veteranstoday--2020-06-23--Must Read: Nursing Homes ‘Enjoying” Less Outside Scrutiny: Kicking Out Less Profitable Residents

Health Editor ’ s Note : Residents and employees of long term care facilities and nursing homes make up 40 % of the coronavirus death toll for the U.S .
Admittedly , the residents of these two types of facilities will have coexisting conditions that will make them more vulnerable to coronavirus , so the infection and death rates would be projected to be higher than found in other subsets of population .
Early on visitors were forbidden admittance to these facilities but what was not taken into equally important account was that the workers would be leaving and returning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world .
This is a national tragedy in itself , but we find that greed has caused some residents of some of these facilities to be ejected and placed into unsafe environments as it is more profitable to house COVID-19 patients .
Some of these patients were kicked out without their families knowing .
A “ society ” that jettisons/abandons its elderly and infirmed to unsafe and deadly situations in order to profit can not claim to be a society……Carol ‘ They Just Dumped Him Like Trash ’ : Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Los Angeles police found an old , disoriented man crumpled on a Koreatown sidewalk .
Several days earlier , RC Kendrick , an 88-year-old with dementia , was living at Lakeview Terrace , a nursing home with a history of regulatory problems .
His family had placed him there to make sure he got round-the-clock care after his condition deteriorated and he began disappearing for days at a time .
But on April 6 , the nursing home deposited Mr. Kendrick at an unregulated boardinghouse — without bothering to inform his family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr. Kendrick was wandering the city alone .
According to three Lakeview employees , Mr. Kendrick ’ s ouster came as the nursing home was telling staff members to try to clear out less-profitable residents to make room for a new class of customers who would generate more revenue : patients with Covid-19 .
More than any other institution in America , nursing homes have come to symbolize the deadly destruction of the coronavirus crisis .
More than 51,000 residents and employees of nursing homes and long-term care facilities have died , representing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death toll in the United States .

Health Editor’s Note: Residents and employees of long term care facilities and nursing homes make up 40% of the coronavirus death toll for the U.S. Admittedly, the residents of these two types of facilities will have coexisting conditions that will make them more vulnerable to coronavirus, so the infection and death rates would be projected to be higher than found in other subsets of population. Early on visitors were forbidden admittance to these facilities but what was not taken into equally important account was that the workers would be leaving and returning after being out in the coronavirus laden world. This is a national tragedy in itself, but we find that greed has caused some residents of some of these facilities to be ejected and placed into unsafe environments as it is more profitable to house COVID-19 patients. Some of these patients were kicked out without their families knowing.
A “society” that jettisons/abandons its elderly and infirmed to unsafe and deadly situations in order to profit cannot claim to be a society……Carol
‘They Just Dumped Him Like Trash’: Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents
by Jessica Silver-Greenberg and
On a chilly afternoon in April, Los Angeles police found an old, disoriented man crumpled on a Koreatown sidewalk. Several days earlier, RC Kendrick, an 88-year-old with dementia, was living at Lakeview Terrace, a nursing home with a history of regulatory problems. His family had placed him there to make sure he got round-the-clock care after his condition deteriorated and he began disappearing for days at a time. But on April 6, the nursing home deposited Mr. Kendrick at an unregulated boardinghouse — without bothering to inform his family. Less than 24 hours later, Mr. Kendrick was wandering the city alone. According to three Lakeview employees, Mr. Kendrick’s ouster came as the nursing home was telling staff members to try to clear out less-profitable residents to make room for a new class of customers who would generate more revenue: patients with Covid-19. More than any other institution in America, nursing homes have come to symbolize the deadly destruction of the coronavirus crisis. More than 51,000 residents and employees of nursing homes and long-term care facilities have died, representing more than 40 percent of the total death toll in the United States. Read More:
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator. She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues. Carol’s Archives 2009-2013


veteranstoday--2020-06-23--Hot Story: Teddy Roosevelt, the Case for Removing His Statue for ‘Genocidal Assholeism’ (The Interce

Hot Story: Teddy Roosevelt, the Case for Removing His Statue for ‘Genocidal Assholeism’ (The Intercept)

American Museum of Natural History announced Sunday that it will remove its famous statue of President Teddy Roosevelt from its sidewalk entrance .
The museum ’ s president emphasized that the decision was made based on the statue ’ s “ hierarchical composition ” — Roosevelt is on horseback , flanked by an African man and a Native American man on foot — rather than the simple fact that it portrayed Roosevelt .
The museum , co-founded by Roosevelt ’ s father , will keep Roosevelt ’ s name on its Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall , Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Americans still have not faced the extraordinarily dark side of Roosevelt ’ s history .
Roosevelt was born in 1858 to a wealthy New York City family .
When his father died while Roosevelt was attending Harvard , he inherited the equivalent of about $ 3 million today .
While in his twenties , Roosevelt invested a significant percentage of this money in the cattle business out west .
This led him to spend large amounts of time in Montana and the Dakotas in the years just before they became states in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ developed an attitude toward Native Americans that can fairly be described as genocidal .
In an 1886 speech in New York , he declared : I don ’ t go so far as to think that the only good Indian is the dead Indian , but I believe nine out of every ten are , and I shouldn ’ t like to inquire too closely into the case of the tenth .
The most vicious cowboy has more moral principle than the average Indian .
Take three hundred low families of New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for fifty years , in vicious idleness , and you will have some idea of what the Indians are .
Reckless , revengeful , fiendishly cruel .
That same year Roosevelt published a book in which he wrote that “ the so-called Chivington or Sandy [ sic ] Creek Massacre , in spite of certain most objectionable details , was on the whole as righteous and beneficial a deed as ever took place on the frontier.
” The Sand Creek massacre had occurred 22 years previously in the Colorado Territory , wiping out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arapaho people .
It was in every way comparable to the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War .
Nelson A .
Miles , an officer who eventually became the Army ’ s top general , wrote in his memoirs that it was “ perhaps the foulest and most unjustifiable crime in the annals of America.
” The assault was led by Col. John Chivington , who famously said , “ I have come to kill Indians .
… Kill and scalp all , big and little ; nits make lice.
” Soldiers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women , and children , they mutilated their bodies for trophies .
One lieutenant stated in a congressional investigation that “ I heard that the privates of White Antelope had been cut off to make a tobacco bag out of.
” In a subsequent book , “ The Winning of the West , ” Roosevelt explained that U.S. actions toward American Indians were part of the larger , noble endeavor of European colonialism : All men of sane and wholesome thought must dismiss with impatient contempt the plea that these continents should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tribes .
… Most fortunately , the hard , energetic , practical men who do the rough pioneer work of civilization in barbarous lands , are not prone to false sentimentality .
The people who are , these stay-at-homes are too selfish and indolent , too lacking in imagination , to understand the race-importance of the work which is done by their pioneer brethren in wild and distant lands .
… The most ultimately righteous of all wars is a war with savages .
… American and Indian , Boer and Zulu , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maori , —in each case the victor , horrible though many of his deeds are , has laid deep the foundations for the future greatness of a mighty people .
It is no exaggeration to call this Hitlerian .
And while it ’ s extremely unpopular to say so , Nazism was not just rhetorically similar to European colonialism , it was an outgrowth of it and its logical culmination .
In a 1928 speech , Adolf Hitler was already speaking approvingly of how Americans had “ gunned down the millions of Redskins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now keep the modest remnant under observation in a cage.
” In 1941 , Hitler told confidants of his plans to “ Europeanize ” Russia .
It wasn ’ t just Germans who would do this , he said , but Scandinavians and Americans , “ all those who have a feeling for Europe.
” The most important thing was to “ look upon the natives as Redskins.
” read more…

