Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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China Expert: Covid-19 Probably “Deliberate Leak”; Could Be “Act of War”

Selwyn Duke at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: china-expert-covid-19-probably-deliberate-leak-could-be-act-of-war] China expert Gordon Chang thinks the release of the coronavirus was either accidental, which he disputes, or deliberate, to gain a march on the United States.

On Earth Day, Pope Rebukes Humanity — Calls for "Ecological Conversion"

Luis Miguel at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: on-earth-day-pope-rebukes-humanity-calls-for-ecological-conversion] Pope Francis sternly reproved mankind for its alleged neglect of the environment, saying, "We have sinned against the earth."

Dr. Graves Slams Dr. Fauci & Attack on Liberty Amid COVID19

TNA Video at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: alex-newman-dr-graves-slams-dr-fauci-and-attack-on-liberty-amid-covid19] VIDEO - In this exclusive interview with The New American, Dr. Karladine Graves, a high-profile medical doctor who has been providing information and advice to the White House on coronavirus and other issues, slams the willingness of Americans to trade their liberty for supposed safety. She also slammed Dr. Anthony Fauci, questioning whether he has a conflict of interest. In particular, Dr. Graves believes the government should get out of the way and let doctors deal with their patients. She also suppor... more »

Harvard Law Professor Calls for “Presumptive Ban” on Homeschooling

Luis Miguel at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: harvard-law-professor-calls-for-presumptive-ban-on-homeschooling] A law professor at Harvard published a piece slamming homeschooling and decrying parents’ “authoritarian control over their children.”

Idaho Mom Arrested for Children Playing in the Park

AdminM at Health Impact News - 6 hours ago
Sara Brady, a mother from Meridian, Idaho, was arrested on Tuesday, April 21st, after she joined a large group of parents in protesting Idaho’s Coronavirus Stay-At-Home order through a planned “Playdate Protest.” The City of Meridian closed their playgrounds in March, in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, because of fears that the virus may live on plastic surfaces (such as plastic slides) for several days. Planned as a protest of Idaho’s Stay-at-Home order, through the Idaho Freedom Foundation and Health Freedom Idaho, a group of several dozen parents went to a closed pla... more »

Idaho Mom Arrested for Children Playing in the Park

AdminM at Medical Kidnap - 6 hours ago
Sara Brady, a mother from Meridian, Idaho, was arrested on Tuesday, April 21st, after she joined a large group of parents in protesting Idaho’s Coronavirus Stay-At-Home order through a planned “Playdate Protest.” The City of Meridian closed their playgrounds in March, in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, because of fears that the virus may live on plastic surfaces (such as plastic slides) for several days. Planned as a protest of Idaho’s Stay-at-Home order, through the Idaho Freedom Foundation and Health Freedom Idaho, a group of several dozen parents went to a closed pla... more »

Earth Day surprise: video of fat polar bear on Arctic sea ice contains no false facts

Hifast at Climate Collections - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Shot during the 2015 Arctic GEOTRACES expedition aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy. The lack of narrated misinformation makes this video suitable for young children. This looks to be a different bear than the one I discussed in 2015 here but was undoubtedly taken on the same cruise, because reports…

Perspectives on the Pandemic | Dr. John Ioannidis Update: 4.17.20 | Episode 4

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
*Caught this interview today as well.* *Link- Youtube* *Dr John Ioannidis talked about the situation in New York. Why?* *My opinion? 9/11 and the destruction of the Trade Towers is a factor * - *Relink: April 18/20 New York: 9/11 Trade Tower Destruction's “Witch’s Brew” Births Covid Fatalities? *From earlier today as well: * - Kit Knightly: Off Guardian's Corona Virus Coverage w James Corbett * Related (mentioned in the interview above)* - Boy with Covid-19(84) DID NOT Infect More then 170 People As Previously Claimed. Zero, was the number. ZERO!

White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing – 5:00pm ET Livestream

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Unfortunately, with President Trump effectively communicating the latest information on the federal efforts to mitigate COVID-19, more corporate U.S. resistance media have decided not to carry the live broadcasts from the White House task force briefings. Today at 5:00pm ET … Continue reading →

President Trump and First Lady Melania Celebrate Arbor Day With Tree Planting Ceremony – Video and Transcript…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Earlier today President Trump and First Lady Melania participated in a tree planting ceremony in recognition of Arbor Day (ie. Earth Day). [Video & Transcript below] . [Transcript] – THE PRESIDENT: Hi, Mike. Hi. David, hi. Please, thank you. Everyone … Continue reading →

Business Insider: Lady Gaga Raised $35 Million in 7 Days for the WHO’s Global Coronavirus Response Fund, and Spearheaded a Virtual Festival

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 6 hours ago
The World Health Organization’s Solidarity Response Fund has increased by $35 million, due to the efforts of Lady Gaga, according to a Business Insider report. On April 6, Gaga said at a WHO media briefing that she helped raise the amount in seven days by calling on corporate leaders and philanthropists. The Business Insider reported […] The post Business Insider: Lady Gaga Raised $35 Million in 7 Days for the WHO’s Global Coronavirus Response Fund, and Spearheaded a Virtual Festival appeared first on Health Nut News.

FOX: Harvard Won’t ‘Seek or Accept’ Federal Stimulus Money After Calls From President to Return Cash

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 6 hours ago
Harvard University announced in a statement Wednesday that it will no longer “seek or accept” aid from the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, one day after President Trump demanded the Ivy League school return federal relief cash. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com The post FOX: Harvard Won’t ‘Seek or Accept’ Federal Stimulus Money After Calls From President to Return Cash appeared first on Health Nut News.

'Wet season, COVID-19, wet season': Coronavirus has left northern WA tourism on the brink

Erin Parke at Just In - 6 hours ago
Kimberley tourism operators brace for "18 months of pain" as COVID-19 decimates the northern tourist season.

Live: NSW Now: Ruby Princess to leave Australian waters, prison inmate stabbed to death

Just In - 6 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING:* Border officials order Ruby Princess to leave Australian waters this afternoon, while NSW Police investigates the death of a 33-year-old inmate at Parklea Correctional Centre.

Is it illegal under the constitution for a state to close its borders to other Australians?

Just In - 6 hours ago
As some states imposed border restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus, former Liberal cabinet minister Alexander Downer took to Twitter to claim that closing state borders would be illegal under the constitution. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates

'I've just been in tears': Hannah's quest to brighten the lives of isolated new mothers like herself

Tahlia Roy at Just In - 6 hours ago
The coronavirus outbreak has left many new mothers without the social support that most parents rely on. This mother is fighting back by reaching out to others.

Watch the moment a thief breaks into a museum with a sledgehammer to steal a Van Gogh painting

Just In - 6 hours ago
In the movies heists of historic artworks or major amounts of money are sophisticated affairs but when a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece was stolen recently it was anything but new CCTV footage reveals.

The Spectre of Austerity

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
There's a ghastly spectre haunting politics. The spectre of austerity! Seemingly exorcised from the mainstream by Jeremy Corbyn's efforts, and confirmed in its crypt by Boris Johnson's nothing manifesto, Rishi Sunak's first budget and Keir Starmer's victorious policy platform, the emergency measures taken to ward off Covid-19 has allowed it to slip between the veil separating the dead from the living. The first to talk up the possibility of post-crisis austerity was the (apparently) centre left think tank the Social Market Foundation. They want to see the next round of austerity sh... more »

White House Challenged To Reveal U.S. Troops Levels In Syria, Iraq, And Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Turkish and US troops meet on the Turkish-Syrian border for a joint patrol in northern Syria, as it is pictured from near the Turkish town of Akcakale, Turkey, Sept. 8, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer *The Guardian:* *Trump administration challenged to reveal troops levels in war zones* Freedom of information request filed after Pentagon stopped publishing figures for Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria The Trump administration is being challenged to reveal how many troops the US has in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria – and to explain why it stopped publishing those figures more than two years ago.... more »

Voice Cloning: One More Way Teachers Can Be Replaced

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 6 hours ago
So, Venture Beat is a website touts itself as the leading source for transformative tech news and events that provide deep context to help business leaders make smart decisions and stay on top of breaking news. That includes "sponsored" news like this very special piece from Lovo, a Berkeley-based company whose sub-title is "Love Your Voice" and whose co-founder explains their mission as "Making human voice scalable, ubiquitous, and accessible." That co-founder is Tom (Seung Kun) Lee, who has been COO for Orbis, done digital marketing for LG CNS, and worked for MuleSoft-- and that's... more »

Trump Media Dump Mainstreamed Chinese Lab Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 6 hours ago
With US deaths from Covid-related complications peaking above 30,000, allies of President Donald Trump are taking their anti-China public relations blitz to new heights of absurdity, hoping to legitimize a conspiracy theory blaming a Chinese biological research lab for engineering the novel coronavirus. The theory points to the Wuhan Institute of Virology as the culprit behind the pandemic, either through an accidental leak caused by unsafe research on bat coronaviruses or deliberately, by manufacturing a biological weapon. First deployed in January by the right-wing Washington T... more »

