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Sunday, May 31, 2020
Trump’s War on Arms Control and Disarmament - CounterPunch.org
Trump’s War on Arms Control and Disarmament - CounterPunch.org: A successor to the Trump administration will have to rebuild the credibility of the Department of Justice and the effectiveness of such regulatory agencies as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Consumer Finance Protection Agency. It will have to rebuild the intelligence community, which has been heavily politicized, and the Department of State, which has More
Responsible Statecraft
Responsible Statecraft: If Israeli governments come to believe there is no price to be paid by them for denying Palestinian statehood, they will never end their occupation.
Trade-war collateral damage: destruction of $1.7 trillion in U.S. companies’ market value - MarketWatch
Trade-war collateral damage: destruction of $1.7 trillion in U.S. companies’ market value - MarketWatch: New York Fed report confirms earlier evidence that American companies continue to pick up the bill for Trump-initiated tariffs
Global Deaths Due to Various Causes and COVID-19
Global Deaths Due to Various Causes and COVID-19
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/2562261/?fbclid=IwAR3C3aQRWYnguDsRQ5n66M5oSZCep1vBV8OuCv98vTNPJpCLgCEfd0QSrdA
How companies plan to use technology and testing to bring workers back | MIT Technology Review
How companies plan to use technology and testing to bring workers back | MIT Technology Review: As shelter-in-place rules relax, reopening businesses will frequently ask workers to take coronavirus tests, disclose symptoms, don masks, wear dongles and work under the watchful eye of sensors monitoring their proximity to colleagues.
'Being Black in America shouldn't be a death sentence.' What about being Palestinian? - Opinion - Haaretz.com
'Being Black in America shouldn't be a death sentence.' What about being Palestinian? - Opinion - Haaretz.com: Did you see the American police officers? Did you see how they choked George Floyd to death in Minneapolis? Did you see Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on his neck, pinnin
St. Patrick's Cathedral desecrated with protest graffiti
St. Patrick's Cathedral desecrated with protest graffiti: Protesters desecrated St. Patrick's Cathedral with graffiti Saturday, staining stairs and spewing hatred on two walls.
COVID-19, Between Asymptomatic Infection and Death | OpenMind
COVID-19, Between Asymptomatic Infection and Death | OpenMind: The pandemic of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus which causes COVID-19, looks like a sinister lottery: On Which Factors Does the lethality Depend?
Trump Given False Credit For Bush- And Obama-Era Space Program
Trump Given False Credit For Bush- And Obama-Era Space Program: Today the Space X Dragon “Endeavor” launched. Trump took credit.
China Rules Out Animal Market and Lab as Coronavirus Origin - WSJ
China Rules Out Animal Market and Lab as Coronavirus Origin - WSJ: Chinese scientists in recent days said they had ruled out both a laboratory and an animal market in the city of Wuhan as possible origins of the coronavirus pandemic, in their most detailed pushback to date against allegations from U.S. officials and others over what might have sparked it.
Experts warn of dire global consequences if U.S. withdraws from WHO
Experts warn of dire global consequences if U.S. withdraws from WHO: An American withdrawal from the WHO could wreak profound damage on efforts to eradicate polio and respond to disease threats, experts warned.
Primary Snapshots: Pandemic Spotlights Pennsylvania’s Disparities | Capital & Main
Primary Snapshots: Pandemic Spotlights Pennsylvania’s Disparities | Capital & Main: The COVID-19 crisis hits the state after a decade of rising economic inequality.
The Plague of Racist Cop Murders: Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and the COVID-19 Pandemic - CounterPunch.org
The Plague of Racist Cop Murders: Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and the COVID-19 Pandemic - CounterPunch.org: Black Georgia jogger, 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, was murdered in cold blood by three white racists on February 23. Arbery’s family attorneys, led by Benjamin Crump, have charged that his murder was premeditated. Local police, on the scene soon after the murder, accepted the testimony of the killers. They were considered “witnesses,” not suspects. One, a More
George Floyd & Derek Chauvin -- Why Did It Take So Long to Arrest Minneapolis Police Officer? | National Review
George Floyd & Derek Chauvin -- Why Did It Take So Long to Arrest Minneapolis Police Officer? | National Review: The claim that the prosecutor had to wait to authorize the arrest of Derek Chauvin until the investigators nailed down all the evidence is nonsense.
