Doctors in Sweden have resorted to using veterinary anesthetics on coronavirus patients, due to a shortage of the regular ones. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel “Toy Boy” Macron announced that the lockdown will be extended until May 11. Also, Pope Francis proposed that a “universal wage” be instituted because of the Wuhan Coronavirus.
In other news, Comrade Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden for president.
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More Than a Quarter of Michigan’s Workforce Has Filed for Unemployment
More than a quarter of the workforce in Michigan has already filed for unemployment amid strict lockdown orders as the hard-hit state tries to fight the spread of COVID-19, Bloomberg reports.
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Pope Francis Proposes ‘Universal Wage’ After Coronavirus Lockdowns
ROME — Pope Francis has proposed a basic “universal wage” as a remedy for the economic hardships day laborers face during the “unbearable” coronavirus lockdowns.
In a Spanish-language letter to popular movements and community organizations, the pope underscored the difficult situation of many without regular, steady employment who are feeling the economic pinch of the lockdowns.
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You Vote: Should Taxpayers Bail Out the News Media?
A group of Democratic senators last week proposed using the next round of coronavirus stimulus money to help struggling local news outlets.
“Local news is in a state of crisis that has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic,” the senators wrote in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Here is your chance to weigh in on whether tax dollars should be used to bail out news organizations.
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65-Year-Old TX Woman Shoots Home Invader Dead After He Choked Her 73-Year-Old Fiancé Unconscious
A 65-year-old Texas woman responded to a recent home invasion by shooting and killing the burglar, defending both herself and her fiancé, whom the criminal had choked into unconsciousness upon entering.
The 73-year-old man reportedly heard a noise on the couple’s back patio and discovered the intruder there, prompting the burglar to beat the man and put him in a chokehold, causing him to pass out.
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Baton Rouge Pastor Tony Spell Holds in-Person Easter Service for 1,300, Defying Government Orders
Flamboyant Pentecostal Pastor Tony Spell held Easter Sunday service at his Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, defying the governor’s orders to cease holding in-person gatherings.
Spell claims 1,345 worshipers attended — more than an average service during non-pandemic times. The live-stream of the service neglected to show the crowd, presumably to shield them from legal repercussions.
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Bernie Sanders Endorses Joe Biden for President
Bernie Sanders endorsed former rival Joe Biden for president on Monday, further cementing the former vice president’s presumptive nomination by the Democratic National Committee later this year.
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A Wisconsin politician has issued a searing take-down of the Chinese Communist Party from the state legislature this week, a measure that comes after the CCP asked him to promote Chinese Communist propaganda within the statehouse itself.
State Sen. Roger Roth said he received emails from Chinese officials in February asking the legislature to praise the Chinese government for its work fighting against the coronavirus. Health officials worldwide have agreed that China disastrously mishandled the coronavirus crisis in its own country, leading to its spreading throughout the world.
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Coordination among neighboring states is smart, the next best thing to a national policy. It’s foolish to have a hard-hit state on lockdown while a neighboring state is opening up. People from the former will visit the latter to enjoy its newly reopened facilities and spread the virus, incubating an outbreak. Then, as it spreads, people from the latter will visit the former, reseeding a new outbreak just as the hard-hit state is beginning to recover. If they’re on some sort of joint timetable about when to reopen, that risk is reduced.
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Evangelical Pastor Dies From Coronavirus After Holding Packed Services
A Virginia evangelical pastor who defiantly held large worship services even as the state’s governor forbade more than 10 people from gathering in one place has died from coronavirus.
Gerald Glenn, the pastor of Richmond’s New Deliverance Evangelistic Church, died just a week after being diagnosed with the illness. He had previously promised to keep holding services “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.”
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Gov. Cuomo Praises Trump: “He’s Been Amazingly Accessible… He Has Delivered for New York”
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday offered marked praise for President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic in his state, telling media that the president has “delivered for New York” during the crisis.
Cuomo said the president has been “amazingly accessible” during the outbreak in New York, saying that Trump has regularly responded quickly to phone calls and requests from the state.
