I wouldn't put it passed them to mail out contaminated mask to folks…
How Long Can Coronavirus Stay On Contaminated Face Masks?
Schiff, Khanna call for ‘mass distribution’ of free coronavirus masks in relief package
https://www.medicaldaily.com/how-long-can-coronavirus-stay-contaminated-face-masks-451527
https://thespectator.info/2020/08/04/schiff-khanna-call-for-mass-distribution-of-free-coronavirus-masks-in-relief-package/
British Man Arrested For Filming Migrants Being Loaded Onto Coaches in Dover
A British YouTuber was arrested after he tried to live stream footage of boat migrants being loaded onto coaches in Dover before they are taken to be accommodated in hotels at taxpayer expense.
A citizen reporter who goes by the name Active Patriot was recording the scene from a public car park when he was aggressively approached by police.
“I’m showing the world what is going on mate,” says the reporter, to which the officer responds, ” I think the world knows.”
“Do they really? They don’t know what extent, though do they?” Active Patriot responds.
At first the officer claims he is arresting the man for trespassing but then suddenly changes the reason to “breaching the peace.”
https://www.politicalite.com/dover-crisis/youre-censored-kent-police-arrest-journalist-for-reporting-on-dover-migrant-crisis/
https://www.infowars.com/british-man-arrested-for-filming-migrants-being-loaded-onto-coaches-in-dover/
US imposes sanctions on Hong Kong’s chief executive among other Chinese officials
7 Aug, 2020 14:24 / Updated 55 seconds ago
The US Department of the Treasury has issued personal sanctions against eleven Chinese officials, including Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
“The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong and we will use our tools and authorities to target those undermining their autonomy,” Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.
The US ramped up pressure on China after Beijing passed a new national security law, which allowed it to tackle anti-government actions in Hong Kong. The legislation was passed after months of mass protests and rioting in the city. The US Department of the Treasury has issued personal sanctions against eleven Chinese officials, including Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
“The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong and we will use our tools and authorities to target those undermining their autonomy,” Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.
The US ramped up pressure on China after Beijing passed a new national security law, which allowed it to tackle anti-government actions in Hong Kong. The legislation was passed after months of mass protests and rioting in the city.
China said the legislation was necessary to keep public order in the territory. Its critics say the move violates the commitment not to interfere with Hong Kong’s internal affairs given when the city was transferred back under its sovereignty after decades as a British colony.
The Trump administration has taken a number of steps against Beijing recently, including launching an attack on the Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat apps. Washington claimed the popular services posed a threat to US national security. The move sparked criticism from Beijing, while TikTok suggested taking legal action in response.
https://www.rt.com/news/497396-us-sanctions-hong-kong/https://www.rt.com/news/497396-us-sanctions-hong-kong/
Judge Moves To Blow Seth Rich Case Wide Open, Requests Julian Assange Testify In Fox News Case
August 7, 2020
A U.S. judge has requested Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s testimony in a civil lawsuit involving Fox News and concerning Seth Rich’s death, in a move many people believe will blow the case wide open and finally provide answers concerning the unsolved murder of the DNC staffer.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn requested the international assistance in accordance with the Hague Convention.
“In the proper exercise of its authority, this court has determined that the evidence cannot be secured except by the intervention of the English courts and that assistance from the English courts would serve to further the international interests of justice and judicial cooperation,” the judge wrote in a memorandum for the senior master of the Royal Courts of Justice.
Joel and Mary Rich, Seth Rich’s parents, sued Fox News in March 2018 after the news network published and later retracted an article titled “Seth Rich, slain DNC staffer, had contact with WikiLeaks, say multiple sources.”
Seth Rich’s parents claimed Fox News inflicted intentional emotional distress on them by slandering their dead son. The case against Fox was dismissed in August 2018, but the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the dismissal in 2019.
The case has since entered the discovery phase and Judge Sarah Netburn has determined that Julian Assange’s testimony is crucial for determining the central dispute between the parties—whether the article was a “sham” as the Riches claim, or “substantially true” as maintained by Fox News.
“Mr. Assange, as founder of WikiLeaks, is exceptionally suited to provide testimony that will be highly relevant to these issues. Therefore, Fox News, by and through this letter of request issued by the District Court, is formally requesting the testimony of Mr. Assange for use at trial,” the request to the UK court states.
Note: the request for Assange's testimony is made specifically by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah J. Netburn in the Southern District of New York.Response requested by September 1, 2020.
https://newspunch.com/judge-moves-to-blow-seth-rich-case-wide-open-requests-julian-assange-testify-in-fox-news-case/
Travelers to Germany to do mandatory coronavirus test — or pay up to €25,000
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Travelers to Germany to do mandatory coronavirus test — or pay up to €25,000
The number of new COVID-19 infections in a single day has risen to over 1,000 again in Germany. One possible reason is travelers coming from high-risk areas. From next Saturday they will be required to take a test.
