Early into the health crisis, Gilead began testing remdesivir as a possible treatment for the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. The antiviral initially had been studied in other coronaviruses — severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). More recently, remdesivir entered clinical trials for COVID-19, and as promising data emerged, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted the drug Emergency Use Authorization.
Daily Archives: 3. Juli 2020
Could Gilead Stock Get A Boost From Inhaled Remdesivir? Great Speculations
(26.06.2020)
Separately, Gilead also provided updates on its production plans for the drug, noting that it expects to have over two million Remdesivir treatment courses manufactured by the end of 2020, with the number rising further over 2021, as it optimizes the manufacturing process.
For more details on the stock price and fundamental performance of some of the key U.S. listed companies developing coronavirus therapeutics, view our theme of Covid-19 Treatment Stocks.
UN recruits an army of social media coronavirus “misinformation” correctors
The fight against COVID-19 misinformation will be “long-term, without a clear end in sight,” according to Fleming.
The (bizarre) Super Saturday rule book: How Britain will look when it reopens in 24 hours from bringing your own cutlery to restaurants and no singing in pubs to throwaway hymn sheets in church – as Boris Johnson warns revellers ‚DON‘T overdo it‘
You‘ll have to book most venues, even pubs, with two- or three-hour reservation slots available. Table service only, with different groups spaced at least one metre apart, strictly-enforced queueing systems and one-way arrows on the floor.
Groups of more than two households are banned but you can meet up in groups of six if dining outdoors. Venues that were previously indoor-only have invested in picnic tables and outdoor garden lighting, while some have put up marquees and even plastic dining ‚bubbles‘.
CoV: Brisantes Urteil zu Ein-Meter-Abstand
Ein Urteil des Wiener Landesverwaltungsgerichts zu Coronastrafen könnte beachtliche Folgen haben.
Radioaktivität in Nordeuropa vermutlich von Kernreaktor
Dafür verantwortlich könnte ein aktiver Reaktor sein oder ein Reaktor, der gerade gewartet werde, sagte die Internationale Atomenergiebehörde (IAEA) heute. Sie bekräftigte, dass die Emissionen weder für Umwelt noch für Menschen eine Gefahr darstellten.
Den Standort des Reaktors konnte die IAEA nach eigenen Angaben noch nicht bestimmen.
Russia to reopen embassy in Libya, but temporarily bases it in Tunisia
„He will be temporarily based in Tunisia. But I would like to underscore that his functions include representation of Russia across the entire territory of Libya.“
Polizei Thüringen: löscht euch! Euer Derailing ist peinlich
Was die PR-Abteilung der Thüringer Polizei hier versucht hat, ist die Einschüchterung politisch aktiver Menschen und eine Ablenkung der Mehrheitsgesellschaft von dem eigentlichem Diskurs über strukturelle Probleme im System Polizei. Ein klassischer Derailingversuch.
Oklahoma officers charged with second-degree murder after allegedly using Tasers more than 50 times on man
Two Oklahoma police officers have been charged with second-degree murder almost exactly one year after a July 4 incident in which they allegedly used Tasers on a man more than 50 times before he died.
Seriously, Get The Hell Out Of Afghanistan
With overwhelming bipartisan support, the House Armed Services Committee has added a Liz Cheney-spearheaded amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which throws severe roadblocks in the Trump administration’s proposed scale-down of US military presence in Afghanistan and Germany.
As The Intercept‘s Glenn Greenwald notes, both parties advancing the amendment cited in their arguments the completely unsubstantiated intelligence leak that was recently published by credulous mass media reporters alleging that Russia has paid bounties to Taliban fighters for killing the occupying forces in Afghanistan. Yet another western imperialist agenda once again facilitated by unforgivably egregious journalistic malpractice in the mass media.
US claim of ‘Russian Bounty’ plot in Afghanistan is dubious and dangerous
Max Blumenthal breaks down the “Russian bounty” story’s flaws and how it aims to prolong the war in Afghanistan — and uses Russiagate tactics to continue pushing the Democratic Party to the right
LEE CAMP: Connecting the Dates – US Media Used To Stop The ‘Threat’ of Peace
Now, I’m not implying Trump is some kind of hippy peacenik. (He would look atrocious with no bra and flowers in his hair.) No, the military under Trump has dropped more bombs than under Obama, and that’s impressive since Obama dropped more bombs than ever before.
