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2020-04-22: Social Media Postees

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Trump announces plan to halt all immigration to US
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
Trump's "pause" on immigration is a desperate attempt by the crisis-riddled administration to distract from the criminality of the ruling class's own response to the coronavirus pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/pers-a22.html

FROM THE FIELD: Migrants use digital 'fab labs' to address Djibouti health protection shortages
news.un.org | 2020-04-22
With Djibouti's health system under enormous strain from the COVID-19 pandemic, young migrants in the country are using 3D-printers to make face shields, and ease the shortfall inside medical facilities.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/04/1062312

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William Shakespeare and the New World Order: "Hell is Empty and all the Devils are Here"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
William Shakespeare's birthday: he taught us never to despair in our resolve to confront the Lie. "to unmask falsehood and bring truth to light". War criminals in high office are celebrated as messengers of peace: "And thus I clothe my naked villany. And seem a saint, when most I play the devil." (Shakespeare, the words of King Richard III)…
globalresearch.ca/william-shakespeare-and-the-new-world-order-hell-is-empty-and-all-the-devils-are-here/30493

Who is Behind "Fake News"? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as "fake news". Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.
globalresearch.ca/who-is-behind-fake-news-mainstream-media-use-fake-videos-and-images/5557580

We Won't Stop COVID-19 with "Chickenpox Parties"
Charles Pierson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-22
Thumbing their noses at both government directives and the coronavirus, right-wing protestors have been massing at state capitols in Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia, and Texas to demand the lifting of stay-at-home orders issued by Democratic governors. President Donald Trump has responded in a way that looks a whole lot like a call to insurrection. On April 17, Trump tweeted "LIBERATE MICHIGAN," "LIBERATE MINNESOTA," and 'LIBERATE VIRGINIA," apparently mistaking those states for Paris in 1944.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/22/we-wont-stop-covid-19-with-chickenpox-parties/

Demonstrators Demand Santa Cruz Provide Hotel Vouchers for the Homeless
Alex Darocy | indybay.org | 2020-04-22
Community members in Santa Cruz organized a "physical distancing" protest today to demand the City and County of Santa Cruz provide hotel vouchers for the homeless during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The demonstration was organized following California Governor Gavin Newsom's statements made during a press conference on April 18 that cities and municipalities that are blocking the State's effort to provide hotels for the homeless will be "judged" by history.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/20/18832521.php

Don't Worry, Everything Will Get Back to "Normal"
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-22
When will things get back to normal? Everyone is asking. The economic lockdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a mass unemployment shock, forced countless businesses into bankruptcy and is driving many Americans crazy. But this shall pass. The good old days will be back. The coronavirus worried city officials. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers were sleeping…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/22/dont-worry-everything-will-get-back-to-normal/

Israel: Gantz agrees to national emergency government with Netanyahu
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
The new government's real purpose is to protect the wealth of Israel's corporate and financial elite and to suppress social unrest in Israel and Palestine.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/isra-a22.html

'We did not get a cent': Palestinian diplomat says US 'lying' about promised $5mn aid package to hospitals facing Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-04-22
The Palestinian envoy to France said Washington lied about sending millions in aid to beleaguered hospitals in Gaza and the West Bank, insisting the funds were earmarked for favored NGOs unlikely to spend a dime on healthcare. | In a tweet last week, Washington's ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, claimed the US would provide $5 million to "Palestinian hospitals and households to meet immediate, life-saving needs in combating Covid-19," while congratulating the US for being the "world's top humanitarian donor." | I'm very pleased the USA is providing $5M for Palestinian hospitals and households to meet imme…
rt.com/news/486516-us-lied-palestine-aid-ambassador/

BJP capitalizes on Coronavirus fears to take India's fascist creep to the next level
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2020-04-22
India is accelerating down the track of religious strife, and the government itself is driving the vehicle.
mronline.org/2020/04/22/bjp-capitalizes-on-coronavirus-fears-to-take-indias-fascist-creep-to-the-next-level/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bjp-capitalizes-on-coronavirus-fears-to-take-indias-fascist-creep-to-the-next-level

Russia is About to Face its Biggest Test Yet in Syria
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-22
An American reader tired of corona journalism sent me a plea this week: "There must be plenty of cruelty being unleashed by the gangsters-in-chief across the 'Mideast' that simply isn't making it into the headlines," she wrote. "Trump et al are either ignoring it or silently condoning it." I doubt if Donald Trump is ignoring…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/22/russia-is-about-to-face-its-biggest-test-yet-in-syria/

