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North Carolina man arrested with van full of guns and explosives, had plans to assassinate Joe Biden | TheHill

A North Carolina man who was indicted last month on charges of child pornography also had plans to commit a mass shooting during the holidays and assassinate Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

Source: North Carolina man arrested with van full of guns and explosives, had plans to assassinate Joe Biden | TheHill

In the Second Wave – GERMAN-FOREIGN-POLICY.com – Covid-19

Nearly ten months after the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, life in most countries in East and Southeast Asia has mostly returned to normal. Together, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the People’s Republic of China (with Hong Kong) have never recorded more than 1,000 new infections a day since September, according to a recent US media report. Thus, bars and restaurants are bustling, concerts and sport events attract large crowds.[1] In the above mentioned four countries with their total population of nearly 1,6 billion, the pandemic is still under control. In fact, relevant surveys show infection rates of only three persons per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan, one person in South Korea and Singapore and 103 throughout China over the past week.

In reference to the global loss of prestige of Germany, the EU and the West, Economics Minister, Altmeier told the Asia-Pacific Conference on Monday, “We must prove that we can be just as effective in fighting the Corona crisis.”[12] CSU Secretary General Blume had previously stated, “The western, liberal system must prove that it also can deal with this kind of pandemic.”[13] How that is supposed to be done – given the current development of the pandemic in Germany – is not quite clear. Siemens CEO Kaeser, on the other hand, argued that, given the obvious defeat, in the fight against the pandemic, it is that much more important to stand up for “western values.”[14] This means that, to the extent that Germany sinks deeper into the second wave of infections, the greater the crescendo of agitation around anti-Chinese “values” can be expected.

Source: In the Second Wave – GERMAN-FOREIGN-POLICY.com

Cecília Meireles

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Ó grandes oportunistas,

sobre o papel debruçados,

que calculais mundo e vida

em contos, doblas, cruzados,

que traçais vastas rubricas

e sinais entrelaçados,

com altas penas esguias

embebidas em pecados!

Ó personagens solenes

que arrastais os apelidos

como pavões auriverdes

seus rutilantes vestidos,

todo esse poder que tendes

confunde os vossos sentidos:

a glória, que animais, é desses

que por vós são perseguidos.

Levantai- vos dessas mesas,

saí das vossas molduras,

vede que masmorras negras,

que fortaleza seguras,

que duro peso de algemas

que profundas sepulturas

nascidas de vossas penas,

de vossas assinaturas!

Considerado no mistério

dos.

Considerai no mistério

dos humanos desatinos,

e no polo sempre incerto

dos homens e dos desatinos!

Por sentenças, por decretos,

pereciveis divinos:

e hoje sois, no tempo eterno,

como ilustres assassinos.

Ó soberbos titulares,

tão desdenhosos e altivos!

Por fictícia austeridade,

vãs razões, falsos motivos,

inutilmente matastes:

vossos mortos são mais vivos;

e…

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Nina Simone

”The name of that song is cursed Mississippi

And I want to say every word.

Hunting dogs on my trail

Schoolchildren sit in prison

Black cat crosses my path

I think every day will be my last

Lord, have mercy on this land of mine

We will all pick you up at the right time

I don’t belong here

I don’t belong there

I even stopped believing in prayer… ”

Nina Simone. Mississippi Goddam

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” O nome dessa cançãoé maldito Mississipi

E eu quero dizer cada palavra.

Cães de caça em meu rastro

Crianças em idade escolar sentam- se na prisão

Gato preto cruza o meu caminho

Eu acho que todo dia vai ser meu último

Senhor, tem piedade nesta minha terra

Nós todos vamos buscá-lo no momento certo

Eu não pertenço aqui

Eu não pertenço lá

Eu parei até de acreditar em oração…”

Nina Simone. Mississipi Goddam

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Marii Freire Pereira

https://pensamentos.me/ VEM comigo!

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Santarém, Pá 22 de outubro de 2020

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Sotomayor Dissents in Alabama Voting Case | Law & Crime

The justices voted 5-3 to lift an injunction of the curbside voting ban, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining court’s conservative bloc and the liberal justices dissenting. While the majority did not include the legal reasoning underlying the decision, Justice Sonia Sotomayor penned a brief yet biting dissent to the “shadow docket” ruling.
— Read on lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/sotomayor-tears-into-5-3-supreme-court-decision-allowing-alabama-to-ban-curbside-voting-for-people-with-disabilities/

Media torched, reporters attacked in major threat to press freedom in Nigeria | RSF

During yesterday’s “#EndSARS” protests in Lagos, the commercial capital, part of the TVC News channel’s studios and several of its cars were set ablaze, while gunmen on motorcycles invaded the headquarters of The Nation, one of the most popular privately-owned newspapers, and set fire to its facade. Both of these media outlets are linked to Bola Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor who is a national leader of the All Progressive Congress, Nigeria’s ruling party. According to the information obtained by RSF, at least three other broadcast media – Channels TelevisionAfrica Independent Television and Ray Power Radio – were forced to suspend broadcasting after similar attacks in Lagos and Benin City.

Many journalists have also been physically attacked, either by violent protesters or police officers, since the start of these major protests, in which dozens of people have been killed. On 11 October, Daily Trust reporter Gimba Kakanda was roughed up inside a police station in Abuja, the capital, after being arrested. He said the police punctured the tyres of his car, threw his phone to the ground and threatened to kill him. RSF has so far registered 12 attacks against journalists since the start of these protests.

Source: Media torched, reporters attacked in major threat to press freedom in Nigeria | RSF

COVID-19 Scan for Oct 22, 2020 | CIDRAP – PTSD symptoms noted in 29% of Norwegian health workers

PTSD symptoms noted in 29% of Norwegian health workers

A survey of healthcare and public service providers in Norway shows high rates of mental health problems, especially among those with direct COVID-19 patient care, highlighting the need for mental health monitoring and support.

Previous studies have identified higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among healthcare workers during pandemics due to fear of infection, higher patient deaths, responsibility for difficult decisions, and disruption of social support. The risk of pandemic-associated mental health problems has also been shown to be higher for women, younger workers, people previously diagnosed as having a mental disorder, and those lacking social support.

Source: COVID-19 Scan for Oct 22, 2020 | CIDRAP

Illinois averaging 4,000 coronavirus cases per day over past week as latest daily count approaches 5,000 – Chicago Tribune

Illinois continues to experience a resurgence of the coronavirus, with the state now averaging more than 4,000 positive diagnoses a day over the past week and a record high number of newly confirmed daily cases announced Thursday.

Source: Illinois averaging 4,000 coronavirus cases per day over past week as latest daily count approaches 5,000 – Chicago Tribune