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Locally Grown Food Is Believed By The Food 1%, But It Isn't Possible For Most Of The World
In western countries, there is a lot of talk about globalization and agriculture being negative things about the modern world. They instead offer terms like "agroecology" and "locally grown" and "sustainable." To paraphrase U.S. President Eisenhower, when the only hoe you have ever seen is in a Twitter posting by an organic industry trade group, farming is easy. read more
Covid hysteria and disruptions in food production
Among the distortionary if not idiotic moves by the government in fighting the China virus aka Covid-19 are those many checkpoints and roadblocks that restrict if not prevent movement of people and goods, including agri products, their inputs. (this photo I got from the web) Government culture is often one size fits all. Once a lockdown is declared, many national to Brgy personnel take it as an order, or an opportunity for extortion. In Pangasinan town that I regularly visit, some corn planting djd not push through in many brgys because the tractors, fertilizers will come from anoth... more »
Virus news - 'Odds & Ends'
*Since we can't find masks here in Maine a friend in Massachusetts made some and mailed them to us. I'm not sure how they are supposed to fit. I finally got it on but can't see anything! What do I do now?* - *Nurses Strike:* Ten nurses working at Providence Saint John’s health center in Santa Monica, California were suspended for refusing to work without N95 masks. They say the hospital didn’t provide essential protective gear. They are among hundreds of doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers across the country who say they’ve been asked to work with... more »
Victorian Government to blacklist institutions that fail to sign up to National Redress Scheme
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The Victorian Government is threatening to deny funding to organisations that fail to join the National Redress Scheme for institutional child sexual abuse survivors by the June 30 deadline.
Meet Dusko Popov: A Nazi-American Double Agent
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: By National Archives and Record Administration - Loftis 2016, p. 11, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54428134] Could he have warned Washington about Pearl Harbor? On March 18, 1941, an accident took place in the crowded streets of New York’s Times Square. Normally an accident like this would not make news. After all, such things happened frequently. This incident, however, was different. The victim, while lying on the ground, was then run over by a second vehicle, which sped away. The man died t... more »
How Coronavirus May Reshape the World Order
*Amitav Acharya* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The real argument of interdependence theory is not that it prevents conflict, but that it makes conflict more costly to all parties in an interdependent relationship. The coronavirus crisis has proven just that. The novel coronavirus is not just a catastrophe for global public health, it will also bring about a shift in the world order. Pandemics have affected and altered world orders in the past. The Black Death pandemic in the fourteenth century AD, also believed to have originated from China, killed 90 percent of the peopl... more »
When Can We Reopen the Country? Coronavirus Data Will Tell Us
*Mark Daley, Ted Hewitt* *Security, Americas* [image: Residents fill out registration data ahead of coronavirus checks outside a local hospital in Guangzhou's Sanyuanli area, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, in Guangdong province, China April 13, 2020. REUTE] Data feeds models, and models help economists. Daily briefings by public health officials on the coronavirus pandemic have become must-see events for Canadians. Almost every hour of every day we are bombarded with critical information about COVID-19: how many new cases, how ... more »
You Just Bought an OLED TV, Do You Have to Worry About Burn-in?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Yes, it still can be a problem. The good news is there are ways around it. It was definitely pricier than the competition, but you went for it anyway. Now, you’re the proud owner of an OLED TV. Every time you turn this beast on, you get to enjoy inimitable image quality, nearly perfect black levels, precise colors, wide viewing angles and outstanding uniformity. Life is good. You may, however, have heard that your ridiculously awesome-looking OLED screen is susceptible to permanent damage – often known as burn-in – that can ruin your TV-viewing... more »
The Next Coronavirus Hotspot: America's Prisons?
*Hunter DeRensis* *Coronavirus, * How can it be avoided while protecting the public? The coronavirus pandemic has compelled unprecedented levels of emergency activity on the part of government, both at the federal and state level. While this action has been massive, and broad, there are still calls for more focused, precise measures to benefit groups who are at a higher risk of developing life-threatening complications from the virus. These include people with preexisting conditions and especially the elderly, particularly those living in nursing homes. One group that is being ... more »
Who is Shi Zhengli? All About the Chinese Virology Scientist and Her Coronavirus Research
*Stephen Silver* *Health, * Described as "Bat Woman" in a Scientific American profile last month that provides a useful tick-tok of the virus' discovery, Shi is an expert on those types of diseases, who had warned in advance of the likelihood of such diseases leading to pandemics in the future. She went on to quickly sequence COVID-19. A major point of contention in recent days has had to do with how exactly the coronavirus originated. It's been believed all along that the virus' first human contact came from a wet market in China's Wuhan region, but there's also been speculatio... more »
Mini-QLED Has Arrived: Samsung's 32-inch Q50 TV Is Simply Amazing
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * The smallest QLED TV on the planet delivers for a reasonable price. If you want a smaller TV for the bedroom but can’t live without QLED-driven picture quality, then this Samsung 32-inch Q50 TV could be your perfect solution. Essentially, this particular TV, priced at a reasonable $500, is a shrunken down version of the Q60, so you know that you will be on the receiving end of a top-of-the-line viewing experience. The only real differences are that the Q60 gets a bit brighter, has a faster video processor and comes in larger sizes than just the... more »
F-35s Are Not A Magic Weapon: Why Taiwan Should Admit Conventional Military Defeat
*Nicholas Hanson* *Security, Asia* Could this be the best China defense strategy? Time is running out for Taiwan. Under the leadership of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Xi Jinping, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been increasingly aggressive in both poaching Taiwan’s few remaining diplomatic allies and using the growing proficiency of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for messaging the inevitable: reunification with the mainland. Xi Jinping has made it clear that he is the transformational leader that can make it happen. As the U.S.-China Economic and Security ... more »
Deadly Sneak Vaccine Attacks on Humanity in War Against Homo Sapiens
*"No Covid-19 Vaccine" Sticker added to War Flag* *Please feel free to copy and distribute flag and sticker* Humanity can't say we weren't warned. George Orwell in the video documentary snippet below warned us. Many other famous writers/seers warned us as well. We were and continue to be ripe for sneak attack by our mortal enemy...what David Icke calls "the small pathological cult". *A final Warning from George Orwell* As readers can see in the top image, I've been tinkering with the battle flag. Someone commented it looked like a German war flag circa 1945. Whatever. It I... more »
The Elites Are Already Prepared For The Coming Collapse Of The Dollar Bubble
From AltMarket: One man’s opinion on what comes next. Excerpts: Today, stock market investors are hoping desperately for Weimar-style hyperinflation to boost equities prices to dizzying heights in what some call a “crack-up boom”. In terms of money creation, we are not there yet, but such levels of fiat printing could happen within the next year. (I guess these investors are only worried about their own @$$, not concerned with hyper-inflation from money printing.) In Weimar Germany, stocks did get an epic rally, until it all came crashing down in 1924 and then again in 1927. (Rememb... more »
Abstracts from prior years show coronavirus medical testing back as early as 2002
. OBAMA GAVE GRANT TO LAB IN WUHAN CHINA Documents obtained by the Daily Mail confirm that Communist China had been harvesting, developing, and testing novel coronaviruses on mammals using grant money from the U.S. government under former President Obama. The US National Institutes of Health, a government agency, awarded a $3.7million research grant to the Wuhan Institute of Virology The lab is the center of several conspiracy theories that suggest it is the original source of the coronavirus outbreak The institute experimented on bats from the source of the coronavirus They were... more »
Alabama taxpayers help fund Wuhan Institute of Virology!
