2020-03-21: Social Media Postees

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Assange's Extradition: An Escalation of the US War on Terror
Nozomi Hayase | commondreams.org | 2020-03-22
Julian Assange supporters demonstrate outside of the Westminster Magistrates Court on November 18, 2019 in London. (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/free_assange_0_0.jpg …
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For America's Urgent Health and Safety, Trump Needs to Resign!
Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2020-03-22
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus response while flanked by Vice President Mike Pence during a briefing with health insurers at the White House on March 10, 2020. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/emergency-declaration-covid.jpg …
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5 Key Demands: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Face of the Coronavirus
Michael Galant | commondreams.org | 2020-03-22
The coronavirus outbreak must be defeated in a way that moves us forward. (Image: CDC) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/coronavirus-1.png …
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Santa Rita Jail Solidarity During the Coronavirus Pandemic
IWOC Oakland | indybay.org | 2020-03-21
As businesses, schools, and institutions close to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, many people are wondering how to support people in jails, prisons, and immigration detention centers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/19/18831666.php

Jewish Activists Demand Governor Newsom Release Detainees In Light of Covid-19 Outbreak
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-03-21
In a March 21 press release, Never Again Action Bay Area calls on Governor Newsom to take immediate steps to release migrants from unsanitary, overcrowded "death camp" detention centers…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/21/18831710.php

Lawmakers Demand ICE Stop Arresting Immigrants to Prevent Spreading Coronavirus
Ryan Devereaux | zcomm.org | 2020-03-21
More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to freeze its enforcement-to-detention pipeline…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/lawmakers-demand-ice-stop-arresting-immigrants-to-prevent-spreading-coronavirus/

Coronavirus crisis causes surge in dangerous channel crossings by desperate refugees
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-21
Fears around the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have caused a surge in refugees trying to cross the English channel to the UK. The refugees risk their lives making these journeys in dangerous inflatable boats.Border patrols have blocked more than a 100 refugees from entering the UK this week. There are fears that 3,000 refugees living in desperate conditions in northern France are at high risk of contracting coronavirus.Desperation: Care4Calais founder Clare Moseley said it was only a matter of time before the virus swept through refugee camps.Bella Sankey, director of charity Detention Action, told the P…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/03/21/coronavirus-crisis-causes-surge-in-dangerous-channel-crossings-by-desperate-refugees/

Coronavirus transforms Greek refugee camps into death camps
wsws.org | 2020-03-21
The intolerable hygienic conditions in the internment camps prevent even the most basic protective measures from being adopted.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/21/refu-m21.html

What the Coronavirus Emergency Has to Do with Biden vs. Sanders
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-03-21
Tepid adjustments vs. truly transformational agendas…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/19/18831664.php

Coronavirus and climate change: How eco-activists can use this terrible moment to help save the planet
Reynard Loki | nationofchange.org | 2020-03-21
One major lesson from the pandemic is that we can save the planet from climate change.
nationofchange.org/2020/03/21/coronavirus-and-climate-change-how-eco-activists-can-use-this-terrible-moment-to-help-save-the-planet/

Beyond the Death Penalty, Activists Are Fighting to End Death by Incarceration
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-21
With 2.3 million people behind bars, the United States is the world's largest jailer. Yet after decades of holding this dubious honor, many Americans have begun to question what Fordham law professor John Plaff calls "this massive experiment in punitive social control." Decarceration is being discussed in states across the…
truthout.org/articles/beyond-the-death-penalty-activists-are-fighting-to-end-death-by-incarceration/

