veteranstoday--2020-06-08--WHO: Advice on the Use of Masks for COVID-19

Health Editor ’ s Note : WHO states that everyone should wear cloth masks in public and those at high risk ( immune disorder , cancer treatments , etc . )
should wear surgical masks when in crowded conditions or when unable to maintain physical distancing of at least 6 feet .
Whether or not masks are worn , continued hand washing , prevention of human to human contact , physical distancing , infection prevention and control should be used .
Do not touch your face without first thoroughly washing your hands with soap and water…..Carol Advice on the use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The use of masks is part of a comprehensive package of the prevention and control measures that can limit the spread of certain respiratory viral diseases , including COVID-19 .
Masks can be used either for protection of healthy persons ( worn to protect oneself when in contact with an infected individual ) or for source control ( worn by an infected individual to prevent onward transmission ) .
However , the use of a mask alone is insufficient to provide an adequate level of protection or source control , and other personal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adopted to suppress transmission of respiratory viruses .
Whether or not masks are used , compliance with hand hygiene , physical distancing and other infection prevention and control ( IPC ) measures are critical to prevent human-to human transmission of COVID-19 .
This document provides information and guidance on the use of masks in health care settings , for the general public , and during home care .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has developed specific guidance on IPC strategies for health care settings ( 2 ) , long-term care facilities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and home care ( 4 . )

Health Editor’s Note: WHO states that everyone should wear cloth masks in public and those at high risk (immune disorder, cancer treatments, etc.) should wear surgical masks when in crowded conditions or when unable to maintain physical distancing of at least 6 feet. Whether or not masks are worn, continued hand washing, prevention of human to human contact, physical distancing, infection prevention and control should be used. Do not touch your face without first thoroughly washing your hands with soap and water…..Carol
Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19
WHO
The use of masks is part of a comprehensive package of the prevention and control measures that can limit the spread of certain respiratory viral diseases, including COVID-19. Masks can be used either for protection of healthy persons (worn to protect oneself when in contact with an infected individual) or for source control (worn by an infected
individual to prevent onward transmission).
However, the use of a mask alone is insufficient to provide an adequate level of protection or source control, and other personal and community level measures should also be
adopted to suppress transmission of respiratory viruses. Whether or not masks are used, compliance with hand hygiene, physical distancing and other infection prevention
and control (IPC) measures are critical to prevent human-to human transmission of COVID-19. This document provides information and guidance on the use of masks in health care settings, for the general public, and during home care. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed specific guidance on IPC strategies for health care settings (2), long-term care facilities (LTCF) (3), and home care (4.) WHO document
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veteranstoday--2020-06-08--Hero: Man Shot Protecting Protesters from MAGA Maniac

Daily Beast : A man who drove his car into a crowd of protesters in Seattle on Sunday evening and @ @ @ @ @ the scene is reportedly in custody .
The sickening moment in which the man rammed @ @ @ @ @ leaving the car waving a gun was captured on video that has been shared widely @ @ @ @ @ say they transported a 27-year-old male with a gunshot wound from the scene and he @ @ @ @ @ .
People in the crowd said the victim , named online by a local journalist @ @ @ @ @ was a hero who was protecting others when he got shot .
Police said they @ @ @ @ @ ’ t believe there were any other victims .
The incident came as authorities sought @ @ @ @ @ greater scrutiny of police with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announcing an emergency order to require @ @ @ @ @ body cameras during demonstrations .
And in Milwaukee , a prominent local attorney and leader @ @ @ @ @ perp walked for assaulting ( spitting on ) a demonstrator :

