prisonplanet--2020-04-22--Antibody tests suggest Covid-19 may have spread much more than predicted, with possibly HUNDREDS OF

Antibody tests suggest Covid-19 may have spread much more than predicted, with possibly HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS infected worldwide

The WHO says new studies indicate that up to 230 million people may have had coronavirus and survived – more than ninety times more than the current official tally of 2.5 million confirmed cases .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has revealed that early data from antibody testing studies around the world indicate that “ only ” 2-3 percent of people have been infected by the coronavirus , a figure lower than expected .
Antibodies for a specific virus appear in the blood of people who have had and cleared that virus .
Antibody or serological testing takes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these antibodies , rather than the virus itself , which may have left the system .
If two to three percent of people worldwide tested positive for antibodies , a back-of-the-envelope calculation indicates that something in the order of 150-230 million people worldwide have already been infected with coronavirus .
This dwarfs the current official estimate of around 2.5 million cases , and casts into doubt the possibility of an effective containment strategy .
“ The worst is yet ahead of us , ” was the message from the director-general of the WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speaking at a press conference to announce that the number of infected people was “ even in heavily affected areas , not more than two to three percent.
” While the WHO acknowledges that this is only an indication from early data , it says they had been expecting there ’ d be more people with antibodies by this point .
But officials may take encouragement that this estimated high number of cases would imply a much lower mortality rate .
These figures do , however , deal a blow to those in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who believe that the best path to ending the crisis is to reach a point where enough members of a population are immune to the virus that it can not spread enough to reach those who are not immune .
Estimates for what that point would be range from 60–90 percent .
If the WHO ’ s figure of 2-3 percent is accurate , then we are still a long way away from herd immunity .
But antibody testing is by no means a watertight system .
Early evidence has suggested that antibody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that many people who test positive for antibodies are not necessarily immune to reinfection .
( And this would imply that the number of people who have already been infected would be even higher than 260 million globally . )
Furthermore , as we still know so little about the novel coronavirus , it is not impossible that what we think are antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 are , in fact , the result of infection by other coronaviruses , such as the common cold or strains hitherto undetected .
But a lot of other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the message coming from the WHO .
A study released last week by Stanford University found that the Covid-19 infection rate among California residents is likely far higher than has been reported , perhaps “ 50-85-fold more than the number of confirmed cases.
” And another US study found that nearly one in three residents of Chelsea , Massachusetts , had antibodies .
Most interesting of all is a new study from Sweden , showing that at least 11 out of 100 people in the Stockholm area had antibodies .
The scientists believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as the test gives some false negatives .
For the Swedes , many people having had the virus already is good news , especially considering their more laissez-faire approach to controlling its spread .
And as their death toll from the virus ticked over 1,700 today , the trends there seem to suggest a flattening of the curve .
While it is true that the above studies were small and only tested small populations , it is unclear where the WHO got their figure of 2-3 percent from .
They may have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world .
Dr Neeraj Sood , a professor of public policy at the University of Southern California , is the lead author of another California-based antibody study , which found that 4.1 percent of people had antibodies .
He says that “ the estimates also suggest that we might have to recalibrate disease prediction models and rethink public health strategies.
” The current coronavirus policies of most countries were put in place with the intention of slowing or stopping the spread of a highly dangerous virus that threatened to overwhelm healthcare systems .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and hundreds of millions of people worldwide have already been infected , many of them without symptoms , then that may be a lost cause .
The coronavirus may already be too widespread for lockdowns to stamp it out .


prisonplanet--2020-04-22--POLAND: Teachers Could Face 5 Years Prison for ‘Turning Kids Gay’

The Polish government is entertaining new legislation which could see sexual education taught in school and “ the promotion of underage sexual activity ” become criminalized .
Protesters gathered to demonstrate against the proposal , dubbed the “ Stop Pedophilia ” law , which could see sexual educators face prison sentences of up to five years if found guilty .
The purpose of the legislation is to “ criminalize the promotion of underage sexual activity ” suggesting that sexual education teachers “ groom and familiarize children with homosexuality , ” according to LGBTQ Nation .
Supporters of the legislation wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and activists most involved in the promotion of sexual ‘ education ’ in our country are the LGBT lobby.
” “ In Western Europe , members of these movements involved in implementing sex education in schools were convicted of pedophilia , ” the document added .
However , Anna Blus , an Amnesty International researcher , called the legislation “ outrageous ” and “ extremely vague and broad , ” according to DW .
While decrying the potentially “ disastrous effects ” of the legislation , Blus added , “ this bill will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activist Ola Kaczorek told Reuters : “ This would make impossible for us as educators to come into schools and teach kids about humans , about what makes us us , and what ’ s gender identity or sexual orientation.
” “ Usually school is not a friendly environment for non-heterosexual kids , but now it will be even harder , ” Kaczorek added .
Poland does not currently have a mandatory sexual education curriculum .
Educators , if the proposed legislation is passed , could face up to 3-5 behind bars for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Children are sexually awakened and familiarized with homosexuality.
” The bill was brought to Parliament through a petition–which would require over 100,000 signatures for the matter to be discussed .
In February , a third of Poland was declared an “ LGBT-free ” zone according to an “ Atlas of Hate ” map which had carved up the Central European country .
This article was posted : Wednesday , April 22 , 2020 at 3:10 am

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prisonplanet--2020-04-22--At Least 25 French Cities and Towns Erupt in Riots as ‘Youths’ Attack Police

At Least 25 French Cities and Towns Erupt in Riots as ‘ Youths ’ Attack Police Areas in at least @ @ @ @ @ France erupted into rioting on Monday night , including attacks on police and attempts to @ @ @ @ @ in Strasbourg .
Some of the incidents are believed to have been sparked by a @ @ @ @ @ the Paris suburb of Villeneuve-la-Garenne which also involved the local police .
The 30-year-old motorcycle @ @ @ @ @ an unmarked police vehicle opened its door at a red light , which the motorcyclist @ @ @ @ @ hitting a nearby pole .
He was taken to hospital with a fractured leg and @ @ @ @ @ began in Villeneuve-la-Garenne on Sunday night , according to broadcaster France Bleu , and continued @ @ @ @ @ launched at police .
Several other Paris suburbs also saw violence and rioting including the @ @ @ @ @ which saw garbage cans lit on fire in both Aulnay-sous-Bois and Saint-Denis .
This article @ @ @ @ @ April 22 , 2020 at 3:08 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-22--Barr Says DoJ Might Join Lawsuits Against States That Don’t Reopen Fast Enough

Barr Says DoJ Might Join Lawsuits Against States That Don ’ t Reopen Fast Enough During an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt , Attorney General William Barr , who has heretofore enjoyed a reputation as one of the cagiest members of the cabinet , has just made a massive political blunder .
Whether he did it at the best of his boss remains unclear .
President Trump ’ s tweets about “ liberating ” Democratic-led states has enraged certain conservatives who recognize that Trump has just accepted blame for the handling of the coronavirus response .
Delegating to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it meant that no matter what , Trump would be praised for doing the ‘ smart ’ thing and handing the reins to the states , something that , in theory , also goes against the president ’ s “ authoritarian ” nature , which would earn him extra political cred .
By baiting the thousands of Americans willing to go out and join protests demanding an immediate reopening of the economy , Trump is inviting citizens to break the law during an unprecedented crisis when public resources are already strained .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moderates ’ faith in Trump ’ s ability to make ‘ responsible ’ choices , likely costing him critical votes in the swing states .
Now , AG Barr has taken Trump ’ s embrace of the ‘ reopen now ’ movement to the next level by claiming the DoJ might join lawsuits filed by businesses and citizens against various states over the shutdown orders .
The move comes as more conservative groups reportedly heap pressure on the administration to do more to stop governors like Gavin Newsom from keeping their states closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the last thing states need right now is another reason to blame the White House for meddling in their reopening planning… One way the Justice Department might act against state or local officials is by joining lawsuits brought by citizens or businesses over restrictions , Barr said .
He acknowledged that state governments are at “ a sensitive stage , ” as they try to balance health and safety against pressure to reopen.But he said that “ as lawsuits develop , as specific cases emerge in the states , we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We ’ re looking carefully at a number of these rules that are being put into place , ” Barr said .
“ And if we think one goes too far , we initially try to jawbone the governors into rolling them back or adjusting them .
And if they ’ re not and people bring lawsuits , we file statement of interest and side with the plaintiffs.
” …and Barr just gave it to them on a silver platter .
This article was posted : Wednesday , April 22 , 2020 @ @ @


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--China Declares ‘Publicity Stunt’ US Lawsuits ‘Will Never Happen’