Open-Source Medical Supplies Battle COVID-19

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 6 hours ago
While health authorities focus on top-down measures to get COVID-19 supplies to hospitals in need, home-grown initiatives are enlisting regular people to create open-source equipment. Rather than wait for the impact of government efforts to persuade manufacturers to move into emergency production of ventilators and protective equipment, the sharing economy is already saving lives with home-made masks and 3D-printed ventilators. A dearth of adequate medical supplies was implicated in an increase in coronavirus mortality in Italy, compared with Germany and South Korea, where supply ... more »

COVID-19 Will Double Number Of People Facing Food Crises

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 6 hours ago
The COVID-19 pandemic could almost double the number of people suffering acute hunger, pushing it to more than a quarter of a billion by the end of 2020, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today as it and other partners released a new report on food crises around the world. The number of people facing acute food insecurity (IPC/CH 3 or worse) stands to rise to 265 million in 2020, up by 130 million from the 135 million in 2019, as a result of the economic impact of COVID-19, according to a WFP projection. The estimate was announced alongside the release of the Glo... more »

Colombia: Red Rags On Windows To Protest Amid Quarantine

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 6 hours ago
Faced with the inability of President Ivan Duque administration to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, Colombians are displaying red cloths on windows to express their dissatisfaction. "They said to take out red rags if people needed help. Today the red rag seems to be the new flag in the most humble neighborhoods. Hunger is not quarantined," said cartoonist Alex Ro, as reported by local outlet Las2Orillas. The red rags placement started in some Spanish cities to notify that the inhabitants of a house had some kind of urgent need. This idea reached Colombia, a South American country wh... more »

South Africa: Lives Over Profits! Bread Not Bullets!

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 6 hours ago
The C19 People’s Coalition was born a month ago and includes 250 organisations from across civil society in all provinces, including community-based organisations, social movements, non-governmental organisations, research institutions, faith-based organisations and others. It is the broadest grouping of civil society that has come together to address the current crisis. We have developed a Programme of Action (POA). Our rationale is that government alone cannot combat a health crisis of this scale; community and wider societal participation is critical if the measures that medic... more »

Small Businesses Furious At Paycheck Protection Program Structure

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 6 hours ago
With allegations that major banks shuffled Paycheck Protection Program applications to prioritize larger loan amounts and bigger businesses, Main Street businesses are furious. This possibility points to a clear design flaw in the program that tried to use the private lending market, already rife with discrimination and putting profits over all, as the mechanism for small business relief. Small businesses are demanding that any new funding must come directly to them via subsidies, not loans, and it must prioritize those who were left out. Business owners of color are particularly ... more »

Largest Strike Yet, Amazon Workers Call In Sick

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 6 hours ago
Hundreds of Amazon workers from across the U.S. on Tuesday called in sick to demand better safety standards at the ecommerce giant's warehouses in the largest coordinated action at the company since the coronavirus pandemic began. The labor rights groups United for Respect, New York Communities for Change, and Make the Road New York organized the action. More than 300 employees joined the strike and refused to work. More than 75 Amazon employees have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, in recent weeks as workers have sounded alarms about a lack of... more »

Cruel Hoax Mumia Abu-Jamal Was Ill With COVID-19

Kevin Zeese at PopularResistance.Org - 6 hours ago
When a PA Department of Corrections official falsely claimed Mumia Abu-Jamal was being hospitalized with COVID-19 at 5 pm on April 15, the news was shared worldwide in minutes. Supporters around the world, who have been misled by DOC statements in the past, immediately called the institution and demanded confirmation from Mumia himself. By 8:45 pm, the DOC allowed Mumia to call his supporters and he confirmed that the official report was false. “I am fine, I am not hospitalized,” he can be heard on the recorded call saying, part of which was played at the press conference, “...Wha... more »

"Economic Market Snapshot PM 4/22/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*AM 4/22/20* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ ○ "USO is Going to Implode, Along With Your Money" ○ Gregory Mannarino, PM 4/22/20 *"POTUS Threatens To Hit Iranian Targets, * *Crude Spikes, Stocks Gain"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ○ *A comprehensive, essential daily read.* - http://www.shadows... more »

Why Post-Coronavirus America Will Have Massive Poverty

Eric Zuesse at The Duran - 6 hours ago
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at Strategic Culture The way that Congress and the President structured America’s coronavirus bailout legislation, the protections that go to the super-wealthy start immediately, but the protections that go to the neediest — the soaring numbers of unemployed, the increasingly endangered medical workers, etc. — require documentation which is […] More The post Why Post-Coronavirus America Will Have Massive Poverty appeared first on The Duran.

BUSTED! The WaPo NAILS a Democrat attack ad…

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 6 hours ago
that of course was full of sh*t, as usual. But torpedoed by the WaPo? A hardcore Leftist rag? Little Davey Brock, Obama’s butt boy, takes another shot to his empty head. People have asked The Gunny WHY in the HELL he distrusts both the US Gruberment (Ruby Ridge, Waco, Elian Gonzalez, Brennan, Comey, etc.) AND the Liberal Lapdog Obama Asskissing Media. Why? Read on. EXCERPT: “A Democrat attack ad, by American Bridge 21st Century, has been pinocchioed by the Washington Post for blatantly lying about Trump and China with respect to the coronavirus.”https://youtu.be/yPVmloKuqYI EXCERPT:... more »

Re-build Muscle not Flab

Geoff at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 6 hours ago
*23 April 2020* *Re-build Muscle not Flab* *by Viv Forbes* *To download this article with all images click:https://saltbushclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/muscle-not-flab.pdf* In order to kill Corona-wasps in the ceiling, politicians have knocked our economic house down. Now they dream of rebuilding the house by driving at full speed into the borrow-and-spend swamp. National Cabinet will soon find that Australia-after-Corona can’t afford a bloated public service, an overmanned and overpaid academia, throngs of able-bodied people on long-term welfare, too many tax-exempt foun... more »

On historical patterns

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 6 hours ago
It's certainly understandable to try to maintain hope that a public address will produce some desperately-needed improvements to the lives of Saskatchewan's essential workers. But let's remember the track record involved here. So far, Scott Moe's changes to working conditions as a result of COVID-19 include limiting the availability of pay in lieu of notice when employees are laid off, and endangering highway safety by eliminating a limit of 13 hours per day for truckers. And the public emergency leave developed in response to the coronavirus is unpaid - meaning that until the fede... more »

Los especuladores de la pandemia: cómo los grandes inversores extranjeros podrían obtener grandes ganancias con las medidas de la crisis

bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
22-Apr-2020 Las acciones de emergencia de los gobiernos a raíz de COVID-19 podrían provocar una ola de demandas de arbitraje por miles de millones de dólares por parte de corporaciones multinacionales y abogados de inversión.

We Won’t Stop COVID-19 with “Chickenpox Parties”

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
April 22, 2020 by Charles Pierson Thumbing their noses at both government directives and the coronavirus, right-wing protestors have been massing at state capitols in Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia, and Texas to demand the lifting of stay-at-home orders issued by Democratic governors. President Donald Trump has responded in a way that looks a whole lot … Continue reading We Won’t Stop COVID-19 with “Chickenpox Parties” →

They’re Already Planning Their Next ‘Crisis’

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
L Todd Wood April 21, 2020 The former American head of intelligence who admitted voting communist, and his emperor In case you haven’t noticed, they don’t like you Mr. President. They feel entitled to your power given to you by the American people. They are tyrants. They are communists. Communists lie, murder, cheat, steal. … Continue reading They’re Already Planning Their Next ‘Crisis’ →

Coronavirus Coverup: Why Did China LIE?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
China Uncensored Apr 22, 2020 The Chinese Communist Party covered up the coronavirus outbreak from Wuhan, China plunging the world into a pandemic. But why did this happen? As we saw with SARS and the AIDS epidemic in China, lies and coverups are inherent in China’s Communist system. And it will only happen again … Continue reading Coronavirus Coverup: Why Did China LIE? →

China Is Hoarding the World’s Medical Supplies

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
China Uncensored Apr 20, 2020 China is hoarding essential medical supplies as the world struggles to cope with the coronavirus COVID 19 pandemic outbreak that began in Wuhan, China. Joining me to talk about this is Curtis Ellis. He’s the policy director with America First Policies. He was also a senior policy advisor to … Continue reading China Is Hoarding the World’s Medical Supplies →

Now Blatantly Obvious The Bush/Clinton/Obama Uni-Party Sold Us Out To China

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
L Todd Wood April 20, 2020 Screenshot People It is now painfully obvious to all of us that wish to listen that the Bush/Clinton/Obama uni-party presidency completely sold America out to a rising China. Recently, Laura Bush joined Michelle Obama in an online effort with A-list celebs to raise money for the World Health … Continue reading Now Blatantly Obvious The Bush/Clinton/Obama Uni-Party Sold Us Out To China →