In a post on the American Thinker, I have learned that the Wuhan Institute of Virology is funded by a list of universities and a US government agency, that agency being the National Institute of Health, which the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases comes under. You remember this National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, it is led by one Anthony Fauci, MD. As Gomer Pyle used to say on TV, “SURPRISE, SURPRISE!” We are funding the very lab that is trying to kill us, and our infamous expert is in on the kill!. I, however, being a … Continue reading →
U.S. Launches Investigation on Whether COVID-19 Started in Wuhan Lab
[image: us-launches-investigation-on-whether-covid-19-started-in-wuhan-lab] American officials confirmed to Fox News that a full probe to determine the link between coronavirus and a Chinese lab is currently underway.
End the Coronavirus Crackdown, for the Children
[image: undefined] “For the children” is often a rallying cry for increasing government power at the expense of liberty. Maybe now it should be a rallying cry for ending the coronavirus crackdown. In the age of governments across the world forcing businesses to close and mandating that people stay at home, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres predicted Thursday, in announcing a new UN report, that hundreds of thousands of children could die as a result of a global recession this year. Plus, he argues, many more children will be substantially harmed in various ways. The... more »
Syrian villagers expel large US military convoy in northeast Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The people of the villages of Tal Ahmed, Helwa, Farfara and Buir Tal Ahmed, south of the city of Qamishli in the northern countryside of the Al-Hasakah Governorate, intercepted a convoy of U.S. military vehicles who tried to enter their villages and forced them to turn around. According to Sputnik […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iranian military shows off new drones: video
Iran’s military took delivery of three types of domestically-developed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with the equipment to be used by the Air Force and Air Defence units, Defence Minister Brig. Gen. Amir Hatami announced on Saturday. “As the drones have been equipped with various types of bombs and missiles, they can be utilized by the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Daily Brief 2020-04-16
This is a summary of 26 AMN articles on the following subjects: Coronavirus, Syria, Cuba, Palestine, Venezuela, Libya, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Cyprus, EU, US, ISIS, China, Beirut, Iraq, Idlib, Russia, Hasakah, Qamishli, Hong_Kong, Homs, IRGC. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Palestine, North-Africa, World-News, Lebanon, Middleeast, Iran, Turkey, Iraq Let us know […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
BREAKING: The 1.27 percent solution!
*SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2020And a favorite spot on the floor:* It's done on a daily basis. Last evening, twenty-one minutes in, the most logorrheic president in American history inevitably went there again. The president had even *better* news to share about those N95 masks. As always, the news was incredible. Roughly twenty-one minutes in, the commander in chief offered this: TRUMP (4/17/20): The vaccines are coming along really, really well. Johnson and Johnson is very well advanced, and one thing is, they have to—we’re having great, great success, but we have to test them, and it... more »
Q Praises Shocking Out of Shadows Documentary and Millions Watch it
April 18, 2020 By Deborah Franklin On April 10, an underground documentary with no publicity landed on YouTube and amassed one million views in 24 hours. Despite YouTube’s efforts to hide it, Out of Shadows continues to attract more than a million viewers a day, lifting the mask “on how the mainstream media and Hollywood … Continue reading Q Praises Shocking Out of Shadows Documentary and Millions Watch it →
Why Did the NIH Fund Wuhan Labs?
April 18, 2020 By Daniel John Sobieski Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz has asked an obvious question, one that has not come up at the daily White House coronavirus press briefing — why is the Wuhan Virology Lab a grantee of the National Institutes if Health, whose National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) … Continue reading Why Did the NIH Fund Wuhan Labs? →
Disaster or Mass Hysteria? Depends on Who’s Saying It
April 18, 2020 By Naya Lekht Just as climate change finds itself at the center of the left/right divide, so today, coverage of COVID-19 — both in major and minor news networks –points to a similar fissure in American perceptions of this worldwide pandemic. Those on the ideological left forecast a doom and gloom scenario … Continue reading Disaster or Mass Hysteria? Depends on Who’s Saying It →
12 Experts Questioning the Coronavirus Panic
off-guardian Mar 24, 2020 Below is our list of twelve medical experts whose opinions on the Coronavirus outbreak contradict the official narratives of the MSM, and the memes so prevalent on social media. * * * Dr Sucharit Bhakdi is a specialist in microbiology. He was a professor at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz … Continue reading 12 Experts Questioning the Coronavirus Panic →
10 MORE Experts Criticising the Coronavirus Panic
Mar 28, 2020 off-guardian Following on from our previous list, here are ten more expert voices, drowned out or disregarded by the mainstream narrative, offering their take on the coronavirus outbreak. * * * Dr. Sunetra Gupta et al. are an Oxford-based research team constructing an epidemiological model for the coronavirus outbreak, their paper has … Continue reading 10 MORE Experts Criticising the Coronavirus Panic →
Facebook ‘Fact Checker’ Worked At Wuhan Biolab; Ruled Out Virus-Leak While ‘Debunking’ Articles
by Tyler Durden Fri, 04/17/2020 A Facebook fact checker who has ‘debunked’ articles suggesting that COVID-19 may have leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) has a giant conflict of interest; she worked at the institute – which is now suspected of accidentally leaking the hyper-virulent virus which has killed over 130,000 people and … Continue reading Facebook ‘Fact Checker’ Worked At Wuhan Biolab; Ruled Out Virus-Leak While ‘Debunking’ Articles →
Facebook To Issue ‘Warnings’ To Users Who Have Liked Or Clicked On ‘Coronavirus Misinformation’
Facebook is banning ‘conspiracy theories’ about the virus, as determined by someone who worked in the Wuhan bio-lab Steve Watson 17 April, 2020 Facebook has announced that it will begin issuing warnings to users who have clicked on or liked what it deems to be ‘misinformation’ about the coronavirus. The social network will also … Continue reading Facebook To Issue ‘Warnings’ To Users Who Have Liked Or Clicked On ‘Coronavirus Misinformation’ →
Massive Gun Control Bill Filed in DC
