Friday, April 24, 2020

24 April - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

10 pm MDT

War on Humanity SITREP: A World of Covid-19 Hurt and Fear...and the trail leads back to Dr. Fauci

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Covid-19 Fear Pandemic is Worse than so-called disease* *H/T Global Research for Photo* Okay, folks, time for another *war SITREP*. As in all wars, events occur in quick succession, ammunition whizzing over our head, blinding us, exploding, causing shock waves...damaging our brains and ears. What did they used to call it? *Shell Shock. * This war on humanity is no different. Today we had bad actor Justin Trudeau, playing *his latest character*...*the unctuous Funeral Director*, popping out of his government doors like a cuckoo clock and throwing us the usual daily bonez...*75% ... more »

WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER

Andrew Addison at Roscoe Reports - 11 hours ago

Coronavirus: Conspiracy Theories and Fake Videos Fuel Rise in Islamophobia

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Stereotypes fueled by conspiracy theories, memes and fake videos create the perfect climate for the demonization of Muslims.

FDA Warns of Risks with Trump-Promoted Malaria Drug

AP News at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
In an alert, regulators flagged reports of serious side effects and death among patients taking hydroxychloroquine and the related drug chloroquine.

Extinction Clock; Tracking the Failed Doomsday Predictions

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 11 hours ago
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A Trump-Putin 'Reset'?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Group of 20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, last year. *RFE:* *A Trump-Putin 'Reset'? Flurry Of Communication Points To Behind-The-Scenes Diplomacy * On March 30, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone, the first of five calls between the two over the next five weeks, a flurry of communication unprecedented during Trump's 3 1/2 years in office. "We had a great call," Trump later told reporters. The Kremlin described the call as "len... more »

How the 1952 Republican Primary Killed Offshore Balancing

Franz-Stefan Gady at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Franz-Stefan Gady* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Dwight D. Eisenhower’s victory in the 1952 Republican primary ended offshore balancing as an alternative to the bipartisan containment strategy and a more interventionist U.S. foreign policy. In a public letter to a New Hampshire newspaper in early 1948, General Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower, then Chief of Staff of the Army, poured cold water on the burgeoning movement, spearheaded by prominent U.S. citizens and politicians, to persuade the country’s most preeminent soldier to enter politics beginning with the state’s Republi... more »

Secrets Revealed: Meet the Only (Russian) Cannon That Was Ever Fired in Space

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Technology, Space* [image: By NASA - http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-106/hires/sts106-712-028.jpg(http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-106/html/sts106-712-028.html), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3187325] That probably broke a treaty. *Key point: *Moscow attached an AA gun to one of its space stations and tried it out. Today, Russia has anti-satellite missiles to take out objects in orbit. In the 1970s, the Soviet Union shot an anti-aircraft cannon from a reconnaissance space station. *No... more »

Five Wi-Fi 5 Routers That Really Stink

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Not worth your cash--especially when its in short supply. You probably don’t need the uber-powerful Wi-Fi 6 routers that are coming onto the market at a rapid pace, so you figure that you’ll save a few bucks and settle on a Wi-Fi 5 router. That could be a smart choice, especially if you don’t have 10 devices using the router and you’re engaged in mundane tasks like checking emails and surfing the web. There are indeed some great Wi-Fi 5 router options out there, but there can be some that flat-out stink. Here are five to stay away from. The Am... more »

Remdesivir Is No Silver Bullet Against Coronavirus, Company Halts Trial

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Health, * But maybe all hope is not lost just yet: The company added that the results were inconclusive but showed "a potential benefit" of the drug, and that the available data will be submitted for peer-reviewed study. Just over a week ago, global stocks surged on the news of a promising coronavirus treatment. It was a drug called remdesivir, first developed by Gilead Sciences to fight Ebola and viruses like it. The drug has been in trials for its coronavirus uses since January. Sure, the evidence for the drug's success, which led to such optimism on April 17... more »

Can Having Sex Get You Sick with Coronavirus?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Health, * While kissing and other intimate activity associated with sex can absolutely lead to the spread of coronavirus, it doesn't appear that it can be transmitted through the act of intercourse itself. We all know that coronavirus can be transmitted person-to-person, through respiratory droplets, airborne transmission, and even surface transmission. But what about through sexual intercourse? One new study finds that it cannot be spread that way-at least, not directly. While kissing and other intimate activity associated with sex can absolutely lead to sprea... more »

Speaking of Dianne Feinswine

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
a flashback to 2018, Feinswine the commie spy. EXCERPT: “I sometimes say that in my last life maybe I was Chinese.”—Sen. Dianne Feinstein As media, intelligence agency, and political scrutiny of foreign meddling is seemingly at its apex, a story with big national security implications involving a high-ranking senator with access to America’s most sensitive intelligence information has been hiding in plain sight. The story involves China and the senior U.S. senator from California, and former chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Democrat Dianne Feinstein. It was buri... more »

How Democrats Lines the Pockets of their Fellow

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
Democruds. EXCERPT: “Critics have accused Whitmer, a 48-year-old first-term Democratic governor, of overstepping her authority with a series of measures intended to stem the spread of coronavirus in the state. April 9 revisions to her initial stay-at-home order included bans on visiting friends and relatives or traveling to vacation homes, and halts on sales of items such as furniture and gardening supplies. In a podcast interview, she also said abortions should continue in the state during the virus outbreak because the procedures were part of “life-sustaining” health care for wome... more »

The HITS Just Keep on Coming

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
with yet ANOTHER Democrap weasel getting snagged.EXCERPT: “A high-profile progressive organization, known for its fiery ads against President Donald Trump, may have violated its tax-exempt status by blurring the line between nonprofit and political activities, according to a complaint filed Thursday with the Internal Revenue Service by a conservative watchdog group. The Patriots Foundation, a Republican-leaning ethics organization based in Iowa, says American Bridge 21st Century Foundation, a nonprofit, is primarily a political organization, in violation of tax laws. The group also ... more »

ANOTHER Insider Trading Democrat Caught Crawling

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
on from under her rock. EXCERPT: “Democrat Rep. Donna Shalala said she takes full responsibility for failing to report the sales of multiple stocks made while she was a congresswoman. The Florida lawmaker made that comment in a recent interview. “Look, I knew what the law was…I missed the deadlines and I have to take responsibility, personal responsibility, for doing that,” she stated. “No one else is responsible except for me.” Shortly after being elected in 2018, Shalala sold several stocks in an apparent attempt to avoid a conflict of interest. However, she missed the deadline to... more »

Brexit and how Covid-19 factors into the equation (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 536. More The post Brexit and how Covid-19 factors into the equation (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

IEET Fellow Stefan Lorenz Sorgner in Immortalists Magazine

Ethical Technology - 11 hours ago
IEET Fellow Stefan Lorenz Sorgner was featured on the cover of the “Immortalists Magazine“. In the magazine, you find a detailed interview, in which he explains his reflections concerning his transhumanist take on the impact of the coronavirus crisis, A selection of his reflections on the pandemic can also be accessed via the following video which is part of the channel “Posthumans go Viral”. His ideas reveal that there is a conflict between health and privacy. As an increased health span is identical with a better quality of life for most human beings, we should focus on health.... more »

