Friday, April 03, 2020

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j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
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The Things You CANNOT Say About Coronavirus

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 6 hours ago
Apr 3, 2020 James Corbett Pssst. You. Yeah, you. Are you interested in talking about…things? You know, the kind of things that we’re not allowed to talk about anymore? You know, since the…uhhh…“The Event“? You are? Great. I mean, you might have noticed things are getting a bit hairy out there. As in, you’re likely … Continue reading The Things You CANNOT Say About Coronavirus →

“Climate Change” has nothing to do with coronavirus and the ever-present threat of infectious diseases

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 6 hours ago
“Climate Change” opportunists (e.g. here) suggesting coronavirus and infectious disease are caused by or have any relationship to catastrophic climate change are fooling themselves. The claim that “climate change” will have a similar effect of COVID-19 is simply incorrect and reflects … Continue reading →

Attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Wins Historic Legal Battle Over FCC on 5G and Radiofrequency Exposure Limits

AdminM at Health Impact News - 6 hours ago
On April 1st, 2020, the FCC finally published its December 4, 2019 “RF Order” (FCC 19-126) in the Federal Register. The Federal Register notice addresses the FCC’s outrageous refusal to update its radiofrequency (RF) exposure limits or reconsider whether outer ears should be treated differently than other extremities since users often place cell phones on the ear (Docket 13-84), the final rule amendments making it easier to prove compliance with the outdated rules (Docket 03-137). The publication in the Federal Register follows Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) motion in its case a... more »

Independent Journalist of 38 Years Questions Official Narrative of COVID19 – Warns of U.S. Becoming a Medical Police State

Admin at Health Impact News - 6 hours ago
Ok folks, put down your TV remotes, log out of your Netflix and Hulu accounts for a little while, and listen to these 3 podcasts by freelance journalist Jon Rappoport if you want to understand what is probably really going on with COVID19 and the disruptions to our lives and economy. Jon Rappoport has been an a journalist for 38 years. He has written articles on politics, health, media, culture and art for LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern, Village Voice, Nexus, CBS Healthwatch, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe. In 1982, the LA Weekly submitted his name for a P... more »

MJBizDaily podcast: Marijuana firms pivot to virtual 4/20 events, New York adult-use cannabis appears stalled and more

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
Cannabis companies are hosting virtual 4/20 events amid COVID-19 concerns, instead of the usual monthlong parties and celebrations. Some of the other top headlines addressed in this week’s MJBizDaily podcast include: New York adult-use marijuana legalization appears stalled Colorado marijuana retailers get OK to resume in-store sales Los Angeles cannabis licensing audit finds flawed process, no […] MJBizDaily podcast: Marijuana firms pivot to virtual 4/20 events, New York adult-use cannabis appears stalled and more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Canna... more »

Big cannabis companies scale back amid coronavirus, raising questions about industry’s overall health

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
The COVID-19 outbreak is causing serious jitters among large cannabis companies, with a growing list of multistate marijuana operators scaling back by laying off workers and shuttering operations in a bid to slash costs. The widespread cutbacks this week by Acreage Holdings, MedMen Enterprises and 4Front Ventures also call into question the overall health of the marijuana industry […] Big cannabis companies scale back amid coronavirus, raising questions about industry’s overall health is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entr... more »

Extra warm U.S. winter had nature’s thumbprint on it–Joe Bastardi

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 6 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Joe Bastardi explains why this winter has been so mild in the US, but also across N Europe, at CFACT: I want you to read this article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/27/warm-winter-sets-records-across-america/2916581001/ Two points: 1) I will make the case for why such winters like this happen 2) I will point out that nowhere […]

Intravenous Vitamin C is Proving to Be a Viable Treatment for Covid-19

Phillip at Waking Times - 6 hours ago
*Phillip Schneider* - We're likely to see more hospitals employ Vitamin C.

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

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

"Economic Market Snapshot PM 4/3/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*PM 4/3/20, Updated as Available.* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ *Perfect storm: "*A perfect storm is an event in which a rare combination of circumstances drastically aggravates the event. The term is used by analogy to an unusually severe storm that results from a rare combination of meteorological phenomena." Coronavirus consequences precipitate total global economic collapse... ○ *April 3, 2020:* “This Is What Economic Collapse Looks Like” ○ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marke... more »

Musical Interlude: 2002, “Wait For Me”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
2002, “Wait For Me”

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory. Their young, blue star clusters and pink star forming regions along sweeping spiral arms are guaranteed to attract attention. But small irregular galaxies form stars too, like NGC 4449, about 12 million light-years distant. Less than 20,000 light-years across, the small island universe is similar in size, and often compared to our Milky Way's satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). *Click image for larger size.* This remarkable Hubble Space Telescope close-up of the well-studied galaxy was reprocessed to highlight t... more »

Chet Raymo, “Squaring The Circle”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
* “Squaring The Circle”* by Chet Raymo "Here is a little story about the best and worst of Western civilization. It can be summarized in one word: square. Yep, that's right. Square. The ninety degree corner, the plumb-bobbed line. Forget the squiggle, the wiggle, the curlicue, the arc. We're talking orthogonality here. We're talking perpendicularity. I was flying across the country the other day at 37,000 feet. From the Mississippi to the Rockies, for a thousand miles, as far as the eye could see, the land was ruled into one-mile squares, as neat as the tiles on your kitchen floor.... more »

The Poet: Mary Oliver, "Some Questions You Might Ask"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"Some Questions You Might Ask" * “Is the soul solid, like iron? Or is it tender and breakable, like the wings of a moth in the beak of the owl? Who has it, and who doesn’t? I keep looking around me. The face of the moose is as sad as the face of Jesus. The swan opens her white wings slowly. In the fall, the black bear carries leaves into the darkness. One question leads to another. Does it have a shape? Like an iceberg? Like the eye of a hummingbird? Does it have one lung, like the snake and the scallop? ... more »

The Covid-19 Debate: Economies Really Are Made up of Real People

Rob Slane at 6 hours ago
The headline of this piece is admittedly very, very dumb. It’s dumb because everyone knows that real people work in economies. As such, it’s on a par with news that paper is made from wood pulp, apples grow on trees and fire is hot. But the reason it needs to be stated is that the past couple of weeks has convinced me that many people actually don’t seem to know this at all. Judging by comments I have seen in […]

NHS is being ‘protected’ from those who need protecting most by rationing treatment based on eugenic ‘guidelines’

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on Politics and Insights: ? The National Health Service (NHS) was born on 5 July 1948. It was the first time anywhere in the world that completely free healthcare provision was made available on the basis of citizenship rather than the payment of fees or insurance. The NHS was founded on the principle…

Tohono O'odham Ophelia Rivas 'Acknowledging the Ancestors and Living in Balance in this Age'

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 6 hours ago
Photo and Commentary by Ophelia Rivas Tohono O'odham O'odham VOICE Against the Wall Censored News While a majority of my mentors are no longer physically present to guide me and instruct me through this new, but not unfamiliar attack on humanity, they are however very present spiritually. Spiritually is a word that closely but not fully encompasses the living essence of

LGBT Lobby Attacks Rev. Graham's COVID-19 Outreach in New York

Luis Miguel at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: lgbt-lobby-attacks-rev-graham-s-covid-19-outreach-in-new-york] LGBT proponents expressed outrage at Franklin Graham's outreach for recruiting Christian field hospital volunteers who hold a biblical view on marriage.