Leftists Want Homeschooling Banned

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
This month’s edition of Harvard Magazine contains her analysis in an article titled “The Risks of Homeschooling,” in which Bartholet essentially explains why people who do not think the way she thinks are dangerous to their own children, because of the fact that they do not think the way she thinks. Harvard’s Elizabeth Bartholet, … Continue reading Leftists Want Homeschooling Banned →

ID 2020-Change.org removed petition to STOP ID 2020 from its website! — a12iggymom’s Blog

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: Written & posted TODAY by: ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR: 4/8/2020 “Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses (including Microsoft’s ambition to control a global vac ID enterprise) and give him dictatorial control over global health policy—the spear tip of corporate…

Anarcho-Tyranny Chronicles: Florida Sheriff Arrests Pastor but Lets Violent Criminals Loose

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Source: Jose Nino Chad Chronister, the Hillsborough County, Florida Sherriff, is the latest law enforcement official to adopt the Cultural Left’s dysfunctional public security policies. Chronister released an inmate by the name of Joseph Edward Williams, who was one of over 100 prisoners let out from Orient Road Jail in…

Just Released! Bill Gates Patent # ‘666’ Links To Covid19 & Prophecy!

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Justus Knight on April 22, 2020 On today’s broadcast: After much vetting and research we have astounding information to present to you. Bill Gate’s Microsoft has acquired a patent that links Covid-19, Prophecy and future Pandemics. All wrapped up in what they are saying is a Cryptocurrency distribution system that pays you based on … Continue reading Just Released! Bill Gates Patent # ‘666’ Links To Covid19 & Prophecy! →

IDIOCRACY: ‘First Responders’ Dance in Empty Hospitals as Western Civilization Crumbles

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Seems like they have a lot of free time on their hands. Apr 21, 2020 Shane Trejo As coronavirus hysteria cripples society and destroys the global economy, a bizarre trend is emerging of “first responders” performing orchestrated dance routines on social media. There have been dozens of videos that have emerged of nurses and … Continue reading IDIOCRACY: ‘First Responders’ Dance in Empty Hospitals as Western Civilization Crumbles →

It Is Never Too Late To Be Successful

Natalie Porter at Enlightened Consciousness - 7 hours ago
Don’t ever give up on your dreams! It is never too late to be successful, whether it’s material or financial success. Follow your dreams. You can still achieve what matters to you in life. You can reach your goals. Age doesn’t count; you can do it. One of the biggest excuses people come up with when asked why they didn’t start the business they always wanted is, “I’m too old now!” You should not compare what you have accomplished at your age to anyone else at the same age. Comparison kills confidence, hope, and happiness. Go at your own pace. There is no certainty that early succ... more »

Australia Sex Ratio Covid

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 7 hours ago
So calked "mild" WuHuFlu Covid cases leaving enough lung damage to end careers (professional divers lung tests). Australian women get more cases than men. Don't stop ACE inhibitors, M.D. advises. Continue reading →

"Only the superstitious think that profitable forecasts about human action are easily obtainable. Economics itself says that forecasts, like many other desirable things, are scarce.." #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 7 hours ago
*"Economics is the science of the postmagical age. Far from being unscientific hoobla-hoo, economics is deeply antimagical. It keeps telling us that we cannot do it, that magic will not help. Only the superstitious think that profitable forecasts about human action are easily obtainable…. Economics itself says that forecasts, like many other desirable things, are scarce. It cannot be easy to know which great empire will fall or when the market will turn…. Some economists allow themselves to be paid cash money to answer such questions, but they know they cannot. Their very science ... more »

Tracking COVID-19's First Appearance in the United States

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 7 hours ago
On April 21, 2020, Santa Clara County Public Health released this interesting information: The fact that an individual who died at home on February 6, 2020 tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a rather fascinating turn of events given that, until this point, it was believed that the first American death from coronavirus was announced by Public Health - Seattle and King County on February 29, 2020 as shown here: As well, while testing was not widely available in the United States at the time, according to the CDC, there were only 11 cases of COVID-19 reported in all of the ... more »

Aden declared a disaster area after catastrophic flooding kills 10, Yemen

The government of Yemen has declared the port city of Aden a disaster area on April 22, 2020, following devastating flash floods caused by up to 125 mm (5 inches) of rain in just 24 hours. On average, the city receives just about 5 mm (0.19 inches) of rain in April...... Read more »

Citizen Action is Central to the Global Response to COVID-19

NEW YORK and MANILA, Apr 22 (IPS) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created an unprecedented human and economic crisis. Governments are taking strong actions, enforcing quarantines to reduce contagion, testing populations, building emergency intensive care units. Governments have also launched large fiscal stimulus plans to protect jobs and the economy, as well as temporary social protection programs such as income/food support, subsidies to utilities and care services. Read the full story, “Citizen Action is Central to the Global Response to COVID-19”, on globalissues.org →

What Does Covid-19 Crisis Mean for Rural Development?

LONDON, Apr 22 (IPS) - The implications and consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are playing out before us. Much of the news coverage of the to date in both the Global North and the Global South has understandably focused on the horrifying impact of the disease on urban communities, where it is clearly hitting people, and economies, hardest. Read the full story, “What Does Covid-19 Crisis Mean for Rural Development?”, on globalissues.org →

A Global Crisis Like No Other Needs a Global Response Like No Other

WASHINGTON DC, Apr 22 (IPS) - I have been saying for a while that this is a ‘*crisis like no other*.' It is: - More complex, with interlinked shocks to our health and our economies that have brought our way of life to an-almost complete stop; - More uncertain, as we are learning only gradually how to treat the novel virus, make containment most effective, and restart our economies; and - Truly global. Pandemics don't respect borders, neither do the economic shocks they cause. Read the full story, “A Global Crisis Like No Other Needs a Global Response Like No Ot... more »

When Can the President Withdraw From the Open Skies Treaty?

sanderson at Lawfare - 7 hours ago
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks to the media during a press briefing on April 14, 2020. (Source: Flickr/DoD Photo by Marvin Lynchard) Several weeks ago, in early April 2020, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly agreed to begin withdrawing the United States from the Treaty on Open Skies, a multilateral agreement that facilitates reconnaissance overflights among its members in order to promote military transparency. The Guardian writes that Esper and Pompeo reached this understanding without convening the usual interagency process thro... more »

Did Texas’ Lt. Gov. Say ‘There Are More Important Things Than Living’?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Dan Patrick called for social-distancing measures to be eased for his state amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Iran Says It Has Launched Its First Military Satellite

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*FOX News*: *Iran says it launched first military satellite amid US tensions* Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said on Wednesday that it launched a military satellite into orbit amid wider tensions with the United States, a successful launch after months of failures. “Iran’s first military satellite, Noor, was launched this morning from central Iran in two stages. The launch was successful and the satellite reached orbit,” state TV said, according to Reuters. There was no immediate independent confirmation of the launch. The U.S. State Department and the Pentagon, whic... more »

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Explains Why He Says ‘the CDC is Actually a Vaccine Company’

Phillip at Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Phillip Schneider* - In addition to profiting from vaccine sales, the CDC itself also owns the patents to many vaccines.

SINOPHOBIA, this is the disease that is most virulent, not COVID-19!

reitanotsuka at Asian Straight Shooter - 7 hours ago
Why does the Anglo West “hate” China so much? Because China has… Continue reading “SINOPHOBIA, this is the disease that is most virulent, not COVID-19!”… The post SINOPHOBIA, this is the disease that is most virulent, not COVID-19! appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter .

Harvard Agrees To Give Back Funds From CARES Act…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Yesterday President Trump was questioned about Harvard receiving funds from the legislative CARES Act relief program: Q I wanted to follow up on — you said about the small business program, Harvard is going to pay the money back. How … Continue reading →

Count stars in the Southern Cross tonight and map light pollution where you live

Genelle Weule at Just In - 7 hours ago
How many stars can you see in the Southern Cross? If you count them tonight you will contribute to the worldwide effort to map light pollution during International Dark Sky Week.

Live: Chief Medical Officer says three things behind Australia's coronavirus success

Peter Marsh at Just In - 7 hours ago
Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy says Australia has been successful at combating coronavirus because of investments in public health, border closures and strong social-distancing measures. Follow live.

'Severe and long-lasting impacts': Queensland braces for economic fallout amid Virgin administration

Tim Swanston, Marian Faa And Tim Shepherd at Just In - 7 hours ago
For Queensland, the pain of a possible collapse of Virgin Australia runs deep, with nearly half of its workforce based in the state.