Gospel Reflections You Promise Peace Solemnity of Pentecost
Solemnity of Pentecost
John 20:19-23
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
Opening Prayer: Lord, I have been preparing my heart this week for the coming of the Holy Spirit. Send forth your Spirit to enlighten my mind as I reflect on this Scripture.
Encountering Christ:
- The Doors Were Locked: The doors of the room where the disciples were gathered was locked because they were afraid of the Jews. The doors of our hearts are also locked when we are afraid. A wise confessor once told me to prepare for the Sacrament of Reconciliation by asking myself, “What was I afraid of when I did/said/thought that?” Sin often happens because we’re afraid. Fears can point to self-love, worldly attachments, or vanities. St. John tells us that “perfect love casts out fear.” When we identify our fears, let us ask the Lord to replace them with love. And the grace of Reconciliation strengthens us to reopen the doors to our hearts.
- Peace Be with You: Our Lord knows the perfect antidote to fear: peace. He bestowed peace on his apostles who were locked in the upper room. And he always brings peace to us when we let him into our moments of prayer or activity. Peace is his “trademark,” a sure sign of his presence in our life. Even when life circumstances challenge us, Jesus brings peace with him if we invite him in. Why do we hesitate? Come Holy Spirit! Reign in my heart and cast out all fear.
- Receive the Holy Spirit!: There is no better gift on earth or in heaven than to receive the Holy Spirit. Our Lord promised us the Paraclete, and when we are in a state of grace, the Holy Spirit is alive and active within us. The Holy Spirit brings invaluable gifts (wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord) and fruits (charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance, gentleness, faith, modesty, self-control, and chastity). The Sanctifier works to make us holy and worthy of eternal life with the Holy Trinity. So, when our Lord said to his apostles, “Receive the Holy Spirit,” he was saying also to us on this Pentecost Sunday, “Receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit.” Come Holy Spirit. Come!
Conversing with Christ: Lord, please send your Holy Spirit in abundance! I need the grace and inspiration to live a life worthy of you. I want to know you more personally, and revere you with the gift of fear of the Lord. Please bless me with special graces on this feast day! Allow me to pray in the Spirit.
Resolution: Lord, today by your grace I will use the resources below to pray the “Promises of Christ,” and personalize and add to them as I scour the Scriptures in the coming weeks.
For Further Reflection: A short list of the promises of Christ:
God will never leave you (Deuteronomy 31:6).
God will always protect you (2 Thessalonians 3:3).
God will give you strength for every battle (Isaiah 40:31).
God will give you the graces necessary to endure all suffering (2 Corinthians 12:9).
God will forgive you even when you have sinned against him (1 John 1:9).
God will never stop loving you (Ephesians 3:17-19).
Written by Maribeth Harper
The post You Promise Peace appeared first on RC Spirituality.
The Spirit Becomes the Soul of the Church
Get ready for summer’s biggest hit: Revenge of the Drive-In - The Boston Globe
Get ready for summer’s biggest hit: Revenge of the Drive-In - The Boston Globe: Because of COVID-19, a staple of the past is now our entertainment future.
Coronavirus death toll rises without a national remembrance — or a consoler-in-chief in the White House - The Boston Globe
Coronavirus death toll rises without a national remembrance — or a consoler-in-chief in the White House - The Boston Globe: As the pandemic’s death toll has risen, Trump has done almost nothing publicly to mark its sheer human tragedy.
An America where some breathe free, and some can’t breathe at all - The Boston Globe
An America where some breathe free, and some can’t breathe at all - The Boston Globe: Who gets to breathe free in this America? Not the wretched refuse of other teeming shores. Not the wretched refuse of ours, either.
The inside story of how coronavirus spread in Massachusetts - The Boston Globe
The inside story of how coronavirus spread in Massachusetts - The Boston Globe: The Globe retraces the virus’s devastating path, detailing early misjudgment by the public health system and a fierce battle to bring COVID-19 under control.