United Nations Wants 10 Percent of World’s Income to Fight COVID-19

James Murphy at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: united-nations-wants-10-percent-of-the-world-s-income-to-fight-covid-19] A plan touted by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres asks the world to contribute 10 percent of global GDP to fund an $8.7 trillion dollar plan to battle the effects of COVID-19. All of it administered by a global authority, presumably the UN itself.

Uppity News Network Fails to Place Even One Show in Top 20

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 7 hours ago
*Breitbart -* Yes, you read that correctly… Despite the impeachment of a president and the coronavirus pandemic, the cable channel America used to automatically turn to in times of crisis could not do any better than number 22. Jake Tapper’s basement-rated 'The Lead', managed to attract only 1.387 million viewers. And probably only did that well because some of President Trump’s popular daily briefings aired during his otherwise anemic timeslot. During primetime, CNN managed to lose to ESPN (1.43 million compared to 1.5 million), even though sports events have been dead for weeks... more »

"All Men Shall Be Brothers": From COVID-19 to The New Paradigm

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 7 hours ago
Classical Renaissance World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order "All Men Shall Be Brothers": From COVID-19 to The New Paradigm Video of "All Men Shall Be Brothers": From COVID-19 to The New Paradigm This Saturday's meeting will feature Helga Zepp-LaRouche, Jacques Cheminade and Hussein Askary.

Ontario cannabis stores to close after removal from ‘essential’ list

Solomon Israel at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Private-sector cannabis stores in Ontario, Canada's largest market, will have to close their doors as of April 4 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the outlets with nowhere to turn as the government maintains a legal monopoly over online sales Ontario cannabis stores to close after removal from ‘essential’ list is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Cannabis REIT inks $49 million sale-leaseback deal with Ascend

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Innovative Industrial Properties, a real estate investment trust that specializes in the marijuana industry, bought a cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Massachusetts from Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH) in a $49 million sale-leaseback deal. San Diego-based IIP paid $26.8 million to Boston-based AWH – a vertically integrated, multistate marijuana operator – for a 199,000-square-foot facility […] Cannabis REIT inks $49 million sale-leaseback deal with Ascend is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

IRS report foreshadows national uptick in cannabis audits but offers a big loophole, experts say

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
A new report from a branch of the U.S. Treasury Department confirms the Internal Revenue Service is preparing to launch an increase in marijuana industry audits nationwide, but it also offers a possible way for cannabis companies to dodge millions in federal taxes, according to industry experts. The report corroborates what cannabis industry tax and […] IRS report foreshadows national uptick in cannabis audits but offers a big loophole, experts say is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Bright Comet Last Seen by Ancient Egyptians Could Grace Our Skies Just as Coronavirus Peaks

WTStaff at Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Elias Marat* - It’s important to remember that these beautiful spectacles pose no real threat to terrestrial life.

India’s Air Pollution Plummets in COVID-19 Lockdown

WTStaff at Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Jordan Davidson* - Recent air pollution levels have started to drop dramatically as the second-most populated nation endures their second week of a 21-day lockdown.

Antarctica Was a Rainforest During the Times of Dinosaurs, New Study

WTStaff at Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Jordan Davidson* - A team of scientists drilled into the ground near the South Pole to discover forest and fossils from the Cretaceous period nearly 90 million years ago.

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 93 – 2020

Hifast at Climate Collections - 7 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

Are Thieves Handing Out Masks With Chemicals That Make You Pass Out?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Memes exploiting fear over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have been widespread on social media.

Maria Bartiromo Questions 3M CEO Mike Roman About Selling Healthcare Masks To Foreign Governments…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Everything you would ever need to know about a slimy multinational corporate executive is laid out in this interview with 3M CEO Mike Roman. While answering questions globalist Roman tries to hide what 3M is doing by stuttering and stammering … Continue reading →

NEC Director Larry Kudlow Discusses Economy and Unemployment…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow appears on Fox News to answer Sandra Smith’s dramatic questions about the U.S. economy collapsing and “dropping into the deepest recession in U.S. history.” The Trump administration has devoted enormous resources to the COVID-19 stimulus … Continue reading →

Super PAC is backing pro-Israel Democrats for House races

contact@ifamericansknew.org at If Americans Knew Blog - 7 hours ago
The PAC’s biggest donor is Stacy Schusterman, who has donated $1 million this election cycle and is also a national council member of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The second largest donor is Gary Mark Lauder, who also has links to AIPAC. His uncle is president of the World Jewish Congress. After spending $1.4 million on ads opposing Bernie Sanders, the PAC is now focusing on Congressional races... The post Super PAC is backing pro-Israel Democrats for House races appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.

U.S. Navy Hospital Ships Are Empty as the Coronavirus Pandemic Worsens

David Axe at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * [image: The USNS Comfort passes the Statue of Liberty as it enters New York Harbor during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, U.S., March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly] USNS Comfort, the 894-feet-long hospital ship that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump sent to New York City to help back up area hospitals struggling with the coronavirus pandemic has 1,000 patient beds. And 20 patients as of April 3, 2020. Sister ships USNS Mercy, docked in Los Angeles, at the same time had just 15 patients. USNS *Comfort*... more »

Another $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus?: What Might Be Included

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Security, * [image: U.S. President Donald Trump listens as White House Director of Trade and Marketing Policy Peter Navarro addresses the daily coronavirus response briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner] Can it stop an economic meltdown? As the number of unemployed people in the United States passes ten million, Congress is eyeing the possibility of another stimulus package. The previous one passed a week ago, was one of the most expensive single bills in U.S. history, totaling $2.3 trillion. As the economy continu... more »

Streaming Review: Hulu's Devs is a Visual Masterpiece

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Security, * It's not often that a filmmaker with a very specific style and vision is given an extended limited series to do his specific auteurist thing, but that's what Alex Garland has done with Devs, an eight-episode miniseries on Hulu that began its run in March and continues through mid-April. It's not often that a filmmaker with a very specific style and vision is given an extended limited series to do his specific auteurist thing, but that's what Alex Garland has done with *Devs,* an eight-episode miniseries on Hulu that began its run in March and continu... more »

Wi-Fi 5 (AC) vs. Wi-Fi 6 (AX): What Exactly Is the Difference?