Cyber Adversaries Are Taking Advantage Of The Current Pandemic To Test Cyber Defenses

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
U.S. servicemembers and civilians, along with partner nation servicemembers, work to improve tactical level cyber operations skills against a live opposing force at the Joint Training Facility in Suffolk, Virginia during U.S. Cyber Command's annual exercise, Cyber Flag. (Photos provided by U.S. Cyber Command Public Affairs) *James Yeager, Fifth Domain*: *In chaos, there’s opportunity … and that’s bad news* This year is only four months old and it’s already one for the history books — and not in a great way. As the defense community works in tandem with the broader government to ... more »

What You Can Do to Recruit and Retain Diverse Faculty and Staff During COVID-19

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
Don’t want all of your time, resources and efforts wasted on your previous diversity recruitment efforts? Join this webinar for COVID-19 specific guidelines and strategies to help ensure you continue and improve diversity recruitment efforts for faculty and staff, while maintaining your retention strategies that support your diverse faculty and staff and support the mission […]

Pentagon Has Created A 'War Room' To Ramp Up Production Of Hypersonic Weapons

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Notional flight paths of hypersonic boost-glide missiles, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. (CSBA graphic) *Breaking Defense:* *Hypersonics: DoD Wants ‘Hundreds of Weapons’ ASAP* *“We want to deliver hypersonics at scale,” said R&D director Mark Lewis, from air-breathing cruise missiles to rocket-boosted gliders that fly through space. * WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has created a “war room” to ramp up production of hypersonic weapons from a handful of prototypes over the last decade to “hundreds of weapons” in the near future, a senior official said Wednesday. Those weapons wi... more »

Roscoe's Rascals

Andrew Addison at Roscoe Reports - 11 hours ago
*“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ― Ronald Reagan*

This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 24

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
1916 British attempt to re-supply besieged garrison at Kut failed 1920 UK gave France 25% of Turkish Petroleum Company in return for agreeing to British mandate in Iraq (Musings On Iraq review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) 1941 PM Gaylani and Mufti of Jerusalem met with Italian amb Told him they were angry Axis had done nothing to help Iraq vs British (Musings On Iraq review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq review of *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq 19... more »

On false choices

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 11 hours ago
Needless to say, I'm not at all surprised to see what resulted from Scott Moe's pre-announcement announcement and subsequent announcement about the additional risks he wants to take in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. But before digging into the details of what Moe plans to open up, let's first look at how he chose to frame the discussion. Any talk about our options in the face of COVID-19 should be based on two basic points. First, in light of the exponential spread of the coronavirus, there's a distinct imbalance between the risks and rewards involved in scaling back our physica... more »

New York Needs Natural Gas But Bans Hydraulic Fracturing Technology

IER at IER - 11 hours ago
Several U.S. states—Vermont, Washington, Maryland, and New York—have banned the use of hydraulic fracturing technology to obtain oil and natural… The post New York Needs Natural Gas But Bans Hydraulic Fracturing Technology appeared first on IER.

UKC News: Are ‘Lockdown’ Policies Increasing Casualties Numbers?

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 11 hours ago
*UKC News* | Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen bringing you the latest Coronavirus updates and discussion.

‘Reopen’ Protest Movement Created, Boosted by Fake Grassroots Tactics

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
New research and journalistic investigation is revealing powerful forces who want their influence to remain secret are behind the lockdown protests.

Mercedes End Hydrogen Car Development

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 12 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Mercedes Benz are to pull out of hydrogen cars: Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz is killing its program to develop passenger cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The company has been working on fuel-cell vehicles for more than 30 years — chasing the dream of a zero-emissions car that has a long driving […]

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE: Gargling with Lysol, plus lightbulb colonics!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2020As broadcast each night in prime time:* Yesterday's briefing is being treated, in some quarters, as the most remarkable yet. On balance, it pretty much wasn't. That said, Kevin Drum, in an instant assessment, asked a constructive question: DRUM (4/23/20): A few hours ago *President Trump took to the airwaves to blather about using heat and light “through the skin” to cure COVID-19. Or maybe we should all be injecting bleach* to perform “almost a cleaning.” Or something. Just so you can be sure I’m not making this up, here’s the video: [..] *This is not just... more »

Gee, Everyone I know-- Except Myself-- Is Rallying Around Biden

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
In the Senate, from the right-wing fringe of the Republican wing of the Democratic Party-- Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), Joe Manchin (WV), Dianne Feinstein (CA), Doug Jones (AL)-- to the heart and soul of the progressive wing of the party-- Bernie (VT), Elizabeth Warren (MA), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Mazie Hirono (HI), Sherrod Brown (OH), Brian Schatz (HI)-- everyone is getting behind Biden's candidacy with endorsements. Same in the House. You get the Blue Dogs and New Dems from the Republican wing of the party, of course; garbagecrats like Josh Gottheimer (NJ), Kurt Schrader (OR), Henry Cuellar... more »

Friday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
Assorted content to end your week. - Paul Taylor comments on the rifts in our social fabric which are being highlighted by COVID-19. And Graham Riches argues that the food banks which are being pushed to the limit by the pandemic would never have been necessary if our economy wasn't fundamentally broken to begin with. - George Packer writes that the coronavirus pandemic is only exposing the U.S. as a thoroughly failed state. And Ed Pilkington and Dominic Rushe discuss how after wasting ample opportunity to prepare the U.S. and minimize the damage from the first wave of the virus, D... more »

Disaster Disrupting Food Supply: The One Thing All Catastrophes Have In Common Is A Breakdown In The Food Chain

Susan Duclos at All News PipeLine #2 - 12 hours ago
*By Susan Duclos - All News PipeLine* No matter the disaster, be it economic collapse, natural disaster, flooding and early freezes decimating crops and harvests, or as we are witnessing now, a pandemic, the one thing each of these events have in common, is they cause a food supply disruption as the food chain breaks down. We in the Independent Media have long warned that food was going to become a problem eventually, watching things get worse as event after event piled onto each others, all effecting the food supply. Flooding hit the mid-West prevented farmers from planting o... more »

Grossman & Gagnon on weekly space segment

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 12 hours ago
Listen to "Saying NO to the militarization of space" on Spreaker. The White House recently issued an executive order on “encouraging international support for the recovery and use of space resources,” another push by the US to militarize and commercialize space, Karl Grossman, a professor of journalism at the State University of New York, College at Old Westbury, told Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear. The April 6 executive order states: “Americans should have the right to engage in commercial exploration, recovery, and use of resources in outer space, consistent with applicable law. Ou... more »

Clearing Out Heart Blockages by Increasing Cholesterol Efflux Capacity (CEC)

Dr. Jack Wolfson at TDW - 12 hours ago
LDL takes cholesterol from the liver to the rest of the body. HDL takes cholesterol from the rest of the body (including heart plaque) and brings it back to the liver. Okay, it is a little more complicated than that. But one thing is clear, the ability to remove cholesterol, called efflux capacity, is critical. … Continue reading "Clearing Out Heart Blockages by Increasing Cholesterol Efflux Capacity (CEC)" The post Clearing Out Heart Blockages by Increasing Cholesterol Efflux Capacity (CEC) appeared first on TDW.