Tim Brown / April 15, 2020 While America is on lockdown across the country, radical socialists in Washington, D.C. are working overtime to advance the biggest gun control bill in American history! You might think that with the Dow plummeting 35% percent in the last month and with America facing the potential of 20% unemployment … Continue reading Massive Gun Control Bill Filed in DC →
CBC Instructs Kids on How to Shut Down Their Parents’ “Conspiracy Theories”
Despite the “conspiracy theory” in question literally being true. 16 April, 2020 Paul Joseph Watson A CBC News report gives kids advice on how to shut down “conspiracy theories” voiced by their parents about coronavirus being created by China in a lab. The presenter laments how somebody’s Dad may drop a message into chat blaming … Continue reading CBC Instructs Kids on How to Shut Down Their Parents’ “Conspiracy Theories” →
‘Secret’ National Guard Unit Ready To Enforce ‘Martial Law’ In Washington DC
by Tyler Durden Fri, 04/17/2020 Ever since governors started calling up national guard units last month, the Pentagon has insisted that the soldiers remain firmly under the command of the governors that called them up, and that the Pentagon isn’t using the troops to plan for any federal ‘secret missions’ or ‘martial law’, should the … Continue reading ‘Secret’ National Guard Unit Ready To Enforce ‘Martial Law’ In Washington DC →
Chinese Soldiers Firing Next-Generation Assault Rifle
Chinese troops firing the QBZ-191 *Defence Blog:* *Chinese soldiers tests next generation assault rifle* Chinese state-owned media have released footage showing the test of the next generation of an assault rifle, called the QBZ-191. The ‘QBZ’ acronym stands for ‘Qīngwǔqì Bùqiāng Zìdòng’, literally meaning ‘light weapon, rifle, automatic’. The digits usually denote the final year of a weapon’s development. The video, released by the state-owned broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), included footage showing the basic and advanced version of QBZ-95 during its tests at the N... more »
How Connected Is The Trump Campaign With The Stay-At-Home Protests In States With Democratic Governors?
*The Calculation by Chip Proser* RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney told the *Washington Examiner* that "no matter what, we will be having a physical convention-- or, a physical nominating process." I'm not sure what a 'physical nominating process' is, but she isn't the only Trumpist barking about bringing together large numbers of right wingers. ABC News reported that the Trumpanzee Show plans to get back out on the road-- albeit probably not in normal place, just in places deemed "safe," so... like Wyoming. North and South Dakota, Alaska, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, West Virginia, maybe Haw... more »
CV-19 and MMT Join Forces, Part III–Account for the Unseen and Unintended Costs
In the previous post we looked at the peculiar theoretical orientations of MMT to understand their boastful confidence in the efficacy of government controls over the economy. While this may present certain near-term advantages in the most apparent and nominal interpretations of data, it is exactly in the unseen and unaccounted for costs of their […] The post CV-19 and MMT Join Forces, Part III–Account for the Unseen and Unintended Costs appeared first on Econlib.
Musical Interlude: Leonard Cohen, “Anthem”
Leonard Cohen, “Anthem”
The Poet: Matthew Schwartz, "Ex Obscurum"
"From emotional turmoil, hatred, and addiction the miracle of recovery begins in this Spadecaller Video entitled "Ex Obscurum" (From Darkness). Featuring original poetry narrated by the author and visual artist, Matthew Schwartz. Composer Samuel Barber's powerful musical score, adapted for the movie "Platoon", ("Adagio for Strings") sets the background for this spiritual exodus "From Darkness." - https://www.youtube.com/ *"Ex Obscurum"* "Remnants of my arrogance Crumbles like ancient paper. Why have me suffer this way, Knowing I’m unable to lift myself up? My dreams of grandeur are... more »
"We Deny..."
"We deny that we're tired, we deny that we're scared, we deny how badly we want to succeed. And most importantly, we deny that we're in denial. We only see what we want to see and believe what we want to believe, and it works. We lie to ourselves so much that after a while the lies start to seem like the truth. We deny so much that we can't recognize the truth right in front of our faces." - "Dr. Meredith Grey," "Grey's Anatomy"
Intimacy In A Relationship Real Or Not
All intimacy levels are different. It could be emotional, or it could be physical. However, one thing is for sure, we all need and crave it. It could be the call you make at 3 am because you feel alone even though you know they are maybe sleeping. You talk until you drift off to sleep with the phone resting on your pillow, knowing that they are there. Intimacy is when all the other people in the room seem to be taking unnecessary space. You would prefer to give all your attention to that particular person. Intimacy is when your mind is full of the woes of life, and you crave that ... more »
Bodies In The Streets: IMF Imposed Measures Have Left Ecuador Unable To Cope With Coronavirus
If you are using one of the many coronavirus incidence trackers, the Pacific country of Ecuador does not seem to be particularly badly affected by COVID-19. Officially, the country has less than 7,500 cases and 333 deaths. But everybody knows this number is nonsense, including President Lenín Moreno, who freely admitted that authorities were collecting over 100 dead bodies a day from Guayaquil city alone, the epicenter of the pandemic tormenting his country. Ecuador’s limited state has essentially collapsed under the strain of COVID-19, with dozens of videos circulating showing de... more »
The End Of Sanders, And Maybe The Beginning Of A Mass Independent Left
The COVID-19 epidemic has exposed the privatized US healthcare structure’s woeful incapacity to cope with a general health emergency, as well as the failings of Europe’s austerity-shrunken public health care systems. Although Donald Trump’s actions, inactions and idiotic blatherings have added immeasurably to the death toll, a major medical and economic catastrophe was inevitable once the virus was loosed on a defenseless U.S. public. Trump didn’t create the conditions that made the United States so vulnerable to a killer virus. That’s one of the many crimes of capitalism, which a... more »
Climate Change Won’t Stop For The Coronavirus Pandemic
Two and a half years ago Hurricane Maria ripped open homes across the southern Puerto Rican city of Ponce, destroying the rickety electrical grid and sending thousands of people into shelters or onto the streets. People were still rebuilding when, in January, a devastating earthquake jolted the island’s southern coast. Afraid of collapsing walls and showering concrete, people moved back outdoors, where they still spend cool, wet nights under blue tarps strung to poles and tied to cars packed with coolers and lawn chairs. Now thousands brace for a wave of illness as the COVID-19 pa... more »
War, Irony And The New Normal
