prisonplanet--2020-03-05--Super Tuesday youth voting turnout a dud, as usual

When you ’ re talking to a political analyst , or talking to anyone about politics for that matter , and they put serious credence into the concept of a decisive youth vote , you are talking to an idiot .
In the most politically active period for youth in our nation ’ s history , the Vietnam war era , the power of the always leftist youth vote managed to elect Republican Richard Nixon in 1968 , in a smart trouncing of the more liberal Democrat Hubert Humphrey , and elect Nixon again in a GOP landslide against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bottom line ?
Most , not all , kids , and by that we mean those under 30 , talk a big game .
They scream and screech about whatever their profs have programmed them to say or whatever their parents will hate .
But they don ’ t show up at the polls .
USA Today gives us some data from Super Tuesday , “ In Virginia , for example , more than 1.3 million voters cast ballots compared to the roughly 800,000 four years ago .
But exit polls on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young voters as a percentage of the entire electorate declined in the Old Dominion , diminishing their influence as a voting bloc.
” “ In Alabama , only 10 % of the voters were in the 17-29 range compared to 14 % in 2016 .
Sanders won six of every 10 of those voters Tuesday compared to 46 % in 2016…In North Carolina , 14 % of Tuesday ’ s electorate were young voters , compared to 16 % four years ago .
Of those , 57 % went for Sanders in 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ In South Carolina which held its primary Saturday , young voters made up 11 % of the electorate compared to 15 % in 2016 .
Sanders won 43 % of those voters compared to 54 % four years ago…In Tennessee , 11 % of those voters showed up Tuesday versus 15 % in 2016 .
Sanders did better among that group Tuesday winning 63 % compared to 61 % four years ago.
” Apparently not only do they not show up , but even that dismal turnout number is declining .
People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have something to lose , something to protect .
A car your dad bought you and/or your iPhone doesn ’ t count .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
This article was posted : Thursday , March 5 , 2020 at 7:11 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-05--VIDEO: Western Journos Reportedly Stage Photo Op of Migrant Woman Crying on Greek Beach

National File has previously reported on the migrant crisis on the Greek-Turkish and the resulting flare in tensions between locals and far-left western journalists .
More video footage that reportedly was taken in Greece appeared this week that shows photographers coaxing a migrant woman into various poses of agitation on a shoreline to engender sympathy in Western media .
In the nine-second video clip , a lone migrant woman in the foreground and another migrant in the background are coaxed by photographers into various poses of despondency and shrill cries of anguish , while the photographers circle and take photos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover photoshoot .
The female migrant holds her hands to her head and rocks back and forth , screaming , while the camera crew calmly finds the best angles .
National File reported Tuesday on a video that show migrants “ smoking ” children over campfires to make them cry for media cameras : Video footage allegedly taken at the border of Greece and Turkey appears to show Muslim migrants holding children over smoldering campfires to make their eyes tear up for Western media cameras .
A small child is dragged over to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and violently shook over the smoke for a prolonged period of several seconds , while a woman flaps her arms and jumps around in a circle making agonized facial expressions .
The migrants then pass the now-crying children up to other migrants , who start running back up the hill towards the border with tears streaming down everyone ’ s faces .
The video has gone viral on social media , and has been shared by several different sources as tensions continue to flare on the Greek border due to the migrant crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , March 5 , 2020 at 7:11 am

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prisonplanet--2020-03-05--Reddit Partners With Crisis Hotline After Bernie Sanders’ Weak Super Tuesday Performance

In the wake of Bernie Sanders ’ weak performance in the Democratic primaries on Super Tuesday , Reddit announced a new partnership with a mental health crisis hotline to aid redditors feeling “ depressed ” or “ suicidal.
” From Reddit , “ Announcing our partnership and AMA with Crisis Text Line ” : People on Reddit find help in support communities that address a broad range of challenges from quitting smoking or drinking , struggling to get pregnant , or addressing abuse , anxiety , depression , or thoughts of suicide .
[ … ] When you see a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a community , it can be overwhelming .
Especially if you ’ re a moderator in that community , and feel a sense of responsibility for both the people in your community and making sure it ’ s the type of place you want it to be .
Here at Reddit , we ’ ve been working on finding a thoughtful approach to self-harm and suicide response that does a few key things : • Connects people considering suicide or serious self-harm with with trusted resources and real-time support that can help them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pressure of responding to people considering suicide or serious self-harm off of moderators and redditors .
• Continues to uphold our high standards for protecting and respecting user privacy and anonymity .
To help us with that new approach , today we ’ re announcing a partnership with Crisis Text Line to provide redditors who may be considering serious self-harm or suicide with free , confidential , 24/7 support from trained Crisis Counselors .
I suspect this hotline is going to be very busy !
This article was posted : Thursday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @


prisonplanet--2020-03-05--‘If Only Our Leaders Cared to Put Americans First’: Tucker Slams GOP-Backed H-1B Outsourcing Scheme

‘ If Only Our Leaders Cared to Put Americans First ’ : Tucker Slams GOP-Backed H-1B Outsourcing Scheme Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Wednesday night exposed how companies like AT & T are reportedly forcing American workers to train their foreign replacements brought in from India through H-1B visas .
Though candidate Trump said he would end the program when he was running for president , after getting elected president he kept the program and has floated expanding it and even giving a “ path to citizenship ” to H-1B visa holders .
Just weeks ago , White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US is “ desperate ” for more immigrants to “ fuel ” our economic growth .
“ I ’ m aware of at least 8,000 .
At least 8,000 .
It could be more.
” That ’ s how many AT & T employees have been victimized by an outsourcing process called “ rebadging , ” according to a former worker for the telecommunications giant who spoke to “ Tucker Carlson Tonight ” for a special investigation .
The employee , who spent nearly two decades at AT & T , was informed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no longer needed , and was being “ rebadged ” to consulting company Accenture , where she ’ d be forced to train a low-cost foreign replacement .
She told “ Tucker Carlson Tonight ” that she expects to be fired within a year .
“ You feel helpless and you just accept it , ” said the employee , who added : “ Today it ’ s my job .
Tomorrow , it could be yours.
” Another former AT & T employee , who has also been rebadged to Accenture and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told “ Tucker Carlson Tonight ” that all of the replacement workers come from one place .
“ They are all from India , ” the employee said .
“ Most of them are from Hyderabad , some are from Mumbai.
” Republican Senator Mike Lee has been aggressively pushing an outsourcing bill to make the problem even worse .
Meanwhile , Trump has thrown his full support behind “ Turncoat ” Thom Tillis — a favorite of the Chamber of Commerce and major advocate for cheap foreign labor — and is attacking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off with Tommy Tuberville .
This article was posted : Thursday , March 5 , 2020 at 6:55 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-05--Erdogan’s Gamble Backfires As EU Gives Iron-Willed Greeks $780M to Secure Their Border

Erdogan ’ s Gamble Backfires As EU Gives Iron-Willed Greeks $ 780M to Secure Their Border Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan thought that by sending tens of thousands of “ crying refugees ” to invade Greece Europeans would cave and throw open their borders as happened in 2015 — instead he ran into the army of Sparta .
Rather than submit to this latest mass invasion , Greeks rose up against their own government and fought off their own police to stop new refugee centers from being built on their once pristine islands .
The Greek government quickly caved and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demanding an end to the invasion .
Seeing Erdogan ’ s transparent ploy for what it was , the EU for once decided to do the right thing and stand with Greece against weaponized migration .
From Bloomberg , “ EU Gives $ 780 Million to Help Greece Stop Migrants at Border ” : European Union officials visited Greece to see for themselves the migrant tensions building on its frontier with Turkey and pledged millions of euros in aid while calling for order after sporadic violence over the weekend .
“ Greek authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ containing the situation , ” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters during a press conference near the Kastanies crossing on Tuesday .
“ This border is not only a Greek border , but it is also a European border and I stand here today as a European at your side.
” She said Greece would be able to access as much as 700 million euros ( $ 780 million ) to help manage the situation and that Frontex , the EU border protection force , was preparing to deploy a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ships , helicopters and guards .
Earlier , Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took the EU delegation on a helicopter ride to survey the border .
Migrants and refugees began heading toward Greece on Saturday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he ’ d no longer prevent them crossing into Europe — he says his government can ’ t handle the large numbers of Syrians fleeing civil war .
Erdogan took these refugees in thinking they would provide him a solid voting block ( much as Democrats do in the US ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destabilized Turkey the same way they ’ ve destabilized Europe .
Now , he ’ s desperate to kick them all out .
The sight of desperate people gathered at the frontier sent a shudder through the EU leadership , stirring memories of the migration crisis of 2015 that fueled support for right-wing populists across the continent .
This time around though , the reality is very different , at least so far .
Some people were bused down , others paid for their own journeys , and most of them aren ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of several countries who ’ ve been struggling to carve out new lives in Turkey .
Most weren ’ t Syrians then , either .
All have found Greek officials barring their path onward into the EU .
About 26,500 people have been stopped from entering , according to the Greek authorities .
Some are now stuck in the no man ’ s land between the two borders .
Others returned to the Turkish cities they came from once they realized the Greek side was sealed .
About 200 people have been arrested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Poland , Czech Republic and Slovakia have also pledged to help Greece deal with the border crisis : This is a complete disaster for Erdogan .
The EU correctly recognizes this is an attack on all of Europe .
The jig is up !
This article was posted : Thursday , March 5 , 2020 at 6:51 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-05--“Coronavirus Anxiety” Is Running Rampant All Over America, And This Could Be Only Just The Beginning

