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Japan Refuse To Increase Emissions Cuts
By Paul Homewood If you thought Russia’s contribution to saving the planet was disappointing, Japan’s is no better! Japan has been criticised for failing to increase its ambition to tackle climate change, as it becomes the first major economy to submit updated plans on cutting emissions. All countries are expected to […]
Bills are Due and Payable: Workplace Strikes and Rent Strikes
A round-up of strike activity, with advice for the Sanders campaign.
COVID19 to Usher in First Federal Mandatory Mass Vaccinations?
Until recently, the concept of mandatory and mass vaccination has been only a worrisome possibility. Vaccination laws are passed and monitored at the state level, not at the federal level. But while the country was still struggling to recover from the events of September 11, 2001, and the bioterrorism scares of smallpox and anthrax threats, the groundwork to make vaccines mandatory began to change in 2003, during President George W. Bush’s State of the Union Address. On that fateful night, Bush revealed the creation of Project BioShield, a comprehensive effort to develop and make a... more »
Daily COVID-19 update: “community spread” comes to Nova Scotia; nursing home has outbreak
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Five more people in Nova Scotia have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 127. Four people are now in hospital, but 10 have fully recovered. I’ve updated the daily charts tracking the progress of the disease and the response to it, here. The […]
Urea In Astronaut Pee Could Be Used To Build Moon Bases
I'm not all that excited about manned missions in space because it is a struggle for NASA to even build a space telescope without going 13 years over budget, but it's worth doing basic research on how an outpost on Luna *might* be built. It will require a lot of multi-purposing, and re-purposing. read more
The Next Retirement Crisis?
Michael Santoli of CNBC reports the traditional retirement portfolio of stocks and bonds is down 20% for only the fourth time since WWII: The coronavirus crisis has punished the blameless across the world this year. That includes investors who did the supposed “right thing,” by keeping a balanced portfolio to fund long-term gains, just as the experts advise. *As the stock-market cascaded to its recent lows this month, the traditional portfolio of 60% stocks and 40% bonds suffered a greater than 20% decline from its peak value, for only the fourth time since World War II.* *At las... more »
Tampa Bay Sheriff Arrests Christian Pastor For Providing “Non-Essential” Church Services…
“[Government] shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government … Continue reading →
Florida Pastor Arrested for Violating Rules Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne of The River of Tampa Bay Church hosted scores of congregants despite orders requiring gatherings, including those held by faith-based groups, be fewer than 10 people.
Corona to Communism? NYC Mayor Threatens to PERMANENTLY Shut Down Churches
[image: corona-to-communism-nyc-mayor-threatens-to-permanently-shut-down-churches] New York City mayor Bill de Blasio appears bent on trampling the First Amendment by threatening to shut down churches and other worship houses *permanently*.
FDA Approves Two Drugs To Fight Coronavirus — Despite Politicized Opposition
[image: fda-approves-two-drugs-to-fight-coronavirus-despite-politicized-opposition] The FDA has given a limited emergency use for two anti-malarial drugs that President Donald Trump has championed as potentially efficacious against the coronavirus.
Suicide and Mental Health Concerns May Be Bigger Threat Than COVID-19 Itself
[image: suicide-and-mental-health-concerns-may-bigger-threat-than-covid-19-itself] The measures put in place to control spreading the coronavirus are creating social isolation, resulting in loneliness, depression, and possibly more suicides.
Presidents Trump And Putin Hold Talks On Plunging Oil Prices And The Pandemic
*France 24*:* Putin and Trump hold talks on coronavirus and plunging oil prices* Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday discussed closer cooperation on the coronavirus with US President Donald Trump, with the two agreeing on "consultations" about oil prices, the Kremlin said. "The heads of state expressed serious concern regarding the scope of the spread of the coronavirus in the world," the Kremlin said in a statement. They "discussed closer cooperation between the two countries" on the coronavirus response, it said, without giving details. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: Th... more »
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Noam Scheiber, Nelson Schwartz and Tiffany Hsu point out how the social isolation required in response to COVID-19 is only confirming and exacerbating the U.S.' class divide. And Shawn Micallef highlights the vast difference between social isolation in a large home as opposed to a confined living space. - David Naylor and Tim Evans offer their suggestions for a path back to normalcy. CBC News reports on the wake-up call the pandemic represents for Canada's prescription drug supply. Danyaal Raza and Hasan Sheikh discuss the importance of... more »
Black Agenda Radio for week of March 30, 2020
30 March 2020 — Black Agenda Report Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford COVID-19 May Trigger a “Crisis of Legitimacy” / Bernie Sanders’ Socialism Isn’t the Real Thing / Can Black Marxists Imagine the Unimaginable? / Mumia: Things Fall Apart COVID-19 May Trigger a “Crisis of Legitimacy” Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley … Continue reading Black Agenda Radio for week of March 30, 2020
The Bermuda Triangle - The New Programming
If I remember correctly, I first learned about the Bermuda Triangle in a book by John Godwin called *This Baffling World*. It was a compendium of stories of the strange from around the world that included a section on the Bermuda Triangle he called, “The Hoodoo Sea.” Although he used the terms “Danger Zone,” and “Devil’s Sea,” in his book, he did not say “Bermuda Triangle.” Vincent Gaddis had invented that term (it seems) in a 1964 magazine article. It was in 1974 that the Lorenzens of APRO were holding a convention or symposium in Denver, Colorado. Circumstances meant that I would ... more »
Virginia Governor Issues Statewide Stay Home Order Until June 10th…
An executive order [Full pdf Here] from Virginia Governor Ralph Northam requires all residents of Virginia to remain in lock-down until June 10, 2020. Virginia is essentially shut down for three months…. But don’t forget to pay your taxes comrades. … Continue reading →
White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing – 5:00pm ET Livestream
Unfortunately, with President Trump effectively communicating the latest information on the federal efforts to mitigate COVID-19, more corporate U.S. resistance media have decided not to carry the live broadcasts from the White House task force briefings. Today at 5:00pm the … Continue reading →
5G was tested in Russia on humans & animals with disturbing results: what you are not being told – Dr Barrie Trower & Mark Steele discuss
Pam Vernon at If you’re looking for additional protein, here’s the answer, straight from your veggie patch (Gordon Ramsay) – Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
Note re sharing: you are welcome to share but please link back to this site. Or use the reblog button. Thanks. EWR “The USSR experimented on humans and animals with 5G in 1977, 1972 and 1997. A proper military experiment. The humans suffered metabolic problems, ie everything started to fall apart, blood problems, immune system […] Read more
Preventing Liberty from Becoming a Coronavirus Fatality
[image: undefined] Public attitudes about the coronavirus outbreak increasingly exhibit features of a collective panic. That development creates the danger that government measures designed to deal with a very real public health problem may lead to enormous collateral damage both to the economy and the freedoms that Americans take for granted. Governments at all levels have taken ever more extreme (even outrageous) actions in an effort to stem the outbreak. The governors of New York, California, and other states have issued orders closing most private businesses and requiring resid... more »
Covid Cash Vaccine Needs A Booster- U.S. Stimulus Package Is Biggest Ever, But May Not Be Big Enough
