On Wire

by AnakinWayneII Smartphones are arguably helpful. They can be used for entertainment, communications and swift bank transfers and photos etc (3 woops for anybody who manages to quickly video a UFO or a terror attack etc). However, could these “objects of entertainment” actually be a Trojan Horse? Imagine a worst case scenario where you are being … Read more

In a message to China, North Korea and maybe Russia, U.S. Air Force puts B-52 bombers, tankers and drones on runway in Guam pic.twitter.com/R2zsOZy2ur — Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) April 14, 2020  

Here’s One Thing Officials Can Do to Make Lockdown Life Better: Stop Being Hypocritical Tyrants. There are the police officers who thought it was a good idea to pester a little girl shooting baskets alone in a park. She was socially distanced. She was fine. If a game of street 3-on-3 suddenly broke out, well, … Read more

“Border control is fundamental to virus control.” Telling it like it is, THAT’S MY PRESIDENT! h/t ProudConservativeNY

by Kujo17 Source Harvard Univ via ScienceMag Abstract It is urgent to understand the future of severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. We used estimates of seasonality, immunity, and cross-immunity for betacoronaviruses OC43 and HKU1 from time series data from the USA to inform a model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. We projected that recurrent wintertime … Read more

via BBC Zoos that should have been crowded in the sunny Easter holidays are now hard-up and asking for donations, as the coronavirus lockdown bites. A zoo director in northern Germany has even admitted that some animals might soon have to be fed to others, if the zoo is to survive. “We’ve listed the animals … Read more

by SwiftPlacodermi Louisiana nursing homes with coronavirus clusters won’t be ID’d anymore, officials say The state announced Friday that 60 residents of nursing homes and other long-term senior care facilities have died of the novel coronavirus, but in a reversal of previous practice said it would no longer publish a list of such facilities identified as … Read more

J.C. Penney is exploring filing for bankruptcy protection after the coronavirus pandemic forced the U.S. retailer to temporarily shut its 850 department stores, upending its turnaround plans, according to people familiar with the matter. The Plano, Texas-based company has access to enough cash to survive in the months ahead, even as revenue dries up because … Read more

by jellybaby00 Trying to look at this objectively so we can recognize how desperately we need an unbiased, facts-based common ground during this difficult time. Here’s two different articles covering Trump’s funding cuts to WHO. 1. FOX NEWS Tone: Critical of WHO’s fumbling and implicitly supportive of Trump’s decision, suggesting coverups and manipulation by China, pointing out … Read more

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New confirmed infections in the Russian capital shot up by 1,489 overnight, bringing its total number of registered cases to 13,002. Around 6,000 Muscovites are receiving treatment at home. Nationwide cases increased by a record daily amount overnight, bringing Russia’s overall tally to 21,102, and 170 people have died across the country so far, the … Read more

This is going to be interesting… Raleigh Police @raleighpolice · 7h We are aware of the #ReopenNC protest that is occurring in Downtown Raleigh on Wilmington and Jones Street and are monitoring the situation. Raleigh Police @raleighpolice · 6h The protestors are in violation of the Governor’s Executive Order and have been asked to leave. … Read more