Daily Beast: A man who drove his car into a crowd of protesters in Seattle on Sunday evening and shot someone as he fled the scene is reportedly in custody.
Here's an interview of the man who was shot.
The sickening moment in which the man rammed a crowd of protesters before leaving the car waving a gun was captured on video that has been shared widely online.
A right-wing terrorist drove into a crowd and shot at least one protestor in Seattle. (📹@SpookeeACAB) #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/fJUsi7VW3S — Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) June 8, 2020
Seattle Fire officials say they transported a 27-year-old male with a gunshot wound from the scene and he is in a stable condition. People in the crowd said the victim, named online by a local journalist as “Daniel,” was a hero who was protecting others when he got shot. Police said they recovered the gun and don’t believe there were any other victims.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and police Chief Carmen Best said Friday that tear gas wouldn’t be used during protests for at least 30 days except in life-threatening situations. Two days later: pic.twitter.com/nJtsfGuSGk — Paige Cornwell (@pgcornwell) June 8, 2020
The incident came as authorities sought to calm protesters by vowing greater scrutiny of police with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announcing an emergency order to require that police turn on their body cameras during demonstrations.
As other parts of the country start to withdraw cops because they clearly have zero self control, Seattle is doing this: pic.twitter.com/4ZM8z1A8cR — jordan (@JordanUhl) June 8, 2020
And in Milwaukee, a prominent local attorney and leader of the Jewish community is perp walked for assaulting (spitting on) a demonstrator:
cw/ assault, white woman spits on a young black man STEPHANIE RAPKIN IS A WHITE WOMAN WHO INTENTIONALLY USED HER CAR TO BLOCK A PEACEFUL PROTEST IN MILWAUKEE, WI AND THEN DECIDED TO SPIT ON A YOUNG BLACK PROTESTOR. SHE STARTS TO FAKE A HEART ATTACK NEAR THE END. pic.twitter.com/V7CMwM0UtF — ❗1312 (@tiredmoomin) June 7, 2020
Stephanie Rapkin was then arrested and forcibly removed from her home: pic.twitter.com/hb3PufU1xc — I’m tired, yall. 🥺🌹 (@PoetryNPapyrus) June 8, 2020
okay. owner of vehicle is Stephanie G Rapkin, who owns a law firm. 1001 W. Glen Oaks Lane
Mequon, WI 53092
414-243-3401
(Address & number of law firm) https://t.co/w0uUz1bl6K — tatiana! (@TatiMonet) June 7, 2020
https://www.thedailybeast.com/man-who-drove-car-into-seattle-protestors-and-shot-a-man-is-reportedly-in-custody?ref=home?ref=home


veteranstoday--2020-06-09--Monsters Among US: Ivanka, a Public Disservice Announcement

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veteranstoday--2020-06-09--NEO: Biothreat from the US on the Rise