Pentagon Confirms There Is A Major Covid-19 Coronavirus Outbreak Aboard The Destroyer USS Kidd

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
File photo of the USS Kidd © REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Crishanda K. McCall/Handout *Reuters: **Exclusive: U.S. Navy destroyer in Caribbean sees significant coronavirus outbreak* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy destroyer is believed to have a significant coronavirus outbreak on board as it carries out a counter-narcotics mission in the Caribbean, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, marking the latest challenge for the military in dealing with the virus. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that over a dozen sailors had tes... more »

Slavoj Zizek on Coronavirus: “Things will not go back to normal.”

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
In his recent chat with Renata Ávila for DiEM25 TV, Zizek discussed the Coronavirus pandemic, the ways in which governments are responding to the crisis, why it proves Bernie Sanders right and why this might be the opportunity for a new kind of politics.

Capitalism Is a Crime Against Nature

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 12 hours ago
My daily after-work zen routine used to be to retreat to my own little backyard nature sanctuary and sit as still as a statue in order to get as close as possible to the birds flocking to the multiple feeders I'd placed on the branches of our overgrown pussywillow tree. One particularly fine afternoon as I was sitting and contemplating, a sudden shadow streaked across my peripheral vision. A hawk,with deadly and surgical and absolute lightning-speed silence, had swooped down and captured one of the hectoring bluejays fighting over sunflower seeds that had fallen to the ground. The ... more »

WATCH: Cops Publicly Execute Shirtless Man for Walking at Them from 30 Feet Away

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: man]A disturbing police shooting in LA unfolded this week in which cops executed a shirtless man for walking toward them with his arms outstretched.

WATCH: Cops Tell Hero to ‘Get Out of the Way’ So They Can Kill the Man He’s Trying to Help

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: family member]A hero was attempting to talk down a mentally ill family member but cops forced him to 'get out of the f**king" way so they could kill him.

Beyond Prisons: COVID-19 Hoax Against Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters feat. Johanna Fernández

Beyond Prisons at Shadowproof - 12 hours ago
Dr. Johanna Fernández joins the Beyond Prisons podcast to discuss a hoax on supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal, who were told he was hospitalized for COVID-19. The post Beyond Prisons: COVID-19 Hoax Against Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters feat. Johanna Fernández appeared first on Shadowproof.

Mecca Is Quiet On The First Day Of Ramadan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Over Mecca, on the first morning of Ramadan. pic.twitter.com/KH5TX7yAs0 — Mike (@Doranimated) April 24, 2020 *WNU Editor:* This is probably the first time in history that the streets of Mecca are deserted on the first day of Ramadan.

War is a virus

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 12 hours ago
A lone voice in Augusta, Maine. Speaks for many of us. A new report examining the federal budget illuminates the deep connections between the climate emergency and the U.S. military, arguing that the shift to a green economy requires a just transition away from both fossil fuels and endless war. The report, entitled No Warming, No War: How Militarism Fuels the Climate Crisis—and Vice Versa, says that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic "has utterly changed life as we know it" and warns against working toward a return to an old normal which was "defined by unfettered capitalism that ... more »

An Image of Proxima Centauri c?

Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams - 12 hours ago
I’m keeping an eye on the recent attention being paid to Proxima Centauri c, the putative planet whose image may have been spotted by careful analysis of data from the SPHERE (Spectro-Polarimetric High-Contrast Exoplanet Research) imager mounted on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. A detection by direct imaging of a planet found first […]

It’s all a LIE

Andrew Addison at Roscoe Reports - 12 hours ago

New Video : Free Birds

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 12 hours ago

Collapse In Oil Prices Is Devastating The Economies Of Kazakhstan And Turkmenistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*RFE: **Plunge In Oil Prices Deals Another Blow To Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan * When the crucial OPEC+ meeting broke up on March 8 after major disagreement between Saudi Arabia and Russia, it sent the price of oil plunging. Other countries dependent on oil exports for revenue could only watch with trepidation during the succeeding days as oil prices continued to sink. Prices did finally stabilize in late March, though at levels significantly lower than they were just weeks earlier. But the lockdowns around the world caused by the spread of the coronavirus and the accompanying reduc... more »

UK College of Education Leading in the midst of COVID-19: Creating Opportunities for Newest Teachers

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig at Cloaking Inequity - 12 hours ago
by Amanda Nelson Sydney Harper was on her final leg of student teaching when the semester was turned upside down. Kentucky schools, like most across the nation, were closing their doors to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. “It didn’t seem real. I kept telling myself that we’d be back in no time, that this wasn’t going to last that long,” said

"Binaural Beats Music For Work, Study, Deep Focus, Concentration"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Greenred Productions, *"Binaural Beats Music For Work, Study, Deep Focus, Concentration"* "Greenred Productions meditation music with binaural beats (brainwave music) can work as sleep music, studying music, relaxing music and many more. Relaxation music can also be used as Spa music and Massage music. Here you can find powerful self-help hypnosis including healing music, Zen music and yoga music. Some sessions are produced for your inner transformation: to overcome fear, elevate your mood and energy levels, and lose weight faster. Meditation music recordings also include reiki mus... more »

WATCH: Ontario Doctors Warn of Rising Health Care Costs after 5G Roll Out [Women’s College Hospital]

On May 31 2019, the Women's College Hospital (London, Ontario, Canada) hosted a medical symposium, designed to warn Ontario healthcare practitioners of the very real health risks associated with the 5G roll out. The post WATCH: Ontario Doctors Warn of Rising Health Care Costs after 5G Roll Out [Women’s College Hospital] appeared first on Wrong Kind of Green.

U.S. Special Ops Command Is Now Facing Budget Cuts

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*National Defense:* *Special Ops Command Faces Funding Cuts* U.S. Special Operations Command could see reductions in modernization investments in the coming years as the Pentagon focuses on great power competition. President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget request included $2.3 billion for procurement for SOCOM, a reduction of about 12 percent compared to the enacted amount for 2020, and 26 percent less than what it was allocated in 2019, according to budget documents. It also included $732 million for research, development, test and evaluation, about 14 percent less than t... more »

Win a Day of Sailing with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.!