“Coronavirus Anxiety” Is Running Rampant All Over America, And This Could Be Only Just The Beginning…

“ Coronavirus Anxiety ” Is Running Rampant All Over America , And This Could Be Only Just The Beginning… All across the United States people are getting really stressed out about COVID-19 .
Every effort to contain the virus has failed , cases have started to pop up all over America , and the latest numbers show that it is 34 times more deadly than the flu .
And what makes this particular coronavirus even more frightening is the fact that it is so easy to catch .
You can become infected simply by breathing in the air around you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for days , and some victims can carry it around for weeks before ever showing any symptoms .
As this virus continues to spread , literally no public place will be safe , and that is really freaking a lot of people out .
But so far only 11 Americans have died from the virus .
If thousands start dying in this country , what is our national mood going to be like at that point ?
Already , the level of stress that we are witnessing is very alarming .
The following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ national anxiety ” that we are currently experiencing… Of course there are very good reasons to be concerned about this virus .
More than 3,000 people have already died around the world , and the horrors that we have seen elsewhere on the globe are starting to happen here .
And with each startling headline , the level of anxiety is going to go higher .
All of a sudden , large numbers of Americans are extremely afraid to touch each other or anything around them .
The following comes from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is everywhere , and there is no cure ” … This outbreak has already radically altered the behavior of millions of Americans , and we are probably still only in the very early chapters .
Fear of this virus is also causing many of us to stockpile supplies like crazy .
Just check out the following numbers from Nielsen… If this outbreak continues to intensify , it is inevitable that shortages will begin to emerge .
So if there is something that you need to purchase , you should go get it as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day brings more shocking revelations .
On Wednesday , we found out that the number of confirmed cases in New York has risen to 11… Sadly , Governor Cuomo is expecting many more cases to pop up , and he told the press that trying to contain this virus “ is literally like trying to stop air ” … On the other coast , six new cases were just confirmed in Los Angeles… Alarmingly , one of the newly confirmed cases was a medical screener at LAX… Just like we have seen in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world are catching COVID-19 despite attempting to take proper precautions .
That just underscores how easily this virus passes from person to person .
As this outbreak continues to intensify , it is probably inevitable that some pretty extreme measures will be taken to get it under control .
In fact , we are already seeing college basketball games get canceled… And over in Italy it was just announced that all schools will be closed until mid-March… Can you imagine if that happened in the United States ?
Of course the kids would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quality of the education in our public schools they wouldn ’ t miss much anyway .
Even before this outbreak started , we were living at a time of great uncertainty , and this virus has certainly taken things to an entirely new level .
We still don ’ t know if this will become a true global pandemic that will kill millions of people , but many prominent voices are acknowledging that it is definitely a possibility .
The following comes from Piers Morgan… If COVID-19 does kill millions of people , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that most of us would not even want to imagine right now .
Thanks to social media , information can spread across the globe in a matter of minutes .
There is no way that global authorities will be able to keep the general public calm if things get bad enough , and health systems in the western world will be absolutely overwhelmed as multitudes of sick people swamp the hospitals .
Let us pray that such a scenario does not materialize .
But for now the numbers continue to grow at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus anxiety ” is going to continue to grow right along with those numbers .
This article was posted : Thursday , March 5 , 2020 at 6:44 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-05--“It’s Like A Ghost Town”: Major Cities All Over The Globe Are Paralyzed By Fear Of COVID-19

“ It ’ s Like A Ghost Town ” : Major Cities All Over The Globe Are Paralyzed By Fear Of COVID-19 We haven ’ t seen anything cause this much worldwide fear in a really long time .
But even though there is so much fear , we still don ’ t know if this is going to evolve into the next great global pandemic that kills millions of people or not .
I wish that I had a definitive answer for you .
At this point we do know that the number of confirmed cases outside of China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate , and we also know that this virus is about 34 times more deadly than the flu according to the latest numbers .
But in order for it to kill millions of people , a substantial percentage of the global population would have to be infected , and we don ’ t know if that is actually going to happen .
But in major cities around the globe where there has been an eruption of COVID-19 cases , we are seeing severe disruptions in normal activity .
For example , now that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the area , the lack of tourists has turned downtown Seattle into “ a ghost town ” … If you have ever been to Pike Place Market , then you know that it is normally bustling with activity .
But now virtually everyone wants to stay away , and you can ’ t exactly blame them .
With this virus on the loose , I wouldn ’ t want to venture down there either .
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has already declared a state of emergency , and this will give her the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public events… On the other side of the globe , the streets of Seoul are virtually empty right now… Most Americans don ’ t realize this , but the population of Seoul actually exceeds the population of New York City .
Normally it is one of the busiest cities on the entire planet , but due to the fear that more than 5,700 confirmed cases in South Korea has caused , it has also become something of “ a ghost town ” .
Speaking of busy cities , Beijing ’ s 21 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return to normal .
Most people are staying home as much as possible , and those that do venture out risk having their temperatures scanned “ at regular checkpoints ” … Could you imagine the uproar that would ensue if similar “ checkpoints ” were set up here in the United States ?
Let us hope that we never get to that point .
In Milan , things are eerily quiet right now .
In fact , nobody has seen the city this quiet in the entire modern history of Italy… Italian authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under control , and so they are implementing pretty extreme measures .
Incredibly , that even includes banning fans from all sporting events until April 3rd… It is nice that they have set a deadline , but what are they going to do if we get to April 3rd and this outbreak has gotten even worse ?
Could it be possible that Italian fans will not be able to attend sporting events for the foreseeable future ?
And will other western countries soon follow suit ?
Our lives could be about to change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even imagine just a few weeks ago .
In the UK , residents are being warned that they may soon have to “ put their lives on hold for three months ” … Could you put your life on hold for three months ?
Of course most major pandemics last longer than just three months .
In fact , the Spanish Flu pandemic lasted for three years and it killed tens of millions of people .
Hopefully this outbreak will not be anything like that .
But without a doubt , this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an excerpt from the account of a 25-year-old British man that actually caught COVID-19… I certainly do not want to experience that , and I am sure that you do not want to either .
Coming into this year , I warned about what was ahead , but I definitely did not anticipate that we could potentially be facing a full-blown global pandemic by early March .
COVID-19 could change everything .
I know that many are attempting to downplay the severity of this virus , and that is a huge mistake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire globe is going to be gripped by fear of this virus , and that has very serious implications for all of us .
This article was posted : Thursday , March 5 , 2020 at 6:43 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Will This Coronavirus Outbreak Cause A New Financial Crisis And A Horrifying Economic Collapse?

