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SUB-THREAD 1 MISREPORTING & FAKE NEWS
SUB-THREAD 2 OVERSTATING THE VIRUS' IMPACT
SUB-THREAD 3 "INCREASED CITIZEN PUSHBACK"
@BreesAnna
"Please vigilante neighbours give it a rest or we will have unrest." https://twitter.com/BreesAnna/status/1244235726776131584
"Please vigilante neighbours give it a rest or we will have unrest." https://twitter.com/BreesAnna/status/1244235726776131584
(SKY NEWS) Coronavirus: Italy becoming impatient with lockdown - and social unrest is brewing
Police descend on a supermarket after reports people have stolen food to feed themselves, as patience turns to desperation. https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-italy-becoming-impatient-with-lockdown-and-social-unrest-is-brewing-11965122
Police descend on a supermarket after reports people have stolen food to feed themselves, as patience turns to desperation. https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-italy-becoming-impatient-with-lockdown-and-social-unrest-is-brewing-11965122
Minister Giuseppe Provenzano:
"I am afraid that the worries that are affecting large sections of the population over health, income and the future, with the continuation of the crisis, will turn into anger and hatred," he told La Repubblica ... Saturday. https://en.as.com/en/2020/03/29/other_sports/1585449524_787653.html
"I am afraid that the worries that are affecting large sections of the population over health, income and the future, with the continuation of the crisis, will turn into anger and hatred," he told La Repubblica ... Saturday. https://en.as.com/en/2020/03/29/other_sports/1585449524_787653.html
(Democracy Now!) We Need a Public Health New Deal: Neoliberal Austerity & Private Healthcare Worsened U.S. Pandemic
Mar 30, 2020
Francesco Rocca, International Federation of the Red Cross
Mar 30, 2020
Francesco Rocca, International Federation of the Red Cross
@JimmyDoreShow
Refers to:
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1244240389692850181
Hoards Of Hungry Italians Storm Groceries Stores!
Refers to:
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1244240389692850181
Hoards Of Hungry Italians Storm Groceries Stores!
'We Have to Eat': Sicily Police Crack Down on Looting
According to La Repubblica daily, a group of locals ran out of one of Palermo's supermarkets without paying.
"We have no money to pay, we have to eat," someone reportedly shouted at the cashiers. http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/270565-we-have-to-eat-sicily-police-crack-down-on-looting
According to La Repubblica daily, a group of locals ran out of one of Palermo's supermarkets without paying.
"We have no money to pay, we have to eat," someone reportedly shouted at the cashiers. http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/270565-we-have-to-eat-sicily-police-crack-down-on-looting
@USATODAY
"Stay-at-home orders and strict limits on gathering sizes have forced shops, restaurants and bars to shut down indefinitely. ... Now, many say they don't have the money to pay rent." https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/30/coronavirus-rent-strike-advocates-major-cities-demand-waiver/5088716002/
"Stay-at-home orders and strict limits on gathering sizes have forced shops, restaurants and bars to shut down indefinitely. ... Now, many say they don't have the money to pay rent." https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/30/coronavirus-rent-strike-advocates-major-cities-demand-waiver/5088716002/
"The government locks us up and hunger will kill us," read a poster held by a citizen from District Five"
"U.S.-backed de facto government ... dismantled the social protection system created during the President Evo Morales administration (2006-2019)." https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-People-Break-Quarantine-to-Protest-for-Lack-of-Food-20200331-0009.html
"U.S.-backed de facto government ... dismantled the social protection system created during the President Evo Morales administration (2006-2019)." https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-People-Break-Quarantine-to-Protest-for-Lack-of-Food-20200331-0009.html
"Marie Dinou, 41, from York, was fined £800 after allegedly failing to tell police her name and why she was at Newcastle Central station - and is believed to be Britain's first prosecution for breaching the lockdown." https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8179655/Britains-conviction-breaching-lockdown-ILLEGAL.html
Spain: citizens protest the lockdown and police presence in the street by banging pans:
#Sweden stays open for business.
