2020-03-22: Social Media Postees

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How to Wage War, FDR-Style, on Our Pandemic
Sam Pizzigati | commondreams.org | 2020-03-23
President Donald Trump looks on next to Anthony Fauci, director of the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a meeting at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland on March 3, 2020. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/donald_trump_29_0.jpg …
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The Coronavirus Fiscal Response Should Be as Big as Needed
Josh Bivens | commondreams.org | 2020-03-23
Red sign hanging at the glass door of a shop saying \"Closed due to coronavirus.\" (Image: Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/closed.jpg …
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Why Americans Should Stop Talking About \'China Flu\' and Learn From China
John Buell | commondreams.org | 2020-03-23
A medical staffmember walks out of an aisle in a hospital in Wuhan in central China\'s Hubei province Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo: Feature China/Barcroft Media/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/coronavirus_0.jpg …
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Jewish Activists Demand Governor Newsom Release Detainees In Light of Covid-19 Outbreak
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-03-22
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

Santa Rita Jail Solidarity During the Coronavirus Pandemic
IWOC Oakland | indybay.org | 2020-03-22
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

\'I thought about it … but I didn\'t\': CNN\'s Tapper tries to explain not fact-checking AOC over coronavirus \'hoax\' claim
rt.com | 2020-03-22
Jake Tapper of CNN has admitted to not fact-checking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on his show after she\'d said the administration called the coronavirus a \"hoax,\" but claimed it was okay because Trump \"lies so often.\" | Tapper remained silent on Sunday when Rep. Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) criticized the Trump administration\'s response to the pandemic on CNN\'s \'State of the Union\' show, claiming that the White House had at one point labeled the disease a \"hoax.\" | In reality, the administration never labeled the coronavirus a hoax, though Donald Trump last month did call media coverage part of a hoax when he critic…
rt.com/usa/483791-jake-tapper-aoc-hoax-cnn/

Coronavirus hits US prisons: \"thousands face death sentence\"
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-22
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Dr. Amanda Klonsky, the chief program officer at a prison education organization, about…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/22/coronavirus-prisons-death-sentence/

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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What the Coronavirus Emergency Has to Do with Biden vs. Sanders
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-03-22
Tepid adjustments vs. truly transformational agendas…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/19/18831664.php

Prison Protests Due to Overcrowding Ends in 23 Dead, 83 Wounded
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-22
At least 23 prisoners died and 83 were wounded in the La Modelo Prison in Bogotá during the riots last night, the Colombian Ministry of Justice reported on Sunday. According to the Ministry, several prisoners protested the overcrowding of these facilities amid fears of the coronavirus spreading. | RELATED: | Colombia: President Duque Faces Investigation for Vote Buying | \"The result of the escape attempt in La Modelo was 23 dead and 83 wounded, of which 32 are in hospital centers,\"
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Barbara Ehrenreich Is Not an Optimist, but She Has Hope for the Future
Barbara Ehrenreich | zcomm.org | 2020-03-22
Interview about class, reporting, the coronavirus, and socialism…
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Video: \'Moderate Rebels\' Bite Hand that Feeds Them. 2 Turkish Soldiers Killed in Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
Syria entered the second half of the week with a new spike of tensions in Greater Idlib. This escalation has been widely expected because militant groups are sabotaging key parts of the Russian-Turkish agreement on de-escalation in the area. | Radicals …
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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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Netanyahu\'s Power Grab
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
Netanyahu\'s main aims are staying in power and out of prison

US Senators Dump Stocks with COVID-19 \"Inside Information\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
Following a closed-door briefing on the threat of spreading COVID-19 infections

Netanyahu\'s Power Grab
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
Netanyahu\'s main aims are staying in power and out of prison

Worst Financial Crisis since 1929: The Fed\'s $1.5 Trillion Stimulus Bill. Long Term Solutions
Ellen Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
In what is being called the worst financial crisis since 1929, the US stock market has lost a third of its value in the space of a month, wiping out all of its gains of the last three years. …
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US debt crisis wasn\'t supposed to happen until at least 2035. Covid-19 is rapidly pushing it closer
rt.com | 2020-03-22
The overall price tag of the fiscal stimulus package in the US could be around one trillion dollars. With record budget deficits and its national debt at $23 trillion, is the US hastening toward a fiscal reckoning? | The Trump administration wants to send direct cash payments to Americans in the coming weeks to help them cope with the economic ravages of coronavirus, part of a mass…
rt.com/business/483625-us-debt-crisis-coronavirus/