No New Orders Issued: U.S. Military Brass Clarifies Trump’s Iran Threat

Matthew Petti at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Matthew Petti* *, * “The President issued an important warning to the Iranians,” he told reporters at a Wednesday briefing. “What he was emphasizing is all of our ships retain the right of self-defense.” President Donald Trump’s social media message ordering the Navy to “shoot down and destroy” Iranian vessels was simply emphasizing that U.S. ships “retain the right of self-defense,” Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist told reporters at the Pentagon. The latest statements followed a tense showdown in the Persian Gulf between Iranian and U.S. vessels. The President has escal... more »

Why Many Libertarians Don't Agree With Trump On Coronavirus

Amitai Etzioni at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Amitai Etzioni* *Politics, Americas* Even if one strongly believes that liberty means that people can do what they deem fit with their own lives, one assumes that people will make reasonable decisions because they will have to live with the consequences. A much-revered Republican president, one of the most highly respected advocates of liberty in the history of Western civilization, and a much-admired Supreme Court Justice disagree with President Donald Trump’s call on governors to “liberate” the peoples of their states by reopening their economies now. Excuse me? Well, they all... more »

Populi: A Legal History of Contagious Disease in the United States

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 7 hours ago
John Fabian Witt I gave a Zoom lecture in my American Legal History course last week on the legal history of epidemics and infectious disease in the U.S. It’s a first draft on a subject in which we’re all suddenly and tragically and unavoidably immersed. The central thesis is that American public health law has been “sanitationist” domestically and for elites, and “quarantinist” at the border and for the poor, and for non-whites. A sub-theme is about the enduring significance of our particular legal institutions in shaping public health policies. Total running time about 40 minu... more »

Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina Governors Announce Plans to Reopen Businesses

Warren Mass at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: georgia-tennessee-and-south-carolina-governors-announce-plans-to-reopen-businesses] The governors of Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina have announced plans to ease restrictions on some business closings, in an effort bring their states’ economies closer to normal.

Despite Virus, Illegals Pouring Across Border

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: despite-virus-illegals-pouring-across-border] Despite the Chinese Virus pandemic, illegal aliens kept pouring across the U.S.-Mexico border last month, though the numbers are decreasing.

Dems Want Michelle for VP; Valerie Jarrett Says Not Happening

James Murphy at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: dems-want-michelle-for-vp-valerie-jarrett-says-not-happening] Some Democrats are hoping presumptive nominee Joe Biden might entice former first lady Michelle Obama to run as his vice presidential pick. But sources close to Mrs. Obama (and Mrs. Obama herself) say it’s not happening.

Reminder: Electing J.D. Scholten Will Make Congress-- Not To Mention Iowa-- A Much More Productive Body

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
J.D. is running to represent a huge, mostly rural Iowa congressional district currently held by the most bigoted and far right Republican in the House, Steve King. But J.D.'s campaign isn't just about a referendum on King. He's far more concerned about offering voters a positive platform they can relate to. A few days ago, he wrote an OpEd for one of the local newspapers, the *Carroll Times Herald*. Carroll County hasn't exactly been Democrat-friendly in recent years. Trump beat Hillary there 6,627 (63.5%) to 3,305 (31.7%). And in the 2018 Blue Wave, the county gave 62.9% of its g... more »

US senators request small marijuana firms be included in coronavirus aid

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
A group of 10 U.S. senators is urging congressional leaders to include small, state-legal marijuana businesses and ancillary companies in any future coronavirus relief packages. Their letter follows a similar one last week signed by nearly three dozen members of the House of Representatives. Marijuana companies, including most ancillary businesses, aren’t eligible for current coronavirus-related […] US senators request small marijuana firms be included in coronavirus aid is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Regulators temporarily halt trading of marijuana firm iAnthus’ stock

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
Canadian securities regulators halted the trading of iAnthus stock for nearly four hours Wednesday as they sought information from the multistate cannabis operator about reports related to its difficult financial situation. In a news release, New York-based iAnthus attributed the trading suspension on the Canadian Securities Exchange to a request for information about online “speculative” […] Regulators temporarily halt trading of marijuana firm iAnthus’ stock is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The Solutions to the Climate Crisis No One is Talking AboutBoth...

Robert Reich - 8 hours ago
*The Solutions to the Climate Crisis No One is Talking About* Both our economy and the environment are in crisis. Wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few while the majority of Americans struggle to get by. The climate crisis is worsening inequality, as those who are most economically vulnerable bear the brunt of flooding, fires, and disruptions of supplies of food, water, and power. At the same time, environmental degradation and climate change are themselves byproducts of widening inequality. The political power of wealthy fossil fuel corporations has stymied action on clima... more »

Did Ohio Man Who Called COVID-19 a ‘Political Ploy’ Die from the Disease?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
John W. McDaniel of Ohio passed away at the age of 60 in April 2020.

Cannamedical, Aphria execs join webinar on Germany’s cannabis market

Pamela Moore at Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
Germany is Europe’s economic powerhouse, and what happens to the nation’s medical cannabis industry can have an impact on other European markets. With that in mind, Marijuana Business Daily is offering a free webinar featuring two top industry executives who will talk about Germany’s medical cannabis market. The MJBizDaily webcast which is free, is scheduled for April 28 […] Cannamedical, Aphria execs join webinar on Germany’s cannabis market is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Ontario expects farm-gate cannabis to launch post-pandemic; craft framework in works

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
Ontario’s cannabis regulator is working with some producers to launch on-site stores at their facilities after the COVID-19 pandemic eases, and guidelines are in the works to apply to craft cannabis businesses. That was just some of the valuable information from a recent “ask me anything” (AMA) on Reddit with Ontario Cannabis Store Chief Commercial […] Ontario expects farm-gate cannabis to launch post-pandemic; craft framework in works is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

If the Ruby Princess had never docked the COVID-19 pandemic would have looked like this

Paige Cockburn at Just In - 8 hours ago
The Ruby Princess leaves Australian waters today over a month after docking in Sydney. About one in 10 cases of coronavirus in Australia is linked to the cruise ship.

Kiran had his rent reduced by more than 40 per cent — here's what he did

Kathleen Calderwood at Just In - 8 hours ago
Kiran de Silva knew he couldn't afford his rent when he lost his job due to COVID-19. Now he's inspired other struggling tenants after securing a 44 per cent reduction in his rent.

From patient zero to the world: Charting COVID-19's devastating global journey

Philip Williams at Just In - 8 hours ago
The spread of today's scourge may seem breathtaking in its scale and carnage, but in some ways we are lucky. We could be dealing with a modern-day plague with global deaths measured in their hundreds of millions.

From sexist male comic to 'thetan-level-eight lesbian': How Zoë Coombs Marr reclaimed her voice

Hannah Reich at Just In - 8 hours ago
For seven years, Coombs Marr found immense success playing Dave, an utterly odious male comedian. But in her new Amazon Prime special, she takes to the stage as herself.

State border closures cut off communities and split farms in two

Dominique Schwartz And Isabella Higgins at Just In - 8 hours ago
The closure of the Queensland-NSW border has split farms in two and added hours to commutes and shopping trips. But residents hope a trial in one community will lead to the opening of more crossings along the state line.

Virgin Australia's 'haircut' will have a 'domino effect' on jobs

Nassim Khadem at Just In - 8 hours ago
The future of Australian aviation is crucial for the wider tourism sector, which is already bleeding because of recent travel bans initiated to stop the spread of COVID19.

As countries inject cash into spluttering economies, China's opting for coupons

Alan Weedon And Samuel Yang at Just In - 8 hours ago
As the world's second-largest economy wakes up after its coronavirus peak, Chinese citizens have been given time-sensitive coupons in a bid to stimulate domestic consumption. But why coupons over cash?

Concerns over who gets access if a successful coronavirus vaccine is discovered

Andy Park And Amy Donaldson at Just In - 8 hours ago
As numerous laboratories race to develop a coronavirus vaccine, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation warns that it can't just be available to people in wealthy countries.

Coronavirus restrictions likely to be eased in reverse

Jane Norman at Just In - 8 hours ago
As the nation's leaders begin to chart the path out of the coronavirus crisis, sources tell the ABC they're likely to wind back restrictions starting with the last ones imposed, writes Jane Norman.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin – Warns Big Business Not to Try and Take Funds From Small Business Relief…t

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin calls in to Stuart Varney to provide updates on congressional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Small Business Administration relief package. Sec. Mnuchin covers a range of topics from Harvard to oil. After … Continue reading →

Human Lab Rats: The U.S. Government’s Secret History of Grisly Experiments

WTStaff at Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*John W. Whitehead* - I have never known any government to put the best interests of its people first, and this COVID-19 pandemic is no exception.

What If the Lockdown Was All A Big Mistake?

WTStaff at Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*Ron Paul* - What if the “cure” is worse than the disease?

Google Scientists Are Creating an Artificial Intelligence That Evolves on Its Own

WTStaff at Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*Jake Anderson* - The algorithms mimic principles of Darwinian evolution, namely "survival of the fittest."

