(2020-09-08). COVID Dystopia Comes to Melbourne. strategic-culture.org A recent arrest of a pregnant woman, now facing 15 years, shows how badly Australia has succumbed to public health tyranny | Gideon ROZNER | It was the image that shocked Australia and soon went global. A pregnant woman, handcuffed in her own kitchen, in front of her children, as police officers seized every computer, tablet and cell phone in the house before frog-marching her off to the station. | It's the treatment that Australians are used to seeing meted out to drug traffickers, suspected terrorists and child pornography rings. But in Zoe Lee Buhler's case, her 'crime' was a Facebook post. | Zoe had tried…
(2020-09-08). Hepatitis C—Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence After Introduction of Direct-Acting Antivirals. jamanetwork.com This study describes trends in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma within the Veterans Health Administration from 2002 to 2018 before and after widespread direct-acting anti—hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment.
(2020-09-08). Out-of-Hospital Tranexamic Acid for Traumatic Brain Injury. jamanetwork.com In this issue of JAMA, Rowell and colleagues from the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium report findings from a randomized clinical trial of out-of-hospital administration of the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid for patients with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI; defined as out-of-hospital Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS] score ‚â§12) and systolic blood pressure of at least 90 mm Hg. The study randomized patients to 3 treatment groups in which patients received either a 1-g tranexamic acid out-of-hospital bolus and 1-g in-hospital infusion over 8 hours (bolus maintenance group), a 2-g…
(2020-09-08). Citing 'Criminal Exposure' in Straw-Donor Scheme and Possible Perjury, House Announces Investigation Into DeJoy. commondreams.org House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney said the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors should immediately suspend DeJoy as the probe moves forward. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/dejoy_postal_service_4.jpg …
(2020-09-08). 'Horrifically Catastrophic': Report Finds So-Called US War on Terror Has Displaced as Many as 59 Million People. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/us_war_on_terror.jpg …
(2020-09-08). 'People Are Sick and Tired of the Ranting and the Ravings': Sanders Rips Trump Effort to Rush Covid Vaccine for Political Gain. commondreams.org "Everybody wants a vaccine, but we want to make sure that that vaccine is safe. We don't want to see that vaccine put on the market for political reasons." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/donald_trump_vaccine.png …
(2020-09-08). 'So Meager It Insults the American People': Democratic Leaders Say GOP Covid-19 Relief Plan Is Dead on Arrival. commondreams.org "Senate Republicans appear dead set on another bill which doesn't come close to addressing the problems and is headed nowhere." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mcconnell_14.jpg …
(2020-09-08). Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor Talks About the Kenosha Protests and What Happens Next. thenation.com Wisconsin's Lieutenant Governor Talks About the Kenosha Protests and What Happens Next…
(2020-09-08). Effect of Tranexamic Acid vs Placebo on Neurologic Outcomes in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury. jamanetwork.com This randomized clinical trial compares the effects of an out-of-hospital tranexamic acid bolus vs placebo within 2 hours of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on 6-month functional neurologic outcome (Glasgow Coma Scale-Extended score >4) in patients with moderate or severe TBI.
(2020-09-08). Liberals & hawks accuse Trump of 'attack' on military after he says Pentagon chiefs 'fight wars to keep arms dealers healthy'. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump accused the Pentagon's top brass of starting wars in order to hand billions to arms makers, drawing shocked reactions from his liberal critics and foreign policy hawks — some playing both roles at once. | "I'm not saying the military's in love with me — the soldiers are," the president said at a White House press conference on Monday. | The top people in the Pentagon probably aren't because they want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay healthy. | Trump: "I'm not saying th…
(2020-09-08). 'No #MeToo now?': Kamala Harris says she's 'proud' of Jacob Blake during visit as critics point to his sexual assault charge. rt.com 
Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris stoked controversy after saying she's "proud" of Jacob Blake during a visit with his family, with detractors noting the man still faces charges for domestic abuse and sexual assault. | Harris met with the Blake family while on a campaign stop to Milwaukee on Monday, speaking with Jacob Blake, Jr. — the man shot seven times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin last month during a domestic dispute — by phone as he recovers in the hospital. | "Sen. Harris had an inspirational and uplifting one-hour visit with Jacob Blake, Jr.and his family today," Blake's attorney, Ben C…
(2020-09-08). Defunding the police is for 'latte liberals' living in the Hamptons, Al Sharpton blasts, says 'proper policing' needed. rt.com 
Civil rights activist turned MSNBC host has made it clear he is not in support of defunding the police, calling the idea something only a "latte liberal" would support. | On the same episode of 'Morning Joe' where co-anchor Willie Geist downplayed violence in New York City, saying it does not feel "different or unsafe" to him, Sharpton highlighted increasing crime. | "We've always heard about the tale of two cities," he said. "On the side of the city that I come from, which is Blacker and poorer, we've seen more in terms of gun usage. I got a lot of attention when I did the eulogy for George Floyd's funeral, b…
(2020-09-08). 'Trump is objectively pro-Covid,' MSNBC's Chris Hayes tweets, gathering eye rolls in response to faux-edgy statement. rt.com 
MSNBC's Chris Hayes became a source of ridicule after making a bizarre claim about Trump and Covid-19. The host's name began trending on social media as commenters made fun of his newfound offbeat-provocateur persona. | Trump is objectively pro-Covid.— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) MSNBC's Chris Hayes became a source of ridicule after making a bizarre claim about Trump and Covid-19. The host's name began trending on social media as commenters made fun of his newfound offbeat-provocateur persona.
(2020-09-08). Absentee ballot fraud? 1,000 people voted TWICE in Georgia primary and will be prosecuted, secretary of state confirms. rt.com 
As many as 1,000 Georgia citizens voted twice in a June primary, and its secretary of state has vowed to prosecute. Those guilty could face between one and 10 years in prison, and as much as a $100,000 fine. | "A double voter knows exactly what they're doing, diluting the votes of each and every voter that follows the law," Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced on Tuesday in a press conference. | The voters allegedly mailed in absentee ballots but then also showed up to vote again in person. The double-voting was discovered in a post-primary examination. Around 150,000 people who requested…
(2020-09-08). 'Trump caused Covid-19 outbreak in New York', Governor Cuomo claims, saying president should've banned Europe travel SOONER. rt.com 
New York's abysmal pandemic performance is everyone's fault but his own, Governor Andrew Cuomo has seemingly argued, blaming the 'incompetence' of others, from Dr Fauci to President Trump. | "Donald Trump caused the Covid outbreak in New York," Cuomo said twice at a press conference on Tuesday. "That is a fact. It's a fact that he admitted, and the CDC admitted, and Fauci admitted." | Trump called it a "Chinese virus" and didn't ban travel from Europe in time, Cuomo argued, calling the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Homeland Secur…
(2020-09-08). John Pilger: The Stalinist trial of Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-09-08). Someone Give Us the Gift of Time Travel. thenation.com Someone Give Us the Gift of Time Travel…