veteranstoday--2020-05-27--COVID Made In a Lab! Ex-Skeptics Admit It Due to Accumulating Evidence

The dominant globalist ( anti-Trump ) wing of the mainstream media ( MSM ) continues to engage in a massive coverup and propaganda operation aimed at concealing the evidence that COVID-19 was made in a germ warfare lab .
If you get your news from NYT/WaPo/CNN/MSNBC/Telegraph/Guardian you would never even know about the lively scientific debate—which has recently been won by those arguing for the artificial origin of COVID .
Meanwhile the pseudo-nationalist pro-Trump wing is peddling another lie : That COVID was manufactured and unleashed , whether accidentally or deliberately , by the Chinese government .
The “ blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the accumulating scientific evidence proves COVID is a fabricated pandemic .
Both wings of the MSM are owned and operated by the same Western-based international banking cabal , the prime suspect in the coronavirus case .
The cabal ’ s motives—4G/5G war on China ( and Iran ) , depopulation and removal of “ useless eaters , ” debt liquidation , wealth-transfer to the super-rich—are all too obvious .
Bankster-owned Western media have blacked out the lively scientific and political debate about the coronavirus bioweapon .
But outside the 100 % -bankster-owned-and-operated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom to think and inquire .
Less than two months ago Jordanian stem cell researcher Dr. Adeeb Al-Zoubi appeared on the Arab world ’ s most popular current events TV show and argued against the hypothesis that COVID-19 was made in a lab .
Tuesday he returned to The Opposite Direction to explain why accumulating evidence , including recent studies in Hong Kong and Australia , has convinced him that he was wrong and that in fact COVID-19 must be the product of human manipulation .
He says other experts are likewise coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ view .
According to the show ’ s write-up : “ Scientific and medical experts around the world are debating the origin of the coronavirus : Was it natural or fabricated ?
Adeeb Al-Zoubi , director of the Arab Center for Stem Cells in Jordan , has reversed his earlier view that the virus is natural and spread without human intervention—a mistake based on the information available to him at the time .
He now says in the 5/26/2020 episode of the ‘ Opposite Direction ‘ program that , thanks to progress of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the virus did not emerge naturally , but rather due to human modification.
” Are we still allowed to have this kind of debate in the USA ?
Find out next Sunday , May 31 , at the interactive webinar : • Ron Unz , publisher/editor Unz Review–Our Coronavirus Catastrophe as Biowarfare Blowback ?
( Note : Unz Review , the world ’ s most-read alternative media outlet , was banned from Facebook and Google shortly after the publication of “ American Pravda : Our Coronavirus Catastrophe as Biowarfare Blowback ?
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the new 9/11-style false flag to stop China ’ s rise and advance Western bankster dictatorship .
• Barry Kissin , attorney at law , summarizes and advocates the most prominent ( Nature Medicine ) attempt to refute the bioweapon hypothesis .
He will also discuss what we can do about bioweapon labs .
• Meryl Nass , M.D .
argues that the Nature Medicine refutation is both specious and suspicious .
She will also talk about instances where bioweapons have been used in the past .
• Thomas Willcuts , attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubt the Nature Medicine “ refutation .
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By Kevin Barrett, VT Editor
The dominant globalist (anti-Trump) wing of the mainstream media (MSM) continues to engage in a massive coverup and propaganda operation aimed at concealing the evidence that COVID-19 was made in a germ warfare lab. If you get your news from NYT/WaPo/CNN/MSNBC/Telegraph/Guardian you would never even know about the lively scientific debate—which has recently been won by those arguing for the artificial origin of COVID.
Meanwhile the pseudo-nationalist pro-Trump wing is peddling another lie: That COVID was manufactured and unleashed, whether accidentally or deliberately, by the Chinese government. The “blame China” mighty Wurlitzer is playing ever-louder as the accumulating scientific evidence proves COVID is a fabricated pandemic.
Both wings of the MSM are owned and operated by the same Western-based international banking cabal, the prime suspect in the coronavirus case. The cabal’s motives—4G/5G war on China (and Iran), depopulation and removal of “useless eaters,” debt liquidation, wealth-transfer to the super-rich—are all too obvious.
Bankster-owned Western media have blacked out the lively scientific and political debate about the coronavirus bioweapon. But outside the 100%-bankster-owned-and-operated mentally-locked-down West, people are allowed more freedom to think and inquire.
Less than two months ago Jordanian stem cell researcher Dr. Adeeb Al-Zoubi appeared on the Arab world’s most popular current events TV show and argued against the hypothesis that COVID-19 was made in a lab. Tuesday he returned to The Opposite Direction to explain why accumulating evidence, including recent studies in Hong Kong and Australia, has convinced him that he was wrong and that in fact COVID-19 must be the product of human manipulation. He says other experts are likewise coming around to the “artificial origin” view. According to the show’s write-up:
“Scientific and medical experts around the world are debating the origin of the coronavirus: Was it natural or fabricated? Adeeb Al-Zoubi, director of the Arab Center for Stem Cells in Jordan, has reversed his earlier view that the virus is natural and spread without human intervention—a mistake based on the information available to him at the time. He now says in the 5/26/2020 episode of the ‘Opposite Direction‘ program that, thanks to progress of research on the coronavirus, he understands that the virus did not emerge naturally, but rather due to human modification.”
Are we still allowed to have this kind of debate in the USA? Find out next Sunday, May 31, at the interactive webinar:
Covid-19–A New 9/11 Style False Flag?
Schedule


veteranstoday--2020-05-27--Rewritten: Time Line for COVID-19 Beginnings In U.S.

New research rewrites history of when Covid-19 took off in the U.S. — and points to missed chances to stop it New research has poured cold water on the theory that the Covid-19 outbreak in Washington state — the country ’ s first — was triggered by the very first confirmed case of the infection in the country .
Instead , it suggests the person who ignited the first chain of sustained transmission in the United States probably returned to the country in mid-February , a month later .
The work adds to evidence that the United States missed opportunities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ root in this country — and that those opportunities persisted for longer than has been recognized up until now .
“ Our finding that the virus associated with the first known transmission network in the U.S. did not enter the country until mid-February is sobering , since it demonstrates that the window of opportunity to block sustained transmission of the virus stretched all the way until that point , ” the authors wrote in the paper .
The paper has been posted to a preprint server , meaning it has not yet been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The research was led by Michael Worobey , a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona .

New research rewrites history of when Covid-19 took off in the U.S. — and points to missed chances to stop it
By HELEN BRANSWELL @HelenBranswell
Stat News
New research has poured cold water on the theory that the Covid-19 outbreak in Washington state — the country’s first — was triggered by the very first confirmed case of the infection in the country. Instead, it suggests the person who ignited the first chain of sustained transmission in the United States probably returned to the country in mid-February, a month later.
The work adds to evidence that the United States missed opportunities to stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus from taking root in this country — and that those opportunities persisted for longer than has been recognized up until now.
“Our finding that the virus associated with the first known transmission network in the U.S. did not enter the country until mid-February is sobering, since it demonstrates that the window of opportunity to block sustained transmission of the virus stretched all the way until that point,” the authors wrote in the paper. The paper has been posted to a preprint server, meaning it has not yet been peer-reviewed or published in a journal.
The research was led by Michael Worobey, a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona.
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veteranstoday--2020-05-27--You May Not Have the Coronavirus Diagnosis: But Will Know Someone Who Has

Health Editor ’ s Note : This study gives a good picture of who is being infected with coronavirus and why….Carol Few U.S. adults say they ’ ve been diagnosed with coronavirus , but more than a quarter know someone who has Relatively few Americans say they have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or tested positive for coronavirus antibodies , but many more believe they may have been infected or say they personally know someone who has been diagnosed .
Only 2 % of U.S. adults say they have been officially diagnosed with COVID-19 by a health care provider , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And 2 % say they have taken a blood test that showed they have COVID-19 antibodies , an indication that they previously had the coronavirus .
But many more Americans ( 14 % ) say they are “ pretty sure ” they had COVID-19 , despite not getting an official diagnosis .
And nearly four-in-ten ( 38 % ) say they ’ ve taken their temperature to check if they might have the disease .
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Health Editor’s Note: This study gives a good picture of who is being infected with coronavirus and why….Carol
Few U.S. adults say they’ve been diagnosed with coronavirus, but more than a quarter know someone who has
BY COURTNEY JOHNSON, JOSHUA FERNO AND SCOTT KEETER/Pew Research
Relatively few Americans say they have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, but many more believe they may have been infected or say they personally know someone who has been diagnosed.
Only 2% of U.S. adults say they have been officially diagnosed with COVID-19 by a health care provider, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. And 2% say they have taken a blood test that showed they have COVID-19 antibodies, an indication that they previously had the coronavirus. But many more Americans (14%) say they are “pretty sure” they had COVID-19, despite not getting an official diagnosis. And nearly four-in-ten (38%) say they’ve taken their temperature to check if they might have the disease. Read More:
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veteranstoday--2020-05-28--Iran’s 4th Fuel Tanker Nears Venezuelan Waters

Iran ’ s fourth tanker full of gasoline has entered the Caribbean and is close to the Venezuelan territorial waters .
Venezuelan armed forces are due to escort the tanker , Faxon , en route to its destination , as in the case of its three predecessors .
The five-tanker Iranian-flagged flotilla is carrying up to 1.53 million barrels of gasoline and components to help the country ease an acute scarcity that has forced Venezuelans to wait for hours in lines at service stations .
As Faxon was navigating through the Caribbean Sea , the third vessel of the flotilla @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Palito refinery , where the first vessel , the Fortune , docked on Monday .
The second cargo , on the vessel Forest , has been discharging at the Cardon refinery since Tuesday .
As the Iranian tankers deliver their cargos one by one , the Venezuelan government has started preparations to distribute the imported fuel among desperate citizens stranded in long gas station queues .
The fifth and final Iranian vessel is also on its way through the Atlantic Ocean to deliver fuel to the country under US sanctions and opposition .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Donald Trump ’ s administration as saying earlier this month that the United States is considering measures it could take in response to Iran ’ s shipment of fuel to Venezuela .
On Saturday , President Rouhani said his country is always entitled to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity , and warned that if his country ’ s oil tankers in the Caribbean or anywhere in the world get into trouble by the Americans , Tehran will definitely retaliate .
“ Although some of the US measures have created unacceptable conditions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we will not be the initiator of tension and clash , ” Rouhani said in a phone call with the Qatari Emir , Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani .
Referring to the American moves in the Caribbean , he reiterated , “ If our oil tankers face problems in the Caribbean Sea or anywhere in the world by the Americans , they will face problems reciprocally.
” We see the conditions today more apt for cooperation , especially given the outbreak of this disease ; but the US continues its incorrect decisions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He made it clear , “ As before , we stress that the security of our region , particularly the marine security , is maintained by the regional countries and we have always announced that we are ready for cooperation with the neighboring countries.
” The Qatari Emir , for his part , underlined that the regional security should be maintained by the countries in the region and they should cooperate with each other to secure waterways in the region .
Hamad Al Thani also added that his country will try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri on Friday warned Washington of the dire repercussions of any hostile move against Iran ’ s interests , vowing that Tehran would not hesitate to strike back in case it is targeted by the US .
Bagheri noted Iran ’ s right to free shipment in the high seas , and stressed that the armed forces are constantly monitoring every small move of the enemies , including the adventurous , terrorist and antihuman American army in the region and faraway lands .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ give the US an appropriate response for any miscalculation against the national interests of Iran , ” the top commander stressed , in a stern warning to the US to avoid any hostile move aganst five Iranian tankers carrying fuel to Venezuela .
Venezuela ’ s defense minister said last Wednesday that planes and ships from the nation ’ s armed forces will escort Iranian tankers arriving with fuel to the gasoline-starved country to prevent any US aggression .
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said Venezuela ’ s navy and air force will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them through the nation ’ s maritime territory and into port .
He compared the fuel tankers to humanitarian aid that China and Russia have sent to help Venezuela combat the new coronavirus pandemic .
Meantime , Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami warned the US against any hostile move or trouble-making for the country ’ s oil tankers in international waters .
“ Troubling the oil tankers is a violation of international laws and security .
Both international organizations and countries which are sensitive to the laws and waterways ’ security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ act , ” General Hatami told reporters after a cabinet meeting in Tehran last Wednesday .
He described any possible US trouble-making for the Iranian tankers in the free waters as “ piracy ” .
“ Of course , our policy is fully clear and we have clearly announced that we will not tolerate any disturbance .
The Americans and others know that we certainly do not hesitate to react to any such move and if the disturbances increase and continue , they will certainly face a firm response , ” General Hatami @ @