Will This Coronavirus Outbreak Cause A New Financial Crisis And A Horrifying Economic Collapse ?
The term “ black swan event ” is increasingly being used to describe this coronavirus outbreak , and many are concerned that what we are headed for will be much worse than what we experienced in 2008 and 2009 .
Already , we have witnessed a staggering drop in global demand , Wall Street has had to deal with the wildest week in eight years , and people all over the globe are hoarding toilet paper , face masks and hand sanitizer .
That may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my books , but it is not .
This is actually happening , and it appears that we are still only in the very early chapters of this crisis .
It seems like just yesterday that everyone was freaking out because there were a few dozen confirmed cases here in the United States .
Now there are 70 in the state of Washington alone… A cruise ship remains at arms length from San Francisco and the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Washington state ballooned to 70 on Thursday – pushing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global struggle against the outbreak intensified .
The nation ’ s death toll rose to 12 , 11 of them in Washington .
Fifty-one of the confirmed cases are in King County , home to Seattle , where ten of the deaths have occurred , state health officials said .
As I write this article , the total number of confirmed cases in the U.S. has now risen to 233 , but of course that number is going to go much higher now that the U.S. has finally decided to ramp up testing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Seattle area , you are going to want to avoid public places for the foreseeable future .
In fact , officials in King County are already recommending that all businesses “ allow their employees to telecommute throughout March ” … A Washington state county , where 31 coronavirus cases and 9 deaths have been reported , has recommended to its 2.2 million residents that they should work from home to help slow the spread of the infectious disease , and further urged everyone over 60 to stay indoors .
Public Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that businesses allow their employees to telecommute throughout March in an effort to reduce the amount of face-to-face contact between large numbers of people during this “ critical period ” in the COVID-19 outbreak .
Unfortunately , other hotspots are starting to emerge as well .
The total number of cases in California is up to 53 , and the number of cases in New York just doubled… Predictably , U.S. stocks plunged on Thursday as the bad news came rolling in .
By the end of the trading session , the Dow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is precisely the sort of wild market behavior that we witnessed during the financial crisis of 2008 .
One day stocks would be way down , and the next day they would be way up .
When we see extreme volatility such as this , it is a clear indication that investors are very nervous .
After watching what transpired on Thursday , one trader described the market ’ s current behavior as “ a super-puke ” … Of course if this coronavirus outbreak starts to fade , it is entirely possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But that hasn ’ t happened so far , and experts are warning that we should expect to see more market volatility ahead .
Here is one example… Meanwhile , the fear that this coronavirus outbreak has created is hitting the real economy exceedingly hard .
In fact , the CEO of Southwest Airlines says that his company “ lost several hundred million dollars in a week ’ s time ” because people are so afraid to travel right now… We are seeing similar things happen in industry after industry .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outbreak continues to intensify in the months ahead ?
Needless to say , we could soon be facing a worst case scenario for the global economy .
According to Egon von Greyerz , the party is indeed “ over ” and we are headed for the worst economic crisis that any of us have ever experienced… This is it !
The party is over .
The world is now facing the gravest economic and social downturn in Modern Times ( 18th century ) .
We are now entering a period of global crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very long time to come .
This should come as no surprise to the people who have studied history and also read my articles for the last few years .
Many others have also warned about the same thing .
But since MSM never talks about the excesses in the world or the risks , 99.9 % of people are totally unprepared for what is coming next .
Will he be correct ?
We shall see .
It would be wonderful if this virus would just go away and life could get back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just seems to escalate with each passing day .
On Thursday morning , police were actually called out to a Costco in southern California because “ toilet paper , paper towels , and bottled water were out of stock ” … All over America , people have been hoarding essential supplies like crazy .
If people are this delirious already , how are they going to act once things start getting really bad ?
It was inevitable that stock prices would crash from the ridiculously elevated levels that we witnessed earlier this year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been building for a really long time .
But now events are starting to move at a pace that is absolutely breathtaking , and it looks like all of our lives are about to change in a major way .
This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 6:30 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Arizona state House passes bill banning transgender ‘female’ athletes from participating in school s

Arizona state House passes bill banning transgender ‘female’ athletes from participating in school sports

The Arizona House of Representatives passed a new bill that if signed into law would ban transgender female athletes from participating in school sports .
The “ Save Women ’ s Sports Act , ” introduced by Republican Rep. Nancy Barto , would require interscholastic and intramural sports sponsored by educational institutions to explicitly designate sports as for males or females based on a persons ’ biological sex .
House Bill 2706 states that if disputed , “ a student may establish the student ’ s sex by presenting a signed physician ’ s statement that indicates the student ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the student ’ s DNA .
The bill was first introduced on Feb. 3 and passed in the House one month later along party lines 31-29 after an emotional hours-long debate on Tuesday .
Barto cited the biological differences between males and females from lung capacity and muscle mass to testosterone levels that she said give men “ an undeniable physical advantage over women in sports.
” “ That is why we have separated male and female sports .
And that is why women have been so successful in achieving greatness on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go with it , ” Barto continued .
“ What has changed is Interscholastic policies allowing biological males identifying as females to compete on women ’ s teams.
” Currently , the Arizona Interscholastic Association ( AIA ) — the state ’ s governing body for school sports — has policies in place for transgender athletes to compete “ in a manner that is consistent with their gender identity.
” The bill would apply to K-12 , community college and universities ’ female teams .
This article was posted : Friday , March @ @ @ @ @ @


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Spielberg’s Daughter Arrested For Domestic Violence After Announcing New Porn Career

Spielberg ’ s Daughter Arrested For Domestic Violence After Announcing New Porn Career Mikaela Spielberg ’ s arrest was officially confirmed by the Davidson County Sheriff ’ s Office in Tennessee .
Chuck Pankow , Spielberg ’ s fiance who confirmed the arrest to reporters at Fox News , claims the incident involving himself and Spielberg was “ a misunderstanding.
” In this statement he also confirmed the nature of the arrest , and that Spielberg had been formally charged with domestic violence towards him and arrested by 6:20 a.m. Saturday morning .
Spielberg was held for a 12-hour-hold , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tennessee for those arrested and charged for domestic violence .
This arrest comes shortly after Spielberg made the announcement that she will be transitioning to a career in self-produced porn movies , and possibly stripping if she is able to obtain her sex-workers license .
During a FaceTime phone call between Mikaela Spielberg and her father Steven Spielberg , the father and daughter pair discussed Mikaela ’ s newfound career in self-produced porn films and her eventual hopes to become a stripper .
Spielberg reports that both her adoptive parents Steven and Kate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ upset ” by her career choice , and more specifically that they support her choice .
According to Spielberg , “ I feel like doing this kind of work , I ’ m able to ‘ satisfy ’ other people , but that feels good because it ’ s not in a way that makes me feel violated.
” She continued , “ and I also just got tired of working day to day in a way that wasn ’ t satisfying my soul.
” Adopted as a baby by the Spielberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and love her mom and dad .
While she was nervous about how they would react , she says that the support they ’ ve offered since has come as no surprise to her .
“ My safety has always been a number one priority for them .
I ’ m doing this , not out of an urge to hurt anybody or be spiteful about it , I ’ m doing this because I want to honor my body in a way that ’ s lucrative , ” says Spielberg .
Although @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her fathers position in the elite entertainment world , Spielberg talks about the abuse she suffered at the hand of older men as she matured .
She has made the claim that she was targeted for grooming and abused by predators who were not in the circle of her fathers .
This trauma , Spielberg says , was a factor in the years of suffering she has experienced with subsequent mental illness , and body dysmorphia in the form of anorexia .
Spielberg also reportedly suffers from alcoholism , and borderline personality disorder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control from about the age of 11 years old , even to up up to two years ago , ” Spielberg says .
“ So that out of control-ness only stopped pretty recently .
When I was 21 , I used to drink every day and that went on for like two years until I almost died a couple of times.
” Spielberg is currently engaged to 47-year-old Pankow .
“ It took him a long time to come around to it because obviously in the South there ’ s so much shame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We still have this idea of what women can and can not be – this is such a de-legitimized form of work .
Even though it ’ s legal to be an adult actor and make and write erotica privately , you you can ’ t do it publicly without a license in Tennessee.
” This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 6:22 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--CNN’s Ana Navarro Roasted Online for Thinking All Southerners Are From Arkansas

CNN ’ s Ana Navarro Roasted Online for Thinking All Southerners Are From Arkansas Female CNN pundit Ana Navarro , who is best known for attacking President Donald Trump and calling herself a “ Nicaraguan-American , ” landed herself in hot water Thursday when she appeared to imply she thinks Jeff Sessions is from Arkansas .
“ Have spent two days in Arkansas , ” Navarro wrote .
“ Had forgotten how dang warm , like-able and genuinely nice people from the South can be.
” The female pundit continued , “ For the life of me , I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the likes of Jeff Sessions.
” Navarro , who has “ this is my country .
I ’ m not going back anywhere ” in her Twitter bio , was pilloried online for her apparent inability to distinguish people born across the South from being born in Arkansas .
“ There ’ s no way you could possibly be this stupid , ” one user wrote in a reply that quickly shot to the top of the comments section .
Another user tweeted , “ Funny .
I think the same thing when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friends , then see your Twitter feed.
” Other tweets corrected Navarro , reminding her that Jeff Sessions was born in Alabama , and served there in the Senate .
The tweet was also preserved via screenshot in case it is later deleted by Navarro .
Navarro ’ s prodigious Nicaraguan-American intellect can be seen on full display below .
This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 6:21 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Tito’s Vodka Tells People to Stop Using Their Vodka as Hand Sanitizer Amid Coronavirus Scare