[Editorial] Peace and health in Afghanistan
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-03-21
After years of war and political instability, Afghanistan is at a potentially historic crossroads. On Feb 29, 2020, a peace deal was agreed between the Taliban and the USA. The anticipated resumption of talks between the Afghan Government and the Taliban could signal a new phase, but what this means for the Afghan people is unclear. Weak health systems and disrupted access to health care have left many in poor health for decades, but since the fall of the Taliban some extraordinary gains in health have occurred.
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Bolsonaro's Hospital Must Disclose Covid-19 Positives List
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-21
Brazil's Federal judge Raquel Soares Chiarelli ordered the Armed Forces Hospital (HFA) to present the list of people who turned out to be Covid-19 positives, among whom President Jair Bolsonaro could be. This order responds to the hospital's refusal to release data to the Federal District Health Department. | RELATED: | Protests Against the "Bolsonaro Virus" Spread in Brazil | "Proper identification of Covid-19 cases is essential for defining public policies to contend with the pandem…
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Twice-daily health checks and no spectators allowed: World Chess Candidates grabs online audience as sports hit by coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-21
With stringent coronavirus tests before and after each game, the World Chess Candidates has become an unlikely sensation as action-starved sports fans go online to watch the battle of minds in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. | Eight potential challengers are duking it out for the right to challenge the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, and for a €500,000 (US$538,000) prize fund

Fighting COVID-19 in Cuba, China and the United States
W. T. Whitney, Jr. | mronline.org | 2020-03-21
The pandemic has effectively provided a laboratory-like demonstration that people do better when states can plan ahead, apply national resources unequivocally to the public good, put science in the service of the people, and practice international solidarity. These are characteristics of socialist societies. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/20/fighting-covid-19-in-cuba-china-and-the-united-states/

U.S. Teamsters get warm welcome at Venezuela's Canaima laptop plant
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-21
Caracas, Venezuela – A Freedom Road Socialist Organization labor delegation toured the Canaima laptops and tablets factory in Caracas, Venezuela on March 12. The Canaima plant is located within walking distance of the bridge where U.S. puppet Juan Guaido launched a failed coup d'état April 30, 2019. Upon arrival, leading representatives of the Canaima assembly plant greeted the American Teamsters with genuine smiles and warm handshakes. | A Venezuelan educator and Canaima spokesperson, Oscar Martinez, explained the assembly plant's purpose, "Our goal is to produce a laptop or tablet for every school-aged child i…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/21/us-teamsters-get-warm-welcome-venezuela-s-canaima-laptop-plant

The Coronavirus and Vulnerable Gaza
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-03-21
California releasing inmates for fear of Coronavirus, but Israelis Keep Vulnerable Gaza as Largest Open Air Prison…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-coronavirus-and-vulnerable-gaza/

We Can't Let COVID-19 Drive Us Into Authoritarianism
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-21
Note: This excerpt was adapted from Internationalism or Extinction by Noam Chomsky, edited by Charles Derber, Suren Moodliar and Paul Shannon. | As the COVID-19 pandemic turns the global political and economic order on its head, two vastly different futures appear possible. At one end of the spectrum, societies facing the toll of the virus may collapse into authoritarianism. But at the other end of the spectrum, we have the possibility of learning the lessons of this disaster

Bernie 2020: What Went Wrong?
Anis Shivani | commondreams.org | 2020-03-21
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) arrives at the Capitol for a vote on a coronavirus bill amendment on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sanders_camp.jpg …
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Spain's Covid-19 death toll jumps by over 300 in one day, number of cases nears 25,000
rt.com | 2020-03-21
The death toll from the Covid-19 illness in Spain has hit 1,326, an increase of over 300 in just one day, as the coronavirus crisis deepens in Europe. | The Spanish health ministry announced that the number of Covid-19 cases in the Iberian country climbed to 24,926 on Saturday, an increase of nearly 5,000 from Friday's tally of 19,980. | Speaking on Friday, Spanish health emergencies chief, Fernando Simon, said that the number of infected people could actually be higher than reported as the test laboratories are "overwhelmed" and unable to process all of the samples. | Spain is Europe's second-worst hit countr…
rt.com/news/483711-spain-coronavirus-death-toll-spikes/

