With the Russian State Duma in session despite the Covid-19 pandemic, some MPs went beyond the obligatory face masks and rubber gloves, leaving their colleagues and citizens baffled by unusual means to fend off the virus. “For several sessions in row, I’ve seen MPs wearing white crosses on their chests,” Igor Molyakov of the Fair Russia party said on Wednesday, asking his colleagues to clarify the unusual accessory. State Duma deputies usually wear an official badge, which is shaped as a Russian tricolor. Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin stepped up to educate his colleague and dispel the “white cross” mystery for him. “As I’m being told, […]
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COVID-19 Strike Wave Enters Third Month By Martha Grevatt, Worker’s World. May 13, 2020 COVID-19 Strike Wave Enters Third Month2020-05-132020-05-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/striking-new-orleans-sanitation-workers.-credit-new-orleans-hospitality-workers-alliance-e1589391404941.jpg200px200px Above: Striking New Orleans sanitation workers. Credit New Orleans Hospitality Workers Alliance. Note: The Payday Report has identified over 200 wildcat strikes that happened since the beginning of March. They suspect many strikes aren’t reporting at all for a variety of reasons and that the numbers are higher than they can track. Below is their map tracking strikes: The Payday Report notes “With deaths still climbing in the United States and some states already beginning to reopen, we expect that strikes will likely increase.” – KZ […]
A Jordanian man was sentenced to death for beating and raping a 7-year-old girl after following her home from school Iraq man rapes, murders 8-year-old girl Related Source link
“Why do I want to go pay for all of [New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s] liberal issues? That’s what this would do,” Scott (R-Fla.) said Wednesday, adding that he spoke to Trump over the weekend about the issue. “His tweets say he’s not supporting bailouts.” “Maybe Rick knows something I don’t know but I don’t think so,” countered Kennedy (R-La.). “I don’t know what the president’s going to do. We had a very positive meeting yesterday.” The divide over the flexibility proposal highlights the latest tension within the GOP caucus over how to approach helping state and local governments whose budgets […]
In a Facebook video, a Michigan sheriff simply told residents why his department will not be enforcing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders. Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy is the latest to announce his agency won’t cite alleged violators of Whitmer’s shutdown and stay-at-home orders. Murphy said his department would be using discretion when choosing not to enforce the orders. He said people accepted the need for a lockdown at the beginning, and then as Whitmer continued to issue executive orders–some rescinding others–it got confusing. Murphy said Whitmer has been creating “Frequently Asked Questions” about the orders, which some people are interpreting […]
Speaking in a video conference organized by the Peterson Institute, turbo money printer Jerome Powell today reassured the market that negative rates are not something the Fed – which expanded its balance sheet by $2.6 trillion in the past two months – is contemplating now. Of course, that will change after the next market crash or if economic shutdowns return, but for now the Fed’s message to traders was clear: don’t push forward fed fund rates negative, which also catalyzed today’s sharp market drop as a key source of potential forced easing was removed. However, with Powell taking negative rates off […]
(Natural News) A new study has found traces of the coronavirus in the stool of recovered COVID-19 patients, more than a month after they had tested negative for the disease. Researchers from the University of Stirling in Scotland warn that their findings mean that the virus can spread through sewage. “We know that COVID-19 is spread through droplets from coughs and sneezes, or via objects or materials that carry infection,” stated lead author Richard Quilliam, a professor at Stirling. “However, it has recently been confirmed that the virus can also be found in human feces – up to 33 days after the patient has tested negative […]
US 22:46 GMT 13.05.2020Get short URL WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Newly-declassified US intelligence documents reveal Joe Biden was on a list of former Obama-era officials who received intelligence on former Trump administration National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. The chronological list shows Biden as the last of 28 former Obama administration officials to be notified of Flynn’s identity, having received the information on 11 January 2017, nine days before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to documents released by Senator Chuck Grassley on Wednesday. Today, Senator @ChuckGrassley and I received a list of individuals who requested the unmasking of Lt. General Michael Flynn and […]
The judge in the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn announced Wednesday that he has appointed a retired judge as an amicus curiae who will argue against the Department of Justice’s decision to drop charges against Flynn. Though Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, the DOJ filed a motion to dismiss charges against him, setting off a firestorm of criticism earlier this week. Judge Emmet Sullivan is now asking a retired judge to examine whether there is any reason why Flynn should not be held in contempt of court for perjury. Source link
Briefing room inside the Louisville Metro Police Department. Kyeland Jackson/WFPL hide caption toggle caption Kyeland Jackson/WFPL Briefing room inside the Louisville Metro Police Department. Kyeland Jackson/WFPL Attorneys for the family of Breonna Taylor call her shooting death by Louisville Metro Police an ‘execution’. Taylor was asleep in her apartment in March when police burst into her home to serve a search warrant. The case is gaining national attention and this week civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump announced he had been hired by Taylor’s family. Crump has represented the families of other black shooting victims, including Trayvon Martin and, […]
Top Shelf Progress must keep pace with need. An overriding theme during day three of Consensus: Distributed was that the pace of technological development – driven by interconnected but diffuse organizations – must keep up with (or keep in mind) the needs of actual people and societies. “To solve a problem you need to see it first,” said Tyrone V. Ross, director of community at Altruist, a platform for financial advisors. Only by working directly with communities can organizations truly come to understand their financial needs. There’s disagreement in and outside of crypto on how to best orient technological progress for […]
Acting DNI Richard Grenell declassified the list of Obama officials involved in the unmasking of General Mike Flynn in his conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. CBS reporter Catherine Herridge obtained the list of Obama operatives who unmasked General Flynn. Names include former CIA Director John Brennan, Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power and former DNI chief James Clapper. Via Catherine Herridge: TRENDING: BREAKING: List of Obama Operatives Who Unmasked General Mike Flynn Revealed… Including Brennan, Biden, Clapper and Samantha Power! SCOOP @CBSNews obtains @RichardGrenell notification to congress declassified “unmasking list” Flynn between late 2016 and January 2017 pic.twitter.com/axc8MHvYYd — Catherine […]