Tito ’ s Vodka Tells People to Stop Using Their Vodka as Hand Sanitizer Amid Coronavirus Scare Austin , Texas-based vodka manufacturer Tito ’ s Handmade Vodka had to take to Twitter to inform people to stop using their vodka as hand sanitizer as fears about the coronavirus outbreak have caused supplies of hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol to dwindle .
On Thursday , a user replied to a tweet by Tito ’ s Vodka with the comment , “ I made some hand sanitizer out your vodka .
The hand sanitizer doesn ’ t taste bad either .
Cheers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me germ-free and feeling good at the same time.
” Tito ’ s Vodka replied within three minutes , telling the customer “ Per the CDC , hand sanitizer needs to contain at least 60 % alcohol .
Tito ’ s Handmade Vodka is 40 % alcohol , and therefore does not meet the current recommendation of the CDC .
Please see attached for more information.
” The Tito ’ s Vodka account attached a screenshot with text that reads , “ Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water is the best way to get rid of germs in most situations .
If soap and water are not readily available , you can use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 % alcohol .
You can tell if the sanitizer contains at least 60 % alcohol by looking at the product label.
” “ Tito ’ s handmade vodka is 40 % alcohol , and therefore does not meet the current recommendation of the CDC , ” the text concludes .
The top reply to Tito ’ s PSA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of your Vodka to help combat coronavirus , thank you.
” Tito Beveridge , the creator of Tito ’ s Handmake Vodka , can be seen telling the story of the company below : This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 6:18 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Video: Hillary Repeats Lie That Trump Called Coronavirus A ‘Hoax’

Democrats and leftists continue to falsely claim that Trump said the outbreak is not real Hillary Clinton went on national TV Wednesday and twice claimed that President Trump has called the coronavirus outbreak a ‘ hoax ’ , a completely debunked lie .
Appearing on The Tonight Show , Clinton told Jimmy Fallon “ I wish I could say I was surprised.
” “ This is something that you can ’ t just insult or pretend is a hoax , despite how [ President Trump ’ s ] trying.
” Hillary added .
“ You really have to listen to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she continued .
“ There ’ s a terrible shortage of testing kits .
They need to make sure state and local health departments , governors , mayors , and others , have what they need with hospitalization .
There ’ s a lot of work to be done and if he will quit calling it a hoax and actually let the experts do their job , I think that will work out better.
” Hillary complained .
Fallon offered no push back , and of course , the whole chat was orchestrated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After initially blaming The President for the coronavirus spread , Democrats and the leftist media continue to falsely claim that Trump said the entire outbreak is not real .
Politico published an article last week claiming that Trump called the coronavirus a “ hoax ” at his rally in South Carolina .
The article claimed that Trump “ tried to cast the global outbreak of the coronavirus as a liberal conspiracy intended to undermine his first term.
” In reality , Trump referred to “ politicizing ” of the coronavirus by Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The hoax is on them .
I ’ m not talking about what ’ s happening here .
I ’ m talking what they ’ re doing .
That ’ s the hoax , ” Trump later clarified , according to NBC News .
Democratic dropout and serial finger licker Mike Bloomberg also spread the fake claim , before he withdrew from the race : Deranged Democrats will literally repeat debunked nonsense again and again to attack the President , even though it is obvious to the public that they are lying .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ March 6 , 2020 at 6:10 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--VIDEO: Biden Appears to Forget President Obama’s Name, Calls Him ‘The Last Guy’

VIDEO : Biden Appears to Forget President Obama ’ s Name , Calls Him ‘ The Last Guy ’ In his latest in a long string of gaffes , former vice president Joe Biden seemed to forget the name of his previous boss , President Barack Obama , and referred to him as “ the last guy.
” While on the campaign trail , Biden apparently forgot the name of President Obama while launching into a speech about Democrats being on the “ road to Damascus.
” “ They ’ re gon na be on the conversion of the road @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Because now you say , ‘ by the way , are you going stick with the president on the following , the president O- the last guy , on this issue ?
’ And just start naming them , whatever it is.
” Biden apparently seeks to use President “ the last guy ” as a barometer to test Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) and Democrats on the issues , and will question whether they side with “ the last guy ” or not .
This is only the latest in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ list of which is too numerous for one news outlet to cover .
National File has still tried its best to catalogue the many Biden gaffes whenever possible .
On Monday , Biden seemingly forgot the word “ Creator ” and referred to God as “ The Thing , ” though is is unclear if he was referring to the eponymous 1982 movie : In a rally held on Monday afternoon , Biden stammered and appeared to lose his train of thought while attempting to quote the Declaration of Independence .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Biden started strongly , “ All men and women created by the , go , you know , you know the thing.
” What Biden apparently meant to quote was , “ We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal , that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights , that among these are Life , Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
” Last month , after being questioned by a persistent reporter , Biden recoiled and began yelling “ WHY WHY @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the man ’ s face : Biden started waving his hands and lunged forward , bellowing , “ Why why why why why why why !
” “ You ’ re getting nervous , man !
Calm down , it ’ s okay , ” Biden snapped .
“ He apologized for saying that I was corrupt .
He didn ’ t say anything about whether or not I was telling the truth about Social Security.
” Biden then shoved the reporter in the chest with a closed fist and stormed away .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether it was a gaffe or an accidental admission , Biden also promised to raise the taxes of anyone who paid less due to President Donald Trump ’ s tax cuts .
This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 5:45 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--US law enforcement agencies sign contract with company that allows them to track a person’s movement

US law enforcement agencies sign contract with company that allows them to track a person’s movements by harvesting their phones’ location data WITHOUT a search warrant

US law enforcement agencies sign contract with company that allows them to track a person ’ s movements by harvesting their phones ’ location data WITHOUT a search warrant US law enforcement agencies have partnered with a company that gives it the ability to track mobile location data without ever having to secure a warrant .
According to a report from Protocol , federal law enforcement in the US have signed a contract to use a tool called Locate X , made by the company Babel Street , that allows one to track the prior and future travels of mobile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Specifically , Locate X allows users to ‘ geo-fence ’ an area , meaning they ’ re able to set up geographical parameters in which any passing device ’ s location data can be hoovered up .
This allows the wielder to see where a device has been and also where it travels to after being picked up by Locate X. Protocol reports that the tool can see user data going back months and gleans all of its information – the same data used by popular cell phone apps for targeted ads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in contract to use the tool are U.S. Customs and Border Protection , Secret Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , according to federal records obtained by Protocol .
This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 5:41 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Southwest Airlines CEO warns drop-off in domestic travel over coronavirus has ‘9/11-like feel’

Southwest Airlines CEO warns drop-off in domestic travel over coronavirus has ‘ 9/11-like feel ’ Mounting concern over the new coronavirus outbreak has caused school closures and movie premiere pushbacks , and now the crisis ’ effect on the aviation industry is drawing comparisons to 9/11 .
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly told CNBC on Thursday that the company has lost several hundred million dollars in a week ’ s time thanks to a decline in bookings amid increasing fears over COVID-19 .
Kelly added that the drop-off was “ noticeable ” and “ precipitous ” and has continued declining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by CNBC ’ s Phil LeBeau over whether the drop was reminiscent of former dips in demand spurred by the 2003 SARS outbreak or the events of Sept. 11 , 2001 , Kelly said the new coronavirus outbreak was more like the latter .
He explained that post-9/11 travel fallout was motivated by “ fear ” rather than being economically driven , saying fear is “ really what ’ s manifested this time ” with the new coronavirus outbreak .
This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 5:34 @


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Joe Biden on Trump: ‘I Can Hardly, Hardly Wait to Debate Him’

Joe Biden on Trump : ‘ I Can Hardly , Hardly Wait to Debate Him ’ Thursday on NBC ’ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden took aim at President Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ hardly wait to debate ” the president should he go on to win the Democratic @ @ @ @ @ s Savannah Guthrie asked Biden why he thinks Trump is calling out the Democratic Party @ @ @ @ @ Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) .
Biden said Trump “ has done everything in @ @ @ @ @ risk his presidency because he is scared to face him .
“ I think the @ @ @ @ @ ’ t want to do from the very beginning is face me because I will @ @ @ @ @ Period , ” Biden emphasized .
“ He has done everything in his power — @ @ @ @ @ his presidency because he doesn ’ t want to face me .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 5:29 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Bill Clinton Admits in New Documentary He Had “Oral Sex” With Monica Lewinsky to “Manage Job Stress”

