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Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Are you as sick of hypocritical Republican Christonuts as I am? Want to give apoplexy to any that you have the misfortune to be related to whose gibberish-spewing presence you might have to suffer through at some misguided Easter Sunday get together? Why not blaspheme them to death with the Crucify Jesus By Yourself kit? Sure it's all in miniature but until IKEA makes a full-size replica, it'll have to do. After all, lots of Christonuts have their little Noah's Arks with plastic animals. Why not this improbable Caucasian-looking Jesus they can drive a few nails through? ... more »
Prague ex-mayor Bém would open the economy quickly
Prague ex-mayor Pavel Bém, a psychiatrist mainly dealing with addiction, the main political father of the huge Blanka tunnel, and a conquerer of Mount Everest is the only person in the world whom I know "mostly mutually" (well, we did chat for an hour in the Mozart Café in December) and who has been tested positive on Covid-19 – after he returned from Canada and insisted on his test. He has no symptoms. Here is a 16-minute-long interview he gave to a radio station, Radio Z. Even if you don't understand Czech, I think that you must agree that the host, Ms Helena Šulcová, is much more... more »
New QDrops April 8th, 2020 “Salvage Program”
Where We Go 1 We Go All April 9, 2020 ~The warnings have been screamed from the rooftops for centuries, few have listened. Now that it’s upon us, will we heed those warnings? Perhaps not… HEA
(ALERT). Wall St. To Get TRILLIONS More.. And THIS! Is How It Will Play Out. Mannarino
Gregory Mannarino April 8, 2020 ~Get rid of ANY credit cards and try to eliminate any debt you may have as soon as possible. They’re trying to enslave you via giving you “cheap loans”. Don’t buy into their lies. HEA
The SR-71 Blackbird Was Fast, But It Couldn't Catch The AR-12 Oxcart
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Americas* What happened to this secret CIA spy plane? *Key point:* The Oxcart’s stealth features never proved adequate to avoid detection by Soviet-built radars. Analysis of Week’s photos located the USS Pueblo near Wonsan anchored next to two patrol boats—and also revealed that Pyongyang had not mobilized its troops for war. This led Johnson to rule out plans for a preemptive or punitive strike in favor of diplomatic measures which eventually saw the ship’s abused crew released nearly a year later. On October 30, 1967, a CIA spy-plane soared eigh... more »
The Founding Fathers Warned Us About Judges Rewriting the Constitution
*Thomas Jipping* *Politics, Americas* [image: A family walk their dog past the U.S. Supreme Court building at sunset during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as personal exercise is exempted from the city-wide stay at home orders in Washington, U.S. April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan E] Adrian Vermeule's ideas are not new. Many Americans know precious little about our system of government; the judicial branch is especially mysterious. In a recent article published in The Atlantic, Harvard Law School professor Adrian Vermeule deepens that confusion by rejecting how... more »
China's H-20 Stealth Bomber Is Coming: Is America's Ready?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Analysts forecast the H-20’s first flight in the early 2020s, with production possibly beginning around 2025. *Key Point:* Some Chinese publications also argue that the H-20 will do double-duty as a networked reconnaissance and command & control platform similar to U.S. F-35 stealth fighters. In October 2018, Chinese media announced that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) would publicly unveil its new H-20 stealth bomber during a parade celebrating the air arm’s seventieth anniversary in 2019. Prior news of the H-20’s development h... more »
Budget Problems Are Killing Russia's Su-57 Stealth Fighter Dreams
*David Axe* *Economics, Europe* Moscow is buying fewer planes than it previously planned. *Key point:* The Su-57 is an immature design whose production line is small and inefficient. That won’t quickly or cheaply change. Russian president Vladimir Putin made a big show on May 14, 2019 of visiting the 929th Chkalov State Flight-Test Center in Russia's Astrakhan region. Six Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighters -- fully half of the Su-57s that Sukhoi has built since the type first flew in 2010 -- escorted Putin’s Il-96 VIP plane on the trip from Moscow to Astrakhan. Speaking on May 15, 2... more »
Japan Might Not Have Dodged the Coronavirus Bullet After All
*Bruce Klinger* *Security, Asia* [image: Passersby are silhouetted in front of a giant screen reporting Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato] The country's low-key response is catching up to it. There has been far less international focus on Japan’s low-key response to COVID-19 than on South Korea’s extensive testing program. The latter strategy is now extolled as an international model for bending the curve, but with few early cases in Japan, media reports questione... more »
Why It's Dangerous to Use War Metaphors to Describe Coronavirus
*Constanza Musu* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] War-time imagery can be compelling, but also dangerous. As COVID-19 sweeps across the globe, many politicians and news media have adopted war metaphors to describe the challenges we are facing. In Britain, Queen Elizabeth II delivering a rare speech on Apr. 5 said “we will meet again” evoking a Second World War song. On March 9, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte also invoked the Second World War when he used Winston Churchill’s words to talk about Italy’s “darkest hour.” President Donald Trump has described himself as a... more »
Think Gloves Might Protect You From COVID-19? Think Again.
