(2020-04-14). 'Zoom-bombed': National swimming organization red-faced after X-RATED content broadcast during FAMILY online workout session. rt.com 
Scottish Swimming has apologized after an online session aimed at providing workout tips for families during coronavirus lockdown was hijacked by online trolls who played x-rated content to an audience of around 300 people. | The video stream, which was broadcast live on the live broadcasting service Zoom, was intended to provide tips for people looking to exercise remotely and was co-ordinated by Scottish Swimming, the country's national body for the sport. | It featured a host of the Scotland's top swimmers but organizers were forced to pull the plug when the feed was hacked and what was later referred to as…
(2020-04-14). Get Ready for an Unacceptable "New Normal": Censorship, Extrajudicial Arrests, Is Martial Law the Next Shoe to Drop? globalresearch.ca At times like now, ideas lying around dormant on the shelf become reality. | Economic and other crisis conditions are times when most people can be convinced to accept unacceptable policies they'd likely reject otherwise. | During and after 2008-09 economic crisis …
(2020-04-14). "You're a Fake" — Trump Attacks Reporter for Questioning His Propaganda Video. truthout.org President Donald Trump featured a video produced by the White House at a press briefing on Monday during which he took on a decidedly defensive tone toward reporters and the media in general over his slow response to the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. | The video, which
(2020-04-14). Mainstream Media Blind Spots In The Coronavirus Crisis. counterpunch.org 
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(2020-04-13). How to Convince the Recalcitrant That This Time Really is Different. counterpunch.org 
Although I personally agree with the "shelter in place" policy currently in effect in North Carolina and other states, and am more or less reconciled to "the way we live now"—to borrow from Trollope—a bit more context on the crisis provoked by the novel corona virus COVID-19 might at once provide some useful information to the public and allow the recalcitrant better to understand what all the fuss is about.
(2020-04-13). As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos. thegrayzone.com Nicaragua's right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine the elected Sandinista government, spreading fake news on coronavirus,…
(2020-04-13). During this coronavirus pandemic, 'fake news' is putting lives at risk: UNESCO. news.un.org Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some commentators are now referring to the new avalanche of misinformation that's accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic as a 'disinfodemic'.
(2020-04-13). Editor at The Economist: 'Something fishy' about Boris Johnson's intensive care stay. truepublica.org.uk TruePublica Editor: I'm not sure what to make of this story. Boris Johnson has made a career out of creating fictitious nonsense, publishing propaganda and outright lying. If he was someone you knew in the pub or was somehow in your social circle, you wouldn't take his word for anything and dismiss him as a …
(2020-04-13). Brexit Mission Creep: Half of UK chickens already produced by US agri-giants. truepublica.org.uk By Andrew Wasley, Alexandra Heal, Claire Colley: Half of the UK's chickens are being produced by companies fully or partly controlled by US agribusinesses, according to an analysis of industry data, fuelling concerns of growing American influence over the British food sector. Moy Park, owned by Pilgrims Pride, now produces approximately 312 million birds a year, while Avara Foods …
(2020-04-12). Believe all women? New York Times only remembers its journalistic skepticism when it's Biden in the crosshairs. rt.com 
For anyone running for office in modern America, accusations of sexual assault are par for the course. But when it comes to weighing up these accusations, the US' mainstream paper of record applies some very uneven standards. | Take Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee. If doubts weren't already raised by his fondness for Yet amid the coronav…
(2020-04-11). New People's Army fights COVID-19, Armed Forces of Philippines spreads lies. fightbacknews.org Over the past few days the Armed Forces of the Philippines (APF) has stepped up in its propaganda drive against the Communist Party of the Philippines and New People's Army (NPA) in a desperate attempt to discredit the ongoing public health and economic campaign of the people's army and the mass organizations to help the efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. | According to an April 11, statement from Marco L. Valbuena, Information Officer, Communist Party of the Philippines, "The AFP's anti-NPA propaganda drive smacks of pure lies and accusations based solely on AFP-manufactured inf…
(2020-04-09). Colonialism & coronavirus: 800,000 Haitians may die of COVID-19. thegrayzone.com Gutted by US-allied, neoliberal governments which have controlled the country since 2004, Haiti's healthcare sector braces for a potential catastrophe….
(2020-04-08). The stark contrast between MSM coverage of #ClapForBoris and reality on the streets. thecanary.co 
The front pages of mainstream media outlets on 8 April claimed that 'the nation' had come together the previous night to show support for Boris Johnson. Some even suggested that the country had stopped to clap for the PM as he spent his second night in intensive care with coronavirus (Covid-19). | The actual response around the country, however, seemed to be very different. | Corporate media out of step with reality? Whatever next?: | The Times
(2020-04-08). As US Consigns Iranians to Death, Corporate Media Look the Other Way. fair.org 
Covid-19 has hammered few countries as hard as it has hit Iran, which reports (as of
(2020-03-20). [Comment] Second-line anticonvulsants for paediatric convulsive status epilepticus. thelancet.com Convulsive status epilepticus is the most common life-threatening neurological emergency in childhood. Mortality is low but morbidity is not, which could substantially affect the child, their family, and health and social care systems. The cause and the management of convulsive status epilepticus are the two most important factors in determining its outcome.1 Benzodiazepines are the recommended first-line drug treatment of convulsive status epilepticus and for which reasonably good scientific evidence based on a number of randomised controlled trials exists to support their use.
(2020-02-28). [Articles] Feasibility of controlling COVID-19 outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts. thelancet.com 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.
(2020-02-21). Paul Paz y Miño, Saqib Bhatti & Beverly Bell on Environmental Justice & Cross-National Solidarity. fair.org 
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.
(2020-02-19). [Correspondence] Asymptomatic cases in a family cluster with SARS-CoV-2 infection. thelancet.com Since December, 2019, an outbreak of pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to a serious epidemic in China and other countries, resulting in worldwide concern.1 Family clusters of infected individuals have been reported, and this phenomenon could present a serious threat to public health if not strictly controlled. In a previously reported family cluster, most infected individuals had clinical symptoms, decreased lymphocyte counts, and abnormal chest CT images, and were positive for the virus on quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis.