2020-03-15: Social Media Postees

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Can the U.S. learn from China's determined response to Coronavirus?
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-15
Red Lines host Anya Parampil provides a global Coronavirus update, explaining how China suppressed the pandemic with a determined and centralized strategy that was heavily criticized in the West. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/14/can-the-u-s-learn-from-chinas-determined-response-to-coronavirus/

Chris Hedges: Americans face a one-choice Election–The Oligarchy
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-15
Pulitzer-winning author and host of "On Contact" Chris Hedges joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the influence of lobbyists on establishment media in their coverage of politics and that donors, bankers and billionaires have on the U.S. political process. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/14/chris-hedges-americans-face-a-one-choice-election-the-oligarchy/

Coronavirus, Epidemics and Capitalism: The Bugs Are in the System
Radical Women | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Radical Women supports and recommends this thoughtful analysis of the novel coronavirus by our sister organization, the Freedom Socialist Party. The statement raises excellent demands to protect workers, women, the poor, and people of color being scapegoated for the crisis.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/12/18831477.php

Who Is Our Best Leader in a Time of Multiple Crises?
Ted Glick | zcomm.org | 2020-03-15
How does this democratic socialist handle crises? We got an idea on Wednesday when both Bernie and Biden spoke to the country about the coronavirus crisis and what needed to be done.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/who-is-our-best-leader-in-a-time-of-multiple-crises/

More American Blunders in the Middle East: U.S. Envoys Embrace Terrorists Yet Again
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The spread of the coronavirus has meant that much of the other news about developments around the world has disappeared from the normal news cycle. The situation in Syria, which involves not only the government in Damascus but also Turkey, …
globalresearch.ca/more-american-blunders-middle-east-u-s-envoys-embrace-terrorists-yet-again/5706363

Gracias Chelsea & Julian for publishing Bush's War Crimes
Orion the Elder | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
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indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/13/18831486.php

Coronavirus, the Frozen Primary and a Reset to 2016: How Bernie's Political Revolution Can Still Get Back on Track
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
The coronavirus is a divine intervention that can yet help Bernie Sanders straighten his course. It's a total reset in a fast-moving era when a campaign needs to reinvent itself several times over within the same cycle.
truthdig.com/articles/coronavirus-the-frozen-primary-and-a-reset-to-2016-how-bernies-political-revolution-can-still-get-back-on-track/

It's Official, Coronavirus Emergency in America: House Passes COVID-19 "Families First" Response Act
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
On March 13, House members passed HR 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act by a 363

House Passed Paid Sick Leave Only for 20% of US Workers
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
Monied interests and government officials serving them at the federal, state, and local levels comprise America's ruling class. | Time and again, their actions in cahoots with each other show indifference toward ordinary people

Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela's Voting Machines
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-03-15
The vast majority of Venezuela's voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is "rigged" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.
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The Fed's Latest Welfare Payout to the Crooked Wall Street Banks
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
On March 12, the Federal Reserve announced its biggest market intervention to date, a massive $1.5 trillion injection into the short-term funding markets ("repo") aimed at preventing grossly-inflated stock valuations from resetting at lower prices. | There should be no misunderstanding …
globalresearch.ca/fed-latest-welfare-payout-crooked-wall-street-banks/5706337

Mandates above all? Macron declares himself 'guarantor of HEALTH & democracy' as Paris pushes citizens to vote amid coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The pandemic has put France on lockdown, with public venues and shops shut down. Polling stations, however, were not only spared, but Paris eagerly pushed the people to vote in local polls, despite health concerns and criticism. | The unstoppable spread of the new coronavirus, known as Covid-19 has prompted the French government to shut down all "non-essential" public venues, be they shops, bars, restaurants, or even schools. Still, the polling stations appear to be just essential enough for Paris to be willing to risk the lives of the French electorate. | Despite the growing threat of the disease outbreak, wh…
rt.com/news/483177-french-vote-coronavrius-macron/