*Simon Clarke* *Public Health, World* Here's why. The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a great deal of interest in how people might avoid getting infected. One of the methods strongly encourage is handwashing. By now, everyone should be adept at washing their hands like a surgeon preparing for theatre. People touch their faces all the time, often without realising, so an infected person can get the virus on their hands from their mouth or nose and pass it on to others, either directly (although handshakes are now strongly discouraged) or by contaminating a surface which others then... more »
America's Nukes Will Never Be Safe In Turkey
*Mark Episkopos* *Politics, Middle East* As long as Erdogan is in power. *Key point:* The loss of Incirlik would be a major blow to the U.S. capacity to project power in the Middle-East. In what may become the latest wedge in Turkey-NATO relations since Ankara’s purchase of the Russian S-400 missile system earlier in 2019, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to shut down the Incirlik air base. *This first appeared in December 2019 and is being reposted due to reader interest.* “If it is necessary for us to take such a step, of course we have the authority ... If thi... more »
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Gives Nearly A Third Of His Wealth To Coronavirus Relief
*Chris White* *Politics, Americas* [image: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis] He's paying it out in Square equity. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said Tuesday that he is pledging more than 28% towards disarming the coronavirus pandemic. The money will go to Start Small LLC, a limited liability company that will act as a clearinghouse for Dorsey’s donations. The U.S. should focus on a so-called universal basic income and women’s health and education a... more »
Dutch Salmonella illnesses linked to Brazilian poultry
Chicken meat from Brazil is being investigated as the source of Salmonella illnesses in the Netherlands. Between the end of 2019 and mid-February 2020, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) identified a cluster of six Salmonella Virchow infections distributed across the country using whole genome sequencing (WGS) but no epidemiological link... Continue Reading
Federal court in California will hear oral arguments in USDA motion to dismiss swine lawsuit
The USDA by April 15 will ask a federal court in California to dismiss a second lawsuit filed to overturn the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS’s) new inspection system for market hogs. USDA earlier asked a federal court in Minnesota to toss a similar civil action. In Minnesota, a judge stripped down a lawsuit... Continue Reading
Foodwatch concerned about interim EU rules during Coronavirus
A consumer group has called on the European Commission to ensure that food safety and consumer protection are not compromised during the coronavirus pandemic. Foodwatch has written to Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, to express concern about a regulation adopting temporary measures to tackle disruption in the control systems of... Continue Reading
Tweets For Today
Follow @Reuters liveblog for the latest developments around the coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/cEBwkoEQ5P pic.twitter.com/MBuSyn4ZEm — Reuters (@Reuters) April 9, 2020 Head of World Health Organization calls for unity, a day after the agency came under fire from President Trump https://t.co/saRkfK2uik — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 8, 2020 Coronavirus pandemic poses big challenges for UN peacekeeping operations https://t.co/PpICjjTMNG 📸 Samir Tounsi pic.twitter.com/zr3H45YG5M — AFP news agency (@AFP) April 9, 2020 Is the #coronavirus pandemic the end of the world as ... more »
Pandemics And The Ordinary Business Of War
The twaddle of framing the confrontation of the coronavirus as a “war” has proven to be a cheapening, misguided exercise. France’s president Emmanuel Macron has deemed COVID-19 the “invisible, elusive enemy”, making it sound like an adept guerrilla specialising in sneak attacks. China’s Xi Jinping has gone for the language […]
Holy Thursday
At the end of the liturgy on Holy Thursday evening, in every Catholic Church around the world, the Blessed Sacrament is removed to the altar of repose, the altar is stripped, the church is bare, empty. Tomb-like. It is a … Continue reading →
Musical Interlude: Richard Harris, “MacArthur Park”
Richard Harris, “MacArthur Park”
Musical Interlude: 2002, "We Meet Again"
2002, "We Meet Again"
Comet ATLAS 2020: Comet Y4 Breaking Up as It Approaches the Sun
Comet ATLAS 2020: Comet Y4 Breaking Up as It Approaches the Sun by SEAN MARTIN, https://www.express.co.uk/ COMET ATLAS, the space rock which has piqued the interest of the astronomy community, has started to crumble as it approaches the Sun, experts have stated. – Comet ATLAS, also known as C/2019 Y4 but nicknamed ATLAS as it …
Bill Gates Crosses the Digital Rubicon, Says ‘Mass Gatherings’ May Not Return Without Global Vaccine
Bill Gates Crosses the Digital Rubicon, Says ‘Mass Gatherings’ May Not Return Without Global Vaccine by Robert Bridge, April 8, 2020, https://www.strategic-culture.org/ A recurring theme among conspiracy theorists is that the elite are just waiting for the right moment to roll out their ‘mark of the beast’ technology to remotely identify and control every single …
China’s Massive Amount of Immunotoxic 5G Networking and the Wuhan Coronavirus: The Emperor’s New Virus
