Sunday, April 19, 2020

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New Wyoming law could let you buy meat directly from the ranch

CFACT at CFACT - 11 hours ago
The “Food Freedom Act” would allow consumers to buy meat directly from Wisconsin ranchers. The post New Wyoming law could let you buy meat directly from the ranch appeared first on CFACT.

How Secure Are Iran's Leaders?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Iran's religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks to Iranian Air Force officers and personnel in Tehran [Iran's Religious Leader Press Office/Handout] *Sina Toossi, Foreign Affairs: **Iran’s Hard-Liners Are Sitting Pretty* Maximum Pressure and Pandemic Pressure Have Consolidated Their Power. Now is a time of soul-sickening worry for many Iranians, but perhaps not for the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The leader’s insouciance may seem perplexing, with Iran reeling from the novel coronavirus, U.S. sanctions, the assassination of Major General Qasem So... more »

SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘Slaughtered On Suspicion’ (2014)

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 11 hours ago
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | What really happened in one of the worst government-managed disasters of the modern era.

This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 19

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
1916 German commander of the Ottoman forces in Mesopotamia Gen Goltz died of typhoid 1920 Start of San Remo meeting with Britain France Italy and Japan Decided on split up of Ottoman Empire and creation of Iraq 1922 Colonial Sec Churchill said King Faisal’s demand that mandate be dropped from Iraq impossible under League of Nations that created mandate (Musings On Iraq article on Churchill’s views on Mesopotamia) (Musings On Iraq review *Churchill’s Folly, How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-Ameri... more »

Let’s play Pandemic: Then and Now

Stephen Kimber at Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Let’s play a game of This was Then. Let’s start with when then was February 2020, which — as the crow flies and the pandemic super-spread itself into every nook and crevice of our working, waking, walking, living lives — seems like at least a […]

ESCAPE THE ISOLATION?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Video Advice Apr 16, 2020 How to Escape the Isolation? via You Really Need To Hear This! “ESCAPE THE ISOLATION?”

Gates has publicly announced its intentions to chip humanity

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Recently, Microsoft co-founder talked about the virus-which-cannot-be-called-virus problem. He gave an interview to the Internet resource TED, and before that he answered questions from users of the Reddit network platform. His controversial comments instantly became viral on the net and returned Gates to the crosshairs of the conspiracy theorists. During a session on Reddit, Gates talked about … Continue reading Gates has publicly announced its intentions to chip humanity →

Watch Before it Disappears: The CV Induction Ceremony [video] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Watch Before it Disappears: The CV Induction Ceremony Starship Earth: The Big Picture April 18, 2020 This will blow your mind, but you should watch now in case it is censored. They love their “performance art” and predictive programming, don’t they? Their rituals are often very productive. See it for yourself as it all played … Continue reading Watch Before it Disappears: The CV Induction Ceremony [video] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture →

Judge Decides “Mail In” Ballots Fine During “Crisis,” Defying Attorney General

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: This judge is an elected official, meaning that people in his district can remember his actions on the next election. Source: On Wednesday, a local district judge (elected to the position) defied the Texas Attorney General and declared that democrats could have their mail-in (voter fraud push) because of the health “crisis.”…

Chicago prosecutors hide names of released prisoners from police – WND

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
‘We don’t know their offenses, and we don’t know if these people pose a danger to society’ WND News Services April 18, 2020 (WASHINGTON TIMES) Cook County, home of Chicago, released hundreds of inmates from its jails during the coronavirus crisis. But good luck trying to find out who is back on the streets or … Continue reading Chicago prosecutors hide names of released prisoners from police – WND →

DeMuth: Unlike Bush and Obama, Trump Succeeded in Crisis by Decentralizing Power

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
MANDEL NGAN, Win McNamee, Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images Joel B. Pollak 18 Apr 2020 Christopher DeMuth of the Hudson Institute argues in the Wall Street Journal this weekend that President Donald Trump has made history by decentralizing power during a crisis, unlike his predecessors, who used crisis to build a bigger government. DeMuth points out that … Continue reading DeMuth: Unlike Bush and Obama, Trump Succeeded in Crisis by Decentralizing Power →

Will Virginia conservatives need 2nd Amendment sanctuaries?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
November 28, 2019 James V. DeLong Virginia conservatives anticipate a spate of anti-gun legislation from a state Legislature now controlled by the swamp-dwellers in the state and federal capitals of Richmond and the D.C. suburbs. In response, a sanctuary movement is rolling along, whereby county boards of supervisors adopt resolutions not to spend local resources … Continue reading Will Virginia conservatives need 2nd Amendment sanctuaries? →

BIG BROTHER: Facebook Will Issue Warnings to Users Who ‘Like’ Unapproved Coronavirus Information

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
This is extremely Orwellian. Apr 17, 2020 Shane Trejo Facebook is in overdrive working to prevent all coronavirus information from being disseminated that isn’t congruent with the globalist narrative, and they are going to start punishing users who like unapproved coronavirus stories on their platform. Any user who has clicked on, reacted to, or … Continue reading BIG BROTHER: Facebook Will Issue Warnings to Users Who ‘Like’ Unapproved Coronavirus Information →

Fauci Contradicts Trump, Says Society Will Have to Adjust to ‘New Normal’

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
The coronavirus doom oracle doesn’t want his fame and glory to end. Apr 18, 2020 Shane Trejo Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has emerged as the prophet of doom during the coronavirus pandemic, is contradicting his boss President Donald Trump and telling Americans that normalcy will not be returning to society in the near future. … Continue reading Fauci Contradicts Trump, Says Society Will Have to Adjust to ‘New Normal’ →

INSANE: Rashida Tlaib Proposes Minting Trillion Dollar Coins to Pay Off Stimulus Spending Binge

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 11 hours ago
She isn’t letting the coronavirus crisis go to waste. Apr 18, 2020 Shane Trejo Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is attempting to exploit the coronavirus pandemic in order to institute radical socialism. She and her cohorts want a $1 trillion dollar coin to be minted in order to pay off a proposed spending binge. Tlaib … Continue reading INSANE: Rashida Tlaib Proposes Minting Trillion Dollar Coins to Pay Off Stimulus Spending Binge →

Resilience in the Midst of a Crisis Response

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for HBCUs to build on their shared history of resilience to create new ways of educating students, develop new business relationships, and generate new sources of revenue.