- * Show Us the Money: Bailout Cash Vaccine for Covid Pandemic- History Repeats * *Reuters Monday March 30, 2020 01:43 via Kitco News* *Perhaps this is why Trump has changed his tune?* *The stimulus package is not enough- Gotta give the powers that shouldn't be more and keep the pandemic hype going as a distraction * BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - *The Federal Reserve has offered more than $3 trillion in loans and asset purchases in recent weeks *to stop the U.S. financial system from seizing up, *but it has not yet directly helped large swaths of the real economy: compan... more »
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Illinois extends adult-use cannabis licensing process
The application deadline for a number of Illinois’ recreational cannabis business permits has been extended by a month during the coronavirus crisis. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order extending the license application deadline from March 30 to April 30 for: 40 cannabis infusers that manufacture edibles and other products. 40 […] Illinois extends adult-use cannabis licensing process is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Massachusetts gov urged to reopen adult-use marijuana shops
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker received requests from two different groups to reverse a decision and declare recreational cannabis businesses as “essential” and, thus, allow adult-use companies to remain open during the coronavirus crisis. The Republican governor heard from: A diverse group, including regulators and doctors, that argued permitting adult-use cannabis sales would be in line with stay-at-home […] Massachusetts gov urged to reopen adult-use marijuana shops is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Restructuring cannabis firm MedMen taps interim CEO, withdraws guidance
Financially struggling MedMen Enterprises has retained a management advisory firm to help it restructure. The Los Angeles-based company also tapped two executives from the firm, SierraConstellation Partners (SCP), to serve as MedMen’s interim CEO and chief operating officer. The multistate marijuana operator said in a news release it hired SCP on an interim basis to “support the […] Restructuring cannabis firm MedMen taps interim CEO, withdraws guidance is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
New York City Now Imposing $500 Fine for Citizens Who Disobey ‘Social Distancing’ Rules
*21WIRE* | City officials are now attempting to enforce compliance to draconian measures through 'behavioral modification' measures like imposing excessive fines on struggling residents.
Saudi-backed troops suffer more setbacks as Ansarallah forces surround Marib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Saudi-backed Islah militias are on the verge of losing another governorate in northern Yemen, as the Ansrallah forces steadily advance along the Jawf-Marib axis. According to the latest field report from Yemen, the Ansarallah forces have captured the Labnah base in the Labnah Mountains. This advance on Monday puts […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US military withdraws from 4th base in Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) – For the second time in the last five days, the U.S. military has withdrawn from a base in Iraq. According to a report from northwestern Iraq, the U.S. military has withdrawn from a base in the Nineveh Governorate; this installation was used to fight the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) forces in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Pentagon confirms over 1,000 coronavirus cases among US military
The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases among US service members and related civilian population has exceeded 1,000, according to a US Department of Defenсe (DOD) fact sheet released on Monday. “Total DoD Cases (current, recovered and deaths) is 1,087”, the fact sheet said. According to the latest update, 569 service members have been […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syria announces 2nd coronavirus-related death in 24 hours
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Ministry of Health announced on Monday, the second coronavirus-related death inside the country. Quoting a Ministry of Health official, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that the government has “recorded the second death from the coronavirus out of the ten cases recorded in Syria.” The Syrian Ministry […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US, Israel conduct military exercise with F-35 jets
The air forces of Israel and the United States have concluded a joint exercise over southern Israel, the Israeli army said on Monday. Israeli and U.S. F-35 fifth-generation fighter jets practiced “mitigating various strategic aerial and ground threats,” a military spokesperson said in a statement. The exercise took place while Israel was struggling to halt […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi Coalition targets IRGC advisers in Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M) – Colonel Turki al-Maliki, the spokesperson for the Arab Coalition forces, said that the coalition carried out a specific operation to neutralize and destroy military targets belonging to the Ansarallah forces in Yemen. Al-Maliki said in a statement, published on the website of the official Saudi Press Agency, that it “follows […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Singapore’s Location App Could Save American Lives
A cell phone. (By: Tati Tata, https://tinyurl.com/t5x5upw; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/) One of the keys to slowing a pandemic is to trace infections: Find one person who’s infected. Identify, test, and quarantine all his contacts. Then trace, test, and quarantine his contacts’ contacts. Repeat until you run out of potential victims. This is pretty much the strategy followed during the current coronavirus outbreak by countries such as Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. All three were faster off the mark than the U.S. or Europe, largely because their e... more »
The Week That Will Be
*Event Announcements* (More details on the Events Calendar) *Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 9:30 a.m.*: The Atlantic Council will host a virtual discussion of *great power competition between the U.S., Russia and China*. The panelists include: Elbridge Colby, Principal of The Marathon Initiative; Matthew Kroenig, Director of the Global Strategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council; Morgan Ortagus, Spokesperson for the U.S. State Department; Nick Schifrin, Foreign Affairs Correspondent for PBS NewsHour. *Thursday, April 2, 2020, at 12:00 p.m.*: New America will host a virtual event disc... more »
How to Jump-Start a Post-Coronavirus Economy
*Amitai Etzioni* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] Those people who have recovered from the coronavirus, whose number will grow over the next days and weeks, should get certificates to this effect from their healthcare provider and be free to go to work and otherwise move about, to help beef up the economy. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump clearly stated the issue: “Look, you’re going to lose a number of people to the flu. But you’re going to lose even more people by putting a country into a massive recession or depression.” He is not the only one calling to restart ... more »
Kurds and White Helmets Spar Over Coronavirus Sanctions Relief in Syria
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] These two Syrian opposition groups disagree on whether to keep international sanctions on the Syrian economy. Syrian Civil Defense and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Council have been sparring over whether to lift sanctions aimed at the Syrian economy in the face of the growing coronavirus threat. International calls are mounting for the United States and its allies to lift international sanctions in light of the novel coronavirus disease pandemic, but groups opposed to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Damascus disagree on ... more »
Know the Symptoms: How to Tell If You Might Have the Coronavirus
*Hunter DeRensis* *Public Health, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2KPF94FO98&share=true] Do your duty. Hash your hands. Stay home. Hydrate. In the span of one month, the United States has gone from less than one hundred positive cases of the coronavirus to over 140,000 spread across every state in the union. As more people become infected, it is increasingly important for people to be able to recognize the symptoms of the disease in themselves and others. For a majority of people, symptoms will look like the regular seaso... more »
Are masks effective?
