Tuesday, April 28, 2020

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Public Health and Private Profits Under COVID-19 Pandemic

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 21 hours ago
More discussion of how the private sector is undermining responses to Covid-19.

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* And don't forget to rake your lungs! At this point, I would also like to see Republikooks start spreading the fake news amongst themselves that joining a snake handler church cult is the way to go, but, with a twist: Tell them that rattlesnake venom kills the virus. Tell them to put a little extra faith in their god and let those rattlers bite them. Or, how 'bout they just baptize themselves in a river full of 20-foot anacondas? You want sarcasm, Trumpie? Now, that's sarcasm. I look forward to turning on FOX "News" some night soon and watching Sean and Rudy covering the... more »

Scheer says Trudeau must unveil plan for provinces to reopen the economy

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 21 hours ago
Global News Apr 27, 2020 Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Monday, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer called on the Trudeau government to release a federal strategy for the rollback of COVID-19 restrictions and the reopening of the economies of the various provinces and territories. Residents of Canada’s two largest provinces learned this week what the … Continue reading Scheer says Trudeau must unveil plan for provinces to reopen the economy →

Canadian provinces begin unveiling plans for reopening economy

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 21 hours ago
Global News Apr 27, 2020 On Monday’s episode of Global National, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced a three-phase plan to reopen the economy and other services throughout the province. Eric Sorensen explains what it will entail, and why the timeline remains uncertain. Meanwhile, in Quebec, which has the most confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada, … Continue reading Canadian provinces begin unveiling plans for reopening economy →

Quebec, Ontario take different paths to reopening provinces from coronavirus lockdown

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 21 hours ago
Les Perreaux Laura Stone Queen’s Park Reporter Montreal and Toronto Published 3 hours ago Open this photo in gallery A closed schoolyard is seen through its fence in Montreal, on April 27, 2020. Quebec expects to have all elementary schools and daycares open on May 19, including in the hot spot of Montreal. Paul Chiasson/The … Continue reading Quebec, Ontario take different paths to reopening provinces from coronavirus lockdown →

Threatening The Governors: William Barr’s Commercial And Civil Liberties Brief

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
“[Y]ou can’t just keep on feeding the patient chemotherapy and say well, we’re killing the cancer, because we were getting to the point where we’re killing the patient.” William Barr, US Attorney General, April 21, 2020 The US Federal Attorney General should, nominally at least, be a stickler for the […]

Since when is it a crime to report a crime? Bernard Collaery exposes the Timor Sea betrayal

Callum Foote at Michael West - 21 hours ago
[image: Witness K and Bernard Collaery] With the release of his book, Oil Under Troubled Water, to coincide with Witness K's closed court plea hearing this month, ACT lawyer, Bernard Collaery, has raised the stakes on who the real wrong-doers are in this unedifying story of how the Howard Government defied international law to spy on it's cash-strapped neighbour to profit from oil in the Timor Sea. Callum Foote reports.

Coronavirus Is A Chance For Boris Johnson To Show A New Style Of Leadership

Jon Stokes, Stefan Stern at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Jon Stokes, Stefan Stern* *Politics, Europe* [image: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks outside 10 Downing Street after recovering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain April 27, 2020. Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS] Call it 'post-heroic.' As the British prime minister returns to work following his hospitalisation with COVID-19, the public will wish him well. Boris Johnson was clearly seriously ill but to judge by his statement outside No.10 on Monday morning his health has recovered. Whether there has been a change in his out... more »

Dump the Dish: DirecTV Has Lost an Insane Amount of Customers

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Poor AT&T: Since purchasing DirecTV for $49 billion in 2015, AT&T has continued to suffer from massive subscriber losses quarter after quarter. Since purchasing DirecTV for $49 billion in 2015, AT&T has continued to suffer from massive subscriber losses quarter after quarter. The company’s most recent earnings report failed to reverse that downward trend, as AT&T shed 897,000 premium TV subscribers, mostly including its satellite TV provider DirecTV and a small number of U-Verse users. The total number of premium TV subscribers now sits at 18.6 m... more »

