Thursday, April 09, 2020

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Coronavirus Is Hitting The Global Poor The Hardest

David Uren at The National Interest - 41 seconds ago
*David Uren* *Health, Americas* Countries like Indonesia, Turkey, Argentina and South Africa with current account deficits and large US dollar debts are the most exposed to the capital flight, with financial instability likely to develop there. Horror videos posted on social media last week of residents of the Ecuadorian coastal metropolis of Guayaquil abandoning corpses in the streets while vultures circled overhead underline the extreme vulnerability of emerging nations to the novel coronavirus. Media coverage has presented it as a largely developed-nation pandemic. Iran is sh... more »

America's F-22 Stealth Fighters Were Helpless Against This Threat (And 17 Were Disabled)

David Axe at The National Interest - 41 seconds ago
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* Hurricane Michael. *Key Point:* Hurricane Michael isn’t the first storm to deliver a painful blow to U.S. air power. Hurricane Michael damaged as many as seventeen U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters when it ravaged Tyndall Air Force Base on the Florida panhandle on October 10, 2018. It could take years and cost billions of dollars to repair the base and its planes. Other military facilities—including a U.S. Navy anti-submarine-warfare facility and the shipyard building the U.S. Coast Guard’s new medium patrol cutters—also suffered exten... more »

China Isn't Happy That America Is Making Iran's Coronavirus Epidemic Worse

Matthew Petti at The National Interest - 41 seconds ago
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* China wants the United States to lift sanctions. The Trump administration doubled down on economic sanctions against Iran on Monday as China slammed the U.S. pressure campaign for aggravating the new coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East. Iran is calling for an end to the U.S. pressure campaign that is hindering its response to COVID-19, a deadly new coronavirus disease, even as it rejects smaller offers of U.S. support. The Chinese government has tried to blame the United States for the disease and is now using the U.S.-Iranian spat as ... more »

Why the Navy's Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers Were so Good

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 41 seconds ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Americas* [image: By PH1 D.L. Lash, U.S. Navy - U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-18429, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=119193] Raw power projection. *Key point: *These ships served well and long for the U.S. Navy. They helped win World War II and helped to mature carriers as the best capital ship. Perhaps no vessel embodies the U.S. Navy’s embrace of the aircraft carrier as the centerpiece of its strategy as the *Essex*-class carrier. Between 1943 and 1950, twenty-four of the thirty-thousand-ton carriers were built at shipya... more »

Meet Imperial Japan's Ka-Tsu: A Strange Vehicle That Could Have Launched "a Second Pearl Harbor"

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 41 seconds ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Asia* [image: https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/jap/Type_4_Ka-Tsu.php] All wishful thinking. *Key point: *This vehicle never accomplished what it might have. The war had shifted and Tokyo was soon on the defensive. Imperial Japan faced a vexing dilemma in World War II: it had military bases sprawling across far-flung Pacific islands from Rabaul in Papua New Guinea to the Attu and Kiska islands near Alaska. But the merchant ships necessary to supply, reinforce and especially *feed* those garrisons were being sunk left and right by the U.S. Navy’s hig... more »

Coming Soon: A Coronavirus Webcam Shortage?

Stephen Silver at The National Interest - 41 seconds ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Webcams are suddenly in major demand. Any guesses as to why? Standalone web cameras are one of those technologies that seem like they're from another era before they had their functions subsumed by other devices. In the case of webcams, most new laptop computers have included their own cameras for many years, making a separate camera mostly unnecessary. But now, for perhaps obvious reasons, webcams are suddenly in major demand. Research firm NPD Group, which follows the consumer electronics industry, wrote in a blog post at the end of March that, ... more »

How the Battleship USS Washington Helped Defeat Imperial Japan

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 41 seconds ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By United States Navy - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18272802] Legendary. *Key point: *This warship caused a lot of damage and was fast too. These are the many fights the USS Washington served in. Prior to American entrance into World War II, the USS Washington’s initial assignment was escorting supply ships between England and Russia in support of the Lend Lease Act. One of two North Carolina-class battleships, she would gain her fame in battle ... more »

Crackpot Republican Asa Hutchinson Is On A Killing Spree In Arkansas

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 minutes ago
I first heard about Asa Hutchinson, now governor of Arkansas. in 1986 when he ran for the U.S. Senate against Dale Bumpers. Bumpers, a moderate Democrat, pulverized the radical right Hutchinson, winning all but 6 of Arkansas' 75 counties in a 433,122 (62.3%) to 262,313 (37.7%) rout. Ten years later, Hutchinson's brother, Tim, left his congressional seat open to run for the Senate. The two brothers both won their races. He was reelected twice-- the Democrats not running candidates against him-- and in 1998 served as an impeachment manager against Bill Clinton. He left Congress in 2... more »

Happy Good Friday And Resurrection Sunday!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 10 minutes ago
May God bless you and your family! Have a happy Good Friday and weekend, Resurrection Sunday! – Isaiah 53:5 New King James Version (NKJV) 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. – John …

World News Briefs -- April 9, 2020 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 minutes ago
*Daily Mail: **New York is the coronavirus epicenter of the world with more infections than any other country outside the U.S. - and a third of global cases are now in America - as the state tops 159,000 cases* * The number of confirmed cases in New York state increased to nearly 160,000 on Thursday after the number of infections went up by 10,000 in 24 hours * In comparison, Spain has now recorded just over 152,000 cases and Italy's infections increased to more than 142,000 * The United States has just over 436,000 cases and accounts for a third of the world's total infections *... more »

What's The Bailout Situation In Europe?

Francis Menton at Manhattan Contrarian - 29 minutes ago
* The American progressive or “Democratic Socialist” — think Bernie Sanders — typically holds up some or all of Europe as the model for the U.S. to follow. * Now the Chinese virus has hit. Many countries in Europe — starting with Italy and Spain, but also France and others — have it far worse than we do in terms of number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths per capita. Economic shutdowns similar to ours have swept the continent. Many businesses have shut, GDP has cratered, unemployment is spiking, and millions suddenly can’t pay their bills. * Over there, they don’t blink an eye ... more »

"Our Humanity Will Be Our Cure” – The Statecraft of Durable Survival

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 40 minutes ago
Classical Renaissance World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order "Our Humanity Will Be Our Cure.” The Statecraft of Durable Survival Video of "Our Humanity Will Be Our Cure.” The Statecraft of Durable Survival This week's Manhattan Project meeting will feature Helga Zepp-LaRouche, Harley Schlanger, Dr. Mario Roberto Morales (Guatemala) and Ramasimong Phillip Tsokolibane (South Africa).