The uber-irony about the deadly coronavirus is that, as it claims lives, endangers millions and interrupts the social normal, threatening unprecedented global chaos, it is also quietly informing us what we must do to create a better world — and, indeed, creating it, in certain ways, as we look on in stunned wonder. The ”what we must do” part is obvious to many: “After all,” writes Lawrence Wittner, “why not work cooperatively to save humanity from massive global death and economic collapse rather than continue to devote $1.8 trillion a year to waging wars and engaging in vast mili... more »
Vital Healthcare Workers Face Massive Layoffs
Health care workers are suddenly facing the largest layoffs and pay cuts in three decades. These workers are being justifiably lauded as the frontline of defense in a global pandemic. But rather than thanks, health care workers face hardships as administrators, investors and stockholders look first at the bottom line of profit. Altarum, which describes itself as a nonprofit research firm for vulnerable and publicly insured populations, provided a detailed study of the job loss and pay cuts. It reports that in past economic recessions, jobs in health care grew. Not this time. M... more »
Pandemic, The Left And Workers’ Power
There are over 140,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S., but the actual number of infected individuals is probably already in the millions. We don’t know the real incidence of infections because the Trump administration has intentionally restricted the availability of tests in order to keep numbers artificially low. For this reason, we missed a golden opportunity to detect cases early, trace their contacts and isolate before there was community circulation of the virus. Now it’s too late. ICUs are overflowing in New York City, and we can expect similar situations in other ... more »
Public Banking Would Help Speed Economic Recovery
At least 90 percent of the nation’s cities are facing a budget crisis because of the economic shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a mid-April report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities. Because municipal governments cannot run deficits, they will have to respond by cutting staff and programs, which will worsen the economic conditions of the cities they serve. If cities had public banks, they would be much better equipped to deal with these budget shortfalls and maintain the services and staff most vital to their economic recov... more »
Weekend reads: The effects of coronavirus on the literature; a sting involving Big Bird; a made-up name appears in a medical journal
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. Sending thoughts to our readers and wishing them the best in this uncertain time. The week … Continue reading Weekend reads: The effects of coronavirus on the literature; a sting involving Big Bird; a made-up name appears in a medical journal
Week in Review: Canopy Growth closes cannabis grows, COVID-19 reshaping MJ business models, MA rec shops take a hit & more
Canopy Growth’s new CEO said the once high-flying marijuana giant is shuttering additional cannabis cultivation facilities in Africa, Canada, Colombia and the United States. MJBizDaily takeaway: The Canadian company’s retrenchment offers lessons for other cannabis operators with overseas aspirations: There are few federally regulated markets outside Canada that are fully functional today. Most markets, including […] Week in Review: Canopy Growth closes cannabis grows, COVID-19 reshaping MJ business models, MA rec shops take a hit & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Fi... more »
"When Everything Is Falling Apart, Remember 6 Sobering Truths"
*"When Everything Is Falling Apart, Remember 6 Sobering Truths"* by Becky Storey "Never have our lives been so unusual. We are truly living in unprecedented times and honestly, it feels a little like everything is falling apart. We’ve lost our jobs, our incomes, and our security. Our friends and family are being forced to stay away. Nothing feels all that great right now.Still, inside the darkness, there is light. When everything is falling apart, there are still things that should bring you back to reality. It’s not misguided positivity, it’s sobering truths that we should hold clo... more »
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 108 – 2020
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Muskrat Falls project delayed again
Hydroelectricity expected to flow to Nova Scotia from Labrador to reduce dependence on coal-fired plants has been delayed once again. In its quarterly report to the Utilities and Review Board, NS Power Maritime Link (NSPML) says the builder of the Muskrat Falls project is experiencing pandemic-related delays. On March 17, Nalcor (the Newfoundland utility building […]
Malcolm Turnbull’s lies, crimes and alleged affair which he forgot to put in his new book
Malcolm Turnbull should be in jail for the multi-million-dollar frauds he committed during his time as a federal minister and Prime Minister. But instead, Turnbull is about to publish a book next […]
Failed Israeli Drone Strike On Top Hezbollah Official Caught In Rare Video
*Zero Hedge*: *Watch: Failed Israeli Drone Strike On Top Hezbollah Official Caught In Rare Video* Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have once again ramped up operations along the southern Lebanese border at a moment Hezbollah leadership has declared it is "fully prepared for war with Israel". The latest escalation came Wednesday when an Israeli drone targeted a car full of Hezbollah operatives just inside Syria near the border with Lebanon. The Shia resistance organization said all escaped alive and without injury in what's become an increasingly common IDF tactic - assassination atte... more »
New York: 9/11 Trade Tower Destruction's “Witch’s Brew” Births Covid Fatalities?
Toxic Dust Storm Cloud*There is something unique to New York City that could, in my opinion, explain why Covid has been deadlier in the “big apple” * *For this article, poverty, lack of medical insurance, insufficient medical care, along with poor nutrition are not the focus. These are issues that are nationwide in the US. And Canada. Worse in some place then others of course, but, New York has health issues that are widespread, specific to location and incident.* *Therefore, I’m going to focus on toxic air pollution, mass, already existing lung/respiratory damage and the age o... more »
Facebook "Fact Checker" works with Chinese Communist lab where the #China virus may have started
The fact that a deadly corona virus outbreak started within a few miles of a Chinese bio research facility which apparently doesn't take biosecurity seriously is reason for investigation. But FaceBook censored a New York Post opinion article that raised the issue, an issue since raised by US intelligence. The article did not say that that was the case. It was an opinion piece which said that that might be the case. Hardly crazy talk. What makes this more amazing is that one of the "fact checker" that FB used admired to being highly biased. That's Danielle E. Anderson who is an ass... more »
WATCH: Cops Shoot Through Windshield, Fire 76 Times to Kill Mentally Ill Man with BB Gun
[image: shoot]The family of a mentally ill man gunned down by two cowboy cops has received $2.9 million as part of a settlement in their son's death.