Russian-Turkish patrol route in Idlib shortened abruptly to prevent terrorists attempt to use civilians as human shield
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Russian and Turkish forces in Syria's province of Idlib have had to shorten their first joint patrol mission in order to prevent extremists from disrupt it, using civilians as human shields, the Russian military said. | On Sunday, Turkey and Russia set out on their first joint patrol along the security corridor in Idlib agreed as part of a ceasefire deal reached by presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Teyyip Erdogan in early March. The route of the patrol went along the strategic M4 highway linking Syria's city of Aleppo to the coastal western province of Latakia and passing through the territories held by vari…
rt.com/news/483167-joint-russian-turkish-patrol-in-syria-shortened/

Route of first Russian-Turkish patrol along key de-escalation line shortened to prevent terrorist provocation involving civilians
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Russian and Turkish forces in Syria's province of Idlib have had to shorten their first joint patrol mission aimed at maintaining truce in the area to avoid harming civilians used as human shield by terrorists. | On Sunday, Turkey and Russia set out on their first joint patrol along the security corridor in Idlib, agreed as part of a ceasefire deal reached by presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in early March. The route of the patrol went along the strategic M4 highway, which links Syria's city of Aleppo to the coastal western province of Latakia and passes through the territories held by variou…
rt.com/news/483167-joint-russian-turkish-patrol-in-syria-shortened/

Ukrainian nationalists fire FLARE GUN at Russian embassy in Kiev, threaten to storm diplomatic mission (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Ukrainian radicals have shot a round from a flare gun at the Russian embassy in Kiev, hitting the building's roof as they staged a rally outside the mission. Despite a heavy police presence, officers apparently stood idly by. | Russia's diplomatic mission in Kiev suffered the assault late on Saturday as a crowd of mostly far-right radicals gathered in front of the embassy and pelted its premises with flares and smoke pellets. At one point, someone also fired a flare gun round, which hit the building's roof to loud cheers from the crowd, which was chanting anti-Russian slogans, a video published on social media…
rt.com/news/483163-russian-embassy-kiev-flare-gun/

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Falsifies Report of Syria "Chemical Weapon Attack"
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The authority of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and similar organizations requires that its credibility be impeccable, and like Caesar's Wife, "above suspicion." Thus, the tarnished reputation of the OPCW as a result of its "unacceptable practices | …
globalresearch.ca/organization-prohibition-chemical-weapons-falsifies-report-chemical-weapon-attack-douma-syria-april-7-2018/5706334

We Need to Address the Coronavirus Crisis by Reducing Inequality
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
We all have to come together. We need to help each other. We don't have time for politics as usual. | In times of crisis

Prayer Will Not Stop the Coronavirus
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Prayer Will Not Stop the Coronavirus…
thenation.com/article/society/national-day-prayer-coronavirus/

Online Event: Combatting Coronavirus in our Community–What Works, Why Now (live stream)
The Commonweath Club | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Via live stream online…
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'Just take it easy, just relax': Trump warns against HOARDING over coronavirus as VIDEOS of shoppers cleaning out stores go viral
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The White House has warned citizens against hoarding daily supplies in the wake of videos showing people fighting for products like toilet paper and hand sanitizer and panic-buying daily essentials until shelves are empty. | President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke with "more than two dozen" grocery store and supply chain executives and thanked them for their work as people flock to stores to stockpile on supplies over fears surrounding the spread of coronavirus. | Delivering his daily update on the coronavirus situation, Trump suggested Americans "just take it easy, just relax," adding that the empty shelves al…
rt.com/usa/483196-coronavirus-hoarding-white-house/

'Don't be in a rush to die, you'll die anyway': Chechen leader Kadyrov urges public to stop panicking over coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
With hysteria over the coronavirus on the rise, Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov has urged his people to keep calm, not to shun traditional medicine, and worry less about what is beyond their control