Cooking smelly food in Italy is now a crime

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 42 minutes ago
https://nypost.com/2017/04/07/cooking-smelly-food-in-italy-is-now-a-crime/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&sr_share=facebook

Imaginary Georgia Governor Imagines Being Joe Biden’s Vice President….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 49 minutes ago
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams, having previously refused to accept defeat, stands atop her imaginary governor platform and says she will be honored to be on the ticket as Joe Biden’s vice-president selection. This is the second time Abrams … Continue reading →

Coral Catastrophes Imagined

jennifer at Jennifer Marohasy - 59 minutes ago
Exactly one year ago yesterday, I was getting off a train in Proserpine, looking to pickup a hire car to drive to Bowen. I wanted to know if the coral there was all dead, or not. Bowen is a coastal town in North Queensland, not far from Abbott Point that is the coal terminal for [...] The post Coral Catastrophes Imagined appeared first on Jennifer Marohasy.

NY Post: Holistic Health Guru Stabbed Dead Inside Manhattan Wine Shop by Fiancé After She Took Off Engagement Ring and Dumped Him: Cops

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 1 hour ago
Holistic wellness guru Gabrielle Gottlieb, running for her life from her knife-wielding fiancé, was caught and brutally slain in a Manhattan wine shop shortly after removing her engagement ring and breaking off their mercurial romance, police and a friend of the victim said Thursday. The mismatched lovers never walked down the aisle — but death […] The post NY Post: Holistic Health Guru Stabbed Dead Inside Manhattan Wine Shop by Fiancé After She Took Off Engagement Ring and Dumped Him: Cops appeared first on Health Nut News.

And There Was Darkness Over All the Land Until …

Rob Slane at 1 hour ago
“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46) We live in a time of great darkness. I have never known a time like it; you have never known a time like it. It is tempting, in such a time, to despair. Many, sadly, will […]

Italians take to the streets protesting mandatory vaccines!

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 hour ago
Reposting this as folk have been saying they can’t open it … see below EWR CLiVa TRANSLATION: More than 3000 people in one place for freedom of vaccination choice. No to the exclusion of children from schools due to vaccination. As long as there is risk and harm from vaccine there must be freedom of … Continue reading Italians take to the streets protesting mandatory vaccines! →

The Real Conspiracy: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 hour ago
Some conspiracy-type people say the world is messed up because we’re ruled by illuminati or reptilians, but I’m way more out there than that: I say our entire society is made of imaginary thought stories with little relation to objective reality, and some clever manipulators […]

The Media’s Loudest #MeToo Champions are Ignoring Biden Sexual Assault Accuser Tara Reade

Geopolitics101 at Covert Geopolitics - 1 hour ago
Have you heard about the Joe Biden allegations? If you’re relying on corporate media for your information, the answer is “probably not.” As of April 8, there has been exactly zero coverage of the sexual assault allegations on CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, ABC or CBS News. Likewise, The New York Times and USA Today and have … Continue reading The Media’s Loudest #MeToo Champions are Ignoring Biden Sexual Assault Accuser Tara Reade →

5G was the real killer in Wuhan, China’s first ‘Smart City’

Editor, cairnsnews at Cairns News - 1 hour ago
Former Vodaphone CEO exposes just how deadly 5G has proven to be and how it causes people to drop in the street as seen in Wuhan at the peak of the so-called Coronavirus epidemic. Listen to this easily understood explanation of how it works and how it fits into the NWO agenda. Cairnsnews suggests you […]

5G was the real killer in Wuhan, China’s first ‘Smart City’

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Apr 10 cairnsnews Former Vodaphone CEO exposes just how deadly 5G has proven to be and how it causes people to drop in the street as see n in Wuhan at the peak of the so-called Coronavirus epidemic. Listen to this easily understood explanation of how it works and how it fits into the NWO … Continue reading 5G was the real killer in Wuhan, China’s first ‘Smart City’ →

The 9 Meal Countdown To Anarchy Has Begun For Many Americans As Coronavirus Crashes The System

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Share This April 7, 2020 The ‘9 Meal Countdown To Anarchy’ Has Begun For Many Americans As ‘Coronavirus Chaos’ Crashes The System – In 1973 Film Depicting The Year 2022, America Had Turned To Cannibalism By Stefan Stanford – All News Pipeline – Live Free Or Die “Who controls the food supply controls the people” … Continue reading The 9 Meal Countdown To Anarchy Has Begun For Many Americans As Coronavirus Crashes The System →

If America Keeps Going In This Direction, Something Very Nasty Lays Ahead: One Man Warns We Have Not Seen Anything Yet

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Share This April 9, 2020 Something Very Nasty Is Ahead If We Keep Going In This Direction As Doctor Warns Of ‘Coronavirus 2nd Wave’ Ahead Like The Spanish Flu Of 100 Years Ago That Killed With A Vengeance – ‘Orwellian America’ Is Now Unfolding As One Man Warns: ‘We Haven’t Seen Anything Yet’ By Stefan … Continue reading If America Keeps Going In This Direction, Something Very Nasty Lays Ahead: One Man Warns We Have Not Seen Anything Yet →

The Twin Pandemix Of 2020 Are A 2 For The Price Of 1 Globalists Dream Come True

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Share This April 8, 2020 The Twin ‘Pandemix’ Of 2020 Are A ‘2 For The Price Of 1’ Globalists Dream Come True As Bill Gates Sets Americans Up For The ‘Kill Shot’ By R.X. Kendrick for All News Pipeline Disaster strikes the entire world. The “Fantasy Team” cartoon heroes show up played by politicians and … Continue reading The Twin Pandemix Of 2020 Are A 2 For The Price Of 1 Globalists Dream Come True →

How Long Until America Descends Completely Into Chaos? Plant A Garden To Thwart The Globalists Agenda

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Share This April 9, 2020 With Warnings Having Gone Out Of Our World Descending Into Chaos, Plant A Garden To Thwart The Globalists Agenda With World Panic In Our Future If Food Is Unavailable – ‘People will react as they always have to get food: Panic, fighting, thievery, even killing’ By Don Boys, Ph.D. … Continue reading How Long Until America Descends Completely Into Chaos? Plant A Garden To Thwart The Globalists Agenda →

EU Chief Scientist Resigns Over Covid-19 Response, No Longer Believes in Globalist EU Project