A nurse taking a swab from a car driver
Everything was ready at Germany's busiest airport, Frankfurt am Main, ahead of Health Minister Jens Spahn's announcement. There have been 19 testing cabins here for weeks. Anybody coming from a high-risk country could voluntarily undergo a test.
Now, it is becoming mandatory from Saturday onwards, unless the respective travelers have German or English language documentation of a very recent negative coronavirus test.
Read more: Coronavirus — What you should know about tests
People refusing to take a test could face a fine of up €25,000 ($30,000), depending on the federal state where they live, Spahn said on Thursday in Berlin.
The tests, which are free of charge to the traveler, will be carried out by the German Red Cross right behind the passport and customs areas at airports. There are also plans to set up testing booths at the borders by motorways and train stations. Should an immediate test not be possible, because the test booths are closed, travelers are obliged to go for a test within 14 days and remain in quarantine until they have done so.
High-risk areas
"The pandemic is not over yet," the health minister stressed, expressing concerns that the end of school holidays in several German states could bring another sharp increase in the already rising infection figures.
On Wednesday, the Robert Koch-Institute (RKI) reported 1,045 new infections, the highest number since May.
Read more: Coronavirus pandemic — Is the second wave already here?
The list of high-risk regions compiled by the RKI comprises about 130 countries and regions and is updated continually.
Specific high-risk areas are currently defined for parts of Spain and Belgium, for example. One criterion for listing as a high-risk area is more than 50 daily new infections per 100,000 residents.
Voluntary testing at airports suggests the infection rate for returning travelers could be twice as high as the average in Germany. "In some places, more than 2% of tests have been positive," Spahn said.
And it's now only the beginning of the end of the holiday season. A spokeswoman for Frankfurt airport said about 16,000 passengers were currently flying into Frankfurt from high-risk areas every week.
Is mandatory testing legal? …
https://www.dw.com/en/travelers-to-germany-to-do-mandatory-coronavirus-test-or-pay-up-to-25000/a-54470293
Rules for thee, not for me? German president thrashed for not wearing mask on vacation while lecturing others to do so
7 Aug, 2020 14:27
A holiday photo of the German president from a few weeks ago came back to bite him, after he lectured anti-mask protesters on being responsible during the Covid-19 pandemic – his face was not covered when the picture was taken.
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivered a stern tirade earlier this week, calling “irresponsible” those who object to social distancing measures advocated by the German authorities. While his current office is largely ceremonial, it also carries certain moral authority, which the former foreign minister channeled into a call to observe the rules.
“Each and every one of us is now responsible for preventing a second lockdown,” he said on Monday in a video address. “Unless we are especially careful now, we would endanger the health of many. And we would also undermine the recovery of our society, our economy, our cultural life.”
He went on to stress the importance of wearing face masks in public, maintaining distance from strangers, and follow other hygiene guidelines. The speech was apparently meant as a rebuke to the thousands of people who gathered in Berlin last Saturday to protest the coronavirus restrictions. Deliberately not wearing masks during the rally was one of the ways they tried to make their point.
https://www.rt.com/news/497382-german-president-masks-photo/
John Roberts Accused on Tape of Getting HACKED By Brennan and Clapper. Adoption Scandal?
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With Vice President Mike Pence calling Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts a “disappointment” for conservatives, Roberts faces widespread scrutiny over the possibility that he is compromised. I reported in 2018:
Obama administration intelligence officials John Brennan and James Clapper must answer to the allegations that they blackmailed Supreme Court Justice John Roberts to get his vote for Obamacare in 2012.
Attorneys for an NSA and CIA whistleblower in D.C. circuit court are trying to see to that. Roberts, who reportedly was investigated at one time for illegally adopting his sons, betrayed the Republican base that initially celebrated his Bush appointment when he confirmed the supposed constitutionality of Obamacare during Obama’s re-election campaign.
Supreme Court Justice John Roberts was sharply critical of the FISA court as he came up for confirmation, before the Obama administration intelligence chiefs reportedly hacked his phone and electronic records.
The FISA court is being accused of being a body that reports to no one, with wide-ranging power to do the bidding of intelligence operatives. Hillary Clinton’s lawyer in the Russia matter Michael Sussmann, a partner at the Perkins Coie law firm that tapped DNC contractor Crowdstrike to “investigate” the leak of DNC emails to Wikileaks, was interviewed by CNN on the “inner workings of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court” in 2013, according to the Perkins Coie archives. Robert Mueller has also praised the FISA court prior to the Trump case.
Justice John Roberts, a Bush nominee, voiced his displeasure with the court in his 2005 confirmation…
Moar: https://ussanews.com/News1/2020/08/06/john-roberts-accused-on-tape-of-getting-hacked-by-brennan-and-clapper-adoption-scandal/