newswars--2020-02-15--Bill Maher Booed On Show After Mocking Left for Calling Bloomberg Racist

HBO host Bill Maher drew boos from his audience on Friday night after mocking liberal for labeling former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as racist over his “ stop and frisk ” policy .
“ Bernie Sanders won Iowa and New Hampshire .
He ’ s also leading in the national polls , which means we have a new frontrunner…Michael Bloomberg ?
What the f— ?
” Maher said in the opening monologue of his HBO show “ Real Time.
” “ Well , Bloomberg must be the frontrunner because liberals are calling him a racist , ” Maher added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Keep booing — that ’ s how you lost the last election , ” Maher said .
“ Bloomberg does have some blind spots , I ’ m not going to lie about that .
He ’ s not too good on pot , either , ” Maher said to more boos .
“ But hey , I will happily vote for him if he is the winning bidder !
Trump loves to mock Bloomberg for being short , but he ’ s not short on cash .
He has got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
They ’ re on Facebook , they ’ re on YouTube , they ’ re on television .
I saw one on Pornhub , the title was : ‘ Rich Daddy Pays for It.
’ ” The left went ballistic after audio from 2015 surfaced of Bloomberg justifying his “ stop and frisk ” policy while he was mayor of New York City .
“ Ninety-five percent of your murders and murderers and murder victims fit one M.O .
You can just take the description and Xerox it and pass it out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ male minorities 15 to 25…That ’ s true in New York , that ’ s true in virtually every city in America .
And that ’ s where the real crime is .
You ’ ve got to get the guns out of the hands of the people that are getting killed , ” said Bloomberg in February 2015 at the Aspen Institute .
“ People say , ‘ Oh my God , you are arresting kids for marijuana who are all minorities !
’ Yes , that ’ s true .
Why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the minority neighborhoods .
Yes , that ’ s true .
Why ’ d we do it ?
Because that ’ s where all the crime is .
And the way you should get the guns out of the kids ’ hands is throw them against the wall and frisk them , ” Bloomberg added at the time .
Owen reveals why Mike Bloomberg may be the eventual Democrat nominee for president .

HBO host Bill Maher drew boos from his audience on Friday night after mocking liberal for labeling former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as racist over his “stop and frisk” policy.
“Bernie Sanders won Iowa and New Hampshire. He’s also leading in the national polls, which means we have a new frontrunner…Michael Bloomberg? What the f—?” Maher said in the opening monologue of his HBO show “Real Time.”
“Well, Bloomberg must be the frontrunner because liberals are calling him a racist,” Maher added, prompting boos from his L.A. audience.
“Keep booing — that’s how you lost the last election,” Maher said.
“Bloomberg does have some blind spots, I’m not going to lie about that. He’s not too good on pot, either,” Maher said to more boos.
“But hey, I will happily vote for him if he is the winning bidder! Trump loves to mock Bloomberg for being short, but he’s not short on cash. He has got ads everywhere. Have you seen this? They’re on Facebook, they’re on YouTube, they’re on television. I saw one on Pornhub, the title was: ‘Rich Daddy Pays for It.’”
The left went ballistic after audio from 2015 surfaced of Bloomberg justifying his “stop and frisk” policy while he was mayor of New York City.
“Ninety-five percent of your murders and murderers and murder victims fit one M.O. You can just take the description and Xerox it and pass it out to all the cops. They are male minorities 15 to 25…That’s true in New York, that’s true in virtually every city in America. And that’s where the real crime is. You’ve got to get the guns out of the hands of the people that are getting killed,” said Bloomberg in February 2015 at the Aspen Institute.
“People say, ‘Oh my God, you are arresting kids for marijuana who are all minorities!’ Yes, that’s true. Why? Because we put all the cops in the minority neighborhoods. Yes, that’s true. Why’d we do it? Because that’s where all the crime is. And the way you should get the guns out of the kids’ hands is throw them against the wall and frisk them,” Bloomberg added at the time.
Owen reveals why Mike Bloomberg may be the eventual Democrat nominee for president.


newswars--2020-02-15--DrudgeReport: Bloomberg Considering Hillary Clinton As Running Mate

Billionaire Democrat candidate Michael Bloomberg is considering Hillary Clinton as his running mate for the 2020 election , according to conservative news aggregator The Drudge Report .
“ Sources close to the Bloomberg campaign tell DRUDGE REPORT that the candidate is considering Hillary Clinton as a running mate , after their polling found the Bloomberg-Clinton combination would be a formidable force… , ” Matt Drudge announced on his website Saturday .
Drudge claims that Bloomberg is even prepared to change residencies to assure a Bloomberg/Clinton ticket for 2020 .
“ DRUDGE has learned that Bloomberg himself would go as far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York to homes he owns in Colorado or Florida , since the electoral college makes it hard for a POTUS and VPOTUS from the same state , ” he added .
The Bloomberg campaign downplayed the reports , but fell short of denying them .
“ We are focused on the primary and the debate , not VP speculation , ” Bloomberg communication director Jason Schechter said in a statement .
This comes after weeks of speculation that Clinton would settle for a VP spot in the 2020 race , which the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Well , that ’ s not going to happen , but no , ” Clinton told Ellen DeGeneres last week when asked about the possibility of joining as a VP nominee for the Democrat ticket .
And in November , Clinton said she was “ under enormous pressure ” to enter the Democrat race for president .
“ I will certainly tell you , I ’ m under enormous pressure from many , many , many people to think about it .
But as of this moment … that is absolutely not my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alex Jones reported , Clinton may only settle for the Democrat nomination .
After all , she thinks it ’ s her turn .
Joel Skousen joins The Alex Jones Show to break down the plans for Hillary Clinton to re-insert herself into the 2020 presidential race .

Billionaire Democrat candidate Michael Bloomberg is considering Hillary Clinton as his running mate for the 2020 election, according to conservative news aggregator The Drudge Report.
“Sources close to the Bloomberg campaign tell DRUDGE REPORT that the candidate is considering Hillary Clinton as a running mate, after their polling found the Bloomberg-Clinton combination would be a formidable force…,” Matt Drudge announced on his website Saturday.
Drudge claims that Bloomberg is even prepared to change residencies to assure a Bloomberg/Clinton ticket for 2020.
“DRUDGE has learned that Bloomberg himself would go as far as to change his official residence from New York to homes he owns in Colorado or Florida, since the electoral college makes it hard for a POTUS and VPOTUS from the same state,” he added.
The Bloomberg campaign downplayed the reports, but fell short of denying them.
“We are focused on the primary and the debate, not VP speculation,” Bloomberg communication director Jason Schechter said in a statement.
This comes after weeks of speculation that Clinton would settle for a VP spot in the 2020 race, which the former First Lady vehemently denied.
“Well, that’s not going to happen, but no,” Clinton told Ellen DeGeneres last week when asked about the possibility of joining as a VP nominee for the Democrat ticket.
And in November, Clinton said she was “under enormous pressure” to enter the Democrat race for president.
“I will certainly tell you, I’m under enormous pressure from many, many, many people to think about it. But as of this moment … that is absolutely not my plans,” Clinton said.
As Alex Jones reported, Clinton may only settle for the Democrat nomination. After all, she thinks it’s her turn.
Joel Skousen joins The Alex Jones Show to break down the plans for Hillary Clinton to re-insert herself into the 2020 presidential race.


newswars--2020-02-15--YouTube Bans Popular Conservative Commentator Nick Fuentes For ‘Hate Speech’

Popular Catholic conservative commentator Nick Fuentes , a fiery critic of the GOP establishment , was purged on Friday from Google-owned YouTube for unspecified “ hate speech.
” Fuentes was one of the most popular conservative streamers on YouTube and regularly drew thousands of live viewers .
As the unofficial leader of the “ Groyper Army ” which confronted Dan Crenshaw , Charlie Kirk and other prominent conservatives with hard questions about their support for Israel , abandonment of social conservatism and silence on demographic changes , members of Charlie Kirk ’ s Turning Point USA , the Zionist Organization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shapiro and the Times of Israel lobbied for him to be outcast , censored and banned .
Fuentes was banned from live streaming earlier this week after getting a second “ strike ” on his channel and was officially given the ax on Friday morning .
“ My Youtube channel has been wrongly terminated today for an alleged violation of ‘ hate speech ’ policy , ” Fuentes said Friday afternoon on Twitter .
“ This is the end result of a concerted effort by leftists , conservative inc gatekeepers , and silicon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the movement it has inspired.
” “ America First will continue on DLive and next week I will unveil a longer term home for my show as well , ” he said .
“ Fuentes banned by YouTube after taking on Conservative Inc. and them all calling for his deplatforming .
Really makes you think , ” Paul Joseph Watson said Friday after hearing the news .
“ You know Conservatism Inc is cheering YouTube even as they pretend to champion # freespeech , ” Michelle Malkin said .
“ They didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GavinMcInnes .
They tried to kill my career over defending Nick Fuentes & # AmericaFirst kids .
They ’ ve done nothing to help Jaden McNeil .
# freespeech poseuers !
” Ben Shapiro , who gave a Hillary Clinton-style speech attacking Fuentes as a deplorable in the midst of the Groyper Wars late last year , bashed him again on Friday but said “ if he was banned for his idiotic , garbage viewpoints rather than for violent threats , YouTube shouldn ’ t be deplatforming him.
” “ I call bull @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out , son .
# coninc # cancelculture # disavowalmafia , ” Malkin responded .
“ Banning Nick Fuentes is another act of political censorship by YouTube , ” said prominent Big Tech critic and Breitbart writer Allum Bokhari .
“ Lots of conservatives go around college campuses saying they believe even offensive , disagreeable speech shouldn ’ t be censored .
I look forward to them all being both vocal and consistent today.
” “ If you believe that some people are too offensive to be allowed a platform , you don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you believe in political censorship .
Very dishonest to pretend you don ’ t !
” The move came just days after it was revealed YouTube is going to begin paying The Young Turks “ in the mid-six figures range ” despite their hosts having said America “ deserved ” 9/11 , bestiality should be legalized in cases where “ you are pleasuring the animal ” and the Armenian genocide was a myth .
You can follow Fuentes through his website and on the YouTube alternative DLive .
Tarl Warwick , a.k.a .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ joins The Alex Jones Show to expose to corruption and hypocrisy of leftist political movements .

