Daily Archives: August 3, 2020

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Republicans call the $600 unemployment boost a disincentive to work. Many experts disagree

Typical conservative crap answer while letting people lose homes and get evicted!

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Republicans want to end or reduce an extra $600 a week that unemployed Americans have been receiving, calling the aid a disincentive to return to work. Economists suggest this may not be correct.

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Berlin rally against coronavirus rules features neo-Nazi supporters – The Jerusalem Post

More than 100 people were arrested, and dome 45 police officers were injured in unrest following the main demonstration. The Berlin police are pursuing charges against the organizers for failing to wear face masks and maintain distancing, and they are investigating the use of symbols of organizations considered unconstitutional in Germany — including the Nazi party.

A demonstrator was photographed wearing a t-shirt that said “FCK ZION” on the front, and on the back urged people to “read the protocols,” a reference to the infamous early-20th-century anti-Semitic hoax text. RIAS also tweeted that one of the speakers referred to “high finance” – a frequent code word for Jews – being behind the coronavirus pandemic.
“Open antisemitism was not unexpected at this demonstration,” tweeted the Berlin office of the American Jewish Committee, urging people to report cases to RIAS.
Koenigsberg told JTA that the protesters’ “search for scapegoats and spreading of anti-Semitic conspiracy myths has confirmed our view that this demonstration must be considered anti-Semitic.” He lauded the mainstream political parties for criticizing it. Counter-protesters also demonstrated, some holding signs that said “No Place for Nazis.”

Source: Berlin rally against coronavirus rules features neo-Nazi supporters – The Jerusalem Post

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Lack of Public Data Hampers COVID-19 Fight | The Pew Charitable Trusts – (Trump’s objective in moving data was to hide what he thought would hurt “him” and damn the rest of us)

“Why can’t we figure out what’s contributing to the recent spread? It is very simple,” Mokdad said. “No access to data.”

In a move seen as potentially obstructing access to COVID-19 information even more, the Trump administration last month ordered hospitals to stop sending data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and instead send it to a private data firm under contract with the Department of Health and Human Services, whose secretary reports directly to the White House.

Skyrocketing cases, clashes among federal leaders and a hodgepodge of state data have left many Americans asking how the United States will get back to anything resembling normal life.

 

Source: Lack of Public Data Hampers COVID-19 Fight | The Pew Charitable Trusts