Covid-19 Updates: Death Toll Rises to 12 in Portugal
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-21
Update: 10: 00 | Portugal: the death toll rises to 12 and 1,280 infections are reported‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã | Health Minister Marta Temido announced that Portugal has 1,280 Covid-19 cases and 12 dead. Her country expects to reach the peak of the pandemic on April 14, which is an estimate based on the evolution of the number of cases to date. | RELATED: | Cuba Restricts Entry of Foreigners Due to Coronavirus | Three percent o…
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Amid coronavirus threat Social Security closes all local Social Security offices
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-03-21
In essence, now that the SSA offices have been shut down locally, and across the nation, and people cannot reach anyone at the tele-service centers because they have not been expanded, it places tens of thousands of HUD's subsidized housing tenants at risk when they are not able to obtain documents that are needed to verify their income when it's time to renew their housing contracts!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/18/18831661.php

[Editorial] Ebola in DR Congo: getting the job done
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-03-21
With the world's focus on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, a good news story receiving far less attention is that of Semida Masika, the last person in DR Congo confirmed to have Ebola virus infection and discharged from care after her recovery on March 4. This important milestone is a remarkable achievement given the insecurity in DR Congo, which led to serious attacks on health-care facilities, workers, and patients, and a continual disabling of the outbreak response.
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Panic buyers 'should be ashamed' medical expert urges as stockpiling continues and shelves are bare
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-21
Virus crisis panic buyers were told they "should be ashamed" for causing needless shortages for NHS staff as the retail industry insisted there was enough food for everyone and the government ruled out rationing. | Environment secretary George Eustice claimed there was no shortage of food in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, with manufacturers having increased production by 50%. | At the daily Downing Street press conference, NHS England national medical director Stephen Powis said the country should be ashamed that key medical staff were left…
thecanary.co/uk/2020/03/21/panic-buyers-should-be-ashamed-medical-expert-urges-as-stockpiling-continues-and-shelves-are-bare/

Never mind the HUMVEES! Maryland National Guard reassures residents there's no martial law threat amid virus panic
rt.com | 2020-03-21
Concern over the presence of military vehicles in residential areas of Maryland has apparently prompted the state's national guard to tweet out a reminder that it is there to help fight Covid-19

Deserted SFO and Empty Shelves at Novato Safeway
Richard Look and Curt Garman | indybay.org | 2020-03-21
Coronavirus effects widespread…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/19/18831684.php

On the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Doctor's View
Michael Pappas | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-21
The coronavirus pandemic is sweeping the globe. There seems to be no way of containing it at this point, and health systems are struggling to keep up. The virus is exposing inadequacies in health systems all over the world, especially the U.S.'s abysmal health infrastructure. Health workers on the ground continue to provide care during …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/on-the-front-lines-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-a-doctors-view/

New York passes 10,000 coronavirus cases, as statewide lockdown ordered
rt.com | 2020-03-21
New York State has reported its 10,000th person with the Covid-19 coronavirus, and now accounts for more than half of all the US' cases. Meanwhile, the federal government has declared a 'Major Disaster" in the Empire State. | A total of 10,365 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in New York State between Friday and Saturday, up 3,254 on the previous day, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday. Cuomo stated that 1,803 of these new cases were discovered in New York City, but officials in the city later told NBC News that cases there increased by nearly twice that figure. | Cuomo attributed the rise to…
rt.com/usa/483735-new-york-coronavirus-cases/

Coronavirus and Climate Change
Reynard Loki | zcomm.org | 2020-03-21
One major lesson from the pandemic is that we can save the planet from climate change…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/coronavirus-and-climate-change/

The Coronavirus Is Not the Plague: The Plague Is US
Edward Curtin | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-21
Two categories of propaganda must be distinguished. The first strives to create a permanent disposition in its objects and constantly needs to be reinforced. Its goal is to make the masses 'available,' by working spells upon them and exercising a kind of fascination. The second category involves the creation of a sort of temporary impulsiveness …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/the-coronavirus-is-not-the-plague-the-plague-is-us/