Contract Food Service Workers Petition Washington D.C. Universities For Health Benefits During Coronavirus

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 11 hours ago
More than 400 subcontracted food service workers were temporarily laid off at Howard University, Gallaudet University, Catholic University and Trinity Washington University. Their union is calling on schools to ensure they receive pay and health benefits through the end of the semester.

Vermont State Colleges May Close Down Three Campuses

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
Vermont State Colleges could close down three campuses and cut 500 employees to deal with the financial exigencies arising out of the coronavirus pandemic, reported VT Digger. The system’s leadership plans to bring this “restructuring” proposal to trustees. The plan proposes closing down Northern Vermont University, which has two campuses, and consolidating Vermont Technical College’s […]

California State U Suspends ACT/SAT Requirement For 2021-2022 Academic Year

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
California State University on Friday said it will temporarily suspend the requirement of standardized exams ACT/SAT for the 2021-2022 academic year in light of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the university made clear that the “temporary change of admission eligibility applies only for the fall 2021, winter 2022 and spring 2022 admission cycles.” To be […]

South Carolina’s Columbia College to Start Admitting Male Students This Fall

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
Columbia College, which was founded in 1854 as Columbia Female College, will start admitting male students to its undergraduate day program starting this coming fall, the South Carolina institution announced in a statement. However, male students won’t be allowed to live on campus or participate in athletics events; these options will become available in the […]

Take COVID-19 Testing Into Vulnerable Communities, Says Howard U President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
Health authorities need to take COVID-19 testing into vulnerable communities as data reveals that communities of color have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic, said Howard University president, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, to National Public Radio. Frederick, a cancer surgeon who continues to practice medicine, said that drive-through testing sites may not be […]

‘Protect Students, Faculty and Staff of Color’: Emory U’s Student Newspaper Editorial to Incoming President

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
An editorial in Emory University’s student newspaper calls on newly-appointed president Gregory Fenves to “protect students, faculty and staff of color.” Fenves, currently president of the University of Texas at Austin, was named Emory president on April 7. He begins his new position on August 1. “As we welcome Fenves to the Emory community and […]

Turkish-backed Libyan forces shoot down enemy warplane

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – The spokesperson for the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Colonel Tayyar Muhammad Qanunu, announced on Sunday, that his forces’ air defenses shot down a warplane belonging to the Libyan National Army, which is led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. According to Qanunu, the LNA’s warplane was shot down in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian jet flew within 7 meters of US aircraft during incident near Syrian coast: media

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – A Russian jet flew within 7 meters of a U.S. spy plane that was flying towards the Syrian coastline last week, the Russian publication Avia.Pro reported, citing the Popular Mechanics news site. According to the report, the Russian Su-35, which was deployed to intercept a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iraqi forces arrest ISIS logistical mastermind

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:25 P.M.) – The Iraqi Rapid Response Squad announced on Sunday, the arrest of the logistical support official in the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terror organization. According to the media office of the Rapid Response Division, their forces arrested the terrorist official in the Daquq District of the Kirkuk Governorate. The media office of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

IRGC warns Iran will give ‘decisive’ response to any US provocation

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
Iran will give a ‘decisive’ response to any US provocation in the Gulf, the country’s Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy said, as quoted by Reuters. “We advise the Americans to follow international regulations and maritime protocols in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and to refrain from any adventurism and false and fake stories,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran may have replicated Israeli missile shot down in Syria: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The Iranian military has tested a new anti-tank missile that seems to resemble one of the Israeli projectiles that was shot down in Syria, the Russian publication Avia.Pro reported, citing new video footage of the Islamic Republic’s test. According to the publication, the Russian electronic warfare system, Krasukha-4, brought down […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iranian Foreign Minister to meet with Syrian President in Damascus

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, will begin on Monday, an official visit to the Syrian capital, Damascus, where he will meet Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, and Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that Zarif will discuss bilateral relations, regional developments, as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Video footage of Turkish aircraft after being shot down by the Libyan Army

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) shot down two Turkish unmanned aircraft on Friday, the first in Wadi Dinar and the second between the Tenaiy Valley and Nesma, the LNA command announced. Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari, the official spokesman for the Libyan National Army, has stated that the Syrian mercenaries in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iraq submits request to purchase Russian S-400 system despite US threats

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
The Parliamentary Security and Defence Committee of Iraq submitted a detailed study requesting the purchase of Russian long-range, surface-to-air S-400 missile defence systems for the consideration of the country’s caretaker prime minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi on 18 April. “The issue has already been discussed with relevant figures at the General Command of Armed Forces, and now […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Recovery from coronavirus may not confer immunity, warn experts

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-recovery-coronavirus-confer-immunity-experts.html

Muscle Degeneration Starts With 8 Early Symptoms, Don’t Ignore Them

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://brightside.me/inspiration-health/muscle-degeneration-starts-with-8-early-symptoms-dont-ignore-them-577560/?utm_source=fb_brightside&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_brightside_mini

Machine learning could check if you’re social distancing properly at work

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/17/1000092/ai-machine-learning-watches-social-distancing-at-work/

Is The Western Media Playing Into Beijing's Hands?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* Analysis true ..... *Naive Western media are still playing into Beijing's hands* (The Telegraph). *Update:* I would say that Beijing has doubled down since this Guardian post was put up almost three weeks ago ....* China steps up western media campaign over coronavirus crisis * (The Guardian).