Are masks effective? Joe Rogan interviewed American infectious disease epidemiologist Michael T. Osterholm, regents professor, and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, and asked him about the effectiveness of hand sanitiser and masks. Here's the main part of his answer: *Michael Osterholm: (43:20)The hand sanitisers actually are a great thing for stopping a lot of infectious diseases. They actually are really good. They’re good for your hands, in terms of the skin. They kill the bad bugs. The whole issue of using your ... more »
US Accused of Using Food Aid to Smuggle Weapons to Militants in Syria’s Rukban Refugee Camp
UN aid trucks, according to Russian military sources, are being used to deliver not only food and supplies to the suffering civilians but also arms and ammunition to Maghawir Al-Thawra. The post US Accused of Using Food Aid to Smuggle Weapons to Militants in Syria’s Rukban Refugee Camp appeared first on MintPress News.
Real vs. Imaginary Emergencies
The pandemic experience shows us how greatly a real emergency differs from an imaginary one. His article at The Hill is The coronavirus pandemic versus the climate change emergency. Excerpts in italics with my bold and images. Today’s coronavirus pandemic puts into some perspective the climate emergency, which has been running for nigh on 32 […]
Public Health First
Robert Reich - 7 hours ago
Dick Kovacevich, former CEO of Wells Fargo bank, thinks most Americans should return to work in... more »
Are We Programming Our Own Self-Fulfilling Prophecies?
*Kingsley L. Dennis* - It is time to acknowledge that the bubble of perception that forms one’s reality is fluid and continuously shifting and readapting.
How To Actually Effectively Cope With Your Covid-19 Anxiety
*Caitlin Johnstone* - As 2020 gets crazier and crazier, emotional self-care is getting more and more important.
The Black Panther Party For Self Defense: The Original Police The Police
*Johnny Liberty* - Thirty years before the beating of Rodney King and the LA Riots. Fifty years before the killing of Michael Brown and the Ferguson riots.
With India on Lockdown, Endangered Sea Turtles on Course to Lay SIXTY MILLION Eggs This Year
*Elias Marat* - The global pandemic has had some positive effects on the environment.
You would think people who have a habit of stepping on rakes would be a little more careful where the step.....
When DJT announced that two US Navy hospital ships would be deployed to support the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Ricky Maddow scoffed. He mocked the president’s promise in a segment that was filled with his standard mixture of lofty arrogance, righteous indignation, and obnoxious condescension. Oh Ricky. Foiled Again! The only way to watch MSNBC pic.twitter.com/0tjK4MaANj — Benny (@bennyjohnson) March 30, 2020 USNS Comfort has arrived in NYC. It’s passing World Trade Center right now on the Hudson River. I can hear cheering from Jersey City. pic.twitter.com/a7kTK2dmQh — ... more »
Live: NSW Now: Student emergency response workers 'may put lives at risk'
Just In - 7 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING: *A union is warning NSW Ambulance's move to recruit student paramedics is problematic, as they can't treat patients unsupervised or drive the ambulance.
How 'Australia's best migrants' are falling through the cracks
Just In - 7 hours ago
It's easy for New Zealanders to live and work in Australia, but not so easy for them to survive in times of personal crisis. Many Kiwis are falling between the cracks — and "going home" isn't always an option.
What a hoot: The adventures of one of Australia's youngest scientists
Since the age of four, Grace Fulton has been helping her father research owls — now she's six and is thought to be the nation's youngest published scientific researcher.
More than 20,000 in fitness industry may have lost jobs, as Coronavirus drives trainers to get creative
The closure of gyms and fitness centres across Australia is taking a massive toll on the industry, but trainers are utilising new apps and running classes online to connect with clients in a bid to remain viable during the coronavirus pandemic.
SA Health rejects Indigenous elders' request to leave remote lands during coronavirus outbreak
Just In - 7 hours ago
A group of Indigenous artists are "heartbroken" after their call for assistance to evacuate from remote APY Lands to self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic was denied by SA Health.
Have you seen images of coronavirus? They're based on a half-truth
Just In - 7 hours ago
Images of the latest coronavirus are often vibrantly coloured and floating in an opaque background. But illustrators are bending the truth, writes Simone Weaving.
More planes, choppers needed to evacuate remote patients during pandemic
Air medical services are urgently trying to access more helicopters and planes in preparation to evacuate coronavirus patients from country areas to city hospitals.
The next red zones. Which countries could see coronavirus infection rates skyrocket?
What regions might be at risk, and what are the conditions that could hasten the spread of disease or deepen its impact?
Career And Technical Education Deserves A Resurgence. Let’s Not Mess-- Oh, Hell
Amidst all his slashing of the education budget, Donald Trump has proposed an enormous spending increase for one area—career and technical education. The Trump budget includes an increase of $900 million in spending on CTE. Of that, $680 million would be directed through the Carl D. Perkins program, the main conduit for moving federal money into high school and post-high school CTE programs, the kinds of programs that produce workers to fill the skilled labor jobs that keep a country functioning. The program is long overdue for a boost; the last twenty years of education reform have ... more »
Epistles to today's 9-year-old kids!
*MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2020Don't read until the future:* Did the Irish really save civilization? We have no idea. We can tell you this. Based on what we've been told by credentialed future anthropologists, today's 9-year-old kids will have to restart our failed civilization at some point in the future. They will be called to this task in the wake of the global conflagration these despondent future scholars refer to as Mister Trump's War. They'll have to address the decades of intellectual squalor which led our failing society to this current place. As we've noted in the past, our log... more »
World News Briefs -- March 30, 2020
*Daily Mail/AFP:* *Coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 700,000 people: World passes latest landmark with 3.4billion people now under lockdown* * New virus has infected at least 721,595 people in 183 countries and territories * The US has the largest outbreak on the planet with 143,055 and 2,514 deaths * Italy has the unwanted lead in deaths with a toll of 10,779 out of 97,689 cases The coronavirus pandemic has now infected more than 700,000 people around the world, the latest figures revealed today. There have been at least 721,595 cases including 33,881 fatalities in ... more »
A common error in environmental studies is an incorrect or inappropriate baseline
“Positioning of regional temperature reconstructions seem completely reversed with Arctic and NH anomalies plotting colder than Antarctic anomalies. Whether by design or chance, using the 1961-1990 baseline visually amplifies present day warming and suppresses known past natural events like the … Continue reading →
Senecas plan to roll out ‘gaming apps’ for Players Club members during COVID-19 outbreak
Rumor has it that the Seneca Gaming Corporation is developing a ‘top-secret’ gaming application for home play on phones and computers during the COVID-19 outbreak, which prompted the Seneca Nation Tribal Council to shut down its casino venues — halting
Is This a C. S. Lewis Quote from 1942?