China’s Massive Amount of Immunotoxic 5G Networking and the Wuhan Coronavirus: The Emperor’s New Virus by Gary G. Kohls, MD, http://duluthreader.com/home, 12 March 2020 Could there be a link between the Coronavirus and 5G? Researcher and building biologist Paul Doyon has just spent the last 18 months in China. He’s written a brilliant article laying …
What Did They Know, Exactly? US Intel Warned of ‘Cataclysmic’ Coronavirus Pandemic in NOVEMBER 2019, Report Claims
How did they know? This is a bioweapon released on China by the western Illuminati. The question for me is whether the Chinese Illuminati were complicit. How did USA Intel know it was not just the common cold which is also caused by Coronavirus? – This bioweapon was released to drive the world towards the …
Silver Shortage Isn’t Just A Manufacturing Bottleneck
Arcadia Economics #SilverShortage Isn’t Just A Manufacturing Bottleneck Physical demand for #silver continues to surge. Premiums have spiked, and with #COMEX silver trading at $15, it costs well above $20 to actually obtain any #physicalsilver. To find out whether it’s simply a manufacturing bottleneck caused by the #Coronavirus, or a deeper disruption with more significant …
The Liquidity Crisis Is Quickly Becoming A Global Solvency Crisis As FRA/OIS, Euribor Soar
The Liquidity Crisis Is Quickly Becoming A Global Solvency Crisis As FRA/OIS, Euribor Soar by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ One month after turmoil was unleashed on capital markets, when the combination of the Saudi oil price war and the sweeping impact of the coronavirus pandemic finally hit developed nations, what was until now mostly a liquidity …
A New World Order & “The End Of Capital Markets As We Have Known Them”
A New World Order & “The End Of Capital Markets As We Have Known Them” by AdvisorPerspectives.com, https://www.zerohedge.com/ …. Dear friends and colleagues, – Though the virus pandemic has been tumultuous, challenging and with little precedence, from a capital market perspective, this market collapse was quite predictable. – Capital market excesses became pervasive in ways …
Videos For Today
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Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Wednesday 8th April 2020
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
Dennis Quaid Pushes Back On ‘Daily Beast’: Trump’s ‘Handling Virus In A Good Way’
By Gabriel Hays ~ Again, not everyone in Hollywood thinks President Trump is doing a terrible job with coronavirus. Actor Dennis Quaid thinks the opposite even with alt-left, Trump-hating outlet The Daily Beast trying to sway him. Despite Daily Beast Senior Entertainment Editor Marlow Stern’s pushing and prodding, the Midway and The Right Stuff actor stuck […]
Question Authority
By Peter Murphy ~ It became necessary to destroy the town to save it Supposedly an unnamed American Army officer made this famous quote in Vietnam in 1968. He aptly described the fruitless military strategy in mostly rural South Vietnam. It would be years until the strategy substantially changed, but too late to avert more […]
No Lockdown in Sweden
Jeff Jacoby ~ Did Sweden blunder? Or did everyone else? In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world’s governments have gone to unheard-of lengths to keep people apart and try to slow the spread of the virus. Schools and businesses have been shuttered, public gatherings banned, construction projects halted, restaurants darkened, air travel […]
Coronavirus Commission Examines How To Get America Back To Work
By Fred Lucas ~ Before many Americans are able to go back to work, the country will have to reach four goals amid the COVID-19 pandemic, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said as the National Coronavirus Recovery Commission began to study related issues. “No. 1, we need to stop the spread. That has not […]
Picture Of The Day
Colourised scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (greenish brown) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (pink), also known as the novel coronavirus, isolated from a patient sample. The image was captured and colour-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. © REUTERS / NIAID-IRF *WNU Editor:* The above image came from this photo-gallery .... *COVID-19 Through the Lens of a Microscope* (Sputnik).
Feds classifying all coronavirus patient deaths as ‘COVID-19’ deaths, regardless of cause
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The Boy With 3 Names Who Died 3 Times in 3 Countries
If you have been on anti-social media over the past 24 hours (which lets face it, thats all you got right now) you may of come across the following post: I’m always sceptical of these posts, as more often than not they are proven false after about 3 seconds of research, but nevertheless I had […] The post The Boy With 3 Names Who Died 3 Times in 3 Countries appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
David Icke ‘Virus’ Video Banned From Youtube – Watch HERE!
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More time to finish 'extremely large' evidence brief in trial over Kumanjayi Walker shooting
Prosecutors are still waiting on key pieces of evidence in the trial of Constable Zachary Rolfe for the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker, and suggested COVID-19 impacts may be adding to delays in finalising medical reports.
'Wonderful' numbers but fears for Kimberley as two more health workers test positive to COVID-19
Another two healthcare workers in Halls Creek test positive for COVID-19, but the WA Government is confident no Indigenous patients have been exposed to the virus.