Venezuelan armed forces are due to escort the tanker, Faxon, en route to its destination, as in the case of its three predecessors.
The five-tanker Iranian-flagged flotilla is carrying up to 1.53 million barrels of gasoline and components to help the country ease an acute scarcity that has forced Venezuelans to wait for hours in lines at service stations.
As Faxon was navigating through the Caribbean Sea, the third vessel of the flotilla, the Petunia, was approaching El Palito refinery, where the first vessel, the Fortune, docked on Monday.
The second cargo, on the vessel Forest, has been discharging at the Cardon refinery since Tuesday.
As the Iranian tankers deliver their cargos one by one, the Venezuelan government has started preparations to distribute the imported fuel among desperate citizens stranded in long gas station queues.
The fifth and final Iranian vessel is also on its way through the Atlantic Ocean to deliver fuel to the country under US sanctions and opposition.
Reuters had quoted a senior official in President Donald Trump’s administration as saying earlier this month that the United States is considering measures it could take in response to Iran’s shipment of fuel to Venezuela.
On Saturday, President Rouhani said his country is always entitled to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and warned that if his country’s oil tankers in the Caribbean or anywhere in the world get into trouble by the Americans, Tehran will definitely retaliate.
“Although some of the US measures have created unacceptable conditions in different parts of the world, we will not be the initiator of tension and clash,” Rouhani said in a phone call with the Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Referring to the American moves in the Caribbean, he reiterated, “If our oil tankers face problems in the Caribbean Sea or anywhere in the world by the Americans, they will face problems reciprocally.”
We see the conditions today more apt for cooperation, especially given the outbreak of this disease; but the US continues its incorrect decisions and inhumane behaviors, the president noted.
He made it clear, “As before, we stress that the security of our region, particularly the marine security, is maintained by the regional countries and we have always announced that we are ready for cooperation with the neighboring countries.”
The Qatari Emir, for his part, underlined that the regional security should be maintained by the countries in the region and they should cooperate with each other to secure waterways in the region.
Hamad Al Thani also added that his country will try to deescalate tension.
Also, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri on Friday warned Washington of the dire repercussions of any hostile move against Iran’s interests, vowing that Tehran would not hesitate to strike back in case it is targeted by the US.
Bagheri noted Iran’s right to free shipment in the high seas, and stressed that the armed forces are constantly monitoring every small move of the enemies, including the adventurous, terrorist and antihuman American army in the region and faraway lands.
“We stand firm and decided to give the US an appropriate response for any miscalculation against the national interests of Iran,” the top commander stressed, in a stern warning to the US to avoid any hostile move aganst five Iranian tankers carrying fuel to Venezuela.
Venezuela’s defense minister said last Wednesday that planes and ships from the nation’s armed forces will escort Iranian tankers arriving with fuel to the gasoline-starved country to prevent any US aggression.
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said Venezuela’s navy and air force will welcome the five Iranian tankers, seeing them through the nation’s maritime territory and into port.
He compared the fuel tankers to humanitarian aid that China and Russia have sent to help Venezuela combat the new coronavirus pandemic.
Meantime, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami warned the US against any hostile move or trouble-making for the country’s oil tankers in international waters.
“Troubling the oil tankers is a violation of international laws and security. Both international organizations and countries which are sensitive to the laws and waterways’ security should certainly show reaction to such an act,” General Hatami told reporters after a cabinet meeting in Tehran last Wednesday.
He described any possible US trouble-making for the Iranian tankers in the free waters as “piracy”.
“Of course, our policy is fully clear and we have clearly announced that we will not tolerate any disturbance. The Americans and others know that we certainly do not hesitate to react to any such move and if the disturbances increase and continue, they will certainly face a firm response,” General Hatami said.


veteranstoday--2020-05-28--US President Trump Threatens to Shut Down Social Media

US President Trump Threatens to Shut Down Social Media On Wednesday , just one day after Twitter started verifying the content of his messages , the U.S. President Donald Trump accused social media of silencing conservative voices and threatened to regulate or shut them down .
“ Republicans feel that social media platforms totally silence conservatives ’ voices .
We will strongly regulate or close them down before we can ever allow this to happen .
We saw what they attempted to do , and failed , in 2016 , ” Trump tweeted .
“ We can ’ t let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again .
Just like we can ’ t let large scale Mail-In Ballots take root in our country .
It would be a free for all on cheating , forgery , and the theft of Ballots .
Whoever cheated the most would win .
Likewise , social media .
Clean up your act , NOW !
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, ” he stressed .
On Tuesday , Twitter linked a Trump ’ s message disqualifying mail-in ballot with verified information which contradicts what he had posted .
This is a common procedure on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not previously applied it to the U.S. president .
The Republican politician posted a message in which he assured that mail-in ballot in the upcoming presidential elections would inevitably have fraudulent consequences and lead to rigged elections .
Trump was reacting to Governor Gavin Newsom ’ s decision to mail ballots to all registered voters in California as an exceptional measure in face of the COVID-19 pandemic .
Twitter is the most used social network by Trump , through which he communicates directly with his eighty million followers without going through the traditional @ @ @

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US President Trump Threatens to Shut Down Social Media
On Wednesday, just one day after Twitter started verifying the content of his messages, the U.S. President Donald Trump accused social media of silencing conservative voices and threatened to regulate or shut them down.
“Republicans feel that social media platforms totally silence conservatives’ voices. We will strongly regulate or close them down before we can ever allow this to happen. We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016,” Trump tweeted.
“We can’t let a more sophisticated version of that happen again. Just like we can’t let large scale Mail-In Ballots take root in our country. It would be a free for all on cheating, forgery, and the theft of Ballots. Whoever cheated the most would win. Likewise, social media. Clean up your act, NOW!!!!,” he stressed.
On Tuesday, Twitter linked a Trump’s message disqualifying mail-in ballot with verified information which contradicts what he had posted. This is a common procedure on Twitter, although this social network had not previously applied it to the U.S. president.
TICK TOCK.
WE NOW HAVE A TRUMP DEATH CLOCK: A ‘Trump Death Clock’ has been installed in Times Square to track U.S. COVID-19 deaths due to Trump’s inaction, deadly medical advice, disinformation, and lies. pic.twitter.com/bkmusVXuCI 02#FBR — Tomthunkit™ (@TomthunkitsMind) May 27, 2020
The Republican politician posted a message in which he assured that mail-in ballot in the upcoming presidential elections would inevitably have fraudulent consequences and lead to rigged elections.
Trump was reacting to Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to mail ballots to all registered voters in California as an exceptional measure in face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Twitter is the most used social network by Trump, through which he communicates directly with his eighty million followers without going through the traditional media filter.


veteranstoday--2020-05-28--Trump Silent on George Floyd’s Killing, Biden Demands a Probe

