French-Israeli philosopher and sociologist Shmuel Trigano sees the pandemic as a stark reminder of the limitations of nations and humanity itself.
Analysis
Yale students demand AUTOMATIC ‘PASS’ due to COVID-19
Students at Yale are demanding a “universal pass” this semester due to coronavirus, after the college switched to virtual classes.
COVID-19 & the looming collapse of Europe’s single currency
As the coronavirus unleashes economic shockwaves across Europe, the European single currency, the most visible symbol of European unification, is facing collapse.
“Immunity Certificates” are coming – COVID-survivors to get ‘Special Passports’ enabling return to ‘Normalcy’
A “Covid Pass” for the uninfected who can return to their normal lives.
Covid-19 has exposed ugliness of GLOBALISM & OPEN BORDERS – and given nations incentive to regain INDEPENDENCE
The pandemic has shown us the huge cost of neglected independence.
Why this crisis is a turning point in history
The EU has responded to the crisis by revealing its essential weakness. Few ideas are so scorned by higher minds than sovereignty.
Soros-funded progressive globalists using Covid-19 to push own ‘technocratic solutions’
What problem wouldn’t be solved by abolishing the family, privacy, and other things we take for granted?!
This is where the world is on the “Corona Curve” at this moment
Just two more months until we hit the peak.
Boosting pay for medical workers, jobless benefits: Putin unveils Russia’s new COVID-19 aid package
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation on 8 April to announce new measures to support citizens as well as businesses in these troubled times, when cities are introducing measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Israel Philharmonic offers Passover medley for holiday
Micha David arranges a musical mashup with 19 fellow musicians.
Startling images of COVID-19 lung damage
360° Virtual Reality fly-through showing the extent of damage to the lungs from COVID-19 for a patient.
Sanders drops out of presidential race
Vermont Senator ends presidential bid, acknowledges “the path towards victory is virtually impossible.”
Italy closes ‘unsafe ports’ to migrant ships over coronavirus
Italian ports cannot be considered safe because of the coronavirus epidemic, the government said, adding that it will not let charity migrant boats dock.
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Doctors & nurses on frontline in battle against Covid-19, says Putin as he gives them pay rise & same health benefits as military
Russian President Vladimir Putin has compared medics treating patients suffering from coronavirus to the military fighting on the frontlines, as he announced salary increments for them amounting to up to over $1,000.
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Netanyahu: ‘Israel well off relative to others’
In a special holiday interview, Netanyahu discussed additional lockdown directives, his daily routine, and the complex political situation.
Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox are nine times more infected by coronavirus than other residents
Health officials have recommended increased restrictions and enforcement in those areas so that the virus does not spread out into other parts of the city though no decision has been made by the government.
Nursing home with 10 coronavirus victims is ‘state-sponsored death camp’
The 97-year-old Holocaust survivor was among the first 17 families who arrived in Be’er Sheva in 1949; his grandson says this week Shimon Rainzilber was diagnosed with COVID-19 having suffered with symptoms for days, while the staff completely ignored him.
Bnei Brak hospital says it is at full capacity for patients needing ventilation
Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center has 12 breathing machines and all are in use in the predominantly ultra-Orthodox city with a high rate of coronavirus infection.
Israelis throng supermarkets ahead of closure in Passover eve frenzy
Despite stay-at-home orders, much of the country has been out and about, mostly to shop — and especially for eggs.
French flagship aircraft carrier ‘Charles de Gaulle’ cuts mission short as DOZENS of sailors on board exhibit Covid-19 symptoms
France’s sole aircraft carrier ‘Charles de Gaulle’ had to suspend its Atlantic Ocean mission and turn back to port shortly after around 40 of its crewmembers were placed under medical observation with suspected Covid-19.
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France’s medical adviser: Extend coronavirus lockdown for several weeks
France should extend its lockdown period for several weeks in order to contain the coronavirus epidemic, the head of the medical council advising the government said on France Info radio on Wednesday.
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First documentary movie on origin of Chinese Communist Party coronavirus
Suspicions uncovered from official reports and publicly available information also sprouted more questions, leading to surprising findings and inquiries. #chinesevirus #comunistvirus #kungfluvirus
IDF lets 20 hilltop youth quarantine together against government guidelines
Army sequesters far-right activists at makeshift site in West Bank after they were exposed to virus, trashed bus taking them to isolation hostel.
