(2020-05-12). Shelter-in-Place and Internet Inequality: What's the Connection? dissidentvoice.org 
Photo Source: Unsplash As most of the world is forced to stay home, internet and technology play essential roles in almost every aspect of the population's shelter-at-home lives. The internet keeps loved ones communicating and in touch, informs people of what's going on in the world, connects students to their teachers and professors, and provides …
(2020-05-12). New study says herd immunity is a myth and countries relying on it, including Sweden, chose the wrong strategy. rt.com 
Herd immunity may be an unrealistic tactic for dealing with Covid-19, new research has warned, calling into question the strategy of several countries — such as Sweden — who shied away from quarantine measures in its favor. | Europe is a long way from reaching the levels of exposure required for herd immunity, according to a new study published by the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). Belgium tops the list, with just 6.2 percent of its population exposed to Covid-19 so far, and Sweden — with no enforced lockdown measures — is even lower down the list at just 2.
(2020-05-12). Canada teams up with Chinese scientists to co-produce potential Covid-19 vaccine and test it on humans. rt.com 
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has struck a deal with a Chinese biotechnology company developing one of the "most advanced" vaccine candidates against the novel coronavirus to produce and test in Canada. | A vaccine named Ad5-nCoV, which may prove effective against Covid-19, has been developed by China's CanSino Biologics company together with the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, part of the Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences. It was already approved for the first phase of clinical trials in China in mid-March and is now expected to be tested in Canada too. | Also on rt.com | | <...
(2020-05-12). College forced to apologize after trying to CENSOR professor over 'offensive' questions about 'Islamic terrorism'. rt.com 
A public college in Arizona has been forced to backtrack on plans to censor a professor's quiz content on 'Islamic terrorism' which had "offended" students, after a legal warning was sent by an academic freedom organization. | The uproar began when Professor Nicholas Damask, who chairs the political science department at Scottsdale Community College (SCC) and teaches a module called 'Islamic Terrorism', included questions on a quiz about how terrorism is justified by some in the Islamic faith — and about where in Islamic doctrine and law they take these justifications from. | The quiz prompted a complaint…
(2020-05-12). Political Prisoners Teach-In: Mumia, migrant rights and cages. workers.org 
These slightly edited remarks were made April 24 at the "U.S. Empire vs. Political Prisoners" teach-in webinar sponsored by Mobilization4Mumia and held in honor of the 66th birthday of political prisoner and revolutionary Mumia Abu-Jamal, incarcerated for 38 years by the U.S. state. Teresa Gutierrez First of all, happy . . . |
(2020-05-12). Video: Al-Qaeda Launches Large-scale Attack in Northwestern Hama Under Cover of Ceasefire Deal. globalresearch.ca The southern part of the Idlib zone has once again turned into a hot point with the Syrian Army and al-Qaeda militants openly clashing with each other. | On May 10, fierce clashes erupted between the Syrian Army and forces of …
(2020-05-12). Coronavirus and Dodgy Death Numbers. globalresearch.ca Not only are the coronavirus models being used by WHO and the most national health agencies based on highly dubious methodologies, and not only are the tests being used of wildly different quality, that only indirectly confirm antibodies of a …
(2020-05-12). Fake Coronavirus Data, Fear Campaign. Spread of the COVID-19 Infection. globalresearch.ca 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.