Communists say they will never pay reparations In response to at least 7 US lawsuits being filed against the Chinese government , as well as the Wuhan Institute of Virology , over the spread of the coronavirus , the CCP said that ‘ they will never happen ’ , and it is a ‘ farce ’ to believe that China will ever pay reparations .
Pointing in particular to the Missouri ’ s lawsuit , which is seeking up to $ 44 billion in reparations , China ’ s state-run Global Times responded calling it a case that will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US state .
“ This is completely a farce .
Missouri is trying to hold China accountable for the COVID-19 pandemic in a US court , which is almost impossible to succeed , ” the newspaper wrote .
“ It should at least file a lawsuit in an international court and in accordance with international law , not the laws of the U.S. ” the report continued .
“ This will never happen , ” the paper said of the lawsuit , going on to defend the Chinese government ’ s actions against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ achievements are obvious .
Missouri ’ s lawsuit will not have any legal impact on China .
We need to be vigilant to see if the U.S. turns the lawsuit into persecution and discrimination against Chinese Americans , ” the propaganda piece urged .
“ There have been several anti-Chinese chapters in U.S. history .
This time , it is led by a U.S. government.
” the state run newspaper claimed , also theorising that the lawsuit an attempt by the US government to distract from “ the collapse of crude oil prices.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ dismissed the lawsuits , proclaiming that they have “ no factual or legal basis , ” and that they “ only invite ridicule.
” “ Such lawsuit is nothing short of frivolous litigation which defies the basic theory of the law.
” said spokesman Geng Shuang , adding that “ US courts have no jurisdiction over the sovereign actions taken by Chinese governments of all levels in response to the epidemic.
” “ The right course of action for the US side is to dismiss this vexatious litigation , ” Geng concluded .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced that the state is also preparing a lawsuit against China over the pandemic spread .
“ Too many Mississippians have suffered as a result of China ’ s cover-up , ” said Fitch , adding “ They must not be allowed to act with impunity .
Mississippians deserve justice , and I will seek that in court.
” This article was posted : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 6:07 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--Professor Warns Cancer Deaths Due to COVID Disruption Will Be Greater Than Deaths From Coronavirus

Professor Warns Cancer Deaths Due to COVID Disruption Will Be Greater Than Deaths From Coronavirus 400 cancers a week being missed because people are not getting hospital treatment .
A professor at King ’ s College London has warned that there will be more excess cancer deaths over the next 5 years than the number of people who die from coronavirus in the UK due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus lockdown , which is preventing cancer victims from getting treatment .
Richard Sullivan , professor of cancer and global health and director of its Institute of Cancer Policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths due to the disruption of cancer services is likely to outweigh the number of deaths from the coronavirus itself over the next five years.
” Many people are avoiding hospitals , partly due to fear of coronavirus and partly due to the NHS implying that people should stay away so as not to burden doctors and nurses .
This means that routine cancer screenings have all but stopped and there will be a massive backlog once normality resumes .
“ The cessation and delay of cancer care will cause considerable avoidable suffering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ screening services have stopped , which means we will miss our chance to catch many cancers when they are treatable and curable , such as cervical , bowel and breast.
” People didn ’ t suddenly stop getting cancer when the coronavirus outbreak started , but now they are not getting treatment .
One wonders what the point is in allowing such disruption in the name of saving lives , only to lose more lives to cancer in the long run .
“ Some stroke and heart attack patients are routinely waiting more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while 2,300 cancer diagnoses are being missed each week because patients are not going to see their GP or because they are not being referred for urgent tests and scans at hospital , ” reports the Daily Mail .
“ Another 400 cancers a week are , it is estimated , being missed because breast , cervical and bowel cancer screening has been suspended .
For any of these patients , delay can be a death sentence.
” As we previously highlighted , despite many predictions that the NHS would be “ overwhelmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the United Kingdom are four times emptier than normal .
One of the overspill hospitals built to handle with an excess of patients due to coronavirus in the north east remains empty and will never be used .
In addition , the temporary Nightingale hospital in London has “ remained largely empty since it opened , ” according to HSJ .
Despite all this , the UK government has refused to even suggest when lockdown measures may end .
Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty also said that social distancing measures will have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is available , something that could take more than a year .
A graph also shows that , when population differences are factored in , Sweden , which hasn ’ t imposed any mandatory lockdown measures , has virtually the same death rate as England , which has been under lockdown for over a month .
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prisonplanet--2020-04-23--White House Trade Adviser: ‘China Spawned The Virus In A Lab’

“ Then they hid the virus behind the shield of the World Health Organization ” As evidence mounts , investigations take hold , and lawsuits are filed against China over the apparent lab based origin of the coronavirus , another prominent voice has leant his weight to the matter in the form of White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro .
Appearing on Fox News Channel ’ s “ Hannity , ” Navarro stated clearly that he believes the US intelligence position that the virus was leaked from a Chinese lab , and that the communist state fed a pack of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WHO ) .
“ They spawned the virus , probably in that P4 lab right there in China , ” Navarro urged “ And then they hid the virus behind the shield of the World Health Organization.
” he added .
“ And Sean , what that did over a six-week period is allow hundreds of thousands of Wuhanians , basically , to get on aircraft and seed the world.
” Navarro continued .
Navarro also noted that China stockpiled PPE supplies in order to ‘ profiteer ’ from the crisis , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Navarro echoed comments he made earlier in the week : “ What we know is that the ground zero for this virus was within a few miles of that lab .
If you simply do an Occam ’ s razor approach , that the simplest explanation is probably the most likely , I think it ’ s incumbent on China to prove that it wasn ’ t that lab .
So that ’ s number one.
” Navarro said .
Navarro previously warned the White House in internal memos in January and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but down could result from a pandemic .
President Trump has said that he did not see the memos : This article was posted : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 4:39 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--Biden Says He Is ‘Excited’ By Coronavirus ‘Opportunities’ For ‘Institutional Changes’

Biden Says He Is ‘ Excited ’ By Coronavirus ‘ Opportunities ’ For ‘ Institutional Changes ’ Meanwhile , 74 % of Americans are worried about los of freedom While three quarters of Americans expressed fear for their future freedoms , presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is ‘ excited ’ at the ‘ opportunities ’ that coronavirus is bringing with it for ‘ institutional change ’ .
Biden made the comment during a video conference fundraiser , saying that the coronavirus outbreak is exciting because it will allow “ institutional changes ” to be made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ socialist country , ’ or any of that malarkey.
” “ The blinders have been taken off , because of this COVID crisis , ” Biden said , adding “ We have a chance to really move the ball forward in the next three or four years.
” Beyond ‘ education ’ , what other institutional changes Biden meant is unclear .
One can only infer that what Biden means is that this crisis will allow Democrats to force their far-left political agenda without as much push back .
Indeed , we already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delayed a $ 2 trillion relief package while stuffing the legislation with things like race and gender quotas for companies , mandatory mail-in voting , a $ 15 federal minimum wage , extreme emissions standards for airlines , collective bargaining , and more .
Pelosi ’ s shameful holding up of the Paycheck Protection Program , while isolating in her own luxury , also prompted the GOP to dub her Nancy Antoinette : Biden , whose mental health has come under increased scrutiny , himself recently claimed that the coronavirus scare is “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the virus spread had hurt his campaign , Biden said “ Based on the polling data , it ’ s helped me.
” He took a swipe at President Trump , adding “ The more he speaks , the more my numbers go up.
” Imagine the meltdown that would ensue if Trump said this .
While Democrats are excited about using the coronavirus crisis to their advantage , everyday Americans are extremely worried that ‘ stay an home ’ orders and lockdown restrictions have been too draconian , and are rapidly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notes that “ More than 7 in 10 voters fear losing freedoms due to the coronavirus pandemic , though exposure to the virus topped concerns overall.
” In total , 74 % are ultimately more worried about the government taking away their rights amid the pandemic .
The poll further found that 48 % are worried about losing their jobs , and 35 % fear having to re-locate as a result of the pandemic .
This article was posted : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 4:10 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--The Facts That Prove That Almost Everyone Is Wrong About This Coronavirus Pandemic

