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Sir Keir Starmer Replaces Jeremy Corbyn As Leader Of Labour
This is how Bloomberg News summed up the story for American readers: After a decade in the political wasteland, members of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party have chosen a moderate, un-flashy lawyer as their new leader. Their hope is that turning the page on the socialist radical Jeremy Corbyn, who was resoundingly rejected by voters last year, will see them re-take power. Keir Starmer, 57, offers dry competence and seriousness after a turbulent five years under the firebrand Corbyn. At a time when the U.K. is grappling with the global coronavirus crisis and its own exit fr... more »
The Turkish Trump: How Erdogan Emulates U.S. Posture Toward Coronavirus
*Bulent Gökay* *Economics, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Erdogan sees this as an opportunity for Turkish manufacturers. Turkey confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus on March 11, but since then the speed of its infection rate has surpassed that of many other countries with cases doubling every two days. On April 2, Turkey had more than 15,000 confirmed cases and 277 deaths from complications related to the coronavirus, according to data collated by John Hopkins University. The Turkish government has called for people to stay at home and self-isolate. Mass disinfection ... more »
Trump Wants Something From Assad—Here's What He Can Offer In Return
*David W. Lesch, Kamal Alam* *Politics, Middle East* [image: Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carry Syrian flags and portraits in front of the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva January 31, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse] Syria needs sanctions relief. The United States needs something, too. President Donald Trump appealed to the Syrian government at a March 19 press briefing to cooperate with the United States to find and help effect the release of photo-journalist, Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria in 2012 and, according to most reports, is being he... more »
Essential Labor: Why We Need to Protect Seasonal Farmworkers to Keep Our Store Shelves Stocked
*Michael Haedicke* *Economics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Our food system would be hit hard if this is not addressed properly. Many Americans may find bare grocery store shelves the most worrying sign of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their food system. But, for the most part, shortages of shelf-stable items like pasta, canned beans and peanut butter are temporary because the U.S. continues to produce enough food to meet demand – even if it sometimes takes a day or two to catch up. To keep up that pace, the food system depends on several million seasonal agricultural w... more »
A Balanced Approach: Here's How America Should Be Involved in the Middle East
*Peter Whiteneck* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_RC14CA93B2F0&share=true] The Middle East needs a U.S. presence, but not as a first responder. *Editor's Note:* *This essay was a runner-up in the 2020 John Quincy Adams Society/The National Interest student foreign policy essay contest. You can read the other winners here.* As collective fatigue has set in over the “war on terror,” there has been a bipartisan reconsideration of America’s role not only in the Middle East, but in the world at large. While a rea... more »
Democrats And Republicans Should Agree On How To Solve The Coronavirus
*Jason Furman* *Politics, Americas* This is what Congress must do. *Key point: *During the novel coronavirus outbreak, the burden on public health systems in states experiencing severe outbreaks could make these financial pressures even worse. Among the four of us, one of us served in President Trump’s administration and two of us served in President Obama’s administration. Two of us are doctors and two of us are economists. All four of us strongly believe that one of the many critical steps Congress should take to slow the spread of the COVID-19 disease, help the families and c... more »
Multiplier misconceptions
Bob Murphy has a new article addressing criticism of the “money multiplier” model taught in many textbooks. He does a nice job pushing back against some claims in a Bank of England report. For instance, the BOE says: A related misconception is that banks can lend out their reserves. Reserves can only be lent between banks, since […] The post Multiplier misconceptions appeared first on Econlib.
When Will This Pandemic's Lockdown Restrictions End? Deutsche Bank Has Some Estimates
*Zero Hedge:* *When Will The Coronavirus Lockdowns Be Lifted? Here Are One Bank's Estimates* With most of the developed world on lockdown, and markets and economies paralyzed until there is a material decline in new coronavirus cases, i.e., until we slide "over the hump" of the coronavirus curve, the biggest question - and variable - in assessing the economic damage unleashed by the covid-19 virus is the length of the lockdowns now in force, with Deutsche Bank's Luke Templeman pointing out that "politicians and health officials have discussed dates ranging anywhere from weeks to o... more »
Ronan Manly: Paper Gold Scheme Unraveling Now
Arcadia Economics #RonanManly: Paper #Gold Scheme Is Nearing Its End The primary question everybody in the gold and #silver markets wants to know is “when will the price manipulation end.” And if that’s what you’re wondering as well, you’re going to want to watch this interview with renowned gold market expert Ronan Manly of Bullion …
How Bill Gates Is Using The Coroavirus As A Global Weapon for “Digital Certificates” — Mark of the Beast?
The Josh Bernstein Show This is not conspiracy as I never do those types of shows. This is coming from HIS OWN MOUTH. We’ve all heard of the #NewWorldOrder or #Agenda21 or #Agenda2030 right? Well, have you ever heard of #AgendaID2020? If you haven’t in this video I break it all down for you, and …
Ronan Manly: LBMA/COMEX Warnings Don’t Add Up
Arcadia Economics #RonanManly: #LBMA and #COMEX Playing #Gold Market Musical Chairs As the LBMA and COMEX scramble for gold and #silver, the recent statements about liquidity just don’t add up. Which renowned gold market expert Ronan Manly of Bullion Star was kind enough to join me on the show and discuss. In the interview Ronan …
“Poisonous Comet” That Witnessed the Construction of Egyptian Pyramids Returns to Our Solar System
“Poisonous Comet” That Witnessed the Construction of Egyptian Pyramids Returns to Our Solar System by https://sputniknews.com/ By the end of April, the comet is expected to become as bright as the stars of Ursa Major and thus visible to the naked eye. Stargazers may soon be treated to quite a spectacle as an ancient comet …
Catherine Austin Fitts: We Are Dealing with a Spiritual War. We Borrowed From the Future & Now It’s Over!
Catherine Austin Fitts: We Are Dealing with a Spiritual War. We Borrowed From the Future & Now It’s Over! by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Investment advisor and former Assistant Secretary of Housing Catherine Austin Fitts says, “We’ve been printing massive amounts of dollars, and if you look at all the things we did to …
The Flight From Fiat Currency Is Universal
maneco64 Today I look at how all the major fiat currencies of the world are starting to experience a flight away from them into precious metals and especially gold. I will go over the history of gold throughout the ages and how important it is and has been as a monetary asset going back thousands …
Coronavirus Fallout: Many Real Estate Mortgage Derivatives Went No Bid & Mortgage Crisis Coming?
