prisonplanet--2020-01-24--‘Please, Help Us!’: Supply Shortages Rock Wuhan As Outbreak Overwhelms Chinese Healthcare System

Summary : Here ’ s a glimpse of new virus-related developments that occurred overnight .
• China restricts travel for 40+ million people as the death toll surges .
• Two deaths have been reported outside Wuhan .
• Some residents displaying symptoms are being turned away from hospitals .
• Hospitals in Wuhan make urgent pleas for help and supplies .
• UK and US governments tell citizens to avoid outbreak zones .
Asian markets closed on Friday for the Lunar New Year holiday , which officially begins on Saturday .
But in China , the Communist Party leadership @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 13 cities in Hubei Province are now under quarantine , meaning more than 40 million Chinese will be forced to spend the holiday week at home , the South China Morning Post reports .
Health authorities reported 66 more suspected cases overnightas a result of broader criteria for people showing symptoms , bringing the total number of suspected cases to 236 as of Friday morning in Hong Kong .
Among those cases , more than 100 are now in isolation .
Across China , Hong Kong and Macau , authorities have closed schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ semester .
Even Disneyland Shanghai has announced plans to close for the holiday .
As authorities in Beijing try to convince the world that they have the outbreak under control , researchers in the US and UK have warned that the total number of cases might be closer to 4,000 , according to the New York Times .
Though it ’ s slightly out of date , this map is the most up-to-date accounting of the geographic dispersion of the virus .
S & P Global Ratings has issued a statement claiming that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outbreak could knock 1.2 percentage points off China ’ s GDP .
Yet , as the number of cases explodes despite the travel ban , the World Health Organization is insistent that the situation hasn ’ t risen to the level of a global pandemic – at least not yet .
Back in Wuhan , the center of the outbreak , conditions are deteriorating rapidly .
Video purportedly showing the hospital at the center of the outbreak paints a picture of widespread misery as health care workers collapse on their feet , infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treating patients .
Local media has also reported that there aren ’ t enough testing kits and medical workers available to diagnose new cases .
There have even been reports of patients showing concerning symptoms being turned away from hospitals .
Nice to see that their good ol ’ socialized health care system is clearly so well-prepared for such an outbreak .
Desperate for money and supplies , hospitals in Wuhan have resorted to begging the government and the public for help .
In the meantime , reports claim that China ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ domestic social media outlets .
There have been reports of people in Shanghai and in Wuhan being herded into makeshift quarantine camps erected near hospitals around the country .
In some places , authorities are scrambling to build whole new hospital wings as fast as they can .
Chinese officials are scrambling to build a whole new hospital in just five days .
While they ’ ve disappeared from the Chinese Internet , videos showing sick or collapsing patients and health-care workers are flooding US social media .
Especially for those who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the streets of Wuhan is turning into full blown panic as hundreds of worried patients plead with hospitals for help .
‘ Please help us ’ the city ’ s leadership begged as it implored its neighbors for help .
Typically , LNY is the most important holiday in China and celebrations typically begin the night before , which this year is Friday night .
Chinese who work typically make it home in time to prepare a meal of fried dumplings and sticky rice cakes before hosting reunion dinners with family .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ring in the new year .
But this year , an anxiety-laden quiet is expected instead .
Qiang added that his family is so on edge , that a simple sneeze from his son set off alarm bells at home .
Another woman put it more bluntly .
Whatever impact the virus had on markets seemed to reverse after the WHO decided not to label the virus a global pandemic .
But as the videos and images flooding out of China look increasingly concerning , one analyst warned that the massive response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ double-edged sword .
After the State Department issued , then retracted , a travel warning yesterday , the American Embassy in Beijing advised travelers from the US to avoid Hubei Province and the surrounding area .
The notice was classified as a Level 4 advisory , the most serious travel warning issued by the US government : Other Level 4 warnings issued by the State Department cover travel to Syria , North Korea , Afghanistan , Iraq , Venezuela and Yemen , among other places .
In the US , infections have popped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where a student at Texas A & M is believed to have been infected .
“ Drastic steps , such as city-wide quarantine measures , can be a double-edged sword when it comes to market impact , ” ING senior rates strategist Antoine Bouvet wrote in morning note .
“ On the one hand they signal the authorities are taking the problem seriously and help containment , on the other hand , they help paint a dramatic picture to investors unfamiliar with dealing with this sort of risk.
” This article was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 at 6:49 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-24--Report: Obama ‘increasingly anxious’ about Sanders rise, ‘considering public statement’

FOX Business correspondent Charles Gasparino contends “ Dem Party sources ” are telling him former president Obama is anxious about the possibility of a President Bernie Sanders , and he may soon intervene .
Other unnamed sources , meanwhile , claim Gasparino ’ s “ Dem Party sources ” are full of baloney .
SCOOP : Dem Party sources who have spoken w @ BarackObama say former prez is growing increasingly anxious about @ BernieSanders rise in the national polls & where the avowed socialist would take the country ; he is considering a public statement addressing it more now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , former MSNBC anchor David Shuster chimed in .
“ Sorry @ CGasparino .
Democratic party sources who have spoken with @ BarackObama tell me your ‘ scoop is absolute BS.
’ And given your past , I ’ m certain my sources are correct and yours are made up .
“ I ’ ll publicly name my sources if you name yours .
# Democcrats2020 , ” Shuster wrote .
Who will win the Twitter faceoff is anyone ’ s guess .
But both men have long careers in media that span @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and conservative .
Both men have also won recognition and praise for their work .
Gasparino elaborated on the Obama scoop on Thursday during appearance on FOX Business ’ Cavuto Coast-To-Coast .
“ He may speak up , is what we ’ re hearing , ” Gasparino said .
“ Hearing it ’ s not definite , but … “ Now , we should point out a little background .
President Obama , former president , hasn ’ t said much about the campaign since November .
I think in November he came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m going to paraphrase but , the party is going too far to the left .
.. , ” he continued .
“ It was basically veiled attack against Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
” “ Now , as Bernie Sanders rises in the national polls , some polls even beating Joe Biden – his former vice president , from what I understand from people who have spoken with Obama is he ’ s getting increasingly anxious and you may see soon another statement of that type or maybe even something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Gasparino told Cavuto .
“ I don ’ t think he ’ ll go as far as that , but from what I ’ m hearing from folks that have spoken with Obama is he is really worried about Sanders .
It is a bridge too far , given all his policies , and his temperament , ” Gasparino said .
“ Hillary Clinton said this to a Hollywood reporter , that no one could work with him .
I can tell you that ’ s along the lines of what President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very difficult guy to work for , ” he said .
Gasparino also offered his analysis of the situation .
“ If he ’ s worried about Sanders now , he ’ s thinking that he could be the Democratic nominee , ” he told Cavuto .
Gasparino contends his sources are concerned about Joe Biden ’ s capacity and stamina to make it through the general election .
“ It ’ s a huge implosion of the Democratic Party coalition , ” he said of the shifting political landscape on the left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working class whites , liberal whites , African Americans … ” “ It ’ s not that anymore , ” Cavuto chimed in .
“ Woke millennial whites , who are far more liberal than anybody in the country , are taking this party and turning it upside down , ” Gasparino said .
This article was posted : Friday , January 24 , 2020 at 6:40 am

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prisonplanet--2020-01-24--President Trump To Announce Middle Class Tax Cut For Second Term

President Trump To Announce Middle Class Tax Cut For Second Term President Donald Trump plans to roll out a new middle-class tax cut during his 2020 presidential campaign , increasing the attractiveness of his second-term economic platform to Middle American voters .
Trump made the promise in his Fox Business interview with Maria Bartiromo , in which he brushed off the impeachment trial circus currently dominating headlines .
“ These people are crazy , they have gone totally nuts , ” Trump said of Democrats , who are not expected to garner any Republican Senate votes to remove Trump from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s conduct in Ukraine , according to Sen. Rand Paul .
Trump ’ s middle-class tax cut was confirmed at Davos by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin , who called it Trump ’ s “ Tax 2.0 ” plan and stated , “ The president feels that we need to continue to incentivize the middle class.
” Trump clearly believes his middle-class credentials can help him win seemingly solid blue states like Virginia , as evidenced by Trump ’ s strategic thinking in his Fox Business interview .
“ I think Virginia is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the guns in Virginia .
You have a governor that ’ s , I just can ’ t believe it .
But Virginia is very much in play .
I think we are going to win the state of Virginia .
They want to take everyone ’ s gun away in Virginia .
You can ’ t do it .
You can ’ t do it .
People need that for safety .
They need it for hunting and other , but many people need it for safety .
They need it for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16:00 Minute Mark In Video Above ) .
“ They ’ re playing with our Second Amendment .
Frankly , they ’ d get rid of it .
I watched him in the interview .
He would get rid of the Second Amendment if it was up to him .
And you have many Democrats saying the same thing .
They ’ re saying it quietly .
But if they win these elections , they ’ re going to try to get rid of the Second Amendment .
It will never happen as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” President Trump said .
This article was posted : Friday , January 24 , 2020 at 6:35 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-24--‘Marry Your Rapist’ Bill Considered by Turkish Lawmakers