Popular Catholic conservative commentator Nick Fuentes, a fiery critic of the GOP establishment, was purged on Friday from Google-owned YouTube for unspecified “hate speech.”
Fuentes was one of the most popular conservative streamers on YouTube and regularly drew thousands of live viewers.
As the unofficial leader of the “Groyper Army” which confronted Dan Crenshaw, Charlie Kirk and other prominent conservatives with hard questions about their support for Israel, abandonment of social conservatism and silence on demographic changes, members of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, the Zionist Organization of America, Sebastian Gorka, Ben Shapiro and the Times of Israel lobbied for him to be outcast, censored and banned.
Fuentes was banned from live streaming earlier this week after getting a second “strike” on his channel and was officially given the ax on Friday morning.
“My Youtube channel has been wrongly terminated today for an alleged violation of ‘hate speech’ policy,” Fuentes said Friday afternoon on Twitter. “This is the end result of a concerted effort by leftists, conservative inc gatekeepers, and silicon valley censors to silence my show and the movement it has inspired.”
My Youtube channel has been wrongly terminated today for an alleged violation of “hate speech” policy. This is the end result of a concerted effort by leftists, conservative inc gatekeepers, and silicon valley censors to silence my show and the movement it has inspired. pic.twitter.com/arZqPIGbLi — Nicholas J. Fuentes (@NickJFuentes) February 14, 2020
“America First will continue on DLive and next week I will unveil a longer term home for my show as well,” he said.
America First will continue on DLive and next week I will unveil a longer term home for my show as well.https://t.co/QI3ur2TBaJ — Nicholas J. Fuentes (@NickJFuentes) February 14, 2020
“Fuentes banned by YouTube after taking on Conservative Inc. and them all calling for his deplatforming. Really makes you think,” Paul Joseph Watson said Friday after hearing the news.
Fuentes banned by YouTube after taking on Conservative Inc. and them all calling for his deplatforming. Really makes you think. 🤔 — Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) February 14, 2020
“You know Conservatism Inc is cheering YouTube even as they pretend to champion #freespeech,” Michelle Malkin said. “They didn’t stand w/ #LauraLoomer or #GavinMcInnes. They tried to kill my career over defending Nick Fuentes & #AmericaFirst kids. They’ve done nothing to help Jaden McNeil. #freespeech poseuers!”
Ben Shapiro, who gave a Hillary Clinton-style speech attacking Fuentes as a deplorable in the midst of the Groyper Wars late last year, bashed him again on Friday but said “if he was banned for his idiotic, garbage viewpoints rather than for violent threats, YouTube shouldn’t be deplatforming him.”
Nick Fuentes is an absolute disgusting s***show. But if he was banned for his idiotic, garbage viewpoints rather than for violent threats, YouTube shouldn’t be deplatforming him. — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 14, 2020
“I call bull. You need to sit this one out, son. #coninc #cancelculture #disavowalmafia,” Malkin responded.
“Banning Nick Fuentes is another act of political censorship by YouTube,” said prominent Big Tech critic and Breitbart writer Allum Bokhari. “Lots of conservatives go around college campuses saying they believe even offensive, disagreeable speech shouldn’t be censored. I look forward to them all being both vocal and consistent today.”
“If you believe that some people are too offensive to be allowed a platform, you don’t believe in free speech – you believe in political censorship. Very dishonest to pretend you don’t!”
If you believe that some people are too offensive to be allowed a platform, you don’t believe in free speech – you believe in political censorship. Very dishonest to pretend you don’t! — Allum Bokhari (@LibertarianBlue) February 14, 2020
The move came just days after it was revealed YouTube is going to begin paying The Young Turks “in the mid-six figures range” despite their hosts having said America “deserved” 9/11, bestiality should be legalized in cases where “you are pleasuring the animal” and the Armenian genocide was a myth.
After purging popular right-wingers like Alex Jones, @RedIcetv and others, Google is reportedly now going to start funding The Young Turks with “investments” in “the mid-six figures range.” TYT’s Hasan Piker just months ago said the US “deserved” 9/11. https://t.co/Pg4NOsyZ9i — Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 (@infolibnews) February 12, 2020
You can follow Fuentes through his website and on the YouTube alternative DLive.
Tarl Warwick, a.k.a. Styxhexenhammer, @Styx666Official on twitter, joins The Alex Jones Show to expose to corruption and hypocrisy of leftist political movements.


newswars--2020-02-15--BINNEY: I Told Pompeo There Was No Russia Hack Two Years Later, He Still Hasn’t Told Trump

NSA whistleblower Bill Binney told then-C.I.A .
chief Mike Pompeo there was no Russia Hack at the DNC .
Three years later , Mike Pompeo is still sitting on that crucial piece of information .
William Binney , a 30-year former intelligence official with the United States National Security Agency ( NSA ) and high profile whistleblower , spoke with National File recently about his October 2017 meeting with then-CIA director , Mike Pompeo , which was called between the two at the direction of President Donald J. Trump .
Even though Binney boldly informed then-CIA director and now Secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proof and his own investigations that Intelligence agencies were lying to Trump about the Russians , Pompeo has not introduced Binney ’ s expert claims to anyone at Capitol Hill three years later .
As a result , the actors pursuing President Trump have been able to continue in their persistence that there was a Russian hack , a rhetorical feature which allowed the Russia Hoax to drag on for as long as it did .
At the end of that October 2017 meeting , Pompeo asked Binney if he would report his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data disproving Guccifer2 was Russian , and the claims that Russia hacked the DNC , which are the foundations of the numerous Democrat investigations by Trump and his administration related to Russian tampering .
“ The President had suggested that he [ Pompeo ] talk to me and that was [ Pompeo ’ s ] opening statement to me .
That the President wanted him to talk to me , ” Binney told National File .
“ The meeting was for Pompeo to learn the facts about Russiagate .
So I said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know .
I had been able to find out from open-source information that was posted by the Guccifer 2 alleged persona .
I told him all of that .
I told him that the agencies were lying to him .
That it took me a few hours time to determine download speeds from open source material after they have sent billions of dollars , and they can ’ t find the same ?
Something is very wrong there is what I told him , ” Binney told National File .
Binney has spoken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own investigations , and about his expert findings at the NSA , developing intelligence about Russia and cybersecurity .
He has written up expert testimony in a sworn statement that is in the hands of the lawyers for Roger Stone and General Mike Flynn , both of whom face prison time for process crimes associated with Russiagate .
Despite many naysayers in the establishment press and even in Congress , Binney ’ s position remains that the Russians could not have possibly hacked the DNC .
“ Guccifer 2 had been tracked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fabrication and I have been pointing it back to the C.I.A.
, which is a separate set of data the the DNC hack .
Look at the download speeds , they could not have been transcribed across the net .
It looked to me that two files were made by one file and split in two , that Guccifer was faking a hack , ” Binney explained .
“ Recently an associate investigator in London was looking at fingerprints of Russian signatures , which implied that Guccifer was inserting signatures .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that .
All of that has been put in affidavits for the Roger Stone and Mike Flynn cases , but the judge would not accept it in the Stone case .
They are trying to block the truth , ” he leveled .
National File covered the Binney affidavit here , Whistleblower , Binney , Says There Was No Russian Hack .
From the article : “ Bill Binney , a 32 year National Security Agency expert , has made a sworn declaration that Wiki-leaks did not receive stolen data from the Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data in question was put on a thumb drive and physically taken from the DNC.
” Binney has been open about his expertise and his point of view on the reason for the Deep State Spying .
He said it was to give Clapper and Brennan “ power and influence ” .
Binney alleges that the C.I.A .
and the N.S.A .
are both complicit in the spying on the Trump campaign , and seems to hint that Pompeo ’ s hesitance at uncovering the lack of the Russia Hack might have something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role as top dog at the Central Intelligence Agency .
If Pompeo were to bring light to the fact that there was no Russia Hack , the U.S. Federal Government would be faced with diving to the bottom of the Guccifer2 program and the alleged U.S. complicity in creating the entire Russia Hoax narrative .
“ They set up a group inside the C.I.A .
to manage the analysis of data being collected by this program , being extracted by different tipping points in the system .
According to the Whistleblower , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ switches and on individuals computers .
They were accumulating information on people they wanted to be watched , ” Binney explained .
“ It was all a political operation , but also an insurance operation to keep the government from not doing things .
My opinion is that they set it up separately , with a small group in the C.I.A.
, to keep it secret .
So no one knew it existed , outside of this little group in the C.I.A.
, Brennan and Clapper knew , but that was it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to know about anyone in the Trump campaign , and they went into the NSA data base where all of that information is anyway , there would be no record of them getting the information , ” Binney said .
Dr. Steve Pieczenik joins The Alex Jones Show to voice his outrage at the railroading of Roger Stone , and warn Trump about the possibility of a coup against him brought by AG William Barr .

