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Sunday Talks: FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn Discusses Latest COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts…
Coronavirus task force member and FDA Commissioner, Stephen Hahn, appears on Fox News to discuss the latest U.S. effort to mitigate the threat of COVID-19. Maria Bartiromo asks a great question about what the U.S. can do to reduce our … Continue reading →
Why Does Joe Biden Get a Free Pass from Blacks for Having Raped Them?
Eric Zuesse A credibly alleged rape by Joe Biden against an employee of his in 1993 will here be compared to a proven rape by him against the very same Democratic Party electoral constituency that were decisive for him to win the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination. This comparison will raise some basic questions about what […] More The post Why Does Joe Biden Get a Free Pass from Blacks for Having Raped Them? appeared first on The Duran.
Wild animals wander through deserted cities during lockdown
As more countries ask their human populations to stay at home to limit the spread of coronavirus, wild animals have been spotted exploring the empty streets of some of the world's largest urban areas. Film footage of a civet cat roaming the deserted streets of Kozhikode in the Indian State of Kerala went viral on social media, while a puma turned up in the centre of the Chilean capital Santiago, a city which is under curfew. "This is the habitat they once had and that we've taken away from them," said Marcelo Giagnoni, the head of Chile's agricultural and livestock service. Rec... more »
Great Moments in Epidemiology
In his 1987 book on the AIDS crisis, And the Band Played On, Randy Shilts has a section on a press release put out by the American Medical Association on May 6, 1983. Because of copyright issues, I won’t reproduce all 3 pages of Shilts’s treatment of the issue. Instead I’ll quote the press release […] The post Great Moments in Epidemiology appeared first on Econlib.
Comparative Responses to COVID19 : Interview with Duck contributor Sofia Fenner
Last month, Sofia Fenner wrote a terrific post for us on comparative responses to COVID19, focusing on regime type, state capacity, leadership, and civil society response. Mark Leon Goldberg interviewed her for UN Dispatch to talk about the piece and further reflections. Embedded below.
What’s wrong with the war metaphor
This is a guest post from Eric Van Rythoven (PhD) who teaches International Relations and Foreign Policy at Carleton University, Canada. His work has been published in Security Dialogue, European Journal of International Relations, and Journal of Global Security Studies, among others. He is the editor (with Mira Sucharov) of Methodology and Emotion in International […]
Reports of the “death” of snow are unwarranted, seriously distorted
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Covid Lock Down Doesn't Stop Israel From Striking Syria
*March 31/20 NYT's* *DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian air defenses opened fire Tuesday night on missiles launched from Israeli warplanes on the central province of Homs, shooting down some of them, state media said.* *State TV said the warplanes fired the missiles while flying in Lebanese airspace. The outlet said the warplanes targeted a Syrian army position without saying where exactly. It added that some of the missiles were shot down.* *Link * * Syrian state media, along with Lebanese media and Syrian military source, reported that Syrian air defenses intercepted several suspected Isra... more »
Worrying times.
Coronavirus: PM admitted to hospital over virus symptoms.
Is A China Vs. Taiwan Clash Brewing?
In this file photo taken May 25, 2018, by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, a Taiwanese Air Force fighter aircraft, left, flies near a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force bomber that reportedly flew over the Luzon Strait south of Taiwan. *Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest*: *Why a China vs. Taiwan Clash Could Be Brewing* We should ask now what America's policy should be if things were to take a nasty turn. Tensions between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have been on the rise ever since Tsai Ing-wen became Taiwan’s president and her pro-indepen... more »
Is China Preparing To Start A War With America?
Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China arrive on their armoured vehicles at Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2015 Reuters *American Interest:* *China Is Preparing to Start a War with America* Sometime in June 2001, while browsing the Wall Street Journal, I stumbled upon an item on an inside page all the way at the bottom. It was no more than 75 words in a box. It covered a CIA security announcement concerning an increase in internet and cell phone traffic among sus... more »
"Scrutiny is important"
"You can see that when the difficult questions were asked on testing, things began to move" New Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says "scrutiny is important" to point out mistakes by the government "if they can then be put right" https://t.co/oZXAvYsmbG #Marr pic.twitter.com/WBs5BMRXlm — BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) April 5, 2020 Now that he has replaced Jeremy Corbyn, various skeletons are emerging from Keir Starmer’s cupboard. On Harry’s Place, there’s what appears to be a (slightly dodgy) anonymous text message alluding to his role in the Jimmy Savile ‘cover-up’ (Yes, they have ... more »
When The World Stopped
See what a microscopic virus launched by the communist Chinese government has done to our planet: Images captured around the world via webcams during the last few days of March 2020. Watch the video at this link: — Safespace, with a hat tip to Bigburly —
CBS Margaret Brennan (in best dramatic voice): “There Will Be A Lot of Death This Week”…
For today’s best example of how influence agents promoting civil obedience through the use of drama and fear, we turn to Margaret Brennan interviewing Dr. Fauci. With studio hair & makeup no longer an option, Dr. Fauci started rolling back … Continue reading →
Ebola was the 'most deadly communicable disease known to man'— then it was brought under control
An oral history by doctors, nurses and researchers who worked in West Africa to contain "the most deadly communicable disease known to man."
Australians stranded overseas unsure what to do now
When others defied Argentina's lockdown to get to the airport and fly home, Brenda stayed put. But now she and her eight-month-old son are stranded 12,000 kilometres away and she doesn't know what to do next.
Queen delivers rare address to Commonwealth, calls for self-discipline and resolve
Queen Elizabeth II makes rare special address to the Commonwealth to thank frontline health workers and those staying at home to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
There are millions of Australians who face a higher risk of death if exposed to coronavirus
Much of the focus of Australia's response to the coronavirus pandemic has been on protecting older Australians — but they're not the only ones who face higher risks.
Women are juggling more than ever — and we need radical flexibility to get through this pandemic
Just In - 7 hours ago
We need a quick overhaul of work culture to prevent a mass exodus of women from the workforce, as the juggle of families, child care, home schooling and paid work gets even more difficult, writes Yolande Strengers.
A test case in Austria could help Australians sue over coronavirus
Just In - 7 hours ago
If your loved one dies of coronavirus could you sue for negligence? A test case in Austria, after infections spread through a ski resort, is attempting to find out and Australia could face similar action, writes Mirko Bagaric.
How we live and work may never be the same again
Social distancing measures introduced in response to coronavirus have forced everyone to rethink interactions. It may have permanently changed.
Who should live or die? Decision might be left up to NSW doctors as ethical committee shut out
The State Government with the highest number of COVID-19 cases has given little to no guidance to frontline doctors who may have to choose which critically ill patients live or die, members of the health ministry's own advisory group warn.
Live: Ruby Princess docks at Port Kembla, only cruise ship left in NSW waters
The cruise ship at the centre of a coronavirus criminal inquiry will spend up to 10 days at port. In the two-and-a-half weeks since the ship's 2,700 passengers disembarked in Sydney, 11 people have died from the virus. Follow live.
Leading Australian cancer centre prepares for worst-case COVID-19 scenario
One of Australia's most prestigious oncology centres is preparing for massive impacts from the coronavirus pandemic with a worst-case scenario seeing all but the most urgent treatments suspended.
Is capitalism dying or just in isolation?
In the space of a few months, as a health pandemic has gripped the world, all our preconceived notions of economic management are being questioned, writes Ian Verrender.
The Decade of Transformation: Remaking International Relations
The coronavirus pandemic is magnifying the cruelty of US foreign policy. The economic collapse is showing the failure of neoliberalism and how the empire-economy is not working for the people of the world, including the United States. The US is losing its global dominance as it demonstrates its own incompetence in response to the pandemic and its viciousness in the midst of this crisis. Other countries are showing leadership and solidarity while the US is escalating its attacks. This is an opportunity to change direction. What seemed impossible in the recent past is now possible. We ... more »
How Accurate Are American COVID-19 Statistics?
While there have been accusations that the statistical data from China regarding the infection and mortality rate have been inaccurate, a recently published alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows how coronavirus data in the United States is being skewed. Back in early March 2020, the CDC provided this briefing note from the CDC's National Vital Statistics Service (NVSS) as follows: Here is a highlighted copy of the guidance: Basically, according to the CDC, COVID-19 should be reported on the death certificates of all decedents who either died as a result o... more »
Why Accepting Two Million COVID-19 Deaths May be Better Than a National Lockdown
[image: why-accepting-two-million-covid-19-deaths-may-be-better-than-a-national-lockdown] We’ve heard much during the Wuhan flu crisis about a “worst case scenario” of two million dead Americans, a staggering number. But what’s the worst case scenario of largely locking down the country? What if worse coming to worst means a great depression, descent into tyranny, millions more dead from other causes, and a permanently impoverished nation?
