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How to avoid getting injured while working from home
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Floyd Blaikie didn’t think she’d need to bring home her office chair. Four weeks ago, her employer, the Halifax-based digital marketing firm Kula Partners, told employees they would be working from home. Realizing she was likely to be at this for awhile, Blaikie collected some […]
Dr. Shiva Exposes Dr. Fauci's "Fake Science" and the WHO
[image: dr-shiva-exposes-dr-faucis-fake-science-and-the-who] VIDEO - Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, PhD exposes the role of Big-Pharma, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the World Health Organization's promotion of "Fake Science" to push false Big Government solutions at the expense of people's lives and health.
US Had Intelligence Pointing to Public Health Crisis in Wuhan Nov. 2019?
* Admittedly I have no confidence in these reports. * *It's questionable why this is being reported at this time except to:* *1- Cast aspersion and suspicion on China.* *2- Present Trump as incompetent.* *Still it's remotely possible the report is correct....* *Independent* *A second report has claimed that the US collected intelligence pointing to a public health crisis in Wuhan as far back as November, after officials dismissed allegations earlier this week.On Wednesday, ABC News said that the National Center for Medical Intelligence had known of a spreading contag... more »
Is Mike Pence Waving a Confederate Flag in This Photo?
No, but the original version of the photograph stirred up its own controversy.
"You often can’t tell the difference between a 'serious-but-lesser' and a world-historical event as it’s happening. Nonetheless, from where I sit, coronavirus falls into the former and not the latter category." #QotD
Check-in area at Frankfurt Airport on April 5, 2020, emptied by Coronavirus (Stefan Moechel/Shutterstock). *"My first observation is that even major things like coronavirus seldom change the course of history. While there are genuine 'world-historical' events—Constantine’s adoption of Christianity as a state religion, the fall of the Roman Empire, the collapse of China’s Song Dynasty, the 1347-51 Black Death, colonisation of the Americas, the Mughal conquest of India—they are few and far between. Instead, what serious but lesser happenings do is enormously amplify and accelerate tr... more »
The Tiger King Market?
Fred Imbert and Pippa Stevens of CNBC report the S&P 500 jumps more than 1%, capping off its best week since 1974: Stocks rose sharply on Thursday, wrapping up a big week of gains, after the Federal Reserve detailed a bevy of programs to support the economy during the shutdowns from the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 gained 1.5% to close at 2,789.82 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 285.80 points, or 1.2%, to 23,719.37. The Nasdaq Composite closed 0.8% higher at 8,153.58. The U.S. stock market will be closed Friday due to Good Friday. *For the week, the S&P 500 s... more »
Kissinger wants a global government… (to fix the pandemic they practiced for last October)
About as predictable as you could get … please do read the New World Order & Agenda 21/30 pages (main menu) all you people who’ve labeled us conspiracy theorists for years, have a read folks. It’s right in your faces now. The right (manufactured) crisis has arrived. They’ve removed our borders as planned … gained … Continue reading Kissinger wants a global government… (to fix the pandemic they practiced for last October) →
Inciting fear – 2 UK men busted delivering letters stating known living person is dead in the name of coronavirus
Mar 27, 2020 Mr Cheswick 2.67K subscribers Allegedly, 2 men in hazmat suits turned up to a block of flats putting notices through people’s doors that someone had died from coronavirus, but, that’s not true according to one of the residents who lives in the block of flats, this girl claims that the man was … Continue reading Inciting fear – 2 UK men busted delivering letters stating known living person is dead in the name of coronavirus →
An MD blows the whistle on the way the CDC is instructing physicians to exaggerate COVID 19 deaths on death certificates
Gerry Zimmerman 1.65K subscribers MIRRORED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5wn1… Dr. Bukacek is a longtime Montana physician with over 30 years’ experience practicing medicine. Signing death certificates is a routine part of her job. In this brief video, Dr. Bukacek blows the whistle on the way the CDC is instructing physicians to exaggerate COVID 19 deaths on death certificates. … Continue reading An MD blows the whistle on the way the CDC is instructing physicians to exaggerate COVID 19 deaths on death certificates →
Amidst dumping of crops, dairy farmers are being financially incentivized to quit farming
NZ was also dumping meat early on in this lockdown, because as was pointed out regarding Canada in a previous post, the authorities failed altogether to include agriculture in their essential industries. The Candian issue has now been rectified but nevertheless a blunder of great proportions. Earlier on in our lock down (NZ) with all … Continue reading Amidst dumping of crops, dairy farmers are being financially incentivized to quit farming →
Minnesota Doctor and Senator Speaks Out on Fox News Regarding Coronavirus “Padded” Death Statistics for Financial Gain
Dr. Scott Jensen is a Minnesota physician and republican state senator. He recently appeared on Fox News during the The Ingraham Angle with host Laura Ingraham to discuss the CDC's new guidelines issued this week regarding how to fill out death certificates in the light of the current COVID-19 outbreak. As we have previously reported here at Health Impact News, many doctors are now coming forward to report inconsistencies with what the public is being told regarding COVID-19 treatments, and one of those issues is that "cause of death" is now being encouraged to be listed on death c... more »
Musical Interlude: Juzzie Smith, “Bluesberry Jam”
Awesome one man blues band Juzzie Smith, “Bluesberry Jam”
The Daily "Near You?"