U.S. President Donald Trump has not said a single word about the killing on Monday of Black citizen George Floyd , who died after pleading that he couldn ’ t breathe while a white police officer held him down with a knee on his neck .
Though almost two days have passed since video footage emerged Tuesday showing Floyd imploring for his life as a policeman knelt on his neck , Trump has yet to make any comment .
Yet , while ignoring the killing , the president found time Wednesday to tweet about his “ Obamagate ” conspiracy theory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his false attack on vote-by-mail .
For his part , presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has joined with those demanding a “ thorough ” federal investigation into the incident that has sparked large protests and nationwide calls for justice .
“ George Floyd deserved better and his family deserves justice .
His life mattered , ” Biden tweeted late Tuesday as demonstrators were tear-gassed by police in the streets of Minneapolis .
“ I ’ m grateful for the swift action in Minneapolis to fire the officers involved—they must be held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FBI should conduct a thorough investigation.
” Biden ’ s demand for a federal investigation into Floyd ’ s killing followed similar calls from civil rights groups and members of Congress .
Executive director of the ACLU of Minnesota , John Gordon , said in a statement Tuesday that the “ horrific video ” of Floyd ’ s killing “ underscores the immediate need for a thorough , fair , and transparent investigation ” into his death .
“ The community needs a comprehensive review and the reform of police practices and policies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers involved—not just the perpetrator , but also those who stood by and did nothing—must be held accountable .
”

U.S. President Donald Trump has not said a single word about the killing on Monday of Black citizen George Floyd, who died after pleading that he couldn’t breathe while a white police officer held him down with a knee on his neck.
Though almost two days have passed since video footage emerged Tuesday showing Floyd imploring for his life as a policeman knelt on his neck, Trump has yet to make any comment.
Yet, while ignoring the killing, the president found time Wednesday to tweet about his “Obamagate” conspiracy theory and Twitter’s decision to fact-check his false attack on vote-by-mail.
For his part, presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has joined with those demanding a “thorough” federal investigation into the incident that has sparked large protests and nationwide calls for justice.
“George Floyd deserved better and his family deserves justice. His life mattered,” Biden tweeted late Tuesday as demonstrators were tear-gassed by police in the streets of Minneapolis. “I’m grateful for the swift action in Minneapolis to fire the officers involved—they must be held responsible for their egregious actions. The FBI should conduct a thorough investigation.”
Twitter has now shown that everything we have been saying about them (and their other compatriots) is correct. Big action to follow! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
Biden’s demand for a federal investigation into Floyd’s killing followed similar calls from civil rights groups and members of Congress.
Executive director of the ACLU of Minnesota, John Gordon, said in a statement Tuesday that the “horrific video” of Floyd’s killing “underscores the immediate need for a thorough, fair, and transparent investigation” into his death.
“The community needs a comprehensive review and the reform of police practices and policies,” Gordon said. “The officers involved—not just the perpetrator, but also those who stood by and did nothing—must be held accountable.”


veteranstoday--2020-05-28--Wisconsin Primary Led to Rise in Infections and Deaths, Over Voter Suppression by GOP

The world is on edge at the prospect of a resurgent wave of infections .
Models and speculation are rife , but facts remain scarce , which is why the events in Wisconsin on April 7 , and their eventual impact , are so important .
As COVID-19 advanced across the globe , most countries reacted by instituting shelter-in-place and lock-down strategies .
As those curbs now begin to ease , the world is on edge at the prospect of a resurgent wave of infections .
Models and speculation are rife , but facts remain scarce .
Which is why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and their eventual impact , are so important .
On that day , citizens who wished to exercise their right to vote in the state ’ s political primary were forced to go in person to the polls .
Strong opposition and a series of court rulings had foreclosed earlier hopes for conducting the primary entirely by mail .
In hindsight , the events in Wisconsin clearly demonstrate the outcome of a deliberate one-day easing of social distancing practices—and this grim picture may be worth more than a thousand words of speculation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ graphical analysis of Wisconsin ’ s COVID-19 daily confirmed new cases and death counts show a clear surge in both , with lags characteristic of the independently measured course of the Coronavirus .
The deadly cycle typically takes between twenty-two and twenty-six days from the first signs of infection , to hospitalization , through the intensive care unit , and too often , to death .
As Figure 1 , based on data from the Wisconsin Department of Health [ 1 ] , reveals , a cascade of new cases in the period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apparent .
The grey circle markers show the daily count of new confirmed COVID-19 infections in Wisconsin by date .
The blue line is a smoothed average of the new case count that highlights trends over time .
Figure 2 offers more detail on this surge .
It shows daily estimates of the COVID-19 “ effective ” reproductive number ( R ) , which is the virus ’ s transmission rate , on any given date .
[ 2 ] Put simply , R is the number of people a single COVID-19-positive patient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If R is greater than one ( represented in red ) , the virus is spreading exponentially .
If R is less than one ( represented in grey ) , it is being suppressed .
This measure reflects the effectiveness ( or lack thereof ) of any social distancing , sheltering , or other abatement measures on the growth or suppression of the virus .
Figure 2 above shows a measurable resurgence of the virus within six days of the in-person April 7 , 2020 primary election vote .
This surge is tightly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ independently measured and published incubation period of COVID-19 ( marked by the vertical black dashed lines ) .
The pattern is repeated within fourteen days and again at 22 days after the election , consistent with the people first infected on the 7th going on to infect subsequent sets of people , with additional new generations of infected each 5-7 days .
Only after the third surge of infections , three weeks after the election , do the distancing and sheltering orders finally resume dampening the resurgence of the virus .
A similar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court ’ s action to strike down the Wisconsin governor ’ s stay-at-home orders on May 6 , with cases now , once again , resurgent .
Figure 3 below depicts the daily count of new confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin by date [ 3 ] , smoothed to display a 7-day moving average to highlight trends .
Here again , surges in the number of deaths occur at intervals consistent with usual course of COVID-19 treatment and mortality .
The COVID-19 median time interval from infection to symptoms ( or serial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] and then from symptom development to death is 16.9–19.2 days .
[ 5 ] , [ 6 ] Using this data independently sampled from Wuhan , Lombardy , and NY , patient deaths from those infected on April 7 would be expected to peak exactly within the grey-shaded time intervals .
[ 1 ] Daily New Case data is from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services , https : //www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/outbreaks/index.htm ; accessed May 23 , 2020 .
[ 2 ] The real-time R estimates were calculated through Bayesian statistical analysis of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cases per Day .
Uncertainty in the measure is reflected by the grey-shaded area that spans the 90 % confidence interval of the R estimate .
( In other words , there is a 90 % chance that the actual R is within the grey-shaded area , with the most likely value at the red/grey markers ) .
[ 3 ] Daily death count data was sourced from Johns Hopkins CSSE , https : //systems.jhu.edu/research/public-health/ncov/ , and updated May 22 , 2020 .
[ 5 ] Yang X , Yu Y , Xu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Liu H , et al .
Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan , China : a single-centered , retrospective , observational study .
Lancet Respir Med .
2020 ; S2213-2600 ( 20 ) 30079-5 https : //www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600 ( 20 ) 30079-5/fulltext [ 6 ] Verity R , Okell L , Dorigatti I , Winskill P , Whittaker C , Imai N , et al .
Estimates of the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 : a model-based analysis .
The Lancet March 30 , 2020. https @ @ @ @ @ @