NEW YORK CITY’S American Museum of Natural History announced Sunday that it will remove its famous statue of President Teddy Roosevelt from its sidewalk entrance.
The museum’s president emphasized that the decision was made based on the statue’s “hierarchical composition” — Roosevelt is on horseback, flanked by an African man and a Native American man on foot — rather than the simple fact that it portrayed Roosevelt. The museum, co-founded by Roosevelt’s father, will keep Roosevelt’s name on its Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall, Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda, and Theodore Roosevelt Park.
This suggests that Americans still have not faced the extraordinarily dark side of Roosevelt’s history.
Roosevelt was born in 1858 to a wealthy New York City family. When his father died while Roosevelt was attending Harvard, he inherited the equivalent of about $3 million today. While in his twenties, Roosevelt invested a significant percentage of this money in the cattle business out west. This led him to spend large amounts of time in Montana and the Dakotas in the years just before they became states in 1889.
During this period, Roosevelt developed an attitude toward Native Americans that can fairly be described as genocidal. In an 1886 speech in New York, he declared:
I don’t go so far as to think that the only good Indian is the dead Indian, but I believe nine out of every ten are, and I shouldn’t like to inquire too closely into the case of the tenth. The most vicious cowboy has more moral principle than the average Indian. Take three hundred low families of New York and New Jersey, support them, for fifty years, in vicious idleness, and you will have some idea of what the Indians are. Reckless, revengeful, fiendishly cruel.
That same year Roosevelt published a book in which he wrote that “the so-called Chivington or Sandy [sic] Creek Massacre, in spite of certain most objectionable details, was on the whole as righteous and beneficial a deed as ever took place on the frontier.”
The Sand Creek massacre had occurred 22 years previously in the Colorado Territory, wiping out a village of over 100 Cheyenne and Arapaho people. It was in every way comparable to the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. Nelson A. Miles, an officer who eventually became the Army’s top general, wrote in his memoirs that it was “perhaps the foulest and most unjustifiable crime in the annals of America.”
The assault was led by Col. John Chivington, who famously said, “I have come to kill Indians. … Kill and scalp all, big and little; nits make lice.” Soldiers later reported that after killing men, women, and children, they mutilated their bodies for trophies. One lieutenant stated in a congressional investigation that “I heard that the privates of White Antelope had been cut off to make a tobacco bag out of.”
In a subsequent book, “The Winning of the West,” Roosevelt explained that U.S. actions toward American Indians were part of the larger, noble endeavor of European colonialism:
All men of sane and wholesome thought must dismiss with impatient contempt the plea that these continents should be reserved for the use of scattered savage tribes. … Most fortunately, the hard, energetic, practical men who do the rough pioneer work of civilization in barbarous lands, are not prone to false sentimentality. The people who are, these stay-at-homes are too selfish and indolent, too lacking in imagination, to understand the race-importance of the work which is done by their pioneer brethren in wild and distant lands. … The most ultimately righteous of all wars is a war with savages. … American and Indian, Boer and Zulu, Cossack and Tartar, New Zealander and Maori,—in each case the victor, horrible though many of his deeds are, has laid deep the foundations for the future greatness of a mighty people.
It is no exaggeration to call this Hitlerian. And while it’s extremely unpopular to say so, Nazism was not just rhetorically similar to European colonialism, it was an outgrowth of it and its logical culmination.
In a 1928 speech, Adolf Hitler was already speaking approvingly of how Americans had “gunned down the millions of Redskins to a few hundred thousands, and now keep the modest remnant under observation in a cage.” In 1941, Hitler told confidants of his plans to “Europeanize” Russia. It wasn’t just Germans who would do this, he said, but Scandinavians and Americans, “all those who have a feeling for Europe.” The most important thing was to “look upon the natives as Redskins.” read more…
https://theintercept.com/2020/06/22/as-teddy-roosevelts-statue-falls-lets-remember-how-truly-dark-his-history-was/


veteranstoday--2020-06-23--How Police Unions Have Bred a Generation of Crooked Cops

Political spending is one of the two tools police unions use to influence politicians .
Industry observers who spoke with the Guardian stressed they also effectively portray reformers as “ soft on crime ” , and lawmakers have feared being branded as such .
Guardian : Police unions and officers active in America ’ s three largest cities spend tens of millions of dollars annually to influence law enforcement policy and thwart pushes for reform , a Guardian analysis of local , county , state and federal campaign finance records found .
Reform advocates say the spending partly explains why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in recent years , even as high-profile police killings of unarmed black men sparked waves of public outrage including the current national demonstrations against racism sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
From The Intercept : AFTER THE NEAR murder of a 75-year-old man on a sidewalk in Buffalo , New York , the city ’ s police union , the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association , responded with organized demonstrations of support for the officers who shoved the elderly man to the ground .
After the murder of George Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defiant , with President Bob Kroll , who had recently defended his role in three police shootings , attacking Floyd as a criminal , and lashing out at local politicians for not allowing the police to be rougher on protesters .
The Sergeants Benevolent Association in New York City , which has attracted reprobation for doxxing NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio ’ s daughter Chiara , has also moved to a furious war footing .
The Louisville Metro Police Union in Kentucky rallied around the killers of Breonna Taylor , as the officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let alone charged .
The reactionary intransigence has brought into focus the role of police unions in creating conditions for unchecked violence .
On June 8 , the Writers Guild of America East , a 6,000-member AFL-CIO affiliate that represents television writers and digital journalists ( including at The Intercept ) , passed a resolution that urged its parent body to “ disaffiliate ” the International Union of Police Associations , the sole police-only union in the federation .
“ As long as police unions continue to wield their collective bargaining power as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no one is safe , ” WGAE wrote in a statement .
The resolution drew broad support inside the AFL-CIO but also opposition , and it has so far been rejected .
Lost in the debate , however , is that the unions who were the immediate inspiration for the resolution would be untouched .
Neither the Minneapolis , New York City , Louisville , or Buffalo unions are part of the IUPA or any other AFL-CIO union .
Three are independent unions and one , in Louisville , belongs to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , adding more complexity to advocates of disentangling police unions from the broader organized labor movement , the IUPA , with its 100,000 members , is far from the only union within the AFL-CIO that represents cops .
The Guardian identified about $ 87m in local and state spending over the last two decades by the unions .
That includes at least $ 64.8m in Los Angeles , $ 19.2m in New York City and $ 3.5m in Chicago .
Records show that most spending occurred during the last 10 years as contributions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The power of their money runs very deep , ” said Hamid Khan , director of Stop LAPD Spying , a grassroots anti-surveillance watchdog group .
“ [ Local governments ] have become rubber-stamp bodies in which police power is never challenged.
” The totals include payments to city council members and state legislators , as well as lobbying costs .
The amount that police unions have spent during these periods is probably even higher as incomplete state campaign finance data makes it nearly impossible to pin down the true figure…

