Thursday, October 22, 2020

NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 10-22-2020

 

                                 (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY)



"This government has scared people from the start to get them into lockdown"


An 83-year old British woman who recovered from COVID-19 and was a child during the Second World War mincing no words about her government's coronavirus policy.    Maureen Eames gaining acclaim for her outspoken views saying the UK's lockdown restrictions are "ridiculous" urging people to "take care-but don't be afraid'....DAILY MAIL UK



She spoke to the BBC about the imposition of a strict lockdown starting this weekend in the South Yorkshire region of the country where she lives.....




BBC YORKSHIRE TWITTER VIDEO




THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT EXPANDING TIGHTER CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING A NINE-HOUR OVERNIGHT CURFEW TO LARGE AREAS OF FRANCE STARTING FRIDAY AT MIDNIGHT.     THE CONTROLS WILL NOW IMPACT MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF FRANCE'S POPULATION.



MORE THAN 47-HUNDRED FINES HANDED OUT FOR CURFEW VIOLATIONS IN FRANCE IN A ONE WEEK PERIOD.     (BFM-TV GOOGLE TRANSLATION)



The trials of a coronavirus vaccine developed by the AstraZeneca pharma conglomerate will continue following the death of a volunteer in Brazil...REUTERS



POLITICS USA AND THE FINAL DEBATE BETWEEN THE TWO MAJOR PARTY CANDIDATES TONIGHT.      PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN MAKING THEIR CASES TONIGHT IN NASHVILLE...VIDEO LINK (DEBATE STARTS AT 24 MINUTES



SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL AIMING FOR A MONDAY FLOOR VOTE ON THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT TO THE SUPREME COURT.   HER NOMINATION APPROVED BY THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TODAY WITH REPUBLICANS VOTING YES AND DEMOCRATS BOYCOTTING THE VOTE.


A now retired Portland cop indicted by a grand jury.   Scott Groshong accused of driving into a person who was suspected of vandalizing a skateboard shop during  an anti-police violence protest on June 15th.   Groshong operating undercover at the time monitoring protests in the city.    He retired in August...OREGONLIVE




THE UNREST CONTINUING IN NIGERIA TODAY FOLLOWING TUESDAY'S POLICE SHOOTING OF PROTESTERS...BBC NEWS




The state of emergency lifted in Thailand with the Prime Minister saying the situation has eased.   But protest leaders in the country say the Prime Minister must resign within three days or the protests will resume...BBC NEWS




         "they are all absolutely groundless"



Part of the reaction from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov today to the US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe's statement and other reports acccusing Russia of interfering in the US election...TASS



Russia also saying that 600 Islamic State terrorists were released from captivity in the Kurdish ruled part of northeastern Syria last week and this would not have happened without the United States supporting it...TASS




Lebanon's former Prime Minister forced out by massive street protests ninth months ago has been tapped again for his old post.    President Michel Aoun selecting Saad al-Hariri today...REUTERS-YNET




The Vatican maintaining its agreement with the Chinese government on the appointment of bishops in China.     The US as expressed its opposition to Vatican collusion with the Chinese regime on operation of the Roman Catholic Church in China...ABC NEWS US



He's gone after prominent people like Judge Roy Moore of Alabama now Borat targeting Trump supporter Rudy Giuliani days before the election.    Giuliani calls Borat's stunt involving him a "fabrication"...BBC NEWS



Coronavirus statistics for today from Worldomters showing 74,301 new positive tests for the USA with 973 more deaths attributed to COVID-19.     5,655,301 recoveries from the coronavirus have been recorded in the US.



Around the world 478,132 new positive tests with the US the leading nation.      Other nations include  France with 41,622, the UK with 21,242, Spain with 20.986, Italy with 16,079 an Germany with 12,519.



And that's the way it really is Thursday October 22nd, 2020 Day 221 in the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.

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