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Some Notes on Commercial Language Teaching Progams S Krashen. April 9, 2020 As noted in “Amid coronavirus, students flock to Kahoot! and Duolingo. Is it the end of language teachers?” (USA Today, April 7) online language teaching companies are advertising their products aggressively these days. A look at the published research on the independent use of the most popular programs, however, shows mixed results. Rosetta Stone appears to be is about as effective as traditional language instruction, which is nothing to brag about. The results of the studies do not support Rosetta Stone... more »
Does This Photograph Show Women Wearing ‘Flu Masks’?
Masks were commonly worn during the 1918 "Spanish flu" pandemic, but this photograph doesn't show them.
Wall St Flies High on Additional Stimulus- They're In the Money!
*Stocks rallied on Thursday to close out their best week since 1974* - Stocks jumped on Thursday after the Federal Reserve announced that it would pump another $2.3 trillion into the economy, in a bid to provide relief to households and businesses as well as state and local governments. *Yup, that's another 2.3 Trillion!* The Fed Will Pump Another $2.3 Trillion Into The Economy *Key background: The Fed has already made extreme interventions into the economy: It’s cut rates to nearly zero, stepped in to backstop a $350 billion emergency small business loan program, and pu... more »
US Will Cover-up Its Own Coronavirus Death Toll
The U.S.already "covered-up" Covid-19 casualties by not testing enough. And the U.S. CDC will now do exactly what China has done during the outbreak in Hubei province. It will only report confirmed cases and the fatalities thereof. That is exactly the "cover-up" the U.S. has accused China of. Another Covid-19 story had been used to denigrate Iran when the Washington Post mocked the country about a row a fresh dug graves in Qom that were "visible from space" just like about everything else is: In Qom, the spiritual center of Iran’s ruling Shiite clerics, more than 846 people have c... more »
Amazon Retaliation: Workers Striking Back
Last week, my Amazon coworkers in New York took the courageous step of walking off the job to protest our company’s lack of action to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Amazon workers in Detroit and Chicago have followed suit, demanding that Amazon shut down any warehouse where positive cases of the virus are found, to ensure a thorough cleaning. Out of a selfish concern for their profits, Amazon has refused to take this basic step, despite repeated requests from Amazon workers, including a petition signed last month by over 4,500 of us. Now, Amazon employees have tested positive in ... more »
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Damian Carrington reports on the connection between air pollution and more severe death rates caused by the coronavirus. Clyde Russell writes that there's every reason to expect clean energy to win out over fossil fuels as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, while Bob Weber reports on the path for Canada in particular. Wal van Lierop argues that what's been treated as a normal expectation of windfall profits for the oil industry will likely never return. And even the Globe and Mail's editorial board notes that Jason Kenney's willingness t... more »
"Think of Your Choices as Effects, Not Causes"
*"Think of Your Choices as Effects, Not Causes" * by David Cain "Imagine, for a moment, that you could see your own life from above, as though your home, neighborhood, and workplace were little dioramas with open roofs. Your miniature self isn’t aware you’re watching, and exhibits all the habits you do. With a kind of embarrassed concern, you watch your hapless self wake up, hit snooze a few times, then sit up and read Reddit on your phone for twenty minutes (or whatever you normally do). You watch as you interact with the world, making some good decisions and some bad ones. You’d... more »
Free Download: T.S. Eliot, “Little Gidding”
*“Little Gidding”*, Excerpt "We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. When the last of earth left to discover Is that which was the beginning; At the source of the longest river The voice of the hidden waterfall And the children in the apple-tree. Not known, because not looked for But heard, half-heard, in the stillness Between two waves of the sea. Quick now, here, now, always - A condition of complete simplicity (Costing not less than everything) And all shall be well and All m... more »
"Curveballs..."
"Just when we think we figured things out, the universe throws us a curveball. So, we have to improvise. We find happiness in unexpected places. We find ourselves back to the things that matter the most. The universe is funny that way. Sometimes it just has a way of making sure we wind up exactly where we belong." - "Dr. Meredith Grey", "Grey's Anatomy"
"Economic Market Snapshot PM 4/9/20"
*PM 4/9/20, Updated as Available.* ○ *"The more I see of the moneyed classes, * *the more I understand the guillotine."* - George Bernard Shaw ○ *"We Get Thrown To The Wolves While * *Government And Financial Elites Save Themselves"* ○ Gregory Mannarino, PM 4/9/20 *"Situation Critical: **THE GAME HAS TOTALLY CHANGED**"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ○ *Daily Job Cuts,... more »
PA: Another Charter PR Push
The Pennsylvania Coalition of Public [sic] Charter Schools has been having a rough year, what with PA Governor Tom Wolf threatening to finally implement the charter school reforms that the heavily-lobbied legislature just can't seem to get done. So they've launched themselves another PR push to try to make their case. Meet 143K Rising. This is ostensibly a group of "families united for charter schools," but there's no pretense here that this is a spontaneous grass roots group. As their website puts it, "The Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS) has created 143K Ri... more »
Wuhan To Europe To America - The Evolutionary Paths Of SARS-CoV-2
The early "evolutionary paths" SARS-CoV-2, the 2019 coronavirus that leads to COVID-19 in humans have been traced using phylogenetic network techniques and shows how it spread from Wuhan to Europe and America. While there are too many rapid mutations in coronaviruses, they are in the same family as the common cold, to ever find a Patient Zero or even a settled family tree, analysis of the first 160 complete virus genomes to be sequenced from human patients show the original spread of the new coronavirus through its mutations. read more
Why COVID-19 Spreads Faster In Cities
Wealthy elites from Manhattan have been retreating to their vacation homes while year-round residents wish they would stay away. Urban residents are being treated look poor refugees during pandemics, famine, and war. They will bring the problem with them, it is believed. While it may seem like an odd stance for progressive elites in the northeast to take about their fellow man, it is likely the first time that these issues were anything except academic to them. And they are not wrong for believing that people from cities are more likely to be carriers. But while cities are more lik... more »
COVID-19:How Effective Is Quarantine?
There is no question that travel restrictions and social distancing have helped reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, that coronavirus strain that originated in Wuhan, China late last year and then spread worldwide. What about quarantine? A new review hopes to shed some light but because the review is primary of modeling papers - many of which looked like estimates and some more like guestimates - it may be only partially useful from an applied health policy perspective. The real answers may not be known for years. read more
Using The Simpsons To Show Why Isolating Covid-19 Cases And Contact Tracing Protects Your Houshold.