Nine Network accuses NRL of 'mismanagement' as 2020 season hangs in the balance
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The NRL comes under attack from one of its broadcast partners, who claims the league has "squandered" its finances and left clubs and players facing an uncertain future.
'Leaky boat' derails drug smuggling operation, SA man jailed
A South Australian man conspiring to smuggle millions of dollars' worth of cocaine from Panama has been sentenced to more than six years in jail.
'Guilt and shame' for wearing masks as doctors report widespread sharing
A survey of doctors on the front line in the fight against coronavirus finds 75 per cent have re-used the same mask between patients. Many say they feel pressure from other staff not to wear a mask.
Chocolatiers, fishmongers give thanks as Easter shoppers throw them a financial lifeline
As businesses across the country struggle amid coronavirus-related shutdowns, Easter provides salvation for some — at least for now.
Drone footage shows scale of widespread destruction by Cyclone Harold
The Tongan Meteorological Service issues warnings for many parts of the country as the cyclone, with wind gusts of up to 285 kilometres per hour near its centre, passes the island kingdom.
Police investigating after newborn baby found dead on Melbourne beach
Just In - 23 hours ago
Victoria Police investigates after a newborn baby girl is found dead on a Melbourne beach. The circumstances surrounding the death, and the baby's identity, are not yet known.
After 10 years of trying, giant pandas finally mate during coronavirus lockdown at Hong Kong zoo
Le Le and Ying Ying first began attempts at "natural mating" 10 years ago — but with the zoo now closed to the public due to coronavirus restrictions, it would seem the duo decided to make the most of their newfound privacy.
Rescue flights to bring Australians home from South America, Africa
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Australians stranded in Peru, Argentina and South Africa amid the coronavirus crisis will be brought home on a series of Qantas flights over the next week, the Federal Government announces.
Lonely Planet cuts 'shock' its founder Tony Wheeler
The travel publishing company announces it will close most of its operations in Melbourne and London, in response to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on its sales.
Sanders' relentless consistency was his strongest asset, and may well have been his downfall
The Democratic socialist wanted America to listen to his ideas, so he ran for President again, this time with what looked like a clear shot. Here's how he still fell short to Joe Biden.
Coroner finds Tanya Day's death in custody may have been result of 'indictable offence'
A coronial inquest finds a train conductor's "unconscious bias" was a factor in calling the police on Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, and that police may have committed an indictable offence by failing to adequately check on her in a holding cell.
Intensive-care nurse at Canberra Hospital tests positive for COVID-19 as the ACT reaches 100 cases
One of the nurse's patients had the disease, but it is believed the staff member was infected by a close personal contact who travelled overseas recently.
Australian shares rise, investors buoyed by signs US coronavirus outbreak may be near peak
The local share market rises in early trade, after the Australian dollar jumped 1 per cent overnight as the $130 billion JobKeeper wage subsidy package was passed into law.
The Greenland Ice Sheet Might Disappear – Probably When Hell Freezes Over
By Dr. John Happs The Greenland ice sheet is the second largest body of ice on Earth after the Antarctic ice sheet and to say that Greenland’s ice sheet is big would be an understatement. It is about 2,400 km long, 1,100 km wide and covers an area of around 1,710,000 square km. It has […]
Quote of the Day
“Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught in falsehood’s school. And the one man who dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and fool.” —Plato (429-347 BC)
Bill Gates and Coronavirus pt 2.1
It has been reported to me that there are actually two computer models, or predictions if you will, on the likely cases and deaths in the USA and the UK. One is the IHME, Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, and the other is the Imperial college model, configured by a Mr. Neil Ferguson. I mentioned in “Bill Gates and Coronavirus pt2 that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds the IHME model. I have now discovered that same foundation funds the Imperial College model as well. This is a video that is about five minutes, but it shows in … Continue reading →
April 9th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1176
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Thursday April 9th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
Fauci Signaling to Acosta During White House Briefing…
Dr. Anthony Fauci did it again. The first time Facui was noted signaling to his allies in media was when he signaled to ABC’s Jonathan Karl after an antagonistic exchange with President Trump at a task force briefing [SEE HERE]. … Continue reading →
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 9, 2020
*Suzannah Lyons and Natasha Mitchell, ABC News Online*:* How did coronavirus start? Where did bats get the virus from and how did it spread to humans?* Despite the conspiracy theories you're hearing, or the misinformation that's spreading on social media, it's clear that this coronavirus came from wildlife. By looking at the genome of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — it is clear it has signatures that are closely related to other viruses that are present in wildlife, said evolutionary biologist Jemma Geoghegan of the University of Otago. "There is a virus in bats, a... more »