Joyce Ghen at Children's Health Defense - 12 hours ago
Home photos of the Kennedy family from the Kennedy Compound are an iconic part of American history. Now you can experience the legacy yourself by winning a trip to Hyannis Port, on the Cape Cod peninsula of Massachusetts, to tour the legendary home of the Kennedys with your host, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr! This […] The post Win a Day of Sailing with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.! appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

First interstellar asteroid population discovered

A new study has identified the first known permanent set of asteroids originating from outside our solar system. These are believed to have been captured from other stars billions of years ago, orbiting the Sun in disguise ever since. The findings came more than two...... Read more »

Are Egypt, Sudan, And Ethiopia On The Verge Of A War Over Water?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Construction work on Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance dam in Guba woreda, in the Ethiopian region of Benishangul-Gumuz. Photograph: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters *The Guardian*:* 'It'll cause a water war': divisions run deep as filling of Nile dam nears* Despite Egypt’s fears of ‘hydro hegemony’ and concerns it will worsen water shortages in Sudan, Ethiopia’s controversial dam project is close to fruition. From his office in central Khartoum, Ahmed al-Mufti prepares every day for what he believes is the water war to come. This conviction led Mufti, a prominent human rights lawyer and water ex... more »

This is Possibly the Worst Bomber Russia Ever Made

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Technology, Europe* Why did it fail so badly? The Tu-22M proved itself as a capable bomber, but its predecessor—the ill-fated Tu-22—had a harder time. Here’s why. *First Supersonic Soviet Bomber* Though the Tu-22 had some characteristics that appeared to be beneficial, at least on paper, it was not pleasant to fly. It had two engines mounted above the fuselage near the tail assembly. The high placement of the engines complicated maintenance somewhat, as ground crews needed scaffolding to access the turbines. The Tu-22’s wings were highly swept, which gave the ... more »

Royal Navy's New Nuclear Attack Submarine Can Find Targets 3,000 Nautical Miles Away

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * The Royal Navy's Astute-class of nuclear-powered submarines have been described as the "most capable ever built," and with a £1.6billion price tag for each boat, the ships need to live up to the bold promise. Fittingly, the latest has a name that is more than fitting: HMS Audacious. The Royal Navy's *Astute*-class of nuclear-powered submarines have been described as the "most capable ever built," and with a £1.6billion price tag for each boat, the ships need to live up to the bold promise. Fittingly, the latest has a name that is more than fitting: *HMS... more »

Is Russia Developing Robots Capable of Launching Kamikaze Drones?

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * A threat to NATO? Russian efforts to build so-called "kamikaze drones" – unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are essentially flying artillery shells – have been widely reported on, but now it appears that the UAVs could be used as part of the armament on a still-in-development robotic delivery/weapons system. The Russian robotic combat platform Marker, which has been in development since 2018, could be armed with a number of these sophisticated UAVs, Vitaly Davydov, deputy director-general of Russia's Foundation for Advance Research, told reporters t... more »

5 Big Reasons People Hate Samsung QLED TVs

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Cost? OLED? Not a good value? Thanks to Samsung’s seemingly never-ending ad campaigns over the past several years, QLEDs now must be included in any meaningful conversation about HDTVs. Sure, QLED TVs have filled a certain niche and they have a loyal customer following, but not everyone is delighted after making a QLED TV purchase. Here are five reasons why. First off, let’s look at the price points of QLED TVs. Yes, they are priced hundreds of dollars cheaper than their OLED counterparts, but you’ll also be getting inferior picture quality. ... more »

What Happens If the F-35 Has to Dogfight Another Plane?

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* [image: https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jan/08/2002231751/-1/-1/0/190907-F-BQ566-8001.JPG] Could it still win? The aerial dogfight was not supposed to happen. On May 20, 1967, eight U.S. Air Force F-4C fighters were patrolling over North Vietnam when they spotted as many as 15 enemy MiG-17 fighters a short distance away. Fog and the MiGs’ low altitude had prevented the F-4s from detecting the North Vietnamese jets from farther away. Diving to attack, the twin-engine F-4s fired a staggering 24 Sparrow and Sidewinder missiles, shooting down just fo... more »

Look Out, China: American Bombers Are Getting Less Predictable

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* [image: https://media.defense.gov/2020/Apr/22/2002286697/-1/-1/0/200422-F-EN010-0236.JPG] About time. The U.S. Air Force is switching up the way it deploys heavy bombers to the Pacific region. The service hopes that a less predictable deployment pattern will help to confuse Chinese forces. In mid-April 2020 the Air Force abruptly ended its 16-year-old rotation of B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. The base on April 13, 2020 staged a so-called “elephant walk” in order to celebrate the last contingent of bombers to particip... more »

One Movie Had the Courage to Kill Kim Jong-un

David Axe at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788710/mediaviewer/rm1350827520] Why The Interview still matters today. Rumors circulated on April 21, 2020 that Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s 36-year-old dictator, might be near death following surgery. Days later the truth remains unclear. So let’s take this opportunity to revisit a 2014 movie that had the courage to unambiguously kill Kim. Let’s be clear about one thing. The Interview—the Seth Rogen-James Franco action-comedy that apparently provoked a devastating cybercrime and a heated exchange of words be... more »

What Does It Mean to Have a Brain Freeze?

Tyler Daniel Anderson-Sieg at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Tyler Daniel Anderson-Sieg* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] The sensation feels like it’s happening inside your skull, but it really has to do with what’s going on in your mouth. Has this ever happened to you? You’re eating a delicious ice cream cone or frozen lemonade, so cold and sweet and suddenly, bam, brain freeze! What happened? A brain freeze is a short, intense pain behind the forehead and temples that occurs after eating something cold too fast. If you get one, don’t worry – your brain isn’t actually freezing. The sensation feels like it’s happening inside your... more »

The Future Does Not Look Bright For North Korea's Huge Tank Forces

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* North Korea's tanks are old. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *North Korea appears to be aware of the deficiencies of its tank force. Tanks seen in this spring’s competition appeared outfitted with externally mounted twin machine-gun mounts, twin antitank guided-missile mounts, and surface-to-air missiles in a desperate attempt to keep them relevant on the battlefield. While the antitank missile could be useful against enemy tanks, other improvements appear mere window dressing. For decades, North Korea has maintained strong armored forces as p... more »

Coronavirus: Why Renters Need Help Paying Their Landlords

Kirk McClure, Alex Schwartz at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kirk McClure, Alex Schwartz* *Economics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Current protective measures are insufficient to help them. Emergency relief for renters across America may protect them from the threat of eviction during the coronavirus crisis – but it won’t last for long. The economic shutdown necessitated by COVID-19 has undermined the ability of millions of families and individuals to pay their landlords. But current measures to alleviate their hardship will not last through the summer, leaving the country at risk of a surge of evictions and homelessness within months. T... more »

"How It Really Is"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
"Oil: The Storm Before The Really Big Storm"

The One Certain Victor in the Pandemic War

Patrick J. Buchanan at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: the-one-certain-victor-in-the-pandemic-war] The one certain victor in the coronavirus pandemic war will likely be Big Government.