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Could Wi-Fi 6 truly be a game changer? With the next-generation version of Wi-Fi called 802.11ax, or Wi-Fi 6, finally here, you might be asking yourself, “What exactly is the difference between that and Wi-Fi 5?” Well, there are some notable improvements that include the ability to send information to multiple devices at once with a single transmission and better energy management for battery-powered devices like laptops and smartphones. These are indeed pretty cool perks, but the fact of the matter is that there is a dearth of compatible dev... more »

Just How Fast Are Intel's New Comet Lake-H Mobile Processors?

Ethen Kim Lieser at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * A gamers dream? For all you hardcore gamers out there, life keeps getting better and better. Intel has announced the release of six new ultra-fast Comet Lake-H mobile processors, which expand the company’s 10th Gen CPU lineup to direct aim improved gaming and workstation laptops. These processors provide up to eight cores and 16 threads, as well as a colossal 5.3GHz peak boost frequency. This release has been confirmed to be the fastest of any Intel CPU ever, even eclipsing the desktop Core i9-9900KS. These particular models reflect the 14nm C... more »

Captain of Aircraft Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Relieved of Duty

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * Yesterday, Captain Brett Cozier was relieved of his command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, an aircraft carrier currently stationed in Guam. The ship, with a crew of 5,000 sailors, has suffered an outbreak of the coronavirus, with 140 people testing positive. Yesterday, Captain Brett Cozier was relieved of his command of the *USS Theodore Roosevelt*, an aircraft carrier currently stationed in Guam. The ship, with a crew of 5,000 sailors, has suffered an outbreak of the coronavirus, with 140 people testing positive. In a four-page memo obtained and... more »

Gigabit Gangster: Why Verizon Fios Internet Is So Fast

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Could it be the best internet to get if you are stuck at home? People stuck working at home during the coronavirus shelter-in-place orders may have made discoveries about just how fast their home Internet is. Many users of Verizon Fios were attracted by fast advertised download speeds, made possible by its fiber network, which is delivered to customers' doors by fiber optic cables rather than copper wires. And not only that, but Fios' network is much newer than those used by Comcast and other cable companies. Fios' own website compares surfing on... more »

Not an F-35, But a Beast: Sweeden's Gripen Fighter Is One Heck of a Fighter Jet

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Europe* [image: Saab Gripen] Cheap, at least in this case, does not mean bad--or non lethal. Of all the aerospace giants, Sweden’s Saab AB has followed perhaps the least likely path. In an era when modern fighters are typically designed by a consortia of firms from a variety of states, small Sweden has managed to produce a fighter capable of competing with any on the export market. The JAS 39 Gripen now serves in half a dozen air forces, and remains competitive in the bidding to serve in a dozen more. How did the “Griffen,” named after the Saab corpora... more »

Legendary soul singer-songwriter Bill Withers dies aged 81

Just In - 7 hours ago
Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including Lean On Me, Lovely Day and Ain't No Sunshine, dies in Los Angeles from heart complications.

Reuters Loses Its License To Operate In Iraq After Reporting That There Are Thousands Of More Covid-19 Cases Than What Is Reported

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
An Iraqi soldier wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant to sanitize a street, during a curfew imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq March 31, 2020.REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani *Reuters:* *Iraq has confirmed thousands more COVID-19 cases than reported, medics say* BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases, many times more than the 772 it is has publicly reported, according to three doctors closely involved in the testing process, a health ministry official and a senior political official. The sources all spoke... more »

This worm is your most distant ancestor

Gary-Jon Lysaght at Just In - 7 hours ago
Scientists say *Ikaria wariootia*, which lived 550 million years ago, was bilaterian, meaning it had a mouth, an anus and a through gut — just like humans and most animals.

Coronavirus update: Trump refuses to wear face mask and blocks exports of medical supplies, Honduras planning mass graves

Just In - 7 hours ago
China holds national mourning ceremonies, Donald Trump refuses to heed a recommendation to wear a face mask and bans the export of some protective gear, while the UK cracks down on bogus coronavirus remedies.

Half a million reasons to think long and hard before withdrawing your super

Andrew Robertson at Just In - 7 hours ago
There's an old saying that you shouldn't make short-term decisions with long-term consequences, but that's exactly what some may be forced to do with their retirement savings to make ends meet, writes Andrew Robertson.

Footy live on YouTube? It could be part of sport's future

Patrick Galloway at Just In - 7 hours ago
With the collapse of its traditional broadcast revenue streams, Australian sport is being urged to get creative as it looks to remain viable in the future.

You may never even know if you have coronavirus. Here's why

Annika Blau at Just In - 7 hours ago
New research suggests there could be a lot of people with COVID-19 that don't even know they have it. That's great for those people, but not so great for everyone else. So how common is it?

Costume-themed 'bin outings' are going viral – in a good way

Kate Stephens And Stan Shaw at Just In - 7 hours ago
The mundane task of putting the bins out just got interesting, as people around the world don fancy dress for their weekly walk to the kerb — all in the name of finding some fun during social isolation.

'You may as well have toilet paper over your face': Why China's COVID-19 supplies are being recalled

Alan Weedon at Just In - 7 hours ago
As Spain and the Netherlands have learned, not all medical products are created equal. In a time where everyone's racing to fill supply gaps, how do you know if medical supplies do what they're supposed to?

How to Win Friends and Influence People Book Club Commercial

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 7 hours ago
I just shot this commercial for next week’s Book Club. Enjoy! The post How to Win Friends and Influence People Book Club Commercial appeared first on Econlib.

Our economy will likely reboot too slowly

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 7 hours ago
My general view is that social distancing is better than an explosion of coronavirus cases. I believe we were too slow to begin social distancing, at least in hindsight. At the same time, I expect that after the worst phase of the epidemic is over we’ll do too much social distancing. Suppose you saw a […] The post Our economy will likely reboot too slowly appeared first on Econlib .