Making a mockery of God’s commandments – News that matters
Making a mockery of God’s commandments Interior Minister Aryeh Deri says Israelis will not be allowed to leave their homes on the first night of Passover. Orthodox Jewish minister Aryeh Deri in Israel cancels the Passover Seder, and set him self aboe the commandments of God. Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said on Sunday that a … Continue reading Making a mockery of God’s commandments – News that matters →
CORONAVIRUS IS PSYCHOLOGICALLY MANIPULATING YOU: How COVID-19 Is Programming People’s Perceptions
Originally posted on Truth To Power: There Is No Pandemic! Your Survival Mechanism Has been Hijacked! https://youtu.be/irJJezVgkfo
~*MAX ALERT*~!US SURGEON GENERAL NOW HAS CONFESSED THE TRUTH(!)THIS ENTIRE EVENT WAS UNNECESSARY(!)
Millions Of People Have Been Put Out Of Work, Some Have Suicided, The World Economy Has Been Crippled For A Pandemic That Doesn’t Exist! The Combination Of The So Called Covid 19 Virus Which Is Actually (influenza) And 5G Is Unraveling The Immune System And Suppressing It, And Is Known To Cause Pneumonia. 5G … Continue reading ~*MAX ALERT*~!US SURGEON GENERAL NOW HAS CONFESSED THE TRUTH(!)THIS ENTIRE EVENT WAS UNNECESSARY(!) →
GEORGE SOROS TOUTS CHINA As a Leader of NEW WORLD ORDER – Absolute Truth from the Word of God
April 5, 2020 By Geri UngureanIn Soros Touts China to lead NWO Almost two years ago, I wrote an article about Soros and his endorsement of Communist China’s Xi Jinping as a leader of the coming NWO My source was thenewamerican.com and their article was written in 2010. My friend, Alex Newman, is a writer and … Continue reading GEORGE SOROS TOUTS CHINA As a Leader of NEW WORLD ORDER – Absolute Truth from the Word of God →
Listen: Explosive talk on the 5G-Coronavirus connection, by alleged former senior Vodafone executive – New Human New Earth Communities
Listen: Explosive talk on the 5G-Coronavirus connection, by alleged former senior Vodafone executive In it, the speaker disclosed a startling perspective on the Coronavirus-5G connection. While it may very well be factual and true, this information does need to be corroborated. Some are finding issue the alleged Vodafone exec indicates he doesn’t know to … Continue reading Listen: Explosive talk on the 5G-Coronavirus connection, by alleged former senior Vodafone executive – New Human New Earth Communities →
Idaho Suspends Marijuana Legalization amid Coronavirus
Originally posted on Anonymous Hemp Sector - CA: Marijuana News on Fri, 04/03/2020 ? Marijuana legalization efforts seem to be struggling in the US amid the coronavirus outbreak. In 2020, many US states planned to put legalization proposals on the November ballot. However, many states have canceled public gatherings and large events amid the COVID-19…
Cannabis Use During the COVID-19 Outbreak – A Look At The Numbers
Originally posted on Anonymous Hemp Sector - CA: Marijuana News on Fri, 04/03/2020 During this coronavirus pandemic, we’ve witnessed some things that have been pretty consistent across the board. Aside from characteristics about the disease, people’s mannerisms and actions are similar no matter where you’re looking. One of the most notable behaviors we’re seeing is…
Cannabis Industry Continues to Adapt During Coronavirus Crisis
Originally posted on Anonymous Hemp Sector - CA: Marijuana News on Fri, 04/03/2020 ? It is no secret that the coronavirus pandemic has sent shockwaves throughout the global economy. Many industries are doing their best to limp along as much as reasonably possible, while other industries have been shut down entirely. One industry that seems…
The world may be in a war against a virus, but we can be at peace with God.