WallStForMainSt Two weeks ago well respected bank and mortgage finance industry analyst, Christopher Whalen, https://www.theinstitutionalriskanaly… , documented in a blog article with quotes from his many insider sources in the banking and mortgage finance industry how a lot of the $12 trillion dollars mortgage finance industry went “no bid” https://www.theinstitutionalriskanaly… – Servicer Advances and Mortgage …
SPECIAL REPORT: (WCB) The FedRes Is Now THE WORLD CENTRAL BANK. Mannarino
Federal Reserve Now Central Bank to the World by James Gorrie, https://www.theepochtimes.com/ Fed supplies cash to a global economy dependent upon dollar liquidity As the CCP virus pandemic brings business activity to a halt across much of the world, foreign central banks are facing cash shortages. With so much of the global economy priced in …
Event 201 Coronavirus Conspiracy — David Icke
The larger agenda behind this bio-weapon attack is some version of the FreeMasonic Satanic “Anglo-Saxon Mission”. Watch excerpts of this agenda in the video. The original plan called for: – 1. Limited Nuclear War between Israel and Iran. (followed by short ceasefire) 2. Released of ethnic specific bio-weapon against China, “They will release a flu-like …
Gold & Silver Supply, Jobless Claims Soar, Massive Stimulus | Golden Rule Radio
McAlvany Financial This week we cover gold and silver supply amid the current equities market crisis. As jobless claims soar what are the real economic impacts for precious metals investors during this volatile period? With more massive government stimulus on the way, we’ll explore the real consequences of these injections and how the U.S. Dollar …
Media Continues to Slam Chloroquine While Doctors Say It’s Effective
Fox News FDA has approved malaria drug chloroquine as an emergency COVID-19 treatment; insight from Fox News contributor medical Dr. Marc Siegel. #FoxNews #Tucker end
A View From Henry Kissinger On The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic And Its Aftermath
Henry Kissinger in his office on Park Ave. Manhattan Photo: DAVID HOWELLS *Henry Kissinger, WSJ:* *The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Forever Alter the World Order* *The U.S. must protect its citizens from disease while starting the urgent work of planning for a new epoch.* The surreal atmosphere of the Covid-19 pandemic calls to mind how I felt as a young man in the 84th Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge. Now, as in late 1944, there is a sense of inchoate danger, aimed not at any particular person, but striking randomly and with devastation. But there is an important dif... more »
Ecuador coronavirus crisis in Guayaquil brings fear in the path of death
Ecuador coronavirus crisis in Guayaquil brings fear in the path of death Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The city of Guayaquil in Ecuador is the current epicenter of coronavirus (Covid-19) in this country. In recent days growing reports indicate a major crisis, whereby bodies are being left outside on the streets. […]
On Self-Destructive Barbarians
A barbarian is a man lacking in a sense of history, and if a flawed sense of history is taught in the universities, the students (the new generation) can be indoctrinated into thinking and acting like barbarians—perhaps this has already happened, which is why we are witnessing a barbarian-like response to a mere flu virus. If a fly sits on a barbarian’s head, he may react by using a stone to hit the fly and while doing so he may crack his own skull—but is this any different from the way that the advanced democracies are trying to deal with the flu virus; in the name of fighting the ... more »
Hideous Horned Insect With Strange Genitals Officially Named After Strange Celebrity
Enigmatic pop star Lady Gaga seems as if she’s horny and has strange sexual proclivities. Now, joining other femmes fatale such as Beyoncé and Kate Winslet, she enjoys the rare and possibly dubious honor of having an insect named after her. The *Kaikai gaga* is an absolutely hideous beastie who was named by the has-to-be-gay entomologist Brendan Morris of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who describes his decision to name a repulsive rare treehopper from Nicaragua after the mysterious and possibly autistic pop performer: If there is going to be a Lady Gaga bug, it’... more »
Where The World Is On The "Corona Curve"
*Zero Hedge: **This Is Where The World Is On The "Corona Curve" At This Moment* Two weeks ago, we wrote that with 1.7 billion people in the world under quarantine (a number which has since ballooned to over 3 billion) and "desperate to find out where on the coronavirus "curve" they are to calculate how much more pain there is, JPM made an attempt at a (very nonscientific) visual representation of where on the curve the main covid outbreaks in the world currently stand." Additionally, this is how we laid out the good/not so good/bad news as of March 24: * The good news, China has... more »
The Daily Brief 2020-04-04
This is a summary of 13 AMN articles on the following subjects: Syria, US, Raqqa, Turkey, Russia, Aden, Yemen, Iraq, Qamishli, Iran, Tehran, Hasakah, Greece, Idlib, Libya, Tripoli. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, World-News, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, North-Africa Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Libyan Army kills scores of GNA, Syrian fighters near Tripoli
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 P.M.) – The Libyan National Army forces, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced on Sunday that their forces had 41 members of the Al-Wefaq forces and their allied Syrian militants at the Wadi Al-Rabi’a and Al-Mashroa fronts south of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, during an attempted counter-offensive by the aforementioned fighters. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo Tests Positive for Coronavirus
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere.
The Dark Secrets Behind The Pope’s Audience Hall (It’s a Giant Reptilian)
The Pope’s Audience Hall is a building designed to look exactly like a reptile. In essence, the Pope speaks to his audience from the head of a reptile. Why? Joe Martino When I first realized the true magnitude of what the Pope’s Audience Hall design reveals, I was shocked. Despite 10 years of research into the … Continue reading The Dark Secrets Behind The Pope’s Audience Hall (It’s a Giant Reptilian) →
INSIDE THE POPE’S REPTILIAN AUDIENCE HALL IN VATICAN CITY
The New Agora Buck Rogers, Staff Writer Waking Times Among the many strange and suspicious statues, fountains, facades and structures that occupy Vatican City, the Pope’s Audience Hall stands out for its uncanny resemblance to a snake. Completed in 1971, the peculiar structure sits only partly within the actual boundary of the City/State, and the … Continue reading INSIDE THE POPE’S REPTILIAN AUDIENCE HALL IN VATICAN CITY →
Illegal Aliens, Socialist Democrats & Cloward-Piven
Mark Landsbaum The next time you see thousands of illegal aliens massing at the border demanding to be allowed to enter, or marchers demanding more of your tax dollars to pay for their wants and needs or politicians insisting you owe it to others to pay for their necessities in life, remember these two words: … Continue reading Illegal Aliens, Socialist Democrats & Cloward-Piven →
Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns
You can bet that when the U.N. “predicts” a global food shortage that they have already ensured that it will occur. Exclusive: Protectionist policies and shortage of workers could see problems start within weeks Fiona Harvey Thu 26 Mar 2020 Vietnam, the third biggest rice exporter, has suspended contracts in the wake of the crisis. … Continue reading Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns →
Bill Gates Calls For National Tracking System For Coronavirus During Reddit AMA
Matt PerezForbes Staff Bill Gates delivers a speech at the fundraising day at the Sixth World Fund Conference in Lyon, … [+] NurPhoto via Getty Images Topline: A week after stepping down from the boards of Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway, Bill Gates, cofounder of Microsoft and the second-richest person in the … Continue reading Bill Gates Calls For National Tracking System For Coronavirus During Reddit AMA →
CDC to set up a coronavirus ‘surveillance and data collection system’
What else did you think they are going to do with $2 Trillion? You think that $1200 check they’re going to give you costs even $300 Billion? Remember a few weeks ago when Israel put one of theirs in place and you all freaked out? Well, you are getting your own now, and so is … Continue reading CDC to set up a coronavirus ‘surveillance and data collection system’ →
MONSTER: After banning hydroxychloroquine for Corona patients, DEM Nevada Governor Sisolak found hoarding the Coronavirus treatment drug….. for prisoners
By Pamela Geller – on April 4, 2020 How the Left Destroys the Nation After barring use of hydroxychloroquine for Coronavirus Patients in the state of Nevada, Nevada Governor Sisolak has been found hoarding the Coronavirus treatment drug. Nevada Governor Sisolak Found Hoarding Coronavirus Treatment Drug By: Jacob Engels, Gateway Pundit, April 3, 2020: … Continue reading MONSTER: After banning hydroxychloroquine for Corona patients, DEM Nevada Governor Sisolak found hoarding the Coronavirus treatment drug….. for prisoners →
Chinese President Xi Allowed 5 Million Out Of Wuhan
China knew. And they deliberately unleashed it on the world. 60 Minutes Australia: Chinese President Xi Allowed 5 Million Out Of Wuhan By Tim Hains, Real Clear Politics March 29, 2020: In January President Xi Jinping made a decision that would ultimately condemn the world: allowing 5 million people to leave the epicentre of the … Continue reading Chinese President Xi Allowed 5 Million Out Of Wuhan →
Georgia: Muslim plotted to wage jihad by blowing up the White House
Apr 4, 2020 8:00 am By Robert Spencer “Taheb planned to conduct a terrorist attack on the White House as part of what he claimed was his obligation to engage in jihad.” Doubtless Hamas-linked CAIR and other American Muslim groups are even as we speak explaining to Hasher Taheb that jihad is nothing more … Continue reading Georgia: Muslim plotted to wage jihad by blowing up the White House →
Muslim Doctor: Zionists Use Coronavirus to Distract the World From Their Scheming
Apr 4, 2020 10:00 am By Hugh Fitzgerald Elder of Ziyon has posted a piece about an Egyptian doctor who finds that the Jews – just see the Protocols – must be behind the coronavirus outbreak. Egyptian Dr. Makram El Nabrawy writes a seemingly reasonable article in Vetogate, where the author cautions against … Continue reading Muslim Doctor: Zionists Use Coronavirus to Distract the World From Their Scheming →
"Stimulus" from the Santa Claus state will fail us as badly as their phony boom
The world was already awash in debt, borrowed into thin air by the banking system. The cracks had already begin to open up. In setting interest rates to such historically-low levels the financial engineers had already red-lined everything, grievously discouraging savings, grossly inflating every single asset price beyond anything approaching reason, and grotesquely distorting a structure of production already bruised from the disaster of 2008 from which it had never been allowed to repair itself. But now these bastards have an alibi for the collapse they'd set in motion. This phon... more »
Gregory Mannarino, "Wear A Mark? A WCB President Calling For Forced, Mandatory, Universal Covid-19 Testing"
Gregory Mannarino, *"Wear A Mark? A WCB President Calling For Forced, * *Mandatory, Universal Covid-19 Testing"* -https://traderschoice.net/ "Bullard is calling for UNIVERSAL TESTING. Bullard laid out a system where every American would be tested every day and would wear a badge with their negative result. This to me is scary." Wear a badge? A MARK? Click here.
Don't Be Fooled: Trump Is Leading the World Against Coronavirus
*Victor Davis Hanson* *Politics, Americas* [image: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus response briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner] Winning? A current global myth alleges that America under the Trump administration is not leading the world fight against the coronavirus in its accustomed role as the postwar global leader. Yet the U.S. was the first major nation to issue a travel ban on flights from China, wit... more »
Sen. Rick Scott Slams WHO For 'Pandering' To China
*Fred Lucas* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) speaks to media as he arrives for the resumption of the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid?] He wants the documents. The World Health Organization should have a reckoning for parroting China’s misinformation about the coronavirus, taking a hit to its budget if it doesn’t reform, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said Thursday in an interview with The Daily Signal. “Everything coming out of China has been wrong, ... more »
Which Democratic Woman Will Joe Biden Pick To Be His Vice President?
