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Netanyahu quarantine’s himself after adviser diagnosed with coronavirus
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will go into quarantine as one of his advisers was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, the prime minister’s office said on Monday. It was not immediately clear if Netanyahu was in close contact with his adviser, Rivka Paluch, during the last two weeks. However, “to remove any doubts,” his office […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Graphed: COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, March 30, 2020
Five new people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the total to 127. The Halifax Examiner will be publishing these graphs daily, as a separate post. New known cases of COVID-19 by date Total known cases of COVID-19 by date # of people tested by date: Total tested by date
Sheree Fitch’s new podcast offers some “narrative medicine” in a time of COVID-19
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Sheree Fitch is a multiple-award-winning poet, author and literacy advocate known and loved around the world for her tongue-twister-filled children’s books such as Mabel Murple and Sleeping Dragons All Around. She once dreamed of a very different life. When she was in high school, her […]
A staffer at the East Coast Forensic Hospital likely has COVID-19
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free The Halifax Examiner has learned that a staff person at the East Coast Forensic Hospital is presumed to have contracted COVID-19, and other staff at the hospital and the adjoining Burnside jail have been notified. While the two institutions are separate, guards from the jail […]
Neglected Diseases Kill More People than COVID-19 – It’s Time to Address Them
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
ABUJA, Mar 30 (IPS) - As COVID-19 surges globally and leaves fear and panic in its wake, global efforts are underway to find a cure. Yet, the same level of response is lacking for several other infectious diseases that kill millions annually. These kinds of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a broad group of communicable diseases which affect more than two billion people and cost developing economies billions of dollars every year. Read the full story, “Neglected Diseases Kill More People than COVID-19 – It’s Time to Address Them”, on globalissues.org →
A Story of Triumphs and Tribulations: Implementing Services for Autism in Bangladesh
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Mar 30 (IPS) - A few days ago, a friend said to me that my focus on autism, although rather successful, had "sucked out all energy from other critical areas of social need in Bangladesh." My friend wanted to know if I would be interested in expanding my visibility and successful approach to autism, to other issues that have apparently been left by the wayside due to everyone's eagerness to work on an issue popular with the Prime Minister's daughter! I know my friend's statement was meant to be provocative, but it also made me reflect on what it was that I had se... more »
Supporting Informal Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
HYDERABAD, India, Mar 30 (IPS) - Farmers, agricultural labourers, and informal sector workers are the worst hit by COVID-19 and the resulting lockdowns. Here are some steps that the government and banks can take to help them cope financially. Read the full story, “Supporting Informal Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis”, on globalissues.org →
Slums, Camps, Terrorism: Experts Worry about Coronavirus Hitting South Asia
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 30 (IPS) - As coronavirus makes its way through different continents, countries, and communities around the world having claimed more than 23,000 lives, experts are ringing alarm bells about the implications of the disease as it hits South Asia, which hosts almost 2 billion of the world's population*. * Read the full story, “Slums, Camps, Terrorism: Experts Worry about Coronavirus Hitting South Asia”, on globalissues.org →
Saluting IPS Journalists and Supporters during Covid19 Pandemic
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
ROME, Mar 30 (IPS) - Farhana Haque Rahman is Senior Vice President of IPS Inter Press Service; a journalist and communications expert, she is a former senior official of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.As the coronavirus pandemic shifts around the world, now stretching even the developed health services of richer nations to breaking point, here at IPS our dedicated journalists in developing countries are standing strong in giving a voice to the Global South. Read the full story, “Saluting IPS Journalists ... more »
Trust Fauci? Trump’s Science Expert Now Claims 200,000 May Die from Coronavirus
*21WIRE* | Despite shaky government numbers, the mainstream media are still pressing on with their campaign of fear.
Paranoid Americans Erect Own Barricade to Enforce ‘Out of State’ Quarantine
*21WIRE* | Residents cut tree down to block road to protects their homes from 'out of state' carriers of coronavirus.
Mohawk Nation News 'Earth Cleansing the Capitalist Bubble'
EARTH CLEANSING THE CAPITALIST BUBBLE Posted on March 30, 2020 Reply Mohawk Nation News Please post and distribute. MNN. 30 Mar. 2020. Native holocaust and denial in the Western Hemisphere began before the arrival of Columbus in 1492 ]and continues to the present.* In the 1600s the Western Europeans claimed ownership over the resource rich lands inhabited by the
Innocent EMT, Working the Front Line, Killed in Her Bed by Cops Raiding the Wrong Home
[image: emt]Cops looking for the wrong person, kicked in the door to an innocent couple's home and killed an EMT, all based on incompetence, according to an attorney.
WATCH: Pregnant Woman Tackled, Arrested — For ‘Walking While Black’ During Outbreak
[image: woman]A video posted to Facebook over the weekend, shows police surround a pregnant woman, tackle and kidnap her for allegedly "walking while black."
IMF Conditions Emergency COVID-19 Loan to Venezuela on Regime Change
The IMF refused a COVID–19 emergency loan to Venezuela unless it agreed to overthrow President Maduro and installs the Washington-backed Juan Guaidó. The post IMF Conditions Emergency COVID-19 Loan to Venezuela on Regime Change appeared first on MintPress News.
Chewed Up and Spit Out: What Happens to Veterans When They Retire?
22 million Americans have served in the armed forces. While the military is constantly glamorized in public life, the reality for many is that, once they are no longer of use, they are dumped like trash on a curb. The post Chewed Up and Spit Out: What Happens to Veterans When They Retire? appeared first on MintPress News.