"There is, still, no lockdown there. Shopping centres remain open, as are most schools and firms. Many work from home, many don't – all are at liberty to choose." https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120805778/coronavirus-to-swedes-its-the-rest-of-the-world-engaging-in-a-reckless-experiment
"There is, still, no lockdown there. Shopping centres remain open, as are most schools and firms. Many work from home, many don't – all are at liberty to choose." https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120805778/coronavirus-to-swedes-its-the-rest-of-the-world-engaging-in-a-reckless-experiment
@AlJazeera_World
01:17 "To have a complete lockdown is not sustainable."
Sweden response to coronavirus outbreak divides opinion
01:17 "To have a complete lockdown is not sustainable."
Sweden response to coronavirus outbreak divides opinion
Lord Sumption:
https://soundcloud.com/spectator1828/lord-sumption-discussing-the-police-response-to-coronavirus
1. "there's no particular reason why the scientific nature of the problem should mean we have to resign our liberty into the hands of scientists. We all have critical faculties and it's rather important, in a moment of national panic,"
https://soundcloud.com/spectator1828/lord-sumption-discussing-the-police-response-to-coronavirus
1. "there's no particular reason why the scientific nature of the problem should mean we have to resign our liberty into the hands of scientists. We all have critical faculties and it's rather important, in a moment of national panic,"
2. "that we should maintain them. But the real question is: is this serious enough to warrant putting most of our population into house imprisonment, wrecking our economy for an indefinite period, destroying businesses that honest and hardworking people have taken years to build"
3. "up, saddling future generations with debt, depression, stress, heart attacks, suicides and unbelievable distress inflicted on millions of people who are not especially vulnerable and will suffer only mild symptoms or none at all, like the Health Secretary and the" PM.
(NEWS24 SA) President Censured Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams For Lockdown Lunch
Pres. R. "has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on special leave for two months – one month of which will be unpaid." https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/coronavirus-all-the-latest-news-about-covid-19-in-south-africa-and-the-world-20200312
Pres. R. "has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on special leave for two months – one month of which will be unpaid." https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/coronavirus-all-the-latest-news-about-covid-19-in-south-africa-and-the-world-20200312
No support for the poor during South Africa's lockdown. https://twitter.com/BlaqPerspective/status/1247830719977730048
UK police:
"We will not at this stage be starting to marshall supermarkets and checking the items in baskets and trolleys, to see whether it is a legitimate, necessary item. But again, be under no illusion, ... we will start to do that." https://twitter.com/Frankhaviland/status/1248227791344226305
"We will not at this stage be starting to marshall supermarkets and checking the items in baskets and trolleys, to see whether it is a legitimate, necessary item. But again, be under no illusion, ... we will start to do that." https://twitter.com/Frankhaviland/status/1248227791344226305
NSW citizens under severe movement restrictions:
(SMH AU) Six months in jail, $11,000 fine for leaving home without a 'reasonable excuse’ https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/six-months-in-jail-11-000-fine-for-leaving-home-without-a-reasonable-excuse-20200330-p54fg8.html
(SMH AU) Six months in jail, $11,000 fine for leaving home without a 'reasonable excuse’ https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/six-months-in-jail-11-000-fine-for-leaving-home-without-a-reasonable-excuse-20200330-p54fg8.html
@Zulu_AL
"hostility displayed by the police in particular is infuriating in its familiarity. The targets of the gratuitous violence? Those black, poor and working class. The sites where this ferocity explodes? Our most economically destitute communities." https://mg.co.za/article/2020-04-08-dont-wage-war-against-sas-poor/
