German government prepares for internet censorship and deployment of the armed forces
wsws.org | 2020-03-23
The social democratic state premier of Lower Saxony, Boris Pistorius, has called for a clamp-down against those contradicting official government propaganda about the coronavirus epidemic.
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The Lesson of COVID-19. The State has a Monopoly on Coercion and Violence
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
The COVID-19 "pandemic" is primarily designed to empower the ruling elite and further its authoritarian reach. The primary tool is the innate human fear of death and this fear has been greatly magnified by the corporate propaganda media. | For those …
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[Department of Error] Department of Error
thelancet.com | 2020-03-21
Hoffman MK, Goudar SS, Kodkany BS, et al. Low-dose aspirin for the prevention of preterm delivery in nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy (ASPIRIN): a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2020; 395: 285–93–In the appendix to this Article, Umesh S Charantimath, MS Ganachari, Narayan V Honnungar, Avinash Kavi, Yogesh Kumar Shashikanth, Sunil S Vernekar, Ashalata A Mallapur, and Umesh Y Ramadurg should have been included in the ASPIRIN Study Group. This correction has been made to the online appendix as of March 19, 2020.
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The Coronavirus Is Not the Plague: The Plague Is US
Edward Curtin | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-21
Two categories of propaganda must be distinguished. The first strives to create a permanent disposition in its objects and constantly needs to be reinforced. Its goal is to make the masses 'available,' by working spells upon them and exercising a kind of fascination. The second category involves the creation of a sort of temporary impulsiveness …
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The BBC's latest coronavirus article is full-on Tory propaganda
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-03-21
The BBC has published a shocking article on coronavirus. And it's essentially as well-timed piece of propaganda for the Tory government. But what's more, the BBC has changed the article since it was first released. Not that we should be surprised by any of this.The BBC: did it really just say that?: In the early hours of Saturday 21 March, the BBC ran an article on coronavirus deaths. It was discussing the forecas…
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China Approves Human Trials of Covid-19 Vaccine
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-21
China's Defense Minister announced that Chinese scientists developed a Covid-19 vaccine that has already been tested on a group of infected monkeys, which responded effectively and were immune. | RELATED: | China Ready to Assist the World to Fight COVID-19 | "The quality of the vaccine will be controlled during the production process. We are ready to start formal clinical trials at any time," Chen Wei, a Military Academy of Medical Sciences researcher, who is recognized worldwide for her st…
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China's Damning US Human Rights Report May Be Propaganda, but It's Not Wrong
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-18
China just released a 13,000-word report on the state of human rights in the United States. While the report clearly has an agenda, it's not inaccurate.
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Big Tech Firms are Using Automation to Censor News About the Coronavirus
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-18
Social media is awash with people angry that their posts have been removed for no legitimate reason. MintPress was no exception, with a story about Cuba's response to the coronavirus flagged and blocked.
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Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela's Voting Machines
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-03-15
The vast majority of Venezuela's voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is "rigged" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.
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[Articles] Feasibility of controlling COVID-19 outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts
Joel Hellewell, Sam Abbott, Amy Gimma, Nikos I Bosse, Christopher I Jarvis, Timothy W Russell, James D Munday, Adam J Kucharski, W John Edmunds, Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases COVID-19 Working Group, Sebastian Funk, Rosalind M Eggo | thelancet.com | 2020-02-28
In most scenarios, highly effective contact tracing and case isolation is enough to control a new outbreak of COVID-19 within 3 months. The probability of control decreases with long delays from symptom onset to isolation, fewer cases ascertained by contact tracing, and increasing transmission before symptoms. This model can be modified to reflect updated transmission characteristics and more specific definitions of outbreak control to assess the potential success of local response efforts.
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Paul Paz y Miño, Saqib Bhatti & Beverly Bell on Environmental Justice & Cross-National Solidarity
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-02-21
There will only be an increasing number of frontline struggles between extractive, climate-disrupting industry and those willing to stand up to it. Corporate media's inadequate attention, and unwillingness to truly call out the moneyed interests causing present and future harms, make them more often part of the problem than the solution.
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