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


RT
Fri, 08 May 2020 17:37 UTC
border
© Reuters / Yara Nardi
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
tara Reade joe biden assault
© 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
Herzog
© 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
Covid Police state resistance, Officer Anderson
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
© YouTube/AL.com
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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Record 103,415,000 not in US labor force; participation rate sinks to 47-year low

Susan Jones
CNS News
Fri, 08 May 2020 07:55 UTC
The nation's labor force participation rate reached a 47-year low of 60.2 percent in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as the number of people not in the labor force jumped by 6,570,000 to a record 103,415,000.

The participation rate has now dropped 2.5 percentage points since March, and it is the lowest it has been since the 60.0 percent recorded in January 1973.

As expected, because of government-mandated business closings, there was more bad news:

A record 103,415,000 Americans, roughly one-third of the population, were counted as "not in the labor force" in April, a gain of 6,570,000 in just one month. The previous record high for this number, swelled in part by retiring baby boomers, was 96,845,000 in March. (The labor force is made up of the employed and the unemployed. The remainder, those who have no job and are not looking for one, are counted as not in the labor force.)
Labor Force Statistical Chart
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Prominent Houthi leader Mohammed al-Hamran killed amid clashes in Yemen


Sputnik
Fri, 08 May 2020 13:59 UTC
Houthi rebels, Yemen flag
© AP Photo / Hani MohammedIn this Thursday, April 16, 2015 photo, the shadow of Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, are cast on a large representation of the Yemeni flag as they attend a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sanaa, Yemen.
Ansarallah, the rebel Houthi movement in Yemen, confirmed on Thursday the death of Mohamed Abdel Karim al-Hamran, a special forces commander. He was killed in battle west of the hotly contested city of Ma'rib.

Al-Hamran, who commanded Houthi special forces in the battlezones of Ma'rib and Bayda' governorates in central Yemen, was the highest-ranking rebel leader killed this year.
A journalist with the Syrian news outlet Al-Masdar News reported Al-Hamran was actually killed several days ago in the city of Sirwah, a hotly contested town west of Ma'rib.

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Horrific murder of teenage girl again puts spotlight on Afghanistan's 'honor' killings

Nemat Ahmadi and Frud Bezhan
RFE/RL
Fri, 08 May 2020 13:42 UTC
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The shocking death of a young woman in Afghanistan is the latest example of a so-called "honor" killing. (illustrative photo)
Afghan girls and women who have relationships with men outside marriage are often the target of brutal punishments -- including public floggings, prison, and even death.

One teenage girl who is believed to have broken that social norm paid the ultimate price this week when her brother killed her after she ran away from home with her boyfriend.

The shocking incident was just the latest case in Afghanistan of so-called "honor" killings: the murder of women for allegedly dishonoring the family, such as eloping with men or committing adultery.

Comment: There is no honor in killing a woman for such 'moral crimes' as these. The 'moral criminals' then are the ones carrying out these murders and abuses.

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More than 100,000 people were wrongly told they were 'extremely vulnerable' to coronavirus and needed to self-isolate until the end of June


Daily Mail
Fri, 08 May 2020 10:32 UTC
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More than 100,000 people have been wrongly told that they were 'extremely vulnerable' to coronavirus and needed to self-isolate until 30 June.
More than 100,000 people were wrongly told that they were 'extremely vulnerable' to coronavirus and needed to self-isolate until 30 June, it has been revealed.

The NHS and GPs were told by the Government in March to quickly highlight those deemed most at risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19.

Letters were sent to 2.16million people advising them to 'shield' themselves by not leaving their homes and minimising all face-to-face contact - even more stringently than the measures applied to everyone else.

Comment: Just another example of how the administration has cocked everything up from the get-go. Considering the entire justification for the lockdown has been shown to be a complete disaster, no one should have received these letters.

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