Mattoon, Illinois, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
The Poet: Czeslaw Milosz, "A Song On The End Of The World"
*"A Song On The End Of The World"* “On the day the world ends A bee circles a clover, A fisherman mends a glimmering net. Happy porpoises jump in the sea, By the rainspout young sparrows are playing And the snake is gold-skinned as it should always be. On the day the world ends Women walk through the fields under their umbrellas, A drunkard grows sleepy at the edge of a lawn, Vegetable peddlers shout in the street And a yellow-sailed boat comes nearer the island, The voice of a violin lasts in the air And leads into a starry night. And those who expected lightning and thunder Are disappo... more »
Free Download: Mark Twain, "Letters From the Earth"
*"Letters From the Earth"* by Mark Twain "This is a strange place, an extraordinary place, and interesting. There is nothing resembling it at home. The people are all insane, the other animals are all insane, the earth is insane, Nature itself is insane. Man is a marvelous curiosity. When he is at his very very best he is a sort of low grade nickel-plated angel; at his worst he is unspeakable, unimaginable; and first and last and all the time he is a sarcasm. Yet he blandly and in all sincerity calls himself the "noblest work of God." This is the truth I am telling you. And this is... more »
"A Refining Process..."
"Life is a refining process. Our response to it determines whether we'll be ground down or polished up. On a piano, one person sits down and plays sonatas, while another merely bangs away at "Chopsticks." The piano is not responsible. It's how you touch the keys that makes the difference. It's how you play what life gives you that determines your joy and shine." - Barbara Johnson "To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer: That ... more »
"America’s War Against COVID-19 Is Run by Morons"
*"America’s War Against COVID-19 Is Run by Morons"* By Bill Bonner "I don’t think we should ever shake hands ever again."– Dr. Anthony Fauci SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA – "That does it for us. Now we’re convinced. America’s war against the COVID-19 virus is being run by morons. People have been shaking hands for about 3,000 years. It is a sign of good intentions, as in friendship or sealing a deal. It is just one of the many vernacular customs and manners that mark civilized life. But Dr. Fauci seems to think that the only thing that matters in life is not getting sick. If all we cared ... more »
Wind turbine models overestimated output: to cost millions per year
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Who could have guessed turbines might block the wind going to other turbines? H/T Sasha Via Bloomberg: The world’s biggest developer of offshore wind farms issued a reality check to the industry, saying it has overestimated the amount of time its turbines are generating electricity. Copenhagen-based?Orsted A/S?announced that offshore…
Child Sexual Abuse is Sharply on the Rise as Americans Ordered to Stay at Home
*Elias Marat* - The crisis unleashed by CoViD-19 has posed an acute risk of sexual abuse to children.
Dr. Anthony Fauci: National Immunity ID Cards May Be Needed…
This stuff is nuts. People are seriously becoming unstable with this stuff. In the latest batch of insanity apparently there is a movement toward a registration system where people will be designated as “immune” or “vaccinated”; and only with appropriate … Continue reading →
Global Covid-19 Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 100,000, Cases Now Over 1.6 Million
*Daily Mail: **Coronavirus deaths around the world pass 100,000 with more than 1.6million confirmed cases* * Data collated by Worldometers has shows the Covid-19 death toll reached 100k * More than 1.6 million people have been infected and almost 370,000 recovered * In Britain, almost 1,000 people died yesterday according to newly released data More than 100,000 lives have been claimed in the Covid-19 pandemic according to newly collated worldwide figures. It is believed more than 1.6 million people have been infected with the potentially fatal virus with almost 370,000 patie... more »
With Crowds Gone, Yosemite is Teeming With Wild Animals Enjoying the Park for Themselves
*Elias Marat* - The iconic park is teeming with wild animals living their lives as if they never encountered humans.
Himalayas Visible for First Time in 30 Years From Some Parts of India as Lockdown Sees Drop in Pollution
*Elias Marat* - For many residents, the sight is something which they have never witnessed in their entire lives.
Trump Signs Executive Order to Mine the Moon for Minerals
*Jordan Davidson* - President Donald Trump signed an executive order for U.S. companies to mine the moon's mineral resources.
Coronavirus: A Crisis Like No Other
In the latest Politics Theory Other, Alex chats to Adam Tooze about the crisis dimensions of the Covid-19 outbreak and what it means for the global balance of power between the United States and China, and divisions within the European Union. When Coronavirus is done and the quarantines disappear, things will not be the same. As always, please help keep the show going by supporting it via here. Not least because you are guaranteed better, more thoughtful consideration of the crisis than in broadcast journalism and the bourgeois press.
Trump Fired the Intelligence Community Inspector General. Congress Must Respond.