Oppressing Climate Dissent & COVID-19 Dissent
COMMENT: Dear Mr. Armstrong, I am a regular reader of your blog from Poland and I highly value your opinions that spring from exceptional intelligence and experience. I’d like to contribute a few words to the discussion on the ideas of the “green movement”. When I listen to some of those people I have the […]
Covid-19 Disproportionately Afflicting & Killing African Americans
Mississippi has the highest percentage of African Americans at 38% of the population, but African Americans account for 72% of … Continue reading →
US House Chairs Maloney, Connolly, Lynch Take Action in Response to Trump’s Removal of Chair of Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
US House “Chairs Maloney, Connolly and Lynch Take Swift Action in Response to President’s Removal of Chair of Pandemic Response … Continue reading →
If You Have Asthma, This Is What You Should Do During the Coronavirus Pandemic
*Christine Jenkins* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] There are a couple of things to keep in mind. The new respiratory coronavirus COVID-19 is particularly worrying for the 2.7 million Australians who already suffer from asthma. That’s roughly one in nine people. Viral respiratory infections, in particular those that cause the common cold, typically trigger flareups of asthma. They are the main reason for asthma episodes in both children and adults during autumn and winter. So it’s natural for asthmatics to fear they may be more at risk during the coronavirus pandemic. ... more »
Bombs Away: How The Air Force Made The Army's M551 Sheridan Tank Deadlier Than Ever
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Americas* Adversaries never saw it coming. *Key point: *The experience with the Sheridan shows that even with its troublesome armament and inadequate armor, troops in the field appreciated the Sheridan for *being *there where it was needed. The M551 Sheridan light tank is largely remembered as a curiosity, an innovative weapon system that proved an overcomplicated failure in action. However, several hundred Sheridans provided useful service in three wars, and left behind a small but noticeable gap in the force structure since being withdrawn in th... more »
Canada Only Has Good News To Share After Legalizing Marijuana
*Jeffrey Miron* *Politics, Americas* Nearly all the available evidence counters the core arguments of legalization opponents. *Key point:* Fears that individuals who consume marijuana are more likely to drive under the influence than those consuming alcohol are again unfounded. Opponents of marijuana legalization frequently argue that increased legal access will result in soaring rates of use and addiction, especially among adolescents. A recent report from Statistics Canada, however, provides new evidence that such fears are unfounded. Overall marijuana use did increase slight... more »
Why The U.S. Army Poured Cold Water On Israel's Iron Dome
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* Whatever its merits or flaws, Iron Dome is the most combat-tested defense system of its kind. A crack has appeared in Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, after the U.S. military gave it a thumbs-down. A top U.S. Army general told Congress that Iron Dome can’t be integrated into the Army’s new Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) air and missile defense system. Despite Army protests, Congress in 2019 mandated the Army buy two Iron Dome batteries. But in February 2020, General John Murray, chief of Army Futur... more »
Coronavirus Has Exposed The Weaknesses Of America's Supply Chains
*Martijn Rasser* *Security, Americas* It's time to fix them. *Key point: *The COVID-19 pandemic makes clear that large swaths of the U.S. economy are highly dependent on networks that are easily broken, either through natural disasters and epidemics or deliberately by an adversary. With all the uncertainty swirling around the COVID-19 outbreak, one thing is crystal clear: the methods needed to prevent or contain an epidemic have exposed the vulnerability and fragility of U.S. supply chains. Quarantines, travel bans, and factory shutdowns showed the risks in achieving economies ... more »
Education During the Coronavirus Pandemic: How Will Students Be Graded?
*Louis Volante* *Public Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] Assessment will not be the same. COVID-19 has brought a tsunami of change and impacted every facet and sector of society, including the lives of children, parents and teachers. UN Secretary-General António Guterres recently said that the coronavirus pandemic is the biggest global challenge since the Second World War. When K-12 schools will reopen in Canada remains an open question, and hope is quickly fading that students will be able to finish the 2019-20 academic year with face-to-face instruction. Ontario’s schools, f... more »
The Battle of Iwo Jima: How This Iconic Photograph Was Captured
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2006%3Anewsml_GM1DTVSYOLAA&share=true] Never forget. *Key point: *This photograph is in textbooks all across America. But the flag was not raised exactly that way as it happened in real life. Atop 550-foot Suribachi Yama, the volcano at the southwest tip of Iwo Jima, Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 28th Regiment, 5th Division, hoist the Stars and Stripes, signaling the capture of this key position. Photographer Joe Rosenthal’s “photo of U.S. Marines raising the Stars and St... more »
Doomed: How Napoleon Ruined His Empire at the Battle of Borodino