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Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Says Sailors Aboard First-In-Class Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Have Not But Praise For The Ship
A tugboat directs the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford as it leaves the pier in Newport News, Virginia, October 25, 2019. US Navy/Mass Comm Specialist Seaman Cory J. Daut *Business Insider:* *US Navy's top official says its new, first-in-class carrier is improving and sailors don't want to get off* * The new, first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is decked out with new technology, but work on the ship has been waylaid by cost overruns and delays. * Those issues have been a sore spot between lawmakers, the Navy, and the shipbuilder, but the last six month... more »
Please Honor Social Distancing Rules, Even if You Are Skeptical of the Risk
I write this because I have been publicly skeptical of some of the COVID-19 responses. But be that as it may, the decision has been made to go all-in on social distancing. I am fully participating, whatever my personal beliefs are about risk. Our family is staying isolated and wearing masks and gloves when we […]
Another Tourism Is Possible
The members of the Tourism Alert and Action Forum come from organizations around the world that have joined in solidarity to oppose exploitative forms of tourism and to act in solidarity with communities against such practices. We are watching the pandemic crisis with great concern, grounded in the knowledge that such crises: impact the most vulnerable communities disproportionately; that such crises are used to enact authoritarian policies and surveillance that long outlasts the crisis; and that corporate sectors and elites stand set to take advantage of this crisis. The corporate ... more »
Rhode Island Forces Any Out-of-state Visitors to Quarantine Themselves
[image: rhode-island-forces-any-out-of-state-visitors-to-quarantine-themselves] Rhode Island is forcing any out-of-state vistors to quarantine themselves for 14 days, and is using the National Guard to help enforce the new edict.
Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Gloom of Plague...
... stays the couriers of the Permanent Security State from the swift completion of their appointed task of #Russiagate fear-mongering. As dozens of people are dying in New York every hour of Covid-19, and the portable refrigerated morgues are outnumbering the ambulances parked outside metropolitan hospitals, and the whole nation is in various stages of misery and panic caused in large part by our government's criminal failure to heed warnings and to make the most basic preparations, the New York Times today sounds the warning that it's *still* those damned Russians who are sowing t... more »
"How To Be Alone"
*"How To Be Alone"* by Mark Manson "Each week, I present three interesting ideas that will hopefully make you a slightly less awful person. This week, we’re talking: 1) social accountability as the glue for life, 2) the creativity boom times, and 3) how will quarantine affect our sex lives? Let’s get into it. *1. The Need for Social Accountability* - Entering the third week of quarantine, I’ve been finding it harder and harder to get up in the morning. For the first time since my mid-20s, I’m regularly getting out of bed and skipping straight to lunch each day. I’ve been putting o... more »
"The Economic Depression Of 2020: Many Of The Restaurants, Bars And Retailers That Have Closed Will Never Open Again"
*"The Economic Depression Of 2020: Many Of The Restaurants, * *Bars And Retailers That Have Closed Will Never Open Again"* by Michael Snyder "It appears that we are heading into the worst economic downturn of the post-World War II era, and that is going to be true no matter how this coronavirus pandemic ultimately plays out. There are some that believe that this virus will only kill thousands, and there are others that are warning that it could kill millions, but everyone can agree that this outbreak is causing an unprecedented amount of fear. And even once this pandemic starts to f... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 3/30/20"
*AM 3/30/20, Updated as Available.* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ *Perfect storm: "*A perfect storm is an event in which a rare combination of circumstances drastically aggravates the event. The term is used by analogy to an unusually severe storm that results from a rare combination of meteorological phenomena." Coronavirus consequences precipitate total global economic collapse... ○ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://mo... more »
"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy Updates AM 3/30/20"
*"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy **Updates AM 3/30/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ - *https://www.zerohedge.com/* *03/30/2020 - 09:20:* "Officers Are Scared" - Cops Nationwide Sick, Dying From COVID-19" *MAR 30, 2020 7:33 AM: *Trump Warns Americans To Brace For Extended Shutdown As Seattle Area Shows Promising Drop In New Cases: Live Updates" ○ - *https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/* ○ - *https://www.whatreallyhappened.com/* ○ *Click image for larger size.* *3/30/20 6:11.54 AM *
What Will America Do When the Parade of Coffins Grows Long? (A Look at the Effects of Exponential Growth)
*Exponential growth (red) vs. linear growth (blue). Source.* *by Thomas Neuburger* *“The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.” * —Al Bartlett (quoted here) Exponential growth occurs when a number (interest on a loan, for example, or the death rate from a disease) grows or decays at a rate proportional to its current value instead of growing by a constant number. In exponential growth, as a number gets larger the amount by which it grows gets larger as well. So if a value doubles every day, to pick just one example, a number... more »
Italy Fears Mass Looting And Riots As Nationwide Lockdown Extended To April 18
Fmtnews, Covid 19 *Bloomberg: **Italy Risks Losing Grip in South With Fears of Looting and Riots * As Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte fights to hold Italian society together through a crippling nationwide lockdown, the depressed south is turning into a powder keg. Police have been deployed on the streets of Sicily’s capital, Palermo, amid reports gangs are using social media to plot attacks on stores. A bankrupt ferry company halted service to the island, including vital supplies of food and medicines. As the state creaks under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, officials worr... more »
BREAKING: Quick observations, plus pet peeves!
*MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2020Rational animals flounder:* Later today, we expect to start a series of afternoon posts, "Epistles to the 9-year-olds." As the Irish saved civilization, it will fall to the 9-year-olds, in future decades, to rebuild our crumbling culture. Hopefully, these epistles will still be floating around, providing one way they can start. For now, we'll list a few quick observations and peeves. We'll start with yesterday's daily briefing, which accidentally bled over into prime time. Here at THE HOWLER, we appreciate the kinds of people who voice appreciation. So it w... more »
Kevin McCarthy weighs in on CARES Act, Small Business Owners and Workers
Kevin McCarthy weighs in on Small Business winners in CARES Act “For the small business owner, we want to make sure we’re keeping people employed,” McCarthy said during an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “And if you are a small business, 500 employees to just a gig worker yourself, you get a guaranteed loan from the government for two and a half times your payroll if you use that money to pay your employees.” McCarthy added: “If you already laid them off, bring them back and pay them. Pay your rent, pay your utilities. And that is forgiven…. … Continue reading →
Pelosi’s additions to the CARES Act total over $30 Billion
WARNING – Some who have problems controlling their blood pressure may want to skip this post. This doesn’t even address the student loan forgiveness insanity or the grants that can be manipulated to help pay students expenses. The amount seems insignificant considering the total but it isn’t when one considers that this was all unnecessary given the already generous sums provided in appropriations every year to every branch of government. AND — that she had planned to add far more. The listed items with photos below are the most outrageous Democrat additions; but, below there are ot... more »
Gigante minero británico South32 solicita arbitraje a Colombia sobre mina de níquel
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
30-Mar-2020 La compañía minera británica South32 SA Investments Limited ha solicitado un arbitraje de inversiones conta Colombia ante el CIADI.