Totalitarian Progressives at their Best

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 11 hours ago
Los Angeles Dumps Tons of Sand on Venice Beach Skate Park Amid Coronavirus Panic Skaters kept ignoring the “no trespassing” signs at a Southern California skate park, so city officials dumped 37 tons of sand into it. #CBSLA #WBZ https://t.co/gLAAbK5I3a pic.twitter.com/wZrq9t2mPn — Nick Emmons WBZ (@NickEmmonsTV) April 17, 2020 Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and … Continue reading "Totalitarian Progressives at their Best"

New Horizons Parallax Program Gears Up

Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams - 11 hours ago
Back in January — and boy does that seem like another era — I wrote about the plan to look at two nearby stars with the help of the New Horizons spacecraft as well as observations from the general public on Earth. If you’d like to get involved, there is still time, but the date […]

Explosive eruption and strong ash emissions at Etna volcano, Aviation Color Code briefly raised to Red, Italy

Volcanic tremor amplitude at Etna volcano, Italy showed a rapid increase to high values early Sunday morning, April 19, 2020. This activity was followed by lava fountaining and strong ash emissions, INGV Osservatorio Etneo reports. The Aviation Color Code was raised...... Read more »

UN Quack Shows True Colors, COVID-19 Outbreak Becomes

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
stranger and stranger. First, the rambling of a UN idiot, one WHO Chief and Head Asshat, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: “Fair treatment for all.” “Together we are stronger.” “Yes to unity.” “Yes to solidarity.” “What a wonderful world. Together.” It sounds like something straight out of the Former Soviet Union! “More is Less!” “War is Peace!” Then this sh*tstain in the underwear of the UN bleated… Yeah, another threat against President Trump. From WHO? One Professor Walter Ricciardi, WHO is a member of the World Health Organization’s European Advisory Committee for Health Research and ... more »

Making Sense of U.S. Debt and ownership

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
As always, I am curious and as usual I am over my head when it comes to the Federal Reserve and what they are doing. There are questions left and right and just as many opinions. Everything I have heard in recent years was how China could hold us hostage, yada yada….So if asked, more than likely I would have said we owe China so much we will never break away.. I am doing a bit of Investigation 101 thanks to online sources to see where I am on all of this since apparently I am wrong based on headlines … Continue reading →

Republicans Are Desperate To Shift The Blame For Their Catastrophic Response To The Pandemic-- How About China?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
Above you see a Joe Biden ad that will run in 6 swing states that both sides think will determine the 2020 election, Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin-- cumulatively 111 electoral votes. (Bernie should tell Biden that he's making a mistake by not targeting Ohio and Iowa. And he might consider including Georgia and Montana as well.) As NBC News' Sahil Kapur reported yesterday, the pandemic has turned "China" into a big campaign issue, one where even a corpse-like Biden can crush the credibility-free Trump. Trump's SuperPAC, America First Actio... more »

"Covid-19 Pandemic Updates 4/19/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic **Updates 4/19/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. *○* *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *APR 19, 2020 11:40 AM: *"New Cases In Russia, Singapore Soar, Spain Reports Lowest Single-Day Death Toll In A Month: Live Updates" ○ - *https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/* ○ *Click image for larger size.* *4/19/20, 7:38:01 PM. **For updates click here:* *- https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html*

Essential Workers Of The World Unite!

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Ironically, the global pandemic which threatens our lives has put a spotlight on the infrastructures that sustain them. The workers who have always been saving lives, caring for the ill, cleaning and sorting waste, producing goods and providing services essential for the uninterrupted running of lives have been made “heroes.” The same capitalist actors who considered these workers easily replaceable and often dismissed their work as “unskilled” are now cynically hailing them as “warriors.” The classification of certain workers as “essential” has created conditions, which allow for... more »

Why Did The World Shut Down For COVID-19 But Not Ebola, SARS Or Swine Flu?

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
When reports of a new virus circulating in China’s Hubei province first began to emerge, I was cautious about overreacting. I’ve reported on health long enough to know that just because a pathogen is new doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a crisis. Of course, I quickly realized this isn’t just any virus. We’re currently battling a global pandemic unlike any we’ve seen in over a century. But it’s also not the first modern virus we’ve faced. In the past two decades, the world battled Ebola, SARS and more than one major flu outbreak. Those left tragedies in their wake but didn’t cause ... more »

Nicaraguan Opposition Misrepresents Government Response To COVID-19

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The right-wing opposition in Nicaragua, having failed in their attempted coup in 2018, still looks at any potential crisis as a new opportunity to attack the Sandinista government. Their latest chance, of course, arrived with the coronavirus pandemic. Even though the virus has barely hit the country yet, the government is under attack. The international media are lapping up opposition propaganda and ignoring or disparaging the government’s efforts to deal with the coming crisis, even though preparations began before those in many other countries. Since early April, Nicaragua’s wel... more »

Federal Court Invalidates Key Permit For Keystone XL

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Great Falls, MT — A federal judge today ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the law when it approved Nationwide Permit 12, a water-crossing permit critical for TC Energy’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and many other pipelines nationwide. The ruling invalidates Nationwide Permit 12, prohibiting the Corps from using this fast-tracked approval process for any pipelines nationwide, including Keystone XL. The ruling could also block construction through hundreds of water crossings along the Keystone XL pipeline route. The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed b... more »

Julian Assange’s Fateful Anniversary

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
On top of Assange’s individual case, the current health crisis is expanding the surveillance state in ways likely not dreamed of by authorities in most countries until this very moment. Almost unnoticed by the mainstream press on both sides of the Atlantic, a troubling landmark was reached last week when Julian Assange passed the one year mark in British custody following his very public removal from Ecuador’s London embassy on April 11th, 2019. The milestone was reached despite the obvious risks to his health, with the magistrate overseeing the U.S. government’s extradition reque... more »

Could COVID-19 Spell The End Of The Fracking Industry?

