(2020-10-24). The Covid-19 Numbers Game: The "Second Wave" is Based on Fake Statistics. globalresearch.ca "Red zones", travel bans, quarantines, "red lists". A "Second Wave". Millions of people are lining up for Covid-19 testing. The "Numbers Game". How statistics and "estimates" are used by politicians to justify the closure of the national economy and the derogation of fundamental civil rights.
(2020-10-24). Coronavirus: Corporate Plunder and Hope for Political Change. globalresearch.ca "It destroys peoples lives! And it destroys the nation-state! And eventually, what is happening is a structure whereby the financial establishment takes over the structures of government." | — Professor Michel Chossudovsky (from this week's interview) | LISTEN TO THE SHOW |
(2020-10-24). Israel Lobby Spreads More Lies About Palestine Groups At NYU. popularresistance.org New York University has agreed to settle with the US Department of Education over allegations that the university had not appropriately responded to claims of anti-Semitism. | Two attorneys filed the complaint last year on behalf of a student who alleged that she faced "two years of extreme anti-Semitism on the NYU campus which has created an intolerable and unlawful hostile atmosphere for Jewish students." | Echoing previous attempts by Israel advocates to silence Palestinian rights activists on campuses, the complaint accused Students for Justice in Palestine of creating the "hostile" climate due to the group's…
(2020-10-24). Video: Second 2020 Presidential Debate: Joe Biden and Donald Trump. globalresearch.ca …
(2020-10-24). Coronavirus: Killer Virus or Common Flu. globalresearch.ca This is part one of a special series devoted to the global pandemic that has coordinated an unprecedented attack on lives and civil liberties everywhere. In this chapter, we have two guests concluding that the threat is not nearly catastrophic …
(2020-10-24). Video: The Lockdown: Economic Hell on Earth is Coming, "They Are Killing Us" globalresearch.ca Gerald Celente, the popular publisher of The Trends Journal, is sounding the alarm on what he sees as a coming economic catastrophe. | "They are killing us," says Celente referring to the current lockdown of many businesses. | In the interview with …
(2020-10-24). Universal mask-wearing would save nearly 130,000 lives by spring 2021, study finds. nationofchange.org The researchers estimated what the death toll until March 2021 would be for each state if mask-wearing and social distancing mandates are put in place, versus if they are not.
(2020-10-24). Herd Immunity Is Folly — So Who's Funding This Bad Science? zcomm.org Links between an anti-lockdown declaration and a libertarian thinktank suggest a hidden agenda…
(2020-10-24). Trump's Attacks on Science Have Scarred Our Public Institutions. zcomm.org Trump is continuing a long GOP tradition of warring against science…
(2020-10-24). S.F. Votes 10/23/20-11/3/20 daily; Young People Changing the World. indybay.org San Francisco's early voting is now daily including 2 weekends, from 10/23/20 to 11/3/20. Young people are turning out in record numbers in the contested states, and need to keep doing so as the young outnumber the old, to Dump Trump and his minions all the way down the ballot. See circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/absente……
(2020-10-24). HEAT CCSF Collective Gives a "Report Card" That Flunks the CCSF Board of Trustees. indybay.org San Francisco HEAT Higher Education Action Team and the CCSF Collective present their | Report Card on the performance of the San Francisco City | College Board of Trustees.
(2020-10-24). [Correspondence] Leonardo da Vinci has been misinterpreted. thelancet.com About 1506—08, Leonardo da Vinci's studies of the brain culminated in filling the ventricles of an ox with melted wax, a pioneer accomplishment in medical science. An otherwise excellent review in The Lancet claimed that these drawings of the casted ventricles show the interventricular foramen of Monro and the paired lateral ventricles in a correct manner.1 This misconception has repeatedly been stated in the literature.2—4…
(2020-10-24). [Editorial] Reimagining long-term care. thelancet.com A dichotomous narrative surrounds ageing in the 21st century. On the one hand, there is increasing research and recognition of healthy ageing, and a recognition that age is not synonymous with ill health. On the other hand, there is the fear of looming economic costs and providing care for increasing numbers of older people with increasingly complex needs. These two narratives are hard to marry. Even the name long-term care (given to the latter narrative) is at odds with a short-term neoliberal political economy and, as a result, is generally low on government agendas.
