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Coronavirus Fact-Check #6: Does wearing a mask do anything?


OffGuardian
Sat, 06 Jun 2020 06:52 UTC
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As of two days ago, Boris Johnson's government announced it will henceforth be illegal to use public transportation in the UK, without wearing a mask.

This goes along with many other governments - both local and national - which have enforced mandatory mask-wearing to one extent or another.

Leaving aside the question of whether such steps are necessary to combat a virus they openly admit is harmless to the vast majority of people - the question becomes: Do masks actually do anything to prevent the spread of this disease? Or respiratory diseases in general?

Well, some mask manufacturers don't seem to think so. Printing this warning on the side of the box:

mask warning
But, in case that's just a company seeking to prevent liability, maybe we should look at some proper scientific research on the subject. There's quite a bit of it.

Comment: As Dr. Fauci had said, they are "symbolic". What are they a symbol of? Most likely your submission to the psychopathic dictates of a control system that cares nothing about you, your family or humanity at large. A symbol of your belief in a lie and surrendering of your agency. See also:

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Black Lives Matter Melbourne insists white people at protests submit to black people entirely

Paul Joseph Watson
Summit News
Sat, 06 Jun 2020 06:58 UTC
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"If a black person tells you to do something, you do it immediately without question."

Black Lives Matter Melbourne has issued a list of required behavior from white people attending their protest, which includes no selfies and the demand that, "If a black person tells you to do something, you do it immediately without question."

Up to 40,000 people are expected to attend the demonstration in Australia, which the potential for riots high given the city's militant left-wing nature.

In anticipation of that, BLM Melbourne issued a lengthy list of requirements for how white people are allowed to behave during the rally.

Comment: White people are to act as a human shield? How can this be deemed anything but racist? It's incredibly sad that a movement that is supposed to be about racial equality is so quick to subjugate individuals based on their race. And the white guilt is so strong with those at the protests, they'll likely obey with little thought. BLM would do well to look at the strategies of the Civil Rights movements that proceeded them. They were successful and never stooped to these levels.

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Russia sends in army to extinguish oil well fire raging for 6 days


The Siberian Times
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:00 UTC
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© MReporter24Oil company emergency workers are at the scene along with staff from Ugraprombezopasnost which provides for industrial safety.
Video shows how blaze has burned for 6 days in Irkutsk region.

The Russian army has been called in to extinguish a blazing wellhead belonging to the country's smallest oil company, Irkutsk Oil Company (INK) .

The fire has started on 30 May when the mixture of oil and gas was ejected into a junction box due to depressurization of the connecting hose.

The fire in the Yarakta oil field is hundreds of kilometres from the nearest settlements and has posed no threat to life; no-one was hurt by the fire.

Comment: Another similar story from Russia also in the last week: Major fuel spill in Russia's far north becomes federal-level emergency

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'Amazon wouldn't be nearly as large' if US was a real economy - Peter Schiff responds to Elon Musk's call to break up monopolies


RT
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 20:43 UTC
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© AFP / Thomas Samson
Veteran stockbroker Peter Schiff has shared his view on Elon Musk's call to break up monopolies, particularly e-commerce giant Amazon. According to Schiff, it's time to end the US Federal Reserve's monopoly on money printing.

In a follow-up tweet to the Tesla boss' "Time to break up Amazon. Monopolies are wrong!" post, Schiff has slammed the US central bank.

"Time to end the Fed's monopoly on money printing and price fixing interest rates," he wrote, adding: "If we had a real economy, based on savings and production, instead of a bubble based on credit conjured into existence, Amazon wouldn't be nearly as large, as it would have to generate real profits."

Comment: Previously: Amazon backs down after many, including Elon Musk, slam it for censorship of book questioning Covid-19 threat

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Democrats chide May job gains as 'not a triumph', 'not joyous'; ignore impact of reopening

Emily Larsen, Ken Picket
Washington Examiner
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:31 UTC
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© Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesDNC Chair Tom Perez poopoos the numbers.
The Democratic National Committee downplayed surprising May job gains and brushed off the notion that easing coronavirus lockdowns in Republican-controlled states contributed to the uptick.

"What we have in this report is a flicker of good news," DNC Chairman Tom Perez said during a Friday press call. "We've gone from a Category 5 hurricane to a Category 4.9 hurricane."

Perez compared the job losses over the last three months, 19.6 million, to the worst three-month stretch of job losses under the Obama administration, 2.3 million, in the middle of the Great Recession.

President Trump, Perez said, is "continuing to compete with Herbert Hoover to have the worst record of job loss in at least the last hundred years in the United States," and blamed the "preventable" losses on Trump failing to act to contain the coronavirus pandemic earlier.

The Labor Department said Friday that the economy gained 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment rate fell to 13.3%. Due to lockdowns, the economy lost 1.4 million jobs in March and 20.7 million jobs in April.
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© Facebook JumboUS job performance
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California: Huge fire consumes Amazon warehouse and trucks, cause unknown


RT
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 15:19 UTC
Amazon warehouse fire
© Twitter/SB County Fire @SBCOUNTYFIREAmazon warehouse in Redlands, CA
A fire ripped through an Amazon warehouse in Redlands, California, with work trucks also set ablaze, briefly closing a nearby highway. Video from the scene shows smoke billowing out of the fulfillment center, and fire engulfing multiple Amazon trailers and trucks outside the building.