George Floyd’s Death and the History of Race in Minneapolis | Time
George Floyd’s Death and the History of Race in Minneapolis | Time: Understanding how things got so tense in Minneapolis requires understanding the history of the city's racial geography, scholars explain.
George Floyd Protests: How to Help, Where to Donate
George Floyd Protests: How to Help, Where to Donate: A wave of protests and riots have followed successive deaths of black civilians at the hands of police in 2020. Here’s how to safely participate, or support racial justice movements, during the coronavirus pandemic.
As fear settles over Minneapolis, protests and violent clashes spread across the U.S. - The Washington Post
As fear settles over Minneapolis, protests and violent clashes spread across the U.S. - The Washington Post: Since Floyd’s death Monday, protests have popped up in dozens of cities across the country to call for an end to police officers killing people of color and an end to the nation’s racial inequities.
Priest who composed “On Eagle’s Wings” writes new hymn for pandemic
Priest who composed “On Eagle’s Wings” writes new hymn for pandemic: The priest who wrote “On Eagle’s Wings,” one of the most popular Christian songs in the hymnal, has penned a new tune inspired by the coronavirus world pandemic. Titled “She…
Saturday, May 30, 2020
China eyes ‘diversified’ relations as US becomes increasingly hostile, Beijing economic adviser says | South China Morning Post
China eyes ‘diversified’ relations as US becomes increasingly hostile, Beijing economic adviser says | South China Morning Post: The US-China trade war, the US entity list and the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak have accelerated the decoupling of the world’s two largest economies.
CDC: Coronavirus began spreading in the US much sooner than we thought – BGR
CDC: Coronavirus began spreading in the US much sooner than we thought – BGR: The novel coronavirus began spreading in the US even earlier than believed, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). COVID-19 community transmission may have happened as early as January, several weeks before the original official estimate.
CDC: Coronavirus began spreading in the US much sooner than we thought – BGR
CDC: Coronavirus began spreading in the US much sooner than we thought – BGR: The novel coronavirus began spreading in the US even earlier than believed, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). COVID-19 community transmission may have happened as early as January, several weeks before the original official estimate.
Trump Scapegoats China and WHO for the Coronavirus Pandemic—and Americans Will Suffer
Trump Scapegoats China and WHO for the Coronavirus Pandemic—and Americans Will Suffer: The White House’s official narrative about the pandemic is contradicted by the facts—and creates new obstacles to stopping the virus.
China reveals plan for ‘Heavenly Palace’ space station to rival ISS
China reveals plan for ‘Heavenly Palace’ space station to rival ISS: China has outlined plans to build an orbiting science lab by 2023.
The “Heavenly Palace” station will house six people and serve as a test bed for...
The “Heavenly Palace” station will house six people and serve as a test bed for...
Trump tweets about 'dead Democrat' and 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' - The Washington Post
Trump tweets about 'dead Democrat' and 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' - The Washington Post: Trump's dual tweets echo a long-running effort to raise the specter of advocating violence — while exploiting plausible deniability about it.
People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out | The Nation
People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out | The Nation: As the media denounces the Minneapolis protesters, it’s worth remembering that it takes incredible strength to practice nonviolence in the face of murder and oppression.
Seven Reasons Police Brutality Is Systemic, Not Anecdotal | The American Conservative
Seven Reasons Police Brutality Is Systemic, Not Anecdotal | The American Conservative: Official misconduct doesn't just come from "a few bad apples."
Evolution of pandemic coronavirus outlines path from animals to humans: The virus's ability to change makes it likely that new human coronaviruses will arise -- ScienceDaily
Evolution of pandemic coronavirus outlines path from animals to humans: The virus's ability to change makes it likely that new human coronaviruses will arise -- ScienceDaily: A team of scientists studying the origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, found that it was especially well-suited to jump from animals to humans by shapeshifting as it gained the ability to infect human cells.
Why New Infrastructure Is a National Imperative | naked capitalism
Why New Infrastructure Is a National Imperative | naked capitalism: Time to do something about America's creaky infrastructure.
Italy Returns to Masses - The Catholic Thing
Italy Returns to Masses - The Catholic Thing: Alessandra Bocchi: Italian churches are reopening, having shown an ability to adapt in carrying out the Church’s mission in the midst of the pandemic.