A "quote" shared widely during the COVID-19 pandemic may have felt timely, but that is probably because it was written in 2020.
MESSAGE TO THE WORLD FROM THE CEREMONIAL ELDERS OF WHAPMAGOOSTUI, QC CANADA
MESSAGE TO THE WORLD FROM THE CEREMONIAL ELDERS OF WHAPMAGOOSTUI, QC CANADA Whapmagoostui QC, March 29, 2020. Sacred Fire was lit in our community on Thursday, March 16th, 2020 and burned for people to offer tobacco in prayer over 4 days and 4 nights. Ceremonial Elders, as their ancestors did in difficult times, gathered in a ceremony each day and night to get direction from the
Progressive Challengers Need To Come Up With New Campaign Strategies-- STAT
Ask a progressive challenger to lay out a roadmap to beating a conservative incumbent and inevitably you will hear about a muscular voter registration drive. That becomes a lot trickier with a pandemic raging. But not impossible. In Arizona there are quite a few organizations that work to register people who are likely to vote for Democrats. Unfortunately there is far more likelihood that these voters will skip primaries and vote in general elections only. From the first time I spoke with Eva Putzova, she has always told me she is focussing on likely primary voters. Yesterday, I a... more »
Secretary Mnuchin Explains the Details for Small Business Financial Relief…
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin explains some of details about how the CAREs Act provides financial relief for small businesses (0 to 500 employees). Mnuchin explains how the primary part of the relief bill will support approximately 50% of those impacted. … Continue reading →
Musings On Iraq In The News
Musings On Iraq was cited in The ISIS Reader, Milestone Texts of the Islamic State by Haroro Ingram, Craig Whiteside and Charlie Winter. I was also quoted by Paul Iddon in "Saudi Arabi's flooding of the oil market could spell disaster for Iraq" in the New Arab and "Coronavirus outbreak compounds Iraq's perfect storm of crises" in the Arab News. Here is a link to all of Musings On Iraq's citations.
Why hang onto your private health insurance when so many services are shuttered?
Major private health funds delay scheduled premium hikes and offer fee relief for policyholders who are facing hardship, but some customers are confused over what they can claim during the coronavirus epidemic.
'I can hear them yelling for help': Travellers in hotel quarantine say they're 'treated like criminals'
Cruise ship performer Ambre Hammond, who has been forcibly quarantined in a hotel, says she can hear people in other rooms begging for fresh air and that some older people are "distraught and having panic attacks".
AFL and NRL clubs say they need you, but post-coronavirus will you still need them?
Professional sports clubs are desperately reaching out to fans and members during the coronavirus epidemic out of fear they may lose their financial support once competitions resume, writes Richard Hinds.
Nurse exposed to man with coronavirus wasn't told for days and kept seeing patients
A home-care nurse who says she repeatedly treated a man later diagnosed with coronavirus fears she could have infected dozens of other patients, as carers for the elderly and people with disabilities speak out about a dire lack of masks and other protective equipment.
Amid the coronavirus shock, are Aussie banks safe?
It's the sharpest and swiftest economic downturn anyone alive has seen, bearing down as Australia has one of the highest household debt levels in the world. So, does it spell big trouble for the banks?
Coronavirus spot checks on movements as new Tasmanian rules in force
Defence force personnel will help Tasmanian Police conduct spot checks to ensure people are observing new rules restricting their movements for at least the next four weeks.
Hundreds of asylum seekers' names made public in government data breach
In a breach of the migration act, the Federal Court publishes hundreds of asylum seekers' names online, potentially putting them at risk in their home countries.
Singapore has been held up as a model in the coronavirus fight. Here are five strategies they are using
Before Singapore had even confirmed its first COVID-19 case, it already had a testing regime in place. But despite the nation's initial success, experts are asking if it can hold coronavirus at bay indefinitely.
Live: Australia's coronavirus growth rate falls to 9pc, more than 230,000 tests carried out
Health Minister Greg Hunt says the nation's coronavirus growth rate has fallen from about 30 per cent earlier this month to just 9 per cent on average amid the Government's physical-distancing measures. Follow live.
'Urgent action' needed over numbers of Indigenous women in prison, report says
New research out today finds the number of women in jails has dramatically risen — and a third are Indigenous, with backgrounds of abuse and trauma a factor, experts say.
NSW is bending the curve but a concerning trend is on the rise
From today, police in NSW have the power to issue on-the-spot fines of $1,000 to anyone congregating in groups of three or more. Here are the numbers health authorities argue justify the crackdown.
Try not to get a toothache for the next few months — my colleagues and I won't be able to help
Just In - 8 hours ago
I am an oral surgeon but I have cancelled all my appointments with people seeking elective surgery, writes Krati Garg.
Wages plan gives us a fighting chance — but it has pockets of perverse incentives
Just In - 8 hours ago
The Government's $130 billion wage subsidy stimulus gives Australian households and businesses a fighting chance of making it to the other side of the coronavirus crisis, write Danielle Wood and Brendan Coates.
US passes 3,000 deaths, but Trump says nationwide stay-at-home order 'pretty unlikely'
Just In - 8 hours ago
The US becomes the fifth country to pass 3,000 deaths, Virgin Australia goes into a trading halt, and Italy extends its lockdown until at least Easter.
Please Hold Your Applause
Yeah, you. The one posting the memes about heroic grocery store workers and medical personnel. The one posting all the heartwarming stories about our collective outpourings of love and appreciation for the people doing the hard work right now, out in the world where viruses can find them. The one sharing articles about how we should all help keep these front line workers healthy. The one sharing posts about the cool ways teachers are filling in the education gaps and the heroic blue collar workers making sorely-needed stuff. You even put up some of those cartoons comparing them to su... more »
"Bankruptcy of a large corporation does not leave a crater behind. The point of bankruptcy is precisely to keep the business going. Bailouts are not bailouts to 'the corporation' .... Bailouts are bailouts to stockholders, bondholders, creditors, unions." #QotD
*"Bankruptcy of a large corporation does not leave a crater behind. Bankruptcy is reorganisation and protection, not liquidation. The point of bankruptcy is precisely to keep the business going.... Bailouts are not bailouts to 'the corporation,' which isn't a thing.... **Bailouts are bailouts to stockholders, bondholders, creditors, unions....* * "If the government does bail out [these] stockholders and creditors, it makes a lot of sense not to let them take on so much debt again. [Stock] repurchases per se are not the villain, as companies can borrow and pay big dividends. We... more »
"What Happens as State and Local Tax Revenues Crater?"