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
It has always been known that the oil and gas industry only survives by way of debt financing. Fracking is capital intensive, and very few companies involved ever actually even turn a profit in excess of the cost of capital. Instead, they have always operated by dependency on cheap money from Wall Street banks to finance their drilling and operations. Fred Nathan is the executive director of Think New Mexico, an independent nonpartisan statewide think tank whose mission is “to improve the quality of life for all New Mexicans, especially those who lack a strong voice in the politic... more »

US And Israel Team Up To Thwart War Crimes Probes

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The US secretary of state’s threats to sanction two employees working for the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and their families last month may have been the opening salvoes of a new US-Israel war against the justice body in The Hague. Both states currently face the embarrassing specter of war crimes investigations by the court – an unprecedented challenge to their impunity. In response, they aim to disempower the court by preventing it from exercising jurisdiction in countries that are not state parties to the Rome Statute, the treaty on which the court was f... more »

Pandemic And Economic Crisis In Latin America

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The coronavirus pandemic is the catalyst that just pushed the economy into a global recession. The capitalist crisis that has shaken the foundations of the world since 2008 is on its way to becoming the most acute, in historical terms. Before the onset of the pandemic, the world economy was so fragile that any accident could have pushed it toward the precipice. The coronavirus gave it that final push. The virus of overproduction, with financial speculation as its inevitable consequence, has infected the cells of the capitalist mode of production. Once again, private property and ... more »

Contrasting Health Systems

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
In the catalog of health provision and financing systems, we find a wide range, from the most private to the public and free of charge. There are systems whose provision and financing are completely privatized, such as the United States, Chile and Colombia, where the facilities that provide health services are private and in order to enter and be served, people have two options: either they pay for the service out of their own pockets or they take out an insurance policy so that when a contingency arises, they pay the bill. This type of health system based on the intermediation of... more »

A Simple Democratic Transition Framework For Venezuela: End All Sanctions

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
On March 31, the US Secretary of State issued a press statement proposing a “pathway” by which all Venezuelans would live happily ever after, at least that is what Mike Pompeo seems to wish. He “call[s] on all Venezuelans, whether military or civilian, young or old, of all ideological tendencies and party affiliations, to consider this framework carefully and seriously.” The 13-point document was posted on the US State Department website with the title “Democratic Transition Framework for Venezuela”. Let’s take a serious look at it. An initial major observation can be made even be... more »

Is Today Easter (again)?

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 12 hours ago
This is your Sunday Sermonette! A blog reader e-mailed and asked if there was going to be one today since I have not posted one lately. I hadn’t planned on it, but why not? There is a pandemic, we’re all quarantined, my 70″ television in the great room stopped working yesterday and I have to […] The post Is Today Easter (again)? appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Abdullah al-Faisal's Global Jihad

rpantucci at Lawfare - 12 hours ago
Abdullah al-Faisal appears in a video archived from his website, Authentic Tauheed. Photo credit: Screenshot taken from Internet Archive *Editor’s Note: The history of the modern jihadist movement is often the tale of different charismatic preachers and fighters, whose inspiring words and deeds—and whose pettiness and divisions—shaped the movement. RUSI’s Raffaello Pantucci examines the life and times of Abdullah al-Faisal, the storied jihadist preacher whom the United States is trying to extradite. Faisal is a particularly militant jihadist, and his personal history captures the ... more »

HDTV Giants Among Us: 3 Ridiculously Awesome 85-Inch TVs

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * The top picks by Sony, Samsung and LG. TVs do seem to be getting bigger and bigger as each year passes. Within five to 10 years, it wouldn’t be that surprising if most American family rooms have a TV that’s 85 inches or larger. As TVs of these gigantic dimensions are still relatively rare in the market, it’s indeed difficult to pick the right one. So, for starters, here are three solid options manufactured by three brands we all know and trust. Leading off is LG’s 86-inch Nano 9 Series. LG is better known for its awesome OLED TV offerings, but ... more »

Samsung QD-OLED Is Coming: Maybe Wait on a New OLED or QLED TV?

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Technology, * [image: Gamers play on a Samsung QLED 8K television at the Paris Games Week (PGW), a trade fair for video games in Paris, France, October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier] While this is exciting, one fact seems clear: Current QLED technology could continue to drop in price to the point of eventually replacing traditional LED TV’s in the budget category, while QD-OLED may go on to become Samsung’s new high-end contender. Samsung is moving to suspend production of all traditional LCD displays by the end of 2020, recommitting its resources to a growin... more »

Selling the Atomic Soldier: The Birth of Army Marketing

Joe Buccino at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Joe Buccino* *Security, Americas* "The Army’s brand is best represented not by the space satellites, radars, and cyber systems depicted in its current commercials, but by a vision that’s as old as the Battle of Trenton: a group of dirty, freezing soldiers, scared, wet and tired, taking the fight to the enemy." Late last year, the U.S. Army announced a new functional area focused on marketing the Army as a modern fighting force, relevant in combat and peacetime today and into the future. This kind of promotional effort is not new; for decades, the Army has promoted itself as an o... more »

How the French Won the Battle of Gembloux Against Hitler (But Nazi Germany Won the War)

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Image: Reuters] An honorable victory even if France would still fall. On May 10, 1940, a daring group of German parachutists descended on the mighty Belgian fortress of Eben Emael, compelled its surrender, and opened the way for the German Army’s drive into Belgium. The French High Command believed Eben Emael would hold for a least five days, but now German forces poured into Belgium far earlier than anticipated. The crack XVI Corps, consisting of the veteran 3rd and 4th Panzer Divisions, the 20th Motorized Division, and the 35... more »