United States: An 'all hands on deck' moment–Sixty six old new leftists urge support for Joe Biden
Paul Le Blanc | mronline.org | 2020-04-22
SDS, along with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), had been in the vanguard of the new left in the 1960s, and some of these oldsters now want to challenge a position taken by Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), currently the foremost organization on the left today. They tell us "this is an all hands …
mronline.org/2020/04/22/united-states-an-all-hands-on-deck-moment-sixty-six-old-new-leftists-urge-support-for-joe-biden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=united-states-an-all-hands-on-deck-moment-sixty-six-old-new-leftists-urge-support-for-joe-biden

"Mask Diplomacy" Might Not be Enough to Save Turkey from Financial Crisis
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
Turkey seems to be getting inspiration from China by engaging in "mask diplomacy" and is helping many coronavirus affected countries. Even though Turkey is being devastated by the pandemic with over 100,000 cases and 2,200 succumbing to the infection, it …
globalresearch.ca/mask-diplomacy-not-enough-save-turkey-financial-crisis/5710438

Thousands view online meeting of UK SEP outlining a socialist perspective on the pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
Around 500 viewers took part in the event with participants from Britain joined by others from Australia, Sri Lanka, Germany, France, Canada and the US–underscoring the international interest in the meeting.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/onuk-a22.html

Cancellation Wave Continues, China Leasing Firm Scraps Boeing 737 MAX Order
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
As thousands of Boeing employees head back to work in the Puget Sound region over the last week, the Washington-based aircraft manufacturer has noticed a string of recent cancellations of the grounded 737 MAX jet. | Last Tuesday (April 14), Boeing …
globalresearch.ca/china-leasing-firm-scraps-boeing-737-max-order/5710447

Coronavirus & oil price ally against Trump!
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)

Fighting COVID (and Repression) in Kashmir
Bilal Hussain | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-22
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads to India, Indian-administered Kashmir

University Jihad studies on COVID-19
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)

Imperial COVID-19 vaccine team secures £22.5 million support
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-04-22
The UK government will provide £22.5 million to fast-track Imperial's development of a coronavirus vaccine.
imperial.ac.uk/news/197017/imperial-covid-19-vaccine-team-secures-225

Brazil's Bolsonaro Is Bonkers–but There's a Method to His Madness
Andy Robinson | thenation.com | 2020-04-22
Brazil's Bolsonaro Is Bonkers–but There's a Method to His Madness…
thenation.com/article/world/coronavirus-brazil-bolsonaro-coup/

Thousands of UK healthcare workers given inaccurate Covid-19 tests, minister admits
rt.com | 2020-04-22
UK healthcare workers were given flawed Covid-19 tests, a government minister has admitted, meaning frontline staff may have returned to work carrying the deadly virus. | Junior health minister Helen Whately told Sky News on Wednesday that NHS staff have been informed that their coronavirus tests were "not up to scratch" and results may not be accurate. They have now been offered a new test. | At least 100 frontline health workers have died from Covid-19, according to the most recent figures. Defending the serious error, Whately claimed it was all part of a "normal process when you are using a test for an illn…
rt.com/uk/486532-healthcare-inaccurate-coronavirus-tests/

Netherlands extends ban on major public events until September 1, some schools to re-open in May
rt.com | 2020-04-22
The Netherlands is extending by three months its ban on major public events, including professional sports and music festivals, until September 1, to prevent a resurgence of coronavirus infections. However, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday an "encouraging" slowdown in the spread of the virus would enable elementary schools and daycare centers to partly re-open on May 11. | Limitations on the easing of restrictive measures are necessary to prevent a new wave of Covid-19 cases, according to Rutte. "It's better to be cautious now than to have regrets later," he told a televised press conference. | "I wou…
rt.com/newsline/486539-netherlands-extends-ban-events/

Science minister visits Natl. Institute of Genetic Eng., Biotechnology on COVID-19
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)

Number of Covid-19 cases exceeds 10,000 in Poland, which plans to re-open hotels in May
rt.com | 2020-04-22
The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Poland rose to 10,034 on Wednesday. The death toll among the country's population of 38 million had reached 404, the health ministry tweeted. | On Monday, the government started to relax some of the restrictions that have been imposed during the outbreak. Hotels may be allowed to re-open in May as part of a second phase, Reuters quoted government spokesman Piotr Muller as saying on Wednesday. | "The opening of hotels should be decided in May, including hotels at the seaside," Muller told state broadcaster TVP Info.
rt.com/newsline/486531-poland-open-hotels-cases/

