prisonplanet--2020-02-20--Compared To SARS, This New Coronavirus “Is Up To 20 Times More Likely To Bind To Human Cell Receptor

Compared To SARS, This New Coronavirus “Is Up To 20 Times More Likely To Bind To Human Cell Receptors”

Compared To SARS , This New Coronavirus “ Is Up To 20 Times More Likely To Bind To Human Cell Receptors ” The more scientists study this new coronavirus , the more alarming it becomes .
When this outbreak first emerged , officials told us that it was very unlikely that it could be transmitted from human to human .
When that was shown to be obviously wrong , officials started claiming that human to human transmission would be “ limited ” like we saw during the SARS epidemic .
Of course that was completely wrong too , and now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spreads like wildfire among human populations , and that is because it is much different from the SARS virus .
In fact , brand new research conducted by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin has discovered that this coronavirus “ is up to 20 times more likely to bind to human cell receptors ” … According to this new study , the “ high affinity of 2019-nCoV S for human ACE2 may contribute to the apparent ease with which 2019-nCoV can spread from human to human ” , and that statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spine .
The speed with which this virus spreads has been absolutely stunning , and the latest numbers that we have indicate that it has a reproduction rate which is almost unprecedented .
The following comes from Natural News… The reproduction rate ( R0 ) of the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) – meaning the number of other people that one infected person could potentially spread it to – has been steadily rising over the past several months .
Early on , it was in the 1.0-2.0 range .
Then , it changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the latest science says we ’ ve breached 7.05 .
What this means is that one infected person could spread the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) to seven other people , who could then each spread it to seven other people themselves .
In other words , one infected person infects seven other people , who then collectively infect 49 other people , who then infect 343 other people , who then infect 2,401 people , and on and on it goes .
And even if you get this virus and eventually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you could get it again fairly quickly… Needless to say , all of the information that I have just shared with you is really bad news .
This is an exceedingly dangerous virus , and the potential for a horrific global pandemic is definitely there .
But Chinese President Xi Jinping insists that the outbreak is slowing down in his country and that his government “ is witnessing positive changes ” … Hopefully he is correct , but at this point there is a tremendous amount of skepticism about the official numbers coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even the White House has expressed skepticism about the numbers .
It would definitely be welcome news if the Chinese were actually getting this outbreak under control , but if that is the case then why did they just bring 40 industrial incinerators into Wuhan ?
… We know that funerals have been banned in the affected areas and that the government is mandating that all bodies be burned .
And we also know that dead bodies have been piling up at crematoriums in Wuhan even though they have been burning bodies 24 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industrial incinerators being brought in to help burn the backlog of dead bodies ?
We don ’ t know , but that is what a lot of people suspect .
Meanwhile , this outbreak continues to escalate all over the globe .
Just a few hours ago , we learned that the number of confirmed cases in South Korea has risen to 46… And I was quite surprised to learn that Iran has reported two deaths due to the coronavirus… There are very few areas of the globe that have not been hit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside of China continues to rise at an exponential rate .
Here in the United States the number of confirmed cases is still fairly low , but the secrecy with which some officials are treating this outbreak is quite curious .
The following example comes from Natural News… Hopefully those officials are just being overly protective and they aren ’ t trying to cover something up .
Because the American people deserve the truth , and they haven ’ t always been getting it during this crisis .
I am still hoping that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outbreak will start to fade once winter ends and warmer temperatures arrive .
But all of the scientific research that has been conducted so far indicates that this is an extremely dangerous virus , and we should all be taking this outbreak very seriously .
This article was posted : Thursday , February 20 , 2020 at 5:03 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-20--Global Crop Failures Continue: In Australia This Is Going To Be The WORST HARVEST Ever Recorded

Global Crop Failures Continue : In Australia This Is Going To Be The WORST HARVEST Ever Recorded Global food production is being hit from seemingly every side .
Thanks to absolutely crazy weather patterns , giant locust armies in Africa and the Middle East , and an unprecedented outbreak of African Swine Fever in China , a lot less food is being produced around the world than originally anticipated .
Even during the best of years we really struggle to feed everyone on the planet , and so a lot of people are wondering what is going to happen as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The mainstream media in the United States is so obsessed with politics right now that they haven ’ t been paying much attention to this emerging crisis , but the truth is that this growing nightmare is only going to intensify in the months ahead .
In Australia , conditions have been extremely hot and extremely dry , and that helped to fuel the horrific wildfires that we recently witnessed .
And everyone knew that agricultural production in Australia was going to be disappointing this year , but it turns out that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worst ever recorded… The continent of Australia is considered to be one of the breadbaskets of the world .
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture , in 2018/19 Australia exported over 9 million tons of wheat to the rest of the world .
But thanks to relentless crop failures , Australia has started to import wheat , and that is likely to continue for the foreseeable future .
So instead of helping to feed the rest of the world , Australia is now relying on the rest of us to help feed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year didn ’ t just barely break the old records .
In fact , one senior economist says that this will be the worst summer crop production the country has ever seen “ by a large margin ” … Of course if the rest of the world was doing great we could certainly survive a downturn in Australia .
Unfortunately , that is definitely not the case .
Right now , billions upon billions of locusts are voraciously devouring farms in eastern Africa and the Middle East .
As I detailed the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ size of large cities are traveling up to 100 miles per day as they search for food .
When they descend on a farm , all the crops can be consumed literally within 30 seconds .
It is a nightmare of epic proportions , and UN officials are telling us that this crisis is only going to get worse over the next couple of months .
In Uganda , the army has been called out to help fight this locust plague , but it is making very little difference… The most effective way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spray insecticide on them from the air , but even that only produces very limited results .
However , at least it is better than doing nothing .
The UN is trying to raise a lot more money to get more planes into the air , because if nothing is done the number of locusts “ could grow up to 500 times by June ” … Overall , these locusts are affecting nations “ with a combined population of nearly 2 billion ” , and the amount of food that these locusts are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been dealing with the worst outbreak of African Swine Fever in history .
African Swine Fever does not affect humans , but it sweeps through herds of pigs like wildfire .
There is no vaccine , there is no cure , and once African Swine Fever starts infecting pigs in a certain area the only thing that can be done is to kill the rest of the pigs to keep it from spreading anywhere else .
Unfortunately , China has not been able to get this outbreak under control , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New York Times , the number of pigs that have been wiped out in China already is equivalent to “ nearly one-quarter of all the world ’ s pigs ” … But of course China is not the only one dealing with African Swine Fever .
In fact , cases of African Swine Fever have now been identified “ in 50 countries ” , and U.S. pig farmers are deathly afraid of what would happen if this disease starts spreading here .
As a result of this crisis , pork prices in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and many families are no longer able to eat pork at all .
Never before in the modern era have we seen so many major threats to global food production emerge simultaneously .
There are more than 7 billion people living on our planet today , and we need to be able to grow enough food to feed everyone .
If we aren ’ t able to do that , food prices will start to get really high , and people in the poorest areas simply will not have enough food to feed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Thursday , February 20 , 2020 at 5:00 am

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prisonplanet--2020-02-20--SHOCK POLL: 20% of adults say Bernie Sanders is ‘too CONSERVATIVE’

SHOCK POLL : 20 % of adults say Bernie Sanders is ‘ too CONSERVATIVE ’ Don ’ t think America will vote for socialism ?
Think again .
A shocking new poll from ABC News/Washington Post reveals a full 20 percent of American adults surveyed believe Bernie Sanders is “ too conservative.
” The poll of 1,066 adultsconducted Feb. 14-17 by Langer Research Associates finds a sizable amount of Americans have a palate for Sanders ’ s progressivism .
Twenty percent of respondents who identified as “ Leaned Democrats ” say they would be more likely to vote for Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 8 percent said they would be less likely .
67 percent didn ’ t care .
They have less tolerance for just a “ socialist.
” Twelve percent say they would be more likely to vote for a “ socialist , ” while 13 percent said they would be less likely .
Among all adults , “ about a third … call Sanders ‘ too liberal , ’ compared with about a quarter who say the same of Biden or Bloomberg .
That said , 20 percent call Sanders too conservative , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Joe Biden ’ s support has crashed .
In mid-January , he enjoyed front-runner status and the support of 28 percent of Democrats .
Now it ’ s just 17 percent .
Bloomberg comes in third with 14 percent .
The poll finds voters believe Sanders has the “ best chance ” to defeat President Trump .
But the same poll shows Joe Biden beating Trump by the widest margin : 52 percent to 45 percent .
Sanders would defeat Trump 51 percent to 45 percent .
The survey also finds most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Fifty-eight percent of respondents say they want a candidate “ who can defeat Trump , ” while 38 percent want one who “ agrees with me.
” This article was posted : Thursday , February 20 , 2020 at 4:59 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-20--ADL CEO Decries Ted Cruz as Anti-Semitic For Pointing Out ‘Bloomberg Owns The Media’