Turkish MPs are considering a highly controversial bill allowing men who have sex with girls under the age of 18 to avoid any punishments if they marry their victims .
At the end of the month , the bill , which has been nicknamed the “ marry your rapist ” bill , will be debated on by politicians .
The legislation would have applied to statutory rape cases without the use of “ force , threat , or any other restriction on consent ” involving girls aged 15 or younger .
Critics of the proposed bill have said that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child abuse in a country which has become increasingly Islamized in recent years .
The UN has said that the law would legalize child rape and leave vulnerable people at the mercy of their tormentors .
Politicians debating against the bill have said that it would lead to victims marrying people against their will .
The Peoples ’ Democratic Party ( HDP ) is urging the government to abandon the bill , according to The Daily Mail .
A similar piece of legislation in 2016 was shot down after causing an international outrage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new law permitting Muftis to carry out civil marriage ceremonies .
Turkey ’ s secular constitution was said to be undermined by the controversial law and accused of creating an opportunity for an increase in child brides .
Last year , National File reported on Turkish Islamist accounts blaming women ’ s Westernization on an Earthquake which struck the Mediterranean country .
Members of the LGBT community were also blamed for the earthquake .
Local amateur seismologists took to social media to vent their frustrations at potential causes of the quake .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24 , 2020 at 6:29 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-24--George Stephanopoulos Caught on Camera Telling ABC Studio to Cut-Off Trump Defense Attorney…

A good reminder of what we can expect when President Trump ’ s defense team has their first opportunity in @ @ @ @ @ .
During a broadcast segment on ABC news reporters in the Capitol were interviewing President @ @ @ @ @ .
Back in the ABC studio , Clinton operative George Stephanopoulos did not want to @ @ @ @ @ the defense and he is caught on camera using hand signals to tell the producers @ @ @ @ @ Stephanopoulos realized he was caught : Also visible at 47 seconds of the tweet video @ @ @ @ @ : Friday , January 24 , 2020 at 6:22 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-25--Chinese Government Forces TV Host Who Popularized Eating Bats to Apologize

Bat soup is off the menu .
The Chinese government forced the host of a TV show which popularized eating bats to apologize in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak , which scientists have linked to the consumption of wild animals .
Bat soup is a delicacy in some areas of China and was known to be sold at the illegal animal market in Wuhan blamed for being the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak .
A show called Beauty Eats Bats which originally launched in 2016 was blamed for re-invigorating the trend of eating bats across the country , prompting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its female host discourage the consumption of bats .
The woman featured in the clip took to social media to profusely apologize for her role in encouraging the consumption of bats and encouraged everyone to start washing their hands more .
The video shows the woman breaking apart the corpse of a boiled bat , dipping its wing in sauce and eating it .
Meanwhile , the scale of the coronavirus outbreak continues to escalate .
56 million Chinese citizens have now been quarantined , with Chinese authorities claiming that around 1300 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to one hospital worker in Wuhan , the government is lying and over 100,000 people have actually been infected .
The Wall Street Journal reported today that the United States will send a chartered flight to evacuate all of its citizens and diplomats out of Wuhan .
According to official figures , the virus has killed 41 people , although many suspect this number to be far higher .
Meanwhile , it ’ s probably a good idea for Chinese citizens to stop eating bats and other wild animals that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being silenced by free speech-hating Silicon Valley behemoths who want me disappeared forever .
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prisonplanet--2020-01-25--UK Researcher Predicts Over 250,000 Chinese Will Have Coronavirus In Ten Days

UK Researcher Predicts Over 250,000 Chinese Will Have Coronavirus In Ten Days When it comes to estimating the human capital and potential fallout from a highly contagious epidemic , arguably the most important variable is the R0 ( “ R-naught ” ) value of the disease .
This represents the average number of secondary cases arising from an average primary case in a entirely susceptible population .
That ’ s the technical definition , a simpler one is that the R0 , or basic reproductive number , of a contagious disease is the number of cases that a case of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its infectious period in a susceptible population .
The higher this number , the more dangerous the disease , the more lethal the outcome .
Some indicative R0s are 0.9 – 2.1 for the common flu while the 1918-1919 pandemic-causing Spanish flu was estimated to have ranged from 1.4 – 2.8 , with a mean of 2 .
Some other notable R0s are shown below , and note that SARS was between 2 and 5 : So what about the R0 of 2019-nCoV , also known as the coronavirus that has claimed over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( at least ) 1,000 people ?
Naturally , since the disease is most active in China which is notoriously opaque especially when it comes to matters that can cause a mass panic , the best one can do is guess , and that ’ s what the World Health Organization did yesterday when it issued a statement on the coronavirus epidemic with the following projection : Needless to say , while 2.5 is quite high , and in line with that of the Spanish flu epidemic which infected about half a billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many as 100 million before it eventually fizzled out , the real coronavirus R0 number may end up being far higher .
That is the working hypothesis of Jonathan Read , a UK expert on the transmission and evolutionary dynamics of infectious diseases , who has published a paper with four colleagues that estimates transmission parameters for the Wuhan coronavirus , calculates that the R0 of 2019-nCoV to be between 3.6-4.0 or roughly the same as SARS , and reaches a conclusion about spread of the coronavirus epidemic that is frankly terrifying .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic predictions “ , Reed et al , write that with an R0 of between 3.6 and 4.0 , roughly 72-75 % of transmissions “ must be prevented by control measures for infections to stop increasing.
” This is a major problem because Reed estimates that only 5.1 % of infections in Wuhan are identified ( as of Jan 24 ) , “ indicating a large number of infections in the community , and also reflecting the difficulty in detecting cases of this new disease.
” Furthermore , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China which is not known for making the most socially-beneficial decisions under pressure , there is an ominous possibility that Reed is actually overly optimistic .
Reed wastes no time to get to his terrifying conclusion which is that if no change in control or transmission happens , then further outbreaks will occur in other Chinese cities , “ and that infections will continue to be exported to international destinations at an increasing rate.
” As a result , in 10 days time , or by February 4 , 2020 , Reed ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in Wuhan to be greater than 250 thousand ( with an prediction interval , 164,602 to 351,396 ) ; After Wuhan , the cities with the largest outbreaks elsewhere in China are expected to be Shanghai , Beijing , Guangzhou , Chongqing and Chengdu .
Reed also predicts that by 4 Feb 2020 , the countries at greatest risk of importing infections through air travel are Thailand , Japan , Taiwan , Hong Kong , South Korea , USA , Malaysia , Singapore , Australia and Vietnam .
In short : much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there , the rest of the world awaits .
Critically , Reed ’ s model alleges that Beijing was woefully late in its response and that recently imposed “ travel restrictions from and to Wuhan city are unlikely to be effective in halting transmission across China ; with a 99 % effective reduction in travel , the size of the epidemic outside of Wuhan may only be reduced by 24.9 % on 4 February.
” Reed ’ s prediction is in line with other modelling studies of travel restrictions , which find that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ epidemic reaching other locations , rather than suppressing the spread entirely .
Still , it is important to note that his model only considered air travel , and did not consider the potential impact of travel restrictions relating to land transportation .
That said , Reed admits there is a chance that he is wrong , largely due to using flawed assumptions : Yet even with these caveats in mind , Reed ’ s work suggests that a basic reproductive number for this 2019-nCoV outbreak is materially , perhaps catastrophically higher compared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ containment or control of this pathogen may be substantially more difficult.
” Even assuming that most of Reed ’ s assumptions are overly harsh and pessimistic , his summary leaves little hope that the Coronavirus epidemic will be contained any time soon : “ We are still in the early days of this outbreak and there is much uncertainty in both the scale of the outbreak , as well as key epidemiological information regarding transmission .
However , the rapidity of the growth of cases since the recognition of the outbreak is much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either SARS or MERS-CoV .
This is consistent with our higher estimates of the reproductive number for this outbreak compared to these other emergent coronaviruses , suggesting that containment or control of this pathogen may be substantially more difficult.
” Finally , while Reed makes no observations on the potential mortality associated with nCoV , one can make a broad observation : late on Friday , China ’ s Hubei province reported 15 additional coronavirus deaths , which added to the previously reported 26 casualties , bringing the total to 41 .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means that the mortality rate of the diseases has just jumped from roughly 2.5 % to 4 % .
Which means that if Reed is correct , and if 250,000 people in Hubei alone will be infected by February 4 , no less than 10,000 Chinese people will be dead in the next 2-3 weeks .
What happens after that – with China effectively paralyzed by fear and the economy grinding to a halt as nobody leave their home – is anyone ’ s guess .
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prisonplanet--2020-01-25--China Claims To Have ‘Cured’ First Patient With Coronavirus As 90,000 Suffer