Don’t allow the sound bite of the day to depress you By Dr. Robert R. Owens —— Bio and Archives—April 1, 2020 My favorite president, Calvin Coolidge, once said, “The business of America is business.” Today during the coronavirus pandemic hysteria, he must be spinning like a top in his grave. Two weeks into our … Continue reading The world may be in a war against a virus, but we can be at peace with God. →
How Coronavirus Was Started And Spread: Globalism’s Hail Mary Pass
Court AndersonMarch 31, 2020 Jerry Lewis. Image: YouTube Not since 9/11 have I heard so many people expressing disbelief over an “official story.” Mass media loyally parrot the “wet market” narrative, that the Chinese coronavirus occurred organically, a byproduct of unhygienic conditions. It’s just a coincidence that the wet market is a few miles from … Continue reading How Coronavirus Was Started And Spread: Globalism’s Hail Mary Pass →
It Pains Me To Say This, But There Are 8 Governors Who Deserve To Catch COVID-19 And Die
*Did any normal person ever think Brian Kemp was fit for public office?* A few days ago, I noted that Bill Scher made a few mistakes in his list of the most effective and least effective governors in the response to the pandemic. He was savvy enough to understand that Andrew Cuomo doesn't belong on the list-- not among the best nor the worst, and he was correct about Trump asslicker Ron DeSantis (R-FL) being the worst. But as I went down his list of clowns I asked myself how could he have possibly left off pathetic Georgia Governor Brian Kemp who will be responsible for nearly as ma... more »
Leftfield - Release the Pressure
Was hoping to get a post under my belt tonight, but it wasn't to be. Instead, with folks across the land battling cabin fever here is a tune for you.
How Do Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders Compare on the Student Debt Crisis
Coming to the end of a long winnowing process, now only two Democratic presidential candidates remain, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden. Their plans for higher education policy differ in clarity and breadth, experts say, at a time when higher education policy may be more critical to voters than ever, as universities, their students and graduates prepare for an economy impacted by the coronavirus.
Meharry Medical College Enters Global Race for an Antiviral Drug to Treat COVID-19
For Meharry's Dr. Donald Alcendor, finding an effective antiviral strategy not only for COVID-19, “but for current viruses within that family and future viruses within that family, is the ultimate strategy.”
Venezuela mobilizes forces for potential confrontation with US: report
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro tweeted on Saturday that he had “ordered the mobilisation of artillery [pieces]” in the country’s strategic areas in order to protect the security of ordinary Venezuelans. “I denounce the existence of groups financed from Colombia and the US, which seek to undermine the stability of [our] homeland with violent actions”, he […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraqi military unearths mass grave of people executed by ISIS in Al-Anbar
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Military Intelligence Directorate in Iraq announced on Sunday, the finding of a mass grave in the Al-Anbar Governorate. According to the Military Intelligence Directorate, the mass grave contained the remains of civilians and soldiers executed by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist group. “On the basis of accurate intelligence information, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Game Theory May Predict How To Reduce Panic Buying
During difficult times, we hope that everyone will pull together, keep calm, and work as a unit to ensure that society continues to run smoothly. Unfortunately, this is not always the case – as is particularly evident right now. read more
PPE Shortage Forecast in Food Manufacturing – Additionally, Worlds Largest Retailer Limits Shoppers…
Two topics of interest to average people appear in headlines. The first is a report the food manufacturing industry might run out of PPE; the second is a remarkable shift by WalMart for shoppers in a new response to COVID-19. … Continue reading →
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Jim Stanford writes about the need for a new Marshall Plan to rebuild once we've won the fight against COVID-19: For many years to come, Canada’s economy will rely on public service, public investment and public entrepreneurship as the main drivers of growth. They will lead us in recovering from the immediate downturn, preparing for future health and environmental crises and addressing the desperate conditions in our communities. The chronic weakness of private business capital spending in recent years was already indicating a growing need f... more »