ADL CEO Decries Ted Cruz as Anti-Semitic For Pointing Out ‘ Bloomberg Owns The Media ’ Jonathan Greenblatt , CEO of the Anti-Defamation League , complained that Senator Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) was being antisemitic on Twitter after the Texas lawmaker remarked that Wall Street billionaire Michael Bloomberg “ owns the media.
” Cruz ’ s remark was made in reference to another tweet showing a headline from media publication Bloomberg.com , captioned “ Bloomberg campaign says it ’ s a two-man race for the nomination per Bloomberg the news organization owned and controlled by Bloomberg.
” “ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media , ” Cruz wrote .
Jonathan Greenblatt quickly appeared on Twitter to decry Cruz ’ s quip and castigate the Texas senator for perpetuating “ harmful antisemitic tropes.
” “ Is it antisemitic to point out that Mike Bloomberg owns a news service ?
No .
Is it antisemitic to accuse a Jewish person of controlling the media ?
Absolutely yes , ” the ADL CEO seethed .
“ This assertion goes far beyond the facts and perpetuates harmful antisemitic tropes.
” Greenblatt ’ s allegations are particularly bizarre since , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cruz is a lifelong Zionist and opponent of antisemitism .
Twitter users mocked Greenblatt in his own replies for his less-than-credible cries of outrage over Cruz ’ s statement .
Greenblatt and the ADL have been ridiculed before for their weaponized use of the antisemitism allegation against things they don ’ t like , such as YouTuber Felix “ PewDiePie ” Kjellberg , the “ okay ” hand sign , and internet meme Pepe the Frog .
This article was posted : Thursday , February 20 , 2020 at 4:45 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-20--Left Panics over Hispanic Support for Trump

Support among Hispanics for President Trump sits at 30 percent , and the media are still freaking out over it .
That is higher than the percentage of the Hispanic vote Mitt Romney earned in 2012 , and about even with John McCain in 2008 .
The far-left Atlantic is alarmed enough that it poured hundreds and hundreds of words all over the problem : Having worked at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus during the Obama administration , I am firmly aware of the power of the Latino vote , and so I have been watching these numbers with alarm .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ down to the smallest margins of victory , the consistent support for Trump from a small , but vocal , subset of Latino voters is a real threat to Democrats .
If unchanged , this dynamic could have devastating repercussions for Latinos , and for the country as a whole .
I mean , honestly , how ignorant does one have to be to believe a group of Americans should all be voting the same way based only on skin color and ethnicity ?
This mentality not only displays an ignorance of human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article was posted : Thursday , February 20 , 2020 at 4:42 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-20--The Pre-Born Feel Pain Much Earlier Than Earlier Believed, New Research Shows

The Pre-Born Feel Pain Much Earlier Than Earlier Believed , New Research Shows New research has emerged about the level of pain a pre-born baby feels while being forcibly aborted , however , the leading mouthpiece for Ireland ’ s Pro-Choice/ Planned Parenthood lobby does not feel that pain is relevant to the decisions to support and fund abortion .
At odds with the pro-choice activist Dr. Stuart Derbyshire , is pro-life activist John Waters , an author who decided to enter Irish politics because of the importance he sees in new evidence on pain for pre-born babies .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be the rock abortion finally perishes on .
In my 2018 book Give Us Back the Bad Roads , I proposed that ‘ abortion will go the way of slavery .
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when medical science identifies the child ’ s earliest susceptibility to pain , and posterity will look back in horror at this moment we now stain in the blood of innocents , and every shred of our reputation for human feeling will be in the dumpster of history , ’ ” Waters wrote in his latest piece for First @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that unborn babies can feel something like pain as early as 13 weeks , ” Derbyshire wrote .
Curiously , Derbyshire felt so strongly about that new research that he continued by saying that exact new evidence , “ flirts with a moral recklessness that we are motivated to avoid , ” yet , Derbyshire will not change his Pro-Choice stance or influence on abortion laws in Ireland .
That was the last straw for Waters , “ I decided to run because of the many decades of misrule by an incompetent and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , psychologically , and spiritually at its lowest ebb in my lifetime , ” Waters said .
“ Professor Stuart Derbyshire had written in the British Medical Journal in 2006 that it was good medical practice not to talk to women seeking abortions about fetal pain , as there was “ good evidence that foetuses can not experience pain , ” Waters wrote .
“ Now he is saying something entirely different : that to carry on with abortions in light of the emerging evidence would be to flirt with a moral recklessness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Waters wrote .
Speaking about his motivation to impact Irish politics , Waters continued , “ I have long believed that fetal pain will be the rock abortion finally perishes on .
In my 2018 book Give Us Back the Bad Roads , I proposed that abortion will go the way of slavery .
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when medical science identifies the child ’ s earliest susceptibility to pain and posterity will look back in horror at this moment we now stain in the blood of innocents , and every shred of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dumpster of history.
” Derbyshire , who influences pro-abortion legislation is part of a group called Catholics For Choice .
The group identifies themselves as “ a pro-choice organisation advocating for sexual and reproductive rights from a standpoint of culture , faith , justice and morality.
” Absolutely avoiding the responsibilities of adulthood , and refusing to wander into the concepts of natural law , seemingly unaware of the idea of empathy for fellow humans , Derbyshire shows his lack of connection to the human struggle for life and liberty in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pain relief would be to treat the fetus as a separate human being rather than something along the lines of a carcinoma being removed from the woman ’ s body , ” Waters said .
“ I ’ m running in Dún Laoghaire , the Dublin constituency in which I have lived for thirty years and the most “ liberal ” ( I say “ pseudo-liberal ” ) constituency in the country .
Still , it has a healthy quotient of “ pro-life ” ( I say “ pro-baby ” ) voters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working-class estates , ” Waters said .
This article was posted : Thursday , February 20 , 2020 at 4:41 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-20--The Fascist History of Tiny Tyrant Michael Bloomberg

Short Person Syndrome is indeed real .
To compensate for their height , or lack thereof , some short people — especially men — look to become authority figures to compensate : supervisors , hall monitors , security guards , soldiers , police officers , and politicians .
Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg is five feet , seven inches tall , and is so self-conscious about his height , he claimed to be five foot ten on a driver ’ s license .
Oh , and he also became a fascist authoritarian ; a tiny tyrant determined to control everyone else @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authoritarian streak is frightening enough in your everyday walk of life — as a family member , neighbor , or heaven forbid , a boss .
A Tiny Tyrant is frightening enough as a mayor — say , a mayor of New York City .
But in that case you can at least move to another city .
Now imagine a Tiny Tyrant as president of the United States .
You want to leave the country ?
Like all left-wing tyrants — Stalin , Hitler , Mao — Michael Bloomberg arrives bursting with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help , you see .
He only wants to make the world a better place , you see .
He knows what ’ s best for you , and understands you ’ re either too stupid to know what ’ s best for you or too undisciplined to do what ’ s best for you , so he ’ s gon na take care of you by creating laws –lotsa , lotsa , lotsa , lotsa laws… This article was posted : Thursday , February 20 , 2020 at 4:38 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-20--Bernie Sanders’ Long History Of Pushing Government Takeovers Of Private Markets