However, in certain areas of the world, Trump has threatened to create peace. Sure, he’s doing it for his own ego and because he thinks his base wants it, but whatever the reason, he has put forward plans or policies that go against the military industrial complex and the establishment war-hawks (which is 95 percent of the establishment).
America’s Two Right-Wing Parties Keep Accusing Each Other Of Being Far-Left
The hashtag #ComradeTrump is trending on Twitter as of this writing because a well-funded Super PAC run by never-Trump Republicans put out an appallingly stupid viral video featuring footage of Trump splashed with red hammer-and-sickle symbols interspersed with images of Soviet leaders while an English-captioned narrator gushes about Mother Russia’s support for “Comrade Trump” in Russian. As of this writing the video has over two million views on Twitter alone.
This tactic of negatively associating Trump with communism and socialism, combined with the consistent pattern of attacking the president for being insufficiently warlike, would only work if it was directed at the members of a reactionary, jingoistic right-wing political ideology. And it does work, because that’s exactly the ideology of the Democratic Party.
Jean Castex neuer französischer Premier
Der Vertraute des früheren konservativen Präsidenten Nicolas Sarkozy ist Bürgermeister der Stadt Prades in Südwestfrankreich. Er ist ein hochrangiger Politfunktionär, kommt aus der bürgerlichen Rechten und ist in der Öffentlichkeit nicht besonders bekannt.
Bolton warns Trump could cozy up to Iran if he wins 2nd term
Former US national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday said Israelis should be worried about US President Donald Trump winning a second term in office.
Bolton: ‚Fickle‘ Trump would sell out Israel for photo op with Iran‘s leaders
„I describe in the book how eager he was to have a meeting with the Iranian leadership, whether Rouhani or Khamenei. Are the Iranians prepared to sit down for talks to get relief from the sanctions, to buy time so they can push forward their nuclear program? Sure, they’re willing to do that,” said Bolton, in an interview to promote “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir.”
“Just as North Korea‘s Kim Jong-un played Trump all along, I worry that in a second term, the Iranians might be able to do the same with Trump. That to me is a danger.”
How Netanyahu Silenced Israel’s Spies and Soldiers From Dissenting on Annexation
In the coming months no less than five senior members of the security establishment face replacement.
They are: Yossi Cohen, head of Mossad (Israel’s foreign espionage agency); Nadav Argaman, head of the Shin Bet, (domestic security service); Major-General Tamir Hayman, chief of Military Intelligence, and its Research Directorate director, Brigadier-General Dror Shalom; and finally, Meir Ben Shabat, head of the National Security Council.
Engel bragged, ‘I sit down with AIPAC on every piece of legislation’ coming out of Foreign Affairs Committee
(20.06.2020)
Embattled congressman Eliot Engel, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has bragged that he sits down with the rightwing pro-Israel organization AIPAC on “every piece of legislation coming out of the Foreign Affairs Committee.”
In a 2018 speech to an AIPAC gathering in his NY district, Engel noted that he and Rep. Nita Lowey had both been in the House 30 years and were soon to assume chair positions that they could use to help Israel.
New York City won’t start counting absentee ballots for another week
(30.06.2020)
The city board, like its equivalents throughout the state, has been swamped with an unprecedented volume of absentee ballots and is currently working on sorting through them. Final totals for the number of mailed in-ballots should be available later this week. Ryan said that “more than 10 times” the number of such ballots expected under normal circumstances had been sent out.
Careers hang on mail-in ballots for 2 House Democrats
(30.06.2020)
With potentially as much as 50% of the vote being cast by mail this year because of the coronavirus, absentee ballots could decide the primary election. Under state law, counting may begin Wednesday, but it could take several days to complete in some counties.
In all fairness, I was a mail-in voter this year. I had completed and sent in my ballot way before I ever saw any Booker ads. Had I seen the Booker ads before, I would have voted for Booker.
(01.07.2020)
I still support McGrath no matter what though.
Voters in Jefferson County upset after getting locked out of Expo Center
(24.05.2020)
Voters were locked out of the Kentucky Expo Center after a backup of traffic into the fairgrounds left people waiting in line past 6:00.