*"What Happens as State and Local Tax Revenues Crater?"* by Charles Hugh Smith "We can anticipate a federal bailout of pension funds and one-time aid to state and local governments, but bailouts won't repair the eroding foundations of tax revenues. As we all know, the federal government can "print" money but state, county and city governments cannot. The Treasury can sell bonds to fund deficit spending, and the Federal Reserve can create currency out of thin air to buy the bonds, so federal spending can increase even as tax revenues crash. State, county and city governments do not ... more »
"Nasty Things..."
"The nasty things that you think are coming always take longer to arrive than you think they will, but once they get here, they make up for their tardiness by being worse than you thought they'd be." - Richard Maybury
Can Andrew Cuomo Rescue the Democrats?
[image: can-andrew-cuomo-rescue-the-democrats] Uninspired by presumptive nominee Joe Biden, many Democrats are dreaming that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo might emerge as another option to take on Donald Trump in November.
Confirmed: Surveillance State Uses Pretext of COVID-19 To Increase Surveillance of Citizens
[image: confirmed-surveillance-state-uses-pretext-of-covid-19-to-increase-surveillance-of-citizens] In a previous article dated March 18, this writer addressed early reports that the Surveillance State is seizing the “opportunity” afforded by the pandemic scare to expand the surveillance of ordinary citizens all over the world. Now, the *Wall Street Journal* is reporting on more details of that increased surveillance.
Iraq Faces The Abyss With Coronavirus And Oil Collapse
(Reuters) Iraq is facing two crises at the same time that threatens its future. First, Russia and Saudi Arabia got into an oil war that devastated prices. Iraqi crude sold for $51 a barrel in February. By March Brent prices were in the twenty dollar range. Second the coronavirus hit the country. As a result, a curfew was imposed which has closed down most businesses and put non-government employees out of work. Internationally that has also greatly reduced the demand for oil. Together that means Iraq is heading towards an economic blackhole. Paying public workers is the largest co... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 30
1921 Cairo Conference decided on indirect rule in Iraq Would make Faisal King of a pro-British Iraqi govt allowing withdrawal of British forces 1921 Cairo Conference decided to keep UK High Commissioner for Iraq British advisers in govt naval presence in Basra and RAF squadrons in rest of country (Musings On Iraq article on the Cairo conference and the selection of Faisal to be first king of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq book review *Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation Building and a History Denied*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American ... more »
No, UK Is Not Texting Fines for Leaving the House
Scam text messages purporting to be from the U.K. government informed recipients they had been issued fines for leaving the house during a coronavirus lockdown.
Did Johns Hopkins Publish This ‘Excellent Summary’ of COVID-19 Advice?
If you're looking for reliable COVID-19 information from Johns Hopkins University, please check the university's website.
Mechanized Olive Farming Killing Millions of Songbirds Every Year
*Phillip Schneider* - Industrial agriculture is exceptionally hard on nature.
COVID-19 MAY NOT ONLY KILL THROUGH INFECTION, BUT THROUGH RADIATION AS WELL!
Under the consistent (sic) hand of helmsman Trump, official estimates for the death toll in the USA are ranging up to 200,000. More worrying from the perspective of profits, talk is now centring on the probability of a six month lockdown. If the economy of the USA collapses while China’s recovers, then the US’s global economic hegemony will be at an end. What would have taken years, has been achieved in months.
Getting To The Heart Of The Coronavirus Pandemic
*Co-authored by by Lauren Philippi, Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph* In late December 2019 an outbreak of pneumonia cases arose in Wuhan, China. Patients presented with an acute respiratory illness linked to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). COVID-19 is a betacoronavirus, similar to Human Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronaviruses. SARS and MERS both cause severe respiratory disease. Although COVID-19 is primarily considered a respiratory virus, there is a strong link to cardi... more »
Choosing Life
“I prefer dangerous liberty over peaceful slavery” Thomas Jefferson “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Ben Franklin I’m living in Central Nebraska this month, staying at the home … Continue reading →
Costa Rica Bans Going To The Beach
I took my Costa Rica trip just in time. They banned going to the beach, because the Pacific Ocean isn’t big enough for social distancing. Stab Magazine | Shots Fired: Costa Rican Pro Arrested For Surfing, Kelly Slater Inadvertently Comes … Continue reading →
Twitter Deletes Bolsonaro’s Videos Questioning COVID-19 Lockdown
[image: twitter-deletes-bolsonaro-s-videos-questioning-covid-19-lockdown] Twitter deleted two tweets by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro questioning the wisdom of shelter-in-place because such sentiments conflict with those of public-health authorities.
Fighting Coronavirus With Tyranny & Globalism | Behind the Deep State
[image: alex-newman-fighting-coronavirus-with-tyranny-and-globalism] VIDEO - In this episode of Behind The Deep State, host Alex Newman explores the Deep State effort to supposedly fight the Chinese virus with more tyranny and globalism. In particular, Alex goes through a Rockefeller Foundation report that imagines a hypothetical pandemic. Dubbed "Lock Step," this scenario praises Communist China's ruthless measures while attacking the United States. Newman also exposes the push for a New World Order, mandatory vaccines, a global Special Drawing Rights currency by the IMF, ID2020, a... more »
Gotham City Digest
(We will always give a bowel movement about you,) ------------------------------ This is Trump's government in a nutshell: HHS makes it more difficult for people to stay healthy. HUD makes it more difficult for people to find affordable housing. The Department of Education wants to phase out public education. The EPA exists solely to deregulate the world's biggest polluters. The Interior Dept. and Bureau of Indian Affairs want to respectively sell public lands for oil drilling and fracking and to make entire Indian tribes disappear. In other words, Trum... more »
Two case studies of renewable intermittency-Timera
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood An interesting analysis by Timera of the woeful shortage of back up capacity in Europe, based on German renewables performance: ? Two case studies of renewable intermittency Europe is leading a global push to decarbonise power markets with renewable energy sources. Decarbonisation…
How Germany is managing its coronavirus epidemic, and reacting with disdain to Trump's policies
Klaus W. Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor; Adjunct Professor of the Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 9 hours ago
Germans are struggling like the rest of the world with the coronavirus. And while Germans have a strong safety net and medical system, one thing may fall victim to the virus: relations with the US.