Zookeeper posts selfie with his 'isolation buddy', a protected tortoise named Igloo
Robert Irwin, the youngest child and famed zookeeper Steve Irwin, tweeted a selfie Tuesday that he took with his “self isolation buddy” during the coronavirus outbreak, a tortoise named Igloo. “My self isolation buddy,” the 16-year-old captioned the post, which had racked up more than 800,000 likes as of Wednesday afternoon. According to the website for the Australia Zoo, which is owned by the Irwins, Igloo is an Aldabra tortoise. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute says the species was "one of the first species to be protected to ensure its survival." ... more »
Hospitals Separating Newborn Infants from Mothers due to Coronavirus Fears
Expecting mothers can experience enormous amounts of worry and anxiety. With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world, expecting mothers have even more reasons to be worried when hospitals are separating newborns from their mothers within seconds of birth. "I saw her and felt her on my chest for like maybe three to five seconds." This is what mother, Veronica Batton, told KSHB in a story by Lindsay Shively, March 24th. Veronica Batton emailed her doctor with concerns about a cough. She agreed to be tested for the coronavirus, but the test results were not back by the time she went... more »
Free Download: Richard Bach, "Jonathan Livingston Seagull"
“How much more there is now to living! Instead of our drab slogging forth and back to the fishing boats, there’s reason to life! We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be free! We can learn to fly!” - Jonathan Livingston Seagull "This is a story for people who follow their dreams and make their own rules; a story that has inspired people for decades. For most seagulls, life consists simply of eating and surviving. Flying is just a means of finding food. However, Jonathan Livingston Seagull is no ordi... more »
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"Quiet Please! Taming 'Monkey Mind' in Meditation"
*"Quiet Please! Taming 'Monkey Mind' in Meditation"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "We all have the endless chattering and noise in our head often referred to as the monkey mind. It’s been called the monkey mind – the endless chattering in your head as you jump in your mind from thought to thought while you daydream, analyze your relationships, or worry over the future. Eventually, you start to feel like your thoughts are spinning in circles and you’re left totally confused. One way to tame this wild creature in your head is through meditation – although the paradox is that when ... more »
"We Are All Going To Die!"
*"We Are All Going To Die!"* by Cognitive Dissonance "This one is short and sweet folks. The subject alone could fill several books, so I decided to keep it contained to just a few... OK, five pages. With that in mind, I present the basic outline and ask you to let your imagination be your guide. One word of advice; if you find yourself triggered and defending not discussing or thinking about this subject (or screaming at me that you do) you just might be suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. I have a motto, a proverb if you will, that neatly encapsulates the root and process of our ... more »
"What You Truly Value"
*"What You Truly Value"* by Farnam Street "The recent outbreak of the coronavirus is impacting people all over the world - not just in terms of physical health, but financially, emotionally, and even socially. As we struggle to adapt to our new circumstances, it can be tempting to bury our head and wait for it all to blow over so we can just get back to normal. Or we can see this as an incredible opportunity to figure out who we are. What many of us are discovering right now is that the things we valued a few months ago don’t actually matter: our cars, the titles on our business c... more »
The Poet: Theodore Roethke, “In a Dark Time”
*“In a Dark Time”* "In a dark time, the eye begins to see, I meet my shadow in the deepening shade; I hear my echo in the echoing wood- A lord of nature weeping to a tree. I live between the heron and the wren, Beasts of the hill and serpents of the den. What’s madness but nobility of soul At odds with circumstance? The day’s on fire! I know the purity of pure despair, My shadow pinned against a sweating wall. That place among the rocks- is it a cave, Or winding path? The edge is what I have. A steady storm of correspondences! A night flowing with birds, a ragged moon, ... more »
"Most Do Not Fully See This Truth..."