Socialist ideas have taken a hold on some of the more progressive members of the Democratic Party , namely Senator Bernie Sanders .
The latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll , however , may provide Senator Sanders with a reason for concern .
Although 40 percent of Democratic primary voters express positive views of socialism , only 19 percent of all voters express the same positivity .
The Vermont senator may be able to stand out in the crowded Democratic primary , but the general election voter will likely be cautious of some of Senator Sanders ’ s proposals .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the “ governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods , ” according to Merriam-Webster .
That is , it ’ s not just a vague notion that the government should do more .
Socialism is a system of government ownership .
Through Senator Sanders ’ s lengthy career in politics and even in recent years , he has advocated the nationalization , or government ownership , of numerous industries .
Throughout the 1970s , Senator Sanders was an avid proponent of the nationalization of utilities , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the public ownership of banks and major industries .
According to the Wall Street Journal , as late as 1987 Sanders conflated democracy with the “ public ownership of the major means of production.
” His proposals are often blanketed by calls for a host of positive rights , or rights entitling one person to have another person act in their interest .
Such positive rights include the right to healthcare , education , a living wage , affordable housing , and “ a secure retirement.
” Senator Sanders has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ career , he has called for the nationalization , or “ democratization , ” of the following industries : • Senator Sanders ’ s plan to tackle climate change includes a $ 16 trillion initiative to transition the United States toward renewable energy sources .
This plan consists of dramatically increasing funding to administrations overseen by the Department of Energy and utilizing the regulatory force of the Environmental Protection Agency to strictly regulate carbon dioxide emissions .
Sanders ’ s EPA would enact much more stringent emissions limits than those enacted during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of coal and gas plants .
Only private renewable energy producers and federal utilities would remain .
Back in 1973 , Sanders wrote to Vermont ’ s then senator Robert Stafford , “ the oil industry , and the entire energy industry , should be owned by the public and used for the public good—not for additional profits for billionaires.
” • Although Senator Sanders has focused on nationalizing utilities , he has placed special emphasis on high-speed internet access as “ a basic human right.
” His contention is that tax revenues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it must be a public good for all , “ not another price gouging profit machine , ” writes the Seattle Times .
His plan 1 ) requires internet service providers to provide a “ Basic Internet Plan , ” 2 ) redefines “ minimum broadband speeds ” in order to set an internet speed floor of 100 Mbps for downloads and 10 Mbps for uploads , 3 ) allocates $ 150 billion to create modern infrastructure for “ widely accessible ” and “ affordable ” high-speed broadband , and 4 ) imposes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which ends throttling , a business tactic that hinders the usage of data consumption by users .
• The most contentious of all of Sanders ’ s plans , Medicare for All , would completely overhaul the entire healthcare system .
Medicare for All would create a single-payer , national health insurance program to provide comprehensive coverage to all .
Sanders ’ s plan goes further than most other progressives ’ plans by effectively eliminating private insurance .
Vox notes a feud between progressives as to whether or not a federally funded public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to the Wall Street Journal , Sanders “ plays down the radicalism of Medicare for All…by arguing that we are only ‘ talking about expanding the most popular health-insurance program in America.
’ ” Aside from the dubious economics behind a universal healthcare program in a country of 320 million people , Sanders and his colleagues have been at war over the real cost of these plans .
Sanders has conceded that middle-class Americans will pay more in taxes , but the tax increases , he contends , will be far less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In addition to universal healthcare , Sanders has called for “ public ownership of the drug companies and placing doctors on salaries [ a form of price control ] .
” • Along with Sanders ’ s proposal to overhaul the healthcare industry is a plan to replace for-profit credit reporting agencies with a public credit registry .
Public credit registries are common throughout the world , albeit sometimes used in collaboration with private credit bureaus .
The argument is that credit reporting agencies have become utilities in that consumers have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vox , but that the agencies ’ product has a significant impact on an individual ’ s day-to-day life .
Credit reporting agencies receive information from various data furnishers , or data providers , and in turn use scoring models , or algorithms , to determine a credit risk score .
Sanders and other prominent progressives view the discrepancies in credit scores and access to credit as systematic racial discrimination , and thus they believe the only alternative is for the federal government to create its own public credit registry .
Sanders ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system stems in part from his efforts to decrease the relevance of medical debt to consumers ’ credit scores .
• During the 2016 presidential campaign , Sanders endorsed the concept of postal office banking , which requires the United States Postal Service to “ engage in basic banking services.
” Postal banking is thought to be a potential solution to the issues of payday lending .
As the argument goes , Senator Sanders and a large portion of the Democrat Party seek to cap the interest rate that payday lenders can charge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poverty perpetuation .
The Intercept argues that the nation ’ s thirty-one thousand post offices issuing “ simple bank accounts and even short-term loans ” would solve the issue for those one-in-four American households with little or no access to banking .
Voila !
A government “ solution ” to a government-created problem ; a problem that can be solved by financial technology ( fintech ) or credit unions .
• As I have written extensively , Sanders and his colleague Senator Elizabeth Warren have proposed to “ cancel ” student loan debt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ colleges .
On Sanders ’ s campaign ’ s website , he outlines the details of his plan .
Although most public colleges are funded by state governments or state-led scholarship programs , these institutions also accept federal funding , as well as tuition revenues from federally guaranteed student loans .
Sanders ’ s plan intends to use federal taxes to cover the cost of tuition .
This plan will result in further federal requirements , possibly similar to the requirements under Title IX , and enlarged administrative costs .
It is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would coexist with state funding for universities .
Would state governments continue to fund higher education at all ?
• As if Senator Sanders had taken a cue from Senator Warren ’ s campaign , he has proposed a high-cost government plan for nearly every major issue .
His housing plan consists of 1 ) investing $ 2.5 trillion to build “ 10 million permanently affordable housing units , ” 2 ) expanding Section 8 vouchers under the Fair Housing Act to make rent affordable to all eligible families , and 3 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictive zoning .
This plan does not call for the nationalization of housing per se ; however , rent control and zoning laws are typically regulated by states and localities .
Federal intervention in housing would send federal resources to predominantly urban areas and undermine the benefits of decentralization .
The lone bright spot for libertarians is Sanders ’ s call to reform zoning laws to “ allow for more construction in the priciest neighborhoods and markets.
” Even Vox finds issues with rent control : “ the issue with rent control regulations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for tenants who stay put in hot markets , they tend to make it a lot harder for people to find a new place to rent.
” Rent control restricts the supply of rental housing by discouraging investment in real estate with the reduction of the rental price below the market rate , and it encourages “ the conversion of potential rental properties into Airbnbs or office space.
” • Sanders ’ s laundry list of socialist proposals culminates in an idea he pitched in 1974 .
During his 1974 campaign for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegal to “ gain more wealth than [ a ] person could spend in a lifetime and have a 100 % tax on incomes above this level.
” He determined $ 1 million per year to be that level .
On his campaign website , Sanders now proposes 1 ) establishing a progressive estate tax on multimillionaire and billionaire inheritances , 2 ) removing the income cap on Social Security payroll taxes , 3 ) to “ substantially increase the top marginal tax rate on income above $ 10 million , ” 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deductions , 4 ) to establish an annual wealth tax for the top 0.1 percent of households , a plan which I discussed at the Foundation for Economic Education website , and 5 ) to introduce a more progressive tax rate system for companies with “ large gaps between their CEO and median worker pay.
” Sanders ’ s benevolent perspective towards government-run institutions goes back decades .
In fact , in his book Our Revolution , he explains his long-standing adherence to the ideas of democratization of resources .
Although one can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , these proposals are at best dubious .
The downstream effects of nationalizing industry and placing the burden of operating these institutions on taxpayers will inevitably lead to unintended consequences .
This article was posted : Thursday , February 20 , 2020 at 4:37 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-20--China To Change Definition Of Coronavirus “Infection” Again In Pursuit Of Fewer Cases

China To Change Definition Of Coronavirus “ Infection ” Again In Pursuit Of Fewer Cases One week ago , China shocked the global community and capital markets , when it unexpectedly reported a huge jump in new Coronavirus cases , which after declining comfortably for the prior week , suddenly soared by nearly 15,000 overnight .
The move , which stunned markets sending futures sharply lower as the carefully crafted narrative that China was regaining control over the coronavirus epidemic , was the result of Beijing ’ s intention to appear “ transparent ” with the public and to concede @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not far too worse ) than officially represented , especially amid the flood of media reports showing infected ( and not infected ) Chinese citizens getting carted away against their will to places unknown , even as hundreds of random people would fall dead , their final moments caught on camera .
As a result , the province of Hubei , epicenter for the Coronavirus infection , changed the definition of infection and loosened its diagnosis criteria by starting to classify as “ confirmed ” cases that were clinically diagnosed by physicians , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test .
The move , which was not followed by other provinces , led to a dramatic surge in newly reported cases in Hubei to 10 times the previous rate .
Admitting they were “ doing it wrong ” , Chinese officials said the change was necessary due to the prevalence of undercounting inside the virus-ridden province .
There was just one problem : when China changed the definition of infections , it apparently also changed the definition of “ death ” , because not only did the number of new infections surge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fatalities , something which should not have happened if the stated reason for the definition change was true .
It took China about 24 hours to realize the massive mistake it had made by upward revising both the number of new “ cases ” and “ deaths ” , and one day later it once again revised the official number of deaths reported on Feb 13 , this time sharply lower , blaming “ double counting ” for its latest fabrication fuck up .
The problem is that despite Beijing ’ s best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trust after the upward “ infection ” revision , showing just how “ open and transparent ” it really is , the message most took home is that Beijing was manipulating the infection data more than even the most hardened skeptics and critics expected , and as a result virtually nobody has dared to show up to their place of work , nearly three weeks after the end of the Lunar New Year , and as a result China ’ s economy has ground to a halt , and continues to flatline to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may now be inevitable .
So one week later , Beijing finds itself in the same spot , if facing precisely the opposite problem : not how to regain people ’ s confidence that it is reporting the correct disease numbers , but that it is safe to get back to work because – you know – China is on top of the whole pandemic thing .
It is therefor delightfully poetic that to achieve this China will now also do precisely the opposite of what it did one week ago , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will report even lower new infection numbers , following the release of guidelines for how coronavirus cases are diagnosed .
Yes , in the sixth edition of its diagnostic criteria released Wednesday for covid-19 , the National Health Commission has undone what it did just one week earlier , and has eliminated the distinction between how cases would be classified in Hubei province and other regions .
Cases will now be reported under two categories : “ suspected cases ” and “ confirmed cases , ” the document said .
As such , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case prior to Feb 13 , cases will only be described as “ confirmed ” if they stem from a positive result in a nucleic acid test , not if they are clinically diagnosed by physicians .
What this means is that , in its scramble to “ confirm ” that it has regained control over the Coronavirus , China ’ s National Health Commission may report – as soon as this evening – the first official drop in new cases since the pandemic started .
Why does this matter ?
Because that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for to pounce and declare that the epidemic is effectively over , even if of course isn ’ t .
But since for China it is no longer an option to not have people go to work , the Chinese Communist Party will take its chances with another major breakout in coronavirus , or rather pneumonia , which is how all the thousands of new “ mystery ” deaths will be tagged by the friendly Chinese coroner , who will be instructed to never use the word coronavirus again and instead attributed covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as pneumonia , and ordinary flu .
The real question , of course , is just how bad is the situation on the ground if Beijing is now willing to openly force people into situations which have a high probability of a fatal outcome .
The bigger question , however , is how many people will actually believe Beijing that the pandemic is now on its way out and actually do as Beijing demands , because if enough of China ’ s 1.4 billion decide they have had enough of being lied to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chain good ” , then things in China can turn very ugly , fast .
This article was posted : Thursday , February 20 , 2020 at 4:35 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-20--Sanders Widens Lead Over 2020 Dems After New Poll Reveals 32% Support

Sanders Widens Lead Over 2020 Dems After New Poll Reveals 32 % Support Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has widened his lead against the other 2020 Democratic presidential candidates , according to a new national poll by the Washington Post/ABC News .
Sanders scored a 9 % boost over the outlets ’ January poll , garnering 32 % support among Democrats and Democratic-leaning votersfollowing strong results in Iowa and New Hampshire contests , Bloomberg reports .
Joe Biden , meanwhile , sank to 17 % , followed closely by Michael Bloomberg at 14 % and Elizabeth Warren at 12 % .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ tracks with the 31 % support among Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters that the Vermont senator posted in a NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist poll released Tuesday .
Sanders garnered 27 % in a Wall Street Journal/NBC News national poll also released Tuesday .
The Post-ABC poll found 30 % of Democratic-leaning voters choosing Sanders as the most electable against President Donald Trump .
Sanders was the top choice of 50 % of voters under age 50 .
–Bloomberg And while Biden has the most support among blacks at 32 % , Sanders has the most support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s 22 % .
While Bernie may have a massive lead over the pack right now , Bloomberg has made great strides – and may pose a serious challenge to the Vermont socialist in the coming weeks .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-20--How smartphone addiction changes your BRAIN

How smartphone addiction changes your BRAIN Smartphone addiction physically changes the shape and size of the human brain in a @ @ @ @ @ of a drug addict , a study has found .
Images taken by an MRI @ @ @ @ @ people with SPA ( smartphone addiction ) have lower grey matter volume in some key @ @ @ @ @ The images also revealed decreased activity in the brains of smartphone addicts compared to non-addicts @ @ @ @ @ of dwindling grey matter have also been recorded in the mind of drug addicts .
@ @ @ @ @ using the MRI images — 22 with smartphone addiction and 26 non-addicts .
Writing in @ @ @ @ @ the journal Addictive Behaviors , the researchers write : ‘ Compared to controls , individuals @ @ @ @ @ gay matter volume in left anterior insula , inferior temporal and parahippocampal cortex.
’ This @ @ @ @ @ , February 20 , 2020 at 4:31 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-19--Berkeley Tells Students Not to Post ‘Racist’ Coronavirus Memes

The University of California-Berkeley is telling students not to post memes about the coronavirus , asserting that fear of the epidemic is rooted in racism .
An article in the Berkeley News which cites two UC Berkeley academics states that concerns over the virus are based on “ an assumption that the West , particularly Anglo-American Christians , should dominate the world.
” Presumably , the tens of thousands of infected victims and over 2,000 dead people did nothing to contribute to those concerns .
Nope , has to be racism .
The article also blames “ social media memes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the alleged racism .
Hello , bat soup department ?
“ There ’ s a part of that original history of xenophobia and racism in America from the 19th and 20th centuries that is coming back , ” claimed Berkeley research scientist and lecturer Winston Tseng while downplaying the threat posed by coronavirus in comparison to other “ public health issues globally.
” Suspicion over Chinese expansionism , Chinese 5G networks , and Chinese espionage is also due to bigotry and racism , according to the piece .
As we previously highlighted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repeatedly voiced concerns about people being ‘ stigmatized ’ over the coronavirus due to its Asian origin .
For many it seems , the fear of someone being offended is bigger than the fear of the virus spreading and becoming a global pandemic .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-19--New Stats Reveal Nearly Half of All Criminals in Paris Ghettos Have Migrant Background

New Stats Reveal Nearly Half of All Criminals in Paris Ghettos Have Migrant Background Burglaries and violent robberies also see significant spike .
According to newly released statistics , in some areas of Paris almost 50 per cent of criminals have a migrant background .
French newspaper Le Figaro reports that in certain departments , the number of foreign-born criminals is as high as 47.6 per cent .
Figures from the National Observatory of Delinquency and Criminal Responses ( ONDRP ) reveal that crimes carried out by unaccompanied youth increased by 22.7 per cent .
Pickpocketing offenses committed by younger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2016 to 31.7 percent in 2019 .
Burglaries in Paris carried out by young migrants rose from 2.1 per cent in 2016 to 13.1 per cent in 2019 , while foreign youth involvement in violent robberies also surged from 4.8 per cent in 2016 to 16.6 percent in 3019 .
In a related story , the ONDRP also revealed that 120 knife attacks occur in France on an average day , with 44,000 victims of knife crime each year .
Similar to the UK , violent crime also appears to be on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January , the number of homicides , homicide attempts , and other kinds of score-settling climbed to 380 , marking an 18.7 percent from the previous January , ” reported Voice of Europe .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-19--Rapper Boosie Accused of Going on “Transphobic Tirade” For Saying Dwyane Wade Shouldn’t Allow His 12

Rapper Boosie Accused of Going on “Transphobic Tirade” For Saying Dwyane Wade Shouldn’t Allow His 12-Year-Old Son to “Cut His Dick Off”

Rapper Boosie Accused of Going on “ Transphobic Tirade ” For Saying Dwyane Wade Shouldn ’ t Allow His 12-Year-Old Son to “ Cut His Dick Off ” Rapper Boosie Badazz was accused of going on a “ transphobic tirade ” after telling Dwyane Wade he shouldn ’ t allow his son to “ cut his dick off.
” During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , basketball player Wade recently revealed that his 12-year-old son Zaire was now transgender , going by the name Zaya and using she/her pronouns .
Boosie reacted with a video rant in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son would regret the decision .
“ I got ta say something about this shit , bro .
Dwyane Wade , you gone too fucking far , dawg , ” he said .
“ That is a male .
A 12-year-old .
At 12 , they don ’ t even know what they next meal gon ’ be .
They don ’ t have shit figured out yet .
He might meet a woman , anything , at 16 and fall in love with her .
But his dick be gone—how he gon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too far , dawg .
Don ’ t cut his dick off , bruh .
Like , bruh , for real , if he gon ’ be gay , let him be gay .
But don ’ t cut his dick off , bruh .
Don ’ t—and dress him as a woman , dawg .
He ’ s 12 years old .
He ’ s not up there yet .
He hasn ’ t made his final decisions yet .
Don ’ t cut his fucking dick off , Dwyane Wade , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dawg.
” Boosie faced an immediate backlash from an army of celebrities and others who asserted that it was completely normal for a 12-year-old boy to swap genders and want to potentially castrate himself .
The media also accused him of going on a “ transphobic rant.
” “ I wish y ’ all would keep the lid closed on Boosie ’ s trash ass Instagram .
It stinks in here every time someone opens it , ” said Sylvia Obell .
“ What boosie said was incredibly transphobic…..also it ’ s weird @ @ @ @ @ @ @ genitals of a 12 year old , especially if that 12 year old isn ’ t yours , ” added another Twitter user .
“ If nothing else , you clearly see Boosie misgendered Zaya but want to make the argument that nothing was transphobic ?
” asked another .
“ Only homophobic and transphobic mfs agree with that bullshit boosie saying , ” said another .
Rapper Young Thug also slammed Wade for allowing his son to becoming transgender , tweeting , ” All I wan na say to dwade son is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hey live your true self.
” Much of the rest of the media and leftist celebrities celebrated Wade for supporting his 12-year-old son ’ s decision to identity as a female and potentially cut his penis off in the future .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-19--After Failing With Worm Burgers, Norwegian Grocery Chain to Launch Cricket Burgers

After Failing With Worm Burgers , Norwegian Grocery Chain to Launch Cricket Burgers After failing to convince consumers to buy worm burgers , a Norwegian grocery chain is trying to market burgers made from ground up crickets .
Supermarket Meny scrapped the idea of worm burgers after insufficient demand but seem convinced that they can stir up enthusiasm for people to chomp down on insects .
“ It is difficult to see whether Norwegian consumers are more open to insects in a burger than bread , but the link to testing alternative protein sources , such as insects , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” communications manager of Meny , Nina Horn Hynne , told E24 .
According to the article , office staff at Meny were asked to try the cricket burger and they found it very appetizing .
“ It tastes good , ” says one employee .
“ Crunchy but with a little unusual taste.
” Thomas Rognstad , chairman of Urban Food in Norway , said the burgers , which are made by grounding down the crickets and adding flour , were easy to produce because crickets don ’ t need much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contain 60 per cent protein .
Judging by some of the respondents to the article , the cricket burgers are probably going to be as unpopular as the worm burgers .
“ There no chance in hell I would eat this , ” said one .
“ No boycott is needed because there won ’ t even be any sale , ” added another .
However , when cricket burgers were launched at a Mexican restaurant in Soho , New York , they were apparently a “ surprise hit.
” Eating bugs has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media over the past year because people are being readied to accept drastically lower standards of living under disastrous global ‘ Green New Deal ’ programs that will make normal meat production vastly more expensive .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-19--Live Webcam Stream Located in Crack Alley Broadcasts User-Generated Sounds

What could possibly go wrong ?
A live webcam stream with speakers located in an alley popular with drug dealers which allows viewers to donate to play sounds went entirely expected when users began making the speakers play racist messages .
Called ‘ Window of Life ’ – the YouTube stream allows users who donate $ 5 dollars to play a brief audio clip of whatever they choose which is then broadcast outside a window onto the crack alley .
While many users chose to play snippets of bizarre music and other random sounds , numerous others hijacked the stream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Most of the abuse was focused around prolific use of the n-word , while another message encouraged anyone who could hear it to physically assault minorities in the name of Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler .
“ Guy sets up a cam and speakers in a crack alley and lets viewers donate to play sounds , what could go wrong ?
” joked one Twitter user .
The channel responsible for the stream , Keegle Weegle , emphasized , “ I do not support the views of the people who donate.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-19--Pete Buttigieg Promises Extra Housing — and Extra Migrants

Mayor Pete Buttigieg ’ s housing plan promises to help city councils replace suburban houses with apartment buildings — but his immigration plan would fill up those extra suburban apartments with more economic migrants .
Housing supply , especially in high-cost cities , is often decreased by burdensome regulations rooted in historically racist single-family zoning policy .
Pete will press cities to facilitate inclusive , community-oriented processes to set affordable housing strategies , including reviewing zoning and other locally-determined rules that may constrain new development .
In municipalities with the highest rent burdens and most restrictive Pete will implement progressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , “ This county needs more people than its immigration system is willing to allow ” while campaigning in Carson City , Nevada .
Buttigieg continued : So what happens ?
The people come , but then they are endangered of all of the uncertainties of being undocumented in this country … On day one , we go to the border and we start managing the border in a way that matches our values , as well as our laws .
With humanity and compassion as well as security .
Under current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ roughly one million migrants and also keeps an army of at least two million temporary workers in the United States .
The inflow has spiked housing prices nationwide .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-19--Joe Biden: ‘Absolutely Bizarre’ to Suggest Limit on U.S. Capacity to Absorb Immigrants