"hostility displayed by the police in particular is infuriating in its familiarity. The targets of the gratuitous violence? Those black, poor and working class. The sites where this ferocity explodes? Our most economically destitute communities." https://mg.co.za/article/2020-04-08-dont-wage-war-against-sas-poor/
@andybiggs4az & @RepKenBuck
“For Fauci, is it merely a societal or economic inconvenience that about 17 million workers are unemployed because of the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, with many more to come in the weeks and months ahead?" https://thehill.com/homenews/coronavirus-report/492359-gop-lawmakers-fauci-may-be-doing-more-harm-than-good
“For Fauci, is it merely a societal or economic inconvenience that about 17 million workers are unemployed because of the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, with many more to come in the weeks and months ahead?" https://thehill.com/homenews/coronavirus-report/492359-gop-lawmakers-fauci-may-be-doing-more-harm-than-good
@lusakatimes
Bowman Lusambo’s COVID-19 Enforcement Orchestration in Pictures https://www.lusakatimes.com/2020/04/12/bowman-lusambos-covid-19-enforcement-ochestration-in-pictures/
Bowman Lusambo’s COVID-19 Enforcement Orchestration in Pictures https://www.lusakatimes.com/2020/04/12/bowman-lusambos-covid-19-enforcement-ochestration-in-pictures/
COVID-19 | Brazilians protest COVID-19 quarantine measures
@AbbyMartin
"In front of Mayor Garcetti’s house right now demanding No Rent & No Vacancies with @LATenantsUnion" https://twitter.com/AbbyMartin/status/1250249073593954304
"In front of Mayor Garcetti’s house right now demanding No Rent & No Vacancies with @LATenantsUnion" https://twitter.com/AbbyMartin/status/1250249073593954304
# 6 Karel van Wolferen | De 2020 Wereldpaniek en haar Grote Spelers
Click On Detroit | Local 4 | WDIV
'Operation Gridlock' protest underway in Lansing
01:21 "The governor is driving us out of business, we're driving to Lansing."
01:48 "This arbitrary ... shutting down businesses... It's a disaster."
'Operation Gridlock' protest underway in Lansing
01:21 "The governor is driving us out of business, we're driving to Lansing."
01:48 "This arbitrary ... shutting down businesses... It's a disaster."
WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7
In-vehicle protest against expanded stay-at-home order held in Lansing
In-vehicle protest against expanded stay-at-home order held in Lansing
(MG SA) Inside Strandfontein: Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless site
"Instead, the sports ground is now the site for a massive temporary shelter that houses homeless people who have been removed from Cape Town’s streets to limit their exposure to the virus." https://mg.co.za/article/2020-04-16-inside-strandfontein-cape-towns-covid-19-homeless-site/
"Instead, the sports ground is now the site for a massive temporary shelter that houses homeless people who have been removed from Cape Town’s streets to limit their exposure to the virus." https://mg.co.za/article/2020-04-16-inside-strandfontein-cape-towns-covid-19-homeless-site/
@21WIRE
At least one protester was charged with violating the order – a 51-year-old woman, seen in the video below, who told police “I have a right to peacefully assemble,” as she was taken away. Watch: https://21stcenturywire.com/2020/04/15/reopennc-lockdown-protest-called-non-essential-activity-by-raleigh-police/
At least one protester was charged with violating the order – a 51-year-old woman, seen in the video below, who told police “I have a right to peacefully assemble,” as she was taken away. Watch: https://21stcenturywire.com/2020/04/15/reopennc-lockdown-protest-called-non-essential-activity-by-raleigh-police/
Corbett Report: Are There Lockdown Protests? - Questions For Corbett
Answer: not on Google or DuckDuckGo.
Answer: not on Google or DuckDuckGo.
Protests in Columbus, Ohio, April 9 2020:
https://twitter.com/LylePetersen14/status/1249227619557654530
https://tennesseestar.com/2020/04/10/people-protest-at-ohios-capitol-the-states-handling-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-call-on-acton-to-resign/
"people called for Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Amy Acton to resign."
“Cite your sources, Show us the data,” the crowd yelled repeatedly.
https://twitter.com/LylePetersen14/status/1249227619557654530
https://tennesseestar.com/2020/04/10/people-protest-at-ohios-capitol-the-states-handling-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-call-on-acton-to-resign/
"people called for Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Amy Acton to resign."