President Trump walks toward the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks) On Friday, April 3, President Trump removed Michael Atkinson from his role as inspector general of the U.S. intelligence community. It’s no longer a surprise when President Trump removes qualified national security officials for taking positions contrary to his own—but it remains unacceptable. It’s incumbent upon Congress to prevent this from becoming the new normal. Atkinson was the official who, in September 2019, notified Congress of a whistleblower complaint about the president’s effort... more »
EU Court Of Justice Rules
Poland, Hungary, & Czech Republic Broke EU Law From ZeroHedge: These 3 sovereign nations told the EPEW to shove their illegal migrant quotes. Excerpts: The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic broke EU law when they refused to take in migrants under the European Union’s September 2015 relocation agreement. During the 2015 migrant crisis, EU leaders agreed to relocate 160,000 migrants and refugees EU-wide, assigning each EU member state a fixed quota from the camps in Italy and Greece, where migrants and refugees were arr... more »
Governors’ State shutdowns Illegal?
As many are aware, the Constitution gives the Congress the right to regulate commerce between the States. How many of us know about Wickard vs. Filburn, a case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1942? Roscoe Filburn, a farmer of Ohio, raised wheat to feed to his cattle. In the hearing, it was argued it was not interstate commerce as no wheat was to leave his farm. Therefore it was not commerce, nor did it affect commerce between the States. The Supreme Court disagreed, ruling in effect that although the wheat never left the state, it did affect Interstate … Continue reading →
Friday Funnies Pt 2 Plus
Hey I can’t compete with Terry, and I didn’t get mine in on time, so here’s a go at it. Hope you enjoy…. ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)
Where Is Nicaraguan President Ortega?
A man, wearing a face mask for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks by a mural depicting Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, in Managua, Nicaragua March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas *Reuters*: *Nicaraguan president missing in action for nearly one month and counting* MANAGUA (Reuters) - During Nicaragua’s devastating civil war in the 1980s, youthful revolutionary Daniel Ortega toured every town in the Central American nation, clad in his green Sandinista uniform. Now in his second stint as president, the 74-year-old leftist leader has disappeared from p... more »
Did Florida Residents Really Find Porn-Filled Easter Eggs in Mailboxes?
The Easter Bunny would not approve.
Is Bill Gates Being Sued by India Over Vaccination Deaths?
A fresh meme resurrected and combined some stale claims that we had already investigated at length.
Are ‘Mass Graves’ Being Dug for COVID-19 Deaths?
New York’s Hart Island has been used as a burial site for unclaimed deceased persons for more than 150 years.
The long, lonely journey of infertility in the bush
Regional folk may be happy to spout volumes about the fertility of their livestock, but find it much harder to talk about their own battles to conceive.
Iranian-Australian author shortlisted for International Booker with magic realist novel
Shokoofeh Azar was jailed three times in Iran before coming to Australia as a political refugee. Now she's a finalist for the International Booker Prize.
Bearded police told to lose the fuzz during coronavirus pandemic
Queensland law enforcement are undergoing a close shave of their own after being directed to shave for potential close-fitting masks to protect against coronavirus.
Why the ABC's reporting of the Pell case wasn't a witch-hunt
Just In - 7 hours ago
Some of the language thrown around in the aftermath of the High Court ruling on George Pell seems to ignore the first principles of journalism and the facts, writes ABC editorial director Craig McMurtrie.
Boris Johnson's father says British PM will be out of action for a while
Just In - 7 hours ago
As the British Prime Minister continues his slow recovery from COVID-19, his fellow Britons are told to resist the temptation to go out in the spring sunshine over Easter as the coronavirus death toll rises to nearly 9,000.
Planning to make your own face mask? Read this first
"How do you make a face mask?" is one of the most-searched questions in Google right now, but there's a lot you need to think about before breaking out the sewing machine.
'I was being played like a clown': The unintended consequences of Australia's COVID-19 response
Foreign workers and international students largely miss out on emergency economic measures like JobKeeper. But could the cost of leaving them out in the cold prove to be too great a price down the track?
Joe Biden must have Donald Trump feeling pretty nervous right now
Joe Biden is in the box seat as the US presidential race cranks into top gear but he can't take anything for granted, writes John Barron.
When my grandfather died, his funeral was nothing like we expected
Just In - 7 hours ago
On a Sunday morning in late March, I got the call I'd been dreading — my grandfather had finally succumbed to cancer. But his funeral was like nothing we were expecting.
I left my homeland to save my daughter's life. Now coronavirus has left us facing a new crisis
Just In - 7 hours ago
With their homeland in meltdown millions of Venezuelans have moved to Colombia in recent years to find work and stability. But coronavirus has left many, like Helena Figueroa, unemployed and wondering where to turn next. For some the answer is a 600 kilometre trek home across the Andes, writes Luke Taylor.
Coronavirus is a little like an extended Easter Saturday
Just In - 7 hours ago
Real life hasn't left most of us with a template for dealing with coronavirus. But the Easter story includes a sub-plot with a message for our times, writes Natasha Moore.
