As the airline industry adjusts to the new normal of travel during a pandemic, a new rating system has emerged, awarding airports one to five stars for their COVID-19 safety protocol. Last week, Rome’s Fiumicino Airport became the world’s first five-star anti-COVID airport.
According to Lonely Planet, Skytrax, the airport industry’s rating body, gave Fiumicino the “COVID-19 5-Star Airport Rating” following a 3-day audit conducted earlier this month. The Skytrax rating system was based on “a combination of procedural efficiency checks, visual observation analysis, and ATP sampling tests.”
Roam through the cobblestone corridors of romanceand fine dining
On Sept. 1, Fiumicino Airport opened an on-site coronavirus testing center with the Italian Red Cross and introduced an in-house Bio-Safety team to enforce mask-wearing mandates and ensure that both travelers and airport staff maintain social distancing.
Lonely Planet also reports that Skytrax auditors were impressed with the increased presence of cleaning staff, as well as the various easy-to-read signs in multiple languages posted throughout the airport. The Skytrax report also states that Fiumicino Airport often assesses its hygiene protocol and is currently testing several UV sanitization methods at high-contact points such as elevators and escalators.
Skytrax has also audited three other locations: London’s Heathrow Airport, Spain’s Costa del Sol Airport, and France’s Côte d’Azur Airport. Heathrow received a three-star rating with points awarded for its ample signage, availability of hand sanitizer, and mask usage. The auditors noted, however, “a lack of consistency across different areas, both for cleanliness and expected control of social distancing.” The Costa del Sol and Côte d’Azur Airports also received three-star ratings.
U.S. tourists are still currently banned from traveling to both Spain and Italy.
The Ballots or Bullets? In a democracy or a dictatorship, there are only two ways known to man for the changing of or the transfer of leadership or power — and they are through the ballots or bullets. Whenever the transfer of power comes about by way of the latter, it most often occurs via a revolutionary war or a coup. While some coups are “bloodless,” most coup de’tats create a sudden disturbance of normal life expectancy. Revolutionary wars aren’t bloodless coups; they are accompanied by horror, a broad stroke of extreme violence, and unnecessary deaths.
Trump’s Miley — The signs are clear, but no one wants to see them: This is how it all starts
For decades, the United States military has defended democracies worldwide, and it has removed dictators from power and helped to established governments in its likeness, and fashioned a semblance sense of stability. The army of the United States falls under the command of the sitting president of America. He’s hailed as the Commander in Chief and the leader of the “free world,” by politicians and journalists.
President Donald Trump’s festered appendages
What happens when that president — the leader of the free world — runs afoul of the tenets that hold our democracy together and threatens to blow up the foundation upon which the nation stands? Will the military that he commands aid and abet him in tearing down the pillars of American democracy and contribute to the most significant internal conflict and bloodbath the world will have ever seen in the annals of the worlds’ history in the last 6000 years? There appears to be at least one United States General standing in Donald Trump’s corner who is willing to support a “strongman” form of government.
A lust for power and craven to ramrod wickedness on the powerless:Mark Miley,Trump’s side kick
History shows that many madmen have risen to power by hook or crook. Usually, these demagogues speak the language of the “common” people and by appealing to their sense of loss and disenfranchisement. And frequently, those unread people are looking for a savior to protect them from (the others) those who are taking what rightfully belongs to them alone. Those despots are fond of fostering a bond between military leaders and “law” enforcement cliques. When it comes to the behavior and the words of Donald Trump, all the signs are there of a despot in the making.
While other authoritariannations yearn for Democracy, Americans are yearning for Autocracy.DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING
As the United States of America goes, so goes the rest of the world. Simultaneously, the erosion of civil rights increase, and several dry runs of martial law is enacted in some states to test the will and the fortitude of the people. The times we are living in are peculiar. As Americans watch its President huddles in private with Russia’s top spy — Vladimir Putin, with no public record of their conversations. What secrets is Putin keeping for Trump? Is Trump being tutored by Putin and Kim Un Jong on how to seize power? Simultaneously many white nationalists who once called for less government intrusion in their lives have now cozied up to Trump and, by extension Vladimir Putin and his totalitarian regime.
President Alibaba and his Lilly White team of 40 merry men
With about 57 percent of 167 countries of the world’s population enjoying some form of a democratic government, attempts of a sudden overthrow of the governments by an internal military (in less powerful countries) than the United States of America has decreased. But with a few corrupt power-thirsty Generals that are willing to play lapdog to a power-hungry President Trump, America could fast be sliding down the road of authoritarianism. There have been many threats made by Trump about switching the current form of government.
Ring the alarm:a peaceful transfer of power?