Kentucky Voters Bang on Doors and Windows of Closed Polling Place | NowThis
(24.06.2020)
Voters in Louisville banged on the windows of the city‘s only polling center, demanding to be let in to cast their ballot after it had initially closed. It was later reopened to allow them in.
Saagar and Ryan Grim: How Schumer RIGGED Kentucky, Colorado primary against progressives
(01.07.2020)
Saagar Enjeti and Ryan Grim evaluate Amy McGrath‘s victory in the neck and neck Kentucky primary race against progressive challenger Charles Booker.
Just FYI: There’s a 6,000 vote discrepancy between the exit polls and final results in Booker vs McGrath. This is over the 4% which the UN identifies as possible election fraud. Just something to think about.
(01.07.2020)
Amy McGrath Defeats Charles Booker in Kentucky Democratic Senate Primary
(30.06.2020)
Former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath won a Democratic primary to become the nominee for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky, fending off a strong late challenge from a state legislator whose rise to prominence reflected the renewed energy of the progressive movement.
Ms. McGrath, who had the backing of the Democratic establishment, defeated state House lawmaker Charles Booker, according to Associated Press projections.
Kolumbien: Bergbau- und Erdölfirmen finanzieren staatliche Sicherheitskräfte und Staatsanwaltschaft
Insgesamt haben über 70 nationale und internationale Unternehmen, hauptsächlich aus dem Energie- und Bergbausektor, Zusammenarbeitsverträge mit dem Verteidigungsministerium und den Streitkräften sowie der Polizei unterzeichnet.
Niederländische Armee wegen Sozialaufstand auf Antilleninsel Curaçao mobilisiert
Die Insel ist ein EU-Außengebiet und erhält Fördermittel der Europäischen Union.
Iran zu Entschädigung wegen Flugzeugabschusses bereit
Nach tagelangem Leugnen räumte der Iran seine Verantwortung für das Unglück ein. Die iranischen Revolutionsgarden gaben an, die Maschine kurz nach ihrem Abflug von Teheran versehentlich abgeschossen zu haben.
Der Iran hatte kurz vor dem Unglück mit Raketenangriffen auf US-Stützpunkte im Irak auf die Tötung des Generals Kassem Solaimani durch die USA geantwortet.
Nein zum neuen Polizeigesetz, Nein zu Polizeigewalt!
Am Sonntag den 05.07.2020 ruft das #noPolgBW-Bündnis zu einer Demonstration gegen die erneute Verschärfung des Polizeigesetz und gegen (rassistische) Polizeigewalt auf. Wir sprachen mit Anna vom #noPolgBW-Bündnis über die geplante Aktion und die neuen Verschärfungen und was das für einen selber zu bedeuten hat.
Krise beim sächsischen Verfassungsschutz
Doch nun wird klar: Der Verfassungsschutz hat widerrechtlich Informationen über AfD-Mandatsträger gespeichert.
Dirk-Martin Christian – bislang im Innenministerium für die Aufsicht der Behörde zuständig und nun selbst an der Spitze des Verfassungsschutzes – hatte das wiederholt kritisiert, wie er jetzt erklärte.
„Wir hatten natürlich die Hoffnung, dass das Landesamt unsere rechtlichen Hinweise auch umsetzt.“
House Democrats, Working With Liz Cheney, Restrict Trump’s Planned Withdrawal of Troops From Afghanistan and Germany
It should come as absolutely no surprise that House Democrats are finding common cause with Liz Cheney and other GOP warmongers to block any efforts to reduce even moderately the footprint of the U.S. military in the world or its decades-long posture of endless war.
20 Geschichten gegen 20 Bomben
Die Abrüstungsorganisationen IPPNW und ICAN veranstalten vom 3.-7. Juli 2020 Aktionstage am Fliegerhorst Büchel in Rheinland-Pfalz. 75 Jahre nach den Atombombenabwürfen auf Hiroshima und Nagasaki wollen wir in diesem Jahr den dritten Geburtstag der Verabschiedung des UN-Vertrages für ein Verbot von Atomwaffen in Büchel feiern, dem symbolischen Ort des Widerstandes gegen diese Massenvernichtungswaffen in Deutschland. 20 Abrüstungsaktivist*innen erzählen warum sie sich gegen Atombomben engagieren und in diesem Jahr in Büchel protestieren werden.