Coronavirus may have just lit the fuse on the world's powder keg
While the rest of the world is distracted by their own coronavirus outbreaks, a dangerous new phase has begun in a region already struggling with unrest, terrorism, corruption and inequality, writes Eric Tlozek.
China Is Preparing To Launch Its 2nd Assault Carrier
And yet again an update from the second Type 075 LHD under construction at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai .... seems to be quite ready for launch! (Images via @云墨斋SSS at Weibo) pic.twitter.com/wKGUxdKMnk — @Rupprecht_A (@RupprechtDeino) April 9, 2020 *Forbes*:* Launch Of China’s 2nd Assault Carrier Appears Imminent* Barely six months after the launch of China’s first amphibious assault carrier, there are signs that the second ship is about to hit the water. The Type-075 ship is a large helicopter carrier for amphibious landings, similar to the U.S. Navy’s America Class.... more »
How do you say “deficits don’t matter” in Italian?
Italy’s government normally spends about 50% of GDP, even more than Sweden, making it one of the most lavish welfare states in the world. So what does Italy get for all of that spending? Here’s the NYT: The underlying logic of Italy’s welfare system, which offers little support for those without tax contributions, remains intact. So Mr. […] The post How do you say “deficits don’t matter” in Italian? appeared first on Econlib.
China's Navy Conducts Navy Exercises In The Pacific
A Chinese Type 22 missile boat fires its 30 mm gun during exercises in the East China Sea in this photo published July 11, 2017. The catamaran-style fast attack craft is designed to overwhelm much larger targets such as aircraft carriers used by the United States to challenge China's claims to the disputed wars of the Pacific. Chinese People's Liberation Army *Newsweek:* *China Holds Navy Drills in Pacific As U.S. Aircraft Carriers Hit by Coronavirus* The Chinese navy recently launched a series of naval drills to shore up its coastal capabilities in the Pacific, a region where Chi... more »
Saudi Arabia Violates its Own Ceasefire As Yemen Announces First Cases of Coronavirus
The Saudi regime has engaged in a number of questionable activities since the global outbreak of COVID-19, including moving masses of African refugees deported from areas with coronavirus to the Yemeni border. The post Saudi Arabia Violates its Own Ceasefire As Yemen Announces First Cases of Coronavirus appeared first on MintPress News.
COVID-19: US Politicians and Media Have Success Hyped the Public Into an Anti-China Frenzy
New polls show an overwhelming desire by Americans to see some kind of retaliation against China over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. The post COVID-19: US Politicians and Media Have Success Hyped the Public Into an Anti-China Frenzy appeared first on MintPress News.
Spot Someone Not Wearing a Mask? Snitching on Your Neighbors? Now There’s an APP For That…
Comrades, the ministry of coronavirus compliance is making it easy to be a good state citizen. If you spot a non-compliant citizen participating in life without adhering to the dictates of the state, there’s now mobile APP’s for quick snitching. … Continue reading →
US Naval Operations Chief Admiral Michael Gilday Says He Will Not Rule Out Putting Capt. Brett Crozier Back In Charge Of The USS Theodore Roosevelt
*Daily Mail:* *Could USS Roosevelt captain Brett Crozier be REINSTATED? Navy admiral doesn't rule out U-turn on fired aircraft carrier coronavirus whistleblower after Trump's Navy secretary resigned* * Admiral Mike Gilday said Thursday that he is reviewing a report on the matter * Crozier was fired after his letter about coronavirus cases on carrier leaked * Navy thrown into leadership crisis after acting secretary resigned on Tuesday * Secretary Modly resigned after his harsh remarks criticizing Crozier * Now 416 crew members are now infected and 1,164 test results are pending * S... more »
What Will It Take For You To Vote For Status Quo Joe?