Military to offer local support amid the UK\'s \'accelerating\' coronavirus crisis
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-22
Military planners have been called in to help with localised support systems as people at high risk from the coronavirus were urged to stay home for at least 12 weeks.The move came as Boris Johnson called for Britons to resist visiting their parents on Mother\'s Day, with the prime minister warning the Covid-19 outbreak is \"accelerating\".The government and health officials have urged the 1.5 million people in England considered most at risk from the disease because of their health conditions to begin \"shielding\" themselves by staying at home.Letters will go out this week \"strongly advising\" them not to go out for…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/22/military-to-offer-local-support-amid-the-uks-accelerating-coronavirus-crisis/

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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Self-employed people need immediate help to survive the government is warned
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-22
Thousands of sole traders need immediate help to survive the coronavirus crisis as many are seeing their livelihoods \"vanish\", the government is being warned. | The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said ministers must now ramp up support for the self-employed, following last week\'s announcement of wages support for workers. | Dr Adam Marshall, director-general of the BCC, said: \"Chambers across the UK are hearing from thousands of sole traders, for whom last week\'s measures offer little reassurance. | \"While we understand the complexity involved, there are five million self-employed people who need help similar…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/22/self-employed-people-need-immediate-help-to-survive-the-government-is-warned/

Show and tell: Cristiano Ronaldo teaches kids to wash hands as star \'set to join fight against Covid-19\' (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-22
As the global coronavirus pandemic rages on, Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has taught his children how to keep their hands clean and is reportedly set to make a donation of much-needed supplies to a Portuguese hospital. | Ronaldo is currently in his native Portugal where his mother was released from hospital after suffering a stroke earlier this month. | The Juventus forward, 35, subsequently decided to remain in Madeira after the news that teammate Daniele Rugani had been diagnosed with coronavirus. | Another Juve club-mate, Paulo Dybala, was confirmed to have tested positive for the virus on Saturday eveni…
rt.com/sport/483756-cristiano-ronaldo-wash-hands-coronavirus/

No need to test EVERYONE, but when lockdowns are lifted Covid-19 cases could JUMP back up, WHO warns
rt.com | 2020-03-22
Countries affected by the Covid-19 epidemic may have to deal with a resurgence of the disease after they lift lockdowns, a top WHO official has warned. To create a vaccine could take at least a year, he said. | \"If we don\'t put in place the strong public health measures now, when those movement restrictions and lockdowns are lifted, the danger is the disease will jump back up,\" Dr. Mike Ryan has stressed. | Ryan, who serves as the head of the Health Emergencies Programme at the World Health Organization, also made an apparent reversal on previous advice from the UN body, saying there was no need to test everyo…
rt.com/news/483754-no-need-to-test-everyone-coronavirus/

Emirates suspends all passenger flights due to Covid-19 pandemic
rt.com | 2020-03-22
One of the world\'s largest international airlines, Emirates, has announced that it will suspend all of its passenger flights from March 25 and cut wages in half as the world continues to reel from Covid-19. | The company said it will \"temporarily suspend passenger operations by 25 March,\" warning that earlier flights could also be subject to \"change at short notice.\" | The state-owned UAE carrier had already said it was about to suspend some 70 percent of its network and asked staff to go on unpaid leave as the airlines industry suffers one of the worst hits because of the novel coronavirus pandemic that has i…
rt.com/news/483717-emirates-flights-coronavirus-suspended/

Hospitals \'10 days away\' from shortages of essential supplies, Mayor De Blasio warns, as Covid-19 cases in NYC top 8,000
rt.com | 2020-03-22
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio believes April will be \'a lot worse\' than March when it comes to coronavirus, and wants the US military \'mobilized\' in response to the disease. | Speaking on NBC\'s \'Meet the Press,\' De Blasio took a jab at the federal government, claiming he sees very little positive about its response to the spread of coronavirus. | \"It\'s only getting worse,\" he said, adding that, \"New Yorkers and Americans deserve the blunt truth.\" | That blunt truth, according to the mayor, includes the fact that hospitals will be running short on fundamental supplies like ventilators in the coming month a…
rt.com/usa/483775-blasio-shortages-hospitals-essentials/

\'Stay indoors & healthy\': India holds coronavirus \'self-curfew drill\' as infections reach 300,000 globally
rt.com | 2020-03-22
As a part of a drill to increase Covid-19 pandemic awareness and prepare for the worst, India has launched a 14-hour \'self curfew\' to test Indians\' readiness for social isolation and quarantine. | \"Let us all be a part of this curfew, which will add tremendous strength to the fight against [the] Covid-19 menace,\" Indian PM Narendra Modi tweeted minutes before the \'self-curfew\' went into effect. | The steps we take now will help in the times to come. | In a few minutes from now, the #JantaCurfew commences. | Let us all be a part…
rt.com/news/483747-india-janta-curfew-coronavirus/