UK to put all citizens over 70 into isolation for MONTHS as coronavirus spreads across the country
rt.com | 2020-03-15
UK's Health Secretary confirmed plans to isolate people aged over 70 for up to four months amid a coronavirus pandemic. The goal is to protect them, but critics say it may be a really bad idea. | Isolating the elderly is "clearly in the action plan" Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told Sky News, confirming earlier reports in the British media. "We will be setting it out with more detail when it's the right time to do," he added, which may come within weeks. | "We absolutely appreciate that it is a very big ask of the elderly and the vulnerable, and it's for their own self-protection," Hancock told Sky News'…
rt.com/uk/483166-uk-elderly-people-isolation/

'We are not going to be a hospital': Cristiano Ronaldo's Lisbon hotel denies reports it will become temporary coronavirus ward
rt.com | 2020-03-15
A Portuguese hotel belonging to Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has denied reports suggesting it will become a temporary hospital for victims of the coronavirus outbreak. | A report in Spanish newspaper MARCA stated that the Juventus star would use his CR7-branded hotels in Lisbon and Madeira to help the country with much-needed additional bed space during the crisis. | According to the report, the hotels would be adapted, with beds made available, free of charge, to people suffering from the coronavirus. | However, that story has since been r…
rt.com/sport/483180-cristiano-ronaldo-coronavirus-hotels-hospitals/

'Don't be in a rush to die, you'll die anyway': Chechen leader Kadyrov urges public to stop panicking over coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
With hysteria over the coronavirus on the rise, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has urged his countrymen to keep calm, not to shun traditional medicine, and care less about what is beyond one's control

Netanyahu takes test for coronavirus despite lack of ANY symptoms amid trial delay uproar
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and people close to him have been tested for coronavirus, the PM's office reported. None of those tested had symptoms of the disease. | The announcement comes as Israel is ramping up measures to battle the spread of the deadly virus with travel restrictions and surveillance of known patients. The epidemic also gave the prime minister a two-month reprieve before his corruption trial after his government imposed a ban on most court sessions in the country. | The development was blasted by Netanyahu's political rival, Benny Gantz, with whom the incumbent PM is seeking to…
rt.com/news/483179-netanyahu-takes-precautionary-test/

Big Pharma Prepares to Profit From the Coronavirus
Sharon Lerner | zcomm.org | 2020-03-15
"Pharmaceutical companies view Covid-19 as a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity"
zcomm.org/znetarticle/big-pharma-prepares-to-profit-from-the-coronavirus/

Coronavirus Panic: Toilet Paper Is the "People's Vaccine"
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The coronavirus panic has resulted in hordes of people running after toilet paper. Such actions are the flip side of running with the bulls, except that I suspect those who run with the bulls have some sense of why they …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-panic-toilet-paper-is-the-peoples-vaccine/5706353

Billionaire NBA Owners Have an Obligation to Help Suffering Arena Workers–Now
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Billionaire NBA Owners Have an Obligation to Help Suffering Arena Workers–Now…
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-nba-owners/

The Extraordinary Decisions Facing Italian Doctors
Yascha Mounk | zcomm.org | 2020-03-15
Italy now has too many coronavirus patients for each to receive adequate care. So those who are too old to have a high likelihood of recovery, or who have too low a number of "life-years" left even if they should survive, may be left to die…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-extraordinary-decisions-facing-italian-doctors/

Teachers, Parents Beg: Close New York City's Schools!
Ross Barkan | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Teachers, Parents Beg: Close New York City's Schools!
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-schools-nyc/

Utah police departments ASK criminals to 'cease' crime until further notice… because coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Several Utah police departments have pleaded with criminals to stop their "nefarious" behavior in light of increasing amounts of coronavirus cases in the US. Is this all one big joke? | It's difficult to tell how seriously the US government is taking the coronavirus when politicians are urging people to quarantine themselves indoors, but state officials are using the virus as a punchline. | The Salt Lake City Police Department responded to the coronavirus by asking "all criminal activities/nefarious behavior to cease until further notice. We appreciate your anticipated cooperation in halting crime & thank crim…
rt.com/usa/483195-utah-police-crime-coronavirus/