If you follow this blog, you know I detest Biden and have no intention of voting for him. I didn't just discover him when Obama decided he needed a conservative white guy to balance his ticket; I've followed Biden-- and his putrid record-- since the 1970s when he jumped into politics as a Republican who switched to become a conservative Democrat and whose first and signature issue was racism. He was anti-Choice, anti-gay, anti-working class and vehemently and loudly anti-progressive... for over three decades. Yesterday I was on Nicole Sandler's radio show and we discussed what it ... more »
This Is Why You Need A Secretary of Education With Classroom Experience
Betsy DeVos has been pretty much no help at all during the pandemic closing of schools. The US Department of Education has offered next to no guidance to public schools on how best to navigate the current storm. Imagine a country where, in the face of a major disruptive health crisis that cuts across all communities, the federal department of education says, "We've got some stuff figured out and some resources to share. Let us know what we can do to help you get through this." That might be cool. This frickin' amateurBut it's not where we are. Mostly DeVos has seemed anxious to capi... more »
Welcome To Plannedemic, What The New World Order Calls The ‘New Normal’ And They Tell Us It Will Not Change Until A Global Vaccine Is Given
From the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, or as you will see it is actually the ‘plannedemic’, the global elites have saturated us with fear and panic. They do this primarily to cause confusion which acts as a cover for what they are really doing. What was happening the first 3 full weeks of it? … Continue reading Welcome To Plannedemic, What The New World Order Calls The ‘New Normal’ And They Tell Us It Will Not Change Until A Global Vaccine Is Given →
Chad Claims It Has Killed 1,000 Militants After A Week Of Fighting
*VOA:* *1,000 Boko Haram Fighters Killed in Raid, Chad Army Reports* Chadian army officials report military forces have killed about 1,000 Boko Haram extremists in an operation on the islands of Lake Chad. In a video statement released late Thursday, Army spokesman Colonel Azem Bermandoa said the eight-day operation cleared the extremists from the islands in a vast area between Chad, Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon. He said 52 Chadian army soldiers also were killed and nearly 200 others wounded during the operation. The move follows a Boko Haram attack last month on a Bohoma army base... more »
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*A Scholar’s Lament* Professor John Ellis has served on college faculties since 1963 and is now an emeritus professor at the University of California-Santa Cruz. He has witnessed enormous changes in higher education over his years and he finds those changes to be deplorable. In his new book The Breakdown of Higher Education, Ellis explains how our system was subverted, why it matters, and what it will take to put it back on the proper track. Americans, Ellis observes, used to have almost unlimited confidence in our colleges and universities. They were expected to provide advanced ... more »
40% of the U.S. Economy Wiped Out Thanks to Coronavirus: JP Morgan
*Hunter DeRensis* *economy, * [image: A man in a surgical mask walks by goods for sale emblazoned with U.S. President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign slogan] Multiple Wall Street firms have calculated a contraction in this financial quarter of 30%. Economists at JPMorgan, however, have an even more bleak prediction: a 40% contraction in the year’s second quarter. This is a sizable increase from their earlier prediction, made two weeks ago, that foresaw a 25% contraction. As the United States, with positive cases of coronavirus growing daily, careens into mid-April, it has become cl... more »
Nature Magazine Apologizes To China For Linking Covid-19 With Wuhan And China
*SCMP:* *Coronavirus: Nature magazine apologises for reports linking Covid-19 with China* * Scientific journal admits it ‘was an error on our part’ to erroneously link the pathogen with Wuhan and China * ‘It would be tragic if stigma, fuelled by the coronavirus, led Asia’s young people to retreat from international campuses,’ it says British scientific journal Nature has apologised for associating Covid-19 with China in its reporting, saying that early coverage of the global health crisis by itself and other media had led to racist attacks on people of Asian descent around the worl... more »
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*The ethanol lobby, which is already subsidized up to its neck, asks for a coronavirus bailout* You never know when it will rain. You never know what prices will do. You never know when war, a drought, a flood, or a pandemic will disrupt demand or supply. Almost the only predictable thing in agriculture is that when things are going poorly in the United States, the ethanol industry will come asking for a bailout. So it is with the coronavirus crisis. The companies that turn grain into an inferior fuel are already subsidized up to their necks by state and federal governments, and... more »
Here's How to Find a Coronavirus Testing Facility
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * And it has nothing to do with Google. Most potential solutions to the coronavirus crisis involve the addition of available and reliable testing. Now, a new website has launched which allows the general public, as well as doctors and first responders, to find the nearest testing facility throughout the U.S. The site, called CareNearby.com, allows users to enter their zip code, and obtain a list of the nearest places to get a coronavirus test. The results list the facilities, as well as what users need to do to get a test there, including the eligi... more »
Five Years Ago, 'Ex Machina' Showed Us a New Sci-Fi Nightmare
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, * The focus of Ex Machina's unsettling futuristic sci-fi is robots, artificial intelligence, and big tech companies amassing having amassed more power than they probably should. And even after five years, it will still terrify you. Here's why. The English writer/director Alex Garland has gained a reputation as the maker of visually stunning sci-fi with big ideas at the center. This was the case with his acclaimed 2018 film *Annihilation,* and also his miniseries *Devs*, which is about to wrap up its run on Hulu with Garland writing and directing th... more »
The U.S. Postal Service Loved This Historic Machine Gun
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * The Thompson Submachine Gun was marketed to civilians because the military wasn't interested. During the Second World War, the Thompson submachine gun was used throughout the campaigns in Africa, Europe, and the Pacific. It was used not only by the United States Army and United States Marines Corps but also by the British military. It was a reliable and accurate small arm – but it was one that the military didn't originally want. The history of the "Tommy Gun" goes back to the First World War when it first developed by John Taliaferro Thompson, who had... more »
The Federal Reserve's $2.3 Trillion Coronavirus Rescue Plan: Can It Work?
*Milton Ezrati* *economy, * Yes, provided that the economy restarts--and soon. Federal Reserve (Fed) Board Chairman Jay Powell recently announced the latest round of monetary policy initiatives. They involve an impressive $2.3 trillion and aim to counteract the severe economic side effects of the virus-fighting quarantines and lockdowns. From my own perspective, there are three things to say about these wide-ranging and massive monetary actions: -They are well-targeted to the needs of the moment. - There is, however, a downside. They will do little good if today’s quarantine... more »
Is Yemen’s Ceasefire for Real?