Canada Is Reeling From a Mass Shooting On Top Of Coronavirus

Jack L. Rozdilsky at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Jack L. Rozdilsky* *Security, Americas* [image: A man adjusts the Nova Scotia flag in front of the makeshift memorial, made in the memory for the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting in Portapique, Nova Scotia, Canada April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tim Krochak] The motives of the shooter are not yet clear, but the attack appears to have been premeditated. It’s been about a month since anything other than the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the news. The mass shooting in Nova Scotia, with at least 23 dead, has now taken a grim prominence over COVID-19 in Canada. The country’s worst mass s... more »

The Navy Has Not Yet Fixed Its Most Glaring Vulnerability

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, Americas* As leading proponents of American sea power, such as former Virginia congressman Randy Forbes, have emphasized repeatedly, the purpose of naval preeminence is not ultimately to wage war, but to ensure the free flow of trade and commerce, safeguard the rule of law across the maritime commons, and most critically, to preserve peace through strength. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *A major issue in re-orienting the force around distributed lethality, which calls for dispersing combat firepower across a host of platforms, is the shortage of ships ... more »

You Need To Read These Three Charts To See Where Coronavirus Is Going

Danny Dorling at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Danny Dorling* *Security, * [image: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Dr Anthony Fauci as they stand in front of a chart labeled ?Goals of Community Mitigation? showing projected deaths in the United States after exposure to coronavirus as 1,500,000 - 2,200,000 without any intervention] How will it end? On April 7, The Conversation published three graphs showing the rise of deaths from COVID-19 in seven countries. What we could not have known then was that April 7 was the point at which the peak, or at least the first peak, in mortality in England and Wales was reached. An... more »

Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 27th April 2020

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]

Patriot Humor – Weekend at Kim’s

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
Weekend at Kim’sWhat Happened…No Fans?Quarantine HaircutExplanationOops!A Disappointing DystopiaAlexandria Ocasio-CortezThe EstablishmentThe Twilight ZoneOf CourseWhy It Was WrittenFree TrialMessage and a BottleGardeningA Shining Example2020 Read more excellent articles at The Patriot Post

“Dr. Fauci Gave $3.7 Million to Wuhan Laboratory… Something Is Going On” – Rudy Giuliani Drops a Bomb on NIAID Director Dr. Tony Fauci

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
The Synagogue of Satan, western Illuminati, subcontracting their genocidal work to their franchisee, the Chinese Illuminati. – “Dr. Fauci Gave $3.7 Million to Wuhan Laboratory… Something Is Going On” – Rudy Giuliani Drops a Bomb on NIAID Director Dr. Tony Fauci by Jim Hoft, https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/ Back in 2015 the NIH under the direction of Dr. Tony Fauci …

Shock New Development as Children Fall Ill With Syndrome Similar to Severe Covid-19

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Release of Bio-weapon 2.0 by the Synagogue of Satan? Shock New Development as Children Fall Ill With Syndrome Similar to Severe Covid-19 by Peter Andrews, https://www.rt.com/ Children have largely been spared from the coronavirus. But now British GPs have warned of youngsters being hit by a mysterious virus-like syndrome that may be an offshoot of …

Pompeo Says Annexation of West Bank is Israeli Decision to Make

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Pompeo Says Annexation of West Bank is Israeli Decision to Make by Humeyra Pamuk, Arshad Mohammed, https://www.reuters.com/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel whether to annex parts of the West Bank and said that Washington would offer its views privately to Israel’s new government, drawing …

Bill Gates Continues The Scam: Pushes “Immunity Passports” & Tech-Enabled Surveillance State

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Bill Gates Continues The Scam: Pushes “Immunity Passports” & Tech-Enabled Surveillance State by Tim Brown, https://thewashingtonstandard.com/ Bill Gates, or as my friend refers to him “Kill Rates,” is continuing to be at it not to help his fellow man but to get an enormous return on his investment in certain organizations and vaccines. Despite the …

Tyson Foods Chairman Warns ‘The Food Supply Chain’ is Breaking And ‘Millions of Pounds of Meat’ Will Fail to Reach Stores After Plants Across The Country Closed Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Tyson Foods Chairman Warns ‘The Food Supply Chain’ is Breaking And ‘Millions of Pounds of Meat’ Will Fail to Reach Stores After Plants Across The Country Closed Due to COVID-19 Outbreak by LAUREN FRUEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and WIRES, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * John Tyson said there will be a ‘limited supply of our products available in stores’ * His …

