[WMAR Ballymore] Two men were killed and three others were shot in Baltimore over the weekend. The same weekend dedicated to promoting peace. "They peaceful now"
It was the first virtual Baltimore Ceasefire Weekend. The organization moved events online to continuing celebrating lives and promoting peaceful activities while social distancing.
Still, two men were murdered and three others were shot.
Friday, a 29-year-old was shot and killed on Lakewood Aveue. Sunday afternoon, a man was shot trying to run away from the suspect at a shopping center on Cold Spring Lane. Baltimore Police believe the victim was shot and ran into a store before collapsing.
"Please just send light and love to the families of people who've been shot and killed in the last three days," said Baltimore Ceasefire 365 co-founder Erricka Bridgeford.
To honor the man killed on Friday, Bridgeford and a few ceasefire members held a sacred space ritual there. It's something they always do, but instead of inviting the community, they broadcasted it online.
"Now what that meant was that his cousins, his mother, all were able to watch on Instagram and see us bless the space in honor of Justin," said Bridgeford.
They plan on holding the same ritual at the shopping center on Cold Spring Lane for the second victim on Monday at 5 p.m. It will be broadcast live on their social media. "Stay tuned for more ME work, Dr. Quincy"
Over the weekend, they also held other events virtually to spread awareness, including a live DJ and public forums, and they are coming up with other ways to continue recruitment and spread their message while social distancing.
"Because we were dealing with the murder epidemic before COVID-19, we will still be dealing with it afterwards," said Bridgeford.
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Lord knows what they're going to do when the weather gets warm.
Rashawn Smith, 20, is alleged to have created a fake Facebook page which he then used to send 'hoax' threats to protesters demanding justice in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery
Arbery, 25, was gunned down while jogging in his neighborhood near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23
Greg McMichael, 64, and his son, Travis McMichael, 34, were initially freed as local prosecutors declined to charge them
But after video of the shooting emerged, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation took over the case and arrested the two men on Thursday, charging them with homicide and aggravated assault
#4
i still have yet to see definitive proof that this guy was a 'jogger' like every single media outlet describes him.
i've seen photos where it looked like he was wearing heavy boots, not quite what i would describe as jogging material.
there's probably blame due all around, but i'd like to see something definitive as to whether he was really jogging or doing something else. the media has already decided he was jogging and they always lead with that...
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Waffle House going Georgia rooineks with guns. Few surprises here. Perhaps five to ten in a federal pen and never owning a firearm again will cure them of taking the law into their own hands.
The dead man was probably a POS as well, but we will never know for sure.
Innocent until proven guilty. Just my two cents worth.
#6
Funny how NBC got busted for editing that Barr interview as NBC was also the same gang that edited Zimmerman's 9-1-1 call to make it "more apparent" that it was racially motivated.
After the Jesse Smollett garbage, each incident the media & politicians jump on should immediately require more scrutiny.
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Zman: "The word “jogger” is now the preferred word of choice to describe the young black male creeping around in the neighborhood, looking for trouble."
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Doesn't matter if he was a jogger or not. There is no stand your ground protection when you chase someone and assault them, and there is no death penalty for theft. The guys that killed this guy should be locked up.
The hoax guy who set up the Facebook account should go to jail for hate crimes as well.
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Totally agree with #10. Let's also agree that the law looking the other way in this case is identical to the law looking the other way in #Obamagate.
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Has the law looked the other way in #Obamagate or have they just moved slower than we'd all prefer?
#9
There has not been a murder involving a legally owned machine gun in the US in a long ass time. Seems the people who jump thru all the hoops are law-abiders in the first place.
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Anybody else hear Photojournalist Travis Long
with a whisp?
IIUC, that hashtag is for overweight overtactical goofballs, that dude looks like he could pick up four of those tables and still eat his sandwich.
[AP] NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly ended his White House news conference Monday following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Kaitlan Collins of CNN.