China Claims To Have ‘ Cured ’ First Patient With Coronavirus As 90,000 Suffer The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission has claimed that the first patient since the beginning of the deadly outbreak has been cured and discharged from hospital .
A 56-year-old woman locally identified as “ Chen ” was said to have been cured from the illness .
Chen demonstrated significant improvements in her respiratory system following pulmonary CT scans and two independent blood tests found the patient free from the Coronavirus , as reported by the state-owned Beijing Daily Newspaper .
The patient was reportedly released from quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of infections .
Chen was a resident of Wuhan–the city where the Coronavirus originated–for several years , according to RT .
She reportedly felt flu-like symptoms on January 10 before being admitted to hospital on January 12 .
After nearly two weeks under medical care , she has now been released , cured from the disease , it has been claimed .
The Express also published claims from Chinese doctors indicating that trial runs with an HIV wonder drug have “ somewhat successfully ” stopped the spread of the disease to cells .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ decrease the production of virus from cells ” .
The study concluded that “ Nelfinavir could decrease the production of virus from cells ” .
Since the intercontinental spread of the disease–which has now claimed 26 lives and has infected hundreds of others–35 million people are currently on lock down and five entire cities are quarantined .
In Wuhan local authorities have hemorrhaged funds in order to counter the deadly virus .
Emergency facilities are currently being built in the city to cater for the demand from sick patients .
Viral videos on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a global platform , showcasing frustrated and exhausted doctors , on the one hand , and critically ill patients unable to receive adequate care in a timely manner , on the other .
Additionally , stories and videos illustrating bizarre dietary habits of certain Chinese diners have also circulated social media as it is believed the virus originated from a non-farmed animal food source .
Despite the reports from Chinese authorities , several other events emerging from China have reduced the credibility of these hopeful claims–perhaps in an effort to reduce public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Official bodies such as the World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control have yet to confirm reports of a successful cure .
This article was posted : Saturday , January 25 , 2020 at 7:27 am


Tucker Destroys Schiff

Tucker Carlson DESTROYS the fraud that is Adam Schiff .
And it is GLORIOUS .
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prisonplanet--2020-01-25--Optimism about race relations in America nearly doubles since Obama’s last year

Optimism about race relations in America nearly doubles since Obama ’ s last year Throughout President Trump ’ s three years in office the mainstream media has devoted a lot of attention to an alleged increase in hate crimes and racist shenanigans across the country .
But just as many of the so-called hate crimes are ultimately debunked as hoaxes , a new poll suggests American ’ s aren ’ t buying the fake news narrative about an increasingly racist U.S.A. “ Americans are more optimistic about race relations in this country than they have been in several years , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 34 % of American Adults rate race relations in America as good or excellent , matching the high that was previously released in 2014.
” For reference , that ’ s more than twice as optimistic as folks were when Obama , the nation ’ s first black president , left office .
The 34 percent is “ up from 25 % a year ago and an all-time low of 18 % in 2016 , Barack Obama ’ s final year in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports .
The survey involved 1,000 American adults questioned on Jan. 19 and 20 , and results have a 3 percent margin of error .
“ Thirty-one percent ( 31 % ) still view race relations as poor , consistent with findings in recent years but up from a low of 15 % in 2011 , ” according to the poll , released on Friday .
While the Rasmussen poll is seemingly good news , it comes on the heels of a Washington Post-Ipsos poll of American blacks released last week that shows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president and few give him credit for improving their lives .
Eight in 10 of black Americans polled said they believe Trump is racist , while 77 said he deserves “ only some ” or “ hardly any ” credit for the record low 5.5 percent black unemployment rate .
“ I don ’ t think ( Trump ) has anything to do with unemployment among African Americans , ” Ethel Smith , an elderly nanny near Atlanta , told The Washington Post .
“ I ’ ve always been a working poor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am.
” The Post and Ipsos concluded only 7 percent of black Americans approve of Trump ’ s job performance .
Three-quarters of the 1,088 black adults polled Jan. 2-8 told the pollsters Trump ’ s policies are “ bad for African Americans , ” while about the same percentage claim Obama ’ s actions were good .
“ Few black Americans appear open to supporting Trump ’ s bid for reelection at this point .
He receives between 4 and 5 percent support among black registered voters in head-to-head matchups against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post reports .
“ But the level of Democratic support depends on who is the party ’ s nominee , peaking at 82 percent for former vice president Joe Biden and falling to 57 percent for former South Bend , Ind.
, mayor Pete Buttigieg.
” This article was posted : Saturday , January 25 , 2020 at 7:23 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-25--Met Police to start using facial recognition cameras despite privacy fears

Met Police to start using facial recognition cameras despite privacy fears Scotland Yard will deploy facial recognition cameras for the @ @ @ @ @ the use of the technology .
The Metropolitan Police said the technology will be used @ @ @ @ @ and violent crime , and also to help find missing children and vulnerable people .
@ @ @ @ @ could prove unreliable and poses a threat to people ’ s privacy .
Suspects wanted @ @ @ @ @ will be on “ watchlists ” , and if they are spotted by the cameras @ @ @ @ @ officers .
Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave said the technology will be deployed for the first @ @ @ @ @ ” .
Trials of the cameras saw them used in locations including the Westfield shopping @ @ @ @ @ ’ s West End .
This article was posted : Saturday , January 25 , @ @ @ @


prisonplanet--2020-01-25--Students Suffer “Separation Anxiety” After Schools Take Smartphones During Class

Students Suffer “ Separation Anxiety ” After Schools Take Smartphones During Class Smartphones continue to be one of the biggest distractions that teachers of all levels have to deal with in the classroom .
Now , according to the WSJ , teachers are dealing with a consequence that nobody ever could have imagined when taking kids phones in order to provide a distraction-free learning environment : separation anxiety .
Teachers across the US are comparing notes on what the best ways to manage this anxiety are .
Some of them allow students to physically hold their phones in pouches that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Others let students charge their phones at stations in class instead of having to leave them alone in their lockers .
Some teachers even offer extra credit to students for being able to part with their phones during class .
South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School had to find a way to stop students from sneaking out of class to their locker to check their phones .
They took the route of buying foamlike pouches that won ’ t unlock without a special magnet .
The school lets students decorate their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them as cool as humanly possible for something that ’ s restricting them from their device , ” according to the school ’ s principal , Brian Blough .
Blough says students were “ fiending ” the first few weeks waiting to have their pouches unlocked after the school day .
Other students tried to pry open and cut their pouches open .
Eighth-grader Olamide Oladitan simply said : “ It didn ’ t work.
” He eventually gave up on trying to figure out a way to open his pouch .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I really wanted to get to my phone , but at the same time I didn ’ t hate it because it helped me get better grades , ” he admitted , likely begrudgingly .
YouTube eve shows some “ hacks ” to try and get the pouches open , including one video that shows people lighting the pouches on fire .
Other schools , like High Point Academy Fort Worth in Texas , use apps that track how much students touch their phone during school hours .
Students can earn points and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school hours , including Starbucks drinks and credits that allow them to drop their worst test scores .
Teacher Jayne Lawrence says the app works better than taking the phone .
“ The quickest way here to burn a relationship is to take something from them , ” she commented .
Joseph Riffle in Fairborn , Ohio took a different approach with his students .
The school allows them to make their own policy when it comes to phones , so he set up a charging station in the front of the room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his phones from afar .
“ The expectation was you turn in and you plug in , ” he said .
But other schools say confiscating phones at the beginning of the school day is the only way to block all phone related distractions .
Some schools threaten to put their students ’ phones in a locked “ cell block ” to try and get students to comply with school policies .
At DREAM Charter School in New York , the school ditched collecting every phone in favor of a reward system that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of keeping it in a locked pouch .
The students earn credits for good grades and “ persisting through challenges ” .
Roosevelt High School in Seattle saw a positive response from parents when it said it was going to require students to lock their cell phones away from the day .
Parents sent the school “ thank you notes and e-mails ” after the policy change .
Delaney Ruston , a parent who once made a film about families and screen time called “ Screenagers ” said : “ Some teachers were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were feeling like it was a free-for-all.
” This article was posted : Saturday , January 25 , 2020 at 7:14 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-26--Xi says China faces ‘grave situation’ as virus death toll hits 42