The Mark of The Beast — The Star Of David Deception — Satanic ‘666’ Hexagram

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
What is the symbol the Synagogue of Satan will use for the Mark of the Beast ‘666’? IMO, it will be the Star of David, Satanic ‘666’ Hexagram. It is the perfect symbol for the Anti-Christ One World Religion. It is already widely accepted by many religions and Satanists. Zionists are preparing the Christian sheeple …

Trump Trying to Provoke Conflict in Middle East to Prop Up US Oil Industry: Analyst

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Trump Trying to Provoke Conflict in Middle East to Prop Up US Oil Industry: Analyst by https://www.presstv.com/ President Donald Trump is playing a dangerous game in the Middle East to save the US shale oil industry, which is under threat due to falling global oil prices, according to an American political commentator. – J. Michael …

Monitoring being pitched to fight Covid-19 was tested on refugees

Crofton Black at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 22 hours ago
The pandemic has given a boost to controversial data-driven initiatives to track population movements, developed in response to the so-called migrant crisis of 2015, as part of efforts to stem the tide

How to Win Friends and Influence People? Book Club Round-Up

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 22 hours ago
As promised, here’s my closing Ask My Anything session on Dale Carnegie’s classic book. And in case you missed any installment, I link to the full Book Club below. Announcement Commercial Part 1 Q&A #1 Part 2 Q&A #2 Part 3 Q&A #3 Part 4 Q&A #4 Supplementary Principles Hope you enjoyed yourself, gained some […] The post How to Win Friends and Influence People? Book Club Round-Up appeared first on Econlib.

Mood turns sour as meat and poultry industry tries to keep production up with demand

Dan Flynn at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
When they have not sold enough spot advertising, broadcasters air public service announcements that these days are all about how we are “in this together.” But up and down the meat industry, the only togetherness that seems to exists is that everybody wants to slap down somebody else. It follows the temporary closures of... Continue Reading

Which? renews mandatory hygiene rating call

Joe Whitworth at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
A consumer group wants mandatory display of food hygiene ratings across the United Kingdom so people can make informed choices when dining out. Which? said it was concerned consumers are at risk of being left in the dark or misled about hygiene standards. The call comes as the organization released research about the best and... Continue Reading

Hidden public health benefits of the COVID-19 experience 

Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA) at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
Opinion. If anything should restore the confidence of the American people in our governmental agencies and institutions, it is the leadership of our medical and public health professionals in this time of crisis. We should all appreciate the diligent response to the COVID-19 pandemic coming from our public health agencies and medical communities. We should... Continue Reading

USDA researchers part of Australian university’s look at Salmonella poultry vaccine

News Desk at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
An Australian university has been awarded a grant to improve the effectiveness of a Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine in poultry. The aim is to lower the risk of foodborne pathogens and reduce the number of human Salmonella infections. The University of Adelaide will use the AU $390,000 (U.S. $252,000) Linkage Grant by the Australian Research Council for... Continue Reading

Letter to the Editor: Another perspective on aquaponics

Guest Contributor at Food Safety News - 22 hours ago
Opinion Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the STEC E. coli article related to the Purdue Study. I am a board adviser for the Aquaponic Association and a commercial aquaponic grower. We believe that the Purdue study was very flawed and that they had poor handling procedures and created a cross-contamination issue between... Continue Reading

This is a power grab we haven’t seen since 9/11, by Simon Black

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 22 hours ago
Originally posted on STRAIGHT LINE LOGIC: Just like 9/11, this power grab will leave the government with more power and the people with less freedom, and the grab won’t be rescinded after the “crisis” is over. From Simon Black at sovereignman.com: Thousands of years ago in 458 BC, Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus was hard at work…

PETITION to use New Zealand’s own bank to fund the Covid19 rescue package

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 22 hours ago
You might want to sign this… remember this? … Small Business Rescue Earned Banks $10 Billion In Fees … share … EWR https://secure.avaaz.org/en/community_petitions/grant_robertson_use_new_zealands_own_bank_to_fund_the_covid19_rescue_package_1/ Image by fancycrave1 from Pixabay

IRELAND – two people are legally challenging the COVID-19 laws

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 22 hours ago
Article: State to oppose John Waters and Gemma O’Doherty challenge to Covid-19 laws Yummy Mummy Emporium & Apothecary 17K subscribers Gemma O’Doherty & John Waters At The High Court Dublin 21-4-2020 Court case 21-4-2020 challenging CV19 laws see link below to: The Irish Times. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime… Follow this precedent, every Country needs to remind the court … Continue reading IRELAND – two people are legally challenging the COVID-19 laws →

Where’s David? (Clark ie)

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 22 hours ago
Really couldn’t resist the satire in this … I spotted it on the NZ Taxpayer’s Union Facebook page. EWR New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union “Where’s David?” – the fun nationwide search for David Clark is launched: Observers of politics were shocked this week when the Hon Dr David Clark was reportedly spotted in Wellington. Dr … Continue reading Where’s David? (Clark ie) →

April 28th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1195

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

Tuesday April 28th – Open Thread

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

AFL to decide location of quarantine hubs this week

Catherine Murphy at Just In - 22 hours ago
The AFL has a comeback date in mind, but unlike the NRL, it's waiting for government and broadcaster sign-off before going public.

Man jailed for firing police officer's gun in Canberra Hospital emergency department

Elizabeth Byrne at Just In - 22 hours ago
Dramatic details emerge about how a man who fired several shots inside the Canberra Hospital in 2018 growled, spat and kicked at police as they tried to subdue him.

In a Slap in the Face to Progressives, Biden Appoints Larry Summers, a “Literal Architect of Neoliberalism,” to Economic Advisory Role

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 23 hours ago
If you need proof that Biden doesn't give a damn about oridinary people, his bringing Larry Summers in from political exile should convince you.

Thanks, Coronavirus: Yes, CVS and UPS Went to Deliver Your Medication by Drone

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_S1BEUCYKOKAA&share=true] Welcome to the future. Delivery-by-drone has long been seen as a promising if not controversial technology of the future. Amazon announced in 2016 that it was working on a drone-based delivery service called Prime Air, which could perform deliveries within 30 minutes. Prime Air has not yet launched in the United States, although Amazon last month announced that it was hiring a former Boeing executive as the new leader of the effort. T... more »

Iran And The United States Narrowly Avoided War Last Year

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * It was too close of a call. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* These acts are Tehran’s way of signaling it can and will retaliate if the United States maintains its economic vice. Iran couldn’t “win” a war versus the United States—Iran’s annual defense budget costs roughly the same as a single U.S. aircraft carrier—but it could cause losses in amounting to tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in disrupted trade, and a terrible toll in human lives, not just drones and damaged tanker hulls. By most accounts, the United States and Iran came with... more »

Coronavirus Face Masks Shows How Hypocritical Burka Bans Are

Katherine Bullock at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Katherine Bullock* *Politics, Americas* [image: Veiled Muslim women walk past members of Rapid Action Force (RAF) patrolling a neighborhood during a lockdown in the area after dozens of men were taken to a quarantine facility amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)] If Canadians, Americans and Europeans can get used to the new ubiquitous face masks, will they also get used to niqabs? *Grey’s Anatomy*, the longest running prime-time medical drama on U.S. television, contains many scenes of doctors and nurses in full gear (hospital scrubs, surgical caps, ... more »

How Churches Become Makeshift Hospitals During Times of Crises

Adam J. Davis at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Adam J. Davis* *History, Americas* [image: Reuters] There is a long history of churches serving as hospitals, particularly during times of crisis such as war or plague. Churches are looking to open up their doors to groups beyond their usual congregants during the coronavirus crisis: doctors, nurses and patients. The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the seat of the Episcopal diocese of New York, and one of the largest churches in the world, started a process of converting its premises into an emergency field hospital, earlier this April. The plans were later shelved in response... more »

Will The Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Ever Be More Than A Waste Of Money?

David Axe at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*David Axe* *Technology, Americas* For now, it doesn't look good. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *In contrast to the LCS in its original guise, the new frigate will be a conventional vessel with a large crew and hard-wired systems. The Navy surely hopes the new vessel is more deployable than the LCS has proved to be. A warship that can’t leave port hardly qualifies as a warship. Navy officials in early 2019 claimed at least three LCSs would deploy before the end of the current fiscal year in September 2019. But after spending $30 billion over a period of around two decades, ... more »

When Will the Coronavirus Pandemic End?

