Authored by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn’t even an enemy you could put your finger on.”― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale You can always count on the government to take advantage of […]
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Authored by Andrew Bacevich via TomDispatch.com, Americans are facing “A Spring Unlike Any Before.” So warned a front-page headline in the March 13th New York Times. That headline, however hyperbolic, was all too apt. The coming of spring has always promised relief from the discomforts of winter. Yet, far too often, it also brings its own calamities and afflictions. According to the poet T.S. Eliot, “April is the […]
The US State Department has accused Beijing of attaching ‘“strings” to aid given to countries battling Covid-19, but unable to name specifics, could only point to generic press reports, while also invoking a Chinese “coverup.” Senior State Department official James Richardson – who runs the Office of Foreign Assistance Resources – levied the charges to reporters during a briefing on Thursday night. Calling on China to […]
The US State Department is dangling millions of dollars in reward money in exchange for information that could be used to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, his VP, or other senior officials on drug trafficking charges. The eye-popping reward of up to $15 million is being offered for “information related to Nicolas Maduro Moros” with regard to his alleged involvement in “international narcotics trafficking,” the State […]
Like Iran, Venezuela isn’t in great shape to confront a potentially devastating pandemic. And instead of loosening sanctions and offering aid to the Maduro regime, the Trump Administration is cranking up the pressure, hoping to use the outbreak as more leverage to finally depose the Communist dictatorship in South America. According to CNN, the White House is preparing to designate Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism […]
Lebanon’s Higher Defence Council has today recommended extending the state of “general mobilisation” period until 12 April, as part of nationwide measures to combat the spread of coronavirus. The recommendation was made during a meeting of the Higher Defence Council chaired by President Michel Aoun and attended by Prime Minister Hassan Diab. According to the National News Agency (NNA), discussions focused on the country’s response to […]
Tokyo set up on Thursday a new task force to fight the spread of coronavirus, but the economy minister said a state of emergency would not be declared for now. The new task force is a necessary step towards declaring an emergency. The announcement comes amid worries of spread in the community after the surge in Tokyo, where more than 45 new cases were reported overnight. […]
The State Department now seems to be leveling new accusations against Iran and China on a near daily basis related to their role in facilitating the spread of the deadly coronavirus. On Monday Mike Pompeo issued ‘5 facts’ detailing Iran’s recklessness regarding the virus, including the charge Tehran spread it “to at least five countries,” and on Wednesday the newest charge is that Iran is imprisoning whistleblowers […]
Nevada’s top health officials lack the qualifications one might expect in leaders making public health recommendations for the US, but that hasn’t stopped them from attacking a potential Covid-19 treatment. Trump’s detractors in the Nevada state health department have moved heaven and earth to stop doctors in the state from prescribing two drugs the president deemed promising for treatment of coronavirus, insisting he’s not qualified enough […]
Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri announced that parliament will start holding legislative meetings online in a statement on Wednesday. Local media Al-Joumhouria quoted Berri as saying that “the meetings will be held through video conferencing technology and through specialised institutions, which saves time and costs.” The move comes as President Michel Aoun called on citizens to stay inside and abide by home quarantine “in order to ward […]
Operations at Boeing factories in the state of Washington were suspended on Wednesday for two weeks in order to reduce Covid-19 risks after several workers contracted the virus. The measure affects up to 70,000 employees in the Puget Sound region, who the company said would receive paid leave during the halt. Boeing explained that the decision was made in order “to ensure the well-being of employees, […]
Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images As people with memories longer than those of Trump-worshiping Fox News commentators easily recall, President Donald Trump’s first take on the coronavirus was that, here in the United States, it was totally contained and not a big deal. The threat of it was even, sort of, a “hoax.” Then, once that position became politically untenable, especially in an election year, Trump made the […]