On Tuesday the Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources announced that Sudan had rejected an Ethiopian proposal to sign a partial agreement on filling the Renaissance Dam Lake, which is expected to start next July. In a written statement distributed to the media, the ministry announced that Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok communicated to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Sudan’s position on the proposal, in correspondence that was intended as a response to a letter previously sent by the Ethiopian prime minister. The statement added: “We consider that signing any partial agreement for the first stage cannot be approved due to the […]
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has ordered the cancellation of a Travis McCready concert scheduled for Friday, saying that the performance at TempleLive in Fort Smith would violate state health guidelines. The planned acoustic performance had drawn national attention as popular pressure mounts for states to loosen stay-at-home restrictions and allow businesses to open their doors. The live music industry has seen cancellations across the board as major pop stars have halted tours. State health guidelines have also forced concert venues to shut down. Gov. Hutchinson (R) said in a news conference Tuesday that concert would come three days before the state […]
The FBI has accidentally revealed the name of a Saudi official believed to have aided two Al-Qaeda hijackers involved in the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, after going to absurd lengths to keep it secret for years. The name was unintentionally left unredacted in a court filing unsealed last week in the ongoing lawsuit by 9/11 victims’ families against the Saudi government, which they accuse of complicity in the terrorist attacks. The ‘error’ was reported by Yahoo News on Tuesday – at which point the Justice Department withdrew the filing, refusing to comment on how the mistake had been made. But […]
Authored by Simon Watkins via OilPrice.com, At no time since Ibn Saud first consolidated his Arabian conquests into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932 has the ruling Saud dynasty faced such an existential threat to its continued rule over the country. It is true that Saudi Arabia has been able to gain some temporary advantage in key Asian export markets, as its shipments to China more than doubled in April to 2.2 million barrels a day (bpd) and those to India, at 1.1 million bpd, were also the highest in at least three years. This, though, as much as any […]
The first vial of the CoronaVirus vaccine produced by Moderna in Cambridge, Massachusetts Projected U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Jump as States Reopen By Claire Hansen/U.S. News A RESPECTED MODEL FOR projecting coronavirus deaths in the U.S. has raised its total by 10,000 over a tally released just two days ago as more states begin to reopen businesses shuttered in the last two months in an effort to stem the spread of the pandemic. A model by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington now predicts that roughly 147,000 Americans could die from the virus by Aug. 4. The new figure […]
After Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden was named as one of the Obama administration officials who asked for NSA information on General Michael Flynn, his campaign first targeted the messenger, then lashed out at the GOP. The bombshell list of more than a dozen officials who asked the US spy agency for information about Flynn between the 2016 election of President Donald Trump and his inauguration included President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, as well as Biden. It was a troubling disclosure for the candidate who has just denied any knowledge of the Flynn investigation, in a TV interview on Tuesday. […]
COVID-19 Deaths Among Nurses: US 91, Canada 0. Why? By Mark Gruenberg, People’s World. May 13, 2020 COVID-19 Deaths Among Nurses: US 91, Canada 0. Why?2020-05-132020-05-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/nurses-protest-with-empty-shoes-at-white-house-e1589392040492.gif200px200px Above photo: RNs affiliated with National Nurses United placed white shoes outside the White House, each pair representing a nurse lost due to insufficient PPE during COVID-19. | NNU via Twitter There’s a yawning gap between the number of U.S. nurses the viral pandemic has killed so far in the U.S. and the number of Canadian nurses killed. The count as of May 11: U.S. 91, Canada, 0. That prompted National Nurses United President Zunei Cortez, RN, […]
A United Nations (UN) committee conducting investigations into Daesh crimes in Iraq has recorded “significant progress in finding new evidence” thanks to telephone data, according to a statement by the committee’s chairman. In the fourth annual report presented on Monday to the Security Council and obtained by AFP on Tuesday, the chief investigator of the team, Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, praised the Iraqi authorities’ cooperation with his team that “allowed for recording cellular phones’ communications data” from the Iraqi companies. The committee’s chairman clarified in his report that this cooperation allowed for collecting different data from cellular phones, subscriber identification cards […]
Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that the media and Democrat obsession with Dr. Anthony Fauci “shows what’s wrong” with Washington, DC. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), an ophthalmologist, said during a hearing on Tuesday that Dr. Athony Fauci is not the “end all” authority on the coronavirus response. Fauci said recently that if the country reopens too soon during the coronavirus outbreak, it will bring “needless suffering and death.” Paul, as well as Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), said that many parts of the country are ready to reopen and that the federal government has […]
Authored by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner via Wirepoints.org, A Wirepoints analysis of COVID-19 deaths from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office reveals that 92 percent of victims from the virus had pre-existing medical conditions. The medical examiner’s database showed COVID-19 as the primary cause of death for 2,303 people. Of those, 2,112 were shown to have at least one underlying condition as a secondary cause of death. Those conditions, also known as comorbidities, included hypertension, diabetes, obesity and heart disease. There were no secondary causes reported for 191 deaths. This finding is important because Gov. J.B. Pritzker has refused to release any […]
(Natural News) In case you had any doubts about how far out of control the ego of Tesla’s Elon Musk has grown, he has now made it clear that it doesn’t matter to him how many workers die as long as he can keep sales of his cars going strong. While major businesses around the world – many far bigger, more profitable, and more useful to human life – have closed down in hopes of stemming the spread of a very deadly disease, Musk stubbornly insisted that the rules don’t apply to him. On May 11, he restarted production at the […]
US 22:08 GMT 13.05.2020(updated 22:09 GMT 13.05.2020) Get short URL The FBI has arrested a researcher for NASA who reportedly did not disclose his connections to the Chinese government and other Chinese entities. According to the US Justice Department (DoJ), Simon Saw-Teong Ang, a 63-year-old Arkansas professor, was arrested Friday and charged with wire fraud. “In the one-count complaint, Ang was charged with one count of Wire Fraud. The complaint charges that Ang had close ties with the Chinese government and Chinese companies, and failed to disclose those ties when required to do so in order to receive grant money from […]
There’s something so satisfying about a matching pajama set. It’s like wearing a suit, except you won’t look silly lounging in bed wearing it. A matching set makes me think of early ‘90s rom-coms and sleepovers, where girls gossiped and put on face masks. My typical pajama choice is an old, baggy t-shirt and some comfy underwear, but seeing all of these matching sets has me thinking I’m missing out on something. This matching set is made from a cotton-jersey blend and features tiny polka dots and contrast piping. It’s as classic as you can get. Women’s Beautifully Soft Notch Collar […]