Catharine Chambers at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Catharine Chambers* *Security, * [image: A man wearing a protective mask walks past the Royal Swedish Opera, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Stockholm, Sweden, April 27, 2020. Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/via REUTERS] It’s too early to tell if we’ve reached the peak of the first epidemic wave. COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Since then, many regions around the world — including all Canadian provinces and territories — have declared states of emergency and implemented strict public health measures, effect... more »

Nazi Germany's "Destroyer" Heavy Fighter Was Powerful, But Was Too Large For The Job

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, Europe* It could barely maneuver. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The heavy fighter concept still lives today, but in a mutated form. When we speak of the "heavy" F-15 and "light" F-16, we mean a highly capable but very expensive aircraft, versus cheaper but less capable light fighters. In the mid-1930s, Nazi Germany had a problem. Its twin-engined medium bombers, such as the Heinkel 111, had a range of perhaps 1,500 miles. However, the Luftwaffe's single-engined fighter plane, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, had a range of only 400 miles (it wasn't until... more »

These Brave Canadians Gave Their All at the Battle of Scheldt Estuary

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 23 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Canadian government employee - Library and Archives CanadaThis image is available from Library and Archives Canada under the MIKAN ID number 4233063This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still re] They knew the meaning of courage. *Key point: *These soldiers sacrificed much to win the fight. This is how they helped put an end to the Third Reich. On September 4, 1944, tanks of the British 11th Armored Division lumbered into the outskirts of Antwerp, Belgium. This was th... more »

The Court Acts to Tame Government Shutdowns

David Super at Balkinization - 23 hours ago
The Court’s decision Monday in *Maine Community Health Options v. U.S. *substantially reduced the stakes in the next federal government shutdown. In so doing, it likely reduced the incentives to precipitate such crises and thus, one may hope, their frequency. By way of background, federal spending programs typically fall into one of three general categories. Some contain rights-creating language *and* a permanent appropriation of funds to fulfill those rights. Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) is one such program; the Judgment Fund (for ju... more »

NY Post: Top Manhattan ER Doc Commits Suicide, Shaken by Coronavirus Onslaught

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 23 hours ago
The head of the emergency department at a Manhattan hospital committed suicide after spending days on the front lines of the coronavirus battle, her family said Monday. Dr. Lorna Breen had been medical director of the NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital amid the pandemic. Her father, Dr. Philip Breen told the New York Times of his physician […] The post NY Post: Top Manhattan ER Doc Commits Suicide, Shaken by Coronavirus Onslaught appeared first on Health Nut News.

Appeal of Sydney man who brutally murdered Lin family to include claims witness lied

Jamelle Wells at Just In - 23 hours ago
A Supreme Court Justice says allegations made by Robert Xie's legal team that a "dishonest" witness "covered up material" are among the most serious he's heard, as the former surgeon prepares to appeal his five murder convictions.

Federal Police investigate hoax targeting users of COVIDSafe coronavirus app

Just In - 23 hours ago
Health Minister Greg Hunt says anyone found to be involved with the hoax will be severely punished.

'It's an ancient study': WHO social distancing rules for hospitals called into doubt

Bension Siebert at Just In - 23 hours ago
International guidelines on social distancing in hospitals and other healthcare facilities are based on outdated research from the 1940s, according to a scientific review by Australian and US authors.

Victoria preparing for heavy downpour, snow, hail and a possible new rainfall record in Melbourne

Rachel Clayton at Just In - 23 hours ago
The warm weather is about to end in Victoria with the state set to be hit by a deluge of rain, hail and snow from tomorrow and temperatures set to hang around the low teens all weekend.

Yawning numbat footage sparks joy for wildlife photographer

Georgia Loney at Just In - 23 hours ago
The quokka may be WA's most famous marsupial, but conservationists say the critically endangered numbat deserves a higher profile and 'yawning numbat' footage could help.

Unclear test result in southern Tasmania could be region's first coronavirus case in two weeks

Just In - 23 hours ago
A potential coronavirus case in southern Tasmanian is being investigated further after a "borderline" unclear result.

Apartment tenants in line for rent discounts as short-stay market dries up

Just In - 23 hours ago
Real estate agents are resorting to discounting to try to secure tenants as COVID–19 hits the apartment rental market.