Political spending is one of the two tools police unions use to influence politicians. Industry observers who spoke with the Guardian stressed they also effectively portray reformers as “soft on crime”, and lawmakers have feared being branded as such.
Guardian: Police unions and officers active in America’s three largest cities spend tens of millions of dollars annually to influence law enforcement policy and thwart pushes for reform, a Guardian analysis of local, county, state and federal campaign finance records found.
https://twitter.com/GrimKim/status/1274140683138469889?s=20
Reform advocates say the spending partly explains why police unions have defeated most reform measures in recent years, even as high-profile police killings of unarmed black men sparked waves of public outrage including the current national demonstrations against racism sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. From The Intercept:
AFTER THE NEAR murder of a 75-year-old man on a sidewalk in Buffalo, New York, the city’s police union, the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association, responded with organized demonstrations of support for the officers who shoved the elderly man to the ground. After the murder of George Floyd, the Minneapolis Police Officers Federation was defiant, with President Bob Kroll, who had recently defended his role in three police shootings, attacking Floyd as a criminal, and lashing out at local politicians for not allowing the police to be rougher on protesters. The Sergeants Benevolent Association in New York City, which has attracted reprobation for doxxing NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter Chiara, has also moved to a furious war footing. The Louisville Metro Police Union in Kentucky rallied around the killers of Breonna Taylor, as the officers involved haven’t been fired, let alone charged. The reactionary intransigence has brought into focus the role of police unions in creating conditions for unchecked violence. On June 8, the Writers Guild of America East, a 6,000-member AFL-CIO affiliate that represents television writers and digital journalists (including at The Intercept), passed a resolution that urged its parent body to “disaffiliate” the International Union of Police Associations, the sole police-only union in the federation. “As long as police unions continue to wield their collective bargaining power as a cudgel, preventing reforms and accountability, no one is safe,” WGAE wrote in a statement. The resolution drew broad support inside the AFL-CIO but also opposition, and it has so far been rejected. Lost in the debate, however, is that the unions who were the immediate inspiration for the resolution would be untouched. Neither the Minneapolis, New York City, Louisville, or Buffalo unions are part of the IUPA or any other AFL-CIO union. Three are independent unions and one, in Louisville, belongs to the arch-reactionary Fraternal Order of Police. And, adding more complexity to advocates of disentangling police unions from the broader organized labor movement, the IUPA, with its 100,000 members, is far from the only union within the AFL-CIO that represents cops.
Must-read: @createcraig lays out how NYPD supervisors and police unions turned the Shake Shack "poisoning" into a non-existent anti-cop conspiracy even though the officers in question never got sick. https://t.co/2jMuktP3JO — Noah Manskar (@noahmanskar) June 22, 2020
The Guardian identified about $87m in local and state spending over the last two decades by the unions. That includes at least $64.8m in Los Angeles, $19.2m in New York City and $3.5m in Chicago. Records show that most spending occurred during the last 10 years as contributions and lobbying dramatically increased in most jurisdictions.
Keep in mind, when Geronimo Yanez murdered Philando Castille the police union CAME TO HIS DEFENSE.
When Derrick Chauvin murdered George Floyd the police union CAME TO HIS DEFENSE.
When Mohamed Noor ACCIDENTALLY killed a white woman the same police union was SILENT. — Black Authority (@TheBlackChannel) June 20, 2020
Media were duped by police unions’ story about poisoned milkshakes. The officers apparently were never even sick. https://t.co/hINZb7lQ3A — 🖕🏻Aunt Crabby calls Bullshit 🖕🏻 (@DearAuntCrabby) June 23, 2020
“The power of their money runs very deep,” said Hamid Khan, director of Stop LAPD Spying, a grassroots anti-surveillance watchdog group. “[Local governments] have become rubber-stamp bodies in which police power is never challenged.”
San Antonio police union president says 'goddamn' is as offensive as the N-word https://t.co/X095BCoOp6 — mySA (@mySA) June 22, 2020
The totals include payments to city council members and state legislators, as well as lobbying costs. The amount that police unions have spent during these periods is probably even higher as incomplete state campaign finance data makes it nearly impossible to pin down the true figure…
"Atlanta police officers have been calling in sick, staging a protest in solidarity with the former police officer who's been charged with murdering Rayshard Brooks," @AliVelshi says. "If you don't want to do the hard work of policing, then actually quit."https://t.co/J2RgSnsmiv — MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 22, 2020
I say again and again…it's the POLICE UNIONS you have to abolish. https://t.co/e9ODWCtKEQ — Don Winslow (@donwinslow) June 19, 2020
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veteranstoday--2020-06-23--Revealed: Millions of Americans can’t afford water as bills rise 80% over a decade

Guardian : Millions of ordinary Americans are facing rising and unaffordable bills for running water , and risk being disconnected or losing their homes if they can not pay , a landmark Guardian investigation has found .
Exclusive analysis of 12 US cities shows the combined price of water and sewage increased by an average of 80 % between 2010 and 2018 , with more than two-fifths of residents in some cities living in neighbourhoods with unaffordable bills .
In the first nationwide research of its kind , our findings reveal the painful impact of America ’ s expanding water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clean-ups , changing demographics and the climate emergency fuel exponential price hikes in almost every corner of the country .
America ’ s growing water affordability crisis comes as the Covid-19 pandemic underlines the importance of access to clean water .
The research shows that rising bills are not just hurting the poorest but also , increasingly , working Americans .
“ More people are in trouble , and the poorest of the poor are in big trouble , ” said Roger Colton , a leading utilities analyst , who was commissioned by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The data shows that we ’ ve got an affordability problem in an overwhelming number of cities nationwide that didn ’ t exist a decade ago , or even two or three years ago in some cities.
” Colton ’ s 88-page report is published today at the launch of a major project on America ’ s water emergency by the Guardian , Consumer Reports and other partners…

Guardian: Millions of ordinary Americans are facing rising and unaffordable bills for running water, and risk being disconnected or losing their homes if they cannot pay, a landmark Guardian investigation has found.
Exclusive analysis of 12 US cities shows the combined price of water and sewage increased by an average of 80% between 2010 and 2018, with more than two-fifths of residents in some cities living in neighbourhoods with unaffordable bills.
In the first nationwide research of its kind, our findings reveal the painful impact of America’s expanding water poverty crisis as aging infrastructure, environmental clean-ups, changing demographics and the climate emergency fuel exponential price hikes in almost every corner of the country.
America’s growing water affordability crisis comes as the Covid-19 pandemic underlines the importance of access to clean water. The research shows that rising bills are not just hurting the poorest but also, increasingly, working Americans. “More people are in trouble, and the poorest of the poor are in big trouble,” said Roger Colton, a leading utilities analyst, who was commissioned by the Guardian to analyse water poverty. “The data shows that we’ve got an affordability problem in an overwhelming number of cities nationwide that didn’t exist a decade ago, or even two or three years ago in some cities.” Water bills exceeding 4% of household income are considered unaffordable. Colton’s 88-page report is published today at the launch of a major project on America’s water emergency by the Guardian, Consumer Reports and other partners… https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1275360194764161026?s=20


veteranstoday--2020-06-24--Bank of England admits economy will not return to pre-pandemic levels

Bank of England governor gives downbeat economic assessment in rare interview [ Editor ’ s Note : There is no big surprise here .
Notice the dearth of British coverage on how leaving the EU was always going to be a double whammy with the virus crisis .
EU reporting on working out a Brexit deal describes Britain ’ s attitude as that of a conqueror talking to its vanquished enemies .
Everyone will be losers now , as they will experience to a degree what Iran has been going through with having to go substitute imports to keep as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exports .
The Brits will still have their own currency , but as you will read below , it came close to not being able to sell its debt recently , quite an admission , and a failure to do so could devalue its currency .
Everyone in Europe will be under the strain and trying to pass the problem onto someone else , which was certainly the British post Brexit negotiators ’ goal .
London might have gotten a better deal sooner than the one it will eventually get .
Boris would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a weakened Labor Party , it does not hurt him much politically … Jim W. Dean ] Jim 's Editor ’ s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes research , field trips , Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more .
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Click to donate > > In a rare interview the governor of the Bank of England has claimed the government would have become insolvent had the Bank not intervened at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis .
In an exclusive interview with the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Andrew Bailey claimed that in the early stages of the crisis the UK “ came within a whisker ” of not being able to sell its debt .
Bailey , who was appointed the governor of the Bank of England ( the UK ’ s central bank ) on March 16 , said that in the early days of the coronavirus-induced economic crisis the markets were in “ freefall ” and it appeared the government was unable to sell its debt to private investors , an unprecedented development in modern British economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up a robust defense of the Bank ’ s decision to intervene directly in the crisis in the form of £200 billion worth of quantitative easing , which has been described as the biggest single cash injection in the British central bank ’ s history .
Discussing the crisis more broadly , Bailey claimed that many “ viable ” British companies will not survive the coronavirus-induced recession .
“ There will be companies who won ’ t survive [ the crisis ] – that ’ s unfortunately the case ” , Bailey said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the widespread assumption that pandemic-induced job losses will be reversed once the crisis has abated .
According to Bailey , there will be some “ structural change [ to the economy ] which will cause jobs to be lost ” .
Bailey ’ s downbeat assessment is likely to demoralize the government and its supporters who are banking on a quick economic recovery once the pandemic subsides .