Jiang asked Trump why he was putting so much emphasis on the amount of coronavirus tests that have been conducted in the United States.
"Why does that matter?" Jiang asked. "Why is this a global competition to you if everyday Americans are still losing their lives and we’re still seeing more cases every day?"
Trump replied that "they’re losing their lives everywhere in the world. And maybe that’s a question you should ask China. Don’t ask me. Ask China that question."
He called for another question, and there was no immediate response.
"Sir, why are you saying that to me, specifically?" Jiang asked. Jiang, who has worked for CBS News since 2015, was born in Xiamen, China, and emigrated to the United States with her family at age 2.
Trump said he would say that to "anyone who asks a nasty question."
"It’s not a nasty question," Jiang said. "Why does that matter?"
Trump again asked for another question, then said, "Nah, that’s OK" and waved off CNN’s Collins when she approached the microphone.
"You pointed to me," Collins said.
The president said, "I pointed to you and you didn’t respond." Collins said she was giving Jiang the time to finish her questioning.
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The press sets a metric -- ventilators, tests -- then hounds the president with questions about it. He gives them the numbers they claim to want, showing the US is exceeding the metric they set, then the press acts like Trump is obsessing over it.
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I watched that and thought that twit needs to be taken behind the woodshed by her fellow reporters. He did the right thing - if they're only there to badger and pose, cut it off. Eventually these assholes will learn to behave
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Sorry Frank.
Those assholes are beyond learning...at least of that type.
#5
They are generally 30 something females, Trump haters, and women's rights (abortion) advocates. I believe a great deal of this anger and venum comes from the man hadting abortion rights crowd.
#6
the beatings will continue until morale improves
until there are real consequences for acting like an imbecile in the 'press' corps, there won't be any changes. in fact, they are rewarded by their peers for being 'brave' when they act like petulant children.
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Just start banning the obnoxious ones and make a big deal out of it - start with Acosta and these two nitwts (Jiang & Collins). I heard that part of the speech and these two were flat-out obnoxious with the questions and the manner in which they were 'asked' (more like scolding).
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Why have these briefings at all? They are clearly dysfunctional and uninformative. Who chooses which members of the press attends such press conferences? The press. These so-called members of the press are clearly 'on the other side'. So that I make myself clear, I believe they are enemies of the United States.
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They want him to end the briefings. Then they don't have to broadcast them. Right now they're stuck covering them. They don't want to give him air time, but can't be caught shutting them down on their own hate.
#11
They should have told the judge who 'ordered' the WH to take Acosta back to take a hike as his order violated separation of powers. Just as the judge has a bailiff to remove disorderly individuals from 'his' courtroom, the Executive has the right to remove disorderly people from its property.
#12
The courts were supposed to be the last line of defense for the Constitution. Instead they are the first to try to subvert it. It would be interesting to hear the Framers discuss that turn of events...
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Those 30 something females will not learn. They are right and you are wrong. Sounds familiar fellows. Men are supposed to bend to their will, whatever that is.
#14
If their mothers did not teach them basic manners, my mother is still around and very much up to the task.
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An old fashioned mimieograph press release should be issued once a day. Put it on the wall behind glass and set it up so they actually have to copy it by hand to a notebook.
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They don't want the briefings but they also don't want to be seen as directly responsible for shutting them down. They won this battle.
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She was born in Xiamen, China and raised in West Virginia, where she immigrated with her parents when she was two years old. Jiang is the daughter of Liya Wei and Huade Jiang. Her parents, who are retired, owned and operated Chinatown Restaurant in Buckhannon, West Virginia. [25]
Education
Jiang graduated from The College of William and Mary in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a minor in Chemistry. She also graduated from Syracuse University in 2006 with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. In 2012, she was inducted into the prestigious Professional Gallery at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. [13]
Her husband: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/luther-lowe
Luther Lowe
Senior Vice President of Public Policy & Government Affairs, Yelp
Luther joined Yelp in 2008 as an account executive on the company’s sales team and a year later moved into the role of Manager of Business Outreach, where he built a department that educates small business owners about the importance of Yelp. Since 2011, Luther has led public policy at the company. As Vice President of Public Policy, he manages and directs the company’s global outreach to policy makers about the vital role Yelp plays in driving economic activity to local businesses while serving as a platform to empower and protect consumers. Previously, Luther worked as a Special Assistant to retired four-star General Wesley Clark. He holds a B.A. in government from The College of William & Mary.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] ...proves a hit after designers create it for a joke during lockdown (but it might leave you with some strange tan lines if you go sunbathing!)