NSA whistleblower Bill Binney told then-C.I.A. chief Mike Pompeo there was no Russia Hack at the DNC. Three years later, Mike Pompeo is still sitting on that crucial piece of information.
William Binney, a 30-year former intelligence official with the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and high profile whistleblower, spoke with National File recently about his October 2017 meeting with then-CIA director, Mike Pompeo, which was called between the two at the direction of President Donald J. Trump.
Even though Binney boldly informed then-CIA director and now Secretary of State, Pompeo that he had proof and his own investigations that Intelligence agencies were lying to Trump about the Russians, Pompeo has not introduced Binney’s expert claims to anyone at Capitol Hill three years later.
As a result, the actors pursuing President Trump have been able to continue in their persistence that there was a Russian hack, a rhetorical feature which allowed the Russia Hoax to drag on for as long as it did.
At the end of that October 2017 meeting, Pompeo asked Binney if he would report his expert forensic evidence, which included hard data disproving Guccifer2 was Russian, and the claims that Russia hacked the DNC, which are the foundations of the numerous Democrat investigations by Trump and his administration related to Russian tampering.
“The President had suggested that he [Pompeo] talk to me and that was [Pompeo’s] opening statement to me. That the President wanted him to talk to me,” Binney told National File.
“The meeting was for Pompeo to learn the facts about Russiagate. So I said that I would tell him exactly what I know. I had been able to find out from open-source information that was posted by the Guccifer 2 alleged persona. I told him all of that. I told him that the agencies were lying to him. That it took me a few hours time to determine download speeds from open source material after they have sent billions of dollars, and they can’t find the same? Something is very wrong there is what I told him,” Binney told National File.
Binney has spoken frequently about the evidence he found from his own investigations, and about his expert findings at the NSA, developing intelligence about Russia and cybersecurity. He has written up expert testimony in a sworn statement that is in the hands of the lawyers for Roger Stone and General Mike Flynn, both of whom face prison time for process crimes associated with Russiagate.
Despite many naysayers in the establishment press and even in Congress, Binney’s position remains that the Russians could not have possibly hacked the DNC.
“Guccifer 2 had been tracked back to the CIA. It was a fabrication and I have been pointing it back to the C.I.A., which is a separate set of data the the DNC hack. Look at the download speeds, they could not have been transcribed across the net. It looked to me that two files were made by one file and split in two, that Guccifer was faking a hack,” Binney explained.
“Recently an associate investigator in London was looking at fingerprints of Russian signatures, which implied that Guccifer was inserting signatures. The C.I.A. has the technology to do that. All of that has been put in affidavits for the Roger Stone and Mike Flynn cases, but the judge would not accept it in the Stone case. They are trying to block the truth,” he leveled.
National File covered the Binney affidavit here, Whistleblower, Binney, Says There Was No Russian Hack.
From the article:“Bill Binney, a 32 year National Security Agency expert, has made a sworn declaration that Wiki-leaks did not receive stolen data from the Russian government, intrinsic metadata shows that the data in question was put on a thumb drive and physically taken from the DNC.”
Binney has been open about his expertise and his point of view on the reason for the Deep State Spying. He said it was to give Clapper and Brennan “power and influence”.
“What has happened is that a Deep State has been formed because of incestuous relationships and all of the agencies need to be cleaned out. They are all protecting themselves and that is why they want to block the truth. The Deep State is using technology on anyone they disagree with at the direction of Clapper and Brennan, according to the whistleblower,” Binney said.
Binney alleges that the C.I.A. and the N.S.A. are both complicit in the spying on the Trump campaign, and seems to hint that Pompeo’s hesitance at uncovering the lack of the Russia Hack might have something to do with Pompeo’s former role as top dog at the Central Intelligence Agency.
If Pompeo were to bring light to the fact that there was no Russia Hack, the U.S. Federal Government would be faced with diving to the bottom of the Guccifer2 program and the alleged U.S. complicity in creating the entire Russia Hoax narrative.
“They set up a group inside the C.I.A. to manage the analysis of data being collected by this program, being extracted by different tipping points in the system. According to the Whistleblower, he also did active attacks on servers and switches and on individuals computers. They were accumulating information on people they wanted to be watched,” Binney explained.
“It was all a political operation, but also an insurance operation to keep the government from not doing things. My opinion is that they set it up separately, with a small group in the C.I.A., to keep it secret. So no one knew it existed, outside of this little group in the C.I.A., Brennan and Clapper knew, but that was it. They did that because if they wanted to know about anyone in the Trump campaign, and they went into the NSA data base where all of that information is anyway, there would be no record of them getting the information,” Binney said.
Dr. Steve Pieczenik joins The Alex Jones Show to voice his outrage at the railroading of Roger Stone, and warn Trump about the possibility of a coup against him brought by AG William Barr.


newswars--2020-02-15--Cruise Ship Coronavirus Cases Spike 30%; First Death Recorded In Europe