Bill Clinton Admits in New Documentary He Had “ Oral Sex ” With Monica Lewinsky to “ Manage Job Stress ” Bill Clinton is finally spilling the beans on the affair that he had with his then 20-something-year-old intern Monica Lewinsky .
Clinton , who was impeached shortly after the affair became public ( for lying to Congress among other things ) , sat down for a Hulu documentary piece on the Clintons ( as if we need to know more about these people ) that will air Friday .
During the documentary Bill comes clean about the affair he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in “ oral sex ” with her to relieve the stress of the job .
Wow , nice , that must make her feel like a million bucks !
I mean , at the very least he couldn ’ t have said , “ I was enchanted by this young , lovely woman and lost control ” – I mean , we ’ d all understand – we ’ ve seen his wife !
Bill Clinton claims that his affair with Monica Lewinsky was one of the ‘ things I did to manage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggests , in an explosive documentary seen by DailyMailTV , that he had the fling with the ex-White House intern while he was in office because it helped with his own issues .
Bill reveals that at the time he met Lewinsky the pressure of the job made him feel like a boxer who had done 30 rounds and he looked at Lewinsky as ‘ something that will take your mind off it for a while ’ .
He makes the claims in an interview featured in the new documentary series that will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton , called ‘ Hillary ’ , where the former First Lady and Secretary of State candidly reveals that in the aftermath of the scandal the couple underwent ‘ painful ’ marriage counseling .
[ Daily Mail ] This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 5:25 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--VIDEO: Alex Jones Shaves Head, Says He’s in ‘War Mode’

Radio and TV host Alex Jones appeared on Thursday ’ s edition of the Alex Jones Show with a completely shaven head and a fiery announcement that he is now “ in war mode.
” “ And that ’ s how Poland survived a thousand years of invasion , ” Jones said .
“ You either start protecting yourself , or you die .
You either fight , or die !
” “ And that ’ s why , folks , there ’ s a lot of changes around here , because I am in war mode , ” Jones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The InfoWars founder continued , “ And nobody in a fight is going to grab me like a woman by the hair and slam my head into the ground like I ’ m a b*tch .
They ’ re going to get nothing but pure war , because the season of war is now upon us .
Information war , culture war , spiritual war.
” Twitter users in the comments were energized by Jones ’ remarks , with the top reply being simply , “ LET ’ S GOOOOO.
” “ That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” another user wrote .
Jones was attacked last week by Roger Stone ’ s trial Amy Berman Jacksonin a bizarre rant by the judge against Jones , Tucker Carlson , and the President of the United States .
This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 5:22 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Putin & Erdogan Announce Major Idlib Ceasefire After Tense 6-Hour Negotiations

Russia and Turkey have announced a major ‘ de-escalation ’ and ceasefire agreement in Idlib , which — we should note , is very likely to unravel and fail similar to the recent much-hyped US-Taliban ceasefire in Afghanistan which began falling apart a mere 24-hours after it was signed .
But Thursday ’ s talks between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were intense , lasting six hours , during which they hashed out details — the key of which is an announced ceasefire set to begin just after midnight on March 6th .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from midnight , the ceasefire will be put in place , ” Erdogan said .
Previously improving ties between Moscow and Ankara been severely damaged , recently reaching breaking point , since the Syrian-Russian joint offensive beginning in December to liberate Idlib province from al-Qaeda factions which have held it since 2015 .
Turkey has lost scores of troops , including in what ’ s widely believed to have been a Russian strike on Turkish positions a week ago , which killed at least 34 Turkish soldiers .
Previously improving ties between Moscow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reaching breaking point , since the Syrian-Russian joint offensive beginning in December to liberate Idlib province from al-Qaeda factions which have held it since 2015 .
Turkey has lost scores of troops , including in what ’ s widely believed to have been a Russian strike on Turkish positions a week ago , which killed at least 34 Turkish soldiers .
Here are the three key points agreed upon after the six hour talks between Putin and Erdogan , per Middle East Eye : • Agreed to establish a six-kilometer-wide security corridor along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syria .
• Agreed to establish joint Turkish-Russian patrols along the highway on 15 March , stretching from the Trumba settlement just west of the strategic town of Saraqeb , to the Ain al-Havr settlement .
• Ceasefire in Idlib to begin at midnight .
Obviously this leaves much out , highlighting likely continuing deep points of contention between the two , for example the fate of hundreds of thousands of displaced refugees and the status of territories in southern Idlib captured by the Syrian Army over the past months ( the latter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point of view of course ) .
According to Russia ’ s RT , the document signed following negotiations Thursday crucially “ underlined that both Moscow and Ankara remained committed to maintaining the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Syria.
” This despite Erdogan recently speaking and acting as if the northwest Syrian province must be ‘ defended ’ in the way of some kind of Turkish possession .
Meanwhile , in a sign this is surely doomed to be very short-lived — if it even gets off the ground at all ( considering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actors on the ground , namely , al-Qaeda faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ) , just as news of the ‘ de-escalation ’ agreement broke in the afternoon Turkey ’ s Defense Ministry announced two Turkish soldiers killed and three others wounded in Idlib by Syrian national forces .
This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 5:19 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--“We Don’t Know What’s Going On”: Wall Street Admits It Is Clueless

“ We Don ’ t Know What ’ s Going On ” : Wall Street Admits It Is Clueless When the stock market was melting up virtually every day from the launch of QE4 until the end of January , Wall Street ’ s “ expert ” strategists always had a ready explanation “ why ” : solid earnings , strong fundamentals , traders climbing a wall of worry , a global economic rebound , inflation picking up , blah blah blah ( just not the Fed , never the Fed as that would mean Wall Street professionals as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where only the Fed matters if stocks go up or down ) .
In short , there was always a reason to keep buying the dip , even when there was no dip to buy .
Then everything changed , and starting in late February , the meltup , which until that point even ignored the second guidance cut by AAPL in 13 months ended with a bang , and volatility exploded .
Here too , the experts were ready to “ explain ” what ’ s gong on : traders are jittery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s all the algos ’ fault , traders are tumbling down the wall of worry , oh and once Powell eases , everything will be back to normal .
Only , Powell did ease and suddenly the narrative broke down completely when the S & P suffered not one but two 3 % drops after the emergency 50bps cut , sparking speculation that the Fed ’ s bazooka is now a water pistol and the US central bank has been rendered powerless to restore the rally in the face of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most likely created in a Chinese P-4 bioweapons lab .
And so , suddenly the goalseeking narrative that was meant to “ explain ” not only what just happened but what will happen , broke down as every explanation failed .
Bloomberg put it best : Too lazy to read the quote above ?
Then look at the chart below showing the market ’ s harrowing moves in just the past 10 days .
It hardly needs an explanation , especially since one doesn ’ t exist for what is clearly a regime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has resulted in four 1,000 point Dow Jones closing moves in the past ten days ( today we were just 31 points away from a 5th ) … … and one where nobody really knows what ’ s going on any more .
But don ’ t take our word for it .
“ When you have a 4.5 % up day in the market and a 2 % down day – what does that mean ?
” Kathryn Kaminski of AlphaSimplex Group told Bloomberg .
“ It just means we don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” That may be the first honest analyst assessment we have read in the past week – one which admits nobody has a clue .
Indeed , anyone who has pretended to have an idea of what the market will do next , has been humiliated : as Bloomberg notes , the past ten days has seen a burst of historical turbulence , with swings that rank with those observed during the financial crisis .
The VIX , has remained above 30 for six consecutive sessions , the longest streak since 2011 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ EM counterpart by the most on record , based on data going back to 2011 .
Yet this is hardly the first time when markets have seen an explosion of volatility after a volumeless meltup – surely the old faithful maxim will work now as it did every time before .
We are talking of course about “ Buy the dip ?
” Or maybe not : “ This time , it ’ s a little harder to say whether that ’ s the right thing to do , ” said Chris Zaccarelli @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Until you have better clarity on whether or not it could cause a recession or a dramatic slowdown , the likes of which the bond market is indicating , it may be a little premature.
” Some are actually doing the opposite , and selling the rip : So with everyone clueless , perhaps the history books have some insight ?
As Bloomberg notes , citing Deutsche Bank analysts , in times when volatility increased relative to historical levels , it ’ s taken an average of six to seven weeks for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & P taking another four to five months to recoup losses after that .
A 30 % drop from recent peaks , their most severe scenario , corresponds to an average recession sell-off .
Elsewhere , Citigroup said it ’ s unwise to do anything before data catches up with the virus , including earnings revisions .
“ We admit that we can not fully capture what are fluid developments , ” the group led by Tobias Levkovich wrote in a note .
Perhaps it ’ s already too late , as suggested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut – something that has historically happened just ahead of recessions , and which as we showed last night , has resulted in a down market 1 year out on 5 out of 7 times after an emergency cut .
For some the recession is already here : on Monday SocGen ’ s Andrew Lapthrone showed that the average stock is already in a bear market , down 20 % from its all time highs if still 15 % above their one-year lows , .
Other companies will soon follow : a string @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profits but few have said how big .
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have cut their earnings forecasts in recent days .
Cumberland Advisors , a money management firm with over $ 3 billion in assets , has taken down its projections three times , according to David Kotok , the firm ’ s chief investment officer .
That said , we do know know that virtually every firm with direct exposure to China expects a collapse in revenue as supply chains implode .
We also know that Wall Street ’ s traditional ability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to explain what has happened , and to predict what will happen , is now crushed : “ It ’ s definitely volatile .
Once things get to this point , it normally takes a few weeks for things to settle down , ” Michael Shaoul , chief executive officer at Marketfield Asset Management LLC , told Bloomberg TV .
“ All we know now is that we don ’ t really understand what ’ s going to happen next .
It ’ s probably 4 , 6 , 8 weeks before we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information as to what the trajectory of the virus is or what the actual economic fallout looks like.
” In conclusion , we will note that this is the perfect environment for talented if unknown traders to emerge from the crowd of mediocrity and to impress with their returns .
Unfortunately , few if any such cases have emerged , and we can only assume that that is due to more than one generation of trader having been so habituated to getting bailed out by the Fed every time the market drops , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do when the market finally does crash .
This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 5:17 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Leftists Fear Trump Will Exploit Coronavirus to the Postpone the Election