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[Correction: The headline of the article has been changed to reflect that obesity is the single most important “chronic” factor, as opposed to age, and the article has been updated to reflect the fact that age is still the single biggest factor determining admissions.]
For months, scientists have been poring over data about cases and deaths to understand why it is that COVID-19 manifests itself in different ways around the globe, with certain factors such as the age of the population repeatedly popping up as among the most significant determinants.
Now, one of the largest studies conducted of COVID-19 infection in the US has found that obesity of patients was the single biggest factor, after age, in whether those with COVID-19 had to be admitted to a hospital.
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Petition to Recall Michigan Gov. Whitmer Over Draconian Quarantine Rules Nears 200k Signatures
A change.org petition to remove Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer over excessively restrictive and seemingly arbitrary lockdown mandates in the state is gaining steam and nearing 200,000 signatures as of Monday afternoon.
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Twitter Suspends Steve Bannon’s War Room: Pandemic Account
In recent weeks, Twitter has been criticized for cracking down on what it deems to be coronavirus “misinformation” from almost everywhere except China.
And now it has suspended another account that was critical of the role of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) role in the spread of the coronavirus — Steve Bannon’s War Room: Pandemic.
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200,000 Faulty Masks Recalled by Toronto Were Manufactured in China
The City of Toronto says that the thousands of faulty masks it had to recall after healthcare workers reported they were “ripping and tearing” were manufactured in China.
“While this investigation remains ongoing, preliminary results indicate that these masks were used in two long-term care homes by approximately 220 city staff,” said Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg about the incident.
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Double Standard: Trudeau Violates Social Distancing Rules
While ordinary Canadians are facing hefty fines for breaking coronavirus-related public health orders, it appears that the same rules don’t apply to the prime minister and his family.
On Sunday Sophie Grégoire Trudeau posted pictures of herself with Justin Trudeau and their children on Instagram taking part in Easter festivities. According to the advice of public health officials, Trudeau violated the government’s social distancing rules.
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Coronavirus: A French Disaster
On April 9, in France, one of the three European countries most affected by COVID-19 — the others being Spain and Italy, 1,341 people died from the Chinese Communist Party virus. For Italy, the main European country affected so far, the figure on April 9 was 610 deaths; for Spain 446, and for Germany 266. While the pandemic has been stabilizing in Italy and Spain — and in Germany seems contained — in France it seems still expanding.
Extremely bad decisions taken by the authorities created a situation of contagion more destructive than it should have been.
The first bad decision was that, in contrast to European Union fantasies, borders apparently do matter. France never closed them; instead it allowed large numbers of potential virus-carriers to enter the country.
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EU ‘Leaders’ Say Schengen Borders Could be Closed Through Summer
Prominent figures within the European Union have recently signaled to that public that the bloc’s Schengen borders could remained closed through the summer months.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron and have both warned people to refrain from making summer holiday plans amid the Chinese COVID-19 virus pandemic.
“I’d advise everyone to wait before making holiday plans. At the moment, no one can make reliable forecasts for July and August. We will need to learn to live with this virus for many months, probably until next year,” the European Commission chief told the German tabloid Bild.
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Flemish Nationalists Torpedo Belgium Green Deal Pledge
Belgium has been unable to sign a letter, intended to reaffirm Europe’s commitment to the Green Deal, after the biggest party in the Flemish government blocked the action.
Given that Belgium is a federation of three entities, all parts must agree. Brussels and Wallonia agreed to sign the letter, but Flanders refused.
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France: Man Murdered With a Machete in Drôme
A 42-year-old man was found dead in his home in Mirmande, in the southeast department of Drôme over the weekend. Police have arrested the victim’s roommate and alleged friend who is suspected of carrying out the murder with a machete.
The alleged murderer, whose nationality has not been revealed by French media, called police and emergency services to the scene early on Sunday morning at 6:30, France Bleu reports.
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French Economist: EU Risks ‘Suicide’, Could Collapse Over Coronavirus
French economist Jean-Paul Fitoussi is the latest financial expert to sound the alarm that a lack of solidarity in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic could spell the end of the European Union (EU).