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
April 8, 2020 Baxter Dmitry The European Union’s chief scientist has resigned from his post, stating he is no longer a supporter of the European Union project following the bloc’s failures to address the coronavirus crisis. Prof. Mauro Ferrari announced his resignation as it became increasingly clear the European Union response has been disastrous. Prof. … Continue reading EU Chief Scientist Resigns Over Covid-19 Response, No Longer Believes in Globalist EU Project →

Late Edition for April 9, 2020: New QAnon & Real News vs. Fake News [videos] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Starship Earth: The Big Picture April 9, 2020 Clearly, WE are the news now. The lamestream media has been caught so many times in despicable displays of misleading the narrative from the accusational “questions” directed at the President during his briefings, to manipulating the death figures from coronavirus, to purposely malignant remarks about members of … Continue reading Late Edition for April 9, 2020: New QAnon & Real News vs. Fake News [videos] – Starship Earth: The Big Picture →

The COVID-19 Bailout and Its Possible Impact on Cannabis

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Anonymous Hemp Sector - CA: Andrew Ward 4/9/2020 Due to the legal status of cannabis, its burgeoning, billion-dollar industry is unlikely to receive much support from the COVID-19 pandemic stimulus packages. Some in the industry may see relief, but in most cases, ventures will be left to their own devices as these…

The ORIGIN of Consciousness x The Uni-VERSE

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Feed Your Mind 2 Feb 27, 2020 PROOF Reality IS NOT What You Were Told!! | ALL EPISODES [by Feed Your Mind 2] – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list… are we living in the mind of god? in this video we will discuss the origin of consciousness. atheist, agnostics and scientist never seem to answer the question as to … Continue reading The ORIGIN of Consciousness x The Uni-VERSE →

Övningen Josefin. Vad händer 22 mars?

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on My name is Lena: Faksimil: WakeUpGlobe SE/Youtube Vi har pratat om att negativa strukturer inom makten ligger bakom många av de terrorattacker vi har sett de senaste många åren. Vi vet också att specifika datum är frekvent förekommande vid de här attentaten. Just nu pågår övningen Josefin i Sverige som skall vara…

Eating disorders worsen with COVID-19

Yvette d'Entremont at Halifax Examiner - 1 hour ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The executive director of Eating Disorders Nova Scotia says COVID-19 has more than doubled demand for services, and she’s concerned about an explosion of new cases when it’s over. “We’re looking across the country with the other non-profit groups that work in eating disorders and […]

Regions in Japan request people in coronavirus hit areas to refrain from movement

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 2 hours ago
Regions in Japan request people in coronavirus hit areas to refrain from movement Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The limitations of the state of emergency ushered by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are creating internal tensions. This relates to Yuriko Koike, the Tokyo Governor, seeking greater clarity so that she can lockdown […]

Poetry and remembrance of Judy Doggett Walker: Virtue and hope crushed by this cold earth

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 2 hours ago
Poetry and remembrance of Judy Doggett Walker: Virtue and hope crushed by this cold earth Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In this cold earth are times of my yesteryear Once signs of hope and passing the family key Never to know that the small patter of feet would be taken from thee […]

The COVID-19 Pandemic Starts to Have Its Toll on the North Caucasus

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 2 hours ago
The COVID-19 Pandemic Starts to Have Its Toll on the North Caucasus Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor By: Valery Dzutsati The Jamestown Foundation COVID-19 has now started to spread to Russia’s North Caucasus republics, and regional authorities have been scrambling to mobilize scant resources to stave off the pandemic. As of March 30, officials confirmed infections […]

Why did GE Moore disappear from history?

Unknown at The Verma Report - 2 hours ago
Who was GE Moore and why is there such a gap between his reputation now and his reputation in the first decades of the 20th century? And what does his fall from such exalted heights tell us about the sorts of intellects that do—and do not—shine brightly for posterity? Ray Monk, the author of a biography of Ludwig Wittgenstein, answers these two questions in this highly informative Prospect magazine article: “He was the most revered philosopher of his era. So why did GE Moore disappear from history?”

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 9, 2020

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
First public map of the more than 100 U.S. military bases in 41 states with coronavirus cases. MAP BY BILL MORRIS; BASE DATA BY NATURAL EARTH *Newsweek:* *Exclusive: First Public Map Reveals Military Bases with Coronavirus Cases as Pentagon Secrecy Draws Backlash* More than 150 military bases in 41 states have been hit with coronavirus, according to new information exclusively obtained by Newsweek. The Pentagon on Tuesday also said that the armed forces had surpassed 3,000 cases, more than doubling their number of people tested positive for coronavirus in less than a week's time. ... more »

Battered Souls #003 – Pandemic: Freedom vs. The Fear

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 2 hours ago
Ryan is the host of The Outer Limits of Inner Truth.

Larry Kudlow Outlines Internal Discussions and Way-Points Toward Re-Opening the U.S. Economy…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Sean Spicer interviews NEC Director Larry Kudlow about the administration’s thinking toward re-opening the U.S. economy. According to Kudlow internal conversations currently include: whether geographic regions can be opened; whether specific job types can be opened; and what influences the … Continue reading →

Queensland hoping to have one of the lowest coronavirus death rates in the world

Kate McKenna at Just In - 2 hours ago
Queensland's rate of new coronavirus infections continues to remain low, with 13 new cases overnight, and the state hopes to become the envy of the world with an oversupply of intensive care beds ready for peak demand.

As American bodies fill mass graves, the US contemplates an end to its superpower status

David Lipson at Just In - 2 hours ago
The world is no longer measuring the worst-case coronavirus scenario against Wuhan, Italy or Spain. Now America — a nation accustomed to being a leader in business, innovation and sport — has been brought to its knees, writes David Lipson.

Saudi-led ceasefire in Yemen begins amid warnings coronavirus outbreak would be 'catastrophic'

Just In - 2 hours ago
The ceasefire paves the way for peace talks as the UN and international aid agencies warn of the grave consequences of a coronavirus outbreak in a country with degraded immunity and war-weakened health infrastructure.

Victoria begins an Easter like no other as the death toll from coronavirus rises to 13

Just In - 2 hours ago
Victoria's death toll from COVID-19 rises to 13, as the State Government announces millions to help prevent family violence and move rough sleepers into accommodation.

‘Pressure is Turning Way up’: College Presidents Plan Layoffs, Budget Cuts Due to Coronavirus, Says Survey

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
In response to the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, more than 72% of college presidents expect to lay off employees, almost 55% project across-the-board budget cuts and almost 40% will likely cut research-and-development spending, according to a recent survey of higher education leaders’ priorities amid campus shutdowns.