Vietnam to ease coronavirus lockdown in most areas, PM says
rt.com | 2020-04-22
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed on Wednesday to ease the nationwide coronavirus lockdown in most parts of the country, according to state media. | No provinces in the Southeast Asian country are seen as "highly prone" to the new coronavirus, Phuc was quoted as saying on Voice of Vietnam national radio. | Vietnam has recorded 268 cases of the novel coronavirus so far, and no deaths, according to Reuters. | On Wednesday, the government in Hanoi has decided to raise its white rice exports quota for April to 500,000 tons from 400,000 tons.
rt.com/newsline/486543-vietnam-ease-most-lockdown/

Senate passes another bipartisan bailout for business
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
The Democrats settled for a mere $75 billion for hospitals and a derisory $25 billion for coronavirus testing. They dropped their demand for relief to state and local governments and funding for food stamps.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/bail-a22.html

First Covid-19 deaths in US occurred WEEKS EARLIER than previously thought
rt.com | 2020-04-22
People in the US were dying of the novel coronavirus weeks before authorities officially reported the first death linked to the disease, new data published in Santa Clara County, California reveals. | Autopsies performed on two people who died at home on February 6 and February 17 show that their tissues were infected with Covid-19, Santa Clara health authorities said in a statement, adding that another previously unreported death associated with the coronavirus had occurred on March 6. | The fi…
rt.com/usa/486522-first-us-covid-death-earlier/

Trump to sign suspension of legal immigration to US
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-22
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will sign the executive order halting all legal permanent immigration to the U.S. for at least 60."I will be signing my Executive Order prohibiting immigration into our Country today," Trump said on Twitter. "In the meantime, even without this order, our Southern Border, aided substantially by the 170 miles of new Border Wall 27,000 Mexican soldiers, is very tight

Indian IT Firms at Risk of Losing Around 3% of Revenue After Trump Halts Immigration to US – Analyst
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-22
New Delhi (Sputnik): With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the US hard, President Donald Trump has decided to suspend immigration to the country for the next two months, which may lead to difficulties for Indian IT specialists.
sputniknews.com/india/202004221079052871-indian-it-firms-at-risk-of-losing-around-3-of-revenue-after-trump-halts-immigration-to-us—analyst/

Universal basic income plan for post-lockdown UK endorsed by over 100 opposition MPs
rt.com | 2020-04-22
A group of over 100 MPs and Peers have called on the UK government to prepare some form of recovery Universal Basic Income (UBI) to protect citizens from the impending financial crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. | "As the scale and duration of the crisis becomes clear, it is essential that we take steps now to ensure that when we eventually emerge from lockdown, we do so with a fairer and more resilient society and economy," the cross-party Basic Income Conversation group wrote in a blog post and letter publis…
rt.com/uk/486533-universal-basic-income-post-lockdown/

Lockdown reveals fresh air and cleaner rivers in India
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-22
India's extended lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak has shut down schools, workplaces, industries, transport, and forced people to stay home.It also led to an unexpected bonus in the country with six out of 10 of the world's most polluted cities: cleaner air.India accounts for the highest pollution-related deaths in the world with more than two million people every year, according to a December 2019 report by the Global Alliance of Health and Pollution.On 25 March, the first day of the lockdown, the average PM 2.5 levels decreased by 22% and nitrogen dioxide

Iran's trade events, fairs not to be canceled this year due to pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)

Hosing down corona: WATCH Russian troops disinfect military training center in Serbia
rt.com | 2020-04-22
Russian troops who arrived in Serbia to help the country fight its coronavirus epidemic have already disinfected some 80 sites in the Balkan nation. A fresh video has caught them in action. | Footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defense showed a string of khaki-colored Kamaz trucks veering into the training compound in the city of Pozarevac. After disembarking, the servicemen in full protective gear sprayed the buildings' interiors with a disinfectant. | The soldiers worked hand-in-hand with Serbian chemical defense troops, who took it upon themselves to decontaminate an area adjacent to the training…
rt.com/news/486510-serbia-russia-military-disinfection/

New coronavirus test kit cargo arrives in Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)

Amazon shuts down French distribution centers after court requires protection of employees from coronavirus
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
The closure is a naked act of economic blackmail, using Amazon's control over logistics infrastructure to sabotage the distribution of essential goods.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/amaz-a22.html

UK coronavirus policy could put 7.3 million over-60s at increased risk
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-04-22
The UK's policy for shielding older adults from COVID-19 overlooks 7.3 million adults aged 60-69, placing them at increased risk and death.
imperial.ac.uk/news/197013/uk-coronavirus-policy-could-73-million