President Xi Jinping said China was facing a “ grave situation ” as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak @ @ @ @ @ Lunar New Year celebrations that began on Saturday .
With more than 1,400 people infected @ @ @ @ @ in China , Hong Kong declared a virus emergency , scrapped celebrations and restricted links @ @ @ @ @ confirmed its first four cases and Canada its first on Saturday , after Malaysia confirmed @ @ @ @ @ ’ s first cases on Friday , as health authorities around the world scrambled to @ @ @ @ @ We are steadily pushing forward the disease control and prevention … But right now we @ @ @ @ @ public health crisis , ” Hu Yinghai , deputy director-general of the Civil Affairs Department @ @ @ @ @ .
This article was posted : Sunday , January 26 , 2020 at 7:44 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-26--Coronavirus Kills Man In Shanghai As China Confirms Nearly 2,000 Cases

Coronavirus Kills Man In Shanghai As China Confirms Nearly 2,000 Cases • Toronto health officials to announce first ‘ presumptive case ’ of coronavirus in Canada • President Xi said China faces a ‘ grave situation ’ as the spread is ‘ accelerating ’ • US and Russia planning evacuation of citizens from Wuhan • Australia and Malaysia join the list of global nations with nCoV cases , in addition to France , Pakistan , Singapore , the US and Nepal • Chinese President Xi Jinping empowered local governments and said teams from Beijing will be sent to severely impacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • The US and France chartered planes to evacuate diplomats and nationals in containment zones • The director of the CDC says she expects cases of human-to-human transmission in the US • China banned all domestic tour groups immediately and overseas group tours from Jan 27 • Starbucks and China said they were closing some stores in China • Wuhan is building a second emergency hospital , this one with 1300 beds • 3 doctors in Beijing who visited Wuhan are confirmed to have the virus Whispers about the top brass in Beijing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the ground in Wuhan have been circulating for at least a day .
Now , the South China Morning Post has confirmed that President Xi is planning to throw local health officials under the bus .
In order for it to look like China ’ s leaders were simply caving to the public ’ s demands , doctors and the state-controlled press have lined up to criticize Wuhan ’ s top brass for not foreseeing and moving to prevent the severe shortages of supplies , workers and space that is now prompting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the span of 10 days .
Doctors and journalists on the scene in Wuhan are calling for the local leaders – who were not named in the SCMP story – to “ immediately step down ” .
It ’ s early Sunday morning in Beijing , and with the new day comes a new batch of disheartening reports : Hubei province reported 13 new deaths , and the first death was reported in Henan province , bringing the total number of virus-linked deaths outside Wuhan to three .
More alarmingly , Chinese state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus in Shanghai .
The reports have since been corroborated by the Western press .
In such a densely populated city , it ’ d be difficult to imagine a virus with this much infectious potential would spread like wildfire .
It would be like Wuhan , but worse .
In an attempt to make it look like Beijing is taking responsibility for the sluggish response ( remember , China basically did nothing for three weeks after the first cases became symptomatic ) , Hu Xijin , the editor of the state-controlled Global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been better prepared for the outbreak .
More Chinese cities are limiting or closing public transit , with Tianjin preparing to shut down all inter-province shuttle buses starting…Monday .
Some discrepancies have appeared in the tally of case : The WHO is saying it has confirmed 1,320 cases , while the SCMP .
New coronavirus scares have emerged in India , where nearly 100 people are under observation , according to India Today .
Seven people are reportedly showing symptoms of the virus .
Russia has reported several suspected cases in Moscow , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Toronto health officials have confirmed their first case .
For some reason , the WHO number is significantly short of the numbers being reported by the Western press : Reuters has just confirmed another death , bringing the total to 56 , and the total number of confirmed cases at 1,975 .
• DEATH TOLL FROM CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN CHINA AT 56 AS OF JAN 25 – STATE MEDIA – [ RTRS ] • TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES IN CHINA AT 1,975 AS OF JAN 25- STATE MEDIA – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases confirmed by tomorrow afternoon ?
Or will there be even more ?
* * * Update ( 1723ET ) : Canadian news website Global News is reporting that Toronto health officials are about to announce that a “ presumptive case ” of coronavirus has been confirmed at Toronto ’ s Sunnybrook hospital .
Two cases of the virus have been confirmed in the US , but after several scares , no cases have yet been confirmed in Mexico , although testing is still underway for a trio of cases in Jalisco .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the market is closed , local authorities apparently feel it ’ s safe to start dribbling out the real numbers .
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases soared on Saturday as China confirmed roughly 500 new cases .
The number of cases outside China has also grown as Japan , Hong Kong , Macau , Taiwan , Singapore , Malaysia and Australia have all confirmed new cases .
Meanwhile , another death has been confirmed , bringing the total to 42 .
According to the South China Morning Post , a Hong Kong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most comprehensive tally of confirmed nCoV cases around the world , put the total number at 1,497 Saturday afternoon in New York .
Three doctors in Beijing who visited Wuhan have been confirmed to have the virus .
During a meeting of China ’ Politburo on Saturday , President Xi not only urged disparate ethnic groups to work together and suppress the virus , but added that the “ grave situation ” seemed to be “ accelerating , ” according to the BBC and SCMP .
As we mentioned earlier , Beijing has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Wuhan and other cities to help the overwhelmed hospitals .
This headline passed without much scrutiny from the Western media , but we wouldn ’ t be surprised to learn that the situation on the ground is closer to a PLA takeover of all the hospitals in Wuhan .
In China , one doesn ’ t simply send in the PLA to ‘ help with the logistics ’ .
Why wouldn ’ t China want to tell the world that its massive military machine has temporarily taken over hospitals in the hot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let you figure that one out .
As for Wuhan , it ’ ll soon be under complete lock down : Beginning Sunday private vehicles will be banned from its streets .
To enforce that kind of a ban , one would need more than just the local police .
All events have been canceled , travel into and out of the city has been shut down , and , as we showed below , crude roadblocks have been set up to essentially seal off the city – a city of 11 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China .
At least some form of travel restrictions are in place in some 18 cities in central Hubei .
Restrictions include cutting off access to public transit and highways .
Already , the economic fallout from the outbreak is being estimated in percentage points of local GDP , as we ’ ve previously discussed .
The disruption of the holiday travel season will hammer China ’ s tourism industry , possibly even worse than 17 years ago during the SARS outbreak .
Horrifying images of patients infected with the virus have popped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grows increasingly serious , the senior Communist Party leadership , which has formed a group of top officials to oversee the crisis response , is giving local authorities carte blanche to take any necessary action to ensure hospitals remain fully staffed and supplied .
There has reportedly been talk of punishing local officials who may have been slow to respond to the crisis during its early days .
After confirming its fifth case , Hong Kong has declared a state of emergency – the highest tier of public alert , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lifting of the response level to emergency , ” chief executive Carrie Lam told reporters .
She is under pressure to limit arrivals from the Chinese mainland .
Right now , anybody arriving from the mainland in Hong Kong must sign a ” health declaration form ” , though it ’ s not clear how that will stop patients carrying the virus who may be asymptomatic.However , schools in the city will not reopen until at least Feb. 17 and transportation to and from Wuhan will be canceled until further notice .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancelled until at least mid-week .
Oh , and so much for that mask ban Lam declared that the city will invest necessary to prevent the spread of disease , including increasing the supply of surgical masks after several cases of extreme price gouging were reported .
South Korea , which has confirmed at least two cases of the virus , said Saturday that it would declare all of China a “ coronavirus watch zone ” as local public health officials work to protect the public and suppress the virus .
Several dozen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus in SK and come back negative , per Korea Times .
What a way to kick off the four-day lunar new year holiday .
As we move into Saturday evening on the ground in Wuhan , it ’ s becoming increasingly obvious to the broader global community that China ’ s authoritarian government has failed to contain this viral outbreak .
Chinese authorities expanded the travel restrictions on Saturday to cover 56 million Chinese , Al Jazeera reports .
At least 18 cities in central Hubei are now dealing with at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , some of the roadblocks remind us of ‘ Mad Max ’ .
In Wuhan , the situation looks grim .
The number of confirmed cases is exploding : another 300 were announced on Saturday , while the death toll is steady at 41 .
Yesterday , videos flooded western social media ( after being assiduously removed from Weibo and the rest of the Chinese Internet ) purporting to show bodies piling up in hallways in Wuhan , with rumors that a doctor had succumbed to the virus .
Those rumors have now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a hospital in Wuhan , China , where coronavirus patients are being treated died Saturday morning , according to the Wall Street Journal .
Meanwhile , a two-year-old Chinese girl has become the youngest to be diagnosed with the virus .
Doctor Liang Wudong , of the ENT department of Hubei Xinhua Hospital , died Saturday while fighting on the front lines to suppress the virus .
As it has all week , the South China Morning Post has kept an up-to-date running total of the confirmed cases & deaths .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the total number stood at exactly 1400 .
A map of the various cases shows the spread , though even the most up-to-date maps by Western news agencies appear to already be out of date , including this one by BBG .
Though China has pledged transparency , some suspect that the true tally of cases within Wuhan is much higher .
With the epidemic spiraling out of control , President Xi called a meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee , a group of China ’ s top leaders , to discuss a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meeting , the Communist Party set up a group to manage the response to the virus .
The group will comprise members of the Party ’ s Central Committee , while being directed by the Standing Committee .
During the meeting , President Xi said various ethnic groups must work together to contain the spread of the deadly virus .
Xi also ordered party authorities to ensure that there are enough medical supplies in Wuhan – the capital of Hubei province and a city of 11 million five times the size of London @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China ’ s National Health Commission announced on Saturday a nationwide plan to identify suspected cases of the deadly virus on trains , airplanes and buses .
Inspection stations will be set up and passengers with suspected pneumonia will be “ immediately transported ” to a medical center .
In the city of Haikou , the authorities said they would set up a 14-day observation center for all tourists who came from Hubei .
They will not be allowed to leave the hotels where they are staying .
At least 450 additional military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hubei to help with the situation .
Following reports last night of a suspected case in Sydney , Australian authorities have confirmed the first case of the virus .
Yesterday , several cases were also identified in France .
But that ’ s not all : Malaysia has confirmed that three cases of the virus have been detected .
Japan is now up to three cases , all Chinese nationals , according to the Nikkei Asian Review .
Interfax reported Saturday afternoon that seven suspected cases of the virus have been detected in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be suffering from high temperatures .
These would be the first confirmed cases in Russia after a nCoV scare involving a Chinese national in St. Petersburg was found to be negative , per TASS .
Following reports that the virus may have originated from people eating bats or rats , the party has ordered more inspections of agricultural products , and has temporarily banned the trade in wild animals .
It has also shut down movie theaters , LNY-related events and other mass gatherings across the country , warning that people should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outbreak is contained .
Qinghai province in northwestern China confirmed its first case on Saturday , leaving Tibet as the only administrative area of China that remains virus-free .
In Wuhan , the horror stories are getting worse : One woman told the SCMP that her husband was turned away by several hospitals despite coughing up blood , a sign of very advanced pneumonia .
The rapid rise in the number of cases doesn ’ t necessarily mean the outbreak is getting worse , according to a spokesman from the WHO .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intervention by government authorities .
As far as determining the severity of the epidemic , it ’ s still too early to say .
Video from inside Wuhan , a city that has been nearly entirely sealed off from the outside world , the situation appears increasingly dire .
A lot of attention has been paid in the Western press about the effort to build a new , 1,000 bed hospital in Wuhan as the city ’ s current health-care infrastructure has been completely overwhelmed .
They ’ re hoping to finish the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ astonishing pace .
State media reported Saturday that a second hospital will also be built .
Foreign governments including the US and Russia are hatching plans to air-lift their citizens out of Wuhan .
This could include journalists covering the outbreak , meaning the flow of information out of the city could soon slow to a trickle .
Meanwhile , scientists are scrambling to determine the virus ’ s infectious potential before victims start showing symptoms .
If it ’ s confirmed that the virus spreads in this way , than that would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article was posted : Sunday , January 26 , 2020 at 7:37 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-26--New Research Casts Doubt Coronavirus Epidemic Started At Wuhan Food Market