https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/covid-19-cases-and-deaths-surge-the-impact-of-wisconsins-in-person-primary-vote
The world is on edge at the prospect of a resurgent wave of infections. Models and speculation are rife, but facts remain scarce, which is why the events in Wisconsin on April 7, and their eventual impact, are so important.
As COVID-19 advanced across the globe, most countries reacted by instituting shelter-in-place and lock-down strategies. As those curbs now begin to ease, the world is on edge at the prospect of a resurgent wave of infections. Models and speculation are rife, but facts remain scarce.
Which is why the events in Wisconsin on April 7, and their eventual impact, are so important.
On that day, citizens who wished to exercise their right to vote in the state’s political primary were forced to go in person to the polls. Strong opposition and a series of court rulings had foreclosed earlier hopes for conducting the primary entirely by mail. In hindsight, the events in Wisconsin clearly demonstrate the outcome of a deliberate one-day easing of social distancing practices—and this grim picture may be worth more than a thousand words of speculation and modeling.
A straightforward statistical and graphical analysis of Wisconsin’s COVID-19 daily confirmed new cases and death counts show a clear surge in both, with lags characteristic of the independently measured course of the Coronavirus. The deadly cycle typically takes between twenty-two and twenty-six days from the first signs of infection, to hospitalization, through the intensive care unit, and too often, to death.
As Figure 1, based on data from the Wisconsin Department of Health[1], reveals, a cascade of new cases in the period following the April 7 in-person election is apparent. The grey circle markers show the daily count of new confirmed COVID-19 infections in Wisconsin by date. The blue line is a smoothed average of the new case count that highlights trends over time.
Figure 1
Source: Wisconsin State Department of Health data.
Figure 2 offers more detail on this surge. It shows daily estimates of the COVID-19 “effective” reproductive number (R t ), which is the virus’s transmission rate, on any given date.[2] Put simply, R t is the number of people a single COVID-19-positive patient would likely infect on that date. If R t is greater than one (represented in red), the virus is spreading exponentially. If R t is less than one (represented in grey), it is being suppressed. This measure reflects the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of any social distancing, sheltering, or other abatement measures on the growth or suppression of the virus.
Figure 2
Source: See text
Figure 2 above shows a measurable resurgence of the virus within six days of the in-person April 7, 2020 primary election vote. This surge is tightly synchronized with the expected up-tick from the independently measured and published incubation period of COVID-19 (marked by the vertical black dashed lines). The pattern is repeated within fourteen days and again at 22 days after the election, consistent with the people first infected on the 7th going on to infect subsequent sets of people, with additional new generations of infected each 5-7 days. Only after the third surge of infections, three weeks after the election, do the distancing and sheltering orders finally resume dampening the resurgence of the virus. A similar pattern can be seen following the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s action to strike down the Wisconsin governor’s stay-at-home orders on May 6, with cases now, once again, resurgent.
Figure 3 below depicts the daily count of new confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin by date[3], smoothed to display a 7-day moving average to highlight trends. Here again, surges in the number of deaths occur at intervals consistent with usual course of COVID-19 treatment and mortality. The COVID-19 median time interval from infection to symptoms (or serial interval) is 5-7 days[4] and then from symptom development to death is 16.9–19.2 days.[5],[6] Using this data independently sampled from Wuhan, Lombardy, and NY, patient deaths from those infected on April 7 would be expected to peak exactly within the grey-shaded time intervals.
Figure 3
References and Notes
[1] Daily New Case data is from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/outbreaks/index.htm; accessed May 23, 2020.
[2] The real-time R t estimates were calculated through Bayesian statistical analysis of the data in Figure 1: WI New Cases per Day. Uncertainty in the measure is reflected by the grey-shaded area that spans the 90% confidence interval of the R t estimate. (In other words, there is a 90% chance that the actual R t is within the grey-shaded area, with the most likely value at the red/grey markers).
[3] Daily death count data was sourced from Johns Hopkins CSSE, https://systems.jhu.edu/research/public-health/ncov/, and updated May 22, 2020.
[4] Du Z, Xu X, Wu Y, Wang L, Cowling BJ, Meyers L. Serial Interval of COVID-19 among Publicly Reported Confirmed Cases. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020;26(6):1341-1343. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2606.200357
[5] Yang X, Yu Y, Xu J, Shu H, Xia J, Liu H, et al. Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study. Lancet Respir Med. 2020;S2213-2600(20)30079-5 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30079-5/fulltext
[6] Verity R, Okell L, Dorigatti I, Winskill P, Whittaker C, Imai N, et al. Estimates of the severity of coronavirus disease 2019: a model-based analysis. The Lancet March 30, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30243-7


veteranstoday--2020-05-28--Trump Mourns 100,000 Dead …Not So Much

Trump Mourns 100,000 Dead …Not So Much

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veteranstoday--2020-05-28--Check Junk Mail: It Could Hold Your Stimulus Payment

Check your junk mail — 4 million Americans are getting their stimulus payments as prepaid debit cards , not checks Don ’ t throw away your junk mail — or you might throw away your stimulus payment .
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service began sending out Economic Impact Payments as prepaid debit cards last week .
So almost 4 million Americans still waiting for their cut of the $ 2.2 trillion CARES Act can expect to get their stimulus money in the form of an EIP Card , as opposed to a paper check .
Problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % cards are being issued by MetaBank ( the Treasury ’ s financial agent ) and delivered in plain envelopes from Money Network Cardholder Services — neither of which are familiar names for many folks .
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Check your junk mail — 4 million Americans are getting their stimulus payments as prepaid debit cards, not checks
by Nicole Lyn Pesce/Market Watch
Don’t throw away your junk mail — or you might throw away your stimulus payment.
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service began sending out Economic Impact Payments as prepaid debit cards last week. So almost 4 million Americans still waiting for their cut of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act can expect to get their stimulus money in the form of an EIP Card, as opposed to a paper check.
Problem is, these Visa VISA, +1.89% cards are being issued by MetaBank (the Treasury’s financial agent) and delivered in plain envelopes from Money Network Cardholder Services — neither of which are familiar names for many folks. So reports of people mistaking these for pre-approved credit-card junk mail or scams have been popping up across the country. And in some cases, people have even thrown away the debit cards containing their long-awaited stimulus money before they realized their mistake. Read More:
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The Hydroxychloroquine Saga

