2020-04-25: Social Media Postees

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Amid warnings of famine and unrest in Venezuela, Maduro renews talks with US-backed opposition
wsws.org | 2020-04-25
The timing of the renewed talks makes it clear that any settlement with US imperialism would be centrally aimed against a challenge from below.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/25/vene-a25.html

India's BJP and its Hindu-right allies scapegoat Muslims for spread of pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-25
The manifest failure of the Modi government to protect the population from the ravages of the pandemic and its economic fallout have led the BJP to vilify and scapegoat Muslims.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/25/inco-a25.html

The Deadliest Pandemic
Paul Edwards | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-25
Among the infinity of unknowns about Covid 19 there is one incontrovertible fact: It is not another Black Death or Spanish Influenza. Deadly as it is, it will not kill a third of Europe's population or 100 million people worldwide. Contingent on that fact is an obscure future about which speculation is idle, but a…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/25/the-deadliest-pandemic/

Lets Rid Ourselves of the War Virus. Liberiamoci del Virus della Guerra. IN DIRETTA STREAMING, 3PM ITALY, 9AM EST
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-25
TRASMESSO DA BYOBLU e PANDORATV | Sabato 25 Aprile 2020 DALLA ORE 15 | In Diretta Streaming, 25 Aprile 2020 | Click to VIEW at 15pm (Italia, CET), 9am (EST, USA, Canada) | April 25, 2020 | www.byoblu.com | *** | Il 25 aprile è una data …
globalresearch.ca/lets-rid-ourselves-of-the-war-virus-liberiamoci-del-virus-della-guerra/5710218

During Coronvrius: Cuba to the Rescue, But Don't Tell the American people
Medea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-24
Anti-Cuba zealots in the Trump administration have been enticing Cuban doctors working overseas to defect, paying journalists to write negative stories, slapping sanctions on Cubans in charge of the program, and strong-arming countries to expel Cuban doctors.
mintpressnews.com/during-coronvrius-cuban-doctors-rescue-but-dont-tell-american-people/266925/

Cuba's Medical Brigade Arrives in Cape Verde to Face COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-24
The Republic of Cape Verde Thursday received 20 Cuban health professionals who will support the African country in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Cuba Suspends International Passenger Flights | The first internationalist health brigade "Henry Reeve" in Cape Verde is made up of five doctors, ten nurses, and five hygiene and epidemiology specialists. | Cuba's Ambassador Rosa Olivia Rill and representatives of the Health Ministry received the Cuban collaborators at the Nels…
telesurenglish.net/news/cuban-medical-brigade-arrives-in-cape-verde-to-face-covid19-20200424-0001.html

The Deadliest Pandemic
Paul Edwards | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-24
Among the infinity of unknowns about Covid 19 there is one incontrovertible fact: It is not another Black Death or Spanish Influenza. Deadly as it is, it will not kill a third of Europe's population or 100 million people worldwide. Contingent on that fact is an obscure future about which speculation is idle, but a…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/24/the-deadliest-pandemic/

The Digital Revolution Is Inconsistent With Liberty
Paul Craig Roberts | thealtworld.com | 2020-04-24
Many have expressed concerns that coronavirus will be used, as 9/11 and the hoax "war on terror" were, to further expand the American police state dystopia. But we were doomed by the digital revolution to a controlled existence regardless of 9/11 and Covid-19. | The digital revolution provides government and corporations with unlimited and unaccountable ability to spy and control populations. Every word, deed, and movement of people can be tracked and a "social credit" dossier built for them. China already has such a control system in place. Those whose profiles are outside acceptable parameters are unable to fun…
thealtworld.com/paul_craig_roberts/the-digital-revolution-is-inconsistent-with-liberty

Brazil and Colombia Are Epidemiological Threats to Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-24
Venezuela's Communication Minister Jorge Rodriguez Friday reported that seven new COVID-19 cases were registered in the last 24 hours, which increases the number of infected to 318. | RELATED: | Trump Orders U.S. Oil Companies to Halt Operations in Venezuela | He informed that 95 people have been hospitalized in 'sentinel' hospitals and 10 people…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-and-Colombia-Are-Epidemiological-Threats-to-Venezuela-20200424-0008.html