Joe Biden : ‘ Absolutely Bizarre ’ to Suggest Limit on U.S. Capacity to Absorb Immigrants LAS VEGAS , Nevada — Former Vice President Joe Biden campaigned inside a Chinese restaurant on Tuesday evening , telling supporters it was “ bizarre ” to suggest a limit on immigration to the U.S. Biden promised to expand immigration to the U.S. if elected president .
“ Folks , look — the idea that there ’ s some limitation on the capacity of anyone who — on the immigrants in this country is absolutely bizarre !
It ’ s absolutely bizarre.
” Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Harbor Palace Seafood Restaurant on the eve of the next Democratic debate , addressed members of the Asian-American and Pacific Islander ( AAPI ) community , urging them to turn out the vote ahead of Saturday ’ s caucuses .
Last month , the AAPI Victory Fund super PAC endorsed Biden for president , citing his ability to defeat President Donald Trump and his experience working with immigrant communities from South Asia , East Asia and the Pacific generally .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-20--Trump Slams Roger Stone Jury Forewoman as “Anti-Trump Activist”

“ The woman that was in charge of the jury is totally tainted.
” President Trump reacted to the sentencing of Roger Stone by slamming jury forewoman Tomeka Hart as an “ anti-Trump activist.
” Stone was sentenced to three and a half years in prison earlier today on seven counts of lying to Congress , obstruction and witness tampering .
However , President Trump asserted that Stone didn ’ t get a fair trial because the jury was not independent .
“ It ’ s my strong opinion that the forewoman of the jury , the woman that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tainted…she was a anti-Trump activist , ” said Trump .
“ This is a woman who was an anti-Trump person , totally…she had a horrible social media account , the things she said on the account were unbelievable , ” he added .
Trump is referring to numerous tweets , many of them compiled by Mike Cernovich , which clearly prove Hart was biased against Trump .
“ There are dozens of posts expressing hatred for Trump , which is her right as a citizen .
But how did she get on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friend ?
” asked Cernovich .
“ How did a federal court judge ever allow a far left wing activist to sit on a case where a close Trump associate faced trial ?
” Despite innumerable anti-Trump social media posts , CNN reported Hart ’ s claim that “ she had remained silent about the case for months out of concern for her safety and “ politicizing the matter.
” Trump also said he was following Stone ’ s trial “ very closely , ” wanted “ to see it play out to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ a very good chance of exoneration.
” Speculation is rife that Trump will pardon Stone given that he tweeted out a video of Tucker Carlson encouraging him to do precisely that earlier today .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-20--Steve Scalise Owns Keith Ellison After Bizarre Claim He’s Never Seen a “Bernie Bro Being Bad”

Steve Scalise Owns Keith Ellison After Bizarre Claim He ’ s Never Seen a “ Bernie Bro Being Bad ” One of them tried to kill Scalise and other Republican Congressmen .
Congressman Steve Scalise responded to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison ’ s claim that he had never seen a “ Bernie Bro being bad ” by tweeting , “ I can think of an example.
” Ellison tweeted , “ I have never seen @ BernieSanders supporters being unusually mean or rude .
Can someone send me an example of a “ Bernie Bro ” being bad .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsible for the behavior of some of their supporters ?
Waiting to hear.
” He was presumably referring to Mayor Pete Buttigieg ’ s assertion during last night ’ s Democratic debate when Buttigieg accused Sanders ’ supporters and staffers of behaving in threatening ways , including by calling Nevada ’ s Culinary Union officials “ bitches , ” “ whore , ” “ fucking scab , ” and “ evil , entitled assholes ” in emails and phone calls .
Scalise ’ s “ I can think of an example ” response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incident when Scalise and other Republican lawmakers were targeted by gunman James Hodgkinson , a left-wing activist and vehement Bernie Sanders supporter .
Virginia Attorney General concluded Hodgkinson ’ s attack was “ an act of terrorism…fueled by rage against Republican legislators.
” Scalise ’ s condition following the shooting was initially described as “ critical ” after he suffered fractured bones and internal bleeding .
So yes , that could adequately be described as a “ Bernie bro being bad.
” Journalist Raheem Kassam also pointed out that Bernie staffers have repeatedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sent to gulags .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-20--Dwyane Wade Says Son Knew He Was Transgender at the Age of 3-Years-Old

Dwyane Wade Says Son Knew He Was Transgender at the Age of 3-Years-Old Former NBA star Dwyane Wade says that his son ( who know identifies as a female ) knew he was transgender at the age of 3-years-old .
During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , Wade revealed that his 12-year-old son Zaire was now transgender , going by the name Zaya and using she/her pronouns .
However , according to the former Miami Heat man , his son knew he was transgender when he was a toddler .
During a Tuesday appearance on Good Morning America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aged just 3-years-old .
“ Zaya , early on , knew two things , ” Wade told host Robin Roberts .
“ She knew ‘ straight ’ and she knew ‘ gay.
’ But Zaya started doing more research .
… She went down the list and said , ‘ This is how I identify myself .
This is my gender identity.
’ ” The notion that a 3-year-old toddler can determine their sexuality or even understand the nature of the issue is baffling .
A young person ’ s prefrontal cortex isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age of 25 .
In the UK last year it was revealed that five people working at Britain ’ s only NHS transgender clinic had quit after children as young as three were being through unnecessary gender reassignment treatment .
“ Referrals to the clinic risen in recent years , with 94 in 2010 , rising to 2,519 by last year , with the youngest patient aged just three , ” reported the Daily Mail .
Wade ’ s announcement that his son was transgender was widely celebrated by the media and celebrities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questioning the logic of the situation .
One of those voices was rapper Boosie Badazz , who was accused of going on a “ transphobic tirade ” after telling Dwyane Wade he shouldn ’ t allow his son to “ cut his dick off.
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prisonplanet--2020-02-20--New ‘Purity Test’ Tool to Scan Hollywood Scripts For ‘Diversity Bias’

New ‘ Purity Test ’ Tool to Scan Hollywood Scripts For ‘ Diversity Bias ’ Major Hollywood studios are set to use a new tool that scans movie & TV scripts and flags up any examples where “ diversity ” is not portrayed positively in a chilling new development that has echoes of Soviet realism .
Called ‘ Spellcheck for Bias ’ , the tool was developed by the Davis ’ Institute on Gender in Media and USC ’ s Viterbi School of Engineering .
It is set to be implemented by Universal Pictures , DreamWorks Animation , Focus Features @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The tool supposedly breaks down diversity in material such as scripts and advertising briefs by scanning for mentions of LGBTQ , race , and disabilities , and then identifying how positively such things are portrayed , ” writes Zachary Leeman .
‘ Beetlejuice ’ actress Geena Davis has also partnered with Universal Filmed Entertainment Group to use the program “ to police gender roles in scripts.
” Are we entering into an era where movies will not just be given age ratings , but also political correctness scores , with films @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being restricted from enjoying widespread theatrical release ?
“ Instead of broadening their horizons and opening their gates to more filmmakers and scripts , they ’ d rather invite in a police-state like tool that feels like a discarded bit from George Orwell ’ s ‘ 1984.
’ Forced diversity is not diversity at all — we ’ ve seen how it works out at the box office — and an app developed by people trapped in the very same industry they are trying to fix sounds more like a swing for headlines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Running art through an Orwellian purity test before it can be allowed to be seen .
Where have we seen that before ?
Throughout the course of the Soviet empire , dictators mandated that ‘ socialist realism ’ be the prescribed style of idealized art .
This meant that every sculpture , statue and painting had to conform to an established aesthetic in order to “ educate citizens on how to be the perfect Soviets.
” In order to entrench loyalty to the Communist Party and advance a utopian image of Soviet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realism was to limit popular culture to a specific , highly regulated faction of emotional expression that promoted Soviet ideals.
” While Soviets were subjected to a mono-culture designed to ensure fealty to a political dictatorship , westerners are being subjected to ‘ woke ’ politically correct speech codes and social engineering to ensure fealty to the new cult of diversity .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-20--Trump Average Approval Rating Equals All Time High

He ’ s also trouncing every Dem opponent in Wisconsin .
President Trump ’ s approval rating has equaled its all time high , which was just after his inauguration , according to Real Clear Politics ’ average of polls .
“ RCP Average has Trump at 46.0 which is tied for his all time highest approval which was just after his inauguration , ” tweeted Tim Pool .
Not only is Trump performing well nationwide , according to Quinnipiac , he is trouncing every single potential Democratic opponent in Wisconsin .
– Trump tops Senator Amy Klobuchar 50 – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elizabeth Warren 51 – 41 percent ; – Trump beats former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg 49 – 41 percent ; – Trump tops former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg 49 – 41 percent ; – Trump defeats Senator Bernie Sanders 50 – 43 percent ; – Trump is ahead of former Vice President Joe Biden 49 – 42 percent .
MSNBC ’ s Joe Scarborough remarked on the poll , tweeting , “ Good Lord .
Look at Wisconsin .
Trump easily beats every Democrat in a state they once owned.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic debate , many observers said the clear winner was Trump himself , with Dem candidate Tom Steyer admitting , “ Well , I saw the person who won the debate last night whose name is Donald Trump.
” Immediately after the debate , Trump ’ s chances of winning re-election soared in betting markets .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-20--Trump’s Chances of Re-Election Soar After Shambolic Dem Debate