Gotham City Digest

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 7 hours ago
(If he only had a brain. And a heart. And courage...) ------------------------------ So, this is what we're reduced to in the glorious Age of Trump- Accepting help from the country that hacks our elections. They'd better check that equipment for bugs. ------------------------------ You know who this lunatic voted for in 2016. ------------------------------ Brought to you by the letters W, T & F. This is not the Sanders we ought to be listening to. ------------------------------ Meanwhile, Wall St. already got its half a trillion dollar bailout. The rest of us? Well... more »

Meet Bering and Okhotsk Seas

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 7 hours ago
Now that Arctic ice peak has passed, the Pacific basins of Bering and Okhotsk take center stage, providing most of the open water reducing ice extents. The animation above shows in the last 3 weeks Bering on the right lost half of its ice, down from 820k km2 to 450k km2 yesterday. Meanwhile Okhotsk on […]

Will The Afghan Army Fall Apart When The U.S. Leaves?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Reuters *National Interest*: *Will the Afghan Army Disintegrate After U.S. Withdrawal?* If the Afghans don’t demonstrate political maturity and foresightedness, then their actions will lead to the disintegration of the Afghan army for a third time in a century. As the United States starts to pull out its troops from Afghanistan, its Afghan allies—primarily the Afghan army—are left to fend for themselves. While for the time being the Afghans are reassured of continued U.S. assistance, there’s little reason to believe the U.S. will keep its word. Once U.S. troops pull out completel... more »

"The Cult of Rules"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"The Cult of Rules"* by Paul Rosenberg “The mark of an educated mind,” taught Aristotle, is “to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” And that’s what I’ll be asking of you today. Because as certain as I am that I’m substantially right on this, I’m also sure that its acceptance will take quite some time. But I do want to plant its seeds as best I can. *The Cult… Is Us: *Doubtless you’ve seen or heard stories about religious cults and the people born into them. They all focus upon the same set of writings and explanations, all repeat the same phrases, and all approve... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
Saint-genis-laval, Rhone-Alpes, France. Thanks for stopping by!

Free Download: Ernest Hemingway, “The Old Man And the Sea”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*“The Old Man And the Sea”* by James Quinn "Ernest Hemingway is one of the most renowned writers in American history, with classics such as "A Farewell to Arms," "For Whom the Bell Tolls," and "The Sun Also Rises" to his credit. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954. He constructed a new literary style characterized by lean, hard, sparse dialogue. He influenced literature and young authors for decades. As a teenager I was immediately drawn to his gritty realistic novels. There was no nonsense to his novels. They always involved man’s struggle against death and hardship. Mos... more »

"What to Say When You Meet the Angel of Death at a Party"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"What to Say When You Meet the Angel of Death at a Party"* by Kate Bowler “Every 90 days I lie in a whirling CT machine, dye coursing through my veins, and the doctors look to see whether the tumors in my liver are growing. If they are not, the doctors smile and schedule another scan. The rhythm has been the same since my doctors told me I had stage IV colon cancer two and a half years ago. I live for three months, take a deep breath and hope to start over again. I will probably do this for the rest of my life. Whatever that means. When my scan is over, I need to make clear to my ... more »

"Acceptance..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"Acceptance is a crucial step forward for those who prefer the idea of living this life over simply existing within it. Accept all that you've said and what you've done, because you cannot change your past. Accept the idea of the unknown, because the future is the unknown waiting patiently to reveal itself. Accept the person you have become thus far in your journey, because you are the only person who will be there with you when you finish it. Do all of this so that you may never find yourself having to accept regret that haunts you at two a.m., leaving you sweaty and broken hearted... more »

“An Open Letter to Those Who Are Trying to Make the Best of a Bad Situation”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*“An Open Letter to Those Who Are Trying to * *Make the Best of a Bad Situation”* by Marc Chernoff "This article was inspired by a short email we received from a new course student: 'Dear Marc and Angel, There’s so much meaning and value I want to foster in my present life, and yet a tragic past continues to drag me down. I feel like I have weights tied to my ankles. It’s the heaviness of grief that still sneaks up on me. Truly, I’ve been through a lot - the toughest and most heartbreaking of which was losing my husband in a car accident when he was only 35-years-old. And right no... more »

"Surely, You Did Something..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"It's 3:23 A.M. And I'm awake because my great great grandchildren won't let me sleep. They ask me in dreams, 'What did you do while the planet was plundered? What did you do when the earth was unraveling? Surely you did something when the seasons started flailing? As the mammals, reptiles and birds were all dying? Did you fill the streets with protest? When democracy was stolen, what did you do once you knew? Surely, you did something...'" - Drew Dellinger

"Boomer Elegy"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"Boomer Elegy"* by Jim Kunstler "History will probably record that America’s Baby Boom generation threw one helluva party; Gen X was left with the sorry task of cleanup crew; and the Millennials ended up squatting in the repossessed haunted party-house when it was all over. On behalf of the Boomers, let me try to explain and apologize. We came along at the end of history’s earlier biggest trauma, the Second World War, following the hard stumble of the Great Depression - which, by the way, for those of you unsure of chronology, followed the First World War, an epic, purposeless sl... more »

Joe Biden Must Step Aside-- A Guest Post By Harvey Wasserman

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Harvey Wasserman is best known as a powerful advocate for renewable energy and as one of America's most prominent anti-nuke activists. Today he's tackling another threat for us: Joe Biden must step aside. NOW!!! Someone else must be the Democratic Party’s nominee to run against Donald Trump. No less than eight women have now accused Biden of sexual imposition. At least one has accused him of forcible digital entry. Her description of the alleged event is gruesome, grotesque and extremely damning. None of the accusations put forward by these eight women can be easily dismissed. ... more »

Coronavirus Aid for Regime Change: Washington’s 13 Point Plan for Venezuela

Alan MacLeod at Peace and Prosperity - 8 hours ago
[image: undefined] The State Department released what it called its “democratic transition framework for Venezuela” this week; a 13-point plan for the removal of Nicolas Maduro and a radical overhaul of the country’s political system. The principal and most fundamental change Washington proposes is to “restore all powers to the National Assembly,” the one branch of government the right-wing pro-US opposition coalition currently holds. This would place the entire country under the control of political groups that have not won a general election in Venezuela since 1993. In point numb... more »

In Time of Crisis, Trump-Pelosi Relationship Remains Broken

AP News at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Two of the most powerful people in Washington haven’t spoken in five months at a time when the nation is battling its worst health crisis in a century.

No, McDonald’s Is Not Offering 2 Free Big Mac Meals for a Month

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Yet another "free coupon" scam attempted to lure social media users with bogus promises.

