2020-05-04: Social Media Postees

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As Workers Get Sick & Die from COVID-19, McConnell Demands Corporate Immunity in New Stimulus Bill
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-05-04
As the Senate reconvenes today, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is demanding that Congress use the next stimulus bill to protect corporations from liability for workers. "He wants to protect their right to engage in egregious misconduct," says Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen.
www.democracynow.org/2020/5/4/rob_weissman_public_citizen

ER Doctor: Pulse Oximeters Detect Oxygen Deprivation Earlier from COVID-19, Help Avoid Ventilators
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-05-04
We speak with Dr. Richard Levitan, an emergency physician based in Littleton, New Hampshire, who volunteered at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan for 10 days at the height of the COVID-19 surge in April. Based on what he saw, he argues patients should be going to hospitals sooner and that medical professionals could use a small device you clip on your fingertip, called a pulse oximeter, to help detect the virus earlier by revealing oxygenation problems and elevated heart rates. "A pulse oximeter is just a measure of identifying how well the lungs are working, and, I believe, can be basically an early warning system…
www.democracynow.org/2020/5/4/dr_richard_levitan_pulse_oximeter

"It's Very Scary": COVID Surges in Meat Plants as Activists Demand Worker Safety & Meatless Mondays
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-05-04
At least 20 workers at meat processing plants have died from COVID-19, and around 5,000 have tested positive, but President Trump invoked an executive order to bar local governments from closing meat plants. We hear from meat plant workers and organizers about conditions during the pandemic and speak with Sindy Benavides, CEO of the League of United Latin American Citizens, which is supporting the workers with a virtual town hall on food worker safety with presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and calling for Meatless May Mondays.
www.democracynow.org/2020/5/4/covid_19_meatpacking_plants

A Hillary/Obama Ticket to Challenge Trump?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-04
Despite polls showing Biden favored to defeat Trump, the notion surfaced of resurrecting two-time loser Hillary with Obama as her VP running mate to replace the presumptive Dem nominee. | He's challenged by years of disturbing political baggage as US senator …
globalresearch.ca/hillary-obama-challenge-trump/5711700

Former top officials in Bernie Sanders campaign form super PAC to back Joe Biden
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2020-05-04
With the Democratic Party uniting to promote Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders holds his nose to let his supporters build a super PAC.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/02/18832776.php

'Belongs in the Hague': Online Disgust Follows Glowing Praise for George W. Bush's Covid-19 Message
Andrea Germanos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-04
George W. Bush's record in office became the subject of numerous tweets after a video message released Saturday from the former president elicited praise from some Democrats. | . | . | . | Good morning. George W Bush belongs in The Hague. |

Five Things That Are Revealed By Democrats' Rehabilitation Of Bush
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-04
George W Bush is in the news again today, and once again it's not for the only legitimate reason that he should ever be in the news, namely a war crimes tribunal. No, it's because his voice was used in a cutesy feel-good video about unity during the Covid-19 pandemic. | "Let us remember how small our differences are in the face of this shared threat," Bush is heard saying. "We are not partisan combatants. We are human beings, equally vulnerable and equally wonderful…
thealtworld.com/caitlin_johnston/five-things-that-are-revealed-by-democrats-rehabilitation-of-bush

Greatest comeback? Trump ad hastily declares victory over Covid-19, includes praise from lib governors, & Pelosi eating ice cream
rt.com | 2020-05-04
A new ad from Donald Trump's campaign touts his accomplishments during the Covid-19 pandemic, despite the country still being in the middle of it, and appears to curiously change his slogan. | The 60-second video features criticism of the president's handling of the coronavirus being answered with praise from unlikely sources, such as Democrat Governors Andrew Cuomo (New York) and Gavin Newsom (California). | It also features quick images of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ripping up the president's State of the Union Speech and laughing maniacally with ice cream in hand. | The new campaign ad also demons…
rt.com/usa/487740-trump-ad-coronavirus-greatest-comeback/

The PM and the 'death certificate' story
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-05-04
TruePublica Editor: I sometimes wonder if the current government is attempting to create its own news then deliberately counter it in order to generate confusion and doubt. In democracies that are fading, it's a common tactic. Some of the mainstream media, both in print and broadcast have promoted the story that Boris Johnson was infected …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/the-pm-and-the-death-certificate-story/

Activists Demand Worker Safety Plans as COVID-19 Surges in Meat Plants
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-04
At least 20 workers at meat processing plants have died from COVID-19, and around 5,000 have tested positive, but President Trump invoked an executive order to bar local governments from closing meat plants. We hear from meat plant workers and organizers about conditions during the pandemic and speak with Sindy Benavides, CEO of the League of United Latin American Citizens, which is supporting the workers with a virtual town hall on food worker safety with presumptive Democratic presidential candidate…
truthout.org/video/activists-demand-worker-safety-plans-as-covid-19-surges-in-meat-plants/