Prevén impuestos de hasta 25 % si inicia T-MEC
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
30-Mar-2020 Las armadoras de autos en México corren el riesgo de pagar aranceles por exportar a Estados Unidos si el T-MEC entra en vigor el 1 de junio
Automakers and Other Manufacturers Help Fight the War on the Coronavirus
During World War II, American industrial giants retooled their operations to make the United States the “Arsenal of Democracy.” Today,… The post Automakers and Other Manufacturers Help Fight the War on the Coronavirus appeared first on IER.
NY Times: Trump-supporting, Christian “Science Denialists” Sending Us to “Coronavirus Hell”
[image: ny-times-trump-supporting-christian-science-denialists-sending-us-to-coronavirus-hell] A New York Times op-ed, “The Religious Right’s Hostility to Science Is Crippling Our Coronavirus Response,” illustrates how the media’s hostility to journalistic ethics is crippling our whole civilization.
Is the Loss of Your Sense of Smell and Taste an Early Sign of COVID-19?
Doctors from around the world are reporting cases of COVID-19 patients who have lost their sense of smell, known as anosmia, or taste, known as ageusia.
Having It Easy in the Beginning, Tough in the End: How My Dad Predicted the Decline of America
This should be a time for a genuinely new approach, one fit for a world of rising disruption and disaster, one that would define a new, more democratic, less bellicose America.
Corona: creating the illusion of a pandemic through diagnostic tests
Mar30 by Jon Rappoport Nailed them, with their own words. In this article, I’ll present quotes from official sources about their own diagnostic test for the coronavirus. I’m talking about fatal flaws in the test. Because case numbers are based on those tests (or no tests at all), the whole “pandemic effect” has been … Continue reading Corona: creating the illusion of a pandemic through diagnostic tests →
Turn the economy back on; even Fauci is confessing
Mar29 by Jon Rappoport LET’S GO BACK TO WORK Correction: The New England Journal of Medicine article, by Dr. Anthony Fauci, from which I took a quote, was first published a month earlier than the March date I gave. Why NEJM chose to republish it a month later is unexplained. The very low … Continue reading Turn the economy back on; even Fauci is confessing →
How China and the Media caused Market Crash by Selling us Fear?
Herland Report: This article is about how China and the media caused the market crash by selling us fear of the Corona Covid-19 virus. The following analysis is based on the hypothesis that American globalists ended up joining the trade war on China’s side, helped China push even more media fear of Corona, simply to … Continue reading How China and the Media caused Market Crash by Selling us Fear? →
University of Wisconsin at Madison provides cover for Chinese Communists
Some daring person in Madison Wisconsin is writing messages in chalk that blame China for the coronavirus. The schools administrators are fighting back declaring that blaming the Communist regime's deliberate failure to respond to the virus isn't a bad thing. Why are leftists always willing to defend totalitarian regimes? We know that the corrupt totalitarian regime deliberately covered up the outbreak due to political concerns. We know that if China had responded just a few weeks earlier than they did the number of cases in China would have been 95% fewer and there probably woul... more »
Will Coronavirus End the Fed?
[image: will-coronavirus-end-the-fed] The next economic crisis could finally demolish the Keynesian welfare-warfare state and the fiat money system.
What Nancy Pelosi was doing when coronavirus started
Pelosi is now attacking Trump for not responding to coronavirus sooner. But when coronavirus first popped up Pelosi and the Democrats had just sent the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Two days after the first coronavirus patient arrived in the US the House managers started their arguments in the Senate. For the following weeks all that Pelosi cared about was impeaching Trump. Yet she now acts as though it was Trump who didn't respond quickly enough. Even as she and other Democrats poo pooed COVID19 and told people to not be worried Trump was banning travel to China, which Jo... more »
Online University Opens Up Courses to Colleges Struggling With Remote Education
University of the People – a tuition-free, non-profit online university – has offered to open up its courses to colleges as they scramble to move classes online in response to the coronavirus.
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Considering my comments earlier this morning about the news media, I'm all in favor of this suggestion. As the first commenter to that Tweet asked, "What would the change be?" Peter
Covid-19, remote learning and work-life balance
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to many useful discussions about public health, social responsibility, and tips for online learning. See the many great posts that have gone up here. One thing that hasn’t been discussed enough, in my opinion, is work-life balance. Given all the pressures of the modern University, how do we ensure the […]
Country Singer Joe Diffie Dies of Coronavirus Complications
The singer of "Home" and "Pickup Man" was 61.
#FakeNews media lies about Trump: When the country gets back to work edition
For years the #FakeNews media and the Democrats have been trying to paint Trump as some sort of fool. But because his policies make sense they have to lie about what he says and does in order to advance their agenda. The latest example is about when the shelter in place should end. Trump said he'd like it to end by Easter a week or so ago. The #FakeNews media covered the story as though Trump had said that he would end the shelter in place at Easter. Of course every non-Democrat fanatic in America would like the shelter in place to end by Easter if that makes sense so what Trump ... more »
City at Center of China’s Coronavirus Outbreak Gradually Revives
Wuhan, which was cut off from the outside world on Jan. 23, has started reopening shops, subways, and more.
Van Gogh Stolen in Break-in at Shuttered Dutch Art Museum
The Singer Laren museum, east of Amsterdam, had been closed due to coronavirus social distance restrictions.
A Foreign Policy Toward Warlords
U.S. Army Humvee on patrol in Afghanistan (U.S. Army photo, https://flic.kr/p/61GStp; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) As the U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan winds down, examining what was a significant part of the U.S. strategy during the war—the use of warlords to fight terrorist groups—is vital for understanding how best to leverage such relationships in future wars. The use of warlords was not unique to Afghanistan: Similar policies have been used in Libya, Somalia and other countries. Warlords are often necessary tools of statecraft. But they ... more »
Iran’s Karrar Main Battle Tank: Russian Technology with a Bad Paint Job?