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Image: Reuters] Never, never invade Russia. *Key point: *Napoleon had overreached. He tried to take over Russia and failed, leaving his army in ruins and setting the course for the end of his empire. For many, the fascination of military history lies in the “What if …” What if Hitler had not ordered the Luftwaffe to shift from bombing RAF airfields to bombing London in 1940? What if Saddam had pushed on through Kuwait into northern Saudi Arabia, denying coalition forces the use of Saudi airfields to launch their counterattack? ... more »
Meet the Dreaded Kempeitai: Imperial Japan's Hated Secret Police
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Unknown author - The Philippines Expeditionary Force Information Department Editors (1943-June) The Philippines Expeditionary Force, Japan: The Philippines Expeditionary Force Information Department Retrieved on 24 February 2009., Public Domain, https:] Similar to the Gestapo they committed many crimes. *Key point: *These soldiers carried out many dirty deeds on behalf of the dictatorship. This is their horrible legacy. In Western countries, “military police” are associated in the public mind with keeping order among off-duty ... more »
Veteran Tells How He Survived a Kamikaze Attack During the Battle for Okinawa
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By United States Navy photograph, photographed from USS West Virginia (BB-48). - Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-3829 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12100102] A harrowing experience. *Key point: *Tokyo was getting desperate as the war was ending and turned to suicide attacks. Being on the receiving end of one was a haunting thing to go through. Only 340 miles from the home island of Kyushu, the final objective of the American military surge ac... more »
Looks Like North Korea’s Getting Ready for Major Missile Tests
*David Axe* *Security, * [image: What appears to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) flies in an undisclosed location in this undated picture released by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 2, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS] The signs are evident in satellite imagery of the North Korean regime’s Sinpo test site. On April 4 and 5, 2020, commercial satellites photographed the test stand at Sinpo several times. There are signs North Korea is preparing to resume flight tests of long-range, nuclear-capable rockets. The signs are evident in satellite imagery of th... more »
60,000-Year-Old Preserved Wood Has Ancient Bacteria That Could Create New Medicines
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, * The site of the forest, which now lies 60 feet underwater off Alabama’s coast in Mobile Bay, has been the focus of an intense study funded by the NOAA. A team of scientists from Northeastern University and the University of Utah was able to bring up pieces of wood to further study. Scientists believe that new lifesaving medicines could be culled from a 60,000-year-old bald cypress forest. This isn’t, however, any regular forest. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which recently published an article about this pa... more »
Battleship Death Match: The Battle in Which the Nazi's Bismarck Sunk the HMS Hood
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: By Photographer: Allan C. Green 1878 - 1954Restoration: Adam CuerdenPlease credit both - State Library of Victoria, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24585571] A shock to Britain. *Key point: *The fight was tough and it it still unclear exactly what caused the explosion that sunk London's famous warship. But either way it was lost and Berlin had a naval victory. The British Admiralty Board of Enquiry into the loss of the battlecruiser HMS *Hood*, presided over by Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake, con... more »
World News Briefs -- April 9, 2020 (Morning Edition)
*SCMP:* *Coronavirus latest: 1.5 million people infected worldwide as WTO warns of deepest recession ‘of our lifetimes’* * US infections surge past 430,000; New York fatalities rise, but curve ‘flattening’ * Boris Johnson’s condition ‘improving’ in hospital as UK deaths hit 7,000 More than 1.5 million people have been infected by the new coronavirus, as the pandemic batters major economies and threatens to plunge the world into the deepest global recession in generations. While Wuhan, the Chinese city where the virus was first reported, celebrated its liberation from a nearly 11-w... more »
"For This Is What We Do..."
“My heart broke on its shame and sorrow. I suddenly knew how much crying there was in me, and how little love. I knew, at last, how lonely I was. But I couldn’t respond. My culture had taught me all the wrong things well. So I lay completely still, and gave no reaction at all. But the soul has no culture. The soul has no nations. The soul has no color or accent or way of life. The soul is forever. The soul is one. And when the heart has its moment of truth and sorrow, the soul can’t be stilled. I clenched my teeth against the stars. I closed my eyes. I surrendered to sleep. One of ... more »
Why Exactly Today's House Democrats Never Fail To Disappoint
Last cycle, Pelosi's dreadfully corrupt-- as in just like a GOP pay-to-play outfit-- SuperPAC, the House Majority PAC, spent $72,107,669, very little of it supporting progressives and almost all of it supporting New Dems and Blue Dogs from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party. These were the 26 candidates who got the most help-- over a million dollars from Pelosi (and not counting the money the DCCC spent in these districts). The letter grade after their name is from ProgressivePunch of their voting records so far: *•* Harley Rouda (New Dem-CA)- $3,805,387-- F *•* Kim Schr... more »