The fire caused the nearby 10 Freeway to close for approximately an hour while firefighters fought to contain the flames. Drivers were also advised to avoid the area. The blaze was reported as a three-alarm fire as it was a massive one requiring more firefighters and trucks than normal to respond. The situation now appears to be under control with the nearby freeway open to rush hour traffic.

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Kiev: Hundreds rally demanding Interior Minister's resignation


RFE/RL
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 13:32 UTC
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© UnknownProtesters rallying in Kyiv to demand the interior minister's resignation.
Hundreds of protesters calling for the resignation of Ukraine's interior minister, Arsen Avakov, have set off smoke bombs and fireworks in front of the parliament in Kyiv.

Avakov, who was inside making a speech on June 5, has come under intense criticism in recent days.

Critics say the minister has failed to rein in police abuses, bring about reform, or promote law and order in the country during his six years in office. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has thrown his support behind Avakov, calling him "a really powerful minister."

Demands to sack Avakov from the post he has held since 2014 were sparked by reports about the alleged rape and torture of a woman by police officers in the town of Kaharlyk near Kyiv and a shoot-out between criminal gangs in the Kyiv region in late May.

The demonstrators represented different political groups and parties, including Holos (Voice), a pro-European opposition party founded by popular rock musician Svyatoslav Vakarchuk; the nationalist Praviy Sektor (Right Sector) party; gay rights group Kyiv Pride, as well as individual citizens holding posters, some of which said: "Avakov Is A Syndrome," "Where To Turn When The Police Rapes Me?"
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Candace Owens: 'George Floyd is not my martyr,' nor is he a hero

Ellen Reynolds
The Federalist
Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:00 UTC
Candace Owens
© UnknownCandace Owens
In a viral video that has garnered 1.5 million views, conservative activist Candace Owens explains why she refuses to accept George Floyd as a martyr for the African-American community.

"Confession: #GeorgeFloyd is neither a martyr or a hero," Owens captioned her video on Twitter. "But I hope his family gets justice."
In the 18-minute clip, Owens clearly condemns police officer Derek Chauvin's murder of Floyd but also examines Floyd's criminal record and challenges the narrative that celebrates him as a hero.

Comment: Candace Owens is on a tear in her video, highlighting 'flaws' in the way we perceive and react to both black and white cultures, including acquired perceptions that misrepresent truths. She makes some interesting and dramatic points. However, regarding George Floyd and the circumstances of his death, she risks conflating the human right to live with how the human lived. The reality? Floyd was not a hero - not even close. He was the 'nexus' point that unleashed pent-up human anger. It could have been anyone.

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Best of the Web: D.C. Mayor Bowser has 'Black Lives Matter' painted on street leading to White House

Rebecca Shabad
NBC News
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:56 UTC
© Daniel Slim / AFP - Getty Images"Black Lives Matter" painted on 16th Street near the White House on June 5, 2020.
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday had "Black Lives Matter" painted on the street that leads to the White House where protesters have been demonstrating following George Floyd's death in police custody.

"There was a dispute this week about whose street this is," John Falcicchio, chief of staff for Bowser, a Democrat, said in a tweet. "Mayor Bowser wanted to make it abundantly clear that this is DC's street and to honor demonstrators who (were) peacefully protesting on Monday evening."

People were seen painting the words "Black Lives Matter" on Friday morning in large block letters in yellow across 16th street, which leads to Lafayette Square and the White House.

Bowser tweeted later in the morning that that particular section of 16th Street has been renamed "Black Lives Matter Plaza."

Comment: Who virtue signaled harder, Bowser or Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey?

And all this for a lie!

The statistics show that Blacks are not killed in proportionally higher numbers than Whites by the police in the USA.

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Comedy: CDC warns that George Floyd protests will be Covid-19 'seeding event'


RT
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:40 UTC
blm protest sign
© Reuters / Jason CairnduffProtesting imaginary problems while protecting from imaginary danger - in Birmingham, Britain, June 4, 2020.
CDC head Robert Redfield has faced wrath online after urging protesters to be tested for Covid-19 and lamenting that his agency's message is not getting through. He was reminded of the CDC's own clumsy response to the crisis.

During a congressional hearing on the government's handling of the pandemic on Thursday, Redfield told lawmakers he was "very concerned" that the CDC's message on the virus is not "resonating" with the public. He warned that crowded anti-police brutality demonstrations held in scores of cities over the last week could propel a spike in new cases.


Comment: That might be because the CDC's message is BS - just as ephemeral as the "systemic racism" that many westerners are protesting. But let's wait and see. Will there be a resurgence of cases as a result? Unlikely.


"I do think there is a potential, unfortunately, for this to be a seeding event," Redfield said of the protests, calling on anyone who took part in marches or demonstrations to get tested for the coronavirus.
The way to minimize that is to have each individual recognize it is an advantage to them to protect their loved ones, to [say] "hey, I was out, I need to go get tested."
Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota - where the protests kicked off last week - echoed Redfield's advice, calling on "anyone who demonstrated" to get tested, especially those showing symptoms.



Comment: Get tested? What about, don't protest? Authorities were fine denouncing protesters just a couple weeks ago, but now it is okay, apparently. Well, not exactly - the medical 'authorities' are at least voicing concern, but apparently don't have the steam to expose themselves to the ire of the progressive woke brigade by calling for a ban on protesting.

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