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According to a shocking new survey, 52% of small businesses "expect to be out of business within six months"

Michael Snyder
The Most Important News
Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00 UTC
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Anyone that was hoping for a "quick recovery" for the U.S. economy can forget about that right now. Yes, many states are attempting to "reopen", but in most cases it will be a multi-stage process that takes many months to complete. Meanwhile, fear of COVID-19 is going to keep many Americans from conducting business as usual even after all of the restrictions have been finally lifted. Even now, many of the stores, restaurants and movie theaters that have reopened are seeing very, very few customers. Unfortunately, millions of small businesses are not going to be able to survive in such a depressed economic environment for very long.

In America today, the rules of the game are slanted very heavily in favor of huge corporations and are slanted very heavily against small businesses.

It has been this way for years, but millions of small business owners just kept soldiering on because they wanted to work for themselves and not some corporate behemoth.

But for most small businesses things have never been easy. For most of them, it is usually such a struggle to try to eke out a very meager profit at the end of the month after covering expenses and payroll. But now COVID-19 has come along, and many small businesses haven't had any revenue for weeks.
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Best of the Web: 'Liberty Rally' protestors swarm Massachusetts State House calling for end to lockdown


District Herald
Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00 UTC
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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Monday calling for an end to the stay-at-home orders that are devastating local businesses while major corporations like Target, Amazon and Walmart thrive.

The demonstrators at the "Liberty Rally" chanted "freedom" and "USA" as they demanded an end to the closures.


Comment: The frustration is growing worldwide as people realize the true effect of the lockdown:

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The fatal danger which is spiking due to coronavirus pandemic

Josh Dutton
Yahoo News Australia
Thu, 07 May 2020 14:11 UTC
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The federal health minister has spoken of the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on mental health with suicides expected to jump by as much as 25 per cent.

Greg Hunt told reporters on Thursday coronavirus can have an "indirect impact" on mental health as he announced $500 million in additional funding.

"Coronavirus can have direct impacts, obviously. We've seen that around the world," he said.

"But the indirect impact can also be mental health."

Mr Hunt has studied modelling presented by Sydney University's Brain and Mind Centre along with the Australian Medical Association.
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Best of the Web: Italian MP Vittorio Sgarbi in parliament: 'Covid-19 death numbers are false, designed to terrorize citizens, establish dictatorship'

Amy Mek
RAIR Foundation USA
Mon, 04 May 2020 22:01 UTC
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Vittorio Sgarbi
On Friday, April 24, 2020, Vittorio Sgarbi, a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, denounced what he claims are false coronavirus death statistics. Sgarbi feels that fake statistics are being propagated by the government and the media to terrorize the citizens of Italy and establish a dictatorship.

The member of the Forza Italia party slammed the closure of 60% of Italian businesses for 25,000 Chinese-Coronavirus deaths from the floor of the legislature. "It's not true," he said. "Don't use the deaths for rhetoric and terrorism." According to the National Institute of Health, 96.3% did not die of coronavirus, but of other pathologies stated Sgarbi - which means that only 925 have died from the virus and 24,075 have died of other things claimed Sgarbi, "...the virus was little more than an influenza. Don't lie! Tell the truth!"

Sgarbi's controversial speech was delivered during 'Cura Italia' decree law discussions. The proposal intends to develop measures to strengthen the national health service based on what he claims is false data. Sgarbi challenged his colleagues to investigate the real numbers themselves and be united in the reporting the truth:
Let us be united in liberation against hypocrisy and lies, against falsifications, against the false numbers that are given to terrorize Italians. The 25,000 dead, as Professor Bassetti said, died of heart attacks, cancer and other [comorbidities]... Let's not use them to humiliate Italy. Let's not use them to give citizens false news. Give the numbers, check them out, and I challenge you before a jury of honor, Trizzino, to look at the numbers...
Watch the exclusively translated RAIR Foundation USA video of Vittorio Sgarbi's speech:

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EU says borders should stay closed until June 15, workers are exempt


RT
Fri, 08 May 2020 17:37 UTC
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The European Union will likely keep its external borders shut until June 15, after a recommendation from the European Commission to extend the current Covid-19 travel ban by another 30 days.

In a statement on Friday, the Commission said that despite progress in many countries, the coronavirus situation "remains fragile both in Europe and worldwide" and calls for "continued measures" to reduce the virus spread.

Lifting travel restrictions should therefore be effected in a "phased and coordinated" way in order to prevent a second wave of infections, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said.
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Court document filed in 1996 confirms Tara Reade told of harassment in Biden's office

Matt Fountain
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
Thu, 07 May 2020 18:46 UTC
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© Courtesy of Tara ReadeTara Reade today
A glance at the allegations against Joe Biden and Tara Reade's reaction

Tara Reade, ex-staff assistant to presumptive Democratic 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden, told the San Luis Obispo Tribune on May 1, 2020, she wants to see the former vice president admit an alleged 1993 sexual assault and step out of the race. Tara Reade, ex-staff assistant to presumptive Democratic 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden, told the San Luis Obispo Tribune on May 1, 2020, she wants to see the former vice president admit an alleged 1993 sexual assault and step out of the race. By David Caraccio

A court document from 1996 shows former Senate staffer Tara Reade told her ex-husband she was sexually harassed while working for Joe Biden in 1993.