Video: Trump Vows to End Obama Admin's Funding to Wuhan Coronavirus Lab
Steve Watson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-22
President Trump vowed over the weekend to end US funding to the tune of $3.7 million that had been approved to the Wuhan Institute of Virology by the Obama administration. | With questions swirling over the lab being the possible source …
globalresearch.ca/video-trump-vows-end-obama-funding-wuhan-coronavirus-lab/5710322

Mexican Workers Strike For Paid Home Leave
Kent Paterson | zcomm.org | 2020-04-22
The COVID-19 coronavirus-related work stoppages mark the third big wildcat strike wave in the northern Mexican maquiladora industry during the last four-and-a half years…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/mexican-workers-strike-for-paid-home-leave/

Germany's Left Party backs multibillion-euro bailout of banks and big business
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
The coronavirus pandemic has thoroughly exposed the class character and political orientation of the Left Party and its pseudo-left satellites.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/left-a22.html

Mexican Workers Strike For Paid Home Leave
Kent Paterson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-22
Wildcat strikes involving hundreds if not thousands of workers erupted in the mainly foreign owned factories (maquiladoras) of northern Mexico in recent days. Alarmed by sick co-workers, including some of whom had reportedly succumbed to the health effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus, workers demanded that, in accordance with a federal decree ordering the closure of…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/22/mexican-workers-strike-for-paid-home-leave/

UC Berkeley wants tenants to relocate during coronavirus pandemic
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-04-22
Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/20/18832520.php

UK coronavirus deaths may have reached 41,000, study finds
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-22
Deaths linked to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the UK may have already reached 41,000, according to new analysis.The Financial Times estimate is more than double the latest total announced by the Department of Health, which stood at 17,337 at 5pm on 20 April.The government's figure is based almost entirely on the deaths of hospital patients who tested positive for Covid-19.Differences in reporting mean this total can include a small number of deaths outside hospital that occurred in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.The Financial Times has used separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/22/uk-coronavirus-deaths-may-have-reached-41000-study-finds/

Australia's national cabinet continues back-to-work push
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
State governments are moving ahead with an easing of restrictions, including through the reopening of schools, creating the conditions for major coronavirus outbreaks.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/aust-a22.html

As COVID-19 deaths pass 17,000, UK corporations scramble for bailout funds
wsws.org | 2020-04-22
In what it described as a "conservative estimate", the Financial Times concluded that its analysis of official data reveals "The coronavirus pandemic has already caused as many as 41,000 deaths in the UK".
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/22/furl-a22.html

Iran Is Suffering Under the Coronavirus, and the US Is Imposing Fresh Sanctions
James Carden | thenation.com | 2020-04-22
Iran Is Suffering Under the Coronavirus, and the US Is Imposing Fresh Sanctions…
thenation.com/article/politics/coronavirus-iran-sanctions-trump/

France and COVID-19: Incompetence and Conceit
Patrick Howlett-Martin | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-22
On December 31, 2019, the Chinese government informed the World Health Organization of an epidemic of animal origin in Wuhan, reporting similarities to SARS-CoV (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, originally appearing in 2002 in the province of Guangdong) and to MERS-CoV (Middle East Repiratory Syndrome, originally appearing in Saudi Arabia in 2012). On January 12, Chinese scientists shared the completely sequenced genome of this new coronavirus with the entire international scientific community.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/22/france-and-covid-19-incompetence-and-conceit/

Iran resumes consular services in Afghanistan
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-22
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA)

Stephen Hawking's ventilator donated to NHS to help coronavirus patients
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-22
Stephen Hawking's ventilator has been donated to the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge to help treat patients with coronavirus. | The physicist, who had motor neurone disease, died in 2018, aged 76. | His daughter, Lucy Hawking, said: "Our father received brilliant, dedicated and compassionate medical care from both Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke's Hospitals in Cambridge. | "As a ventilated patient, Royal Papworth was incredibly important to my father and helped him through some very difficult times. | "We realised that it would be at the forefront of the Covid-19 epidemic and got in touch with some of our old…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/22/stephen-hawkings-ventilator-donated-to-nhs-to-help-coronavirus-patients/