KPFA\'s Peasant War & the Bylaws
Daniel Borgstrà∂m | indybay.org | 2020-03-22
An allegory about the Bylaws Referendum. In a wider sense it\'s also about the struggle for democracy in progressive movements and organizations which often tend to be taken over by an elite minority.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/18/18831639.php

\'Million dollar question!\' Belgian health minister jokes on how long coronavirus lockdown will last
rt.com | 2020-03-22
Belgium has been put on almost total lockdown as Europe battles the deadly coronavirus epidemic that has effected tens of thousands. Yet, Belgian health minister believes the virus will calm down in eight weeks or so. | When asked by a reporter about how long restriction imposed by the government to supposedly stop the spread of the disease will last, Minister Maggie De Block jokingly said it was a \"million dollar question.\" | \"We are now heading toward the peak of the epidemic, after which the curve will descend. I think this situation will last for at least another eight weeks. It would be the normal curve,\"
rt.com/news/483776-belgian-health-minister-coronavirus-lockdown/

Is the Global Pandemic a Product of the Elite\'s Malthusian Agenda and U.S. Bio-warfare?
Max Parry | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-22
On March 11th, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to be a global pandemic, the first since the H1N1 swine flu in 2009. Initially reported in the city of Wuhan in Central China in December, just four months later there are now over 150,000 cases in …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/is-the-global-pandemic-a-product-of-the-elites-malthusian-agenda-and-u-s-bio-warfare/

Our Shameless \'War President\' Goes to Battle
Eric Margolis | commondreams.org | 2020-03-22
In his usual regal style, Trump has been taking responsibility for every aspect of the virus epidemic. That\'s dangerous. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_american_fuhrer_0.jpeg …
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\'Nobody knew Covid-19 would take off like it did\': Mnuchin says coronavirus looks like 10 to 12 week scenario
rt.com | 2020-03-22
The US treasury secretary has assured US citizens that the coronavirus is unlikely to last very long, but defended the Trump administration by saying no one could have predicted how bad things would really get. | Amid panic surrounding the coronavirus and a spiraling economy, Mnuchin has announced he believes the coronavirus is a 10- to 12-week situation, and US citizens and businesses should be expecting relief very soon. | Speaking to Fox News, Mnuchin revealed that the much-talked-about economic coronavirus package is expected to move through Congress on Monday, as details are currently being finalized. | I…
rt.com/usa/483773-mnuchin-coronavirus-scenario-weeks/

\'They have been LYING from the start,\' lawyer tells RT as medics sue French PM, ex-minister over Covid-19 inaction
rt.com | 2020-03-22
French medics are seeking the prosecution of top officials over their allegedly negligent response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the evidence is an interview with an ex-health minister, who called government action a masquerade. | Three French medics filed a legal complaint this week against Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and former minister of solidarity and health, Agnes Buzyn. The two senior officials, the complaint alleges, failed to perform their duty and organize a proper response to the coronavirus outbreak, which by now has gripped most of Europe and put France on standstill. | As early as January,…
rt.com/news/483749-france-lawsuit-covid-inaction/

Coronavirus cases in Germany rise by nearly 2,000 in one day as death toll hits 55
rt.com | 2020-03-22
The number of Covid-19 cases in Germany climbed to 18,610 and the death toll rose to 55, as almost 2,000 more people were confirmed as having the disease on Sunday. | The Robert Koch Institute announced a fresh round of alarming statistics on Sunday morning, showing that 1,948 additional people have contracted the virus. | The federal agency, which is responsible for disease control and prevention in Germany, said a total of 55 people have died after testing positive for the illness, an increase of 9 from Saturday\'s tally. The figures are based on data collected up until midnight on Saturday. | The institute a…
rt.com/news/483757-germany-coronavirus-death-toll/

Rand Paul becomes first US senator to test POSITIVE for coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-22
Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for coronavirus and is in quarantine, the Kentucky Republican is the first member of the upper chamber of Congress to contract the virus. | The politician revealed the news on his official Twitter account, announcing that he is \"feeling fine\" and has not displayed any symptoms of the Covid-19 illness. The Twitter statement said that he was tested \"out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events\". | Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19. He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of cauti…
rt.com/usa/483787-senator-rand-paul-coronavirus/