NEO: Biothreat from the US on the Rise

As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate many nations of the world , the global community and media outlets have been increasingly focusing on questionable activities being carried out at biolabs financed by funds from the US Department of Defense budget .
There have already been a number of publications expressing concern about the collection of human specimens for research from members of various ethnic groups by the Pentagon .
The total budget for this program is supposedly $ 2 billion .
The key long-term aims of USA ’ s biological defense program are to “ counter and reduce the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , respond to , and recover from them if they happen ” in any given region .
These goals include monitoring all the research conducted on pathogens ; collecting biological specimens in countries of interest ( and then handing them over to the United States ) ; studying how susceptible certain ethnic groups are to various diseases and their responses to appropriate treatments , and conducting clinical trials of drugs in regions with ethnically diverse populations .
In order to reach these objectives , the United States has ensured the establishment of partner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the aforementioned countries , which encompass national , regional and local research laboratories , institutes of veterinary medicine as well as medical facilities .
USA ’ s National Security Strategy , unveiled in 2017 , stated that “ China and Russia challenge American power , influence , and interests , attempting to erode American security and prosperity ” .
Hence , it is not surprising that research on bio-threats is being actively conducted in partnership with the United States in the CIS ( Commonwealth of Independent States ) region .
In addition , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being established on the borders of Russia and China .
In this regard , the USA seems to be particularly interested in Central Asian nations , Ukraine and Eastern European countries .
It is particularly frightening that , in recent years , new US partner biological laboratories have reportedly been established in Kazakhstan , Azerbaijan , Armenia , Uzbekistan , Moldova and Ukraine ( altogether , there are several dozen facilities of this nature in 25 countries ) .
For example , in Ukraine , which appears to be under Washington ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the USA has purportedly opened a network of 15 secret biolabs .
Recently , Oleksandr Lazarev , a Ukrainian political scientist , told Ukrainian TV channel ZIK that these laboratories were conducting research on weaponizing viruses and could therefore jeopardize national security .
He added that 15 laboratories had been established in Ukraine since the so-called Orange Revolution in 2005 .
The political scientist pointed out that these facilities were funded by the US Department of Defense , which meant that their presence in the region was in line with USA ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Georgia as an example of facilities where questionable research was being carried out .
According to the Ukrainian expert , in 2008 , when the Georgian–Ossetian conflict occurred and there was a flare-up in tensions between the United States and Russia , the African swine fever virus ( ASFV ) spread from Georgia to Russia .
The political scientist said that numerous factors suggested that the pathogen came from the aforementioned biolabs in Georgia .
He also reminded the audience that ASFV then reached the territory of Ukraine , where it indiscriminately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that outbreaks of various dangerous diseases , which had occurred in different regions of Ukraine , were directly linked to the US partner biolabs in the country .
Many media outlets have reported about the work carried out at the Richard Lugar Public Health Research Center ( a US partner biolab in Alekseyevka , Tbilisi ) .
These news items have expressed concern about the legitimacy of US-funded activities in Georgia .
Secret experiments are being conducted at the facility .
Some research is even done on people , who are isolated in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most dangerous diseases .
Another region that the US Department of Defense is particularly interested in is Central Asia , where the US military and political leadership has decided to establish partner laboratories in Soviet-era facilities , called the “ anti-plague system ” .
In Kazakhstan , four out of nine regional research centers ( in Nur-Sultan , Otar and Oral ) have already been repaired and equipped with necessary instruments as part of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ’ s ( DARPA ) program .
In recent years , the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in partner biolabs in Uzbekistan , a country not far from Russia , China and Iran .
The Pentagon started increasing the reach of its secret biolabs within Uzbekistan since the end of 1990s , during the upheavals that followed the collapse of the USSR .
Hence , US experts from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency ( DTRA , a body within the US Department of Defense ) could have gained access to previously secret biological and chemical facilities in this nation .
The first National Reference Laboratory opened in 2007 in Tashkent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US Agency for International Development ( USAID ) .
In 2013 , two more began operations in Andijan and Fergana , and in 2016 , another laboratory opened in Urgench ( the Khorezm Regional Diagnostic Laboratory ) .
These facilities , as others in countries of the region , were built with the support of the DTRA of the US Department of Defense .
Currently , there are more than 10 laboratories aside from the one in Tashkent : in Andijan , Bukhara , Denau , Qarshi , Nukus ( the capital of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Samarkand and Fergana .
As this network of US partner biolabs continues to expand in Uzbekistan ( the most highly-populated Central Asian country ) , periodic outbreaks of unknown origins have occurred in the nation .
However , there is very little information about them at present .
For instance , in August 2011 , within 24 hours , 70 sick individuals were admitted to hospital in Yangiyul , a city not far from Tashkent .
In 2012 , an unknown disease spread in Uzbekistan and dozens of people died as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was an outbreak of chickenpox ( a dangerous disease especially for infants , caused by a virus ) .
It had a negative effect on the health of the population in the region and the country , and spread among individuals of working age .
Strangely , the rise in infections coincided with the opening of US partner facilities supposedly aimed at reducing the risk of biological threats .
It is , therefore , not surprising that there have been rising concerns among the public about the lack of transparency in these laboratories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US officials .
The United States has been increasing its sphere of influence in the bio defense sector by , first and foremost , expanding its network of partner biolabs and conducting more experiments of interest to the Pentagon .
As a result , the aforementioned countries are losing their ability to function independently in this particular field .
Fulfilling its objectives could allow the United States to subsequently use these biolabs for military purposes ; to ensure US servicemen are protected if they are deployed in the regions where the laboratories are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into pathogens that can affect ethnic groups in different ways .
Recently , Russia ’ s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Washington ’ s rejection of the protocol containing verification measures to strengthen the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development , Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological ( Biological ) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction was a cause for concern .
“ Tensions around the issue have escalated and Washington ’ s unwillingness to ensure the transparency of its military biological activities in various parts of the world raises questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and what the actual goals are , ” the official pointed out .