This is one of the biggest differences between the UK policy and the WHO recommendations. The UK think that Covid19 is very infectious like flu, and only for a very short time and that if you have it then likely everyone in your house already has it or will get it soon. But the data from China and now many other places is the opposite. Covid19 is mildly infectious for a long time. It can be infectious through to death if you die and up to two weeks after recovery if you recover. If you catch it early, often nobody else has got it from the first case. This story is often in the new... more »
How the Battle of Hampton Roads Made the Ironclad Supreme
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2001%3Anewsml_PBEAHUKZNAU&share=true] The famous clash of the Monitor and the Merrimack. *Key point: *It was a battle heard through the world that is still studied today. Here's how Civil War ironclads changed the nature of naval warfare. The subsequent careers of the *Monitor* and *Merrimack* were not as dramatic as their first clashes. The two ironclads never met in combat again after their infamous battle on March 9, 1862. They remained on station roughly where they... more »
Imagine This: President Joe Biden with AOC as His UN Ambassador
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, * [image: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks ahead of Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders' campaign rally in Storm Lake, Iowa, U.S., January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado] With the departure of Senator Bernie Sanders from the Democratic primaries, and the anointing of former Vice President Joe Biden as the party’s presumptive 2020 presidential nominee, political watchers are already beginning to speculate, plan, and hope for Biden’s potential cabinet if he is able to defeat incumbent Donald Trump in No... more »
Your Tank Is Toast: Why America's Javelin Missiles Are so Powerful
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2015%3Anewsml_GM1EB111SIN01&share=true] Russia hates this. *Key point:* This weapon is one of the finest. It is advanced and is feared by many tank commanders around the world. The U.S.-made FGM-148 Javelin is one of the premier portable anti-tank missile systems in the world. It’s also an expensive piece of kit, with each missile typically costing more than the targets it eliminates. Still, the infrared guided Javelin has proven itself in combat in Iraq, Afghanistan, and... more »
Apple and Stanford University Have Teamed Up on New App to Fight COVID-19
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * A new app by Stanford Medicine that was built with assistance from Apple is aiming to help connect first responders, who show symptoms of COVID-19, to drive-thru COVID-19 testing. Technology is now stepping in to help stop the exponential spread rate of COVID-19. A new app by Stanford Medicine that was built with assistance from Apple is aiming to help connect first responders, who show symptoms of COVID-19, to drive-thru COVID-19 testing. The app is currently only available in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties in California. Stanford has high... more »
Iran’s Hidden Coronavirus Victims: Prisoners, Migrants, And the Poor
*Matthew Petti* *Health, * [image: Volunteers from Basij forces wearing protective suits and face masks spray disinfectant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears, in Enghelab square in Tehran, Iran April 3, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Ali Khara via REUTERS] The novel coronavirus has spread through Iran amid an economic meltdown, leaving the poor and vulnerable segments of society more at risk. Reports have emerged of violence in prisons—particularly in ethnic minority regions—as well as coronavirus cases in migrant neighborhoods and social service centers. Meanwhile... more »
Why the Battle of Coral Sea Was so Rough for the Navy
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Asia* [image: By Unknown author - U.S. Navy photo NH 51382, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91846] The battle was a draw but turned out better for America in the long-run. *Key point: *The costs were high as the Navy learned how to fight this new kind of war. Yet the battle would set the stage for Midway. In the first five months of the Pacific War, the Imperial Japanese military won an almost uninterrupted string of victories, seizing Burma, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and most of the Solomon Islands and New ... more »
Meet Dr. Deborah Birx: Your Questions Answered
*Hunter DeRensis* *Health, * [image: Deborah Birx, coronavirus response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, speaks during a news briefing on the administration's response to the coronavirus at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts] In early 1983, before there was even a consensus on the name “AIDS,” Dr. Birx suffered excessive bleeding during the birth of her child. Before passing out, she yelled to her husband, ordering him, “Do not let them give me blood!” The batch on hand was later found to be contaminated with HIV. O... more »
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Bruce Lee? Boxer Reaches Deal for "Virtual Boxing"
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * [image: Aug 26, 2017; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Floyd Mayweather Jr. lands a hit against Conor McGregor during their boxing match at the at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY] Mayweather is teaming with FaceBank Group and Fubo TV in order to "create and manage the world-renowned retired professional boxing champion and promoter’s digital likeness, 'Virtual Mayweather.'" The deal will include the use of Mayweather's virtual likeness in a wide variety of programming, including in scenarios involving futu... more »
Coronavirus Is Causing Record Drops in U.S. Fossil Fuel Emissions
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Climate, * For the year 2020, the agency’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) is projecting a 7.5 percent fall in fossil fuel emissions, which would be the biggest decline in energy emissions in the U.S. since at least 1990, according to EIA’s data. Amid lockdowns all across the country, the U.S. is expected to register the sharpest drops in climate-damaging emissions on record, according to data from the Energy Department. For the year 2020, the agency’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) is projecting a 7.5 percent fall in fossil fuel emissions, w... more »
916,000 In Iran Have Coronavirus: Expert
*Matthew Petti* *Security, * [image: Members of firefighters wear protective face masks, amid fear of coronavirus disease, as they disinfect the streets, ahead of the Iranian New Year Nowruz, March 20, in Tehran] Iran is undercounting the coronavirus death toll by an “order of magnitude,” Professor Hazhir Rahmandad said at a Thursday morning video conference hosted by the Middle East Institute. Iran is undercounting the coronavirus death toll by an “order of magnitude,” Professor Hazhir Rahmandad said at a Thursday morning video conference hosted by the Middle East Institute. Ir... more »
QLED Killers? Meet LG's New Monster Nanocell 86-inch and 75-inch TVs
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Can they take on the best QLED TVs? LG Electronics is known for its leadership in the OLED TV category, but the company also offers TVs featuring what it calls Nanocell technology. The tech utilizes LCD screens, based on what LG calls "a layer of one-nanometer sized particles that filter out impurities resulting in natural, lifelike color, which remain more accurate, even at wide viewing angles." Nanocell technology, which debuted in LG's 2019 models, is seen as a competitor to the QLED technology used by LG's South Korean rival, Samsung. LG deb... more »
UPDATED: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Blows the lid on CDC - "The Vaccine Company"!
*UPDATED: April 9, 2020:* PerpZ doubling down on a busted flush? CBC is reporting the Le Dauphin says that *Canadians are in lockdown "until a vaccine is developed*". Is Trudeau* getting a kickback from Big Pharma* like all the other mass murderers that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. names in the video below? *"The CDC is a Vaccine Company"* *Robert F. Kennedy Jr.* *One of the greatest American heroes alive today.* Attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of Children's Health Defense joins to discuss the much-touted HPV vaccine, which new evidence shows may be ineffective and why it has done tr... more »
Why America Leads the World in Covid-19 Cases
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at The Saker At of the start of the day on April 9th, the United States, which has 4.2% of the world’s population, had 28.7% of the world’s known Covid-19 (or “coronavirus-19”) cases. This infection-rate tends to be higher in cities than in rural areas. 82% of America’s population is urban. […] More The post Why America Leads the World in Covid-19 Cases appeared first on The Duran.
Coronavirus Provides Dictators and Oligarchs with a Dream Come True
Bill Gates’ “charitable giving” has bought him inordinate influence, enabling him to shape global public health and financial policies that enrich the interconnected corporate oligarchy with Gates at the apex. The post Coronavirus Provides Dictators and Oligarchs with a Dream Come True appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Sweden Warming Twice As Fast As The Rest Of The Planet
Unique calculation: Sweden warms up twice as fast as the rest of the globe – Teller Report
Boulder Residents Calling Police To Report Children Playing Basketball
Educating Boulder County residents on social distancing practices has become part of daily police response during coronavirus pandemic
Mike Bloomberg’s Destruction Of New York’s Virus Defenses
Barbara Boyd *by Barbara Boyd, barbara@lpac-organizers.com* A virus, one of the most primitive forms of life, has felled the reigning axioms of human thought of the last 50 years. Those axioms have exacted a higher death toll over these decades than this horrible virus, virulent as it is, ever could. The outbreak has simply and elegantly focused attention on the pathogens of thought which have lurked just beneath the surface all along. It is the “trends”—the Malthusian axioms of limits to economic and population growth, the “efficiencies” of the market and systems analysis modeli... more »
Daily COVID-19 update: the disease — and some restrictions — will be with us into next year
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A second person in Nova Scotia died from COVID-19 yesterday. She was a woman in her 90s with underlying medical conditions; she died in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief medical officer of health, said that even though both the […]
Facing “overwhelming opposition,” aquaculture giant Cermaq kills plan to open fish farms in Nova Scotia
Cermaq Canada just announced the end of its Hello Nova Scotia tour and that it will not be proceeding with its proposed expansion to the east coast, letting all of the Lease Options awarded by the Nova Scotia government expire. The firm is part of Cermaq Global, formerly a Norwegian state-controlled salmon producer purchased by […]
White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing – 5:00pm 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 5:00pm ET … Continue reading →
Pelosi Uses Senator Ben Cardin to Block Additional Small Business Relief Funds….