Opposition calls for official inquiry into Johnson govt's coronavirus response
rt.com | 2020-04-22
The leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey, a long-time detractor of Boris Johnson, has called for an official inquiry to be launched into the prime minister's handling of the coronavirus response. | "Once we are through this crisis, there will of course need to be an independent inquiry to officially review the government's response to the pandemic, so we can learn the lessons," Liberal Democrats acting leader Ed Davey said. | In Davey's estimation, the inquiry must be granted "the strongest possible powers" given the Tory government's "shocking failures on protective equipment for staff and the slow respon…
rt.com/uk/486523-official-coronavirus-inquiry-liberal-democrats/

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2020-04-21: News Headlines

imperial.ac.uk (2020-04-22). UK coronavirus policy could put 7.3 million over-60s at increased risk. imperial.ac.uk The UK's policy for shielding older adults from COVID-19 overlooks 7.3 million adults aged 60-69, placing them at increased risk and death.

imperial.ac.uk (2020-04-22). Imperial COVID-19 vaccine team secures £22.5 million support. imperial.ac.uk The UK government will provide £22.5 million to fast-track Imperial's development of a coronavirus vaccine.

Staff (2020-04-21). Death Trap Jail: Pepper-Sprayed, Otay Mesa Detainees Demand Release as COVID-19 Spreads Inside. democracynow.org We look at the mounting number of COVID-19 cases inside immigration jails across the country and one of the largest outbreaks at the Otay Mesa Detention Center near San Diego, run by private prison company CoreCivic. Prisoners were told to sign contracts, written only in English, in exchange for receiving face masks. When some refused to sign, guards pepper-sprayed them. This comes as activists say hundreds imprisoned in detention centers in California are on hunger strike. We get an update from Ruth Mendez, community activist and volunteer with Otay Mesa Detention Resistance.

Staff (2020-04-21). Pepper-Sprayed, Otay Mesa Detainees Demand Release as COVID-19 Spreads Inside. truthout.org Image Credit: AFSC — San Diego | We look at the mounting number of COVID-19 cases inside immigration jails across the country and one of the largest outbreaks at the Otay Mesa Detention Center near San Diego, run by private prison company CoreCivic. Prisoners were told to sign contracts, written only in English, in exchange for receiving face masks. When some refused to sign, guards pepper-sprayed them. This comes as activists say hundreds imprisoned in detention centers in California are o…

RT (2020-04-21). Thailand announces second automatic 3-month visa extension for foreigners. rt.com The Thai government approved a second automatic visa extension for foreigners for three more months on Tuesday. The move could prevent long queues at immigration centers and stem the spread of the coronavirus. | Foreigners whose visas had expired since March 26 will be permitted to stay until July 30 without having to apply for an extension, said Narumon Pinyosinwat, spokeswoman for Thailand's cabinet. | A similar extension was granted until April 30. Thailand has since late March banned entry to foreigners, except diplomats and work-permit holders, to combat the Covid-19 outbreak. | Earlier on Tuesday, the So…

Staff (2020-04-21). Headlines for April 21, 2020. democracynow.org Trump Says He Will Shut Down All Immigration to the U.S. Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Southern States to Reopen Businesses Despite Mounting COVID-19 Cases | , Coronavirus Cases Surging in Massachusetts , NY Nurses Sue over Lack of Protection Against Coronavirus, MTA Moves Ahead with Increase in Police Force Despite Financial Hardship and Drop in Riders | , Federal Judge Orders ICE to Consider Releasing Immigrants Vulnerable to COVID-19, SCOTUS to Consider Crucial Role of DACA First Responders, Airline Industry Receives $3 Billion in Gov't Funds as Flight Attendants Denounce Working Conditions, Disney to Stop Paying…

RT (2020-04-21). American dream suspended: Trump says he's signing order to halt immigration into US 'in light of attack' from coronavirus. rt.com US President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order suspending all immigration into the United States, citing the need to protect American jobs amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. | "In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!" Trump said in a tweet on Monday night. | In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to tempo…

teleSUR (2020-04-21). Trump to Suspend Immigration to the U.S. Due to COVID-19. telesurenglish.net The RELATED: | "In light of the attack from the invisi…

RT (2020-04-21). Trump announces 60-day immigration ban to shield American workers from competition. rt.com US President Donald Trump has ordered a two-month pause in issuing most work visas, so that more than 22 million Americans made unemployed by coronavirus lockdowns will not face as much competition. | The 60-day moratorium will apply only to immigrants seeking permanent residence permits, also known as "green cards," Trump said on Tuesday at the daily White House press conference about the US coronavirus response. | "By pausing immigration we'll help put unemployed Americans first in line for jobs as America reopens," the president said. "It would be wrong and unjust for Americans laid off by the virus to be r…

Staff (2020-04-21). Trump Tweets Plan to Suspend All Immigration to US. truthout.org President Donald Trump "In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT Ameri…

WSWS (2020-04-21). COVID-19 lockdown leaves Gulf states' migrant workers penniless in unsanitary conditions. wsws.org Unable to return home because of travel restrictions or their countries' refusal to accept them, migrants are left to fester in lockdown, confined to overcrowded, unsanitary dormitories without access to either health care or help.