Professor Fitoussi said the EU must act to aid countries affected by coronavirus and create a Europe-wide investment plan. Otherwise, the bloc itself could face “a destiny of underdevelopment”, he warned.
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Germany Slams Abuse of French Visitors Over Coronavirus
Visitors from France faced harassment in the German border town of Gersheim for fear of infections, according to the local mayor. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas slammed the incidents as “unacceptable.”
“Corona knows no nationality,” German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Saturday, responding to reports that French nationals were “insulted or confronted” on German soil, allegedly over fears that they were spreading the new virus. The diplomat said it was painful to see such incidents.
“This kind of behavior is totally unacceptable,” Maas said on Twitter. “Besides, we are in the same boat.”
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Harbors: Trieste in the Top Ten in EU for Freight Handled
Rotterdam first, followed by Antwerp, Hamburg
(ANSA) — BELGRADE, APRIL 2 — The harbor of Trieste, with 57 million tonnes of freight handled, is among the ten in Europe that handled most of freight in 2018, show data from Eurostat published today. With 441 million tonnes, Rotterdam was the largest freight port in the EU in 2018. Rotterdam handled more than twice as much freight as Antwerp (212 million tonnes) and almost four times as much as Hamburg (118 million tonnes) in 2018, Eurostat said. Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg were followed by Amsterdam (100 million tonnes), Algeciras (89), Marseille (76), Le Havre (65), Valencia (62), Trieste (57) and Barcelona (55). In the second quarter of 2019, ports in the EU handled 919 million tonnes of freight, almost 4% more compared with the same quarter in 2018, the EU statistical office said today.
“A slowdown in economic activity due to the effects of coronavirus could have an impact on international trade, and in particular on maritime freight,” Eurostat noted.
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Hungary: Nigerian Student Arrested for Rape (Video)
A Nigerian national who was studying in Hungary has been arrested in Budapest for rape.
The Nigerian, identified as 22-year-old E. I. Joseph, has been accused of committing the sexual assault on Saturday.
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Macron Extends Lockdown in France Until May 11th as Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 15,000
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday evening the nationwide lockdown would be extended until May 11th as the total number of coronavirus deaths in France reached 14,967.
“The strict confinement must continue until Monday, May 11th,” the French president said in a live televised speech to the nation on Monday evening.
But he also warned that easing the lockdown then “would only be possible if we continue to be good citizens, responsible and respect the rules, and if the spread of the virus has indeed continued to slow,” he said.
“We are living in a difficult moment, but thanks to our joint effort, we are progressing,” said Macron adding that the epidemic was “beginning to steady” but wasn’t yet under control.
France has been subject to a strict nationwide lockdown since midday March 17th…
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Police Fine UK Shopper for Buying Wine During Coronavirus Lockdown
UK police issued a fine to a shopper who bought wine and potato chips during the coronavirus lockdown, claiming that these were “non-essential” items.
“I was walking through Holyrood Park on Sunday afternoon (5 April) on my way back from Morrisons (a supermarket). Two officers asked to look inside my bag, and then fined me for only having crisps, other snacks and a bottle of wine,” the shopper told Edinburgh Live.
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Sweden Approves Animal Anaesthetic for Coronavirus Cases as Supplies Run Low
The Swedish Medicines Agency has approved the use of anaesthetics usually used for animals for severe Wuhan coronavirus patients, as supplies of traditional drugs run low.
According to the agency, the demand for the anaesthetic drug Propofol has surged in the Swedish capital of Stockholm and is being rationed.
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The Netherlands: Essential Medical Supplies Sent to China in February
The Netherlands sent medical supplies to Wuhan, China in early February to help with the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak there — supplies that The Netherlands itself was soon desperately short of.
The Netherlands sent a cargo plane loaded with millions of face masks, gloves, protective garments, ventilators, and other supplies to China on February 10 in response to a request by the country’s ambassador, Xu Hong, according to a report by the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. The supplies had been collected by the Chinese embassy and some Chinese companies from various sources, and the flight itself was arranged by the Dutch government.