(2020-05-12). Authoritarians Using Coronavirus Fear to Destroy America. globalresearch.ca A Fresno, California waffle restaurant dared to open its doors for business this weekend to the delight of a long line of customers, who waited up to two hours for the "privilege" of willingly spending their money in a business …
(2020-05-12). Germany Wants to Replace Poland's "Patriotic Government" with "Europhile Puppets"? globalresearch.ca The former Polish Minister of Defense accused Germany of conspiring with a few other foreign actors to replace the patriotic Polish government with Europhile puppets, arguing that the country's latest political controversy over the date of its presidential elections is …
(2020-05-12). Israel to Annex the United States. globalresearch.ca As the Beatles once put it, "I read the news today, oh boy…" One might argue that the "oh boy" has been part and parcel of one's morning media review ever since 9/11, but depending on one's own inclinations, the …
(2020-05-12). Strained China-US Relations. Renewed Trade War Ahead? New Cold War? globalresearch.ca Sino/US relations are more dismal than at any time since Nixon's 1972 meeting with Mao during his weeklong visit to China. | Are bilateral differences irreconcilable? Is the breach between both countries too great to restore more cooperative relations? | Is a …
(2020-05-12). Trump Regime Hardliners Want Social Security and Medicare Eliminated. globalresearch.ca Social Security and Medicare are insurance programs, not welfare — funded by equal worker-employer payroll tax deductions. | Self-employed workers pay what's called the Self Employment Contributions Act (SECA) tax. | Both programs are federally established contractual obligations to eligible recipients, the …
(2020-05-12). Coronavirus restrained in many parts of Iran: health min. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) —Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki said on Tuesday that coronavirus has been restrained in many parts of Iran.
(2020-05-12). US nursing students discuss impact of the pandemic on medical education. wsws.org With overwhelmed hospitals and the immense pressures now exerted on health care workers, the quality of the education of medical and nursing students has been greatly affected.
(2020-05-12). Connecting Patients: COVID-19 and transplant patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Connect is an online community where you can share your experiences and find support from people like you. You can also read Mayo Clinic expert blogs and take part in educational events. COVID-19 and Transplant Patients "As a kidney transplant recipient I have been extra vigilant/worried about protecting myself as COVID-19 spreads. Like …
(2020-05-12). 'You Got to Move' Brings Resistance Back to the Spotlight. progressive.org New short films extracted from the 1985 original offer organizers and teachers tools for political education.
(2020-05-12). 14,000 New York City school bus workers face furlough as city imposes cuts. wsws.org With New York schools closed through the end of the semester, school bus workers are being furloughed without pay or medical insurance as the city begins slashing its education budget.
(2020-05-12). Face Masks Pose Serious Risks to the Healthy. globalresearch.ca "By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain." — Russell Blaylock, MD | Researchers found that about a third of …
(2020-05-12). Mayo Clinic receives $26 million from BARDA for COVID-19 convalescent plasma expanded access program. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic was awarded a $26 million contract today from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The financial support is for the Expanded Access Program (EAP) for convalescent plasma to fight COVID-19. …
(2020-05-12). South Africa: COVID-19 Crisis Unmasks Dangers of Profit Oriented Healthcare. globalresearch.ca The pandemic has shown the need for medical care and interventions that have nothing to do with profit. But not even SA's proposed National Health Insurance would fit the bill. | *** | Covid-19 has been linked to a number of truth …
(2020-05-12). "Operation Volute": Covert UK Propaganda Efforts in Syria May Have Broken UK Law. globalresearch.ca The UK's covert propaganda programmes in war-torn Syria were poorly planned, probably illegal and cost lives, according to a scathing internal review of the initiative that has been seen by Middle East Eye. | Using news agencies, social media, poster campaigns …
(2020-05-12). Low-Balling the Unemployed in the Era of the 2020 Great Recession. globalresearch.ca This past Friday, May 8, the US Labor Dept. released its latest jobless figures. The official report was 20 million more unemployed and an unemployment rate of 14.7%. | Both mainstream and progressive media reported the numbers: 20 million more jobless …