Amazon’s Big Breakdown
Amazon’s Big Breakdown
The pandemic briefly brought the Everything Store to its knees — by prematurely bringing about a future it has long been planning for.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/27/magazine/amazon-coronavirus.html?campaign_id=52&emc=edit_ma_20200530&instance_id=18953&nl=the-new-york-times-magazine®i_id=60745655&segment_id=29647&te=1&user_id=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d
Can America’s Middle Class Be Saved from a New Depression?
Can America’s Middle Class Be Saved from a New Depression?
As the pandemic guts the livelihoods of
formerly stable families, the federal government seems unwilling to act
on the necessary scale.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/26/magazine/coronavirus-milwaukee-unemployment-jobs.html?campaign_id=52&emc=edit_ma_20200530&instance_id=18953&nl=the-new-york-times-magazine®i_id=60745655&segment_id=29647&te=1&user_id=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d
An American Jobs Crisis with Few Reporters to Cover It
An American Jobs Crisis with Few Reporters to Cover It
In the rural West and around the country,
newspapers are stuck at the intersection of a shrinking industry and
crumbling local economies.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/27/magazine/coronavirus-colorado-unemployment-jobs.html?campaign_id=52&emc=edit_ma_20200530&instance_id=18953&nl=the-new-york-times-magazine®i_id=60745655&segment_id=29647&te=1&user_id=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d
For Families Already Stretched to the Limit, the Pandemic Is a Disaster
For Families Already Stretched to the Limit, the Pandemic Is a Disaster
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/26/magazine/coronavirus-nj-unemployment-jobs.html?campaign_id=52&emc=edit_ma_20200530&instance_id=18953&nl=the-new-york-times-magazine®i_id=60745655&segment_id=29647&te=1&user_id=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d
Satellite crashes will plague us unless we manage space traffic better | MIT Technology Review
Satellite crashes will plague us unless we manage space traffic better | MIT Technology Review: There were plenty of unusual things about this week’s satellite kerfuffle between the European Space Agency and SpaceX—the public statement released by ESA, initial reports that SpaceX declined to move its Starlink satellite despite being warned about a risk of collision, and SpaceX’s claim it didn’t respond because a glitch caused it to miss the…
This company wants to deal with space junk by… sending more stuff into space | MIT Technology Review
This company wants to deal with space junk by… sending more stuff into space | MIT Technology Review: There are roughly 130 million pieces of space debris orbiting Earth’s atmosphere. The world (specifically, the US Air Force) tracks only the biggest ones, about 22,300 pieces of debris larger than 10 centimeters (four inches), since they pose the biggest threat. But this certainly leaves a lot of risk on the table—most debris is orbiting…
The Pentagon wants to launch satellite constellations to track missiles
The Pentagon wants to launch satellite constellations to track missiles
https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/10/07/132730/the-pentagon-wants-to-launch-military-satellite-constellations-to-track-missiles/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=weekend_reads&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekend_reads.unpaid.engagementSpaceX just filed a request to run 30,000 more Starlink satellites in orbit | MIT Technology Review
SpaceX just filed a request to run 30,000 more Starlink satellites in orbit | MIT Technology Review: SpaceX is seeking permission from the International Telecommunication Union to access spectrum for 30,000 satellites for its Starlink network, SpaceNews reported today. That number is in addition to the 12,000 satellites already approved by the ITU and FCC. There are 20 filings in total, each for 1,500 satellites structured in various orbits between 204 and…
Do satellite mega-constellations really have to be so big? | MIT Technology Review
Do satellite mega-constellations really have to be so big? | MIT Technology Review: “There are no rules in space,” Greg Wyler said at MIT Technology Review’s EmTech conference last Thursday. His company, OneWeb, wants to launch 2,000 satellites into space—practically doubling the number of satellites currently orbiting Earth—in order to deliver internet connectivity to unconnected places. As long as he has permission to access the radio frequency spectrum…
Here’s how just four satellites could provide worldwide internet | MIT Technology Review