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * That seems to be the case. Although Iran claims its Karrar MBT is 100% a ground-up Iranian design, it is likely largely based on the Soviet Union’s T-72 design. This would make sense, as Iran has a number of T-72s that could be showcased as something new. *Just Another Tank?* In 2017, Iran revealed its newest main battle tank (MBT), called the Karrar. At first glance, the Karrar is strikingly similar to the Russian T-90 Main Battle Tank. The Karrar appears to have some type of Explosive-Reactive Armor (ERA) panels on both the turret and the hull, as... more »
Iran's Russian-Built Kilo-Class Submarines: Real Threat to the U.S. Navy?
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * [image: A Russian made Iranian navy Kilo class submarine takes part in Iranian naval exercises in the Persian Gulf November 2, 2000. Iranian navy maneuvers on both sides of the strategic strait of Hormuz will continue until November 6, 2000. CJF/JDP] Tough to track and kill. Iran maintains a large fleet of submarines as the strategic port of Bandar Abbas, the majority of which are domestically manufactured. Most of Iran’s underwater fleet are midget submarines, designed for infiltration and sabotage, or small displacement submarines that may have limi... more »
Israel and America Just Conducted F-35 Drills (Iran, Take Notice?)
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, * [image: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands next to a F-35 fighter jet just after it landed in Israel at Nevatim air base after the Israeli air force bought them at Nevatim] During the drill, they practiced “mitigating various strategic aerial and ground threats,” according to the Israeli Defense Forces. Israel’s F-35 Adir fighters conducted a training exercise called 'Enduring Lightning' over southern Israel amid the global pandemic. They were joined by the U.S. Air Force American F-35s, pairing the two countries' fifth-generation f... more »
Coronavirus Is Boris Johnson's Disraeli Moment
*Sumantra Maitra* *Politics, Europe* Britain’s prime minister always wanted to be compared to his wartime hero. But in a real emergency, it is another former conservative leader, whom he needs to emulate. Throughout his career, and his barely hidden political ambition, Boris Johnson encouraged subtle comparisons with his war hero, Winston Churchill. There are videos on YouTube, where Johnson, a classics scholar himself, is observed to dissect the usage of chiasmus in Churchillian rhetoric. His hagiographic, but eminently readable book on Churchill makes all effort to highlight h... more »
How the B-52 Bomber Will Keep Flying for 100
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * It shouldn't be surprising that the B-52 could be delivering a serious punch to America's adversaries in the decades to come, even if it is being flown by the great-grandchildren of its original crews! In February the United States Air Force announced that it will transition to a two bomber fleet – made up of the now under development B-21 Raider, and the Cold War era B-52 Stratofortress. "On the bomber fleet, there's nothing more important to the Air Force," Lt. General David Nahom, deputy chief of staff for plans and programs told the House Armed ... more »
The Limits of South Korea’s “Coronavirus Diplomacy”
*Minseon Ku* *Health, * Can other nations use Seoul's strategy to fight the virus and help other nations? South Korea has been experiencing lately a positive shift in its global image and reputation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Seoul has been receiving global attention because of its relative success in controlling the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases after an explosion of cluster cases in Daegu city in early February. Its strategy of aggressive testing, tracing, and treatment has been lauded for being both effective and swift and has been applied to varying degrees across the... more »
How America Is Leading the "Quad Plus" Group of Seven Countries in Fighting the Coronavirus
*Jeff M. Smith* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1819E2C360&share=true] A good solution to a pressing problem. Is the Quad expanding its horizons? After a ten-year hiatus, this group of four Indo-Pacific democracies—Australia, Japan, India, and the United States—formally resumed their quadrilateral dialogue in late 2017, and has been meeting twice a year since. Late last year, the group upgraded the dialogue to the level of foreign minister and secretary of state. On March 20, officials from the Quad countries gat... more »
How Will Coronavirus Impact an Election? South Korea Could Give Us a Clue.
*Ramon Pacheco Pardo* *Politics, * South Korea is due to go to the polls in two weeks. On April 15th, all 300 members of the National Assembly will be elected. This will be one of the first major elections to be held anywhere across the world amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. How will it affect the outcome of the election? South Korea is due to go to the polls in two weeks. On April 15th, all 300 members of the National Assembly will be elected. This will be one of the first major elections to be held anywhere across the world amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. How will it affect the outc... more »
How Will the Poorest Country in Europe Deal with the Coronavirus?
*Melinda Haring, Doug Klain* *Security, Europe* [image: A specialist with protective gear sanitizes the facilities of a local bakery to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine March 27, 2020. The logos on the trucks read] Ukraine has a problem--thanks to Coronavirus: Most forecasts predict a recession, and best-case scenarios anticipate an economic contraction of 5 to 10 percent, inflation, and half a million unemployed. The coronavirus is about to hit Ukraine, the poorest country in Europe, and it may derail the eco... more »
Shahed 129: Iran's Very Own Predator Drone That Fights F-15s?