(2020-05-12). Cuba Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Its Fight Against COVID-19. globalresearch.ca The French organization Cuba Linda has recommended awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Cuban medical brigades for their efforts to eradicate COVID-19. | "The international community is witnessing the solidarity of health professionals who leave their country to provide services and …
(2020-05-12). Madagascar Slams WHO for Not Endorsing Its Herbal Cure. globalresearch.ca Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has slammed the World Health Organization for not endorsing its COVID-19 herbal cure. | Last month, the Malagasy president officially launched Covid-Organics (CVO), an organic herbal concoction, claiming that it can prevent and cure patients suffering from …
(2020-05-12). The Sadness… Continues! globalresearch.ca For this writer there are events and incidents that transcend the usual causes of sadness for many of us. Yes, we all have a myriad of memories of sadness. Perhaps when a loved one or pet becomes ill or passes …
(2020-05-12). The Diabolical "Game" with Fear as an Instrument of Domination. The Reflex of Obedience. globalresearch.ca Anxiety is a widespread phenomenon that often accompanies people from the earliest days of childhood until old age. It is part of life and has many causes. When unscrupulous despots — whether medieval popes, modern dictators or so-called philanthropists — …
(2020-05-12). Video: Plandemic Documentary: The Hidden Agenda Behind COVID-19. globalresearch.ca Humanity is imprisoned by a killer pandemic. People are being arrested for surfing in the ocean and meditating in nature. Nations are collapsing. Hungry citizens are rioting for food. The media has generated so much confusion and fear that people …
(2020-05-12). Hundreds of Children Brain Damaged by the Swine Flu Vaccine to Receive $90 Million in Financial Compensation from UK Government. globalresearch.ca First published in April 2015. The H1N1 vaccine fiasco ordered by the (corrupt) WHO Director General is of relevance to the current debate on a COVID-19 vaccine. | **** | The 2009 swine flu vaccine caused severe brain damage in over 800 …
(2020-05-12). WATCH: Prof Ashton — The beginning of the end of Boris Johnson? truepublica.org.uk This is a government of slogans, where confusion now reigns. As Brexit crashes down the list of important policies and is replaced with public health, priorities towards key workers, education, policing and the economy — all behind tackling the C19 crisis, Boris Johnson is losing his new found base in the North, where casualties are …
(2020-05-12). Will the Current Serious Economic Recession Evolve into a Full-fledged Global Economic Depression? globalresearch.ca "I was 21 and looking for work in 1932, one of the worst years of the Great Depression, and I can remember one bleak night in the Thirties when my father learned on Christmas Eve that he'd lost his job. …
(2020-05-12). China Might be a "Silver Bullet" for Countries in the Middle East. Might Jeopardize Relations with Washington. globalresearch.ca As the Arab states in the Gulf embrace Beijing to ease off their over-reliance on hydrocarbons and diversify economy by seeking Chinese investment and technology, A US official Giving a …
(2020-05-12). Cuba to Begin Mass-Scale COVID-19 Testing. globalresearch.ca Dr. Francisco Durán, national director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, reported on Sunday that a considerable part of the population will be given tests to detect possible positive cases of COVID-19. | Durán explained that a …
(2020-05-12). Fragile Economic System: It Is Much Worse Than You Are Being Told. globalresearch.ca For a long time I warned that our economic bubble would burst and that we would plunge into a nightmarish economic collapse. Now it has happened, and it turns out that fear of COVID-19 was the "black swan event" that …
(2020-05-12). Video: Dr. Judy Mikovits Exposes Dr. Fauci For Contradicting Statements On Hydroxychloroquine. globalresearch.ca …
(2020-05-12). Mayo Clinic expert discusses potential neurological effects of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can take a severe toll on the respiratory system. However, recent research suggests that the virus may also infect the nervous system. A study of patients with COVID-19 out of Wuhan, China found that possible neurological signs and symptoms caused by COVID-19 can include loss of taste and smell, …
(2020-05-12). [Research Paper] Mapping of variations in child stunting, wasting and underweight within the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2000—2017. thelancet.com CGF indicators have improved in India, but there are substantial variations between the districts in their magnitude and rate of decline, and the inequality between districts has increased in a large proportion of the states. The poor correlation between the national surveys for CGF estimates highlights the need to standardise collection of anthropometric data in India. The district-level trends in this report provide a useful reference for targeting the efforts under NNM to reduce CGF across India and meet the Indian and global targets.