A patient with suspected COVID-19 arrives at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn in early April. Even as the risk of big medical bills climbs, many Americans are losing their jobs and health insurance right now. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images A patient with suspected COVID-19 arrives at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn in early April. Even as the risk of big medical bills climbs, many Americans are losing their jobs and health insurance right now. Spencer Platt/Getty Images If there’s a time that people particularly need access to good health care and health insurance, it’s during […]
IOV Labs, which builds platforms secured by bitcoin’s hash rate, launched Wednesday a light client for the Lumino Payments Network, its smart contract-compatible rival to the lightning network Lumino Light Client will run on mobile devices via integrated wallet apps, according to the Gibraltar-based firm. Light Client comes nearly a year after the firm formerly known as RIF Labs unveiled Lumino. Based on IOV Labs subsidiary RSK’s Rootstock sidechain, Lumino secures smart contracts and ERC-20 compliant tokens via the bitcoin network in what IOV Labs called a “layer three solution.” Before Lumino, Gabriel Kurman, an RIF strategist said 10 full nodes […]
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Joe Biden’s camp is rushing to do some damage control after it was revealed on Wednesday that Biden sought to unmask General Flynn on January 12, 2017 — the same day David Ignatius published his WaPo article about Flynn’s communications with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Last week Acting DNI Richard Grenell declassified the list of Obama officials involved in the unmasking of General Mike Flynn in his conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. CBS reporter Catherine Herridge on Wednesday obtained the list of Obama operatives who unmasked General Flynn and released it to the public. Names […]
Russia is carrying out its own investigation into the alleged 2017 chemical weapons attacks in Syria, following last month’s conclusion by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) which attributed them to the Syrian Arab Air Force. The findings were condemned by Damascus as “misleading” containing “false and fabricated conclusions” and dismissed by Moscow. The OPCW’s 82-page report was published on 8 April and found that the Syrian air force had dropped bombs containing either chlorine or sarin gases on a hospital and open farmland in the central town of Latamneh, killing three and injuring over 70 people. READ: Syria, where chemical weapons watchdogs […]
“We will not be seating Steve King on any committees in the 116th Congress,” McCarthy told reporters last year. King is facing a formidable primary challenge next month, after the nine-term incumbent fought off a competitive Democratic challenger in 2018. King has been itching to get his committee seats back; he once held a Judiciary subcommittee gavel and also served on the Agriculture Committee, which has jurisdiction over a range of issues important to his rural Iowa district. “On April 20, Kevin McCarthy and I reached an agreement that he would advocate to the steering committee to put all of my […]
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will headline CNN’s weekly town hall event on the coronavirus, which will also feature two Obama administration appointees. Greta Thunberg, 17, isn’t a physician or a public policy official. It remains unclear how her climate activism is relevant to the discussion about the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, though she is sure to be a ratings draw. CNN announced Wednesday that Coronavirus: Facts and Fears will also feature former Centers for Disease Control Director Richard Besser and former Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Both served under President Barack Obama and both have been highly […]
Video taken outside a Fresno, California restaurant called Waffle Shop on Sunday shows a confrontation between police and patrons who were showing support for the business. Profanity Warning: Opening in defiance of the state’s “stay-at-home” order for Mother’s Day, Waffle Shop did restrict the number of guests allowed inside the building at one time and had customers lined up outside to wait for seats. Despite attempting to please the state, a pair of “city officials” wearing masks and carrying clipboards approached the front door and were told to wait in line like everybody else. The city workers were likely there to […]
Update (1005ET): Democratic state Assemblywoman Christy Smith conceded in the special election in California’s 25th District and she congratulated Republican Mike Garcia as the “likely victor,” though the race has yet to be officially called. Authored by Daniel Payne and Joseph Weber via JustTheNews.com, The Republican candidate in the special election Tuesday for the California House seat vacated by ex-Democratic Rep. Katie Hill has won the race with over 56% of the vote. The GOP candidate, former Navy combat pilot Mike Garcia, had earlier held a double-digit lead over state Assemblywoman Christy Smith. The race was called by the nonpartisan polling group Political Polls, with […]
…from SouthFront The Aerospace Forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is established on the basis and uniting of the air, missile and space components of the organization. It is tasked with launching missile attacks on ground, air and naval forces of the enemy as well as their military and economic facilities. The IRGC Aerospace Force also provides a close air support and lift capabilities for ground and naval units and operates an inventory of short and medium range ballistic missiles. The number of personnel in the Aerospace Force is estimated at 15,000-20,000. The current commander is Brigadier General Amir-Ali […]
The world’s nuclear powers are increasingly pouring money into their atomic arsenals, a new report shows, with Washington leading the way. The US has also exited a major arms control treaty and deployed a new tactical weapon. Nine nuclear-armed nations spent an estimated $72.9 billion on their 13,000-plus atomic weapons in 2019, according to a new paper by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). At $35.4 billion in spending, the US accounts for nearly half the global total, ICAN says. However, ICAN pointed out, all this money and all these bombs have done nothing to protect any of these […]
#GeneralStrike2020: How To Participate By Popular Resistance. May 13, 2020 #GeneralStrike2020: How To Participate2020-05-132020-05-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/prgenstrike1.png200px200px Join the next organizing call on Thursday, May 28 at 7:00 pm Eastern/4:00 pm Pacific. Our featured speaker is Kali Akuno of the People’s Strike and Cooperation Jackson who will describe the organizing behind the General Strike campaign. Register at bit.ly/MayDayMeeting for the Zoom information. Learn more about the overall campaign in our newsletter, “The Era of Mass Strikes Begins On May 1; First Day of General Strike Campaign.” This prolonged and broad campaign will organize around a list of basic demands, as outlined here. Not on […]
A Committee within the British House of Lords is urging Number 10 to stop granting Israel preferential access to UK markets if the planned annexation of the West Bank, as laid out in the incoming unity government’s coalition agreement, goes ahead. The issue of the preferential treatment granted to Israel was raised in a letter to the Minister of State James Cleverly by Baroness Joyce Anelay, Chairwoman of The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee. Anelay, a former Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, is reported in Haaretz of having argued that annexation of the occupied territory is […]