*Caleb Larson* *Security, * Iran’s drones have typically been knock-off western technology with limited ordinance capacity and very limited range when compared to their American counterparts. But, Tehran’s drone program be getting a a major upgrade. Iran’s drones have typically been knock-off western technology with limited ordinance capacity and very limited range when compared to their American counterparts. But, Tehran’s drone program be getting a GPS boost. *Shahed 129* Iran’s drone program operates a variety of Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs). The backbone of their UAV prog... more »
How Coronavirus Threatens Nigeria
*Doyin Odubanjo* *Public Health, Africa* [image: Reuters] We ask an expert. *Cases of COVID-19 are rising in Nigeria. Although the federal government hasn’t announced a firm plan to lock down, individual states have started to take steps such as closing markets, schools and places of worship. Accompanying daily developments has been a rise in panic levels fuelled in many cases by misinformation. The Conversation Africa’s West Africa regional editor, Adejuwon Soyinka, put questions to Dr Doyin Odubanjo about the biggest threats to Nigeria’s war against the pandemic.* *How much o... more »
The Time Is Now: We Must Expand America's Health System to Combat the Coronavirus
*Jeffrey Clemens* *Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] These economic insights can help to guide policy in its effort to encourage expansions of key elements of the health system’s capacity. The COVID-19 crisis will significantly strain the health system’s capacity. In early hotspots, significant strains are already apparent. Testing capacity has lagged significantly from the outset. Treatment capacity risks being overwhelmed as the virus spreads. This makes a rapid expansion of key elements of the health system’s capacity an important piece of our response to the crisis. The fo... more »
Social Distancing: The Best Way To Stay Away (Politely)
*Rob Grace* *Public Health, World* Here is a guide. See if this sounds familiar. You have an older relative whom you believe to be at a serious health risk if they catch the coronavirus. You call, try to persuade them to take social distancing seriously. But your arguments fail to resonate. You both get angry and hang up, locked in a stalemate. The bad news is that these conversations are as important to get right as they are frustrating. The good news is that you – perhaps without realizing it – have stepped into a field that has already generated a great deal of useful wisdo... more »
Coronavirus Help: How Apps Can Help With Family Health
*Dorian Traube, Ashwini Lakshmanan* *Public Health, World, United States* How technology can promote family health. Screen time for little kids takes a lot of heat under normal conditions. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ official recommendations urge families to be thoughtful and judicious about screen time for youngsters from birth to age five. And there is evidence that too much technology can lead to loss of child development opportunities. But technology can also connect families to important parenting and educational opportunities, especially at a time when people are sh... more »
No Defeat of COVID-19 without Winning a New Economic System, and Collaboration Leading the Way
[image: NORFOLK (March 28, 2020) People gather to watch the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) depart Naval Station Norfolk, Va., March 28, 2020. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua D. Sheppard/Released)] One expression of the status of spread of COVID-19 and response, is the estimate that at least over a quarter of the world’s population is now under stay-home/lockdown mode, since India’s order on March 24. At the same time, from place to place, the degree of logistics mobilization is on a wartime scale. This point was dramati... more »
4 tips for staying connected during coronavirus, from migrants who live far from family
Lynnette Arnold, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts Amherst at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
What international families can teach the rest of us about sustaining long-distance relationships.
National Guard joins the coronavirus response – 3 questions answered
Dwight Stirling, Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
The National Guard may be the least understood branch of the US military. A National Guard attorney and military law professor explains how it works.
How prisoners, soldiers and Mormon missionaries make the census more complicated
Rebecca Tippett, Director of Carolina Demography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
The 2020 census will now count some groups differently than it has in the past. That could make a difference in the final count – affecting which states receive funding and congressional seats.
Martial Law? Massive Number of Tanks Transported By Trains Across California
Videos of armored military vehicles being transported by train through Southern California concerned people after the governor called on the National Guard in response to the coronavirus. Officials claimed it was only routine movement and that the National Guard has not been officially mobilized.
Justice Department Reportedly Asks Congress for Indefinite Detention Powers To Fight Coronavirus
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is using the COVID-19 outbreak to press for sweeping new powers that include being able to detain Americans indefinitely without a warrant or a trial. [Not to worry. It's necessary to protect against coronavirus. Right?]
Representative Thomas Massie Demanded A Recorded Vote on Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
Republican Representative Thomas Massie says the bill will cost each American citizen $17,500.
Congressman Thomas Massie Explains Why the Stimulus Bill Will Fail and Why There is A Danger of Food Shortages
Millions of dollars of produce is rotting due to the closure of restaurants, and is affecting many other businesses. Food shortages could result from this unprecedented strain on supply chains. He concludes that shutdown of the economy will cost more lives than the virus.
Democrats Introduce Sweeping National Gun Control Bill that Could End Gun Rights
The Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020, proposes all imaginable gun-control regulations, including national gun license, "Red Flag" gun confiscation, a 30% gun tax, an a 50% ammo tax, more no-gun zones, and much more.
Former UK PM Gordon Brown Says It’s Time for ‘Global Government’ to Tackle Coronavirus
Brown said there is a need for a task force of world leaders, health experts, and heads of international organizations that would have supreme and unfettered executive powers.
The US Government Is Nationalizing Many Financial Markets with Money from the Federal Reserve, Merging the Treasury with the Fed
The Treasury, financed by the Fed, now is buying securities and backstopping loans, essentially nationalizing large swaths of the financial markets. The Fed announced $1-trillion a day in repurchase agreements (repo loans) and unlimited quantitative easing.
Coronavirus: The view from Germany
29 March 2020 — Youtube An open letter to the Chancellor of Germany
J’Accuse By Craig Murray
A 22 person team from Police Scotland worked for over a year identifying and interviewing almost 400 hoped-for complainants and witnesses against Alex Salmond. This resulted in nil charges and nil witnesses. Nil. The accusations in court were all fabricated and presented on a government platter to the police by a two prong process. The first prong was the civil service witch hunt presided over by Leslie Evans and already condemned by Scotland’s highest civil court as “unlawful, unfair and tainted by apparent bias”. The second prong was the internal SNP process orchestrated by a grou... more »
Covid19 yet to impact Europe’s overall mortality Year-to-date statistics show excess mortality lower than previous years
The official figures for 24 countries across Europe show, not only that overall mortality is not increasing, but – so far – it is actually well below recent averages.
William Barr Greenlit Bush’s Invasion of Panama, Is Venezuela Next?
[image: undefined] The US Justice Department unsealed an indictment on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and other government officials last week, accusing them of "narco-terrorism." The move is reminiscent of the 1988 indictment of former CIA asset and Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega. The Noriega indictment resulted in a US invasion of Panama that left hundreds – possibly thousands – of dead civilians in its wake. Attorney General William Barr took to the podium to announce Maduro’s indictment. Barr happens to be the same person who gave the first Bush administration the legal j... more »
Will Coronavirus End the Fed?