• Toll of infected passengers and crew aboard ‘ the Diamond Princess ’ climbs to 285 ; The US arranges a charter plane for Americans aboard ship .
• First fatality in Europe as Chinese tourist died in France .
• China has sent 217 medical rescue groups totaling 25,633 personnel to Hubei province to fight the outbreak .
• First case reported in Africa after the Egyptian Health Ministry confirms non-Egyptian patient who recently traveled to China • Hubei health officials report 2,420 new cases and 139 new deaths for Feb. 14 • China says 1,716 medical workers have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more about sick doctors , insists group of 12 virus experts will reach Beijing over the weekend • Egypt confirms first case ; virus now present in 29 countries/territories • New quarantine measures take effect in Wuhan • Chinese company says blood plasma of recovered patients useful in combating the virus • Japan reports 4 new cases ; one patient recently returned from Hawaii .
• CDC Director : Virus is “ Coming ” to the US .
Update ( 0845ET ) : The Epoch Times ’ Jennier Zeng has brought us another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Xi and the rest of the Politburo in failing to contain COVID-19 before it achieved pandemic status .
We ’ re certain President Xi will eventually release an official clarification for these remarks .
Update ( 0825ET ) : Singapore reports 5 new cases of coronavirus , bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the city-state to 72 .
Singapore is really pulling ahead of Hong Kong here , which has clocked just 56 cases .
Still , outside China , Japan is the true No .
2 thanks to the ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s Saturday , and the Covid-19 outbreak continues to worsen .
Reports in the overnight detail how new confirmed virus cases are quickly increasing on the cruise ship plagued with Covid-19 in Japan .
Another report specified that the U.S. government is preparing chartered flights for Americans aboard the vessel .
Europe ’ s first death related to the virus was also reported , as the virus outbreak spreads from East to West .
Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato told reporters on Saturday that a 30 % jump in cases were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The U.S. Embassy in Japan is preparing to evacuate Americans aboard the quarantined cruise ship would be able to catch a flight back to the U.S. via a chartered plane .
About 380 Americans are aboard the ship , which is currently docked at Yokohama , a port city southwest of Tokyo .
So far , 285 people have tested positive for the virus after the new 67 cases were reported on Saturday .
Japan said any American that is “ confirmed to be infected with coronavirus would not be taken back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flight.
” The timing of the virus outbreak for Japan is devastating for its image ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 this summer .
Authorities said Saturday morning that eight more Tokyo residents were infected .
Europe ’ s first fatality related to the virus was confirmed on Saturday when an elderly Chinese tourist hospitalized in France died , French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said .
So far , France has reported 11 cases of the virus , out of 66,887 global cases .
The epicenter of the virus is in China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died , likely a higher figure considering the outbreak is being underreported .
The Chinese Foreign Minister responded to U.S. criticism of how they ’ ve handled the outbreak , saying all accusations against China are lies , none of which are facts .
Remember when everyone said the virus was “ contained ” ?
Update ( 2200ET ) : China has sent 217 medical rescue groups totaling 25,633 medical rescue personnel to Hubei province , 20,374 of whom are from local areas , according to the Global Times .
This exceeds the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earthquake which killed over 80,000 people .
Update ( 1900ET ) : The NHC has followed up the officials from Hubei with revised nation-wide figures .
Nationwide , officials reported another 4 deaths , and another 2,641 cases , bringing the nationwide total as of end of day Friday to 66,492 .
• CHINA HAD 143 DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS FEB. 14 , STATEMENT SAYS Update ( 1800ET ) : Here are the confirmed numbers out of Hubei for Feb. 14 , Ying Yong ’ s first day as the province ’ s new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ usual ( just figures on new cases and deaths ) , health officials from the province reported 2,420 new cases and 139 new deaths .
Friday marked the beginning of ‘ war time ’ conditions in Wuhan , accompanied by a total ban on leaving one ’ s dwelling for any reason other than a government-authorized service or to receive treatment .
Update ( 1650ET ) : On Friday morning , Japanese health officials confirmed four new cases of the coronavirus , including one individual who had recently visited the US state of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were a little alarmed when we saw that , but with no additional information about the timing or circumstances of this alleged visit , we didn ’ t really get into it .
Another one of the recent cases in Japan is the son of the first woman who succumbed to the virus in the country .
He works as a taxi driver , and was reportedly ferrying people around before his symptoms emerged , raising fears that he could have infected others .
The Mainichi , a national newspaper in Japan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on some 100 people , including around 80 party attendees , who came into close contact with the taxi driver .
Already , around 10 have complained of symptoms like fevers or coughs .
So far , more than 250 people in Japan , including 218 passengers and crew from ‘ the Diamond Princess ’ , have already been confirmed to be infected .
Still , Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said there is “ no reason for changing the government position that it has yet to reach a state of epidemic in Japan.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to separate out the cruise ship numbers from the total cases confirmed in Japan .
But for Americans , this is the most disturbing passage from the Mainichi story .
Is it possible that he could have picked up the virus in Hawaii , a popular vacation destination for Chinese and Japanese travelers ?
It might be unlikely , but one never knows .
Update ( 1545ET ) : For anybody who hoped Wednesday ’ s surge in new cases and deaths in Wuhan might have been a one off – we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it looks like the data dump ( which was blamed on a pro forma death accounting ) was only the beginning .
Because Chinese health officials warned Friday afternoon that despite a drop on Thursday , they expect a “ surge ” of cases in the coming days .
Hubei confirmed 4,823 new cases on Thursday , including 3,095 cases diagnosed via X-Ray or CAT scan showing evidence of pneumonia .
That was a sudden plunge from the previous day ’ s total of 14,840 new cases including 13,332 clinically diagnosed cases .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Hubei , down from Wednesday ’ s 242 .
And as the lockdown in Wuhan intensifies… Of course , there ’ s little point in lying to people if you ’ re planning on telling them the “ truth ” the next day , so at least we understand the reason for the warning .
But the news is breaking during the early morning hours of Saturday in China .
Back in North America , British Columbia has a presumptive fifth case , though it looks like it hasn ’ t yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Update ( 1415ET ) : The Egyptian Health Ministry has announced the first coronavirus case in Egypt – the first confirmed patient on the African continent , according to the Financial Times .
According to the ministry , the case was discovered through its electronic registration program to track people who have visited countries with reported infections .
The person in question is not Egyptian and is , but tested positive for the virus .
They have been placed in isolation in a local hospital , according to the ministry .
As we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – which has seen an influx of Chinese nationals in recent years ( and a ton of half-Chinese babies born to single mothers ) is woefully unprepared for the coronavirus .
Of note , around 1 million Chinese now live in Africa .
Update ( 1330ET ) : As we mentioned earlier during our introduction to Ying Yong , the President Xi protege and former Shanghai mayor who is now running Hubei Province for the Communist Party , the new seven more draconian quarantine measures that he ’ s imposing on Wuhan are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday afternoon ( NYC time ) that the new measures had taken effect .
According to BBG , residents of the city of more than 11 million where the outbreak began must now stay in their homes , except to receive treatment or provide a sanctioned government service .
Get ready for more scenes like this : So much for getting China ‘ back to work ’ .
Update ( 1200ET ) : Bloomberg just reported that Egypt has confirmed its first coronavirus case .
• EGYPT CONFIRMS FIRST CORONAVIRUS CASE , HEALTH @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – STATE TV That ’ s the 29th country or territory to report at least one case of the coronavirus .
It ’ s not yet clear where the patient might ’ ve been infected .
Update ( 1040ET ) : The WHO has just wrapped up its now-daily presser for Friday , and it appeared to focus on imminent plans to send a group of a dozen scientists and researchers to Beijing to figure out exactly what the hell is going on .
Much fuss has been made over the past week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow Americans , or any other foreigners , for that matter , to offer assistance with the virus response .
It ’ s almost as if they ’ re…hiding something… Even after yesterday ’ s big reveal about the change in their ‘ pro forma accounting standards ’ to reflect a higher death toll and number of confirmed cases ( the jump alarmed global investors and prompted a selloff on equity markets ) , China still won ’ t let Americans participate in a WHO-sponsored team of 12 researchers who are traveling to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal earlier this week when Beijing said it would reluctantly accept the team , ending weeks of suspiciously standoffish behavior ( though the WHO bigwigs did travel to Beijing for meetings ) .
But as one analyst said earlier on CNBC : ‘ We want to see foreign boots on the ground before we simply take the Chinese at their word ’ .
It ’ s also notable how the WHO , initially a purveyor of what seemed like propaganda hot off the presses in Beijing , seems to have turned completely against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public suspicion .
• WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION TEDROS SAYS WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT INFECTION OF 1,760 CHINESE HEALTH WORKERS , INCLUDING TIME PERIOD AND CIRCUMSTANCES • WHO BOSS TEDROS SAYS HE EXPECTS FULL TEAM OF WHO-LED INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXPERTS TO TOUCH DOWN IN CHINA OVER WEEKEND TO HELP PROBE CORONAVIRUS • WHO MISSION TO CHINA WILL FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING TRANSMISSION OF CORONAVIRUS , SEVERITY OF DISEASE AND IMPACT OF ONGOING RESPONSE MEASURES – WHO CHIEF TEDROS SAYS • WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION TEDROS SAYS WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT INFECTION OF @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PERIOD AND CIRCUMSTANCES But after today ’ s WHO press conference , we were left with the distinct impression that it ’ s almost as if China doesn ’ t…want the team to come .
Why else would they have waited to reveal the figures about all the sick doctors and health-care workers until Friday morning in the US and Europe ?
Just a thought .
Back in the US , a team of American expertss is prepared to travel to China to investigate the outbreak on a moments notice , should they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to Secretary Azar .
As he said ( and we noted ) earlier , the US is bracing for the possibility that the warm weather doesn ’ t kill the virus , as President Trump expects .
Anyway , moving away from China , we ’ ve seen unconfirmed reports of four patients in St. Petersburg escaping a COVID-19 quarantine .
Earlier in the week , two women escaped quarantines in Siberia .
Update ( 1000ET ) : China is turning the quarantine nob up to ’ 11 ’ .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third of the country , Beijing ’ s is kicking off its shift to ‘ wartime measures ’ by adopting even more strikingly draconian measures on the residents of its capital city .
From Feb. 14 on , all people returning to the city will be advised to quarantine for 14 days .
Meanwhile , the BBC reports that hundreds of conference atendees in London have been contacted by health officials after one of them was later diagnosed with the virus .
The person , who has not been identified , attended the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Centre last week .
Two Labour MPs who attended the conference said they ’ re cancelling public events until Feb. 20 , just in case .
So far , nine people in the UK have been confirmed to have the virus .
Update ( 0915ET ) : Japan has reported 4 new cases of the virus , including one man who recently returned from the US state of Hawaii , and another who helped transfer an infected patient diagnosed aboard “ the Diamond Princess ” , the cruise ship that has been quarantined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , over in the US , this interview of the director of the CDC warning that the virus could become widespread in the US ‘ beyond 2020 ’ .
Update ( 0850ET ) : Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said during an interview on Friday morning that more travel restrictions are “ on the table , ” suggesting that the US might apply similar restrictions to Hong Kong , Singapore , Japan and other Asian countries that have reported rising numbers of cases .
Earlier this month , the State Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ 4 ’ , and the US imposed restrictions on foreigners who have recently traveled to China and re-routing Americans who have been to viral hotspots to certain US airports for screening on arrival .
These travel restrictions have infuriated Beijing , and prompted a government spokesperson to accuse the US of spreading hysteria .
Even if the virus does “ go away ” in April , as President Trump has insisted… …At this point , Q1 GDP is going to be a disaster anyway , so the US might as well kitchen-sink @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like investors have anything to worry about – bad news is still good news , after all , and the market will simply go to pricing in ~1 Fed rate hike in 2020 to ~2 .
Update ( 0810ET ) : Earlier this morning , Hong Kong confirmed three more coronavirus infections , bringing the total number of cases in the city to 56 .
Here ’ s more information on the new cases from SCMP : Unlike most of the countries that have reported cases of the virus , both Singapore and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their own borders , meaning the outbreak has already started to spread past the 2nd and 3rd generations of the infected .
Though Singapore is still ahead in terms of number of cases , Hong Kong is giving it a run for its month ( though , as we ’ ve said before , it ’ s an outbreak , not a race ) .
Following Chinese health officials ’ claim last night that it “ double-counted ” some deaths ( while crematoriums in the country have been working 24/7 as the outbreak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , the good people at China ’ s NHC have disclosed for the first time that 1,716 medical workers have been infected across the country .
Does this figure seem a little underwhelming ?
Officials put the infected medical worker total at 3.8 % of 60k+ total cases on the mainland , and added that six medical workers – including the martyr Dr. Li – have died as of Friday .
Of course , even if they ’ re all wearing protective gear ( which we know many aren ’ t especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) this number would still seem low for such an infectious disease , given that more than 65,000 cases have been confirmed across the world .
One expert who spoke to the New York Times said the number of infected medical workers is “ concerning.
” From what we ’ ve heard and read , it seems that shortages of supplies like facemasks , gloves , goggles and other protective gear have persisted , even in Hubei , according to the NYT .
During the SARS outbreak , 961 medical workers were infected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infections .
Since COVID-19 is even more contagious than SARS , we ’ d expect the number of medical workers infected to be even higher .
After expressing skepticism about Beijing ’ s response to the virus earlier in the week , it looks like the WHO is back to shilling for the Communist Party , claiming overnight that the jump in cases in China shouldn ’ t be characterized as a “ spike , ” and that it ’ s normal to change how cases are defined .
Across the mainland , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frustrated by the government ’ s dissembling , have come up with jokes like this one .
Given everything we ’ ve learned about the virus , and all the reports about shortages of medical supplies like facemasks across the country , but especially in Hubei Province , we suspect that the real number is much , much larger .
It ’ s just the latest evidence that Beijing hasn ’ t given up on doctoring its disease stats , even after its big non-admission on Thursday that its methods for confirming virus-linked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sufficiently inclusive .
As we first pointed out yesterday , party officials said yesterday that the country would use “ wartime measures ” – a kind of public emergency declaration – to fight the virus , suggesting that the lockdowns will become even more widespread .
And as that happens , more scenes like these are playing out across the country .
In more immediately alarming news , Singapore reported nine new cases overnight , the largest daily increase yet in the city-state , which is now reporting a total of 67 cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mainland China and the ‘ Diamond Princess ’ ( cases quarantined off the ship are being counted separately from domestic Japanese cases ) .
Meanwhile , as the quest for a vaccine continues , Chinese state media is reporting that the China National Biotec Group has found virus-neutralizing antibodies in the plasma of recovered patients .
Experiments have shown that these antibodies can help kill the virus , potentially speeding up the timeline for a successful vaccine .
The company said it had successfully prepared the plasma for clinical treatment after strict blood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antiviral activity testing .
The plasma had been used to treat 11 patients in critical condition , with significant results , it said .
Here ’ s more on that from SCMP : Following the scapegoating of two of the most senior party officials in Hubei , the province ’ s new party boss , Ying Yong , held his first meeting on the outbreak with staff late Thursday , and immediately proceeded to lay down the law : He ordered officials to redouble their efforts to tighten quarantine controls in communities and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making sure that every individual suspected of infection must be quarantined .
In other news , China ’ s zombie companies are breathing a sigh of relief after the Communist Party ordered the nation ’ s banks to implement a loan default ‘ grace period ’ to ensure that China ’ s mountain of bad debt doesn ’ t come tumbling down like a house of cards .
Banks are told to tolerate higher bad loans and further raise tolerance for regions and industries hit hard by the virus As the outbreak rages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy back to work , the leadership in Beijing have continued to parrot the party line that the backlash for China ’ s economy will remain minimal , with China ’ s foreign secretary becoming the latest to assure the public that the economy will swiftly recover after a brief pullback .
President Xi said Friday that the country must improve its responses to major public health crises , and added that a new “ biosecurity law ” would soon be passed .
Finally , readers who enjoy a little dark humor ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ) should get a kick out of this : Disneyland Hong Kong has agreed to let the city government use its land for quarantine space .
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Summary:
Toll of infected passengers and crew aboard ‘the Diamond Princess’ climbs to 285; The US arranges a charter plane for Americans aboard ship.
First fatality in Europe as Chinese tourist died in France.
China has sent 217 medical rescue groups totaling 25,633 personnel to Hubei province to fight the outbreak.
First case reported in Africa after the Egyptian Health Ministry confirms non-Egyptian patient who recently traveled to China
Hubei health officials report 2,420 new cases and 139 new deaths for Feb. 14
NHC officials report an additional 4 deaths and 2,641 cases.
China warns of incoming case surge
China says 1,716 medical workers have been infected
WHO demands to know more about sick doctors, insists group of 12 virus experts will reach Beijing over the weekend
Singapore reports largest daily jump in cases amid increased human-to-human transmission
Singapore reports 5 new cases
Egypt confirms first case; virus now present in 29 countries/territories
Hong Kong reports 3 new cases
New quarantine measures take effect in Wuhan
Hong Kong Disney land offers space for quarantine
Chinese company says blood plasma of recovered patients useful in combating the virus
US mulling new travel restrictions
Japan reports 4 new cases; one patient recently returned from Hawaii.
CDC Director: Virus is “Coming” to the US.
5 presumptive cases reported in British Columbia
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Update (0845ET): The Epoch Times’ Jennier Zeng has brought us another interesting tidbit exposing the culpability of President Xi and the rest of the Politburo in failing to contain COVID-19 before it achieved pandemic status.
#XiJinping admitted it is he who covered up the #COVID19 #coronavirus epidemic in #China. In a speech he made on Feb 3(full text in Chinese: https://t.co/U918GdPjCk), he said he started overseeing the disease control campaign as early as Jan 7. #習近平 1月7號就知道 #武漢肺炎疫情 pic.twitter.com/065BYqJZPJ — 曾錚 Jennifer Zeng (@jenniferatntd) February 15, 2020
We’re certain President Xi will eventually release an official clarification for these remarks.
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Update (0825ET): Singapore reports 5 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the city-state to 72.
Singapore is really pulling ahead of Hong Kong here, which has clocked just 56 cases. Still, outside China, Japan is the true No. 2 thanks to the ‘Diamond Princess’.
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Update (0645 a.m. ET):
Good morning. It’s Saturday, and the Covid-19 outbreak continues to worsen.
Reports in the overnight detail how new confirmed virus cases are quickly increasing on the cruise ship plagued with Covid-19 in Japan. Another report specified that the U.S. government is preparing chartered flights for Americans aboard the vessel. Europe’s first death related to the virus was also reported, as the virus outbreak spreads from East to West.
Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato told reporters on Saturday that a 30% jump in cases were confirmed on the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
The U.S. Embassy in Japan is preparing to evacuate Americans aboard the quarantined cruise ship would be able to catch a flight back to the U.S. via a chartered plane.
About 380 Americans are aboard the ship, which is currently docked at Yokohama, a port city southwest of Tokyo.