"Most do not fully see this truth that life is difficult. Instead they moan more or less incessantly, noisily or subtly, about the enormity of their problems, their burdens, and their difficulties as if life were generally easy, as if life should be easy. They voice their belief, noisily or subtly, that their difficulties represent a unique kind of affliction that should not be and that has somehow been especially visited upon them, or else upon their families, their tribe, their class, their nation, their race or even their species, and not upon others. Problems do not go away. Th... more »
"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy Updates AM 4/5/20"
*"Covid-19 Pandemic, Economy **Updates AM 4/5/20" * *- Frequently **Updated**"* Please visit these sites often for the very latest Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic news and information. ○ *- https://www.zerohedge.com/* *APR 5, 2020 1:15 PM:* "New York, Italy Report Promising Drops In Daily Cases, Deaths As America's 'Hell Week' Begins: Live Updates"○ - *https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/* ○ *Click image for larger size.* *4/5/20, 10:20:39 AM. **For updates click here:* *- https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html*
How America Is Regulating the Many Different Coronavirus Tests
*David Pride* *Public Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] The FDA is in charge of regulating tests. When it comes to COVID-19 testing in the United States, the situation is about as messy as it gets. The U.S. went from having no tests, or assays, available for COVID-19 diagnostics to having multiple different tests available in a span of just a few weeks. Today more than 230 test developers have alerted the Food and Drug Administration that they are requesting emergency authorization for their tests; 20 have been granted. And 110 laboratories around the country, including my own... more »
Coronavirus Is Putting Ten Percent of Americans Out Of Work—Here's How Congress Can Soften It
*Rachel Greszler* *Politics, Americas* [image: Kevin Keeley, who has been homeless for eight months and may have come in contact with someone with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), poses for a portrait outside a quarantine tent run by Boston Health Care for the Homeless in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., A] It's the only way to save jobs. Unemployment claims spiked by 6.6 million last week, meaning more Americans became unemployed during one week than the total already unemployed before COVID-19 hit the U.S. This marks a 3,000% increase compared to the levels of February’s weekly ini... more »
America's F-35 Is No Master Dogfighter, But That's Okay
*TNI Staff* *Security, North America* It wasn't meant to be. *Key point: *Ultimately, the Air Force does need a new air superiority fighter—particularly for the Pacific theater. Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter—which is built in three versions—recently completed its developmental test phase and is operational with the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy will soon join the ranks of JSF operators with the F-35C carrier variant, which is scheduled to become operational later this year or early 2019. The Navy—which refused to accept anything other th... more »
Russia Shouldn't Gloat About Seizing A U.S. Tomahawk Missile In Syria
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* Countries lose weapons all the time. *Key point: *If it’s just a question of jamming the Tomahawk, then the United States will modify the missile’s systems to compensate for that jamming. Here’s a tip: if you don’t want the enemy to capture your weapons, then don’t use them. But if you’re afraid to use them because they might be captured, then what are good are they? Russia is crowing that it has recovered America’s Tomahawk cruise missiles that were launched in Syria but failed to explode. Russian officials have promised that examining t... more »
Area 51 May Not Have Aliens, But What's There Is Just As shocking
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Black projects. *Key Point:* This is where the Pentagon's most secret projects are advanced. While fanciful stories of alien spaceships continue to captivate the public, as recent internet memes attest, there’s little doubt that Groom Lake’s actual activities are of considerable interest—sufficiently so that in April 2019 Russia even dispatched one of its treaty-authorized Tu-154M Open Skies surveillance planes to spy on the base. The facility has considerably expanded from the small, remote landing field adjacent to a salt flat first used to test... more »
Sorry, Trump: Why a Tough Guy Approach Won't Defeat the Coronavirus
*Susanna Lee* *Public Health, Domestic Politics, United States* Trump's approach to politics just won't work. When Donald Trump was running for president, he cultivated a tough-guy persona: tough on immigration, tough on crime and tough on America’s adversaries. He never admitted having made a single mistake, nor did he ever apologize. Question him and face his wrath. As COVID-19 cases multiply daily in the U.S., Trump’s approach has remained largely unchanged. He demanded that state governors show him personal appreciation before requesting masks and ventilators. When a report... more »
Mother Nature Is Trying To Reclaim China's Man-Made Islands
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* Not even Beijing can stop the ocean. *Key point: *The island bases’ uncertain future hasn’t deterred China from heaping additional capabilities on their potentially fragile infrastructure. China’s island outposts in the China Seas might have a major weakness. Since 2013 the Chinese government has dredged and mostly destroyed ecologically delicate reefs in disputed waters in order to build seven major military bases complete with ports, airstrips and radar and missile installations. The islands function as unsinkable aircraft carriers and help to ceme... more »
Why Is the Media Censoring Trump And Showing Chinese Propaganda?
