2020-04-25: Social Media Postees

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Fake Coronavirus Data, Fear Campaign. Spread of the COVID-19 Infection
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
Do not let yourself be misled by the fear campaign, pointing to a Worldwide coronavirus calamity with repeated "predictions" that hundreds of thousands of people are going to die. | According to the WHO, the death rate pertaining to Seasonal Influenza globally is between 6 to 12 times higher than COVID-19.
globalresearch.ca/fake-coronavirus-data-fear-campaign-spread-of-the-covid-19-infection/5708643

After the Lockdown: A Global Coronavirus Vaccination Program
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
The tendency is towards a Worldwide lockdown spearheaded by fear and media disinformation. Currently, hundreds of millions of people Worldwide are under lockdown. | What is the next step in the evolution of the COV-19 Crisis? A multibillion dollar coronavirus vaccination program to be implemented in the wake of the Lockdown.
globalresearch.ca/after-the-lockdown-a-global-coronavirus-vaccination-program/5706547

China's Covid-19 Reporting Is Truthful, Birx and Trump Demonstrate-Unwittingly
John V. Walsh | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
At President Trump's April 18 press briefing on the Covid-19 Pandemic, Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the US response to the outbreak, criticized China's reports on the Covid-19 data. | She did so by showing a chart with data from …
globalresearch.ca/china-covid-19-reporting-truthful-birx-trump-demonstrate-unwittingly/5710642

Coronavirus has already killed more British people than the Blitz
Kerry-anne Mendoza | thecanary.co | 2020-04-25
The UK government only reports deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) that happen in hospitals. New research shows that the true number of people dying is more than double government reports. Figures prepared by the Financial Times (FT) show that 45,000 people have likely died from Covid-19. To put that in perspective, 43,000 died in the Blitz. Coronavirus has killed more Bri…
thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2020/04/25/coronavirus-has-already-killed-more-british-people-than-the-blitz/

Minnesota: Doctors Receiving Instructions "to Report Covid19 as a Cause of Death, even if Patient was never Tested"
OffGuardian | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
First published April 10. | Minnesota State Senator Scott Jensen appeared on a local news show to report that doctors were receiving instructions from the Minnesota Department of Health to report Covid19 as a cause of death, even if the patient …
globalresearch.ca/minnesota-doctors-receiving-instructions-to-report-covid19-as-a-cause-of-death-even-if-patient-was-never-tested/5709269

Can We Trust the WHO?
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
The most influential organization in the world with nominal responsibility for global health and epidemic issues is the United Nations' World Health Organization, WHO, based in Geneva. What few know is the actual mechanisms of its political control, the shocking …
globalresearch.ca/can-we-trust-who/5708576

Washington's Dr. Strangelove. The Disrupter in Chief
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
There are lots of choices for this dubious distinction from elements of both right wings of Washington's one-party state. | As president and commander-in-chief with his finger on the nation's nuclear trigger, Trump is most dangerous

"Sanctioned Countries" Are Now Leading the World in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
After weeks of dismissing it as a liberal "hoax" designed to unseat the president, brushing the virus off as no big deal and under control, the Trump administration is clearly floundering in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite …
globalresearch.ca/sanctioned-countries-leading-world-fight-against-coronavirus/5710675

Death Panel Ezekiel: "No Choice" but Mass Poverty and Death
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
If several weeks of state-imposed house arrest and unemployment have maxed out your stress level, wait until you hear what the experts have in mind to "mitigate" a bad seasonal influenza. | Here is Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, brother of Rahm, …
globalresearch.ca/death-panel-ezekiel-no-choice-mass-poverty-death/5710627

Vice President Pence to visit Mayo Clinic in Rochester on April 28
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-25
Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Rochester, Minnesota, on Tuesday, April 28. He will tour Mayo Clinic facilities that support COVID-19 research and treatment, and speak with staff. Later that evening, Vice President Pence will return to Washington, D.C. Additional details about the vice president's trip are forthcoming. Members of the media can contact …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/vice-president-pence-to-visit-mayo-clinic-in-rochester-on-april-28/