So far, 285 people have tested positive for the virus after the new 67 cases were reported on Saturday.
Japan said any American that is “confirmed to be infected with coronavirus would not be taken back to the U.S. on the planned chartered flight.”
The timing of the virus outbreak for Japan is devastating for its image ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 this summer.
Authorities said Saturday morning that eight more Tokyo residents were infected.
Europe’s first fatality related to the virus was confirmed on Saturday when an elderly Chinese tourist hospitalized in France died, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said.
France’s health minister has said a Chinese tourist has died from #coronavirus, the first fatality from the virus in Europe. Read more here: https://t.co/FMYgk7ysV9 pic.twitter.com/UGe8XsBHCL — Sky News (@SkyNews) February 15, 2020
So far, France has reported 11 cases of the virus, out of 66,887 global cases. The epicenter of the virus is in China, where at least 1,500 people have died, likely a higher figure considering the outbreak is being underreported.
The Chinese Foreign Minister responded to U.S. criticism of how they’ve handled the outbreak, saying all accusations against China are lies, none of which are facts.
Remember when everyone said the virus was “contained”?
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Update (2200ET): China has sent 217 medical rescue groups totaling 25,633 medical rescue personnel to Hubei province, 20,374 of whom are from local areas, according to the Global Times. This exceeds the number sent to support the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake which killed over 80,000 people.
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Update (1900ET): The NHC has followed up the officials from Hubei with revised nation-wide figures.
Nationwide, officials reported another 4 deaths, and another 2,641 cases, bringing the nationwide total as of end of day Friday to 66,492.
CHINA HAD 143 DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS FEB. 14, STATEMENT SAYS
CHINA ADDS 2,641 NEW CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES ON FEB. 14
CHINA SAYS TOTAL CORONAVIRUS CASES RISE TO 66,492
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Update (1800ET): Here are the confirmed numbers out of Hubei for Feb. 14, Ying Yong’s first day as the province’s new party chief.
Offering less information than usual (just figures on new cases and deaths), health officials from the province reported 2,420 new cases and 139 new deaths.
CHINA’S HUBEI PROVINCE REPORTS 139 CORONAVIRUS DEATHS FEB. 14
CHINA’S HUBEI TOTAL CORONAVIRUS CONFIRMED CASES RISE TO 54,406
Friday marked the beginning of ‘war time’ conditions in Wuhan, accompanied by a total ban on leaving one’s dwelling for any reason other than a government-authorized service or to receive treatment.
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Update (1650ET): On Friday morning, Japanese health officials confirmed four new cases of the coronavirus, including one individual who had recently visited the US state of Hawaii.
We must admit, we were a little alarmed when we saw that, but with no additional information about the timing or circumstances of this alleged visit, we didn’t really get into it.
Another one of the recent cases in Japan is the son of the first woman who succumbed to the virus in the country. He works as a taxi driver, and was reportedly ferrying people around before his symptoms emerged, raising fears that he could have infected others.
The Mainichi, a national newspaper in Japan, said the government will carry out tests on some 100 people, including around 80 party attendees, who came into close contact with the taxi driver. Already, around 10 have complained of symptoms like fevers or coughs.
So far, more than 250 people in Japan, including 218 passengers and crew from ‘the Diamond Princess’, have already been confirmed to be infected.
Still, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said there is “no reason for changing the government position that it has yet to reach a state of epidemic in Japan.”
Looks like the government was smart to separate out the cruise ship numbers from the total cases confirmed in Japan.
But for Americans, this is the most disturbing passage from the Mainichi story.
In Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, a man in his 60s who recently returned from a trip to Hawaii has tested positive for the coronavirus, the city government said. He has not visited China recently. In cases reported Thursday in the western prefecture of Wakayama, a route of contraction is not known, either.
Is it possible that he could have picked up the virus in Hawaii, a popular vacation destination for Chinese and Japanese travelers? It might be unlikely, but one never knows.
Ummm, Hawaii🍍? “In Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, a man in his 60s who recently returned from a trip to Hawaii has tested positive for the coronavirus, the city govt said. He has not visited China recently.” Need more details on this #COVID19 🦠 case. https://t.co/TIEW41xOri — Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) February 14, 2020
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Update (1545ET): For anybody who hoped Wednesday’s surge in new cases and deaths in Wuhan might have been a one off – we’re sorry to disappoint.
Unfortunately, it looks like the data dump (which was blamed on a pro forma death accounting) was only the beginning. Because Chinese health officials warned Friday afternoon that despite a drop on Thursday, they expect a “surge” of cases in the coming days.
Chinese experts said that there may be a surge on #COVID19 confirmed recently as more cities outside #Wuhan in Hubei include clinically diagnosed cases and medical staff may face more pressure. https://t.co/mdTHXseTac pic.twitter.com/VxTXudTzpm — Global Times (@globaltimesnews) February 14, 2020
Hubei confirmed 4,823 new cases on Thursday, including 3,095 cases diagnosed via X-Ray or CAT scan showing evidence of pneumonia. That was a sudden plunge from the previous day’s total of 14,840 new cases including 13,332 clinically diagnosed cases. On Thursday, 116 deaths were reported in Hubei, down from Wednesday’s 242.
And as the lockdown in Wuhan intensifies…
Whatever you have done, or whoever you are , do you deserve being treated like this? One of the many scenes in #China during #CoronavirusOutbreak 一场#武汉肺炎 疫情，将多少的丑陋展现在世人眼前。#新冠肺炎 #全民反抗 #全民自救 #全民互救 pic.twitter.com/PG6rJyl2a2 — 曾錚 Jennifer Zeng (@jenniferatntd) February 14, 2020
Girl wailing when mother’s body driven away. Her father already died 20 days ago. One of the many scenes in #China during the #coronavirusoutbreak #COVID_2019 妈妈被拉走了，爸爸 20天前也以死于 #武汉肺炎 #新冠肺炎 pic.twitter.com/FLmMHfMDx7 — 曾錚 Jennifer Zeng (@jenniferatntd) February 14, 2020
Of course, there’s little point in lying to people if you’re planning on telling them the “truth” the next day, so at least we understand the reason for the warning. But the news is breaking during the early morning hours of Saturday in China.
Back in North America, British Columbia has a presumptive fifth case, though it looks like it hasn’t yet been confirmed, according to BNO.
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Update (1415ET): The Egyptian Health Ministry has announced the first coronavirus case in Egypt – the first confirmed patient on the African continent, according to the Financial Times. According to the ministry, the case was discovered through its electronic registration program to track people who have visited countries with reported infections.
The person in question is not Egyptian and is asymptomatic , but tested positive for the virus. They have been placed in isolation in a local hospital, according to the ministry.
As we reported earlier in the week, Africa – which has seen an influx of Chinese nationals in recent years (and a ton of half-Chinese babies born to single mothers) is woefully unprepared for the coronavirus.
“We’re definitely not prepared. If we had a couple of cases, it would spread very quickly,” physiotherapist Fundi Sinkala said. “We’re doing the best we can with what resources we have.” -AP
Of note, around 1 million Chinese now live in Africa.
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Update (1330ET): As we mentioned earlier during our introduction to Ying Yong, the President Xi protege and former Shanghai mayor who is now running Hubei Province for the Communist Party, the new seven more draconian quarantine measures that he’s imposing on Wuhan are taking effect.
The city reportedly announced Friday afternoon (NYC time) that the new measures had taken effect. According to BBG, residents of the city of more than 11 million where the outbreak began must now stay in their homes, except to receive treatment or provide a sanctioned government service.
Get ready for more scenes like this:
Nurse denied entry to her own home after work as the guard thinks she carries more #virus as she is a nurse. One of the many scenes in #China during #CoronavirusOutbreak.
護士下班回不了家，把門的說護士渾身上下都是病毒，更不能讓她進去。#COVID2019 #Coronavirus #武汉肺炎 #新冠肺炎 pic.twitter.com/SCUBCdYATG — 曾錚 Jennifer Zeng (@jenniferatntd) February 14, 2020
So much for getting China ‘back to work’.
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Update (1200ET): Bloomberg just reported that Egypt has confirmed its first coronavirus case.
EGYPT CONFIRMS FIRST CORONAVIRUS CASE, HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS AFFECTED PERSON IS A FOREIGNER – STATE TV
That’s the 29th country or territory to report at least one case of the coronavirus. It’s not yet clear where the patient might’ve been infected.
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Update (1040ET): The WHO has just wrapped up its now-daily presser for Friday, and it appeared to focus on imminent plans to send a group of a dozen scientists and researchers to Beijing to figure out exactly what the hell is going on.
Much fuss has been made over the past week over China’s continued refusals to allow Americans, or any other foreigners, for that matter, to offer assistance with the virus response. It’s almost as if they’re…hiding something…
Even after yesterday’s big reveal about the change in their ‘pro forma accounting standards’ to reflect a higher death toll and number of confirmed cases (the jump alarmed global investors and prompted a selloff on equity markets), China still won’t let Americans participate in a WHO-sponsored team of 12 researchers who are traveling to the mainland.
It was a big deal earlier this week when Beijing said it would reluctantly accept the team, ending weeks of suspiciously standoffish behavior (though the WHO bigwigs did travel to Beijing for meetings). But as one analyst said earlier on CNBC: ‘We want to see foreign boots on the ground before we simply take the Chinese at their word’.
It’s also notable how the WHO, initially a purveyor of what seemed like propaganda hot off the presses in Beijing, seems to have turned completely against its benefactor, now treating it with public suspicion.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION TEDROS SAYS WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT INFECTION OF 1,760 CHINESE HEALTH WORKERS, INCLUDING TIME PERIOD AND CIRCUMSTANCES
WHO BOSS TEDROS SAYS HE EXPECTS FULL TEAM OF WHO-LED INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXPERTS TO TOUCH DOWN IN CHINA OVER WEEKEND TO HELP PROBE CORONAVIRUS
WHO MISSION TO CHINA WILL FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING TRANSMISSION OF CORONAVIRUS, SEVERITY OF DISEASE AND IMPACT OF ONGOING RESPONSE MEASURES – WHO CHIEF TEDROS SAYS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION TEDROS SAYS WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT INFECTION OF 1,760 CHINESE HEALTH WORKERS, INCLUDING TIME PERIOD AND CIRCUMSTANCES
But after today’s WHO press conference, we were left with the distinct impression that it’s almost as if China doesn’t…want the team to come.
Why else would they have waited to reveal the figures about all the sick doctors and health-care workers until Friday morning in the US and Europe? Just a thought.
Back in the US, a team of American expertss is prepared to travel to China to investigate the outbreak on a moments notice, should they ever receive clearance from a government official, according to Secretary Azar.
As he said (and we noted) earlier, the US is bracing for the possibility that the warm weather doesn’t kill the virus, as President Trump expects.
Anyway, moving away from China, we’ve seen unconfirmed reports of four patients in St. Petersburg escaping a COVID-19 quarantine. Earlier in the week, two women escaped quarantines in Siberia.
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Update (1000ET): China is turning the quarantine nob up to ’11’.
After imposing strict lockdown conditions on nearly a third of the country, Beijing’s is kicking off its shift to ‘wartime measures’ by adopting even more strikingly draconian measures on the residents of its capital city.
From Feb. 14 on, all people returning to the city will be advised to quarantine for 14 days.
Meanwhile, the BBC reports that hundreds of conference atendees in London have been contacted by health officials after one of them was later diagnosed with the virus.
The person, who has not been identified, attended the UK Bus Summit at the QEII Conference Centre last week. Two Labour MPs who attended the conference said they’re cancelling public events until Feb. 20, just in case.
So far, nine people in the UK have been confirmed to have the virus.
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Update (0915ET): Japan has reported 4 new cases of the virus, including one man who recently returned from the US state of Hawaii, and another who helped transfer an infected patient diagnosed aboard “the Diamond Princess”, the cruise ship that has been quarantined in Yokohama for 10 days.
Meanwhile, over in the US, this interview of the director of the CDC warning that the virus could become widespread in the US ‘beyond 2020’.
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Update (0850ET): Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said during an interview on Friday morning that more travel restrictions are “on the table,” suggesting that the US might apply similar restrictions to Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and other Asian countries that have reported rising numbers of cases.
Earlier this month, the State Department raised its travel alert for China to ‘4’, and the US imposed restrictions on foreigners who have recently traveled to China and re-routing Americans who have been to viral hotspots to certain US airports for screening on arrival. These travel restrictions have infuriated Beijing, and prompted a government spokesperson to accuse the US of spreading hysteria.
Even if the virus does “go away” in April, as President Trump has insisted…
“We’re seeing very limited impact here in the United States, but that could change at any time,” HHS Sec. Alex Azar says about coronavirus. “We’re working…with states, local governments and the private sector so we’re ready if it gets here.”https://t.co/Kosiam25fb pic.twitter.com/2xR0UwMuZz — New Day (@NewDay) February 14, 2020
…At this point, Q1 GDP is going to be a disaster anyway, so the US might as well kitchen-sink it.
And it’s not like investors have anything to worry about – bad news is still good news, after all, and the market will simply go to pricing in ~1 Fed rate hike in 2020 to ~2.
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Update (0810ET): Earlier this morning, Hong Kong confirmed three more coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases in the city to 56.
Here’s more information on the new cases from SCMP:
The Centre for Health Protection said one of the three cases involved a man in critical condition after suffering shortness of breath for more than 10 days. He had to be intubated in Princess Margaret Hospital. He lives in Shek Lei Estate in Kwai Chung, and passed through the Lok Ma Chau border crossing on January 22.
Another person who tested positive for the virus, which causes the disease known as Covid-19, was the cousin of a previously infected case. Both attended a family gathering of 29 at a restaurant in North Point on January 26. At least six other members at that gathering have been infected with the new deadly virus, while at least two are still in quarantine pending test results.
The third case is a worker in a dim sum restaurant in Sheung Wan, whose husband visited their son in Xinhui, Guangdong province, from January 23 to January 28. Her husband and son are not infected.
Unlike most of the countries that have reported cases of the virus, both Singapore and Hong Kong have confirmed human-to-human transmission within their own borders, meaning the outbreak has already started to spread past the 2nd and 3rd generations of the infected.
Though Singapore is still ahead in terms of number of cases, Hong Kong is giving it a run for its month (though, as we’ve said before, it’s an outbreak, not a race).
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Following Chinese health officials’ claim last night that it “double-counted” some deaths (while crematoriums in the country have been working 24/7 as the outbreak has worsened over the last few weeks), the good people at China’s NHC have disclosed for the first time that 1,716 medical workers have been infected across the country.
Does this figure seem a little underwhelming? Officials put the infected medical worker total at 3.8% of 60k+ total cases on the mainland, and added that six medical workers – including the martyr Dr. Li – have died as of Friday. Of course, even if they’re all wearing protective gear (which we know many aren’t especially in the hardest hit areas like Hubei) this number would still seem low for such an infectious disease, given that more than 65,000 cases have been confirmed across the world.
One expert who spoke to the New York Times said the number of infected medical workers is “concerning.”
“I think it’s quite concerning,” said Benjamin Cowling, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Hong Kong. “Healthcare workers face the challenge of caring for a substantial number of patients in Wuhan. It’s worrying to discover that a number of them have been infected.”
From what we’ve heard and read, it seems that shortages of supplies like facemasks, gloves, goggles and other protective gear have persisted, even in Hubei, according to the NYT. During the SARS outbreak, 961 medical workers were infected, representing some 18% of all infections. Since COVID-19 is even more contagious than SARS, we’d expect the number of medical workers infected to be even higher.
After expressing skepticism about Beijing’s response to the virus earlier in the week, it looks like the WHO is back to shilling for the Communist Party, claiming overnight that the jump in cases in China shouldn’t be characterized as a “spike,” and that it’s normal to change how cases are defined.
Across the mainland, the Chinese people, who have been frustrated by the government’s dissembling, have come up with jokes like this one.
How many monkeys died?
26 caves collapsed.
How many monkeys died?
Only 5K trees ruined.
How many monkeys died?
All alive moneys transferred to safe places.
How many monkeys died?
Relatives of the dead monkeys are emotionally stable.
How many monkeys died?
We saved one today. https://t.co/KUh9O5IqiG — 曾錚 Jennifer Zeng (@jenniferatntd) February 14, 2020
Given everything we’ve learned about the virus, and all the reports about shortages of medical supplies like facemasks across the country, but especially in Hubei Province, we suspect that the real number is much, much larger. It’s just the latest evidence that Beijing hasn’t given up on doctoring its disease stats, even after its big non-admission on Thursday that its methods for confirming virus-linked cases and deaths hadn’t been sufficiently inclusive.
As we first pointed out yesterday, party officials said yesterday that the country would use “wartime measures” – a kind of public emergency declaration – to fight the virus, suggesting that the lockdowns will become even more widespread.
And as that happens, more scenes like these are playing out across the country.
First, they covered up the truth, second, they said this disease was preventable and controllable, third, they locked you up. Now they terrify you like this. What a hell! Terrorists are on the go. #COVID2019 #Coronavirus #CoronavirusOutbreak #coronaviruschina pic.twitter.com/CuPpqRncur — 曾錚 Jennifer Zeng (@jenniferatntd) February 14, 2020
A real time photo from David Ng’s friend in #Wuhan. Only 7 families have their lights on in a 30 level building; whilst usually every window was on. The friend’s own building has only 5 families’ lights on. How many have gone? You do your own math. #COVID19 #coronavirus https://t.co/QjVv8t0kGw — 曾錚 Jennifer Zeng (@jenniferatntd) February 14, 2020
In more immediately alarming news, Singapore reported nine new cases overnight, the largest daily increase yet in the city-state, which is now reporting a total of 67 cases, leaving it in third place after mainland China and the ‘Diamond Princess’ (cases quarantined off the ship are being counted separately from domestic Japanese cases).
Meanwhile, as the quest for a vaccine continues, Chinese state media is reporting that the China National Biotec Group has found virus-neutralizing antibodies in the plasma of recovered patients. Experiments have shown that these antibodies can help kill the virus, potentially speeding up the timeline for a successful vaccine.
The company said it had successfully prepared the plasma for clinical treatment after strict blood biological safety testing, virus inactivation and antiviral activity testing. The plasma had been used to treat 11 patients in critical condition, with significant results, it said.
Here’s more on that from SCMP:
Clinical tests showed that, after 12 to 24 hours of treatment, the main inflammatory indicators in the laboratory decreased significantly, the proportion of lymphocytes increased, key indicators such as blood oxygen saturation and viral load improved, and clinical signs and symptoms improved significantly. “The plasma product to treat the novel coronavirus is made from plasma loaded with antibodies donated by recovered patients. It went through virus inactivation and was tested against virus-neutralising antibodies and multiple pathogenic microorganisms,” the company said, according to the report.
Following the scapegoating of two of the most senior party officials in Hubei, the province’s new party boss, Ying Yong, held his first meeting on the outbreak with staff late Thursday, and immediately proceeded to lay down the law: He ordered officials to redouble their efforts to tighten quarantine controls in communities and neighborhoods across the province. This includes making sure that every individual suspected of infection must be quarantined.
In other news, China’s zombie companies are breathing a sigh of relief after the Communist Party ordered the nation’s banks to implement a loan default ‘grace period’ to ensure that China’s mountain of bad debt doesn’t come tumbling down like a house of cards.
Banks are told to tolerate higher bad loans and further raise tolerance for regions and industries hit hard by the virus
As the outbreak rages unabated and China struggles to get its economy back to work, the leadership in Beijing have continued to parrot the party line that the backlash for China’s economy will remain minimal, with China’s foreign secretary becoming the latest to assure the public that the economy will swiftly recover after a brief pullback.
President Xi said Friday that the country must improve its responses to major public health crises, and added that a new “biosecurity law” would soon be passed.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged an improvement in the preventive mechanism in response to major public health crises and the country’s public health emergency and management system. Xi also stressed the importance to roll out a biosecurity law as soon as possible. pic.twitter.com/fOqxZJcRSA — Global Times (@globaltimesnews) February 14, 2020
Finally, readers who enjoy a little dark humor (we suspect that’s most of you) should get a kick out of this: Disneyland Hong Kong has agreed to let the city government use its land for quarantine space.
Bioweapons expert Dr. Francis A. Boyle joins The Alex Jones Show to expose the real threat coronavirus poses to society.


