REOPENING SMALL BUSINESSES IS JUST A PYRAMID SCHEME FOR THE RICH

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by Eddie Kim 

The government put us in this position by failing to prepare and provide aid. Now they want small businesses and workers to carry the load of the recovery?

The money disappeared before my parents ever had a chance. Turns out,$350 billionisn’t much under the weight of a COVID-19 pandemic that’s reshaping the American economy. My dad laughs as he tells me their little Italian restaurant in a Hawaii suburb, a 40-minute drive from downtown Honolulu, feels like a metaphoric dinghy in a storm.

We don’t know what to do with the news that Congress is set to approve $310 billion more for the Paycheck Protection Program, which is supposed to help small businesses survive the pandemic through forgivable loans with certain conditions, namely keeping your employees hired. Their loan application remains in the queue, with no word on when money might arrive. Many think…

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All of My Friends are Dying | Every 65 Minutes A Veteran Commits Suicide in the USA, with over 30% of Veterans Having Considered Suicide.

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All of My Friends are Dying.

All of My Friends are Dying

A veteran commits suicide every 65 minutes in the USA, with over 30% of veterans having considered suicide.

By Vince Emanuele

November 07, 2014 „ICH“ – „Telesur„-

November 07, 2014 “ICH” – “Telesur“- Today, for the second time in less than a month, a veteran in my circle of activist-friends has committed suicide. His name was Ethan. Last month, my friend Jacob, another anti-war veteran, took his life in rural Arkansas. Earlier this year, I lost two members of the platoon I served in; they died of cancer; neither of them smoked or drank. In fact, both Stephen and Sinbad were some of the most straitlaced veterans in our platoon. In the previous three years, two other anti-war veterans died prematurely—Anthony from a drug overdose and Joshua of cancer. As the years roll along…

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Is Working From Home the New Normal? Or a Green Fantasy? — Watts Up With That?

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Guest “NFW!” by David Middleton How Working From Home Will Impact Oil Demand ForeverBy Michael Kern – Apr 23, 2020 It’s day 33 for me. I leave the house to walk the dog and occasionally swing by the corner store. But that’s about it. I haven’t ridden in a car since March 20th, nor a…

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Chaplain van Lierop-Forgotten Dachau Victim — History of Sorts

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On April 29, 1945 the US troops liberated Dachau concentration camp. I could post thousands of pictures of teh atrocities which were perpetrated there, but most people would probably only look at one or two pictures and then turn away,because the horror is just too great to endure. The normal human mind can’t fathom the […]

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Delaware National Guard assists the Food Bank of Delaware – Dover, DE (TimeLapse)

http://<iframe src=“https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/749066&#8243; width=“640″ height=“360″ frameborder=“0″ alloThe Delaware National Guard assists the Food Bank of Delaware at a drive-thru mobile pantry at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, April 22, 2020. About 25 members of the Delaware National Guard helped distribute much-needed pantry items to address the increased demand for food assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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‘The food supply chain is breaking’: Farmers eye culling piglets as U.S. meat packing plants close — Financial Post — Schwein gehabt?

Watch: Brad Pitt makes surprise appearance on SNL as Dr. Anthony Fauci — and shoots down everything Trump has said

SNL is not Saturday Night Live as usual during the coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean they sat out the week when Donald Trump created a firestorm by suggesting the COVID-19 virus could be treated with household disinfectants. In a video posted to YouTube, the producers brought on board a

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Coronavirus: since lockdown, hundreds are now homeless in Manchester alone — Vox Political

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So how well do you think those Tory policies to protect us all and keep us in our homes are …Continue reading →

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The Effects of Physical Isolation on the Pandemic Quantified

Social distancing measures are based on limited data. As much of the world remains stuck in lockdown, researchers are trying to measure the benefits.

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