(2020-05-12). UK Government Causes Widespread Confusion with New COVID-19 Guidelines. globalresearch.ca It was a moment the UK public had been waiting for days, ever since it was reported in several British newspapers that lockdown restrictions were to be lifted from Monday. But although people may be weary after seven weeks of …
(2020-05-12). Mayo Clinic's comprehensive COVID-19 research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "At Mayo, we've developed a comprehensive research portfolio, or what we call a COVID-19 research task force, in order to respond to every area that we need to learn more about this virus. We have scientists doing research in epidemiology. We have people doing research in immunology and vaccine development, in virology, in translational work, in …
(2020-05-12). The Important "Plandemic" Documentary that Has Justifiably Gone "Viral" globalresearch.ca The powers-that-be behind the banning of "Plandemic" and the disparaging and slandering of Dr Judy Mikovitz are obviously afraid of something that will expose them for planning something evil. Tyrannical corporate forces, starting with Google and YouTube and the CDC …
(2020-05-12). Iranian researchers attain knowledge of producing corona drugs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) — An official with the Health Ministry said that Iranian researchers managed to attain the technical knowhow and knowledge of producing the novel coronavirus drugs.
(2020-05-12). UK Jewish Students and Youth Movement Oppose "Unilateral Annexation of West Bank" globalresearch.ca More than 500 UK Jewish students and youth movement members have put their names to a letter urging the Board of Deputies to speak out against what they claim are the Israeli government's plans for the "unilateral annexation of the …
(2020-05-12). Mountains Of Evidence Show COVID-19 Was All Over The World Oct/Nov 2019, Why Is It Being Ignored? thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (5/12/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-05-12). COVID-19 Scientific Statements Contradict Government Lockdown Policies. globalresearch.ca There exists a huge disconnect between publicly available real scientific evidence and government policy surrounding the Covid crisis. Consider the following scientific "admissions" and how they contradict government "lockdown" policies: | In the first video, the UK's Chief Medical Officer (CMO), …
(2020-05-12). Boris Johnson Shifts COVID-19 Blame Game to the Public. globalresearch.ca Many are very angry at Boris Johnson's pre-recorded speech last night to the nation, not least, his own cabinet who were essentially left out of the discussion prior to recording. I've also spoken with a few members of the Tory …
(2020-05-12). How can you calm your mind? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Amit Sood is a former internal medicine physician at Mayo Clinic. He was director of research in the Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and was chair of the Mind-Body Medicine Initiative at Mayo Clinic. He also contributed to the weekly "Something to Think About" posts on the Mayo Clinic News Network. …
(2020-05-12). Who's Protecting the Moon? globalresearch.ca "Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth," — Henry David Thoreau | The moon is in trouble. And so are we. | Bruce Gagnon: | NASA is not really looking for the 'origins of …
(2020-05-12). Science Saturday: Regenerative approaches could foster healing from COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Regenerative Medicine aims not only to repair or restore the function of cells, tissues or organs, but also the whole person. The latter is particularly important amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Regenerative approaches draw on the body's natural abilities to heal, focus on establishing the healing environments and building new, healthy ways of functioning. These aspects of regenerative …
(2020-05-12). Between God and Science in the Surreal Silicon Valley of 'Devs'. thenation.com Between God and Science in the Surreal Silicon Valley of 'Devs'
(2020-05-12). COVID-19 Pandemic: Time for Bold programs from the Left to Help the People. dissidentvoice.org Fred Magdoff, Professor Emeritus of plant and soil science at the University of Vermont and author of many articles and books on ecology, agriculture and economy, frequent Monthly Review contributor and closely associated with struggles of the working people, discusses the coronavirus pandemic in light of capitalism and agriculture in the following interview conducted on …