Tiziana Scaramuzzo is the owner of Elexa Beachwear in Senigallia, central Italy
After lockdown she and her family thought of an idea to lift their mood
Her daughters posed in the Trikini on Facebook and the trend soon went viral
#BREAKING: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov tests positive for coronavirus
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RE: Dr. Birx article - US Deaths, from Worldometer, starting May 1st:
1,914
2,820
3,448
1,254
1,272
2,526
2,310
2,138
1,674
1,418
1,142
614
So anybody who says 2k pr 3k per day ain't looking at the data. May 1 is when I started tabulating death data. Doing the work the media won't or can't do.
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moslems: we finally got the dirty kuffar to cover their women's faces
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So, when the scamdemic is over, mask manufacturers will need a bailout...
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Saudi Arabia pays some citizens £250 a month, with £1000 bonuses available
The kingdom plans to slash oil prices by 50% and triple its Value Added Tax
Likely to cause uproar over state spending billions in plans to buy Newcastle Utd
Economy minister said the measures were necessary to shore up finances amid a 'sharp decline' in oil revenue as the coronavirus pandemic saps crude demand
#1
A great opportunity to see what happens if UBI grants are withdrawn. Of course, the same people who loves them some socialism regardless of what happens how bad it gets in Cuba, Venezuela and NKor will strain to ignore the lesson.
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MM, ignoring lessons is no strain at all for those folk.
#5
I'm amazed. It's been 25 years since I was in Riyadh; but these payments were sacrosanct then. They were the way that the royals bought off the population and made sure they could do whatever they wanted without serious opposition.
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What happens when you can't print money
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Tank Man, but without the tanks.
[SCMP] A constitutional scholar has been taken away by China’s authorities after writing an open letter to representatives of the country’s legislature, criticising the government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak and calling for freedom of speech.
Zhang Xuezhong was removed from his Shanghai home on Sunday night, according to multiple sources. His letter, posted on WeChat on Saturday and addressed to deputies of the National People’s Congress (NPC), was widely circulated online as China prepares to convene its most important parliamentary sessions in less than two weeks’ time.
"He was taken away on Sunday night. Three police cars came to his house," said Wen Kejian, an independent political analyst. "Youse won't have any trouble finding him-- just look for the guy carrying his balls in a wheelbarrow."
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[Fox] President Trump is moving to cut investment ties between U.S. federal retirement funds and Chinese equities, FOX Business has learned in a move that is tied to the handling of COVID 19.
In the first letter written Monday, obtained exclusively by FOX Business, national security adviser Robert O’Brien and National Economic Council Chair Larry Kudlow write to U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia stating that the White House does not want the Thrift Savings Plan, which is a federal employee retirement fund, to have money invested in Chinese equities that numbers about $4 billion in assets.
Meat exports to China have quadrupled despite companies in the US warning of supply shortages for American consumers amid the coronavirus pandemic
President Donald Trump last month ordered meat processing plants across the US to remain open to protect the nation's food supply
An analysis of government data, however, has shown the plants have increasingly been exporting to China while Americans face shortages
Smithfield Foods, owned by China's WH Group Ltd, Brazilian-owned JBS USA and Tyson Foods Inc temporarily closed meat plants in the US due to infections
Closures and slowdown in production have reduced pork slaughter capacity by about 35 to 40 percent and beef slaughter capacity by about 30 to 40 percent
While the number of pigs slaughtered each day has plunged since mid-March, shipments of pork to China more than quadrupled over the same period
We objected when China confiscated American PPE factories over there, keeping the production for themselves...