Democrats ignore Chinese racism
In their rush to blame Trump for the Chinese Communist, ie socialist, government's cover up of the China virus the #FakeNews media and the Democrats seem to have missed the massive racism being practiced by China. Black Africans in China are being evicted or having their rents doubled while restaurants, including one McDonalds, have posted signs saying that Blacks aren't allowed in. “I’ve been sleeping under the bridge for four days with no food to eat … I cannot buy food anywhere, no shops or restaurants will serve me,” Tony Mathias, an Ugandan student, told Agence France-Presse (A... more »
The cure is worse than the disease: Ending COVID19 shutdown edition
As unemployment approaches 20%, each 1% rise can result in 3.3% spike in drug OD/ 1% increase in suicides (National Bureau of Economic Research.) If unemployment hits 32%, ~77,000 Americans may die as a result. Will economic fallout mortality be greater than the virus itself? — Nicole Saphier, MD (@NBSaphierMD) April 17, 2020 We've all known that locking down the country and throwing tens of millions of Americans out of work was going to cost lives. Highly depressed suicidal people locked in their apartments/homes by themselves and being scared by the #FakeNews media that they're ... more »
São Paulo State Extends Quarantine to May 10th
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The governor of São Paulo, João Doria, announced on Friday the extension of quarantine throughout the state until May 10th. All cities in São Paulo have had their non-essential services suspended since the first day of quarantine on March 24th. This is the second time that the São Paulo government has […] The post São Paulo State Extends Quarantine to May 10th appeared first on The Rio Times.
Without Visitors or Access to Attorneys, Prisoners Fear Coronavirus; First Fatality in Rio Jail
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Thousands of men and women detained in Brazilian penitentiaries are living an ambiguous situation. The almost 800,000 prisoners, the third-largest prison population in the world, share overcrowded cells in unsanitary conditions, a fertile ground for the spread of coronavirus and other respiratory diseases - a situation that has already been […] The post Without Visitors or Access to Attorneys, Prisoners Fear Coronavirus; First Fatality in Rio Jail appeared first on The Rio Times.
China virus may be less deadly than we thought: Update
A study out of Massachusetts indicates that the coronavirus may be much less deadly than we thought. Previous studies showed that the vast majority of people who have had the virus didn't even know they were infected. One of those studies, the one in Santa Clara CA, showed an infection rate of only 5% yet even that was 85% higher than the previous estimates. The Massachusetts study indicates that 30% of the population in one town have had the virus without showing serious symptoms. Clearly since we know how many people have died suddenly discovering that the number of people infect... more »
Microsoft Not Only Funds ID2020 But They Also Filed A Patent for A Device Connected to The Human Body for Buying And Selling Cryptocurrency
The Mark of the Beast ‘666’ is here! The Synagogue of Satan is expecting the imminent arrival of their “Messiah”, the Anti-Christ. Look for signs in the heavens for the soon arrival of Lucifer/Satan, cast down to Earth. They are expecting this very soon and thus, are now openly flaunting their Beast ‘666’ system. My …
"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 4/18/20"
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The Afghan War Conitnues Even During The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
*VOX:* *The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped the war in Afghanistan* *“This is wrong, and it needs to stop. Especially now.”* The Taliban in Afghanistan signed a peace agreement with the United States on February 29 and stopped attacking American forces there. But there’s no peace agreement between the Taliban and the Afghan government — which means fighting between the two has continued unabated, even amid the coronavirus pandemic. On March 20, Taliban fighters attacked an outpost in Zabul province and killed at least 24 Afghan soldiers, which caused outrage across the countr... more »
SJWs Take Another Scalp
The politically-correct ‘Chief Dances with Wokeness’ has claimed another scalp: The beautiful and wholesome looking Land O Lakes Indian maiden. The company has ditched their long-time mascot because apparently someone thought it was racist. They removed the iconic female Indian from their butter packages, replacing her with…. nothing. Quietly and without fanfare, the makers of Land O Lakes butter rubbed out the lovely maiden that was the centerpiece of the company’s logo for 100 years. In the middle of the logo now is a big zero. That stands for the amount of sense that it makes to ... more »
Putin puts Russia on lockdown, May 9 Victory Day postponed (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 531. More The post Putin puts Russia on lockdown, May 9 Victory Day postponed (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
The End of COVID-19 is Near
I really hope, that the pandemic will end very soon More The post The End of COVID-19 is Near appeared first on The Duran.
Too little too late for EU to offer apologies to Italy for lack of coronavirus support
Italy’s stance to EU may drastically change in the post-coronavirus world More The post Too little too late for EU to offer apologies to Italy for lack of coronavirus support appeared first on The Duran.
A line in the sand is drawn: the US military must leave Iraq
June meeting planned to discuss withdrawal More The post A line in the sand is drawn: the US military must leave Iraq appeared first on The Duran.
Brazil’s squabble with China brings unexpected results which annoy US
Beijing demands participation in 5G technology in Brazil in exchange for forgiveness for Eduardo Bolsonaro's offenses More The post Brazil’s squabble with China brings unexpected results which annoy US appeared first on The Duran.
Where the Skripals Are Today
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at Strategic Culture On 4 March 2018, both Sergei Skripal and his daughter who was visiting from their shared home country of Russia, Yulia Skripal, were poisoned in Salisbury England, and — though both survived — neither of them has been allowed to communicate to the public except under the watch […] More The post Where the Skripals Are Today appeared first on The Duran.
Healthcare workers fighting coronavirus to receive millions of new face masks
A bigger stockpile of personal protective equipment could help Australia resume elective surgery sooner — which will be a major topic at the next National Cabinet meeting.
Did Chinese President Xi Make A Decision To Spread The Covid-19 Coronavirus Worldwide?
*Ben Lowsen, The Diplomat:* *Did Xi Jinping Deliberately Sicken the World?* *PRC moral turpitude forces us to consider the unthinkable.* We often ascribe a basic level of humanity to even the cruelest leaders, but People’s Republic of China leader Xi Jinping’s actions have forced us to rethink this assumption. Although the emergence of the novel coronavirus now known as SARS-CoV-2 was probably not due to China’s actions, the emphasis that its authoritarian system places on hiding bad news likely gave the disease a sizable head start infecting the world. But most ominously, China’s ... more »
UK Health Professors Request Scientific Justification For 7 Day Covid-19 Isolation - WHO Says 14 Days After Symptoms Resolve
In the UK prince Charles, Matt Hancock and others who get COVID-19 isolate for only 7 days. Yet the WHO say to isolate until all the symptoms resolve plus 14 days. 25 professors of public health, virology, immunology etc have signed a letter asking the UK government to share the evidence for their much shorter isolation period. The long isolation period for COVID-19 should come as no surprise after SARS. For SARS the isolation period required by the CDC in the US is until 10 days after the resolution of fever, provided respiratory symptoms are absent or improving read more
Bumbling Conservatives
Andrew Scheer will not go down in history as the best and brightest of Conservative leaders -- nor will the people who want his job. Chantal Hebert writes: It is totally possible to agree with the opposition rationale that no government — especially a minority one — should enjoy an open-ended pass from parliamentary scrutiny, but also to question whether what ails Conservative fortunes is really the party’s restricted capacity to hold the Liberals accountable face-to-face. The NDP and the BQ have also lost a lot of visibility over the past few weeks, yet based on Léger’s polling,... more »
Lockdown Open Thread
Three more weeks....... and time for a new open thread
This World War II Ace Watched Battleship Yamato Sink From Above
*Eric Niderost* *History, Asia* [image: The Japanese battleship Yamato under attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the East China Sea on 7 April 1945, as a bomb explodes off its port side. The fire in the area of the aft 155mm turret can be clearly seen. U.S. Navy.] Lieutenant (j.g.) John “Ted” Crosby became an ace in a day. Lieutenant (j.g.) John “Ted” Crosby banked his Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat around, observing the life-and-death drama that was unfolding below him. The *Yamato*, then the world’s largest battleship and the pride of Japan, was entering its death throes. It was a... more »
Joe Manchin Once Threatened to Support Donald Trump. Now He Backs Biden for 2020.
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * Donald Trump is now set to face what he was able to avoid in 2016: a united Democratic front. In the Democratic primaries, Joe Biden campaigned as the most electable candidate, the man who could unite both the party and the country against incumbent President Donald Trump. While the November election is still seven months away, the seventy-seven-year-old has succeeded in uniting the Democratic Party in a way his predecessor, Hillary Clinton, never was able to. Joe Biden has locked down endorsements from Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and even a... more »
General Patton's Command Car Coming Up For Auction – But is it Really Patton's?
*Peter Suciu* *History, Americas* How can we really tell? This coming June a very rare military vehicle is coming up for auction—and it could be one of those pieces that *should* rightfully be in a museum not only because of its rarity but due to its historical significance. In this case it is “General Patton’s Dodge WC-57 Command Car.” Worldwide Auctioneers, which is handling the sale, listed the vehicle on its website with the information, “This particular command car was a part of the 3rd Army headquarters motor pool; Specially modified for General George Patton with armor pl... more »
Sorry, F-35: Japan to Develop Sixth-Generation Fighter on its Own
*Peter Suciu* *Technology, Asia* And we can tell you all of the reasons why. Last month Japan was poised to choose the United States as its partner to develop the successor to the F-2 fighter jet, but now the Japanese Air Self Defense Force has revised those plans and will instead develop the next generation fighter based primarily on domestic technologies. Japan’s defense industry had already envisioned playing a central role in the project, which is expected to cost tens of billions of dollars in a program that could last into the mid-2030s. The Japanese government had been in... more »
South China Sea Questions: Could Speed-of-Light Weaponry Transform Gray Zone Competition?
*David Stoudt* *Security, Asia* Preventing a competitor from achieving their objective in the gray zone requires weapons with precision, stealth, and non-lethal capabilities. Could high-energy laser (HEL) and high-power microwave (HPM) systems, known as directed energy weapons, be the answer? A little less than two weeks ago, Filipino fishermen in a small wooden fishing vessel were fishing within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone near the Spratly Islands. All of a sudden, a much larger ship appeared out of the night and rammed their small wooden vessel, causing it to sink.... more »
Taiwan Tried to Warn the World On Coronavirus. No One Was Listening
*Gary Sands* *Security, Asia* Taiwan warned WHO over the possibility of human-to-human transmission in the virus outbreak in Wuhan back in late December. Perhaps if Taiwan was a member of WHO, its warning would have been heeded. As health care professionals struggle to fight severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease it causes (COVID-19), which has infected over 2 million worldwide and killed over 140,000, the Trump administration has now stepped up several initiatives in a hope to stem the proliferation of the deadly virus. One such initiative... more »
FC-31: China’s Next Carrier Jet is Stolen and Stealthy
*Caleb Larson* *, * China’s expanding aircraft carrier fleet needs fighters — and they might be stealthy. In 2012, investigators traced a breach in an F-35 database with a high degree of certainty to China. The breech seemed to focus on the F-35 design, electronic systems, and performance data specifically. China’s aviation industry has been reliant on foreign designs for their airframe and engines especially. The J-11 fighter is essentially a copy of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-27 fighter. Though initial copies of the airframe were license-built using Russian-supplied kits, later models... more »
China’s Anti-Satellite Capabilities (How To Win a War Against America or Hype?)
*Caleb Larson* *Security, World* Does Beijing have a secret weapon? China has conducted several anti-satellite strikes. This capability has been compared to hitting a bullet with a bullet—but should the world be worried? *Space Race* The United States, and the whole world really, is dependent on space. Satellites are used for GPS locating, for data transmission—for guiding precision munitions, and for photo-reconnaissance. As one expert wrote, “the military applications of ASAT missiles appear fairly obvious. China would seek to use the ASAT missiles to knock out U.S. satellit... more »
This Picture Is How the Allies Crushed Hitler and Won World War II
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2006%3Anewsml_GM1DTLBQLCAA&share=true] An amazing feat. *Key point: *The Nazis' machines were stolen and two British geniuses built a computer to break the code. This is how they did it. The casual reader of World War II history will come across the assertion that the Allies in Europe were reading the German codes. This secret, which the Allies guarded most assiduously, was called ULTRA. Although the codebreaking—kept secret until the 1970s—is now reported routinely in ... more »
Hezbollah Is the World’s Most Heavily-Armed Non-State Actor
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1A76916450&share=true] A deadly threat. Hezbollah’s missile arsenal occasionally snatches headlines. Here is what they have. *Militia-like Army* Hezbollah’s missile arsenal is mostly “small, man-portable and unguided surface-to-surface artillery rockets,” that serve to terrorize Israel, despite the fact they are not precise guided munitions. Israel maintains that Hezbollah fired roughly “15,000 rockets and missiles on the eve of the 2006 Lebanon War, firing ... more »
Will the Coronavirus Crisis Force America to Look in the Mirror and Reform?