Prosecuting Zoom-Bombing

rbercovitz at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
An advertisement for Zoom at the Denver International Airport. (By: Raysonho, https://tinyurl.com/yc5lp2az; CC BY 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en) As the novel coronavirus has prompted everyday activity to move online and demand for videoconference platforms to soar, reports of a new form of cyber disruption—“Zoom-bombing”—have grown increasingly commonplace. Zoom-bombing, or video-teleconference hijacking, refers to the uninvited entry into and disruption of a videoconference call, often by means of obscene, hateful, or threatening language or imag... more »

"Here's Why the Economy Won't Recover - and No, It's Not Covid-19 or the Lockdown"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"Here's Why the Economy Won't Recover -* * and No, It's Not Covid-19 or the Lockdown"* by Charles Hugh Smith "The risks of Covid-19 and the lockdown have been explored across a wide spectrum of opinion. To hit just a few of too many to count: • Permanent loss of civil liberties under the guise of "pandemic controls." • Failure of control measures to limit the pandemic in any sort of economically manageable manner. • Schemes for ID Cards identifying those with antibodies may fail as immunity might be fleeting, or low antibody counts may not confer immunity. These visible risks arise ... more »

Exposing The Real Epstein Cover-Up & How Deep It Goes

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
17 Apr 2020 Ryan Cristián Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/17/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research … Continue reading Exposing The Real Epstein Cover-Up & How Deep It Goes →

In Coronavirus We Trust: Medical Surveillance State For A Gov That’s Experimented On You 239 Times

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
15 Apr 2020 Ryan Cristián Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/14/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and … Continue reading In Coronavirus We Trust: Medical Surveillance State For A Gov That’s Experimented On You 239 Times →

“Artificial Intelligence Plan” That Became “Coronavirus Plan” & “China Did It” Narrative Is WMDs 2.0

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
21 Apr 2020 Ryan Cristián Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/21/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and … Continue reading “Artificial Intelligence Plan” That Became “Coronavirus Plan” & “China Did It” Narrative Is WMDs 2.0 →

Techno-Tyranny: How The US National Security State Is Using Coronavirus To Fulfill An Orwellian Vision

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 13 hours ago
20 Apr 2020 Whitney Webb Last year, a government commission called for the US to adopt an AI-driven mass surveillance system far beyond that used in any other country in order to ensure American hegemony in artificial intelligence. Now, many of the “obstacles” they had cited as preventing its implementation are rapidly being removed … Continue reading Techno-Tyranny: How The US National Security State Is Using Coronavirus To Fulfill An Orwellian Vision →

The data is in — stop the panic and end the total isolation

Hardnox at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
From The Hill by Dr, Scott Atlas: The tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be entering the containment phase. Tens of thousands of Americans have died, and Americans are now desperate for sensible policymakers who have the courage to ignore the panic and rely on facts. Leaders must examine accumulated data to see what has actually happened, rather than keep emphasizing hypothetical projections; combine that empirical evidence with fundamental principles of biology established for decades; and then thoughtfully restore the country to function. Five key facts are being ignored ... more »

"Fake news", caught in the act

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
The Gateway Pundit reports: Many of you have by now seen various photos of medical workers boldly standing in front of lock down protesters like they are in Tiananmen Square or something — but what the media hasn’t shown you is that the photos are being faked. In an instance of photo staging by the media caught on Facebook Live, a car with lock down protesters comes to a stop at a traffic light. As soon as they did, a medical worker hopped in front of their car with photographers, had a few photos snapped, then crossed the street like nothing happened. The woman filming the staged... more »

Virus update: Economics 101

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
Jimmy Dore dives into the global economic system with the good help of Dylan Radigan. Ratigan is an American businessman, author, film producer, former host of MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show and political commentator for The Young Turks.

During Coronvrius: Cuba to the Rescue, But Don’t Tell the American people

Medea Benjamin at MintPress News - 13 hours ago
Anti-Cuba zealots in the Trump administration have been enticing Cuban doctors working overseas to defect, paying journalists to write negative stories, slapping sanctions on Cubans in charge of the program, and strong-arming countries to expel Cuban doctors. The post During Coronvrius: Cuba to the Rescue, But Don’t Tell the American people appeared first on MintPress News.

#FakeNews media lies about Trump: disinfectant edition

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
The #FakeNews media is in the business of selling doom and despair and blaming Trump for everything because their only purpose in life is helping Joe Biden and other Democrats getting elected. At a news conference where Drs reported results of a study that showed that light, heat, and disinfectants can kill the China virus Trump speculated on how it would be great if we could some how get those agents in the human body in order to kill the virus. He said: "Question that probably some of you are thinking of if you're totally into that world, which I find to be very interesting. So s... more »

Preemptive Coronavirus Therapy Positive Update

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 13 hours ago
University of Minnesota is leading an important HCQ clinical trial, including collaboration with McGill University Montreal, University of Manitoba and University of Alberta. The initiative is called Post-exposure Prophylaxis / Preemptive Therapy for SARS-Coronavirus-2 (COVID-19 PEP) at ClinicalTrials.gov. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. H/T Don Monfort Study Objective: To test if post-exposure prophylaxis with […]

Amid Anxiety, Georgia Lets Close-Contact Businesses Reopen

AP News at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's timeline to restart the economy proved too ambitious even for President Trump, who said he “disagreed strongly” with the fellow Republican's plan.

Muslims Begin Marking a Subdued Ramadan Under Virus Closures

AP News at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The festive season, normally marked with daytime fasting followed by evening meals and get-togethers, began amid the pandemic.

"Turning and Churning"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"Turning and Churning"* by Jim Kunstler "It’s one thing to get sandbagged by a public health crisis ­– a plague being about the worst kind – and quite another for an advanced, complex economy to fall away under your feet like a freight elevator that snapped its cables. The two are now linked in the public imagination, which naturally churns out narratives to serve the collective human craving for pattern recognition. “The news” is the net sum of all that, mixed with a lot of cognitive “noise.” Even highly intelligent people have a hard time sorting it out. The Internet is full of... more »

MI: Court Says Students Have Right To Actual Education

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 13 hours ago
Periodically the courts get involved in the question of what states are actually supposed to provide. Back in 2017 a case went all the way to the Supremes that was designed (no case gets before SCOTUS without being carefully prepared and selected and curated by a bunch of Major Players) to get at the question of how hard a district had to work on that whole IEP thing-- how much education is "enough"? SCOTUS rejected a low bar for students with disabilities, a decision that shored up IDEA (and which may be weighing on some minds as schools try to solve the problems of crisis educatio... more »

President Trump's Speculation On Treatments Using UV Light And Disinfectants Results In A Backlash

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
After hearing presentation President Trump suggests irradiating people's bodies with UV light or injecting them with bleach or alcohol to deal with COVID19. pic.twitter.com/cohkLyyl9G — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 23, 2020 *Daily Mail: **Donald Trump suggests injecting people with 'DISINFECTANT' and hitting 'the body with a very powerful light' could kill coronavirus in bizarre White House briefing outburst* * Trump raised the possible treatments at Thursday's White House press briefing * He spoke after a government homeland official revealed the results of tests that showed... more »

Summary: Ninth Circuit Permits Federal Wiretap Act Claim Against Facebook

emanukyan at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Members of the audience take pictures at a Facebook event. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) In its opinion filed April 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit greenlighted a mix of privacy claims levied against Facebook in *In Re Facebook, Inc. Internet Tracking Litigation*, reversing the lower court’s decision to dismiss the case. The plaintiffs in the case are a class of Facebook users alleging that the social media company tracked their browser histories from May 2010 to September 2011 when they visited third-party websites featuring Facebook “Like” b... more »

