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'Everyone was coughing & had a fever': Lukaku reveals '23 out of 25 Inter Milan players' were ill with coronavirus-type symptoms in January


RT
Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:11 UTC
Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Lukaku has said almost every one of the Inter Milan first-team squad was stricken with illness in January which left them "coughing and with a fever," but that they were not tested for coronavirus.

Speaking in an Instagram Live chat with Belgian TV presenter Kat Kerkhofs, wife of Napoli striker Dries Mertens, Lukaku said the majority of the Inter squad had returned from the winter break in January suffering the effects of sickness.

"We had a week off in December, we returned to work and I swear that 23 out of 25 players were ill," Lukaku said, according to Football-Italia.
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SOTT Focus: The Right Perspective In Troubling Times

Tony Costa
Sott.net
Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:13 UTC
group network STO
These seemingly Orwellian times are testing each and every one of us in some way. It is impossible to escape the increasing sense of dread that many feel during the current Corona Virus outbreak, whether that stems from the threat of the illness itself; from the 'lock downs' imposed upon the populace all over the world to 'keep people safe'; the increasing numbers of unemployed and sick due to the lock down; the systematic attacks upon personal rights meant to enforce 'social distancing'; or the talk of eventually imposing an electronic ID program that uses generalized vaccination as a platform for digital identity. (1)

What I'm going to share here stems from reading and synthesizing a great number of articles from the news and various blogs, and especially personal posts from the forums of those websites regarding the current Corona Virus outbreak and its ramifications. Almost everyone on those threads has contributed material that helped me to crystallize something deep within me that may be useful to share with others. I do want to thank all of these anonymous people for sharing portions of their souls and struggles that resonated very deeply within me.
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Vader

Best of the Web: I'm in ghost town Madrid, witnessing a brutal lockdown enforcement. Is it even constitutional?

Jason O'Toole
RT
Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:03 UTC
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© Twitter / Policía Nacional
Madrid has felt eerily like a ghost town ever since the radical lockdown began almost six weeks ago, but an investigation is now looking into whether the heavy-handed approach by the Spanish police is even constitutionally sound.

There's a deafening silence here in the Spanish capital, which is broken only by the ominous sounds of police or ambulance sirens. The city briefly comes to life every night at 7:58pm, when Madrilenos take to their balconies to applaud healthcare workers on the frontline. It's done with such great gusto - there are even vuvuzelas blasting away and people singing - that it can feel like a cup final night in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

It obviously helps to create a positive spirit of togetherness, but tensions are running high. I don't want to come across like controversial radio host Alex Jones harping on about far-right conspiracy theories, and I certainly won't say the situation in Spain is like a return to the bad old days under Franco's regime - but with the military visible on the streets of Spain it's hard not to describe the situation as martial law in all but name.
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Question

Liquor stores & gun shops open for business, but churches closed. Why are US governors trashing the First Amendment?

Robert Bridge
RT
Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:18 UTC
church
© REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
At a time when Americans could use some spiritual support to see them through the coronavirus pandemic, states have banned worshipers from assembling under a single roof. How quickly US politicians forget about the Constitution.

Let's start by stating the obvious: Yes, there are potential risks involved in allowing people to assemble in churches, mosques and synagogues at a time when a viral pandemic is sweeping the planet. And yes, nobody wants to be responsible for spreading a deadly disease. That said, it seems that downgrading church attendance to 'non-essential' status, while many businesses remain open, is not only over-the-top and hypocritical, but also a slap in the face to believers.
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Handcuffs

Louisiana pastor arrested after allegedly backing bus in direction of protester


WAFB
Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:56 UTC
Tony Spell in a bus
© Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Police have arrested a controversial pastor of Life Tabernacle Church in Central, La.

Pastor Tony Spell is accused of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, the Central Police Department says.

He was taken into custody Tuesday morning, April 22, outside of the church. He was transported to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

Police in Central say Spell allegedly backed up a church bus into the direction of a person protesting in front of his church Sunday.

"At first I thought he [Spell] was just turning around his bus and was going to pull away, but he just kept coming in reverse," said Trey Bennett, the protester.


Video of the alleged incident shows the bus coming to a stop just short of where the protester was standing.

Comment: See also: Another pastor arrested for holding services in spite of lockdown order

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Ridiculous: Idaho police say woman violated stay-at-home order for yard sale

Maddie Capron
Idaho Statesman
Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:44 UTC
Police
A northern Idaho woman could face jail time after police said she had a yard sale, which violated the state's stay-at-home order during the coroanvirus pandemic.

Police issued a citation Friday to the homeowner, who they said was having a yard sale over the past week, Rathdrum Police Department said in a news release on Facebook.

The yard sale is not considered an "essential business" as part of Idaho's stay-at-home order, police said.

Violating the stay-at-home order in Idaho is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in a county jail or a $1,000 fine, or both, the Idaho Statesman reported.

"The family has had a yard sale for the past week within the City of Rathdrum," Rathdrum Police Department said in the statement. "A garage sale/yard sale is not an essential business and should not be open for business."
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Eye 1

Tennis legend Marat Safin: "They're preparing people for microchip implants"


RT
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:53 UTC
Marat Safin
© Getty Images / Paul KaneMarat Safin
Russian tennis legend Marat Safin has suggested the coronavirus pandemic could be a pretext for the mass implanting of microchips into humans, as the former world number one gave an unexpected take on the crisis.
"I think they are preparing people for 'chipization' [chip implants]," Safin, 40, said in an Instagram chat with Russian outlet Sports.ru.