(2020-10-24). [Comment] Offline: Science and politics in the era of COVID-19. thelancet.com "How can we follow the science when scientists haven't the foggiest." "'Big mouth' scientists losing trust of Ministers." Headlines such as these are increasingly common in UK newspapers. Scientists are no longer seen as providing impartial, independent advice to government. They are seen as being responsible for crashing economies, driving up unemployment, and ruining livelihoods. Chris Whitty, England's Chief Medical Officer, and Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Adviser, have received the sharpest criticism.
(2020-10-24). [Comment] Building a tuberculosis-free world while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. thelancet.com In March, 2019, the Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis1 highlighted the opportunity to build a tuberculosis-free world. After years of neglect of this disease, the UN High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis in September, 2018, made ending tuberculosis a global priority; global leaders committed to important steps, including ambitious country-specific tuberculosis case-finding and prevention targets, and a revitalised research agenda.2 The Lancet Commission concluded that the prospect of a tuberculosis-free world was a realistic objective that could be achieved with sufficient accountability and resources, and detailed…
(2020-10-24). [World Report] US election 2020: research and health institutions. thelancet.com How will the NIH, CDC, and FDA change if President Donald Trump wins a second term or if his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, defeats him? Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
(2020-10-24). Headteachers 'speechless' after ministers offer food standards advice during school meals battle. thecanary.co Headteachers have been left angry by a letter from ministers reminding them to provide pupils with nutritious food in school. It comes just days after MPs rejected a campaign to extend free meals to children during the holidays. | "Speechless": | The letter came from children's minister Vicky Ford and junior health minister Jo Churchill. It was sent to school leaders on the morning of Friday 23 October to encourage them to offer a healthy and nutritious hot meal to their pupils during term-time. Heads received the letter two days after a Labour motion to offer free school meals to poorer children during h…
(2020-10-24). New Research Shows Masks Are Helping Hold Down COVID Death Rates Significantly. truthout.org The chances of dying from COVID-19 have fallen precipitously since the pandemic began, according to two new peer-reviewed studies. | One Patients treated by NYU's health system had a 25.6% chance of dying when the pandemic began but that number has fallen to 7.6%…
(2020-10-23). "It's Criminal": Biden Slams Trump as Gov't Can't Find Parents of 545 Children Separated at Border. democracynow.org 
During the second and final presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee, moderator Kristen Welker asked Trump and Biden about immigration and family separation. Trump deflected questions during the debate, repeatedly stating that the Obama-Biden administration "built the cages" and falsely claiming that kids seeking asylum in the U.S. are "well taken care of." However, the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy "took children away from their families at the border," says Erika Andiola, advocacy chief at RAICES Action, the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services. "He's not owning up t…
(2020-10-23). Syrian Refugees Have Become a Tool of Duplicitous Politics. globalresearch.ca Since the beginning of the conflict in Syria the issue of Syrian refugees and internally displace has been the subject of countless articles and reports with international humanitarian organizations and countries involved in the Syrian conflict shifting responsibility for the …
(2020-10-23). Protests Against President Iván Duque Increase in Colombia. globalresearch.ca In Colombia, popular dissatisfaction with President Iván Duque's policies is growing day after day. Popular protests started late last year and peaked between September and October this year. During this period, the number of claims increased significantly, mainly due …
(2020-10-23). Is France's response to Samuel Paty murder deepening divisions? middleeasteye.net 
Is France's response to Samuel Paty murder deepening divisions? | Hostile political rhetoric in aftermath of teacher's murder pits Muslims against the rest of French society, advocates warn | Fri, 10/23/2020 – 11: 32 | A French police officer stands next to a portrait of slain French teacher Samuel Paty in the city of Montpellier on 21 October 2020 (AFP) | A week after the gruesome murder of a school…
(2020-10-23). Turkey and Greece agree to call off war games: Nato chief. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey and Greece agree to call off war games: Nato chief | Standoff over gas exploration in contested waters had seen Nato neighbours plan rival war games and ramp up rhetoric | Fri, 10/23/2020 – 22: 02 | Tensions flared in August when Ankara sent Oruc Reis research vessel into waters also claimed by Greece and Cyprus (AFP/File photo) | Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Frid…
(2020-10-23). 19yo man with van full of guns & explosives arrested, was plotting to assassinate Joe Biden. rt.com 
Newly-released court documents show a man was arrested in Kannapolis, North Carolina in possession of firearms and explosives. He had reportedly researched how to kill presidential candidate Joe Biden. | A van belonging to Alexander Hillel Treisman, 19, was found at a Kannapolis bank filled with guns, books on making bombs, explosive materials, multiple driver's licenses, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. | The van was abandoned and towed at the request of the bank, and then subsequently searched by police officers. | Court docs say Alexander Treisman left this van at a Kannapolis Fifth Third Bank.