“Cite your sources, Show us the data,” the crowd yelled repeatedly.
@WCCO "A crowd of protesters could be seen lining the street in front of @GovTimWalz's residence, holding signs and American flags. Organizers say the stay-at-home order has gone on long enough and Minnesotans should be allowed to go back to work." https://twitter.com/WCCO/status/1251209120528637952
@BenjaminPDixon
https://twitter.com/BenjaminPDixon/status/1251498157650915331
@jackiebensen
Huge lines for megamart food giveaway
https://twitter.com/BenjaminPDixon/status/1251498157650915331
@jackiebensen
Huge lines for megamart food giveaway
April 16 2020: Zambia, Lusaka lockdown lifted
"Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya has announced that there are no new COVID-19 cases in Zambia in the last 24 hours." https://www.lusakatimes.com/2020/04/16/no-new-covid-19-cases-in-zambia-as-kafue-lockdown-is-lifted/
"Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya has announced that there are no new COVID-19 cases in Zambia in the last 24 hours." https://www.lusakatimes.com/2020/04/16/no-new-covid-19-cases-in-zambia-as-kafue-lockdown-is-lifted/
@AbbyMartin
"More than 100 people out on foot and in cars protesting outside @MayorOfLA Garcetti’s house demanding No Rent, No Vacancies & housing homeless for pandemic justice w/ @LATenantsUnion" https://twitter.com/AbbyMartin/status/1252030924239155200
"More than 100 people out on foot and in cars protesting outside @MayorOfLA Garcetti’s house demanding No Rent, No Vacancies & housing homeless for pandemic justice w/ @LATenantsUnion" https://twitter.com/AbbyMartin/status/1252030924239155200
2,000 protesters in Israel: https://twitter.com/IfNotNowOrg/status/1251997276005859329
(ABC NEWS) Residents protest coronavirus stay-at-home orders in 5 states
Protests occurred in Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee and Washington.
By Meredith Deliso
20 April 2020 https://abcnews.go.com/US/residents-protest-coronavirus-stay-home-orders-states/
Protests occurred in Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee and Washington.
By Meredith Deliso
20 April 2020 https://abcnews.go.com/US/residents-protest-coronavirus-stay-home-orders-states/
Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia
"The crowd in Vladikavkaz became more aggressive as it grew in numbers. The local authorities placed the turnout at 200 people, but the local media provided various estimates – all the way up to 1,500."
https://www.rt.com/russia/486351-vladikavkaz-russia-coronavirus-lockdown-protest/
"The crowd in Vladikavkaz became more aggressive as it grew in numbers. The local authorities placed the turnout at 200 people, but the local media provided various estimates – all the way up to 1,500."
https://www.rt.com/russia/486351-vladikavkaz-russia-coronavirus-lockdown-protest/
Continued:
"Former opera singer turned leader of North Ossetia’s coronavirus-deniers, Cheldiyev, was arrested last week for spreading fake information about Covid-19."
"insisted that the disease posed no real health threat. He also attacked Bitarov’s response to the pandemic"
"Former opera singer turned leader of North Ossetia’s coronavirus-deniers, Cheldiyev, was arrested last week for spreading fake information about Covid-19."
"insisted that the disease posed no real health threat. He also attacked Bitarov’s response to the pandemic"
German police arrest 100 over lockdown protest
https://www.euronews.com/2020/04/25/german-police-arrest-over-100-during-anti-lockdown-protest
"About 1,000 people turned out for the rally, which has become a weekly event in the German capital."
"Saturday's protest attracted mainly far-left activists" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/dozens-arrested-anti-covid-19-lockdown-protest-germany-200426083407846.html
https://www.euronews.com/2020/04/25/german-police-arrest-over-100-during-anti-lockdown-protest
"About 1,000 people turned out for the rally, which has become a weekly event in the German capital."
"Saturday's protest attracted mainly far-left activists" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/dozens-arrested-anti-covid-19-lockdown-protest-germany-200426083407846.html