Here’s how just four satellites could provide worldwide internet | MIT Technology Review: In spite of what SpaceX and other companies suggest with projects like Starlink, you don’t need mega-constellations comprising thousands of satellites—and all the aggravations they cause—to provide global internet coverage to the world. We’ve known since the 1980s that if you’re okay with settling for a connection a notch below gamer-quality speeds (about a half-second…
The number of satellites orbiting Earth could quintuple in the next decade | MIT Technology Review
The number of satellites orbiting Earth could quintuple in the next decade | MIT Technology Review: As you read this there are about 2,000 satellites orbiting above our heads, and apart from an occasional glimpse in the night sky, they’re pretty much invisible. But they have become a huge part of everyday life on Earth. Want to find your way around? Tap a button and your phone talks to a constellation…
Why satellite mega-constellations are a threat to the future of space | MIT Technology Review
Why satellite mega-constellations are a threat to the future of space | MIT Technology Review: When India shot down one of its own satellites with a missile this week, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine was not impressed. “Creating debris fields intentionally is wrong … If we wreck space, we’re not getting it back,” he said. He was referring to the growing problem of space junk: dead satellites, leftover rockets, and debris from…
Podcast: The satellite boom that threatens to clog the skies | MIT Technology Review
Podcast: The satellite boom that threatens to clog the skies | MIT Technology Review: Deep Tech is a new subscriber-only podcast that brings alive the people and ideas in our print magazine. Episodes are released every two weeks. We’re making the first four installments, built around our 10 Breakthrough Technologies issue, available for free. Every two weeks, give or take, SpaceX puts another 60 Starlink communications satellites into low…
Is there anything we can do to tackle space debris? | MIT Technology Review
Is there anything we can do to tackle space debris? | MIT Technology Review: Every week, the readers of our space newsletter, The Airlock, send in their questions for our space reporter Neel V. Patel to answer. This week: space debris. Reader question As is clear from last week’s question about sending Earth’s trash into space, we know that we have quite a lot of debris in orbit, much…
2020 | MIT Technology Review
2020 | MIT Technology Review: Here is our annual list of technological advances that we believe will make a real difference in solving important problems. How do we pick? We avoid the one-off tricks, the overhyped new gadgets. Instead we look for those breakthroughs that will truly change how we live and work. Unhackable internet Hyper-personalized medicine Digital money Anti-aging…
Expect the COVID-19 Crisis to Unleash Rush of Innovation
Expect the COVID-19 Crisis to Unleash Rush of Innovation: A plow breaks up the soil, turns it over. If seed is put down, that sprouts along with any other seed that happens to be there, weeds and other wild plants. The new normal will be a plowed field wh…
Florida demands state vendors identify links with China | Florida | thecentersquare.com
Florida demands state vendors identify links with China | Florida | thecentersquare.com: (The Center Square) – The Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) has requested 100,000 private companies registered as vendors authorized to bid on state contracts to verify within 30 days
Singapore, China to launch 'fast lane' arrangement with COVID-19 measures for essential business, official travel - CNA
Singapore, China to launch 'fast lane' arrangement with COVID-19 measures for essential business, official travel - CNA: SINGAPORE: Singapore and China have agreed to launch a "fast lane" arrangement in early June to facilitate essential travel for business and ...
China’s Hong Kong Law Drives Wedge Between EU and Western Allies - WSJ
China’s Hong Kong Law Drives Wedge Between EU and Western Allies - WSJ: The European Union faces a fresh breach with Washington over China’s handling of Hong Kong and a potential split with the U.K. on a major foreign policy issue for the first time since it left the EU in January.
Prudence over Politics in Reopening Churches | Matthew Schneider
Prudence over Politics in Reopening Churches | Matthew Schneider: On Wednesday, May 20, it came out that the bishops of Minnesota will open their Churches for liturgy despite a state order to the contrary. A few days
France, UK, Germany 'regret' US end to three Iran nuclear waivers | Iran News | Al Jazeera
France, UK, Germany 'regret' US end to three Iran nuclear waivers | Iran News | Al Jazeera: European countries criticise US decision to end measures that allowed work designed to prevent weapons development.