The initial coronavirus relief funding package (CARES Act) included $380 billion targeted to small businesses as part of the larger congressional relief package. Within the SBA section small and medium businesses can apply for loans to cover payroll (75%), called … Continue reading →
Gotham City Digest: Thank You, Bernie edition
(#NeverBiden) ------------------------------ Our nation is run by a fucking madman. We've surpassed 400,000 cases of coronavirus and 13,000 deaths and this lunatic is screaming on Twitter about his ratings. ------------------------------ At this point, Jeff fucking Bezos' *WaPo* is nothing more or less than Amazon's propaganda division, even to the point of endangering American lives. ------------------------------ I'd be surprised if every single one of the 53 right wing scumbags in the Senate didn't do this. ------------------------------ The day before yesterda... more »
Business Insider’s Climate Crisis/COVID-19 Link Debunked, Again!
Business Insider has published an article titled, “Climate change is only going to make health crises like coronavirus more frequent and worse.” In reality, scientific evidence shows global warming is likely to reduce the frequency and severity of coronavirus, influenza pandemics, and other health crises. Before addressing the science, it should be noted that the […] The post Business Insider’s Climate Crisis/COVID-19 Link Debunked, Again! appeared first on Climate Realism.
Dogs now pets not livestock in China regulation shake-up
Just In - 6 hours ago
China's Agriculture Ministry says dogs have been "specialised" to become companion animals, and are not considered as livestock around the world, and they will no longer be regulated as livestock in China.
It's a big mistake to dismiss grandmothers as past their used-by date
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Today's grandmothers spent their university years protesting. And they have nothing to lose by continuing the fight, writes Gillian Triggs.
'I know it's halal': When you don't have to think twice about ordering lunch at work
Jihan gets a special kind of comfort merging her religion and her work — and the benefits extend far beyond her.
Your best photos from the past week
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Here is a selection of photos sent in by audience members from around Australia. If you have any photos that you'd like to share, send them in via the upload page. You can take a look at more photos from across the country on our Instagram, and share your own photos with us by using #ABCmyphoto on Instagram.
Live: NSW Police can now issue $5,000 on-the-spot fines for coughing or spitting on health workers
The new measures came in as two deaths in Victoria and New South Wales took the national toll from coronavirus to 53. Follow live.
Did the New York Jets Sign Colin Kaepernick?
Parody news sometimes looks just like real news.
Interviewing world EMF and 5G expert Brian Hoyer owner of ShieldedHealing.com — Health News Disclosure
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: https://youtu.be/xI5SA3aj5eY View on YouTube via Interviewing world EMF and 5G expert Brian Hoyer owner of ShieldedHealing.com — Health News Disclosure
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Is Bill Gates Satan’s Spawn? Or Merely a Geek Gone Mad and Turned Traitor/Murderer? – Public Intelligence Blog
Originally posted on Wake Up To The Truth: Jim Stone2020/04/09 BLOCKBUSTER: Robert F Kennedy UNLOADS on Bill Gates by Jim Stone Robert F. Kennedy’s daughter, who was fighting Bill Gates on vaccine policy, mysteriously ended up dying along with her boy in a “freak canoe accident”. Obviously it’s not hard to get two bodies dead…
Lodi vs Bergamo: an amazing collapse of a pro-lockdown argument
A few weeks ago, Twitter has overwhelmed my timeline with self-evidently deluded tweets by tons of braindead users who were clearly just copying from each other. The tweets looked like this one: The importance of a total and enforceable lockdown. Why do the UK not have this yet??? Lodi in Italy was on lockdown starting Feb 23rd, while Bergamo wan't until the national lockdown on March 10th. Cases in Bergamo continued to rise. In Lodi, the curve flattened. pic.twitter.com/LG45Z4K6me— Dave Haslam (@Mr_Dave_Haslam) March 21, 2020 Great. Let's look what is going on here. Start with this ... more »
Drug shortages put worst-hit Covid-19 patients at risk
Drugs needed to keep people on ventilators comfortable are running low in hospital pharmacies in many countries, including the US
Measuring a Brown Dwarf’s Winds
The brown dwarf 2MASS J10475385+2124234 is about the size of Jupiter, but maybe 40 times more massive. 33.2 light years from Earth, this object is in that category between planet and star, not massive enough to launch the same kind of nuclear reactions that power the Sun, but considerably more massive than any planet. Combining […]
Bernie Supporters to Biden: $100M if You Promise Socialism. Biden: I’ll Do What I Can
[image: young-progs-to-biden-100m-coming-if-you-promise-sanders-socialism-biden-i-ll-do-what-i-can] The disappointed apostles of socialist Bernie Sanders have demanded that presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden erect the Leviathan State that Sanders had promised.
National Testing & Drafting Girls Into Military, Coming Soon
[image: brannon-howse-alex-newman-national-testing-drafting-girls-into-military-coming-soon] VIDEO - In this interview with The New American's Alex Newman, author and radio/TV host Brannon Howse of Worldview Weekend exposes a nefarious agenda to force all Americans into "national service" schemes and even draft American girls into the military. The report, produced by a government commission created under the leadership of Barack Obama and John McCain, also calls for mandating national testing on all American children, including homeschoolers. Brannon gets into the history of this a... more »
Pope Francis: COVID-19 Might Be “Nature’s Response” to Climate Change
[image: pope-francis-covid-19-might-be-nature-s-response-to-climate-change] Like other world leaders, the pontiff sees the COVID-19 pandemic as a watershed moment in the world’s history and an opportunity to shift the world’s economics in a more socialist direction.
One in 10 Americans Out of Work; That Number Likely to Grow
[image: one-in-ten-americans-out-of-work-that-number-likely-to-grow] The one in 10 Americans filing for unemployment insurance are sure to be joined by more Americans before the unemployment number starts dropping.
Trees, Philosophy, and What Comes Next
My wife teaches first grade; she is working via online tools with her team to create materials. Meanwhile, we are potty training the twins, even though a bit of necessary-but-minor surgery has left me a little less mobile than usual. That's our story right now. Through social media, phone calls, e-mails, etc, we all know, at this point, hundreds more. The guy who lives in a trailer with no internet at all. The teacher who has three kids, one computer, and a spouse who also works from home. The guy who has hired a nanny to watch his own children so he can get work done. The people wh... more »
Heavy snowfall expected to hit northern Maine today
Some areas of northern Maine might get more than 1½ feet (45 cm) of snow and high winds as a winter – WINTER – storm blows through. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning from Penobscot Valley and Maine’s central highlands to the Canadian border. It is expected to dump the most ... Read more Heavy snowfall expected to hit northern Maine today The post Heavy snowfall expected to hit northern Maine today appeared first on Ice Age Now.
How Did ‘Spanish Flu’ Get Its Name?
The influenza outbreak of 1918 tops historians' list for deadly pandemics.
Musical Interlude: "Binaural Beats: Relaxing, Deep Focus Background Music for Concentration"
Greenred Productions, *"Binaural Beats: Relaxing, Deep Focus Background Music for Concentration"* ○ Related: *"Isochronic Tones: Subliminal Affirmations, Inner Calm, Stress Relief"* ○ *"How to Improve Your Attention to Detail And Why It’s Important"* by Lottie Miles, M.A. "Attention refers to how we interpret specific information and experiences at a given moment in time. However, at any given moment, the mind can have numerous thoughts, sensations, and actions vying for its attention. Unfortunately, our ability to pay attention to detail is limited. If we allow our attention to dri... more »
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"A Primary Human Duty..."