The Facts That Prove That Almost Everyone Is Wrong About This Coronavirus Pandemic When it comes to COVID-19 , most Americans seem to be gravitating toward one of two extremes .
Some are treating this pandemic like it is the end of the world , while many others are dismissing it as a “ nothingburger ” .
But the truth is somewhere in between .
Nobody can deny that lots of people are getting sick and lots of people are dying .
In fact , the U.S. death toll has doubled in a little over a week and it has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And as this pandemic progresses , a lot more people are going to get sick and a lot more people are going to die , and this is going to be true whether the lockdowns continue or not .
The lockdowns were never going to stop COVID-19 , and anyone that believed that was just being delusional .
The only time a lockdown should be instituted is if a pandemic has gotten so bad in an area that hospitals are being absolutely overwhelmed , because if people can ’ t get treatment that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the overall death toll substantially .
In most of the United States that is not happening right now , and so in most of the nation the lockdowns should be immediately ended .
But won ’ t a lot more people start getting sick if that happens ?
Of course , and this is something that the “ nothingburger ” crowd doesn ’ t understand .
Lifting the lockdowns is going to cause the virus to cycle through our population at a much faster rate , and the numbers will get pretty ugly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system can handle it , lockdowns are not necessary .
What “ the end of the world ” crowd does not understand is that when you are dealing with a virus that spreads as easily as this one , it is inevitable that most of the population will eventually become infected .
You can “ flatten the curve ” and delay the inevitable with lockdowns , but that also prolongs the pandemic .
In the end , roughly the same number of people will get sick and roughly the same number of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is “ managed ” .
This week , the “ nothingburger ” crowd has made a really big deal out of the fact that a study conducted in L.A. county discovered that about 4 percent of all residents had already developed COVID-19 antibodies , and they were trying to use that study to prove that this pandemic is not much of a threat at all .
Actually , it shows just the opposite .
This pandemic is not going to be over until herd immunity is achieved , and according to Johns Hopkins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 90 percent of a population has developed immunity… So let ’ s do some really quick math .
Let ’ s assume that the study conducted in L.A. County is representative of the nation as a whole and that approximately 4 percent of all Americans have now developed antibodies .
And let ’ s also assume that herd immunity for COVID-19 will be achieved when 80 percent of the total population has developed antibodies .
If 47,000 Americans have died at the current 4 percent level of exposure , that means that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death toll of 940,000 once we hit an 80 percent exposure level .
Does anyone in the “ nothingburger ” crowd want to try to claim that 940,000 dead Americans is not a big deal ?
I keep hearing people say that this virus “ is just like the flu ” , and that is absolutely absurd .
As Mike Adams of Natural News has pointed out , COVID-19 has killed more Americans in the last 17 days than the flu did in the last year… In the last 17 days , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 35,087 ) than the regular flu kills in an entire year ( 34,157 for the last year ) .
It obliterates any last shred of the argument — still heard across the independent media — that the coronavirus is “ no worse than the flu.
” The coronavirus remains the No .
1 cause of death in America on a day-to-day basis , clocking in at 2,804 deaths just today .
Total deaths in the USA will exceed 46,000 tomorrow , confirming our earlier projection that estimated 46,000 to 93,000 deaths from coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July .
It ’ s not even the end of April , and we ’ re already beyond 45,000 .
( At the time we made the projection , it was dismissed as “ crazy ” by the very same people who still claim the coronavirus is “ no worse than the flu.
” Those are the people who can ’ t do math . )
And actually the number of Americans dying from the coronavirus is being seriously undercounted .
In New York City , if someone dies at home they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have the coronavirus .
So even though the number of city residents dying at home is now nearly ten times higher than normal , the vast majority of those cases are never showing up in the official numbers .
But the “ end of the world ” crowd seems to think that if we just keep everyone at home long enough that we can significantly reduce the final death toll from this pandemic , and that just isn ’ t accurate either .
Right now , the virus continues to spread even though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ locked down for weeks .
In fact , there were nearly 30,000 more confirmed cases during the 24 hour period that just ended .
Whether it does it relatively quickly or relatively slowly , this virus will continue to rip through our population until we eventually get to the point of herd immunity .
“ Experts ” such as Bill Gates are suggesting that the lockdowns are “ buying us time ” until our scientists can develop a “ vaccine ” , but the truth is that is really not much more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out yesterday , there has never been a successful vaccine for any coronavirus in all of human history , and now that scientists have discovered approximately 30 different strains of the virus that will just make the task of trying to develop a vaccine even more complicated .
Sadly , the reality of the matter is that this virus is going to be with us for a very long time to come .
Eventually herd immunity will hopefully be achieved , but until then a lot of people are going to get sick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to die .
And fear of this virus is going to be with us for a long time to come as well , and that is going to paralyze our economy whether there are lockdowns or not .
The bottom line is that this virus is not going to be stopped , and the economic collapse that has now begun is not going to be stopped either .
But this isn ’ t the end of the world , and most of us will get through this .
Of course even bigger challenges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but that is a topic for another article .
As of this moment , COVID-19 has killed more than 184,000 people around the globe , and by the end of this pandemic the overall death toll is likely to be much , much higher than that .
There is no way that you can possibly call that a “ nothingburger ” , and sticking your head in the sand is not going to help anything .
But on the other hand , trying to lock down the entire planet is not going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will simply delay the inevitable , because this virus is just going to continue to spread no matter what actions our politicians take .
This article was posted : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 3:38 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--The Next Generation: Giant Locust Armies Of “Biblical Proportions” Threaten To Cause Mass Starvation

The Next Generation: Giant Locust Armies Of “Biblical Proportions” Threaten To Cause Mass Starvation In Africa

The Next Generation : Giant Locust Armies Of “ Biblical Proportions ” Threaten To Cause Mass Starvation In Africa Even before COVID-19 became the biggest public health crisis to hit the globe in decades , enormous swarms of locusts the size of major cities were devouring crops throughout eastern Africa , across the Middle East and even in some parts of Asia .
Now a new generation that officials are describing as “ 20 times bigger ” has emerged , and the devastation that this new generation of locusts is causing is extremely alarming .
These colossal locust swarms can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and as you will see below , when they descend upon a field they can literally eat everything there in as little as 30 seconds .
This new generation of locusts has been spotted as far south as Congo , as far north as Iran and as far east as India .
In other words , the food supplies of billions of people are at risk .
Yesterday , I reported that the UN had used the phrase “ biblical proportions ” to describe the famines that are starting to happen around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic .
Well , the phrase “ biblical proportions ” is also being used to describe these giant armies of locusts… Heavy rains last month created ideal conditions for this next generation of locusts , and we are being told that the new swarms are “ particularly severe in Kenya , Ethiopia , and Somalia ” … Unfortunately , this is a really , really bad time for a new generation of locusts to show up , because this is the time of the year when farmers are planting their fields .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , all the farmers can do is watch as all their hard work is destroyed .
The following is how one FAO official is describing the current state of affairs… Here in the United States we have never experienced anything like this , and so most Americans don ’ t really understand how destructive these locusts can be .
As I noted above , when they come storming into a field they can literally eat all the crops there “ in as little as 30 seconds ” … The United Nations is calling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to global food security .
Of course the exact same thing could be said about the coronavirus .
And let us not forget that African Swine Fever has already wiped out approximately one-fourth of all the pigs in the world .
This truly has become a “ perfect storm ” for global food production , and many believe that what we have seen so far is just the beginning .
And please don ’ t be tempted to think that this is just a problem that Africa is dealing with .
All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are using the word “ disaster ” to describe the threat posed by these locusts .
The following comes from a Pakistani news source… And after everything that they have already been through , farmers in Australia are facing an enormous invasion of locusts as well , although it is a different species that they are dealing with… In the post-World War II era , can you point to another time when the world was facing so many major problems all at once ?
As I write this article , I can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the days ahead , the coronavirus pandemic will continue to dominate the headlines , and the global death toll will soon cross the 200,000 mark .
But this plague of locusts should also be receiving a tremendous amount of attention , because it is wiping out farms at a blinding pace and countless numbers of people could face severe food shortages as a result .
Efforts will continue to be made to spray these locust swarms with pesticides , but when you are talking about swarms that are the size of major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really doesn ’ t make that much of a dent .
It truly is a plague of “ biblical proportions ” , and despite all of our advanced technology we are powerless to stop it .
This article was posted : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 3:36 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--McConnell Says He Favors Letting States Declare Bankruptcy

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he favors allowing states struggling with high public employee pension costs amid the @ @ @ @ @ to declare bankruptcy rather than giving them a federal bailout .
“ I would certainly @ @ @ @ @ states to use the bankruptcy route , ” he said Wednesday in response to a @ @ @ @ @ Hewitt radio show .
“ It ’ s saved some cities , and there ’ @ @ @ @ @ it not to be available.
” The host cited California , Illinois and Connecticut as @ @ @ @ @ much to public employee unions , and McConnell said he was reluctant to take on @ @ @ @ @ .
“ You raised yourself the important issue of what states have done , many @ @ @ @ @ themselves with their pension programs , ” he said .
“ There ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ on the Republican side to bail out state pensions by borrowing money from future generations.
@ @ @ @ @ : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 3:31 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--Chinese Media Admits Coronavirus Still Raging: ‘Prevention Will Become a Protracted War’

Chinese Media Admits Coronavirus Still Raging : ‘ Prevention Will Become a Protracted War ’ Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) propaganda claims the country suffered a relative handful of infections during the coronavirus pandemic compared to other countries around the world and has all but eradicated the virus across most of China , but state media this week tacitly admitted the disease is still raging and told readers to prepare for preventive measures remaining necessary far into the future .
The Global Times on Tuesday wrote an editorial quoting the World Health Organization ( W.H.O . )
warning that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us.
” The primary thrust of the editorial was to chastise American and European officials who want to lift coronavirus lockdowns as soon as possible , since keeping those lockdowns in place on adversaries while China ramps up its own industrial production appears to be a major CCP objective .
In the course of playing the victim and rejecting criticism of how the CCP handled the coronavirus , the Global Times admitted it still has a much bigger problem than the numbers it feeds to W.H.O .
would suggest : The prospect of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentiment in the West has been exploited and manipulated by some politicians .
This is particularly the case in the US , with President Donald Trump publicly supporting mass protests against social distancing .
Pre-mature resumption of work may trigger the coronavirus situation in the West to rebound and drag down global achievements in fighting the virus and plunge countries like China and South Korea into more risks .
Pandemic prevention will become a protracted war .
The Chinese people need to be prepared for a whole-year or even longer struggle with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patience and endurance are key during the process and we need to enhance our abilities .
The first is to systemize the disease prevention and control mechanism .
It should be improved continuously so that it can dilute the impact of imported cases and a domestic rebound .
It should be enhanced so that it can detect and trace the infection chain of newly added cases and reduce the impact on people ’ s lives .
In other words , the mechanism would maximize its effect in disease control and prevention and minimize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admitted a few mistakes were made in Wuhan and found a new scapegoat to take the blame : yuppies .
This article was posted : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 3:29 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--Families of cancer patients pan ‘disrespectful’ videos of dancing NHS staff while patients are dying

Families of cancer patients pan ‘disrespectful’ videos of dancing NHS staff while patients are dying due to cancelled operations

Families of cancer patients pan ‘ disrespectful ’ videos of dancing NHS staff while patients are dying due to cancelled @ @ @ @ @ patients who have had their treatment and scans cancelled have criticised NHS staff for posting @ @ @ @ @ hospitals .
Groups of nurses from wards in London , Buckinghamshire , Leeds and Wolverhampton @ @ @ @ @ the TikTok app .
One woman whose brother was treating coronavirus patients in London and @ @ @ @ @ she was ‘ seriously p***ed off ’ by the clips .
The videos were created @ @ @ @ @ lift spirits at a time when morale in many hospitals is low due to increased @ @ @ @ @ of PPE and heightened risk of catching coronavirus among staff .
While some accused the @ @ @ @ @ ‘ making a mockery ’ of the Health Service , others claimed they were providing @ @ @ @ @ time .


