NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT FRIDAY 4/17/2020  NEWSDUMP FRIDAY GOP MARTIAL LAW PROTESTED

(THIS SUMMARY STARTED LATE THURSDAY RUNNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING)

A protest in Idaho's capital city Boise this afternoon against the de-facto martial law in the state with mainstream media saying a thousand people participated.....ASSOCIATED PRESS VIDEO

The protest organized by a coalition of groups identifying as "Disobey Idaho".      It started at the State Capitol building and involved a march down some streets in the area.  The event starting at 2 pm local time (4 pm Eastern US time).....FULL PROTEST RALLY VIDEO

The groups protesting against forced imprisonment, denial of rights and the shutting down of the state's economy by Republican Governor Brad Little's stay-at-home order related to the coronavirus situation.....PROTEST PLANS POST

One of the groups involved in the protest, Health Freedom Idaho held a protest in the northern part of the state at Sandpoint's Long Bridge at 1 pm local time with hundred visible in a video post......FACEBOOK POST....VIDEO LINK (WARNING: SOME PROFANE LANGUAGE IN BACKROUND OF VIDEO)

Another protest of house arrest restrictions planned in another Republican governed state Saturday with a gathering of people to exercise their rights in downtown Salt Lake City at 430 pm local time (630 pm Eastern US time)......FACEBOOK POST WITH VIDEO LINK

Protests reported in other states across the country......

PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETING IN APPARENT SUPPORT OF PROTESTS AGAINST STATES WHERE DEMOCRATS ARE GOVERNORS WITHOUT MENTIONING THOSE THAT HAVE REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS.......HIS:

"LIBERATE MINNESOTA"

"LIBERATE MICHIGAN"

"LIBERATE VIRGINIA"

tweets inciting his opponents online to claim the President is promoting violence and calling on Twitter to suspend his account.

POLICE IN ISRAEL USING STUN GRENADES TO ENFORCE CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS IN A JERUSALEM NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE ORTHODOX JEWISH ACTIVISTS HAVE RESISTED WITH MAKESHIFT WEAPONS.    A NINE-YEAR OLD GIRL INJURED BY ONE OF THE GRENADES THURSDAY.....ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS STORY

Amazon trying to shut down a virtual meeting for workers to protest the company's response to the coronavirus situation.    Amazon deleting online invitations to the meeting......BUSINESS INSIDER STORY

LARGE RESTAURANT CHAINS TOOK IN 30 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS LOANS MEANT TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES.    COMPANIES OWNING RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE AND POTBELLY SANDWICH SHOP WERE REDEFINED AS SMALL BUSINESSES WITH THE NOTION THAT THEIR INDIVIDUAL LOCATIONS HAVE FEWER THAN 500 EMPLOYEES.....NEW YORK POST STORY

A SIX PERCENT JUMP IN PROFITS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER REPORTED BY PROCTOR AND GAMBLE.   THE COMPANYS PRODUCTS LIKE TOILET PAPER AND SOAP FLEW OFF THE SHELVES LAST MONTH IN THE UNITED STATES DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS SITUATION.

P AND G IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE THOUGH CUTTING ITS REVENUE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF FISCAL YEAR 2020....BREITBART STORY

"There is zero evidence of 'explicit bias'  against Stone"

That's part of what US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said in her 81-page decision denying former adviser to President Trump's 2016 campaign Roger Stone a new trial.

Stone charged, tried and convicted in connection with the Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of alleged Russian involvement in the 2016 Presidential campaign supporting Trump.

Stone's defense argued for a new trial based on the political bias of the forewoman of the jury who has association with the Democratic Party.....PRESS TV IRAN NEWS STORY

HE WAS ONCE A LAWYER FOR DONALD TRUMP WHO TURNED AGAINST HIM AND BECAME A FIERCE AND THREATENING CRITIC.   HE PLED GUILTY TO CHARGES OF LYING TO CONGRESS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE FRAUD.   MICHAEL COHEN WAS SENTENCED TO SERVE TIME IN A FEDERAL PRISON BUT NOW HE WILL BE RELEASED TO SERVE THE REST OF HIS SENTENCE AT HOME.

