(2020-09-26). [Correspondence] Emergency department cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Nikki Pluymaekers and colleagues, David Vinson and colleagues, and Ian DeSouza for their thoughtful comments on the results of the RAFF2 study.1…
(2020-09-26). What's the Difference Between 'Villain' Assange & 'Intrepid' Woodward? zcomm.org The next time you see a mainstream-media talking-head fawn over Woodward, just remember that if they had any backbone, any moral core, they would be fawning over Assange instead…
(2020-09-26). Egyptian navy kills two Gaza fishermen for breaching territorial waters. middleeasteye.net 
Egyptian navy kills two Gaza fishermen for breaching territorial waters | Palestinian prime minister mourns the brothers killed as 'martyrs of breadwinning' | Sat, 09/26/2020 – 15: 49 | Palestinian fishermen make their way to port to escape an Israeli Navy patrol near Gaza City on 23 August 2020 (AFP/file photo) | Egyptian naval forces on Friday shot dead two Palestinian fishermen from Gaza and wounded a third…
(2020-09-26). [Correspondence] Emergency department cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation. thelancet.com Ian Stiell and colleagues1 hypothesised that procainamide with eventual direct-current (DC) shock would be superior to immediate DC shock in patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation at the emergency department, but this could not be proven in their study. By contrast, procainamide could enhance cardioversion in persistent atrial fibrillation, which is more resilient to DC shock than recent-onset paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.2…
(2020-09-26). 'Wish he trusted us on nursing homes!' Trump fires back at NY Gov. Cuomo for questioning safety of govt-approved vaccines. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump slammed NY Governor Andrew Cuomo for questioning the safety of federally approved vaccines, reminding him of his much-maligned order to care homes to admit patients who had contracted Covid-19. | "Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York wants to put New York at the END of the Vaccine List in that he doesn't trust the FDA or Federal Government, even though the Vaccines are being developed by the finest Labs in the World. Wish he trusted us on Nursing Homes!" Trump tweeted on Friday. | Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York wants to put New York at the END of the Vaccine List in that he doesn't tr…
(2020-09-26). Cop who shot Jacob Blake heard woman cry 'he's got my kid,' believed he was a KIDNAPPER — lawyer. rt.com 
The Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times feared the man was trying to kidnap a child seated in his SUV, the officer's lawyer said, also claiming Blake had brandished a knife at police. | Officer Rusten Sheskey opened fire on Blake during the August 23 encounter in Kenosha after hearing a distressed woman on the scene shout "He's got my kid. He's got my keys," the attorney, Brendan Matthews,
(2020-09-26). 'Friends in low places': Garth Brooks savaged on Twitter for pro-Trump ad campaign…that he never agreed to. rt.com 
Did country music megastar Garth Brooks take taxpayer money to sell President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic to the masses? The online #Resistance thinks so, but the truth isn't as clear. | The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pushing out an advertising campaign to "defeat despair and inspire hope" about the coronavirus. Featuring interviews between health officials and celebrities — like actor Dennis Quaid and singer CeCe Winans — the $300 million campaign will hit the airwaves shortly before November's election. The timing here is crucial, as President Donald Trump'
(2020-09-26). 'I never said that': Pennsylvania legislator quoted in Atlantic story about Trump rigging election claims his words were twisted. rt.com 
A recent story in The Atlantic suggested Donald Trump was working to appoint his supporters to the Electoral College so they can help swing the election his way, but one of the interviewees is now slamming the story as fake news.