"Back in 2015, Bill Gates said we'll have a pandemic, that the next enemy is a virus, not a nuclear war.

"They did a simulation at the Davos [economic] forum of what it would be like. I don't think Bill Gates is a predictor, he just knew.

"I think with this virus the situation isn't like what we're being told, but people believe it all, the horror stories on TV.

"Some people believe civilization will end, I don't believe that. We'll just be going around with chips soon," Safin added, continuing his unorthodox take on the current crisis.
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Corona

US/UK media promotes evergreen Russian boozing stereotypes, but latest data shows alcohol sales down during Covid-19 pandemic

Jonny Tickle
RT
Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:22 UTC
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© Reuters / Maxim ShemetovAn employee places bottles of vodka in a supermarket amid the coronavirus pandemic in Moscow.
Western media is a funny beast. While demanding balanced and sensible coverage of their own state's internal affairs, stories about Russia seem to be treated as the follies of bonkers, backward people in a far-flung freakshow.

If all you knew about this country came from the likes of the Washington Post and the Guardian, you'd be forgiven for thinking Russian streets were teeming with balalaika-playing bears, AK-47-wielding communists, and KGB officers Cossack-dancing in the snow. By now, you'd have thought such caricatures would have gotten old, yet despite the current trend towards wokeness, lazy and hackneyed stereotypes are back in fashion.

In recent weeks, Anglo-American news outlets have resorted to exploiting the most famous and lazy Russian trope of all: The demon drink.

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Bizarro Earth

Best of the Web: Deadliest mass killing in Canada's history: At least 18 dead after man goes on shooting spree in Nova Scotia - UPDATES

Alexander Quon
GlobalNews.ca
Sun, 19 Apr 2020 07:47 UTC
Wortman
© Nova Scotia RCMP - HOGabriel Wortman, 51, has been identified by RCMP as the suspect in their active shooter investigation in Portapique, N.S., on April 19, 2020.
Nova Scotia RCMP said a suspect in a shooting investigation near Portapique, Nova Scotia was taken into custody on Sunday. They identified the suspect as 51 year-old Gabriel Wortman, but would not specify the number of victims or say whether any individuals had been killed in the incident.

Multiple people, including one member of the RCMP, are dead after a shooting rampage in a community in rural Nova Scotia on Sunday.

Gabriel Wortman, 51, is believed to be the primary suspect in the shooting spree that occurred in and around the area of Portapique, N.S.

Multiple sources told Global News that Wortman is dead. A body matching the description of Wortman was seen at the Enfield Big Stop on Highway 102.

Comment: UPDATE April 19 21:25 CET

Canada's Royal Canadian Mounted Police reported that at least 16 people were killed across Nova Scotia before the gunman was 'neutralized' after an exchange of gunfire. Authorities warned earlier that there might be more victims as they were still investigating. Police said they do not know the motive of the rampage yet, but it appeared to be "very random in nature," as some of the victims had no relation to the shooter. This was the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history.

UPDATE April 20 13:11 CET

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that at least 18 were killed, with police saying that they believe the attacker targeted specific victims only to then go on killing random strangers. He has also disguised himself and his vehicle. Conflicting reports said that the killer had been detained but now authorities have confirmed he is "deceased" following a firefight with police.

RT provides further information of how the events unfolded:
  • He made his car look like a Royal Canadian Mounted Police cruiser and wore a police uniform, which indicates the attack wasn't totally spontaneous.
  • The chase for the suspect, who changed vehicles at least once, went along one of Nova Scotia province's busiest highways and ended near a gas station 35 kilometers north of Halifax around noon Sunday.
  • Const. Heidi Stevenson, a 23-year veteran of the RCMP and mother of two, was killed responding to the active shooter incident, while another RCMP officer is in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  • One of the victims was informally identified by her sister as Lisa McCully, an elementary school teacher and a volunteer at the Berwick bible camp.
The Nova Scotia massacre has become the deadliest mass killing in the history of Canada, overshadowing the 1989 mass shooting at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique college, which led to tighter gun controls. Earlier, authorities warned that there might be even more victims as the investigation is ongoing and involves "multiple" crime scenes, some with "structures on fire."







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Health

NHS staff told not to tweet about 'political issues like lack of PPE'

Sam Truelove
Mirror
Sun, 19 Apr 2020 20:21 UTC
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© Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesThere are concerns that there is not enough PPE for NHS workers.
A NHS trust has told staff not to tweet about "political issues" during the coronavirus pandemic, including the shortage of PPE.

Workers at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust were sent the social media guidance via a staff newsletter on Friday.

In the newsletter, seen by the East Anglian Daily Times, staff were told to avoid tweeting about "political issues, such as PPE, testing and exit strategies".

Comment: God forbid medical staff give a personal account of what's going on in the hospitals on social media. Other than giving kudos to their workmates, everything else would be considered 'political'. Unless it's cringy Tiktok videos of dance routines. Those are OK.

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