Will the US Suffer Heavy Casualties in Persian Gulf in Case of War against Iran?
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
A Canadian political analyst praised Iran's improved military situation after the IRGC successfully launched the country's first military satellite into the orbit, and said US will suffer heavy casualties in case of any war in the Persian Gulf. | *** | "US …
globalresearch.ca/us-suffer-heavy-casualties-persian-gulf-case-any-war/5710635

A Matter of Life and Debt: UN Agency Proposes Global Debt Deal to Prevent Health Pandemic Spreading Economic Disaster Across the Developing World
UNCTAD | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
We publish this article largely to inform our readers what UNCTAD is proposing, in consultation with the World Bank and the IMF. The article also provides useful statistics. | UNCTAD does not propose a scheme to cancel the debt. The emphasis | …
globalresearch.ca/un-agency-proposes-global-debt-deal-prevent-health-pandemic-spreading-economic-disaster-across-developing-world/5710556

Lets Rid Ourselves of the War Virus. Liberiamoci del Virus della Guerra. IN DIRETTA STREAMING, 3PM ITALY, 9AM EST
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
TRASMESSO DA BYOBLU e PANDORATV | Sabato 25 Aprile 2020 DALLA ORE 15 | In Diretta Streaming, 25 Aprile 2020 | Click to VIEW at 15pm (Italia, CET), 9am (EST, USA, Canada) | April 25, 2020 | www.byoblu.com | *** | Il 25 aprile è una data …
globalresearch.ca/lets-rid-ourselves-of-the-war-virus-liberiamoci-del-virus-della-guerra/5710218

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 research task force
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-25
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread worldwide, a race began to develop testing protocols and ramp up research. Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 research task force is studying the virus, predicting hot spots, and working towards effective treatments and a vaccine. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Andrew Badley, chair of Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 research task force, …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-covid-19-research-task-force/

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 news briefing with Dr. Greg Poland
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-25
On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, covers the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Poland discusses current outbreak numbers, why there may be a second wave of infections, and research on a vaccine. Click the player below: Mayo Clinic Q&A is …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-news-briefing-with-dr-greg-poland/

Musicians Dig Their Own Grave
Ann Charles | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
Live music is illegal. | Anyone who has been self-employed understands how difficult it is to make a living do so, let alone as a musician. Lives of many musicians are being destroyed as a result of being banned from working …
globalresearch.ca/musicians-dig-their-own-grave/5710623

Video: Sweden: Europe's Lockdown Exception
France 24 | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
First published on April 3, 2020 | Here is the link to a 3-minute video of Swedish life that should looks pretty good to everybody. This single example of a nation willing to be a "Control Group" to the massive experiment | …
globalresearch.ca/video-sweden-europes-lockdown-exception/5708515

'It's kind of a rule of thumb': Adviser reveals UK govt's 2-meter coronavirus distance instruction based on 'muddy science'
rt.com | 2020-04-25
The British public cannot be expected to just do as they're told by the government for long, since the guidelines are very disruptive and not as scientifically sound as officials make them seem to be, a government adviser said. | One example would be the instruction for people to keep two meters apart from other people to reduce the risk of infection, advice which was "conjured out of nowhere," according to professor Robert Dingwall. | "There's never been a scientific basis for two meters, it's kind of a rule of thumb. But it's not like there is a whole kind of rigorous scientific literature that it is founded…
rt.com/uk/486881-uk-guidelines-rule-thumb/

Cummings' presence at Sage may have led to 'flawed' advice on the coronavirus crisis
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-25
A more transparent approach is needed towards the scientific group convened to advise the government in times of emergency, scientists and policy experts say. One warned that recent revelations could mean Sage potentially gave "flawed" advice. | The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) became embroiled in controversy on 24 April, when it emerged Boris Johnson's chief adviser Dominic Cummings had attended meetings. | Sage is intended to provide technical and scientific advice and remain strictly politically neutral during national crises. | It does not disclose the names of the scientists involved beyo…
thecanary.co/discovery/science/2020/04/25/cummings-presence-at-sage-may-have-led-to-flawed-advice-on-the-coronavirus-crisis/