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, Americas* Assuming Biden is able to seal the deal, who is he likely to choose for his vice-presidential nominee to complete the ticket? *Key point: *The former vice president is looking to add a woman to his ticket. Following the results of Super Tuesday, Joe Biden has been able to reclaim his status as frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. He leads his nearest opponent, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, by 900,000 votes and over 75 delegates. Able to appeal to both black voters and white suburbanites, it appears Biden will be... more »
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic Is Navigating a Highway to Uncertainty
*Jelena Milic* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] Vucic has the authority, popular support, and determination to reach a comprehensive and multidimensional agreement between Serbia and Kosovo. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the political opposition in Serbia. As some pundits work hard to undermine the prospect of a comprehensive, multidimensional agreement between Serbia and Kosovo, one that can have democratic validation in both capitals, an extraordinary development has been unfolding in the Balkans—the Serbia of 2020, under the leadership of President Aleksandar... more »
The Western Hemisphere’s Latest Slow-Motion Catastrophe Isn't the Pandemic
*Ryan Berg, Wilder Alejandro Sanchez* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The discovery of oil could be a game-changer for the people of Guyana, but only if the country continues the Caribbean community’s rich tradition of democracy and installs a transparent government to manage it. A slow-motion catastrophe is playing out in the Western Hemisphere. No, it’s not the coronavirus pandemic or the alarming collapse of Venezuela’s healthcare system, which will be overrun by coronavirus victims. It’s the world’s newest oil power, Guyana, and its still-disputed results from the coun... more »
The Overlooked Opportunities of the Coronavirus Crisis
*Jay Zawatsky* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The new social norms will lead to reduced sicknesses, reduced hospitalizations and substantially lower societal healthcare costs. In every crisis, there is an opportunity. The opportunity in this crisis is that people finally understand that many customs in which society engages are barbaric and, unknowingly, serve to spread disease, all disease, not just Wuhan Virus. For example, handshaking. What a stupid custom. Who knows where the hand of the person you are meeting was five minutes before? Now a nod of the head and a smile ... more »
Why Trump Can't Go To 'War' Against the Coronavirus
*James Holmes* *Secruity, Americas* [image: Reuters] The masters of strategy define war as an act of force to compel a balky human antagonist to do your bidding. The definition can stretch to encompass peacetime deterrence and coercion, but the idea that one opponent might use military force against another to settle a quarrel must be present for a phenomenon to count as war. A pandemic is not a human foe. Commentary on the coronavirus pandemic is replete with warlike imagery. “This is a war,” declare New York doctors. “Trump is a war president now,” proclaim two writers at Poli... more »
Will 'Legacy Reality' Still Be There When the Coronavirus Has Passed?
*Salvatore Babones* *Technology, * [image: Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (red) infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), also known as novel coronavirus, isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort De] If the coronavirus crisis represents a turning point in history, this is it. Forget geopolitics, neo-nationalism, and that hackneyed bugbear, the future of liberal international order. The big coronavirus moment is virtual. Before the virus, the offline world was primary, the online wor... more »
U.S. F-35s Are Already Getting Experience Against Hostile Missile Defenses
*David Axe* *Security, * Abba didn’t identify the type of air-defense vehicle or its operator, but it’s worth noting that Syrian forces have deployed the latest Russian-made Pantsir surface-to-air missile launchers. *Key point: *The U.S. Navy’s EA-18G arguably is the world’s best SEAD/DEAD system. Two U.S. Air Force F-35 stealth fighter had a close encounter with a mobile air-defense system during combat operations over the Middle East. The encounter underscores the stealth fighter’s potential as a platform for suppressing enemy air-defenses, a service official said. A dozen F-... more »
Hong Kong Reporter Slams WHO On Coddling China Over Taiwan
*Mike Gonzalez* *Politics, Asia* [image: People with protective masks walk in front of Hong Kong's skyline, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu] Beijing does not allow international organizations to recognize Taiwan as a country. China, where the new coronavirus first emerged, has reacted with the Chinese Communist Party’s trademark mix of obfuscation and truculence throughout the COVID-19 crisis. This week, this potent cocktail was again in evidence in the city of Hong Kong. Beijing promised that Hong Kong, an in... more »
The Coronavirus Is Killing the Hospitality Industry
*Timothy Doescher* *Politics, Americas* [image: A resident walks past the Hilton Copacabana Hotel, that is temporarily closed, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Landau] A wave of joblessness is coming. The start of the devastation from the Chinese virus is clearly reflected in the new monthly jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows that the economy axed 701,000 jobs in March. The unemployment rate jumped from a near historic low of 3.5% to 4.4%. This report brings an end to the nati... more »
Why Cities Have Emerged as First Responders to the Coronavirus Pandemic
*Shauna Brail* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] City governments are closer to the people than the federal government. How many times have we heard over the past few weeks that we have entered an unprecedented era? The rapid spread of COVID-19 has upended lives and livelihoods. In cities around the world, the repercussions of scaling back as a result of physical distancing measures have had exceptionally damaging impacts. And at the same time, observers marvel at the ways in which urban life continues. Cities appear to be on the front lines of coronavirus outbreaks and ... more »
Killing Qassem Soleimani Could Come Back To Bite America
*Brandon C. Patrick* *Security, Middle East* Iran and its proxies are planning their revenge. *Key point: *Not every “legitimate” target is the best or most intelligent one to strike When news first emerged of the U.S. drone strike, which killed Iranian General Qasim Soleimani, many were taken aback. As a U.S. military veteran and student of world affairs, drone strikes are nothing new to me, but this strike represented more than those we’re so used to hearing about: decisionmakers in the United States had charged out of the “gray zone” of conflict with a targeted strike to kill... more »
Serbia's New Rocket Launchers Are Meant To Put NATO In Its Place
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* Some wounds don't heal easily. *Key point: *With Croatia a client of the West, and Serbia enjoying closer ties to Russia, it is natural for both nations to seek arms from their patrons. Still angry after NATO’s 1999 bombing campaign, Serbia has unveiled a new guided rocket that sends a message to its neighbors: if you help NATO bomb us, we’ll bomb your cities. Serbia’s new Sumadija is a truck-mounted weapon that can hit targets 175 miles away. IHS Jane’s describes it as a four-hundred-millimeter rocket with a 440-pound warhead and an inertial-n... more »
Why Dealing With Coronavirus Now Will End up Helping Economy Recovery
*Pushan Dutt* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] Health recovery must be prioritized. In all my years as an economist, I have never seen a graph like the one below. It shows unemployment claims in the US – observe the spike for the week ending March 21. The global financial crisis, the dot-com crash, Black Monday, oil price shocks, 9/11, none of these historic shocks are even visible in the graph. US Department of Labor The spike in unemployment claims is the proverbial canary in the goldmine. We should expect a swathe of bad economic numbers coming down the pipeline. Th... more »
Assyrian New Year Canceled in Syria Amid Fear of Coronavirus Outbreak
Assyrian International News Agency - 2 hours ago
HASAKAH, Syria -- Christian Assyrian and Syriac political parties in northeastern Syria canceled celebrations marking the 6770th anniversary of the Assyrian Babylonian New Year and Akito's Day over fears of the spread of the coronavirus.