[image: undefined] September 17, 2019 was a significant day in American economic history. On that day, the New York Federal Reserve began emergency cash infusions into the repurchasing (repo) market. This is the market banks use to make short-term loans to each other. The New York Fed acted after interest rates in the repo market rose to almost 10 percent, well above the Fed’s target rate. The New York Fed claimed its intervention was a temporary measure, but it has not stopped pumping money into the repo market since September. Also, the Federal Reserve has been expanding its bala... more »
How to Win Friends and Influence People Book Club
When I was seventeen, I read Dale Carnegie’s classic self-help book, How to Win Friends and Influence People. Even in my youth, I knew it was packed with wisdom, but I was not ready to listen. Recently, I reread the book – and it totally holds up. As I read, I realized that I’ve spent […] The post How to Win Friends and Influence People Book Club appeared first on Econlib.
COVID-19 - Countering the Current Narrative
During the current pandemic, the mainstream media, government and experts all seem to be reading from the same script. Hundreds of millions/billions are going to be infected by COVID-19 and a relatively high proportion of those are going to die. The only thing that will "flatten the infection curve" is to lock yourself indoors, have no contact with any one outside your household, self-quarantine if you travel anywhere and report anyone who you suspect is not obeying the law. You would never know from the current media coverage of the outbreak that there are dissenting voices. Sin... more »
The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shaken China's Young To Push For Change
Young people in China campaigning for freedom of speech and accusing the government of hiding the truth COVID-19. VOA *DNYUZ*: *Coronavirus Crisis Awakens a Sleeping Giant: China’s Youth* Students have flooded social media to organize donations for Chinese doctors battling the coronavirus epidemic. Workers have marched in the streets to demand compensation for weeks of unemployment during citywide lockdowns. Young citizen journalists have taken to YouTube to call for free speech. The coronavirus outbreak has mobilized young people in China, sounding a call to action for a generati... more »
Some cannabis businesses add employees, others mull layoffs in response to coronavirus crisis
Marijuana businesses navigating staffing issues during the COVID-19 outbreak are taking different tacks as they strive to keep employees and customers healthy and safe – while keeping close tabs on their companies’ bottom lines. Some businesses are seeing a spike in sales, but others are concerned about the economic and financial fallout from the coronavirus […] Some cannabis businesses add employees, others mull layoffs in response to coronavirus crisis is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
VIDEO: Effects of COVID-19 crisis on marijuana retailers as many shift to curbside service, delivery
States and cities continue to release new ground rules establishing if and how cannabis retailers can keep doing business after statewide stay-at-home orders are put in place to try to slow the coronavirus crisis. Many marijuana store owners are shifting to manage new curbside-pickup and expanded delivery services, even as they try to keep the health and […] VIDEO: Effects of COVID-19 crisis on marijuana retailers as many shift to curbside service, delivery is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Beyond Chutzpah: the Hypocrisy of US Nacroterrorism Charges Against Venezuela
This latest escalation of the US hybrid war against Venezuela takes place amid a global pandemic, which the US apparently sees as an opportunity to further attack a people made more vulnerable by the health crisis. The post Beyond Chutzpah: the Hypocrisy of US Nacroterrorism Charges Against Venezuela appeared first on MintPress News.
Lee Camp: Nationalism is Making the Coronavirus Outbreak Much Worse
We act like nations are a given – as if there’s no other way to organize our species, no other way to behave except to have your flag’s colors tattooed across your nipples and your national anthem burned into your soft mushy brain matter. But in fact, nations have not always been the way we humans have divided ourselves. The post Lee Camp: Nationalism is Making the Coronavirus Outbreak Much Worse appeared first on MintPress News.
Monsanto To Pay $39 M in Roundup False Ad Class Settlement
Monsanto has settled claims in a proposed class action alleging that it falsely advertised that the active ingredient in Roundup Weed & Grass Killer only affects plants with a $39.5 million deal that includes changing the labels on its products, Law360 reported Saturday. Source: Law360 The proposed class, led by named plaintiff Lisa Jones, asked a […] The post Monsanto To Pay $39 M in Roundup False Ad Class Settlement appeared on Sustainable Pulse.
What John Prine teaches us about living through these difficult times
News 1. Jail is safe, says jailer Reports El Jones: In a letter submitted to the courts, John Scoville, the Director of Correctional Services, outlines protective measures taken to avoid a outbreak of COVID-19, and then ends with the suggestion that being in jail is safer than being in the broader community during the pandemic: […]
Navajo Nation cases of coronavirus rise to 128, new restrictions in place to curb spread
Coronavirus reports from Indian country: The Navajo Nation reports 128 cases and establishes new regulations and curfew; the first coronavirus was reported for the Tohono O'odham Nation; at least 11 cases reported in Lummi in Washington State, with Native American deaths on the Navajo Nation, two deaths, and one in Washington State and Oklahoma. Two cases were reported on Gila River in
Trust
At a moment like this, Trust is the coin of the realm. Last week, the Trudeau government came close to destroying that trust. Robin Sears writes: The Trudeau government should probably be saying a quiet thank you to Andrew Scheer and Jagmeet Singh for pulling them back from the brink in their shaky handling of the emergency relief legislation. Inexplicably, the government sought the power to tax and spend, with no Parliamentary oversight, until the end of next year. It was unwise, unnecessary and fed directly into Liberal opponents’ favourite meme about the governing party as snea... more »
NATO’s Expansion Continues
Although most media outlets, including purely political resources, are currently writing about the coronavirus pandemic, geopolitical processes continue to run their course. It’s just that the amount of information about COVID-19 is somewhat overshadowing a number of events, and some, like the spread of the virus itself, have far-reaching consequences. […]
U.S. And Russia Agree To Suspend New START Treaty Inspections Until May 1 Due To The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
© Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS *TASS:* *Russia, US halt inspections under New START due to coronavirus outbreak — expert* Moreover, Moscow and Washington have agreed to postpone a Bilateral Consultative Commission meeting scheduled for March WASHINGTON, March 29. /TASS/. Russia and the United States have suspended bilateral inspection missions within the framework of the New START treaty on reduction of strategic nuclear arms, Executive Director of the Arms Control Association Daryl Kimball has told TASS. "The United States and Russia agreed to suspend on-site inspections under th... more »
WATCH: Cops Detain and Harass Man for Allegedly Withdrawing $40,000 from His Bank
[image: bank]A small-town cop in Indiana pulled over a motorist and questioned him for information as to why he would move some of his money around at his local bank.