#5
For the first time, Mr. Wife yesterday said our local Kroger grocery — here in Cincinnati, where Kroger is headquartered — lacked frozen chicken breast strips and cubes. But he brought home the six pounds of ground beef I requested for making chili, a variety of frozen meals, and said there was no shortage of cold cuts. But unlike China, pork is not a key ingredient in my house.
#11
Had no trouble getting boneless skinless chicken breasts last week. Cut down 3 lbs into mini cutlets and grilled, made Italian pulled chicken with the other 3 lb.
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Italian pulled chicken
For a second there I thought that was a reference to Fredo Cuomo's self-isolating pastime
No — Cincinnati chili is readily available all over town, swksvolFF. I do have a recipe, in case we should move away again, but these days I make a tarted up version of my darling mother-in-law’s chili con carne. I posted the recipe in the O Club, in case you want to compare notes. :-)
#17
My Mother made spaghetti with chili, cheese, and onion for us back in the 50's and 60's. We didn't know it was Cincinnati Chili. Sh was from Oklahoma.
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I'll eat any kind of chili, but Texas chili - meat, onions, peppers, nothing else is my fave
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I am told by reliable sources that only Yankees and carpetbaggers put beans in their chili.
[France24] As France began to exit its strict coronavirus lockdown on Monday, many of its luxury brands also opened their doors, giving sanitary protocols a makeover and testing people’s appetite for splurging after a shutdown that has rocked economies worldwide.
"It’s a bit an act of faith today," said Edouard Lefebvre, who heads the business district on the Champs-Elysées avenue, packed with crowds of locals and foreign tourists in normal times.
Only half of the avenue’s shops were open Monday, Lefebvre said, reflecting the extensive preparations needed to safely receive customers and the hesitant steps many people took toward pre-pandemic routines.
"Clients won’t come back on day one. It takes time to get used to coming back to the Champs-Elysees, to come back to Paris," Lefebvre said in an interview with the Associated Press.
Still, pictures of long lines standing outside luxury stores, posted on social media later in the day, suggested many shoppers were willing to take the plunge.
"[C]ustomers seemingly ready to shop until they drop and consume like there is no tomorrow are queuing in front of the flagship of flagships, namely the Louis Vuitton Champs Elysées boutique," commented one Twitter user in a social media post.
#1
Pent up demand is a thing. The "everything is different now" canard is a replay of the dotcom crash and the 2008 housing debacle. Water is still wet. Fire still burns...
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Are they requiring the wearing of masks? Masks don't inspire people to shop.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Not to worry, Georgie — if it falls apart, it will be because it was not strong enough to hold together. Darwin always wins, donchaknow, even if the result is inconvenient for your moneymaking and political projects.
#8
It's interesting how this coronavirus panic / overreaction is leading to quite a few silver linings, isn't it? I know I've mentioned this a few dozen times already but if BoJo had the balls right now to simply tell the Exchequer to stop remitting $ to Brussels, they'd be dead in a few months.
[AnNahar] Immigrant communities in the Nordic nations are being hit harder by the pandemic than the general population.
Sweden took a relatively soft approach to fighting the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... , one that attracted international attention. Large gatherings were banned but restaurants and schools for younger children have stayed open. The government has urged social distancing, and Swedes have largely complied.
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Glenmore - I mentioned it in another thread but it occurred to me that there seem to be a lot of silver linings to all this overreaction / panic bullshit.
Also - I was gonna go with the NYT with this article's headline - 'World Ends Tomorrow, Immigrant Communities Hardest Hit'.
[IsraelTimes] During four month period, Jerusalem will top off sum of tax revenues it sends to PA to NIS 500 million, if collected amount falls below that total.
Israel and the Paleostinian Authority signed off Monday on an agreement that will see Jerusalem set aside NIS 800 million ($228 million) for potential loans to Ramallah, in order to offset expected losses due to the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... crisis, officials on both sides told The Times of Israel.
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[Jerusalem Post] "If the information with the kids' location is uploaded to the internet, a pedophile with some cyber knowledge may invade the system and stalk them," cyber expert Einat Meron said.
Cyber experts slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his proposal to "microchip" children who return to schools and kindergartens as the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, Ynet reported on Friday.
While speaking at a press conference on Monday, Netanyahu suggested the Health Ministry use new technology to help Israel adjust to its new routine as the state is lifting the coronavirus lockdown. "That is, technology that has not been used before and is allowed under the legislation we shall enact," he clarified.
"I spoke with our heads of technology in order to find measures Israel is good at, such as sensors. For instance, every person, every kid — I want it on kids first — would have a sensor that would sound an alarm when you get too close, like the ones on cars," the prime minister said.
"It will be hard to do it to more than a million schoolchildren who return to their educational institutions in order to ensure one student sits at the distance of two meters from another. It is fictional and dangerous," cyber resilience expert Einat Meron told Ynet.
"Theoretically, I get the idea behind it," she said. "But although such distance-sensitive microchips exist in vehicles, it is different in humans." According to Meron, "a beeping sound telling me I got close to someone is not enough. Who says it will change anything? I would have gotten closer either way."
The expert added that "the actual issue is the enforcement, and here everything changes." Meron told Ynet that "microchipping children will not pass any test — both practically and legally." Similar to Meron's notion that notifying citizens on their distance will not affect their actions, many fear the state would make use of the information available from the sensors.
"If the information with the kids' location is uploaded to the internet, a pedophile with some cyber knowledge may invade the system and stalk them outside their schools, follow them and distribute the information on other platforms," Meron said. "Can the state take responsibility for that?"
The Prime Minister's Office responded to the report, telling Ynet Netanyahu's suggestion "is not to be implemented through databases, but through simple technology notifying [the citizens] about their distance. It is a voluntary option that is designed to help children keep their distance, like Mobileye with vehicles."
The office added that the prime minister's suggestion is "an idea that may help maintain social distancing, and there will not be any violation of privacy."....
#1
The Chinese don't care where it lands. And the hard core left "tech community" would think it was "cool" if it happened to kill a bunch of Americans.
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I guarantee they are looking at mining H3 on the moon.
[FoxNews] U.S. Special Operations Command is arming small, maneuverable surveillance planes to offer war commanders a precision-strike option supporting ground troops in rugged terrain with Hellfire missiles and laser-guided rockets.
If overhead fire support is able to identify and attack pockets of enemy fighters, fewer ground troops have to enter into enemy fire. Also, an overhead asset of this kind can be an intelligence node able to send targeting information and data regarding troop movements. When it comes to actual close-in counterinsurgency combat, fighters often obscure themselves in defilade or in buildings, requiring a need for precision strikes. Air to ground precision weapons can use a laser rangefinder and other kinds of advanced technologies.
One plane now operating is MAG Aerospace’s MC-208 Armed Caravan, a converted surveillance aircraft already in service with SOCOM and another in production for a U.S. allied international force. The Aircraft consists of a Textron-built airframe and MAG-integrated sensors, communications, avionics and weapons systems.
MAG’s armed surveillance aircraft is intended to meet a particular need because it can operate in close-in, nearly immediate coordination with the units it supports. Air attack or readily available surveillance, for instance, will not need to be called upon from less accessible fixed-runway-reliant aircraft. F-22s, F-16s, A-10s and even F-35s can be used for close-air-support, however they require a fixed, hard runway and are therefore less able to take off and land in rugged, uneven terrain in close proximity to SOF units on the ground. Also, the Pentagon seeks a produceable, less expensive aircraft that can perform these missions, freeing up 5th generation and other fixed-wing aircraft for operations in less permissive environments where air supremacy needs to be established -- such as enemy territory armed with advanced air defenses or fighter jets.
