Mystery Masks from China Arriving at Tampa Bay Addresses

Residents of the Tampa Bay area of Florida reported receiving unsolicited masks from China at their addresses, potentially part of a “brushing” scheme to boost sales, local media reported this week. One of these recipients was local resident Shan Sharp of Clearwater, who told local NBC news affiliate WLFA on Tuesday that she discovered two packages of masks when she recently went to open her mailbox. “I looked at the label and it had Shanghai, China, from a certain district,” she said. “All of this information, including my cell phone number, (was) on there … I was afraid to even open it after I saw it. I didn’t want to keep it in my house.” At that point, Sharp threw the package in the trash and called local investigative reporter Shannon Behnken, whose hotline “Better Call Behnken” describes itself as “devoted to exposing fraud, protecting consumers, and holding the powerful accountable.” According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the packages are likely part of a deceitful technique known as “brushing,” where third-party sellers create fake orders in order to post positive reviews about themselves on sites such as Amazon.

As explained by the BBB: The companies, usually foreign, third-party sellers that are sending the items are simply using your address that they discovered online. Their intention is to make it appear as though you wrote a glowing online review of their merchandise, and that you are a verified buyer of that merchandise. They then post a fake, positive review to improve their products’ ratings, which means more sales for them. The payoff is highly profitable from their perspective. Masks are not the only product recently received by Americans. Last month, mysterious packages of Chinese seeds arrived at addresses across the country, leading to warnings from agriculture officials not to plant them. There were initially concerns that they could be used as a biological weapon, although they are now also believed to be part of the brushing scam.

Although some consumers may think “brushing” poses no risk to themselves, the BBB warns that once criminals have someone’s personal information they can use it for a number of illegal purposes. “The fact that someone was able to have the items sent to you as if you purchased them indicates that they probably have some of your personal information such as your name, address, and possibly, your phone number,” the organization advises. “Once the information is out there on the internet, it could be used for numerous crooked enterprises.”

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2020/08/12/mystery-masks-china-arriving-tampa-bay-addresses/#

Defense Officials Brief on Opening DODEA Schools During COVID-19

Defense Department school students in kindergarten through grade 12 will be able to attend in person, remotely or virtually during the coming school year, the director of the Department of Defense Education Activity said. Thomas Brady was joined by Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs today at a Pentagon briefing on reopening DOD schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and from DOD, along with input from local commanders and communities, the decision has been made to open some schools to students, while a number of other schools will provide instruction through remote learning, Brady said. In remote learning, students and teachers come together at the same time online at home, where they all can interact, Brady explained. In virtual learning, students at home set their own schedules without the interactions of other students, and the curriculum is designed specifically for online learning. In both types of learning, teachers still lead the training, he said.

Of the 45 DODEA schools in the Pacific region, 19 will open remotely. Of the 64 schools in Europe and the Middle East, two will open remotely. Of the 50 schools in the United States, 25 will open remotely. These 159 DODEA schools are located in seven states, two U.S. territories and 11 nations. The student population totals about 70,000. However, due to the unpredictable nature of the pandemic, the number of schools that provide remote learning could change, Brady said. If a student tests positive for COVID-19, the school will close for up to five days while sanitation measures are taken, he said. If the school remains closed for six or more days, that would automatically trigger the shift to remote learning for the entire school. Brady noted that DODEA schools already have successfully used remote learning. It began toward the end of the last school year, when the practice became widespread due to the severity of the pandemic. About three weeks ago, DODEA offered parents who are unsure about or uncomfortable with letting their children attend school in person the opportunity to participate in the virtual school for a semester, Brady said. About 10% of the teachers agreed to provide this training and have received professional guidance on how to successfully deliver virtual education, he added. Students enrolled in the virtual school number 4,330 in the U.S., 3,184 in Europe/Middle East and 2,158 in the Pacific, he said.

Educators agree that "the best education is face-to-face in the classroom with social interactions," Brady said. Therefore, the priority is to safely open as many classrooms as possible, Some will open as early as next week. Brady said that a number of measures have been taken to ensure safe openings of DODEA schools. Among them are face masks, antiseptics, access to sinks for hand washing, social distancing, adequate safe space measures and special training for custodial personnel in effective sanitation procedures, he said.

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2311534/defense-officials-brief-on-opening-dodea-schools-during-covid-19/

>>10282002

Sad to say but the Northeast is incredibly swampy, was working on a dig earlier not finished yet, but damn..the Chinka thing is everywhere there, what's worse is that it's hard to convince people in that area that there is even just a hair of it. Seems like they truly believe this whole mess is a Washington thing.

>>10282063

Q #144

Disney is a distraction

>>10282103

See looks like she's suffering from some hair loss. Whack Job!

>>10282115

Read the brackets laterally it will make moar sense.

>>10282115

Sorry, tired.. should have said vertically..