There was one clear winner .
The winner of last night ’ s Democratic debate was a man who didn ’ t even appear on stage ; President Donald Trump .
Mike Bloomberg saw his odds collapse as the other candidates took it in turns to see who could make the self-funded billionaire squirm the most .
“ I ’ d like to talk about who we ’ re running against , a billionaire who calls women ‘ fat broads ’ and ‘ horse-faced lesbians , ’ ” said Senator Elizabeth Warren .
“ And , no , I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m talking about Mayor Bloomberg , ” she added .
Joe Biden also attacked Bloomberg for “ throwing close to 5 million young black men up against a wall , ” while Pete Buttigieg called him “ a billionaire who thinks that money ought to be the root of all power.
” By the end of the night , Bloomberg had tanked , Bernie had improved , but according to polls and betting markets , the person to benefit the most was Donald J. Trump .
Democratic candidate Tom Steyer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debate in Nevada , also acknowledged that Trump was the winner .
“ Well , I saw the person who won the debate last night whose name is Donald Trump , ” Steyer said .
“ I saw so much bickering between Democratic candidates tearing each other down and going after each other and forgetting the fact that what really counts is beating Donald Trump in November of 2020 .
I saw people going after each other ’ s personality and records instead of remembering in fact the Democratic Party needs to win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The tearing down of Bloomberg by his fellow candidates was once again premised on them competing for the spot of virtue signaler in chief by denouncing the former mayor as a racist misogynist .
That approach didn ’ t work too well for Democrats in 2016 and it remains to be seen how well it will resonate with voters in 2020 .
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prisonplanet--2020-02-21--Texas-based company has reportedly created a coronavirus vaccine

A Texas-based genetic engineering company has finished developing a coronavirus vaccine , according to new reports .
Scientists at Greffex Inc. — which has a corporate headquarters in Houston and a laboratory in Aurora , Colorado — completed the vaccine this week , company president and CEO John Price told the Houston Business Journal .
Now the vaccine will move to animal testing by the necessary government agencies — the FDA in the US and similar regulatory bodies in China and other heavily affected countries , according to the report .
For safety reasons , Greffex did not use a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine , according to Price .
Instead , adenovirus-based vector vaccines , which are widely employed against various infectious diseases or cancers , were used , the report noted .
“ The trick in making a vaccine is can you scale the vaccine that you ’ ve made to be able to make a certain number of doses , can you test that vaccine quickly and efficiently and then can you get it into patients , ” Price told local outlet KHOU 11 .
“ And that ’ s where we have an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that are out there.
” This article was posted : Friday , February 21 , 2020 at 6:06 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-21--Biden Promises Far Reaching Gun Ban

Biden Promises Far Reaching Gun Ban

Democratic candidate ‘ Sleepy ’ Joe Biden raised eyebrows Thursday evening when he told a gathering at a CNN sponsored town hall that if elected he would seek to implement a ban on all semi-automatic firearms , as well as “ clips that have multiple bullets in them.
” That description encompasses most guns in America .
“ I ’ m going to do everything in my power in office or out of office to get those assault weapons off the street , which I have done once already , ” Biden claimed .
“ And to get those clips @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for sale , not be able to sell silencers , all those things.
” he added .
The comments came following an earlier campaign stop in Las Vegas , the site of the deadliest mass shooting in American history , where Biden surrounded himself with signs that read “ Beat the NRA with Biden , ” and vowed to “ go after ” gun manufacturers .
“ You know , any one of you and the people behind me should be able to walk into a court of law and demand that gun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accountable for the carnage they ’ re responsible for inflicting on society , ” Biden said , adding “ I promise you , if I ’ m our next president , they ’ re going to be held accountable , because I ’ m coming after them.
” One might think that the clumsy magazine ban description is just Joe being sleepy again , but it ’ s something he has specifically pledged to do before .
In September , during a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids , Iowa ( or Ohio if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The idea that we don ’ t have elimination of assault-type weapons , magazines that can hold multiple bullets in them , it ’ s absolutely mindless.
” “ It ’ s no violation of the Second Amendment , ” Biden also declared .
“ I think this is no compromise .
This is one we have to just push , and push , and push , and push , and push.
” he further urged .
Would Biden ’ s extreme ban do anything to prevent mass shootings in America ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ School of Public Health , which released a study this week that “ did not find an independent association between assault weapon bans and the incidence of fatal mass shootings after controlling for the effects of bans on large-capacity magazines.
” This article was posted : Friday , February 21 , 2020 at 5:57 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-21--Chinese Regime Deploys 1,600 Online Trolls To Suppress Information On Coronavirus

Cathy He and Eva Fu The Epoch Times February 21 , 2020 The propaganda department in virus-stricken Hubei Province has engaged over 1,600 censors to scrub the internet of “ sensitive ” information relating to the coronavirus outbreak , according to an internal document obtained by The Epoch Times .
The internal report , dated Feb. 15 , detailed the agency ’ s efforts to ramp up censorship measures .
It was drafted after a speech given by Chinese leader Xi Jinping via video link on Feb. 10 to “ frontline responders ” of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus first broke out .
The revelations come as the Chinese regime tightens information controls over the worsening outbreak , as netizens have increasingly turned to the internet to vent their frustrations about the authorities ’ response , or document what is happening on the ground .
The illness has seen a steadily growing official list of infections and deaths on a daily basis .
Experts and commentators , however , believe the actual number of infections to be far greater , due to underreporting and shortages in testing kits and hospital beds—meaning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the document , the department has hired more than 1,600 trolls , known as the 50-cent army in China , to regulate internet speech continuously , 24/7 .
The trolls , through technological and manual screening , had identified as many as 606,800 posts online with “ sensitive or harmful information , ” it said .
Their approach , it said , was to “ timely dispel the online rumors ” and “ strike powerful blows offline.
” As of Feb. 14 , the online censors had deleted as many as 54,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media influencers write nearly 400 commentary articles to shape the narrative .
The regime ’ s propaganda efforts , the report said , should be directed toward promoting the effects of officials ’ outbreak control measures and the “ moving deeds ” of volunteers , community workers , and the police .
Some professional “ internet commentators ” had also made 400,000 comments to “ counter the negative public opinions , ” according to the document .
Posts mourning whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang , who died of the virus he was warning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the internet in the hours after the news of his passing was first announced .
“ I want free speech , ” a phrase that became trending on Chinese social media following his death , was also swiftly erased .
Wuhan citizen journalists Fang Bin and Chen Qiushi also recently disappeared after posting regular videos online highlighting the severity of the outbreak .
As of Feb. 11 , over 2,500 people had signed a joint online petition expressing anger over Li ’ s death and criticizing the government for suppressing free speech during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ summoned by local police .
At least one was detained .
The department has also set up 11 work groups for the purpose of “ wartime propaganda ” work .
The groups were communicating daily with propaganda officials from the central government to “ coordinate public opinion ” in real time on issues “ online and offline , ” “ inside the country and overseas , ” it stated .
According to the leaked report , at least 60 reporters from 33 overseas news agencies came to Wuhan after the coronavirus outbreak began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least 47 of them agreed to leave , through the department ’ s “ communication and persuasion.
” As of the evening of Feb. 14 , only five non-mainland outlets had reporters in Hubei .
Meanwhile , the propaganda department as of Feb. 4 has sent over 300 state-run media reporters to Hubei to promote positive media coverage .
To “ lead overseas media to objectively report on the outbreak information , ” the department has set up an international language section and have published 200 pieces on the outbreak from official channels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On Jan. 14 , a group of reporters from at least four Hong Kong media were taken to a police station located within a hospital in Wuhan after trying to interview patients , according to local media .
The police searched their belongings and asked them to delete the videos taken around the hospital .
They were only released after 1 1/2 hours of interrogation .
The Chinese regime has made the suppression of information about the virus a priority .
At a Feb. 3 meeting , the Chinese Communist Party ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision-making body , called for authorities to “ strengthen internet and media control.
” This has filtered down to local authorities cracking down on people for “ spreading rumors ” on the internet about the outbreak .
Chinese state-run media have warned people not to “ spread fake information ” about the coronavirus , lest they be in violation of China ’ s Criminal Law .
A provision of that law states that anyone found fabricating and spreading false information on an epidemic , disaster , or police activity , can be sentenced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Washington-based nonprofit Chinese Human Rights Defenders documented 254 cases of arrests between Jan. 22 and Jan. 28 , in which Chinese citizens were punished for “ spreading rumors ” relating to the virus .
The forms of penalty included fines , verbal warnings , and forced confessions .
In a list of 167 cases of people punished for rumor-mongering published by U.S.-based website China Digital Times , the majority of the “ offenses ” were posts about confirmed or suspected cases in their city or neighborhood .
Some included the number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Baoding City , Hebei Province , wrote on his blog : “ I truly believe the authorities have not revealed the true number of infected patients .
I heard that in a village about 20 kilometers [ 12.4 miles ] from ours , the number of confirmed cases was six on Jan. 26 .
All were sent to the hospital for quarantine .
But I have not seen any official reports that included these six cases.
” He received five days of administrative detention for this posting .
Administrative detention refers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without trial .
This article was posted : Friday , February 21 , 2020 at 5:05 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-21--NYT Reporter Accuses Iran Of ‘Covering Up’ Coronavirus Outbreak