"Where We Go One We Go All"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
the_wake_up_q, "Where We Go One We Go All" - www.qmap.pub Hat tip to Cindy Lathrop for this material!

Unlike other countries, Sweden has so far avoided both isolation and economic ruin

Robert at Ice Age Now - 3 hours ago
“Unemployed people are a great threat to public health. It’s a factor you need to think about.” – Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist __________ 5 Apr 20120 – As European countries moved into strict lockdown mode, Sweden has carried on almost normally. Under the strategy developed by state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, Sweden currently stands alone ... Read more Unlike other countries, Sweden has so far avoided both isolation and economic ruin The post Unlike other countries, Sweden has so far avoided both isolation and economic ruin appeared first on Ice Age Now.

COVID-19 and Hope for a Compassionate Future

STOCKHOLM / ROME, Apr 09 (IPS) - The Coronavirus, COVID-19, makes its deadly round across the world. People fall sick and die, communities and entire nations end up in its deadly grip and try to cope with it. Everything is changing, and changing fast and we all have to deal with it together, even if many of us are being physically apart. Humans are social beings. Our mental and physical capacities are created around that fact and crave for support and compassion. Read the full story, “COVID-19 and Hope for a Compassionate Future”, on globalissues.org →

Did CBS News Use Footage from Italy for New York COVID-19 Report?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
The news outlet acknowledged the error, but that wasn't the end of the story.

Coming To Major US Cities Later This Month?

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 3 hours ago
Unrest and violence is spreading in Italy, where food and money have run out for many due to the Chinese virus. Granted Italy is a poorer nation than the USA, but in light of the CDC’s threats to keep our economy closed down until vaccines and test kits are widely available, America’s resources are being strained. Consider the remarkable, typical inefficiency of our federal government as relief bills are delayed to be larded up with funds for pet progressive projects. Hear the requirement that gig workers have to present paystubs to qualify for relief checks (hint: gig workers don... more »

Gates’ Globalist Vaccine Agenda: A Win-Win for Pharma and Mandatory Vaccination

Joyce Ghen at Children's Health Defense - 3 hours ago
Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses (including Microsoft’s ambition to control a global vaccination ID enterprise) and give him dictatorial control of global health policy. The post Gates’ Globalist Vaccine Agenda: A Win-Win for Pharma and Mandatory Vaccination appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

IMF Says Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Will Unleash The Worst Recession Since Great Depression

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Reuters: **IMF chief says pandemic will unleash worst recession since Great Depression* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic sweeping the world will turn global economic growth “sharply negative” in 2020, triggering the worst fallout since the 1930s Great Depression, with only a partial recovery seen in 2021, the head of the International Monetary Fund said. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva painted a far bleaker picture of the social and economic impact of the new coronavirus than even a few weeks ago, noting governments had already undertaken fiscal stimulus measures o... more »

Kevin McCarthy Discusses Lack of DOJ Accountability for a Coup Against the President…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
House minority Leader Kevin McCarthy appears for an interview with Lou Dobbs to discuss the recent revelations around the exculpatory Papadopoulos transcript and the inference from AG Bill Barr that no legal consequences are likely for the coup attempt.

Man caught at Queensland border allegedly smuggling 93kg of marijuana

Holly Richardson at Just In - 3 hours ago
Queensland Police conducting border checks aimed to stop the spread of coronavirus discover a drugs stash worth almost $500,000.

Last year's Easter felt bizarre. This year feels like limbo

Michelle Grattan at Just In - 3 hours ago
Remember how last year's Easter felt bizarre because the country was in election mode? How normal that seems now, writes Michelle Grattan.

'Are we there yet?': WA's long road to post-pandemic normality

Eliza Laschon at Just In - 3 hours ago
For many West Australians, the Easter break means packing up the car and heading off to another part of this vast state, but this year we're on a journey like we've never been on before, and as Eliza Laschon explains, the end of the road is nowhere is sight.

Ranger jailed for 'careful and methodical' online drug delivery scheme to empty properties across Darwin

Melissa Mackay at Just In - 3 hours ago
Kirsten Strickland, who used her previous job as a Darwin council ranger to scope out vacant properties for drug deliveries, is sentenced to six years in jail.

For Joy, the coronavirus crisis does not feel new, only different

Niki Burnside at Just In - 3 hours ago
For people like 96-year-old Joy Wheatley, this crisis seems very familiar. Our lives have been transformed as hers was with the onset of World War II — and we can learn a lot from the strategies she used to find optimism in the face of adversity.

Kebabs, fines and island life for sporting codes: Test yourself with our news quiz

Just In - 3 hours ago
From the kebab question sending one premier into a fit of laughter to more coronavirus fines for activities that used to be normal, a lot happened this week. How much can you remember?

Would you move out of your home during the coronavirus crisis to help those in need?

Rachel Riga at Just In - 3 hours ago
More than 200 university students move out their apartments in Brisbane so their building can be turned into crisis housing for people experiencing homelessness, so they're not exposed to coronavirus.

Queensland's upcoming state election could be postal vote only

Matt Wordsworth at Just In - 3 hours ago
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland's state election may be held entirely by postal vote amid the coronavirus outbreak, saying the October poll must go ahead.

Drone footage shows unclaimed bodies buried on New York island as city's death toll rises

Just In - 3 hours ago
Burials on New York City's Hart Island increase five-fold as the number of deaths in the state rise by 799 to more than 7,000.

Wall St enjoys best week since 1974, despite surging unemployment and OPEC oil supply cut

David Chau at Just In - 3 hours ago
Unemployment claims skyrocket in the US, the Fed unveils another $3.6 trillion worth of stimulus, while the S&P 500 surges 12pc in the past week and OPEC cuts oil production by record levels.

ABC Grandstand has a new, legally blind sports caller — and he's just 10 years old

Kelly Butterworth at Just In - 3 hours ago
Christopher is 10, blind, and has his own ABC Grandstand segment.

Coronavirus to cause 'worst economic fallout since the Great Depression': IMF

Just In - 3 hours ago
Just three months after tipping a year of prosperity, the International Monetary Fund expects more than 170 nations will have negative per capita income growth as coronavirus batters markets this year.

How can I watch an Easter or Passover service this weekend?

Loretta Lohberger at Just In - 3 hours ago
Churches and synagogues across Australia are offering their services online and many are live streaming. Here's a list of the major services around the country this weekend.