*Annelle Sheline* *Security, * Expert: Saudi Arabia has announced a unilateral two-week ceasefire in Yemen. Unfortunately, it is unlikely to succeed; even if the Saudis maintain the ceasefire and eventually withdraw their forces, Yemen’s civil war will continue. Saudi Arabia has announced a unilateral two-week ceasefire in Yemen. Unfortunately, it is unlikely to succeed; even if the Saudis maintain the ceasefire and eventually withdraw their forces, Yemen’s civil war will continue. The ceasefire does seem to indicate, however, that Saudi Arabia is ready to end its involvement in... more »
White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing – 2:00pm 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 2:00pm ET … Continue reading →
How the coronavirus lockdown will drive up electricity costs for households
With Australians forced to stay home, electricity that would normally be used at work (or not at all) is now being tacked onto electricity bills, and with winter looming, consumers are worried.
AFP recruits could be kicked out for flouting social distancing rules at party
More than a dozen Australian Federal Police recruits could be kicked out of the force for breaching social distancing rules at a late-night party held at their residential college in Canberra.
Strawberry Hampton Argues Reincarceration Was Retaliation For Reporting Sexual Abuse
Strawberry Hampton claims her reincarceration was part of a larger state-run retaliation campaign to silence her for reporting repeated abuse. The post Strawberry Hampton Argues Reincarceration Was Retaliation For Reporting Sexual Abuse appeared first on Shadowproof.
With Crowds Gone, Yosemite is Teeming With Wild Animals Enjoying the Park for Themselves
The United States of America is usually filled with gorgeous places to visit for domestic sightseers and international tourists alike, with the country’s glorious national parks topping the list for most travelers’ destinations. Ranking at the top is Yosemite National Park. With its dazzling 1,189 sq. mile (3,080 sq. km.) park teeming with massive waterfalls, […] The post With Crowds Gone, Yosemite is Teeming With Wild Animals Enjoying the Park for Themselves appeared first on Health Nut News.
Who wants to be a governor now?
Raymond Scheppach, Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 9 hours ago
As Congress considers further financial help for victims of the coronavirus pandemic, the magnitude of the fiscal crisis that governors and their states will have to face is just starting to emerge.
A Green Stimulus To Rebuild The Economy
The open letter for members of Congress calls for “an ambitious Green Stimulus of at least $2 trillion” designed to create millions of family-sustaining green jobs; accelerate a just transition away from fossil fuels; accelerate decarbonizing investments in frontline communities; expand public and employee ownership, especially in private sector enterprises requiring a public bailout; and make our society and economy stronger and more resilient in the face of future crises. The group letter acknowledges that the immediate focus must be halting the spread of the deadly COVID-19. Ho... more »
Federal Judge Orders ICE To Release Four Immigrants At Risk Of COVID-19
San Francisco - A federal judge has ordered the release of four immigrants detained in two ICE detention centers in California on the grounds that their age and medical conditions make them especially vulnerable to the potentially fatal COVID-19 infection. “None of these [individuals] is in a position to meaningfully limit his exposure to COVID-19 while at Yuba or Mesa Verde,” Judge Chesney affirmed in a ruling Wednesday. The judge’s decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU Foundations of Northern California and Southern California, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Ri... more »
From Strike Wave To General Strike
The strike wave is here. The strike wave is real. Can workers take the next steps toward a General Strike? The current crisis is a rare opportunity for us to build a movement both outside of electoral politics and based on an organizing model. That matters because the biggest shortcoming of the left and the social movements is our lack of organizing. Organizing can do what good intentions or radical theory or electoral campaigns cannot: turn solidarity from a dream into a living thing. But without some serious solidarity, all our hopes for a General Strike will fail to materiali... more »
Nearly 5 Million Lost Health Coverage In The Past Three Weeks
4,805,894 American workers and their dependents have lost health insurance coverage in the past three weeks, according to a new estimate by researchers at The City of New York’s Hunter College and Harvard Medical School. The researchers also estimate that a total of 13.475 million will join the ranks of the uninsured by June 30, raising the number of uninsured Americans to about 43 million. The new figures include coverage losses among newly-unemployed workers as well as their dependents covered under job-based family policies. The figures update previous estimates that the same r... more »
In The Face Of Corporate Bailouts, Rent Strikers Demand Relief
On April 1, tenants at 1234 Pacific Street in Crown Heights dropped white sheets over their fire escape — a symbol borrowed from organizers in Montreal — to inform their neighbors that they would not be paying rent this month. These tenants are part of a wave of recent rent strikes in cities across the country responding to nearly 10 million new unemployment claims so far as a result of the coronavirus shutdown. After Pacific Street’s management company refused their collective bargain offer to reduce or eliminate rent for tenants who have lost their jobs as a result of the pandem... more »
Most Workers And Businesses At The Heart Of US Economy Can’t Meet Financial Needs
A survey of small businesses and workers conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management published on April 1 finds that small businesses and workers are being hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. Their findings reveal the real class divide in the United States in that those workers who are essential, such as those who work in construction, manufacturing, transportation, education, and food, have the highest rates of not being able to meet their basic needs because of the shutdown while professionals are less affected. This poll highlights the need to demand financial security ... more »
A Halifax family explains what it’s like to have COVID-19
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. What is it like to have COVID-19? That’s a question Halifax resident Tracey Kieley, 44, and her husband Donnie Clarke, 50, have been asked frequently. The couple both tested positive for COVID-19 on March 20, and were among the first 15 cases in Nova Scotia. […]
Shopping At Whole Foods
I’ve been shopping at Whole Foods in Superior a few times this week, because it provides me with a nice long trail ride to enjoy on my way to the store. Like I always do, I transport the groceries in … Continue reading →
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 100 – 2020
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
The Good News!