How Vitamin C and Magnesium Helps Reverse Disease and Treat Viral Infections

WTStaff at Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*Dr. Mercola* - Magnesium is a natural calcium channel blocker, which makes it useful for a wide variety of scenarios involving oxidative stress.

TAIWAN: No Lockdowns, No Closed Businesses, Non-WHO Member, and Relatively Unaffected by COVID-19

Admin at Health Impact News - 8 hours ago
Johns Hopkins University had predicted that Taiwan would have the second most COVID-19 cases in the world, due to its close proximity to Mainland China. But astonishingly, in spite of being only 80 miles from the coast of China with over 400,000 of its 24 million citizens working in China, as of mid-April, the country only had 400 cases of COVID-19, and only 6 deaths. And the vast majority of their 400 cases came into the country from abroad. All of this has happened without shutting down the country with lock downs, and with almost all of its businesses continuing to operate. Is Ta... more »

Roscoe's Rascals

Andrew Addison at Roscoe Reports - 8 hours ago
*“Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.” ― Bob Marley*

Nurses Protest At White House For Mass Production Of PPE For Health Care Workers

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
Registered Nurses held a protest in front of the White House on Tuesday, April 21 to call attention to the tens of thousands of health care workers nationwide who have become infected with COVID-19 due to lack of personal protective equipment (PPE). The nurses, members of National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of RNs in the country, practiced social distancing and read aloud the names U.S. nurses who are known to have died of COVID-19. Nurses have been demanding that the Trump administration’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgate an emergency te... more »

Milk From Wisconsin Farms To Be Given To People In Need

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
The Hunger Task Force is joining forces with several other Wisconsin organizations to help the underfed and the unemployed during the coronavirus pandemic. They are partnering with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and the Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection to recover and distribute Wisconsin milk across Wisconsin. Some dairy farmers were dumping their milk as demand fell. A large portion of the dairy industry's demand comes from schools and the food industry. In a press release sent early Wednesday morning, the Hunger Task Force said it will commit up to $1 million ... more »

Covid insights... but don't forget the political implications.

David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 8 hours ago
*Alert*: With oil near $0, there's no reason for a vulnerable US carrier group to be anywhere near the dangerously confined and provocative Straits of Hormuz... except to serve as a "Tonkin Gulf" trip wire. Putin needs a US-Iran war to raise both oil prices and Trump's polls. Keep an eye on this. * == Some Covid-related flash thoughts ==* (1) ‘Might the many who have but have antibodies, but no symptoms, have been exposed through food rather than breathing?" asks Joseph Carroll. 'Attenuated, it may not reproduce fast enough to outrace immunity." We assume the virus is killed in stom... more »

Sanctioned Countries Are Now Leading the World in the Fight Against Coronavirus

Alan Macleod at MintPress News - 9 hours ago
Countries currently facing US sanctions, around a quarter of the world’s population, are faring far better than the United States and leading the global fight against COVID-19. The post Sanctioned Countries Are Now Leading the World in the Fight Against Coronavirus appeared first on MintPress News.

He's not kidding

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 9 hours ago
From "Pearls Before Swine" yesterday (click the image to be taken to a larger version at the comic's Web site): Our local Sams Club hasn't had toilet paper in stock for over two weeks now. Fortunately, that doesn't worry Miss D. or I - we had our usual stock of the stuff, and it's holding out well without needing to "panic buy" more. Peter

Trump pictures testing at tattoo parlors!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 9 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2020The shape of the problem we face:* In what ways should major news orgs cover Mister Trump's daily TV programs? On Friday, well offer a list of ideas. But one thing is already clear: The sheer stupidity of these sessions is their defining characteristic. Consider what happened yesterday when one reporter asked about Governor Kemp's recent odd decision in Georgia. To his credit, the reporter did two things which very few others do: After an endless monologue by Trump, he butted in to ask a follow-up question. And when he did, he said he wanted to direct his... more »

The Biology Of Depression - Similarities In Suicide And Other Brains

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 9 hours ago
There is no question depression can have physical effects but it is unclear how much of depression is caused by biology and how much is psychology. A new study finds there are increased amounts of an unmodified structural protein, called tubulin, in lipid rafts, fatty sections of a cell membrane, compared with non-depressed individuals. Tubulin is part of a protein complex that provides structure to cells. This complex also is involved in binding a specific protein called Gs alpha, or Gsa, which is a signaling molecule that conveys the action of neurotransmitters like serotonin. re... more »

Hipposideridae: Four New Species Of Bats Revealed, Cousins Of The Horseshoe Bats Behind SARS-CoV-2

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 9 hours ago
COVID-19 resulted from a coronavirus that originated in a horseshoe bat in China but with at least two dozen species of horseshoe bats in China (no one knows how many there really are), no one can determine which species was involved. Bats carry diseases, but unlike the useless disease vectors known as *Aedes aegypti* mosquitoes, bats have ecological value also; they can pollinate crops and eat disease-carrying mosquitoes. read more

“There’s a person down there with a gun”: first responder audio from the beginning of the murder spree

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 9 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner has obtained audio of first responders responding to the call to Portapique Saturday night, soon after the mass murder spree began. This audio clip starts at about 11:08pm Saturday night. Here’s a rough transcript of that audio: So there’s a structure fire. There’s a person down there with a gun. They’re still […]

Young woman charged with murder of man on Gold Coast

Just In - 9 hours ago
Police charge a 20-year-old woman with the murder of a 35-year-old man at Surfers Paradise and say the alleged assailant was known to the victim.

WORLDWIDE RESET IMMINENT ! 2016 VIDEO

Andrew Addison at Roscoe Reports - 9 hours ago
*This video states; "A vast plan has been organized for many years to trigger a huge positive change on this planet. This will be the implementation of fair legal justice to put an end to the abuse of this planet’s populations and ecosystems. The reason we have known about this in advance is because information has been released by insiders to help us prepare. Here is some key information about the plan and what you can do to help.* *1. Many elected officials, CEOs, big bankers, etc, have committed extreme crimes against humanity, stolen vast sums of money, co... more »

"If You're Lonely..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
“If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.” - John River

Musical Interlude: Adiemus, “Adiemus”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Adiemus, “Adiemus”

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"These are galaxies of the Hercules Cluster, an archipelago of island universes a mere 500 million light-years away. Also known as Abell 2151, this cluster is loaded with gas and dust rich, star-forming spiral galaxies but has relatively few elliptical galaxies, which lack gas and dust and the associated newborn stars. The colors in this remarkably deep composite image clearly show the star forming galaxies with a blue tint and galaxies with older stellar populations with a yellowish cast. *Click image for larger size.* The sharp picture spans about 3/4 degree across the cluster cent... more »

"Never More Frightening..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right." ~ Laurens van der Post

More concerned about the economy than about the virus

Robert at Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
“Anyone who personally feels fear of the virus because they believe or have been told they have a greater risk should be encouraged to stay home… and supported in their decision to do that… but lets not destroy the country in the process.” – Jean S ______________ More concerned about the economy than about the ... Read more More concerned about the economy than about the virus The post More concerned about the economy than about the virus appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Working from home

Robert at Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
Suppose you died of alcoholism, a long term condition. You would become a covid statistic if you drank yourself to death today. – Whiskey Drinker Thanks to Laurel for this photo The post Working from home appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Planned Parenthood receives another blow in Texas

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
With the pandemic prevalent in the state of Texas as in all states of the union, the health care emergency services have been overtaxed. President Trump along with his medical advisors have stated that only the most urgent of surgeries be performed. The purpose has been clear all along – to preserve the hospital bed space for those most critical, channel the attention needed to be focused by professionals on those life and death emergencies, and the safety of patients and workers. In a back and forth case before the Texas courts since January 2019, the fate of Planned Parenthood’s …... more »

Trump Orders Navy to Shoot Down Any Iranian Gunboats That Harass Them

James Allard at OYE Alternative News - 9 hours ago
The post Trump Orders Navy to Shoot Down Any Iranian Gunboats That Harass Them appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

Cuba: In Test Phase Vaccine That Activates Innate Immune System

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 9 hours ago
The Cuban vaccine CIGB 2020 Immunopotentiator has entered the testing phase on the island to prove its effectiveness in the treatment of people infected with COVID-19.

Navajo Nation reports 63 new cases and 48 deaths, as coronavirus claims lives of Dineh

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours ago
Jon Morton shares the tragic story of the death of his mother Ruby andbrother Joseph in Page, Arizona, from coronavirus. Both had attended the rallyof the Nazarene Church in Chilchinbeto on the Navajo Nation.Read article in Phoenix New TimesJean DeJolie died March 31 after testing positive for COVID-19. She served as a Navajo Mountain, Utah, chapter official. Her son Douglas died on March 26. The

Former UCSD prof who resigned amid investigation into China ties has paper flagged for using the wrong test

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 9 hours ago
Science Translational Medicine has issued an expression of concern about a 2020 paper on the genetics of colorectal cancer by a group in China whose results were pegged on a test that couldn’t have produced the findings. The article, “Circulating tumor DNA methylation profiles enable early diagnosis, prognosis prediction, and screening for colorectal cancer,” appeared … Continue reading Former UCSD prof who resigned amid investigation into China ties has paper flagged for using the wrong test

France Plans to Reset Its Relationship With Russia. Will That Work?