'We just have to keep being boring': Why your coronavirus lockdown can't end

Greg Miskelly at Just In - 3 hours ago
Leading health experts say the looming winter flu season means the country's tough social-distancing laws won't be lifted for several months despite the number of confirmed coronavirus cases stabilising.

Imagine changing a child's life in one weekend. That's what these carers do

Bec Whetham at Just In - 3 hours ago
Respite foster carers are working farmers and they are retired old ladies. They are desperately needed, go vastly unnoticed and offer a wealth of love and investment in children who need it most.

Meet the Battle of Salamis: How Greece Broke the Persian Invasion

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Χρήστης Templar52 - Φωτογράφηση εξ ιδίων, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4307765] A historic fight. *Key point: *It was a sea battle for the ages. The Persians would not end up conquering Greece. In the summer of BC 481, a delegation from Athens arrived at Delphi in central Greece to consult with the oracle of Apollo. The Sanctuary was always crowded with people seeking advice from the god, or perhaps a glimpse into an uncertain future. The oracle was located in the temple of Apollo, a building ... more »

Staples and the Cheesecake Factory Refuse to Pay Rent Thanks to Coronavirus

Hunter DeRensis at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *economy, * And that's just for starters. As the coronavirus pandemic has forced the closure of most businesses in the United States, the unemployment rate has skyrocketed to historic highs, with over seventeen million Americans unemployed and growing. The most immediate crisis, besides public health, is an inability for millions of Americans to pay their bills. While numerous actions have been taken to address mortgage borrowers, renters have been left in the dust. According to the National Multifamily Housing Council, 31% of renters have not paid their rent ... more »

Yes America Used Wooden Warships to Fight Nazi Submarines

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Technology, Americas* [image: By Darkone - Darkone, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50533] Strangely enough, it worked. *Key point: *These ships helped hunt down surfaced Nazi subs. This is how they did it. When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, the nation’s Navy was shockingly short of combat ships—particularly the submarine chasers that would be vital to combating the German U-boat menace. A prodigious ship-building program was hastily implemented, but because of heavy demands on the country’s steel i... more »

How Israel Used Old Sherman Tanks to Win Its Independence

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Middle East* A tough fight. *Key point: *These tanks proved useful and were upgraded many times. They were worth it and helped carry the day. From its inception, Zahal, the Israeli Army, has been forced to use ingenuity and improvisation to arm itself against its Arab enemies. In the first years of its life, the tiny nation of Israel, surrounded by enemies pledged to its destruction, found modern weapons few and hard to come by. Such armaments were desperately needed, and the Israelis became adept at filling the gaps in their inventory by acqu... more »

These Are the Tanks Russia Hopes Can Beat America's M1 Abrams

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GF10000087013&share=true] Are they good enough? *Key point:* Moscow usually builds good tanks, but America gives Russia a run for its money. Here's how Russia's latest tank upgrades stack up. The Soviet Union’s huge tank fleet was a cornerstone of its power during the Cold War. However, events in the 1991 Gulf War called its superiority into question. On February 26, 1991, a cavalry troop of nine M1 Abrams tanks and twelve Bradley fighting vehicles bumped into... more »

Meet the F-80: America's First Fighter Jet

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Americas* [image: By USAF - nationalmuseum.af.mil, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3450645] It wasn't great but it was a start. *Key point: *These fighters were meant to take on the Nazis but instead ended up fighting communist North Korea. Here's how the F-80s performed during that war. On November 8, 1950, a flight of four straight-winged jets swooped down on an airfield at Sinuiju, North Korea—on the Korean side of the border with China. The F-80 Shooting Stars raked the airfield with their six nose-mounted .50 cali... more »

Bulldog: How Winston Churchill Fought Hitler and Saved the Free World

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2UVF9N1IML&share=true] What a boss. *Key point: *Churchill was a force unto himself. Here's how he led Britain through its darkest, but finest, hour. Born November 30, 1874, to British politician Lord Randolph Churchill and Jenny Jerome, an American socialite, Winston Churchill rose to serve in Parliament and as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955. Through force of personality, Churchill, energetic beyond his years, defied ... more »

Dems are Literally Exploiting Death and Disease to Advance an Agenda

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 3 hours ago
Like a bunch of howling monkeys flinging their poop, democrats are throwing all of their pet projects at the wall to see what will stick as congress tries to relieve the nations pain and work toward steps to revive the economy. No matter what it is, no matter how completely unrelated the issue may be, they’re trying their best to tie it to the Covid-19 pandemic relief bills. *Universal basic income, tax hikes, gun control, and end to oil, Medicare-for-all.* No matter how tenuous or outright ridiculous the connection may be, they're attempting to portray all of their longstanding ... more »

"Yippee! It's the Easter Bunny!!"

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 3 hours ago
It never gets old... [Cartoon by Nick Kim] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

Appreciating Bernie In Our Era Of Hobson’s Choices

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*-by Skip Kaltenheuser* One thing we know for certain about what weighed on Bernie’s decision to suspend his campaign is that there are things we do not know for certain. Before and after the October 1st medical adventure his heart embarked on, I wrote he’d be ticking like a Timex and coming from behind like Seabiscuit, both prediction and prayer. I acknowledge my disappointment but refrain from judgment on what I believe to be a clean call. Bernie's not infallible, but I believe he makes clean calls. That belief is why so many support him. The Covid19 virus was a game-changer th... more »

Economic Theory and the Real World

Pierre Lemieux at Econlib - 4 hours ago
Economic theory is useful because it helps explain what’s happening in the real world, which is complex and opaque. Last week, in the course of a conversation on the federal price controls on emergency products (When Free Market Prices Are Banned, April 1, 2020), I wrote: The next step, if history is any guide, is […] The post Economic Theory and the Real World appeared first on Econlib.

Smithfield Temporarily Shuts Pork Plant Due to Coronavirus

AP News at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
A Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in South Dakota will temporarily close for cleaning after more than 80 employees were confirmed to have the coronavirus, the company announced.