M1 Abrams Tanks Coming to a City Near You Soon?
When Playboy Reporter Brian Karem posed a question to Trump: “Will you commit to..a peaceful transferral of power after the election?”Trump: “…Wewant to get rid of the ballots, and you’ll have a very transfer—we’ll have a very peaceful—there won’t be a transfer. Frankly, there’ll be a continuation.” So come November 3rd or November 8th; if Biden is declared the winner, will Trump proceed with his plan to overthrow the American government — lead a Coup and over-rule the will of the American people?
Will Trump use the military to keep him in the White House to protect his financial records?
The only time the Constitution of the United States recommends a coup is: “Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” There isn’t anything in the constitution that suggests a coup to support the wild lust for power of a mad man to cover his financial crimes nor to prop up a few lost power-hungry Generals.
Stacking the bench of America’s Supreme Court — Presidents try.
As the Republicans continue to play Chess, the lazy Democrats continue to play Checkers. On Saturday, President Trump nominated to the Supreme Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett — a woman. If confirmed, Barrett will replace the late Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg — her political polar opposite. To stave off a solid 6 – 3 majority Republican Court, the Democrats have reached into their bag of dirty tricks, pulling out ruse after ruse. One such scheme that they have employed is a new cry, for an expansion of the Supreme Court. Really. Silly rabbits, tricks are done for kids — go back to playing checkers. Nine is the magic number — it is the highest number. Ellie Mystal, an attorney and online provocateur and ofttimes MSNBC commentator, suggests they add ten to twenty more justices to the High Court.
Former Vice President Joe Biden makes a lawyerless casefor Supreme court pick
It doesn’t matter how many people are on the Bench; it all boils down to percentages. For example, there could be 100 attorneys on the Bench — if 90 are liberals and 10 are Conservatives, the decisions will still be the same. Here we go again! To add more stupidity on stupidity, this afternoon Presidential Candidate (sleepy Joe) Biden introduced hearsay to the arguments. Biden says that the granddaughter of the late Judge Ruth Ginsburg told them that Ginsburg says, “My fervent wish is that: I will not be replaced until a new President is installed.” So what happens if the voters and the Electoral College decide to keep the current President? Does that mean there won’t be a ninth person added to the Bench for four years to come?
Elie Mystal, attorney and proud online provocateur
And even if Ginsburg made those words her dying wish, Justices aren’t selected to the U.S. Supreme Court based on dying wishes. Joe Biden and Elie Mystals are both attorneys; they should know that replacing someone on the Supreme Court is not emotional; the replacement has to be Constitutional.
Judge Amy Barrett was first placed on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit by President Trump on November 2, 2017. She is a devote Catholic and a good handmaiden. Barrett and her husband Jesse (Barrett, a former federal prosecutor) have five children, two adopted from Haiti. The liberals have tried to paint Judge Barrett as a religious nut, who cannot separate her beliefs from her duty as a judge. However, at her 2017 confirmation hearing, the assured the Senators that she is quite capable of doing so. “If you’re asking whether I take my faith seriously and I’m a faithful Catholic, I am,” she exclaimed. “Although I would stress that my church affiliation or my religious belief would not bear in the discharge of my duties as a judge.”
The 48-year-old judge will become the fifth woman to serve on the US Supreme Court and Trump’s third appointee on the court, joining the ranks of Justices Neil M. Gorsuch and Brett M. Kavanaugh. Barrett will join former President Obama’s two female appointees Sonia Sotomayor (2009) and Elena Kagan (2010).
Guest Writer: Benton Frye (Conservative guy on the fly)
Police take alleged vigilante shooter into custody.
At around 8:30 p.m., someone among some protesters (it is theorized ) opened fire on a group of police officers standing around and monitoring protesters who were marching — they’re claiming — in response to a not guilty verdict in the killing of a 26-year-old EMT — Breonna Taylor. Here’s what led to the shooting of the two LMPD officers: On Wednesday 09-23-2020, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron used the “findings” of a grand jury to justify not bringing charges against three LMPD police officers. All three officers contributed to the death of BreonnaTaylor. Taylor was shot to death by Louisville Metro Police officers Det Brett Hankison, Sgt Johnathan Mattingly, and Sgt Myles Cosgrove — during an early morning raid on her home.
Protesters march to make a statement about lack of charges in Breonna Taylor’s case
After AG Daniel Cameron announced the not guilty verdicts, crowds began to swell in the street of Louisville, and so did the police presence. As night falls, minor skirmishes began to break out between the police and several protesters. Police arrested at least 46 people with National Guardsmen standing ready to swoop in on the marchers. A few rabble-rousers attempted to set fires to boarded-up businesses, and amid the chaos, the sound of firecrackers was heard — then gunshots rang out.