Coronavirus could see failed states on Australia's doorstep

Melissa Clarke at Just In - 23 hours ago
As COVID-19 races around the world, infecting millions, it finds the vulnerable — and that includes whole nations too, writes Melissa Clarke.

Treasury boss rejects claims JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments are being rolled out too slowly

Matthew Doran And Jordan Hayne at Just In - 23 hours ago
Australia's top treasury official describes the rate of Government payments linked to the COVID-19 pandemic as "rapid", saying he expects $40 billion will have been paid out by the end of May.

Johnson returns to address a fatigued nation. But it was mostly colourful words

Samantha Hawley at Just In - 23 hours ago
During Boris Johnson's three-week absence there was clearly a vacuum, as Britain limped along with no clear leader. Now, the UK Prime Minister returns to the lectern at Downing Street as enthusiastic as ever, writes Samantha Hawley.

Adelaide buildings turn blue for senior police officer killed in car crash

Just In - 23 hours ago
Adelaide landmarks were illuminated with blue light overnight amid more tributes for SA Police Chief Superintendent Joanne Shanahan and Tania McNeill, who were killed in a three-car crash on Saturday.

Trump says he 'doesn't take responsibility' for rise in Americans drinking disinfectants

Peter Marsh at Just In - 23 hours ago
Despite declaring that his daily coronavirus briefings were a waste of time, US President Donald Trump returned to face the media today, covering everything from his previous comments on injecting disinfectants to North Korea. Here's what you missed.

Christian Porter seeks final advice on releasing royal commission findings on George Pell

Just In - 23 hours ago
Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter says he has sought final advice from his department on the release of unpublished documents relating to Cardinal George Pell's handling of child sexual abuse complaints.

Reserve Bank credit creation out of the bag – officially

Editor, cairnsnews at Cairns News - 23 hours ago
Reserve Bank of Australia says it created $330B “out of thin air’ Reserve Bank creating money out of thin air to prevent economic disaster – PM – ABC Radio ABC Broadcast April 6, 2020 Here it is folks the official admission about credit creation we have been waiting to hear for 30 years. The former […]

Quote of the Day

vonMesser at 'Nox & Friends - 23 hours ago
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. — Thomas Jefferson

Flynn Defense Attorney Sidney Powell Documents Could Be Unsealed Tuesday or Wednesday…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Amid stunning new revelations and evidence in the case against Lt. General Michael Flynn, Sean Hannity invites Flynn’s legal counsel Sidney Powell on his show so she can listen to him talk about it. But seriously… I’m not kidding… watch … Continue reading →

What Is The True Level Of Mortality Caused By The Covid-19 Virus?

Francis Menton at Manhattan Contrarian - 23 hours ago
* Several commenters on yesterday’s post express a strong interest in learning the true level of mortality from the Chinese Virus. * Are the numbers reported at sites like Worldometers as “Coronavirus Deaths” accurate and reliable, or are they inflated? Or, for that matter, could it be that the number of “Coronavirus Deaths” is under -reported for reasons that could include people dying at home without ever being tested? * My answer is that it is impossible to know at this point. The best indication we will get will come when the CDC issues final data for deaths from all causes in t... more »

Free-trade talks continue despite the pandemic

bilaterals.org - 23 hours ago
28-Apr-2020 Cambodia is closer to inking trade deals with developed economies despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

States and Local Governments Stockpile Hydroxychloroquine Pills

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 23 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: The U.S. government received a donation of 30 million doses from Swiss drugmaker Novartis… (Liberty Headlines) State and local governments across the United States have obtained about 30 million doses of a malaria drug to treat patients with the coronavirus. At least 22 states and Washington, D.C., secured shipments of…

Meet the former NYT reporter who is challenging the coronavirus narrative

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 23 hours ago
As daily life across America is upended by the coronavirus crisis — with mass business closures plunging the economy into freefall — one former New York Times reporter is sounding the alarm about what he believes are flawed models dictating the aggressive strategy. Alex Berenson has been analyzing the data on the crisis on a daily basis for weeks and has come … Continue reading Meet the former NYT reporter who is challenging the coronavirus narrative →

Are We On Track For A Vaccine Police State to Take Over America Soon?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 23 hours ago
Former President Barack Obama had a mission for America: Destroy it! And he pursued that “sleeper cell” mission for eight years, whipping up racial tensions, turning America against law enforcement, socializing the medical system and even allowing people like Joe Biden to transfer classified military secrets to China in exchange for financial kickbacks that were laundered … Continue reading Are We On Track For A Vaccine Police State to Take Over America Soon? →