How to Manage the Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus
Kavaljit Singh | zcomm.org | 2020-03-21
From what we have seen so far, the global human community deserves better and well-coordinated policy actions to contain the coronavirus and to offset its economic impact…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/how-to-manage-the-economic-fallout-of-the-coronavirus/

New York, California order locked down in response to COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-03-21
US President Trump closed the border to Mexico as the World Health Organization continued to call for urgent action to overcome the coronavirus pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/21/covi-m21.html

On the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Doctor's View
Michael Pappas | zcomm.org | 2020-03-21
What is currently unfolding in the U.S. is what happens when you develop a healthcare system predicated around extracting profit from sick bodies…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/on-the-front-lines-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-a-doctors-view/

New Federal Sick Leave Law Fails to Protect Many Workers From COVID-19 Threat
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-21
On March 18, President Donald Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act into law. | The legislation is an emergency intervention to provide paid leave and other support to millions of workers sidelined by school closures, quarantines and caregiving. | An obvious question you're probably wondering is, "How will it affect me?" | The bad news is that the law does not provide blanket coverage for all worker…
truthout.org/articles/new-federal-sick-leave-law-fails-to-protect-many-workers-from-covid-19-threat/

Cristiano Ronaldo's mother speaks of 'difficult days' as she posts emotional message upon release from hospital
rt.com | 2020-03-21
Maria Dolores, mother of Juventus star Cristinao Ronaldo, had been in hospital since a March 3 stroke and has issued an emotional message on social media after being given a clean bill of health by Portuguese doctors. | The 65-year-old was discharged from a medical facility on Saturday after suffering from a ischemic stroke, a condition caused by a clot blocking a blood vessel to the brain. | Her superstar son had flown to the hospital in Madeira soon after hearing the news, where he has stayed during the coronavirus outbreak which has ravaged Italy, and was seen wearing protective clothing, such as masks and…
rt.com/sport/483726-cristiano-ronaldo-mother-hospital-release/

Trump administration exploits coronavirus to block all asylum seekers from entering US
wsws.org | 2020-03-21
The blanket rejection of asylum seekers is the latest in a series of steps aimed at abrogating the right to asylum, which is protected by both international and US law.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/21/asyl-m21.html

Netanyahu exploits coronavirus pandemic to build up dictatorial regime in Israel
wsws.org | 2020-03-21
Netanyahu has exploited the coronavirus to cast himself as the only figure capable of responding to a national emergency.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/21/isra-m21.html

Charities warn Boris Johnson to protect those being made homeless 'as a direct result of coronavirus'
Peadar O'Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2020-03-21
As one hotel "sacked and evicted its staff" as a result of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, it's somewhat timely that homelessness charities would send a warning to Boris Johnson. The charities have written to the prime minister to tell him the pandemic could 'overwhelm' their services. | The Manchester Evening News reported that over "30 ho…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/03/21/charities-warn-boris-johnson-to-protect-those-being-made-homeless-as-a-direct-result-of-coronavirus/

Cuba's Welcome to a Covid-19-Stricken Cruise Ship Reflects a Long Pattern of Global Humanitarian Commitment
Peter Kornbluh | thenation.com | 2020-03-21
Cuba's Welcome to a Covid-19-Stricken Cruise Ship Reflects a Long Pattern of Global Humanitarian Commitment…
thenation.com/article/world/coronavirus-cuba-cruise-ship/

China's Yutu-2 rover sets off for UNEXPLORED areas as Chang'e 4 mission reawakens on far side of Moon
rt.com | 2020-03-21
Far, far away from coronavirus worries, China's Yutu-2 lunar rover and Chang'e-4 spacecraft have whirred back to life on the far side of the Moon, with the intrepid rover boldly setting off for unexplored areas. | After powering down while the Moon was hidden from the Sun, the mission has now earnestly started its 16th lunar day of work on Earth's natural satellite. | The lander, rover and their science payloads are all in good operating condition, despite having by now endured the harsh conditions on the lunar surface for over a year. | | Yutu-2 on the surface of the far side of the moon. © Xinhua/ Glo…
rt.com/news/483725-china-lunar-rover-unexplored-chang-e-4/