More Archaeological Evidence of Global Cooling since 406 BC
Lost Ancient Greek Island Has Been Found Researchers wondered if a nearby peninsula was perhaps the missing island, so they drilled into it and they made an interesting discovery, they found evidence that what is now a peninsula was once an island. (Source) The Athenians defeated the Spartans in the Battle of Arginusae, a sea … Continue reading "More Archaeological Evidence of Global Cooling since 406 BC"
China Advises Foreign Diplomats To Stay Away
*UPI:* *China urges foreign diplomats to stay away* Beijing's foreign ministry is advising foreign diplomats to refrain from traveling to China, a week after it banned all non-Chinese people from entering the country. Chinese diplomatic spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Friday at a regular press briefing China's priorities lie in preventing the importation of the deadly coronavirus back into the country and blocking a second wave of infections. China has claimed since last month the epidemic is under control and that the situation has stabilized. Travel restrictions have been lifted ... more »
Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
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It's believed to be the first known infection of coronavirus in a tiger, and it is raising new questions about the infection's transmission in animals.
Why are millionaire EPL football players not taking a pay cut?
English Premier League players are coming under fire for not taking a pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic, but the players association argues cutting player salaries could do more harm than good.
New York Ministry of Coronavirus Compliance Begins Using Drones to Monitor Citizen Compliance…
Really could not resist to add the satirical image at the top there from the conservativetreehouse site. Cleverly portrayed as this is what it feels like in NZ supermarkets now. Little sound clips similar to this as you browse, ‘no cash’ signs, doors patrolled for numbers entering with the dress & demeanour of some of … Continue reading New York Ministry of Coronavirus Compliance Begins Using Drones to Monitor Citizen Compliance… →
NZ’s flour supply held up for want of packaging that’s 6 weeks away
This article is from NZ’s mainstream media Stuff: When the four week lockdown was announced consumers dashed to supermarket to buy supplies, with flour quickly disappearing from the shelves. Since then it appears to be difficult to find, but not for the reason you might think. It turns out the issue isn’t with the production of the … Continue reading NZ’s flour supply held up for want of packaging that’s 6 weeks away →
NZ’s native plants you can eat
In times of scarcity more than ever familiarize yourself with the food sources hitherto ignored or passed over as being weeds. Watch for sprays though. Some of these have been sprayed by the authorities. There’s plenty of info on the net now on topic if you google it. EWR This article comes from NZ’s … Continue reading NZ’s native plants you can eat →
Beware Of Medical Supplies From China
Photo: Several countries have reported faults with Chinese-made medical equipment imported to fight COVID-19. (Reuters via cnsphoto) *ABC News Online*: *China's coronavirus supplies are being rejected — how do we ensure quality in a pandemic?* China's had a rough few months. As the emerging superpower entered 2020, a coronavirus outbreak in the industrial hub of Wuhan swept the nation, then the world, which crippled the global economy in turn. By March, things began to slowly turn around, as China's drastic lockdown measures appear to have slowed the country's infection rates. T... more »
Sunday Talks – Steve Bannon Discusses His Thoughts to “Crush” Coronavirus…
Former White House advisor Steve Bannon appears on Fox News to discuss his thoughts on how to mitigate and eliminate Coronavirus from the United States. Among Comrade Bannon’s proposals: Shut down all inbound international air travel. Shut down all domestic … Continue reading →
ASX jumps on slowing rate of coronavirus infections
Australian shares begin the week sharply higher, with investors' appetite for risk-taking boosted by the nation's slowing COVID-19 infection rates.
Priests take to rooftops, bell towers to deliver Palm Sunday mass
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Priests in Rome go to unusual heights so their parishioners can follow mass from isolation, celebrating services from rooftops and even the narrow confines of a church bell tower.
Jacinda Ardern has been giving a masterclass in crisis leadership
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As someone who researches and teaches leadership, I'd argue New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is giving most Western politicians a lesson on how to act, writes Suze Wilson.
WAYNE ALLYN ROOT: “I’m Mad as Hell and I’m Not Going to Take This Anymore.”
From the Gateway Pundit: Just read Wayne’s comments, I guess ya can’t be more clear than that, and I fully agree… Just use COMMON SENSE!!!! A quote, “If sense is so common, how come you don’t have any?” You – read government…. ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)
3M Sells PPE Masks to Foreign Nations Over US States, per Director of FL Dept of Emergency Mgmt
In this first video, Florida’s Director of Emergency Management, Jared Moskowitz, accuses 3M of prioritizing profit over America’s domestic needs. Yeah yeah, this is global capitalism’s invisible hand at work … I get it. But where is the company registered? Answer: Delaware, USA. And who owns the majority of 3M shares? Answer (as of 3 April 2020): Top 10 Owners of 3M Co Stockholder Stake Sharesowned Total value ($) Sharesbought / sold Totalchange The Vanguard Group, Inc. 8.60% 49,524,158 7,390,985,340 +399,718 +0.81% SSgA Funds Management, Inc. 7.35% 42,314,221 6,314,974,342 +134,87... more »
Let’s quarantine some fake corona and energy news
“Junk science and scare stories stampede countries into taking drastic, unnecessary action.” – Paul Driessen _______________ “A recent article in The Guardian was so full of junk science, conjecture and just plain nonsense that a response was essential,” writes Paul Driessen. “Is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19?” The Guardian headline blared, adding: “As ... Read more Let’s quarantine some fake corona and energy news The post Let’s quarantine some fake corona and energy news appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Thick Blanket of Snow Covers Large Parts of Mainland Greece
5 Apr 2020 – Many parts of northern and central Greece remain covered by a thick white blanket of snow, a highly unusual occurrence in April. Instead of flowers and bees, millions of Greeks continue to see snow-covered mountains reminiscent of Christmas. On Saturday, the more mountainous parts of Evrytania and Phthiotis in Western Greece, ... Read more Thick Blanket of Snow Covers Large Parts of Mainland Greece The post Thick Blanket of Snow Covers Large Parts of Mainland Greece appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Why The N-95 And Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Shortage In The U.S., Canada, And Europe?