The South China Morning Post reports that a team of researchers at Wuhan ’ s Jinyintan hospital have retraced the movements of the first individual who was diagnosed with the virus .
They determined that he had no links to a shady seafood market selling live snakes and bats for human consumption .
The development comes despite practically all of the western media reports from the city of Wuhan having claimed that the city ’ s hospitals have been completely overwhelmed by cases of pneumonia as more cases of the Wuhan coronavirus are confirmed .
Amazingly , SCMP caveated its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the earliest cases had “ continuous exposure to the market , ” which was shut down on Jan. 1 by Wuhan authorities over fears that its trade in wild animals was linked to the viral outbreak .
Authorities have since banned the selling of live animals at markets .
The researchers , seven of whom work at Wuhan ’ s Jinyintan hospital , designated for patients with the illness , revealed on Friday in The Lancet medical journal that symptoms of the new disease were first reported on December 1 – much earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announcement on December 31 of 27 cases of the pneumonia-like infection .
According to the report , the first patient had no exposure to the Huanan seafood market which was shut down on January 1 over fears – later confirmed – that the new virus was linked to its trade in wild animals .
The researchers added that none of the patient ’ s family had developed fever or any respiratory symptoms .
There was also no epidemiological link between the first patient and the later cases , they found .
The researchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infections who had showed an onset of symptoms up to January 2 .
Six of those patients died , putting the fatality rate of the group at 15 per cent .
The researchers noted that clinical presentations of the patients greatly resembled severe acute respiratory syndrome .
The first patient to die from the new coronavirus had continuous exposure to the market before he was admitted to hospital with a seven-day history of fever , cough and breathing difficulties , according to their report .
Doctors also identified 13 other patients who had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helps build the case for human to human transmission .
The absence of a link to the seafood market is one of the indicators for human-to-human transmission of the virus and the researchers identified another 13 patients who also had no direct exposure to the market .
“ Taken together , evidence so far indicates human transmission for 2019-nCoV , ” the report said .
“ We are concerned that 2019-nCoV could have acquired the ability for efficient human transmission , ” the researchers added , along with a strong recommendation for precautions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal protective equipment .
Much to Beijing ’ s chagrin , a team of Chinese scientists on Friday revealed that symptoms of the virus first emerged as early as Dec. 1 , much earlier than the Wuhan government ’ s initial announcement of the first 27 cases on Dec. 31 .
The notion that the virus may have been transmitted to humans via consuming bats , rats , badgers or snakes was widely reported in the Western press , even by CNN .
Though the possibility of zoonotic transmission hasn ’ t been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believed that there ’ s reason to doubt that the fish market was the source of the virus .
However , the situation is still very much in flux , and it remains true that some of the other patients did have contact with the market .
Either way , do the researchers findings lend more credence to the other conspiracy theory about the virus ’ s origin ?
Wuhan reportedly has two labs that participate in China ’ s bio-warfare program , as Radio Free Asia first reported , and a handful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times , have picked up the story .
Was CoV manufactured by the real-world equivalent of Umbrella Corp ?
This article was posted : Sunday , January 26 , 2020 at 7:31 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-26--20,000 US Troops Have Surged Into Mideast Since Last Spring To ‘Counter Iran’