"We are humanity, Kant says. Humanity needs us because we are it. Kant believes in duty and considers remaining alive a primary human duty. For him one is not permitted to "renounce his personality," and while he states living as a duty, it also conveys a kind of freedom: we are not burdened with the obligation of judging whether our personality is worth maintaining, whether our life is worth living. Because living it is a duty, we are performing a good moral act just by persevering." - Jennifer Michael Hecht ○ “This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. Every breath i... more »
"The Feds’ Disaster Deepens"
*"The Feds’ Disaster Deepens"* By Bill Bonner SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "The plague will pass. The most recent reports show the virus may be losing its deadly oomph. Since April 4, the death count outside of New York is down, not up. And here’s another interesting piece of the puzzle… According to the National Center for Health Statistics, deaths from pneumonia this year are running about 1,000 per week fewer than usual. Most likely, normal, seasonal pneumonia deaths are being counted as COVID-19 virus fatalities… making the newcomer seem worse than it really is. Nine states – and se... more »
"Everybody's Business..."; "The Time Of Your Life"
"The whole world and every human being in it is everybody's business." - William Saroyan *So..*. “In the time of your life, live- so that in good time there shall be no ugliness or death for yourself or for any life your life touches. Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it out of its hiding-place and let it be free and unashamed. Place in matter and in flesh the least of the values, for these are things that hold death and must pass away. Discover in all things that which shines and is beyond corruption. Encourage virtue in whatever heart it may have been driven in... more »
Why Do Trump And The GOP Oppose Vote By Mail-- Even During A Deadly Pandemic?
That was a Tweet from Señor Trumpanzee yesterday. It would be paranoid to say he opposes vote by mail because the GOP has put so much effort into being able to rig electronic voting machines. But paranoia doesn't always mean you're wrong, does it? I asked some of the progressive candidates we've been talking with how they felt about Trump's attempts to vilify and block vote by mail proposals. I start with the two progressives in the Kentucky primary that will determine who takes on Trump's most repulsive enabler in the Senate, Mitch McConnell. *Charles Booker*, endorsed by Blue Am... more »
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Is Bill Gates Satan’s Spawn? Or Merely a Geek Gone Mad and Turned Traitor/Murderer? – Public Intelligence Blog
Jim Stone2020/04/09 BLOCKBUSTER: Robert F Kennedy UNLOADS on Bill Gates by Jim Stone Robert F. Kennedy’s daughter, who was fighting Bill Gates on vaccine policy, mysteriously ended up dying along with her boy in a “freak canoe accident”. Obviously it’s not hard to get two bodies dead from asphyxiation loaded onto a canoe and then … Continue reading Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Is Bill Gates Satan’s Spawn? Or Merely a Geek Gone Mad and Turned Traitor/Murderer? – Public Intelligence Blog →
Warning: Justin Trudeau Pushing Covid-19 Injections As “Solution” For Pandemic
April 9, 2020Brad Call CAP paranoid—you will be far from the first. Yes, it is true–our organization advances “alternative” concepts regarding what we see as the Liberal-Globalist assault upon Canadian society. For over four years Cultural Action Party has exposed these concepts. Tens of thousands read our opinions on globalism on a regular basis as … Continue reading Warning: Justin Trudeau Pushing Covid-19 Injections As “Solution” For Pandemic →
With The World Distracted From COVID-19 Hysteria, Convicted Catholic Child Molester Cardinal George Pell Released From Prison As Pope Celebrates
The Holy See, Pope Francis, which has always expressed confidence in the Australian judicial authority, welcomes the High Court’s unanimous decision concerning Cardinal George Pell, acquitting him of the accusations of abuse of minors and overturning his sentence. Entrusting his case to the court’s justice, Cardinal Pell has always maintained his innocence and has waited … Continue reading With The World Distracted From COVID-19 Hysteria, Convicted Catholic Child Molester Cardinal George Pell Released From Prison As Pope Celebrates →
DR. SHIVA: WE ARE AT WAR. #FIREFAUCI. END THE SHUTDOWN.
Originally posted on My Blog: DR. SHIVA: WE ARE AT WAR. #FIREFAUCI. END THE SHUTDOWN. April 8, 2020727 viewsADD COMMENTCINEMA MODEFACEBOOKTWITTERREDDITPINTERESTEMAILGOOGLE+LINKEDINSTUMBLEUPON Dr Shiva Ayyadurai is a genius with four science degrees from MIT, including a Ph.D. in Biological Engineering. Born into the “Untouchable” caste in South India, his family immigrated to the US when he…
The CDC Confesses to Lying About COVID-19 Death Numbers? It’s Crime Against Humanity! — The Searchlight
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: Can any government statistics on COVID-19 deaths be trusted? It is an open question now that we are learning that the highly respected, world-class Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been lying to us. This revelation comes a f… Source: The CDC Confesses to Lying…
The CDC Confesses to Lying About COVID-19 Death Numbers? It’s Crime Against Humanity! — The Searchlight
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: Can any government statistics on COVID-19 deaths be trusted? It is an open question now that we are learning that the highly respected, world-class Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been lying to us. This revelation comes a f… Source: The CDC Confesses to Lying…
Robert F Kennedy Jr: Vaccines are a ‘strategic philanthropy’ for Bill Gates to achieve dictatorial control over global health policy
Originally posted on New Human New Earth Communities: Robert F Kennedy Jr: Vaccines are a ‘strategic philanthropy’ for Bill Gates to achieve dictatorial control over global health policy Robert F Kennedy Jr Instagram Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:01 UTC Comment: The following was posted to @robertfkennedyjr on Instagram. You can find the original post with…
“EVENT 201” A SIMULATION of A GLOBAL PANDEMIC Which Took Place on October 18, 2019: COINCIDENCE? YOU DECIDE
Originally posted on Absolute Truth from the Word of God: Yes, the Corona Virus Outbreak DID have its own simulation event in October of 2019. Surprised? Under the “fictional” video of Event 201: Event 201 Pandemic Exercise: Highlights Reel: centerforhealthsecurity EVENT 201 IS A FICTIONAL EXERCISE AND DISEASE Selected moments from the Event 201…
X-Zone Broadcast Radio - Diane Tessman
This week I spoke with Diane Tessman about her theories of who is responsible for the UFO sightings. Her idea is that they are visitors, not from other planets, but Diane Tessmanfrom our own future. You can listen to the interview here (though I must warn you that we do speak about her cat sanctuary for a couple of minutes at the beginning): https://www.spreaker.com/episode/25138965 During our discussion, we did get into the various theories of time travel. My impression was that she accepted, as reality, specific theories that do allow travel into the past. She cited a number of ... more »
The World Health Organization's Ultimate Solution to Stopping Transmission of COVID-19
Most of us have paid little attention to the mind-numbingly boring World Health Organization (also known as the Bill Gates Health Organization) but one comment from Dr. Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organizations Health Emergency Programme is rather stunning, and yet, it received almost no attention from the world's media. Here is the March 30, 2020 in its entirety should you happen to be interested in the entire briefing: Let's go right to the most pertinent part of the press briefing. When asked the following question by a press representative from Bloombe... more »
Another 6.6 Million People File Unemployment Claims This Week…
The news is horrific. The Dept. of Labor release today shows another whopping 6.6 million people filed for unemployment compensation last week. That brings the total over the past three weeks to over sixteen million. With 16 million people filing … Continue reading →
AG Bill Barr Discusses Justice Dept. Aspects to COVID-19 Crisis…
U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr appears for an interview by Laura Ingraham about COVID-19, and what the Justice Department is doing. The second part of this interview will be broadcast tonight.