Friday Afternoon Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 8 hours ago
Assorted content to end your week. - Paul Wells highlights the futility in telling people to stay home when they lack a home to stay in. And Robyn Urback discusses the simple test of character involved in the choice of some leaders to abandon people at sea. - Megan Linton discusses how neoliberal health care treats people as disposable. The Star's editorial board points out how we're currently sending our health care workers to war without adequate equipment, while Catharine Tunney reports on the federal government's recognition only after the fact that it didn't have sufficient pe... more »

Extra warm U.S. winter had nature’s thumbprint on it–Joe Bastardi

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 8 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Joe Bastardi explains why this winter has been so mild in the US, but also across N Europe, at CFACT: I want you to read this article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/27/warm-winter-sets-records-across-america/2916581001/ Two points: 1) I will make the case for why such winters like this happen 2) I will point out that nowhere […]

This is what a hero looks like. That walk alone down the ramp (to shore at Guam) is very symbolic

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 8 hours ago
See new Tweets Conversatio https://twitter.com/VinnyAllen2/status/1246063107731931137 ...................................................“That’s how you send out one of the greatest captains you ever had,” says a sailor in a video shared by *Stars and Stripes*, which shows a large crowd of sailors cheering and chanting Crozier’s name as he leaves the ship. “The GOAT [Greatest of All Time], the man for the people.”…Capt. Crozier warned members of President Donald Trump’s administration and top Pentagon officials that the coronavirus had infected more than 100 sailors on the ship. -... more »

Media Censoring Medical Doctors Saving Lives with Vitamin C for COVID19 – Reduces Need for Ventilators

AdminM at Health Impact News - 8 hours ago
Three US hospitals use of IV vitamin C and other low-cost, readily available drugs cut the death-rate of COVID-19-without the use of ventilators! A press release dated March 30, 2020 stated: “If you can administer Vitamin C intravenously starting in the Emergency Room and every 6 hours thereafter, while in the hospital, the mortality rate of this disease and the need for mechanical ventilators will likely be greatly reduced,” says Dr. Pierre Kory, the Medical Director of the Trauma and Life Support Center and Chief of the Critical Care Service at the University of Wisconsin in Madi... more »

What Coronavirus Means for Online Fraud, Forced Sex, Drug Smuggling and Wildlife Trafficking

vfelbabbrownguest at Lawfare - 8 hours ago
Coast Guard crew stands at attention behind pallets of seized cocaine in 2014. (Source: U.S. Coast Guard photo) *Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared in **Order From Chaos**. * Possibly emerging as a result of wildlife trafficking and the consumption of wild animal meat, COVID-19 is influencing crime and illicit economies around the world. Some of the immediate effects are likely to be ephemeral; others will take longer to emerge but are likely to be lasting. How is the COVID-19 outbreak affecting criminal groups, both in the short and long term? In particular, how is it ... more »

White House Orders 3M To Stop Exporting N95 Masks To Canada And Elsewhere

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
We hit 3M hard today after seeing what they were doing with their Masks. “P Act” all the way. Big surprise to many in government as to what they were doing - will have a big price to pay! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 3, 2020 *Reuters:* *Trump says 3M 'will have a big price to pay' over face masks* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump slammed 3M Co (MMM.N) in a tweet late on Thursday after earlier announcing he was invoking the Defense Production Act to get the company to produce face masks. “We hit 3M hard today after seeing what they were doing with the... more »

Prayer Request...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 8 hours ago
Lets storm God with prayers for Mary Lynn Kenary, a holy woman, who is losing her long, long battle with cancer.

IMPORTANT! Wake up America! What is all this "the models say" crap. Tucker Carlson nails it...video

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 8 hours ago
*we're basing our entire existence on computer models?* Are you kidding me? I'm no mathematical genius. As a matter of fact my higher math skills are pretty nonexistent. But what God *has* gifted me with is a healthy dose of common sense. And my spidey sense has been on full alert for many weeks now. Taking models cooked up by a bunch of computer nerds and using them to make important decisions is madness. How in hell can you put together a model when you don't have even a tiny bit of the information. And much of the info you *do* have is wrong or a lie. Wake up America!

Is Greenland Warming, Melting? Hell No! NASA Data Show No Warming In Nearly 100 Years!

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 8 hours ago
In Iceland, 3 of 4 stations have been a cooling or there has been no warming trend from 1922 to 2018, according to GHCN V3 Unadjusted data.GHCN V4 Unadjusted data shows how NASA changed the temperature data during the same period.#地球温暖化? #温暖化? #気候変動 #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/XjCe4KCqjg — キリエ (@KiryeNet) April 1, 2020 More and more people … Continue reading "Is Greenland Warming, Melting? Hell No! NASA Data Show No Warming In Nearly 100 Years!"

An Unwelcome Milestone: Payouts for Influenza Vaccine Injuries Exceed $900 Million

Joyce Ghen at Children's Health Defense - 8 hours ago
Influenza vaccine injuries and deaths account for more than seven out of ten petitions submitted to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP), and payouts have reached a milestone— almost $900 million! The post An Unwelcome Milestone: Payouts for Influenza Vaccine Injuries Exceed $900 Million appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Small Biz Rescue Off to Slow Start as Some Banks Not Ready

AP News at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Millions of small businesses are expected to apply for these desperately needed rescue loans from the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program.

IT BEGINS: Circuit Court Judges In Louisville Kentucky Order Two Coronavirus Patients To Wear Ankle Monitor Tracking Devices, Put Under House Arrest

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
The city’s health department submitted a request for the order, which indicated one of the individuals was “walking around” and the other was thought to be out of the house, Cunningham said. “The home incarceration program is well-suited for this,” said Amy Hess, the city’s chief of public services, which includes oversight of Metro Corrections and … Continue reading IT BEGINS: Circuit Court Judges In Louisville Kentucky Order Two Coronavirus Patients To Wear Ankle Monitor Tracking Devices, Put Under House Arrest →

COVID-19: Cover for Military Attack on Iran and Iraq

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
Trump ignores Iraqi demand US occupation forces leave the country. It was Rahm Emmanuel who said the state should never let a “good crisis go to waste.” In regard to Iran, the neocons will not let the COVID-19 “crisis” go to waste. It is a perfect cover for escalating tension with the Islamic Republic. It … Continue reading COVID-19: Cover for Military Attack on Iran and Iraq →

Trudeau Deception: 33% of Unemployed To Receive NOTHING From Liberal Government

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
April 3, 2020Brad CAP have noticed a most curious phenomenon within the spectrum of “post-covid” politics in Canada. It is almost daily where we read about all the “good will” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is providing on behalf of 37.7 Million Canadian citizens. Naturally, they refrain from pointing out an obvious fact: No Canadian citizen … Continue reading Trudeau Deception: 33% of Unemployed To Receive NOTHING From Liberal Government →

[English] Credible insights into the Coronavirus by Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 8 hours ago
Medical whistleblower: the TEST is the virus! Israel Anderson English voiceover. Original video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Ayu… Learn about Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgan… Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg is the first specialist we met to understand the current crisis about the coronavirus. Please support us so that we can investigate further in making a 90min cinema documentary: … Continue reading [English] Credible insights into the Coronavirus by Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg →

Tiger King is a capitalist fever dream you could not make up

Paul Donoughue at Just In - 8 hours ago
Big cats, cults, cover-ups and a culture of extreme narcissism. Here's why everyone is talking about Tiger King and what it can tell us about the modern American psyche.

We are heading somewhere different as a result of this crisis — and it may not be worse

Laura Tingle at Just In - 8 hours ago
One of the most difficult tasks we now face is working out what any kind of new normal might look like — and what it will require of politicians, writes Laura Tingle.