newswars--2020-02-15--‘Being Gay is not Enough’: Buttigieg Event in San Francisco Marred by Queer Protest

California , where more than one-tenth of national pledged delegates are at stake , is a key battleground in the Democratic primaries .
Candidates are flocking to the Golden State to energise their base and raise money , and Pete Buttigieg has already received an unexpected reaction from those seen as his strongest supporters – the queer community .
Pete Buttigieg , the Democrats ’ top-tier 2020 frontrunner , was met with LGBTQ protesters during his fundraiser at the National LGBTQ Center for the Arts in San Francisco on Friday .
Buttigieg , who is openly gay , received a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he was interrupted by two activists .
They were quickly shouted down and escorted out of the centre .
The two were part of the group Queers Against Pete , who were protesting outside the building chanting , “ Hey Pete , come out , we ’ ve got some things to talk about !
” There were about a dozen activists at the scene , who held up banners reading , “ People over corporations ” and “ Free college ” .
One protester told a local news station : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started by talking about medicare for all , later it became medicare for those who want it , and he changed his position after getting donations from the pharmaceutical companies .
So , it ’ s really about accountability.
” Buttigieg , the former mayor of South Bend , Indiana , is the first ever gay candidate to vie for a presidential nomination ( barring long-running rumours around James Buchanan ) .
He runs as a middle-of-the-road liberal on a platform that includes a roll-back of Trump ’ s tax cuts for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and a mixture of public health care and private insurance plans known as Medicare for All Who Want It .
However , Queers Against Pete have particularly criticised him for his support for increased military spending , opposition to free public college and cancellation of student loan debt , an unclear take on border deportations , and his ties with billionaire donors .
“ Some have touted former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg ’ s openly gay identity as proof of progress in our politics , ” the group said in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , being gay is not enough to earn the support of LGBTQIA communities.
” “ Mayor Pete is leaning on the support and actively courting the LGBTQIA community , but has shown time and time again that he is out of touch , not fit to be President of the United States , and simply falls short.
” Buttigieg , 38 , has produced a strong showing in the first state contests , securing most delegates in New Hampshire ( tied with Bernie Sanders ) and in Iowa ( the results will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporting app ) .
California is a key battleground state for the Democrats , awarding 415 out of 3,979 pledged delegates to the party national convention ( compared with 33 from New Hampshire and 41 from Iowa ) .
Some of the latest projections put Sanders on course to win about a third of the vote ; Buttigieg is expected to trail fourth , behind Biden and Bloomberg , with 13 percent of votes .
The “ Shadow ” corruption & connections to Buttigieg & Hillary behind the incompetent “ front ” displayed @ @ @ @ @ @