20,000 US Troops Have Surged Into Mideast Since Last Spring To ‘ Counter Iran ’ The Associated Press reports a staggering surge of US troops into the Middle East since last Spring .
“ Over the past eight months , the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional troops into the Middle East to counter the escalating threat from Iran that peaked with the recent missile attack on American forces in Iraq.
” This despite President Trump ’ s multiple prior pledges to “ bring the troops home ” especially related to Syria and Iraq .
Following the Soleimani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Ayn al-Assad airbase , where Friday it was reported that 34 soldiers suffered traumatic brain injuries ( a dramatically increased figure up from the prior 11 ) , this trend in force build-up looks to continue .
Here ’ s breakdown of the staggering numbers via the AP : The top commander for US forces in the Middle East told a gathering of Marines and sailors during a speech aboard the USS Bataan on Thursday they could be there for “ quite a while ” .
Gen. Frank McKenzie addressed the question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the extra forces : “ we ’ ll work that out as we go ahead , ” he said .
Underscoring the Iran constitutes a serious “ threat ” he admitted : On the Iran threat specifically , he said further , “ I do believe that they are deterred right now , at least from state-on-state actions by our response .
And so I think that while that threat remains , I think we ’ re in a period where they ’ re certainly not seeking to escalate anything.
” Ironically Gen. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day before possibly up to one million Iraqis protested across the country Friday demanding an end of America ’ s military presence .
An initial AP report merely put the anti-American forces protest at a mere “ hundreds ” – yet widely circulated photographs showed at least hundreds of thousands : Later , international reports acknowledged that hundreds of thousands were protesting in major cities , especially Baghdad , after a call to action by popular Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr .
“ Get Out America ” signs were featured in the massive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a top official with the Iraqi Federal Police Forces Jaffar al-Batat has announced that the total number of demonstrators who came out Friday against the US occupation exceeded one million .
This article was posted : Sunday , January 26 , 2020 at 7:26 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-26--Obama called Trump a ‘fascist’ during phone call, Sen. Kaine says in new Clinton film

Obama called Trump a ‘ fascist ’ during phone call , Sen. Kaine says in new Clinton film Barack Obama called Donald Trump a “ fascist ” in a phone conversation with Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia during the 2016 presidential election , Kaine says in a video clip featured in an upcoming documentary about Hillary Clinton .
Kaine , Clinton ’ s running mate on the Democratic ticket , recounts the call during an exchange with Clinton that was caught on camera in 2016 .
Kaine ’ s wife , Anne Holton , was also present .
“ President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : ‘ Tim , remember , this is no time to be a purist .
You ’ ve got to keep a fascist out of the White House , ' ” Kaine says before adding with a laugh that Obama “ knows me and he knows that I could tend to err.
” She then puts her hands to her chest and says , “ But that ’ s really — the weight of our responsibility is so huge.
” The clip appears in an episode of “ Hillary , ” a four-part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hulu on March 6 .
The docuseries , which premieres at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday at a screening Clinton was scheduled to attend , chronicles her early life , rise to national prominence and political career .
This article was posted : Sunday , January 26 , 2020 at 7:23 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-26--Trump Team Dominates Democrats On Day One of Defense Opening Arguments

Trump Team Dominates Democrats On Day One of Defense Opening Arguments President Donald Trump ’ s legal team put forth a punishing takedown of the Democrat House managers in their opening arguments Saturday in Trump ’ s Senate impeachment trial .
Trump ’ s lawyers deconstructed each Democrat talking point and obliterated the “ Narrative ” being pushed by Rep. Adam Schiff , who is crusading against Trump despite the fact that no Republican senators are expected to vote against the president .
The lawyers ( who mercifully kept the running time short ) were so effective that the mainstream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , with CNN ’ s Jeffrey Toobin launching into a desperate tirade against the “ white men ” representing Trump .
Trump stands accused of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress for allegedly pressuring Ukraine president Zelensky to investigate the corruption of Democrat Joe Biden , who demonstrably used his influence to get a Ukrainian prosecutor fired after the prosecutor started looking into Burisma Holdings , the gas company that featured Biden ’ s son Hunter on its board .
So far , there ’ s no indication that any witnesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as some Democrats desire , while Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has called for Hunter Biden to testify .
Here are the best Republican talking points , as offered by the lawyers who took turns speaking today on Trump ’ s behalf : The transcript of the phone call is the best evidence for what happened on the phone call .
Democrats are basically engaging in election interference with this impeachment .
“ The American people decide elections .
They have one in nine months ” Schiff lied in front of the House of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” transcript of President Trump ’ s phone call as though it was the real transcript .
“ That ’ s fake , ” Purpura said .
“ That ’ s not the transcript.
” The Ukrainians said there was no Quid Pro Quo ( and aren ’ t the Ukrainians supposedly the victims in this ? )
Ukraine did not even know the security assistance money was paused until the August 28 “ Politico ” article that sparked this entire scandal No Democrat witnesses proved there was any Quid Pro Quo Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previous administration , as confirmed even by former ambassador Marie Yavanovitch House witnesses confirmed that there is tons of corruption in Ukraine “ The President was at all times acting in our national interest ” When President Trump refers to “ us ” in his phone call with Zelensky , he is referring to “ us ” the American people The President sets foreign policy , not un-elected Swamp creatures like Lieutenant Colonel Vindman Lieutenant General Kellogg said , “ I heard nothing wrong or improper on the call ” Democrats are outright @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ untruthful ” when they say they were not pressured .
“ Tell me how that helps U.S. foreign policy and national security to say that about our friends.
” “ There can ’ t be a threat without the person knowing they were threatened ” Why did Democrat House managers selectively cherry-pick from the thin evidence available in the case ?
“ None of this fits their narrative and it wouldn ’ t lead to their predetermined outcome.
” Page 173 of the Robert Mueller report stated , “ Ultimately the investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or conspired with the Russian government in its election-related interference activities.
” Schiff doesn ’ t like that Trump does not “ blindly trust ” the intelligence agencies , and instead Trump chooses his own people like Rudy Giuliani to carry out missions and offer advice .
Disagreeing with policy is not an impeachable offense .
The Trump Administration has reviewed or considered pausing or cancelling foreign aid to other countries , including threatening to stop the more than $ 500 million in aid to El Salvador , Honduras , and Guatemala , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pakistan , where terrorist Osama bin Laden was hiding out at the time of his 2011 death .
The Trump administration is not required to comply with subpoenas issued by Democrats Schiff and Jerry Nadler because a full House vote never provided proper authority for the subpoenas .
This article was posted : Sunday , January 26 , 2020 at 7:20 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-27--Guns and Journalists Don’t Mix

Guns and Journalists Don’t Mix

As the NRA often proves , responsible gun owners believe in the crucial importance of both the Second Amendment and @ @ @ @ @ should not have unsupervised access to guns .
Neither should reporters from leftist publications , @ @ @ @ @ The Post Millennial lists a few key gun safety rules most everyone can agree are @ @ @ @ @ Keeping the safety on isn ’ t always relevant , but the other three are @ @ @ @ @ Brian Anderson break all four rules while pointing a Tommy gun at his cameraman : @ @ @ @ @ trigger by accident , because the click seemed to surprise him .
He would have @ @ @ @ @ the gun had turned out to be loaded .
Another video comes to mind : @ @ @ @ @ that the liberal media knows so little about firearms that its opinions on the topic @ @ @ @ @ was posted : Monday , January 27 , 2020 at 6:38 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-27--Canada’s 2001 Climate Predictions: Major Fail

If you are ever tempted to take the liberal establishment ’ s doomy global warming prognostications seriously , check to @ @ @ @ @ accurate .
This video reviews the Canadian government ’ s 2001 climate predictions .
The @ @ @ @ @ gullible : In place of science we now have models , which find whatever they @ @ @ @ @ Previous predictions prove that these models are nothing more than props for propaganda .
Authorities @ @ @ @ @ their predictions farther in the future , when we won ’ t be around to @ @ @ @ @ .
Problem is , shrieking about doom is ineffective at inducing panic unless the impending @ @ @ @ @ Maybe they should focus on convincing dupes that their predictions would have come true if @ @ @ @ @ regulations they have imposed .
This article was posted : Monday , January 27 , @ @ @ @


prisonplanet--2020-01-27--Jihadists Behead Christian Pastor Who Refused to Deny Christ in Ransom Video