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--Email Addresses And Passwords From WHO, NIH, Wuhan Lab, And Gates Foundation Dumped On 4chan

Email Addresses And Passwords From WHO , NIH , Wuhan Lab , And Gates Foundation Dumped On 4chan A cache of nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly belonging to the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) , Wuhan Institute of Virology , Bill Gates Foundation and several other groups involved with the coronavirus pandemic response were dumped on 4chan before appearing on several other websites , according to the SITE Intelligence Group .
WHO chief information officer Bernardo Mariano told Bloomberg that the organization wasn ’ t hacked , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data breaches .
“ The employees may have used their work email address to register an account for a particular website , and then that website has been hacked , leaking their password.
” According to Mariano , 400 of the credentials were still active – and he claims that none of the passwords were used to access sensitive information due to the organization ’ s two-factor authentication system .
4chan users , on the other hand , said that they were able to use the passwords to gain access to a WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Bloomberg .
Mariano added that the organization has been seeing an increasing number of attempted cyber-intrusions since mid-March , and that there had recently been a “ sustained attempt ” to hack into the computers of four WHO employees in South Korea , along with the organization ’ s Geneva headquarters .
4chan users said they were using the credentials to download ‘ everything ’ they could .
An unverified photo posted as part of the dump appears to refer to “ Splicing HIV ” into “ coronavirus , ” fueling speculation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spike proteins – a theory posted by Indian researchers soon after the virus ’ s genome was published , and later withdrawn after their findings were refuted .
The Gates Foundation told WaPo “ We are monitoring the situation in line with our data security practices .
We don ’ t currently have an indication of a data breach at the foundation.
” If legit , someone named Mararet at the Gates Foundation ( last name withheld ) is apparently a fan of the dark lord : Australian cybersecurity expert Robert Potter said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information , and that “ their password security is appalling.
” “ Forty-eight people have ‘ password ’ as their password , ” he said .
Others used their own first names or “ changeme.
” Potter said the alleged email addresses and passwords may have been purchased from vendors on the dark Web , a portion of the Internet that is not indexed by most search engines and where hacked information often is posted for sale .
He said the WHO credentials appear to have come from a hack in 2016 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 3:24 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--Chinese Doctors’ Skin Turns “Very Dark” After Barely Surviving COVID-19

Dr. Yi Fan and Dr. Hu Weifeng both survived coronavirus after being infected while treating patients in the city of Wuhan , where they both worked .
But after they were placed on life support , their skin turned “ very dark ” .
Both doctors were diagnosed back in January while working at Wuhan ’ s central hospital and were eventually taken to the Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital and transferred twice as a result of their serious condition .
While initially the change in their skin color was attributed to a hormonal imbalance after their livers had reportedly been damaged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it could have been as a result of one of the drugs they received during the beginning of their treatment , according to the NY Post .
“ When I first gained consciousness , especially after I got to know about my condition , I felt scared .
I had nightmares often , ” Dr. Yi said after spending 39 days on life support .
Hu remains bedridden , which he has been for 99 days , after undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy from February 7 to March 22 .
He only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on April 11 .
Hu ’ s doctor says he ’ s expected to change back to his normal color when his liver function improves .
Both doctors coincidentally “ happened ” to have worked with whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang , who died of the illness on February 7 .
This article was posted : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 2:41 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--Australia To Probe China Coronavirus Lab Theory

Communist government blasts the country as ‘ parroting the United States.
’ Drawing the ire of the communist Chinese government , Australia has announced that it will follow the lead of the United States and investigate the possibility that the Coronavirus leaked from A Wuhan bio-lab .
“ The issues around the coronavirus are issues for independent review , and I think that it is important that we do that .
In fact , Australia will insist on that , ” the country ’ s Foreign Minister Marise Payne said earlier this week .
The Australian opposition party also expressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hopes the Chinese government will fully cooperate with an investigation .
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke with President Trump on Tuesday , which triggered the Chinese government into a verbal attack .
“ These days , certain Australian politicians are keen to parrot what those Americans have asserted and simply follow them in staging political attacks on China , ” a statement from the Chinese embassy in Canberra read .
The Chinese Foreign Ministry also responded to the call for an investigation into the origins of the virus , claiming that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s tremendous efforts and sacrifices ” .
“ Any question about China ’ s transparency in the prevention and control of epidemic situation is not in line with facts , ” Chinese Foreign Minister Geng Shuang said .
Australia is one of the countries that has dealt with the spread of the virus more effectively , minimising its effects , and only suffering 75 fatalities .
Meanwhile , reports indicate that Chinese authorities have failed to contain new coronavirus outbreaks in Beijing and Heilongjiang .
The cities are close to China ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fears that a second wave of the outbreak will overwhelm the area .
This article was posted : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 2:41 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--Analysis: Less than 10 Percent of Immigration Affected by Trump Order

Analysis : Less than 10 Percent of Immigration Affected by Trump Order Less than ten percent of the total number of green cards rewarded annually to foreign nationals will be affected by President Donald Trump ’ s executive order temporarily pausing a sliver of legal immigration to the United States .
On Wednesday , Trump signed an executive order pausing employment-based and extended family green card categories for 60 days .
The order is much narrower , according to Fox News ’ s Tucker Carlson , than originally intended .
Federation for American Immigration Reform ( FAIR ) Director of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News in a statement that Trump ’ s order will likely only slow about 5,000 to 80,000 green card applications — less than ten percent of the roughly 1.2 million green cards that are given to foreign nationals every year .
O ’ Brien said the at least 60-day delay for these green card applicants may go unnoticed to many attempting to enter the U.S. as standard visa processing has already been disrupted due to the Chinese coronavirus crisis .
This article was posted : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 2:30 @


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--‘We will shoot them out of the water’: Trump doubles down on threat to Iranian ships as tensions fla

‘We will shoot them out of the water’: Trump doubles down on threat to Iranian ships as tensions flare

‘ We will shoot them out of the water ’ : Trump doubles down on threat to Iranian ships as tensions flare US forces in the Persian Gulf have been authorized to open fire on Iranian ships if they ‘ harass ’ them at sea , President Donald Trump said , as tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated despite the Covid-19 pandemic .
“ We ’ re not going to stand for it .
If they do that , that ’ s putting our ships in danger and our great crews and sailors in danger – I ’ m not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we will – they ’ ll shoot them out of the water , ” Trump said on Wednesday during the daily White House press conference normally dedicated to the pandemic response .
He would not say if that meant a change to the rules of engagement ( ROE ) currently in effect .
Trump accused the Iranian Navy of once again harassing the US naval forces currently deployed in the Persian Gulf , saying there had been an incident on Tuesday in addition to the Pentagon ’ s claims from last week .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ earlier in the day , threatening to “ shoot down and destroy ” Iranian boats , but resulted in plenty of confusion about the rules under which US warships would be allowed to open fire .
Last Wednesday , the Pentagon claimed that 11 boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ( IRGCN ) “ repeatedly conducted dangerous and harassing approaches ” of six US ships as they conducted drills with army attack helicopters “ in the international waters of the North Arabian Gulf ” ( the US name for that body @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within 50 yards ( 45 meters ) of the expeditionary vessel USS ‘ Lewis B. Puller , ’ and within 10 yards ( nine meters ) of the Coast Guard cutter USCGC ‘ Maui , ’ the US Department of Defense said .
Tehran denounced the US claim as “ false and fake stories ” and released its own video of the incident , accusing the US Navy of “ adventurism ” and failure to follow international law and maritime protocols regulating navigation in the Persian Gulf .
This article was posted : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2:20 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--California Suspends First Amendment Rights In Response to Protests

California Suspends First Amendment Rights In Response to Protests The California Highway Patrol ( CHP ) has imposed perhaps the most draconian measure yet as the United States grapples with the COVID-19 outbreak , disallowing groups from peacefully assembling on state grounds after a Monday protest in which Californians defied the state ’ s “ stay-at-home ” order .
“ Permits are issued to provide safe environments for demonstrators to express their views , ” CHP said , according to The Sacramento Bee .
“ In this case , the permit for the convoy was issued with the understanding that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manner consistent with the state ’ s public health guidance.
” “ That is not what occurred , and CHP will take this experience into account when considering permits for this or any other group , ” the law enforcement entity continued .
On Monday , hundreds of Californian ’ s swarmed the Capitol complex in Sacramento , causing traffic jams and honking their horns while people gathered to express their objections to being forced to stay in the house .
Apparently , such peaceful assembly has been deemed “ unsafe ” by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law enforcement entity has decided to suspend the First Amendment until further notice .
California ’ s Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom has not publicly commented on the issue .
Many states , notably Michigan , have imposed strict “ stay-at-home ” orders .
That state banned gatherings of 10 or more people , and barred residents from traveling to visit other residents .
But even Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer did not ban protests of her orders , though she did extend the lockdown after the latest round of angry citizens protested at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s economy collapsing , 22 million unemployed Americans , and experts predicting a recession , many citizens are bucking to reopen the country and get back to work .
Not everyone thinks the country should reopen just yet , though .
Nurses clashed with protestors in a wild scene in Arizona Tuesday , as tempers flared between healthcare workers and those who don ’ t believe the lockdown is warranted .
This article was posted : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 2:19 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--“Disrespectful”: Families of Cancer Patients Slam Nurse Dancing Videos