Beware of bioethicists: Many are Nazi like in their disdain for human life

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Not all bioethicists are bad. If you want advice on end of life issues go to the National Catholic BioEthics Center; they have trained staff waiting to help you do what's right. But most if not all secular bioethicists are dangerous at best. They tend to define ethical is whatever saves the government and families money. The most recent example of why you can't trust them is that Princeton Professor Peter Singer--a rock star in the bioethics world--has said that molesting a mentally disabled person isn't that big a deal because they don't know what's going on. The case is about a ... more »

1st of Ramadan Sandstorm : You are really going to stay at home for real

egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 13 hours ago
It is the first day of Ramadan and thank God it came on Friday, the official weekend day because Egypt hit a strong sandstorm. There is one pro from this sandstorm, it will force people to stay at home more than Coronavirus The sandstorm is part of the seasonal Khamsin. Here are some photos from various parts in Egypt showing the sandstorm in action. From Minya governorate in Upper Egypt by Photojournalist Mohamed Hakim. [image: From Minya] From Minya by Mohamed Hakim [image: From Minya] From Minya by Mohamed Hakim [image: From Minya] From Minya by Mohamed Hakim From Fayou... more »

Will We Change Much on the Inside, After Life in Confinement?

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "If I end up getting used to it, they'll never see me on the street again." This sentence was published by a Spanish writer a few days ago on social media. And he is not the only one to declare, during this crisis, that remaining permanently at home is a […] The post Will We Change Much on the Inside, After Life in Confinement? appeared first on The Rio Times.

Gov. Cuomo wants to be philanthropic with your money: NY pays more than it gets edition

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 13 hours ago
Day in and day out Democrat politicians and #FakeNews media types demand that you pay more taxes. That's their contribution to helping the poor; they keep their wealth for themselves. Essentially those folks want to be philanthropic with your money. While conservative religious people give far more of their own money and time to help those in need leftists crow about how much they care. The reality is it's not "charitable" to demand that other people pay taxes that are laundered through a grossly overpaid government work force and that finally trickle down to those in need. If we ... more »

"We Have Never Seen An Economic Collapse Quite Like This, And It Is Largely A Self-Inflicted Wound"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"We Have Never Seen An Economic Collapse Quite Like This, * *And It Is Largely A Self-Inflicted Wound"* by Michael Snyder "The rate at which the U.S. economy is unraveling is absolutely breathtaking. On Thursday, we learned that another 4.4 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, and that means that a grand total of more than 26 million Americans have lost their jobs during this pandemic so far. To get an idea of just how dramatically this record-setting unemployment spike dwarfs what we witnessed during the last recession, check out these charts. Pr... more »

We Need a New Base Realignment and Closure Commission — Not a New Bureaucracy

Veronique de Rugy at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: we-need-a-new-base-realignment-and-closure-commission-not-a-new-bureaucracy] In times of crisis like the one we are now going through, calls to grow an already-bloated bureaucracy abound. A better alternative is to continue the deregulatory trend that is helping combat this pandemic.

McConnell Roasted Over State Bankruptcy Remarks

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: mcconnell-roasted-over-state-bankruptcy-remarks] Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), shown, suggested yesterday that states might declare bankruptcy instead of asking for federal aid to help them weather the Chinese virus pandemic

A Collection Of Angry Cranks

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
Derek Sloan -- a Conservative leadership candidate, who comes from a riding close to us -- has badmouthed Dr. Theresa Tam. Bruce Arthur writes: Sloan charged that Tam “parroted” World Health Organization advice, and that the WHO “parroted” China’s statements. The email involved stopping the UN Migration Compact, which is a non-binding agreement; defunding the WHO; stopping abortion; and revoking Canada’s commitment to the Paris Accords. You know, for Earth Day. A lot of that is garden-variety anti-globalist conservatism, which is ironically at least partly an American import. But ... more »

Europe Does Not Want To Confront China Over 'Bogus Coronavirus Death Numbers'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*BBC:* *Coronvirus: Europe 'wary of confronting China over deaths'* China is continuing to under-report the true levels of deaths from Covid-19, national security officials in London and Washington believe. But European officials are wary about directly challenging China over the figures, sources told the BBC. That concern also extends to confronting Beijing over an information campaign to improve its standing and distract from blame in the crisis. China has denied allegations of a cover up, saying it has been transparent about its efforts to battle the virus. On 17 April, offici... more »

The French Suspend Their Liberty

Thierry MEYSSAN at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
France is this strange country that never stopped collaborating with various invaders before revolting with honour; a country that was at first cowardly, then always brave. Without thinking about it, as usual, she has just abandoned the motto of her ancestors, which she will no doubt soon regain with glory.

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 4/24/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*PM 4/24/20* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ ○ Gregory Mannarino, *AM 4/24/20:* *"Important Updates: * *Stocks, Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, Crypto, Crude, MORE!"* - 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.shadowstats.com/ *"Daily Update (April23rd to 24t... more »

‘No Warming, No War’: Report Details How US Militarism and Climate Crisis Are Deeply Interwoven

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
"In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care."

Frontline Report: PMU forces destroy ISIS depot in Anbar, Iraq

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
Anbar: PMU forces have uncovered and destroyed an ISIS tunnel containing explosive devices and food in the Iraqi desert west of Ramadi city amid the ongoing search operation in the area. The demolition is part of the anti-terror operation that begun on April,9th codenamed “Abtal al-Nasr.” The preparations are completed after carefully sweeping for booby […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

On Conservatives and Immigration

Unknown at The Verma Report - 14 hours ago
Why are the western conservatives still fretting about immigrants? Hey dude, immigrants arrive only in nations which have a large number of high-paying jobs to offer. When your economy is in a state of apocalyptic decline, and the chances of economic recovery in the next five years seem bleak because the politicians, intellectuals, and celebrities in your nation are acting like self-destructive Marxist idiots and paranoid crybabies, and when your domestic unemployment is at an all time high, then the immigrants will not show up. No jobs, no immigrants—it’s that simple. Stop worrying... more »

Mass graves for coronavirus victims shouldn't come as a shock – it's how the poor have been buried for centuries

Vicki Daniel, Teaching Fellow and Instructor of History, Case Western Reserve University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
From burial sites targeted by grave robbers to disposing of ashes at sea, the job of disposing of the unclaimed dead has a rich history. Sadly, it still goes on today and is on the rise.

Deaths and desperation mount in Ecuador, epicenter of coronavirus pandemic in Latin America

Juan Carlos Valarezo, Professor of International Relations, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Dead bodies left at home and in streets. Quarantined people facing hunger. Political turmoil. Ecuador's coronavirus outbreak is a grim forecast of what may await poorer countries when COVID-19 hits.

#TyphoidMary – now a hashtag – was a maligned immigrant who got a bum rap

Katherine A. Foss, Professor of Media Studies, Middle Tennessee State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
#TyphoidMary is shorthand today for those who defy social distancing orders. The real Typhoid Mary is perhaps the most prominent example in the US of the unknowing disease carrier.

'Reopen' protest movement created, boosted by fake grassroots tactics

Marc Ambinder, Executive Fellow in Digital Security, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Research and investigative journalism call into question the authenticity of – and actual public support for – recent protests demanding governments lift lockdowns and 'reopen' the US economy.

