Wednesday, April 15, 2020

15 April - Blogs I'm Following - 5 of 5

10 pm MDT

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* I wonder how many of the conned, the bigots, and the outright lunatics in the above picture will end up dying from the unnecessarily rampant spread of the coronavirus that endangers not just them but us. None of them will know though. Their dying wish will be to be buried in their little red hats of hate and delusion. Once a Trumpie, always a Trumpie. Putting any Republican on an episode of *Intervention* instead of *Survivor* would be pointless. I don't know of anyone who has ever been able to have a rational conversation with a Trump supporter. Their whole beings are ... more »

Virus pandemic may force Japan to give up RCEP agreement in 2020

bilaterals.org - 21 hours ago
15-Apr-2020 With the new coronavirus pandemic hindering the progress of talks for the world's biggest free trade pact involving 16 Asia-Pacific countries, Japan may be forced to give up reaching the deal this year in the face of domestic opposition.

Pilot releases new images of rumored US flying saucer research site near Area 51: photos

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
The Nellis Air Force Base complex covers a vast expanse of desert and scrubland in Nevada, with dozens of locations for testing secret technologies, from nuclear weapons to the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter. Rumours of experiments on alien spacecraft have surrounded the Groom Lake site in particular, which houses the infamous Area 51; less well known […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2020-04-13

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
This is a summary of 23 AMN articles on the following subjects: Russia, Iraq, ISIS, Kirkuk, Idlib, Syria, Greece, Turkey, Libya, Tripoli, Hasakah, Aleppo, Armenia, Palestine, Surman, Yemen, US, LNA, Ansarallah, Saudi, Iran, Israel, Mossad, Beirut, Lebanon. Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Iraq, Syria, Middleeast, Turkey, North-Africa, Palestine, Yemen, Iran, Lebanon Let us know […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

"A Letter To The Inhabitants Of The Future Dystopia Whose Birth Pangs We're Experiencing"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"A Letter To The Inhabitants Of The Future Dystopia * *Whose Birth Pangs We're Experiencing"* by James Corbett “The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time.” - WWI conspirator Edward Grey "I do not write these words for my contemporaries. We are the damned. It is our lot now to watch as the lamp of liberty is extinguished, our burden to bear witness to the final flickering of the flame of freedom. No, I don’t write these words for my peers; I write them for those yet to come. The inhabitants of that future dystopia whose birth pangs we... more »

INTERPOL’s COVID-19 Global Threat Assessment

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 21 hours ago
From Interpol: “Preventing crime and protecting police: INTERPOL’s COVID-19 global threat assessment 6 April 2020 Report centralizes the knowledge and … Continue reading →

Trump Downplayed Coronavirus Threat Throughout February – Losing Precious Time

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 21 hours ago
From VOA News: “Trump Downplayed Coronavirus Threat Throughout February By Ken Bredemeier Updated April 14, 2020 02:26 PM WASHINGTON – … Continue reading →

Japanese-American Service in the US Military During World War II

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 21 hours ago
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : From: “Nisei in Uniform,” a publication of the U.S. Department of the Interior and the War…

How Are Countries Coping With Coronavirus This Week?

Sergio Ferrer Pérez at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Sergio Ferrer Pérez* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] As some countries hope to ease confinement, others are just getting started. This is the week that the number of people infected with coronavirus worldwide officially exceeds two million. Since this figure only relates to detected cases, the real number is likely much higher. The pandemic is ongoing, and while some countries begin confinement, others hope to ease it soon. At the same time, it is inevitable to think about how the world might change once this is all over, and if a return to “normality” is even possible.... more »

The Attack On Pearl Harbor Lost Imperial Japan Its Asian Empire

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia Pacific* A truly bad move. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* We will give the final word regarding Pearl Harbor to the noted naval historian Admiral Samuel Morison: “And from a strategic point of view, the thing was idiotic.” Commander Mitsuo Fuchida, strike leader for Operation Hawaii and 20-year veteran of the Imperial Japanese Navy (Kaigun), strapped himself into the observer’s seat as his Nakajima B5N2 “Kate” torpedo bomber, piloted by Lieutenant Mitsuo Matsuzaki, and lifted off from the carrier Akagi on the black morning of Decembe... more »