Cancer victims not able to access treatment due to coronavirus pandemic .
Families of cancer patients whose loved ones are not able to receive treatment in hospitals because of the coronavirus pandemic have slammed videos which show nurses dancing as “ disrespectful.
” Scores of videos of health workers performing the dances have flooded Tik-Tok and other social media platforms in recent weeks despite Brits being told by the government that the COVID-19 outbreak would overwhelm NHS hospitals .
While many have defended the videos as a way for stressed out nurses and doctors to let off steam , others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact that many cancer patients are currently unable to access treatment .
As we highlighted earlier , Professor Richard Sullivan warns that excess cancer deaths will exceed total coronavirus deaths over the next five years because , “ Cancer screening services have stopped , which means we will miss our chance to catch many cancers when they are treatable and curable , such as cervical , bowel and breast.
” People are not visiting hospitals for treatment of a number of serious conditions because they are fearful of coronavirus and health authorities are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is dire .
This advice was given in expectation of COVID-19 overwhelming staff , but acute care hospital beds in the UK are four times emptier than normal and some of the overspill hospitals built to handle extra coronavirus patients are barely being used .
This situation has left many angered at the sight of NHS nurses performing frivolous dances for social media consumption .
“ I ’ m seriously pissed off seeing NHS staff dancing and fooling around , ” said one Twitter user .
“ My brother is working 14-hour days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients.
” “ My sister is still performing surgery and is separated from her son .
Cancer patients are having treatment and scans cancelled.
” “ I ’ ve seen it from several different hospitals , it ’ s so disrespectful when there are so many ill and dying .
Imagine someone who has just lost a loved one seeing these dumb videos.
” “ There are far too many of these dancing and pratting about clips of NHS staff , ” commented another respondent .
“ I was led to believe they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to think thousands maybe millions of people go out and clap for them.
” “ I ’ m sure they ’ re working hard , but the timing of dancing clips isn ’ t really now.
” “ I ’ m a doctor , and I ’ m really sick of this constant praise and virtue signaling for healthcare workers , ” said another respondent .
“ Hospitals are empty due to lack of elective cases and severe drop in trauma and emergency cases .
And yet we keep hearing about this “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthcare workers somehow find time , despite being so “ overwhelmed ” , to do their cringy Tik-Tok videos .
A lot of Hospitals are actually struggling to stay open , because their main sources of income are from elective cases and admissions.
” As we previously highlighted , one of the dancing videos which showed nurses performing the haka was subsequently removed because critics said it was an example of “ cultural appropriation.
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This article was posted : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 4:42 pm


prisonplanet--2020-04-23--Migrant Areas of Paris Riot For 4th Night Running

Migrant areas of Paris hit by riots for 4th consecutive night .
Noticeable lack of social distancing , but at @ @ @ @ @ .
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prisonplanet--2020-04-23--U.S. Intel Officials Believe Chinese Diplomats May Have Spread Fake Texts To Cause Social Unrest

U.S. Intel Officials Believe Chinese Diplomats May Have Spread Fake Texts To Cause Social Unrest State Dept .
says China , Russia , and Iran are spreading conspiracy theories that coronavirus is an American bio-weapon US intelligence officials have claimed that Chinese agents attempted to stoke panic and social unrest in the US by spreading text messages in March warning of coming curfews and martial law with troops on the streets .
The New York Times highlighted the claims from six intelligence officials from different agencies that people acting on behalf of the Chinese communist government worked to spread the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much money out of bank accounts as possible and fill up on gas .
Many of the messages claimed to have knowledge from people inside the Pentagon , National Security Council or FBI , with one specifically warning that nationwide curfews would be announced “ as soon as they have troops in place to help prevent looters and rioters.
” Another text referred to a military source as saying “ he got the call last night and was told to pack and be prepared for the call today with his dispatch orders.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ designed to promote panic buying , with one claiming a government source “ said things are going to be crazy tomorrow , and its [ sic ] probably best to get some serious groceries before the afternoon announcement tomorrow.
” When the messages went viral in mid-March , The National Security Council labelled them “ FAKE.
” US officials believe that while the Chinese agents did not create the messages , they used WhatsApp and similar encrypted messaging platforms to ensure they spread quickly .
The Times report also notes that intelligence officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US were responsible for spreading the panic .
The Chinese government has , of course , denied the claims as “ complete nonsense and not worth refuting.
” Meanwhile , the State Department has also warned that China , Russia , and Iran are actively spreading anti-American theories about the origin of the virus , including that the disease is an US bioweapon .
Politico reports that the countries are pushing various conspiracy theories including “ that the novel coronavirus is an American bioweapon , that the US is scoring political points off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t come from China , that U.S. troops spread it , that America ’ s sanctions are killing Iranians , that China ’ s response was great while the US ’ was negligent , that [ Russian , Iranian and Chinese ] governments are managing the crisis well , and that the US economy can ’ t bear the toll of the virus.
” This article was posted : Thursday , April 23 , 2020 at 7:14 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--US Lab Director Who Visited Wuhan Viral Facilty: “Accidents Happen”

“ It would be foolish to say there ’ s no risk ” A University of Texas Medical Branch Lab director who visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2017 says that it would be foolish to dismiss the idea that the coronavirus escaped from the facility , and that “ Accidents happen ” in such labs .
The Houston Chronicle reports that James Le Duc , the director of the Galveston National Laboratory at the University of Texas Medical Branch ( UTMB ) , believes it is possible that an accident in the Wuhan lab could have led to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happen , ” Le Duc , a former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official , told the Chronicle .
“ You do your best to prevent it , and you prepare for an eventuality if it should happen .
So all I can say is ( the Wuhan lab ) was built comparable to ours , with a whole series of redundant safety measures in place.
” he added .
“ We did our best to share best practices so that they knew how to drive it and keep it safe .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s no risk , because there ’ s risk in everything.
” Le Duc added .
Le Duc , who was part of a team that helped train staff from the Wuhan lab , also noted that China has a lack of experience in establishing high-security biocontainment labs , compared to the US .
“ I can say that this was a brand-new laboratory that was working at a level of biocontainment that they had not worked at in the past , so it ’ s not surprising that they don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people with experience in it , ” said Le Duc .
With regards to the ongoing investigations into the potential lab origin of the virus , Le Duc described it as “ speculation ” , but urged that “ I think it ’ s very appropriate that people look into this because that ’ s where some of the work is done.
” “ I think the Chinese government has done themselves and the global community a big disservice by not being more transparent as to what ’ s going on , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of issues.
” Le Duc added .
The scientist ’ s comments come after a world renowned Russian microbiologist said that the novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic was the result of Wuhan scientists doing “ absolutely crazy things ” in their laboratory .
Dr. Peter Chumakov of the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology and Russian Academy of Sciences has claimed that while the Wuhan scientists ’ goal in creating the coronavirus was not malicious , they added “ inserts in the genome , which gave the virus the ability to infect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inserts , that is , substitutions of the natural sequence of the genome , which gave it special properties , ” Chumakov noted , suggesting that the Wuhan lab was working on a vaccine for HIV .
“ I think that an investigation will nevertheless be initiated , as a result of which new rules will be developed that regulate the work with the genomes of such dangerous viruses.
” he concluded .
This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 6:13 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Watch: CNN Reporter Claims Coronavirus Has “Helped Humanity Buy Some Time Against Global Warming”

Watch : CNN Reporter Claims Coronavirus Has “ Helped Humanity Buy Some Time Against Global Warming ” Fake news guy claims the virus came from too much deforestation CNN reporter Bill Weir suggested during a report that the pause in industry and transportation due to coronavirus has “ helped humanity buy some time ” against global warming , a pointless suggestion , even if you believe the most ardent of climate doomsayers .
Weir makes the suggestion and asks ‘ what ’ s wrong with that assumption ?
’ , to which climate scientist Jonathan Foley replies that we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing for 30 years to begin to see the results Weir is suggesting are already happening .
The CNN reporter also seems to suggest in the report that deforestation has caused coronavirus because “ virologists warned that an invisible enemy would come out of the jungles ” but we kept cutting them down .
“ They were right ” Weir bizarrely concludes , adding that there ’ s also an invisible enemy in the skies and the seas that should be taken seriously .
No doubt this clip will be front and centre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is nature ’ s revenge ’ doomers everywhere .
This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 5:00 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Watch: This Is Why Bin Laden Wanted Biden In Charge

Watch : This Is Why Bin Laden Wanted Biden In Charge He can ’ t string two words together In response to news that Joe Biden is somehow polling favourably against President Trump , Fox news dredged up a 2012 story about how Osama Bin Laden wanted to assassinate Barack Obama , so that a ‘ totally unprepared ’ Biden would become President .
The Biden of a decade ago was a spring chicken compared to the sad figure we see today who struggles to string two words together .
Here ’ s the latest example .
An “ interview @ @ @ @ @ @ @ labelled ‘ A Virtual Climate Change Town Hall ’ .
The purpose of the… thing… was for Gore to endorse Biden .
However , the highlight is watching Gore ’ s utterly confused face as he attempts to work out what on Earth Biden is talking about throughout .
The big question… “ is it too late to aggress climate change ?
” : Remember that famous JFK quote “ We ’ re doing this because we refuse to postpone ” : Gore described it as a ‘ no brainer ’ for him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gore ’ s mouth was endorsing Biden , his brain was surely thinking ‘ Jesus , Trump is going to obliterate this dude in the debates.
’ This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 4:38 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Millions Of Americans Are Now Making Far More Money Being Unemployed Than They Did When They Were Ac