*Jarrett Stepman* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus response briefing as Defense Secretary Mark Esper listens at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner] A double standard is afoot. The lack of regular White House press briefings used to be decried as the end of democracy. Now it’s daily White House briefings that represent the end of democracy. Actress Jane Lynch demanded on Twitter on Monday that President Donald Trump end his daily press briefings and that the media stop covering them. Les... more »
Russia Just Bankrupted One Of America's Biggest Natural Gas Companies
*Chris White* *Politics, Americas* [image: Excess natural gas is being flared, or burnt off, at a flare stack at the refinery in Tula November 21, 2013. REUTERS/Henry Romer] Energy bonanza—at our expense. One of the largest shale drillers in the country filed for bankruptcy recently as the natural gas industry deals with a one-two punch of coronavirus fears and Russia’s continued war against U.S. energy producers. Whiting Petroleum became the first giant natural gas company to slide into bankruptcy Wednesday as many energy producers meet debt obligations and an oil war between t... more »
Why Australia’s Owen Gun Was One Hell of a Weapon
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The diggers of the Australian military carried the odd-looking weapon into battle. More than 50,000 were produced. A casual observer of World War II photographs after 1943 will often notice slouch hat- or beret-wearing Australian “diggers,” or armed Melanesian natives in the Australian Constabulary battalions, slogging through the muck and jungle of New Guinea, Bougainville, New Britain, and Borneo carrying a rather odd-looking weapon with a vertical top-mounting magazine. It was the Owen submachine gun (SMG... more »
What Winnie the Pooh Can Teach Us About Military Deception
*Mike Nelson* *Security, Americas* [image: A camouflaged special forces member attends the traditional Bastille day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe] Not just a children's book. X Story Stream recent articles - Video: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ... - Article: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ... - Article: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ... - Entry: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ... - Video: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ... Cartoons are often used to teach childre... more »
Coronavirus Is Setting Dangerous Precedents For American's Civil Rights
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Politics, * Don't let coronavirus distract you from what matters. Worries about the threat the coronavirus posed to public health are entirely understandable. The disease spreads easily and has a disturbingly high mortality rate among its victims (especially the elderly). Nevertheless, some important and potentially dangerous policy precedents are being set without much consideration or reflection. That approach is unwise, since many of the measures being taken to combat the coronavirus epidemic entail major restrictions on liberties that Americans take fo... more »
China Must Accept Responsibility For Making COVID-19 Coronavirus Worse
*Roger Bate* *Politics, Asia* China didn't give the world time to react. *Key point: *To my mind, the real concern and the focus of anger should be the causes and denials which allow new diseases and newly drug-resistant strains to thrive. Naming diseases is important because mistakes among professionals and the public about what something is called can lead to bad outcomes. If someone misspells Ebola, say Eboma, it’s unlikely that a mistake will be made, but mis-numbering H1N1, for example, might lead to the wrong treatment. Popular names are important because they are not like... more »
Hospitals Separating Newborn Infants from Mothers due to Coronavirus Fears
Expecting mothers can experience enormous amounts of worry and anxiety. With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world, expecting mothers have even more reasons to be worried when hospitals are separating newborns from their mothers within seconds of birth. "I saw her and felt her on my chest for like maybe three to five seconds." This is what mother, Veronica Batton, told KSHB in a story by Lindsay Shively, March 24th. Veronica Batton emailed her doctor with concerns about a cough. She agreed to be tested for the coronavirus, but the test results were not back by the time she went... more »
Antiviral Drug Therapies, COVID-19, Malaria … and Offshore Drug Production
Some of us may wonder why an anti-malarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, when combined with azithromycin, an antibacterial remedy, appear to kill COVID-19, which is a virus. How many times have we been told not to take antibiotics to treat viral diseases? That doing so risks reducing the efficacy of antibiotics against bacterial diseases in our bodies? A dentist friend posed this question today, and I got curious. With the forewarning that I am neither medically nor pharmacologically trained, I dug up some information from various health websites about malaria. Malaria is transmitted fr... more »
How did you know, Fauci?
As I was perusing the news feeds yesterday, I came across a video of our illustrious Dr. Fauci, speaking before some group in Washington, DC in 2017. The video only shows a small portion of his speech, but what Dr. Fauci says sure makes me wonder about his motives concerning our country. Watch it here from the Gateway Pundit. I am trying to find the full speech. However, I can not believe that this is taken in any way out of context. He says what he says. You make up your own mind as to what this is. Think about … Continue reading →
Trapped In The Drowned Maldives Paradise
The New York Times says that a honeymooning couple is trapped in paradise by Coronavirus. The Maldives has had no Coronavirus deaths, and according to the United Nations they have been underwater for two years. How The Coronavirus Stranded This … Continue reading →
Geomagnetic storms have a significant impact our minds and behavior
Important video from the Thunderbolts Project: “Geomagnetic Effects on Earth’s Biology | Electricity of Life” “Many decades ago, the father of plasma cosmology, the Novel prize winner Hannes Alfen, proposed that stars form electromagnetically long vast networks of filaments like pearls on a string.” . Here are just a few of the highlights of this ... Read more Geomagnetic storms have a significant impact our minds and behavior The post Geomagnetic storms have a significant impact our minds and behavior appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Grocery Workers Are Key During the Virus. And They’re Afraid
Grocery workers — many in low-wage jobs — are manning the frontlines amid worldwide lockdowns, their work deemed essential to keep food and critical goods flowing.