John Deni at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*John Deni* *Security, Europe* [image: Reuters] A deal to reduce the risk of the most catastrophic security scenario in Europe is in the interests of both sides. France is once again pushing for improved relations with Russia. During a meeting of European Union officials this week, France’s foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, pushed to broaden Europe’s engagement with Russia, and this came on the heels of February’s Munich Security Conference when French president Emmanuel Macron called for better long-term relations between Europe and Russia. The French are not alone in trying... more »

Why Are Some Cities Seeing Drops in High-Speed Internet Speeds?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * With more and more people stuck at home due to social distancing orders, there have been concerns that broadband networks might be overwhelmed by the strain. While large scale disruptions have not come to pass in the U.S., a new report said that speeds are beginning to slow in many parts of the country. With more and more people stuck at home due to social distancing orders, there have been concerns that broadband networks might be overwhelmed by the strain. While large scale disruptions have not come to pass in the U.S., a new report said that sp... more »

Why China's Alleged Nuclear Testing Makes Case for Ratifying the Test Ban Treaty

Gregory Kulacki at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Gregory Kulacki* *Security, Americas* Leaving the treaty would only help China. On April 15th, the U.S. Department of State released a report questioning China’s compliance with its moratorium on nuclear testing. It says activity at China’s nuclear weapons test site and a lack of transparency about those activities “raise concerns” about China’s adherence to the terms of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. China and the United States, along with Russia, the United Kingdom and France, agreed not to conduct nuclear weapons tests banned by the treaty even though it has yet... more »

The Coronavirus Is Exposing Decay of American Political Culture

Mitchell Blatt at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Mitchell Blatt* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2E9G9EKL5I&share=true] Can America's problems be fixed? Francis Fukuyama wrote in his 2014 book Political Order and Political Decay that “there is substantial evidence” that “the overall quality of the American government has been deteriorating for more than a generation.” Kurt Andersen, author of Fantasyland (2017), wrote that America has become “untethered from reality.” Fukuyama’s book came out before Donald Trump was elected president, but now the country ... more »

Welcome to Post-Coronavirus America: Epic Budget Battles and Circumvallating Crime Trends Await

Maggie Ybarra at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Maggie Ybarra* *Security, Americas* [image: Maggie Ybarra] In Baltimore, the typically tainted budget tango that required two steps forward and yielded many more steps back played out privately behind closed doors while small pockets of chaos continued to spin across the city. The pandemic had created the worst of times under the most unusual of circumstances and there didn’t seem to be much of a pre-crisis plan for navigating its tumultuous uncertainties. Society’s norms are based on repetition. The first sign of change to those norms can evoke a negative knee-jerk reaction bec... more »

No More Love from Trump: Is the Hydroxychloroquine Honeymoon Over?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Health, * In recent days, multiple media outlets have noticed that both the president and Fox News have been mentioning hydroxychloroquine a lot less. For several weeks in March and April, the debate over hydroxychloroquine had the feel of something like a culture war. President Trump repeatedly talked it up in press briefings, a sentiment echoed frequently by allies of the president in media and his administration. The debate over the effectiveness of the antimalarial drug, which has received approval for off-label use, in treating coronavirus has even reported... more »

Why America Fears Iran's So-Called 'Space Launches' (Think ICBMs)

Matthew Petti at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Matthew Petti* *Security, * The Trump administration has long condemned Iran’s space program for a very clear reason: U.S. officials fear that Iran’s space program could be cover for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program in addition to an intelligence threat. The Iranian military claims to have put its first satellite into orbit in a surprise launch on Wednesday. Iran has a history of failed launches in pursuit of a space program. The United States has long condemned these launches as attempts at developing the Iranian ballistic missile program. The launch on Wed... more »

Comcast and Dish Network Should Worry: Over 70% of Young Adults Have Cut Cord or Plan To

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Good for Netflix and Hulu, bad for cable and satellite. What happens next? With the NBA season, MLB’s Opening Day and other major sporting events sitting on the sidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cord-cutting is quickly rising among young adults, according to a new survey from The Trade Desk. In the survey, 64 percent of all households said they have already cut the cord, are planning to or have never subscribed. Of those households that do still have cable TV subscriptions, 11 percent plan to cut the cord by the end of the year. The figu... more »

Why a Federal Sovereign Wealth Fund Could Help With the Coronavirus Pandemic

James Czerniawski, Trace Mitchell at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*James Czerniawski, Trace Mitchell* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC28VF91EG6K&share=true] It would save taxpayers a lot of money. During a crisis as harrowing as the COVID-19 pandemic, it might be hard to dredge up concern over the national debt—but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s more pressing now than it’s ever been before. The economic impact of the virus only added additional pressure to the national debt, standing at a staggering $24.3 trillion (and counting). Not to mention, last month, Congre... more »

Who Takes Over if Kim Jong-un Dies?

Abby Bard at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Abby Bard* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2Q8G9457JG&share=true] Rumors surrounding Kim’s health raise questions of what would happen should he pass away. Who would succeed him? What would happen with North Korea’s nuclear program? What would the impact be on inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korean relations? Would the regime collapse? While these questions are impossible to answer with 100 percent certainty, there are some clues we can look to. Over the last 48 hours, reports that the United States government is t... more »

Can You Travel from State to State During the Coronavirus Lockdowns?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *economy, * That depends on the state you want to go to. Much of America, due to coronavirus concerns, is currently under stay-at-home orders, or other methods of social distancing meant to reduce the passage of the virus. Many jurisdictions have put rules in place asking citizens to only leave their homes in order to obtain groceries or other food. But what about driving long distances? What are the rules for crossing state lines? Four states in New England- Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont- have issued orders requiring all travelers arriving f... more »

Ontario to resume issuing new cannabis store authorizations

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
Ontario’s cannabis store regulator will resume issuing new store authorizations for stores that have met regulatory requirements, according to a notice posted to its website today. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) hit pause on new Retail Store Authorizations (RSA) in early April due to emergency measures enacted by the province to fight […] Ontario to resume issuing new cannabis store authorizations is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

New report analyzes US wholesale cannabis prices across the nation

Pamela Moore at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
In the video clip below, Bart Schaneman, cultivation and extraction reporter for Marijuana Business Daily, summarizes pre-coronavirus pandemic wholesale prices for the U.S. recreational and medical cannabis markets. To provide a more in-depth look at how wholesale prices vary from state to state – including price comparisons and supply-and-demand analysis – Schaneman compiled his reporting into a […] New report analyzes US wholesale cannabis prices across the nation is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Deal between Clever Leaves, Canopy could be template for other cannabis firms

Alfredo Pascual at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
The Latin American subsidiary of Ontario-based Canopy Growth inked a supply deal with Clever Leaves in Colombia, mere days after the Canadian cannabis company announced a major pullback of its international cultivation strategy. Canopy’s deal with Clever Leaves, an international medical cannabis company with its main operations in Colombia, could provide a template for other marijuana firms looking to […] Deal between Clever Leaves, Canopy could be template for other cannabis firms is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrep... more »

Danish Medicines Agency ‘gradually resuming’ on-site cannabis inspections

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
The Danish Medicines Agency is set to gradually resume on-site inspections and laboratory controls, including for medical cannabis producers, the regulator said in a statement to Marijuana Business Daily. “Due to the gradual reopening of the community, the Danish Medicines Agency is gradually resuming on-site inspections and laboratory controls,” according to the emailed statement. The […] Danish Medicines Agency ‘gradually resuming’ on-site cannabis inspections is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The current Wall Street 'switch-er-oo'

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago

CBS: Protest Starts after Idaho Woman Arrested for Trespassing on Closed Playground

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 9 hours ago
One Meridian woman was arrested Tuesday after police say she was violating city orders by trespassing on closed city playground equipment. Sara Brady, 40, was arrested and charged with one count of misdemeanor trespassing. Following Brady’s arrest, there were protests being held at Meridian City Hall. Social media posts indicate the woman was initially arrested […] The post CBS: Protest Starts after Idaho Woman Arrested for Trespassing on Closed Playground appeared first on Health Nut News.

WaPo: Nearly 25,000 Email Addresses and Passwords Allegedly From NIH, WHO, Gates Foundation and Others are Dumped Online

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 9 hours ago
Anonymous activists have posted nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly belonging to the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, the Gates Foundation, and other groups, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors online extremism and terrorist groups. SITE, based in Bethesda, Md., was unable to verify whether the email addresses and […] The post WaPo: Nearly 25,000 Email Addresses and Passwords Allegedly From NIH, WHO, Gates Foundation and Others are Dumped Online appeared first on Health Nut News.