How do organisms answer to the actual physical atmosphere to variety populations, communities, and complicated ecosystems?
The Key Aspects of Ecology Are you really familiar with the elements of the science of ecology? Some pupils in this field might be unaware that the major theory is Evolutionary Biology. The path that you just take should have a study of genetics, and which are the qualities of the species, the most variant of life span on Earth, and factors which result in the growth of a species . How are they afflicted by human pursuits and conversely how do human culture count on our ecosystems? This https://libraryofessays.com/types-of-examples/admission-application-essay could be the name for t... more »
How do organisms answer to the actual physical atmosphere to variety populations, communities, and complicated ecosystems?
The Key Aspects of Ecology Are you really familiar with the elements of the science of ecology? Some pupils in this field might be unaware that the major theory is Evolutionary Biology. The path that you just take should have a study of genetics, and which are the qualities of the species, the most variant of life span on Earth, and factors which result in the growth of a species . How are they afflicted by human pursuits and conversely how do human culture count on our ecosystems? This https://libraryofessays.com/types-of-examples/admission-application-essay could be the name for t... more »
Trudeau Announces Nearly 400,000 IMMIGRANT INTAKE For 2022
March 30, 2020Brad “The higher levels are meant to alleviate the economic and fiscal pressures Canada is facing due to its aging population and low birth rate.” “More than 9 million Canadians will reach retirement age in the next decade which means Canada will become even more dependent on immigrants to maintain a healthy workforce … Continue reading Trudeau Announces Nearly 400,000 IMMIGRANT INTAKE For 2022 →
Pandemic Historian: Coronavirus ‘a Disease of Globalization’
Misha Friedman/Getty Images John Binder 29 Mar 2020 The Chinese coronavirus “is emphatically a disease of globalization,” a pandemic historian at Yale University says. In an interview published in the Wall Street Journal, Yale University’s Frank Snowden — a historian who most recently in 2006 published a book about Italy’s eradication of malaria — details how … Continue reading Pandemic Historian: Coronavirus ‘a Disease of Globalization’ →
POLL: 95% of Americans Support Coronavirus Travel Bans, Trump Approval Highest in Three Years
Originally posted on Nwo Report: The public realizes the gravity of the crisis. Source: Richard Moorhead Americans overwhelmingly support actions taken by President Donald Trump to restrict international travel, according to new polling released by Pew on Friday. American citizens also approve of the President’s job performance in the greatest fashion that they have in…
ABC should cancel THE VIEW!
ABC is facing mounting criticism after its panelists on “The View” mocked Vice President Mike Pence’s Christian faith. Detractors of “The View” are focusing on the fact that ABC News, which claims to be an unbiased broadcast news operation, oversees such a nakedly partisan program with one “token” conservative. via Petition · ABC: ABC should … Continue reading ABC should cancel THE VIEW! →
After the Lockdown: A Global Coronavirus Vaccination Program… — ConspiracyAnalyst.org
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: Global Research By Prof Michel Chossudovsky The tendency is towards a Worldwide lockdown spearheaded by fear and media disinformation. Currently, hundreds of millions of people Worldwide are under lockdown. What is the next step in the evolution of the COV-19 Crisis? A coronavirus vaccine program was announced…
Numerators and Denominators in the Coronavirus Saga
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Clarice Feldman To ascertain how fatal a virus is, we need an accurate picture of how many people have it (the denominator) and how many have died as a result (the numerator), we have neither, but the data is improving and with it some substantial shifts away from the original…
German Journalist Goes To Hospital ‘Teeming With Coronavirus Patients’ – How Can Doctors Cope? – And Finds NO ONE THERE
One Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words! Apparently YouTube’s Terms Of Service Include Lying To The Public And Keeping The Truth From Them! Criminal Bastards!! VIDEO DELETED FOR BREACHING YOUTUBES TERMS OF SERVICE. via German Journalist Goes To Hospital ‘Teeming With Coronavirus Patients’ – How Can Doctors Cope? – And Finds NO ONE THERE – … Continue reading German Journalist Goes To Hospital ‘Teeming With Coronavirus Patients’ – How Can Doctors Cope? – And Finds NO ONE THERE →
Fiddling The Figures – The Magic Trick – There Is NO New Deadly Pathogen – It Is A Global Hoax
Professor Dr Sucharit Bhakdi is a specialist in microbiology. He was a professor at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and head of the Institute, A highly acclaimed infectious medicine expert in Germany, States that “This Virus Hysteria, And Mass House Arrest Around The World Is Grotesque, Absurd, And Very Dangerous. These Measures Are Leading. … Continue reading Fiddling The Figures – The Magic Trick – There Is NO New Deadly Pathogen – It Is A Global Hoax →
Purdue Study Destroys ‘Permafrost Methane Bomb’ Climate Myth
Scientists at Purdue University have destroyed a key component of alarmist warming predictions, publishing a study showing thawing permafrost will cause far less methane to enter the atmosphere than conventional “settled science” models have predicted. Methane is a stronger greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, though methane molecules remain in the atmosphere for shorter periods of […] The post Purdue Study Destroys ‘Permafrost Methane Bomb’ Climate Myth appeared first on Climate Realism.
Debt, risk and lies
The following is a comment I posted on our friend Jill’s blogpost where she has penned an excellent letter firing the president. See below for a link. There is good back and forth between two of her followers, which is … Continue reading →
Biden’s Foreign Policy Teams Hints at War with China, Conflict with Russia
An analysis by the Brookings Institute based on interviews with Biden's foreign policy teams hints at a foreign policy that closely mirrors that of the Pentagon under President Trump. The post Biden’s Foreign Policy Teams Hints at War with China, Conflict with Russia appeared first on MintPress News.
EU-Vietnam: Council gives final green light to free trade agreement
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
30-Mar-2020 The Council adopted a decision on the conclusion of a free trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam. This decision clears the path, on the EU side, for the entry into force of the agreement.
Indonésie: l'UE dénonce le blocus visant ses produits laitiers et alcools
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
30-Mar-2020 L'Union européenne réclame de pouvoir reprendre ses exportations de produits laitiers et d'alcool vers l'Indonésie, suspendues depuis plusieurs mois à la suite de disputes commerciales.
Brexit: EU-UK meeting to go ahead via video link
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
30-Mar-2020 A post-Brexit meeting between the EU and UK will go ahead as planned next week, despite the coronavirus crisis.