Soon after the shooting, LMPD arrested a man wearing black Addidas sweat pants and a jacket with as many colors as Joseph’s Coat of many colors. The police have not publicly identified the suspect. Both officers, one shot in his leg and the other in his abdomen, just below his bulletproof vest, are listed in stable condition.
Kentucky’s defiant Attorney General looks the other way with a wink and a nod.
Today Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Jay Cameron announced that former detective Brett Hankison of the Louisville police department was indicted on three felony charges of wanton endangerment after shooting into an apartment next door to Breonna Taylor’s apartment. Taylor was shot six times by two other officers on the scene. During his press conference, Cameron (the baby-face attorney with a tiny head) intimated that modern-day ballistics are too primitive to allow investigators to determine which gun(s) or officers fired the bullets that killed Breonna. There were no charges brought against any of the three officers in the killing of their victim Breonna Taylor.
Breonna Taylor’s Prosecutor Daniel Cameron
A record-breaking wrongful death settlement awarded to Taylor’s family in advance of Kentucky’s Attorney General’s announcement.
The city of Louisville gave a twelve million dollar payday to the family and attorneys of Breonna Taylor. She was shot to death in her bedroom after night riders barged in on her and her boyfriend in the middle of the night. What is Breonna’s cut of the loot? Breonna’s life has been cut short by negligence. She’s dead. She’s gone. The victim cannot and will not enjoy any of that blood diamond. There are some in the community who are calling the payout from the Motherlode hush money for the family. The claim is that it was a given that the three officers (Brett Hankison, Johnathan Mattingly, and Miles Cosgrove) involved in the attack could not be charged justifiably with any crimes for the shootout.
Louisville, KY, Black Activist Tamika Mallory speaks at a press conferenceabout police activity
On March 13, 2020, 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in the hallway of her apartment after running from her bedroom to escape what she and her then-boyfriend believed was her ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover, kicking in the door to her apartment. Jamarcus Glover is a known neighborhood drug dealer — he was not in the building with Taylor at the time of the home invasion — her new boyfriend Kenneth Walker was with her. Fearing for his and Taylor’s safety Walker opened fire on the men who breached the entrance to his castle.
After the March 13th incident, Louisville PD fired Brett Hankison, in June as a sacrificial lamb for the department. Today a warrant was issued for his arrest and his bail is set at $15,000.
Below is part of Kentucky AG’s presser.
“Justice is not often easy and does not fit the mold of public opinion. And it does not conform to shifting standards,” Cameron said. “I know that not everyone will be satisfied with the charges we’ve reported today.
“My team set out to investigate the circumstances surrounding Ms. Taylor’s death. We did it with a singular goal in mind: pursuing the truth. Kentucky deserves no less. The city of Louisville deserves no less. If we simply act on emotion or outrage, there is no justice. Mob justice is not justice.”
When it comes to modern-day Chicago, by comparison, the wild west would be considered a tame, safer, and tranquil place to live or die of old age. According to data released by Chicago Police Department, around this time last year (mid-September 2019), there were 364 murders committed, versus 554 murders committed by mid-September of 2020 — in the city.
The weekend beginning at 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 19, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, September 21, 2020, forty-five males were shot ranging in age 16 to 47-years-old. The youngest victim shot is sixteen-years-old, while the youngest to have died in the bloodbath was only 17-years-old.
For poor Chicagoan, when the weekend comes, most streets in Chicago are like Roosevelt Road
The seventeen-year-old male was shot in the wee hours on Monday at about 2:50 a.m. He was shot in the back while standing in an alleyway. EMT transported the teen to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Where is the family of this sixteen-year-old boy? Is there anyone mourning his death?Is his murder under investigation? Is he just another number for the undertaker to add to his long and ever-growing celebratory list of murdered victims?
On Sunday, at about 9:50 a.m., a 46-year-old (Myrio Shields) was shot execution-style while sitting in a car talking to someone on the passenger side. The killer that shot him wore a black face mask and black hoodie. The person that he was talking to gave no hint that someone was sneaking upon him.
Chicago’s new but not uncommon weekend massacre that left an army of young, vibrant men dead occurred on the South Side, West Side, or Northwest side of the Windy City. Five of the nine males killed were in their 20s, one 17 seventeen-year-old, one 39-year-old (Anthony Lash Jackson), one 46-year-old, and a 47-year-old man.
For Black people, Chicago has become a place to die, not to live.