The Shooting War Continues In Ukraine In The Midst Of A Pandemic
A two-day tactical Coast Defense Training took place in February at one of the training grounds in the area of the Joint Forces Operation. (Photo courtesy of the Ukraine Ministry of Defense) *Military Times:* *U.S. military may be hunkering down for COVID-19, but shooting war continues in Ukraine* For much of the U.S. military’s 72,000 troops stationed in Europe, these are days of hunkering down in an effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Thanks to travel bans imposed by the Pentagon and other precautions, Defender 2020 — the planned massive international exercise that inclu... more »
Tokyo Olympics Rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021
The 2020 Summer Olympics will take place almost exactly one year after they were due to start this year.
An Analysis On How The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Is Disrupting Military Operations
New York Army National Guard members take calls at a Coronavirus Hotline call center, under the guidance of a site leader in Hawthorne, New York, March 16, 2020. US Air National Guard/Senior Airman Sean Madden *Sim Tack, Global Analyst, Stratfor: **How coronavirus is disrupting military operations now and in the future* * Measures to contain and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic could significantly impact global military readiness for at least the next several months. * Even though immediate disruptions to military operations will be temporary, the economic stress resulting from th... more »
‘Unauthorized flights’ over Iraqi military sites to monitored closely: Abdul-Mahdi
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The head of the Iraqi caretaker government, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, warned on Monday against the consequences of carrying out hostilities against any Iraqi sites, stressing “the monitoring of unauthorized flights over Iraqi military sites.” Abdul-Mahdi said in a statement that “the illegal actions in targeting Iraqi military bases or foreign entities […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army spy films from militant-held M-4 Highway: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – A Syrian Arab Army (SAA) spy recently filmed from the militant-held part of the M-4 Highway (Aleppo-Latakia Highway), despite the large presence of Turkish-backed groups. In the video, the Syrian Army spy films their trip along the militant-held part of the M-4 Highway; this area had been blocked by the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
North Korea says it used ‘super-large multiple rocket launcher’ in new test
Pyongyang has confirmed it conducted yet another test of a new “super-large multiple rocket launcher” a day after Seoul reported that North Korea had fired two short-range missiles towards the Sea of Japan amid ongoing drills. The launch, carried out early on Sunday morning, went off without a hitch, North Korean state media reported, saying […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
THERE'S A METHOD TO TRUMP'S MADNESS
President's Trump's behavior at his news conference yesterday was, as always, pathological. You can read about Trump's pathology in if you search past the top headlines and go to secondary news sources. Here's a story from *The Hill*: "PBS NewsHour" reporter Yamiche Alcindor questioned Trump during the briefing over recent comments he made during an interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity about whether some requests from governors related to the outbreak were overblown or unnecessary. Trump responded by first denying that he had made the comments, which were reported by multiple new... more »
More reports from around the virus-laden globe
*A photoshopped image of past Veterans For Peace vigil in Asheville, NC makes a timely point. (Photoshop work by Brandon Jones)* By Ken Jones (Asheville, North Carolina) Here in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, things have gotten very quiet. The normal hustle and bustle of this tourist town is gone, the streets are all but empty, the shops are closed (except for carry out or curbside delivery from restaurants). Even though it means that many people are out of work and small businesses may go down for the count, there is certain air of comfortable calm that stands in co... more »
Global Warming To Drown New York And New Orleans
Is Thwaites Glacier doomed? Scientists race against time to find out.
Svalbard finds tranquilizing & removing problem polar bears comes with risks to bears
Originally posted on polarbearscience: In Svalbard, Norway, it is routine practice to chase polar bears away from settlements with snow machines and helicopters, then tranquilize and relocate them if necessary but in late January this approach led to the death of a young male bear. Necropsy results released 26 March 2020 revealed that the two…
Fuel Up: Extra Amphibious Ships Could Become Floating Gas Stations
*David Axe* *Security, * The U.S. Marine Corps’s new strategy for fighting Chinese forces in the Western Pacific could orphan many of the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships that Marines ride into battle. Now two Navy lieutenant commanders have an idea what the fleet could do with the redundant vessels. Turn them into floating gas stations. The U.S. Marine Corps’s new strategy for fighting Chinese forces in the Western Pacific could orphan many of the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships that Marines ride into battle. Now two Navy lieutenant commanders have an idea what the fleet c... more »
That One Time U.S. Military Drone Crews Booed Their Commander
*David Axe* *Security, * In late 2005 and early 2006, “morale was awful,” the commander admitted. And that’s when his assembled pilots, sensor operators and maintainers actually booed him during a meeting. For the first decade after its invention, the General Atomics Predator drone was a special weapon. The CIA and the U.S. Air Force possessed just a handful of the 27-foot-long unmanned aerial vehicles, which can fly for 12 hours or more, scanning with cameras—and even firing at targets with lightweight Hellfire missiles. By 2011, the drone fleet had expanded more than tenfold—a... more »
Why Sweden Isn't Doing More to Fight the Coronavirus
*Paul Franks, Peter M. Nilsson* *Public Health, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC25JF9NHC29&share=true] What is the right approach to a pandemic? A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Unlike its Nordic neighbours, Sweden has adopted a relatively relaxed strategy, seemingly assuming that overreaction is more harmful than under-reaction. Although the government has now banned gatherings of more than 50 people, this excludes places like schools... more »
The Coronavirus Crisis Is the Worst Time For Trump To Put Up Trade Barriers
*Daniel J. Ikenson* *Politics, Americas* [image: A medical supply worker buys gloves at Safety King, a construction supply store in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Yang] 'Buy American' means less medical supplies for Americans. The Trump Administration is reportedly considering an executive order to restrict federal agencies from purchasing foreign medical supplies and equipment. That would be a mistake. As a general matter—and, especially during a pandemic—the White House should avoid measures that impede Americans’ access to afforda... more »
The Allies' Had A Grueling Fight To Attain Air Superiority Over Nazi Germany