China Cures Coronavirus with Vitamin C

AdminM at Health Impact News - 4 hours ago
I live in China. All across China, not just in Wuhan, but also in other cities that saw pneumonia cases (and note, Chinese medical teams discuss COVID-19 as pneumonia), people are being cured with vitamin C. I am including the details from a public report written in Chinese and published by a medical team Xibei Hospital, affiliated with Jiao Tong University, in the city of Xi’an, Shaanxi province. The teams in China did not choose to administer vitamin C due to mere guesswork. To make the decision, they cited the medical literature and used their knowledge about respiratory disease... more »

"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy Updates PM 4/9/20"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy **Updates PM 4/9/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *APR 9, 2020 12:14 PM: *“Cuomo Says We're Only Seeing 'The First Wave' Of COVID-19 As Europe Sees Jump In Deaths: Live Updates” *APR 9, 2020 7:27 AM: *“Japan And Russia Report Worrisome Surge In New Cases, Britons Warned Lockdown To Be Extended: Live Updates” ○ - *https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/* ○ *Click image for larger size.* *4/9/20, 2:58:23 PM. **For updates clic... more »

"It NEVER Should Have Happened"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"It NEVER Should Have Happened"* by Brian Maher "Another 6.6 million Americans went upon the unemployment lines this week. A combined 16.78 million have been turned out within the past three weeks - sledgehammering all existing records to pieces. No superlatives in the English vocabulary equal the cataclysm presently unfurling. A graphic image tells a far more grisly tale: How outrageously unlikely are these events? Consider analyst Alex Danco on last week’s 6.6 million claims: "This week’s unemployment filings, compared to the last half century, are considered by frequentist stati... more »

Musical Interlude: Era, “Without Horizon”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Era, “Without Horizon”

"A Look to the Heavens"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"This surreal timelapse, landscape, panorama spans predawn, blue hour, and sunrise skies. Close to the start of planet Earth's northern hemisphere spring, the flow of time was captured between 4:30 and 7:00 am from a location overlooking northern New Mexico's Rio Grande Valley. *Click image for larger size.* In tracked images of the night sky just before twilight begins, the Milky Way is cast across the southern (right) edge of the panoramic frame. Toward the east, a range of short and long exposures resolves the changing brightness as the Sun rises over the distant peaks of the San... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Incredible Potential of Unexpectedness”

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“The Incredible Potential of Unexpectedness”* by Chet Raymo “The Jesuit scientist/mystic Teilhard de Chardin imagined what he called a "noosphere" (from the Greek word for "mind") as the next stage of terrestrial evolution- an envelope of pure human thought embracing the planet. This would be the inevitable result of human progress on a spherical Earth of finite surface area. We rub up against each other. We are stimulated by proximity. Railroads and airplanes extend the range of our interaction. Better still (he wrote), "thanks to the prodigious biological event represented by t... more »

"All Sins..."

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"All sins, of course, deserve to be treated with mercy: we all do what we can, and life is too hard and too cruel for us to condemn anyone for failing in this area. Does anyone know what he himself would do if faced with the worst and how much truth could he bear under such circumstances?" - Andre Comte-Sponville

Are COVID-19 computer models “fit for purpose”?

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 4 hours ago
“As of yesterday at 5:00 PM New York had 15,333 people hospitalized with ChiCom-19, and they think they are close to the peak. The COVID Act Now model has New York at nearly 39,000 hospitalizations by tomorrow…” click here

OPEC And Its Allies Have Agreed To A Cut Of 10 Million Barrels Of Oil Per Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Saudi, Russia agree record oil cut under U.S. pressure as demand crashes* DUBAI/MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC and its allies led by Russia agreed on Thursday to cut their oil output by more than a fifth and said they expected the United States and other producers to join in their effort to prop up prices hammered by the coronavirus crisis. The cuts by OPEC and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, amount to 10 million barrels per day (bpd) or 10% of global supplies, with another 5 million bpd expected to come from other nations to help deal with the deepest oil crisis... more »

Exculpatory Papadopoulos Transcript – FBI Surveillance Wire – Declassified and Released…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
It has been so long since the original 2018 congressional request that many people have forgotten what was included in the “Bucket Five” declassification request. Bucket Five – Intelligence documents that were presented to the Gang of Eight in 2016 … Continue reading →

STUPIDITY ISN'T TRUMP'S WORST TRAIT

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 5 hours ago
The *New Yorker* interview with Fran Lebowitz includes this exchange: *Has this crisis shown us anything about Donald Trump that we didn’t know before?* No. Every single thing that could be wrong with a human being is wrong with him. But the single most dangerous thing about Donald Trump is how unbelievably stupid he is. It’s not the most dangerous thing in someone who has no responsibilities, but in a President it’s the most dangerous thing. I agree that "every single thing that could be wrong with a human being is wrong with" Trump. But I don't believe stupidity is his most danger... more »

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Responds to Bill Gates’ Statements on a Mandatory Coronavirus Vaccine

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Alex Pietrowski* - Would you accept a vaccine and digital certificate in order to regain your right to travel or work?

Liberty Activists Plan Mass Disobedience of COVID-19 Orders, Pledge to “Take a Stand”

WTStaff at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Matt Agorist* - As the government continues to tell people to remain calm and wait it out, as the following case illustrates, others are bucking the system.

Homeless People Ticketed for Being Outside and Violating Social Distancing Orders

WTStaff at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*John Vibes* - The tickets reportedly come along with a fine of up to $750, which homeless people are obviously unable to pay.

Corona: creating the illusion of a pandemic through diagnostic tests

WTStaff at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Jon Rappoport* - Because case numbers are based on those tests (or no tests at all), the whole “pandemic effect” has been created out of fake science.

Let’s Get Real About This So-Called “Plan-Demic”

WTStaff at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Sayer Ji* - We’re all in the midst of an epochal, civilization-level shift that is challenging us individually and collectively to our cores.

The Purge / C0R0NA V1RUS ELECTION YEAR!! | FYM BRAINSTORM ep10

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on FeedYourMind1.com: The Purge / C0R0NA V1RUS ELECTION YEAR!! | FYM BRAINSTORM ep10 – CLICK HERE OR THE PICTURE TO WATCH!! ENTER YOUR EMAIL FOR FREE NEWS UPDATES FROM FYM – https://feedyourmind1.com/fymnewsblasts Special thanks to the patrons of FYM for the support so that I can continue to release EPIC new videos!!…

(4+1)G Towers Being TAKEN DOWN By Civilians In The UK!! | FYM NEWS ep3

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on FeedYourMind1.com: (4+1)G Towers Being TAKEN DOWN By Civilians In The UK!! | FYM NEWS ep3 – CLICK HERE OR THE PICTURE TO WATCH!! ENTER YOUR EMAIL FOR FREE NEWS UPDATES FROM FYM – https://feedyourmind1.com/fymnewsblasts Special thanks to the patrons of FYM for the support so that I can continue to release…