Coronavirus has left me with a paradox: Finally I won't be living below the poverty line

Just In - 8 hours ago
It's been surreal to watch friends, family and the broader public thrust so suddenly into a world I have inhabited for years: figuring out how to navigate Centrelink. I have some tips to share, writes Tara Schultz.

Blood type, ibuprofen and hydroxychloroquine: Coronavirus breakthroughs or confusing myths?

Ariel Bogle And Tegan Taylor at Just In - 8 hours ago
We're all at home, anxious and online. There's also a flurry of research being published. It's fertile ground for the spread of misleading information about COVID-19.

The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Is Forcing the U.S. Intelligence Community To Change How It Works

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Charles Clancy, The Hill*: *COVID-19 is forcing the intelligence community to think outside the SCIF* The COVID-19 outbreak is forcing all federal agencies to contemplate teleworking at scale. This creates unique challenges for the secretive intelligence community (IC), whose culture is anchored in security clearances, windowless buildings, classified computer networks, and in-person meetings with trusted colleagues. This cultural identity is not conducive to accomplishing missions during a prolonged pandemic, and its workforce must be effective outside Sensitive Compartmented Inf... more »

The Worth of Geriatric Nursing

Nursing theories and improvements in geriatric nursing are impacting the all round good quality of care. Every individual’s personal and cultural values play a function in geriatric nursing. Let’s evaluation a few of the geriatric nursing theories of aging, specifically about geriatric nursing along with the worth of nursing theories generally. buy essay Aging is related using the occurrence of anxiety, and quite a few people today usually do not understand that aging can also be a social life style. There are plenty of distinct geriatric nursing theories that pertain to social and ... more »

Prescriptive Nursing Theories Connected to High quality Improvement

There are quite a few different theories about the principles and methods that are needed for enhancing good quality of care, lowering fees, and promoting the overall health of patients. Lots of of these theories fall below the umbrella of “prescriptive nursing theories.” Prescriptive nursing theories are the requirements that happen to be employed to make sure the safety and well-being of a patient. These theories are utilised by physicians to create a course of remedy and diagnosis which is acceptable in the medical community. So as to be deemed a physician, a practitioner ought t... more »

Lebanon lodges complaint to UN over Israel’s use of Lebanese airspace to attack Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – Lebanon lodged a formal complaint to the United Nations this week, following Israel’s use of Lebanese airspace to attack Syria’s Homs Governorate. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants has filed a complaint before the UN Security Council in New York over the dangerous Israeli violation of Lebanese sovereignty, after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran-backed force planned attack on Ain Al-Assad Airbase during US official’s visit

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:15 P.M.) – The Iranian-backed Asbat al-Thaireen group said on Friday that they had planned to carry out an attack on the U.S. military wing at the Ain Al-Assad Airbase this week. The group said, as reported by Press TV, that it had prepared itself for an attack on Ain al-Asad as the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

EU may ease sanctions against Syria over coronavirus outbreak

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – The European Union has expressed its support for the call by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, to reduce the sanctions imposed on some countries in light of the coronavirus outbreak. “We discussed the need for sanctions not to impede urgent deliveries of medical equipment needed to combat the coronavirus,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Ansarallah forces confront enemy warplane with new air defense missile

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The Ansarallah-affiliated Yemeni Armed Forces announced this evening that they had confronted a warplane in the sky of Al-Hazm Directorate in the Al-Jawf Governorate. The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier Yahya Sare’a, reported that the air defenses intercepted the aircraft using the newly-made Fater-1 defense system, and forced […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Chinese-made high-end missile sees first export despite pandemic

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
A leading Chinese arms firm has delivered a batch of advanced portable HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to an undisclosed foreign buyer amid the pandemic of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in the first export case of this type of high-end weaponry, prompting Chinese analysts to note on Sunday that this showcased the company’s reliability and its potential […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Foreknowledge

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 9 hours ago
*Yet another artist's rendition of Covid19* foreknowledge noun [ U ] knowledge of an event before it happens foreknowledge uncountable noun If you have foreknowledge of an event or situation, you have some knowledge of it before it actually happens. She has maintained that the General had foreknowledge of the plot. ********************** In the days when sentience ruled [pre 9/11 atrocity], *foreknowledge* was one of the most powerful pieces of evidence outside of *forensic evidence.* If a prosecutor could prove that the accused had pre-knowledge of the criminal event,(*i.e. plan... more »

Trump to Schumer: No Wonder AOC Is Thinking of Running Against You

Luis Miguel at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: trump-to-schumer-no-wonder-aoc-is-thinking-of-running-against-you] President Trump penned an excoriating response to the Senate minority leader’s criticism of his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Wear a Mask or Pay a Fine in Laredo

Steve Byas at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: wear-a-mask-or-pay-a-fine-in-laredo] If you plan on walking the streets of Laredo, you better be wearing a mask, or you face a $1,000 fine.

In States With no Stay-at-home Orders, Citizens Staying Safe

Bob Adelmann at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: in-states-with-no-stay-at-home-orders-coronavirus-under-control] In states with no stay-at-home orders, citizens are using common sense protective measures, and coronavirus infection numbers are under control.

Number of Unemployed Jumps 25 Percent to 7M; Rate Now 4.4 Percent

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: number-of-unemployed-jumps-25-percent-to-7m-rate-now-4-4-percent] The Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced another of the grim societal sequelae of the Chinese Virus: The number of unemployed Americans jumped almost 25 percent to more than seven million.

New York Governor Takes Advantage of the Coronavirus Epidemic to Implement Pet Programs

IER at IER - 9 hours ago
Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing to eliminate residents’ ability to decide if they want industrial-scale wind and solar projects in… The post New York Governor Takes Advantage of the Coronavirus Epidemic to Implement Pet Programs appeared first on IER.

Inmates at Privately-Run ICE Camp Go on Hunger Strike Amid COVID-19 Outbreak, Deteriorating Conditions

Alan Macleod at MintPress News - 9 hours ago
ICA Farmville already has a reputation for overcrowding and poor sanitation. Last year the private ICE prison was hit with an outbreak of mumps, a classic disease of overcrowding and poor sanitation. The post Inmates at Privately-Run ICE Camp Go on Hunger Strike Amid COVID-19 Outbreak, Deteriorating Conditions appeared first on MintPress News .

The CDC, NIH, Big Pharma, Big Medicine, AAP, AMA Bill Gates Plan to Abolish the Informed Consent Ethical Principle and Vaccinate Everybody

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on The PPJ Gazette: Submitted by DR. Gary Kohls Article and video By Barbara Loe Fisher – March 21, 2020 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To watch the video of Barb’s talk, go to: https://www.nvic.org/NVIC-Vaccine-News/March-2020/the-national-plan-to-vaccinate-every-american.aspx Scientists at the National Institutes of Health are working with a biotech company to quickly start clinical trials of an experimental messenger…

The Coronavirus Vaccine: What Will You Do?