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Hitler's air force gave the Allies many problems. *Key point:* The strategic air campaign leading up to the invasion was long and bloody. The popular conception of the struggle in the air over northern Europe during World War II is of squadrons of sleek fighters racing over the German heartland to protect contrailed streams of lumbering bombers stretching beyond sight. This is as it was during the second half of America’s air war against Germany, but it was as far from the truth as it is possible to get at the start of that great aeria... more »
Coronavirus Is Making Gig Workers Choose Between Health And Financial Security
*Jamila Michener* *Politics, Americas* What is the right decision? My brother Khary is a 40-year old former mechanic who has earned his living as an Uber driver in New York City for the past four years. He’s one of the millions of full-time American gig workers acutely experiencing the insecurity washing over all of us as the new coronavirus spreads and the economy reels. I live a few hours away in Ithaca, New York, where I research how the safety net works and sometimes fails to work. Now, I’m suddenly working exclusively from home while also partnering with my husband to homes... more »
The Coronavirus Crisis Is the Right Time For Free Trade
*Simon Lester* *Politics, Americas* [image: Hospitalman Jeremiah Lewis, from San Antonio, organizes medical supplies aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy off the coast of southern California March 24, 2020. Picture taken March 24, 2020. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialis] We need medical supplies, pronto. The Trump administration has not been shy about expressing its fondness for tariffs. It imposes them whenever it can find a reason, and resists any call to lower or remove them afterwards. But now and then there is an argument against tariffs that ev... more »
Australia's Deterrence Strategy Against China Makes No Sense
*Mike Scrafton* *Security, Asia* [image: An Australian Air Force F-111 fighter dumps and burns fuel during a demonstration at the Australian International Airshow in Melbourne February 16, 2003. REUTERS/Glenn Hunt GH/JD] The F-111 made sense to buy...at the time. Some confusion has emerged (see here and here, for example) over *strategic strike*, where a threat to an adversary’s key war-making assets produces a deterrent effect, and *tactical strike*, where an effect is sought on the battlefield. The provenance of the concepts in Australian strategic thinking is closely tied to ... more »
Indonesia risks timber trade with EU after scrapping license rules
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
30-Mar-2020 The European Union is seeking an explanation for Indonesia's decision to scrap a highly regarded timber legality verification system, which the bloc uses to ensure it imports only sustainably sourced wood products.
A Fantasy on the Problem of Certainty
It's not possible for a man to be certain that he is not at this moment the Emperor of a civilization, located on a planet in the Andromeda galaxy, dreaming of being billions of lightyears away from his kingdom, on a planet called Earth, in the Milky Way galaxy, where there exists a primitive civilization and he is locked inside a house because the local government has issued a lockdown order to save its population from a virus called “covid-19,” which, unknown to the earthlings, originated in cloud of stardust located in the other end of the Milky Way and was transported to Earth b... more »
Wuhan Death Toll
The Headlines Locals in Wuhan believe 42,000 people may have died in the coronavirus outbreak there not the 3,200 claimed by Chinese authorities. (more here) I have no idea what the true numbers are. I doubt that we will ever know because it’s a state secret in China. But those numbers are more in line … Continue reading "Wuhan Death Toll" The post Wuhan Death Toll appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Coronavirus in Latin America – Updated Overview for End-March 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of confirmed coronavirus infection cases in Latin America keeps increasing, although still less than in European countries or the USA. Fewer tests, more remote locations, less well-equipped health care systems, a particular form of "message control" or simply fewer infections - the reasons are likely to be many […] The post Coronavirus in Latin America – Updated Overview for End-March 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro Claims to Consider Decree for “Every Occupation to Return to Work”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday, March 29th, that he is considering increasing the number of occupations that will be allowed to work regularly during the quarantine. He told reporters that this was an insight he had during his interview, granted outside the Alvorada Palace. "I have the . . […] The post Bolsonaro Claims to Consider Decree for “Every Occupation to Return to Work” appeared first on The Rio Times.
NHS Must Explain Role Of Surveillance Company in Covid Battle
Peter Theil is the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies. Palantir is a data-mining company – nice words for it activity of surveillance and espionage. Their activities have been found in the past to breach all sorts of privacy laws. Its algorithms vacuumed up emails and browser histories, GPS locations from smartphones, printer and download activity, and transcripts of digitally recorded phone conversations. They comb through financial documents, airline reservations, cellphone records, social media postings—and searches for personal and business connections and work places... more »
The real reason UK government pushed through such draconian powers?
No-one in the mainstream media has made mention of what has happened here. Everyone has remained silent. No public figure of significance has raised an eyebrow. Everyone has gone along with this. Even human rights and civil liberty NGO’s have been motionless by what can only be described as a huge assault on the fundamental freedoms, of movement and assembly in Britain, made by the Johnson government. And why was so much authority needed by this government in the Coronavirus Act right now when they took no heed of the warnings of others about this crisis? It’s because they’ve now un... more »
As Netanyahu uses coronavirus to consolidate power, Israel’s opposition leader gives in
Benny Gantz, the former Israeli general turned party leader, agreed late last week to join his rival Benjamin Netanyahu in an “emergency government” to deal with the coronavirus epidemic.
A war economy?
If all country pandemics were the same, then the figure below would be how this pandemic will come to an end. The start-to-peak ratio of Covid-19 infections for all countries would be 40-50 days. Many countries are not yet near the peak point and there is no guarantee that the peak will at the same time point, if mitigation and suppression methods (testing, self-isolation, quarantine and lockdowns) are not working similarly. But ultimately, there will be a peak everywhere and the pandemic will wane – if only to come back next year, maybe.
An Inglorious Opportunity: Coronavirus and Emergency Powers
There has been a hurried spate of cancellations and suspensions of elections across the globe because of the risk posed by COVID-19. The trend is unsurprising. In the age of post-democratic process, suspending the procedure should only induce a cough of recognition. But it is troubling for those who take the ceremonial aspect of these things seriously. Such tendencies have worried Jon Meacham, who went to the history books to remind New York Times readers that President Abraham Lincoln, even during a murderous civil war, would still insist on having an election he could lose.
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