Opinion | The ‘Liberal World Order’ Was Built With Blood - The New York Times
Opinion | The ‘Liberal World Order’ Was Built With Blood - The New York Times: As the United States reckons with its decline, it should understand where its power came from in the first place.
Cops Kill Because We Gave Them The Legal Framework to Do It | The American Conservative
Cops Kill Because We Gave Them The Legal Framework to Do It | The American Conservative: Rather than burning and looting, protesters should turn their ire on lawmakers and judges who facilitate police immunity.
Friday, May 29, 2020
William McRaven's Commencement address | MIT News
William McRaven's Commencement address | MIT News: "To save the world, you will have to be men and women of great integrity," McRaven told graduates.
Can Endless Spending Prevent Another Financial Crisis?
Can Endless Spending Prevent Another Financial Crisis?: The coronavirus pandemic has brought a new era of assertive and expansive government. It will fall to the Fed to keep the swelling national debt and the risk of inflation under control.
Top China general says attack on Taiwan an option if no other way to stop independence, East Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Top China general says attack on Taiwan an option if no other way to stop independence, East Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: BEIJING (REUTERS) - China will attack Taiwan if there is no other way of stopping it from becoming independent, one of the country's most senior generals said on Friday (May 29), a rhetorical escalation between China and the democratically ruled island Beijing claims as its own.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov: “We Have No Trust, No Confidence Whatsoever” in America | The National Interest
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov: “We Have No Trust, No Confidence Whatsoever” in America | The National Interest: TNI editor Jacob Heilbrunn interviews Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov about the New START Treaty and the state of U.S.-Russia relations.
Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the People’s Republic of China
Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the People’s Republic of China
Issued on: May 29, 2020
The
People’s Republic of China (PRC) is engaged in a wide‑ranging and
heavily resourced campaign to acquire sensitive United States
technologies and intellectual property, in part to bolster the
modernization and capability of its military, the People’s Liberation
Army (PLA). The PRC’s acquisition of sensitive United States
technologies and intellectual property to modernize its military is a
threat to our Nation’s long-term economic vitality and the safety and
security of the American people.
The PRC
authorities use some Chinese students, mostly post‑graduate students and
post-doctorate researchers, to operate as non-traditional collectors of
intellectual property. Thus, students or researchers from the PRC
studying or researching beyond the undergraduate level who are or have
been associated with the PLA are at high risk of being exploited or
co-opted by the PRC authorities and provide particular cause for
concern. In light of the above, I have determined that the entry of
certain nationals of the PRC seeking to enter the United States pursuant
to an F or J visa to study or conduct research in the United States
would be detrimental to the interests of the United States.
NOW,
THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States, by the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United
States of America, including sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a), and
section 301 of title 3, United States Code, hereby find that the
unrestricted entry into the United States as nonimmigrants of persons
described in section 1 of this proclamation would, except as provided
for in section 2 of this proclamation, be detrimental to the interests
of the United States, and that their entry should be subject to certain
restrictions, limitations, and exceptions. I therefore hereby proclaim
the following:
Section 1. Suspension and Limitation on Entry.
The entry into the United States as a nonimmigrant of any national of
the PRC seeking to enter the United States pursuant to an F or J visa to
study or conduct research in the United States, except for a student
seeking to pursue undergraduate study, and who either receives funding
from or who currently is employed by, studies at, or conducts research
at or on behalf of, or has been employed by, studied at, or conducted
research at or on behalf of, an entity in the PRC that implements or
supports the PRC’s “military-civil fusion strategy” is hereby suspended
and limited subject to section 2 of this proclamation. For the purposes
of this proclamation, the term “military-civil fusion strategy” means
actions by or at the behest of the PRC to acquire and divert foreign
technologies, specifically critical and emerging technologies, to
incorporate into and advance the PRC’s military capabilities.
Sec. 2. Scope of Suspension and Limitation on Entry.