Jihadists Behead Christian Pastor Who Refused to Deny Christ in Ransom Video A Nigerian pastor who refused to deny Christ in a ransom video was executed by his captors , it was revealed by The Christian Post .
The pastor known as Lawan Andimi made headlines when he praised God during a ransom video after he was kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram earlier this year .
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Andimi was the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria ’ s chapter in the Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State , which lies in the Northeast of the West @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on January 3 following a raid in Michika .
A video which surfaced online showed Andimi being forced into a vehicle .
A few days after his kidnapping , a video was released by his captors calling to local authorities and Christians to secure his release .
Stoically , Andimi said that , in spite of the situation , “ all conditions that one finds himself is in the hand of God.
” He also said : “ By the grace of God , I will be together with my wife and my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If the opportunity has not been granted , maybe it is the will of God.
” However , on Monday , the news broke that Andimi had been executed .
A source told the U.S.-based nongovernmental organization , Save the Persecuted Christians , that Andimi ’ s family was notified about the pastor ’ s tragic end .
According to Save the Persecuted Christians Executive Director , Dede Laugesen , a source had informed them “ They have slaughtered [ Andimi ] in Sambisa forest.
” “ They murdered him because he refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they couldn ’ t raise the money for his ransom.
” His captors were demanding $ 2.2M USD , but the church community could only pull together around $ 5,500 USD .
Aside from Andimi ’ s brutal execution , another Christian leader was killed in Nigeria this week , by Islamists .
Pastor Denis Bagauri of the Lutheran Church of Nigeria was reportedly gunned down at his home in Nassarawo Jereng of Mayobelwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State , Sunday night .
Boko Haram and ISWAP have both been responsible for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country in recent months .
This article was posted : Monday , January 27 , 2020 at 6:36 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-27--All Denver Schools Will Require Gender Neutral Toilets, Teachers to Respect Gender Pronouns

All Denver Schools Will Require Gender Neutral Toilets , Teachers to Respect Gender Pronouns The Denver School Board unanimously voted on a requirement for all schools to at least maintain one gender neutral toilet on their premises , in an act of solidarity with transgender students .
Within the resolution , the School Board maintains “ the right of students to use bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity.
” The mandate goes onto instruct all school staff to “ honor and respect a student ’ s self-reported gender identity and gender expression , ” which will demand staff to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not being legally recognized as such , according to Disrn .
Teachers will avoid disciplinary action for speaking about their sexual orientation or gender identity in a work-appropriate manner .
Staff will also be permitted to hang LGBT rainbow flags or other symbols denoting support for the LGBT movement .
One Denver resident reportedly spoke out during the resolution ; a transgender student who claimed that they avoided drinking water throughout the school day to avoid using a single-sex restroom .
An LGBT advocacy group , One Colorado , issued a statement , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ While we all hope that schools serve their purpose as an incubator for creativity , connection , and learning , far too often they can be lonely or hostile places , ” said Daniel Ramos , the group ’ s executive director .
“ This resolution is a much-needed step to protect LGBTQ youth , educators , administrators , staff , and parents from becoming targets of bullying and abuse.
” At-large board member Tay Anderson says he hopes the resolution will send a message to other school districts and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schools , we believe that love always trumps hate , ” Anderson said .
“ It is time that we fight for everybody in the United States of America.
” Gender neutral toilets in schools has become an international issue .
Recently , schools in Australia banned the inclusion of gender neutral toilets following a huge parental backlash after a Queensland high school unveiled the majority of their restroom facilities to be gender neutral .
Schools in the UK have reported increased truancy , teasing , and girls refraining from using the facilities @ @ @ @ @ @


prisonplanet--2020-01-27--VIDEO: MSNBC Reporter Accidentally Drops N-Bomb While Reporting Kobe Bryant’s Death

Earlier this afternoon , the country was hit with the devastating news that NBA legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash , and the racial slur slipped during the breaking news coverage on MSNBC .
MSNBC ’ s Alison Morris was reporting the details of the accident when she seemingly said the slur in an accidental slip .
In the video clip , Morris seems to say Bryant was perfectly cast for the “ Los Angeles N****** ” with a hard “ er.
” Morris , who is white , took to Twitter to explain the accidental slip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ combined the words “ Lakers ” and “ Knicks ” to misspeak the word “ nakers.
” Morris was heavily criticized by African Americans on Twitter who believe she said the word intentionally , or at least that her claim of saying “ nakers ” is incorrect .
Many people also rushed to defend Morris , citing her claim that she mixed up “ Knicks ” with “ Lakers.
” It should be noted that one seeming problem with her statement is that Bryant never played for the Knicks .
Another possible scenario @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that led to her confusion .
MSNBC has not announced any type of disciplinary action against Morris .
This article was posted : Monday , January 27 , 2020 at 6:32 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-27--Over And Over Again The Mainstream Media Hasn’t Been Telling Us The Truth About This Coronavirus Out

Over And Over Again The Mainstream Media Hasn’t Been Telling Us The Truth About This Coronavirus Outbreak

Over And Over Again The Mainstream Media Hasn ’ t Been Telling Us The Truth About This Coronavirus Outbreak Ever since this coronavirus outbreak first began , the mainstream media has been feeding us fake news over and over again .
Initially , we were repeatedly told that there was very little to be concerned about because it was very unlikely that human to human transmission was happening .
But now we know that this virus spreads very , very easily between people .
Another thing that we were repeatedly told by the mainstream media was that a victim had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread the disease .
Unfortunately , now we know that is completely and totally false .
As you will see below , Chinese officials have confirmed that even those showing no symptoms at all can spread the disease .
But perhaps the biggest fraud of all has been the “ official numbers ” that the Chinese government has been putting out .
According to the latest count , there are now 2,051 confirmed cases and the death toll has risen to 56 , but at this point it has become clear that those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Over the past several days , thousands upon thousands of very sick people have been absolutely overwhelming the hospitals in Wuhan , China .
In some cases people have literally had to wait in line for two days to see a doctor , and in other cases people have not been able to see a doctor at all .
In fact , one 36-year-old woman has taken her very sick husband to multiple hospitals and they still haven ’ t been able to see a doctor .
The following comes from the South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by phone outside a major hospital in the city , said she had spent the past week taking her sick husband from hospital to hospital in a vain attempt to get him tested for the virus , which has already killed 41 people and infected hundreds more .
“ I have nothing .
No protective clothing , only a raincoat , and I am standing outside the hospital in the rain , ” said the woman , who gave her name as Xiaoxi .
“ I am desperate , I have lost count @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t know if we will both live to see the new year.
” Her husband first developed a fever 10 days ago and he has been coughing up blood , but he wasn ’ t tested for the virus at any of the four hospitals that they visited .
At one point they even called an ambulance , and that didn ’ t even work .
Sadly , the truth is that there are hordes of very sick people in Wuhan that are not showing up in the official numbers because there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them all .
And many of the medical personnel that are working endless hours to fight this outbreak end up getting the virus themselves .
In fact , one heroic doctor in Wuhan passed away on Saturday morning… In addition to not being able to test everyone that is sick , the Chinese have also been purposely suppressing the death toll by falsely categorizing the deaths of many of the victims… So what would the real numbers look like if we were being told the truth ?
We don ’ t really know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ there may already be 11,000 people infected in Wuhan ” … If that estimate is anywhere close to reality , that would be really , really bad .
But a video that claims to be from a nurse in Wuhan claims that things are even worse than that .
According to her , there are already 90,000 cases of the coronavirus in China… It is important to note that what she is reporting is entirely unconfirmed , and at this point there doesn ’ t seem to be any way to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials are now confirming is that this virus can be spread by victims without any symptoms at all… This is completely contrary to what we were told previously .
And we were also previously told that the incubation period was a week or less , but now we are being told that the incubation period can last for as long as 14 days… That means that there could be thousands upon thousands of people that aren ’ t exhibiting any symptoms at all that are spreading this virus around like wildfire all over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Why didn ’ t they just tell us the truth right from the beginning ?
If they didn ’ t know what was happening , it would have been okay for them to admit that .
Instead , they fed us bad information that turned out to be completely false .
Chinese officials are assuring us that they have everything under control because they have now locked down a whole bunch of major cities .
But that isn ’ t going to stop the spread of the virus .
Millions of people left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and many others have been able to skirt around the travel restrictions quite easily .
The following comes from Zero Hedge… This extremely deadly coronavirus , wherever it originally came from , is now out of the bag .
With each passing hour more cases are being confirmed all over the world , and there are now five confirmed cases in the United States .
Life is so fragile , and as the whole world just witnessed , it can end way too soon .
The time of “ the perfect storm ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only going to become more alarming in the days ahead .
But this is not a time for fear or panic .
Yes , things are going to get a lot worse .
And yes , a lot more people are going to die .
But those that are level-headed have the best chance of making it through any crisis , and giving in to fear or panic is not going to help matters at all .
This article was posted : Monday , January 27 , 2020 at 6:26 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-27--YouTube content moderators are being made to sign waivers that acknowledge the job can give them PTS

YouTube content moderators are being made to sign waivers that acknowledge the job can give them PTSD and threatened with termination if they don’t sign