Science Saturday: Antibody testing, in pictures
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-25
Convalescent plasma therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 virus infection is based on the function of antibodies, tiny proteins created by the immune system, that combat invaders to the body in a variety of ways. Some are capable of neutralizing a virus, while others work by mobilizing a range of other immune cells that fight …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/science-saturday-antibody-testing-in-pictures/

'Science Doesn't Back a COVID-19 Immunity Passport' WHO Holds
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-25
The World Health Organization (WHO) Saturday confirmed that scientific evidence does not provide certainty that a patient recovered from COVID-19 is protected against a second infection, which leaves no support for the idea of granting "immunity passports." | RELATED: | 'Coronavirus Did Not Come out of a Laboratory', WHO Holds | Some governments have claimed th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Science-Doesnt-Back-a-COVID-19-Immunity-Passport-WHO-Holds-20200425-0004.html

As US passes 50,000 deaths, workers strike against back-to-work campaign
wsws.org | 2020-04-25
As states rush to reopen workplaces, logistics workers, nursing home employees and graduate students have gone on strike to protest unsafe conditions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/25/work…

Hospital Workers Like Me Are Waging a War Against Coronavirus. Where Is Our GI Bill?
Elizabeth May | zcomm.org | 2020-04-25
Every Covid-19 patient admitted to the hospital will be cared for by a team of professionals who, theoretically, have over $1 million in combined student debt…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/hospital-workers-like-me-are-waging-a-war-against-coronavirus-where-is-our-gi-bill/

German government endangers the health and lives of millions with return to work and schools
wsws.org | 2020-04-25
A number of state governments–including the Social Democrat/Left Party/Green government in Berlin–forced thousands of students back to school earlier this week to sit their final exams.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/25/germ…

Australia's national cabinet targets teachers to ramp up back-to-work drive
wsws.org | 2020-04-25
Prime Minister Scott Morrison took direct aim at school teachers, falsely alleging they were not "going to work."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/25/rest…

Not being afraid of enemies among important Quranic teachings: Leader
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-25
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA)

Video- COVID-19: O Encerramento da Economia Nà£o É a Soluàßà£o
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
Milhàµes de pessoas perderam os seus empregos e as suas economias de toda a vida. Nos países em desenvolvimento, prevalece a pobreza e o desespero. | Embora o bloqueio seja apresentado à opinià£o pública como o único meio de resolver uma …
globalresearch.ca/video-covid-19-o-encerramento-da-economia-nao-e-a-solucao/5710379

US Launches Campaign to Accuse Syria of Inability to Curtail Coronavirus, Claims Syrian-Russian Joint Statement
Sputnik | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
The United States has launched a propaganda campaign by accusing Damascus of its inability to effectively combat the spread of COVID-19 in Syria, the Russian and Syrian coordination centres said in a joint statement. | According to the statement, the United …
globalresearch.ca/us-launches-campaign-accuse-syria-inability-curtail-coronavirus-claims-syrian-russian-joint-statement/5710569

Shocking Images of UFO-Like Object Stuck in Antarctica Ice Puzzle Observers
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-25
Antarctica has proven to be an inexhaustible source for many mysterious revelations from UFO hunters who have been trying to thoroughly analyse Google Earth images in order to prove the existence of extra-terrestrial life beyond the borders of our planet.
sputniknews.com/science/202004251079090060-shocking-images-of-ufo-like-object-stuck-in-antarctica-ice-puzzle-observers/

The "Future of America", Increasingly Weaponised. Does "The Future of America" Mean "The End of the World"?
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
First published on February 24, 2020 amidst the onslaught of the Financial Crisis and the "Economic War against China" | The Budget for the Future of America, presented by the US government, shows the priorities of the Trump Administration in the …
globalresearch.ca/future-america-increasingly-weaponised/5704553