U.S. ‘Wasted’ Months Before Preparing for Virus Pandemic
The Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment.
This Crisis Can Be A Gateway To Climate Action
As the COVID-19 pandemic has left most of the country sheltering in place and bracing for hundreds of thousands of deaths and economic fallout that could sideline as much as a third of the U.S. workforce, climate justice warriors took to the Internet this past week to build an online mass movement that they are constructing as they go. Propelled by anger over the $500 billion “corporate slush fund” included in the $2 trillion bailout rushed through Congress and signed by President Donald Trump last month, hundreds of environmental and social justice organizations have joined force... more »
Coronavirus update: 'Hardest and saddest' week coming for US
Just In - 10 hours ago
As the US suffers through a growing coronavirus death toll, the nation's top doctor warns things will only get worse this week.
Funny numbers for Flu cases - Do they really think we're THAT stupid? Answer: YES!!!
*The Old Shell Game...Only this time instead of* *shells they're using Covid19, the "Flu" and* *Pneumonia* In my last post I showed that the perps are fudging the figures of mortality to make it look like people are dying in pandemic numbers due to Covid19. The figures in that post showed that this year, 2020, far LESS people died than in previous years. What to dooooo*oooooo.* We need to fudge some numbers and we need to do it fast. The cows and sheep don't know how to add anyway! In this post I will show that here in Vancouver they're fudging the numbers. Moving the pea from ... more »
PLANDEMIC: Digital ID, 5G, Vaccines & The Mark of The Beast
Crissi Knox Hi guys!! Hope you like the new set up!! Today I share why I do not believe ID2020 meets the criteria for the mark of the beast quite yet…but may soon!! Also, I share my opinion on what could be the image of the beast. Praying you all are safe and well, and …
The Reset is Here: Get Ready. | David Morgan
Reluctant Preppers With the COMEX struggling to meet the demand for physical delivery, and record crisis measures being unleashed by the Fed, Congress, and the White House, concerned people are drawing stark similarities between current times and the start of The Great Depression. David Morgan, founder of TheMorganReport.com, known as The Silver Guru, returns to …
Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Policy Response Producing Risk of Catastrophic "Sudden Shock"
I am very concerned that the policy response of shelter at home (with little-to-no-testing to free people to circulate) is going to irreparably damage the infrastructures that sustain us all, despite the fact that these infrastructures are themselves unsustainable. In my scholarship I've addressed the neoliberal order, and the financial/energy/consumption assemblages that constitute it through their global flows. I've documented that these flows too often are based on an extractive logic that is ecologically and ethically bankrupt. But I also pointed out quite explicitly that these... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 5
1916 British forces attacked Ottomans at Fallahiya to try to relieve surrounded British troops in Kut 1939 Abd al-Illah asked Nuri al-Said to become premier again (Musings On Iraq interview with Historian Phebe Marr comparing PM Said with PM Maliki) 1965 Arif govt launched military offensive against KDP (Musings On Iraq book review of *The Kurds, A Modern History*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope*) 1980 Saddam gave speech saying conflict with Iran was about Arabs vs Persians and denounced Khomeini 1980 Funeral of those killed in Mustansiriya bombing h... more »
The Right Fight: San Diego State’s Department of Women’s Studies Celebrates 50 Years
During the 1960s, social movements gained momentum across the United States in neighborhoods, cities and on college campuses, many of which focused on racial and gender rights. San Diego State University (SDSU) was one of the many institutions at the forefront of the fight for women’s rights.
Strengthening Governance at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Once this pandemic has receded or is over, higher education as we have known it will not return to normal. Effective governance will be more important than ever because it affects all aspects of an institution’s sustainability including accreditation, tuition and fee policies, curricular offerings and services, learning outcomes, facilities, and technology infrastructure, among others.