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said in a live televised announcement that the country will go into emergency mode for one month starting on March 26, as the government tries to fight the coronavirus outbreak. On Tuesday, Thailand’s Public Health Ministry reported three more deaths and 106 new coronavirus cases. The country has now had 827 cases and four fatalities since the outbreak began. “The goal […]
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday about half of all government employees were staying at home as part of measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Another measure to contain the outbreak, the temporary release of prisoners, will be extended until the end of the current Iranian month of Farvardin, about April 18, he said, according to state TV. Iran is one of the hardest hit […]
US 03:17 GMT 24.03.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107868/81/1078688131_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_9fae7836e6a60f5c4ad6da22eb50e946.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202003241078688072-rhode-island-becomes-latest-us-state-to-delay-presidential-primary-over-coronavirus-fears/ Currently, over 380,000 people worldwide have contracted the COVID-19 infection, including in the United States, where the number of those infected across the country has passed 43,900 with 533 killed, leading to the postponement of the ongoing presidential primaries across the country in a bid to slow the spread of the virus. The […]
Authored by Ben Garrison via GrrrGraphics.com, Old Saying: “Give them an inch and they will take a mile.” HOUSE DEMOCRAT WHIP: CORONAVIRUS A ‘TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO RESTRUCTURE THINGS TO FIT OUR VISION’ Big Government (the Deep State) claims to care about its subjects (We The People). This is obviously false. If government cared about us, it wouldn’t have allowed the creation of the Federal Reserve and […]
The main Boeing production facility in Everett, Washington will be closing for at least two weeks, to protect employees amid the coronavirus epidemic. Space and military programs will not be affected, the company said. Boeing will suspend operations at the Puget Sound facility for 14 days, starting on March 25, President and CEO Dave Calhoun announced on Monday. “This necessary step protects our employees and the […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pressed charges against a former state senator for his role in a $4.3 million token sale that promised outlandishly high returns. The SEC confirmed Friday it had filed a complaint against David Schmidt, a former Republican state senator for Washington State, as well as two other people, for their role promoting the sale of “Meta 1 Coins.” Filed in […]
The global COVID-19 outbreak has led to a surge in VPN usage according to Atlas VPN. The company published data from their 50,000 weekly users and during the weeks from March 2-8 and March 9-15 and, as Statista’s Niall McCarthy points out, it shows a steep rise in VPN usage in countries dealing with significant outbreaks. In Italy where there were close to 25,000 cases and more than 1,800 deaths on […]
Syria’s health minister has confirmed that the first case of coronavirus, which has already reached pandemic levels, has been reported in the country. The person person in question came from abroad, it was announced. Meanwhile, Health Minister Nizar al-Yaziji told SANA state news agency that the “necessary measures” have been taken to deal with the case. Earlier on Sunday, the official said that the nation – […]
Authored by Adam Dick via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity, Fear of coronavirus, or the use of such fear being present among the people to justify expanding control, is driving decisions in much of American local, state, and national governments. Limiting international travel, prohibiting people from eating or drinking in restaurants and bars, imposing curfews, ordering “nonessential” businesses shut, and banning gatherings of […]
An off-the-cuff conversation about state power, nuance in an age of tribalism and where bitcoin meets politics, with Peter McCormack. Peter McCormack is the host of What Bitcoin Did and the Defiance podcast. He recently returned from travel to a number of countries in South America including Venezuela and Colombia, as well as the Turkey-Greece border. In this off-the-cuff and wide-ranging conversation, Peter and @NLW discuss: […]
President Donald Trump referred to the U.S. State Department as the “Deep State Department” during a White House press briefing on the coronavirus with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Friday, prompting National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci to bury his face in his hands. “Secretary of State Pompeo is extremely busy so if you have any question for him right now, […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a “stay at home” order for all residents on Thursday, the strictest measure yet to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus in the nation’s largest city. “Remain indoors, go outside for solitary exercise. Don’t go to a house with multiple people. Don’t go to your daughter’s house,” he said. “That is a mistake.” There are at least 4,000 confirmed […]