Bank of England governor gives downbeat economic assessment in rare interview
…from PressTV, Tehran
[ Editor’s Note: There is no big surprise here. Notice the dearth of British coverage on how leaving the EU was always going to be a double whammy with the virus crisis. EU reporting on working out a Brexit deal describes Britain’s attitude as that of a conqueror talking to its vanquished enemies.
Everyone will be losers now, as they will experience to a degree what Iran has been going through with having to go substitute imports to keep as much of their workforce employed during decreased exports.
The Brits will still have their own currency, but as you will read below, it came close to not being able to sell its debt recently, quite an admission, and a failure to do so could devalue its currency.
Everyone in Europe will be under the strain and trying to pass the problem onto someone else, which was certainly the British post Brexit negotiators’ goal.
London might have gotten a better deal sooner than the one it will eventually get. Boris would get the blame for that, but with a weakened Labor Party, it does not hurt him much politically … Jim W. Dean ]
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– First published … June 06, 2020 –
In a rare interview the governor of the Bank of England has claimed the government would have become insolvent had the Bank not intervened at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis.
In an exclusive interview with the new Sky News podcast, the World Tomorrow, Andrew Bailey claimed that in the early stages of the crisis the UK “came within a whisker” of not being able to sell its debt.
Bailey, who was appointed the governor of the Bank of England (the UK’s central bank) on March 16, said that in the early days of the coronavirus-induced economic crisis the markets were in “freefall” and it appeared the government was unable to sell its debt to private investors, an unprecedented development in modern British economic history.
In the interview Bailey put up a robust defense of the Bank’s decision to intervene directly in the crisis in the form of £200 billion worth of quantitative easing, which has been described as the biggest single cash injection in the British central bank’s history.
Discussing the crisis more broadly, Bailey claimed that many “viable” British companies will not survive the coronavirus-induced recession.
“There will be companies who won’t survive [the crisis] – that’s unfortunately the case”, Bailey said curtly.
Bailey also pulled the rug on the widespread assumption that pandemic-induced job losses will be reversed once the crisis has abated.
According to Bailey, there will be some “structural change [to the economy] which will cause jobs to be lost”.
Bailey’s downbeat assessment is likely to demoralize the government and its supporters who are banking on a quick economic recovery once the pandemic subsides.


veteranstoday--2020-06-24--U.S. Shut Down Came At Hefty Cost But Has Saved Lives

Public Health Policies Have Prevented Hundreds of Millions of Coronavirus Infections The alarming spread of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) last winter presented a profound threat to nations around the world .
Many government leaders responded by shutting down all non-essential activities , implementing policies that public health officials were hopeful could slow the highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 , the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 .
But the shutdown has come at a heavy cost for the U.S. and global economies .
It ’ s also taken a heavy personal toll on many of us , disrupting our daily routines—getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the office or lab , getting together with friends and family , meeting face to face to plan projects , eating out , going to the gym—and causing lots of uncertainty and frustration .
As difficult as the shutdowns have been , new research shows that without these public health measures , things would have been much , much worse .
According to a study published recently in Nature [ 1 ] , the implementation of containment and mitigation strategies across the globe prevented or delayed about 530 million coronavirus infections across six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Italy , France , and the United States .
Take a moment to absorb that number—530 million .
Right now , there are 8.8 million cases documented across the globe .
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Public Health Policies Have Prevented Hundreds of Millions of Coronavirus Infections
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The alarming spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) last winter presented a profound threat to nations around the world. Many government leaders responded by shutting down all non-essential activities, implementing policies that public health officials were hopeful could slow the highly infectious SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
But the shutdown has come at a heavy cost for the U.S. and global economies. It’s also taken a heavy personal toll on many of us, disrupting our daily routines—getting children off to school, commuting to the office or lab, getting together with friends and family, meeting face to face to plan projects, eating out, going to the gym—and causing lots of uncertainty and frustration.
As difficult as the shutdowns have been, new research shows that without these public health measures, things would have been much, much worse. According to a study published recently in Nature [1], the implementation of containment and mitigation strategies across the globe prevented or delayed about 530 million coronavirus infections across six countries—China, South Korea, Iran, Italy, France, and the United States. Take a moment to absorb that number—530 million. Right now, there are 8.8 million cases documented across the globe.
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veteranstoday--2020-06-24--More Trump Staffers: Positive for Coronavirus

Two more Trump staffers test positive for coronavirus after Tulsa rally Two staffers who attended President Donald Trump ’ s rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma , on Saturday tested positive for coronavirus , Trump ’ s campaign said Monday .
“ After another round of testing for campaign staff in Tulsa , two additional members of the advance team tested positive for the coronavirus .
These staff members attended the rally but were wearing masks during the entire event .
Upon the positive tests , the campaign immediately activated established quarantine and contact tracing protocols , ” Trump campaign communications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement .
Murtaugh said in a statement then that “ per safety protocols , campaign staff are tested for COVID-19 before events .
Six members of the advance team tested positive out of hundreds of tests performed , and quarantine procedures were immediately implemented.
” “ No COVID-positive staffers or anyone in immediate contact will be at today ’ s rally or near attendees and elected officials , ” he said .
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Two more Trump staffers test positive for coronavirus after Tulsa rally
by Ryan Nobles, Donald Judd, and Kate Sullivan/CNN
(CNN) Two staffers who attended President Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday tested positive for coronavirus, Trump’s campaign said Monday.
“After another round of testing for campaign staff in Tulsa, two additional members of the advance team tested positive for the coronavirus. These staff members attended the rally but were wearing masks during the entire event. Upon the positive tests, the campaign immediately activated established quarantine and contact tracing protocols,” Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh told CNN in a statement.
The two positive tests, first reported by CNBC , bring the total number of Trump advance team staffers in Tulsa who tested positive for coronavirus to eight.
Hours before Trump’s Saturday rally, the campaign said that six staffers working on the rally tested positive for coronavirus.
Murtaugh said in a statement then that “per safety protocols, campaign staff are tested for COVID-19 before events. Six members of the advance team tested positive out of hundreds of tests performed, and quarantine procedures were immediately implemented.”


veteranstoday--2020-06-24--The Trump Pandemic: Seven States Enjoying Massive Trump-COVID Resurgence with record hospitalization

The Trump Pandemic: Seven States Enjoying Massive Trump-COVID Resurgence with record hospitalizations

Guardian : Seven US states have reported their highest coronavirus patient admissions in the pandemic so far , as cases surge in the US following the easing of restrictions .
Arizona , Arkansas , California , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee and Texas –which also confirmed a record daily case increase on Tuesday – each admitted record numbers of infected people to hospital , the Washington Post reported .
California saw record infections , too , with more than 5,000 in a single day for the first time , as Arizona , Nevada and Missouri also reported record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospital warned that its intensive care unit was at capacity , NBC reported .
Florida confirmed 3,200 new cases on Tuesday , which marked the sixth day of more than 25,000 cases .
As Trump spoke of his success in managing the pandemic – and accused Democrats of wanting to keep the economy closed so that “ numbers would be bad ” at a student rally in Arizona , Dr Anthony Fauci pleaded with people to wear masks in busy public spaces .
“ Plan A , don ’ t go in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do , make sure you wear a mask , ” Fauci said at a Congress hearing .
The US has the highest Covid-19 cases worldwide , with more than 2.3 million , or a quarter of the global total .
At least 121,217 people have died in the US so far .

Guardian: Seven US states have reported their highest coronavirus patient admissions in the pandemic so far, as cases surge in the US following the easing of restrictions.
Arizona, Arkansas, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas –which also confirmed a record daily case increase on Tuesday – each admitted record numbers of infected people to hospital, the Washington Post reported.
California saw record infections, too, with more than 5,000 in a single day for the first time, as Arizona, Nevada and Missouri also reported record case increases.
In Florida, Homestead hospital warned that its intensive care unit was at capacity, NBC reported. Florida confirmed 3,200 new cases on Tuesday, which marked the sixth day of more than 25,000 cases.
As Trump spoke of his success in managing the pandemic – and accused Democrats of wanting to keep the economy closed so that “numbers would be bad” at a student rally in Arizona, Dr Anthony Fauci pleaded with people to wear masks in busy public spaces. “Plan A, don’t go in a crowd. Plan B, if you do, make sure you wear a mask,” Fauci said at a Congress hearing.
The US has the highest Covid-19 cases worldwide, with more than 2.3 million, or a quarter of the global total. At least 121,217 people have died in the US so far.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/24/global-report-seven-us-states-report-record-covid-19-hospitalisations


veteranstoday--2020-06-24--Biden by 14 in New Poll as Trump Loses 2 points since Tulsa Disaster

Here is one story about life with the Republicans .
It is now legal to sell bottled water to the public with so much arsenic in it that if the same water came out of the faucet in your home , FEMA would force you to leave .
This is one of thousands of GOP gifts to America on behalf of the grifters of the world .
Daily Beast : President Donald Trump trails presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden by 14 percentage points in the first New York Times/Sienna College poll of the 2020 election cycle .
The numbers reveal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that his personal popularity has plummeted as he ’ s failed to get a grip on the novel coronavirus pandemic and following his angry and militaristic response to police-brutality protests .
Nearly three-fifths of voters surveyed said they disapproved of Trump ’ s handling of the pandemic , and only a third said the government should prioritize restarting the economy even if it exacerbates public-health risks .
Sixty-one percent of voters said they disapproved of Trump ’ s handling of race issues , an a similar number disapproved of the president ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the killing of George Floyd .
Overall , the poll shows Biden on 50 percent of the national vote , compared to just 36 percent for Trump .