14 INMATES AND SEVEN STAFF AT THE FEDERAL PRISON IN OTISVILLE, NEW YORK WHERE COHEN WAS SENT TO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.   COHEN WILL GO HOME AFTER A 14 DAY QUARANTINE.....ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS STORY

The White House is defending a trip to New Jersey last week by President Trump's daughter Ivanka and her family in the midst of the coronavirus restrictions.....BBC NEWS STORY

The US Treasury Department says there are exceptions to US sanctions against countries like Iran, North Korea and Venezuela because of the coronavirus.

The US will allow shipments of testing kits and respiratory devices along with personal protective equipment and medicines by non-governmental organizations providing humanitarian assistance...OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL FACT SHEET 4/16/2020

Tough talk from Russia's Foreign Ministry today saying that the US may be developing dangerous pathogenic agents in third countries.    Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova suggesting the US may be developing viruses for military purposes......TASS NEWS STORY.....Zakharova also saying that Iraq is not the place for foreign nations to settle scores alluding to US military action against Iran including the January 3rd targeted assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani....TASS NEWS STORY

Google says it is blocking scam emails that are related to the coronavirus.....BBC NEWS STORY

Tyson Foods says four workers at a poultry processing plant in Georgia have died of Covid-19.....NEW YORK POST STORY

EYEBROWS RAISED AS CHINA INCREASED ITS DEATH TOLL BY SOME 1,300 FOR COVID-19 TODAY.    THE NEW HIGHER DEATH TOLL SAID TO HAVE HAPPENED AFTER AN OFFICIAL REVIEW.....BUT OTHER NATIONS IT IS SAID HAVE UNDERESTIMATED COVID-19 DEATHS......TALKING POINTS MEMO STORY

 FRANCE'S DEFENSE MINISTER FLORENCE PARLY REVEALED TODAY THAT 1081 CREW MEMBERS OF FRANCE'S CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRCRAFT CARRIER TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 WITH SOME 545 SHOWING SYMPTOMS, 24 HOSPITALIZED AND ONE IN INTENSIVE CARE....2010 TESTS CONDUCTED IN TOTAL ON THE SHIP.....(GOOGLE TRANSLATION BFM-TV)

THE LATEST CORONAVIRUS MOVE FROM WALMART IS ORDERING ALL US EMPLOYEES TO WEAR FACE MASKS AND ENCOURAGING CUSTOMERS TO DO THE SAME......BUSINESS INSIDER STORY

The coronavirus story around the world today as reported by the BBC News blog.......BBC NEWS CORONAVIRUS BLOG 4/17/2020

In other news.......

Three astronauts, two Americans and a Russian, returned to Earth today from the International Space Station.   Three others remain on the ISS......TASS NEWS STORY

NASA announcing plans for a manned mission into space with two astronauts blasting off next month (May 27th) for a trip to the International Space Station......BBC NEWS STORY

Another incident reported in Syria involving local residents blocking the path of a US military convoy.   This happened Thursday morning in the province of al-Hasakah.      The five US armored vehicles said to have been forced to turn around according to the government's Syrian Arab News Agency.......SOUTHFRONT STORY

The US military says that a Russian military aircraft acted "unsafe" near a US military surveillance plane in the Mediterranean Sea.   The incident happening Wednesday off the coast of Syria.    The story as interpreted by "Southfront".....LINK

The Asian nation of Myanmar once called Burma intends to free almost 25-thousand prisoners.   Prisoners traditionally released to mark the country's New Year but this release is the largest of its kind in recent years.   87 of the prisoners are foreign nationals.....REUTERS STORY

And  radio talk show host Michael Savage has been operating on a limited schedule lately.   It turns out that Savage has a heart attack back in December.   The New York Times revealing that in a story published recently.   

Savage told his listeners today that he's working to increase his on-air schedule and didn't want to reveal his medical situation because it would have caused attempts by competitors to replace his program on radio stations he is now affiliated with......His podcast for today is available at the top of the list of his website.....MICHAEL SAVAGE WEBSITE

That's the way it really is Friday April 17th, 2020........