“ I ’ ll Send You the Contact ” : Documents Expose FDA Commissioner ’ s Personal Interventions on Behalf of Trump ’ s Favorite Chloroquine Doctor It was Sunday , April 5 , and Dr. Stephen Hahn , the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , faced a world of problems .
Less than two months after the first American death from COVID-19 , the U.S. health care system was under siege , with more than 300,000 confirmed cases of the new disease—the most of any nation in the world—and almost 10,000 deaths .
Hahn was under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had approved , and angry members of Congress were demanding that his agency prevent the hoarding of an old malaria drug called hydroxychloroquine , which President Trump was hyping without evidence as a miracle cure .
Nevertheless , Dr. Hahn found time that afternoon to carry out an unusual mission .
He contacted an obscure family practitioner in Monroe , New York , with whom he had never before been in touch , to ask if the doctor had “ time for a quick call.
” Once on the phone with Dr. Vladimir @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How could he—the commissioner of a federal health agency with a $ 5.7 billion annual budget and the responsibility to safeguard the nation ’ s drugs , medical devices , and food supply—be of help ?
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“I’ll Send You the Contact”: Documents Expose FDA Commissioner’s Personal Interventions on Behalf of Trump’s Favorite Chloroquine Doctor
by Katherine Eban/Vanity Fair
It was Sunday, April 5, and Dr. Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, faced a world of problems. Less than two months after the first American death from COVID-19, the U.S. health care system was under siege, with more than 300,000 confirmed cases of the new disease—the most of any nation in the world—and almost 10,000 deaths. Hahn was under fire over faulty test kits the FDA had approved, and angry members of Congress were demanding that his agency prevent the hoarding of an old malaria drug called hydroxychloroquine, which President Trump was hyping without evidence as a miracle cure.
Nevertheless, Dr. Hahn found time that afternoon to carry out an unusual mission. He contacted an obscure family practitioner in Monroe, New York, with whom he had never before been in touch, to ask if the doctor had “time for a quick call.” Once on the phone with Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, Hahn posed a question: How could he—the commissioner of a federal health agency with a $5.7 billion annual budget and the responsibility to safeguard the nation’s drugs, medical devices, and food supply—be of help?
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veteranstoday--2020-05-28--Can Blood Plasma From COVID-19 Survivors Save Others?

Can plasma from COVID-19 survivors help save others ?
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On 13 March , with the COVID-19 pandemic exploding and drugs elusive , Arturo Casadevall published what he considers “ maybe the most important paper ” of his long career .
In , the infectious disease specialist at Johns Hopkins University and Liise-anne Pirofski of Albert Einstein College of Medicine argued that one effective treatment might already be at hand : the blood plasma of people who have recovered from the disease , rich in antibodies against the virus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ other infections , the duo pointed out , and the infrastructure for collecting and administering plasma exists .
The risks are known and comparatively low .
“ We recommend that institutions … begin preparations as soon as possible , ” they wrote .
“ Time is of the essence.
” Ten weeks later , more than 16,000 patients at hundreds of U.S. hospitals have received the experimental therapy , and hope that it works could soon give way to evidence .
A study of patients treated with serum at Mount Sinai Hospital in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preprint on 22 May , offers hints it may , as do other small studies elsewhere .
But randomized controlled clinical trials ( RCTs ) that will give more definitive answers are still underway .
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Can plasma from COVID-19 survivors help save others?
by Kai Kupferschmidt/Science
Science ’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center.
On 13 March, with the COVID-19 pandemic exploding and drugs elusive, Arturo Casadevall published what he considers “maybe the most important paper” of his long career. In The Journal of Clinical Investigation , the infectious disease specialist at Johns Hopkins University and Liise-anne Pirofski of Albert Einstein College of Medicine argued that one effective treatment might already be at hand: the blood plasma of people who have recovered from the disease, rich in antibodies against the virus. The strategy seems to have worked in other infections, the duo pointed out, and the infrastructure for collecting and administering plasma exists. The risks are known and comparatively low. “We recommend that institutions … begin preparations as soon as possible,” they wrote. “Time is of the essence.”
Ten weeks later, more than 16,000 patients at hundreds of U.S. hospitals have received the experimental therapy, and hope that it works could soon give way to evidence. A study of patients treated with serum at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, published as a preprint on 22 May, offers hints it may, as do other small studies elsewhere. But randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) that will give more definitive answers are still underway.
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veteranstoday--2020-05-28--Buenos Aires Slums Shut Down After Positive Coronavirus Tests

Health Editor ’ s Note : Of course the slums , were people have inadequate nutrition , medical care , and are living in very close physical conditions , would become a hotspot for positive cases of COVID-19 .
It is okay to isolate but only after supplying whatever the citizens need to survive ; food , clean water , sanitary measures , improved living conditions , medical care , and whatever they do not have now .
To do anything less would be like barricading them in a burning building and leaving them to die because the might escape @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cordons off virus-hit slum as critics decry ‘ ghettoes for poor people Security forces in Argentina have cordoned off one of the country ’ s poorest slums , preventing inhabitants from entering or leaving the neighbourhood after a surge of coronavirus cases .
Police officers erected barriers at the entrance to Villa Azul on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Monday after widespread testing was launched in poorer districts .
By Wednesday , 174 of 301 tests carried out in Villa Azul had come back positive , and officials expressed concern that if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighbourhood were allowed to move freely , they could spread the virus to other areas nearby .
“ This is worse than a nuclear explosion , ” said Sergio Berni , the security minister for Buenos Aires , on Wednesday .
“ At least you can measure radioactivity in real time .
With this [ virus ] , it ’ s 14 days late.
” But the move was criticized by local activists and even members of Argentina ’ s leftwing government .
“ It looks like we are creating ghettoes for poor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for social development , Daniel Menéndez .
Daniel Gollán , health minister of Buenos Aires province , dismissed the charge .
“ We are working with the neighbourhood organisations , first to cut off the chain of contagion , and second to prevent people from leaving or entering because …read more :

Health Editor’s Note: Of course the slums, were people have inadequate nutrition, medical care, and are living in very close physical conditions, would become a hotspot for positive cases of COVID-19. It is okay to isolate but only after supplying whatever the citizens need to survive; food, clean water, sanitary measures, improved living conditions, medical care, and whatever they do not have now. To do anything less would be like barricading them in a burning building and leaving them to die because the might escape and bring the fire with them…..Carol
Argentina cordons off virus-hit slum as critics decry ‘ghettoes for poor people
The Guardian
Security forces in Argentina have cordoned off one of the country’s poorest slums, preventing inhabitants from entering or leaving the neighbourhood after a surge of coronavirus cases.
Police officers erected barriers at the entrance to Villa Azul on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Monday after widespread testing was launched in poorer districts. By Wednesday, 174 of 301 tests carried out in Villa Azul had come back positive, and officials expressed concern that if the 4,000 or so inhabitants of the neighbourhood were allowed to move freely, they could spread the virus to other areas nearby. “This is worse than a nuclear explosion,” said Sergio Berni, the security minister for
Buenos Aires, on Wednesday. “At least you can measure radioactivity in real time. With this [virus], it’s 14 days late.” But the move was criticized by local activists and even members of Argentina’s leftwing government. “It looks like we are creating ghettoes for poor people,” said a junior minister for social development, Daniel Menéndez. Daniel Gollán, health minister of Buenos Aires province, dismissed the charge. “We are working with the neighbourhood organisations, first to cut off the chain of contagion, and second to prevent people from leaving or entering because …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--2020-05-29--The Great Koala Rescue Operation