(2020-10-23). 'Opposite' of Vantablack? Scientists create WHITEST paint ever, which reflects 95.5% of light & keeps buildings cool. rt.com 
Engineers have created a paint capable of reflecting 95.5 percent of sunlight back into space, while keeping a building cooler than the ambient temperature, which might one day dramatically reduce the need for air conditioning. | In research undertaken at Purdue University, in Indiana, engineers have produced the remarkable acrylic paint. It makes use of passive radiative cooling technology, which keeps surfaces 10 degrees Celsius below the ambient temperature at night and at least 1.7 degrees Celsius below the ambient temperature at noon. | "It's very counterintuitive for a surface in direct sunlight to be co…
(2020-10-23). US sanctions Russian CHEMICAL research institute, saying it's 'connected' to Triton computer malware. rt.com 
A Moscow research institute involved in developing S-300 air defense missiles has been blacklisted by the US Treasury Department over alleged "connections" to malware used "against US partners in the Middle East." | The Central Scientific Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics (TsNIIKhM, or –¶–ù–ò–ò–•–ú) is "connected to the destructive Triton malware," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
(2020-10-23). US sanctions Russian CHEMICAL research institute, saying it's 'connected' to Triton computer malware used in foreign cyber attacks. rt.com A Moscow research institute involved in developing high-tech S-300 air defense missiles has been blacklisted by the US Treasury Department over alleged "connections" to malware used "against US partners in the Middle East." | The Central Scientific Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics (TsNIIKhM, or –¶–ù–ò–ò–•–ú) is "connected to the destructive Triton malware," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
(2020-10-23). Biden Appeals to Bosnian Muslim and Albanian Voters. Reveal Democrats' Plans in the Balkans. globalresearch.ca U.S. Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has been on a whirlwind campaign in an attempt to defeat President Donald Trump in next month's election. Published policy papers has shown Biden's strong support for Greece, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Albania …
(2020-10-23). The Elusive "October Surprise". Iran Seeks to Confuse the United States? globalresearch.ca Those who have been waiting for the elusive October Surprise that will upset the apple cart on election day are admittedly running out of time. The media's unwillingness to even consider that the antics of
(2020-10-23). Video: Armenia Launches Ballistic Missiles on Azerbaijan Amid Retreat in Nagorno-Karabakh Region. globalresearch.ca On the morning of October 22, Armenian forces launched ballistic missiles at targets inside the territory of Azerbaijan. According to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, 3 missiles were fired in the direction of the Siyazan region, two in the direction of …
(2020-10-23). Turkey to Send Troops to Combat Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh? globalresearch.ca Like the US, Turkey's Erdogan pursues interests at the expense of peace and stability. | He favors war for extending Turkey's borders to further his neo-Ottoman aims. | He, his family members and regime profited earlier from stolen Syrian oil. | He gave …
(2020-10-23). US 2020 Economic Collapse a Bonanza for Billionaires. globalresearch.ca US billionaires are cashing in big at a time of widespread unemployment, underemployment, and deprivation. More below on reported data. | *** | A previous article stressed that the disparity between super-wealth and growing poverty in the US is greater than any …
(2020-10-23). "A Barrett Confirmation Is a Catastrophe" zcomm.org What Democrats Can Do to Block Trump's Supreme Court Pick…
(2020-10-23). Italian youth demand free and safe public transport. peoplesdispatch.org In the wake of opening up of schools and colleges across Italy in the midst of a spike in COVID-19 cases, youth groups have demanded free and safe transport facilities for students. The Communist Youth Front (FGC) initiated a campaign on this demand and gave a call for a mobilization in Rome for October 24, Saturday. A section of students including from the Alternative Students Opposition (OSA) observed October 19 as the national agitation day for public transport and organized a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation. | Earlier, on October 17, students protested and organized…
(2020-10-23). Rússia e Unià£o Europeia ainda està£o separadas pela Cortina de Ferro. globalresearch.ca O Ministro russo de Relaàßàµes Externas, Sergey Lavrov, é o diplomata mais importante do mundo. Filho de mà£e russa e pai armênio, ele simplesmente se encontra em outro nível. Aqui poderemos ver, mais uma vez, por que razà£o. | Vamos comeàßar …