Appearing Wednesday on ABC’s Good Morning America, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) said his city won’t fully reopen until there is a cure for the Chinese coronavirus. Garcetti’s remarks come after Los Angeles county’s top public health official predicted its stay-at-home order will remain in place for an additional three months. A partial transcript is as follows: GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you have a sense of where you are going to be in September? We did see that news this morning that California State University System is saying they’re not going to have classes on campus. What are you expecting in Los Angeles and […]
Weeks after Georgia ended its shelter-in-place order and allowed businesses to reopen, the number of patients hospitalized with coronavirus hit a record low since hospitals began reporting COVID-19 figures, according to Gov. Brian Kemp. “Today marks the lowest number of COVID-19 positive patients currently hospitalized statewide (1,203) since hospitals began reporting this data on April 8th,” wrote Kemp on Saturday, adding “Today also marks the lowest total of ventilators in use (897 with 1,945 available).” Today marks the lowest number of COVID-19 positive patients currently hospitalized statewide (1,203) since hospitals began reporting this data on April 8th. Today also marks the […]
(Natural News) No one likes hearing the news that they’re losing their job, but Uber recently showed just how out of touch it is with the overly sensitive millennials who form part of its workforce and client base when it laid off 3,500 employees in a three-minute Zoom call. The head of the company’s Phoenix Center of Excellence, Ruffin Chaveleau, had to break the disappointing news to workers, saying that their business had dropped by more than half thanks to the coronavirus crisis and there was no longer enough work for many of its customer support employees. After announcing they would […]
US 20:52 GMT 13.05.2020(updated 20:59 GMT 13.05.2020) Get short URL Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005131079295870-i-feel-strongly-trump-says-us-should-implement-negative-interest-rates/ US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated his support for the nation’s Federal Reserve to adopt negative interest rates – a move that has been opposed by Fed Chair Jerome Powell. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
Aid groups are frustrated by a new restriction on using U.S. funds to buy personal protective equipment like masks and gloves. The U.S. says it’s a way to ensure there’s enough PPE for domestic use. (Image credit: Xinzheng/Getty Images) Source link
Ushering in bitcoin’s third “halving,” by far the most highly awaited cryptocurrency event of the year, mining pool F2Pool rooted a mysterious message into the blockchain that will now reside there forever. Preceded by a fish emoji signifying the company’s logo, the mining pool added the text to a headline from The New York Times: “NYTimes 09/Apr/2020 With $2.3T Injection, Fed’s Plan Far Exceeds 2008 Rescue.” To bitcoin OGs, the significance is clear. It’s a reference to a similar newspaper heading that bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto embedded into the first-ever block slyly referencing the 2008’s momentous financial crisis, implying that bitcoin […]
A mother was arrested and separated from her crying child in Sydney, Australia for protesting ‘for her rights’ during the coronavirus pandemic. The mother was arrested for violating Australia’s coronavirus social distancing regulations that require all Australians to keep a distance of 1.5 meters away from each other at all times. ‘I don’t know how you guys are going home in honor tonight and trying to infringe me with a notice which I don’t consent to because we’re doing nothing wrong,’ she told the group of officers. ‘You guys should be here holding the signs with us, defending us. I don’t […]
Libyans are at risk because of conflict and the coronavirus pandemic, a group of UN agencies said Wednesday, Anadolu reports. “Conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya. The health and safety of the country’s entire population are at risk,” said a joint statement by the humanitarian, human rights, children, population, food, health and migration agencies. Defying repeated calls for a cease-fire, the “hostilities continue unabated, hindering access and the delivery of critical humanitarian supplies,” according to the statement. More than 3,200 migrants and refugees have been intercepted at sea and returned to Libya, it said, warning that Libya […]
Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell responded to a congressional request Wednesday by submitting a declassified list of Obama administration officials who had requested names be “unmasked” from Nov. 8, 2016 to Jan. 31, 2017. Among those “unmasked”: incoming National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (Ret.). And among those doing the “unmasking”: then-Vice President Joe Biden, who is now the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for the presidency in 2020. Flynn, who was then the incoming National Security Advisor, spoke several times to then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. The calls were picked up by U.S. intelligence, and Flynn’s name was leaked […]
For the second day in a row, it was not pretty in equity market land… Small Caps are worst on the week, followed by Trannies with Nasdaq best but still down hard… The mega-techs begin to catch down to the “median” stock… Source: Bloomberg Three main themes stood out that spoiled the promise of a v-shaped recovery!… Billionaires are ringing alarm bells – Druck, Tepper, & Lasry – the market’s way overvalued and hopes of (and pricing in) a v-shaped recovery are a fallacy. Stocks are decoupled from reality… Source: Bloomberg Valuation is extreme to say the least (despite the plunge)… […]
Vt notes the following: Montagnier’s position on hydroxycloroquin has been discredited throughly. Mikowitz positions on CV have been found scientifically unsound. Attacks on Bill Gates have, thus far, been proven 100% hoax. That said, the material below is very much worth considering. Amidst the storm of controversy raised by the lab-origin theory of COVID-19 extolled by such figures as Nobel prize winning virologists Luc Montagnier and Judy Mikowitz, bioweapons expert Francis Boyle, Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, an elaborate project was undertaken under the nominal helm of NATURE Magazine in order to refute the […]
A newly published list of US officials who were interested in National Security Agency (NSA) records on Trump adviser Michael Flynn includes President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, as well as Vice President Joe Biden. Biden is listed as requesting the unmasking on January 12, 2017, the same day the Washington Post published a story claiming that Flynn had misreported his conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, based on leaked NSA information. Yet on Tuesday, Biden told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that he “knew nothing” about the investigation of Flynn, and accused the Trump administration of using the former adviser’s case as […]
The Established Order Has Never Been Weaker By Cam Fenton, Waging Nonviolence. May 13, 2020 The Established Order Has Never Been Weaker2020-05-132020-05-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/sunrise-e1589392926839.png200px200px Above photo: Sunrise Movement activists holding a #PeoplesBailout demonstration. Facebook/Sunrise Movement. NOTE: We agree with the author that this is an important time to organize and present clear demands. We want to clarify that the Occupy Movement was built on nine months of organizing by activists across the country. Large actions don’t just happen, they require effort. And we disagree with the author that power can be taken within the corporate duopoly parties. Political power comes from movements. We can’t fight corporatism […]