Millions Of Americans Are Now Making Far More Money Being Unemployed Than They Did When They Were Actually Working More than 26 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits in recent weeks , and a lot of them will now be bringing home much more money than they did while they were actually working .
Needless to say , this is going to create a perverse incentive for people to stay unemployed for as long as possible .
Just think about this for a moment .
If you could earn more money sitting on your sofa gobbling down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ motivation would you have to go back to work ?
Many low paid workers are going to want to ride this gravy train all the way to the end , and as you will see below , this is already causing big problems for businesses all across America .
So how did we get to this point ?
Well , the Democrats pushed extremely hard to get a provision into the CARES Act that would give unemployed workers an additional $ 600 a week on top of any normal unemployment benefits .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that for the next several months , unemployed workers all over America will be bringing home at least the equivalent of $ 15 an hour based on a 40 hour work week , and some Republican members of Congress were very concerned about this… Despite those concerns , the CARES Act easily sailed through both chambers of Congress , and now we are stuck with it .
If it was just a small percentage of workers that were being overpaid not to work , we could certainly live with that on a temporary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , more than 42 percent of all workers made less than $ 15 an hour in 2015… So how is the economy supposed to “ get back to normal ” if more than 40 percent of our workers would be better off unemployed ?
In a previous article , I documented the fact that Social Security Administration numbers show that half of all U.S. workers make less than $ 33,000 a year .
Of course if you multiply $ 600 by 52 weeks , you get $ 31,200 .
The provision in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to unemployed workers is supposed to expire on July 31st , but there is likely going to be a tremendous push to extend these benefits far beyond that date .
To some of my readers , it may sound “ heartless ” to want to deny unemployed workers these big checks during a global pandemic , but businesses all over America are not going to be able to “ return to normal ” if millions upon millions of workers simply do not want to work .
In fact , a coffee shop owner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just had to close her entire business down because it would cost her former employees “ literally hundreds of dollars per week ” to be employed .
The following comes from her personal blog… When our family opened a coffee shop in Harlan , Kentucky we had big plans for something that could contribute to the fragile economy of an Appalachian community just beginning to recover from the decades-long loss of coal jobs .
We wanted to repurpose a vacant , historic downtown building to give some life to a Main Street that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted to provide a safe gathering space with good internet where people could meet and work .
But more than anything , we wanted to create dignified , living-wage jobs .
And when we announced our first openings , it was clear that those jobs were needed : we had 96 people apply to be a barista in a town with a population of 1,425 .
So perhaps one of the most shocking outcomes of the Coronavirus Pandemic – and especially of the Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security Act ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people we hired have now asked us to be laid off .
Not because they did not like their jobs or because they did not want to work , but because it would cost them literally hundreds of dollars per week to be employed .
It is the nail in the coffin of a Main Street business , and our last day open will be Saturday .
Let ’ s talk about why the very program that is supposed to support small businesses is currently helping their demise and take a hard look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ourselves up for .
Are you starting to understand how serious this is ?
Without workers , we don ’ t have an economy , and right now we are incentivizing people not to work .
In an article that was just posted , Zero Hedge is reporting that employees at one business in Washington State were “ furious ” with the owner because the owner has kept paying them during this crisis… For the foreseeable future , there is going to be an unprecedented stampede of people applying for unemployment benefits , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to want to stay unemployed until at least July 31st .
And if the CARES Act bonuses get extended , most unemployed workers are going to want to remain on the sidelines until the bonuses finally end .
For a very long time I have been warning that economic collapse was coming , and now that it has arrived Congress is making it even worse with their meddling .
So don ’ t expect the unemployment rate to bounce back very much once this pandemic begins to subside .
Congress has decided to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work , and millions upon millions of Americans are going to be more than happy to take advantage of that opportunity for as long as it lasts .
This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 3:55 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--We Have Never Seen An Economic Collapse Quite Like This, And It Is Largely A Self-Inflicted Wound

We Have Never Seen An Economic Collapse Quite Like This , And It Is Largely A Self-Inflicted Wound The rate at which the U.S. economy is unraveling is absolutely breathtaking .
On Thursday , we learned that another 4.4 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week , and that means that a grand total of more than 26 million Americans have lost their jobs during this pandemic so far .
To get an idea of just how dramatically this record-setting unemployment spike dwarfs what we witnessed during the last recession , check out these charts .
Prior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new unemployment claims in a single week was just 695,800 , and now each of the last five weeks has been at least four times larger than that old record .
And as I discussed in an article earlier today , millions of those workers have absolutely no incentive to go back to work any time soon , because thanks to Congress they are bringing home more money now than when they were actually working .
So even if efforts are made to return the economy “ to normal ” , millions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the $ 600 per week “ unemployment bonus ” finally expires .
The sad thing is that this new economic crisis is largely a self-inflicted wound , and I will explain why that is true later in this article .
But first let ’ s talk about where things currently stand .
Based on the unemployment claim numbers that we have been seeing , experts are now projecting that the current rate of unemployment in the U.S. “ is about 16 percent ” … For a long time I have been warning that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recession look like a Sunday picnic , and now that has actually happened .
In addition to an unprecedented number of initial claims for unemployment benefits , we have also absolutely smashed the all-time record for the number of “ continuing claims ” … And now that Congress has given workers a tremendous financial incentive to stay unemployed , the number of “ continuing claims ” is likely to keep going higher with each passing week .
Of course this isn ’ t just happening in the United States .
Over in Europe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fastest pace ever recorded… To put those numbers in perspective , any reading below 50 indicates a contraction .
Needless to say , these absolutely horrific statistics are the result of the coronavirus lockdowns , but were these lockdowns actually necessary in the first place ?
As I discussed yesterday , the only reason why any sort of a lockdown should be implemented is if the hospitals in a particular area are being overwhelmed , because if people are unable to get medical treatment that could definitely push the ultimate death toll from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been .
But in most parts of the U.S. and Europe right now , hospitals are not being even close to overwhelmed .
Keeping everyone at home is not going to defeat this virus or end this pandemic .
When you are dealing with a virus that spreads from person to person this easily , there is no way that you are going to contain it .
In fact , the U.S. just had 31,900 newly confirmed cases in the 24 hour period that just ended even though most of the nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Yes , these lockdowns have temporarily slowed down the spread of the virus , but the lockdowns have also extended the duration of this pandemic .
Ultimately , this pandemic is never going to be over until it sweeps through the population and “ herd immunity ” is achieved .
And as I discussed yesterday , 70 to 90 percent of the population is going to have to develop antibodies in order to get to that point .
And if you are waiting for a “ vaccine ” to get us out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be waiting for a very , very long time .
There has never been a successful vaccine for any coronavirus in all of human history , and the task of trying to develop one for COVID-19 has become exceedingly more difficult now that scientists have discovered that there are 30 different strains of the virus .
So the truth is that this outbreak is going to rip through our population , and nothing that our politicians can do will be able to stop that from happening .
But the good news is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to indicate that we are closer to “ herd immunity ” than we previously thought… However , another study that was conducted in L.A. County found that only 4 percent of their residents had developed antibodies , and that is probably more representative of the nation as a whole .
In any event , everyone agrees that the vast majority of the U.S. population has not developed antibodies , and that means that there will be many more cases and many more deaths in the months ahead .
And that is going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to this crisis .
So as long as our hospitals are not being overwhelmed , there isn ’ t a need for any lockdowns .
The final case total and the final death toll will be roughly the same whether there are lockdowns or not .
But these lockdowns are definitely killing our economy , and tens of millions of American workers now find themselves unemployed .
And if we continue to try to keep the U.S. economy shut down for a few more months , the economic damage will be incalculable .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ am saying .
I am not saying that we should sacrifice lives in order to save the economy .
What I am saying is that about the same number of people are eventually going to die whether we have the lockdowns or not .
And if we can ’ t handle this , how in the world are we going to deal with what else is coming ?
If you are elderly , have a compromised immune system or are in some other high risk group , you are going to have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but that would be true whether there are lockdowns or not .
The mortality rates for high risk groups are much , much higher than for the general population as a whole , and the danger is very real .
But everyone else should be allowed to get back to work , because most of the population is eventually going to catch this virus no matter what we do .
As long as our hospitals can handle it , we should proceed with life as normal .
Unfortunately , that isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current lockdowns are going to remain in place for quite some time , and this new economic depression is just going to get deeper and deeper .
This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 3:54 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Trump’s Original Order Halted Foreign Workforce Flow to U.S.