Covid-19 cases rise to 367 in Russia after 61 more people tested positive for disease
rt.com | 2020-03-22
Health workers recorded 61 new cases of Covid-19 in Russia, bringing their total number to 367, the authorities said on Sunday. | The new patients, 54 of which were identified in Moscow, recently returned from trips to Switzerland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Spain and France. The latter two countries remain among the hardest hit by the ongoing pandemic, with more than 28,000 and 14,000 confirmed cases respectively. | On Friday, the Kremlin denied holding talks on the possibility of placing Moscow on a lockdown. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that there are no plans to close the city\'s busiest public transit s…
rt.com/newsline/483770-russia-coronavirus-367-cases/

Rethinking \"Commander-in-Chief\" in American Leadership in Relation to COVID-19
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
Ask Americans who\'s commander-in-chief, most will respond: our president. Citizens only think about this just before a presidential election every four years when their final, \'supreme criteria\' of U.S. leadership is raised: \"Does she or he have it:

Italy\'s Death Toll Surges to 4,825 From Coronavirus Outbreak
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-22
Italy reported 6,557 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, raising the total to 53,578 since the pandemic first broke out in its north on Feb. 21, according to the latest data provided by the Civil Protection Department managing the COVID-19 emergency. | RELATED: | Cuba Sends 53 Doctors and Nurses to Fight Covid-19 in Italy | Further 793 people died of coronavirus in Italy in the past 24 hours, taking the country\'s death toll to 4,825. The number of active coronavirus infections…
telesurenglish.net/news/Italys-Death-Toll-Surges-to-4825-From-Coronavirus-Outbreak-20200322-0001.html

A shocking letter reveals how little this government is doing to protect NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2020-03-22
An open letter from NHS staff is calling on the government to urgently address shortages in personal protective equipment (PPE). The letter has signatures from almost 4,000 frontline staff struggling at the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. | Making a desperate plea for the government to address the situation, the letter said: | NHS England has stated that the…
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Coronavirus surges in New York as 4,800 new cases recorded, death toll hits 114
rt.com | 2020-03-22
The number of people infected with the Covid-19 illness in New York has dramatically surged with 4,800 new cases recorded on Sunday. A total of 15,168 people in the state are carrying the disease and 114 have died. | State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the spike on Sunday as the Mayor of New York city Bill de Blasio described the outbreak as the biggest domestic crisis since the Great Depression. | \"If we don\'t get more ventilators in the next 10 days people will die who don\'t have to die,\" de Blasio said, according to the Reuters news agency. | Earlier Sunday, Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institu…
rt.com/usa/483777-new-york-coronavirus-cases-surge/

Covid-19 Status Update From Marin for March 19, 2020
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-03-22
Marin County COVID-19 status update: March 19, 2020…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/19/18831674.php

The Lesson of COVID-19
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
The COVID-19 \"pandemic\" is primarily designed to empower the ruling elite and further its authoritarian reach. The primary tool is the innate human fear of death and this fear has been greatly magnified by the corporate propaganda media. | For those …
globalresearch.ca/lesson-covid-19/5707061

At Port of Oakland, ILWU Tells SAA We Want Health/Safety Protection from COVID-19
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-03-22
ILWU Local 10 and 34 leaders and rank and file had a press conference in front of SSA in Oakland demanding that they have proper health and safety in their port jobs. Tra-Pack was forced to clean the equipment and they are demanding the same action from SSA. They also discussed the issue of the conditions of the Grand Princess Crew docked in Hunters Point…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/20/18831694.php

Italian Army hauls Covid-19 victims\' bodies to lesser-hit regions as medics decide who gets help first in makeshift tents (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-03-22
Another Italian Army convoy has been spotted transporting coffins with coronavirus victims\' bodies out of its hardest-hit region, Lombardy, as overworked medics set up makeshift triage tents outside of overloaded hospitals. | The military truck convoy left the Bergamo cemetery in broad daylight on Saturday, as authorities announced the highest daily death toll to date of nearly 800 people. The coffins were set to be transported to a crematorium in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, according to RT\'s Ruptly, as local morgues in the Lombardy region are incapable of dealing with the growing number of victims. | In the m…
rt.com/news/483746-italy-coronavirus-coffins-military-trucks/

Selfish, reckless members of the British public are still rejecting social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2020-03-22
On 20 March, the prime minister finally announced that restaurants, pubs and gyms must close during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This is in an effort to implement social distancing and prevent the virus from spreading. | As the pandemic grows, containing the spread of the virus is key. That\'s why social distancing is so essential. Having people together in close spaces becomes a catalyst for the virus to spread. However, a lot of people seem to still be oblivious to the…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/03/22/selfish-reckless-members-of-the-british-public-are-still-rejecting-social-distancing-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

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