Amendments in Non-Democratic Constitutions

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
For the Symposium on Richard Albert, Constitutional Amendments: Making, Breaking, and Changing Constitutions (Oxford University Press, 2019). Eugene D. Mazo Chapter 6 of Richard Albert’s book, “Finding Constitutional Amendments,” makes a truly unique contribution to our knowledge. How and where, Albert asks, will a constitution indicate that it has been amended? This question involves more than mere aesthetics. Rather, for Albert, where a constitution displays its amendments constitutes an important decision about “how and whether a people chooses to remember its past.” Chapter 6 ... more »

Experimental Technique Claims to Detect Coronavirus in 40 Minutes

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - US researchers are developing a rapid test for Covid-19 that could diagnose an infection within 40 minutes. The new technology is still experimental and is based on the revolutionary CRISPR genetic editing technique. This system works as a text editor that allows changing the genetic material (DNA) of any living […] The post Experimental Technique Claims to Detect Coronavirus in 40 Minutes appeared first on The Rio Times.

Colombia: On the Hit List

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It is 2 AM and university professor Sara Fernández is lying asleep in bed when she feels the stabbing in her left breast. She wakes up and sees the assailant, pushes him away. The man falls to the ground, the knife too. Before she can grab him, he flees through […] The post Colombia: On the Hit List appeared first on The Rio Times.

Schiller Institute Conference This Weekend To Mobilize for Summits, and Economic and Cultural Renaissance

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
The Schiller Institute’s two-day online international conference Saturday and Sunday will fully rehearse what must immediately be launched at summits of the leaders of the major economic and technological powers to create a new economic and cultural paradigm from this crisis. Schiller Institute President Helga Zepp-LaRouche, between Jan. 4 and March 8, issued three urgent appeals for summits of the leaders of at least the United States, China, Russia, and India to initiate a “New Bretton Woods” credit system like the one intended by Franklin Roosevelt’s post-War Bretton Woods conf... more »

Who Are the British Promoters of War w/China, and Who are the Useful US Idiots Allied w/Them?

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
Who Are the British Promoters of War w/China, and Who are the Useful US Idiots Allied w/Them? Video of Who Are the British Promoters of War w/China, and Who are the Useful US Idiots Allied w/Them? Your ideas about China are not your own. Understand the source of the anti-China headlines and soundbites. These are the neo-cons, the Project for a New American Century, the Henry Jackson Society, the people who brought you the Iraq War and Russiagate. The people who President Trump ran against in 2016 and who have been trying to overthrow his presidency ever since. Tune into our confe... more »

The Department of Health refuses to tell us the names of all 10 nursing homes with COVID-19

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. Four more COVID-19 related deaths “The province announced 55 new COVID-19 cases in the province on Thursday afternoon, the largest single-day increase so far,” reports Yvette d’Entremont: There were also four more deaths associated with the disease, all reported at long-term care facilities. Three deaths occurred at the Northwood long-term care facility in […]

Cops Wage Elaborate Undercover Scheme to Arrest Woman for Giving a Manicure Out of Her Home

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: undercover]Laredo cops went undercover in a community to bust two women doing nails and eye lashes out of their homes during quarantine. The two were arrested and charged.

Delingpole : Michael Moore Is Now the Green New Deal’s Worst Enemy

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The gamekeeper turns poacher! Far left Michael Moore, long time opponent of fossil fuels, has launched a damning indictment of the green agenda, with his latest film Planet of the Humans. Dellers sums it up: Left-wing documentary filmmaker Michael Moore is promoting a new documentary he executive produced […]

Mexico eyes agreement to end virus-induced disruptions to US-Mexico supply chains

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
24-Apr-2020 Lopez Obrador said the government was reviewing the matter in the context of the entry into force of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade deal due to replace the 1994 NAFTA.

Eni and Naturgy's Damietta gas plant deal with Egypt falls through

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
24-Apr-2020 In the meantime, Naturgy said it would go back to pursuing a legal claim to $2 billion in compensation its joint venture with ENI was awarded in the case by the World Bank's ICSID in 2018.

Sadc takes over Tripartite economic group leadership

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
24-Apr-2020 Under market integration, 22 countries out of 28 have now signed the TFTA Agreement, while eight have signed and ratified.

Edgewater announces Corcoesto S.A. arbitration decision

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
24-Apr-2020 The Tribunal upheld, by majority in a 2 to 1 decision, one jurisdictional objection by Spain and dismissed the claim on that basis.

E Energija vs Republic of Latvia

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
24-Apr-2020 E Energija received an award of EUR 3.1 million, following ICSID's April 8 rejection of Latvia's appeal for annulment of the tribunal's 2018 award.

Mandated Vaccinations, What You Will Need to Say “NO!”

Jerry Day at Need To Know - 15 hours ago
You can download this notice-of-liability form to give to anyone who tries to force vaccines. The document acts as an insurance policy if anything goes wrong because it is proof of your objection to the vaccination and, thereby, makes the administrators of the vaccine personally subject to penalty and prosecution.

Don’t Inject Disinfectants, Lysol Warns as Trump Raises Idea

AP News at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
The president noted that researchers were looking at the effects of disinfectants on the virus and wondered aloud if they could be injected into people.

Awesome Rant From A True American Patriot

Andrew Addison at Roscoe Reports - 15 hours ago

China’s Getting a New Aircraft Carrier Plane. But Don't Get Too Excited.

David Axe at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The Chinese navy is getting close to fielding a new carrier-compatible warplane. But the new version of the single-engine JL-9 primarily is a trainer, not a front-line fighter. While the naval JL-9 could help China to train more aviators for its growing fleet of flattops, it probably won’t do much to boost the combat capabilities of the carriers’ embarked air wings. The Chinese navy is getting close to fielding a new carrier-compatible warplane. But the new version of the single-engine JL-9 primarily is a trainer, not a front-line fighter. While the nava... more »

Better Wi-Fi Is Coming: The FCC Just Gave Wi-Fi 6E a Big Green Light

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Better for consumers and for America. There was big news Thursday morning for the adoption of the next generation of Wi-Fi technology. Wi-Fi 6 was unveiled last year, although it isn’t on most at-home Wi-Fi routers yet. Under its official name IEEE 802.11ax, Wi-Fi 6 was developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance, and is the successor to the six-year-old Wi-Fi 5. Its greater strength is expected to provide better Wi-Fi at stadiums, offices and other public venues that no one is able to visit currently. While Wi-Fi 6 arrived in 2019, it was clear that an eve... more »

Roscoe's Rascals

Andrew Addison at Roscoe Reports - 15 hours ago
*“Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.” ― Sigmund Freud*

The Propaganda Behind the Plandemic 2020

Andrew Addison at Roscoe Reports - 15 hours ago

Medical workers in Osaka prefecture account for 9 percent of all coronavirus cases

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 15 hours ago
Medical workers in Osaka prefecture account for 9 percent of all coronavirus cases Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In the prefecture of Osaka, it is known that just over 9 percent of all coronavirus cases are related to medical workers. Of course, it isn’t surprising that the environs of Osaka have […]