Why America Should Save Iran from Coronavirus

Brian Katulis, Peter Juul at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Brian Katulis, Peter Juul* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] America should create an expansive whitelist of coronavirus-related medical equipment and supplies that can be safely exported to Tehran as well as a list of Iranian entities that can import them. As the world suffers from the ravages of the coronavirus, Iran has been among the countries worst hit by the pandemic. The coronavirus crisis has worsened the plight of Iran’s people, who have suffered from years of bad choices by its repressive government. The pandemic offers an important opportunity to increase the... more »

Deaths Comes For All: America's F-22 Raptor Could Be Next On The Chopping Block

David Axe at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* Is something new on the horizon? *Here's What You Need To Know:* The Air Force begins replacing its F-22s with a new fighter type in the 2030s, at which point the Raptors will be entering their fourth decade of service, the flying branch will find itself simultaneously buying two stealth fighter types at a projected cost of $14 billion annually. Add in the cost of cargo planes, tankers and bombers, and you get $23-billion figure the CBO warned about. A new fighter to replace the F-22 Raptor could eat the U.S. Air Force's budget starting in the 20... more »

America's B-2 Remains Unbeatable, And It's About To Be Replaced By An Even Better Aircraft

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The B-21 Raider is coming soon. *Here's What You Need To Know:* The B-2’s ability to deliver such devastating weapons deep within the most well-defended airspace makes it a premium, highly specialized war machine without equivalent—at least unless China’ develops a decent H-20 stealth bomber. So far, B-2s have mostly leveraged their range and payload rather than stealth for actual combat operations. Should you venture out to one of the airshows periodically held near Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, you may be so fortunate to spot one of the ... more »

Math Shows How We Can Get Out Of Coronavirus Lockdown

Miquel Oliu-Barton, Bary S. R. Pradelski at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Miquel Oliu-Barton, Bary S. R. Pradelski* *Security, * [image: A Ugandan health official wearing protective gear disinfects the Nakawa open-air market as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), within in Nakawa division of Kampala, Uganda April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubo] Piece by piece. The COVID-19 pandemic has put the world to the test. Never before have we been so aware of the many ways we come into contact with innumerable others. We have been forced to reassess and retrain common habits, from the handshake to the simple act of... more »

8 Months And Counting: America's B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is Coming In Hot

David Axe at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Is the world ready? *Here's What You Need To Know: *Interestingly, the Air Force plans to share technology between the B-21 program and the parallel Next-Generation Air-Dominance program, which could eventually produce a replacement for the F-22 stealth fighter. The U.S. Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber is scheduled to make its first public appearance in December 2021. But there’s a lot of work to do before the plane can debut. The U.S. Air Force in 2015 awarded Northrop Grumman a $23-billion contract to develop the new bomber as a partial replacemen... more »

Rio de Janeiro Tourism Entities Already Planning for Post-Quarantine Period

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The losses to the hotel sector in the month of April in Rio de Janeiro state, due to the pandemic of the Covid-19 and isolation measures, has been estimated at R$130 million, according to sector representatives. But despite the grim news expected for April and May, officials say that a recovery […] The post Rio de Janeiro Tourism Entities Already Planning for Post-Quarantine Period appeared first on The Rio Times.

Coronavirus May Already Have Killed Between 3,800 and 15,600 in Brazil, Says Study

Adele Cardin at The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The study group, which includes researchers from Brazilian and foreign universities, has estimated that in its most pessimistic scenario, the number of deaths could be up to nine times the official figure. The Covid-19 BR Observatory is a scientific front launched by researchers who seek to understand the development of […] The post Coronavirus May Already Have Killed Between 3,800 and 15,600 in Brazil, Says Study appeared first on The Rio Times.

iFood, 99Food and Rappi: More Deliverers (and More Tips) During Pandemic

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More deliverers, more orders and more tips. With quarantine and social isolation measures in place, in addition to accelerated delivery growth, delivery companies have received thousands of new drivers onto their platforms and have seen an increase in tips - reaching almost 50 percent of orders in some cases. Rappi […] The post iFood, 99Food and Rappi: More Deliverers (and More Tips) During Pandemic appeared first on The Rio Times.

Using infrasonic signals to detect and track tornadoes

Researchers from the University of Mississippi are using an array of 12 infrasound sensors positioned across a pasture north of Huntsville in an effort to improve tornado warning methods. Each sensor includes a 12-volt marine battery, cabling, domed windscreen,...... Read more »

Cannabis extractors should be actively involved with growers who provide their raw materials

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago
Successful cannabis extraction businesses can improve their situations even more by working closely with the cultivation companies that supply their product. Cannabis extractors should be actively involved with growers who provide their raw materials is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Episode #323 – ‘Lockdown Folly’ with special guests

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…

COVID REVISED: Are New WHO Guidelines Adding to the Death Toll?

Featured News at 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*Miles Elliott* | Won't recording deaths "assumed" to be due to COVID-19 exaggerate the threat?

With coal in decline, how will we pay to reclaim abandoned mine lands?

Duggan Flanakin at CFACT - 13 hours ago
As coal production falls, so do fees paid to the abandoned mine land program. The post With coal in decline, how will we pay to reclaim abandoned mine lands? appeared first on CFACT.

U.S. Quietly Withdraws All Bombers From Guam Just Days After They Performed An Elephant Walk

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk, U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, Navy MQ-4C Triton, Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses, and KC-135 Stratotankers stationed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, perform an 'Elephant Walk' April 13, 2020 *Daily Mail:** US Air Force abruptly ends its 16-year bomber deployment in Guam and recalls them to be used more flexibly in the face of the threat from Russia and China* * Five B-52H Stratofortresses left the Andersen Air Force Base on Wednesday, just days after the aircrafts participated in a military might 'elephant walk' * No replacement aircraft was seen... more »

Press Ferrets Out More Falsehoods by CalPERS CIO Ben Meng, Evidence of Poor Leadership, in Giving Up >$1 Billion Hedge Payday

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 13 hours ago
CalPERS embattled CIO Ben Meng digs his $1 billion hole deeper with not-credible defenses. Tell the board not to cede more authority to him.