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UK National Health Service Trials ‘Trump Pills’ To Treat Coronavirus
Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is to trial anti-malaria drugs dubbed “Trump pills” by some supporters of the U.S. President after he touted them as a possible “gamechanger” in the fight against coronavirus.
President Trump tweeted that “HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE & AZITHROMYCIN, taken together, have a real chance to be one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine” after anecdotal information suggested they may improve coronavirus patients’ prospects.
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UK Police Force Brags About ‘Hiding in the Shadows’ To Catch Picnic-Goers
A police force in the UK has bragged that its officers may be ‘hiding in the shadows’ ready to catch people who have picnics in rural locations.
The Central Community Team, which represents Bedfordshire Police, tweeted out an ominous message that sounds like it could have been ripped straight from the pages of George Orwell’s 1984.
“If you think that by going for a picnic in a rural location no one will find you, don’t be surprised if an officer appears from the shadows! We are covering the whole county,” states the tweet.
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UK: COVID-19 Virus Death Toll Surpasses 10,000
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his gratitude to the staff of the National Health Service for saving his life when his treatment for the coronavirus could have “gone either way” as the UK on Sunday became the fourth European country to surpass 10,000 virus-related deaths.
Dressed in a suit, and looking and sounding relatively assured, Johnson said in a video posted on Twitter after his discharge from St Thomas’ Hospital in London that it was “hard to find the words” to express his debt of gratitude to the NHS for saving his life “no question.”
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UK: Forty-Five Climate Activists ‘Treated as Terrorists’
Dozens of environmental activists have been referred to the Home Office’s anti-terrorism program.
Public bodies such as councils, schools and universities have a duty to make referrals to the Prevent program when they consider a person to be at risk of radicalization.
At least 45 activists were referred to Prevent over environmental extremism between April 2016 and March last year, a freedom of information request from The Times shows.
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UK: London Real Website Suffers Attack, Suspended From LinkedIn After David Icke Interview
Things are at once looking good, and not so good for London Real, a YouTube channel and website that is the source of the by-now notorious interview with David Icke.
(The interview is about the coronavirus pandemic and has since been banned by YouTube. Parts of it were broadcast by another media outlet, London Live, which itself then came under investigation by UK regulators.)
And while London Real might consider it a good thing to gain exposure, negative or positive, especially as an indie media outlet that says it currently stands at half a billion views and 2 million subscribers — it is also coming under pressure from many corners now that look even more serious than what London Live has been subjected to.
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Video: Journalist Gets Home Visit From UK Police After He Reported Mosques Flouting Lockdown Law
A journalist in the UK received a home visit from police after he reported mosques in his area that were violating the coronavirus lockdown law.
Tom Linden, host of UK Preppers Radio Network, filed a complaint with West Yorkshire Police after he saw reports in local media that Muslims in Bradford and Leeds were gathering at mosques for Friday prayers in violation of COVID-19 isolation rules.
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Video: UK Police Break in to Man’s House to Check He’s Not Having a Social Gathering
A video out of the UK shows police officers entering a man’s house after breaking in to check whether he was having a social gathering in violation of coronavirus lockdown rules.
“We’ve had a call that there might be something going on here so we need to double check,” says a female officer as she enters the man’s residence.
“We need to check the rooms to make sure there’s nothing going on,” she adds before the man responds, “What are you doing in my house?”
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Kosovo Pressure on Ethnic Serb News Site Draws Concern
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s media freedom representative complained Sunday about the alleged pressure authorities in Kosovo are putting on an ethnic Serb news portal.
Harlem Desir, the OSCE’s media freedom representative, expressed concern following two recent incidents involving KoSSev, an online news site based in Serb-dominated Mitrovica.
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Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Westerners have been scolded by global elites over the use of the term “China virus.” Everyone is subservient to the Chinese Empire, twisting themselves into a pretzel to explain why this virus shouldn’t be labelled by its place of origin.