Cat Report

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on American Intelligence Media: . . This evil eugenicist has been working for decades to find a way for citizens to be injected by his poisons. Has your child been harmed by his vaccine poisons? In the United States, you can’t sue him because long ago he set up special vaccine courts –…

men of dark intentions ~ The Bankruptcy of Canada

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
The Bankruptcy of Canada It is agreed, with no rebuttal to the fact, that the debtor Corporation of Canada has been in bankruptcy since 1931. It has had no gold to back the paper money since 1933 when receivership for the creditor, being the World Bank, kicked in and bonded the men and women of … Continue reading men of dark intentions ~ The Bankruptcy of Canada →

Rush Limbaugh alleges that medical experts like Dr. Fauci are “Hillary Clinton sympathizers” who are conspiring to hurt Donald Trump

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
Limbaugh accuses Dr. Fauci: “And we know that one thing has not changed, and that is these people’s desire, above everything else, to get rid of Donald Trump” Written by Media Matters Staff 04/07/20 From the April 7, 2020, edition of Premiere Networks’ The Rush Limbaugh Show RUSH LIMBAUGH (HOST): Jonathan Karl yesterday brought … Continue reading Rush Limbaugh alleges that medical experts like Dr. Fauci are “Hillary Clinton sympathizers” who are conspiring to hurt Donald Trump →

HUGE! MN Senator and Dr. Reveals HHS Document Coached Him on How to Overcount COVID-19 Cases — WITH COPY OF DOCUMENT (VIDEO)

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
By Cristina Laila Published April 8, 2020 Dr. Scott Jensen, a Minnesota physician and Republican state senator said he received a 7-page document coaching him to fill out death certificates with a COVID-19 diagnosis without a lab test to confirm the patient actually had the virus. “Last Friday I received a 7-page document that told … Continue reading HUGE! MN Senator and Dr. Reveals HHS Document Coached Him on How to Overcount COVID-19 Cases — WITH COPY OF DOCUMENT (VIDEO) →

Kennedy CIA COVID-19 Pilgrims Society

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
April 9, 2020 AIM Truth Bits From the AFI miners…… https://fbcoverup.com/docs/cyberhijack/cyber-hijack-findings.html#eisenhower-warning https://fbcoverup.com/docs/cyberhijack/cyber-hijack-findings.html#bay-of-pigs-cia-dulles-cuba-debacle https://fbcoverup.com/docs/cyberhijack/cyber-hijack-findings.html#cia-pilgrims-parallel-us-secret-government 1961 . Mike and Doug review the latest findings from the miners and show you that John F. Kennedy’s assassination and the current coronavirus wars are being waged by the same rogue faction of the military industrial complex, which is controlle... more »

Evil Bill Gates

j at Wake Up To The Truth - 5 hours ago
April 9, 2020 Patriots for Truth This evil eugenicist has been working for decades to find a way for citizens to be injected by his poisons. Has your child been harmed by his vaccine poisons? In the United States, you can’t sue him because long ago he set up special vaccine courts – star chambers for … Continue reading Evil Bill Gates →

cov-19, 4-9-20

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 5 hours ago
4-9-20 In recent days, authorities in Pakistan and India have launched massive manhunts for attendees, trying to test or quarantine them to slow the spread of COVID-19. In Pakistan, about 20,000 Tablighis are now in quarantine facilities. More than 600 have tested positive for the coronavirus. A health ministry official said that of the country's 4,067 coronavirus cases, some 1,445 were linked to that gathering (in New Delhi). Around 40 percent of Malaysia's COVID-19 infections have been linked to the Tablighi event, which was held near the capital Kuala Lumpur. Infections in a n... more »

Besides being relevant to the great battle these observations are needed for the next advance.

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 5 hours ago
*Leaves of Morya's Garden 1924* 117. My children, you are unaware of the battle that rages around you. Both secretly and openly do the dark forces fight. 122. It is better to trust your guide upon the night path than to grope your way alone in the dark. 129. Far from tilled is the eternal field. Widespread are discord and hate. Stand not in fear of divine justice. Like passengers on a short journey are you in your earthly life, facing Infinity. 145. Deem it a blessing to bring light amidst dark and inimical hosts. We have determined to reveal the ways of enlightening cruel... more »

EXCLUSIVE Video Interview: Idaho Sheriff Responds to N.Y. Times, Media, Critics Over His Virus vs. Liberty Appeal

William F. Jasper at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: exclusive-video-interview-idaho-sheriff-responds-to-ny-times-media-critics-over-his-virus-vs-liberty-appeal] Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler’s rational, sensible open letter to Governor Brad Little has been wildly misrepresented.

Former NYT Reporter: COVID-19 Lockdowns Based on Flawed Models

Luis Miguel at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: former-nyt-reporter-covid-19-lockdowns-based-on-flawed-models] Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson says models that projected a massive healthcare crisis were flawed and that the reality does not justify widespread lockdown measures.

Cosmic Gangster Capitalism: Elon Musk Crowds the Heavens

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 5 hours ago
Astronomers tend to have their eyes, and minds, not merely in the clouds but beyond them. The dream of unimpaired vision tends to come with the territory; the better the uninterrupted line, the better the data. But the increasing incidence of clutter above the earth’s surface is becoming more than a point of minor interest. It preoccupies those keen on clarity and pollution, both in terms of actual space debris, and the issue of light disruption.

CUNY Starts Emergency Relief Fund for Students With $3.25 Million in Seed Money

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
The City University of New York (CUNY), the nation’s largest urban public university, has received $3.25 million in seed money to start an emergency relief fund for students facing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. The institution’s goal is to raise $10 million over the next several months. The university-wide initiative aims to provide […]

$6.28 Billion From CARES Act Released For Emergency Cash Grants to Students

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Colleges can soon disburse some federal emergency cash grants to students affected by the coronavirus, after the Education Department on Thursday said it is immediately releasing $6.28 billion of the $14 billion allocated to higher education in the coronavirus stimulus package under the CARES Act. Colleges and universities are required to utilize the funds to […]

Black Boys Cry Too: Let Them Be Free to Express Healthy Emotions

Donna Ford at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Distorted and misguided views about who is permitted to be sensitive, empathetic, and demonstrative about being in pain of any kind must not be part of raising Black boys. Studies indicate that Black males seldom and/or are the least likely to seek and ask for formal and informal help, such as counseling. Their pain festers and can implode in such forms as anger and rage. Health issues ensue (e.g., high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity), along with shorter life spans.