…by Vladimir Platov, Middle East expert, exclusively for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook”
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate many nations of the world, the global community and media outlets have been increasingly focusing on questionable activities being carried out at biolabs financed by funds from the US Department of Defense budget.
There have already been a number of publications expressing concern about the collection of human specimens for research from members of various ethnic groups by the Pentagon. The total budget for this program is supposedly $2 billion. The key long-term aims of USA’s biological defense program are to “counter and reduce the risk of biological threats and to prepare, respond to, and recover from them if they happen” in any given region.
These goals include monitoring all the research conducted on pathogens; collecting biological specimens in countries of interest (and then handing them over to the United States); studying how susceptible certain ethnic groups are to various diseases and their responses to appropriate treatments, and conducting clinical trials of drugs in regions with ethnically diverse populations.
In order to reach these objectives, the United States has ensured the establishment of partner alert and response systems for epidemics in the aforementioned countries, which encompass national, regional and local research laboratories, institutes of veterinary medicine as well as medical facilities.
USA’s National Security Strategy, unveiled in 2017, stated that “China and Russia challenge American power, influence, and interests, attempting to erode American security and prosperity”. Hence, it is not surprising that research on bio-threats is being actively conducted in partnership with the United States in the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) region.
In addition, a network of US partner biolabs is being established on the borders of Russia and China. In this regard, the USA seems to be particularly interested in Central Asian nations, Ukraine and Eastern European countries. It is particularly frightening that, in recent years, new US partner biological laboratories have reportedly been established in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Moldova and Ukraine (altogether, there are several dozen facilities of this nature in 25 countries).
For example, in Ukraine, which appears to be under Washington’s direct influence after the Maidan Revolution, the USA has purportedly opened a network of 15 secret biolabs. Recently, Oleksandr Lazarev, a Ukrainian political scientist, told Ukrainian TV channel ZIK that these laboratories were conducting research on weaponizing viruses and could therefore jeopardize national security.
He added that 15 laboratories had been established in Ukraine since the so-called Orange Revolution in 2005. The political scientist pointed out that these facilities were funded by the US Department of Defense, which meant that their presence in the region was in line with USA’s military objectives. Oleksandr Lazarev used biolabs in Georgia as an example of facilities where questionable research was being carried out.
According to the Ukrainian expert, in 2008, when the Georgian–Ossetian conflict occurred and there was a flare-up in tensions between the United States and Russia, the African swine fever virus (ASFV) spread from Georgia to Russia. The political scientist said that numerous factors suggested that the pathogen came from the aforementioned biolabs in Georgia.
He also reminded the audience that ASFV then reached the territory of Ukraine, where it indiscriminately killed livestock. Oleksandr Lazarev also opined that outbreaks of various dangerous diseases, which had occurred in different regions of Ukraine, were directly linked to the US partner biolabs in the country.
Many media outlets have reported about the work carried out at the Richard Lugar Public Health Research Center (a US partner biolab in Alekseyevka, Tbilisi). These news items have expressed concern about the legitimacy of US-funded activities in Georgia. Secret experiments are being conducted at the facility. Some research is even done on people, who are isolated in special units and subsequently infected with the most dangerous diseases.
Another region that the US Department of Defense is particularly interested in is Central Asia, where the US military and political leadership has decided to establish partner laboratories in Soviet-era facilities, called the “anti-plague system”. In Kazakhstan, four out of nine regional research centers (in Nur-Sultan, Otar and Oral) have already been repaired and equipped with necessary instruments as part of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) program.
In recent years, the United States has continued to ramp up its activities in partner biolabs in Uzbekistan, a country not far from Russia, China and Iran. The Pentagon started increasing the reach of its secret biolabs within Uzbekistan since the end of 1990s, during the upheavals that followed the collapse of the USSR.
Hence, US experts from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA, a body within the US Department of Defense) could have gained access to previously secret biological and chemical facilities in this nation. The first National Reference Laboratory opened in 2007 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
In 2013, two more began operations in Andijan and Fergana, and in 2016, another laboratory opened in Urgench (the Khorezm Regional Diagnostic Laboratory). These facilities, as others in countries of the region, were built with the support of the DTRA of the US Department of Defense.
Currently, there are more than 10 laboratories aside from the one in Tashkent: in Andijan, Bukhara, Denau, Qarshi, Nukus (the capital of the Republic of Karakalpakstan), Urgench, Samarkand and Fergana. As this network of US partner biolabs continues to expand in Uzbekistan (the most highly-populated Central Asian country), periodic outbreaks of unknown origins have occurred in the nation.
However, there is very little information about them at present. For instance, in August 2011, within 24 hours, 70 sick individuals were admitted to hospital in Yangiyul, a city not far from Tashkent. In 2012, an unknown disease spread in Uzbekistan and dozens of people died as a result. In spring 2017, there was an outbreak of chickenpox (a dangerous disease especially for infants, caused by a virus).
It had a negative effect on the health of the population in the region and the country, and spread among individuals of working age. Strangely, the rise in infections coincided with the opening of US partner facilities supposedly aimed at reducing the risk of biological threats. It is, therefore, not surprising that there have been rising concerns among the public about the lack of transparency in these laboratories and reporting practices used by them involving US officials.
The United States has been increasing its sphere of influence in the bio defense sector by, first and foremost, expanding its network of partner biolabs and conducting more experiments of interest to the Pentagon. As a result, the aforementioned countries are losing their ability to function independently in this particular field.
Fulfilling its objectives could allow the United States to subsequently use these biolabs for military purposes; to ensure US servicemen are protected if they are deployed in the regions where the laboratories are located, and to conduct in-depth research into pathogens that can affect ethnic groups in different ways.
Recently, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Washington’s rejection of the protocol containing verification measures to strengthen the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction was a cause for concern.
“Tensions around the issue have escalated and Washington’s unwillingness to ensure the transparency of its military biological activities in various parts of the world raises questions about what is really going on there and what the actual goals are,” the official pointed out.
Vladimir Platov, Middle East expert, exclusively for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook”.