Here is one story about life with the Republicans. It is now legal to sell bottled water to the public with so much arsenic in it that if the same water came out of the faucet in your home, FEMA would force you to leave.
This is one of thousands of GOP gifts to America on behalf of the grifters of the world.
Daily Beast: President Donald Trump trails presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden by 14 percentage points in the first New York Times/Sienna College poll of the 2020 election cycle.
https://twitter.com/alexburnsNYT/status/1275741524786061313?s=20
3800 paid attendees showed up How to empty seat pic.twitter.com/SxDJ5M1sdN — Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) June 22, 2020 The numbers reveal the president is in deep trouble—they show that his personal popularity has plummeted as he’s failed to get a grip on the novel coronavirus pandemic and following his angry and militaristic response to police-brutality protests. Nearly three-fifths of voters surveyed said they disapproved of Trump’s handling of the pandemic, and only a third said the government should prioritize restarting the economy even if it exacerbates public-health risks. 🚨NEW POLL of Duval County, FL from RVAT/@RABAResearch: – By a 10 point margin Jacksonville voters do NOT want the GOP convention. – 61% are concerned about a virus outbreak.
– Biden leads 51%-43% in a county Trump won in 2016: Full results: https://t.co/NRpRsuvxGP — Republican Voters Against Trump (@RVAT2020) June 22, 2020 Minnesota Poll: Biden 54%
Trump 37%@GravisMarketing — Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) June 21, 2020 Sixty-one percent of voters said they disapproved of Trump’s handling of race issues, an a similar number disapproved of the president’s response to the protests against police over the killing of George Floyd. Overall, the poll shows Biden on 50 percent of the national vote, compared to just 36 percent for Trump. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-left-in-the-dust-in-major-new-york-times-poll-showing-biden-14-percentage-points-ahead?ref=home?ref=home


veteranstoday--2020-06-24--Dumber and Dumbest, Trump and Bolton, Contest of the Century (Colbert may give us the winner)

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He is a disabled veteran and has worked @ @ @ @ @ for decades .
Gordon is an accredited diplomat and is generally accepted as one of @ @ @ @ @ .
He manages the world ’ s largest private intelligence organization and regularly consults with @ @ @ @ @ has traveled extensively , is published around the world and is a regular guest on @ @ @ @ @ than “ several ” countries .
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TONIGHT, in a late night TV exclusive, @StephenAtHome interviews Former National Security Advisor @AmbJohnBolton in a wide ranging interview about his time in the Trump Administration and why, despite voting for him in 2016, the President won't be getting his vote in 2020. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/xamMoo8uRU
The long version:
it would be nice if ANY female politician got even a TENTH of the benefit of the doubt that these asshole republicans gave the biggest conman to ever walk the face of the earth
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veteranstoday--2020-06-24--COVID-19 Hospitalizations Surge in US States

TEHRAN ( FNA ) - Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arizona and Texas hit record numbers as cases continue to surge in states in the South and the West , overwhelming medical professionals .
More than 36,000 new coronavirus cases and over 830 additional deaths were reported in the United States on Tuesday , according to a Johns Hopkins University tally .
The national total has topped at 2.34 million virus cases , including at least 121,200 fatalities , according to JHU .
Several US states have set records for the highest numbers of new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout the United States in recent weeks .
Many states in the United States have also reported big jumps in the number of virus cases as much of the country reopens after months of quarantine .
Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , told the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday if the United States doesn ’ t get control of the coronavirus pandemic by fall , “ You ’ re essentially chasing after a forest fire ” .
Fauci , along with other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he believes the fatal virus will continue to be a concern well into the fall and coincide with flu season , despite President Donald Trump ’ s repeated efforts to downplay the severity of the outbreak .
The US administration ’ s top infectious disease doctor warned that the country ’ s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a “ mixed bag ” , adding that a new increase in cases is “ disturbing ” .
The rise in the US comes as the administration has sought to paint a rosier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and Vice President Pence have inaccurately tried to attribute the increase in cases to more tests being performed .
But Fauci stressed on Tuesday that the nation needs to do more testing for the coronavirus , adding that to his knowledge , he and other top administration officials have never been told to slow down testing , as Trump suggested during a campaign event on Saturday .
Trump sparked outrage when he said during a rally in Tulsa , Okla. , that more testing makes the country look bad by identifying more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told his staff to slow down testing .
“ I don ’ t kid , ” Trump stressed on Tuesday when asked whether he made the comments in jest .
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) Director Robert Redfield also told Congress on Tuesday that the United States has about 28,000 contact tracers , falling short of the 100,000 that are needed to track the spread of coronavirus .
The US public health chief said coronavirus has “ brought this nation to its knees ” , adding that core public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vastly underfunded for a long time and needed urgent investment .
Former United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) Director Dr. Tom Frieden stated that the country is not doing enough to keep the COVID-19 pandemic at bay .
“ We may be sick and tired of staying home , but the virus is not tired of making us sick , ” Frieden told CNN ’ s Chris Cuomo Tuesday .
“ Facts don ’ t lie , ” Frieden said , adding , “ There are 120,000 dead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at last count , 270 who died from it in South Korea.
” Dr. Jonathan Reiner , a cardiologist and professor of medicine at George Washington University stated that Trump either doesn ’ t understand the two most effective tools for putting the pandemic down or he ’ s trying to promote a false narrative .
“ The President of the United States doesn ’ t believe , apparently , in the two pillars of our pandemic response : the need to test and the need to wear face masks , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump has refused to wear a mask in public and at meetings and events at the White House .
He has also questioned the need for coronavirus testing .
“ What he does not understand is that ’ s how we extinguish the virus , ” Reiner said , adding , “ That ’ s how you get people to quarantine .
We contact trace their contacts , they stay home .
That ’ s how you drop the transmission of the virus.
” Reiner questioned why Trump doesn ’ t seem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ driven COVID-19 cases down in other countries .
The number of cases of the novel coronavirus worldwide surpassed 9.26 million , according to data from Johns Hopkins University , as the global death toll from the fatal virus suppressed 477,600 .

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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Surge in US States
TEHRAN (FNA)- Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arizona and Texas hit record numbers as cases continue to surge in states in the South and the West, overwhelming medical professionals.
More than 36,000 new coronavirus cases and over 830 additional deaths were reported in the United States on Tuesday, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.
The national total has topped at 2.34 million virus cases, including at least 121,200 fatalities, according to JHU.
Several US states have set records for the highest numbers of new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day as the fatal virus continues to spread throughout the United States in recent weeks. Many states in the United States have also reported big jumps in the number of virus cases as much of the country reopens after months of quarantine.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday if the United States doesn’t get control of the coronavirus pandemic by fall, “You’re essentially chasing after a forest fire”.
Fauci, along with other top health officials, made it clear that he believes the fatal virus will continue to be a concern well into the fall and coincide with flu season, despite President Donald Trump’s repeated efforts to downplay the severity of the outbreak.
The US administration’s top infectious disease doctor warned that the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a “mixed bag”, adding that a new increase in cases is “disturbing”.
The rise in the US comes as the administration has sought to paint a rosier picture of the US outlook. Both Trump and Vice President Pence have inaccurately tried to attribute the increase in cases to more tests being performed.
But Fauci stressed on Tuesday that the nation needs to do more testing for the coronavirus, adding that to his knowledge, he and other top administration officials have never been told to slow down testing, as Trump suggested during a campaign event on Saturday.
Trump sparked outrage when he said during a rally in Tulsa, Okla., that more testing makes the country look bad by identifying more coronavirus cases, noting that he had told his staff to slow down testing.
“I don’t kid,” Trump stressed on Tuesday when asked whether he made the comments in jest.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield also told Congress on Tuesday that the United States has about 28,000 contact tracers, falling short of the 100,000 that are needed to track the spread of coronavirus.
The US public health chief said coronavirus has “brought this nation to its knees”, adding that core public health capabilities in the US had been vastly underfunded for a long time and needed urgent investment.
Global COVID-19 Cases Top 9mln as Infections Climbing in US, Brazilhttps://t.co/zLb831es4N pic.twitter.com/Vk5hZEoLn4 — Fars News Agency (@EnglishFars) June 23, 2020
Former United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Tom Frieden stated that the country is not doing enough to keep the COVID-19 pandemic at bay.
“We may be sick and tired of staying home, but the virus is not tired of making us sick,” Frieden told CNN’s Chris Cuomo Tuesday.
Frieden compared the US’ response to South Korea’s.
“Facts don’t lie,” Frieden said, adding, “There are 120,000 dead Americans from this virus. There are, at last count, 270 who died from it in South Korea.”
Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at George Washington University stated that Trump either doesn’t understand the two most effective tools for putting the pandemic down or he’s trying to promote a false narrative.
“The President of the United States doesn’t believe, apparently, in the two pillars of our pandemic response: the need to test and the need to wear face masks,” Reiner told CNN’s Erin Burnett.
Trump has refused to wear a mask in public and at meetings and events at the White House. He has also questioned the need for coronavirus testing.
“What he does not understand is that’s how we extinguish the virus,” Reiner said, adding, “That’s how you get people to quarantine. We contact trace their contacts, they stay home. That’s how you drop the transmission of the virus.”
Reiner questioned why Trump doesn’t seem to understand the simple formula that has driven COVID-19 cases down in other countries.
The number of cases of the novel coronavirus worldwide surpassed 9.26 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as the global death toll from the fatal virus suppressed 477,600.