(a) Section 1 of this proclamation shall not apply to:
(a) Section 1 of this proclamation shall not apply to:
(i) any lawful permanent resident of the United States;
(ii) any alien who is the spouse of a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident;
(iii)
any alien who is a member of the United States Armed Forces and any
alien who is a spouse or child of a member of the United States Armed
Forces;
(iv) any alien whose travel
falls within the scope of section 11 of the United Nations Headquarters
Agreement or who would otherwise be allowed entry into the United States
pursuant to United States obligations under applicable international
agreements;
(v) any alien who is
studying or conducting research in a field involving information that
would not contribute to the PRC’s military‑civil fusion strategy, as
determined by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the appropriate executive departments and
agencies (agencies);
(vi) any alien
whose entry would further important United States law enforcement
objectives, as determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary
of Homeland Security, or their respective designees, based on a
recommendation of the Attorney General or his designee; or
(vii)
any alien whose entry would be in the national interest, as determined
by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their
respective designees.
(b) Nothing in this
proclamation shall be construed to limit the ability of an individual
to seek asylum, refugee status, withholding of removal, or protection
under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment, consistent with the laws of the
United States.
Sec. 3. Implementation and Enforcement.
(a) Persons covered by sections 1 or 2 of this proclamation shall be
identified by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State’s
designee, in his or her sole discretion, pursuant to such standards and
procedures as the Secretary of State may establish. For purposes of
subsections 2(a)(v), 2(a)(vi), and 2(a)(vii) of this proclamation, the
Secretary of State shall provide for identifications of aliens based on
the further determinations and recommendations provided for in those
subsections by the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
(b) The Secretary of State
shall implement this proclamation as it applies to visas pursuant to
such procedures as the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, may establish in the Secretary of
State’s discretion. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement
this proclamation as it applies to the entry of aliens pursuant to such
procedures as the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, may establish in the Secretary of Homeland
Security’s discretion.
(c) An alien who
circumvents the application of this proclamation through fraud, willful
misrepresentation of a material fact, or illegal entry shall be a
priority for removal by the Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 4. Termination.
This proclamation shall remain in effect until terminated by the
President. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
of Homeland Security, may at any time recommend that the President
continue, modify, or terminate this proclamation.
Sec. 5. Effective Date. This proclamation is effective at 12:00 p.m. eastern daylight time on June 1, 2020.
Sec. 6. Additional Measures.
(a) The Secretary of State shall consider, in the Secretary’s
discretion, whether nationals of the PRC currently in the United States
pursuant to F or J visas and who otherwise meet the criteria described
in section 1 of this proclamation should have their visas revoked
pursuant to section 221(i) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1201(i).
(b)
Within 60 days of the effective date of this proclamation, the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the heads of appropriate agencies, shall review
nonimmigrant and immigrant programs and shall recommend to the
President, through the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs, any other measures requiring Presidential action that would
mitigate the risk posed by the PRC’s acquisition of sensitive United
States technologies and intellectual property.
(c)
The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall,
within the scope of their respective authorities and in coordination
with the heads of appropriate agencies, take action to further mitigate
the risk posed by the PRC’s acquisition of sensitive United States
technologies and intellectual property. The Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the President, within
60 days of the effective date of this proclamation, through
the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, any such
planned and executed actions.
(d) The
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider
issuing updated regulations and guidance, as appropriate, implementing
the inadmissibility provisions in section 212(a)(3)(D) of the INA,
8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(D).
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii)
the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This proclamation shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c)
This proclamation is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
forty-fourth.
DONALD J. TRUMP
FAS President Statement o Ammerican Withdrawal from World Health Organization
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Gospel Reflections Feed My Sheep Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter
John 21:15-19
After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” Simon Peter answered him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He then said to Simon Peter a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Simon Peter answered him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” He said this signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”
Opening Prayer: Lord, Pentecost is just days away. Send your Spirit to me so that I can enter into this seaside conversation between Peter and Jesus and learn what lessons you have for me there.
Encountering Christ:
- You Know That I Love You: Three times Our Lord asked Peter, “Do you love me?” Peter, who had earlier denied Christ three times, replied with an enthusiastic “Yes, you know that I love you.” Peter’s love had failed him during Jesus’s Crucifixion, but he didn’t run away, attempt to isolate himself, or despair. Instead, Peter threw on some clothes and leapt into the water to be the first to greet Jesus on the seashore (John 21:7). We can only receive Our Lord’s limitless mercy, and a chance to make amends, when we draw near to him. “Let no one doubt concerning the goodness of God; even if a person’s sins were as dark as night, God’s mercy is stronger than our misery. One thing alone is necessary; that the sinner set ajar the door of his heart, be it ever so little, to let in a ray of God’s merciful grace, and then God will do the rest” (Divine Mercy 1507).
