces launched a heavy attack this week on the strategic Kofal Camp near Marib city. The Ansarallah forces managed to crack the main line […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Battle for Idlib to continue as Syrian Army, militants trade heavy attacks

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – The ceasefire in the Idlib Governorate is nearing its end, despite the prospect of a six-kilometer-deep safe zone and the temporary end to hostilities between the warring parties in northwestern Syria. On Saturday morning, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Turkish-backed militants would resume their attacks against one another, as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US plans to transfer cargo to Syrian militants disguised as aid to refugees: Russian military

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
The Rukban camp, which houses up to 25,000 refugees is located in the US-controlled zone around its unauthorised military base at Al-Tanf, making it almost impossible for humanitarian workers to access the area. “The American side cynically seeks to take advantage of the situation concerning the spread of the coronavirus and is putting pressure on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Robert F. Kennedy, A Speech On Courage, 1966

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
*"There are differing evils, but they are common works of man. They reflect the imperfection of human justice, the inadequacy of human compassion, our lack of sensibility toward the sufferings of our fellows. But we can perhaps remember- even if only for a time- that those who live with us are our brothers; that they share with us the same short moment in life; that they seek- as we do- nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose and happiness, winning what satisfaction and fulfilment they can.* *Surely this bond of common faith, this bond of common goal, c... more »

New Orleans Mayor Blames President Trump For Mardis Gras Go-Ahead Earlier In The Month That Has Resulted In The City Becoming The Southern Epicenter For The Pandamic

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell blames Trump for her not canceling Mardi Gras: "When it’s not taken seriously at the federal level. It’s very difficult to transcend down to the local level in making these decisions." pic.twitter.com/JF1VgNsJHB — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 26, 2020 *CBS*: *New Orleans mayor says she would have canceled Mardi Gras if Trump administration had warned about coronavirus dangers* The mayor of New Orleans said Thursday that she would have canceled the city's famous Mardi Gras celebrations last month if the federal government had been clearer abou... more »

Lancet Editor’s Backing For Extinction Rebellion

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Yesterday how Guido had caught the Lancet’s editor, Richard Horton, red handed after lying about the coronavirus on Question Time. This occurred during a rant attacking the government’s handling of the crisis, despite the fact that they were actually following the Lancet’s own recommendations at the time. It turns out however […]

The Death Toll And New Cases Explodes In Spain From The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
BIG BREAKING: 8,189 new cases of #coronavirus and 832 new deaths in Spain in the last 24 hours. Total reaches 72,248 confirmed cases and 5,690 deaths 832 Deaths, oh my life! — Wars on the Brink (current focus coronavirus) (@WarsontheBrink) March 28, 2020 #Coronavirus outbreak, Spain: 2 March: 120 cases 8 March: 613 cases, 17 deaths 12 March: 2277 cases, 54 deaths 18 March: 11,748 cases, 533 deaths 22 March: 28,768 cases, 1772 deaths 25 March: 49,515 cases, 3647 deaths 28 March: 72,248 cases, 5690 deaths — Wars on the Brink (current focus coronavirus) (@WarsontheBrink) March 28, 2... more »

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