Long gone are the days of summer, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to take a road trip. Fall offers cooler temperatures, smaller crowds, and if you pick the right location, you’ll get an eye-full of some colorful foliage.
So before the winter winds roll in, here are some of the best places to take a fall road trip.
Blue Ridge Mountains, Georgia
While most people think of the northeast when it comes to peak fall foliage, Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains offer stunning views of the changing leaves without the intense cold. The Russell Brasstown Scenic Byway in the northern part of Georgia is the perfect place to start. This route will take you through the Blue Ridge Mountains along the Chattahoochee River. Along the way, be sure to stop at Talulah Gorge State Park for some hiking and Brasstown Bald to admire the highest natural point in Georgia. Helen, a town designed to look like a Bavarian village, is also worth exploring.
Awesomeness of mother nature
Finger Lakes, New York
Far from the hustle-bustle of Manhattan, New York’s Finger Lakes offer a more peaceful getaway with its country scenery. Start in the city, then make your way through Pennsylvania with stops at Gouldsboro and Tobyhanna State Park. Jim Thorpe is also worth the detour as this borough of Pennsylvania is nicknamed the “Switzerland of America” thanks to its gorgeous mountain scenery and architecture. It’s then off to Ithaca, New York, where you can tour the Finger Lakes region, visit wineries, go hiking, and stay at the historic Inns of Aurora.
The Blue Ridge Parkway
This 470-mile route connecting North Carolina and Virginia allows travelers to visit both the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Shenandoah National Park. Throughout the Parkway, you’ll pass old farmsteads, mountains, meadows, and several scenic overlooks that especially light up during the fall with the changing colors of the leaves. Activities on the route also include hiking, visiting local farms, and touring historic homes.
Oregan’s Heceta Head Lighthouse
The Oregon Coastwildfires are now fullycontained
Oregon may not offer much in terms of fall foliage, but the mild weather and impressive landscapes—think mountains, beaches, and forests—make for the perfect West Coast adventure. Start in Astoria and make your way south. Stop at Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks for some hiking, then spend the night at Cannon Beach. Besides some reasonably cold water, you’ll also be able to wander around some large boulders, including Haystack Rock.
No matter where you choose to go this fall, be sure to check the local ordinances for rules regarding COVID-19. Some states are still currently requiring visitors to quarantine.
Brazil rebuilds its tourism industry with new safety measures.
As countries reopen their doors to tourists, each has taken on their precautions to mitigate the risks of spreading the coronavirus. Some have opted to ban visitors from individual nations. Others require proof of negative COVID tests or enforce a mandatory quarantine upon arrival.
But now, Fernando de Noronha, an archipelago off the coast of Brazil in the state of Pernambuco, has implemented a new protocol unseen anywhere else in the world: To enter, tourists must prove that they have already had COVID-19.
According to Insider, an announcement on the Pernambuco government website states that Fernando de Noronha, a national park and UNESCO World Heritage site, will only allow “tourists who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and are already cured.”
Escape one Brazilian miles deep into a space of beauty
To visit the archipelago, travelers will have to submit one of two tests taken more than 20 days before their arrival. — a positive PCR virus test or a positive serology test, also known as an antibody test.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes the PCR test as a molecular test that shows whether you have an active coronavirus infection. In contrast, the antibody test checks whether your body has developed coronavirus-specific antibodies.
The 20-day limit means that those who have tested positive for the virus should have since recovered. It also means that the body will have had time to develop antibodies as the CDC states that “antibodies can take several days or weeks to develop after you have an infection and may stay in your blood for several weeks or more after recovery.”
For those interested in visiting Fernando de Noronha, it’s important to note the CDC also states: “at this time researchers do not know if the presence of antibodies means that you are immune to the coronavirus in the future.” Cases of reinfection have also been reported in Hong Kong, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
“You can get it again,” Florian Krammer, a vaccine scientist and virus expert at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, told Business Insider in July.
Brazil currently has the second-worst outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the world. However, Fernando de Noronha, which initially closed to visitors in mid-March, has had 93 confirmed cases and no deaths as of August 30, according to Reuters.
L.A. County police on edge after a brazen attack on two sheriff deputies.
At about 1900 hours, a crazed person with a hate-filled heart walked up to a patrol vehicle with two LA County Sheriff Deputies and shot them both “in the head.” A grainy area surveillance video shows a lone shooter (male or female) running away from the location. The person appears to be someone not of a great statue with a slightly disfigured sprint.
LA Deputies confront protesters who celebrate a violent attack on two deputies.
The officers were monitoring the Metro Blue Line station at Willowbrook Avenue and Compton Boulevard when the ambush occurred. In addition to the shooter, at least one other person was walking nearby when the shooter fired what appears to be about five shots into the vehicle on the deputies.