You Can't Make Me
Matthew Cable | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-04
You can't make me vote for Biden Four years after Trump's infamous comments about grabbing women "by the pussy," Democratic voters have been put in a strange position. After making hay of this comment for years, particularly after the numerous allegations of sexual assault against the president, our party leadership

Chris Williamson slams 'sabotage' in Labour Leaks that 'made a mockery of democracy'
Slava Zilber | thecanary.co | 2020-05-04
On 3 May, The Canary published an article looking at evidence from former Labour Party MP Chris Williamson that challenged his suspension from the organisation in February 2019. The Canary also spoke directly to the ex-MP recently about the Labour Leaks scandal. And we now reveal some key parts of the interview below. | For Williamson, the l…
thecanary.co/feature/2020/05/04/chris-williamson-slams-sabotage-in-labour-leaks-that-made-a-mockery-of-democracy/

Coronavirus Class Politics: Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste
Ryan Bellinson | commondreams.org | 2020-05-03
Workers and their allies can use this crisis to fight for a Green New Deal and a 21st-century era of social and economic justice. (Photo: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/covid-crisis-gnd.jpg …
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Former top officials in Bernie Sanders campaign form super PAC to back Joe Biden
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2020-05-03
With the Democratic Party uniting to promote Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders holds his nose to let his supporters build a super PAC.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/02/18832776.php

Bill Gates Partners With DARPA & Department of Defense For New DNA Nanotech COVID19 Vaccine!
Whitney Webb | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-03
In this powerful interview, Spiro is joined by Whitney Webb and Ryan Cristián from The Last American Vagabond, as they discuss the rollout of a new system of control the likes of which the world has never seen. | It has been said to never let a good crisis go to waste, and it appears the ones pulling the strings are taking full advantage of the current crisis as more and more evidence emerges contradicting the official story that suggests this crisis is no accident. | The fact that Bill Gates has teamed up with the Department of Defense and DARPA, which is the special project research and development arm of the P…
thealtworld.com/whitney_webb/bill-gates-partners-with-darpa-department-of-defense-for-new-dna-nanotech-covid19-vaccine

Bolsonaro Heads Anti-Democratic Rally Amid Brazil's Crisis
telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-03
Far-right Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets Sunday to attack Congress and the courts in a speech to hundreds of his supporters, mentioning once again the backing he continues to have with the armed forces. | RELATED: | Brazil: Moro Testifies Against Bolsonaro Who Calls Him 'Judas' | "We have the armed forces at the people's side: the side of order, democracy, liberty," Bolsonaro said in a speech transmitted live on Facebook, underlining the former army captain's in…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-Heads-Anti-Democratic-Rally-Amid-Brazils-Political-Crisis-20200503-0010.html

Colombia is not a democracy if army considers journalists military targets
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-03
The list of media and journalists who have been "profiled" by Colombia's military is so terrifyingly long I don't know whether I am reporting on a mafia state or an…
colombiareports.com/colombia-is-not-a-democracy-if-army-considers-journalists-military-targets/

Dems & loyalist media STILL prioritizing beating Trump over treating Tara Reade's accusations against Biden fairly
rt.com | 2020-05-03
With Joe Biden accused of sexual assault, Democrats and the mainstream media are being exposed as hypocrites willing to compromise their values, cautiously calling for a probe after ignoring the story for too long. | The editorial board at the New York Times actually believes the accusations put forth by Tara Reade against Biden should be investigated

The media & Dems are prioritizing beating Trump over taking Tara Reade's accusations against Biden fairly
rt.com | 2020-05-03
With Joe Biden accused of sexual assault, Democrats and the mainstream media are being exposed as hypocrites willing to compromise their values, cautiously calling for a probe after ignoring the story for too long. | The editorial board at the New York Times actually believes the accusations put forth by Tara Reade against Biden should be investigated

The FULL Story Behind "Fauci's" 3.7 Million To Wuhan, Flu/CV Overlap & It Was Always Israelgate
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-05-03
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (5/2/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/the-full-story-behind-faucis-3-7-million-to-wuhan-flu-cv-overlap-it-was-always-israelgate/

'Nothing attractive': Warren Buffett's Berkshire sells ALL stakes in US airlines, reports $50bn Q1 loss amid Covid-19 shutdown
rt.com | 2020-05-03
With Berkshire Hathaway Inc reporting a record quarterly loss of nearly $50bn amid the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, Warren Buffett remains optimistic that in the long run, "nothing can stop America." | Speaking at an annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, which for the first time was livestreamed and held without shareholders, the 89-year-old billionaire tried to reassure everyone by recalling the hardships of the past that the US successfully survived. | The famously bullish Buffett, however, expressed doubt that the markets have hit the bottom yet, saying "this is a very good time to borrow money…
rt.com/business/487648-buffett-berkshire-loss-airlines/