Jordan on Wednesday warned against Israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, describing the move as “catastrophic”, Anadolu reports. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held talks over the phone with his Spanish counterpart Arancha González. According to a statement by the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, the talks touched on Palestinian developments and the economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The chief diplomats agreed during the talks on rejecting any Israeli move to annex any occupied Palestinian territory in violation of international law, a step that undermines the two-state solution, the statement said. “Any Israeli decision to annex […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) reacted Wednesday to former Vice President Joe Biden being one of several top Obama officials who may have received intelligence from unmasking requests targeting former Trump national security advisor Mike Flynn — according to newly-declassified documents by acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell — stating that the presumptive Democrat nominee was “caught red-handed” using U.S. spy powers to “go after a political opponent.” .@RandPaul: “Remember we went through this thing called impeachment? They said President @realDonaldTrump was using the govt to go after a political opponent? This is VP Biden using the spying powers of the US to go after a […]
Last month, Mitch McConnell shocked investors and infuriated several colleagues when he mentioned during a radio interview with a conservative talk show host that he would prefer giving states the ability to file for bankruptcy protection before allowing federal coronavirus money to bail out underfunded pensions. McConnell’s critics exploded with rage, and conservative finance types were deeply chagrined, judging by their reactions on social media. But as anybody who has followed Zero Hedge’s coverage of the simmering national pension crisis should at least understand the point that the GOP Congressional leader was trying to make. Just as Illinois was becoming […]
(Natural News) Anyone who thought the US military was preparing to force vaccinate every American with a coronavirus vaccine has just found strong evidence to confirm the plan. According to a press release from the US Dept. of Defense, featuring an announcement from Lt. Col. Mike Andrews, the DoD is partnering with HHS to acquire 500 million ApiJect vaccine injection devices, with deliveries expected to begin in October of this year. According to the press release: Spearheaded by the DOD’s Joint Acquisition Task Force (JATF), in coordination with the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the contract […]
The Russian Foreign Ministry has declined a request by a Federal Assembly commission to revoke accreditation for the New York Times and Financial Times newspapers following a slew of false reporting on the country’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier on Wednesday, a Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia’s Internal Affairs formed by the State Duma asked the Foreign Ministry to take action against the Manhattan-based New York Times and London-based Financial Times following what commission head Vasilii Piskarev described as “simultaneously published articles on allegedly inconsistent official statistics on coronavirus mortality in Russia with real statistics.” The measures requested potentially included depriving the two […]
Planet Labs Inc. has announced they will launch six SkySat satellites, SkySat 16-21, on Falcon 9 rockets as rideshare missions on two Starlink launches. These six satellites will help provide Planet with more imaging coverage to complement the 15 other SkySat satellites, SkySat 1-15, in Sun-Synchronous Orbits (SSO). (Lead Image: Julia Bergeron, NSF) Over the spring and summer, Planet will launch SkySat 16-21 on two Falcon 9 rockets. The first three satellites, SkySat 16-18 will launch on the ninth Starlink (L8) mission which is targeted for some time in June. SkySat 19-21 will launch on another mission later in the summer. […]
When Paul Manafort walked out of Loretto Federal Correctional Institution on Wednesday, he had about four years left on his sentence. He left behind a number of inmates who weren’t as lucky as he was. David Barren, a fellow inmate at Loretto, isn’t Paul Manafort. He’s African-American. He never worked as a powerful Republican lobbyist or the president’s former campaign manager. And he didn’t commit millions of dollars of tax fraud, violate federal lobbying rules, or commit witness tampering while awaiting trial. Instead, Barren committed non-violent drug offenses and got a sentence of life plus 20 years. Barren was charged with […]
Uber Eats is in talks with Grubhub about a possible acquisition. Analysts say such a merger would make the combined company the dominant player in food delivery. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP Uber Eats is in talks with Grubhub about a possible acquisition. Analysts say such a merger would make the combined company the dominant player in food delivery. Lynne Sladky/AP With its ride-hailing business devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, Uber is in talks to acquire online food delivery company Grubhub. If the two sides can reach a deal, the combined company would emerge as the dominant food-delivery […]
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Acting DNI Richard Grenell declassified the list of Obama officials involved in the unmasking of General Mike Flynn in his conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. CBS reporter Catherine Herridge obtained the list of Obama operatives who unmasked General Flynn. Names include former CIA Director John Brennan, Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power and former DNI chief James Clapper. The last name on the list is Joe Biden! TRENDING: Sidney Powell Hits Back Against Judge Sullivan’s Dirty Political Move to Delay Flynn Case, ‘Proposed Amicus Brief Has No Place in This Court’ The last name on […]
El Al Israel Airlines called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rescue it on Wednesday, rejecting what it said were impossible conditions for state-backed loans, Reuters reports. Israel’s government is demanding an overhaul of El Al, including layoffs, before agreeing to a lifeline. The cash-strapped airline has been locked in negotiations with Finance Ministry officials over government backing for 80% of a $400 million loan to help El Al through the coronavirus crisis. Foreign visitors are barred from entering the country and incoming Israelis must self-quarantine, which combined with a global fall in demand for travel has hit El Al […]
A pair of Republican senators are seeking the identities of Obama-era officials involved in the unmasking of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, The Hill reported Wednesday. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote in a Tuesday letter to Attorney General William Barr and acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell for them to release the names of the officials. “One of the most significant unanswered questions about what occurred during the 2016 election is how many Americans were ‘unmasked,’ at whose request, and for what purpose,” wrote the powerful senators. The […]
Hollywood star Kevin James released a short film last week poking fun at the overly sensitive environment created by the coronavirus pandemic. The “King of Queens” actor’s video, titled, “Out of Touch,” begins with James and another man running away from police and barking dogs. Soon, the man running with James is caught by law enforcement and a flashlight shines on James’ face while someone screams from a helicopter, “Freeze! Put your hands on your head.” Next, the words “Six Hours Earlier” appear on the screen and the manhunt is explained. The two men are seen greeting each other at a […]