Global Health Doctor: Hire 1000s of Contact Tracers to Stop COVID-19, Save Lives and the Economy
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-23
As parts of the United States and Europe consider reopening, most of the world's population remains susceptible to the coronavirus. We look at new efforts to stop the deadly spread of COVID-19 with contact tracing

New Cuban Medical Aid Brigade Arrives in St. Lucia
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-23
Cuba's medical brigade arrived in Saint Lucia to assist COVID-19 patients and prevent the virus from spreading. Biomedical engineers, nurses, and doctors made up the new group that reinforces Cuban medical aid on the Caribbean island. | RELATED: | U.S. Blockade Prevents Swiss Aid to Cuba | The Henry Reeve brigade members are assisting at various health institutions across the country.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚&Auml…
telesurenglish.net/news/new-cuban-medical-aid-brigade-arrives-in-st-lucia–20200423-0008.html

UK: COVID-19 Vaccine Begins First Human Trials
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-23
Two volunteers received a vaccine to treat the new coronavirus in the United Kingdom on Thursday, which is currently undergoing clinical trials. | RELATED: | Cuba: In Test Phase Vaccine That Activates Innate Immune System | This is the first clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine in Europe, UK scientists say. | The drug was developed at the University of Oxford, and to know its effectiveness, an experiment will be carried out with the participation of 800 people. | During the ex…
telesurenglish.net/news/uk-covid-19-vaccine-begins-first-human-trials–20200423-0007.html

The WHO says care home residents account for up to half of coronavirus deaths in Europe
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-23
Residents in long-term care facilities account for up to half of coronavirus-related deaths in Europe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. | Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said there was a "deeply concerning picture" emerging of the impact coronavirus (Covid-19) is having on those in care. | He told a press conference on 23 April that the way some care facilities operate is "providing pathways" for the virus to spread within the population. | Dr Kluge said: "According to estimates from countries in the European region, up to half of those who have died from Covid-19 were resident in long-…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/23/the-who-says-care-home-residents-account-for-up-to-half-of-coronavirus-deaths-in-europe/

Bill McKibben on Earth Day at 50: We Must Stop Subsidizing Fossil Fuel Industry Wrecking the Planet
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-22
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, when more than 20 million Americans joined in actions to protect the environment

Sanctioned Countries Are Now Leading the World in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-22
Countries currently facing US sanctions, around a quarter of the world's population, are faring far better than the United States and leading the global fight against COVID-19.
mintpressnews.com/sanctioned-countries-leading-world-fight-against-coronavirus/266878/

Tracking COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Matt Sedlar | cepr.net | 2020-04-22
The COVID-19 data tracker will be continually updated as the pandemic spreads throughout the region and CEPR experts will be providing regular analysis on The Americas Blog.
cepr.net/tracking-covid-19-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/

New Model Shows Reducing Jail Population will Lower COVID-19 Death Toll for All of Us
Udi Ofer | aclu.org | 2020-04-22
The Trump administration optimistically projects that "substantially under" 100,000 people will die from COVID-19 in the United States. Horrific as that statistic is, a new model suggests it could be a huge underestimate. The government models fail to consider the impact of the virus on the incarcerated population, who will be infected and die at higher rates. And any prison or jail outbreak is bound to spill over into the broader community

COVID-19 to cause biggest economic contraction ever in Latin America & Caribbean
news.un.org | 2020-04-21
The COVID-19 pandemic will herald the worst economic contraction in the history of Latin American and the Caribbean, with a projected -5.3 per cent drop in activity this year, according to a report by the UN office for the region, ECLAC, published on Tuesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/04/1062292

Coronavirus Capitalism: Entrenching Dispossession and Dependency
Colin Todhunter | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-21
There is surprisingly a certain degree of optimism around at the moment, despite virtually entire populations and economies on lockdown. Although things are really bad for millions right now due to the effects of lockdown, economist Mariana Mazzucato believes that the Covid-19 crisis will shine light on societal and economic systems all across the world, …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/coronavirus-capitalism-entrenching-dispossession-and-dependency/

A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform
aclu.org | 2020-04-17

| For decades, marijuana laws have been used to criminalize Black and Brown peo…
aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/a-tale-of-two-countries-racially-targeted-arrests-in-the-era-of-marijuana-reform

HaàØti au bord du précipice en raison des ravages du coronavirus et des dirigeants imposés par les États-Unis
Jeb Sprague | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-14
Alors que le gouvernement d'HaàØti, soutenu par les États-Unis et largement méprisé, encourage officiellement la distanciation sociale pour restreindre la…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/14/haiti-coronavirus-etats-unis/

Colonialism & coronavirus: 800,000 Haitians may die of COVID-19
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-09
Gutted by US-allied, neoliberal governments which have controlled the country since 2004, Haiti's healthcare sector braces for a potential catastrophe….
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/09/colonialism-coronavirus-haitians-covid/

Finnish Media Justify Creation of Concentration –°amps in East Karelia During World War II
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-25
The Investigative Committee of Russia has launched a criminal probe into the mass atrocities committed against the Karelian population in the territory of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, which was controlled by the Finnish army during 1941-44, which according to the organisation, can be classified as "genocide".
sputniknews.com/europe/202004251079089442-finnish-media-justify-creation-of-concentration-samps-in-east-karelia-during-world-war-ii/

UK Gov't May Allow Small Social 'Bubbles' as Way Out of COVID-19 Lockdown – Report
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-25
The news comes amidst increasing signs in the UK that large parts of the population are growing fatigued and restless with the government's stringent COVID-19 social distancing policy.
sputniknews.com/uk/202004251079090243-UK-gov-lockdown-bubble/

Human Rights Watch cabildea por sanciones letales contra Nicaragua y Venezuela, mientras arrecia la crisis de Covid-19
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-20
Human Rights Watch está orgullosamente asumiendo el crédito por sanciones devastadoras contra Nicaragua, mientras busca escalar la guerra económica en…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/20/human-rights-watch-sanciones-nicaragua-venezuela/

'Silent Spring Is Already Here': Global Study Shows Nearly 25% Drop in Insect Population Over 30 Years
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-04-24
The largest ever assessment of long-term insect abundance found that there has been a nearly 25% decrease of land-dwelling bugs like ants, butterflies, and grasshoppers over the past 30 years—a revelation that inspired fresh demands for urgent international action to tackle the decades-long, human-caused "bugpocalypse." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-10137479661.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/04/24/silent-spring-already-here-global-study-shows-nearly-25-drop-insect-population-over?cd-origin=rss

Database Inaccuracies and Disparities in Care Among Hospitalized Homeless Adults
Essien UR, Paul DW, Jr, Kushel M. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-01
To the Editor In a recent issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Wadhera and colleagues reported that hospitalized adults experiencing homelessness are less likely than those who were not homeless to undergo indicated cardiovascular interventions, including coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention, and coronary artery bypass graft. Those who were homeless experienced higher mortality rates. Their study adds to the literature on poor health outcomes in homeless populations by demonstrating that disparities may, in part, be because of disparities in care provided to hospitalized patients.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2763746

Implementation of HIV Self-Testing Program in New York City–Reply
MacGowan RJ, Chavez PR, Mermin JH. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-01
In Reply We were pleased to read the letter from Edelstein and colleagues about successful HIV self-testing programs supported by the New York City Health Department since 2015. The distribution of HIV self-tests to men who have sex with men and to other at-risk populations has the potential to increase HIV testing, awareness of HIV infection, and to initiate access to treatment and prevention services for more than 150‚ÄØ000 people living in the country with undiagnosed HIV. HIV testing programs could distribute HIV self-tests via the internet, community-based organizations, or other avenues. T…
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2763753

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