Even Defense Contractors Are Hurting From the Coronavirus Recession

Maiya Clark at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Maiya Clark* *Security, Americas* [image: A man holds a gun during LAAD, the biggest military industry expo in Latin America in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 2, 2019. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes] Weapons manufacturers are critical infrastructure, but can they keep our military armed? The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is affecting the entire global economy, and the defense industry is no exception. But defense contractors and the Pentagon are working hard to minimize the disruption to research, development, and procurement. While many businesses around the country are closed due to st... more »

This One Jet Could Destroy The Su-57 Faster Than The F-35

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* Russia's Su-35. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Su-35S was intended as an interim solution; as a modernized air superiority fighter to sustain the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) through the 2010’s until the Su-57 fifth-generation stealth fighter enters serial production. But the Su-35S was almost too successful for its own good, ticking so many performance and role versatility boxes that it seems to cannibalize its more expensive Su-57 successor. “A unique machine, a deadly aerial fist,” is how the official television channel of the R... more »

These 5 Warships Show That A Global Naval Arms Race Is Underway

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* It's on. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The latest large surface ship to enter production, the Type 055 class guided missile destroyers are the latest to join the People’s Liberation Army Navy. A follow-on to the Type 052 class, the ships are larger and more capable than any other ship in the PLAN and likely stiff competition for the Ticonderoga-class cruisers. Great-power competition is back, and so are surface navies. As any student of history will tell you nationalist rivalries drive naval construction, going back to the days of the G... more »

Two Million Americas Have Missed Mortgage Payments During Coronavirus Lockdown

Jason Hopkins at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Jason Hopkins* *Politics, Americas* [image: A row of empty abandoned homes is seen in East Orange, New Jersey, March 25, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar] Quarantine measures are taking their toll. Roughly 2 million homeowners in the United States have skipped their monthly mortgage payments as the coronavirus pandemic takes a heavy economic toll on the country, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. As more Americans are losing their jobs, being furloughed, or experiencing reduced income, a growing number of home loans are being left unpaid. The latest data from the... more »

Filmmaker And Naturalist Sir David Attenborough Says: Humans Are A ‘Plague On Earth’

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
https://truththeory.com/2016/11/16/filmmaker-naturalist-sir-david-attenborough-says-humans-plague-earth/

To get on top of the coronavirus, we also need to test people without symptoms

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/get-top-coronavirus-we-also-need-test-people-without-symptoms?utm_source=india&utm_medium=social-team

New COVID-19 study shows science must come before politics

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-04-11/New-COVID-19-study-shows-science-must-come-before-politics-PATmnK2yze/index.html

10 Early Signs Your Body Is Running Out of Vitamin C

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
https://brightside.me/inspiration-health/10-early-signs-your-body-is-running-out-of-vitamin-c-786610/?utm_source=fb_brightside&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_brightside_mini

6 Abs Exercises That Can Melt Your Belly Fat

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
https://brightside.me/inspiration-health/6-abs-exercises-that-can-melt-your-belly-fat-606560/?utm_source=fb_brightside&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_brightside_mini

April 14 coronavirus news – CNN

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-intl-04-14-20/h_7dd35305b999333044e96b8b23ef5c77

Food worker advocates say lack of PPE endangering nation’s food supply

Coral Beach at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
Latino food workers are at risk of contracting coronavirus at their jobs, which is not only a risk to their health but also to the nation’s food supply, according to a Hispanic civil rights organization. During an online news conference yesterday leaders of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) discussed the impact the... Continue Reading

Highly pathogenic avian flu in SC turkey flock is no threat to human health

News Desk at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
The first confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the United States since 2017 does not threaten human health, according to experts. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of the H7N3 avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Chesterfield County, SC. APHIS said the HPAI... Continue Reading