Authored by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com, Oil prices continue to rise on the prospect of a rebound in fuel demand as economies begin to reopen. But there is a large difference between oil demand rising from recent lows and actually growing relative to pre-COVID-19 trends. In other words, demand destruction on the order of nearly 30 million barrels per day (mb/d) may have been brief, but we are a long way from a 100-mb/d oil market. In fact, some are wondering whether the world will ever get back to 100 mb/d of oil demand. Even oil executives have their doubts. Royal […]
Russia Coronavirus Cases Highest in the World After U.S. as Country Reports Over 10,000 Infections for 10 days in a Row by Soo Kim/Newsweek Cases of the novel coronavirus in Russia have reached over 232,200, as the country begins easing lockdown measures from Tuesday. The country saw nearly 10,900 new infections on Tuesday, while the death toll stands at 2,116, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. The country’s total confirmed cases has overtaken that of Spain, just a day after it overtook the total infections in Italy and the U.K. The latest spike marks Russia’s 10th consecutive day […]
Russia’s Foreign Ministry will send letters to the Financial Times and New York Times demanding they retract reports which claim the actual death toll from Covid-19 in the country is much higher than the official figures. The editors-in-chief of those outlets will be handed the letters on Thursday through the Russian embassies in the UK and the US, ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a briefing. Moscow will also address the UN, OSCE and UNESCO on the situation, as the reports in the FT and NYT represent “an example of that very ‘infodemic’ that the UN General Secretary, Antonio Guterres, urged […]
Trump Wins! Completing Obama’s Asian Pivot And Confrontation With China By Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. May 13, 2020 Trump Wins! Completing Obama’s Asian Pivot And Confrontation With China2020-05-132020-05-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/china-one-belt-one-road-map.jpeg200px200px The Trump administration is determined to “put China in its place,” a white supremacist mindset that will inevitably lead to monumental errors of judgment. “U.S. policymakers are openly advocating war with China.” Even before becoming the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump had one consistent foreign enemy – China. Partly fueled by his intrinsic white supremacy and his antipathy for the liberal elite “globalists” who evoked his personal inferiority complex, Trump has […]
Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council on Wednesday appointed a former army major general as the country’s new defense minister as his predecessor Gamal Omer died in South Sudan’s capital in late March, Anadolu reports. In a press release on Wednesday, the Sovereign Council said it has appointed Ibrahim Yassin as the country’s defense minister. The head of the Sovereign Council, the prime minister and some other ministers have agreed to relieve Health Minister Akram Ali Altoum of his duties, the press release said. READ: Egypt exerts pressures to remove Sudan PM Source link
Pennsylvania’s Health Secretary Rachel Levine moved her 95-year-old mother from a nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic, despite her department’s guidance instructing nursing homes to readmit “stable” patients who contracted the coronavirus — a move critics say led to the stark reality of most virus deaths in the state stemming from those facilities. “My mother requested, and my sister and I as her children complied to move her to another location during the Covid-19 outbreak,” Levine, the nation’s first openly transgender public health secretary, explained. “My mother is 95 years old. She is very intelligent and more than competent to make her […]
The Pentagon is asking Congress for authority to block-buy two of its new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines, a mega-deal worth as much as $17.7 billion. Source link
Authored by Sharyl Attkisson via JustTheNews.com, As health officials and the public have worked hard to sort fact from fiction during an emerging and new health crisis, it has become clear that they — and we — do not always have accurate information at hand. There are three big reasons for this. The first one is not that anybody is necessarily trying to mislead. But the nature of health information, not to mention information in general, is that it frequently changes as we learn more. What we think we know today will often change tomorrow. The government recommended against the general public […]
(Natural News) The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to upend lives throughout America: Now, farmers are being forced to dispose of their crops, even as grocery stores run out of foods to sell to worried shoppers. The global pandemic has also caused Americans to seek aid from food banks in shocking numbers, many of whom have lost their jobs amid the onslaught. It’s also caused humanitarian leaders to express concern about a looming “global starvation pandemic.” Where did we go wrong? Many factors have caused this scenario, experts say, including a significant drop in demand, a very consolidated supply chain and long-term industry monopolies. “A large portion of our […]
Tech 18:29 GMT 13.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107929/50/1079295051_0:0:1281:720_1200x675_80_0_0_4452120250ef5071f928e49023fbaa0f.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202005131079295089-takes-a-lickin-but-keeps-on-tickin-russian-meteor-m-satellite-resumes-work-after-meteoroid-strike/ The Meteor series of weather observation satellites was first developed in the 1970s, and continuously upgraded and revamped in the decades since to monitor atmospheric and sea surface temperature, cloud and snow cover, sea ice conditions, humidity, radiation conditions in near space and the state of the ozone layer. Russia’s Meteor-M No.2-2, which was struck by a micrometeoroid in December, has come back online and resumed its normal operations, a Roscosmos spokesman has confirmed to Sputnik. According to the spokesman, the information being received by the satellite is […]
This story was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletter here. At the Dane County Jail in Madison, Wisconsin, robots that look like fancy space heaters have rolled from room to room 24 hours a day, seven days a week, since the end of March. The devices emit high-intensity ultraviolet light, a technology that can destroy viruses including swine flu and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). Sheriff Dave Mahoney bought the pair of UVC emitters, which cost about $80,000, shortly after the coronavirus pandemic hit, and was reimbursed through a […]
The Supreme Court will decide whether Electoral College delegates are required to support the presidential candidate who wins their state. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP The Supreme Court will decide whether Electoral College delegates are required to support the presidential candidate who wins their state. Susan Walsh/AP The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in cases that challenge attempts by states to penalize Electoral College delegates who fail to vote for the presidential candidate they were pledged to support. Under state laws, Electoral College delegates are pledged to cast their ballots for the candidate who carries the popular vote […]
More than 70,000 crypto-related suspicious activity reports (SARs) have been filed since 2013, but the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a stark warning that some offshore companies may not be doing enough to stamp out illicit behavior. Speaking at CoinDesk’s Consensus: Distributed virtual conference on Wednesday, FinCEN Director Kenneth Blanco said that around half of these reports were submitted by crypto companies themselves, allowing FinCEN to build a better map of IP and wallet addresses that are linked to potential criminals. Still, the figure represents just 1.4% of the more than 4.9 million reports FinCEN received overall between 2014 […]