Increasing deaths from coronavirus in Indonesia including young children
Increasing deaths from coronavirus in Indonesia including young children Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The fear of coronavirus (Covid-19) is increasing in Indonesia based on mounting deaths. However, the vastness and remoteness of many parts of this nation mean the true extent isn’t known. Yet, it is widely perceived that […]
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Highest Svalbard sea ice since 1988 with Bear Island in the south surrounded
Originally posted on polarbearscience: From 3-7 April this year, sea ice around Svalbard Norway has been the highest since 1988, but only 6th or 7th highest since records began in the 1970s. Pack ice is year surrounds Bear Island (Bjørnøya) at the southern end of the archipelago for the first time since 2009 at this…
Winter continues in northern Europe (Russia)
In northern Europe the temperature is still negative. Some snow drifts still 5 ft deep. On Tuesday night, the low in the northwest was close to zero and in the north it ranged from -2 to -10°C, in the far north (in the autonomous district of Nenets) from -11 to -15 degrees. Northwest regions have ... Read more Winter continues in northern Europe (Russia) The post Winter continues in northern Europe (Russia) appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Ural Mountains hit by heavy snow
On April 7 heavy snowfall was expected in the Chelyabinsk region, some very heavy places in the mountains. Expect heavy deposition of wet snow on the wires in some areas, temporary snow cover, intense ice on the roads, wind up to 25 m/s. In the regions of Sverdlovsk and Kurgan, the wind should increase to ... Read more Ural Mountains hit by heavy snow The post Ural Mountains hit by heavy snow appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Thrown in prison for blowing the whistle on deadly viral contamination of human vaccines…PhD Judy A. Mikovits reveals her disturbing true story (think Chronic Fatigue, AIDS, Autism etc)
We now live in a world where truth is censored & criminals have free reign. A Doctor informs the public of her research proving retroviruses have been added to vaccines causing such immune disorders as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, motor neuron disorders and more, and she is thrown in jail and ruined both financially and career […] Read more
Coronavirus Hasn't Slowed the Sewage From the Ivory Towers
*The Wistful Utopian Centrist Thomas Friedman* If you happen to have perused the latest *dreadful exercise* by NYTs Thomas Friedman in drunk revisionist history, magical thinking, and radical 'both siderist' idiocy seems vaguely familiar to you, it should. Because it is virtually identical to the drunk revisionist, magical thinking, radically idiotic "OMFG Democrats Should Do National Unity" column that Friedman wrote just before Michael Bloomberg's campaign and his $500 mil. went in the woodchipper. Friedman, bless his heart, has a long-time, brainsick fetish for solving all nati... more »
Police state Western Australia forces leg bracelets onto those in lockdown
Tracking bracelets, fines for not self-isolating from the ABC The West Australian Labor Government has sought the power to electronically monitor people who fail to self-isolate, using tracking bracelets or in-home trackers. Coronavirus update: Follow the latest news in our daily wrap. Tampering with a device could result in 12 months in jail or a […]
Brazilian Military Curtails President Bolsonaro’s Power Over COVID19 Dispute
Bolsonaro made threats he couldn’t carry out about replacing the Health Minister and reopening commerce. Now he is isolated and everyone has turned on him, as General Villas Boas admits. He’s been reduced to impotence. It remains to be seen how he and his children will react. We now have a kind of prime minister in General Braga Netto, who has taken on the role of coordinator of all ministries and, especially, health policy, to prevent Bolsonaro from committing any more acts of madness. The next stage is the government armoring itself to prevent the PT from winning the 2022 presid... more »
They Chased the Car and Caught It
Now what? as Heath Ledger's Joker would ask. The Democrat Party, DNC and Amazon-owned *Washington Post* finally got their tarnished brass ring. Bernie's exit puts a merciful end to the sad sideshow of democracy into which the "Democrats" had turned this primary season. With a bad app partly financed by a one-time frontrunner, hit pieces by Jeff Bezos' official propaganda arm, seriously misled voters blinded by panic by four more years of Trump and, lest you think those days are behind us, smoky back rooms deciding on a doddering, aging centrist who thinks he's running ... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April, 2020
The U.S. Navy coordinates transportation of sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) who have tested negative for COVID-19 in Guam. April 4, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Matthew R. White). *Sean Quirk, LawFare:* *Water Wars: Coronavirus Spreads Risk of Conflict Around the South China Sea* Washington and Beijing are using their militaries to signal that neither is letting down its guard on Taiwan and the South China Sea during the coronavirus pandemic. Soon after Taiwan’s Vice President-Elect William Lai Ching-te visi... more »
Op-Ed: Refusing To Vote For Truden Is The Same As Voting For Bimp
Today’s Caitlin Johnstone article has been replaced with an op-ed by Snooty McCentrist of the National News Conglomerate. NNC: Obey. Bernie Sanders has suspended his presidential primary run, leaving the 2020 race a simple contest between former Vice President Doe Truden and President Jonald Bimp. […]
"We Won't Be Getting 'Back To Normal'... Not Soon... Not Ever!"