Dave Barry was right (again)
A few days ago, Dave Barry posted on his blog: IF YOU WATCH ONLY ONE VIDEO TODAY. OR, FRANKLY, EVER. It should be this. (Please explain, if you can, how the hell he did this.) After having watched the video, I think he may have a point. See for yourself. That's mind-bogglingly clever! Peter
Berlin snow! Unseasonal snow in Germany’s capital
30 Mar 2020 – Video from Chave Weather Thanks to Stephen Bird for this video The post Berlin snow! Unseasonal snow in Germany’s capital appeared first on Ice Age Now.
We're Living in 12 Monkeys and the Vulnerable WILL die
I *We're Living in 12 Monkeys* Yesterday was the tipping point in this globalist takeover. The truthers had them back on their heels with the revelations such as I presented on this blog yesterday. Revelations about "simulated" hospital crises and about the chief epidemiologist reneging on his "official model" of the covid19. The truth had hit the fan, so to speak. But the perp*Z* were waiting and they fought back. They had the prime puppet Trump do a press conference where he said the "pandemic exercise" would last another 18 months. If you watch the documentary above...which... more »
Former Senator Tom Coburn Passed Away March 28
[image: former-senator-tom-coburn-passed-away-march-28] Former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) passed away March 28. Coburn helped mightily in the cause for limited government. He will be missed.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/30/2020
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Thank you, readers, for making this year’s Water Cooler a great success, and also for the many kind comments, and helpful suggestions. I feel much better about the stresses of the coming year (and will also be able to help some others, as I said). Thank you, thank you, thank […]
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 30, 2020
NORAD *Daily Mail:* *U.S. military command teams in charge of protecting homeland security are being isolated in the infamous Cheyenne mountain bunker where they will remain 'sealed off' until the coronavirus pandemic passes* * Military teams that monitor foreign missile and warplane threats to the United States are isolated at a number of military sites, including Cheyenne Mountain * The Cold War-era bunker is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado * The command took such steps to ensure personnel can monitor the COVID-19 pandemic around the clock as the disease spreads around the ... more »
Notre Dame Student Removed From Program After Racist Coronavirus Posts
A postdoctoral student at the University of Notre Dame has been terminated from her program after she wrote racist posts on Facebook blaming Chinese students for the spread of the coronavirus, reported campus newspaper, The Observer. Kathryn Ralph, a sixth-year student at the university, posted statements on her Facebook page last Wednesday, saying Chinese students […]
White Supremacist Literature Resurfaces at Texas State University
White supremacist literature again surfaced at Texas State University earlier this month, reported campus newspaper, The University Star. “… instances of banners and flyers posted around campus in support of far right-wing ideologies have become almost common to Texas State students,” said the newspaper. The newspaper said the stickers can be traced to an organization labeled a […]
Three-Fold Increase in Bias Incidents at Colorado State U in 2018-2019
Colorado State University (CSU) has experienced a three-fold increase in reports of bias, according to a review of 2018 and 2019 reports by the student-run newspaper, The Collegian, reported The Colorado Sun. In the fall of 2018, the university changed its bias reporting model to track not just hate crimes, but incidents of bias as well. […]
Extra warm U.S. winter had nature’s thumbprint on it
Our warm winter was weather, not climate. The post Extra warm U.S. winter had nature’s thumbprint on it appeared first on CFACT.
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT MATTERS MORE TO TRUMP THAN EGO GRATIFICATION
You think President Trump has had a poll bump? Trump's uptick is tiny. This is a poll bump: Gov. Cuomo is getting high marks for his coronavirus response from typically hard-to-please New Yorkers, according to a Siena College poll released Monday. A whopping 87% of New Yorkers approve of the job the governor is doing to address COVID-19 outbreak in the Empire State, the poll found.... A plurality of voters from every corner of the the state approve of his handling of the crisis, including 95% of Democrats, 87% of independents and even 70% of Republicans.... Cuomo has also seen his... more »
Coronavirus fears on board Australia's largest warship ahead of training mission
Sailors preparing for a month-long voyage on board the Navy's largest warship say they're nervous about the threat of a coronavirus outbreak at sea.
'Don't know when it will be normal again': Aussies reveal financial fears on Q+A
Ordinary Australians use Q+A to call for wage reform, tell of shoddy employment practices and share their fears about a looming economic depression.
FDA responding to the coronavirus crisis
What FDA is working on now First major piece of news came on May 27th when the FDA sent out a news release in which they assured the public that they were taking action to help increase the supply of ventilators, ventilator tubing connectors, and ventilator accessories, as well as filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) due to shortages during COVID-19, as part of their commitment to ease burdens on the health care system during this pandemic. The agency cut through some red tape and issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to allow for the emergency use in health care settings of... more »
"When Americans Wake From The Corona-Coma, This Will Be A Different Country"
*"When Americans Wake From The Corona-Coma, * *This Will Be A Different Country"* by James Howard Kunstler "People, Get Ready! The cable news announced the other day that Covid-19 patients placed in critical care may have to be on ventilators for 21 days. Only a few years ago, I went in for an ordinary hip replacement. A month or so later, I got the hospital billing statement. One of the line-items went like this: Room and board: 36 hours…$23,482.79. I am not jiving you. That was just for the hospital bed and maybe four lousy hospital meals, not the surgery or the meds or anything e... more »
"That's Life, You Know?"