veteranstoday--2020-06-10--Now: Largest Catalog of Human Genetic Diversity

• Researchers have created a massive catalog of human genome data , along with tools to understand it .
• Using DNA from over 140,000 people , they analyzed genomic variation , how variants affect gene function , and which may cause disease or serve as new drug targets .
The genome is the complete set of your DNA , including all of your genes .
The human genome was first decoded nearly two decades ago .
The genetic sequencing of thousands of genomes has allowed researchers to begin to understand how the human body is built and maintained .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ unique .
Not enough genomes have been sequenced to understand all the ways that genetic variation can contribute to disease .
To better understand the genetic diversity of the human genome , the Genome Aggregation Database ( gnomAD ) Consortium was formed over eight years ago to collect and study the genomes of people around the world .
The international gnomAD team of over 100 scientists released its first set of discoveries in a collection of seven papers published on May 27 , 2020 in Nature , Nature Communications , and Nature Medicine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by several NIH institutes ( see Funding section below for full list ) .
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Researchers have created a massive catalog of human genome data, along with tools to understand it.
Using DNA from over 140,000 people, they analyzed genomic variation, how variants affect gene function, and which may cause disease or serve as new drug targets.
The genome is the complete set of your DNA, including all of your genes. The human genome was first decoded nearly two decades ago. The genetic sequencing of thousands of genomes has allowed researchers to begin to understand how the human body is built and maintained.
But each person’s genome is unique. Not enough genomes have been sequenced to understand all the ways that genetic variation can contribute to disease. To better understand the genetic diversity of the human genome, the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) Consortium was formed over eight years ago to collect and study the genomes of people around the world.
The international gnomAD team of over 100 scientists released its first set of discoveries in a collection of seven papers published on May 27, 2020 in Nature, Nature Communications, and Nature Medicine. The work was funded in part by several NIH institutes (see Funding section below for full list).
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veteranstoday--2020-06-10--Horseshoe Crab Blood: Being Used to Find A Vaccine for Coronavirus

The Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine Runs on Horseshoe Crab Blood Humans owe a debt to the strange-looking , ancient horseshoe crab .
Its blue blood is used in medicine to ensure that anything that gets injected or implanted into the human body is free of potentially life-threatening bacterial contamination .
A special compound in the crab ’ s blood quickly clots in the presence of endotoxins , microbial byproducts that can be harmful , supplying a perfect natural test for purity .
In the race to find a COVID-19 vaccine , horseshoe crab blood is very important .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ annual blood harvest , and these ancient arthropods are also being threatened by pollution , overfishing and habitat loss due to sea level rise , reported Sarah Zhang in the Atlantic in 2018 .
Moreover , humans aren ’ t the only ones depending on the crabs ( which are actually more closely related to spiders than true crabs ) .
Migratory birds such as the threatened red knot are sustained by the blue-gray bunches of eggs the shelled creatures deposit by the thousands on beaches along the east coast of the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights groups , conservationists and a handful of companies have been pushing for the development and approval of synthetic alternatives to the milky-blue crab blood , reports James Gorman for the New York Times .
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The Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine Runs on Horseshoe Crab Blood
by Alex Fox/Smithsonianmag.com
Humans owe a debt to the strange-looking, ancient horseshoe crab. Its blue blood is used in medicine to ensure that anything that gets injected or implanted into the human body is free of potentially life-threatening bacterial contamination. A special compound in the crab’s blood quickly clots in the presence of endotoxins, microbial byproducts that can be harmful, supplying a perfect natural test for purity. In the race to find a COVID-19 vaccine, horseshoe crab blood is very important.
But an estimated 50,000 crabs die during the annual blood harvest, and these ancient arthropods are also being threatened by pollution, overfishing and habitat loss due to sea level rise, reported Sarah Zhang in the Atlantic in 2018. Moreover, humans aren’t the only ones depending on the crabs (which are actually more closely related to spiders than true crabs). Migratory birds such as the threatened red knot are sustained by the blue-gray bunches of eggs the shelled creatures deposit by the thousands on beaches along the east coast of the United States.
For these reasons, animal rights groups, conservationists and a handful of companies have been pushing for the development and approval of synthetic alternatives to the milky-blue crab blood, reports James Gorman for the New York Times.
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veteranstoday--2020-06-10--Trump overkill goes down in flames, National Guard being removed