veteranstoday--2020-06-24--Indian Colonization of Jammu & Kashmir

Indian Colonization of Jammu & Kashmir

That India is ruled by a fascist clique is not in doubt .
Further , that it wants to fully absorb the state of Jammu and Kashmir ( J & K ) in complete violation of international law and its own pledges at the United Nations Security Council , is also not in doubt .
Delhi ’ s illegal act , however , seems not to bother the rest of the world .
This is evident from the lack of reaction to India ’ s blatant act of colonialism on steroids .
India ’ s latest move involves the May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Domicile Certificate ( Procedure ) Rules 2020 ’ which diminishes the indigenous people ’ s rights to access public employment opportunities .
This is significant both economically and symbolically .
The move has been opposed by all segments of the Kashmiri society including political parties that are known to be pro-India .
Two days after announcing the ‘ rules ’ , the Indian colonial regime made the domicile certificate a condition for access to education in Indian occupied J & K .
These changes are in direct violation of international humanitarian law as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the now-abrogated J & K Constitution and Indian Constitutional provisions relating to J & K .
The Indigenous people of Indian Occupied J & K no longer automatically qualify for public employment or education opportunities in the state whose status is internationally recognized as disputed .
Since the state is the largest employer , especially of people with higher education , they have been deprived of such opportunity at a stroke .
Indigenous people of Indian occupied J & K , or holders of the previous “ state subject ” or “ permanent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grandfathered under the new domicile rules that will be enforced by low level Indian bureaucrats .
Indigenous Kashmiris whose families have resided in Kashmir for centuries must apply for domicile status like any non-local resident of India .
Given the virulent ideology of Hindutva rampaging through India , Indigenous Kashmiris ’ applications are subject to rejection .
It is believed that many of them do not possess the certificate required to obtain the new domicile status ( which may never have been issued , or lost , or destroyed in natural disasters like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acts of state violence or collective punishment .
Historically , such certificates have been extremely difficult to obtain and may now be practically impossible to get as far as Indigenous Kashmiris are concerned .
The new domicile status is available to any Indian ( subject to certain nominal qualifying criteria ) and their children ( in some cases , even if they have never resided in J & K ) .
There is a special qualification category for the children of Indian government officials and military personnel who have served in Indian occupied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It means , families of officials most directly responsible for gross human rights violations and acts constituting war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Indian occupied J & K can now reside in Kashmir right next to their victims .
Documents required for non-locals to get domicile status are easily available .
Adding insult to injury , the new domicile status is not available to any “ state subjects ” or “ permanent residents ” of Kashmir or their progeny who are not Indian citizens .
All refugees or exiles from Indian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Azad J & K ( Pakistani side ) , who are predominantly if not entirely Muslims from Indian occupied J & K , are not eligible .
Hindu refugees from “ West Pakistan ” are granted domicile rights .
All diaspora Kashmiris and their children who are not Indian citizens are also ineligible .
Local authorities have strong incentive to not resist a mandate from Indian officials to grant domicile status to Indian citizens .
Failure to comply would result in a fine of Rs 50,000 , a major portion of their monthly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few local officials would be able to resist the pressure from Indian bureaucrats that are hell-bent on changing the demographic composition of J & K as soon as possible .
India ’ s colonial settler enterprise in J & K is proceeding along the same lines as the Zionist land grab in Occupied Palestine .
While there has been some criticism , albeit mild , of the Zionists ’ land grab , there is deafening silence about India ’ s naked colonialism in Jammu and Kashmir .
If the Kashmiris resist such gangsterism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world will then accuse them of being “ terrorists ” .
What should they do to protect their rights : natural , historical and human rights ?

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Crescent International
Indian Colonization of Jammu & Kashmir
by Zafar Bangash
That India is ruled by a fascist clique is not in doubt. Further, that it wants to fully absorb the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in complete violation of international law and its own pledges at the United Nations Security Council, is also not in doubt. Delhi’s illegal act, however, seems not to bother the rest of the world. This is evident from the lack of reaction to India’s blatant act of colonialism on steroids.
India’s latest move involves the May 18 J&K ‘Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules 2020’ which diminishes the indigenous people’s rights to access public employment opportunities. This is significant both economically and symbolically. The move has been opposed by all segments of the Kashmiri society including political parties that are known to be pro-India.
Two days after announcing the ‘rules’, the Indian colonial regime made the domicile certificate a condition for access to education in Indian occupied J&K. These changes are in direct violation of international humanitarian law as well as the Instrument of Accession and the now-abrogated J&K Constitution and Indian Constitutional provisions relating to J&K.
The Indigenous people of Indian Occupied J&K no longer automatically qualify for public employment or education opportunities in the state whose status is internationally recognized as disputed. Since the state is the largest employer, especially of people with higher education, they have been deprived of such opportunity at a stroke.
Indigenous people of Indian occupied J&K, or holders of the previous “state subject” or “permanent resident” status, are not automatically grandfathered under the new domicile rules that will be enforced by low level Indian bureaucrats. Indigenous Kashmiris whose families have resided in Kashmir for centuries must apply for domicile status like any non-local resident of India. Given the virulent ideology of Hindutva rampaging through India, Indigenous Kashmiris’ applications are subject to rejection. It is believed that many of them do not possess the certificate required to obtain the new domicile status (which may never have been issued, or lost, or destroyed in natural disasters like the 2014 floods, or destroyed in acts of state violence or collective punishment. Historically, such certificates have been extremely difficult to obtain and may now be practically impossible to get as far as Indigenous Kashmiris are concerned.
The new domicile status is available to any Indian (subject to certain nominal qualifying criteria) and their children (in some cases, even if they have never resided in J&K). There is a special qualification category for the children of Indian government officials and military personnel who have served in Indian occupied J&K for ten years. It means, families of officials most directly responsible for gross human rights violations and acts constituting war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Indian occupied J&K can now reside in Kashmir right next to their victims. Documents required for non-locals to get domicile status are easily available.
Adding insult to injury, the new domicile status is not available to any “state subjects” or “permanent residents” of Kashmir or their progeny who are not Indian citizens. All refugees or exiles from Indian occupied J&K including those in Azad J&K (Pakistani side), who are predominantly if not entirely Muslims from Indian occupied J&K, are not eligible. Hindu refugees from “West Pakistan” are granted domicile rights. All diaspora Kashmiris and their children who are not Indian citizens are also ineligible.
Local authorities have strong incentive to not resist a mandate from Indian officials to grant domicile status to Indian citizens. Failure to comply would result in a fine of Rs 50,000, a major portion of their monthly salary. With such coercive tactics, few local officials would be able to resist the pressure from Indian bureaucrats that are hell-bent on changing the demographic composition of J&K as soon as possible.
India’s colonial settler enterprise in J&K is proceeding along the same lines as the Zionist land grab in Occupied Palestine. While there has been some criticism, albeit mild, of the Zionists’ land grab, there is deafening silence about India’s naked colonialism in Jammu and Kashmir.
If the Kashmiris resist such gangsterism by rising and fighting against it, the world will then accuse them of being “terrorists”. What should they do to protect their rights: natural, historical and human rights?


