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Doomstead Diner Daily 3/11
« Reply #660 on: March 11, 2020, 05:55:23 am »

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Boston cancels St. Patrick’s Day parade, breakfast as coronavirus fears mount

bostonherald.com - Boston’s historic and beloved St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the political breakfast that precedes it have both been canceled due to fears of spreading coronavirus at mass events. “In collaboration wit…

Biden racks up new primary wins over Sanders

news.yahoo.com - Detroit (AFP) - Joe Biden took a vice-like grip on the Democratic nomination race Tuesday with big primary wins in Michigan and other states confirming his growing advantage over leftist Bernie Sande…

Live updates: As U.S. coronavirus cases top 1,000, mixed signs of recovery in China, South Korea

washingtonpost.com - A medical staff member collecting waste after all patients were discharged at a temporary hospital set up to treat people with the COVID-19 coronavirus in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on T…

First Indonesia death as S Korea virus cases jump: Live updates | News

aljazeera.com - Leaders from the European Union are promising to do "whatever it takes" to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, as Italy reported its biggest single-day death toll since the disease was first detected th…

Trump administration wants hundreds of thousands of federal workers to be ready to telework full time

washingtonpost.com - The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Tukwila, Wash., closed recently after an employee showed flu-like symptoms four days after visiting the Life Care Center in nearby Kirkland. (S…

How canceled events and self-quarantines save lives, in one chart

vox.com - The main uncertainty in the coronavirus outbreak in the United States now is how big it will get, and how fast. In the past few days, we’ve seen cases jump dramatically; as of March 10, there were mo…

White House likely to pursue federal aid for shale companies hit by oil shock, coronavirus downturn

washingtonpost.com - President Trump listens at the White House on March 9, as Vice President Pence speaks about the coronavirus outbreak. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) By Jeff Stein, close Jeff Stein Email EmailBio BioFollow Foll…

On Coronavirus, ‘You Have to Combine Economic and Public Health Measures’

fair.org - Janine Jackson interviewed EPI’s Josh Bivens about coronavirus and the economy for the March 6, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Janine Jackson: After some breathles…

The Battle for Idlib: Did Erdogan Capitulate to Putin in Moscow?

mintpressnews.com - There was a celebration in Syria when Russia announced a ceasefire agreement with Turkey on March 3 following a six-hour meeting between Presidents Erdogan and Putin in Moscow. Under the agreement, E…

MH17 and the International Tribunal: Putting the Truth on Record - Henry Jackson Society

henryjacksonsociety.org - On Monday, 9th March, court hearings will begin in The Netherlands in an attempt to determine criminal responsibility for the destruction of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. MH17 was destroyed over in…

Trump regulators leave homeowners in limbo after using an obscure maneuver to let oil companies seize land

rawstory.com - Trump energy regulators are using an obscure bureaucrati…

People 'shed' coronavirus early, but most likely not infectious after recovery

statnews.com - People who contract the novel coronavirus emit high amounts of virus very early on in their infection, according to a new study from Germany that helps to explain the rapid and efficient way in which…

The effect of coronavirus is so extreme you can see it from space

thehill.com - Satellites have already picked up on the startling changes coronavirus has left in its wake. The density of greenhouse gases wafting over China has markedly cleared, a direct result of an outbreak th…

Coronavirus Contracts Expose U.S. Incompetence

theintercept.com - Some of the recently released announcements about federal funding opportunities are what you might expect from any government racing to keep up with a fast-moving crisis. On March 5, for instance, th…

The Battle for Idlib: A Wild Card in Turkey’s S-400 Deal

newsbud.com - Six days ago, on May 7, I was the first to break the news on the Turkish government’s behind-the-scenes pondering over scrapping the S-400 deal with Russia without losing too much face. Those of you …

Reading About Coronavirus Without Scaring Yourself Too Much (or Too Little)

fair.org - If you’re like, well, much of the population of the planet right now, you’re doing little other than obsessively reading news sites for the latest on the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, maybe tak…

‘It’s Just Everywhere Already’: How Delays in Testing Set Back the U.S. Coronavirus Response

nytimes.com - “We are now many weeks into the response with still no diagnostic or surveillance test available outside of C.D.C. for the vast majority of our member laboratories,” Scott Becker, the chief executive…

The Question the CDC Won't Answer About Coronavirus Testing

rollingstone.com - In his disturbing appearance at the Centers for Disease Control on Friday, President Trump bragged about the availability of testing for coronavirus: “Anybody that needs a test gets a test,” Trump sa…

Armed gang steals $15m in Chile airport robbery

bbc.com - Police in Chile are searching for members of an armed gang who stole a cash shipment worth about $15m (£11.5m) from a warehouse at Santiago airport. At least seven men entered the cargo area of the a…

15 myths about coronavirus (COVID-19)

treehugger.com - In a world of rapidly disseminated information, and misinformation, the WHO has published a list of mythbusters. The Internet is a marvel of amazingness. But with all marvels of amazingness, it has i…

Cancel Everything

theatlantic.com - These three facts imply a simple conclusion. The coronavirus could spread with frightening rapidity, overburdening our health-care system and claiming lives, until we adopt serious forms of social di…

This Small Company Is Turning Utah Into a Surveillance Panopticon

vice.com - The state of Utah has given an artificial intelligence company real-time access to state traffic cameras, CCTV and “public safety” cameras, 911 emergency systems, location data for state-owned vehicl…

A coronavirus recession may be coming: Here's what to do with your money

theconversation.com - Global markets are crashing, the price of oil is plummeting and even entire countries are in lockdown. The odds of a recession due to the new coronavirus outbreak are rising every day. A question I’m…

March 10, 2020

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com - The trick to the novel coronavirus is that it spreads exponentially. Today we are seeing states—Washington, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York-- declare emergencies, based on wha…

Photos: When Everyone Stays Home—Empty Public Spaces During Coronavirus

theatlantic.com - In cities and regions hard-hit by the coronavirus crisis, quarantine measures and self-isolation efforts have left many public spaces deserted. Classrooms, plazas, malls, sports venues, cafes, houses…

Opinion - Only 6,563 in U.S. have been tested for the coronavirus so far

informationclearinghouse.info - Neither claim appears to yet be close to realized, angering some Washington lawmakers. “We are in a crisis, and there are questions about our preparedness and ongoing response efforts,” Rep. Rosa DeL…

Italy’s Coronavirus Response Is a Warning From the Future

theatlantic.com - These steps are dramatic, and have caused significant uncertainty and growing panic across Italy. They are also quite confusing, and how they’ll even be enforced remains unclear. They came to light i…

Italy Shut Down. Which Country Will Be Next?

theatlantic.com - Read: Italy’s coronavirus response is a warning from the future Italy has always been a harbinger of shifts, whether political or otherwise, in Europe and beyond. Countries around the world will also…

Opinion - Financial Meltdown: The Impending Credit Crunch; The Next Shoe to Drop?

informationclearinghouse.info - Investors perception of the Fed’s role in fueling rallies, micromanaging the markets and providing a safety-net whenever stocks fall, has reached a critical tipping point. For the last decade, the Ce…


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The Doomstead Diner is a hub for discussion and information pertaining to the ongoing Economic Collapse of the Industrial Economy. The Diner is the result of many years of discussion and debate on many other forums. At Doomstead Diner, our goal is to collate much of the information we can to assist in planning for the world to come.
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