Eddie Bejarano (2020-04-21). Anti-Immigrant Movement Has History of Politicizing Disease. splcenter.org COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, is the latest disease the nativist movement has politicized to demonize immigrants.

teleSUR (2020-04-21). Millions in US Won't Get Stimulus Aid for Marrying Migrants. telesurenglish.net Millions of United States (U.S.) citizens are being excluded from the US$2 trillion coronavirus relief package because they are married to a migrant, local media including the Dallas Morning News and the Los Angeles Times have reported. | RELATED: | The large group of those who won't get help is made of citizens who file taxes jointly with a spouse using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), an identification…

Staff (2020-04-21). NYC Immigrant Communities Fight Hunger, Exploitation & Invisibility Through Mutual Aid. democracynow.org We look at how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting undocumented people here in New York City, where the coronavirus has hit immigrant communities the hardest, even as the numbers of daily deaths statewide has declined in recent days. As reports of widespread poverty and hunger continue in the immigrant communities, people are also organizing and helping each other through mutual aid despite extraordinarily difficult circumstances. We are joined by Juan Carlos Ruiz, Lutheran pastor at Good Shepherd Church in Brooklyn and co-founder of the national New Sanctuary Movement and the New Sanctuary Coalition here in Ne…

WSWS (2020-04-21). Mass COVID-19 infection among migrant workers in Singapore. wsws.org The number of COVID-19 infections is exploding in the Singapore workers' camps.

RT (2020-04-21). Spanish firm spying on Assange stole his son's dirty diaper and BLACKMAILED Ecuadorian diplomat with NUDE PHOTOS — court papers. rt.com Spanish security firm UC Global secretly obtained Julian Assange's son's dirty diapers and used "intimate photos" to blackmail a diplomat into continuing its surveillance contract on the Ecuadorian embassy, court documents show. | The bombshell revelations emerged on Tuesday in court documents from an ongoing criminal case against UC Global's owner, David Morales, in the Spanish courts. Morales is accused of privacy violation, bribery, and money laundering. While his company was hired to provide security for the Ecuadorian embassy in London, he allegedly spied on Assange's guests and the Ecuadorian staff on be…

ORION (2020-04-21). Free julian assange Nation wide Webinar event Panel. indybay.org zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xh2EsZbrTtOq1FZifgfIlw…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-04-21). Video: COVID-19: Closing Down the Economy Is Not the Solution. globalresearch.ca Millions of people have lost their jobs, and their lifelong savings. In developing countries, poverty and despair prevail. | While the lockdown is presented to public opinion as the sole means to resolving a global public health crisis, its devastating economic …

Eric Wagner (2020-04-21). The Gates Foundation's Vaccination Activism. globalresearch.ca In the corona crisis, billionaire Bill Gates makes a high-profile appearance as a vaccination activist. The essence: a vaccine is the solution, it is only a matter of implementation. According to Gates, the G20 should now "address the logistics of …

en.mehrnews (2020-04-21). Iran, Russia, Turkey to discuss Syria situation on April 22. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The foreign ministers of Astana peace process guarantors (Russia, Iran, Turkey) will hold a round of negotiations on Syria via video conference on April 22, according to the Russian foreign ministry.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-21). Iranian envoy meets with different Afghan sides. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan has met and held talks with various Afghan officials and figures during the past days to facilitate the establishment of peace and stability in the neighboring country.

teleSUR (2020-04-21). Global Climate Fight Continues Despite Isolation. telesurenglish.net Fridays For Future (FFF) members announced demonstrations and other activities next Friday, April 24. The ecological international movement will perform protests through social media to remain active and respect COVID-19 preventive measures. | RELATED: | FFF representatives explained that international attention is on COVID development and all preventive strategies. However, as movement leaders pointed out, the environmental…

Staff (2020-04-21). Kentucky Sees Highest Single-Day Increase in COVID-19 Cases Days After Protests. truthout.org Protests against stay-in-place measures have occurred in a number of states across the nation, in spite of the fact that While it's not possible to directly link the protests with a spike in infections, at least one state where such events ha…

Alex Darocy (2020-04-21). Demonstrators Demand Santa Cruz Provide Hotel Vouchers for the Homeless. indybay.org Community members in Santa Cruz organized a "physical distancing" protest today to demand the City and County of Santa Cruz provide hotel vouchers for the homeless during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The demonstration was organized following California Governor Gavin Newsom's statements made during a press conference on April 18 that cities and municipalities that are blocking the State's effort to provide hotels for the homeless will be "judged" by history.