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on The PPJ Gazette: According to a recently exposed scientific study, the flu vaccine causes corona virus. And now …they want us to take a COVID vaccine that they supposedly rushed into production in turbo time? No testing for safety or efficiency. But lots of $$$ to be made. And, if you are…

This Is What Happens When a Nuclear Submarine Hits a 'Mountain'

Caleb Larson at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Security, Americas* That's one heck of an accident. In 2005, a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine ran around on a mountain. No, it wasn’t out of the water—it hit an underground mountain, and nearly sank. *USS San Francisco* The USS San Francisco is an American nuclear powered submarine, one of the large Los Angeles-class submarines first laid down in 1972 and are among the U.S. Navy’s quietest submarines. At the time of the collision, or grounding in Navy parlance, the USS San Francisco was near Guam on a peacetime training mission en route to Australia. The sub was ... more »

Why Your Netflix Might be Buffering

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Stuck at home thanks to Coronavirus and having Netflix issues? Should you happen to experience buffering or slow speeds on your Netflix account, there are a series of steps that can be taken to check as to why. With large numbers of people under shelter-in-place orders due to coronavirus, many of them have passed the time by spending hours on Netflix. And that would be the case even if everyone hadn't gotten enamored with a certain seven-part documentary series involving an eccentric wild animal zookeeper. So far, Netflix's network has held up qui... more »

How Fast Does Your Internet Need To Be To Stream Netflix (Or Anything)?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * With literally half the people in the world currently under stay-at-home orders, many of those people are passing the time by streaming. Some might find that a little difficult if they don't have the right internet speed. With literally half the people in the world currently under stay-at-home orders, many of those people are passing the time by streaming. That's a lot of streaming, clearly, which has led to both a surge in subscriptions to every major streaming service, and several of the major technology companies agreeing to throttle their Inte... more »

Two Senators Have a Solution for Deterring Iran

Peter Huessy at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Peter Huessy* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] This proposed deal would also guarantee a supply of nuclear fuel for all of Iran’s nuclear reactors and those in other Middle East countries that have been built to generate electricity. New developments make it imperative for Europe to understand that the Iranian nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has been an Iranian con-job designed to advance, not derail, the mullahs’ nuclear weapons program. As part of this con, Iran has sought to persuade the West, especially the United States, to... more »

The Coronavirus Has Created a New Trade Battle

Michael Kugelman, Shihoko Goto at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Michael Kugelman, Shihoko Goto* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] A worldwide shortage of medical supplies and equipment from ventilators to test kits and masks means countries that have access to those much-needed goods are wielding greater political power. The quick fix to confronting the economic havoc wreaked by the global pandemic and give some ease to political anxiety may well be to build up trade barriers. That certainly seems to be the case as the world’s leading nations agree in principle to present a united front against a global pandemic, but are unable to come u... more »

Coronavirus Won't Stop Donald Trump from Waging a Nuclear War

Peter Suciu at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * The U.S. military is ready to deter any threat--by any means. Earlier this week the United States Air Force implemented a service-wide "reset" that was meant to insulate the most essential missions from the COVID -19 pandemic. Air Force Chief of Staff General Dave Goldfein issued orders to the leaders of each Air Force major command on April 1 to focus on the essential task that could require additional manpower. Among those is the Global Strike Command, which has reaffirmed that the nation's nukes are still ready to fly if needed. Air Force officials ... more »

What American Can Teach the European Union About Ensuring Internet Acess During the Coronavirus

James Czerniawski at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*James Czerniawski* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC199764EA90&share=true] A model to follow. Day after day, more states and entire countries are issuing stay-at-home orders in an attempt to curtail the spread of coronavirus. It’s forced millions of people to work from home and students to learn remotely as much as they can. Fearing a strain on its Internet Service Providers (ISPs) upon seeing early signs of struggle in Italy after lockdown orders were issued, the European Union (EU) resorted to counterproduc... more »

Apple's New iPhone SE (Or Sometimes Called iPhone 9) Launching Today?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * What will it cost? What can it do? Will you buy it? While speculation continues that coronavirus may delay Apple's first 5G iPhone from its usual fall release date, multiple media reports now say that Apple is preparing to announce another iPhone, possible as soon as Friday. While rumors have been rampant for weeks that Apple was preparing to bring out a lower-cost, entry-level iPhone this spring, one possibly called the iPhone 9, a report Thursday night included some more solid details, while also stating that Apple could open orders as early as... more »

Heh

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 9 hours ago
In the light of the current coronavirus-induced lockdown, this made me laugh. Received via e-mail, origin (of the meme, not the character) unknown: Peter

Disaster medicine specialist: Nova Scotia sets the “gold standard” in COVID-19 response

Yvette d'Entremont at Halifax Examiner - 9 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A Halifax physician who has worked on the frontlines of previous epidemics around the world says the province is doing an exemplary job navigating COVID-19. But he also issued a stern warning that public cooperation is key to keeping us all safe, and failure to […]

Bridging the digital divide: “I know more than 100 people who don’t have a phone”

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 9 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Even at the best of times, Canada’s so-called ‘digital divide’ prevents millions of people from easily accessing the information they seek. But amid the situation created by COVID-19, advocates and service providers in Halifax say those without access to internet and phone services have lost […]

Graphed: COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, April 3, 2020

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 9 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Fourteen new people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the total to 207. Five people are hospitalized; 21 have fully recovered. The Halifax Examiner will be publishing these graphs daily. New known cases of COVID-19 by date Total known cases […]

Antibodies May Fail To Make You Immune To Virus For COVID-19 - Problems With UK's "Antibody Certificates" Idea

Robert Walker at Science 2.0 blogs - 9 hours ago
Experts are weighing in on Matt Hancock’s proposal of “antibody certificates” in the UK. They say that antibody tests will NOT prove that you are immune from the disease. We don't know enough about this disease yet to say. From our experience with other diseases, it is possible that those with antibodies can be infected a second time (with the same strain of virus), and die of the disease. read more

No More Chemophobia: Millions Cheer As Hydrogen Peroxide Machine Makes N95 Masks Reusable 20 Times

Hank Campbell at Science 2.0 blogs - 9 hours ago
Environmental Working Group recently rolled out its annual Dirty Dozen list of foods that ... wait, did they? This year, no one seems to know or care if a group of lawyers paid an intern to go through USDA pesticide data and did simple arithmetic to declare how 'toxic' fruit was unless the pesticides on it were made by their clients. read more

Dr. Fauci’s Face Will Soon Be on a Bobblehead

AP News at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The United States’ top infectious disease specialist is getting his own bobblehead.

Did Musician Tommy Lee Write This Open Letter to Donald Trump?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The Motley Crue musician shared a letter on his Facebook page ... but we have questions.