YouTube content moderators are being made to sign waivers that acknowledge the job can give them PTSD and threatened with @ @ @ @ @ t sign Moderators tasked with ridding YouTube of harmful content are being made to sign @ @ @ @ @ may give them Post Traumatic Stress Disorder .
A report from The Verge reveals YouTube @ @ @ @ @ operates an office in Austin , Texas , made employees sign a waiver shortly after @ @ @ @ @ outlet on the effects of content moderation on contractors for Google .
As noted by @ @ @ @ @ is seemingly the most overt acknowledgement that moderation jobs , which involve watching distributing videos @ @ @ @ @ pedophilia , can often lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD ) .
‘ @ @ @ @ @ such content may impact my mental health , and it could even lead to Post @ @ @ @ @ ) , ’ reads the document distributed to workers according to The Verge .
This @ @ @ @ @ , January 27 , 2020 at 5:44 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-27--‘George Orwell would be proud’: US Defense Secretary calls China a ‘21st century surveillance state’

‘George Orwell would be proud’: US Defense Secretary calls China a ‘21st century surveillance state’ for using AI to monitor and repress Muslim and pro-democracy groups

‘ George Orwell would be proud ’ : US Defense Secretary calls China a ‘ 21st century surveillance state ’ for using AI to monitor and repress Muslim and pro-democracy groups US Defense Secretary is calling China a ’ 21st century surveillance state , ’ following the ramp up personal surveillance in Xinjiang over recent years .
Mark Esper said on Friday that China ’ s Communist Party had created a surveillance state that uses artificial intelligence to repress Muslim minorities and pro-democracy demonstrators .
‘ In fact , the party has constructed a 21st century surveillance state with unprecedented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basic human rights , ’ he added .
China says Xinjiang is its internal affair , and the issue there is not a religious or ethnic one , but about preventing terrorism and separatism .
The country has faced an outcry from activists , scholars , foreign governments and U.N. rights experts over what they call mass detentions and strict surveillance of the mostly Muslim Uighur minority and other Muslim groups who call Xinjiang home .
‘ As we speak , the Communist Party of China is using artificial intelligence to repress Muslin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Esper said during a speech in Washington .
This article was posted : Monday , January 27 , 2020 at 5:42 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-27--Boeing passenger plane carrying 83 people crashes in Afghanistan

A Boeing jet belonging to state-owned Ariana Afghan Airlines has crashed in the central Ghazi region in Afghanistan , officials @ @ @ @ @ plane had 83 people on board when it caught fire and crashed due to technical @ @ @ @ @ .
Arif Noori , a spokesman for the provincial governor ’ s office in Ghazni @ @ @ @ @ A Boeing plane belonging to the Ariana Afghan Airline , has crashed in the Sado @ @ @ @ @ district of Ghazni province around 1:10 p.m. local time.
’ The number of casualties was @ @ @ @ @ told Reuters .
The area where the plane came down is reported to be under @ @ @ @ @ was posted : Monday , January 27 , 2020 at 5:41 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-27--Dem Impeachment Manager Zoe Lofgren Admits Impeachment Is All About The Election

Dem Impeachment Manager Zoe Lofgren Admits Impeachment Is All About The Election In other words , we couldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ claim are necessary because we needed him impeached for the election .
This article was @ @ @ @ @ 27 , 2020 at 5:34 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-27--Chinese Nurse Says 90,000 Already Infected In Emotional Plea For Help

Chinese Nurse Says 90,000 Already Infected In Emotional Plea For Help A viral video , reposted on Twitter 48 hours ago , has more than 800k views and reveals an urgent message from a Wuhan nurse , who claims more than 90,000 people in China have been infected with the fast-spreading coronavirus .
An unverified translation of the nurse , posted by @ purplelovehime , has been retweeted more than 13.7k times since Saturday , states : “ I am Jin Wei .
I am currently inside the Wuhan outbreak region , Han Hou area .
I would like to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as well as the outbreak situation in the entire China .
Currently , there are already 90,000 cases of pneumonia contraction.
” “ What is the rate of contraction ?
If one person contracted this disease and is not properly quarantined and treated , this I individual will infect 14 people that came in contact with him .
That is a significant multiplier .
During the spring festival , in our culture , families like to get together , dine together .
But this is unlike any other years .
I hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not gather , and do not visit families .
There is a spring festival every year .
If everyone can stay safe , you can always get together later , ” the unverified translation of the nurse said .
The translation went on to say that medical supplies from bio suits , medical masks , goggles , and gloves “ are in great shortages.
” The nurse , in an emotional plea , said everyone in Wuhan and surrounding cities to “ not go out !
Stay home !
” The translation ended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad news : ” “ The coronavirus has mutated .
It is now a second-generation virus .
When it was still in its first generation , we were still able to treat this… However , after the last mutation , it became deadly… The rate of infection are now increasing exponentially .
So please remember do not go out , do not visit people , do not gather in a group , do not have dinner party.
” We noted on Sunday that about 5 million residents had already left Wuhan before the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people carrying the coronavirus , during the incubation period , could spread the virus without them evening knowing it .
China has already closed off 17 cities and locked down tens of millions of people to prevent further transmission of the virus .
Any attempt to limit the spread has likely failed .
This article was posted : Monday , January 27 , 2020 at 5:32 am


prisonplanet--2020-01-27--N95 Virus Masks Sell Out Across The U.S.

N95 Virus Masks Sell Out Across The U.S. We noted last week how worldwide and U.S. internet searches for “ virus mask ” and “ n95 masks ” have exponentially increased as the deadly coronavirus spreads across the world .
Our report from Friday confirmed virus masks and hand sanitizers were in short supply across China , Hong Kong , Taiwan , Macao , Japan , South Korea , and other regional countries .
A Japanese seller on Amazon marked up a pack of 50 N95 Disposable Respirators to $ 638 , a 16x price increase from a suggested retail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supplies aren ’ t just across Asia .
New reports suggest a run on virus masks has already begun across the U.S. Search trends for “ N95 mask ” started to pick up around January 13 , and have soared since January 20 , as the spread of coronavirus has become uncontrollable across the world .
Americans in nearly every state are googling where to buy N95 masks , including search-related queries for “ n95 mask walmart ” and “ n95 mask home depot.
” With three confirmed cases in California , Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dozens of suspected cases , masks have been selling out across the country since Thursday .
A simple google search of your local Home Depot or Lowe ’ s will reveal the N95 mask hoarding has begun .
Amazon sellers in the U.S. have already been hit by a run on N95 masks .
The buying started early last week , and since then , many sellers have sold out .
Remaining sellers have jacked up prices nearly 400 % .
One Twitter user said , “ Anyone I know on twitter that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ N95-compliant masks ?
I have a feeling it ’ ll be necessary soon , but it ’ s all sold out on amazon or incredibly overpriced : / ” Another said , “ Top 3 results for “ n95 masks ” are all sold out on amazon now .
If you haven ’ t already purchased a mask to reduce your chances of dying in this global pandemic from 4 % down to 0.01 % , why not ?
# CoronaOutbreak # coronavirus.
” The CEO of Binance tweeted , “ All N95 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regions are sold out .
We bought 8000+ medical masks but also having difficulties sending them to Wuhan .
If you know of logistics channels that still work , please do share.
” @ ag_trader said , “ crazy anecdote i just heard about… a lot of the Chicagoland Home depots , Menards ..even Sherwin Williams paint stores are sold out of the N95 masks !
Chinese relatives here are buying them all up by the 100s , and shipping back to China.
’ @ drugscirclejerk said , “ my local home depot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 count packs of n95 respirators boston staying vigilant.
” The Thatdealguy on RedFlagDeals.com said , “ You can now buy N95 masks at Costco .
HURRY AND BUY THEM BEFORE THE HOARDERS BUY IT .
There are many Chinese shipping companies bought all the stock at Richmond location and selling it for $ 3- $ 5 per mask Regular costs = $ 18 per 20 masks .
( 1 box ) .
” He also said , “ Amazon = sold out Walmart= sold out Staples = sold out Canadian Tire = @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shoppers Drug Mart = sold out London Drugs = sold out.
” A working hypothesis of Jonathan Read , a U.K. expert on the transmission and evolutionary dynamics of infectious diseases , has warned the spread of coronavirus could reach hundreds of thousands of people in the coming weeks .
This would mean the evolution of the virus is far from contained and likely to worsen , which would mean N95 masks are a hot commodity .
This article was posted : Monday , January 27 , 2020 at 5:27 am