Plane with tens of thousands of virus tests takes off from Seoul for Israel
As Israel scrambles to purchase the reagents necessary for the chemical analyses, government makes deal with South Korea to supply some, but still far less than what is needed.
#chinesevirus
Series on China article VI: Is Wuhan Virus China’s answer to Trump’s trade war?
The Chinese victims could be seen as collateral damage, not totally undesired considering the Chinese communist party has a strict policy to prevent population growth.
Series on China Article V: We will never be quite the same again
Oh, where is Dr. Freud when one needs him?
Series on China, Article IV: The ultimate aim of the China virus
In the game of world domination, as the world descends into chaos and breakdown, the Chinese leadership looks on. Officials of this Communist regime look smilingly at the meltdown of the West.
Series on China, Article III: Every corona patient is a victim of China
Can the Chinese government be held responsible for ‘criminal negligence’? This is the single most important political and cultural issue in our global crisis. Giulio Meotti Interviews an expert on China who heads the Population Research Institute.
Series on China, Article II: The real enemy is not corona
China has infiltrated the west. If allowed to continue, there will be no Western economy. There will be no West. Take Canada as an example. Remember, China is not a friend of the West. Act accordingly.
Series on China, Article I: Not for human consumption
From the Israeli press: The source of the Coronavirus is an issue for the International Court of Justice in the Hague. Which country will take up the gauntlet?
WordPress
Umbrella Corporation | Coronavirus
Umbrella Corporation Evil Website Concept. Based on the famous game Resident Evil by Capcom.
Font Awesome releases new COVID-19 Awareness Icons
Font Awesome 5.13 is out and focuses on a set of icons to help drive awareness on how to prevent and fight the COVID-19 virus.
awwwards: George Edmonds – Graphic Design Portfolio
UI/UX / animation / illustration / lay-out / branding / photo editing / publication design / interaction / typography / coding / typesetting / moving image / 3D/ identity
awwwards – Qode Interactive Catalog from Serbia
The Catalog is a curated, art-inspired WordPress theme collection by Qode Interactive – it displays a design direction which blends modern design trends & various art form elements.
awwwards – Digital Marketing Conference – Russia 2019
The 360-VR website, designed to amaze, impress and sell the tickets on best digital marketing conference in Russia.
ONY rebrands the Future London Academy
A website inspired by the functional approach manifested by the original German school, using minimum means of expression – just one font, one colour and simple graphics.
awwwards – nominee – A Beginners Guide to anal
Stupidity at a new level: Beginners friendly, superbly animated guide to anal. It’s the result of the collab between Panowie Pro, Twin.digital.collective and Mai Tran. (NO JOKE)
Codex Atlanticus
An interactive application allows to browse through and explore all pages of Leonardo da Vinci’s greatest work.
France
…interdit le port du masque… aux policiers
Après une plainte contre Philippe, Castaner et Nunez à la CJR, un syndicat accuse des directeurs et chefs de service de la police d’avoir «accepté de valider des ordres illégaux», en interdisant le port du masque aux policiers.
Pétition lancée en faveur de la chloroquine
La pétition lancée par Philippe Douste-Blazy le 3 avril, adressée à l’exécutif et recommandant de faciliter la prescription de l’hydroxychloroquine pour les patients atteints du Covid-19, a déjà reçu plus de 200 000 signatures.
La réquisition de masques par la France provoque des tensions diplomatiques avec la Suède
La France avait réquisitionné début mars une cargaison de 4 millions de masques de protection commercialisée par une société suédoise et destinée principalement à l’Italie et l’Espagne.
Les centres Covid-19, des structures temporaires pour désengorger les hôpitaux
Reportage à la Seyne-sur-Mer dans une école maternelle réaménagée pour l’occasion.
Lé veritable risque est-il de mourir d’un virus
Guerre contre qui ? Contre quoi ?
Pourquoi la France n’a plus de masques
Que se cache-t-il derrière la fermeture de l’usine Honeywell de Plaintel ? Un scandale d’Etat !
«Insuffisance des moyens» : le Conseil d’Etat saisi par une «coalition inédite» du monde médical
Imputant au gouvernement le manque de matériel nécessaire et l’absence de mesures fortes destinées à appuyer le personnel soignant.
L’UE demande aux pays membres de faciliter la circulation des travailleurs transfrontaliers
…des mesures pour faire en sorte que les travailleurs transfrontaliers puissent atteindre leur lieu de travail «sans retard»?
OLD NEWS
Someone is in my house and tells me the truth about what is really happening in the world.