New report documents rise in foodborne illness outbreaks in France

Joe Whitworth at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
More than 1,600 foodborne outbreaks were declared in France in 2018 affecting 14,700 people with two deaths, according to statistics published by the national public health agency. A total of 1,630 illness outbreaks were reported involving 14,742 people, and 777 of them needed hospital treatment. Santé Publique France said the number has gone up from... Continue Reading

Government Digital Currency: Why You Should Be TERRIFIED!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
George Gammon Government digital currency/cash ban — INTEL YOU NEED TO KNOW! — I think the probability is high the US moves to a government backed digital currency in the future. From the governments position it makes too much sense to ignore. A government backed digital currency gives them and the Federal Reserve COMPLETE CONTROL over …

Does Israel Have the Right to Cage Two Million People in a Coronavirus-Ravaged Prison Camp?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Does Israel Have the Right to Cage Two Million People in a Coronavirus-Ravaged Prison Camp? by JAMIE STERN-WEINER, https://jacobinmag.com/ For thirteen years, Israel has kept two million Palestinians in Gaza chained inside the world’s largest open-air prison camp. Now the global COVID-19 pandemic is bearing down on the occupied enclave. What will happen if thousands …

COVID-19 And the War on Cash: What Is Behind the Push for a Cashless Society?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
COVID-19 and the War on Cash: What Is Behind the Push for a Cashless Society? by John W. Whitehead, https://www.rutherford.org/ Cash may well become a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. As these COVID-19 lockdowns drag out, more and more individuals and businesses are going cashless (for convenience and in a so-called effort to avoid spreading …

New Reports Indicate US and China Collaborated on Coronavirus Research Prior to COVID-19 Outbreak

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
See also: – REVEALED: U.S. government gave $3.7million grant to Wuhan lab at center of coronavirus leak scrutiny that was performing experiments on bats from the caves where the disease is believed to have originated GROUND ZERO: US government gave $3.7million to Wuhan lab accused of sparking coronavirus outbreak with experiments on bats – CoVid-19 …

Why Did US Government FUND Wuhan Bio Lab Tied To Pandemic? The TRUTH They’re Not Telling You!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
CoVid-19 is a bioweapon. It was released by the western Illuminati probably with the complicity of the Chinese Illuminati. The agenda is to drive the world towards their Luciferian New World Order, World Government led by the Anti-Christ, Global Supra-National Central Bank, Global ID2020 –> ‘666’. – Do not believe in all these talk about …

China Didn’t Warn Public of Likely Pandemic for 6 Key Days

AP News at Snopes.com - 22 hours ago
The delay by the first country to face the new coronavirus came at a critical time — the beginning of the outbreak.

Death Toll Soars After NYC Counts ‘Probable’ Fatalities

AP News at Snopes.com - 22 hours ago
The official death toll from the coronavirus soared in New York City after health authorities began including people who probably had COVID-19, but died without ever being tested.

Trump Ends US Aid to WHO, Says Not Enough Done to Stop Virus

AP News at Snopes.com - 22 hours ago
Trump claimed the outbreak could have been contained at its source and that lives could have been saved had the U.N. health agency done a better job investigating the early reports coming out of China.

Time To Get Serious -- Or Time To Go Completely Crazy?

Francis Menton at Manhattan Contrarian - 22 hours ago
* An actual national and international crisis has a way of focusing the mind on what is truly important. * Our recent coronavirus pandemic may or may not rise on its own to the level of bona fide “crisis” — more on that in a subsequent post — but certainly when you add in the response of governments at all levels, it’s hard to dispute that the current unpleasantness is a crisis for large numbers of Americans involuntarily thrown out of work, as well as for many businesses, and for the economy. * And sure enough, the national conversation has turned almost exclusively to the virus an... more »

April 15th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1182

sundance at The Last Refuge - 22 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Wednesday April 15th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 22 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

Genuinea Italiana Pizza LillaBit…

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 22 hours ago
Italian Grandmama makes pizza Continue reading →

Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Tuesday 14th April 2020

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]