Leftists Fear Trump Will Exploit Coronavirus to the Postpone the Election Author James Kunstler also suggests vote might be delayed .
Leftists fear that President Trump may exploit the coronavirus outbreak as an excuse to postpone the election and remain in power .
With over 233 cases and 14 deaths now being reported inside the U.S. , some are concerned that the panic surrounding the outbreak will be hijacked to allow Trump to stay in the Oval Office beyond January 2021 .
Numerous users took to Twitter to assert that Trump is deliberately botching the response to take political advantage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump would use coronavirus as an excuse to delay the election is pretty far fetched given that he has repeatedly tried to downplay the issue .
Trump is also in a good position to win re-election , so unless his poll numbers tank , it wouldn ’ t make much sense to postpone the vote However , it ’ s not just conspiracy-minded Twitter users who think a delayed election might be the outcome .
Author and social critic James Howard Kunstler points out that a deadlier second wave of coronavirus could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ There ’ s a possibility that Corona Virus might interfere with the election itself .
Viral contagions are known to work in waves , ” writes Kunstler .
“ If this is the first wave now , then a second wave would arrive just about in time for election day , November 3 .
Second wave viral diseases can be more virulent than the first wave , which was the case with the so-called Spanish flu of 1918 .
And what if a substantial portion of voters don ’ t dare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibly infectious fellow citizens ?
Would Mr. Trump be forced to postpone the election , fulfilling his enemies ’ fantasy that he seeks to become the American Caesar ?
” Whether Trump downplays or overplays the threat posed by coronavirus , it seems he ’ ll be blamed either way .
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prisonplanet--2020-03-06--CNBC’s Rick Santelli Suggests ‘Giving Everybody’ Coronavirus to Calm Financial Markets

CNBC ’ s Rick Santelli suggested infecting everybody with the coronavirus so that its spread would be over quicker in order to calm financial markets .
During his show on Thursday , Santelli suggested that a good way to stop the hysteria and panic would just be to expose everyone to the virus and let it run its course .
“ Of course , people are getting nervous .
And listen , I ’ m not a doctor .
I ’ m not a doctor , ” said Santelli .
“ All I know is , think about how the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarantine everybody because of the generic-type flu .
Now I ’ m not saying this is the generic-type flu .
But maybe we ’ d be just better off if we gave it to everybody , and then in a month it would be over because the mortality rate of this probably isn ’ t going to be any different if we did it that way than the long-term picture , but the difference is we ’ re wreaking havoc on global and domestic economies.
” “ This “ GDP First ” ideology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration ’ s response to the virus , ” remarks Chris Menahan .
“ President Trump took weeks before putting any restrictions on air travel ( despite being the strong borders candidate ) and made no major moves to prepare for the virus or test travelers for it — lest it spook the markets.
” Santelli made the suggestion despite the fact that infecting everyone on the planet with coronavirus would literally result in the deaths of hundreds of millions of people given that the virus has a 2-3 % kill rate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ worth paying to save a few percentage points on the GDP !
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prisonplanet--2020-03-06--“Blah Blah Math Blah Blah”: Wash Post Journalist Responds to Humiliating ‘$1 Million For Every Ameri

“Blah Blah Math Blah Blah”: Wash Post Journalist Responds to Humiliating ‘$1 Million For Every American’ Fail

“ Blah Blah Math Blah Blah ” : Wash Post Journalist Responds to Humiliating ‘ $ 1 Million For Every American ’ Fail Doubles down and gets her math wrong once again .
The Washington Post journalist who was humiliated after claiming Mike Bloomberg ’ s $ 500 million ad spend could have been used to give every American $ 1 million dollars responded to the controversy by tweeting “ blah blah math blah blah.
” As we highlighted earlier , Mekita Rivas responded to Bloomberg dropping out of the presidential race by claiming that the money he spent on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a millionaire with lots of spare change .
With math obviously not being Rivas ’ strong point , it was immediately pointed out that Bloomberg ’ s $ 500 billion doled out to all 327 million Americans would mean they get just $ 1.53 each .
That didn ’ t stop MSNBC ’ s Brian Williams and New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay repeating the claim as if it was accurate .
“ Actually with the money he spent he could have given every American a million dollars , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an incredible way of putting it , ” responded Williams .
Instead of holding her hands up and taking the L , Rivas absurdly doubled down .
Tweeting from behind a locked account , Rivas reacted to the farce by asserting , “ blah blah math blah blah people are telling me my numbers are wrong but the point still stands : he could easily afford to give everyone $ 1 million and literally never notice.
” She was swiftly corrected once again .
“ Oh my gosh .
@ MekitaRivas doubled down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schilling .
“ One would need $ 327 trillion to give each American $ 1m .
Bloomberg is worth $ 65b , which equals around $ 200 per American .
This is why socialism is gaining traction because government schools suck at teaching basic math.
” Perhaps Rivas should de-activate her account and shut up for a while .
However , with the current state of journalism , she ’ s more likely to get a promotion from the Washington Post .
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prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Former Supermarket Boss Warns of Potential Coronavirus “Food Riots,” Army Patrols

Grocery stores may have to take drastic measures .
Former Tesco supply chain director Bruno Monteyne warns that a large scale outbreak of coronavirus in the UK could lead to “ food riots , ” requiring the army to be used to guard supermarkets .
Monteyne said that supermarkets would have to resort to drastic measures and revert to “ feed the nation status ” under a worse case scenario .
He also cautioned that grocery stores would have trouble stocking shelves and delivering goods if their employees decided to self-isolate .
“ Yes , it will be chaotic ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” wrote Mr Monteyne , “ but the industry will reduce complexity to keep the country fed.
” He said that the army may need to be drafted in to guard stores and prevent disorder .
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was “ confident ” food supplies would not run out and that there was “ absolutely no need ” to panic-buy .
Hancock also claimed that supermarkets could deliver food to coronavirus patients who had self-isolated , although this claim was immediately put in doubt by one supermarket executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” by the suggestion .
“ Matt Hancock has totally made up what he said about working with supermarkets .
We haven ’ t heard anything from government directly , ” the executive said , adding , “ I ’ m not sure the government can guarantee all food supply in all instances.
” A source at another supermarket told the BBC that there had been no detailed planning involving government departments about “ ensuring uninterrupted food supplies.
” Panic buying continued across the UK today , with supermarket shelves of goods like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The number of coronavirus cases in the UK has now reached 163 , with two deaths .
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prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Journalist Shocked at Lack of Coronavirus Checks After Returning to U.S. From Italy