The far left New York Times admitted this week that its “science and health reporter” Donald McNeil, Jr., went too far this week during an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. During the interview McNeil went on a tear against several members of the Trump administration. The New York Times said they discussed the issue with him. Again, Donald McNeil, Jr. is the “science and health” reporter at the Times. On Wednesday, Lara Logan weighed in on the state of the liberal mainstream media. Lara did not hold back and went as far as saying the Pulitzer winning reporters at The New […]
Egypt is in talks with the International Monetary Fund for a second bundle of financial support after receiving nearly $2.8 billion in emergency financing, the central bank deputy governor said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Asked about a Bloomberg News report that Egypt would seek a further $5 billion from the IMF and $4 billion from other sources for a total of $9 billion, Rami Aboul Naga told Al Arabiya news channel that the number was close to that figure. Egypt said on Tuesday that it had received $2.77 billion through an IMF Rapid Financing Instrument designed to help close a gap […]
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Minority Leader Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) said Republicans were living in an “alternative universe” of conspiracy theories aimed at former President Barack Obama and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Schumer said, “The White House censured agency after agency. They’ve gotten their minions and Fox News and everyone else to personally and vitriolically attack people who tell the truth. I’ll tell you something, in this huge crisis, if you avoid the truth, you’re going to make it worse. And you’re going to make it worse for everybody, including I would say to the Republican Party and Donald Trump, […]
Officials said they will attempt to keep the risk of coronavirus infection low during upcoming events. Source link
Canada is sending $790 million to an organization founded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that works with the World Health Organization to make vaccines available across the world. As President Donald Trump has frozen funding to the World Health Organization, Canada is sending nearly $800 million to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, an organization founded by Bill Gates that works with the WHO to provide universal access to vaccines, and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, an organization created by the WHO. According to a press release from the office of Canadian Minister of International Development Karina Gould, the money will […]
Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, Ginning up fear and terror was the key to getting hold of the country, tossing millions of Americans out of work, and setting fire to the Constitution. A nation ruled by fear is a nation that falls into tyranny, said Dr. Ron Paul in his latest Liberty Report. We know the elitists have been using the mainstream media to instill fear into the public. Fearful people are easy to control and more likely to obey the commands of tyrants. Most people operate only to obey others and don’t take the time to think critically about […]
Credit: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS Hospitals at center of fight over liability protections in coronavirus relief bill By SUSANNAH LUTHI and RACHEL ROUBEIN/ Politico Hospitals are warning they will be slow to restart elective procedures like knee surgeries and colonoscopies without assurances from Congress they won’t get sued by patients and their own workers if they are infected by the coronavirus during those visits. Powerful industry lobbies like the American Hospital Association pressing for relief in the next rescue package have gained a sympathetic ear from Republican leaders in Congress. They’ll be joining with a raft of other industries seeking legal […]
Countries should be able to swiftly identify and quarantine coronavirus hotspots instead of putting their whole societies on lockdown, but people must accept this ‘new reality’ for it to work, said WHO’s envoy to Russia. “I do believe that there might be a surge [in Covid-19 cases], but we’ll be able to respond to it much quicker, having all the experience that we’ve got, unfortunately, over the last four months,” Dr Melita Vujnovic, who represents the World Health Organization in Russia, told RT when asked about the impact of the gradual lifting of lockdowns – that has begun in many countries […]
Private Prison Sues State For Not Having Enough Prisoners By Es Fein, Wondergressive. May 13, 2020 Private Prison Sues State For Not Having Enough Prisoners2020-05-132020-05-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/image-1.jpg200px200px Above photo: From News Break. A private prison in Arizona recently sued the state for having a lack of prisoners. For the sake of saving over $16 million in back pay, the state settled by paying the private prison $3 million. Arizona essentially payed a company $3 million because not enough people are committing crimes. To be fair, it’s a bit more complex than that. In July, 2010 three violent inmates escaped from an Arizona private prison, which prompted […]
Israel gave approval on Wednesday for exports of medical cannabis, paving the way for sales abroad that the government expects to produce hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, Reuters reports. “This is a significant step for exporters and the Israeli industry, which will enable both expansion of export opportunities as well as rising employment … in the field,” said Economy Minister Eli Cohen. Cohen gave final approval for the exports more than a year after the cabinet backed a new law to permit them. Cohen’s order takes effect in 30 days, allowing exporters to apply for a licence from the […]
Wyden, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, noted in a floor speech that Americans are relying on the internet more than ever due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Don’t those Americans deserve some measure of privacy?” he asked, arguing that without the amendment “it is open season on anybody’s most personal information.” Senators were expected to vote later today on an amendment from Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), which aims to bolster legal protections for individuals targeted by federal surveillance. On Thursday they will vote on an amendment from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that would prohibit the FISA […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is opening his Fremont, California, plant and has reportedly told workers they can choose to violate California’s stay-at-home orders or be placed on “unpaid leave.” VICE News reports that Elon Musk’s Tesla plans to open its plant in Fremont, California, and has told workers their options are to violate the state’s stay-at-home orders and come to work, or stay home and forgo payment and benefits. In an email obtained by the Guardian from Tesla’s management to its workers, the firm stated: “Choosing not to report to work may eliminate or reduce your eligibility for unemployment depending on your state’s […]
A week of record sized refunding treasury auctions has concluded with today’s sale of $22 billion in 30Y paper, which as we discussed last week, was the largest auction of this tenor in history. However, unlike the 3Y and 10Y auctions which priced earlier this week, and ahead of next week’s inaugural 20Y issuance, today’s 30Y sale left a bit to be desired. Pricing at a high yield of 1.342%, it just barely missed out on being a record low yield after last month’s 1.325%. It also tailed the When Issued 1.334% by 0.8bps. The Bid to Cover also disappointed, coming […]