Tehran surprised international health authorities yesterday when the Associated Press reported that two Iranians had died in the Iranian city of Qoms after succumbing to COVID-19 .
Early speculation that the cases might be foreigners , perhaps Chinese nationals , was quickly dispelled : Two Iranians with no recent history of traveling abroad had somehow contracted the virus .
And so far , the Iranian government hasn ’ t offered any kind of explanation as to how this might have happened .
China is a major trading partner for Iran , but it ’ s chief interest is oil .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ response to the virus , Rouhani has formed a committee that will include Iran ’ s ministers of health and roads , in addition to “ representation ” from the military and IRGC .
The government is also imposing ’ emergency measures , ’ though it wasn ’ t immediately clear what these would include .
In Qoms , which is the capital of a broader province with the same name , Iranian officials closed schools and imposed emergency measures across the north-central province , WSJ reports .
By the time Tehran confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were warning that a severe outbreak could easily overwhelm Iran ’ s health care system , strained as it is by the sanctions-induced economic crisis that has hamstrung the country ’ s economy .
Specifically , a government spokesman confirmed that the three surviving patients are in Qoms and Arak , another province not too far from Qoms .
Two of the patients are in Qoms , one is in Arak .
Rumors also claimed that a recent metro station closing in Tehran was related to the top-secret transport of a patient suspected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region have reported cases of the virus , including the UAE and Egypt .
But how it made it this far is unclear .
One New York Times reporter reported that the brother of one of the deceased patients in Qoms disputed the government ’ s claim that the two Iranians who died were both elderly in poor health .
According to this reporter ’ s source , one of the victims was 60 and relatively healthy .
The man repeats those claims in the video below .
She also reported that Iranians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withholding information about the outbreak , and many feel that public health officials aren ’ t doing enough to stop the spread .
For example , a domestic airline is still running flights to China .
Conveniently for the government , the outbreak has preceded Iran ’ s legislative elections , set for tomorrow .
In a hilarious example of Iranian style “ democracy ” , the government has refused to reschedule tomorrow ’ s election and is instead advising citizens to stay home and avoid voting .
Given that this reporter is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the NYT , how do we know her report isn ’ t colored by an anti-Iranian bias ?
Well , as one twitter user pointed out in replies to a tweet by Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding… …that Farnaz Fassihi often reports with a strongly pro-regime tone ( as most of the liberal media in the US do these days ) .
Meanwhile , next door in Iraq , officials have banned Iranian citizens from traveling through Iraq ’ s border crossings and airports in an attempt to try and stop the virus from spreading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Iran .
While the extent of the outbreak isn ’ t yet known , one twitter user who has been closely following the outbreak around the world said he estimates that there are already 2,000 cases of the virus in Iran , but it isn ’ t clear what he ’ s basing that on .
All we know is we expect Tehran to face more pressure – both internal and external – in the coming days .
This article was posted : Friday , February 21 , 2020 at 5:03 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-21--New York Times Publishes Op-ed by Globally Designated Terrorist Taliban Leader

The New York Times on Thursday published an op-ed written by Sirajuddin Haqqani , deputy leader of the Taliban and a globally designated terrorist with a $ 5 million FBI reward on his head .
Haqqani used the opportunity extended by the Times to recite Taliban propaganda and lay out the terrorist organization ’ s terms for peace in Afghanistan .
The FBI wants Haqqani for “ questioning in connection with the January 2008 attack on a hotel in Kabul , Afghanistan , that killed six people , including an American citizen.
” He is also wanted for participating in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Afghanistan and planning the attempted assassination of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai in 2008 .
Haqqani is not only deputy commander of the Taliban but also the operational commander of the Haqqani Network , the infamous criminal gang and internationally designated terrorist organization allied with the Taliban that is responsible for numerous terrorist attacks and kidnappings , including U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl .
Sirajuddin Haqqani ’ s father Jalaluddin , founder of the network , died after a long illness several years ago .
The New York Times did not see fit to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ readers , identifying Sirajuddin Haqqani as merely “ deputy leader of the Taliban.
” This article was posted : Friday , February 21 , 2020 at 4:58 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-21--China Reports Spike In Cases Outside Wuhan & 118 New Deaths