A Light Against the Darkness
Sam Hitt | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-24
Bernie Sanders claimed to have won the war of ideas in his unsuccessful quest for the Democratic Presidential nomination by introducing new concepts like class struggle to our political vocabulary and making universal health care and debt-free higher education subject to mainstream debate. If this is victory, then we have a long road ahead. America…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/24/a-light-against-the-darkness/

Israel and Hezbollah, Confirmation of Deterrence Policy
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
The Israeli leadership has not tired of trying to change the Rules of Engagement (ROE) with Hezbollah since its defeat in the 2006 war, in the hope of eliminating the organisation that rose to state level in military capabilities (and …
globalresearch.ca/israel-hezbollah-confirmation-deterrence-policy/5710672

"Stay at Home Orders": California Organizer of Protest Movement against Lockdown Faces Arrest
City News Service | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
A woman who organized last weekend's protest in downtown San Diego opposing stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus is facing arrest and possible misdemeanor charges that could result in 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine, the woman and …
globalresearch.ca/organizer-downtown-san-diego-covid-19-protest-faces-arrest-possible-charges/5710632

Liberiamoci dal Virus della Guerra
Comitato No Nato | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
Convegno internazionale nel 75 ∞ Anniversario della Liberazione | TRASMESSO DA BYOBLU e PANDORATV | Sabato 25 Aprile 2020 DALLA ORE 15 | In Diretta Streaming, 25 Aprile 2020 | Click to VIEW on | 15pm (Italia, CET), 9am (EST, USA, Canada) | www.byoblu.com | …
globalresearch.ca/liberiamoci-dal-virus-della-guerra/5710726

5 Million Cases Worldwide, 650,000 Deaths Annually: The Seasonal Flu Virus is a "Serious Concern", But the Wuhan Coronavirus Grabs the Headlines
Tom Clifford | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
First published on January 27, 2020. Figures quoted for the coranavirus pertain to late January | The common flu virus will infect millions across the globe. It can be easily spread and will especially strike the young and the elderly. But …
globalresearch.ca/flu-bigger-concern-wuhan-virus-grabs-headlines/5701932

World Penguin Day: penguins are helping to map Antarctic regions in greatest need of protection
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-24
In a rapidly changing climate, penguins have helped scientists map areas of the Antarctic in greatest need of protection from the threat of over-exploitation. A cohort of scientists compiled tracking data from five different species of penguin, and 12 other marine predators, to find the regions most densely populated with prey.To mark World Penguin Day on Saturday 25 April, the scientists involved are highlighting their role in the new research and its importance to conservation efforts. Tracking data from adelie, emperor, king, royal and macaroni penguin species was used, as well as data from two species of petr…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/24/world-penguin-day-penguins-are-helping-to-map-antarctic-regions-in-greatest-need-of-protection/

Immense Economic Damage of Pandemic: Worldwide Economic Collapse Reveals Failure of "Global Capitalism"
Dr. Leon Tressell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
As each day passes by data pours in revealing the immense economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Most politicians and economic pundits will put the blame for up the economic hurricane, blasting tens of millions into unemployment, on coronavirus …
globalresearch.ca/global-economic-collapse-reveals-complete-failure-capitalism/5710689

Despite US Sanctions, Iran Launches Military Satellite for Defense
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
On April 22, the 41st anniversary of the establishment of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), they launched the 'Nour' satellite, aboard the 'Qased' three-staged satellite launcher, during an operation located in the desert at Dasht-e Kavir. | IRGC commander …
globalresearch.ca/despite-us-sanctions-iran-launches-military-satellite-defense/5710645

Britain's NHS Using 'Flawed' COVID-19 Test
James Cusick | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
NHS laboratories are using a flawed test for coronavirus, according to a leaked Public Health England document seen by openDemocracy. Experts warn that the test fails to detect up to 25% of positive COVID-19 results. | Although the current test is …
globalresearch.ca/nhs-using-flawed-covid-19-test-missing-25-positives/5710677