*"We Won't Be Getting 'Back To Normal'...* * Not Soon... Not Ever!"* by Daisy Luther "The first and final thing you have to do in this world is to last it and not be smashed by it." - Ernest Hemingway "When will we get back to normal?If you yearn for the days before COVID-19 swept across the planet, I regret to inform you that those days are gone. This isn’t a warm and fuzzy blog post telling you that everything is going to be all right. If you’re looking for reassurance that “we’ve got this,” I’m afraid I can’t provide it. This article wasn’t written to console or coddle you, so if... more »
Navarro Discusses China’s Duplicity Spreading the Wuhan Virus…
White House trade advisor and current lead policy advisor for the Defense Production Act, Peter Navarro, discusses China’s geopolitical schemes and their intentional downplaying of the Wuhan virus. Additionally, Navarro outlines the framework of his warning memo to the National … Continue reading →
DOD LEAK: Feds Investigated Birx & CDC Director for “Scientific Fraud & Misconduct”;
Fabricated, Falsified HIV/AIDS Vaccine Trials From the True Pundit: Excerpts: Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the CDC, and Dr. Deborah Birx — the Coronavirus Coordinator for the White House — were the targets of a damning Department of Defense investigation after colleagues in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force blew the whistle on scientific fraud during clinical trials of a HIV/AIDS vaccine. Redfield, as the lead on the Army’s HIV/AIDS vaccine project, who was assisted by Birx, — according to the DOD documents, the project was plagued by manipulation of data, inapropriate stati... more »
Just Blow Your Troubles Away
….aka “Pissin’ In the Wind”…. Televangelist TV charlatan Kenneth Copeland summoned the “Wind of God” to destroy the coronavirus during a recent sermon….. THOSE EYES ! (shudder) His Pip posse could use a bit more choreography…..and convincing…, IMHO. Copeland is one of those people who make Christianity look bad, and him doing things like this is exactly why. I’m not denying that divine healing can and does take place, but it does not take place like this, and certainly not from poseurs like Copeland. ~Terry
Atlas Shrugged happening in REAL TIME LIVE!
In my humble opinion, the looters have struck….If you haven’t read Atlas Shrugged, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 the movie from 90 Mile From Tyranny. Each part is about 1.5 to 2 hours in length. I found another video you may or may not like and/or agree to, he does say some controversial things, but overall he maybe right on the money…..Gregory Mannarino on youtube. ~Raggnar (RFXtFR)
Breaking: Ansarallah forces carry out ballistic missile strike in northern Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 A.M.) – Saudi official television announced that the Ansarallah (var. Houthi) Movement targeted the city of Ma’rib in Yemen with a ballistic missile. The report said that “despite the announcement of the ceasefire , the Houthi militia is targeting the government compound in Marib.” They would add: “The Houthis in Yemen are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Daily Brief 2020-04-07
This is a summary of 14 AMN articles on the following subjects: Hasakah, Syria, Iran, Aleppo, Idlib, Russia, Europe, Vietnam, Iraq, Pompeo, US, ISIS, Israel, Qamishli, China, Mediterranean, Baghdad. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Iran, World-News, Iraq, Middleeast Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Lebanon will not allow Israel to use airspace: PM
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Lebanese Prime Minister Dr. Hassan Diab received on Wednesday morning the Commander of the International Emergency Forces operating in southern Lebanon, General Stefano Del Cole in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Zina Akar, the Director of Intelligence in the Lebanese Army, and Brigadier Tony Mansour. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Top jet or ‘expensive flying lemon’? US media out let suggests F-35 is not worth its price
Some 500 F-35 jets have been built since the first model of the fighter was introduced back in 2015, with each unit costing around $80 million dollars at least. However, despite the jet being the top of its class in the US and arguably in the West in general, whether or not the F-35 is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Do driving lessons count as 'essential'?
A Victorian teenager learning to drive was hit with a coronavirus-related fine, sparking this question from parents: Can I take my child for a lesson? Here's where each state stands on learner drivers.
Australia Council funding cut leaves dancers with disabilities in limbo
Adelaide's Restless Dance Theatre employs dancers with disabilities but is now battling to survive after its funding was cut by the Australia Council — a decision which has shocked South Australia's arts sector.
Australia to build 2,000 life-saving ventilators to prepare for coronavirus peak
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A consortium of companies is enlisted by the Federal Government in a $31 million deal to produce the invasive ventilators, which support patients who are unable to breathe on their own.
Syrian air force behind chemical attacks, investigation team finds
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The bombs, dropped on an opposition-held village in 2017 by pilots flying Sukhoi Su-22 military planes and a helicopter, contained poisonous chlorine and sarin nerve gas, a report says.
Major ski resorts still planning for a 2020 season amid coronavirus uncertainty
Thredbo, Perisher, and Charlotte Pass ski resorts are progressing plans to operate from the June long weekend onward, but regional health services say that's too soon.
Police arrest man following firearm incident at Ellenbrook Speedway
Police arrest a man in his 20s after they locked down an area in the north-eastern Perth suburb of Ellenbrook amid reports of a man armed with a gun.
Sacre rhubarb? French respond to Tassie farmer's bubbly post with a firm 'non'
A Tasmanian farmer's suggestion that people make champagne with their surplus rhubarb draws a legal warning from the French.
Four more coronavirus cases confirmed after Easter police blitz warning
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Tasmania records another four cases of coronavirus, all in the state's north-west hotspot, after Premier Peter Gutwein warned of a statewide Easter police "blitz" and an "effective lockdown" in the north-west.
Want to come home to Queensland? You'll need a special permit
The State Government is implementing strict new rules which will apply to all Queenslanders returning home from interstate.
Should I wear a face mask to the supermarket?
You're staying at home and washing your hands, but what about wearing a mask? We look through the advice, myths and misinformation.