A Nurse Buys Protective Supplies For Colleagues; The Hospital Suspends Her
Olga Matievskaya and her fellow intensive care nurses at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey were so desperate for gowns and masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus that they turned to the online fundraising site GoFundMe to raise money. The donations flowed in — more than $12,000 — and Matievskaya used some of them to buy about 500 masks, 4,000 shoe covers and 150 jumpsuits. She and her colleagues at the hospital celebrated protecting themselves and their patients from the spread of the virus. But rather than thanking the staff, hospital administrators on Sat... more »
Sanders Drops Out, Old Guard Keeps Death Grip On Power
Unsurprising. There was always a stark contradiction between Bernie’s call to a political revolution and his steady promise to support the eventual nominee at the Democratic convention. The new crew of young socialists who were inspired by the Sanders campaign must now learn their own lessons on their own timeline. Some will be willing recruits to the paid apparatus of the Democratic Party. Some will take Bernie’s advice to vote for Biden. Some will refuse and finally split to an independent socialist movement. In a week in which the death toll of the new coronavirus pandemic is s... more »
China’s Socialist Planning And COVID-19
The global COVID-19 viral pandemic has exposed in the sharpest light the contradiction between a globalized world economy and a still existing but archaic capitalist system based on the private expropriation of wealth and resources. The relentless drive to reap a profit from every type of human interaction now stands exposed as the greatest danger to the people of the whole planet. At the same time, China is sending enormous amounts of assistance to countries desperate for medical and personal protective equipment. These massive solidarity shipments demonstrate the superiority of ... more »
Violence Against Women And Girls: The Shadow Pandemic
Confinement is fostering the tension and strain created by security, health, and money worries. And it is increasing isolation for women with violent partners, separating them from the people and resources that can best help them. It’s a perfect storm for controlling, violent behaviour behind closed doors. And in parallel, as health systems are stretching to breaking point, domestic violence shelters are also reaching capacity, a service deficit made worse when centres are repurposed for additional COVID-response. Even before COVID-19 existed, domestic violence was already one of ... more »
Empire Files: US Empire Exploits #COVID19 For More War
"We're in the midst of a global pandemic. Billions of people around the world are worrying about how they are going to survive it physically and economically. The US Empire sees it as a perfect opportunity to advance. This new reality exposes the great contradictions of the current world order. So-called enemies of the US, Cuba and China, are exporting hundreds of doctors and medical supplies while the capitalist icon, the United States, doles out death abroad and trails the world in caring for its own people. First claiming COVID19 was being used as a Democratic Party hoax, now T... more »
Nurses Unions: ‘Our Members Are Dying. We Demand Protections Now!’
As COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket in the United States, unions representing 230,000 nurses across the country have joined forces to demand hospitals and the government act now to give nurses optimal personal protective equipment (PPE)—including N95 respirators or higher—a demand made more dire due to the fact that nurses are beginning to die of COVID-19. National Nurses United (comprising the California Nurses Association, the D.C. Nurses Association, the Minnesota Nurses Association, and National Nurses Organizing Committee— including RNs in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kans... more »
Trump’s Own Military Mafia
Every West Point class votes on an official motto. Most are then inscribed on their class rings. Hence, the pejorative West Point label "ring knocker." (As legend has it, at military meetings a West Pointer “need only knock his large ring on the table and all Pointers present are obliged to rally to his point of view.”) Last August, the class of 2023 announced theirs: “Freedom Is Not Free.” Mine from the class of 2005 was “Keeping Freedom Alive.” Each class takes pride in its motto and, at least theoretically, aspires to live according to its sentiments, while championing the acco... more »
U.S. Navy Vice Admiral William Merz Arrives Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt To Boost Morale Among Coronavirus-Stricken Crew
Merz answered questions during a visit to the ship on Tuesday. He is expected to stay there for a few days *Daily Mail: **Navy Vice Admiral arrives aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt to boost morale among coronavirus-stricken crew after the ship's 'hero' captain was fired and the Acting Secretary then quit after smearing him* * Crew members had their temperature checked after USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain Brett Crozier was relieved from his duties after he penned a letter blasting lack of action in protecting them from coronavirus * As of Tuesday, 230 crew members had tested positive fo... more »
COVID-19: The Zionist Underpinnings of Israel’s Violent Crackdown on Haredi Jews
The Israeli government’s long-running campaign to forcibly secularize Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Jews has left them particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus. The post COVID-19: The Zionist Underpinnings of Israel’s Violent Crackdown on Haredi Jews appeared first on MintPress News.
Fauci's Coronavirus Numbers Collapse - Why Still Listen To Him?
Anthony Fauci has dominated the headlines for weeks with his doom and gloom predictions of two million Americans dead from Covid-19. If we lock the country down, maybe only 240,000 will die he claimed. But even those numbers collapsed, with the new official prediction coming in under the normal flu numbers for 2018. Was it "social distancing" that saved us? Let's look at the states and countries that did not lock down - they should have massively higher deaths. Do they? Watch today's Liberty Report:
Centrelink calls dropping out after people register for JobSeeker payment
A large number of Australians are applying for welfare support but some are being left frustrated by the process as calls from Centrelink drop out, leaving them unsure of what to do next.
Police to use helicopters, door knocks and numberplate scanners to check for coronavirus compliance
With helicopters in the air, police patrols of holiday destinations and numberplate scanning, leaders around the country warn there will be no tolerance for breaches of the strict self-isolation measures.
Australians stranded in India pay for their own rescue flights home
Tired of waiting for a rescue from Canberra, a group of Australian travellers and aviation specialists have come together to organise charter flights for a rescue mission out of India.
What can I plant now and how many chickens can I buy? Costa has you covered
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Gardening guru Costa Georgiadis shares his tips on everything from what to plant now to how many chooks you can have and what to do if you live in an apartment.
Community sporting clubs will feel the pinch as coronavirus hits grassroots levels
As professional sporting bodies such as the AFL and NRL sweat on the financial cost of coronavirus, the impact on suburban and regional clubs at the amateur level should not be ignored, writes Richard Hinds.
You might be wondering if you can claim your mortgage at tax time. Here's what we found
Now that your work space and living space has combined, many of you are wondering whether you can also claim your rent or the interest on your mortgage. Well, it's complicated.
I have a dilemma that has added a strange layer to self-isolation: adult kids
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A lot of us are in lockdown with kids in the house. But what do you do when those kids are university students who haven't lived at home for months? wonders Mary-Elizabeth Brien.
Could we soon face a 'second wave' outbreak in Australia?
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The world is watching to see whether China can avoid a second wave of outbreaks. Will Australia eventually be in the same boat?
Coronavirus update: Canada warned 22,000 could die, Boris Johnson leaves intensive care
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Boris Johnson is said to be "in good spirits", more than 16 million Americans lose their jobs as Wall Street surges, and Australians are warned to stay at home this Easter.
One number will tell us if Australia's coronavirus outbreak is getting worse
There's one single number that reveals at a glance whether the coronavirus outbreak is getting better or worse. In coming weeks, it'll be worth understanding and keeping track of it.
WHO appeals for $1.5 billion in funding for COVID-19 battle
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The World Health Organisation is expected to launch an appeal for $1.5 billion more in funding as it tries to bring coronavirus under control.
These are the rules on where and why you're allowed to drive this weekend
As the Easter weekend approaches, many families will be tempted to hit the road, but authorities have warned drivers to think carefully before grabbing their keys.
UK Prime Minister Out of Intensive Care as His Condition Improves
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been in intensive care at St. Thomas' Hopsital in London with symptoms of COVID-19.
Was National Stockpile Website Edited After Jared Kushner’s Comments?