According to LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who reminds the public that he was pissed off, both deputies have been with the Department for 14 months are were sworn in together from the same class. One of the victims is a female described as a 31-year-old mother with a six-year-old son; the other is a 24-year-old male.
High Alert And Pissed Off
As police in battleground fatigues roam the streets and neighborhoods of LA looking for, at this point, an attempted murderer, whom they say they don’t know — a small group of mindless demonstrators gathered at the hospital (making noise) where the injured deputies are reportedly in critical condition. The demonstrators were confronted by police who tried to chase them away.
LA Sheriff Deputies winning friends and influencing people / rough arrest of reporter Josie Huang
Meanwhile, an angry mob of Sheriff deputies also rushed, tackled, subdued,and arrested a female reporter for a local radio station KPCC 89.3 FM. Police identified the reporter as Josie Huang. Police say Huang failed to follow their orders and did not identify herself as a reporter. During the rough arrest, there was what appears to be press credentials hanging from the next of Ms. Huang. Huang was booked and later released from custody.
For nearly six months, the Rochester Police Department sat on, covered up, hid, buried a video of seven of its officers contributing to the death of a naked 41-year-old man — Daniel Prude. Prude’s brother Joseph Prude had called police for help after Daniel began to show signs of mental distress. While it is not clear what happened before the arrival of the law — after their arrival, a video from a police body camera shows Daniel Prude butt naked on the cold asphalt with light snow falling. The “officers” on the scene wore long-sleeved shirts or jackets and or headgear to protect them from the snow and the cold.
Rochester’s Grand incompetent Mayor (NOT) Lovely Warren
One of the seven cops on the scene (Mark Vaughn) gave Prude commands, and he complied, he followed their instruction. “Get on the ground, get on the ground, Vaughn shouted. Put your hands behind your back,” Vaughn continued to yell commands. To which Daniel Prude replied, “Yes sir,” all while showing clear signs of mental distress and out crying for help.
Instead of helping Prude, they mocked and suffocated him. At one point, they placed a hangman’s sack over his head. After the March 23 incident, Prude lingered in the hospital for seven days before he succumbed to the brutal action of the seven cops. The county coroner ruled his death was caused by asphyxiation. The night of the incident, officer Troy Talladay was caught on bodycam, placing his knee on Prude’s neck. In contrast, officer Josiah Harris and Francisco Santiago giggled and mocked the dying man.
The commanding officer on the scene, Sgt. Michael Magri did not intervene; instead, he aided and abetted the other killers of the helpless Prude lying on the ground naked.
Rochester Police mocked and tortured a naked man in the snow — Daniel Prude
When the sun came up, and Chief La’ Ron Singletary arrived at the station, at which time his subordinates briefed him (thoroughly) on the incident of torture. Prude died seven days later in the hospital. At which time, Singletary ordered the customary police internal investigation into the rough and prolonged killing of Mr. Prude. The Rochester Internal investigators concluded their customary investigation with its customary coverup findings. Shortly after, Singletary and his top lieutenants (Deputy Chief Joseph Morabito and Commander Fabian Rivera) joined in a conspiracy of shelving of the facts and video of the killing of Prude.
They are fleeing the crime scene, in broad daylight, with their pensions.
For several months Chief Singletary kept the video of the crime under wraps until attorneys for the family of Daniel Prude were able to get a copy of the video and released it to the media. After the release of the video, the protesters demanded the officers and Singletary be held accountable. To protect Singletary, Mayor “Lovely” Warren scampered into damage control mode. She claimed ignorance and staunchly defended the chief’s behavior in the cover-up. Chief Singletary went as far as to condone the killing of Prude and by saying his officers acted appropriately when they mocked, suffocated, and ignored Prude’s cries for help. Singletary claims the torture and killing of Daniel Prude were consistent with their training of his officers.
Forty-One-Year-oldDaniel Prude became a victim of Rochester’s NY police hate, scorn, and inhumane brutality.
Within days after the incident came to light and calls for accountability grew louder, Chief Singletary and has tendered his resignation effective September 29, 2020. He blames his dilemma on the news media for shining a spotlight on the murder of Daniel Prude.
The Mayor of Rochester “Lovely” Warren– a strong defender of Chief La’ Ron Singletary, it appears that she has cut some deal with Chief Singletary. The agreement will allow Singletary and his top cohorts to flee the scene of the crime without any accountability and with a fat pension for life — paid for courtesy of the taxpayers.
Two of the Department’s other top cops — Deputy Chief Mark Simmons and Commander Fabian — were returned to their previous ranks of lieutenants.