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Covid-19 causes sudden strokes in young adults, doctors say Outbreak reveals radical climate idea: Economic 'degrowth' TERROR ATTACK? Massive Fire In Jerusalem City Hall; Molotov Cocktails Thrown – Arrest Made NEW STUDY PREDICTS THE OCEAN ECOSYSTEM WILL COLLAPSE THIS DECADE NYC’s coronavirus death toll at 15,411 as confirmed cases reach 141,754 Half of Europe’s coronavirus deaths were in nursing homes, WHO finds Elizabeth Warren's Oldest Brother Dies of Coronavirus Spanish firm spying on Assange stole his son’s dirty diaper and BLACKMAILED Ecuadorian diplomat with NUDE P... more »

Coronavirus Mutations May Render Search for Vaccine Futile, Researchers Find

( No shit. And why is this only coming to light now, after idiot 'leaders' proclaim necessity of a vaccine for disease killing fewer than influenza - for which the 'vaccine' is worse than useless? )

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
*Follow up to:* - Coronavirus Drug Remdesivir Fails First Trial * Viral mutations regularly occur with seasonal flu, that reality hasn't impeded big pharma from pushing nearly useless vaccines year after year. Profitable, yes. Effective? Questionable. Highly questionable.* - *Did You Know Flu Deaths In America, 2017/2018, Topped 80,000 with more then 900,000 Hospitalizations? * * No lock downs because there was a vaccine. An ineffective vaccine, clearly.* *The latest: * Scientists Discover “Significant” Coronavirus Mutation Suggesting Threat to Availability of Vacci... more »

4K or 8K Flop: 5 Reasons Why People Hate LG’s OLED TVs

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Price and customer service can be issues for sure. If picture quality is the only thing on your mind for your next TV purchase, the choice is simple: Buy an LG OLED TV. No matter how you spin it, you won’t find better picture quality. Not from LCDs and not from QLEDs. Armed with OLED tech’s self-emissive pixels, you will get perfect black levels, precise colors, wide viewing angles and outstanding uniformity. Now, that doesn't mean that LG’s OLED offerings are immune to pesky issues. Here are five of the biggest reasons why some people hate LG’... more »

California Dreamin'

Andrew Addison at Roscoe Reports - 15 hours ago

What I Have Been Saying All Along …

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 15 hours ago
A Stanford University medical expert has weighed in, and confirmed exactly what I have been saying since day one. Fact 1: The overwhelming majority of people do not have any significant risk of dying from COVID-19. Fact 2: Protecting older, at-risk people eliminates … Continue reading →

Democrat Party Leadership Wants People Dead

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 15 hours ago
Dems plan to censure Michigan lawmaker who said Trump’s boosting of hydroxychloroquine ‘saved my life’ | Fox News

Global Warming Empties Maldives’ Beaches

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 15 hours ago
Just as the experts predicted 30 years ago. Live Cam Maldives – Veligandu Island Resort 26 Sep 1988 – Threat to islands

Finally Some Real Science!

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 15 hours ago
A silicone breast implant saved this woman’s life from a gunshot wound. Life-Saving Silicone Breast Implant After Firearm Injury: Case Report and Treatment Recommendations

Number of Deaths in Brazil Doubles Every Five Days, Exceeding US Pace

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of deaths by Covid-19 in Brazil has been doubling every five days. In the United States, this doubling occurs every six days, and every eight days in Italy and Spain. The data is provided in the latest technical report from 'MonitoraCovid-19', a Fiocruz system that collects data on […] The post Number of Deaths in Brazil Doubles Every Five Days, Exceeding US Pace appeared first on The Rio Times.

Italy, for First Time, Records More Cured Covid-19 Cases Than New Ones

Oliver Mason at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In 24 hours, Italy has recorded a further 464 deaths and 2,646 new cases of Covid-19 contagion, but also a drop of 851 in the number of patients with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to a government report released on Thursday, April 23rd, due to 3,033 cured […] The post Italy, for First Time, Records More Cured Covid-19 Cases Than New Ones appeared first on The Rio Times.

São Paulo Opens 13,000 Mass Graves, Hires 220 Gravediggers to Avoid Funeral Collapse

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The São Paulo City Hall will dig 13,000 mass graves in cemeteries administered by the city and will increase by one third the capacity to hold burials amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bruno Covas announced on Thursday. He said that among the measures, part of a contingency plan for São […] The post São Paulo Opens 13,000 Mass Graves, Hires 220 Gravediggers to Avoid Funeral Collapse appeared first on The Rio Times.

Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) Authorizes Chloroquine in Covid-19 Early Stages

Adele Cardin at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After a meeting with President Jair Bolsonaro, an enthusiast of the treatment of Covid-19 with Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine, the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) announced on Thursday, April 23rd, the authorization to administer drugs containing these substances in patients with mild cases. Mauro Ribeiro, president of CFM, met with Bolsonaro […] The post Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) Authorizes Chloroquine in Covid-19 Early Stages appeared first on The Rio Times.

Cuba Assists Honduras, Qatar and Argentina to Fight Coronavirus

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - During the coronavirus pandemic, the number of Cuban doctors working abroad has increased to approximately 2,000 in over 20 missions. On Sunday, a group consisting of virologists, epidemiologists, and intensive care doctors, among others, landed in San Pedro Sula in Honduras. They will be assisting hospitals in the north of […] The post Cuba Assists Honduras, Qatar and Argentina to Fight Coronavirus appeared first on The Rio Times.

Social Media Censors as Food Shortages Begin

Andrew Addison at Roscoe Reports - 15 hours ago

The personal defense rifle: a few thoughts

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago
I mentioned a while back that I'm upgrading a few AR-15-type rifles for friends. In the process, I've had the opportunity to ask them why they're upgrading various features, and what they want to do with the rifles. Their answers have been illuminating. All of them want to use the rifles as personal defense tools, in case of need; they see the growing political and social tensions in this country as worrying, and foresee a time when they might have to defend themselves and their families against rioters invading their hitherto peaceful suburbs, or as a defensive tool if the fami... more »

COVID19 : A Must Watch

Jamie Spry at Climatism - 15 hours ago
“It’s like an elephant being attacked by a house cat. Frustrated and trying to avoid the cat, the elephant accidentally jumps off a cliff and dies.” – John P.A. Ioannidis Professor of medicine, epidemiology – Stanford University *** H/t @MarcelZLena A must watch… *** SEE also : CORONA-PANIC : A Fiasco In The Making? | […]

NORMAN VINCENT PEALE IS KILLING US (updated)

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
President Trump is stupid, ill-informed, morally corrupt, and perhaps the greatest living exemplar of the Dunning-Kruger effect, which causes people with low ability to believe that they have the highest possible ability levels. But beyond all this, Trump is uniquely unsuited to be president because he's incapable of facing uncomfortable truths. As I've noted here many times, Trump grew up on Norman Vincent Peale's Power of Positive Thinking, and still practices its tenets. Let me quote Michael Kruse's 2017 Politico story on this: Trump and his father were Peale acolytes—the minist... more »

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