California, where more than one-tenth of national pledged delegates are at stake, is a key battleground in the Democratic primaries. Candidates are flocking to the Golden State to energise their base and raise money, and Pete Buttigieg has already received an unexpected reaction from those seen as his strongest supporters – the queer community.
Pete Buttigieg, the Democrats’ top-tier 2020 frontrunner, was met with LGBTQ protesters during his fundraiser at the National LGBTQ Center for the Arts in San Francisco on Friday.
Buttigieg, who is openly gay, received a question from the audience about his husband when he was interrupted by two activists. They were quickly shouted down and escorted out of the centre.
The two were part of the group Queers Against Pete, who were protesting outside the building chanting, “Hey Pete, come out, we’ve got some things to talk about!”
There were about a dozen activists at the scene, who held up banners reading, “People over corporations” and “Free college”.
One protester told a local news station: “Started this election really strong. He started by talking about medicare for all, later it became medicare for those who want it, and he changed his position after getting donations from the pharmaceutical companies. So, it’s really about accountability.”
White gay man at private @PeteButtigieg fundraiser accuses queer POC Bay Area students of being “against gay men” because we are asking his candidate to be better on #FreeCollegeForAll #MedicareForAll and #HomesGuarentee #queersagainstpete pic.twitter.com/BFiKA7RTR7 — Adiel Pollydore (@adiel_pollydore) February 14, 2020
Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is the first ever gay candidate to vie for a presidential nomination (barring long-running rumours around James Buchanan).
He runs as a middle-of-the-road liberal on a platform that includes a roll-back of Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthiest, universal background checks for gun-buyers, and a mixture of public health care and private insurance plans known as Medicare for All Who Want It.
However, Queers Against Pete have particularly criticised him for his support for increased military spending, opposition to free public college and cancellation of student loan debt, an unclear take on border deportations, and his ties with billionaire donors.
“Some have touted former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s openly gay identity as proof of progress in our politics,” the group said in a statement on its website. “However, being gay is not enough to earn the support of LGBTQIA communities.”
“Mayor Pete is leaning on the support and actively courting the LGBTQIA community, but has shown time and time again that he is out of touch, not fit to be President of the United States, and simply falls short.”
Protesters arrive at a @PeteButtigieg event in San Francisco pic.twitter.com/YQFCzLQe64 — Dylan Bouscher (@DylanBouscher) February 14, 2020
Buttigieg, 38, has produced a strong showing in the first state contests, securing most delegates in New Hampshire (tied with Bernie Sanders) and in Iowa (the results will be recanvassed due to an error in the reporting app).
California is a key battleground state for the Democrats, awarding 415 out of 3,979 pledged delegates to the party national convention (compared with 33 from New Hampshire and 41 from Iowa).
Some of the latest projections put Sanders on course to win about a third of the vote; Buttigieg is expected to trail fourth, behind Biden and Bloomberg, with 13 percent of votes.
The “Shadow” corruption & connections to Buttigieg & Hillary behind the incompetent “front” displayed at the Iowa Democrat Caucus.


newswars--2020-02-15--Are You Smarter Than A Protester?

Are You Smarter Than A Protester?

We see them all the time at events , on street corners , holding signs , yelling and screaming , @ @ @ @ @ do they even know why they are there ?
This impeachment charade has blown-up in @ @ @ @ @ , but it doesn ’ t end there .
Why has Nancy Pelosi , Adam @ @ @ @ @ of California ’ s representatives spearheaded this sham impeachment of President Trump ?
Are they @ @ @ @ @ for information about other possible indictments sealed in other matters ?
Something has the Democrat @ @ @ @ @

We see them all the time at events, on street corners, holding signs, yelling and screaming, but the real question is do they even know why they are there?
This impeachment charade has blown-up in the Democrat and Neocon faces, but it doesn’t end there. Why has Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff and a significant number of California’s representatives spearheaded this sham impeachment of President Trump? Are they using this process to fish for information about other possible indictments sealed in other matters? Something has the Democrat leadership and neocons scared.


newswars--2020-02-17--Report: Could a Bloomberg-Clinton ticket be in the works?

According to the Drudge Report , Michael Bloomberg is considering Hillary Clinton as a running mate .
The top right-leaning news aggregator , citing sources close to the Bloomberg team , reported on Saturday that the former New York mayor is contemplating Clinton as a vice-presidential running mate after his campaign ’ s polling found the combination would go over well with voters .
Drudge Report founder Matt Drudge said in a rare tweet , which he will likely delete , that the former mayor would go as far as moving his official residence from New York to Colorado or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so that he and Clinton are not from the same state during the race .
Hillary believes she has three covert roads to the white house Clinton , a former first lady , senator from New York , and secretary of state in the Obama administration , revealed in November that she was receiving a number of calls urging her to rethink her decision to sit out of the 2020 race .
Earlier this month , Clinton said she isn ’ t running for president , but reluctantly conceded an openness to being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I never say never because I do believe in serving my country , but it ’ s not going to happen , ” the 72-year-old told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres .
Clinton was the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee and lost the election to President Trump , although she did win the popular vote .
Bloomberg , a late entry to the Democratic race , has seen surging poll numbers despite not being on the ballot for the Iowa caucuses or the New Hampshire primary , the nation ’ s first litmus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential nomination .
A RealClearPolitics national average of polls has Bloomberg in third place at 14.2 % behind former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders .
The Bloomberg campaign has declined to comment on the report at this time .