WSWS (2020-04-21). Protests and looting break out in Colombia over failure to distribute aid amid COVID-19 quarantine. wsws.org The right-wing Duque government has called for reopening "productive life without social life" to meet the needs of Colombian and foreign capital.

WSWS (2020-04-21). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Medical workers from the October 1 hospital in Mexico City set up a blockade to protest the lack of protective equipment and other supplies needed to confront COVID-19.

Rep. Ron Paul (2020-04-21). What If the Lockdown Was All a Big Mistake? globalresearch.ca From California to New Jersey, Americans are protesting in the streets. They are demanding an end to house arrest orders given by government officials over a virus outbreak that even according to the latest US government numbers will claim fewer …

teleSUR (2020-04-21). US: Nurses Protest Over Lack of Resources. telesurenglish.net The U.S. Nurses Union protested Tuesday in front of the White House. The health workers demonstrated in honor of the coworkers they lost due to the pandemic. They also demanded better biosafety resources. | RELATED: | According to Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director of the National Nurses Union (NNU), nurses are asking for better Personal Protection Equipment. Nurses will read aloud the names of those who lost their lives bec…

Zero Hedge (2020-04-21). Trump Temporarily Suspends All Immigration Into The United States. iranian.com In a stunning turn of events, late on Monday, President Trump tweeted that "In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!" twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1252418369170501639 Trump did not …

Sarah Roberts (2020-04-21). Car caravan protesters demand release of immigrant detainees in Arizona. peoplesworld.org TUCSON, Ariz. — Over 200 cars carrying protesters rallied outside the Eloy and La Palma immigrant detention centers in central Arizona on Friday, April 10, demanding the release of all immigration detainees. The rally was organized by the Puente Human Rights Movement, No More Deaths and Trans Queer Pueblo. All detainees are at high risk …

John Wojcik (2020-04-21). Fake Facebook pages used to push protests at state capitals. peoplesworld.org A wealthy family of extreme right wingers, armed with plenty of money and social media skills, is behind the hundreds of Facebook groups, including the five largest of those groups, opposing stay-at-home orders designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The Facebook groups, which have hundreds of thousands of members, are being used to …

Tom Tomorrow (2020-04-21). The Right to Get Our Hair Cut. thenation.com The Right to Get Our Hair Cut…

Andrew Korybko (2020-04-21). Trump's Patriotic Color Revolution Call, against "Unreasonable Quarantine Demands" globalresearch.ca Trump caught his political opponents flatfooted when he endorsed the patriotic protests against several Democrat Governors' unreasonable quarantine demands, channeling the nascent Color Revolution spirit nationwide to show the rest of his compatriots that he truly has the people's support …

sputniknews (2020-04-21). Protest in Beirut Against Lebanese Gov't Measures Amid COVID-19 Pandemic – Video. sputniknews.com Lebanon's parliament is holding a three-day legislative session at a Beirut theatre in order to observe social distancing measures imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

sputniknews (2020-04-21). Furious Delhi Residents Protest Sale of Alcohol, Drugs Amid COVID-19 Lockdown — Video. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): In order to combat the spread of COVID-19, the Indian government extended the nationwide lockdown until 3 May. The lockdown has brought the country to a standstill with only essential services allowed to function.

Staff (2020-04-21). Trump Supporters Are Brandishing Automatic Weapons at Anti-Shutdown Protests. truthout.org We get an update from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González about his mother and wife, who were infected with COVID-19, and discuss how right-wing Trump supporters are brandishing automatic weapons at protests to demand an end to coronavirus shutdowns and are being egged on by the president. "We should make no mistake, that this country is edging closer and closer to neo-fascist authoritarianism," says González, expressing concern these actions will become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter na…

Staff (2020-04-21). Juan González: "Make No Mistake: This Country Is Edging Closer to Neo-Fascist Authoritarianism" democracynow.org We get an update from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González about his mother and wife, who were infected with COVID-19, and discuss how right-wing Trump supporters are brandishing automatic weapons at protests to demand an end to coronavirus shutdowns and are being egged on by the president. "We should make no mistake, that this country is edging closer and closer to neo-fascist authoritarianism," says González, expressing concern these actions will become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter national election in November.