(2020-10-23). Tampa students rally against cuts to education, demand defunding of USF police department. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On October 20, around 40 students and community members protested against the University of South Florida's (USF) budget cuts and demanded defunding the campus police. Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held the protest as part of their Chop from the Top and the Cops campaign and a new demand for USF to keep the College of Education after recent news of the department's closure. | The reason for ending undergraduate education programs, according to USF, is that attendance has been low and that ending the program will save the school about $6.8 million. This decision is the beginning of…
(2020-10-23). Gold and Crypto: Is this How Charts Look Before a Monetary Collapse? globalresearch.ca It is the the massive debt. It cannot be serviced. It will collapse the whole system. | The gold, silver and cryptocurrencies charts are showing signs of going parabolic. The Gold, silver …
(2020-10-23). Sudan Bends to Trump's Pressure to Normalize Relations with Israel. globalresearch.ca The US has taken Sudan off the list of state-sponsors of terrorism, and with UAE support to provide several billion dollars of aid, in exchange for normalization with Israel. | US President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Monday: "GREAT news! New …
(2020-10-23). Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act introduced in Senate. nationofchange.org "This is the bill we have been waiting for. It draws on the latest science to tap the treasure-trove of ocean solutions to accelerate progress on climate change. The outcome? People win, the economy wins, nature wins."
(2020-10-23). Over 100 teachers launch wildcat sickout strike in Houston. wsws.org The drive by Texas Democrats to reopen Houston schools coincides with the platform of the Biden-Harris campaign, which fraudulently claim that this can be done "safely" while the pandemic spirals out of control.
(2020-10-23). China Launches Mobile COVID-19 Testing Lab. telesurenglish.net A team of researchers from Tsinghua University and CapitalBio Technology Co. has developed a COVID-19 Mobile Laboratory, which can analyze nucleic acid samples on the spot immediately, allowing people to obtain results within 45 minutes. | RELATED: | Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic, waiting in long queues for a COVID-19 test has been a major hurdle in getting tested. However, the advent of a mobi…
(2020-10-23). Ten uplifting teaching moments from President Fiasco. nationofchange.org How to achieve peace in our time, universal happiness, and healthy goodwill towards our neighbor.
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(2020-10-23). 'Friends, Not Masters': Is Biden a Frenemy of Islamic World? globalresearch.ca During the presidential debate alongside Donald Trump in September, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden uttered the invocative Islamic expression "Inshallah," meaning "God willing," to woo the Muslim American voters, which was cheered by Democratic supporters across the Islamic World. | Being …
(2020-10-23). Electoral Interference, Are 'The Proud Boys" Attempting to Scare Voters'? globalresearch.ca Iran, Russia and electoral interference. It is all part of the delicious mess that any observer of US politics has come to expect. Were the US body politic capable of being examined on the clinician's couch, historical fears, psychic disturbances, …
(2020-10-23). The Global Capitalist Cage and the Corona Crisis: "Solutions" by Those Who Have Created "The Problems" globalresearch.ca It's hard to talk about the myriad issues piled in our society in a cohesive way, and when we try, we often get the same response: "What is your solution?" People get frustrated and demand an instant solution to the …
(2020-10-23). Support for socialism jumps by nearly 10 percent among US youth amid pandemic depression. wsws.org These statistics quantitatively express a significant shift in political mood and perspective that has occurred over just the last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the US and the world.
(2020-10-23). Video: Rocco Galati Rocks Toronto's Freedom Rally. globalresearch.ca Watch the video below where Rocco Galati, Constitutional Lawyer, spoke at Toronto Freedom Rally on October 17, 2020. | "What I quickly learned in the past month and a half is that mainstream media and social media are really no different. …
(2020-10-23). Mexico at the OAS General Assembly: Almagro undermined the OAS Charter and Damaged Bolivia's Democracy. cepr.net This week in Washington, D.C. the Organization of American States (OAS) held their 50th Regular Session of the General Assembly. In these meetings the General Assembly, the highest decision-making body of the OAS, is tasked with debating the organization's course of action for the next year, as well as setting the standards of governance for …
(2020-10-23). Anti-Muslim hysteria dominates French political establishment after terrorist killing of Samuel Paty. wsws.org The anti-Muslim hysteria of the French political establishment is continuing, a week after the terrorist killing of Samuel Paty, a middle-school history and geography teacher in Conflans, on October 16.