Those same elites are all too keen to ignore a much more egregious issue that’s now developing:
Currently there is an apartheid regime developing in China. African minorities, most of them low-paid foreign workers, are being kicked out of their living accommodations, from rental apartments to hotels. They’re also being denied access to basic services, all because the Communist dictatorship is inherently racist itself, baselessly blaming these Africans for causing the disease.
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Bogus Twitter accounts attributed to China are getting mixed up in a controversy that arose between Taiwan, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and China.
Previously, Ghebreyesus, who is African and black and has a good relationship with China (as we’ve witnessed during this whole pandemic), accused Taiwan’s authorities of doing nothing to stop a campaign of what he said were racists insults and threats originating from that territory.
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Chinese Twitter Accounts Masquerading as Taiwanese Offered Fake Apologies to Dr. Tedros (Update)
Last week the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, claimed he had been he victim of racist attacks from Taiwan and further suggested Taiwan’s government knew of the attacks and did nothing to stop them. The next day, Taiwan discovered that fake Taiwanese Twitter accounts were sending apologies to Dr. Tedros. The accounts making the apologies were actually based in China.
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Criticism of the WHO is Now a “Right-Wing Stunt”, Apparently
While the whole world is growing increasingly aware of the fact that WHO may have intentionally delayed informing people about the coronavirus outbreak and that China did the same, WIRED now acknowledges the whole fiasco but calls the accusations against the WHO a “right-wing Stunt”.
“A right-wing stunt to pin the blame for Covid-19 on the World Health Organization actually contains a useful notion. There is at least some reason to suspect that WHO knowingly and consequentially misled us,” tweeted WIRED, while attaching a link to an article penned by a WIRED “Ideas Contributor”.
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Fans of Japanese animation are getting increasingly angry at the politically correct reworking of the cartoons when they’re translated into English.
A recent announcement about anime production has alarmed consumers worried about the intrusion of political correctness into their entertainment.
Funimation, a company that translates and distributes anime in English and which has a long record of censoring the English-language versions of the original Japanese shows, has joined a key committee overseeing anime production.
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Scientists Discover Bent-Toed Gecko Species in Cambodia
A new species of bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus phnomchiensis) has been described from Cambodia’s Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary by Wild Earth Allies Biologist Thy Neang in collaboration with North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Herpetologist Bryan Stuart. This new species is described in ZooKeys.
The species was discovered by Thy Neang during Wild Earth Allies field surveys in June-July 2019 on an isolated mountain named Phnom Chi in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary when he encountered an unusual species of bent-toed gecko. “It was an extremely unexpected discovery. No one thought there were undescribed species in Prey Lang,” said Neang.
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Video: Former FDA Head Says China’s Lies Over COVID-19 Should be Investigated
The former head of the FDA declared Sunday that China’s misinformation over the spread of the coronavirus needs to be investigated, while also noting that the World Heath Organisation validated Chinese lies in January, which ultimately doomed the globe into a pandemic.
Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” ex FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discussed President Trump’s threat to defund the WHO, saying that while now is not the time to do it, “the President raised a lot of valid concerns.”
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Australian Police Use Surveillance Helicopter to Track Down Remote Campers
Police in Tasmania are using a surveillance helicopter to track down people camping in remote locations in violation of coronavirus lockdown laws.
“Tasmania Police officers conducting aerial surveillance around the state, including on the North-West Coast located several campsites where people were directed to leave and return home,” reports The Advocate.
“When u social distance so well that the cops have to find u by helicopter,” tweeted Twitter user @PetiteNicoco.
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Chadian Army Reportedly Kills 1,000 Boko Haram Militants
The Chadian army has reportedly killed 1,000 Boko Haram terrorists in a major offensive, a marked victory for a country that has been battling the Islamic terrorist group for years.
The campaign, called Operation Bomo’s Anger, was a response to an insurgent attack on the military’s Bomo Base several weeks ago. Nearly 100 Chadian soldiers were killed during that raid.
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Belgium: 43 Arrests After Rioters Stone Police, Fire Shots From Stolen Service Weapon
Dozens of people have been arrested in the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht after migration-background youths staged a riot and fired shots from a stolen police service weapon.