veteranstoday--2020-06-24--Universal Flu Vaccine May Be Quite Challenging

__________ FARS Universal Flu Vaccine May Be Quite Challenging TEHRAN ( FNA ) - Some common strains of influenza have the potential to mutate to evade broad-acting antibodies that could be elicited by a universal flu vaccine , according to a study led by scientists at Scripps Research .
The findings highlight the challenges involved in designing such a vaccine , and should be useful in guiding its development .
In the study , published in Science , the researchers found evidence that one of the most common flu subtypes , H3N2 , can mutate relatively easily to escape two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all flu strains .
Yet they found that it is much more difficult for another common subtype , H1N1 , to escape from the same broadly neutralizing antibodies .
One of the main goals of current influenza research is to develop a universal vaccine that induces broadly neutralizing antibodies , also known as “ bnAbs , ” to give people long-term protection from the flu .
“ These results show that in designing a universal flu vaccine or a universal flu treatment using bnAbs , we need to figure out how to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ escape via resistance mutations , ” says the study ’ s senior author Ian Wilson , DPhil , Hansen Professor of Structural Biology and Chair of the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology at Scripps Research .
Influenza causes millions of cases of illness around the world every year and at least several hundred thousand fatalities .
Flu viruses have long posed a challenge for vaccine designers because they can mutate rapidly and vary considerably from strain to strain .
The mix of strains circulating in the population tends to change every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can induce immunity against only a narrow range of recently circulating strains .
Thus , current vaccines provide only partial and temporary , season-by-season protection .
Nevertheless , scientists have been working toward developing a universal flu vaccine that could provide long-term protection by inducing an immune response that includes bnAbs .
Over the past decade , several research groups , including Wilson ’ s , have discovered these multi-strain neutralizing antibodies in recovering flu patients , and have analyzed their properties .
But to what extent circulating flu viruses can simply mutate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully explored .
In the study , first-authored by postdoctoral research associate Nicholas Wu , PhD , and staff scientist Andrew Thompson , PhD , the team examined whether an H3N2 flu virus could escape neutralization by two of the more promising flu bnAbs that have been discovered so far .
Known as CR9114 and FI6v3 , these antibodies bind to a critical region on the virus structure called the hemagglutinin stem , which doesn ’ t vary much from strain to strain .
Because of their broad activity against different flu strains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antibodies that a universal flu vaccine should be designed to elicit , and also as ingredients in a future therapy to treat serious flu infections .
Using genetic mutations to methodically alter one amino acid building-block of the protein after another at the stem site where the bnAbs bind , Wu and colleagues found many single and double mutations that can allow H3N2 flu to escape the antibodies ’ infection-blocking effect .
The team also found a few instances of these “ resistance mutations ” in a database of gene sequences from circulating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already happen occasionally in a small subset of ordinary flu viruses .
Escape skills vary by flu strain Although experiments and analyses suggested that H3N2 viruses are broadly capable of developing resistance mutations , the same was not true for H1N1 viruses .
The researchers tested several H1N1 viruses and found that none seemed able to mutate and escape , except for rare mutations with weak escape effects .
The H3N2 and H1N1 subtypes account for most of the flu strains circulating in humans .
The researchers used structural biology techniques to show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow H3N2 flu viruses to develop resistance mutations to the two stem-binding antibodies more easily than H1N1 viruses .
“ If it ’ s relatively easy for H3N2 to escape those bnAbs , which are the prototype antibodies that a universal flu vaccine should induce , then we probably need to think more carefully and rigorously about the design of that universal flu vaccine against certain influenza subtypes , ” Wu says .
“ The good news is that a universal flu vaccine should at least work well against the H1N1 subtype.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ studies with other flu subtypes and bnAbs .
They say that in principle , a vaccine eliciting multiple bnAbs that attack different sites on flu viruses or are more accommodating to changes in the virus could help mitigate the problem of resistance mutations .

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Universal Flu Vaccine May Be Quite Challenging
TEHRAN (FNA)- Some common strains of influenza have the potential to mutate to evade broad-acting antibodies that could be elicited by a universal flu vaccine, according to a study led by scientists at Scripps Research.
The findings highlight the challenges involved in designing such a vaccine, and should be useful in guiding its development.
In the study, published in Science, the researchers found evidence that one of the most common flu subtypes, H3N2, can mutate relatively easily to escape two antibodies that were thought to block nearly all flu strains. Yet they found that it is much more difficult for another common subtype, H1N1, to escape from the same broadly neutralizing antibodies.
One of the main goals of current influenza research is to develop a universal vaccine that induces broadly neutralizing antibodies, also known as “bnAbs,” to give people long-term protection from the flu.
“These results show that in designing a universal flu vaccine or a universal flu treatment using bnAbs, we need to figure out how to make it more difficult for the virus to escape via resistance mutations,” says the study’s senior author Ian Wilson, DPhil, Hansen Professor of Structural Biology and Chair of the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology at Scripps Research.
The promise of a universal vaccine
Influenza causes millions of cases of illness around the world every year and at least several hundred thousand fatalities. Flu viruses have long posed a challenge for vaccine designers because they can mutate rapidly and vary considerably from strain to strain.
The mix of strains circulating in the population tends to change every flu season, and existing flu vaccines can induce immunity against only a narrow range of recently circulating strains. Thus, current vaccines provide only partial and temporary, season-by-season protection.
Nevertheless, scientists have been working toward developing a universal flu vaccine that could provide long-term protection by inducing an immune response that includes bnAbs. Over the past decade, several research groups, including Wilson’s, have discovered these multi-strain neutralizing antibodies in recovering flu patients, and have analyzed their properties. But to what extent circulating flu viruses can simply mutate to escape these bnAbs has not been fully explored.
In the study, first-authored by postdoctoral research associate Nicholas Wu, PhD, and staff scientist Andrew Thompson, PhD, the team examined whether an H3N2 flu virus could escape neutralization by two of the more promising flu bnAbs that have been discovered so far.
Known as CR9114 and FI6v3, these antibodies bind to a critical region on the virus structure called the hemagglutinin stem, which doesn’t vary much from strain to strain. Because of their broad activity against different flu strains, they’ve been envisioned as antibodies that a universal flu vaccine should be designed to elicit, and also as ingredients in a future therapy to treat serious flu infections.
Using genetic mutations to methodically alter one amino acid building-block of the protein after another at the stem site where the bnAbs bind, Wu and colleagues found many single and double mutations that can allow H3N2 flu to escape the antibodies’ infection-blocking effect.
The team also found a few instances of these “resistance mutations” in a database of gene sequences from circulating flu strains, suggesting that the mutations already happen occasionally in a small subset of ordinary flu viruses.
Escape skills vary by flu strain
Although experiments and analyses suggested that H3N2 viruses are broadly capable of developing resistance mutations, the same was not true for H1N1 viruses. The researchers tested several H1N1 viruses and found that none seemed able to mutate and escape, except for rare mutations with weak escape effects. The H3N2 and H1N1 subtypes account for most of the flu strains circulating in humans.
The researchers used structural biology techniques to show how differences in the hemagglutinin stem structure allow H3N2 flu viruses to develop resistance mutations to the two stem-binding antibodies more easily than H1N1 viruses.
“If it’s relatively easy for H3N2 to escape those bnAbs, which are the prototype antibodies that a universal flu vaccine should induce, then we probably need to think more carefully and rigorously about the design of that universal flu vaccine against certain influenza subtypes,” Wu says. “The good news is that a universal flu vaccine should at least work well against the H1N1 subtype.”
The researchers now plan to conduct similar studies with other flu subtypes and bnAbs. They say that in principle, a vaccine eliciting multiple bnAbs that attack different sites on flu viruses or are more accommodating to changes in the virus could help mitigate the problem of resistance mutations.


veteranstoday--2020-06-24--UN Chief Urges Israel to Abandon Annexation Plan of West Bank