The Great Koala Rescue Operation

I arrived on Kangaroo Island bracing myself for the sight of acres of blackened trees and white ash , but I had not expected the parasitic bright green vines wrapped around almost every charred trunk , glowing phosphorescent in the sunlight .
This was no parasite , I learned .
It was epicormic growth , bursting directly from the burnt trunks themselves , a desperate bid for photosynthesis in the absence of a leaf canopy .
The growth looks nothing like a eucalyptus tree ’ s normal adult leaves .
It ’ s soft and waxy , with rounded edges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it blooms from cracks in the trunks or right from the tree ’ s base , rather than along the branches where leaves typically grow .
It is beautiful , and also very strange , in keeping with the surreal phenomena that became almost commonplace over this past apocalyptic Australian summer , even before the coronavirus pandemic further upended life as we know it .
A few weeks earlier , in Sydney , I ’ d watched red-brown rain fall to the ground after rain clouds collided with ash in a smoke-filled sky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kangaroo Island , burnt blue gum trees foamed mysteriously , as if soap suds had been sprayed over them .
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veteranstoday--2020-05-29--CDC: Funeral Guidance for Families of COVID-19 Dead

Grieving the loss of a loved one during the fear and anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic can be overwhelming .
It may be difficult for people to make decisions about how to safely grieve and honor their loved one .
This guidance is for individuals and families as they work with funeral directors , community and religious leaders , and others to plan and hold funeral services and visitations during the COVID-19 pandemic .
In some situations , many people have become sick with COVID-19 after attending a funeral service .
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in communities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way funerals , visitations , and memorials to the deceased are held .
This guidance provides strategies to protect yourself and others when you are grieving the loss of a loved one , supporting each other , making funeral arrangements , and participating in funeral services and visitations .
Some examples include : • Using technology to connect virtually with family and friends during the grieving process .
• Considering modified funeral arrangements , such as limiting attendance at funerals held during shortly after the time of death to a small number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then holding additional memorial services when social distancing guidelines are less restrictive .
• Practicing social distancing by maintaining at least 6 feet between attendees , facility staff , and clergy or officiants when small , in-person services are held .
• Considering modifications to funeral rites and rituals ( for example , avoid touching the deceased person ’ s body or personal belongings or other ceremonial objects ) to make sure of everyone ’ s safety .
• Wearing cloth face coverings while around others and outside of your home .
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veteranstoday--2020-05-29--Awesome Ancient Roman Mosaic Floor Unearthed

Archaeologists conducting excavations at a vineyard in northern Italy have unearthed a well-preserved mosaic floor thought to date to the third century A.D. , reports Angela Giuffrida for the Guardian .
The swath of multi-colored , intricately patterned tiles once formed part of the foundation of a Roman villa .
Officials first discovered traces of the ancient residence in a hilly area above the town of Negrar di Valpolicella , near Verona , in 1922 .
But it took nearly a century for researchers to return to the site , according to Camilla Madinelli of local newspaper L ’ Arena @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Archaeology , Fine Arts and Landscape of Verona started digging in the area last summer but had to pause work amid the COVID-19 pandemic .
Just one week after resuming excavations , the archaeologists found the mosaics beneath a row of vines , reports the Guardian .
“ After countless decades of failed attempts , part of the floor and foundations of the Roman villa located north of Verona , discovered by scholars a century ago , has finally been brought to light , ” local authorities note in a statement .
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Ancient Roman Mosaic Floor Unearthed Beneath Italian Vineyard
by Nora McGreevey/Smithsonianmag.com
Archaeologists conducting excavations at a vineyard in northern Italy have unearthed a well-preserved mosaic floor thought to date to the third century A.D., reports Angela Giuffrida for the Guardian. The swath of multi-colored, intricately patterned tiles once formed part of the foundation of a Roman villa.
Officials first discovered traces of the ancient residence in a hilly area above the town of Negrar di Valpolicella, near Verona, in 1922. But it took nearly a century for researchers to return to the site, according to Camilla Madinelli of local newspaper L’Arena. A team from the Superintendent of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape of Verona started digging in the area last summer but had to pause work amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Just one week after resuming excavations, the archaeologists found the mosaics beneath a row of vines, reports the Guardian.
“After countless decades of failed attempts, part of the floor and foundations of the Roman villa located north of Verona, discovered by scholars a century ago, has finally been brought to light,” local authorities note in a statement.
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veteranstoday--2020-05-29--Twitter hides Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’ and a Nazi takeover of Minnesota (again)

Twitter has hidden one of President Donald Trump ’ s tweets from his profile , saying it violates rules about glorifying violence .
But instead of being deleted , it has been replaced with a warning and can be viewed by clicking on it .
The warning says “ Twitter has determined that it may be in the public ’ s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible.
” It is the latest in an escalating row between Twitter and the White House .
Mr Trump was tweeting about the US city of Minneapolis , which has seen consecutive nights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black man in police custody .
Image caption Users have to press the View button to be able to see the President ’ s tweet The president said he would “ send in the National Guard ” , and followed that up with a warning that “ when the looting starts , the shooting starts.
” That second tweet was hidden by Twitter for “ glorifying violence ” .
Twitter ’ s policy of adding a warning to , rather than deleting , tweets that break its rules when it comes to major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the social network has never used it on Mr Trump – nor deleted any of his tweets before .
“ This is the bravest and riskiest thing I ’ ve ever seen Twitter – or any social media giant – do , ” said Carl Miller , from the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at UK-based think-tank Demos .
“ This pours rocket fuel over the online-harm-versus-free-speech debate .
Online content policy doesn ’ t get more incendiary than this.
” The same post remains unaltered on Facebook , without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resisted calls to treat Donald Trump like any other user and make him follow its rules .
Then , on Wednesday , it made a first small move , not removing a tweet but adding a fact-checking link .
The company then had two choices – hunker down and weather the storm or continue to take action in accordance with its stated rules .
It has now chosen the latter course of action , calling the President out for glorifying violence .
Any other user would have had their tweet removed , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It now looks as though there is no easy way out for either of the two adversaries – a huge battle over the limits of free speech and the rights of social media firms to moderate content is looming .
The move means that other users will not be able to like , reply , or retweet it , Twitter said – but would still be able to retweet with a comment attached .
In a Twitter thread , the social network said : “ This tweet violates our policies regarding the glorification @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the last line , its connection to violence , and the risk it could inspire similar actions today.
” The “ historical context ” is a reference to the late 1960s , when the phrase “ when the looting starts , the shooting starts ” was coined by Miami Police Chief Walter Headley , in reference to his aggressive policing policies in black neighbourhoods .
“ We ’ ve taken action in the interest of preventing others from being inspired to commit violent acts , but have kept the tweet on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still be able to see the tweet given its relevance to ongoing matters of public importance.
” It comes hours after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at removing some of the legal protections given to social media platforms .
Earlier this week , Twitter used its fact-checking function to attach warnings to the president ’ s tweets for the first time .
That led the President to threaten to “ shut down ” the social networks over allegedly stifling free speech .
The executive order signed by Mr Trump has no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however – it instead begins a lengthy process that may result in changes down the line .