EXCLUSIVE: Car Wash Manager Attacked by Cops For Filming Them Beat His Elderly Neighbor

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: filming]Lomita, CA cops abused a citizen who was doing nothing more than recording police officers abuse an elderly man whose grandchildren were just murdered in front of his eyes.

Health Officials Warn That 100,000 Could Die From The Covid-19 Pandemic In Syria's Last Rebel Enclave

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Arab News *CBS: **Coronavirus could kill 100,000 in Syria's last rebel enclave, officials warn* Istanbul — Hundreds of thousands of Syrians who have survived nine years of civil war and waves of indiscriminate bombing now face a growing threat from a new, silent, invisible enemy: the coronavirus. The roughly 3 million people who live in Syria's northwest Idlib province have very little to defend themselves against the global pandemic. Local doctors are urging the international community to step up efforts to help prevent what is already a humanitarian disaster becoming a complete ... more »

Australian Government tells Facebook and Google to pay for news

Nour Haydar at Just In - 13 hours ago
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says a mandatory code will help "level the playing field" by requiring digital platforms such as Google and Facebook to pay news media businesses for the content they produce.

THE PRESS CONTINUES TO BELIEVE THAT "REPUBLICAN" = "AMERICAN"

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 13 hours ago
Politico's Anita Kumar does what too many mainstream journalists do: Under the influence of GOP spin doctors, she treats *what Republicans want* as a synonym for *what Americans want.* Trump aides and allies say they are growing confident that an earlier [economic] restart amid the coronavirus pandemic could help the president in his reelection campaign, according to six people close to the White House or Trump campaign. They point to emerging signs around the country. Trump-supported activists are protesting strict stay-at-home orders. Conservative groups’ internal polling in red-... more »

Will U.S. Presidential Candidate Joe Biden's Ties To China Hurt Him In This Year's Election?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) holds a welcoming ceremony for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 18, 2011. *Joseph Simonson & Jerry Dunleavy: Washington Examiner*: *'Joe Biden has a big China problem': Trump preps campaign assault on fall foe* President Trump's reelection campaign has two main targets, Joe Biden and China, and plans to tie them together relentlessly until November. Team Trump is preparing to make the former vice president's remarks and familial ties to the communist country a focal point of its campaign strategy. The political ... more »

You Will Find The Meaning Of Life By....The Wisdom Of O.M. Aivanhov

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago
*"You will only find the meaning of life by putting yourselves in service to the highest ideal, for behind this ideal, billions of luminous beings are at work. When these beings see that you are collaborating in their work to build a new world, they will shower blessings on you, and you will then feel something bursting and overflowing within you. Even if you neither ask nor expect anything, you will feel that you have received everything."* *Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov*

Head Of US Naval Forces In Europe And Africa Believes Public-Health Issues Should Be The Seventh Domain Of Warfare

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
US Navy Adm. James Foggo, second from right, at Naval Station Rota in Spain, January 12, 2018. US Navy/Mass Comm. Specialist 3rd Class M. Jang *Christopher Woody, Business Insider:* *After coronavirus, the US needs to worry about a '7th domain' of warfare, top Navy commander in Europe says* * The coronavirus has upended US military operations and left the US government struggling to respond to a worldwide public-health crisis. * For the military, the pandemic warrants a change in planning and operations beyond the immediate impact, according to Adm. James Foggo, head of US naval fo... more »

Going Net Zero With Shell

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness Shell going zero- carbon, (but only if their customers offset their emissions!): LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) on Thursday laid out the oil and gas sector’s most extensive strategy yet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, stating its plans […]

End times

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
Boris Johnson skipped five Cobra meetings on the virus, calls to order protective gear were ignored and scientists’ warnings fell on deaf ears Failings in February may have cost thousands of liveshttps://t.co/90fMvq20O5 — The Sunday Times (@thesundaytimes) April 18, 2020 Big splash in the Sunday Times. Get Boris. A scoop! A day by day; hour by hour diary of the government’s failures and gross mishandling of the pandemic. Boris’s selfish, narcissistic, stubborn deafness! His cavalier behaviour! Hundreds, nay, thousands of unnecessary deaths! Boris’s negligence! The government’s ine... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 14 hours ago
*US judge cancels permit for Keystone XL pipeline from Canada* A U.S. judge canceled a key permit Wednesday for the Keystone XL oil pipeline that’s expected to stretch from Canada to Nebraska, another setback for the disputed project that got underway less than two weeks ago following years of delays. Judge Brian Morris said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to adequately consider effects on endangered species such as pallid sturgeon, a massive, dinosaur-like fish that lives in rivers the pipeline would cross. The ruling, however, does not shut down work that has begun at the... more »

Police State: The “New Normal”

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
Covid 19 is the perfect storm. Expanded powers to the government, billions to big pharma, less and less freedom for the people under threat of death. Its almost like it was invented for this. Computing Forever Apr 11, 2020 via Police State: The “New Normal” (With John Waters) – YouTube

Coronavirus and the Controlled Financial Collapse

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency first by inflation then by deflation the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered… I believe that banking institutions … Continue reading Coronavirus and the Controlled Financial Collapse →

Connecting the Dots

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 14 hours ago
“To achieve world government, it is necessary to remove from the minds of men, their individualism, loyalty to family traditions, national patriotism and religious dogmas.” ~ Dr. G. Brock Chisolm (1896-1971) first Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Computing Forever Premiered Apr 16, 2020 via Connecting the Dots – YouTube

Trump Should Be Tough On the WHO – And Recommit to Strengthening Global Health Security

Jeffrey Cimmino at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Jeffrey Cimmino* *Politics, Americas* Here's how to do it. The Trump administration’s decision to withhold funding from the World Health Organization pending a review of the body’s response to the coronavirus pandemic marks an American withdrawal from multilateralism amid a tense confrontation between the United States and China over soft power and global influence. While the United States is right to criticize the WHO for its mistakes and its deference toward China, it would be a mistake to withdraw funding for an extended period. This is not meant to discount the need for a t... more »

Counterattack Fail: Why Did Hitler Choose To Fight the Battle of the Bulge?