On April 2, 2020, Jared Kushner said of the federal stockpile: "It's supposed to be our stockpile. It's not supposed to be states' stockpiles that they then use."
Conflicting Accounts That There Are Covid-19 Coronavirus Cases Aboard The U.S. Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Royal New Zealand navy Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha in the Philippine Sea, July 2, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Kinkead) *Kitsap Sun*: *Pentagon, Navy in conflict over coronavirus cases on board USS Nimitz * BREMERTON — The Navy has disputed claims there are sailors sickened with COVID-19 aboard the USS Nimitz, as the aircraft carrier continues preparations in Bremerton for deployment in the Pacific. But Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, s... more »
Explained: Who Is Dr. Anthony Fauci?
*Hunter DeRensis* *Health, * [image: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci is reflected in a video monitor behind him on stage as he listens to the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 8, 2020. REUTERS/] The New York Times has referred to him as “the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases,” while the Wall Street Journal dubbed him “the most influential person in American public health.” Here is everything you need to know about him. As Americans become more normalized to the daily t... more »
Hydroxychloroquine No Longer Seen as Most Effective Coronavirus Treatment: Survey
*Stephen Silver* *Health, * In the first survey, Sermo had promised more phases, and now the second set of numbers is out, taken between March 30 and April 2. The new data shows that while usage of Hydroxychloroquine has expanded globally, it's no longer seen by a plurality of survey participants as the most effective treatment available. A widely cited international survey of 6,000 doctors last week found that among doctors who have treated coronavirus patients, Hydroxychloroquine was chosen by more doctors than any other treatment as the most effective, from a list of 15 poten... more »
Why the Navy's Coronavirus Crisis Turned Into a Political Crisis
*Lawrence J. Korb* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Defense Secretary Mark Esper and President Donald Trump should also pay a price for the way in which they handled the medical crisis aboard the USS Roosevelt. In the days following March 31, which is when Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, the commander of the USS *Theodore Roosevelt*, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, warned Navy leaders in a memo about the health-care crisis his crew was facing from the coronavirus, Crozier and acting secretary of the Navy, Thomas Modly, lost their jobs. Modly fired Crozier on Apri... more »
Was This Ukrainian Tank Spotted at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground?
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * Where did it come from? What is it doing? Earlier this week a satellite image made the rounds on several military forums and it shows what was believed to be Soviet-era T-72 main battle tanks (MBT) at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), which is on the largest military installation in the world. While the Russian military still uses the T-72, which was first deployed when Richard Nixon was President and the F-4 Phantom was America's primary fighter, the fact that YPG had the Cold War era tanks isn't surprising. The YPG serves as part of the U.S. ... more »
What Does Coronavirus Actually Look Like?
*Colette Gaiter* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] There are many different images found online. What does this tell us? As a professor of visual communications, I can’t help but notice all the images of COVID-19 that have been circulating. You’ve probably seen some version of it: a ball with distinctive spikes that vary in style – from triangular bursts to rounded knobs. It’s become both an icon – a simplified representation that people instantly recognize – and a symbol for the terrifying and wildly contagious virus that has put the world on hold. I’ve been thinking abo... more »
What Is the Federal Reserve Going to Do to Save the Economy?
*Ryan Matthew Brewer* *Economics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Here’s a quick primer on the U.S. central bank, how it works and what it’s doing to keep the economy from sinking into depression. The United States Federal Reserve has committed to do everything it can to save the financial system and the American economy from collapse. Most recently, it began an unprecedented effort to ensure banks, companies and now households have all the money they need by offering to buy unlimited amounts of securities, including bundled student loans and credit card debt. Even at the peak of the ... more »
Baby Yoda Network Rules! Disney Plus Surpasses 50 Million Subscribers
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Technology, * Is Netflix already shaking in its boots? There indeed could be some cause for concern. When Disney Plus launched late last year, its parent company believed that it would take about five years to hit 60 million subscribers. Well, only five months have passed, and Disney Plus has already surpassed 50 million subscribers. Talk about being ahead of schedule. Is Netflix already shaking in its boots? There indeed could be some cause for concern. In comparison to Disney Plus’ rapid growth, Netflix – currently the largest subscription video service in ... more »
Sign of the Corona Times: Cities Deploy Social Distancing Enforcement Drones
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Jurisdictions all over the country have put in place social-distancing orders, a normally unthinkable mandate that most citizens stay home, in order to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. But when it comes to enforcement of such orders, that's a much more complicated question. Here come the drones? Jurisdictions all over the country have put in place social-distancing orders, a normally unthinkable mandate that most citizens stay home, in order to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. But when it comes to enforcement of such orders, that's a much m... more »
How the Coronavirus Could Mean the End of DirecTV, Xfinity and Fios
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * Why? No NFL could mean a massive wave of cord-cutting. Cord-cutting--or the act of getting rid of your cable subscription in favor of a combination of streaming services or other entertainment--has been rising trend for several years now, spurred on by the proliferation of new streaming services. For those who haven't cut the cord yet, one thing keeping them from doing so has been live sports. While such services as Hulu + Live TV include sports channels, most who cut the cord lose regular access to their favorite local and national sports broadc... more »
The Coronavirus Shows—Why Despite Rivalry—America and China Need Each Other
*Ali Wyne* *Public Health, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1B709E6A60&share=true] Can a balance be found? The United States has over 432,000 confirmed COVID-19 infections as of this article’s writing, more than any other country and nearly three times as many as Spain, which has the second-highest figure. Nearly 17 million Americans have filed jobless claims over the past three weeks, putting the country on track for an unemployment rate of 15 percent. How might such realities—which are likely to grow more severe in the com... more »
Midway-Class 'Battle' Aircraft Carriers Were Designed for World War II (But Missed It)
*Peter Suciu* *History, * Conceived as a beefier "battle carrier," the Midway-class aircraft carrier featured an armored flight deck was more resilient and better able to recover from dive-bombing and kamikaze attacks – and to ensure that it could still carry enough planes to do the job the ship was longer than three football fields. Conceived as a beefier "battle carrier," the *Midway-*class aircraft carrier featured an armored flight deck was more resilient and better able to recover from dive-bombing and kamikaze attacks – and to ensure that it could still carry enough plan... more »
Iowa-Class: GOAT Battleships That Have a Special Place in Naval History.
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * They have a story that would be worthy of a movie--and one of these famed battleships was even IN a movie. If the film *Under Siege* were made today it would be a lot less exciting – as the centerpiece of this "Die Hard at Sea" story involved rogue operators hi-jacking the *USS Missouri* (BB-63) to steal its Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles and sell them on the black market. Today the best that any team of highly trained mercenaries would get would be some toys from the gift shop. That's because, along with the other three *Iowa-*class battleships,... more »
W.H.O. Official: “May have to enter homes and remove family members”
The post W.H.O. Official: “May have to enter homes and remove family members” appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle Heads Back To Port Over Fears That 40 Sailors Have Contracted The Covid-19 Coronavirus
The French Navy flagship carrier is equipped with a medical unit on board complete with a resuscitation unit. All 40 sailors with suspected Covid-19 are being kept in solitary confinement *Daily Mail:** Coronavirus alert on French Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle amid fears 40 sailors have the bug after NATO training exercise with allies including a British warship* * Sailors with suspected cases of Covid-19 are being kept in solitary confinement * The aircraft carrier had taken part in training exercises off the Denmark coast * It is now returning back to its h... more »
Are Ventilators Killing COVID-19 Infected Patients? Doctors Speak Out
This past weekend (April 5, 2020) Health Impact News published a video plea from a NYC physician treating COVID19 patients in the ER and ICU units, claiming that what he was seeing was that patients were doing worse when put on ventilators. He stated: "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. We don’t know where we’re going. We are putting breathing tubes in people and putting them on ventilators and dialing up th... more »
This Maths Model For Covid-19 Guides UK Policy - Its Simulated Flu Differs In Almost Every Detail From The Real Data
This is a trimmed down version of my last article with just the cites from the Imperial college paper to show that in the UK we are indeed using a simulated flu pandemic to guide UK policy and that it differs in almost every detail from the real disease. I know this is hard to understand or believe. But please check my cites carefully and you will see they do. Before I go any further, if you are in the UK, be sure to protect yourself. This disease is not airborne (except for certain medical procedures). For details see my read more
Something’s not right.