Reminder: though police can arrest people, they ARE INNOCENT until proven otherwise in a court of law. #Minneapolis #GeorgeFloydprotest #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/xgK3XrUkR3
Police arrest CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez and crew on live television https://t.co/TFNIMCUX0E via @YouTube Police violence began this, police violence continues, the problem may well be police violence.
https://twitter.com/AryJaey/status/1266126468913954819?s=20
The problem with the Minneapolis protestors is that they are looting local stores for household goods and not an entire country for millions of dollars — Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) May 29, 2020
The US threatened to destroy Iranian cultural sites and in return, the US had its own cultural sites destroyed. SubhanAllah! https://t.co/k2vJbaM5bw — Sanaz 🇮🇷 (@beshnav) May 28, 2020
President Trump late Thursday on Twitter appeared to urge the shooting of looters in Minnesota https://t.co/V6SZYUXxRj — POLITICO (@politico) May 29, 2020
.@chrislhayes: “There is no plan from the President…Not the pandemic. Not the economic crisis. Not the societal inequities. Not predatory policing. Not the protests in Minnesota. Nothing except to make it all worse…This is what Donald Trump’s America has wrought." pic.twitter.com/WAzOgTZ7Ne — All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) May 29, 2020
WATCH: In response to President Trump's tweet, Minnesota AG @keithellison says “calling people thugs & calling on people to get shot stems from the same sort of attitude that resulted in the death of George Floyd." pic.twitter.com/URSdc8KXej — CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) May 29, 2020
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Twitter hides Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’
Twitter has hidden one of President Donald Trump’s tweets from his profile, saying it violates rules about glorifying violence.
US President Donald Trump's tweet on the protests in Minnesota, which he posted as protesters set fires in St. Paul and Minneapolis, has been flagged by Twitter as violating the platform's rules. https://t.co/WRetSthgdA — CNN (@CNN) May 29, 2020
But instead of being deleted, it has been replaced with a warning and can be viewed by clicking on it.
The warning says “Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible.”
The police state of Minnesota is out of control. These rogue cops just arrested a CNN reporter for covering their activities. In Trump's 2020 America, you're not meant to know what the police are doing. https://t.co/e0YhxfW5NK — Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) May 29, 2020
It is the latest in an escalating row between Twitter and the White House.
Mr Trump was tweeting about the US city of Minneapolis, which has seen consecutive nights of protests following the death of a black man in police custody.
"These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd": Trump lashes out at Minneapolis protesters https://t.co/Dt6alfgwyo — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 29, 2020
Image caption Users have to press the View button to be able to see the President’s tweet
The president said he would “send in the National Guard”, and followed that up with a warning that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”
That second tweet was hidden by Twitter for “glorifying violence”.
Minneapolis police kill Black people at a rate 13x higher than white people – a larger racial disparity than almost anywhere else in the nation. #icantbreathe https://t.co/bhVPmMGTPc — Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 26, 2020
Twitter’s policy of adding a warning to, rather than deleting, tweets that break its rules when it comes to major public figures was announced in mid-2019. But the social network has never used it on Mr Trump – nor deleted any of his tweets before.
“This is the bravest and riskiest thing I’ve ever seen Twitter – or any social media giant – do,” said Carl Miller, from the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at UK-based think-tank Demos.
The White House Twitter account is spreading the president’s attempt to incite violence as he suggests soldiers should shoot citizens in Minneapolis…while invoking the words of a notoriously racist 1960s police chief. The US is so broken. https://t.co/v4Z7O9fliy — Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) May 29, 2020
“This pours rocket fuel over the online-harm-versus-free-speech debate. Online content policy doesn’t get more incendiary than this.”
The same post remains unaltered on Facebook, without any warning attached.
The police violence happening tonight in Minneapolis is straight out of the IDF playbook. How many times have we seen uprisings in Gaza met w/ a storm of tear gas? How many times are Palestinians in the West Bank doused w/ skunk water during a protest? US cops train in Israel. — DSA BDS and Palestine Solidarity🇵🇸🌹 (@DSA_Palestine) May 27, 2020
For years Twitter resisted calls to treat Donald Trump like any other user and make him follow its rules. Then, on Wednesday, it made a first small move, not removing a tweet but adding a fact-checking link.
THIS. We need more of this. Law enforcement and prosecutors at every level must speak out and condemn wrongful acts of police violence. This will help create real change. #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd https://t.co/U5YzJn7tmC https://t.co/U5YzJn7tmC — Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) May 28, 2020
The company then had two choices – hunker down and weather the storm or continue to take action in accordance with its stated rules. It has now chosen the latter course of action, calling the President out for glorifying violence.
Any other user would have had their tweet removed, and might have seen their account suspended.
May 28th, 2020 Minneapolis 3rd precinct house set ablaze by protestors reacting to repeated, racist, police violence without consequence. pic.twitter.com/WxTfZ4NQXg — JD Adler, Author (@jd_adler) May 29, 2020
It now looks as though there is no easy way out for either of the two adversaries – a huge battle over the limits of free speech and the rights of social media firms to moderate content is looming.
The move means that other users will not be able to like, reply, or retweet it, Twitter said – but would still be able to retweet with a comment attached.
In a Twitter thread, the social network said: “This tweet violates our policies regarding the glorification of violence based on the historical context of the last line, its connection to violence, and the risk it could inspire similar actions today.”
The “historical context” is a reference to the late 1960s, when the phrase “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” was coined by Miami Police Chief Walter Headley, in reference to his aggressive policing policies in black neighbourhoods.
“We’ve taken action in the interest of preventing others from being inspired to commit violent acts, but have kept the tweet on Twitter because it is important that the public still be able to see the tweet given its relevance to ongoing matters of public importance.”
It comes hours after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at removing some of the legal protections given to social media platforms.
Earlier this week, Twitter used its fact-checking function to attach warnings to the president’s tweets for the first time. That led the President to threaten to “shut down” the social networks over allegedly stifling free speech.
The executive order signed by Mr Trump has no immediate effect on the social networks, however – it instead begins a lengthy process that may result in changes down the line.