“There are plenty of countries that have an extremist threat -- the Middle East and South and Central Africa. SOCOM (Special Operations Command) is asking for this (armed surveillance planes) for Nigeria, Somalia and Libya. It is a perfect platform for where we are fighting,” Florida Congressman Rep. Michael Waltz told Warrior in an interview several months ago.
MAGs Armed Caravan is also being offered as part of a new SOCOM search to broadly acquire an “Armed Overwatch” attack aircraft. SOCOM is pursuing a phased strategy to develop this aircraft, the first phase of which includes MAG’s MC-208 Multi-Role Armed Caravan from MAG Aerospace and three other offerings from industry competitors…including L3’s AT-802 Longsword, Leidos, Paramount USA and Vertex Aerospace’s Bronco II Aircraft, Orbital ATKs AC-208 Eliminator. At the moment, the respective industry bidders have submitted White Papers as part of a broader SOCOM trajectory leading to an eventual flight demonstration of the aircraft.
#2
L3 build the armed surveillance aircraft 10 years ago. Slow close in support is a weakness in the Army, and in SOCOM.
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Somalia, Libya, and Nigeria. Are whack-a-mole missions here of strategic value beyond live fire training missions? We are broke and facing a collapsing relationship with China. The threat of conflict in the western pacific seems to make more investment In naval capabilities prudent?
(CNN) -- The US Army is asking technology companies to develop wearable sensors to detect early symptoms of coronavirus. This week they invited initial proposals for a $25 million contract to develop a device that uses existing technology as much as possible.
"There is a dire and urgent need for development of rapid, accurate wearable diagnostics to identify and isolate pre-symptomatic COVID-19 cases and track/prevent the spread of the virus," the Army said in an initial solicitation that was issued through a medical consortium.
Wherever the sensor is worn on the body, possibly on the wrist like a watch or on a shirt or belt, the aim is it will provide indicators of a fever, respiratory difficulties, "molecular biomarkers" of exposure to the virus and even the presence of antibodies against it.
If symptoms are detected then the service member can be fully tested, isolated and receive medical attention if necessary.
[Jpost] The three-drug cocktail consists of the HIV medication lopinavir-ritonavir, the hepatitis therapy drug ribavirin and the multiple sclerosis treatment interferon-beta.
It looks like a variety of treatments for the symptoms of the Wuhan Flu will work. And possibly the more the better.
Scientists in Hong Kong recently completed a clinical study in which they found that administering a cocktail of three different anti-viral medications to patients enduring mild coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... symptoms "may rapidly suppress the amount of virus in a patient's body."
The three-drug anti-viral cocktail is made up of the HIV medication lopinavir-ritonavir, the hepatitis therapy drug ribavirin and the multiple sclerosis treatment interferon-beta.
"Early triple antiviral therapy was safe and superior to lopinavir—ritonavir alone in alleviating symptoms and shortening the duration of viral shedding and hospital stay in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19," the study authors wrote, adding that "future clinical study of a double antiviral therapy with interferon beta-1b as a backbone is warranted" for a complete overview.
In the 127-patient study — conducted by Dr. Kwok-Yung Yuen at Hong Kong University and his research partners from February 10 to March 20, published in The Lancet medical journal — the 86 patients who were randomly assigned to the experimental group received the anti-viral cocktail, while the 41 patients assigned to the control group were solely administered the HIV therapy drug lopinavir-ritonavir - often known by the brand-name Kaletra.
The study was "open-label," meaning that the patients knew which drug they were receiving, without a placebo group.
Age, gender and baseline demographics in each group were "similar"; fever and a dry cough were among the most common symptoms observed.
Patients administered the cocktail tested negative for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, seven days after application.