Flu Klux Klan, Corona Miscount, Assange’s Kids Revealed & UK Scandal

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Apr 22, 2020 Give me liberty AND give me death. The dumbshitedness and rank hypocrisy of the quarantine protestors. PLUS miscounts making the situation seem less dire than it really is. Scandals in the UK’s Labour Party mirror our own Democratic Party pitfalls. PLUS Assange has kids, feed the need, not the greed and … Continue reading Flu Klux Klan, Corona Miscount, Assange’s Kids Revealed & UK Scandal →

Rewriting History – Xenophobe’s New Weapon

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
22.04.2020 Vladimir Platov In the coming days, the global community will mark 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Sixty two nations fought in this war, which was unprecedented in scale. It resulted in the death of 50 million people. More than half of them were from the Soviet Union, which emerged … Continue reading Rewriting History – Xenophobe’s New Weapon →

Email Addresses And Passwords From WHO, NIH, Wuhan Lab, And Gates Foundation Dumped On 4chan

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
by Tyler Durden Wed, 04/22/2020 A cache of nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly belonging to the World Health Organization (WHO), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Wuhan Institute of Virology, Bill Gates Foundation and several other groups involved with the coronavirus pandemic response were dumped on 4chan before appearing on several other websites, according … Continue reading Email Addresses And Passwords From WHO, NIH, Wuhan Lab, And Gates Foundation Dumped On 4chan →

Shocking Study Finds Coronavirus Mutations That Are Much Deadlier Than The Original

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
by Tyler Durden Tue, 04/21/2020 A shocking new study found that SARS-CoV-2’s ability to mutate has been vastly underestimated… A group of researchers at Zhejiang University, a top-flight research university situated in Hangzhou, the capital of the eastern coastal Chinese province of Zhejiang, have made what just might be remembered as a critical breakthrough in … Continue reading Shocking Study Finds Coronavirus Mutations That Are Much Deadlier Than The Original →

China Slams Australia For “Taking Orders From The US” As Canberra Questions Coronavirus Origins: Live Updates

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
by Tyler Durden Tue, 04/21/2020 Summary: Singapore extends lockdown until end of June, longest in the world Demonstrators fill the streets of Paris Cuomo holds Tuesday briefing in Buffalo Yonhap denies reports that NK’s KJU is dying Schumer revives hopes for Tuesday night Senate vote on relief bill Italy bond yields climb as PM Conte … Continue reading China Slams Australia For “Taking Orders From The US” As Canberra Questions Coronavirus Origins: Live Updates →

BRAVE NEW WORLD: Bill Gates & Intellectual Ventures Funds Microchip Implant Vaccine Technology — RIELPOLITIK

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: Source – greenmedinfo.com – “…The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated more than $21 million towards developing a vaccine technology that uses a tattoo-like mechanism which injects invisible nanoparticles under the skin that is now being tested in a vaccine against the virus that causes COVID-19”…

COVER-UP: ‘Scientific Reductivism’, The Talented Mr. Fauci

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
The Remarkable Doctor A. Fauci – By F. William Engdahl Dramatic political and social decisions are being made across the United States and around the world on what emergency quarantine measures and other steps must be taken. In many cases the radical and severe measures, such as shutting down the world economy, are being justified … Continue reading COVER-UP: ‘Scientific Reductivism’, The Talented Mr. Fauci →

President Trump says ‘dumb’ Nancy Pelosi will be ‘overthrown’ as House speaker — Wake Up To The Truth

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on My name is Lena: https://youtu.be/R2CJ0PNLNKw By Geller Report Staff – on April 20, 2020 Let’s hope and pray that Pelosi will be voted out of office in November. It would be a tragedy if Nancy Pelosi retains her speakership. The American people deserve better than this corrupt and depraved monster. #GOP2020! “Pelosi…

Disheveled Millionaire Pelosi Asks For Campaign Contributions While Americans Are Out of Work — Wake Up To The Truth

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on My name is Lena: By Geller Report Staff – on April 20, 2020 She is just awful. She is also out of her mind. A really sick puppy. Pelosi’s net worth is well over $150 million. Fund your own campaign. A few more Pelosi ice cream-eating, luxurious lifestyle appearances while she’s killing…

Idaho Police Arrest Subversive Mom For Taking Children to Playground… — The Last Refuge

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: Comrades, after the Meridian cornavirus enforcement police received several calls from compliant citizens, a dangerous group of subversive moms were identified engaging in non-approved playground activity against the interests of the state. Local authorities activated an emergency response task force & arrested the lead scofflaw mom at…

Earth Day Special: 5G Danger and the Internet of Things

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 9 hours ago
*5G Danger - A Doctor Testifies* *H/T Aangirfan* Fellow Blogger Laskarina sent me a link to images from the 2012 London Games opening ceremonies. Viewed with 2020 [pun intended] hindsight we can see some prefiguring of the current crisis. The Brits have always turned to the occult to accentuate their out-of-control control fetishes. But I've had the above video in my "Drafts" file for some days now and felt it was time to upload it into a post *due to it being "Earth Day"*. What a travesty this earth day finds humanity in. We're imprisoned in our own homes due to a takeover by ... more »

It's all too much...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 9 hours ago
*and I have to go to the grocery store.* I used to love to go to the grocery store. This big building just crammed full of wonderful stuff and people to chat with has become a trial and a source of great angst. The sight of people shuffling about like zombies with useless little rags tied on their face looking terrified is guaranteed to annoy me. I was going to post a pic of a zombie with a mask on, but they were all so gruesome. Who needs that? So - I decided a pic of a cute kitteh with a mask would have to do. Guess what? They're (IMO) even *more* disturbing. I am pondering post... more »

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/22/2020

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. * * *Readers, feel free to contact me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, with (a) links, and even better (b) sources I should curate regularly, (c) how to send me a check if you are allergic to PayPal, and (d) to find out how to […]

What's In It For Bill Gates - Does He Want To Rule The World?

Daniel McAdams at 9 hours ago
Bill Gates doesn't need the money, that is for sure. So what motivates him to spend billions of dollars on organizations that seek to destroy our privacy and run our lives? It is a big ego trip...or worse? Plus - shameful arrest of a mother in Idaho and Texas Governor Abbott's pitifully weak "recovery" plan. All in today's Liberty Report:

"We Don’t Have Markets Anymore"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"We Don’t Have Markets Anymore"* by Patrick Watson "The novel coronavirus is destroying human lives: almost 170,000 worldwide as I write this, including 40,000+ in the United States. These aren’t just numbers. They were people who were loved. Now they are gone. Next to that, all other effects are secondary. But some are still serious. For one, government actions and consumer choices are pushing an already-weak economy into deep recession. I said in a video interview last week (watch here) the world economy we knew three months ago won’t be back, ever. It is gone. After a transitio... more »

Iran Says Its Missiles Can Hit U.S. Ships More Than 400 Miles Away. Boasts Its Boats Are Three Times Faster

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels conducted what the U.S. Navy described as "unsafe and unprofessional actions against U.S. Military ships by crossing the ships’ bows and sterns at close range while operating in international waters" of the Persian Gulf, a longtime flashpoint for tensions between Washington and Tehran. U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet *Newsweek:* *Iran Says Its Missiles Can Hit Ships More Than 400 Miles Away, Has Boats Three Times Faster Than U.S. Navy* Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard announced enhanced capabilities fo... more »

How to Legally—and Illegally—Fire Inspectors General

cbutash at Lawfare - 10 hours ago
Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to Glenn A. Fine, then-acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense, 2018 (Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thejointstaff/43902874735/sizes/l/) In the span of just four days, President Trump removed two inspectors general from their posts. First, on April 3, Trump fired Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, who had notified Congress of the whistleblower complaint that led to the president’s impeachment. Then, on April 6, Trump removed the acting inspector general o... more »

Review Under The Black Flag, At The Frontier Of The New Jihad

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
*Moubayed, Sami, **Under The Black Flag, At The Frontier Of The New Jihad**, New York: I.B. Tauris, 2015* The rise of the Islamic State (IS) in 2014 led to a cottage industry of books on the topic. *Under The Black Flag, At The Frontier Of The New Jihad* was one of them. Author Sami Moubayed wrote that the purpose of *Under The Black Flag*was to explore the ideological history of IS. He was a Syrian historian, which shaped his work. That’s seen with the first half of the book being about the Islamic empires, the caliphate and the Islamist movement in Syria even though he admits tha... more »

Did Trump Admin Give $55M to ‘Bankrupt Company’ for N95 Masks It Doesn’t Make?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
FEMA stated it knows the company "doesn't make" the masks because the company is a broker, not a manufacturer.