Boxes of N95 protective masks for use by medical field personnel in New Rochelle, New York, March 17, 2020. (Mike Segar/Reuters) *HIT Consultant*:* Shortage of N95 Masks Top Concern for Hospitals with COVID-19 Patients* *What You Should Know:* – Premier survey reveals as active COVID-19 spreads to new hotspots, hospitals should prepare for a 3X to 17X surge in supply-demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). – Survey respondents treating COVID-19 patients say supply shortages and burn rates for PPE were among the biggest surprises and lessons learned. – Hospitals ranked the... more »
Mayor Brown is urged to amend building codes to create a pandemic resistant city
Mayor Bryon W. Brown and the City of Buffalo’s Common Council are being urged to amend a slew of municipal laws and operating procedures, in an effort to cultivate ‘pandemic resistance’ through the city’s building code and laws that regulate
News That You Can Use: Cleaning Products Can Kill The COVID-19 Virus
*Science Alert*: *Cleaning Products Can Kill The COVID-19 Virus. Here's What to Use in Your House * COVID-19 has only been around for a few months, so at this point scientists don't know that much about it. But more is being learned every day. We now know, for example, it can live on surfaces for up to nine days and survives in the air for a few hours. We also now know that the virus particles are shed through saliva and fluids coughed up from the lungs. And that the virus can also be shed from our faeces. It's easy for an infected person to spread the virus particles through cou... more »
New York Ministry of Coronavirus Compliance Begins Using Drones to Monitor Citizen Compliance…
CBS News is reporting on drones flying above New York metro-area parks that are now monitoring coronavirus distancing requirements and warning residents to comply. Do not be alarmed comrades. Currently the drones are not armed and only use speakers to … Continue reading →
The Supply Chain under Quarantine
I read an article recently that described how the toilet paper industry is split into two, largely separate markets: commercial and consumer. The pandemic has shifted the lion’s share of demand to the latter. People actually do need to buy significantly more toilet paper during the pandemic — not because they’re making more trips to […] The post The Supply Chain under Quarantine appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Latest coronavirus cases in Tasmania linked to North West Regional Hospital
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Two more cases of coronavirus in Tasmania have been linked to an outbreak at a hospital in the state's north-west, the Premier confirms.
Putin Is Probably Worse Than Kushner-in-Law
Yesterday, the *Washington Post* published another piece on the deadly dysfunction the Trump Regime has brought to the pandemic response. "By the time Donald Trump proclaimed himself a wartime president-- and the coronavirus the enemy-- the United States was already on course to see more of its people die than in the wars of Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq combined." Every step of the way, Trump has dragged his feet 'til his two-little-too-late policies meant next to nothing in the battle, where a courageous and dedicated leader was desperately needed. Because of Trump's timi... more »
Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Has Overwhelmed Ecuador
*Reuters:* *Ecuador stores coronavirus victims in giant fridges as morgues fill up* GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) - Ecuador’s government has begun storing the bodies of victims of the coronavirus in giant refrigerated containers as hundreds of deaths in the city of Guayaquil, the center of the country’s outbreak, have already filled morgues and hospitals. Ecuador has confirmed 318 deaths from the virus, one of the highest tallies in Latin America. But President Lenin Moreno said this week that the real figure was higher as authorities were collecting more than 100 bodies a day, many from r... more »
NYC Doctor in ER and Critical Care: Lung Injuries Caused by Ventilators – “We’re Treating the Wrong Disease!”
A New York City physician who says he is working as an ER physician in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) treating COVID19 patients, took to YouTube to explain that he believes patients with COVID19 symptoms are being treated incorrectly with mechanical ventilators, and that the ventilators are doing more harm than good. "I am a physician who has been working at the bedside of COVID+ patients in NYC. I believe we are treating the wrong disease and that we must change what we are doing if we want to save as many lives as possible. In short, I believe we are treating the wrong disease, and ... more »
Will a COVID19 Vaccine be the First Vaccine to Alter Human DNA to Further Advance Transhumanism?
Transhumanism is a futuristic concept where man and technology blend, resulting in soulless intelligent machines. It is a movement that favors the evolution of a new species of human through the use of integrative circuitry. Referred to as “human betterment for the post-human era,” transhumanists assume that humanity will only be enhanced by machines. No damage. No degradation. No possibility for coercion or domination. In a post-human world, humanity as we know it will be obsolete. DNA vaccines, a type of genetic engineering, were first tinkered with in the early 1990s. A small sn... more »
Bureaucrat: Stay Home and Starve
[image: undefined] Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House “coronavirus response coordinator,” said on Saturday all plebs must stay out of grocery stores. She didn’t offer an alternative. Instead, she repeated the hand washing and 6-foot “social distancing” mantra. “This is the moment to not be going to the grocery store, not going to the pharmacy, but doing everything you can to keep your family and your friends safe and that means everybody doing the 6-feet distancing, washing their hands,” said the life-long bureaucrat. I am reminded of President George H.W. Bush confronting a grocer... more »
Old people in prisons are facing a COVID-19 “death sentence”
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Since COVID-19 arrived in Canada, Mary’s phone has become a source of dread. When it doesn’t ring, she’s on edge, thinking the worst for her elderly father. But when she does get a call, she fears it’ll be the one where someone from Joyceville Institution […]
Daily COVID-19 update: Stephen McNeil doesn’t understand why disproportionate policing matters
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Twenty-six new people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the total to 262. Six people are hospitalized; 53 people have fully recovered. See the Examiner’s graphic representations of the spread of the disease in Nova Scotia, and the response to it, here. […]
White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing – 7:00pm ET Livestream….
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 7:00pm ET … Continue reading →
U.K. Queen Elizabeth Speaks to Nation as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is Admitted to Hospital…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken to the hospital for treatment as he battles coronavirus. “On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests. This is a precautionary step, as … Continue reading →
British PM Boris Johnson taken to hospital 10 days after positive coronavirus test
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Britain's Prime Minister is admitted to hospital 10 days after testing positive to COVID-19, but Downing Street says it is not an emergency.
'The safest place to be': Backpackers find refuge in rural Australia following visa decision
Backpackers sacked after bars and restaurants closed down due to coronavirus are flocking back to previous farm jobs, but employers want details on Government help with quarantine measures.