Journalist Shocked at Lack of Coronavirus Checks After Returning to U.S. From Italy A journalist expressed her shock that there were no checks whatsoever for coronavirus after she landed at JFK airport having returned from Italy .
Italy is the worst hit country in Europe , with 3,296 people infected with coronavirus and a total death toll of 148 .
Despite other countries such as Hungary imposing mandatory health screenings at airports for all arrivals from Italy , no such measures are being taken at many U.S. airports .
“ I just landed at JFK after reporting on # coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Italy ’ s outbreak— for @ vicenews , ” tweeted Julia Lindau .
“ I walked right through US customs .
They didn ’ t ask me where in Italy I went or if I came into contact with sick people .
They didn ’ t ask me anything.
” It ’ s a similar situation in Europe , where even as the coronavirus started to spread to numerous countries last month , EU officials insisted that no border controls would be imposed .
The virus has now spread throughout the entire continent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new study predicts that under the “ best case scenario , ” coronavirus will kill 15 million people worldwide and shave $ 2.4 trillion off the global GDP .
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prisonplanet--2020-03-06--NYT Editor & Brian Williams Humiliated After Suggesting Each American Could Have Received $1 Million

NYT Editor & Brian Williams Humiliated After Suggesting Each American Could Have Received $1 Million From Bloomberg’s £500M Ad Spend

NYT Editor & Brian Williams Humiliated After Suggesting Each American Could Have Received $ 1 Million From Bloomberg ’ s £500M Ad Spend The M in MNSBC doesn ’ t stand for math .
New York Times editor Mara Gay and MSNBC host Brian Williams faced humiliation after they erroneously suggested that Mike Bloomberg ’ s $ 500 million ad spend could have been used to give each American $ 1 million dollars .
The farce began with a tweet by Mikita Rivas , which some people claimed was satirical , stating , “ Bloomberg spent $ 500 million on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million .
He could have given each American $ 1 million and still have money left over .
I feel like a $ 1 million check would be life-changing for most people .
Yet he wasted it all on ads and STILL LOST.
” New York Times Editorial Board Member Gay then appeared on Brian Williams ’ MSNBC show to claim “ Actually with the money he spent he could have given every American a million dollars.
” Williams then displayed the tweet on screen before commenting , “ When I read it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear.
” The host then read some of the tweet before remarking , “ It ’ s an incredible way of putting it.
” “ It ’ s an incredible way of putting it , it ’ s true , ” responded Gay .
Except that it ’ s not true .
As anyone who can perform basic math would know , $ 500 million divided by 327 million Americans is about $ 1.53 per person .
Not $ 1 million with money left over .
With news anchors and guests like this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the mainstream media is now a complete laughingstock ?
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prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Video: Costco Customers Sprayed With ‘DISINFECTANT’ At Door

As people in London attempt to stock up they ’ re subjected to ‘ cattle dip ’ by store staff Customers entering a Costco in Croydon , London , were surprised to be confronted with staff spraying them with disinfectant at the front door as panic increases concerning the spread of the Coronavirus .
The person who shot the video commented that shoppers ‘ lined up obediently ’ to be sprayed with a ‘ disinfectant-like liquid ’ , before they were allowed access into the store : “ By time I reached the top of the line I noticed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he was spraying everyone as they walked in.
” the shopper noted .
“ You would show your card and then receive a squirt of whatever was in there and then you would get a tissue.
” he added .
“ The liquid was more fluid than hand sanitiser and it felt more water-based , it had a smell of disinfectant.
” the customer also stated .
Costco denied the accusation , stating that staff were only spraying trolley handles , not customers .
“ We are simply sanitising trolley handles in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we possibly can to protect our employees and our members.
” a statement claimed .
With cases having reached over 100 in the UK , people are ignoring government pleas not to bulk buy tinned food , medicines and other items such as face masks and hand sanitiser .
Some stores have imposed a limit on such products .
This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 7:36 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--New Study Says “Best Case” Coronavirus Scenario Ends With 15 Million Dead

New Study Says “ Best Case ” Coronavirus Scenario Ends With 15 Million Dead A new study by The Australian National University finds that in the “ best case scenario , ” coronavirus will claim 15 million lives worldwide and shave $ 2.4 trillion off the global GDP .
The paper examined seven different models of how COVID-19 could spread outside of China , ranging from low to high severity .
“ But even in the low-severity model — or best-case scenario of the seven , which the paper acknowledged were not definitive — ANU researchers estimate a global GDP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an estimated death toll of 15 million , ” reports Yahoo News .
The results were modeled on the 1968-1969 Hong Kong flu pandemic , which killed 1 million people .
Under the worst case scenario , modeled on the Spanish flu pandemic , which killed up to 50 million people from 1918 to 1920 , the coronavirus would kill more than 68 million people and slash $ 9 trillion from the global GDP .
“ Even in the best-case scenario of a low-severity impact , the economic fallout is going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to limit the potential damage as much as possible , ” said Professor Warwick McKibbin , one of the authors of the paper .
With such dire predictions as this , it ’ s unsurprising that demand for both long term storable food and even apocalypse-style bunkers is off the charts .
Globally , there have been more than 90,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 3,000 people have died .
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prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Pro-Migrant NGOs Stop Activity on Greek Island After Attacks from Local ‘Fascists’

Pro-Migrant NGOs Stop Activity on Greek Island After Attacks from Local ‘ Fascists ’ Several pro-migrant NGOs will be suspending @ @ @ @ @ island of Lesbos after attacks from locals they have deemed to be far-right extremists .
@ @ @ @ @ is Douglas Herman , the co-founder of the NGO Refocus , who said that many @ @ @ @ @ have told volunteers and staff to leave the island due to safety concerns after a @ @ @ @ @ locals .
According to Herman , who told his six employees to leave Lesbos , @ @ @ @ @ have been from “ fascist gangs ” who he said had set up roadblocks across @ @ @ @ @ workers and volunteers , Die Zeit reports .
The NGO vessel Mare Liberum , which @ @ @ @ @ of authorities off the Greek coast for potential human rights violations , say they were @ @ @ @ @ ” on Monday evening .
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prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Trump Defends Combative Style at Town Hall: ‘We Have to Hit Back’

Trump Defends Combative Style at Town Hall : ‘ We Have to Hit Back ’ President Donald Trump defended his @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvania , noting that he had to fight back against his political enemies .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ town hall on Thursday night in Scranton , Pennsylvania after a businessman asked him about @ @ @ @ @ When they hit us , we have to hit back , ” Trump replied .
@ @ @ @ @ Trump acknowledged that he could either “ turn the other cheek ” or fight back @ @ @ @ @ t be sitting here if I turned my cheek , ” he said .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ attack from his political opponents and admitted that he would not be president if he @ @ @ @ @ “ You can ’ t turn your cheek , ” he said as the crowd @ @ @ @ @ hit so hard.
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prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Appears US Considering Nuclear Conflict as Political Option – Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Appears US Considering Nuclear Conflict as Political Option – Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Moscow previously stressed that global security had deteriorated due to Washington ’ s decision to leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces ( INF ) Treaty last year .
According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova , the United States is boosting its nuclear weapons , decreasing its application threshold in a military conflict .
The diplomat added that it looks like the US is “ considering a nuclear conflict as a real political option ” , increasing its potential , and using fake threats like possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pretext .
She also urged Washington to pursue arms control to decrease tensions and boost global stability .
The United States earlier withdrew from the 1987 INF Treaty that banned any ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of 310 to 3,417 miles .
Washington has repeatedly accused Russia of violating the treaty , for a long time refusing to name the exact reasons for its concerns .
American officials also claimed they would like to strike a new deal that would include China , but Beijing didn ’ t support the proposition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ( START ) , which imposes limits on the number of both Russian and American nuclear missile launchers , bombers , and warheads , expires in April 2021 – and the sides have not agreed on an extension despite numerous warnings from Moscow .
This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 6:51 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--It’s ‘unreal’ in Italy as coronavirus cases top 3,800; France infections rise sharply

It ’ s ‘ unreal ’ in Italy as coronavirus cases top 3,800 ; France infections rise sharply European countries are battling with the coronavirus as the number of infected people keeps growing , while the death toll in Italy —the region ’ s epicenter —rose dramatically Thursday .
Italy ’ s Civil Protection Agency reported an additional 41 deaths from coronavirus late Thursday , taking the total to 148 .
More than 3,800 people have been infected in Europe ’ s worst-hit country , which announced 7.5 billion euros ( $ 8.40 billion ) in aid Thursday – twice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tackle the outbreak .
“ The atmosphere is a bit unreal because it ’ s something in the middle of going back to business-as-usual and legitimate concern , ” Antonio Ambrosetti , CEO of Italian business Ruling Companies , told CNBC ’ s Squawk Box Europe .
Italy has adopted the most drastic measures in response to the coronavirus in Europe so far .
Schools and universities are closed until at least March 15 , football fans are not allowed in stadiums to watch matches , and more people are being encouraged to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 6:50 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--“We Have Never Seen This Before”: The Last Time The Market Did This, FDR Confiscated All The Gold