According to the Drudge Report, Michael Bloomberg is considering Hillary Clinton as a running mate.
The top right-leaning news aggregator, citing sources close to the Bloomberg team, reported on Saturday that the former New York mayor is contemplating Clinton as a vice-presidential running mate after his campaign’s polling found the combination would go over well with voters.
Drudge Report founder Matt Drudge said in a rare tweet, which he will likely delete, that the former mayor would go as far as moving his official residence from New York to Colorado or Florida, where he owns homes, so that he and Clinton are not from the same state during the race.
EXCLUSIVE: BLOOMBERG CONSIDERS HILLARY RUNNING MATE DRUDGE: Bloomberg himself would go as far as to change his official residence from NY to homes he owns in CO or FL, since electoral college makes it hard for a POTUS and VPOTUS to be from same state. https://t.co/XH3TJA9nas pic.twitter.com/NuOy9w6HM8 — MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) February 15, 2020
Hillary believes she has three covert roads to the white house
Clinton, a former first lady, senator from New York, and secretary of state in the Obama administration, revealed in November that she was receiving a number of calls urging her to rethink her decision to sit out of the 2020 race. Earlier this month, Clinton said she isn’t running for president, but reluctantly conceded an openness to being on someone else’s ticket. “I never say never because I do believe in serving my country, but it’s not going to happen,” the 72-year-old told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.
Clinton was the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee and lost the election to President Trump, although she did win the popular vote.
Bloomberg, a late entry to the Democratic race, has seen surging poll numbers despite not being on the ballot for the Iowa caucuses or the New Hampshire primary, the nation’s first litmus tests for those vying for the Democratic presidential nomination.
A RealClearPolitics national average of polls has Bloomberg in third place at 14.2% behind former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The Bloomberg campaign has declined to comment on the report at this time.


newswars--2020-02-17--Cultural Decline: Pregnant 13-Year-Old Now Social Media ‘Influencer’

The age of clout-chasing on social media has culminated in unthinkable “ influencers ” –In this case , a thirteen-year-old girl who is expecting a child with a ten-year-old boy .
The very young mother-to-be , whose boyfriend is still in the equivalent of the fourth grade , has indicated that her social media following has exploded and that she is now seeking sponsors as her story became viral .
Daria has now amassed 79.1K Instagram followers and 10.3K TikTokfollowers since becoming a celebrity over her youthful indiscretion .
Daria Sudnishnikova , who has since turned 14 after finding social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ town Zheleznogorsk and originally identified as Daria “ Dasha ” Rubchinskaya before changing her name with her new-found clout .
According to The Mirror , since being catapulted to fame , Daria has begun using the ‘ Pregnant at 13 ’ for her video clips and photos to further her campaign to be noticed by sponsors and big brands .
Sadly for Daria , her mother Elena is reportedly suffering from terminal cancer but has signaled her intentions to help her daughter through her pregnancy and other endeavors .
Speaking about her daughter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Initially , we thought she had food poisoning , but slowly we started to realise that whatever was happening had nothing to do with her belly .
We then bought a pregnancy test and it showed up positive.
” Elena added that she never suggested abortion as an option to her young pregnant daughter .
She also wishes to stay around as long as possible , in spite of her illness , to take care of both her daughter and future grandchild .
Commenters on the article expressed their disbelief at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Because that ’ s what every parent wants for their child – to be influenced by a pregnant 13 year old whose 10 year old “ boyfriend ” may not even be the father !
!
!
Disgusting .
The child needs taking into care and looked after properly.
” Another said : “ Disgusting .
What ’ s she doing encouraging kids to have kids .
Should be in care with no social media and looked after properly.
” Others have gone to extraordinary lengths to chase clout .
Last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years behind bars for tampering with food by filming herself lick ice cream in a tub before placing it back on the refrigerator shelf .
Another woman filmed herself licking the top of an airplane toilet bowl on a commercial flight .

The age of clout-chasing on social media has culminated in unthinkable “influencers”–In this case, a thirteen-year-old girl who is expecting a child with a ten-year-old boy.
The very young mother-to-be, whose boyfriend is still in the equivalent of the fourth grade, has indicated that her social media following has exploded and that she is now seeking sponsors as her story became viral.
Daria has now amassed 79.1K Instagram followers and 10.3K TikTokfollowers since becoming a celebrity over her youthful indiscretion.
Daria Sudnishnikova, who has since turned 14 after finding social media fame, is from the Siberian town Zheleznogorsk and originally identified as Daria “Dasha” Rubchinskaya before changing her name with her new-found clout.
According to The Mirror, since being catapulted to fame, Daria has begun using the ‘Pregnant at 13’ for her video clips and photos to further her campaign to be noticed by sponsors and big brands.
Sadly for Daria, her mother Elena is reportedly suffering from terminal cancer but has signaled her intentions to help her daughter through her pregnancy and other endeavors.
Speaking about her daughter’s pregnancy, she said: “Initially, we thought she had food poisoning, but slowly we started to realise that whatever was happening had nothing to do with her belly. We then bought a pregnancy test and it showed up positive.”
Elena added that she never suggested abortion as an option to her young pregnant daughter. She also wishes to stay around as long as possible, in spite of her illness, to take care of both her daughter and future grandchild.
Commenters on the article expressed their disbelief at the situation.
One chimed in, saying: “Because that’s what every parent wants for their child – to be influenced by a pregnant 13 year old whose 10 year old “boyfriend” may not even be the father!!! Disgusting. The child needs taking into care and looked after properly.”
Another said: “Disgusting. What’s she doing encouraging kids to have kids. Should be in care with no social media and looked after properly.”
Others have gone to extraordinary lengths to chase clout.
Last year, a woman faced potentially twenty years behind bars for tampering with food by filming herself lick ice cream in a tub before placing it back on the refrigerator shelf.
Another woman filmed herself licking the top of an airplane toilet bowl on a commercial flight.


newswars--2020-02-17--China’s Coronavirus Numbers Don’t Add Up, And The White House Doesn’t Believe Them

As we ’ ve been highlighting for weeks , China ’ s official coronavirus numbers aren ’ t adding up .
The evidence is overwhelming ; overloaded crematoriums in Hubei province , to the official death rate maintaining an improbable 2.1 % ( within + / – 0.1 % ) for weeks , to coronavirus deaths counted as pneumonia before they were able to test positive – and finally , all the bodies currently decomposing in apartments ( government-sealed or not ) .
Officially , there are currently 69,289 confirmed cases , and 1,670 fatalities , with 95 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end , Barron ’ s notes that China ’ s coronavirus numbers are “ too perfect to mean much.
” A statistical analysis of China ’ s coronavirus casualty data shows a near-perfect prediction model that data analysts say isn ’ t likely to naturally occur , casting doubt over the reliability of the numbers being reported to the World Health Organization .
That ’ s aside from news on Thursday that health officials in the epicenter of the outbreak reported a surge in new infections after changing how they diagnose the illness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down the latest updates on the Wuhan corona-virus This week , the Trump administration said that it does “ not have high confidence in the information coming out of China , ” while CNBC notes that Beijing has been reluctant to accept help from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , and has been suppressing information about the outbreak from scientists that run counter to their prevailing narrative that everything is under control and the virus is peaking .
U.S. officials ’ mistrust of China goes as far back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set unrealistic production quotas that led local officials to inflate data .
Mishaps with the 2003 outbreak of SARS , which sickened 8,098 people and killed about 800 over nine months , and discrepancies in reporting of economic data over the past two decades has only hardened the U.S. government ’ s belief that China can not be trusted , experts say .
White House advisor Peter Navarro has even called China a “ disease incubator.
” –CNBC Meanwhile , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) – which receives the second-largest financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – has been defending Beijing and praising their response while insisting that travel restrictions are unnecessary and racist ( would spread “ fear and stigma ” ) .
“ This is a very obviously tense political environment because of the economic issues and because of everything else , ” said Dr. Mike Ryan , executive director of WHO ’ s emergencies program while speaking from Geneva .
“ Please , let our scientists get on .
Let our public health professionals get on .
Let them work together.
” “ This is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is the time for science , not rumors .
This is the time for solidarity , not stigma , ” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus last month .
The facts , Tedros , is that an unknown number of Chinese citizens are sick and dying the largest quarantine in human history , of a virus which can be contracted by asymptotic “ super spreaders , ” and which has now begun to spread around the world .

As we’ve been highlighting for weeks, China’s official coronavirus numbers aren’t adding up.
The evidence is overwhelming; overloaded crematoriums in Hubei province, to the official death rate maintaining an improbable 2.1% (within + / – 0.1%) for weeks, to coronavirus deaths counted as pneumonia before they were able to test positive – and finally, all the bodies currently decomposing in apartments (government-sealed or not).
Officially, there are currently 69,289 confirmed cases, and 1,670 fatalities, with 95% of those coming from China.
To that end, Barron’s notes that China’s coronavirus numbers are “too perfect to mean much.”
A statistical analysis of China’s coronavirus casualty data shows a near-perfect prediction model that data analysts say isn’t likely to naturally occur, casting doubt over the reliability of the numbers being reported to the World Health Organization. That’s aside from news on Thursday that health officials in the epicenter of the outbreak reported a surge in new infections after changing how they diagnose the illness. –Barron’s
Alex Jones breaks down the latest updates on the Wuhan corona-virus
This week, the Trump administration said that it does “not have high confidence in the information coming out of China,” while CNBC notes that Beijing has been reluctant to accept help from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and has been suppressing information about the outbreak from scientists that run counter to their prevailing narrative that everything is under control and the virus is peaking.
U.S. officials’ mistrust of China goes as far back as the 1950s, when national authorities set unrealistic production quotas that led local officials to inflate data. Mishaps with the 2003 outbreak of SARS, which sickened 8,098 people and killed about 800 over nine months, and discrepancies in reporting of economic data over the past two decades has only hardened the U.S. government’s belief that China cannot be trusted, experts say. White House advisor Peter Navarro has even called China a “disease incubator.” –CNBC
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) – which receives the second-largest financial contribution from China after the United States – has been defending Beijing and praising their response while insisting that travel restrictions are unnecessary and racist (would spread “fear and stigma”).
How’s that going?
“This is a very obviously tense political environment because of the economic issues and because of everything else,” said Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of WHO’s emergencies program while speaking from Geneva. “Please, let our scientists get on. Let our public health professionals get on. Let them work together.”
“This is the time for facts, not fear. This is the time for science, not rumors. This is the time for solidarity, not stigma,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus last month.
The facts, Tedros, is that an unknown number of Chinese citizens are sick and dying the largest quarantine in human history, of a virus which can be contracted by asymptotic “super spreaders,” and which has now begun to spread around the world.