Publius ~ In observance of Good Friday and in celebration of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, we offer this brief focus on an eternal message. To our readers of faiths other than Christianity, we welcome you to consider reading, and we hope that these meditations serve to deepen your understanding of our faith […]
Atlas Shrugged in REAL TIME EXAMPLE
From the True Pundit: Excerpts: WATCH: U.S. FOOD SUPPLY DISASTER — FOOD SHUTDOWN: Farmers Told to “QUIT FARMING” — Crops rotting in fields, Dairy farmers Paid to quit “Crops rotting in fields. Dairy farmers incentivized to quit for good. Beef/pork processors shutting down. All by design. Spread the word and make sure everyone starts growing food, no matter how small scale — every bit helps.” — Ice Age Farmer Watch/Listen to the video. The shutdown has caused a crisis to vegetable, animal, and dairy farmers. Produce and/or product is not going anywhere but into the dump, down the dra... more »
Easter – a time of Faith and Renewal…
This is the real strength found in our citizens — Acts of Kindness and Renewal of our Spirit……………… It may be battered, bruised, or hidden behind a wall, but one of the most enduring and endearing points of being a citizen of this great country besides a Constitution that recognizes us with the right to freedom and to govern … IS OUR ABILITY TO FIND WITHIN US A WELL SPRING DURING TIMES OF CRISIS TO RISE ABOVE AND BEYOND — TO BRING LOVE, RENEWED HOPE, SENSE OF WORTH, HUMOR AND SMILES, CARING FOR OUR FELLOW TRAVELERS, AND COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY TO … Continue reading →
NASA Releases Highest-Resolution Images Of The Sun Ever Taken
https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/nasa-release-most-high-resolution-images-of-the-sun-ever-taken/?source=facebook
10 Advanced AI Books – Towards Data Science
https://towardsdatascience.com/10-advanced-ai-books-for-those-who-feel-the-need-to-go-deeper-bbb7a7d1c169
NASA Released 30 Amazing High-Def Photos Of Jupiter
https://thewildchild.co.za/nasa-released-30-amazing-high-def-photos-of-jupiter/
LivWell buys Denver cannabis edibles firm Sweet Grass
LivWell Enlightened Health, one of Colorado’s largest marijuana store owners, has acquired Denver-based Sweet Grass Kitchen, one of the oldest marijuana edibles brands in the state. The acquisition price was not disclosed, according to Denver alt-weekly newspaper Westword. Sweet Grass products will be introduced into every market where LivWell has a presence and “as we […] LivWell buys Denver cannabis edibles firm Sweet Grass is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Vaping illnesses less common in states with adult-use marijuana, study shows
An academic study found that the cannabis vaping health crisis of 2019 was more pronounced in states that lacked legal recreational marijuana stores, pointing to the illicit market as the culprit and helping to further bolster consumer confidence in products from the licensed market. The findings strengthen the perception that state-legal marijuana industry products are safe […] Vaping illnesses less common in states with adult-use marijuana, study shows is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
New Research Shows Anti-Coronavirus Drugs Could Be Produced for Pennies
Instead, those drugs are being sold for thousands of dollars each, proving once again that the private, for-profit pharmaceutical industry is ill-equipped to handle a global public health crisis like COVID-19. The post New Research Shows Anti-Coronavirus Drugs Could Be Produced for Pennies appeared first on MintPress News.
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/10/2020
It's Fr-i-i-i-i-i-day!
Ron Paul Calls for Fauci’s Ouster as a Fraud
[image: ron-paul-calls-for-fauci-s-ouster-as-a-fraud] Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has never been elected to anything. He offers advice, but the constitutional power to make executive branch decisions is Trump's.