Northern Territory has Australia's lowest rate of coronavirus
There have been 27 cases in the Northern Territory and while two people have recovered, 25 remain in the NT's two major hospitals. Here's what we know about coronavirus in the Territory.
Australia's coronavirus death toll hits 37 as numbers in NSW continue to rise
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NSW Health announces it is expanding its COVID-19 screening in afflicted suburbs as Australia's number of coronavirus fatalities rises to 37, after two men in their 80s die.
Australian doctors innovate in order to save lives
Australian doctors who are worried the system will not be able to provide them with the equipment they need to protect themselves and their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic are looking at ways to design and produce their own.
On this island paradise, there's a quiet rebellion against the idea that 'boys are king'
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Solomon Islands is an intensely beautiful place, but it's no paradise for women: Australia's near neighbour has one of the highest rates of family and sexual violence in the world.
So you've bought something online — but will coronavirus stop it from being delivered?
Coronavirus is, inevitably, changing the way that we're shopping. And as more restrictions on movement come into effect, that means a shift away from brick and mortar stores to online purchasing. So, what do you need to know when you're placing an order?
Queensland's coronavirus weekend: What we got right and what we did wrong
Police issue 58 fines, each worth $1,334, after a blatant flouting of social distancing rules at a car rally south of Brisbane, with the Deputy Police Commissioner describing it as "appalling behaviour".
NSW Now: Shane Fitzsimmons quits RFS after 12 years in charge
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*MORNING BRIEFING: *The Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service steps down to take up a new role in disaster management, while the troubled Ruby Princess cruise ship docks at Port Kembla to bring health officials on board.
Hunting for gold really not a hot prospect in times of self-isolation, authorities warn
Prospecting may seem like the perfect activity for those self-isolating in the outback, but authorities are warning that those engaging in the pastime could be at risk of breaching coronavirus restrictions.
Coronavirus update: Scotland's top doctor resigns for breaking own rules and visiting holiday home
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Americans are told to brace for their "Pearl Harbor moment", two more deaths are confirmed in Australia, and Scotland's Chief Medical Officer resigns for breaking her own rules.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Taken To Hospital
Daily Mail: *Boris Johnson is taken to hospital 'as a precaution' after struggling to shake off 'persistent symptoms' of coronavirus 10 days after testing positive* * Downing St stressed the Prime Minister will undergo tests merely as a precaution, on the advice of his doctor * Admittance to an undisclosed London hospital comes 10 days after he first tested positive for the infection * He has been self-isolating in flat above Number 11, where he has been continuing to lead the crisis response * Hospitalisation was announced shortly after the Queen addressed the nation i... more »
"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy Updates PM 4/5/20"
*"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy **Updates PM 4/5/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *APR 5, 2020 10:10 PM:*”Which US States Have The Most At-Risk Seniors?” *APR 5, 2020 9:45 PM: *“Food Banks Overwhelmed As America's "Working Poor" Starve During Lockdown” *APR 5, 2020 3:05 PM: *"Shocking Expose Proves Thousands Of COVID-19 Deaths Have Gone Uncounted In The US: Live Updates" *APR 5, 2020 1:15 PM:* "New York, Italy Report Promising Drops In Daily Cases, D... more »
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Out of the Darkness, Into the Light”
Kevin Kern, “Out of the Darkness, Into the Light”
"A Look to the Heavens"
"A bright spiral galaxy of the northern sky, Messier 63 is about 25 million light-years distant in the loyal constellation Canes Venatici. Also cataloged as NGC 5055, the majestic island universe is nearly 100,000 light-years across, about the size of our own Milky Way. Known by the popular moniker, The Sunflower Galaxy, M63 sports a bright yellowish core and sweeping blue spiral arms, streaked with cosmic dust lanes and dotted with pink star forming regions. *Click image for larger size.* This deep exposure also reveals an enormous but dim arc extending far into the halo above the ... more »
"Why Not?"
God knows we have an over-abundance of it...
"The Day of Reckoning For This Economic Crisis"
Mike Maloney, *"The Day of Reckoning For This Economic Crisis"* "How will the crisis play out? Where do we go from here? Believe it or not, back in 2008 Mike Maloney published a scenario that seems to be unfolding right now. Checks from the government. Taxes refunded. Helicopter currency drops. Central banks trying to kick-start economies. It’s all here, in what he refers to as ‘The Day of Reckoning’." - https://goldsilver.com/ Download Mike's best-selling book for free here: - https://pages.goldsilver.com/freebook ○ Related: "This Is What Economic Collapse Looks Like"
"Is There Any Point?"
"Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have been taught what to think?" - Peter Hitchens
Gregory Mannarino, "Markets, A Look Ahead. Critical Updates"
Gregory Mannarino,* "Markets, A Look Ahead. Critical Updates"* - https://traderschoice.net/
NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: Bill Gates, The Coming Global Vaccinations, ID2020 And The Timing
The end times have started, the New World Order is actively being formed All weekend long as I look out over the social media universe, there seems to be one consistent topic in nearly everyone’s feed. Bill Gates and the coming global vaccinations, possibly combined with a digital ID from a company like ID2020, that … Continue reading NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: Bill Gates, The Coming Global Vaccinations, ID2020 And The Timing →
Pelosi Wants To Play Blame Game for COVID Spread? Here’s Footage of Her Telling People To Crowd into Streets
April 5, 2020 Baxter Dmitry Nancy Pelosi has announced an investigation into President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, but we live in the internet age, where revising history is impossible, and Pelosi cannot run from the fact that her own actions literally set people up to catch the coronavirus. Pelosi appeared on CNN’s … Continue reading Pelosi Wants To Play Blame Game for COVID Spread? Here’s Footage of Her Telling People To Crowd into Streets →
USELESS EATERS: Maintain Humanity Under 500 Million- Globalists Tell How They Will Reduce Population by More Than 90%
Originally posted on Absolute Truth from the Word of God: I was looking through articles I have written and came upon one which I thought would be very timely to republish. We are in the middle of a crisis this world has never before encountered. We all know that the most vulnerable to actually dying from the…
Ipsos, Harris Polls Report Virus Shutdown Is Closing Small Businesses Permanently
[image: ipsos-harris-polls-report-virus-shutdown-is-closing-small-businesses-permanently] Polls conducted among small business owners the third week of March by Ipsos and Harris are showing the damage already being done to small businesses by the coronavirus shutdown.