The trigger for the riot in the European Union capital — which is under strict lockdown as Belgium experiences one of the worst per capita coronavirus death tolls in the world — seems to have been the death of a 19-year-old identified as “Adil”.
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A refugee camp in Turkey is preparing to release tens of thousands of migrants sparking fears they will flee to EU member state Greece, satellite images suggest.
Greek authorities have increased coastguard, air force and navy patrols in preparation for an influx of migrants.
Satellite images taken in Turkey appear to show asylum seekers being moved from inland facilities to coastal regions.
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Migrant Youths Riot in Belgium Despite Coronavirus Lockdown
Migrant-background youths staged a riot in Anderlecht, Belgium during which they trashed police vehicles and fired guns despite the city being under a coronavirus lockdown.
The unrest was triggered by an incident in which a 19-year-old identified as ‘Adil’ killed himself by colliding with a police van after running through a checkpoint on his scooter.
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Gov. Northam Signs Bill Into Law Easing Abortion Restrictions in Virginia
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday signed a law repealing numerous abortion restrictions in the state, a political victory for the Virginia Democrats who control the state for the first time in a generation.
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Italy: Tuscany Providing Funds for Sex Reassignment Surgeries Amidst Pandemic
Italy has been struggling with one of the worst outbreaks of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the world, currently suffering the largest number of deaths and the second-highest number of confirmed cases in all of Europe. Its hospitals are overwhelmed, and its government is now trying to convince the European Union to provide aid that it can use to prevent an economic catastrophe as a result of the ongoing lockdown. But Italians in Tuscany who are looking to change their sex shouldn’t worry — the regional government is still making sure that they can get what they want.
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Judges Toss Student’s Hate-Crime Hoax Conviction on First Amendment Grounds
Asha Burwell got probation for falsely claiming to be a victim of a hate crime in 2016. Her lawyer argued in February that one of her convictions should be overturned on First Amendment grounds.
The former student at the State University of New York-Albany got good news last week: The New York Appellate Court agrees.
News 10 reports that the judges “determined that one of the convictions was based on posts made by Burwell on Twitter,” and those tweets did not cause “public alarm,” making them constitutionally protected.
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The ADL Takes Aim at Hate Speech in Gaming
The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) has done untold damage for freedom of expression online.
The ADL provided input when YouTube was crafting its hate speech rules which were brought forward in 2019 and pushed YouTube to make even more changes after they were introduced. The fallout from these strict rules are still being realized.
And now the organization is setting its sights on gaming.
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Female prison officers have been raped by male-bodied inmates who self-identify as trans women, a former Minister has revealed.
The disclosure was made by Rory Stewart, the ex-Tory Cabinet Minister who oversaw prisons in 2018 and 2019 and who is now running as an independent candidate for Mayor of London.
It will fuel questions about policies that have allowed criminals with male bodies to describe themselves as female and demand to be housed in women’s prisons.
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Several families have been left traumatized after their virtual easter Sunday services were attacked by “zoom-bombers” who bombarded their screens with sickening child abuse images, porn, and ISIS propaganda.
The incident happened on April 12, when worshippers across the US and the UK attended online services via Zoom call owing to social distancing restrictions in place to tackle the novel coronavirus outbreak.
However, they were “zoom-bombed” by sickos who put up slideshows online exposing churchgoers to a series of increasingly disturbing images, grotesque abuse videos, and ISIS propaganda.
Zoom-bombing or Zoom-raiding is the unwanted intrusion into a video conference call by an individual which causes disruption.
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Was this reported on here?
Yup….that is typical of what muslims do.
https://twitter.com/LancsPolice/status/1249370311436439552
Notice something about the description of the suspect?
Hah! They deleted it, the b*sterds!
“Also, Pope Francis proposed that a “universal wage” be instituted because of the Wuhan Coronavirus.” This is exactly why people shouldn’t talk about topics they know nothing about. Highly doubt Francis has a degree in economics. As an influential figure he should know better than that.
By his actions it appears that he knows little about Catholicism as well. Maybe he should leave his current occupation and get a job as a college professor or a marxist agitator instead?