China Reports Spike In Cases Outside Wuhan & 118 New Deaths • China reports an additional 3 deaths outside Wuhan and 889 other cases • As outbreak ex-China accelerates , WHO warns case # s “ won ’ t stay low for long.
” • Researchers confirm COVID-19 more contagious than SARS and MERS Update ( 2020ET ) : It ’ s 8:20 am in Beijing , and officials at the NHC have just released coronavirus figures for Thursday .
Across the country , officials recorded an additional 889 cases , and another 3 deaths .
bringing the global total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Eunice Yoon reporting live from Beijing showed that the capital city ’ s streets were practically deserted .
Meanwhile , in Seoul , the mayor has ordered the closure of a local branch of Shincheonji Church , the Christian “ cult ” to which the ‘ super-spreader ’ responsible for infecting dozens in Daegu allegedly belonged .
SEOUL MAYOR : TO CLOSE SEOUL UNIT OF SHINCHEONJI CHURCH : YONHAP In the US , the CDC has issued a ‘ Phase 1 ’ travel advisory for Japan , a couple days after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To sum up , cases in China outside Wuhan are finally starting to spike ; cases in South Korea have more than tripled in three days , and Japan just got slapped with its first travel advisory by the US .
Still ‘ Just the flu ’ ?
( For the record , epidemiologists have concluded in the first batch of peer reviewed research that the virus is more contagious than both SARS and MERS ) .
Update ( 1900ET ) : As COVID-19 hysteria descends on South Korea , the Blue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ special management zones ” .
Daegu is the center of the outbreak , which is centered around a cultish church with roughly 1,000 members , most of whom are being tested for the virus after potentially coming in contact with a ‘ super-spreader ’ – a Korean woman who attended several church services after evading earlier controls .
As for the meaning of ‘ special management zones ’ , well , Yonhap doesn ’ t have anything on that yet .
But we suspect it ’ ll be something close to ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become the strategy of choice for dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks .
Just minutes after we posted our last update , where we pointed out that officials in Hubei were late with their nightly numbers , they finally arrived .
Hubei reported another 411 new ‘ confirmed ’ cases , along with 115 new deaths , slightly higher than the average from the last few days .
Another1,451 patients were discharged , allowing Beijing to stick with its narrative that more patients are recovering than catching the virus , a sign that the outbreak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After China changed its criteria for which cases are counted in the official total for the second time in a week yesterday , the world has shifted its focus to the outbreak outside China , specifically South Korea and Japan .
The new numbers bring the global total of confirmed cases north of 76,000 , with 2,147 deaths .
Update ( 1815ET ) : Yonhap is reporting that the first case of coronavirus among a member of the South Korean military has been detected .
That ’ s bad news , mostly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ barracks , typically in close proximity to other soldiers .
Which is exactly what Yonhap reported .
They also reported that the soldier likely picked up the virus during a visit to his hometown of Daegu , the city at the center of South Korea ’ s outbreak .
Over in Beijing and Wuhan , the world is eagerly awaiting the latest round of numbers .
The usually arrive around 5:30 ET – meaning that they ’ re already officially late .
With all the attention paid to yesterday ’ s decision to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus cases , officials must be taking their time making up the numbers tonight .
Update ( 1420ET ) : WSJ reports that Japan ’ s top health officials have defended their handling of the ‘ Diamond Princess ’ quarantine during a statement to Japan ’ s parliament , the Diet .
Japan ’ s Health Minister Katsunobu Kato told Parliament the two people from the Diamond Princess cruise ship who died had “ received the best medical treatment ” but couldn ’ t be saved after catching the novel coronavirus on board @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and crew members were diagnosed with the virus out of 3,063 tested .
Slightly more than half have no symptoms at all , officials said , and many of the remainder have only mild fever or a cough .
Among patients who tested positive for the virus , 28 were reported in serious condition Thursday .
Doctors have said the virus can be particularly harmful in elderly patients , and one of the two fatal cases from the Diamond Princess , a Japanese man in his 80s , had pre-existing bronchial asthma and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other , a Japanese woman in her 80s without underlying illnesses , came down with a fever on Feb. 5 , the same day passengers were told they would be quarantined in their cabins for two weeks , according to health ministry officials .
The next day , she started suffering from diarrhea and saw a doctor on board .
She wasn ’ t taken to a hospital until Feb. 12 when she started suffering shortness of breath .
Her virus test came back positive the following day , and despite treatment with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infection , she died Thursday .
Asked about the woman ’ s case , health ministry official Hiroshi Umeda said , “ I believe it was handled promptly.
” He said the ship was a difficult environment for medical staff but they worked day and night and tried to prioritize the most serious cases .
The country has been widely criticized for appearing to break quarantine on the cruise ship , which was home to the largest COVID-19 outbreak outside China .
More than 700 passengers who tested negative for the virus disembarked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Update ( 1415ET ) : A group of 59 Hong Kong police officers has been quarantined after a fellow officer tested positive for the virus , according to a statement released publicly by the city ’ s police .
Update ( 1250ET ) : Less than an hour ago , we mentioned that Beijing ’ s heavy-handed virus-fighting measures had become the subject of an intense “ public debate ” about whether they were doing more harm than good .
Well , according to an unconfirmed report from the Epoch Times ’ Jennifer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upgrading its “ epidemic prevention ” status to “ Wuhan-level ” – meaning a complete lockdown where residents aren ’ t allowed to leave their homes without specific permission .
Another tweet sent earlier in the day reported new restrictions being imposed at a Beijing apartment complex .
How much longer can the party keep this up before it damages public confidence to a degree that can ’ t be repaired .
Update ( 1200ET ) : In what appears to be yet another consequence of Beijing ’ s rushed push to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” nearly two weeks ago , the Global Times , a Chinese tabloid that also publishes in English .
A hospital in Central Beijing has reported 36 novel coronavirus cases as of Thursday , a sharp increase in the number of cases reported in the capital city .
The new cases bring Beijing ’ s total to 45 , stoking fears that the outbreak could accelerate .
Among the infected at Fuxing Hospital in Beijing ’ s Xicheng district were eight medical workers , nine cleaning staff and 19 patients , along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ follow reports that Beijing officials quarantined whole office buildings following after some employees were suspected of having the virus .
Peking University People ’ s Hospital , another major hospital in Beijing , confirmed that it had received three patients carrying the virus earlier this week on Feb. 17 .
Already , a total of 164 medical workers at the hospital have been placed under close medical observation after they had “ close contact ” with the patients – something that seems almost unavoidable for nurses and doctors .
A total of 164 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Hospital who have had close contact with the patients have been put under close The hospital said it had conducted coronavirus tests on 251 personnel , and so far , they ’ ve all been negative .
In other news , another analyst has told the GT that Apple ’ s iPhone sales in China will shrink 40 % to 50 % in the near term after the company closed all its retail stores in the country earlier this month .
Those stores have only just started to reopen .
Liang Zhenpeng @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Global Times on Thursday the COVID-19 outbreak has dealt a heavy blow to the sales of all mobile phone suppliers in China , including Apple .
Apple CEO Tim Cook said on his Sina Weibo account , China ’ s Twitter-like social media , that the company is welcoming back employees and customers and is looking to work closely with their manufacturing partners to get everything back on track .
We suspect this is what triggered the market plunge over the last 30 minutes .
Circling back to Beijing , the municipal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should “ accelerate hospitalization of patients and try their best to diagnose suspected cases to treat the infected patients at the earliest time.
” So far , the confirmed cases in the city have been scattered around 15 of its 16 districts .
The hysteria surrounding the outbreak across China has actually sparked an interesting public debate – something you don ’ t see much in China – about whether all of the heavy-handed government measures – the quarantines and lockdowns and roadblocks – and the work stoppages are really necessary .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people via work stoppages that damage the economy , the government might be doing more harm to the population than the virus has , according to the New York Times .
Of course , President Xi and China ’ s senior economic officials claim that there won ’ t be any economic pullback , since Beijing is obviously winning the ‘ People ’ s War ’ .
Update ( 1010ET ) : Talk about a spike in deaths : Iran is now reporting 9 deaths after shocking the world by revealing that two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died in the city of Qoms earlier this week .
The Iranian regime has reportedly imposed a China-style crackdown on Qoms , deploying military and crowd-control police across the city .
It ’ s just the latest sign that the cases and deaths ex-China are accelerating .
CNBC ’ s Eunice Yoon reports that Beijing has warned Hubei not to allow people back to work before March 10 .
Local leaders said yesterday that they would launch a special financing vehicle to help struggling companies in the province survive the outbreak .
Following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Director General Dr. Tedros said the WHO had confirmed 1,000 cases outside mainland China ( with more than half of them infected aboard the ‘ Diamond Princess ’ ) , and 7 deaths , likely excludes some of the deaths announced over the past 12 hours .
Though he added that the data coming out of China “ appeared to show a decline in new cases.
” More ominously , Dr. Tedros exclaimed that the outbreak is far from over , and if governments don ’ t take adequate steps to fight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside China “ won ’ t stay low for very long.
” Worried about more shortages of personal protective equipment like facemasks , Dr. Tedros pleaded with a dozen different manufacturers to do whatever they can to keep up appropriate global supplies .
The director said the WHO expects to have more data from two clinical trials for treatments in roughly 3 weeks .
Since we haven ’ t posted a breakdown of new cases yet today , we figured we ’ d share this list of countries , cases and deaths courtesy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Associated Press , the latest figures provided by each government ’ s health authority as of Thursday in Beijing are : • Mainland China : 2,118 deaths among 74,576 cases , mostly in the central province of Hubei In other news , UK passengers aboard the ‘ Diamond Princess ’ will be evacuated by their government on Friday .
The chartered evacuation flights ( following the standard template ) will land at Boscombe Down airbase in Wiltshire .
Elsewhere in the anglosphere , Australia has extended its travel ban for arrivals from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will last until Feb. 29 , the Guardian reported .
Hours after Japanese press reports claimed that two passengers who contracted COVID-19 aboard the ‘ Diamond Princess ’ died yesterday – news that was later confirmed by Japanese authorities – South Korea reported its first fatality while one of its major cities asked citizens to stay inside and avoid venturing outdoors , according to the Washington Post .
According to Japanese government officials , both of the virus-related fatalities were Japanese citizens in their 80s who had been moved off the ship more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Japanese hospital , though the government has so far declined to release names .
The latest reports Thursday morning confirmed another 13 cases aboard the DP bringing the total to 634 .
The odds that individuals being released from the 2 week quarantine on Thursday and Friday might have contracted the virus , but have yet to show symptoms , remains high .
The death in South Korea raised the death toll ex-China to 10 .
The speed is hardly a surprise for those who have been paying attention to all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it for being ‘ alarmist ’ and ‘ not peer reviewed ’ .
Finally , earlier this week , researchers published the largest study yet of the outbreak , which confirmed that COVID-19 is more contagious than SARS and MERS , leaving it on par with seasonal influenza .
Still , experts insist that the virus ’ s fatality rate is probably around 2 % , meaning that it ’ s less deadly than SARS , but the wider spread will result in more deaths , CNN reports .
Even as President Xi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an image of success to the Chinese people – in his speeches , he claims the Chinese government ’ s strict quarantines have been an unmitigated success – global experts , including the WHO , have warned that the disease will continue to spread globally , and that the end of this crisis is still far from certain .
And as new confirmed cases dropped substantially on Wednesday in Hubei , everywhere else , the rate of new infections is accelerating .
In South Korea , the number of cases soared by almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our observation that the number of cases ex-China has started to accelerate notably as the curve starts to resemble an exponential progression .
One WHO health expert told a Japanese TV station on Thursday that the virus is “ a moving target ” making it difficult to collect information and treat people : “ Nobody has ever had to deal with this situation before , this is a new virus on a ship with 4,000 people , there are no guidelines for that.
” He added that he suspects there was a substantial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yokohama , adding that it was “ not possible ” to isolate everybody individually .
The WHO senior epidemiologist was responding to claims made by another expert in infectious disease that the Japanese had failed to observer proper quarantine protocols .
Back in Korea , the mayor of Daegu , a city of 2.5 million where 10 South Koreans contracted the disease from a church service , asked residents to stay indoors .
Iran also reported two infected that then died .
Experts suspect that one woman in Daegu may have infected at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian church , according to Yonhap .
The alleged ‘ superspreader ’ is the reason for the huge jump in new cases on Thursday .
Experts say the city is now facing an “ unprecedented crisis ” following the spike in cases .
Cases are also surging in Singapore , where Deutsche Bank confirmed that an employee in its Singapore office had contracted the virus .
Adding to its woes , Iran reported three new cases on Thursday a day after it confirmed two virus-related deaths in the city of Qoms .
Warnings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are increasing , as Goldman said Thursday that stocks aren ’ t completely pricing in the risks from the virus .
Meanwhile , Air France-KLM , Qantas , and the global container shipping giant Maersk became the latest companies to warn about the financial impact from the continued spread of the coronavirus .
As President Xi balances the risks to tens of thousands of lives on one hand , and keeping his promise to double the size of China ’ s economy by 2020 on the other , it seems the leadership in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ propaganda .
Premier Li Keqiang , Xi ’ s No .
2 who is in charge of the committee managing the crisis , local governments should seek to increase the rate of resumed production and work , according to China Central Television .
Put another way : Come on in , the water ’ s fine , and if you get the virus and die , we ’ ll cremate your body and tell your family you died of “ pneumonia.
” China ’ s smartphone shipment declined 50 % -60 % during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus outbreak .
About 60 million smartphones remain unsold .
Chinese officials are pulling out all the fiscal and monetary stops to protect China ’ s damaged economy , and on Thursday local officials from Hubei announced a new lending scheme – a “ special financing vehicle ” – worth 50 billion yuan ( more than $ 7 billion ) to stabilize financing for local companies .
To be sure , the drop in new cases last night was largely caused by health officials reversing their decision to include “ clinically diagnosed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ haven ’ t yet tested positive due to a shortage of effective tests – in the case totals .
The spate of deaths rattled investors overnight , and US equity futures are pointing to a lower open on Thursday , and a rush of risk-off trading in Asia has pushed the BBG dollar index to a 4-month high following the latest piece of evidence that the coronavirus isn ’ t simply “ another flu ” .
This article was posted : Friday , February 21 , 2020 at 4:57 am


prisonplanet--2020-02-21--‘National satisfaction’ reaches 15-year high, ‘greatly increases’ Trump reelection

People are practically giddy with the economic improvement under President Trump , and they believe by a 2-1 margin that it will only get better .
The latest Gallup survey also found that the good feelings have helped Trump to sustain his highest approval rating at 49 % , which “ greatly increases Trump ’ s chances of being re-elected.
” In the survey , 45 % are satisfied with the state of the nation .
It hasn ’ t been that high since 2005 , shortly after former President George W. Bush ’ s second inauguration .
“ Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a time when Americans are increasingly positive about the state of the nation .
The percentage who are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. had already improved from 36 % to 41 % in a Jan. 3-16 poll , before the rise in Trump ’ s job approval rating in late January .
The latest survey finds a further increase in national satisfaction , with 45 % now satisfied , the highest since February 2005 , ” said the Gallup analysis .
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