Now Is Not (Yet) The Time To Cut Funding To The World Health Organization

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Brett Schaefer ~ President Donald Trump is justifiably upset with the World Health Organization and its director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The World Health Organization is supposed to be the world’s early-warning system for pandemics, but failed spectacularly with the novel coronavirus. In particular, the WHO took Chinese statements about COVID-19 at face value and […]

Energy Poverty In The Pandemic Age

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
By Duggan Flanakin ~ In a recent article, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol asserted that the “huge disruption caused by the coronavirus has highlighted how much modern societies rely on electricity.” Also adding that in many countries, electricity is critical for operating the ventilators and other medical equipment in the hospitals treating the soaring […]

Crazy Corona Daze

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 22 hours ago
A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ Read more by Yaakov Kirschen at Dry Bones . http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/

"Covid-19 Report 4/14/20: "Coronavirus: The Dead Speak!"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
Chris Martenson, "Coronavirus: The Dead Speak!" - https://www.peakprosperity.com/

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
A geiger counter measures a radiation level at a site of fire burning in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, outside the village of Rahivka, Ukraine. A huge forest fire in Ukraine that has been raging for more than a week is now just one kilometer from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant and poses a radiation risk, Greenpeace Russia warned on Monday, citing satellite images. Picture taken April 5. REUTERS/Yaroslav Yemelianenko *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Fire raging near Ukraine's Chernobyl* (Reuters). *Update:* T... more »

Quote of the Day – Tax Day

vonMesser at 'Nox & Friends - 23 hours ago
Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. –Ronald Reagan (1986)

COVID-19 and the War on Cash: What Is Behind the Push for a Cashless Society? by John W. Whitehead

Originally posted on STRAIGHT LINE LOGIC: The coronavirus outbreak is giving governments the perfect excuse for outlawing cash. From John W. Whitehead at rutherford.org: “The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life. And many, if not most, taxes are paid under the compulsion of that…

Do The Math; investigating the odds and timing behind the rise of the technocrat 5G supermen.

Originally posted on BEN'S WORLD: 5G is not responsible for Covid 19.Nature and Man is all Hidden Figures – a numbers Game.An idea that 5G pop up don’t match the major cluster which exceed the areas where 5G has popped up.On the surface a logical conclusion which fit the basis of ‘Occam’s Razor’ e.g.…

Today In MSM Faceplants

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 23 hours ago
I really hope I’m never raped by a future US presidential candidate, because apparently if you’ve made blog posts which can be taken as favorable to the Russian government you’re not entitled to seek justice against your rapist. The New York Times has published a […]

haphazard/slow approach to ordering/distributing limited supplies but quick to bailout airlines

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 23 hours ago
The federal government’s haphazard approach to distributing its limited supplies * States* with the fewest cases of coronavirus got the biggest per capita distributions of supplies, a *USA TODAY* Network analysis found. Alaska and Wyoming, for example, each received more than 70,000 of the N95 respirator masks thought to be the best protection for medical workers, the report shows. Neither state had more than 230 cases by Thursday, according to the latest figures by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s more than 300 respirators for each COVID-19 patient. ... more »

Chinese Article Says Kazakhstan Wants To Be A Part Of China, And That Kazakhstan Historically Belongs To China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*RFE: **Kazakhstan Protests Over Chinese Article Questioning Its Territorial Integrity* NUR-SULTAN -- Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry has officially protested an article published on a Chinese website that questioned Kazakhstan’s territorial integrity. The ministry said on April 14 that it "held talks with the Chinese ambassador to Kazakhstan, Zhang Xiao, during which the ministry protested against the publication of an article on the website sohu.com in China titled 'Why Is Kazakhstan Eager To Get Back to China?'" The article's author wrote that Kazakhstan is located on territorie... more »

Black Georgia House Conservative Democrat, Vernon Jones, Endorses Trump

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Not all Democrats are any good. Some suck shit morning, noon and night. Take Rep. Vernon Jones, a little-known swindler and racist from DeKalb county, although not from the part in the districts he represents, in the Atlanta suburbs. He's run for everything short of governor and lost all his races since in the last 2 decades... basically a vanity candidate. Finally, in 2016, voters gave in and-- recognizing his name-- elected him to the Georgia state House as a Democrat, representing parts of Dekalb and Rockdale counties (HD-91). He's virulently anti-gay, anti-immigrant and pro-NR... more »

Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 1 day ago
Cat amid mayhem.