(Natural News) Inmates at a Los Angeles County jail are deliberately trying to infect themselves with COVID-19, authorities said. L.A. Sheriff Alex Villanueva, in a meeting with reporters, noted that the county jail system saw a 60 percent jump in coronavirus cases among its inmates in just one week — allegedly a direct result of the inmates’ attempts, which were captured multiple times by the jail’s surveillance cameras. “There was some mistaken belief among the inmate population that if they tested positive, there was a way to force our hand and somehow release more inmates out of our jail environment,” Villanueva […]
World 17:04 GMT 13.05.2020(updated 17:09 GMT 13.05.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107908/69/1079086987_0:177:3011:1870_1200x675_80_0_0_6cf0e5cfc61739bb8393c46b33772155.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202005131079294344-daesh-continues-low-level-insurgency-unable-to-gain-ground-in-iraq-syria—pentagon/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Daesh* terrorist group wages a low-level insurgency in Iraq and Syria but is unable to gain and hold territory despite decreased counteractions amid the coronavirus pandemic, Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve said in a quarterly report on Wednesday. “CJTF-OIR [Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve] reported that ISIS [IS] continued to wage a “low-level insurgency” in both Iraq and Syria this quarter, but remains unable to hold territory and continues to rely on small-arms attacks,” the report […]
Thank you to the House of Suntory for partnering with Half Full and sponsoring this Bartenders At Home cocktail video. What inspired you to create this cocktail? “I wanted to highlight the silky texture of Haku® Vodka, with something creamy. I looked in my fridge and found some almond milk. Miso and nuts (usually walnuts) are a classic pairing in Japanese cuisine, and it also gives body to the drink. Almond milk and miso are both breakfast things for me, so the drink is named Ohayo, which is ‘good morning’ in Japanese.” When would you serve this drink? “Anytime the sun […]
A man gets tested for the coronavirus Wednesday in Wuhan, China, the cradle of the global pandemic. Chinese authorities plan to test the city’s entire population after new cases emerged there for the first time in weeks, according to state media. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images A man gets tested for the coronavirus Wednesday in Wuhan, China, the cradle of the global pandemic. Chinese authorities plan to test the city’s entire population after new cases emerged there for the first time in weeks, according to state media. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images […]
The top bitcoin derivatives product is now available on decentralized finance (DeFi). Andreessen Horowitz-backed dYdX released its Bitcoin Perpetual Contract from private alpha on Wednesday, bringing the most liquid digital asset derivative to Ethereum’s burgeoning DeFi market for non-U.S. investors. Unlike similar futures products, perpetual contracts don’t expire at a set time. “For the first time, users can trade the most popular financial product in crypto – BTC perpetual contracts – on a decentralized exchange,” dYdX founder Antonio Juliano said in a private message. dYdX’s newest derivative will offer 10x leverage and no expiry, with margin and settlement conducted in USD […]
You just can’t make this up!Joe Biden tapped dopey bartender Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to lead his Climate Change task force. Advertisement – story continues below Ocasio Cortez is famous for her gin and tonics and for pushing a plan to trash the entire US economy. OAC’s Green New Deal would cost over $600,000 per household. Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore weighed in on the “Green New Nightmare” saying it would “end civilization” and “half the population will die.” TRENDING: Sidney Powell Hits Back Against Judge Sullivan’s Dirty Political Move to Delay Flynn Case, ‘Proposed Amicus Brief Has No Place in This Court’ Greenpeace […]
Iran is withdrawing some of its forces and militias from Syria as a result of US and foreign sanctions, American envoy James Jeffrey said today, revealing the apparent effectiveness of the economic sanctions. Speaking at a virtual panel hosted by the Washington-based think tank the Hudson Institute, the Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh stated: “We have seen the Iranians pulling in some of their outlying activities and such in Syria because of, frankly, financial problems…in terms of the huge success of the Trump administration’s sanctions policies against Iran. It’s having a real effect in Syria.” His comments were made […]
“We wholeheartedly agree that transparency is needed more now than ever,” Johnson, who chairs the Homeland Security Committee, and Grassley, who chairs the Finance Committee, wrote in their letter dated Tuesday. “One of the most significant unanswered questions about what occurred during the 2016 election is how many Americans were ‘unmasked,’ at whose request, and for what purpose.” Allies of the president have accused former high-ranking Obama White House officials of “unmasking” Flynn’s identity based on intelligence intercepts of his calls with the former Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, during the presidential transition period in late 2016. Flynn was fired in February […]
Wednesday on ABC’s “The View,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) declared the “racist and misogynistic” lockdown protesters opposing her order were “calling for violence.” Whitmer said, “Well, I do think that the fact of the matter is these protests, you know, in a perverse way make it likelier that we’re going to have to stay in a stay-at-home posture. The whole point of them supposedly is they don’t want to be doing that, and that’s why I’m asking that everyone with a platform call on people to do the right thing. You know, these have been really political rallies where people come […]
Partners in Health was recently selected by Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker to conduct Coronavirus “contact tracing,” a process that involves teams of investigators finding out who infected people have come into contact with. The group is already “training and deploying hundreds of contact tracers.” Some citizens fear the potential for mass surveillance posed by contact tracing, especially in light of a Democrat-introduced bill in Congress to authorize contact tracing “at individuals’ residences.” Partners In Health’s involvement will not assuage many fears, considering the group has received funding from George Soros and Bill Gates organizations and counts Chelsea Clinton on its board of trustees. Partners […]
On a day when the market commentary of “big rich guy” investors has earned a public rebuke from the president himself, we suspect more than the usual number of viewers tuned in to hear David Tepper, the founder of hedge fund Appaloosa Management and owner of the Carolina Panthers, during a noontime interview on CNBC Wednesday. Offering a wary market outlook, Tepper said that while he suspects the bottom might already be in, there are simply too many areas in this market that are way too overvalued, and the legendary trader predicted more chaotic trading ahead. And speaking specifically about the […]
LabCorp expands availability of at-home sample collection kit for COVID-19 test Health News Reuters Reporting by Saumya Sibi Joseph in Bengaluru; Editing by Ramakrishnan M. and Sriraj Kalluvila (Reuters) – LabCorp said on Tuesday its at-home sample collection kit for COVID-19 testing would now be available to all individuals with symptoms and possible exposure to the virus, after limiting delivery to healthcare workers during its launch last month. The collection kit, with a list price of $119, consists of cotton swabs to collect nasal specimens, a biohazard specimen bag and a FedEx overnight shipping envelope to mail the samples to labs. […]