South Korea Is a Model for Combatting COVID-19, Safely Holds Elections
Kee B. Park | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
For the first time in two months, South Korea's new coronavirus cases have dropped to single digits. Seoul has not only demonstrated that it can contain the pandemic, but that it can safely hold elections, which last week led to …
globalresearch.ca/south-korea-model-combatting-covid-19-should-take-lead-diplomacy-north-korea/5710686

Video: Invalid COVID-19 Deaths Revealed. The Death Figures are Erroneous. Illinois Governor and Public Health Official
Dr. Ngozi Ezike | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
globalresearch.ca/video-invalid-covid-19-deaths-revealed-the-death-figures-are-erroneous-illinois-governor-and-public-health-official/5710669

The Florence Declaration: The Creation of a "NATO-Exit" International Front
Comitato No Nato | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
Introductory Note | The 25th of April is an important date in Italy's history. It commemorates the 75th anniversary of Liberation, which is also the Anniversary of the Resistance. | Last year we met in Florence on the 7th of April, coinciding …
globalresearch.ca/declaration-florence-international-front-nato-exit/5674125

Israeli researchers brag of having found a way to STEAL computer data by listening to fan vibrations
rt.com | 2020-04-24
A new and unconventional way of stealing data from highly-secured computers, by tampering with its cooling-system fans, is possible, according to Israeli scientists. | Their research has been released by Mordechai Guri, head of R&D at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. | The novel technique, dubbed AiR-ViBeR, apparently allows a hacker to dip into any computer, including the so-called air gapped systems

Why Has the Price of Crude Oil Skydived?
Azhar Azam | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
On the back of the unprecedented supply glut, sapped demand and filled storage amid the coronavirus pandemic

Scientific Study Traces the Evolution and Migration of SARS-CoV-2. Where did the Virus Originate?
Allen Yu | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
Phylogenetic network analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes by Peter Forster, Lucy Forster, Colin Renfrew, and Michael Forster published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United Sciences of America (PNAS) focuses on a study of the genomes …
globalresearch.ca/tracing-evolution-migration-sars-cov-2/5710648

Iran to Retaliate Against US Aggression if Launched
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
The US under both right wings of its war party is an unprecedented bully on the world stage. | It's ruling regimes represent an unparalleled threat to everyone everywhere. | The long aggressive arm of its military operates in parts of the …
globalresearch.ca/iran-retaliate-against-us-aggression-launched/5710664

Video: Fake COVID-19 Data, Erroneous Death Figures
Lesley Kushner | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-24
This incisive video by Lesley Kushner explains how the CDC COVID-19 figures are manipulated. | Presumptive vs. Confirmed Cases | According to the CDC the data presented for the United States include both "confirmed" and "presumptive" positive cases of COVID-19 reported …
globalresearch.ca/video-fake-covid-19-data-erroneous-death-figures/5710720

Disinfectant Manufacturers Warn Consumers Not to Heed Trump's "Injection" Remark
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-24
President Donald Trump on Thursday made alarming comments about the possibility of using disinfectants in order to treat the coronavirus that were immediately dismissed by both medical professionals and the companies that create such products. | During a White House press briefing, William N. Bryan, head of the Department of Homeland Security's science and technology division, said that he had seen evidence that the disease doesn't live as long in tropical climates and humid temperatures.
truthout.org/articles/disinfectant-manufacturers-warn-consumers-not-to-heed-trumps-injection-remark/

Roaming Charges: Killing Yourself to Live
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-24
+ Neoliberalism: an ideology of austerity, which contends that economics is a science and epidemiology is soothsaying. + One of the eternal axioms of American politics: When you don't know anything claim that you're right about everything and wrong about nothing. + This strategy pays off, time and time again. Consider that 3.5 years into…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/24/roaming-charges-killing-yourself-to-live/

Roaming Charges: Killing Yourself to Live
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-24
+ Neoliberalism: an ideology of austerity, which contends that economics is a science and epidemiology is soothsaying. + One of the eternal axioms of American politics: When you don't know anything claim that you're right about everything and wrong about nothing. + This strategy pays off, time and time again. Consider that 3.5 years into…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/24/roaming-charges-killing-yourself-to-live/