Is the Pope Catholic?
Typical Roman Catholic Jesuit.
The first non-European pope in over 1000 years.
Comrade Pope was a bouncer in South America and has a record of supporting communist/socialist useless idiots.
Maybe esteemed party member comrade Billy Gates could be the next pope.
I’m surprised they didn’t keep his photo secret. Not that anybody would have trouble guessing his appearance.
“EU ‘Leaders’ Say Schengen Borders Could be Closed Through Summer”
Funny how easy it is again all of a sudden, after it was declared technically impossible to close them for illegal hordes.
Chadian soldiers kill a thousand islamic terrorists in a major military operation.
How does one buy them all a beer?
Thank God(not allah) that they are smart enough not to take any prisoners.
For a split second I though I read ‘Canadian’. Chadians know exactly how to read given situations. The western side of the EU rope is still insisting on suicide, shooting oneself in the head with proven to be reliable blind deaf and dumb is the best way to throw it all away. Donkeys and asses dumb works much better than experience.
“A “highly transmissible” and “virulent respiratory illness” for which there is no cure may incite a global pandemic. That was the assessment of a 2008 US intelligence report. The prediction was accurate — but no one was prepared.
The 2008 report by the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) warned that this new disease could be “extremely contagious” and that there would be “no adequate treatment” available at the time of its spread, leading to worldwide pandemic. It suggested that highly pathogenic strains of bird flu like H5NI were “likely candidates,” but a “coronavirus or other influenza strains” could have the same potential.
It said this outbreak would begin in an area of high population density and where humans and animals often live in close quarters, giving China as a specific example. The Covid-19 virus is said to have originated at a wet market in Wuhan, where live and dead animals are sold and where hygiene standards are poor.”
Open borders and castrated resistance does not work.
Saudi Arabia repatriating thousands of migrants back to Ethiopia
https://www.ft.com/content/b4f3c258-7ec9-477c-92f7-5607203f77fc
Ethiopians infected with coronavirus are deported to their homeland.
The article is paid, you can read it in full in Norwegian here:
https://www.document.no/2020/04/13/saudi-arabia-massedeporterer-etiopiere-noen-av-dem-koronasmittet/
Look on the bright side of the threat by Bedfordshire Police that its officers might hide in the bushes to catch unwary picnickers. With bramble-entangled officers spending the daytime waiting for those who think that flasks of tea and boiled eggs enjoyed on a blanket spread on the heath are within their rights as free citizens of a free country, they will be too tired to pound on Tommy Robinson’s door at 4 A.M. to arrest him for practising journalism.
Germany said China had a terrible response to the CoronaVirus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEBI16i_HSE
>Beijing denied Monday that it was soliciting praise for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic following a report that Chinese representatives tried to earn kudos from German officials.
>Citing a confidential foreign ministry document, Germany’s Die Welt newspaper reported Sunday that senior officials and staff at German government ministries were invited “to speak in positive terms about China’s management of the coronavirus”.
>The German foreign ministry recommended that all governmental departments reject such approaches, the newspaper added.
>A German intelligence source told Die Welt that “Chinese officials are pursuing an intensified information and propaganda policy with regard to the coronavirus”.
https://www.france24.com/en/20200413-china-denies-seeking-virus-praise-from-germany
https://www.bitchute.com/video/oHG6SKDkftLM/
Alt-right propaganda. Be warned, its awful.
I love the Jews. What ever they do is fine to me. But that looks more like liberal crap to me since they hate Hebrews and support the Palestian terrorists.
I dunno, do you liberals often blame Jews for liberalism, Communism and immigration?
Remember when the pope dealt with strictly religious matters? Good times!
Bwahaha! The Bernie Bros are in the basement crying in their onesies while mom is whipping up some hot pockets.
Dingle Barry Obama waited an entire year to endorse Gropey Joe.
Das Teevee just reported that a PD in the glorious people’s republic of Georgia in the USSA is using drones to monitor the comrades and it has an audio message full of good feelz for all. Forward! Yes we can.