(2020-09-26). 'Atone!' Democrats blame Jill Stein voters for Trump's chance to appoint a 3rd Supreme Court justice. rt.com 
With Donald Trump due to announce his nominee to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democrats have taken to blaming the current state of affairs on 2016 Green Party candidate Jill Stein… again. | Democrats directed plenty of their ire at third-party voters after Hillary Clinton's 2016 loss, but the arguments were re-energized on Saturday ahead of Trump announcing his Supreme Court pick — widely expected to be Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative who has been described by critics as "anti-healthcare," "anti-abortion," and "anti-gun control." | "Hope those Jill Stein votes were…
(2020-09-26). Democrat activists attack Trump's Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett, suggesting her kids were ABUSED or KIDNAPPED from Haiti. rt.com 
It appears attacking the political positions and Catholic faith of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett isn't enough for some Democrat activists, who have taken to making wild accusations about her adopted kids instead. | Democratic activist John Lee Brougher, managing director of billionaire Tom Steyer's NextGen America super PAC, said Friday that as an adoptee, he personally needs to "know more" about how Barrett adopted and treated her two children from Haiti. "Transracial adoption is fraught with trauma and potential for harm, and everything I see here is deeply concerning," he tweeted. | LMAO. Deleted,…
(2020-09-26). 'Unhinged': Biden compares Trump to Fidel Castro & Nazi Joseph Goebbels, vows to debate him because he's 'not very smart'. rt.com 
Joe Biden was slammed as "unhinged" by critics following an interview in which he compared US President Donald Trump to both Fidel Castro and infamous Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels in the space of less than a minute. | Asked by MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle about voters believing Trump's frequent accusations that Biden will push a socialist agenda as president, the former vice-president said he wasn't sure if there was anyone voting for Trump who hadn't already made up their mind. | "But who knows. He's sort of like Goebbels. You say the lie long enough, keep repeating it, repeating it, repeating it, it becomes…
(2020-09-26). Portland Police respond to 'concerned' liberals, say the 'P' on officer's hat doesn't stand for Proud Boys; it stands for 'police'. rt.com 
The Portland Police Department was forced to clarify "concerns" that an officer was showing support for a Proud Boys rally when he wore a hat with a 'P' on it. The 'P' in question actually represents a police union. | "We have heard concerns with a hat being worn by some police officers that has a 'P' on it," city police tweeted on Saturday afternoon in the midst of separate Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter events. "Some say this is to support of one of the groups gathering. That is not true. The P represents the Portland Police Association, is approved for uniform wear, and is commonly seen on patrol." | pic…
(2020-09-26). 'Judges are not policy makers': Trump's SCOTUS pick Amy Coney Barrett says policy views shall not influence court decisions. rt.com 
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, picked by President Donald Trump for the US Supreme Court, has said a judge's policy views must play no role in their decisions ahead of what is expected to be a highly-politicized confirmation process. | Speaking alongside Trump in the Rose Garden, minutes after he officially tapped her to fill the SCOTUS seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Barrett reaffirmed her commitment to the judicial philosophy of her mentor, former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. | "I clerked for Justice Scalia more than twenty years ago, but the lessons I've learnt still resonat…
(2020-09-26). Trump's Forest Service Issues Plan to Open Largest US National Forest to Logging. truthout.org The U.S. Forest Service has released a report laying the groundwork to open more than 9 million acres in the nation's largest national forest to logging. | The preferred alternative in its environmental study, released Friday, would exempt southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest from a rule prohibiting road construction and timber harvesting. | That would remove 9.37 million acres from roadless designation and provide the most possible timber harvest opportunities of six options the age…
(2020-09-26). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Bisson GP, Bastos M, Campbell JR, et al. Mortality in adults with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV by antiretroviral therapy and tuberculosis drug use: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Lancet 2020; 396: 402—11—In this Article, spelling of authors Petros Isaakidis and Parvaneh Baghaei's names was incorrect. These corrections have been made to the online version as of Sept 24, 2020.
(2020-09-26). Biden downplays danger of election coup. wsws.org In an interview with MSNBC, the Democratic presidential nominee sought to spread complacency about Trump's threat of dictatorship.
(2020-09-26). Turkey: Families continue sit-in against PKK on Day 390. yenisafak.com A sit-in by families whose children have been kidnapped by YPG/PKK terrorists entered its 390th day on Saturday.The protest began on Sept. 3 last year in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, when Fevziye Cetinkaya, Remziye Akkoyun, and Aysegul Bicer said their children had been forcibly recruited by YPG/PKK terrorists. The sit-in outside the office of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) — which the government accuses of having links to the YPG/PKK terror group — has been growing every day.The grieving families have vowed to continue the protest until every family is reunited with their children.One mot…
(2020-09-26). Turkey neutralizes 3 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq. yenisafak.com Turkish security forces have neutralized three PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the country's Defense Ministry said on Saturday.The terrorists were neutralized in an air-backed operation in the Metina region, where they were planning an armed attack, the ministry said in a tweet.The terrorists were found through joint reconnaissance and surveillance activities, it added.Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralize" to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, t…