It's just not right. Today my husband drove a mile to a small hardware store to buy an additional recycled material container for trash day. With all the medical and nutritional plastic we're generating for Phil’s illness, our usual bin isn't enough. That's essential? A recycle bin? We can't sit in our cars in a church parking lot for Easter but we can park in a hardware store lot? The "cure" has become worse than the disease. And Trump will be blamed either way.
White House COVID-19 Task Force Coordinator Says Death Statistics are Overstated
Dr. Birx, the White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator, admitted on video, "...the intent is, right now, that if someone dies with COVID-19, we are counting that as a COVID-19 death." There is a big difference between dying with the virus and from the virus.
How Colombian medical cannabis producers are adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic
Medical cannabis producers the world over are scrambling to adapt to fast-evolving business and health implications from the novel coronavirus pandemic, with those in Colombia adapting stricter health and safety protocols. The country saw its first regulated sales of medical cannabis – a milestone amid otherwise turbulent times. According to the Ministry of Health, Colombia had 2,054 confirmed […] How Colombian medical cannabis producers are adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
MJBizDaily announces furloughs, other steps because of COVID-19
Marijuana Business Daily is temporarily laying off around 30% of its staff and ramping up virtual events in response to the economic and financial fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The moves are aimed at reducing overall costs amid delayed revenue on the events side of the Denver-based company’s operations and adjusting to near-term uncertainties […] MJBizDaily announces furloughs, other steps because of COVID-19 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Coronavirus Has Saved Lives In China–Emma Pinchbeck
By Paul Homewood Emma Pinchbeck, formerly Deputy CEO of the renewable lobby group, Renewable UK, apparently believes the coronavirus pandemic has been good news for China: https://twitter.com/ELPinchbeck/status/1248148351939416065 It seems she heard about this on the far left Channel 4 Dispatches documentary, so it must be right. Leaving aside the actual numbers, […]
COVID - The Next Step: Igniting a World-Wide Scientific and Economic Renaissance - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat
COVID - The Next Step: Igniting a World-Wide Scientific and Economic Renaissance Video of COVID - The Next Step: Igniting a World-Wide Scientific and Economic Renaissance LIVE every Thursday at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific - Guests — Jason Ross, LaRouche PAC Science Team - Dave Christie, LaRouche PAC Northwest Coordinator — Host, Dennis Speed, LaRouchePAC NYC — Tonight’s Fireside Chat focuses on the way out of our present crisis, what huge and wondrous changes must occur on the other side of this first “curve,” of death and inordinate suffering. Jason Ross and Dave Christie will sket... more »
Israel continues to build wall along Lebanese border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The Hebrew-language Channel 12 reported that despite the coronavirus outbreak, work is continuing and ongoing these days to complete the cement barrier on the Israeli-Lebanese border to prevent any infiltration or attacks by Hezbollah. Channel 12 reported that the Israeli move is related to building a cement wall with a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Navy destroys enemy warships in Baltic Sea drills
The crews of the Baltic Fleet’s corvettes Soobrazitelny, Steregushchiy and Stoiky repelled a notional enemy’s air attacks and delivered an artillery strike against its warships during tactical drills, the Fleet’s press office reported on Wednesday. “During the scheduled tactical drills in the Baltic Sea, the surface action group comprising the corvettes Stoiky, Soobrazitelny and Steregushchiy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian warplanes enter battle in eastern Syria after ISIS launches heavy attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – Russian warplanes reportedly took off from the Hmeimim Airbase in southwestern Latakia on Thursday after the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) carried out attacks on the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in eastern Syria. According to reports from the Homs Governorate, Russian warplanes took part in the air operation against the Islamic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Venezuelan warplanes intercept US military aircraft: Russian media
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – A Venezuelan Su-30 fighter jet reportedly intercepted two U.S. military aircraft that approached their national airspace. “A few hours ago, the Su-30MK2 fighter was urgently raised into the air on combat alert, the reason for which was the approach of two American military aircraft to the borders of Venezuela. A […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS fires 5 missiles at US airbase in Afghanistan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – Five missiles hit a U.S. airbase in Afghanistan on Thursday, but there were no reports of human casualties, security officials said in the troubled country. “Five rockets were fired at Bagram Air Force Base early in the morning,” said the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission on Twitter. “There are no dead […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Egypt delivers military equipment to Libyan Army: photo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) forces announced on Wednesday, the arrival of a ship from Egypt to Libya carrying military equipment for the Libyan National Army (LNA). The media center for the “Anger Volcano” operation, which is being carried out by the GNA to repel the LNA attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Coronavirus: Government’s continuing failure on PA guidance ‘will cost lives’
The government’s continuing failure to produce accessible information and guidance to help disabled people protect themselves during the coronavirus crisis is unacceptable and will cost lives, disabled people’s organisations have warned. Disabled campaigners spoke out after the Department of Health and Social […]
Coronavirus: Joint action from disability movement secures NHS treatment pledge
Senior health figures have promised that the NHS will “always seek to fully protect” the rights of disabled people during the coronavirus pandemic, after responding to concerns raised in a statement by scores of disabled campaigners and user-led organisations. The response from Professor […]
Coronavirus: Disabled pharmacy worker ‘was denied rail assistance three times’
A disabled woman – who is risking her health by working in a pharmacy during the coronavirus pandemic – was refused assistance to board a train three times by rail staff as she tried to travel to and from work. Rail company […]
Labour’s new leader faces pressure to follow through on campaign rights pledges
Keir Starmer is set to face pressure from the disabled people’s movement to commit his party to keep a series of pledges he made during his successful campaign to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader. Among the most striking of those pledges […]
Labour defends Starmer’s social care shadow cabinet decision
Labour has insisted that its new leader’s decision to remove the party’s social care spokesperson from his first shadow cabinet does not mean the issue has been “demoted”. The move came as Keir Starmer – who was elected this week with a […]
Government’s fresh bids to engage with disabled people are ‘just business as usual’
Government announcements on how it is engaging with disabled people have been dismissed as “business as usual” and proof that it is continuing to breach the UN disability convention. Days after Disability News Service reported concerns about the failure to engage with […]
Autistic man still feels ‘let down and unsafe’ after police legal settlement
An autistic man who brought a legal case against a police force for discrimination, after it twice detained him, has had his claim settled out of court. Daniel Smith had challenged the policies of Devon and Cornwall police because he believed the […]
Disabled woman renews five-year battle over accessible vote ‘humiliation’
A disabled woman is taking fresh legal action against the government after it failed yet again to ensure that she had an accessible way to vote independently in December’s general election. Rachael Andrews (pictured) has been trying since 2015 to use the […]
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 99 – 2020
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Uniquely sourced precious metals for Olympic medals
Back in the days of the California Gold Rush, a common saying was "There's gold in them thar hills!" Today, it seems, there's more gold in mountains of electronic trash than in actual gold ore. The BBC reports: Around the world there are millions, if not billions, of unused electronic devices in our homes – old mobile phones, neglected games consoles, ancient stereos, outdated computer equipment and defunct printers to name a few. Each of these contains copper, silver and even gold, along with a wide range of valuable rare earth elements. The key, however, is getting people to ge... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/9/2020
Today's Water Cooler: I'm still feeling the effects of "Super Pink Moon," and I don't feel like writing a summary. Sorry, not sorry. Plenty inside, though.
