Russia Hands to Iran Coronavirus Diagnostic Systems Designed for 50,000 Tests – Watchdog
Day: March 12, 2020
President’s Budget Would Hurt People With Disabilities
President Trump’s 2021 budget would make it harder for millions of people with disabilities to afford such basics as food, housing, and health care by cutting tens of billions of dollars from disability programs, including Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). And it would compound the hit for those with disabilities by also
— Read on www.cbpp.org/blog/presidents-budget-would-hurt-people-with-disabilities-1
Trump’s Administration sees SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) as welfare, therefore he can say that he didn’t cut Social Security!
President Bashar al-Assad’s Interview with Russia 24
syriatimes.sy – President Bashar al-Assad’s Interview with Russia 24
— Read on syriatimes.sy/index.php/presidential-activities/47313-president-bashar-al-assad-s-interview-with-russia-24
I thought the Muslim Brotherhood had changed?! 🤔💭
White House Officials Discuss Market Collapse, Coronavirus With Oil Lobbyists
US Suspends Sale of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserves
The remarks come after the DOE said in a statement on Tuesday that the planned sale was aimed at raising “revenue for SPR facility maintenance and upgrades”.
“Given current oil markets, this is not the optimal time for the sale. The Department continually monitors and evaluates global oil markets and will provide updated information as market conditions change”, the statement said.
Despite surge in iPad sales, Apple’s future still cloudy: analysts
The Coronavirus Crisis Brings Out the China Hawks
“In crises like this, we have no allies,” Navarro noted on Fox News recently, alleging that Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom “denied us what we needed” in terms of medical provisions during the 2009 swine-flu outbreak. “We got to get [medical supply chains] back onshore” from China, India, and Europe, he said.
— Read on archive.is/LHER2
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The 2020 Election Will Be a War of Disinformation
The 2020 Election Will Be a War of Disinformation – The Atlantic
— Read on archive.is/gam2N
Nothing new, then!
Schumer calls Trump’s coronavirus response ‘out of touch,’ proposes competing plan
Schumer said that Senate Democrats are pushing for improving Community Development Block Grant disaster relief, small business disaster grants and support for public transportation agencies. He additionally floated emergency mortgage relief to include some forbearance, and mentioned more federal housing support.
The House is expected to take up a plan Thursday to aid Americans impacted by the coronavirus. The plan could include paid leave for sick workers or those forced to stay home by their employers. It could also include unemployment benefits, nutrition assistance for the poor, small business loans and free coronavirus-related testing and treatment for those lacking adequate insurance.
— Read on www.rollcall.com/2020/03/11/schumer-trumps-coronavirus-response-out-of-touch-proposes-competing-plan/
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US Army Cites Cybersecurity Concerns In Scrapping Planned Purchase of Israeli Military Tech
The US Army has scrapped the planned purchase of Israeli-made Iron Dome missile defense system over cybersecurity concerns.
— Read on www.mintpressnews.com/us-army-cites-cybersecurity-concerns-scrapping-purchase-israel-iron-dome/265644/
Creative Coronavirus Responses Appear Across the World, but Not in Trump’s America
Countries across the globe are coming up with clever methods of fighting the coronavirus, putting the US lackluster response to shame.
— Read on www.mintpressnews.com/creative-coronavirus-responses-across-world-but-not-trump-america/265666/
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