The oligarchs are putting to work their entire arsenal of weapons to pressure the state into easing the measures taken against the spread of the new coronavirus. To that end, the leaders of the behind-the-scenes clique in Bulgaria have called on the services of a small army of paid mouthpieces tasked with convincing society that the crackdown on movement of people is unnecessary and that efforts should be focused primarily on saving the economy. The reason behind this concerted attack is the behind-the-scenes clique’s desire to save its businesses, built on our money, putting our health at risk in the process.

Donations to support the major hospitals in Bulgaria keep flowing in. During the last week to the account of the Pirogov Emergency Hospital arrived donations from various people and organizations worth nearly BGN 350 000. BGN 288 000 of them are provided by the Bulgarian Energy Holding, TPP Maritsa Iztok 2, NEC, Kozloduy NPP, Bulgargaz, Bulgartransgaz, Mini Maritsa Iztok, ESO.

For centuries, the pentagram (the shape of a five-pointed star) has been a symbol associated with Satanism, a geometrical figure with demon forces pulsing at the heart of it. And even though it is not that difficult to imagine Tsvetan Vassilev in the role of a wizard (who performs magical rituals against the Prosecutor’s Office and the judicial system in his desperation), over the past few years the fugitive banker has been resorting to a much more mundane tool in his fight against the rule of law – money.

There is this sweet gig you can get - writing long, boring reports for years and getting paid for it. And if you are new at this position, you just plagiarise the work of those who did it before you. But there is an even sweeter gig - getting creative with relating and adding to these reports. We can safely say that the Capital circle media outlets are the kings of this. Especially the website Mediapool.

The Anti-Corruption Commission for Illegal Assets Forfeiture (ACCIAF) reported that a restraint was imposed on the property of oligarch Ivo Prokopiev worth about BGN 500,000 

Once upon a time in some village a very stingy man was drowning. A crowd gathered around willing to help. People cried to him: “Come on, give us a hand, we’ll pull you out!” But the man was so stingy that he couldn’t understand the word “give”. Even drowning he clenched his fists and cried for help. Then one of the villagers thought of calling to him: “Here, take my hand, take it and I will save you.”

Across Bulgaria there has been a surge in donations amidst the battle against coronavirus, Nova TV reports. According to information provided by hospitals across Bulgaria, lawmaker and publisher of Telegraph Media Delyan Peevski donated another BGN 300,000, the TV said.

True character is revealed in times of crisis, when the best and the worst in people come out and the world can see them for who they really are. We are seeing this old piece of wisdom come to fruition today. The fight against the coronavirus contagion that is severely affecting thousands of people around the world has brought out the best in the Bulgarian society. It has erased the artificial divisions created over the years. It has pushed to the forefront traits that Bulgarians have long been known for – tolerance, solidarity and charity. It has also drawn a real line of demarcation – between honorable people and scum, a particular group of schemers and their pawns.

When the mouthpieces of the mainstream fail to think up new lies about lawmaker and publisher of Telegraph Media Delyan Peevski they resort to floating the old ones and interpreting them as “facts”. The only thing they have to do for it is to take out from a drawer some smart aleck who is seeking cheap fame. Or maybe not so cheap.

The most recognisable symbol of the plague epidemic that swept across Europe in the 17th century is the doctor’s mask with the bird-like beak. The horrifying costume was created to protect physicians from the Black Death, which claimed over 70,000,000 victims on the continent. Despite the chilling image it presented, the mask ironically became a symbol of hope for salvation, lending the people who wore it the status of heroes.