- Feed My Sheep: Peter was to become the first Pope and Jesus’s command, “Feed my sheep,” is traditionally interpreted as an invitation to priestly ministry. To be certain, priests, bishops and popes have a serious pastoral responsibility, but all of our Lord’s disciples bear a share of “priestly ministry.” Just as a priest “fosters holiness, precisely in the measure that he serves as a bridge between God and human beings…” so too baptized believers “serve as a bridge between God and human beings,” according to Bishop Barron. “They affect this through their own intense devotion to prayer, the sacraments, and the Mass. In their cultivation of a real friendship with the living Christ, they act out their priestly identity and purpose. Then, they are sent out into families, communities, places of work, the political and cultural arenas, etc., in order to carry the integration they have found like a holy contagion.”
- Stretch Out Your Hands: Jesus predicted how Peter would die—with his arms outstretched, nailed to a cross. Jesus set the example when he voluntarily placed his outstretched arms on the crossbeam as they were nailed to the Cross. Jesus glorified God. Peter glorified God. May we also, when the time comes, stretch out our hands in humble submission to whatever it is the Holy Spirit asks of us.
Conversing with Christ: Lord, like your disciples did, I deny you sometimes. Yet, by my Baptism, you have called me to be priest, prophet, and king. Please help me to honor to the trust you have in me by living ever more virtuously. I stretch out my hands in supplication, begging for the grace to please you in everything I do.
Resolution: Lord, today by your grace, I will renew my Baptismal promises.
For Further Reflection: Our Baptismal Promises.
Written by Maribeth Harper
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Gospel Reflecions Who is he Father Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
John 17:20-26
Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: “I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me. And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may be brought to perfection as one, that the world may know that you sent me, and that you loved them even as you loved me. Father, they are your gift to me. I wish that where I am they also may be with me, that they may see my glory that you gave me, because you loved me before the foundation of the world. Righteous Father, the world also does not know you, but I know you, and they know that you sent me. I made known to them your name and I will make it known, that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in them.”
Opening Prayer: Lord, thank you for praying for me to the Father. By your grace, may I draw from this time of prayer a more profound sense of your love for me.
Encountering Christ:
- That We May Be One: Jesus drew all of us very deliberately into the prayer he spoke to the Father, asking that we may be one, as the Trinity is one: “as we are one.” Jesus invited us to be “brought to perfection as one” into the love of the Trinity. Our Lord was about to lay down his life for us, but not before he explained what he hoped to accomplish—the unification of the Church as one body, participating eternally in the love of the Trinity. We are those believers. We are the Church.
- They Are Your Gift to Me: Our Lord loves and values each of us so much that he called us “gifts” from the Father. His love for us is an unfathomable, never-ending, unchanging truth. Jesus doesn’t just love us when we’re behaving ourselves. He loves us always. He never takes his eyes off of us. The more deeply we comprehend his love for us, the less likely we will be to offend Our Lord through sin.
- I Made Known to Them Your Name: Jesus’s only mission was to fulfill the will of his Father, and that included making known to us, in this present time, the reality of the Father. Jesus wants us to know his Father. He gave us the “Our Father,” and we hear in every Eucharistic Prayer at Mass an extended prayer to the Father. How often do we truly meditate on the nature of God Our Father and the love he has for us?
Conversing with Christ: Lord, the deep theological truths you present to us in your prayer to the Father feel beyond my grasp, yet I know that you desire union with my poor, humble soul. Please help me to “become as holy as I should” (Litany of Humility). Send your Spirit in a powerful way to me this coming Pentecost Sunday.
Resolution: Lord, today by your grace I will read the first section of the Catechism to deepen my understanding of the Trinity.
For Further Reflection: To grow in the understanding of God’s love for us, we can pray the Litany of Humility.
Written by Maribeth Harper
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