Kevin M. Hymel at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kevin M. Hymel* *History, Europe* [image: This photo from a captured Nazi shows German troops rushing across a Belgian road blocked with vehicles and armor during the enemy attack against the American Army which began Dec. 16th, 1944. National Archives and Records Administration.] Probably not his smartest idea. As it turns out, Belgium was the perfect place to hide a counteroffensive against the Allies. It is a mountainous country where towns are squeezed close together; the hills are punctuated by forests and small farms; and the forests are filled with small, thin trees while... more »

How the Allies Fought With Each Other Over Europe in World War II

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GM1EB3H1PX101&share=true] Did that help cause the Cold War? British historian Alan Clark wrote in his book *Barbarossa*, “Roosevelt’s betrayal of Eastern Europe, whether out of calculation or gullibility, is so notorious as to need no further recapitulation.” National pride is a bitter pill to swallow. Some of the bitterness goes away if the pill can be dissolved in a mixture of faded memories and shared guilt. Sharing the guilt for the tragedy that befell ... more »

Fighting Back: How British Commandos Hit Nazi Germany's Coastal Defenses

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1F5E8D4830&share=true] Small investment, big damage. Following the forced evacuation of Allied forces at Dunkirk in June 1940, British leaders viewed a dim future. Realizing that, at least for the moment, they alone faced the might of the German Wehrmacht, they nevertheless began efforts to strike back. Lt. Col. Dudley Clarke, a staff officer in the War Office, believed that a small group of irregular soldiers, using surprise and speed, could effectively ... more »

This Country's Coronavirus Strategy Has United Its Citizens. Can It Last?

Grant Duncan at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Grant Duncan* *Politics, New Zealand* [image: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern smiles during a news conference prior to the anniversary of the mosque attacks that took place the prior year in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Hunter] Let's not return to politics as usual. During a national emergency we discover how well, or poorly, a country is governed. But New Zealand’s success so far in working towards eliminating COVID-19 isn’t due just to leadership from the top. It’s been a collective success, involving most “ordinary” Kiwis and unity acros... more »

Why Lockheed Martin's F-21 Won't Win India's Fighter Jet Contract

David Axe at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, Asia* That may go to France. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* For the purposes of Lockheed's marketing campaign, the F-21 is a new fighter, although it shares many of its major features with the F-16V the company has sold to Bahrain, Greece, Slovakia, South Korea and Taiwan. Lockheed can build new F-16Vs or upgrade older F-16s to the V-standard. Lockheed Martin is developing a new variant of its iconic F-16 single-engine fighter in order to compete in India’s 2019 tender for 110 new warplanes. But don’t count on the American firm’s *“F-21”* to win th... more »

ICYMI: It's Not Normal Until It's Not New Edition (4/19)

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 14 hours ago
In other words, there's no such thing as a new normal. But here we are anyway. Have some reading to pass the time. *My Transition To Emergency Remote Teaching* As always, I would like to be as smart as P. L. Thomas when I grow up. Here, while reflecting on his own transition, he offers insight on what is or is not right with remote teaching. *A Dozen Good Things That Could (Just Maybe) Happen As A Result Of This Pandemic * Nancy Flanagan has some optimistic thoughts about where we could end up when all this is done. *No, Everyone Is Not Homeschooling Now * From the blog a Po... more »

COVID-19 Strike Wave Interactive Map

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
So far, we’ve identified over 100 wildcat strikes that happened since the beginning of March. (Several larger strikes like at Instacart and Whole Foods happened in multiple cities). We suspect many strikes aren’t reporting at all for a variety of reasons and that the numbers are higher than we can track. The map will be updated regularly. Send updates on new strikes to melk@paydayreport.com In some places, workers are simply calling out sick en mass and refusing to show up so bosses shut dow their plants. Many areas have no reporters with connections to the labor movement so ma... more »

Gorbachev Speaks Out On Military Spending And The Pandemic

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
The Covid-19 pandemic shows that governments that think of security in mostly military terms are simply wasting money, Mikhail Gorbachev has said. Defence spending must be cut globally to fund things that humanity actually needs. The former Soviet leader called on the world to move away from hard power in international affairs. He remains especially worried about the kind of military brinkmanship that lately has almost led to a shooting war in the Middle East. "What we urgently need now is a rethinking of the entire concept of security," he wrote, in an op-ed published by TIME mag... more »

Cop Arrested for Faking Story About Being Shot, Setting Off Manhunt for Non-Existent Shooter

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: shooting]Yet another cop has been arrested and charged for faking a shooting story and setting off a fruitless lockdown and manhunt.

Periphery Leads Coronavirus Death Toll in São Paulo; Adult Women Most Infected

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One month after the first death reported due to coronavirus, São Paulo shows a map tainted by the spread of the disease, with deaths recorded in all regions of the city, particularly in the outlying suburbs. According to the Municipal Health Department, the highest numbers of suspected and confirmed Covid-19 […] The post Periphery Leads Coronavirus Death Toll in São Paulo; Adult Women Most Infected appeared first on The Rio Times.

Coronavirus Pandemic: Ecuador Reports Over 1,900 Deaths in Guayaquil

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Over 1,900 deaths were reported in two weeks by a special Ecuador government task force. The figures represent the removal of bodies from hospitals and homes and the issuing of death certificates. Hospitals and cemeteries are already overcrowded, although the worst is believed to be yet to come. "There is […] The post Coronavirus Pandemic: Ecuador Reports Over 1,900 Deaths in Guayaquil appeared first on The Rio Times.