Dissenter Weekly: Dumping Nuclear Waste, COVID-19 Risks From Food

Shadowproof at Shadowproof - 9 hours ago
On this edition of the “Dissenter Weekly,” host and Shadowproof editor Kevin Gosztola highlights how President Donald Trump's administration is apparently moving to massively deregulate nuclear waste disposal while everyone is focused on the coronavirus outbreak. The post Dissenter Weekly: Dumping Nuclear Waste, COVID-19 Risks From Food appeared first on Shadowproof.

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/3/2020

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
Today's Water Cooler: Friday, Friday. What a week!

The Things You CANNOT Say About Coronavirus

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
Are you interested in talking about…things? You know, the kind of things that we’re not allowed to talk about anymore? You know, since the…uhhh…“The Event“?

DISGUSTING : Shame On The @UN For Their Latest #GretaThunberg™️ Stunt

Jamie Spry at Climatism - 10 hours ago
“Action must be powerful and wide-ranging. After all, the climate crisis is not just about the environment. It is a crisis of human rights, of justice, and of political will. Colonial, racist, and patriarchal systems of oppression have created and fueled it. We need to dismantle them all.” –– GretaThunberg™️ *** CLIMATE scientist and friend […]

REPUBLICANS DON'T HAVE TO CANCEL THE ELECTION TO FINAGLE IT

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 10 hours ago
We've been told many times that the Constitution and federal law simply don't permit the postponement of the presidential election -- Ben Jacobs says it again in this post at Gen: *Can the presidential election be canceled?* No, it can’t. The terms of federal elected officials are set by the Constitution. Trump’s term ends on January 20, 2021. Extending it would require two-thirds of both the House and the Senate to support such an amendment and then having three-fourths of the state legislatures ratify it. That is not happening.... *Can it be postponed?*Almost certainly not. Th... more »

Scheer Intelligence: Even The ICC Can’t Rein In American Exceptionalism

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
In early March, senior judges in the international criminal court ruled that an investigation into the actions the U.S., Afghan and Taliban military committed in 2003 could take place, overturning a previous ruling. Perhaps more remarkable than the fact the ICC, which had earlier assumed such an investigation wouldn’t be possible because none of those implicated would be likely to cooperate, was the U.S. response to the decision. “This is a truly breathtaking action by an unaccountable political institution masquerading as a legal body,” said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Alt... more »

Coronavirus, Drugs, And The Future Of Festivals

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
As the founder of DanceSafe, I have worked in public health for over twenty years. I’ve seen firsthand how public policy decisions directly affect people’s lives. Take drug prohibition, for example: Last year approximately 70,000 Americans died as a result of prohibition and the unsafe drug supply it creates, a more than threefold increase since the year 2000. Conversely, countries like Portugal, who decriminalized all drugs, have reduced their drug-related fatality rates by half. And Switzerland, who took it a step further by implementing widespread opioid maintenance programs (i... more »

Coronavirus, Militarism And The End Of An Illusion

Terrace at PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Coronavirus and second economic collapse in just ten years should finally put to rest the fairy-tale of U.S. Exceptionalism. Trump’s “Make America Great” and Obama’s “U.S. Exceptionalism” are slogans that reflect an ongoing commitment to the normalized assumption of white racial and civilizational superiority. The idea that the territory that became the United States, and its settler population, were specially anointed by a god who gave them providence over the land and the Indigenous people is so ingrained in the national imagination that its extension to rationalize and justify ... more »

Marijuana giant Acreage cuts 120 jobs, ends deals in light of COVID-19

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
New York-based Acreage Holdings on Friday announced it is furloughing 122 employees and is taking other cost-cutting measures, becoming the latest multistate marijuana operator to slash costs in response to the coronavirus pandemic. As part of its efforts, Acreage also disclosed in a news release the resignation of a top executive and announced it is: […] Marijuana giant Acreage cuts 120 jobs, ends deals in light of COVID-19 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Alemania quiere imponer el tratado Mercosur-UE

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
03-Apr-2020 Bajo el liderazgo de Berlín, la Unión Europea también negociaría un nuevo TLC con los EE.UU. Habrá resistencia.

Venezuelan Warship Sinks After Deliberately Ramming A Cruise Ship Multiple Times In International Waters

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
(Top) The RCGS 'Ice Class' RCGS Resolute, (Bottom) The Guaicamacuto-class Naiguatá | One Ocean Expeditions, Instagram, Luis García Curado, Cádiz Venezuelan Navy attempts midnight boarding of five-star Antartic cruise ship RCGS Resolute. Resolute rams BVL Naiguatá capsizing and sinking warship. All crew accounted for. Resolute safely in Curacao port with minor damage to strengthened hull. https://t.co/2ObpkjxKOv — Venezuela BTH (@VenezuelaBTH) April 1, 2020 *DW: **Venezuelan Navy boat rams German cruise ship and sinks* The German vessel was heading to a Venezuelan island for repair... more »

Governor to Take Ventilators for NYC as Hospitals Buckle

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
With coronavirus deaths surging in New York, the governor announced he will use his authority to seize ventilators and protective gear from private hospitals and companies that aren’t using them.

Did Uninsured Teen Die of COVID-19 After Being Denied Treatment?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A story that went viral was later clarified with regard to key details.

Small Trial Finds Hydroxychloroquine Is Not Effective for Treating Coronavirus

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A trial of an anti-malaria drug in France found different results from a similar study published the previous month.

This is the Way

Larry-Lambert at Virtual Mirage - 10 hours ago
We are now living under Mandalorian Rules. Never touch your face. Avoid large crowds – if you encounter more than three people in one place, they are likely there to try and kill you. If you have to be near others, keep your distance. May the farce be with you. The post This is the Way appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

Why The Internet Didn’t Break—But It Still Failed Millions

tWheeler at Lawfare - 10 hours ago
A tangled pile of ethernet cables. (By: Richard Corfield, https://flic.kr/p/9H92JR; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) *Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on TechTank.* Working, studying, and playing at home during the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that residential internet usage has soared. According to one set of industry analytics, between Jan. 29 (shortly after COVID-19 appeared in the U.S.) and March 26 there was a 105 percent spike in people active online at home between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Accompanying this was an increase in the number ... more »

Record cold in Ukraine threatens crops

Robert at Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
Spring blizzard in Moscow. __________ Record-breaking cold In the morning of April 1, the air in the Dnieper cooled to -6°C, breaking the earlier record set in 2005 of -5.3°C). In Chernivtsi it was -6.4°C, shattering the 2005 record of -3.6°C . Unbelievable cold of -7.4°C was noted in both Rivne and Lviv, and frost ... Read more Record cold in Ukraine threatens crops The post Record cold in Ukraine threatens crops appeared first on Ice Age Now.

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