A suggestion for shooters during the "stay at home" period
While the powers that be have confined us largely to our homes for the time being, until the coronavirus pandemic has eased its grip, many shooters are getting bored. After all, there's only so many times one can clean one's guns, or count one's ammunition, or whatever; and we can't get to a shooting range to indulge in more practice (even if we have enough ammunition for that, because we sure can't buy much at present). I've had several friends complain that they're frustrated. That being the case, let me remind you of tips I gave some years ago about practicing with BB or Airs... more »
Scuppering Boris
I feel I’ve been unfairly lumbered with a ‘right-wing’ label. All because of the defensive, pro-Israel stance I take against the BBC’s institutional anti-Israel bias. But I’m not particularly right-wing. I share some of the sentiment I read on conservative blogs, particularly in relation to the family, but I’m not at all on board with the ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’ approach, or the ‘hang ‘em and flog ‘em principle that lies behind or goes together with the so-called traditional right-wing philosophy. Personally, I can boast of an old-fashioned marriage and a brood of kind-... more »
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content for your long weekend reading. - Andrej Markovcic discusses how the pursuit of profit above all else has contributed to the coronavirus pandemic and its devastating effects on people - while warning that we'll only make matters worse by keeping the same warped priorities now. And Ian Welsh writes that the coronavirus may not yet be the shock needed to jolt us away from corporate-driven politics, even as it demonstrates the obvious flaws of a system where power is exercised primarily to allow for asset accumulation by the already-privileged few. - Warren Bell discus... more »
The World Health Organization Wants More Money To Combat The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says we still have a long way to go in the fight against the pandemic (Reuters: Denis Balibouse *ABC News Online:* *World Health Organisation announces plan to appeal for more than $1.5 billion from international governments* The World Health Organisation is preparing to launch an appeal for more than $US1 billion [$1.5 billion] to fund operations against the coronavirus pandemic. Now 100 days since the WHO was alerted to the first case of COVID-19, and after more than $US800 million [$1.2 billion] having already been pledged or rece... more »
This U.S. Company Owns The World's Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 Hornets From Australia
Air USA *Warzone/The Drive:* *This Man Owns The World's Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 Hornets* We talked to the owner of Air USA about probably the most incredible private aircraft purchase of all time and the future of his adversary business. For the last 30 years, Don Kirlin has been flying for the airlines, working on real estate deals, setting up the world's biggest skydiving meets, and building a private air force the likes of which even he has a hard time believing is possible. Just last month, The War Zone was among the first to report that his com... more »
Is A Mach 5 SR-72 Spy Plane Flying In The Sky?
Jack O’Banion posted this image of a digital 'twin' of the craft, saying 'Without the digital transformation, the aircraft you see there could not have been made.' *Caleb Larson, National Interest:* *Could a Mach 5 SR-72 Spy Plane Already Be in the Sky?* If anything about the SR-71 program can be gleaned, it is that the existence of the SR-72 will likely be unacknowledged for some time after it is operational. For all we know, the SR-72 could already be in the air. In the late 1990s, the SR-71 Blackbird — the world’s fastest, highest-flying plane ever — was retired. Perhaps preemp... more »
Sanders Aide Suggests Democrats Are Looking To Replace Biden
[image: sanders-aide-suggests-democrats-are-looking-to-replace-biden] The national press secretary for the now-suspended Bernie Sanders presidential campaign is openly speculating that the Democrat Party will replace presumptive nominee Joe Biden before the general election in November.
CDC Director Announces Loosening of Guidelines for Return of Exposed Essential Workers to Jobs
[image: cdc-director-announces-loosening-of-guidelines-for-return-of-essential-workers-to-jobs] Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced new guidelines allowing essential workers who get exposed to COVID-19 to return to their jobs sooner.
Receipt of LOI for litigation funding
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
10-Apr-2020 Ascent Resources Plc, the onshore European and Caribbean / Hispanic American oil and gas company, has received a Letter of Intent for up to €3 million of potential litigation funding in Slovenia.
A note to a progressive
The following post is from a comment posted on a Progressive blog that I follow. She provided a well-written and respectful response. Bernie is a class act and I have always appreciated his willingness to tell people the truth. I … Continue reading →
Oil prices: Laissez faire, morbleu!
In a benevolent or romantic conception of the state, it must be impossible to understand why politicians and bureaucrats hold official opinions on the price of oil, let alone intervene to control it. It must be utterly difficult to make sense of why Trump, Putin, and bin Salman want to push up oil prices. This […] The post Oil prices: Laissez faire, morbleu! appeared first on Econlib.
How to Win Friends and Influence People: Q&A #2
Next set of reactions for the Book Club: Art Carden: I can practically hear malcontents sneering. On one hand, there are leftists who I suspect would (and likely have) denounced Carnegie’s whole project as what’s wrong with bourgeois, commercial civilization: it encourages us to sacrifice “authenticity”–whatever that is–in the name of persuading (or duping) people […] The post How to Win Friends and Influence People: Q&A #2 appeared first on Econlib.
Is the Pope a pagan?- Melanie Phillips
By Paul Homewood h/t John Moore From Melanie Phillips: The observations by Pope Francis on the coronavirus pandemic published in The Tablet are startling. They reveal with unusual sharpness just what kind of person currently heads the Catholic church. Asked whether the economic devastation wrought by the virus was a […]