"For the primary endpoint of time from start of study treatment to negative nasopharyngeal swab, the combination group had a significantly shorter median time (7 days) than the control group (12 days)," the study authors noted. "For the virological outcome, the combination treatment was associated with significantly shorter time to negative viral load in all specimens when assessed individually (nasopharyngeal swab, posterior oropharyngeal saliva, throat swab, and stool samples) as well as in all specimens combined. All urine samples tested negative for viral load."
Patients normally felt better within four days, with researchers adding that previously established side effects within the medications were being closely watched. The drugs, however, have a long-standing track record for safety, according to medical officials.
"Despite the concern of major side effects arising from a combination of three drugs, no significant differences in incidence of adverse events between treatment groups were reported in our cohort of 127 patients," the study authors wrote.
"No haemolysis occurred from the short duration of low dose ribavirin. We did not use triple combination for patients who started treatment 7 days or more after symptom onset because of the concerns about the proinflammatory side effects of interferon beta-1b — despite that at most, three doses were used for each patient," they added, noting that "liver dysfunction was observed in about 14% of these patients and it was mild and self-limiting, except in one patient in the control group, in whom the biochemical hepatitis warranted the discontinuation of lopinavir—ritonavir treatment."
The study was independently reviewed by experts, who concurred that the findings were positive, but larger clinical trials are warranted in their opinion for greater certainty regarding the cocktail's effectiveness.
HIV also has a long-standing record of being successfully treated by a cocktail of drugs, and medical experts purport this could also be the case with COVID-19, adding the results are promising and warrant adding interferon beta to the list of evidence-based treatments for the coronavirus.
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cocktail of three different anti-viral medications to patients enduring mild coronavirus symptoms "may rapidly suppress the amount of virus in a patient's body."
#3
Good. I did read the article, and it described a world so far removed from reality that it was hard to believe that it wasn't intended as a satire (maybe it was?)
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'Tis the Shitshow wacky world of Educationism, Mr. T
[IS National News] Two people were arrested for allegedly ripping face masks off of identifiably Jewish people in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City.
The suspects have not yet been identified or been charged, NBC New York reported Monday morning.
The couple were later identified as Paulo Pinho, 35, and his wife, Clelia Pinho, 46, of Queens.
They were arrested on a charge of aggravated harassment as a hate crime, the New York Post reported.
They stopped their car after noticing a group of hasidic Jews on the corner, and got out while shouting what police described as anti-Semitic slurs, and complaining that many were not wearing masks or practicing appropriate social distancing. They then tried to remove the face masks of several men.
#4
Crown Heights and surrounding areas have long been Ground Zero for black anti-semites. That's where Sharpton incited his anti-Semitic mob following to stage pogroms back in the 1980s
#5
Those look like Portuguese names... But according to another article I saw, the Karens had called 911 on the neighbourhood twice that day, then drove in looking for trouble. Got roughed up a bit in the process of being arrested, though whether that was the work of the neighbourhood volunteer guards or the police was not clear.
[CNBC] White House advisor Peter Navarro on Monday threatened retaliation against China for its role in the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as tensions between the world’s two largest economies continue to rise.
“A bill has to come due for China,” Navarro said during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “It’s not a question of punishing them, it’s a question of holding China accountable, the Chinese Communist Party accountable.”
Navarro is one of the chief China hawks in President Donald Trump’s administration and serves as the director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy.
He declined to say whether he was advising the president to impose new tariffs or scrap the “phase one” trade deal reached between the two countries earlier this year.
“They inflicted tremendous damage on the world which is still ongoing,” Navarro said. “We’re up to close to $10 trillion we’ve had to appropriate to fight this battle.”
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[WMAR Ballymore] Two men were killed and three others were shot in Baltimore over the weekend. The same weekend dedicated to promoting peace.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] 
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] ...proves a hit after designers create it for a joke during lockdown (but it might leave you with some strange tan lines if you go sunbathing!)
[France24] As France began to exit its strict coronavirus lockdown on Monday, many of its luxury brands also opened their doors, giving sanitary protocols a makeover and testing people’s appetite for splurging after a shutdown that has rocked economies worldwide.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] 
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