Over 620 deaths in Italy on Friday as coronavirus fatalities surge in Europe
wsws.org | 2020-03-21
Italy, Spain, Belgium and the UK all recorded their largest death tolls in the global coronavirus pandemic in a single day, Friday.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/21/euro-m21.html

Thousands of French citizens ignore quarantine as cops issue nearly 39,000 citations for violating lockdown
rt.com | 2020-03-21
French law enforcers have slapped fines on tens of thousands of uncooperative citizens, less than a week after the government introduced restrictions on non-essential travel and business in an effort to combat Covid-19. | The Ministry of Interior disclosed on Saturday that police across the country had carried out 867,695 inspections to ensure that people using transport or participating in other restricted activities had good reason to do so. As a result, cops reported some 38,994 instances of non-compliance resulting in fines between Tuesday and Friday. French authorities have also warned that they will beco…
rt.com/news/483722-france-fines-police-coronavirus-lockdown/

The BBC's latest coronavirus article is full-on Tory propaganda
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-03-21
The BBC has published a shocking article on coronavirus. And it's essentially as well-timed piece of propaganda for the Tory government. But what's more, the BBC has changed the article since it was first released. Not that we should be surprised by any of this.The BBC: did it really just say that?: In the early hours of Saturday 21 March, the BBC ran an article on coronavirus deaths. It was discussing the forecas…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/03/21/the-bbcs-latest-coronavirus-article-is-full-on-tory-propaganda/

Russia delivers over 100,000 Covid-19 test kits to 13 states, including Iran, North Korea
rt.com | 2020-03-21
The testing tools for coronavirus were delivered to 13 countries, including Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states Iran and North Korea, Russia's public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said on Saturday. | The equipment manufactured in Russia can conduct over 100,000 tests for Covid-19, and has already been used to track down the first cases of the disease in Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Moscow is due to ship the equipment to Serbia, as well as to Egypt and Venezuela. | Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said earlier this week that Russia has no shortage of testing kits. A government…
rt.com/russia/483701-russia-ships-coronavirus-testing/

Little Rock Air Force Base declares EMERGENCY after US airman tests positive for Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-03-21
The Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB) in Arkansas has declared a month-long public health emergency after an airman stationed there was confirmed to carry the coronavirus, contracted during recent travel overseas. | The airman, who has not been named, is the first to test positive at the base, the Air Force said in a statement on Friday, noting that the 30-day emergency order will allow the facility's commander to take special containment measures to limit further spread of the disease. | "Right now we have one confirmed case of Covid-19 on our installation," said Colonel John Schutte, installation commander at…
rt.com/usa/483692-little-rock-emergency-coronavirus/

The Tories just announced a bailout for airlines that would be 2008 all over again
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-03-21
In the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the UK government is reportedly drawing up plans for another private sector bailout. If the Tories push ahead with it, it will be scarily reminiscent of the 2008 bailout of the banks. And it could spell disaster for years to come. | Coronavirus: the fall-out continues: | As The Canary previously reported, the airline industry is in trouble. Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic went cap-in-hand to the government…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/03/21/the-tories-just-announced-a-bailout-for-airlines-that-would-be-2008-all-over-again/

Ten Questions for the U.S.: Where did the Novel Coronavirus Come From?
| globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-21
by Wang Fuhua | . | CGTN Editor's note: The article is an edited version of an article which was first published on a WeChat official account named Gong Yi Kan Shi Jie. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily | …
globalresearch.ca/ten-questions-for-the-u-s-where-did-the-novel-coronavirus-come-from/5707035

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