A Coronavirus Quarantine Diary
*via erskineradio* A Self-Isolation Quarantine Diary: *Day 1* – I Can Do This!! Got enough food and wine to last a month! *Day 2* – Opening my 8th bottle of Wine. I fear wine supplies might not last. *Day 3* – Strawberries: Some have 210 seeds, some have 235 seeds. Who Knew?? *Day 4*– 8:00pm. Removed my Day Pajamas and put on my Night Pajamas. *Day 5*–Today, I tried to make Hand Sanitizer. It came out as Jello Shots!! *Day 6*–I get to take the Garbage out. I’m So Excited, I can’t decide what to wear. *Day 7*–Laughing too much @ my own jokes!! *Day 8* – Went to a new restaurant called “... more »
U.S. Medical Intelligence Chief Denies US Media Reports That There Was A Memo Warning About A Coronavirus Outbreak In November 2019
*Daily Mail:* *Medical intelligence chief DENIES there was a memo warning about coronavirus in November after revelation Donald Trump was told about it early in January* * U.S. intelligence picked up information on a spreading outbreak in China's Wuhan province in November * It wasn't until December 31 that China informed global health officials of the new coronavirus outbreak * Information gained through human intel, computers, and satellites, ABC News reports * National Center for Medical Intelligence documented concerns * Information was included in President's Daily Brief in Ja... more »
As US Consigns Iranians to Death, Media Look the Other Way
The best way to remedy the inordinate harm the Iran sanctions do, would be to lift the sanctions, but few in the corporate media are making this rather obvious point.(Israel and its partisans have long targeted Iran.) The post As US Consigns Iranians to Death, Media Look the Other Way appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Death and Red Tape
Scott Sumner has already pointed out that, in these first weeks of the Covid19 crisis, governments are not proving to be as far-sighted and competent as our statist friends would like them to be. One thing that most people realize now is how difficult is to get a new drug approved, properly tested, no matter […] The post Death and Red Tape appeared first on Econlib.
We’re losing our freedoms, and we’re likely going to have to fight to regain them
There’s an old saying, “Socialism… a political ideology which you can vote yourself into, but which you have to shoot your way out of.”. We’re losing our freedoms, and we’re likely going to have to fight to regain them LOL@Klimate Katastrophe Kooks Any study of history will show that when socialists take over, they purge ... Read more We’re losing our freedoms, and we’re likely going to have to fight to regain them The post We’re losing our freedoms, and we’re likely going to have to fight to regain them appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Graphed: COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, April 9, 2020
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. A second person in Nova Scotia died from COVID-19 yesterday. She was a woman in her 90s with underlying medical conditions; she died in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. Thirty-one new people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the total to 373. […]
New Models Show Which European Countries Will Have The Highest Covid-19 Coronavirus Death Toll Numbers
*CNBC:* *This chart shows which European countries are expected to have the highest coronavirus death tolls* Britain will be hit harder by the coronavirus crisis than any other European country, researchers have predicted, with the U.K. expected to see more than 60,000 deaths from COVID-19. New research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published Monday with a correction issued on Tuesday, forecast a total of 151,000 deaths across Europe during the “first wave” of the pandemic, which scientists predict will end on August 4. It compares to a total of 81,... more »
New U.S. Model Predicts A Lower Coronavirus Death Number From White House Projections Of 100,000 To 240,000
*SCMP:* *US coronavirus deaths may be lower than feared, new data suggests* * Experts at University of Washington estimate around 60,000 fatalities by August 4, lower than White House projections of 100,000 to 240,000 * New figure takes into account effects of social distancing in Italy, New York and California Public health experts say information about the spread of the novel coronavirus through Texas and Florida in the next few days could be crucial in predicting how many Americans are likely to die from the pandemic. The apparent effects of social distancing in three major hots... more »
Rachel scolds America first!
*THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020The best we humans can do:* When normal functioning came to a halt, we decided to treat ourselves in one major way. We decided to stop watching the Maddow show. We broke our boycott on March 25. When we did, we were confronted with a four-minute opening riff about what sorts of things Maddow does and doesn't find "ooggy." Once again, there was Maddow's endless desire to talk about herself, preferably in the dumbest way possible. Just today, we decided to try it again. Through the wonders of On Demand, we started watching the tape of Maddow's show from las... more »
US Gunning For Trouble
The spectre of the coronavirus pandemic in the US has darkened decidedly, with President Trump warning of a harrowing next few weeks from a surging disease death toll. Into the malevolent mix are reports of American citizens buying up firearms as if there is no tomorrow. In recent weeks, gun sales have hit record highs amid public fears of a breakdown in law and order. Most of the sales were among first-time buyers, according to reports. During March, before the government-ordered shutdown of businesses due to the coronavirus epidemic, mandatory FBI background checks showed a huge... more »
Target Workers Call For A Boycott Of Shipt On April 10
We’ve demanded that Shipt HQ offer us hazard pay for choosing to risk our health to deliver groceries to those who are self-quarantining. The Shipt spokesperson said that they are essentially using promo pay as a substitute. This is not the case. Promo pay has been around for a long time. It is used as an incentive for Shoppers to pick up orders that are close to the delivery window, so that orders would not be further delayed or cancelled altogether. This is not the same as “hazard pay,” as it does not address the risk Shipt Shoppers are taking on due to the coronavirus. It is si... more »
Is Clinton-Owned Medical Supply Price Gouging During COVID-19 Pandemic?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Did Time Magazine Warn About Global Warming, Pandemic Years Ago?
Who could have seen this coming? Just about anyone who can read.
Are the Himalayas Visible from Northern India for First Time in 30 Years?
Pollution levels in India did drop dramatically in April 2020, but beyond that the story gets a little more hazy.
Scientists Find 430 Million-Yr-Old Fossil Of Sea Creature, Name It After Lovecraft’s Cthulhu
https://read.ilovehalloween.net/cthulhu-lovecraft-430-million-year-old-fossil
Trump is right: the rotten World Health Organisation should be reformed or abolished
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/08/trump-right-rotten-world-health-organisation-should-reformed/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb
Rates of pulmonary complications drastically reduced with newer drug
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-pulmonary-complications-drastically-drug.html
Goldman asks: ‘Is curing patients a sustainable business model?’
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/04/11/goldman-asks-is-curing-patients-a-sustainable-business-model.html
With The World In The Grip Of A Pandemic, Will China Decide To Invade Taiwan?
*James Holmes, National Interest:* *The Chinese Spring Offensives of 2020* Regaining every inch of ground once ruled by imperial China is central to the dream President Xi Jinping exhorts Chinese to embrace. Miss an opportunity and China’s dream might never come true. And where would that leave Chinese Communist rulers, who already face a sullen populace? Is now the time Beijing may decide to strike—thanks to COVID-19? In 1918 the German Army unleashed a titanic series of spring offensives. Their goal: to crash through British and French lines in France before the United States co... more »
Is The CoronaVirus Situation A Cleverly Designed And Executed Program To Bring Down The United States and, Hence, Western Civilization?
Yes, Of Course It Is. The Question Is: “What Are We Going To Do About It?” Opinion by “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen The whole “CoronaVirus” thing sprang on the American scene before the ink was dry on the US Senate’s written Decision on the liberal Democrat’s “Impeachment Hoax” ending one more attempt to interfere … Continue reading Is The CoronaVirus Situation A Cleverly Designed And Executed Program To Bring Down The United States and, Hence, Western Civilization?
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