"Because that's life, you know? Good and bad. You can't have one without the other. The bad brings out the good in us, and the good can be corrupted by the bad. It's always a struggle to fight for the good, so it tips the scale." - Rachael Wade
Spain Coronavirus Cases Surge; Nigeria Locks Down, & More
“Spain Coronavirus Cases Surge; Nigeria Locks Down By VOA News March 30, 2020 08:15 AM Spain reported Monday 812 new … Continue reading →
Britain on Emergency Footing for First Time Since WWII & More International News on Coronavirus
“Britain on Emergency Footing for First Time Since WWII By VOA News March 29, 2020 11:44 PM Britain is on … Continue reading →
Alberta classifies cannabis stores, producers ‘essential’ during COVID-19
Alberta’s licensed cannabis stores and producers can remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian province’s government said. The regulated businesses were included on the province’s list of “essential services,” along with alcohol producers and stores. Businesses on the essential list “can continue to provide services at locations accessible to the public and must have […] Alberta classifies cannabis stores, producers ‘essential’ during COVID-19 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Hexo books CA$298 million net loss in second quarter
Major cannabis producer Hexo posted a second-quarter net loss of 298.2 million Canadian dollars ($210 million) on Monday, nearly five times larger than the CA$62.4 net loss reported in the previous quarter. Almost half that loss stemmed from an impairment charge for disposing of a Niagara, Ontario, cannabis cultivation facility bought from Newstrike Brands in […] Hexo books CA$298 million net loss in second quarter is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Amazing: Check out the Powerful New Radar the Navy Is Testing on Its Warships
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] A big improvement. The Navy is moving quickly to integrate a new family of tailored radar systems across the fleet as part of a coordinated effort to stop dangerous attacks from farther distances and stop multiple attacks at the same time. The service is integrating its emerging AN/SPY-6 family of radar systems onto its Flight III DDG 51 destroyers and also tailoring variants of the technology for amphibs, Frigates and Carriers. There are many attack scenarios wherein anti-ship missiles, aircraft and even ballistic missiles c... more »
Lincoln Chafee: Stop Endless Wars To Deal With Coronavirus Pandemic
*Matthew Petti* *Politics, * [image: An NYPD officer is pictured as the USNS Comfort is pulled into a berth in Manhattan during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri] But the former governor and Libertarian candidate doesn’t think anyone else can do that. Lincoln Chafee once shared a debate stage with Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. This year, he’s running for President again—as a Libertarian. Small government is not a popular position to take in the face of a terrifyin... more »
You Can Get Free (Or Nearly Free) Internet from Comcast, Verizon or Charter
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Thanks to the Coronavirus. With much of the United States shut down during the coronavirus quarantines and many Americans working from home, Internet access is as important as ever. Some Internet service providers have announced offers of free Internet service, while also waiving late fees and suspending disconnections for those unable to pay. Comcast announced a series of initiatives earlier this month. It opened its Xfinity WiFi Network nationally for free, even for non-subscribers, while also offering two months of free Internet to its low-inc... more »
Why Focusing on the Coronavirus Is Good for Peace on the Korean Peninsula
*Timo Kivimäki* *Security, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC20UF9WXHF1&share=true] Here's what the data says. The threat of the Corona virus has changed the global security environment. A conflict qualifies as a war by standard statistics of violence if it produces at least 1000 battle deaths per year. Since March 27, Covid-19 has produced more than three times that number, every single day. By the time this article is published, Covid-19 will likely have killed more Americans than the terrorist attacks on September 11, 200... more »
The Little-Known Indo-Pacific Plan to Combat the Coronavirus
*Jeff Smith* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] These four democratic countries are now working with South Korea, Vietnam, and New Zealand on a plan to battle the coronavirus and expected to tackle vaccine development and the “challenges of stranded citizens, assistance to countries in need and mitigating the impact on the global economy.” Is the Quad expanding its horizons? After a ten-year hiatus, this group of four Indo-Pacific region democracies—Australia, Japan, India, and the United States—formally resumed their quadrilateral dialogue in late 2017, and has been meeting twic... more »
What American Can Learn From How South Korea Protects Its Doctors From the Coronavirus
*Justin Fendos* *Public Health, Asia* [image: North Korea, COVID-19, Coronavirus, America, Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump] Can Seoul’s success be repeated? With the United States and many European countries accumulating COVID-19 cases at an alarming rate, medical professionals across the globe are bracing for a deluge of patients. Many authors have already commented on the dangers of healthcare systems being overwhelmed while others have described the risk of doctors and nurses becoming infected, inadvertently facilitating the virus’s spread and crippling healthcare capacity. As a p... more »
Verizon Fios Has a New Wi-Fi 6 Router (And You Might Just Love It)
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator, * Here are all of the reasons why. It often seems that 5G garners most of the headlines, but what can get lost in the shuffle is the newest and fastest version of Wi-Fi, which is called Wi-Fi 6. Verizon is a leader in this new technology, and through its Fios Wi-Fi 6 Router, it hopes to reach the masses and enable them to fully enjoy 5G and faster and broader coverage. If you’re only looking for speed, you’re definitely in luck. Wi-Fi 6 has been shown to achieve wireless transfer speeds as high as 1,500 Mbps, or 1.5... more »
Coronavirus and the American Frontier Spirit: An Opportunity for Change
*Luke Nathan Phillips* *Coronavirus, United States* “Never let a good crisis go to waste,” goes the old tongue-in-cheek political yarn. The famed historian Frederick Jackson Turner delivered a lecture in 1893 that has gone down in American historiography as near-myth. “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” has been hotly disputed in recent decades, but its essential thesis—that diverse settlers being forced by the brute circumstances of frontier life to conquer nature and organize themselves in a rugged society is the sociological foundation of American individua... more »
How Social Distancing Can Save Millions of Lives (If Done Right)
*Hunter DeRensis* *Health, * If these policies are followed, the spread of the coronavirus can be contained, and the disease more easily eradicated. Here is what you need to know. Despite his earlier indications that he would recommend the end of social distancing measures by Easter, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would be extending guidelines for another month, until April 30. This is in response to the coronavirus pandemic, of which 142,000 positive cases have been reported in the United States. "The better you do, the faster this whole nightmare will end," Tru... more »
Corona-Madness: Authoritarianism Is Not The Answer!
Throughout the country, bureaucrats and politicians are clamping down on the Constitution in the name of fighting a virus that thus far has not shown itself more deadly than the seasonal flu. Those numbers can change and it can be a serious disease, but as after 9/11 we are being told we must sacrifice our liberties in the name of security. Government did not deliver then and it will not deliver now. Liberty stolen will not be returned. Is there a better way? Watch today's Liberty Report:
Pandemics and the Problem of Expert Failure
Part 1: Which Experts Matter in a Pandemic? Before the COVID-19 pandemic, we might have thought that “the experts” knew best and could guide us. But there is more than one area of expertise. And the speed, scale, and scope of this pandemic mean that we don’t know which areas of expertise matter or how […] The post Pandemics and the Problem of Expert Failure appeared first on Econlib.
Russia’s New Low Carbon Plan–Increase Emissions by 30%!
By Paul Homewood Five years ago, we began to see the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, or INDCs, which detailed each country’s plan for reducing (or otherwise!) their greenhouse emissions. These plans covered the period up to 2030, and were part and parcel of the Paris Agreement. Coronavirus permitting, nations are supposed to be updating […]
Two case studies of renewable intermittency-Timera
By Paul Homewood An interesting analysis by Timera of the woeful shortage of back up capacity in Europe, based on German renewables performance: Two case studies of renewable intermittency Europe is leading a global push to decarbonise power markets with renewable energy sources. Decarbonisation looks to be a tough but achievable challenge, with wind […]
Macy’s to Furlough Majority of its 130,000 Workers
Macy's has lost the bulk of its sales due to the temporarily closing of its stores starting March 18.
Navy Hospital Ship Arrives in NYC to Back Up Health Systems
The USNS Comfort will be used to treat non-coronavirus patients while hospitals treat people with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
Can Cats Really Get or Pass on COVID-19?
There is no need to quarantine your feline friends.
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