Come To A Special Discussion On The Coronavirus Pandemic
Revolution Books | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Online: www.facebook.com/RevolutionBooks/…
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Stop Hoarding Food
Stop Mass Hysteria | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
I went shopping at Safeway in San Francisco today and found many empty shelves. The one section that was fully stocked was the fruit and vegetable section, nature's medicine chest, as most fruit and vegetables have Vitamin C, nature's antidote to viruses, infections and cancer. There is no reason to hoard anything at all.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/15/18831547.php

'Persuasion is OVER': Illinois ORDERS restaurants to turn away 'dine-in customers' as California urges bars to close over Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Illinois governor announced the partial closure of bars and restaurants to keep citizens "safe" from the coronavirus, while California put out new guidelines urging elder citizens to remain home and some businesses to close. | In Illinois, the closures will begin at the end of the business day on Monday and continue through March 30. The restaurants and bars will only be closed to "dine-in customers," meaning some businesses will remain open to fulfill pickup orders. | Governor J.B Pritzker said in his announcement that the measures will keep Illinois "safe," according to "experts." He revealed the reason for…
rt.com/usa/483198-california-illinois-restaurants-bars-close/

NHS helpline is 'absolutely inundated' says Scottish MP with suspected coronavirus
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-15
A self-isolating MP has said the health service's 111 helpline has been "absolutely inundated" due to the changing advice about the coronavirus outbreak. | The SNP's Dr Lisa Cameron revealed on Friday she had Covid-19 symptoms and had been told to self-isolate for seven days. | Although she has not been officially diagnosed with the virus following a change to guidance about who needs to be tested, Dr Cameron said she was feeling "very, very tired," adding: "Exhaustion has been the largest symptom for me." | Speaking via videolink on Sky's Sophy Ridge On Sunday show, Cameron said she thought the NHS 111 number wa…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/15/nhs-helpline-is-absolutely-inundated-says-scottish-mp-with-suspected-coronavirus/

Prayer Will Not Stop Coronavirus
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Prayer Will Not Stop Coronavirus…
thenation.com/article/society/national-day-prayer-coronavirus/

France says border remains OPEN amid reports of Germany readying to isolate from neighbors
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Franco-German frontier remains opened, yet border controls have been reinforced, French government has said. Earlier reports suggested that Berlin decided to shut it altogether in a bid to stop the coronavirus outbreak. | The tightened controls are set to limit "non-essential exchange" between the two countries, according to France's Interior Minister Christophe Castaner. | "These French and German controls do not constitute a closure of our common border," the minister said in a statement. "They are set to limit non-essential exchanges between our two countries in order to limit the spread of the virus." | Ea…
rt.com/news/483184-france-germany-border-open/

Latest travel guidance as number of countries affected by coronavirus rises
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-15
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected thousands of people across the world as the World Health Organisation has reported cases in 135 countries, territories or areas.As a result of Covid-19, or coronavirus, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued travel advice warning people against visiting certain countries or areas.Here is a look at the current guidance, which advises against all but essential travel to 23 countries: China: The FCO advises against all travel to Hubei province due to the outbreak, and against all but essential travel to the rest of mainland China. If you are in China…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/15/latest-travel-guidance-as-number-of-countries-affected-by-coronavirus-rises/

Italy's coronavirus deaths soar to over 1,800 with nearly 25k infected
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Italian officials have revealed 368 additional Covid-19 related deaths with the new total standing at 1,809 people. This represents a record toll for one-day in the pandemic. | The number of infected patients within the locked-down country has also risen dramatically from 21,157 to 24,747, according to the country's civil protection authority. | Italy is currently believed to be the hardest struck nation from the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic outside China. The nation was put on lockdown less than a week ago in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus, with PM Giuseppe Conte referring to the country as a…
rt.com/newsline/483187-italys-coronavirus-deaths-record/