Philip Giraldi (2020-04-21). A Government Against the People. globalresearch.ca The 24/7 intensified media coverage of the coronavirus story has meant that other news has either been ignored or relegated to the back pages, never to be seen again. The Middle East has been on a boil but coverage of …

Whitney Webb (2020-04-21). As US Shale Oil Plunges, Trump Admin Takes Aim at Venezuela. globalresearch.ca President Trump recently praised a deal reached largely by Saudi Arabia and Russia, two of the top oil producers in the world who together dominate the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), saying that the agreed upon production cuts …

Whitney Webb (2020-04-21). How the National Security State Is Using Coronavirus to Push AI-Driven Mass Surveillance. mintpressnews.com Last year a government commission called for the US to adopt an AI-driven mass surveillance system far beyond that used in any other country. Now, many of the "obstacles" cited as preventing its implementation are being removed under the guise of combating coronavirus.

Andrew Korybko (2020-04-21). The Gulf Kingdoms Are Finally Waking Up to Hindu Extremists' Inherent Islamophobia. globalresearch.ca Three back-to-back developments over the past week prove that the Gulf Kingdoms are finally waking up to Hindu extremists' inherent Islamophobia, the threat of which Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been warning about for a while now, suggesting that …

Ralph Nader (2020-04-21). Cowardly Congress Chooses to be AWOL: Shouldn't Our Elected Representatives be on the Job Providing Essential Services? counterpunch.org In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic a careening, confused President is fibbing, flailing, breaking laws, and mishandling money. As the domino effect of this crisis mounts, the public is asking: "Where is the Congress?" Our Senators and Representatives have been home since March 20 and won't be back until May 4th, not on the

Ajamu Baraka (2020-04-21). Coronavirus and the crisis of African American human rights. mronline.org With the overwhelming evidence that the capitalist system is fundamentally antithetical to the realization of human rights, including what should be an elementary right—access to healthcare—the presidency of Donald J. Trump has been a godsend for the capitalist rulers.

Staff (2020-04-21). Coronavirus Relief Bills Bail Out Corporations as Small Businesses & Workers Suffer. democracynow.org As the White House and Democrats near a deal on a $450 billion coronavirus relief package, members of the Progressive Caucus say it bails out businesses once again and fails to protect working people. "In general, there's been kind of a disproportionate response that is reflected in the CARES Act. For individuals, for small businesses, it's very hard to get relief," says The American Prospect's executive editor, David Dayen. "But if you're a big corporation, the Federal Reserve has $4.5 trillion in reserves ready for you."

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-04-21). Latvia Wanted to Bridge EU with Russia but Is Now in Economic Trouble. globalresearch.ca The transit industry was one of the most important in Latvia and was established during the Soviet era. In the first years of Latvia's independence in the 1990's, it was destroyed. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has significantly lowered Latvia's …

F. William Engdahl (2020-04-21). The Agribusiness Model Is Failing. globalresearch.ca Over the past decades the organization of the entire world food supply from farm to consumers has been reorganized into a globalized distribution known as agribusiness. With most of the world in lockdown over the fears of spread of the …

South Front (2020-04-21). SARS-CoV-2 Mortality Data Is Distorted. Review of Scientific Research in Germany, U.S., Italy, Spain. globalresearch.ca SouthFront offers a scientific-based survey providing an in-depth look at the real death toll statistics and the spread of SARS-COV-2. | 1. The research issued by the Bonn University Hospital |

David Swanson (2020-04-21). As the US Grapples with Coronavirus, Congress Leaps into Action… On a New Military Draft. mintpressnews.com What is the dumbest thing Congress could do at this moment? How about pushing a bill to force young women to register for a military draft. Meet HR 6415.

Paul Buhle (2020-04-21). When Solidarity Mattered: the Seattle General Strike. counterpunch.org Radical Seattle: the General Strike of 1919. By Cal Winslow, New York: Monthly Review Press, 2020. 242pp, $19.00 pbk This is a special book, bearing an almost sacred topic for all those interested in the history of the American labor and the Left. The vibrant, pre-1920 Socialist Party, waxing strong and confident until struck down

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2020-04-21). Why the OPEC+ Deal is a Many-Splendored Thing. counterpunch.org A perfect deal is where all protagonists get something out of it. All oil-producing countries stand to gain if the oil price rebounds. In bare bones, the OPEC+ group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia finalized, in a nail-biting photo finish on April 12, an agreement to steeply cut oil production by a combined 9.7

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