*Gordon Bardos* *Politics, Americas* As the country confronts its new circumstances in the post-COVID-19 period, one of the most important questions it will face is whether the necessity for reform will be strong enough to overcome “the Blob’s” dedication to waging the senseless conflicts of the past rather than confronting the challenges of the present and the future. Among the many things the global COVID-19 pandemic reveals is the tragic inadequacy of the assumptions and institutions of our national security policy over the past several decades. Despite having the largest mili... more »
That One Time the U.S. Air Force Covered Up a Stealth Bomber Disaster
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* What happened? On Feb. 26, 2010, a U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bomber forward-deployed to America’s giant Pacific airbase in Guam was getting ready for a training flight when one of its four jet engines burst into flames. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and the crew escaped unharmed. A Guam newspaper phoned Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. Kenneth Hoffman, who reassured the paper that the fire was “minor.” But that was a lie—the depth of which became apparent years later. The cover-up was one of a long chain of obfuscations by the U.S. military in... more »
America Needs a New North Korea Strategy
*Matt Abbott* *Security, Asia* One should not be naïve about the actions, intentions, or record of the North Korean leadership. But one should also not be naïve that the current impasse with North Korea is likely to continue unless creative, long-term thinking and different approaches to US-North Korea relations are brought to the table. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the need to develop comprehensive strategies to effectively confront some of our country’s most vexing problems. Discordant approaches by policymakers and officials, mixed messaging, inadequate planning and pre... more »
Meet The LWRC IC-SPR: A Premium (And Best?) AR-15 Rifle
*Richard Douglas* *Technology, * Is it worth it? The LWRC International IC-SPR Rifle is a premium AR-15 powerhouse. It’s ultra reliable. The handling is awesome. And it's lightweight. But is it worth the hefty price tag? Read on to find out… *Accuracy* Unfortunately, accuracy seems to be the major problem with this rifle. Its 1:7 fluted barrel twist is meant to handle a fairly wide range of bullets, but I haven’t seen any evidence. In fact, a 1-2 MOA should be pretty standard for a gun of this quality, but after firing 100 shots down the range, I haven’t found that to be true. ... more »
WATCH: While Killing a Suspect, Cops Fire 196 Rounds Into Store, With People Inside
[image: store]An Iraqi war refugee was nearly killed when Utah police opened fire on a fleeing suspect killing the suspect and nearly killing the refugee, a tailor, as he was working in his shop.
Biden Invites The Left Into His Coalition To Take On Trump
For all practical purposes, Joe Biden has emerged as the Democratic Party’s nominee in the US presidential election in November. There was an inevitability about it once Bernie Sanders sensed that despite his impressive network of volunteers and a robust fundraising operation, the hard realities of delegate math was loaded […]
A ride through the north....
For the past decade, New Zealanders Joanne and Gareth Morgan have been living the semiretired lifestyle of their dreams, traveling around the world on motorcycles alongside a few of their closest friends. Take a ride with them into North Korea.
UK Police Chiefs publish list of acceptable reasons to leave home during coronavirus lockdown
British people may not visit friends or family but may stay with a friend for several days ‘to allow a cooling-off following arguments at home.’ shutterstock.com Dorothy Cummings McLean Fri Apr 17, 2020 Follow Dorothy LONDON, England, April 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― The National Police Chiefs Council and College of Policing have published their … Continue reading UK Police Chiefs publish list of acceptable reasons to leave home during coronavirus lockdown →
How Catholic bishops betrayed UK parents fighting to protect kids from dirty sex-ed
The political significance the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales’ support for compulsory Relationships and Sex Education Fri Apr 17, 2020 – 4:24 pm EST Shutterstock.com April 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In April 2019, SPUC launched a final, last-ditch, effort in the House of Lords to stop compulsory Relationships Education in primary schools, … Continue reading How Catholic bishops betrayed UK parents fighting to protect kids from dirty sex-ed →
Canada’s top doctor leading pandemic response also works for China-controlled World Health Organization
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, is also on WHO’s oversight committee for health emergencies. Fri Apr 17, 2020 – 6:53 pm EST Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer Flickr By Anthony Murdoch April 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Canada’s chief public health officer, who has been called out for a … Continue reading Canada’s top doctor leading pandemic response also works for China-controlled World Health Organization →
Nazi law prohibited homeschooling in Germany. Coronavirus has made that unenforceable
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, all families in Germany started educating their children at home, even though homeschooling has been banned since the time of Hitler. Fri Apr 17, 2020 – 6:10 pm EST By Martin Bürger Follow Martin April 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – All families in Germany, where homeschooling is officially banned, started educating their … Continue reading Nazi law prohibited homeschooling in Germany. Coronavirus has made that unenforceable →
Vatican snubs Taiwan but thanks Communist China for medical supplies
The Holy See praised the Chinese government while ignoring a gift of 280K medical masks from the Taiwanese people. Fri Apr 17, 2020 – 5:37 pm EST Doug Mainwaring Follow Doug VATICAN CITY, April 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Although both Communist China and Taiwan have donated much-needed medical supplies to the Vatican as the … Continue reading Vatican snubs Taiwan but thanks Communist China for medical supplies →
Dem governor tells Tucker Carlson how he worked closely with top US cardinal to ban sacraments
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy revealed the phone conversationshe had with Cardinal Joseph Tobin. Fri Apr 17, 2020 – 12:44 pm EST Tucker Carlson presses Gov. Phil Murphy, D-NJ, on why he banned religious services, April 16, 2020. Fox News / Youtube screen grab By Martin Bürger Follow Martin TRENTON, New Jersey, April … Continue reading Dem governor tells Tucker Carlson how he worked closely with top US cardinal to ban sacraments →
159 Congressmen ask FDA to continue enforcing abortion pill regs during pandemic
More telemed abortions will put women at ‘significant risk,’ they warned. Fri Apr 17, 2020 – 12:36 pm EST shutterstock.com By Martin Bürger Follow Martin WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – 159 pro-life members of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have called on Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food … Continue reading 159 Congressmen ask FDA to continue enforcing abortion pill regs during pandemic →
Biden: COVID-19 an opportunity to ‘fundamentally change the science relating to global warming’
The Democratic presidential candidate proposed to invest ‘billions of dollars’ in projects related to climate change. Fri Apr 17, 2020 – 11:33 am EST shutterstock.com By Martin Bürger Follow Martin WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden identified the recovery needed following the COVID-19 pandemic as an “opportunity” to … Continue reading Biden: COVID-19 an opportunity to ‘fundamentally change the science relating to global warming’ →
‘Protesting is a non-essential activity’: COVID-19 crackdowns continue (live updates)
Live updates on the coronavirus crisis and how it relates to pro-life issues, faith, and freedom. Fri Apr 17, 2020 – 9:13 am EST shutterstock.com By Claire Chretien Follow Claire via ‘Protesting is a non-essential activity’: COVID-19 crackdowns continue (live updates) | News | LifeSite
Virginia Democrats force citizens to deny the reality of male and female – on Good Friday
Christians, feminists, and all other conscientious objectors who believe in the science of biology can be punished for failing to follow this new law. Fri Apr 17, 2020 – 10:45 am EST Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Alex Edelman / Getty Images By Cathy Ruse April 17, 2020 (FRC) – While Virginia families were preoccupied … Continue reading Virginia Democrats force citizens to deny the reality of male and female – on Good Friday →
LIBERAL MEDIA BIAS -- TOWARD CONSERVATIVES
Just wanna suggest that it doesn't have to be national news every time a hundred idiots decide to gather outside a state house. — Brendan Halpin (@bhalpin) April 17, 2020 He's right. Check out the lede of a story that appeared last night at *The Washington Post*: More than a dozen protesters gathered near the governor’s mansion in Baton Rouge Friday calling for Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) to suspend measures designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus so people can go back to work. Really? "More than a dozen" people show up to gripe and that's a news story? Sorry -- ... more »
Swiss Pharma Giant Roche Plans to Start Selling Antibody Test in May
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Roche has developed an antibody test for Covid-19 that it plans to start selling early next month. The test joins a group of diagnostic tools that experts believe are required to remove the social distancing measures in place worldwide. The test will screen blood samples for antibodies that show whether […] The post Swiss Pharma Giant Roche Plans to Start Selling Antibody Test in May appeared first on The Rio Times.