[ Editor ’ s Note : This weekend the worm turned for Mr. Trump .
The DC protesters got more coordinated and disciplined , while the rest of the country circled the Trump regime to fire barrages of questions for justification of its illegal threats to push the military onto the streets of America ’ s cities , unrequested .
Successful protests took advantage of what seems to have been great weather all over the the country , while Black Lives Matter protests continued around the planet .
Last night saw a DC brownstone owner , Rahul Dubey on Swan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doors open for 70 protesters being pursued and beaten by police , giving them sanctuary .
They spent the night , getting some rest , and writing another chapter of the Washington , DC people standing up to the militarization of the city so Trump could play Caesar for a week .
The silver lining was a priceless exposure of the depth and breadth of Federal police forces spread like an octopus across the nation , where Texas prison guards were even flown in , despite having no training in dealing with civilian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the failure of their training , with examples of excessive force which included an Australian news team .
Their excuse was pitiful , that the news crew with a full sized TV camera was indistinguishable from the violent protesters .
It has been reported that Minneapolis has a city council majority ready to disband its police force , merging with and expanding the county department .
Mr. Trump will come back to work Monday morning to a changed world , and of course he will be oblivious to it and will continue playing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans risk their careers to save Trump ?
I don ’ t think so .
June 1 to June 7 is a week that Trump will remember for a long time .
Still left up in the air is can the Israelis do enough electronic vote flipping to save the day for him in November ?
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[ Editor’s Note: This weekend the worm turned for Mr. Trump. The DC protesters got more coordinated and disciplined, while the rest of the country circled the Trump regime to fire barrages of questions for justification of its illegal threats to push the military onto the streets of America’s cities, unrequested.
Successful protests took advantage of what seems to have been great weather all over the the country, while Black Lives Matter protests continued around the planet.
Last night saw a DC brownstone owner, Rahul Dubey on Swan Street near Logan Circle, throwing his doors open for 70 protesters being pursued and beaten by police, giving them sanctuary.
They spent the night, getting some rest, and writing another chapter of the Washington, DC people standing up to the militarization of the city so Trump could play Caesar for a week.
The silver lining was a priceless exposure of the depth and breadth of Federal police forces spread like an octopus across the nation, where Texas prison guards were even flown in, despite having no training in dealing with civilian disorder.
Even the Park Police revealed the failure of their training, with examples of excessive force which included an Australian news team. Their excuse was pitiful, that the news crew with a full sized TV camera was indistinguishable from the violent protesters.
It has been a long time coming, but I know. I know—change will come. pic.twitter.com/oBRVbtTruY — Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) June 5, 2020
It has been reported that Minneapolis has a city council majority ready to disband its police force, merging with and expanding the county department.
Mr. Trump will come back to work Monday morning to a changed world, and of course he will be oblivious to it and will continue playing the eternal goof ball. Will Congressional Republicans risk their careers to save Trump? I don’t think so.
June 1 to June 7 is a week that Trump will remember for a long time. Still left up in the air is can the Israelis do enough electronic vote flipping to save the day for him in November? … Jim W. Dean ]
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Demonstrations continued in the nation’s capital Sunday over police brutality and racism in the United States, with smaller rallies spreading into the District’s surrounding suburbs. The 10th consecutive day of protests near the White House began quietly, laced with a family-friendly vibe that included people taking selfies inside the city’s newly named “Black Lives Matter Plaza,” as well as singing and praying.


veteranstoday--2020-06-10--Largest Solar Flare in 4 Years: What Does This Mean?

The Sun Produced Its Biggest Solar Flare Since 2017 Last month , the massive , hot ball of glowing hydrogen and helium at the center of our solar system—otherwise known as our sun—released its largest solar flare since October 2017 .
Although it ’ s too early to know for certain , NASA says in a statement that this new activity might indicate that the sun is “ waking up ” from its cyclical slumber .
As Hannah Osbourne reports for Newsweek , activity on the sun ’ s surface increases and decreases according to a roughly 11-year cycle , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period known as the solar minimum , the sun has few sunspots and decreased surface activity ; during the solar maximum , on the other hand , sunspots and solar flares tend to be plentiful .
The last solar maximum peaked in 2014 , per Newsweek , so scientists expect the sun to reach its solar minimum soon , although it ’ s difficult to predict exactly when .
As Victoria Jaggard reported for Smithsonian magazine in 2014 , a solar flare is a burst of radiation that occurs when a magnetic energy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sun ’ s atmosphere , also known as its corona .
This extremely hot layer burns at more than one million degrees Celsius , Nicholas St. Fleur reported for the New York Times in 2017 .
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The Sun Produced Its Biggest Solar Flare Since 2017
by Nora McGreevy/Smithsonianmag.com
Last month, the massive, hot ball of glowing hydrogen and helium at the center of our solar system—otherwise known as our sun—released its largest solar flare since October 2017. Although it’s too early to know for certain, NASA says in a statement that this new activity might indicate that the sun is “waking up” from its cyclical slumber.
As Hannah Osbourne reports for Newsweek, activity on the sun’s surface increases and decreases according to a roughly 11-year cycle, although that can vary. During the period known as the solar minimum, the sun has few sunspots and decreased surface activity; during the solar maximum, on the other hand, sunspots and solar flares tend to be plentiful. The last solar maximum peaked in 2014, per Newsweek, so scientists expect the sun to reach its solar minimum soon, although it’s difficult to predict exactly when.
As Victoria Jaggard reported for Smithsonian magazine in 2014, a solar flare is a burst of radiation that occurs when a magnetic energy releases from the outermost part of the sun’s atmosphere, also known as its corona. This extremely hot layer burns at more than one million degrees Celsius, Nicholas St. Fleur reported for the New York Times in 2017. ….Read More:


veteranstoday--2020-06-10--Could a Blood Test Give A Prediction of Severity of COVID-19 Infection?

To ensure that people with coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) get the care they need , it would help if a simple blood test could predict early on which patients are most likely to progress to severe and life-threatening illness—and which are more likely to recover without much need for medical intervention .
Now , researchers have provided some of the first evidence that such a test might be possible .
This tantalizing possibility comes from a study reported recently in the journal Cell .
In this study , researchers took blood samples from people with mild to severe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proteins and metabolites [ 1 ] .
Their detailed analyses turned up hundreds of molecular changes in blood that differentiated milder COVID-19 symptoms from more severe illness .
What ’ s more , they found that they could train a computer to use the most informative of the proteins and predict the disease severity with a high degree of accuracy .
The findings come from the lab of Tiannan Guo , Westlake University , Zhejiang Province , China .
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First Molecular Profiles of Severe COVID-19 Infections
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To ensure that people with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) get the care they need, it would help if a simple blood test could predict early on which patients are most likely to progress to severe and life-threatening illness—and which are more likely to recover without much need for medical intervention. Now, researchers have provided some of the first evidence that such a test might be possible.
This tantalizing possibility comes from a study reported recently in the journal Cell. In this study, researchers took blood samples from people with mild to severe COVID-19 and analyzed them for nearly 2,000 proteins and metabolites [1]. Their detailed analyses turned up hundreds of molecular changes in blood that differentiated milder COVID-19 symptoms from more severe illness. What’s more, they found that they could train a computer to use the most informative of the proteins and predict the disease severity with a high degree of accuracy.
The findings come from the lab of Tiannan Guo, Westlake University, Zhejiang Province, China. His team recognized that, while we’ve learned a lot about the clinical symptoms of COVID-19 and the spread of the illness around the world, much less is known about the condition’s underlying molecular features…..read more:


veteranstoday--2020-06-09--NEO: Bio-threat from the US on the Rise

NEO: Bio-threat from the US on the Rise


veteranstoday--2020-06-10--VT Right Again: Floyd Murder Premeditated, Chauvin Knew Him Well, Was Protecting Police Citywide Sha

VT Right Again: Floyd Murder Premeditated, Chauvin Knew Him Well, Was Protecting Police Citywide Shakedown Operation

Chauvin ’ s murder an ambush by police , totally premeditated tied to Floyd interfering in Chaauvin ’ s club owners shakedown crew , the same crew he used to murder Floyd .
VT : VT knew from day one that the police and prosecutors were were lying about Chauvin and his real relationship with George Floyd .
As the world watched Chauvin murder Floyd , which was originally judged as justified… • Then Chauvin was arrested for 3rd degree manslaughter • Which is not 2nd degree • But , as we now have corroboration that Chauvin had reason to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apart .
• Now its first degree murder for all 4 officers but are they the only ones ?
• Why is Minneapolis trying to shut down its police ?
Are they running a massive shakedown ring with dozens of police acting as “ Murder Incorporated ” enforcers ?
Let ’ s look at the arrest and the store calling police because of an alleged counterfeit $ 20 .
No one can make a fake $ 20 , now that Jackson now looks like Mick Jagger and the bills have a magnetic strip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Secret Service called ?
Why would someone accept a fake bill , then call the police and , of all things , the counterfeiter was waiting in his car outside but for no imaginable reason .
Or was Floyd set up , asked to wait to meet someone , a meet set up by the storeowner ?
Instead of who he expected , trainload of crooked cops show up with his now established personal aenemy , Derek Chauvin and Floyd is executed on camera .
One witness has come forward but others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What you will hear on the video and read in the transcript below is what can be said , limiting accusations to Chauvin , who is already a “ dead man walking.
” The other 3 officers , with Chauvin , are only a small part of a department wide operation that has terrorized Minneapolis for decades .
From CBS News : CBS News : As mourners in Houston honor the life of George Floyd in Minneapolis , CBS News is learning new details from a nightclub coworker about alleged history between Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is charged in Floyd ’ s death .
According to a former coworker , not only did they know each other , but they had a history of friction .
Floyd and Chauvin both worked security at a nightclub at the same time .
Coworker David Pinney said the two men had a history .
“ It has a lot to do with Derek being extremely aggressive within the club with some of the patrons , which was an issue , ” Pinney explained .
The Floyd family says they believe what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal .
Their lawyer has called for Chauvin to be charged with first-degree murder , “ because we believe he knew who George Floyd was.
” “ Is there any doubt in your mind that Derek Chauvin knew George Floyd ?
” CBS News asked Pinney .
“ No .
He knew him , ” the coworker said .
“ How well did he know him ?
” CBS News asked .
Maya Santamaria , the owner of the now protest-torched club , described how Chauvin treated black patrons when she talked to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justice for All.
” Santamaria said she had been paying Chauvin , when he was off-duty , to sit in his squad car outside El Nuevo Rodeo for 17 years .
She said Floyd worked as a security guard inside the club frequently in the last year .
In particular , they both worked on Tuesday nights , when the club had a popular weekly dance competition .
“ Do you think Derek had a problem with black people ?
” CBS News asked .
“ I think he was afraid and intimidated @ @ @ @ @