U of Minnesota Could Lose as Much as $315 Million Due to Coronavirus

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
The University of Minnesota could lose as much as $315 million if coronavirus disruptions continue into the fall semester, reported Bring Me The News. The potential loss would include around $90 million from tuition, $75 million from athletics, $60 million from events and $40 million from room and board, among other revenue disruptions, university president […]

Amherst College President Urges Students to Call Police if Racially Harassed

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Amherst College president Biddy Martin has, in a letter this week, urged students and other community members to call the campus or local police if they are the target of racial harassment in the wake of the coronavirus. “Students, staff, and faculty who become the target of bias, harassment, or assault – verbal or physical […]

Rev. Al Sharpton Asks Harvard if it Has Black Endowment Managers

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton last month asked Harvard University to disclose whether it has any Black asset managers on its $40.9 billion endowment fund, reported the university’s newspaper The Harvard Crimson. In a letter to Harvard president Dr. Lawrence S. Bacow, Sharpton asked the university to issue a report disclosing these details […]

Clemson University Says Students Gathering on or Off Campus Subject to Code of Conduct

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
A Clemson University student last week hosted a party with 100 attendees at their rented home in downtown Clemson, flouting social distancing guidelines issued to curb the spread of the coronavirus, reported Greenville News. Police broke up last Friday’s party after neighbors complained, and on the following Wednesday, the university released a message saying students […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Has Been Moved From Intensive Care

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Daily Mail: **Boris Johnson LEAVES intensive care unit after three nights to continue his coronavirus recovery on hospital ward as Downing Street says 'he is in extremely good spirits'* * Prime Minister has been in hospital since being admitted late on Sunday due to contracting the coronavirus * Mr Johnson has spent three nights in a high-dependency unit at St Thomas' Hospital in London this week * No 10 said he had been moved to a ward for 'close monitoring' and said he is in the 'early stages of recovery Boris Johnson was tonight taken out of intensive care in a sign he is w... more »

AIMCo Gains 10.6% in 2019

Leo Kolivakis at Pension Pulse - 5 hours ago
The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) released its results for 2019, gaining 10.6% last year: Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) announced today its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019. On behalf of its 30 Alberta-based pension, endowment and government fund clients, AIMCo earned a total fund return of 10.6% net of all fees, representing approximately $11.5 billion in net investment income, with assets under management reaching $118.8 billion. The annualized total fund returns over four and ten years were 7.0% and 8.2%, respectively... more »

Iranian threat to US forces in Iraq remains ‘significant’: diplomat

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – A senior U.S. diplomat said on Thursday that the Iranian threat to American forces in Iraq is still present. David Schenker, a senior diplomat for the U.S. State Department on Middle East affairs, stated that the threat of violence from Iranian-backed groups remains ‘significant’. He added that Washington is cautiously […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army kills several ISIS terrorists in fiercest battle this month

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) launched their heaviest attack of the year, today, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in the vast desert region between the Deir Ezzor and Homs governorates. According to a military report from the Homs Governorate, the Islamic State launched several attacks on the Syrian Army’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian military gets upgraded ‘Terminator’ choppers: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video this week showing the new Mi-8 Terminator helicopters acquired by the Russian Southern Military Service. The M-8 military chopper has been in service in Russia for several years; it is also operated by dozens of countries across the world. In regards to the Russian military’s usage of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian MP claims OPCW allegations are part of US war plan in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) – Faisal Shaker Khoury, a member of the Defense and National Security Committee in the Syrian Parliament, said that the aim of the U.S.’ allegations that Damascus launched a chemical weapons attack in Hama was to give excuses to continue destroying Syria. He told Sputnik Arabic that the” whole world knows […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Impact of COVID-19 on Assyrian Refugees and IDPs

Sanitation measures underway at Virgin Mary Complex in Baghdad in March 2020.The spread of COVID-19 puts Assyrian and other refugees and internally-displaced peoples (IDPs) at particular risk.

Where oh Where did Zika Virus Go after 2016

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 5 hours ago
Obviously, it had served its purpose to distract and cause herd fear mentality…so it was quietly allowed an ignoble demise in the public consciousness. And now during the oddly similar need for distraction of the 2020 presidential election? Well of course, we drag out a NEW DEADLY VIRUS for the herd fear mentality to absorb in the press. But they learned from the Zika what buttons to push and which lines of attack most qualified for the “fear factor.” So this time it must include any number of major body bags and dead,. Also this time it had to weed … Continue reading →

Tony Blair and the Politics of Decay

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 5 hours ago
Tony Blair has said some words again. Not just about the appalling situation the economy's going to be in after the Coronavirus outbreak has exhausted itself (talk about stating the obvious), but concerns political strategy. Or, to be exact, what Scottish Labour should do. Apparently, its route to success is Labour becoming more like ... Ruth Davidson. She was able to energise the pro-union case and see off the Scottish National Party. As he puts it, "the only politician in Scotland that broke that SNP grip at all was Ruth Davidson." And she was able to do this because Scottish Lab... more »

Oregon sets cannabis sales mark with $84.5 million in March

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
Adult-use and medical marijuana stores in Oregon sold $84.5 million in products in March, a record for any month, as the market got a boost from coronavirus-driven purchases. Sales last month were 6.4% higher than the previous record of $79.4 million set in August 2019, Oregon Liquor Control Commission data shows. Year-over-year, Oregon cannabis sales […] Oregon sets cannabis sales mark with $84.5 million in March is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Guess what America?...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 5 hours ago
*you're being lied to...* by the commie/libtards who want to "fundamentally transform this country" and the lying MSM. Whoa! The models were wrong because we little peon dirt people have been so obediently good with our social distancing tops the list of ignorance and arrogance. As Steve McCann at American Thinker said in his article *"How a Police State is Born:* Is the Coronavirus pandemic serious enough to warrant putting much of the nation’s population into house imprisonment, or wreaking the economy for an indefinite period of time, or prohibiting worshipers from attending t... more »

Vice Chairman Of The US Joint Chiefs Of Staff Expects Coronavirus To Affect More Navy Ships

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
FILE PHOTO. Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier. © Reuters / US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas V. Huynh *The Hill*: *Pentagon expects coronavirus to hit more Navy ships after first outbreak* The Pentagon is expecting the novel coronavirus to hit more Navy ships after the outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a top general said Thursday. Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Navy is anticipating the coronavirus to strike more ships like the Roosevelt, where 416 crew members became infected and 1,164 tests are pending. ... more »

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