“ This would be calamitous for Palestinians , Israelis and the region , ” Guterres said .
United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres urged Israel Tuesday to call off its plans to annex parts of the illegally occupied West Bank , declaring that such a move would be a “ most serious violation of international law.
” In a report to the U.N. Security Council , Guterres said an Israeli annexation would be “ devastating ” for hopes of negotiations and an eventual two-state solution .
The document was sent to the Council one day before the body ’ s meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be calamitous for Palestinians , Israelis and the region , ” Guterres said .
The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has planned to begin the annexation process from July 1 , as part of a so-called “ peace plan ” presented by U.S. President Donald Trump .
The Security Council meeting , to be held Wednesday by video conference , will be the last major international meeting on the issue before the July 1 deadline .
Diplomats expect a vast majority of U.N. members to again oppose the Israeli plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the idea that Israel could face sanctions , as it was the case for Russia after the annexation of Crimea .
“ Any annexation would have quite big consequences for the two-state solution in the peace process , ” an ambassador told AFP on condition of anonymity .
But the envoy said it was not a “ simple task ” to compare the West Bank with Crimea .
Earlier this month , Palestine ’ s leadership made a counter-proposal to Trump ’ s plan , proposing the establishment of a demilitarised and sovereign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , East Jerusalem , and besieged Gaza .
The Palestinian proposal also allows the possibility of adapting the borders between the proposed state and Israel , as well as exchanging land equal “ in size and volume and in value , ” Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh had said .
Trump ’ s plan , in turn , consents to Israel ’ s annexation of large parts of the occupied West Bank , including illegal settlements and the Jordan Valley .
Announced in late January , it grants Palestinians a disjointed and demilitarised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Jerusalem , while the disputed city would remain fully under Israeli sovereignty .

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UN Chief Urges Israel to Abandon Annexation Plan of West Bank
“This would be calamitous for Palestinians, Israelis and the region,” Guterres said.
United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres urged Israel Tuesday to call off its plans to annex parts of the illegally occupied West Bank, declaring that such a move would be a “most serious violation of international law.”
In a report to the U.N. Security Council, Guterres said an Israeli annexation would be “devastating” for hopes of negotiations and an eventual two-state solution. The document was sent to the Council one day before the body’s meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“This would be calamitous for Palestinians, Israelis and the region,” Guterres said.
The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has planned to begin the annexation process from July 1, as part of a so-called “peace plan” presented by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Security Council meeting, to be held Wednesday by video conference, will be the last major international meeting on the issue before the July 1 deadline.
Diplomats expect a vast majority of U.N. members to again oppose the Israeli plans, but they seem to rule out the idea that Israel could face sanctions, as it was the case for Russia after the annexation of Crimea.
“Any annexation would have quite big consequences for the two-state solution in the peace process,” an ambassador told AFP on condition of anonymity.
But the envoy said it was not a “simple task” to compare the West Bank with Crimea.
Earlier this month, Palestine’s leadership made a counter-proposal to Trump’s plan, proposing the establishment of a demilitarised and sovereign Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, and besieged Gaza.
The Palestinian proposal also allows the possibility of adapting the borders between the proposed state and Israel, as well as exchanging land equal “in size and volume and in value,” Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh had said.
Trump’s plan, in turn, consents to Israel’s annexation of large parts of the occupied West Bank, including illegal settlements and the Jordan Valley.
Announced in late January, it grants Palestinians a disjointed and demilitarised entity with a capital on the outskirts of Jerusalem, while the disputed city would remain fully under Israeli sovereignty.


veteranstoday--2020-06-24--Arab League Urges Ceasefire in Libya, as Battle for Sirte Looms

__________ TeleSur Arab League Urges Ceasefire in Libya , as Battle for Sirte Looms Diplomats say a new battle for the town could still be avoided , particularly if Turkey and Russia can hash out an agreement .
The Arab League of Foreign Ministers called Tuesday for a truce in Libya as the warring sides , with the support of their foreign backers mobilize near Sirte , the main oil region , and threaten an escalation .
“ Libya is passing through a dangerous turn in the course of its conflict , ” Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ option will not achieve victory for any side … and the military action will not bring peace or establish stability on the Libyan soil , ” Gheit told an online emergency meeting called by Egypt to debate the latest developments in the North African country .
“ The political solution is the only way to settle the Libyan crisis , ” Gheit said .
A ceasefire will enable a re-engagement in the United Nations-brokered negotiations to reach an agreement between the rival parties in the war-torn country , Abul Gheit insisted .
Libya @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Accord ( GNA ) had rejected Egypt ’ s invitation to the meeting , denouncing that calls for peace talks were made by backers of the eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar .
Earlier in the week , Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called on the GNA to stop its counteroffensive against Haftar ’ s forces east of the capital , Tripoli , threatening military intervention and criticizing Turkish involvement in Libya .
Likewise , French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he could understand the “ legitimate concern ” of el-Sisi .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months , or one year or two , to see that Libya is in the situation that Syria is in today , ” Macron said , accusing Turkey of playing a “ dangerous game ” in Libya .
Turkey ’ s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy hit back saying Macron must have suffered an “ eclipse of the mind ” to oppose Ankara ’ s support of the GNA .
“ The current troubles in Libya are caused by the attacks of putschist Haftar , whom [ Macron ] supports and who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Moscow and Berlin , ” Aksoy said , referring to international efforts to end the fighting in January .
Libya ’ s front lines have shifted rapidly in recent months as Ankara ’ s increased backing helped the GNA drive Haftar ’ s eastern-based Libyan National Army ( LNA ) from Tripoli and the northwest .
The LNA and the GNA are now preparing to battle for Sirte , and any further advance by the latter would give it the chance to take back control over Libya ’ s “ oil crescent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ OPEC member ’ s energy is produced and exported .
Diplomats say a new battle for the town could still be avoided , particularly if Turkey and Russia can hash out an agreement .
Russia said Tuesday that it wanted a ceasefire in Libya and denied a UN report last month that said it had up to 1,200 mercenaries fighting in the country .
Libya descended into chaos in the wake of the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted and killed longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi .
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Arab League Urges Ceasefire in Libya, as Battle for Sirte Looms
Diplomats say a new battle for the town could still be avoided, particularly if Turkey and Russia can hash out an agreement.
The Arab League of Foreign Ministers called Tuesday for a truce in Libya as the warring sides, with the support of their foreign backers mobilize near Sirte, the main oil region, and threaten an escalation.
“Libya is passing through a dangerous turn in the course of its conflict,” Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in a statement.
“The military option will not achieve victory for any side … and the military action will not bring peace or establish stability on the Libyan soil,” Gheit told an online emergency meeting called by Egypt to debate the latest developments in the North African country.
“The political solution is the only way to settle the Libyan crisis,” Gheit said.
A ceasefire will enable a re-engagement in the United Nations-brokered negotiations to reach an agreement between the rival parties in the war-torn country, Abul Gheit insisted.
Libya’s U.N. recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) had rejected Egypt’s invitation to the meeting, denouncing that calls for peace talks were made by backers of the eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar.
Earlier in the week, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called on the GNA to stop its counteroffensive against Haftar’s forces east of the capital, Tripoli, threatening military intervention and criticizing Turkish involvement in Libya.
Likewise, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he could understand the “legitimate concern” of el-Sisi.
“I don’t want in six months, or one year or two, to see that Libya is in the situation that Syria is in today,” Macron said, accusing Turkey of playing a “dangerous game” in Libya.
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy hit back saying Macron must have suffered an “eclipse of the mind” to oppose Ankara’s support of the GNA.
“The current troubles in Libya are caused by the attacks of putschist Haftar, whom [Macron] supports and who is a warlord who refused ceasefire accords in Moscow and Berlin,” Aksoy said, referring to international efforts to end the fighting in January.
Libya’s front lines have shifted rapidly in recent months as Ankara’s increased backing helped the GNA drive Haftar’s eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) from Tripoli and the northwest.
The LNA and the GNA are now preparing to battle for Sirte, and any further advance by the latter would give it the chance to take back control over Libya’s “oil crescent,” the region where most of the OPEC member’s energy is produced and exported.
Diplomats say a new battle for the town could still be avoided, particularly if Turkey and Russia can hash out an agreement.
Russia said Tuesday that it wanted a ceasefire in Libya and denied a UN report last month that said it had up to 1,200 mercenaries fighting in the country.
Libya descended into chaos in the wake of the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted and killed longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi. Thousands of people have been killed in sporadic fighting since 2014 between factions in the east and west.