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Israeli soldiers are sure they’re saving this ultra-orthodox Coronavirus hot spot
‘If the IDF hadn’t arrived here, there would have been chaos,’ says one paratrooper, but residents of Bnei Brak see things differently.
Ayelet Shaked to ‘Post’: We all must cooperate, but not lose our values
Even amidst the fight to overcome COVID-19, we will never lose sight of our moral compass.
Israel’s nursing homes beg for help as more residents die of Coronavirus
‘We’re basically sending them to their deaths and no one is taking responsibility’
Spies are already in your phone
Fighting the coronavirus contagion, the government has introduced extremely intrusive tracking. Now it wants to bring in the NSO Group, a company accused of human rights violations.
ZAKA head: Ultra-Orthodox ‘completely confused’ by virus, looking for leadership
With high infection rates among Haredim, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav says community feels let down by its leaders; Rivlin slams ‘false accusations’ any group is more culpable than others.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews are not the public’s enemy
While there is place to criticize how haredi leaders and haredi Health Minister Yakov Litzman have handled the coronavirus epidemic, the discourse reeks of prejudice and distrust.
Netanyahu behind closed doors: ‘Deep State’ controls Israel
Claims to interlocutors that law enforcement has damning info on Lieberman, used it to ‘extort’ him into leaving right-wing bloc.
Netanyahu faces a rebellion on the right as new government takes shape
The old Blue and White is broken up. Gantz has nowhere else to go.
EDITORIALS
Our lockdown was supposed to protect the most vulnerable, the elderly, from Covid-19 – but we’re achieving precisely the opposite
Putting old people under virtual house arrest at home or in their care homes, denying them proper medical care, destroying the value of their pensions – how are these devastating measures supposed to be helping them?
Passover: The stubborn people vs a stubborn virus
The plague of the coronavirus has been indiscriminate: Every man, woman and child, in every country, of every religion, is a potential target of this calamitous pandemic.
A philosopher’s pandemic insights
Is humanity having an admirable moral moment?
From Hebrew press: ‘Enlightened’ pogrom against Israel’s haredim
The criticism leveled at haredi society is not entirely unfounded, but vilifying them in a period when we need national solidarity shows total lack of understanding of their community.
NATO’s nemeses Russia & China help its member-states amid Covid-19 pandemic FAR MORE than the alliance itself
NATO, struggling to justify its existence, has found a new role for itself — as an indefatigable fighter against the Covid-19 pandemic. But so far, it has contributed significantly less to this fight than its supposed rivals.
Opinion: Who needs doctors when you have an army?
Maybe healthcare workers are simply conservative and don’t march with the times like members of the IDF’s elite signals intelligence unit 8200.
‘Govt sends us NAKED against Covid-19’: RT speaks to French nurse from caregivers’ undressing flashmob
#apoilcontrelecovid #infirmier #infirmiere #covid19 #apoilcontrele #soignantendanger #patientendanger #infirmiereliberale #infirmierliberal #coronavirus
The pandemic brings us closer to the Judeo-Christian culture of life
Nihilism or ethics? Is the life of an old man worth as much as that of a person in full possession of his faculties?
Worldwide Catholic Church leader Francis calls to keep Sabbath
Supreme Pontiff Pope Francis calls on believers to keep Sabbath as 'the Jews followed and still observe.'
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The COVID-19 plague, Pesach and Medinat Yisrael
In light of Hashem’s agreement to act with partiality towards the Jewish Nation, why are we also suffering from the plague like the other nations?
The inside story on Passover
Meditations on freedom.
A Plague to Freedom
We are not in control
We are not free
We can not do whatever we want
Holy Leftovers
Judaism teaches that if we begin the day with a moment of holiness, if we offer even a small portion of our time to G‑d in the morning, then that experience will affect the rest of the day, infusing it with significance and holiness.
Israel’s chief rabbis say Passover Seder can’t be held via videoconference
David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef dismiss previous ruling that green-lighted tech option, while two rabbis behind it stick to their guns.
Nurses are stepping in to say Shema with the patients
Scenes from my day as a nurse on the frontlines of COVID-19 in New York: Asked to lay tefillin on a patient; downloading the Vidui prayer; crying.
Paradise lost
The parasha and current events.
State-mandated cremation a posthumous ‘mitzvah,’ says leading Orthodox rabbi
Head of the Israeli Ohr Torah Stone network Rabbi Kenneth Brander states unequivocally that fighting the virus is more important than Jewish funeral rites.