“ We Have Never Seen This Before ” : The Last Time The Market Did This , FDR Confiscated All The Gold To say that moves in the US stock market have been erratic in the past two weeks would be a prodigious understatement : with the Dow Jones swinging by over 1,000 points on nearly 5 occasions in the past two weeks ( today ’ s 970 point move would have been the fifth ) … … traders – holding on for dear life in a market rollercoaster the likes of which have not been seen in years – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and are just praying they don ’ t lose all their money .
“ When you have a 4.5 % up day in the market and a 2 % down day – what does that mean ?
” Kathryn Kaminski of AlphaSimplex Group told Bloomberg .
“ It just means we don ’ t know what ’ s going on.
” And while futures continue to slide amid a surge in US coronavirus cases late on Thursday with over 2,000 New Yorkers now having self-quarantined , and emboldening what little is left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into this week , single stock/ETF short interest was at all time lows… … the bulls , who are rapidly losing faith that even the Fed can prop up this market , are pointing to the recent dramatic rebounds in the stocks most recently on Wednesday when the S & P500 surged back above 3,124 ( it is now trading well below 2,990 ) , yet which nobody can fully explain because even though there are several catalysts for the rebound that one could point to , historically speaking none of them are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nomura ’ s Masanari Takada writes in his daily Nomura quant note , “ we suspect that more than a few investors ( whether bearish or bullish ) are feeling paralyzed in the face of such unusual swings in the market.
” However , it is what he says next that struck us as a stark admission that we have crossed the rubicon into a market that nobody , not even grizzled quant veterans , can explain : “ We have also been at a loss to predict the market ’ s movements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficulties involved in drawing a story from nothing more than day-today changes in the market.
” And the punchline : “ Even so , what is happening now is like nothing we have seen before.
” To be sure , here one can counter that maybe “ we ” simply haven ’ t been around long enough , and one just needs to extend the time horizon to observe a similar market to the one we have today .
And so , indeed , without wandering too far off into the weeds , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last week , namely that the market ’ s drawdown to a 10 % correction from an all-time high was the fastest since just weeks before the great depression started… … and observes that there have been only 65 occasions since 1900 in which the DJIA has recorded a daily loss in excess of three standard deviations over the average daily return only to log a gain in excess of three standard deviations on the following trading day , and 70 % of those occasions were concentrated in the 1900-1950 span , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 3 and 4 March ) , and 70 % of those occasions were concentrated in the 1900-1950 span .
In percentage terms , this is a frequency of just 0.21 % .
The last time this happened ( 14 January 2019 ) , the market enjoyed a sustained rally , but the time prior to that ( 11 August 2011 ) , no such rally ensued .
Figure 2 is a plot of the average pattern followed by the market after each of these occasions , using the full sample of 65 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while recent events are an extreme rarity across the entire historical spectrum , there is one distinct point in time when we observe cluster of activity similar to the furious market action noted in recent days ( something tells us readers can already figure out which period we are talking about ) .
But before we get there , Takada writes that “ it may be instructive to split this long span of time into two blocks ( 1900- 1950 and 1951-2019 ) , as the impact of the Great Depression and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 1900-1950 block .
Even when back-testing the data in this fashion , however , we find no evidence that a gain in excess of three standard deviations on the day after a loss in excess of three standard deviations necessarily indicates that a bottom has been marked .
However , where the current market gyrations get even more interesting , is that this time the market logged a gain in excess of three standard deviations ( over the average daily return ) , then a loss in excess of three standard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excess of three standard deviations over the course of three consecutive trading days .
This is only the sixth time this phenomenon has occurred since 1900 .
And here is the stunning punchline : out of the five historical instances of this pattern ( leaving out the present case for obvious reasons ) , Nomura finds that the only instance that was followed by a sustained market rally was that of April 1933 , when the US abandoned the gold standard in the midst of the Great Depression .
Which makes sense : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Great Depression started , what some argue stopped the collapse , was the signing of Executive Order 6102 by FDR , which not only ended the gold standard , but also confiscated all gold held by the public , and finally devalued the dollar against gold ( Roosevelt changed the statutory price of gold from $ 20.67 to $ 35 per ounce , thereby devaluing the U.S. dollar by 40 % ) .
Such a historic fiat devaluation against gold was , to many historians , the necessary condition that finally let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ depression , and started the long and painful recovery… the culminated with World War II .
Of course , conditions now are vastly different than they were at the time of each of the five prior instances , with the dollar long ago losing its convertibility into gold ( thank Nixon for that ) – yet while it would be next to impossible to confiscate gold , a massive dollar devaluation against the yellow metal may be just what the Fed is planning next ( as Harley Bassman suggested in 2016 ) – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ market patterns is intended only as something that may be of interest from a technical standpoint .
That said , this look back at 120 years of market history may be helpful to market observers attempting to assess the sustainability of the rally in US equities… … and also to spark some thoughts about what events may be necessary to halt the ongoing collapse in risk assets .
Our advice : for those who own gold , now is a good time to have an unfortunate boating accident .
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prisonplanet--2020-03-06--“Unparalleled Disruption”: 290 Million Students Around The World Face Weeks At Home

“ Unparalleled Disruption ” : 290 Million Students Around The World Face Weeks At Home Nearly 300 million students worldwide are enjoying an unexpected vacation as they face weeks at home , with Italy the latest country to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus .
According to Unesco , 290.5 million children in 13 countries were affected , while a further nine nations have implemented localised closures , the SCMP reported .
“ The global scale and speed of the current educational disruption is unparalleled and , if prolonged , could threaten the right to education.
” Unesco chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Italy ordered schools and universities closed until March 15 , ramping up its response as the national death toll rose to 107 , the deadliest outbreak outside China .
South Korea – the country with the largest number of cases outside China with nearly 6,000 – has postponed the start of the current term until March 23 .
In Hong Kong schools are closed until at least April 20 , while in Japan nearly all schools are closed after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for classes to be cancelled through March and spring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early April .
Some 120 schools closed in France this week in areas with the largest numbers of infections .
In Germany , the health minister said the outbreak was now a “ global pandemic ” – a term the World Health Organisation has stopped short of using – meaning the virus is spreading in several regions through local transmission .
This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 6:48 am


prisonplanet--2020-03-06--Turkey Sends 1,000 Special Forces To EU Border To Prevent Migrant Return

Starting last week multiple journalists published proof that Turkish authorities were actively facilitating refugee and migrant movement toward EU borders after Erdogan began making good on his prior threat to ‘ open the gates ’ — angry over the unfolding Idlib crisis .
This included footage of buses staged in Istanbul and other cities to take thousands to the land border with Greece .
And now Ankara is now openly saying it ’ s implemented a policy of not only pushing migrants to the border , but ensuring they won ’ t come back — even after Greece shut its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tactics to keep people from entering in a heightened militarized response .
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced Thursday the deployment of 1,000 special operations police officers to ensure migrants can ’ t return .
“ Turkey will deploy 1,000 special operations police officers to prevent migrant pushback at the border , ” the minister said , according to Turkey ’ s Daily Sabah .
The newspaper reported further : “ Soylu told reporters that the European Union ’ s border protection agency Frontex and Greece have pushed 4,900 migrants back to Turkey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 164 migrants had been injured by Greek border security and Frontex .
The interior minister also estimated that almost 140,000 migrants are in the first wave headed toward Europe , which began departing Turkey last Friday .
This provocative Turkish move is sure to heighten charges out of Europe that Erdogan is weaponizing the vulnerable refugee and migrant population to blackmail the EU .
EU ministers met Wednesday in Brussels and issued a statement saying the bloc “ strongly rejects ” the “ use ” of migrants by Turkey ’ s government , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ EU ’ s external borders is not acceptable.
” “ The EU and its member states remain determined to effectively protect EU ’ s external borders , ” the statement affirmed .
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian unleashed the most direct accusation of “ blackmail.
” He said in Paris Wednesday : “ This migratory pressure is organized , ” adding that , “ It is organized by President Erdogan ’ s regime as a form of blackmail against the European Union.
” This latest move by Ankara to ensure migrants “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the border is sure to only spark more chaos at border points already looking like war zones .
“ Greek authorities fired tear gas and stun grenades to drive away a crowd of migrants making a push to cross the border from Turkey on Wednesday , as pressure on Greece continued after Turkey declared its previously guarded gateways to Europe open , ” the AP reported earlier .
Injuries and possible deaths have been reported , however , the Greek government has rejected initial reports of its border guards firing on and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This article was posted : Friday , March 6 , 2020 at 6:46 am