Reader’s Links for April 9, 2020

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Each day at just after midnight Eastern, a post like this one is created for contributors and readers of this site to upload news links and video links on the issues that concern this site. Most notably, Islam and its effects on Classical Civilization, and various forms of leftism from Soviet era communism, to postmodernism and all the flavours of galloping statism and totalitarianism such as Nazism and Fascism which are increasingly snuffing out the classical liberalism which created our near, miraculous civilization the West has been building since the time of Socrates.

This document was written around the time this site was created, for those who wish to understand what this site is about. And while our understanding of the world and events has grown since then, the basic ideas remain sound and true to the purpose.

So please post all links, thoughts and ideas that you feel will benefit the readers of this site to the comments under this post each day. And thank you all for your contributions.

This is the new Samizdat. We must use it while we can.

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Canadian artist and counter-jihad and freedom of speech activist as well as devout Schrödinger's catholic

66 Replies to “Reader’s Links for April 9, 2020”

  1. Egypt receives from Germany third Type 209 submarine
    http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/366924/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-receives-from-Germany-third-Type–submarine.aspx

    “Egypt’s naval forces officially received Thursday a third Type 209/1400 submarine from Germany, the Egyptian armed forces announced.

    Egypt first signed a deal with Berlin to buy two German-made Type 209 submarines in 2011, ordering two more in 2014.

    Egypt raised its flag on the submarine, S43, at a ceremony in the German city of Kiel in May 2019.

    Egypt received the first submarine, S41, in December 2016 and the second, S42, in August 2017.

    The Type 209/1400 submarine has a range of 11,000 nautical miles and a top speed of 21.5 knots. It is equipped with missiles and torpedoes.

    The submarines are manufactured by the German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.”

  2. Afghan teen brutally knifed to death in Moria of Greece
    https://www.khaama.com/afghan-teen-brutally-knifed-to-death-in-moria-of-greece-04633/

    “An Afghan teen was brutally knifed to death in a reception center in a Greek refugee camp, it has been reported.

    The local media outlet, Ekathimerini, reported that the 16-year-old Afghan asylum seeker was stabbed by a compatriot, in Moria refugee camp located in the Island of Lesbos.

    The 16-year-old was transferred to the hospital but doctors declared him dead on arrival, the reported said.

    The newspaper also added that a brawl erupted in the refugee camp following the stabbing which left four other migrants wounded, including a minor, who were hospitalized.

    With the reason behind the brawl remaining unclear, Ekathimerini reported that tensions at the camp, which is hosting some 20,000 people, are frequently high.”

  3. 8 YPG/PKK terrorists ‘neutralized’ in N Syria
    https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/8-ypg-pkk-terrorists-neutralized-in-n-syria-153701

    “Turkey’s National Defense Ministry on April 8 said a total of eight YPG/PKK terrorists were “neutralized” in northern Syria.

    In a Twitter post, the ministry said commando units struck a group of four terrorists who opened harassment fire on security forces in the area, earlier cleared by Turkey’s Euphrates Shield Operation.

    It added that four others, preparing to perform an act of terror, were neutralized in the region, which was rid of terrorism following Turkey’s

    Operation Olive Branch, another counter-terrorism operation previously held by the country.

    Turkish authorities often use the word “neutralize” to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.

    In 2016-2019, Turkey launched a trio of successful anti-terrorist operations across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable peaceful settlement by locals: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).

    In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU- has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. The YPG is the PKK’s Syrian offshoot.”

  4. the rebel – WHO’s Dr. Tedros says he’s getting death threats: Taiwan calls accusations “baseless”

  5. Ben Carson on coronavirus pandemic: We can’t operate out of hysteria

    HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson addresses White House coronavirus response as number of cases begins to shrink

  6. VICE News Sweden Thinks Herd Immunity Is the Answer to Coronavirus

    As countries around the world order lockdowns to stop the spread of COVID-19, Sweden is charting a different course: it has purposefully avoided the drastic curbs on public life that have become the norm during this pandemic.

    The Swedish approach centers more around recommendations rather than restrictions. Social distancing is encouraged, particularly for vulnerable groups like the elderly, but schools and businesses remain open.

  7. the gateway pundit – We Want Names! President Trump Says “Two Very Smart People” Came into His Office and Urged Him to Lock Down Economy or 2.2 Million Americans Would Die (VIDEO)

    Whoever did this needs to be revealed.
    These “two smart people” are responsible for pushing faulty propaganda on the president that resulted in millions and millions of ruined lives.

    During her show last night Laura Ingraham aired footage of President Trump admitting “two very smart people” came into his office and urged him to lock down the economy or 2.2 million Americans would die.

    Now we all know that this faulty model by “experts” was completely wrong and off by millions!
    The models continue to be revised on almost a daily basis

    President Trump: The big projection being that 2.2 million people would die if we did nothing. That was another decision we made, close it up. That was a big decision that we made. Two very smart people walked into my office and said listen these are your alternatives. And that was a projection of 1.5 to 2.2 million people would die if we didn’t close it up. That’s a lot of people.

    Here is the video, via Ned Nokolov:

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/04/want-names-president-trump-says-two-smart-people-came-office-urged-lock-economy-2-2-million-americans-die-video/

  8. INDIA – Tablighi Jamaat members defecate in front of Delhi’s Narela quarantine center room

    NEW DELHI: A case has been registered against two members of Tablighi Jamaat for allegedly defecating in front of a room at a quarantine centre in Narela here, police said on Tuesday.

    The accused men are residents of Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh and had attended a religious congregation held last month at Nizamuddin, they said.

    The case was registered on Saturday, after police received information from the sanitation staff at the quarantine centre about the men defecating in front of their rooms, a senior police official said.

    The incident took place in front of room no. 212 on the second floor of the centre.
    A sanitation worker and the house keeping supervisor reported the incident. The persons residing in the room are the suspects for the act, they did not follow the instructions of the health department and government to prevent the spread of the virus. Then men put the life of others at risk by jeopardising the entire containment mesure, the FIR stated.

    So far, more than 300 Covid-19 cases and about 15 deaths in the country have been found to be linked to the religious congregation held at the Nizamuddin headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat last month.

    At least 9,000 people participated in the religious congregation in Nizamuddin last month, after which many of the attendees travelled to various parts of the county

    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/tablighi-jamaat-members-defecate-in-front-of-delhis-narela-quarantine-centre-room/articleshow/75024152.cms