President Trump Issues Orders To The U.S. Navy To Destroy Any Iranian Warships That Harass U.S. Ships -- News Roundup

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 22, 2020 *CNN*: *Trump on Twitter tells US Navy to 'shoot down and destroy' Iranian boats that harass US ships* Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that he has instructed the US Navy to "shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats" that harass US ships. "I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,... more »

Study claiming broader spread of aerosolized coronavirus is retracted

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 10 hours ago
A study which found that aerosolized novel coronavirus could be spread nearly 15 feet — twice what health officials had believed — has been retracted, but the journal isn’t saying why. Practical Preventive Medicine published the paper in early March. Titled “An epidemiological investigation of 2019 novel coronavirus diseases through aerosol-borne transmission by public transport,” … Continue reading Study claiming broader spread of aerosolized coronavirus is retracted

US Role in Destabilizing Yemen and Somalia Could Spark “Famine of Biblical Proportions”

Alan Macleod at MintPress News - 10 hours ago
The World Food Program is warning that Yemen and countries in the Horn of Africa – not coincidentally states that the U.S. has been destabilizing for decades, could face mass starvation amid the coronavirus pandemic. The post US Role in Destabilizing Yemen and Somalia Could Spark “Famine of Biblical Proportions” appeared first on MintPress News.

This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 22

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
1915 Lord Curzon asked why British should promise Basra and Baghdad vilyats to Arabs if they were fighting on Ottoman side 1916 British attacked Sannaiyat but Ottomans turned them back British suffered 1,200 casualties 1923 British troops occupied Rowanduz in military campaign to subdue Kurds opposed to being included in new Iraq Mandate 1969 After Shah ended 1937 border treaty with Iraq Iran sailed ship down Shatt al Arab waterway in violation of treaty 1969 Iraq retaliated by expelling 10,000 Iranians for Shah ending 1937 border treaty over Shatt al-Arab waterway 1980 Khomeini ... more »

"Great Victory for the American People… or Just Another Fraud?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"Great Victory for the American People… * *or Just Another Fraud?"* By Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "Another rough day in the markets. And another “great victory for the American people.” The Dow fell yesterday. Driving stocks down was the unprecedented carnage in the oil market. West Texas Intermediate oil was selling for MINUS $39 a barrel. Experts at Bloomberg say the price could fall to MINUS $100. In theory, if your swimming pool were empty, you might buy a couple truckloads of oil. The average pool will take about 20,000 gallons. That’s nearly 500 barrels of oil. So if... more »

"It Is Indeed True..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"We have not overcome our condition, and yet we know it better. We know that we live in contradiction, but we also know that we must refuse this contradiction and do what is needed to reduce it. Our task as humans is to find the few principles that will calm the infinite anguish of free souls. We must mend what has been torn apart, make justice imaginable again in a world so obviously unjust, give happiness a meaning once more to peoples poisoned by the misery of the century. Naturally, it is a superhuman task. But superhuman is the term for tasks we take a long time to accomplish, ... more »

Renault Zoe- Joke Of The Year

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
By Paul Homewood I think it’s time we all deserved a good laugh – we need it! Last Saturday the Daily Express reviewed the Renault Zoe electric car. Colin Goodwin begins: After reviewing the car, he relates his charging experience: So you can leave it in a […]

Did Trump Criticize Governors for Backing off Ebola Quarantines in 2014?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A very old tweet got new life during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic.

Did Trump Say ‘Hundreds’ of Governors Are Calling Him Amid COVID-19 Pandemic?

Jessica Lee at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The USA has only 50 governors.

Are Bill Gates and the ID2020 Coalition Using COVID-19 To Build Global Surveillance State?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Conspiracy theorists misrepresent Bill Gates’ funding of vaccination and digital-identity research as evidence of a nefarious global surveillance plan foretold in the Book of Revelations.

Dog Found 4 Months After Being Stolen from San Francisco

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Four months after a distraught San Francisco woman hired a plane to fly a search banner for her stolen dog, the blue-eyed mini Australian shepherd has been found.

As People Stay Home, Earth Turns Wilder and Cleaner

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth.

Timeline Reset: CDC Confirms Weeks-Earlier California Deaths

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Santa Clara County officials said the two people died at home in mid-February, about two weeks before the previous earliest-reported death in Washington state on Feb. 29.

A24 to Auction Movie Paraphernalia to Benefit NYC Charities

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The May Queen dress from "Midsommar," Kevin Garnett's jersey from "Uncut Gems," and other items will be auctioned off to support the production company's hometown.

Many Small Businesses Say Loans Won’t Get Them to Rehire

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Some businesses see little point in rehiring all their workers and potentially laying them off again if business remains weak two months from now.

Michael Moore Presents: Planet of the Humans

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 10 hours ago
A house divided can not stand. Abraham Lincoln Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and Comment

U.S. slaps another UN bureaucracy – Guess WHO

Peter Murphy at CFACT - 10 hours ago
Was the United Nation’s World Health Organization (WHO) a tragic comedy of errors and enabler of deceit in the weeks following the coronavirus outbreak in the city of Wuhan, China last December? The post U.S. slaps another UN bureaucracy – Guess WHO appeared first on CFACT.

Earth Day Special: Elon Musk steals even more of the night sky as he launches another batch of his planned 40,000 satellites

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 10 hours ago
*Long-exposure picture of SpaceX Starlink* * 5 satellites in the sky **seen from Svendborg * *on South Funen, Denmark April 21, 2020* *© Ritzau Scanpix / Mads Claus Rasmussen* * via Reuters * Elon Musk steals even more of the night sky as he launches another batch of his planned 40,000 satellites From RT Damian Wilson is a UK journalist, ex-Fleet Street editor, financial industry consultant and political communications special advisor in the UK and EU. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is accused of interfering with the work of astronomers and stargazers, but we’re powerless to stop him sendin... more »

The Pandemic Is An Opportunity For Major Change

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
The pandemic is many things for many people. For a lot of activists, it offers both frustration and opportunity. It’s frustrating not to be able to stage a sit-in or picket line. The opportunity, though, is the shake-up in politics and society: History shows many examples of when a convulsive historic event altered conditions in such a way as to promote positive change. That happened with the Great Depression in the United States and World War II in the U.K. Both societies took a leap forward in terms of progressive social, economic and cultural change. It’s not that anyone would ... more »

The Women Of Candelaria

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Dispatches from Resistant Mexico is a series of short documentaries from southern Mexico, each depicting one of the thousands of pockets of resistance throughout Latin America that are in struggle against what the Zapatistas call “the capitalist hydra.” These individuals and communities affirm a way life in opposition to capitalist economics and values. They fight the devastating neoliberal “development” and “mega-projects” that loot resources and land from indigenous communities and threaten forms of life that have survived despite 500 years of colonization. The resistance share... more »

Coronavirus Advice From Abroad

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
After insisting that he had absolute power to decide when to reopen the American economy, President Donald Trump has turned over to all of you what he initially called “the biggest decision I’ve ever had to make.” Trump is often guilty of hyperbole, but he’s right in this case. Figuring out how and when to let people go back to work during an outbreak of life-threatening disease is the most consequential decision any of you will ever face. You’ve already seen the stakes in New York, New Jersey and Michigan. Get this wrong and thousands of people in your state will die. As the pres... more »

Stimulus Could Heighten Racial Economic Inequality

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
As Americans across the country peeked at their federally stimulated bank accounts last week, Dr. David R. Williams of Harvard University issued an urgent call to action. As chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in Harvard’s public health school, Williams focuses on the effects of discrimination and social influences on health. “The striking disparities we are seeing are not a result of the families who are experiencing them,” Williams said in a national press briefing. “Instead they are a result of longstanding policies. Coronavirus is highlighting this for u... more »

A Real New Deal & Debt Jubilee or a Green New Deal & Global Dictatorship?

Matthew Ehret at The Duran - 10 hours ago
Originally published on the Strategic Culture Foundation As scary as it is for some to admit even at this stage of the game, the current financial system sits precariously on the edge of a meltdown beyond anything ever recorded in human history. Normally, such a systemic meltdown would generate such turbulence and panic that the […] More The post A Real New Deal & Debt Jubilee or a Green New Deal & Global Dictatorship? appeared first on The Duran.

India and Pakistan increase mutual violence amidst pandemic

InfoBrics at The Duran - 10 hours ago
Even in a “limited war” the nuclear power of these countries can be devastating More The post India and Pakistan increase mutual violence amidst pandemic appeared first on The Duran.

In Whose Best Interest?

Cynthia Chung at The Duran - 10 hours ago
DIALOGUE OF CULTURES, GEOPOLITICS, HISTORY More The post In Whose Best Interest? appeared first on The Duran.

Hospitals say NYCHA accelerated COVID-19 spread, as residents plead for federal receivership

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 10 hours ago
Hospital administrators in the New York City metropolitan area are raising alarm bells over the incidence of COVID-19 infection among residents of public housing complexes managed by the New York City Public Housing Authority (NYCHA). Public health officials worry that

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