President Trump signed an executive order slowing some green card processing , though a prior draft of the order was @ @ @ @ @ , Breitbart News has learned .
The executive order , which can be modified in @ @ @ @ @ modest level of legal immigration from employment-based green card categories and extended family green card @ @ @ @ @ worker programs .
An initial draft of the order , obtained exclusively by Breitbart News @ @ @ @ @ multitude of visa worker programs — stopping the immediate importation of thousands of foreign workers @ @ @ @ @ Americans have filed for unemployment in recent weeks due to the Chinese coronavirus crisis .
@ @ @ @ @ Trump reviewed this draft before signing the final executive order .
The contents indicate administration @ @ @ @ @ tune with the president ’ s economic nationalist agenda were involved in its drafting .
@ @ @ @ @ Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 3:52 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Pelosi Wipes Her Nose with Bare Hand on the House Floor

Pelosi Wipes Her Nose with Bare Hand on the House Floor It ’ s not like there ’ s a @ @ @ @ @ .
This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 3:50 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Experimental cancer drug may stop coronavirus

Researchers say an experimental cancer drug may be able to block people from being infected by the novel coronavirus .
The drug is a synthetic DNA piece called ‘ aptamer ’ that binds a protein called nucleolin found on the surface of cells .
Previous studies have shown that aptamer prevents various cancer from ” hijacking ’ the nucleolin , replicating the disease and infecting other cells .
The team from the University of Louisville in Kentucky says the technology could be used to prevent the virus from replicating itself and spreading throughout the body .
The aptamer was discovered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bates , a professor of medicine at the University of Louisville .
‘ Like many scientists , as soon as I heard about the new coronavirus , I wanted to help and started to think about how my area of research might intersect with coronavirus research efforts , ’ she said in a statement .
Bates plans to work at the University Louisville ’ s Regional Biocontainment Laboratory , one of only 12 regional and two national biocontainment labs in the US .
The lab contains Biosafety Level 3 facilities that protect researchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are examining .
This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 3:49 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--WSJ: Amazon Uses Data from Sellers to Launch Competing Products

WSJ : Amazon Uses Data from Sellers to Launch Competing Products If you ’ re a business selling your products through Amazon , the e-commerce giant may use data on your products and sales to develop its own , competing products , according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal .
Amazon , which according to analysts accounted for a dominant 37.7 percent of the American e-commerce market in 2019 , has long denied the allegation that it uses data from its third-party sellers to make its own products .
But the new report from the WSJsuggests these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WSJ , former Amazon executives said they were tasked with making sure Amazon products accounted for at least 10 percent of sales on the website by 2022 .
Approximately 58 percent of sales on Amazon are still accounted for by third-party sellers .
Amazon told the WSJ that it does look at “ sales and store data ” to provide customers with the “ best possible experience , ” but that the use of “ nonpublic , seller-specific data to determine which private label products to launch ” is strictly prohibited .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24 , 2020 at 3:47 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Ricky Gervais Roasts Attention-Seeking Celebrities: Now They Think ‘the General Public Needs to See

Ricky Gervais Roasts Attention-Seeking Celebrities: Now They Think ‘the General Public Needs to See My Face’

Ricky Gervais Roasts Attention-Seeking Celebrities : Now They Think ‘ the General Public Needs to See My Face ’ Ricky Gervais is once again having a laugh at the expense of celebrities , only this time the British comedian is taking aim at the self-congratulatory social media posts that Hollywood stars are creating during the coronavirus pandemic .
Since the outbreak of the Chinese virus , Hollywood celebrities have been flocking to social media to post coronavirus-themed # StayatHome videos and photos that range from serious to light-hearted to truly wacky .
What they all seem to have in common @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense of self-importance and neediness .
“ I ’ ve got nothing against anyone being a celebrity or being famous .
I think that people are just a bit tired of being lectured to , ” Gervais said in an interview published Thursday in the New York Times .
“ Now celebrities think : ‘ The general public needs to see my face .
They can ’ t get to the cinema — I need to do something.
’ And it ’ s when you look into their eyes , you know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something good , they ’ re sort of thinking , ‘ I could weep at what a good person I am.
’ Oh dear.
” Hollywood celebrities have flooded their social media accounts with videos starring themselves at home .
Actress Gal Gadot lead an ensemble of celebs — Natalie Portman , Will Ferrell , Mark Ruffalo , Amy Adams , Chris O ’ Down , Maya Rudolph , Jimmy Fallon , James Marsden , and Sarah Silverman , an many others — singing John Lennon ’ s “ Imagine.
” This article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2020 at 3:44 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Professor Wants to Lose COVID-19 Vaccine Race, Too Many White Male Researchers

Professor Wants to Lose COVID-19 Vaccine Race , Too Many White Male Researchers A women ’ s studies educator for Oxford University penned an opinion piece for The Huffington Post , explaining how she wants her university to lose the Covid-19 vaccine race , simply because those leading the research are too white and male , as opposed to more progressive research groups .
If a United Kingdom based university were to win the vital race to find a cure for the deadly coronavirus – which has already claimed more than 180,000 lives around the world – it may help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” In the opinion piece for The Huffington Post titled , “ I Teach At Oxford , But I Don ’ t Want It To Win The Coronavirus Vaccine Race , ” the author begins by writing : In need of a question for your next Zoom pub quiz ?
Here ’ s one : “ We ’ re getting used to seeing either Boris Johnson , Dominic Raab , Matt Hancock , Robert Jenrick , Rishi Sunak or Michael Gove wheeled out on to our screens at 5pm .
But why is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The answer : he ’ s the only one that didn ’ t go to Oxford .
( He went to Cambridge . )
Oxford , that symbol of British excellence .
Producing the finest minds in the world and , if this week ’ s news is anything to go by , leading the race to develop a vaccine against Coronavirus .
The author then tackles a potential issue arising : wealthier countries hoarding supplies .
If Britain were to come up with the vaccine , the could pose themselves as world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bad thing .
Next , the author explores the lack of diversity in the leadership of the research .
We ’ ll forget the lessons that the pandemic has taught us so far : that the UK and the US are in fact not exceptions at the global stage .
That we are not only vulnerable but can also afford to learn lessons from countries , regardless of whether we have a special relationship with them – such as South Korea .
That being white , male and Oxford-educated may not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the countries whose responses have been most widely praised , Germany and New Zealand among others , are all led by women ) .
And finally , a potential cure arising in Britain would allow for patriotism or jingoism to creep back into the UK–Downing Street could posture as savior of the world once again .
But do our Oxford-educated leaders think like this ?
Coronavirus is a global epidemic .
Yet , rather than motivating the UK to take a proud role at the global stage , as leaders like Macron have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to patriotism in response .
This war-time rhetoric is useful in instilling a sense that this is a moment when individuals need to make sacrifices and put the country first .
But this time , the enemy is not a nation .
It is a microbe .
So why do our collective solidarities end at the border ?
The race is on and researchers at Oxford are doing vital , life-saving work .
But races have winners and losers .
If my university is the first to develop the vaccine , I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as it has been in the past , to fulfil its political , patriotic function as proof of British excellence .
The race is on and researchers at Oxford are doing vital , life-saving work .
But races have winners and losers .
If my university is the first to develop the vaccine , I ’ m worried that it will be used as it has been in the past , to fulfil its political , patriotic function as proof of British excellence .
In conclusion , the author favors a more globally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
As international supply chains have been hit by the recent lockdowns , more economically nationalistic rhetoric has entered public consciousness with Japan earmarking over $ 2 billion to help manufacturing companieslocated in China to move back home .
This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 3:43 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Michael Moore: By Fighting the Reality of Coronavirus, Trump ‘Is Getting Us Killed’

Michael Moore : By Fighting the Reality of Coronavirus , Trump ‘ Is Getting Us Killed ’ Left-wing documentary filmmaker @ @ @ @ @ argued that President Donald Trump ’ s response to coronavirus outbreak was “ getting us @ @ @ @ @ “ I think you and others have done a good job of telling the story @ @ @ @ @ been prevented .
Not the disease , not the virus , the virus exists .
@ @ @ @ @ viruses .
We ’ ve always had to fight them , but we could have @ @ @ @ @ gotten just a quicker jump on it if the president hadn ’ t called it @ @ @ @ @ t fought the reality of it.
” This article was posted : Friday , April @ @ @ @ @ am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Here’s Why The Economy Won’t Recover (And No, It’s Not COVID-19 Or The Lockdown)

Here ’ s Why The Economy Won ’ t Recover ( And No , It ’ s Not COVID-19 Or The Lockdown ) When reality and truth become the sworn enemies of society ’ s political and economic elites , the society is well and truly doomed .
The risks of Covid-19 and the lockdown have been explored across a wide spectrum of opinion .
To hit just a few of too many to count : — Permanent loss of civil liberties under the guise of “ pandemic controls.
” — Failure of control measures to limit the pandemic in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — Schemes for ID Cards identifying those with antibodies may fail as immunity might be fleeting , or low antibody counts may not confer immunity .
These visible risks arise directly from the pandemic and efforts to control it , but the reasons why the economy won ’ t recover were in force long before the pandemic : 1 .
Unsustainable dependence on expanding debt to fund consumption as earned income stagnated .
2 .
Unsustainably high costs imposed by cartels , monopolies , insider-skims/scams , institutionalized fraud , hyper-financialization , exploitation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Collapsing Can ’ t Be Saved : Our Fraudulent Economy ) 3 .
The economy-wide creation of self-serving simulations of trust , credibility , transparency and accountability as substitutes for actual trust , credibility , transparency and accountability .
This ceaseless spew of simulacra to cloak self-serving corruption is hidden from view lest the truth–that authentic trust , credibility , transparency and accountability have been dismantled because they inhibit the profiteering and exploitation of insiders and elites– undermine the entire status quo .
And so “ success ” ( as in maximizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ game of creating believable facsimiles of what was once authentic .
Like all mammals , humans retain a sixth sense–commonly referred to as the “ sniff test ” , i.e .
something doesn ’ t feel right–and so the simulacra are only partially successful in making us believe institutions are trustworthy , credible , transparently operated and governed in a way that enforces accountability .
As a result , the more all our dominant institutions press their claims of legitimacy , the more they erode their legitimacy .
We sense all of these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to uncover the actual machinery of corruption .
We are forced to rely on insiders who release the actual processes to the public , and these whistleblowers are hunted to the ends of the Earth ( Assange , Snowden , et al . )
because their revealing how the status quo actually functions is the most dangerous force the status quo faces .
This requirement to hide the truth lest it collapse all the skims , scams , frauds , rackets and insider plundering and pillaging is the Monster Id of America .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ machinery attempt to censor and suppress critical inquiry , the greater the erosion of public trust in the credibility and legitimacy of the dominant institutions .
When reality and truth become the sworn enemies of society ’ s political and economic elites , the society is well and truly doomed .
We have reached the “ let them eat cake ” moment in which our self-serving insiders have lost touch with the reality of their own dissonance and disconnect from the real world .
The hollowed-out brittle shell of the global economy has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and bogus reassurances can restore what ’ s broken .
Authoritarian overkill only speeds the collapse of legitimacy , trust and credibility .
This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 3:38 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Donald Trump: Joe Biden ‘A Sleepy Guy in the Basement’