Ruby Princess passenger becomes third Canberran to die from COVID-19

Just In - 1 day ago
A woman in her 60s who was a passenger on the Ruby Princess cruise ship becomes the third person to die from coronavirus in the ACT.

Schools are open for essential workers but are you one? Here's what happens for term two

Peta Fuller at Just In - 1 day ago
Parents around Australia are looking at what's next for their children. So which states want students learning from home, and who can show up to the school gate?

Stunning weather, cabin fever, see Aussies head outside in big numbers to stay fit

Malcolm Sutton at Just In - 1 day ago
With little else to do and undeniably glorious weather in some parts of the country, Australians are heading outdoors in notably large numbers. But will our healthy new habits stick once COVID-19 is gone?

Shopper who used team to stockpile $10k of toilet paper, sanitiser refused refund

Bension Siebert at Just In - 1 day ago
A stockpiler who tried to sell hundreds of packs of toilet paper and hand sanitiser online after buying them at the start of the coronavirus outbreak is refused a refund by an Adelaide retailer.

Can I visit a mechanic? Why can't we play golf? Victoria's Chief Health Officer answers your questions

Nicole Mills at Just In - 1 day ago
Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton answered your questions about golf, visiting a mechanic and eradicating the virus, explaining it will be "at least four weeks" until a decision is made whether the state can slowly start easing coronavirus restrictions.

First person jailed for breaching coronavirus quarantine laws after sneaking out of hotel

Joanna Menagh at Just In - 1 day ago
A 35-year-old man becomes the first person in Australia to be jailed for breaching emergency coronavirus laws after he repeatedly left his Perth hotel room while he was supposed to be in quarantine.

More coronavirus cases found in Tasmania's north-west as 'testing blitz' announced

Lucy MacDonald at Just In - 1 day ago
More cases of coronavirus are confirmed as being from Tasmania's north-west, on the day Premier Peter Gutwein urges residents with flu-like symptoms to get tested for the deadly disease.

Just five new coronavirus infections recorded, but Queensland's restrictions to remain in place for months

Kate McKenna at Just In - 1 day ago
Queensland records its lowest daily total for COVID-19 infections since early March, but Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says restrictions will be in place for many more months, adding that now is not the time to relax.

Leaders not considering PPE for teachers, top medical expert says

Just In - 1 day ago
One of Australia's top medical experts says without a vaccine, a government app that monitors people's interactions could be Australia's "fundamental weapon" in the fight against COVID-19.

New Video : Climate Hawks

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 1 day ago

Boulder Approaching Record Snowfall

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 1 day ago
Besides the record cold and record long winter, we have had nearly ten feet of snow so far this winter, and another seven inches is forecast the rest of the week. This may end up being the snowiest winter on … Continue reading →

Iranian Commandos Board Vessel In The Gulf Of Oman

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
An oil tanker cruises towards the Strait of Hormuz off the shores of Khasab in Oman on January 15, 2012. (AFP) *Middle East Monitor:* *Armed men board vessel in Gulf of Oman* Armed men boarded a vessel at anchor in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. “The vessel is now reported to be at anchor approx. 3nm (nautical miles) off Ras Al Kuh, in the vicinity of 25-48N 057-14E,” the emailed advisory notice said. UKMTO added it was monitoring the situation and advised all vessels in the vicinity to stay vigilant and to report any incide... more »

David Icke’s Explosive Interview With London Real – The Video That Youtube Doesn’t Want You To See

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 day ago
DavidIcke April 6th, 2020 David Icke’s explosive interview with London Real. via David Icke’s Explosive Interview With London Real – The Video That Youtube Doesn’t Want You To See

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