COVID-19 Death Certificates are Being Manipulated According to Montana Physician with 30 Years Experience

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 23 hours ago
Dr. Annie Bukacek is a board-certified internal medicine physician. She’s been practicing medicine for over 30 years, mostly in Montana. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Illinois in Chicago, and completed her internship and residency at Oregon Health Sciences University. In 2019 she won the ACP laureate award for commitment to … Continue reading COVID-19 Death Certificates are Being Manipulated According to Montana Physician with 30 Years Experience →

COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Using Aborted Fetal Cells – National Addiction News

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 23 hours ago
Another Pharmaceutical Company – Johnson & Johnson Using Aborted Fetal Cells to Develop Covid-19 Vaccine For the second time in less than a week, Children of God for Life is calling out the pharmaceutical industry for the use of aborted fetal cell lines in potential Covid-19 vaccines. On March 25th, the organization exposed Moderna’s … Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Using Aborted Fetal Cells – National Addiction News →

Gottlieb, Mostashari Propose National COVID-19 Surveillance System

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 23 hours ago
Five healthcare experts—including former top government healthcare officials Scott Gottlieb and Farzad Mostashari—have proposed a plan to build a national COVID-19 surveillance system. A system to effectively track and trace COVID-19 is a prerequisite for gradually reopening the economy, the healthcare leaders said in a recent paper issued by the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. “We … Continue reading Gottlieb, Mostashari Propose National COVID-19 Surveillance System →

Shocking photos from inside Wuhan lab show broken seal on unit which stores 1,500 virus strains – including the bat coronavirus behind the deadly pandemic

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 23 hours ago
‘I’ve seen better seals on my fridge!’ Worrying photos have emerged from inside a Wuhan laboratory this week Pictures show a broken seal on the door of one of the refrigerators The fridge holds 1,500 different strains of virus including coronavirus samples The images were originally published on Twitter in March, before being deleted It is … Continue reading Shocking photos from inside Wuhan lab show broken seal on unit which stores 1,500 virus strains – including the bat coronavirus behind the deadly pandemic →

Society Will Realize We Can Make It Without Celebrities

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 23 hours ago
We Can Make It Apr. 25, 2020 via Memes — The Patriot Post

Infulence Elections?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 23 hours ago
Influence Elections? Apr. 24, 2020 via Memes — The Patriot Post

You Will Be Assimilated

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 23 hours ago
as·sim·i·late /əˈsiməˌlāt/ phonetics verb past tense: assimilated; past participle: assimilated 1. take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully. “Marie tried to assimilate the week’s events” absorb and integrate (people, ideas, or culture) into a wider society or culture. “pop trends are assimilated into the mainstream with alarming speed” h Similar: subsume incorporate integrate … Continue reading You Will Be Assimilated →

Tale Of Two Panics – Covid And Climate

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 1 day ago
By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ While they are occurring on vastly different time scales, the Covid-19 panic and the climate change panic are remarkably similar. Perhaps there are certain basic social panic mechanisms that always occur, which are yet to be discovered. Yet in any case the striking similarities between these two are worth exploring […]

How Close Is US To Herd Immunity For COVID-19? What The Numbers Show

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 1 day ago
By Kevin Pham ~ There has been considerable interest lately in Sweden’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Sweden’s top epidemiologist, Dr. Anders Tegnell, Sweden is expected to achieve herd immunity in several weeks’ time. Sweden pursued a much more relaxed mitigation strategy, practicing social distancing while avoiding a national lockdown, and approximately 20% […]

Trump May Have A Perfectly Valid Point About His Followers Drinking Bleach

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*CoronusCzar by Nancy Ohanian* Pence was on the air with Geraldo Rivera on Thursday, lying the the listeners. When Geraldo started whining about when he could be back on his yacht Pence said, "Honestly," always a giveaway about what's coming next from a Republican, "you look at the trends today, I think by Memorial Day Weekend we will largely have this coronavirus epidemic behind us." The trends? The only trends that would indicate that are the frequency of lies coming out of the Trump Regime. With the *Financial Times* explaining that the coronavirus deaths could be 60% higher than... more »

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