Inmates riot amid coronavirus panic in Turkey’s Batman Prison: video
A riot erupted inside of a prison in Batman, south-eastern Turkey, on Saturday night, shortly after the Turkish parliament’s justice committee approved a bill that would release thousands of prisoners due to the COVID-19 outbreak, while leaving political prisoners behind bars. The bill, which still has to be voted on by parliament to become law, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian militant claims Turkey stopped paying salaries in Libya: monitor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – The Turkish regime has stopped paying salaries to the Syrian mercenaries in Libya, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said in a recent report, citing a fighter currently in the war-torn North African nation. “SOHR sources obtained an audio recording in which a Syrian fighter in Libya said that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ASX Heist: small shareholders ripped by bankers in rash of emergency capital raisings
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Letter To The People Of The US From President Maduro
It is clear that the Trump administration is creating a smokescreen to could the improvised and erratic handling of the pandemic in the United States. The most optimistic forecast shows that close to 240,000 souls will be lost in the United States. From the beginning, Donald Trump downplayed and even denied it, the same way he has done with climate change. Today, the crisis in the United States aggravates simply because, despite having the resources, he is not willing to transform the healthcare system to prioritize full care for the population instead of profit-based private medici... more »
Gotham City Digest
(The 45 is his IQ.) ------------------------------ I shouldn't have to belabor the issue that the United States in both the business and political arenas is run by a rabidly avaricious pack of assclowns, con men and piano wire artists. Multiple trillions of dollars of what's usually blood money of one kind or the other change hands every day. There's just enough honest commerce so that the whole damned house of cards doesn't come crashing down. But this story threw even me for a loop. Illinois city officials are racing down the highway to meet middle men in parking lots to... more »
Pentagon Says Its Nuclear Forces Are Still Able To Launch Its Nuclear Weapons Despite The Covid-19 Pandemic
Example of a two-person ICMB crew during a simulated test in 2017. USAF *Popular Mechanics:* *The Coronavirus Can’t Stop America’s Nukes* Relying on a high-state of readiness, the nuclear triad is under threat from the coronavirus. But the head of Global Strike Command tells Popular Mechanics that its nukes are still ready to fly. As the world fights against the COVID-19 pandemic, nuclear weapons have taken a backseat in most people's minds. But for Global Strike Command (AFGSC)—the Air Force unit in control of two of the three legs of America’s nuclear triad—their mission remains ... more »
Coronavirus: Will This Be the Nail in the Coffin for Wildlife Trade?
*George Wittemeyer* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] This outbreak demonstrates the urgent need to end wildlife trade. COVID-19 is one of countless emerging infectious diseases that are zoonotic, meaning they originate in animals. About 75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, accounting for billions of illnesses and millions of deaths annually across the globe. When these diseases spill over to humans, the cause frequently is human behaviors, including habitat destruction and the multibillion-dollar international wildlife trade – the latter being the suspected ... more »
After These Upgrades, The Army's Abrams Tank Will Never Be The Same
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* Some of the most important improvements are seemingly the most boring. *Key point:* As long as the Army continues to produce new tanks under the M-1 appellation, it can argue to Congress and taxpayers that it’s still using 40-year-old tanks — and needs more money to acquire something new. The U.S. Army just got a new tank. But you wouldn’t know it from the way the ground-combat branch describes the vehicle. On Oct. 4, 2017, the Army’s program office for ground vehicles announced that the service had accepted the first M-1A2SEPV3 “on schedule and ... more »
Like America And Israel, Russia Is Going All-In On Suicide Drones
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Europe* How can you stop them? *Key point:* Everyone is building drones and many countries are realizing cheaper, suicide ones are an effective weapon. This includes not only Russia, but America too. Russia is testing “kamikaze drones,” or unmanned aircraft that are essentially flying artillery shells. Factory testing of the KYB-BLA and Lancet weapons have been completed, Alexander Zakharov, chief designer at ZALA Aero, told Russian news agency TASS during a Russian defense trade show. ZALA Aero is part of famed small arms maker Kalashnikov, which is... more »
Tired of Slow Wi-Fi During Coronavirus? Here's What to Do to Improve Your Internet Speed
*James Jin Kang, Paul Haskell-Dowland* *Technology, World* [image: Reuters] There are a few tricks you can use. With #StayAtHome and social distancing now becoming a way of life, an increasing number of people are relying on the internet for work, education and entertainment. This has placed greater demand on our network infrastructure, reducing the bandwidth available for each user, and is leaving people frustrated at seemingly slow internet speeds. While internet service providers such as TPG or Telstra may not be able to instantly respond to these changes, there are a few tri... more »
You've Never Seen Anything Like America's Block III Virginia-Class Submarines
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* They are testing brand new technologies for the first time. *Key point: *Groups of underwater drones will soon simultaneously use sonar and different sensors to identify and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships. The Navy is now launching the most technologically advanced attack submarine it has ever developed by christening the USS South Dakota - a Block III Virginia-Class attack submarine engineered with a number of never-before-seen undersea technical innovations. While service officials say many of the details of this new "acoustic su... more »
To Wear, or Not to Wear, a Mask? Here Are the Answers.
*Thomas Perls* *Public Health, World* Here's what can be done to make you safe. As a professor at Boston University's School of Medicine and a geriatrician at Boston Medical Center caring for the most vulnerable in this pandemic, I've been asked a lot of questions about COVID-19. It turns out there is good science out there that helps us know what masks we need to wear and when to wear them. That being said, some of the following advice could change as scientists learn more about why some people get a bad or even lethal case of this virus while many more get through it OK. One o... more »
What Is Contact Tracing And Why Is It So Effective At Stopping COVID-19?
The WHO talk about contact tracing in every press briefing. They constantly stress that contact tracing iis the key to suppressing COVID-19 and then stopping it. They say that contact tracing will not just delay the peak, but suppress it and crush it right down to no new cases a day. For some reason some countries are not paying any attention to this advice. I wonder if part of it is that not many realize what it involves, and why it is so effective for this disease? It does not mean tracking random people that you walk past in supermarkets or in the street. It is about close or ... more »
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