Saved by the virus: Netanyahu gets 2-month delay on corruption trial amid coronavirus emergency
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu, which was due to start on Tuesday, has been delayed until at least May 24 due to a state of emergency declared by the Justice Ministry. | As Israel battles the spread of Covid-19 by shutting down public venues and planning Big-Brother-style surveillance of infected individuals, Justice Minister Amir Ohana announced a state of emergency for the country's courts. With all but a few sessions banned, one particular case has been put on hold. | The corruption tria…
rt.com/news/483164-israeli-pm-netanyahus-criminal-trial-posponed/

Israel's Netanyahu tests negative for coronavirus… but his rival is entrusted with forming govt
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday flaunted a negative result for his Covid-19 test, branded "manipulation" by his rival Benny Gantz. The stunt seemingly didn't help, as Gantz was then tapped to form the government. | The prime minister and those working close to him, had been tested for the deadly virus as a "precaution," while none of them displayed any symptoms of the disease. | The coronavirus test was harshly criticized by Netanyahu's political rival, the head of centrist Blue and White party Benny Gantz, who blamed the PM for staging a public stunt and "manipulating" the people. While the i…
rt.com/news/483190-netanyahu-tests-negative-coronavirus-gantz/

Netanyahu takes test for coronavirus despite lack of ANY symptoms amid trial delay uproar
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and people close to him have been tested for coronavirus, the PM's office reported. None of those tested had symptoms of the disease. | The announcement comes as Israel is ramping up measures to battle the spread of the deadly virus with travel restrictions and surveillance of known patients. The epidemic also gave the prime minister a two-month reprieve before his corruption trial after his government imposed a ban on most court sessions in the country. | Later in the day, the PM's office confirmed that Netanyahu had tested negative for the dreaded virus. | The develo…
rt.com/news/483179-netanyahu-takes-precautionary-test/

Coronavirus Is Poised to Inflame Inequality in Schools
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
The threat of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, is forcing educators across the country to think about what they'll do if they have to close their schools for weeks or even months at a time. State and federal agencies have advised schools to create online learning plans to minimize the disruption to student learning. For some schools, that's a small leap. Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school…
truthout.org/articles/coronavirus-is-poised-to-inflame-inequality-in-schools/

Health Care Workers on Front Lines of COVID-19 Outbreak Lack Key Protections
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
Across the country, health care and domestic workers lack key health and workplace protections as COVID-19 continues to spread. Advocates and nurse unions said this puts people working on the front lines of the effort to contain the COVID-19 outbreak in danger of contracting the novel strain of coronavirus, which could create shortages of caregivers and contribute to the spread of disease. | Based on recent surveys of nurses working in hospitals nationwide, National Nurses United has been war…
truthout.org/articles/health-care-workers-on-front-lines-of-covid-19-outbreak-lack-key-protections/

The Coronavirus Pandemic Proves That We Can Overcome the Climate Crisis–If We Want To
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
The response to the coronavirus pandemic reveals that it's possible to significantly reduce emissions that cause air pollution and climate change.
truthdig.com/articles/the-coronavirus-pandemic-proves-that-we-can-overcome-the-climate-crisis-if-we-want-to/

Long lines beset US airports with passengers reportedly waiting up to 10 HOURS to get through due to Covid-19 screening (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Thousands have lined up in long queues to get their bags and pass customs at airports across the US, with photos of the crowds going viral. The chaos has been blamed on enhanced coronavirus checks under the European travel ban. | Also on rt.com | | US to suspend all travel to UK & Ireland from Monday night due to pandemic | O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois, one of world's busiest airports by passenger traffic, has been overwhelmed with a sea of people, with photos and videos by stranded travelers showing long lines leading up to the baggage line and cu…
rt.com/usa/483161-airports-us-travel-ban-chaos/

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