The declaration — exclusively obtained by The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, California — does not say Biden committed the harassment nor does it mention Reade's more recent allegations of sexual assault.

Reade's then-husband Theodore Dronen wrote the court declaration. Dronen at the time was contesting a restraining order Reade filed against him days after he filed for divorce, Superior Court records show.

In it, he writes Reade told him about "a problem she was having at work regarding sexual harassment, in U.S. Senator Joe Biden's office."

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Lesson of WWII: 'Industrialized mass murder' only possible when people stop questioning narratives


RT
Fri, 08 May 2020 09:30 UTC
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© Reuters/Stephane MaheFilm Director Werner Herzog
The 75th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany should serve as a reminder to all that the Holocaust was carried out using a tightly controlled, unchallenged narrative, filmmaker Werner Herzog told RT.

Having grown up in the ruins of post-war Germany, the acclaimed director, screenwriter and producer spoke with Sophie Co. host Sophie Shevardnadze about lessons that can be gleaned from one of the darkest episodes in human history.

The atrocities carried out by the Nazis were the result of a lockstep narrative of "demonization" which replaced facts, Herzog observed. He argued that scapegoating people and entire nations - "Jewish people, the French, the Russians," and so on - can still be seen "very clearly" today.
"It is not so much what is factually happening, it's who owns the narrative. And we have to be very, very careful and watchful about looking at the media. What are the media doing? Is there some sort of almost collective brainwashing going on or not? ... [W]e have to be quite vigilant and we should think on our own."
The "industrialized mass murder" of the Holocaust - a mechanized system of death not seen before in human history - required manufactured consent, he stressed.

Comment: It is true, the worldwide heath crisis will alter our 'collective behavior' - but it won't be an improvement for the individual as much as a victory for the overlords of the 'new global collective'.

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Best of the Web: US police officer blows whistle on Covid-19 tyranny, urges fellow law enforcement to resist illegal, unconstitutional orders

Joaquin Flores
FRN
Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00 UTC
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He warns of bloodshed in the streets, that the American people will fight on their own soil to resist tyranny, by any means necessary.
Officer Anderson sends an important message to other law enforcement officers - urging them not to follow the illegal, unconstitutional orders given by local and state officials surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. He appeals both to their sense of justice, of morality, and reminds them that the excuse of 'just following orders' is neither lawful nor correct.

Officers are urged not to follow illegal orders. Moreover, he recounts his experience as part of the U.S government occupational forces in Iraq. He recounts how in this operation, which he infers was also illegal, he experienced how people react to tyranny and occupation. He says that he knows that the vast majority of American police officers are not prepared for this level of resistance.

To be clear, he warns of bloodshed in the streets, that the American people will fight on their own soil to resist tyranny, by any means necessary.

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Obey! Robot 'dog' fitted with cameras to patrol Singapore parks to broadcast 'safe distancing' messages

Cheryl Tan
The Straits Times
Fri, 08 May 2020 17:28 UTC
Spot robot patrol Singapore
© GIN TAYThe robot is fitted with safety sensors to detect objects and people within 1m to avoid collision.
A four-legged robot will be patrolling Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park to remind people of safe distancing measures starting from Friday (May 8).

Called Spot, the robot will assist with safe distancing efforts at parks, gardens and nature reserves managed by National Parks Board (NParks) and at parks managed by town councils.

The pilot trial is jointly conducted by NParks, and the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG).

The Spot robot will broadcast a recorded message reminding park visitors to observe safe distancing measures.

It is fitted with cameras, enabled by GovTech-developed video analytics, to help it estimate the number of visitors in the parks.

Comment: And don't make the mistake of thinking any of these measures are temporary....

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Alabama cop caught on video body-slamming maskless woman in Walmart

Vincent Barone
New York Post
Thu, 07 May 2020 19:11 UTC
Cop body slams Walmart customer
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An off-duty Alabama police officer was caught on camera body-slamming a woman in Walmart in an altercation that cops say began because she wasn't wearing a face mask.

Wild video posted by AL.com from the Tuesday incident in the Birmingham big-box store shows the cop placing the woman in handcuffs as she begins to walk away from him. The officer then grabs the woman, lifts her up and drops her to the floor face-first.

The Birmingham Police Department said it is investigating the use of force by the officer, who was off-duty and working a side gig as a security guard for the store.

The woman has not been identified but faces charges for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, third-degree criminal trespassing, possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

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