Seemorerocks: Global news

Sailors on sidelined carrier get virus for second time
Five sailors on the aircraft carrier sidelined in Guam due to a COVID-19 outbreak have gotten the virus for the second time and have been taken off the ship

## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Facebook Groups Seek Michigan Governor to be Hanged, Beheaded
A glimpse into the fault lines that will tear the USA apart. -- RF

## Energy/resources ##
Another 1,000 Texas Oil & Gas Jobs Vanish

Will covid-19 delay peak oil?

USGS says Powder River Basin has 35 years of coal left, not 250

The Great EROEI Scam: Are renewables a good idea?

It's true that EROI values can be manipulated one way or the other. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. If renewable-energy advocates really believe this civilization can be supported by renewables, they should demonstrate it by, for example, passing the self-replication test. -- RF

China Backs Down, Pulls Survey Vessel From Malaysian Waters

Petrobras Expects Permanent Damage To Oil Demand As It Writes Off Billion

U.S. oil & gas rig count plunges to record low for second week: Baker Hughes

## Got food? ##
India's farmers gather record wheat crop, but cannot move it

Hunger could be more deadly than coronavirus in poorer countries

Soaring Prices, Rotting Crops: Coronavirus Triggers Global Food Crisis

## Environment/health ##

Radiation From Cellphones, Wi-Fi Is Hurting the Birds and the Bees; 5G May Make It Worse
The coronavirus pandemic is causing a mental health crisis, the UN warns

Lawsuit: US plan for Indiana forest could taint water supply
Environmental groups and officials in a southern Indiana county are suing the U.S. Forest Service over a plan to burn or harvest parts of the Hoosier National Forest

Modern sea-level rise linked to human activities, Rutgers research reaffirms
New research by Rutgers scientists reaffirms that modern sea-level rise is linked to human activities and not to changes in Earth's orbit.

`We are desperate': French hospital staff confront Macron
French nurses and doctors have faced off with President Emmanuel Macron at a leading Paris hospital, demanding higher pay and more investment in their once-renowned medical system

Poorer, racially diverse neighborhoods more likely to lose health facilities (US)

• Coronavirus

Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 300,000: Reuters tally

"Game-changer": COVID patients given malaria drug didn't see significant improvements: studies

Japan lifts emergencies for most regions; New Zealand ends lockdown

You can catch coronavirus through your eyes. A virologist fears that's how he got it.

Cats, Aerosols And Life Years Lost - Some New Covid-19 Science (roundup from MoA)

The recent finding about cats has huge implications. Will Americans who demand that China close its wet markets first demand the extermination of all domestic cats in the US? Since cats are extremely numerous and live in the homes of their humans, they pose a far greater threat than wildlife sold at wet markets. -- RF

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
New Documents From the Sham Prosecution of Gen. Michael Flynn Also Reveal Broad Corruption in the Russiagate Investigations
How the COVID-19 Bailout Gave Wall Street a No-Lose Casino
While ordinary Americans face record unemployment and loss, the COVID-19 bailout has saved the very rich

'The American friends': New court files expose Sheldon Adelson's security team in US spy operation against Julian Assange
An exclusive investigation by The Grayzone reveals new details on the critical role Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands played in an apparent CIA spying operation targeting Julian Assange, and exposes the Sands security staff who helped coordinate the malicious campaign.

## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
Globalization and Financialization Are Dead, and so Is Everything That Depended on Them
Financialization was never sustainable, and neither was the destructive globalization it enabled.

## Japan ##
86 percent of schools in Japan remain closed

Japan lifts state of emergency in most prefectures

Japan's Rakuten 5G launch delayed due to coronavirus

## China ##
Class and the coronavirus: as China's wealthy cut back on life's luxuries, the nation's poorest are in a fight for survival

China local government debt could hit record high as Beijing front-loads more bonds

Battered by COVID-19, Chinese Cinemas Prepare to Reboot Business

Coronavirus: China's 'rice bowls' cracking as big home appliance maker speeds up job cuts
Fearing second wave, China's Wuhan ramps up coronavirus tests

## UK ##
Nearly one million self-employed Britons apply for aid: The Sun

Coronavirus outbreaks reported in a third of care homes

RSPB flooded with reports of birds of prey being killed

Activists urge tenants hit by coronavirus crisis to stop paying rent

Almost half of UK firms could run out of money within six months

London streets to go car-free to encourage walking and cycling

## US ##
GDP could decline by 42% in the second quarter, according to the Atlanta Fed

Long-struggling JC Penney files for bankruptcy as coronavirus crushes hopes for a quick turnaround

One in 4 restaurants won't re-open after pandemic, study says

Veterans Exposed in Cold War Bioweapons Testing Still Awaiting Answers

Coronavirus pummels U.S. retail sales, industrial production
Rural communities without a hospital struggle to fight rising coronavirus cases, deaths
The big chains will be the last survivors without more stimulus relief, Jim Cramer warns

Truckers honk over shipping rates, not 'in favor of' Trump
President Donald Trump says the sound of truck horns just south of the White House is a "sign of love" for him from truckers

Phones at real estate offices in southern Connecticut are 'ringing off the hook,' governor says

Some people have predicted that there will be a mass exodus from New York City, with current residents deciding to flee the city because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mike Bloomberg plots spending blitz to support Joe Biden's run for president

Study finds 44% of U.S. unemployment applicants have been denied or are still waiting

Here's What Collapsed, Spiked, or Hung On in 12 Charts of Retail Sales (Yes, Department Stores Were Already Toast)
Lockdown-flouting speakeasies popping up throughout Manhattan

Watch: Gaffes Pile Up During Bumbling Biden "Virtual Roundtable"

The candidates are a senile neoliberal and a know-nothing narcissist. The choice is a sign of America in terminal decline. -- RF

• Coronavirus

CDC reports 1,384,930 coronavirus cases, 83,947 deaths

Sixth confirmed Amazon worker dies amid calls for the company to release data on coronavirus infections

Anthony Fauci, Deborah Birx wear masks, Trump doesn't in address on coronavirus vaccines

The president has steadfastly refused to wear a mask in recent weeks, despite new White House guidelines that require those around them to do so.

Social distancing in US drops significantly from height of COVID-19 pandemic, poll finds

With over 200 possible cases, doctors warn reports of rare, coronavirus-linked child inflammatory illness likely to rise