Daily Archives: April 16, 2020

2020-04-16: News Headlines

Max Blumenthal (2020-04-16). Coronavirus stimulus bill funds State Dept/USAID operations that once helped trigger polio outbreak in Syria. thegrayzone.com A look at recent USAID schemes from Pakistan to Syria shows US empire can be very hazardous to your health….

Ben Norton (2020-04-13). As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos. thegrayzone.com Nicaragua's right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine the elected Sandinista government, spreading fake news on coronavirus,…

Ben Norton (2020-04-08). Billionaire-backed Human Rights Watch lobbies for lethal US sanctions on leftist governments as Covid crisis rages. thegrayzone.com Regime change-hungry HRW is proudly taking credit for crushing new US sanctions on Nicaragua while pushing to escalate Washington's economic…

Timal RJ, Kooiman J, Sijpkens YJ, et al. (2020-04-01). Prehydration Prior to Computed Tomography in Prevention of Postcontrast Acute Kidney Injury. jamanetwork.com This noninferiority randomized clinical trial assesses the renal safety of prophylactic prehydration vs no prehydration prior to administration of iodine-based contrast media in patients with stage 3 chronic kidney disease.

Antonio Carty (2020-03-06). If Sanders forms a real Alliance with Warren, their Popular Policies Can Win. zcomm.org Conventional wisdom is that a presidential candidate should pick an opposite or contrasting vice presidential running mate, to create a perception of a balanced ticket. But this is not a conventional time or race, Bernie is offering a clear and practical progressive choice to fix the USA. So his running mate needs to be a

2020-04-16: Social Media Postees

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Coronavirus stimulus bill funds State Dept/USAID operations that once helped trigger polio outbreak in Syria
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-16
A look at recent USAID schemes from Pakistan to Syria shows US empire can be very hazardous to your health….
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/16/coronavirus-stimulus-state-usaid-polio-syria/

Cuba under media attack for sending doctors, not bombs, to help COVID-19 victims
Belén Fernández | nationofchange.org | 2020-04-15
The Cuban approach stands in marked contrast to the modus operandi of the global superpower and Cuba's primary antagonist, the United States.
nationofchange.org/2020/04/15/cuba-under-media-attack-for-sending-doctors-not-bombs-to-help-covid-19-victims/

As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-13
Nicaragua's right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine the elected Sandinista government, spreading fake news on coronavirus,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/13/regime-change-coronavirus-nicaragua/

Billionaire-backed Human Rights Watch lobbies for lethal US sanctions on leftist governments as Covid crisis rages
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-08
Regime change-hungry HRW is proudly taking credit for crushing new US sanctions on Nicaragua while pushing to escalate Washington's economic…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/08/billionaire-human-rights-watch-sanctions-nicaragua-venezuela/

Billionaire-backed Human Rights Watch lobbies for lethal US sanctions on leftist governments as Covid crisis rages
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-08
Regime change-hungry HRW is proudly taking credit for crushing new US sanctions on Nicaragua while pushing to escalate Washington's economic…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/08/billionaire-human-rights-watch-sanctions-nicaragua-venezuela/

Prehydration Prior to Computed Tomography in Prevention of Postcontrast Acute Kidney Injury
Timal RJ, Kooiman J, Sijpkens YJ, et al. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-01
This noninferiority randomized clinical trial assesses the renal safety of prophylactic prehydration vs no prehydration prior to administration of iodine-based contrast media in patients with stage 3 chronic kidney disease.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2760776