Unlike 2008 Crisis, Banks Are Now Part of Solution, Says Itaú CEO

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A consequence of the current novel coronavirus crisis for banks will be a change in the way society looks at these institutions, according to Candido Bracher, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Itaú Unibanco (ITUB4). In a live broadcast at Credit Suisse conducted by Ilan Goldfajn, chairman of Banco do […] The post Unlike 2008 Crisis, Banks Are Now Part of Solution, Says Itaú CEO appeared first on The Rio Times.

The Massive Covid-19 Hoax

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 14 hours ago
*April 19, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - By all accounts and from the very beginning it was clear that Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) was at the very most a bad cold - little more dangerous than the annual flu - but being deliberately hyped to stampede the public into a tangled web of bad policies. As early as last month cooler-headed experts warned that hyped death rates spread by politicians, the Western corporate media, other various panic-mongers, and even World Health Organization (WHO) officials would give way to much, much lower death rates as more people were tested,... more »

Getting People To Do Difficult Things

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
The last two months have provided a crash course in how -- and how not -- to communicate with the public. Robin Sears writes: With the exception of powerful communicators like B.C’s Bonnie Henry and the U.S.’s Anthony Fauci, too many public health officials hide behind jargon, incomprehensible statistics, and on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand presentations. To be fair, crisis-driven public health truth telling is often painful, even heartbreaking. Those are real communication challenges for the most experienced and savvy. Made even tougher if you report to a minister or governme... more »

Sunday song

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin US officials confirm full-scale investigation of whether coronavirus escaped from Wuhan lab Climate Crisis Weekly: South Korea to be first in East Asia to set net zero goal Gov. Cuomo urged to shut down NYC subways to stop coronavirus spreadCoronavirus forces detour for homecoming astronauts FBI Official Says Foreign Hackers Targeting COVID-19 Research A Teenager Posted About Her COVID-19 Infection on Instagram. A Deputy Threatened To Arrest Her If She Didn't Delete It.Unless we Halt Trump’s War on the Environment, the next Pandemic is coming for Us Forget the lab rat... more »

Large earthquakes follow 'Devil's Staircase' mathematical pattern

According to a new study published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, the occurrence of large shallow earthquakes worldwide follows a mathematical pattern called the Devil's Staircase, wherein clusters of seismic events are separated by...... Read more »

Turkish-backed Libyan forces approach strategic city in northwest Libya

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – Mustafa al-Mujai, a spokesman for the forces affiliated with the Government of National Accord (GNA), said on Saturday that their forces are advancing towards the city of Tarhuna from 5 axes. Al-Majei said that their forces have extended control of several areas on the outskirts of Tarhuna city, which is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iranian military unveils 2 strategic radar systems: photos

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Iranian military unveiled two radar systems, “Persian Gulf” and “Monitor”, in the presence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Air Defense Forces, Abdul Rahim Mousavi. According to the Iranian Fars Agency, the far-reaching and strategic “800-km” Persian Gulf radar is a three-dimensional radar with new technology capable of detecting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2020-04-17

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
This is a summary of 23 AMN articles on the following subjects: Ansarallah, Yemen, China, Coronavirus, Wuhan, Idlib, Syria, US, Libya, Turkey, Hasakah, France, Iraq, Russia, Homs, Hama, Iran, ISIS, Tripoli. Categories covered in this brief: Yemen, Middleeast, World-News, Syria, North-Africa, Iraq, Turkey, Iran Let us know how you like this brief in the comments […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Hysteria about the unknown long-term effects of the virus

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 15 hours ago
The most widespread "subtype" of the global Covid-19 hysteria is the worry that "we will all die" or at least "the number of Covid-19 fatalities will be staggering". Since the beginning, careful thinkers among us knew this to be nonsense: the case fatality rate clearly isn't "dramatically" different from that of flu. It was clear to some of us from the beginning that lots of mild cases were and are completely overlooked which is why the probability of death assuming an infection is correspondingly lower than naively expected. A Stanford study in the Santa Clara County, California, s... more »

Awareness and Language

Unknown at The Verma Report - 15 hours ago
Is anyone aware that he was ever sensorily aware of anything for which he does not have the words to describe? Such awareness is not possible; a man cannot be aware of being aware in the past of seeing, hearing, feeling, thinking, or imagining anything which he cannot describe to himself in words. Man’s capacity for being aware of past awarenesses, or of consciously recollecting the past experiences with ideas and events, is wholly dependent on his ability to use language. A creature without language will not have the ability of being aware of past sensory awarenesses.

Sunday morning music

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago
I'm obliged to Michael Z. Williamson, author, blogger and friend in meatspace and cyberspace, for posting yesterday, on MeWe, this clip of a 2019 performance by Mark Knopfler of his 1982 masterpiece, "Telegraph Road". It was originally performed with his group Dire Straits. It was the lead track of their album "Love over Gold". The album has always been one of my favorites, so I thought you might enjoy Mark's rendition of the song, almost 40 years after it first appeared. He's grown older (a lot older!), but so have I; and the song itself is timeless. I daresay "Telegraph ... more »

Navajo coronavirus cases increase to 1,197, one survivor shares his story

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 15 hours ago
. Dine' recovering from coronavirus shares his experience 70 new positive cases of COVID-19 and 4,075 negative results reported By Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer Censored News WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The total number of positive tests for COVID-19 has reached 1,197 for the Navajo Nation as of Saturday – an increase of 70 positive cases since Friday,

Bitahnii Wayne Wilson 'Doing what I can, while I can' at Pine Springs, Navajo Nation'

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 15 hours ago
Today we finished gathering food for some of our family relatives in Querino Canyon, Navajo Nation, Arizona. In our red pony before another 57-hour Navajo Nation curfew. We were able to get much-needed supplies for this family and they said thank you for your donated assistance and help. (Covid-19 Virus Pandemic Crisis 2020)My elder Uncle Freddie Roan Sr. A U.S. Army veteran of Pine Springs,

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