Chauvin’s murder an ambush by police, totally premeditated tied to Floyd interfering in Chaauvin’s club owners shakedown crew, the same crew he used to murder Floyd.
VT: VT knew from day one that the police and prosecutors were lying about Chauvin and his real relationship with George Floyd. As the world watched Chauvin murder Floyd, which was originally judged as justified…
Then Chauvin was arrested for 3rd-degree manslaughter
Which is not 2nd degree
But, as we now have corroboration that Chauvin had reason to go after Floyd, it all comes apart.
Now it’s first-degree murder for all four officers but are they the only ones?
Why is Minneapolis trying to shut down its police? Are they running a massive shakedown ring with dozens of police acting as “Murder Incorporated” enforcers?
VT says “absolutely yes.”
Let’s look at the arrest and the store called police because of an alleged counterfeit $20.
No one can make a fake $20, now that Jackson now looks like Mick Jagger and the bills have a magnetic strip.
Where is the bill?
Was the Secret Service called?
Why would someone accept a fake bill, then call the police and, of all things, the counterfeiter was waiting in his car outside but for no imaginable reason?
Or was Floyd set up, asked to wait to meet someone, a meeting set up by the store owner?
Instead of who he expected, a carload of crooked cops show up with his now established personal enemy, Derek Chauvin, and Floyd is executed on camera.
One witness has come forward but others have tried and have been silenced. What you will hear on the video and read in the transcript below is what can be said, limiting accusations to Chauvin, who is already a “dead man walking.”
The other 3 officers, with Chauvin, are only a small part of a department-wide operation that has terrorized Minneapolis for decades.
From CBS News:
CBS News: As mourners in Houston honor the life of George Floyd in Minneapolis, CBS News is learning new details from a nightclub coworker about the alleged history between Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the former officer who is charged in Floyd’s death. According to a former coworker, not only did they know each other, but they had a history of friction.
Floyd and Chauvin both worked security at a nightclub at the same time. Coworker David Pinney said the two men had a history.
“They bumped heads,” Pinney said.
“How?” CBS News asked.
“It has a lot to do with Derek being extremely aggressive within the club with some of the patrons, which was an issue,” Pinney explained.
The Floyd family says they believe what happened on May 25 was in part personal. Their lawyer has called for Chauvin to be charged with first-degree murder, “because we believe he knew who George Floyd was.”
“Is there any doubt in your mind that Derek Chauvin knew George Floyd?” CBS News asked Pinney.
“No. He knew him,” the coworker said.
“How well did he know him?” CBS News asked.
“I would say pretty well,” Pinney replied.
Maya Santamaria, the owner of the now protest-torched club, described how Chauvin treated black patrons when she talked to CBS News for the upcoming special “Justice for All.”
Santamaria said she had been paying Chauvin, when he was off-duty, to sit in his squad car outside El Nuevo Rodeo for 17 years. She said Floyd worked as a security guard inside the club frequently in the last year. In particular, they both worked on Tuesday nights, when the club had a popular weekly dance competition.
“Do you think Derek had a problem with black people?” CBS News asked.
“I think he was afraid and intimidated,” Santamaria said.
“By black folks?” CBS News clarified.
“Yeah,” Santamaria confirmed.