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he could not predict the future of the election but acknowledged that the campaign had already changed dramatically .
“ I can ’ t tell you what ’ s going to happen , ” Trump said .
“ We have a sleepy guy in the basement of a house that the press is giving a free pass to , who doesn ’ t want to do debates because of Covid.
” Trump questioned whether Biden would actually be the nominee of the Democrat party .
“ They ’ re keeping him sheltered because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around too much , ” Trump said , adding , “ Whether or not he ’ s going to be the nominee , I don ’ t have any idea.
” Trump recalled that he was previously running on the record of the greatest economy and that the coronavirus had changed everything .
The media , he said , had only made the problem worse by failing to report his successes at controlling the virus .
“ The media ’ s not an honest media in my opinion , ” he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this would be a lot better.
” This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 3:38 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--“They Demand Unemployment” – Biz Owner Shocked At Angry Response When She Tells Staff Their Paycheck

“They Demand Unemployment” – Biz Owner Shocked At Angry Response When She Tells Staff Their Paychecks Will Resume

“ They Demand Unemployment ” – Biz Owner Shocked At Angry Response When She Tells Staff Their Paychecks Will Resume A number of years ago , we first introduced the topic of a ‘ welfare cliff ’ at which more work was punished – i.e .
the ‘ generosity ’ of the package of welfare benefits creates a perverse incentive not to work any harder… As we wrote at the time , one of the tragedies of America today is that so many adults of sound mind and body do not support themselves and their families .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want ; indeed , relatively few suffer so , because government assistance satisfies many of their material needs .
It ’ s tragic because one of the keys to human happiness is earned self-respect , which requires , as Charles Murray has written , making one ’ s own way in the world .
The vast majority of poor people don ’ t want welfare ; they don ’ t want handouts ; they want a good job with which they can support themselves and their families comfortably .
The tragedy of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so many people in dependency on government , by hindering them from getting on and climbing up the job ladder , and thereby earning self-respect and happiness .
Our fear now , confirmed by excellent research from Kathy Morris & Chris Kolmar at Zippia.com , is that the ‘ generosity ’ of the CARES Act ( and the fact that politicians are loathed to remove any policy that could possibly make their voters upset ) has the potential to create an entire new generation of welfare serfs , subsisting on significant welfare benefits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to work ’ , even after the lockdowns are lifted .
And now , as BizPacReview.com ’ s Vivek Saxena details below , a Washington State business owner faced backlash from her employees after she obtained a forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loan from the federal government that has allowed her to keep them fully paid through the coronavirus pandemic .
In an interview with CNBC this week , salon owner Jamie Black-Lewis of the Oasis Medspa & Salon in Woodinville and Amai Day Spa in Bothell said her employees were furious because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being unemployed .
And the reason they were “ making ” more being unemployed was because of a Democrat-pushed provision that was added to the CARES Act .
The provision added “ a flat $ 600 a week to the typical weekly benefits paid by one ’ s state , ” CNBC reported .
“ Those traditional benefits , which vary widely between states , replaced about 40 % of one ’ s prior wages.
” And that ’ s exactly what happened in Black-Lewis ’ s case , just as congressional Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that contains naive Democrats , no doubt … Included among the many Republicans who spoke out last month against the inclusion of the Democrat-pushed provision were Sens .
Rick Scott and Tim Scott .
“ We have a virus and we know people can ’ t work for a variety of reasons , ” Rick Scott said at the time .
“ We got to help them , but at the moment we go back to work , we can not create an incentive not to work .
We can not be paying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get paid in their job.
” “ [ W ] e can not encourage people to make more in unemployment than in employment , ” Tim Scott added .
“ This legislation would not stop at 100 percent of your income .
This legislation would allow people to make more in unemployment than in employment.
” In response to Republicans ’ logical rebuttals , congressional Democrats and their left-wing media allies pounced with hysteria and smears : As the repercussions of the Democrat-pushed measure were becoming more apparent a couple of weeks later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it needed to be fixed .
Watch via FNC ’ s “ Fox & Friends ” ( disable your adblocker if the video doesn ’ t appear ) : In response , again members of the left again pounced , with some even going so far as to accuse Graham of being a racist … What happened to Black-Lewis clearly demonstrates that , as usual , the condescending left-wing elites screeching the loudest about “ evil Republicans ” were wrong AGAIN .
Welfare cliffs are of course not the only reason so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on government assistance .
Dreadful government schools in poor areas and systematic obstacles to getting a job , such as minimum wage laws and occupational licensing laws , are also to blame .
But the perverse incentives of America ’ s welfare system really hurt , and the CARES Act may have been a serious tipping point .
This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 3:33 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Size matters: WaPo reporter under fire after cropping out DRUM of rubbing alcohol from photo to blam

Size matters: WaPo reporter under fire after cropping out DRUM of rubbing alcohol from photo to blame Trump for price spike

Size matters : WaPo reporter under fire after cropping out DRUM of rubbing alcohol from photo to blame Trump for price spike A reporter for the Washington Post was taken to the woodshed after she cited a price tag for an industrial-sized barrel of rubbing alcohol to imply the Trump administration sent its cost skyrocketing… but edited out the barrel .
Journalist Amber Phillips , who works on the Post ’ s political analysis blog ‘ The Fix , ’ posted a tweet on Thursday evening suggesting that by mentioning isopropyl alcohol ’ s effectiveness in ‘ killing ’ the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spike in price for the common cleanser .
“ Isopropyl alcohol , which the Trump administration is saying can kill the virus in 30 seconds on surfaces , for sale on Amazon right now for $ 2,375 , ” Phillips said in a now-deleted tweet , sharing a screenshot from the online retailer showing a seemingly steep price .
So what ’ s the rub ?
The journalist conveniently – and by all appearances deliberately – cropped the image to omit the quantity for sale : a massive , industrial-sized 55-gallon drum of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the 32-ounce bottle one might pick up at the local corner store .
Netizens quickly took notice of the deceptive edit , unleashing a wave of ridicule on the reporter , who promptly sent the embarrassing tweet into the memory hole .
“ I thought you were being dumb but you ’ re clearly just lying , ” one critic said .
“ You cropped out the picture of the 55 gallon drum , which means you knew it was that much.
” If Phillips is willing to bend the truth on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another commenter asked , how can anyone trust her judgement “ about the stuff that does matter , ” which the average reader “ can ’ t double check ?
” Others pointed out that standard 70 percent rubbing alcohol found in medicine cabinets across the country – generally cheaper than the less common 99 percent concentration mentioned in Phillips ’ tweet – is still going for its typically low price of a few cents per fluid ounce .
While Phillips quickly scrubbed her post after she began to take heat for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to address or correct the error , carrying on with her regular tweeting as if nothing happened .
The brief controversy came after President Trump was criticized earlier on Thursday for suggesting it might be possible to “ inject ” disinfectants into coronavirus patients to combat the illness , or , alternatively , bringing “ light inside the body ” to achieve the same end .
While the commander in chief cited a federal study to back up his musings – which concluded heat , sunlight and humidity could help to kill off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research did not look into any of the above as potential treatments for those already infected .
This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 3:25 am


prisonplanet--2020-04-24--Leaked Amazon Whole Foods Docs: Workforce Diversity Helps Prevent Unions

Leaked internal documents from Amazon-owned Whole Foods reveal the company rates their stores using a “ diversity index ” and determined the threat of unionization is “ higher ” at stores with “ lower diversity.
” From Business Insider , “ Amazon-owned Whole Foods is quietly tracking its employees with a heat map tool that ranks which stores are most at risk of unionizing ” : Whole Foods is keeping an eye on stores at risk of unionizing through an interactive heat map , according to five people with knowledge of the matter and internal documents viewed by Business Insider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an elaborate scoring system , which assigns a rating to each of Whole Foods ’ 510 stores based on the likelihood that their employees might form or join a union .
The stores ’ individual risk scores are calculated from more than two dozen metrics , including employee “ loyalty , ” turnover , and racial diversity [ … ] Store-risk metrics include average store compensation , average total store sales , and a “ diversity index ” that represents the racial and ethnic diversity of every store .
Stores at higher risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employee compensation , as well as higher total store sales and higher rates of workers ’ compensation claims , according to the documents .
This should give you a clue as to why our Woke Capitalist rulers are so eager to preach the mantra of “ diversity.
” It appears it ’ s nothing more than a union busting tactic to divide and conquer their own workforce so they ’ ll be easier to control and accept lower wages .
This article was posted : Friday , April 24 , 2020 at 3:00 @