Coronavirus Package in Peru: “Saving” Companies to the Detriment of the Poor?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Peruvian government is also preparing "rescue packages" for the economy to mitigate the coming economic crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. President Martín Vizcarra and his government have received much praise for their handling of the pandemic domestically. But a new measure could destroy millions of jobs and aggravate […] The post Coronavirus Package in Peru: “Saving” Companies to the Detriment of the Poor? appeared first on The Rio Times.
Early Hydroxychloroquine Use Reduced Deaths by 60 Percent, Says Prevent Senior
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A study conducted by Prevent Senior, a health care provider, assesses the use of Hydroxychloroquine at an early stage in patients suspected of having contracted the novel coronavirus. According to the study, the use of the drug in the initial stage of the disease, when the patient presents only common […] The post Early Hydroxychloroquine Use Reduced Deaths by 60 Percent, Says Prevent Senior appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Saw Violent Crime Decline 19 Percent in 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil saw a drop in the main crime indicators in 2019, according to data released by the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety on Wednesday, April 15th. Intentional lethal violent crimes - first-degree murders, armed robbery and bodily injury followed by death - dropped 19 percent. There were 42,201 people […] The post Brazil Saw Violent Crime Decline 19 Percent in 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
ANP Says Petrobras’ Refineries Recorded Sharp Drop in Production
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The sudden drop in demand for fuels prompted a sharp reduction in the utilization factor of Petrobras' refineries, which are now prioritizing the production of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to supply the domestic market, in addition to importing the raw material, said the director of the National Petroleum, Natural Gas […] The post ANP Says Petrobras’ Refineries Recorded Sharp Drop in Production appeared first on The Rio Times.
Novel Coronavirus Accidentally Manufactured in Chinese Laboratory, Says HIV Discoverer
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Contrary to what the authorities have reported, the novel coronavirus was artificially manufactured in a Chinese laboratory, presumably in the second half of 2019, says Luc Montagnier, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology. The French scientist says that "the city of Wuhan's high-security laboratory has specialized in this […] The post Novel Coronavirus Accidentally Manufactured in Chinese Laboratory, Says HIV Discoverer appeared first on The Rio Times.
In Defense of Naive Realism
Naive realism is a bizarre name for a philosophical position; the name creates the impression that the position is innocent, infantile, and ignorant—it’s, after all, naive. A person new to philosophy, when he encounters the term “naive realism,” might become disenchanted—why should he waste time on a philosophical position which is naive? But naive realism is not naive; it’s a sophisticated, and probably the most interesting position in philosophy of mind—it holds that the world of physical objects exists irrespective of whether or not anyone is observing them and that our senses pr... more »
Keep calm and carry on
The mini-drama that’s being acted out in the Spectator has a parallel relevance to this blog (my position here) Stephen Daisley is a divisive figure in the Spectator. The Marmite kind of divisive. Here we have a comparatively niche article about the fortunes and misfortunes of two English language Jewish newspapers, *The Jewish Chronicle* and *Jewish News*. They’ve both gone into liquidation, but some kind of rescue plan seems to be in the offing. The below-the-line discussion ignores the content of the piece and coagulates instead around the justification for publishing such a ‘m... more »
The will to live
Emily Maitlis is wrong: courage is crucial in the fight against coronavirus This is by Dr Matt Strauss, the author of the piece concerning ‘the ventilator controversy’ that I linked to recently. I offer it to you because Dr Strauss criticises Emily Maitlis for her disdainful assertion that: 'You do not survive the illness through fortitude or strength of character, whatever the Prime Minister's colleagues will tell us’. It appears this went viral (?) I think it’s safe to assume that Dr Strauss (a critical care physician) has more going for him in the medical expertise depart... more »
Cocked Hat
You’ll probably have already watched this fascinating video from Unherd (featured on Guido Fawkes.) It's Freddie Sayers’s interview of Swedish expert Prof. Johan Giesecke Fawkes’s bullet-pointed extrapolations from the film hold good, but I would take away a few extra ones as well. The Swedish strategy turns out to be much less dissimilar to the UK’s than meets the eye, and Freddie Sayers’s questioning is pertinent and of a kind that the BBC repeatedly fails to put “on our behalf.” His questions are ones that viewers themselves would actually wish to put, should they have the ... more »
Nasa to launch first manned mission from US in decade
BBC News – Nasa to launch first manned mission from US in decade https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52333932
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*Melting glaciers in Norway reveal a lost Viking-era mountain pass scattered with perfectly preserved artefacts up to 1,700 years old including knitted mittens, a wooden whisk and a broken walking stick with a runic inscription* *Evidence of the medieval warm period* Melting glaciers in Norway have revealed ancient artefacts dropped by the side of a road more than 1,000 years ago. Clothes, tools, equipment and animal bone have been found by a team at a lost mountain pass at Lendbreen in Norway’s mountainous region. A haul of more than 100 artefacts at the site includes horseshoes... more »
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*Coronavirus exposes unnecessary, inflated costs of higher education* Colleges and universities across the nation have closed their doors, sent students home and transitioned to online classes during the coronavirus public health emergency. The adjustment was swift and relatively smooth, exposing an uncomfortable reality for the higher education business: Students can continue to get an education without lazy river waterparks, vegan culinary options, or “sex week” events that have become the “college experience.” Higher education’s response to the coronavirus has exposed the f... more »
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