Former top officials in Bernie Sanders campaign form super PAC to back Joe Biden
wsws.org | 2020-05-02
Despite his long record of opposition to super PACs, Sanders has remained silent on the creation of the "Future to Believe In" political action committee.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/02/sand-m02.html

If We're at War, the Weapons We Need Are Tests and PPE, Not Pork
Lawrence Gostin | zcomm.org | 2020-05-03
Source: Democracy Now! As President Trump invokes the Defense Production Act to bar local governments from closing meatpacking plants around the United States, we get response from a longtime adviser to the World Health Organization.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/if-were-at-war-the-weapons-we-need-are-tests-and-ppe-not-pork/

White House to Oust DHHS Inspector General Whose Report Drew Trump Fury
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-02
"Don't let anyone tell you that the Trump administration is wholly incompetent. They are really good at undermining independent oversight and democratic norms." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump-dhhs-ig.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/02/white-house-oust-dhhs-inspector-general-whose-report-drew-trump-fury?cd-origin=rss

'She is a Disaster': Trump Backs Ilhan Omar's Opponent in US House of Representatives' Elections
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-04
The US president claimed that Ilhan Omar is looking to increase taxes and that she hates the US military and veterans, as he delivered his endorsement via social media.
sputniknews.com/us/202005041079194834-she-is-a-disaster-trump-backs-ilhan-omars-opponent-in-us-house-of-representatives-elections/

Could Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama Join Forces to Run Against Trump if Joe Biden Quits the Race?
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-03
Former US Vice President Joe Biden has emerged as the presumptive Democratic party presidential nominee after his rivals suspended their campaigns. However, following a number of mounting scandals, including allegations of sexual assault, Biden might be losing ground.
sputniknews.com/us/202005031079180729-could-hillary-clinton-and-barak-obama-join-forces-to-run-against-trump-if-joe-biden-quits-the-race/

Joe Biden Used to Swim Naked in Front of Embarrassed Female Guards, Book Claims
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-03
The former US vice president, now the presumptive Democratic contender for the presidency, has recently been accused by a former staffer of sexually assaulting her as a senator in 1993. Biden denies the allegations, which came on top of a string of complaints from several women about his alleged overly physical behaviour.
sputniknews.com/us/202005031079181410-joe-biden-used-to-swim-naked-in-front-of-embarrassed-female-guards-book-claims/

What Should Socialists Do in November?
Bhaskar Sunkara | thenation.com | 2020-05-04
What Should Socialists Do in November?
thenation.com/article/politics/socialists-biden-vote-november/

Biden Is Everything The Democrats Are: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-02
Joe Biden is not an "imperfect candidate" for the Democrats. He is the perfect candidate, because he's everything the party is: Demented. Decrepit. Bloodthirsty. Corrupt. Cronyistic. Authoritarian. Reactionary. Rapey. He is exactly what they deserve. He is exactly what they are. | Joe Biden is the Democrat's Democrat. He is the perfect representative of the party. They should even take it a step further and replace that donkey with Joe Biden. | Biden is to the Democrats as Trump is to the Republicans. Everyone's just wearing their true face now. | ~ | If you're willing to sacrifice all principles, all sanity and…
thealtworld.com/caitlin_johnston/biden-is-everything-the-democrats-are-notes-from-the-edge-of-the-narrative-matrix

May 1 "general strike" at Amazon: A failed adventure by the Democratic Party and the unions
wsws.org | 2020-05-02
This was not a real struggle led by the workers, but a ploy by the Democratic Party, the unions, and their hangers-on to disrupt and gain control of growing working class opposition to deadly workplace conditions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/02/amzn-m02.html

Biden denies sexual assault allegation, but Democrats' nervousness about his candidacy grows
wsws.org | 2020-05-02
The deaths of 65,000 people and the collapse of jobs and incomes have not shaken the Democrats, who are as callous as Donald Trump, but a sex scandal is another matter.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/02/scan-m02.html

May Day People's Strike! Target, Amazon, Instacart Workers Demand Safe Conditions & Pandemic Relief
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-05-01
This May Day, an unprecedented coalition of essential workers from Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target and FedEx are calling out sick or walking out during their lunch break to demand better health and safety conditions, along with hazard pay. Others are joining them for May Day actions that include rent strikes, car caravan protests and online organizing calling for a "People's Bailout" and economic recovery plan that prioritizes workers. We speak with Kali Akuno, co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson, which issued a call for a people's strike starting May 1. "The corporations and the gov…
www.democracynow.org/2020/5/1/kali_akuno_peoples_strike_may_day

Caravan for Life: Protesters in Puerto Rico Demand More Tests & Resources to Combat the Coronavirus
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-05-01
On Thursday in Puerto Rico, activists in dozens of cars held a "Caravan Por La Vida," or "Caravan for Life," through San Juan to demand the government provide more COVID-19 tests and sufficient resources for people to stay at home during the pandemic. At least 92 people have died from COVID-19 in Puerto Rico, and last week the island was reporting a testing rate lower than any U.S. state, at an abysmal average of 15 tests a day for every 100,000 people. No one in Puerto Rico has received $1,200 checks from the government, according to San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. Police stopped the caravan and said their sou…
www.democracynow.org/2020/5/1/puerto_rico_caravan_por_la_vida

'This Is What a Disaster Looks Like': Ocasio-Cortez House Bill Would Allow FEMA to Provide Pandemic Relief
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-01
As the U.S. death toll from Covid-19 stood above 63,000 people Friday—with over a million confirmed cases nationwide—Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced a bill in the U.S. House that would enable a federal relief agency to provide disaster assistance during pandemics. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12098953161.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/01/what-disaster-looks-ocasio-cortez-house-bill-would-allow-fema-provide-pandemic?cd-origin=rss

If Trump is a Pathological Liar, What Type of Liar is Biden?
Bruce E. Levine | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-01
Bernie Sanders has routinely called Trump a "pathological liar." The term pathological liar, a controversial one for psychiatrists, in common usage coveys someone who is an extraordinarily unrestrained liar. And so, Bernie knows that it is in no way radical to use this term to describe the unrelentingly self-serving Trump who unhesitatingly lies if he…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/01/if-trump-is-a-pathological-liar-what-type-of-liar-is-biden/

Hating Arabs as a Common Ground: Why Israel's Coalition Government is Likely to Survive
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-01
Shortly after an agreement to form a "national emergency government" in Israel, leader of the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) party, Benny Gantz, tweeted triumphantly that 'democracy' in Israel has been 'safeguarded'. But how is a deal that would grant Israel's right-wing Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, a veto power over the very judicial system which…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/01/hating-arabs-as-a-common-ground-why-israels-coalition-government-is-likely-to-survive/

What's in the archives? Panicked Biden tries to dodge search for sexual assault claims proof in bizarre Morning Joe interview
rt.com | 2020-05-01
Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden came off panicked in an interview that was supposed to put the Tara Reade sexual assault allegations to rest, raising questions about what incriminating evidence is in his archives. | An increasingly nervous Biden appeared to unravel before viewers' eyes in an interview with Mika Brzezinski on Morning Joe on Friday. The former vice president became noticeably agitated as the host pushed him to allow a search for former Senate staffer Tara Reade's name in his personal archives at the University of Delaware, records the university recently ordered re-sealed until two…
rt.com/usa/487564-biden-interview-defensive-reade-archives/

'Never happened': Joe Biden rejects sexual assault allegation by former staffer in first public comment on accusation
rt.com | 2020-05-01
US Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has finally spoken about the allegation of sexual misconduct by his former staffer Tara Reade, saying in his first statement on the issue that the alleged incident "never happened." | "I want to address allegations by a former staffer that I engaged in misconduct 27 years ago," Biden wrote. "They aren't true. This never happened." | Public and media pressure had been mounting on Biden to address the allegations directly, given that only his campaign had commented on Reade's claims until now. | Biden said that while the details of the allegations of harassment and se…
rt.com/usa/487542-biden-assault-allegations-denial-statement/

Trump vs. Biden: Who's More Awful?
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-01
For a few days there, Democrats were feeling good about themselves and the upcoming election

COVID-19 Underscores Why We Need to Make May Day Radical Again
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-01
Millions of Americans have lost their jobs and health care in the midst of the pandemic lockdown and people are, reasonably, looking for someone or something to blame for their hardship. Meanwhile, right-wing media, Republican politicians and their Tea Party-funded "grassroots" allies are directing fury and desperation toward various scapegoats: Chinese people, the World Health Organiz…
truthout.org/articles/covid-19-underscores-why-we-need-to-make-may-day-radical-again/

Statement: Ana Maria Archila Responds to Biden Sexual Assault Allegations
commondreams.org | 2020-05-01
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/05/01/statement-ana-maria-archila-responds-biden-sexual-assault-allegations?cd-origin=rss

Not All Hypertension Is a Lifelong Disease
Yang S, Hu J, Li Q. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-05-01
This Teachable Moment encourages clinicians to be aware of the high prevalence of primary aldosteronism and to consider screening in appropriately selected patients.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2762879

As Millions Stripped of Health Coverage Amid Covid-19, House Dems Unveil Bill for Emergency Expansion of Medicare and Medicaid
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-01
Just a day after the U.S. Labor Department announced that more than 30 million people have applied for unemployment benefits since mid-March, over 30 House Democrats came together to introduce legislation that would guarantee healthcare coverage to all Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12108885731.jpg …
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