War On China?

People are understandably upset about the coronavirus epidemic , but if we ’ re not careful , an even greater danger lies ahead .
Sinister forces in American political life are using the crisis to incite war with China and to stir up bad feelings towards the Chinese people .
The Chinese people are in fact heroic .
They are our friends , not our enemies .
But the forces of evil want you to think otherwise .
Concerning the coronavirus , the key fact to remember is that we know very little about it .
The worst mistake we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ panicked .
As Bill Sardi , an outstanding expert on health issues , has pointed out , There are two hotspots in the world for coronavirus infections : Wuhan , China ( Hubei Province ) and Italy .
Both of these geographic areas were grappling with tuberculosis outbreaks prior to the eruption of the mutated COVID-19 coronavirus .
Strangely , coronavirus appears to spread to the rest of the world from these hotspots via airplane travel .
But the infection remains in those infected and may spread within a household , but not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must be questioned as there are too many false positive tests to confirm COVID-19 coronavirus , which at this point in time may be nothing more than a passenger virus that accompanies tubercular infections .
If Sardi is right , the main thing we can do to keep safe is to close our borders to immigrants .
Unfortunately , people are using the epidemic to stir up bad feelings toward the Chinese people , because the epidemic began in Hubei Province there .
Ironically , there is evidence that the virus was really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Larry Romanoff , whose “ Global Research ” column often uncovers items that others miss , says : Not only did the virus not originate at the seafood market , it did not originate in Wuhan at all , and it has now been proven that it did not originate in China but was brought to China from another country .
Part of the proof of this assertion is that the genome varieties of the virus in Iran and Italy have been sequenced and declared to have no part of the variety that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , have originated elsewhere .
It would seem the only possibility for origination is the US because only that country has the “ tree trunk ” of all the varieties .
And it may therefore be true that the original source of the COVID-19 virus was the US military bio-warfare lab at Fort Detrick .
This would not be a surprise , given that the CDC completely shut down Fort Detrick , but also because , as I related in an earlier article , between 2005 and 2012 the US had experienced 1,059 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or escaped from American bio-labs during the prior ten years—an average of one every three days .
But even if Romanoff is wrong , the epidemic was not the fault of the Chinese people .
Rather , the responsibility lies with the Chinese government , which suppressed warnings by local doctors .
Had these warnings been heeded , the disease could have been contained with little trouble .
Hate directed against the Chinese blocks efforts in the US to deal with the coronavirus problem .
Chinese scientists have developed an efficient way to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forty people in 130 minutes , instead of the 2–3-day wait for results from US tests .
The US government has made no effort to get this test but instead keeps it out of the news .
Instead , we hear ridiculous talk about supporting US pharmaceuticals instead of Chinese pharmaceuticals .
We should be supporting free trade , so that we can get cheap drugs to US consumers .
We should not help Big Pharma exploit American consumers .
Because the epidemic started in China and spread from there , hostility toward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone up .
Chinese-owned stores have been threatened , and gun sales to Chinese who fear attacks have soared .
Chinese restaurants are nearly empty .
The president ’ s talk about the “ Chinese virus ” fans the flame of ill feelings , and some fear that the government may provoke a war with China in order to distract attention from a tanking US economy .
US government propaganda has spread false claims about predatory Chinese trade practices to get the American people ready for hostile action toward China .
As David @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire intellectual property theft meme is just a scam under which the business lobbies have enlisted the FBI and other law enforcement branches to function as taxpayer-financed patent attorneys and litigants .
But that ’ s not the state ’ s job at all : Enforcement of intellectual property rights is a cost of doing business that should be borne by patent owners ; and not , again , by the proverbial bus driver shopping at Walmart ’ s and finding the cost of his tariffed necessities rising because some company in China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course , the ultimate case of Trade Nannyism is the perennial whining by the K-Street lobbies that nefarious trade abusers like China “ subsidize ” their exports .
Why , yes , they surely do….send foreign aid to American consumers , that is !
To the contrary , if you want to level the playing field for American producers and manufacturers , instruct the Fed to stop targeting 2 % inflation , and , in fact , to get out of the way entirely so that the domestic economy can deflate its high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become more competitive on the global markets .
Provoking war with China is an incredibly dangerous policy .
Eric S. Margolis , an experienced foreign policy expert , has noted : “ But in a US-China war , the Chinese would be fighting almost at home .
The US would have to sustain a major conflict many thousands of miles from its home ports .
America is the world ’ s genius when it comes to logistics and mass operations , but even so great distances are punishing .
It would prove a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the aggressor in a war with China .
The South China Sea belongs to them , not to us , yet we send our ships there and insist we have a right to control what happens there .
Also , a great deal of China ’ s industry and agriculture is privately owned , so an attack on China would be an attack on private property .
Both the neocons and the nationalist “ Right ” want war with China .
We should aim at peace instead , as Murray Rothbard and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ignore propaganda and look at the facts , we should recognize that the Chinese people are heroes .
It ’ s a scandal , in fact , that few Westerners are even aware , or , if they are aware , that they are not conscious , of the bloody reality that prevailed in China between the years 1949 and 1976 , the years of rule by Mao Zedong How many died as a result of persecutions and the communist policies of Mao ?
Perhaps you care to guess ?
Many people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But they have always underestimated .
As more data rolled in during the 1980s and 1990s , and as specialists have devoted themselves to investigations and estimates , the figures have become ever more reliable .
And yet they remain imprecise .
What kind of error term are we talking about ?
It could be as low as 40 million .
It could be as high as 100 million—or more .
In the Great Leap Forward from 1959 to 1961 alone , figures range between 20 million and 75 million .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the period after , tens of millions more .
As scholars in the area of mass death point out , most of us can ’ t imagine one hundred dead or one thousand .
Above that , we are just talking about statistics : they have no conceptual meaning for us .
And there is only so much ghastly information that our brains can absorb , only so much blood we can imagine .
And yet there is more to why China ’ s communist experiment remains a hidden fact : it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , one even more compelling than the cases of Russia or Germany in the twentieth century .
Finally , in 1976 , Mao died .
Within a few months , his closest advisers were all imprisoned .
And the reform began slowly at first and then gained breakneck speed .
Civil liberties were restored ( comparatively ) and the rehabilitations began .
Torturers were prosecuted .
Economic controls were gradually relaxed .
The economy , by virtue of human and private economic initiative , was transformed .
Having read the above , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who know anything about the greatest death camp in the history of the world that China became between 1949 and 1976 , an experiment in total control unlike anything other in history .
Many more people today know more about China ’ s exploding cell phone batteries than the hundred million dead and the untold amount of suffering that occurred under communism .
When you hear complaints about the “ Chinese virus ” today , imagine millions in famine , with parents swapping children to eat in order to stay alive .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , not war , and let ’ s admire the hardworking , productive , and wonderful Chinese people .

People are understandably upset about the coronavirus epidemic, but if we’re not careful, an even greater danger lies ahead.
Sinister forces in American political life are using the crisis to incite war with China and to stir up bad feelings towards the Chinese people. The Chinese people are in fact heroic. They are our friends, not our enemies. But the forces of evil want you to think otherwise.
Concerning the coronavirus, the key fact to remember is that we know very little about it. The worst mistake we could make is to become jittery and panicked. As Bill Sardi, an outstanding expert on health issues, has pointed out,
There are two hotspots in the world for coronavirus infections: Wuhan, China (Hubei Province) and Italy. Both of these geographic areas were grappling with tuberculosis outbreaks prior to the eruption of the mutated COVID-19 coronavirus. Strangely, coronavirus appears to spread to the rest of the world from these hotspots via airplane travel. But the infection remains in those infected and may spread within a household, but not into the community. Other geographical outbreaks must be questioned as there are too many false positive tests to confirm COVID-19 coronavirus, which at this point in time may be nothing more than a passenger virus that accompanies tubercular infections.
If Sardi is right, the main thing we can do to keep safe is to close our borders to immigrants.
Unfortunately, people are using the epidemic to stir up bad feelings toward the Chinese people, because the epidemic began in Hubei Province there. Ironically, there is evidence that the virus was really sent to China from the US. Larry Romanoff, whose “Global Research” column often uncovers items that others miss, says:
Not only did the virus not originate at the seafood market, it did not originate in Wuhan at all, and it has now been proven that it did not originate in China but was brought to China from another country. Part of the proof of this assertion is that the genome varieties of the virus in Iran and Italy have been sequenced and declared to have no part of the variety that infected China and must, by definition, have originated elsewhere.
It would seem the only possibility for origination is the US because only that country has the “tree trunk” of all the varieties. And it may therefore be true that the original source of the COVID-19 virus was the US military bio-warfare lab at Fort Detrick. This would not be a surprise, given that the CDC completely shut down Fort Detrick, but also because, as I related in an earlier article, between 2005 and 2012 the US had experienced 1,059 events where pathogens had been either stolen or escaped from American bio-labs during the prior ten years—an average of one every three days.
But even if Romanoff is wrong, the epidemic was not the fault of the Chinese people. Rather, the responsibility lies with the Chinese government, which suppressed warnings by local doctors. Had these warnings been heeded, the disease could have been contained with little trouble.
Hate directed against the Chinese blocks efforts in the US to deal with the coronavirus problem. Chinese scientists have developed an efficient way to test for the virus that can process forty people in 130 minutes, instead of the 2–3-day wait for results from US tests. The US government has made no effort to get this test but instead keeps it out of the news. Instead, we hear ridiculous talk about supporting US pharmaceuticals instead of Chinese pharmaceuticals. We should be supporting free trade, so that we can get cheap drugs to US consumers. We should not help Big Pharma exploit American consumers.
Because the epidemic started in China and spread from there, hostility toward Chinese people living in the US has gone up. Chinese-owned stores have been threatened, and gun sales to Chinese who fear attacks have soared. Chinese restaurants are nearly empty.
The president’s talk about the “Chinese virus” fans the flame of ill feelings, and some fear that the government may provoke a war with China in order to distract attention from a tanking US economy. US government propaganda has spread false claims about predatory Chinese trade practices to get the American people ready for hostile action toward China. As David Stockman has observed,
Indeed, the entire intellectual property theft meme is just a scam under which the business lobbies have enlisted the FBI and other law enforcement branches to function as taxpayer-financed patent attorneys and litigants.
But that’s not the state’s job at all: Enforcement of intellectual property rights is a cost of doing business that should be borne by patent owners; and not, again, by the proverbial bus driver shopping at Walmart’s and finding the cost of his tariffed necessities rising because some company in China is allegedly stealing trade secrets. Of course, the ultimate case of Trade Nannyism is the perennial whining by the K-Street lobbies that nefarious trade abusers like China “subsidize” their exports.
Why, yes, they surely do….send foreign aid to American consumers, that is!
To the contrary, if you want to level the playing field for American producers and manufacturers, instruct the Fed to stop targeting 2% inflation, and, in fact, to get out of the way entirely so that the domestic economy can deflate its high prices, wages and costs and thereby become more competitive on the global markets.
Provoking war with China is an incredibly dangerous policy. Eric S. Margolis, an experienced foreign policy expert, has noted: “But in a US-China war, the Chinese would be fighting almost at home. The US would have to sustain a major conflict many thousands of miles from its home ports. America is the world’s genius when it comes to logistics and mass operations, but even so great distances are punishing. It would prove a bridge too far.” The US would be the aggressor in a war with China. The South China Sea belongs to them, not to us, yet we send our ships there and insist we have a right to control what happens there. Also, a great deal of China’s industry and agriculture is privately owned, so an attack on China would be an attack on private property. Both the neocons and the nationalist “Right” want war with China. We should aim at peace instead, as Murray Rothbard and Ron Paul have taught us.
If we ignore propaganda and look at the facts, we should recognize that the Chinese people are heroes. It’s a scandal, in fact, that few Westerners are even aware, or, if they are aware, that they are not conscious, of the bloody reality that prevailed in China between the years 1949 and 1976, the years of rule by Mao Zedong
How many died as a result of persecutions and the communist policies of Mao? Perhaps you care to guess? Many people over the years have attempted to guess. But they have always underestimated. As more data rolled in during the 1980s and 1990s, and as specialists have devoted themselves to investigations and estimates, the figures have become ever more reliable. And yet they remain imprecise. What kind of error term are we talking about? It could be as low as 40 million. It could be as high as 100 million—or more. In the Great Leap Forward from 1959 to 1961 alone, figures range between 20 million and 75 million. In the period before, 20 million. In the period after, tens of millions more.
As scholars in the area of mass death point out, most of us can’t imagine one hundred dead or one thousand. Above that, we are just talking about statistics: they have no conceptual meaning for us. And there is only so much ghastly information that our brains can absorb, only so much blood we can imagine. And yet there is more to why China’s communist experiment remains a hidden fact: it makes a decisive case against government power, one even more compelling than the cases of Russia or Germany in the twentieth century. Finally, in 1976, Mao died. Within a few months, his closest advisers were all imprisoned. And the reform began slowly at first and then gained breakneck speed. Civil liberties were restored (comparatively) and the rehabilitations began. Torturers were prosecuted. Economic controls were gradually relaxed. The economy, by virtue of human and private economic initiative, was transformed.
Having read the above, you are now in a tiny elite of people who know anything about the greatest death camp in the history of the world that China became between 1949 and 1976, an experiment in total control unlike anything other in history. Many more people today know more about China’s exploding cell phone batteries than the hundred million dead and the untold amount of suffering that occurred under communism.
When you hear complaints about the “Chinese virus” today, imagine millions in famine, with parents swapping children to eat in order to stay alive. Let’s have peace with China, not war, and let’s admire the hardworking, productive, and wonderful Chinese people.


newswars--2020-03-17--White House promises big bucks to airlines…and Americans will get a check too

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has promised immediate financial relief “ within the next two weeks ” to Americans hit hard by the coronavirus recession – plus a massive financial aid package for the airline industry .
The Trump administration will be sending a check to Americans within the next two weeks for an undetermined amount , Mnuchin announced at a press conference on Tuesday .
While the figure of $ 1,000 has been frequently floated , Mnuchin implied the real figure will be larger .
“ We want to make sure Americans get money in their pocket quickly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ payroll tax holiday ” for longer-term financial relief of six to eight months is also in the works .
While Mnuchin implied an income cutoff to the immediate financial stimulus with “ people who make a million dollars a year checks ” not getting help , he also announced a massive $ 300 billion tax deferral .
Americans can defer up to $ 1 million in taxes interest-free for 90 days , and small businesses will be able to defer $ 10 million .
The treasury secretary was reluctant to provide exact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive a package for the stricken airline industry .
“ This is worse than 9/11 , for the airline industry , they are almost ground to a halt , ” he said , stressing that while the administration wanted Americans to avoid unnecessary travel , it wanted to maintain the ability to have air travel domestically where critically needed .
Asked about an aid package for the restaurant industry , which has been one of the hardest-hit by the epidemic due to quarantines and safety precautions , Mnuchin urged state governments to allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lanes open and promoted the use of delivery and takeout apps to maintain social distancing .
President Donald Trump promised a massive financial stimulus was making its way through Congress , expressing impatience with the piecemeal aid packages that had been passed so far .
“ We ’ re going big , and that ’ s the way it ’ ll be , ” he told reporters .

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has promised immediate financial relief “within the next two weeks” to Americans hit hard by the coronavirus recession – plus a massive financial aid package for the airline industry.
The Trump administration will be sending a check to Americans within the next two weeks for an undetermined amount, Mnuchin announced at a press conference on Tuesday.
While the figure of $1,000 has been frequently floated, Mnuchin implied the real figure will be larger.
“We want to make sure Americans get money in their pocket quickly,” he said, adding that a “payroll tax holiday” for longer-term financial relief of six to eight months is also in the works.
While Mnuchin implied an income cutoff to the immediate financial stimulus with “people who make a million dollars a year checks” not getting help, he also announced a massive $300 billion tax deferral.
Americans can defer up to $1 million in taxes interest-free for 90 days, and small businesses will be able to defer $10 million.
The treasury secretary was reluctant to provide exact figures for industry-specific aid, but promised massive a package for the stricken airline industry. “This is worse than 9/11, for the airline industry, they are almost ground to a halt,” he said, stressing that while the administration wanted Americans to avoid unnecessary travel, it wanted to maintain the ability to have air travel domestically where critically needed.
Asked about an aid package for the restaurant industry, which has been one of the hardest-hit by the epidemic due to quarantines and safety precautions, Mnuchin urged state governments to allow fast food restaurants to keep their drive-through lanes open and promoted the use of delivery and takeout apps to maintain social distancing.
President Donald Trump promised a massive financial stimulus was making its way through Congress, expressing impatience with the piecemeal aid packages that had been passed so far. “We’re going big, and that’s the way it’ll be,” he told reporters.


newswars--2020-03-17--With economy imploding, US losing its superpower status to make room for Russia and China, says Max

With economy imploding, US losing its superpower status to make room for Russia and China, says Max Keiser

The global markets ’ current implosion was 100 percent guaranteed , former Wall Street stockbroker Max Keiser told RT .
According to him , the financial markets are best described as a “ quadrillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
” “ Central banks ’ policy of allowing governments and corporations to borrow , at virtually no cost , against decades of future consumption to consume now , hollowed out the global economy and made it extremely fragile , ” said Keiser .
He explained that industries and companies that destroyed themselves buying back their own stock ( airlines , for example ) are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the map.
” According to Keiser , their behavior was reprehensible and “ we are better off without these crooks.
” However , since Warren Buffett owns such huge stakes in these companies , they will get bailed out .
“ The US is a crony capitalist swamp and Warren is the chief toad , ” said Keiser .
He explained that although many companies will be saved by government bailouts , it won ’ t matter because “ the US dollar is about to get completely destroyed as non-dollar countries set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by gold.
” “ The world economy today – like in the second decade of the last century after WWI – is being completely redrawn .
The US – like when Britain lost its superpower status after WWI – will lose its superpower status to make room for China and Russia , who will lead this century , ” added Keiser .

The global markets’ current implosion was 100 percent guaranteed, former Wall Street stockbroker Max Keiser told RT. According to him, the financial markets are best described as a “quadrillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.”
“Central banks’ policy of allowing governments and corporations to borrow, at virtually no cost, against decades of future consumption to consume now, hollowed out the global economy and made it extremely fragile,” said Keiser.
He explained that industries and companies that destroyed themselves buying back their own stock (airlines, for example) are “rightfully being wiped off the face of the map.”
According to Keiser, their behavior was reprehensible and “we are better off without these crooks.” However, since Warren Buffett owns such huge stakes in these companies, they will get bailed out.
“The US is a crony capitalist swamp and Warren is the chief toad,” said Keiser.
He explained that although many companies will be saved by government bailouts, it won’t matter because “the US dollar is about to get completely destroyed as non-dollar countries set up a competing world reserve currency backed by gold.”
“The world economy today – like in the second decade of the last century after WWI – is being completely redrawn. The US – like when Britain lost its superpower status after WWI – will lose its superpower status to make room for China and Russia, who will lead this century,” added Keiser.


newswars--2020-03-17--Online Searches For “Unemployment Benefits” Soar After Virus Crashes Gig-Economy

It was only Monday when we reported New York ’ s unemployment website crashed as tens of thousands of people out of work tried to file a claim all at once .
Last week , we warned that the gig-economy and service industry was expected to implode as a “ coronavirus winter ” unfolded across America .
The CDC has just banned gatherings over 50 people , which means stores , clubs , restaurants , bars , and hotels are voluntarily shuttering indefinitely as the economy grinds to a halt .
About 55 million folks , or about 44 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are considered low-wage and low-skilled , have insurmountable debts ( with limited savings ) , including auto , student , and credit card debts , work in the gig-economy and services .
These folks are the most vulnerable and are getting axed by employers .
Cities across the country that were once vibrant with economic activity have now transformed into ghost towns .
The immediate impact can be seen if you take a drive down the street and look at the empty parking lots of bars and restaurants .
With the unemployment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s only a matter of time before gig-economy/service workers hop on government welfare to weather the virus storm , a move that would undoubtedly reverse employment trends .
Search trends across the country for “ unemployment benefits ” have surged in the last three days , to levels not seen since the global slowdown in 1Q16 , as the government is enforcing social distancing to flatten the curve to slowdown infections .
Searches for “ unemployment benefits ” have jumped the most in New York , New Jersey , Rhode Island @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these states have hundreds of confirmed virus cases that prompted local and state officials to shutter businesses .
Other search-related queries that are in breakout patterns are “ unemployment benefits for tipped employees ; ” “ enhanced unemployment benefits ; ” “ covid unemployment benefits ; ” “ emergency unemployment compensation 2020 , ” and “ covid unemployment benefits .
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It was only Monday when we reported New York’s unemployment website crashed as tens of thousands of people out of work tried to file a claim all at once.
Last week, we warned that the gig-economy and service industry was expected to implode as a “coronavirus winter” unfolded across America.
The CDC has just banned gatherings over 50 people, which means stores, clubs, restaurants, bars, and hotels are voluntarily shuttering indefinitely as the economy grinds to a halt.
About 55 million folks, or about 44% of all US workers, aged 18-64, are considered low-wage and low-skilled, have insurmountable debts (with limited savings), including auto, student, and credit card debts, work in the gig-economy and services. These folks are the most vulnerable and are getting axed by employers. Cities across the country that were once vibrant with economic activity have now transformed into ghost towns.
The immediate impact can be seen if you take a drive down the street and look at the empty parking lots of bars and restaurants. With the unemployment rate hovering at a generational low, it’s only a matter of time before gig-economy/service workers hop on government welfare to weather the virus storm, a move that would undoubtedly reverse employment trends.
Search trends across the country for “unemployment benefits” have surged in the last three days, to levels not seen since the global slowdown in 1Q16, as the government is enforcing social distancing to flatten the curve to slowdown infections.
Searches for “unemployment benefits” have jumped the most in New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Nevada, and Connecticut. Some of these states have hundreds of confirmed virus cases that prompted local and state officials to shutter businesses.
Other search-related queries that are in breakout patterns are “unemployment benefits for tipped employees;” “enhanced unemployment benefits;” “covid unemployment benefits;” “emergency unemployment compensation 2020,” and “covid unemployment benefits.”


newswars--2020-03-17--Amazon Suspends All Shipments Other Than Medical Supplies, Household Staples

As we detailed below , Amazon was already struggling to meet delivery goals and having problems with stock , but now , in a blog post , Amazon told sellers on Tuesday that it ’ s suspending shipments of all non-essential products to its warehouses to deal with the increased workloads following the coronavirus outbreak .
“ We are temporarily prioritizing household staples , medical supplies , and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive , restock , and deliver these products to customers , ” the message said .
That means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and delivery network for a fixed fee , through a program called Fulfillment by Amazon , will no longer be able to ship their products to Amazon .
Additionally , Amazon claims it is trying top crack down on gouging… “ We ’ re also working to ensure that no one artificially raises prices on basic need products during this pandemic and have blocked or removed tens of thousands of items , in line with our long-standing policy .
We actively monitor our store and remove offers that violate our policy.
” So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homes and all we can buy online is staples and medical supplies…

Update (1005ET): As we detailed below, Amazon was already struggling to meet delivery goals and having problems with stock, but now, in a blog post, Amazon told sellers on Tuesday that it’s suspending shipments of all non-essential products to its warehouses to deal with the increased workloads following the coronavirus outbreak.
“We are temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive, restock, and deliver these products to customers,” the message said.
That means sellers who use Amazon’s storage and delivery network for a fixed fee, through a program called Fulfillment by Amazon, will no longer be able to ship their products to Amazon.
“We are seeing increased online shopping, and as a result some products such as household staples and medical supplies are out of stock.”
Additionally, Amazon claims it is trying top crack down on gouging…
“We’re also working to ensure that no one artificially raises prices on basic need products during this pandemic and have blocked or removed tens of thousands of items, in line with our long-standing policy. We actively monitor our store and remove offers that violate our policy.”
So, we can’t leave our homes and all we can buy online is staples and medical supplies…


newswars--2020-03-17--Did Obama-Era CDC Bureaucrats Botch The Coronavirus Testing Response?

By now , it ’ s become abundantly clear that the federal government ’ s sluggishness in distributing functioning tests to labs around the country is one reason why governors and big-city mayors across the country are closing schools and businesses in preparation for a de facto 2 week quarantine .
The government seemingly had the whole month of February to distribute tests , which it should have been receiving from the WHO , which had contracted with a small Germany biotech firm to to produce millions of tests .
Instead , the CDC had only distributed a few thousand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and seems to have only taken steps to fix the problem over the last week , after a hail of criticism from doctors and experts as thousands of patients complained they didn ’ t have access to tests .
Well , the left-wing press has been carrying out a campaign to place the blame for the agency ’ s failures squarely on the shoulders of President Trump , with the Washington Post lambasting him for closing a pandemic preparedness office set up by President Obama to combat Ebola – even as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing also in the Washington Post , that these charges are specious .
At any rate , we ’ ve noticed that these claims have largely been circulated by former Obama-era CDC officials , who have leapt at every chance to criticize the administration ’ s overall response , along with the ‘ botched ’ testing rollout , on cable news .
But in an investigative piece overnight , the Washington Post laid out how the CDC , acting mostly independently of the administration and in keeping with the precedent for epidemic response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claiming to ramp up testing while many of the tests were defective .
But even as some labs figured out how to fix the defects , and others carried out testing on their own , the CDC remained inexplicably inflexible until suddenly admitting that it had been wrong , then promising to do better , once the demand for tests hit a critical apex .
Fortunately , President Trump ’ s decision to strike partnerships with pharma companies , both established firms and startups , has helped swiftly compensate for the shortfall .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ month of February has dealt a serious blow to the effort .
To be sure , it seems Trump badly erred by appointing Alex Azar to lead DHHS and Dr. Robert Redfield to lead the CDC .
Coming from the lobbying world and academia , they didn ’ t have the experience to lead the response , forcing them to rely on underlings inside the CDC , many of whom are career bureaucrats who resent the Trump Administration ’ s management of the bureaucracy .
When these underlings insisted that the ‘ red @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Redfield had little choice but to defer to their expertise , at least initially , before other outside experts started to complain .
Meanwhile , all the Obama-era employees and underlings responsible for getting their leaders up to speed ( like Dr. Messonnier , who is mentioned several times in the WaPo report ) , repeatedly told their bosses that this is the standard response and that they must wait for the CDC to figure out this knot of problems before opening the gates to corporate partners .
And as far as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ works for the NIH .
Now , as WaPo mentions in the final paragraphs of its story , a former CDC director who led the agency during the Obama years is calling for an “ investigation ” of the CDC ’ s botched response .
Thomas Frieden , an infectious disease physician who served as CDC director under former president Barack Obama , called on Sunday for an “ independent group ” to investigate what went wrong with the CDC ’ s testing process .
He said in the past , the CDC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as H1N1 , or swine flu .
“ We were able to get test kits out fast , ” Frieden said on CNN .
“ Something went wrong here .
We have to find out why so we can prevent that in the future.
” Frieden said the agency has been muzzled under President Trump and despite the multitude of problems with the rollout of testing , “ the CDC is still the greatest public health institution in the world.
” We suspect he already knows where the bodies might be buried @

By now, it’s become abundantly clear that the federal government’s sluggishness in distributing functioning tests to labs around the country is one reason why governors and big-city mayors across the country are closing schools and businesses in preparation for a de facto 2 week quarantine.
The government seemingly had the whole month of February to distribute tests, which it should have been receiving from the WHO, which had contracted with a small Germany biotech firm to to produce millions of tests.
Instead, the CDC had only distributed a few thousand tests at the end of last month, and seems to have only taken steps to fix the problem over the last week, after a hail of criticism from doctors and experts as thousands of patients complained they didn’t have access to tests.
Well, the left-wing press has been carrying out a campaign to place the blame for the agency’s failures squarely on the shoulders of President Trump, with the Washington Post lambasting him for closing a pandemic preparedness office set up by President Obama to combat Ebola – even as the official charged with dissolving the office, writing also in the Washington Post, that these charges are specious.
At any rate, we’ve noticed that these claims have largely been circulated by former Obama-era CDC officials, who have leapt at every chance to criticize the administration’s overall response, along with the ‘botched’ testing rollout, on cable news.
But in an investigative piece overnight, the Washington Post laid out how the CDC, acting mostly independently of the administration and in keeping with the precedent for epidemic response, strung the White House along by claiming to ramp up testing while many of the tests were defective. But even as some labs figured out how to fix the defects, and others carried out testing on their own, the CDC remained inexplicably inflexible until suddenly admitting that it had been wrong, then promising to do better, once the demand for tests hit a critical apex.
Fortunately, President Trump’s decision to strike partnerships with pharma companies, both established firms and startups, has helped swiftly compensate for the shortfall. But the lapse in surveillance during the month of February has dealt a serious blow to the effort.
To be sure, it seems Trump badly erred by appointing Alex Azar to lead DHHS and Dr. Robert Redfield to lead the CDC. Coming from the lobbying world and academia, they didn’t have the experience to lead the response, forcing them to rely on underlings inside the CDC, many of whom are career bureaucrats who resent the Trump Administration’s management of the bureaucracy.
When these underlings insisted that the ‘red tape’ was there for a reason, Redfield had little choice but to defer to their expertise, at least initially, before other outside experts started to complain.
Meanwhile, all the Obama-era employees and underlings responsible for getting their leaders up to speed (like Dr. Messonnier, who is mentioned several times in the WaPo report), repeatedly told their bosses that this is the standard response and that they must wait for the CDC to figure out this knot of problems before opening the gates to corporate partners.
And as far as Dr. Fauci is concerned, he actually works for the NIH.
Now, as WaPo mentions in the final paragraphs of its story, a former CDC director who led the agency during the Obama years is calling for an “investigation” of the CDC’s botched response.
Thomas Frieden, an infectious disease physician who served as CDC director under former president Barack Obama, called on Sunday for an “independent group” to investigate what went wrong with the CDC’s testing process. He said in the past, the CDC moved quickly to produce tests for diseases such as H1N1, or swine flu.
“We were able to get test kits out fast,” Frieden said on CNN. “Something went wrong here. We have to find out why so we can prevent that in the future.”
Frieden said the agency has been muzzled under President Trump and despite the multitude of problems with the rollout of testing, “the CDC is still the greatest public health institution in the world.”
We suspect he already knows where the bodies might be buried.


newswars--2020-03-17--Even ‘small-scale’ nuclear war between India & Pakistan would DEVASTATE global food supply – study

A low-level nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan could wipe out large swaths of the world ’ s food supply , igniting cataclysmic fires that blot out the Sun in a decade-long nuclear winter , according to new research .
Estimated to hold about 150 warheads each , India and Pakistan ’ s combined arsenals make up only a fraction of the worldwide stockpile – about 14,000-strong at present – but even a “ limited ” nuclear war between the regional rivals could have grave consequences for the rest of the planet , a study published on Monday in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journal claims .
“ Even this regional , limited war would have devastating indirect implications worldwide , ” said Jonas Jagermeyr , the study ’ s lead author and a researcher at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies .
“ It would exceed the largest famine in documented history.
” We ’ re not saying a nuclear conflict is around the corner .
But it is important to understand what could happen .
Starting its simulation in 2025 , when tensions in the contested Kashmir region boil over into a hypothetical shooting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might follow if both sides set off a total of 100 Hiroshima-sized bombs – much less powerful than many modern thermonuclear warheads .
Beyond the immediate death and destruction from the explosions themselves , a cascade of side effects would likely roil the world ’ s climate for years , the study found , with the blasts igniting immense fires that launch 5 million tons of soot toward the stratosphere , exceeding “ impacts caused by historic droughts and volcanic eruptions.
” Enveloped under a thick blanket of smoke and soot , global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corn in particular , the most common cereal grain – into a downward spiral .
While the researchers believe agriculture would be worst affected in breadbasket regions in the northern hemisphere – across the US , Europe , Russia , and China , for example – somewhat paradoxically , they suggest hunger would be worst in the global south , where populations rely on the huge food surpluses produced in developed countries to the north .
Up to 70 poorer nations with a combined population of 1.3 billion would likely see food supplies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five years , the study concluded .
Corn production in the US could be reduced by as much as 20 percent , while Russia could see its maize output cut clean in half .
Wheat and soybean crops would likely suffer a similar fate .
While some regions in South America and Africa may see crops perform better under the cooler climes , it would be nowhere near sufficient to offset the losses elsewhere .
“ As horrible as the direct effects of nuclear weapons would be , more people could die outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said study co-author Alan Robock , adding that such weapons “ can be used with tragic consequences for the world .
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A low-level nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan could wipe out large swaths of the world’s food supply, igniting cataclysmic fires that blot out the Sun in a decade-long nuclear winter, according to new research.
Estimated to hold about 150 warheads each, India and Pakistan’s combined arsenals make up only a fraction of the worldwide stockpile – about 14,000-strong at present – but even a “limited” nuclear war between the regional rivals could have grave consequences for the rest of the planet, a study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal claims.
“Even this regional, limited war would have devastating indirect implications worldwide,” said Jonas Jagermeyr, the study’s lead author and a researcher at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. “It would exceed the largest famine in documented history.”
We’re not saying a nuclear conflict is around the corner. But it is important to understand what could happen.
Starting its simulation in 2025, when tensions in the contested Kashmir region boil over into a hypothetical shooting war, the study looks at what might follow if both sides set off a total of 100 Hiroshima-sized bombs – much less powerful than many modern thermonuclear warheads.
Beyond the immediate death and destruction from the explosions themselves, a cascade of side effects would likely roil the world’s climate for years, the study found, with the blasts igniting immense fires that launch 5 million tons of soot toward the stratosphere, exceeding “impacts caused by historic droughts and volcanic eruptions.”
Enveloped under a thick blanket of smoke and soot, global temperatures plummet, sending crop yields – corn in particular, the most common cereal grain – into a downward spiral. While the researchers believe agriculture would be worst affected in breadbasket regions in the northern hemisphere – across the US, Europe, Russia, and China, for example – somewhat paradoxically, they suggest hunger would be worst in the global south, where populations rely on the huge food surpluses produced in developed countries to the north.
Up to 70 poorer nations with a combined population of 1.3 billion would likely see food supplies fall by more than 20 percent within five years, the study concluded. Corn production in the US could be reduced by as much as 20 percent, while Russia could see its maize output cut clean in half. Wheat and soybean crops would likely suffer a similar fate.
While some regions in South America and Africa may see crops perform better under the cooler climes, it would be nowhere near sufficient to offset the losses elsewhere.
“As horrible as the direct effects of nuclear weapons would be, more people could die outside the target areas due to famine,” said study co-author Alan Robock, adding that such weapons “can be used with tragic consequences for the world.”


newswars--2020-03-17--Californians Calling Cops on Their Neighbors if They Hear Them Coughing

Some Californians are calling 911 if they hear their neighbors loudly coughing or sneezing , with paramedics being dispatched to homes in some cases .
“ Coachella Valley police departments say they ’ ve started fielding 911 reports from concerned callers convinced a neighbor ’ s overly loud sneeze or hacking cough is proof the person has the virus , ” reports the Desert Sun .
With millions of people across the state under a quarantine that mandates isolation except for essential travel , it appears as though some Californians are passing the time by grassing up their own neighbors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to reserve 911 calls for emergencies only , police are actually responding by sending out paramedics to test the cougher and even remove them from their home .
“ In many cases , the calls are forwarded to the fire department where paramedics are also dispatched to directly provide any needed medical attention before transporting the person to an area hospital , ” according to the report .
“ Presumably , the ride to the hospital is still voluntary for now , even in hyperstatist California .
Or maybe they are setting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blount .
There have been 486 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state of California , which has a population of nearly 40 million .
Six people have died .
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Some Californians are calling 911 if they hear their neighbors loudly coughing or sneezing, with paramedics being dispatched to homes in some cases.
Yes, really.
“Coachella Valley police departments say they’ve started fielding 911 reports from concerned callers convinced a neighbor’s overly loud sneeze or hacking cough is proof the person has the virus,” reports the Desert Sun.
With millions of people across the state under a quarantine that mandates isolation except for essential travel, it appears as though some Californians are passing the time by grassing up their own neighbors to medical authorities.
Instead of telling them to reserve 911 calls for emergencies only, police are actually responding by sending out paramedics to test the cougher and even remove them from their home.
“In many cases, the calls are forwarded to the fire department where paramedics are also dispatched to directly provide any needed medical attention before transporting the person to an area hospital,” according to the report.
“Presumably, the ride to the hospital is still voluntary for now, even in hyperstatist California. Or maybe they are setting up quarantine camps,” comments Dave Blount.
There have been 486 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state of California, which has a population of nearly 40 million. Six people have died.
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newswars--2020-03-17--Italy: Migrants in Naples Ignore Coronavirus Quarantine

A video out of Naples , Italy shows migrants roaming around the streets , ignoring the coronavirus quarantine and putting other people ’ s lives at risk .
The entire country of Italy is currently on lock down with citizens only allowed to venture out for groceries and medical supplies .
“ Only supermarkets and pharmacies windows are open .
Only one person from each household can go on a shopping run .
Police write tickets for people who are out wandering , ” reports CNN .
However , video footage shows migrants in Naples completely ignoring those orders as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other .
“ It ’ s been days in the Vasto neighborhood of # Napoli , migrants crowd alleys and sidewalks , ” tweeted Severino Nappi .
“ They defy prohibitions , regardless of the risk .
While we live barricaded in our homes , there are those who mock our health .
The rules apply to everyone !
” Judging from the audio of the clip , some people who are following the quarantine rules appear to be pleading with the migrants to go indoors .
By remaining outside , the migrants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has already claimed 2,158 lives in Italy .
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A video out of Naples, Italy shows migrants roaming around the streets, ignoring the coronavirus quarantine and putting other people’s lives at risk.
The entire country of Italy is currently on lock down with citizens only allowed to venture out for groceries and medical supplies.
“Only supermarkets and pharmacies windows are open. Only one person from each household can go on a shopping run. Police write tickets for people who are out wandering,” reports CNN.
However, video footage shows migrants in Naples completely ignoring those orders as they mill around and bicker with each other.
Sono giorni che nel quartiere Vasto di #Napoli, i migranti affollano vicoletti e marciapiedi. Sfidano i divieti, noncuranti del rischio.Mentre noi viviamo barricati nelle nostre case, c’è chi si prende gioco della nostra salute. Le regole valgono per tutti! #IlNostroPosto pic.twitter.com/6feNt6XqvN — Severino Nappi (@severino_nappi) March 17, 2020
“It’s been days in the Vasto neighborhood of #Napoli , migrants crowd alleys and sidewalks,” tweeted Severino Nappi. “They defy prohibitions, regardless of the risk. While we live barricaded in our homes, there are those who mock our health. The rules apply to everyone!”
Judging from the audio of the clip, some people who are following the quarantine rules appear to be pleading with the migrants to go indoors.
By remaining outside, the migrants are helping to spread coronavirus, which has already claimed 2,158 lives in Italy.
Once again this proves that diversity is most certainly not a strength.
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newswars--2020-03-17--Live: President Trump Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing

President Trump holds a press conference with his coronavirus task force led by Vice President Mike Pence at the White @ @ @ @

Democrats Moving for Open Pedophilia for Children In Public, In The Classroom, Or Wherever They Can Get Access To Minors


newswars--2020-03-17--NY Times Caught Lying by Omission Over Trump Coronavirus Quote

The New York Times is taking heat for misleading readers over what President Trump actually said during a Coronavirus speech to state governors , the full quote of which was , ironically enough , shared by a Times correspondent on Twitter .
In an article published on Monday , the Times claimed President Trump simply told governors that “ Respirators , ventilators , all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves.
” Additionally , a Times editorial board writer claimed Trump said governors ‘ are on their own , ’ which isn ’ t actually what he said at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quote .
Here ’ s the screenshot of a segment of the Times article : But here ’ s the full quote from President Trump , with emphasis added on the part not included in the Times article : “ Respirators , ventilators , all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves .
We will be backing you , but try getting it yourselves .
Point of sales , much better , much more direct if you can get it yourself.
” The full quote was , ironically enough , shared on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as of this writing it wasn ’ t in the article itself : So why would one Times writer claim on Twitter that Trump said governors ‘ are on their own ’ when clearly that ’ s not what he said according to another Times correspondent ?
“ Conservatives were swift in their criticism of Gay ’ s tweet , with some mentioning a slip-up from early this month when she mistakenly claimed former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg could have given a million dollars to every American with the $ 500 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential campaign , ” reported the Washington Examiner .
The truncated quote triggered an unprecedented backlash on social media .
The backlash is so severe that it ’ s actually plausible the Times might issue a correction to that article , but don ’ t count on it .
This is why you shouldn ’ t let the media – or anyone else for that matter – do all the thinking for you , and instead gather data from multiple sources and draw your own conclusions .
Think critically for yourself and don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for you .

The New York Times is taking heat for misleading readers over what President Trump actually said during a Coronavirus speech to state governors, the full quote of which was, ironically enough, shared by a Times correspondent on Twitter.
In an article published on Monday, the Times claimed President Trump simply told governors that “Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves.”
Additionally, a Times editorial board writer claimed Trump said governors ‘are on their own,’ which isn’t actually what he said at all, as reflected by his full quote.
Trump told governors this morning they are on their own:
“Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves,” Mr. Trump told the governors during the conference call, a recording of which was shared with The New York Times. https://t.co/K0sont7MBc — Mara Gay (@MaraGay) March 16, 2020
Here’s the screenshot of a segment of the Times article:
But here’s the full quote from President Trump, with emphasis added on the part not included in the Times article:
“Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves. We will be backing you, but try getting it yourselves. Point of sales, much better, much more direct if you can get it yourself.”
The full quote was, ironically enough, shared on Twitter by a Times correspondent, although as of this writing it wasn’t in the article itself:
NEWS: Trump told the governors on conf call this am that they should get their own ventilators, per recording of call “We will be backing you, but try getting it yourselves” More here, including his prediction on what more the FED may do >>>>https://t.co/bNWWRVubzE — Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) March 16, 2020
So why would one Times writer claim on Twitter that Trump said governors ‘are on their own’ when clearly that’s not what he said according to another Times correspondent?
“We will be backing you, but try getting it yourselves. Point of sales, much better, much more direct if you can get it yourself.” literally the next sentence https://t.co/R3pOPovG0E — Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) March 16, 2020
“Conservatives were swift in their criticism of Gay’s tweet, with some mentioning a slip-up from early this month when she mistakenly claimed former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg could have given a million dollars to every American with the $500 million he spent on his failed 2020 presidential campaign,” reported the Washington Examiner.
BS! According to the article, this is what he told. Ignore the propaganda coming from Little Miss Marx. pic.twitter.com/Q1UB5iDliR — Whit (@whitforreal) March 16, 2020
The truncated quote triggered an unprecedented backlash on social media.
It seems @MaraGay‘s reading comprehension is no better than her arithmetic. Here’s the full quote: “…the equipment—try getting it yourselves. We will be backing you, but try getting it yourselves. Point of sales, much better, much more direct if you can get it yourself.” https://t.co/D0cyjE2VhN — Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) March 16, 2020
It is irresponsible to characterize his remarks this way. https://t.co/dIxSdG90C7 — Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) March 16, 2020
Don’t be this person, Julie. It’s unethical. Use the full quote. pic.twitter.com/IOxNvQqRQ8 — Jessica Fletcher (@heckyessica) March 16, 2020
The backlash is so severe that it’s actually plausible the Times might issue a correction to that article, but don’t count on it.
This is why you shouldn’t let the media – or anyone else for that matter – do all the thinking for you, and instead gather data from multiple sources and draw your own conclusions. Think critically for yourself and don’t solely let anyone do it for you.


newswars--2020-03-18--Philly Police to ‘Delay’ Arrests Of Car Thieves, Robbers & More Over Coronavirus Risks

Philadelphia police will “ delay ” the arrests of car thieves , robbers , burglars , vandals , prostitutes and more to mitigate risks of their officers getting coronavirus , according to an internal memo .
Due to the coronavirus crisis , Philadelphia police will no longer be making arrests for all narcotics offenses , theft from persons , retail theft , theft from auto , burglary , vandalism , bench warrants , stolen autos , economic crimes such as passing bad checks , fraud , & prostitution .
pic.twitter.com/R2OZSPMKHO From The Philadelphia Inquirer , “ Philly police will delay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including theft , prostitution ” : Beginning Tuesday as an attempt to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus , Philadelphia police will delay arrests in crimes ranging from narcotics to theft to prostitution , Commissioner Danielle Outlaw informed commanders Tuesday .
Instead , suspects will be temporarily detained while officers can verify their identification .
If they are not deemed a threat , they will be released and a warrant will be prepared for a future arrest .
A detective will then submit an arrest affidavit to the district attorney ’ s office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the coronavirus has pushed whole cities to close… Owen points out Americans must ask themselves where they draw the line on freedom .
The crimes will include all narcotics offenses , thefts , burglary , vandalism , prostitution , stolen cars , economic crimes , such as bad checks and fraud , and any existing bench warrants , she said in an internal memo obtained by the Inquirer .
“ The warrant will be served at a later time , as conditions dictate.
” The memo states : “ If an officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a threat to public safety , the officer will notify a supervisor , who will review the totality of the circumstances and utilize discretion , in the interest of public safety , in determining the appropriate course of action .
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Philadelphia police will “delay” the arrests of car thieves, robbers, burglars, vandals, prostitutes and more to mitigate risks of their officers getting coronavirus, according to an internal memo.
Due to the coronavirus crisis, Philadelphia police will no longer be making arrests for all narcotics offenses, theft from persons, retail theft, theft from auto, burglary, vandalism, bench warrants, stolen autos, economic crimes such as passing bad checks, fraud, & prostitution. pic.twitter.com/R2OZSPMKHO
From The Philadelphia Inquirer, “Philly police will delay arrests for a range of crimes, including theft, prostitution”:
Beginning Tuesday as an attempt to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, Philadelphia police will delay arrests in crimes ranging from narcotics to theft to prostitution, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw informed commanders Tuesday.
Instead, suspects will be temporarily detained while officers can verify their identification. If they are not deemed a threat, they will be released and a warrant will be prepared for a future arrest. A detective will then submit an arrest affidavit to the district attorney’s office for approval.
Now that the threat of the coronavirus has pushed whole cities to close… Owen points out Americans must ask themselves where they draw the line on freedom.
The crimes will include all narcotics offenses, thefts, burglary, vandalism, prostitution, stolen cars, economic crimes, such as bad checks and fraud, and any existing bench warrants, she said in an internal memo obtained by the Inquirer. “The warrant will be served at a later time, as conditions dictate.”
The memo states: “If an officer believes that releasing the offender would pose a threat to public safety, the officer will notify a supervisor, who will review the totality of the circumstances and utilize discretion, in the interest of public safety, in determining the appropriate course of action.”


newswars--2020-03-18--2nd Amendment Red Alert! FBI Could Stop Approving Gun Sales Soon

Due to a historic spike in gun sales and ensuing background checks sparked by COVID-19 fears , the FBI is warning “ offices in charge of conducting the background checks could shut down , effectively stopping sales.
” According to Washington Examiner , “ Fears of a crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an historic spike in gun purchase background checks , leading to long delays in approval.
” The FBI ’ s National Instant Background Criminal Background Check System ( NICS ) released a statement , explaining , “ As the FBI ’ s National Instant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Section works through the impact of the COVID-19 operationally , we are working to maintain our services.
” “ We are aware that states may be considering options to protect the health and safety of their employees , which may include a reduction in office availability or even closure to some offices , ” the press release continues .
The FBI conducted 1 million more background checks in the months of January and February of 2020 than they did in the same two months last year .
On Monday , March 16 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the National Shooting Sports Foundation ( NSSF ) background check traffic saw a 300 percent increase from the same date in 2019 .
Meanwhile , New Orleans , Louisiana , Fresno , California and Champaign , Illinois have outlawed the sale of firearms and ammunition in the name of coronavirus safety .
That ’ s right , when people need to protect themselves more than ever , politicians are trying to take away their God-given rights .
Perhaps now is the time to stock up while you still can .

Due to a historic spike in gun sales and ensuing background checks sparked by COVID-19 fears, the FBI is warning “offices in charge of conducting the background checks could shut down, effectively stopping sales.”
According to Washington Examiner, “Fears of a crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an historic spike in gun purchase background checks, leading to long delays in approval.”
The FBI’s National Instant Background Criminal Background Check System (NICS) released a statement, explaining, “As the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Section works through the impact of the COVID-19 operationally, we are working to maintain our services.”
“We are aware that states may be considering options to protect the health and safety of their employees, which may include a reduction in office availability or even closure to some offices,” the press release continues.
The FBI conducted 1 million more background checks in the months of January and February of 2020 than they did in the same two months last year.
On Monday, March 16, 2020, the FBI’s NICS told the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) background check traffic saw a 300 percent increase from the same date in 2019.
Meanwhile, New Orleans, Louisiana, Fresno, California and Champaign, Illinois have outlawed the sale of firearms and ammunition in the name of coronavirus safety.
That’s right, when people need to protect themselves more than ever, politicians are trying to take away their God-given rights.
Perhaps now is the time to stock up while you still can.


newswars--2020-03-18--Blast From The Past: Italian Quarantine Brings Wildlife Back To Venice Canals

The world famous canals of Venice , Italy are reportedly the cleanest they ’ ve been presumably since the invention of motorized boats as a COVID-19 lockdown has cleared the waters of tourists and citizens .
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ordered a country-wide shutdown earlier this month forbidding people to leave their homes unless going to work , a hospital or for emergency reasons .
Since then , for the first time since their invention , motorboats have stopped moving throughout the city ’ s waters .
It didn ’ t take long for Mother Nature to react to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first time in decades wildlife came back into the city ’ s waters .
A dolphin was photographed in the canal “ for the first time in 60 years , ” according to one Twitter user with another writing , “ Water ’ s flowing through the canals of Venice is clear for the first time in forever .
The fish are visible , the swans returned.
” This is how the water and the canals looks like in Venice Italy since the quarantine !
They are people they lived there all their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a canal like Now 👇 pic.twitter.com/VQzbDCykF8

The world famous canals of Venice, Italy are reportedly the cleanest they’ve been presumably since the invention of motorized boats as a COVID-19 lockdown has cleared the waters of tourists and citizens.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ordered a country-wide shutdown earlier this month forbidding people to leave their homes unless going to work, a hospital or for emergency reasons.
Since then, for the first time since their invention, motorboats have stopped moving throughout the city’s waters.
It didn’t take long for Mother Nature to react to the newly cleared canals and for the first time in decades wildlife came back into the city’s waters.
A dolphin was photographed in the canal “for the first time in 60 years,” according to one Twitter user with another writing, “Water’s flowing through the canals of Venice is clear for the first time in forever. The fish are visible, the swans returned.”
Thought I’d spread abit of positivity for you guys. Since the lockdown of Venice without the pollution from boats the water has been begun to clear up and a dolphin has been spotted in the canal for the first time in nearly 60 years! #venice pic.twitter.com/dbq4mGhfnp — Jack (@NotLacazette) March 17, 2020
😳 😳 😳 #venice
An unexpected side effect of the pandemic: 💧Water’s flowing through the canals of Venice is clear for the first time in forever.
🐟 🦢 The fish are visible, the swans returned pic.twitter.com/crWf4kdZ1M — Aurel Boriçi (@AurelBoriciBT) March 18, 2020
This is how the water and the canals looks like in Venice Italy since the quarantine! They are people they lived there all their life and never saw the bottom of a canal like Now 👇 pic.twitter.com/VQzbDCykF8 — Cristina Balan (@3d_Cristina) March 16, 2020
Venice, Italy.
The quarantine had some positive side effects. The water flowing in the canals is finally clear. The fish are visble and the swans have returned. 💙 pic.twitter.com/XDVRev8rmT — Elena Lika (@Elena__Lika) March 17, 2020


newswars--2020-03-18--Austin, Texas Bars Board Up Windows & Doors To Prevent Homeless Break-ins During COVID-19 Shutdowns

Infowars reporter Savanah Hernandez went to Austin , Texas ’ world famous 6th Street to find the usually buzzing bar @ @ @ @ @ members of the city ’ s rapidly expanding homeless community roaming the empty streets and @ @ @ @ @ businesses to fend off intruders .
While the bar district would typically be packed with @ @ @ @ @ during SXSW 2020 , Hernandez wrote , “ Austin ’ s 6th street is a @ @ @ @ @ homeless roaming the streets .
Local bars boarding up in fear of homeless break ins.
@ @ @ @ @ witnessed around the country such as the famous Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas , Nevada @ @ @ @ @ in Washington and Pennsylvania .
A bar in Cincinnati , Ohio was forcibly closed by @ @ @ @ @ a statewide order ” to remain closed .
Will America soon resemble a dystopian novel @ @ @ @ @ roam the streets of major cities and most citizens never leave their homes ?
How @ @ @ @ @ from govt mandated shutdown compare to the Great Depression ’ s figures ?

Infowars reporter Savanah Hernandez went to Austin, Texas’ world famous 6th Street to find the usually buzzing bar scene completely desolate other than members of the city’s rapidly expanding homeless community roaming the empty streets and bar owners boarding up their businesses to fend off intruders.
While the bar district would typically be packed with people from around the world during SXSW 2020, Hernandez wrote, “Austin’s 6th street is a ghost town. Only the homeless roaming the streets. Local bars boarding up in fear of homeless break ins.”
SXSW is supposed to be this week. Usually this place is so packed they close down the road pic.twitter.com/VI11IsaAuv — Savanah Hernandez (@sav_says_) March 18, 2020
Similar scenes are being witnessed around the country such as the famous Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as businesses in Washington and Pennsylvania.
Surreal. Employees are boarding up the doors of the Bellagio. We are watching the Las Vegas Strip shut down. #Covid_19 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/uoYLE57N4s — Jackie Kostek (@JackieKostek) March 18, 2020
Those shut down completely are boarding up. It's not about riots this time. Glass breaks. People steal. https://t.co/MSO1RD1CYX pic.twitter.com/CU9dBkNLhS — jseattle (@jseattle) March 18, 2020
Liquor Control Board has begun boarding up liquor stores in high-risk areas. https://t.co/d72y47Zm9o — Eyewitness News (@wbrewyou) March 18, 2020
A bar in Cincinnati, Ohio was forcibly closed by local police after “violating a statewide order” to remain closed.
Boarding up the Queen City Lounge who continued to violate statewide order to remain closed. Felony weapons arrests were made. @CincyPD @CityOfCincy @cincihealthdept pic.twitter.com/ETFbyblo1v — Cincinnati Police Department (@CincyPD) March 17, 2020
Will America soon resemble a dystopian novel where only zombie-like homeless people roam the streets of major cities and most citizens never leave their homes?
How does today’s unemployment from govt mandated shutdown compare to the Great Depression’s figures?


newswars--2020-03-18--Israel Closes Borders to all Non-Resident Foreigners

Non-resident foreigners will no longer be allowed entry to Israel as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped 40 percent in 24 hours , and some areas , including Jerusalem , prepare for total lockdown .
Israel announced the blanket ban on foreign nationals on Wednesday , with an exception for non-citizen residents .
The country now has 427 confirmed cases of coronavirus , according to medical authorities .
With mass testing about to be rolled out , case numbers will likely rocket up further , Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar Siman-Tov told Israeli Army Radio , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in which there are many hundreds of new patients every day , and possibly more.
” PM Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to conduct at least 3,000 coronavirus tests per day , calling on Israelis to play their part by staying home – and submitting to unprecedented levels of cyber-monitoring using technology supposedly developed to fight terrorism .
The Palestinian Authority is also tightening movement controls in the West Bank , which has 44 confirmed coronavirus cases .
No further movement into or out of Bethlehem will be permitted , and residents of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordered to remain indoors , aside from medical personnel , PM Mohammad Shtayyeh announced on Wednesday .
Palestinians working in Israeli West Bank settlements are no longer permitted to do so .
No cases have been detected in Gaza , and no deaths have been recorded from Covid-19 in either Israel or Palestine .
Israel is not just cracking down on movement into and out of the country .
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion told the Jerusalem Post that a total lockdown will likely be announced within the next two days , but admitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would entail , pointing out that it was all but impossible to “ close the city completely so that no one leaves and no one comes.
” The city has sealed off all Palestinian crossings , and demolitions of Palestinian homes have reportedly not slowed , despite the coronavirus pandemic .
At least nine Palestinians were arrested in dawn raids on Wednesday in Jerusalem , Ramallah , and Qalqilya , according to local media .
Have the tests been tested ?
Can they work in a drive-thru situation ?
What ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Jon Rappoport reveals the disinformation and gaslighting of the population .

Non-resident foreigners will no longer be allowed entry to Israel as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped 40 percent in 24 hours, and some areas, including Jerusalem, prepare for total lockdown.
Israel announced the blanket ban on foreign nationals on Wednesday, with an exception for non-citizen residents. The country now has 427 confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to medical authorities.
With mass testing about to be rolled out, case numbers will likely rocket up further, Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar Siman-Tov told Israeli Army Radio, warning “we will reach a situation in which there are many hundreds of new patients every day, and possibly more.” PM Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to conduct at least 3,000 coronavirus tests per day, calling on Israelis to play their part by staying home – and submitting to unprecedented levels of cyber-monitoring using technology supposedly developed to fight terrorism.
The Palestinian Authority is also tightening movement controls in the West Bank, which has 44 confirmed coronavirus cases. No further movement into or out of Bethlehem will be permitted, and residents of the city and two nearby towns have been ordered to remain indoors, aside from medical personnel, PM Mohammad Shtayyeh announced on Wednesday. Palestinians working in Israeli West Bank settlements are no longer permitted to do so.
No cases have been detected in Gaza, and no deaths have been recorded from Covid-19 in either Israel or Palestine.
Israel is not just cracking down on movement into and out of the country. Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion told the Jerusalem Post that a total lockdown will likely be announced within the next two days, but admitted he didn’t fully understand what that would entail, pointing out that it was all but impossible to “close the city completely so that no one leaves and no one comes.”
The city has sealed off all Palestinian crossings, and demolitions of Palestinian homes have reportedly not slowed, despite the coronavirus pandemic. At least nine Palestinians were arrested in dawn raids on Wednesday in Jerusalem, Ramallah, and Qalqilya, according to local media.
Have the tests been tested? Can they work in a drive-thru situation? What’s the danger of a false-positive or false-negative? Jon Rappoport reveals the disinformation and gaslighting of the population.


newswars--2020-03-18--Billionaire Bill Ackman: “America Will End As We Know It” Unless Trump Shuts Down Borders

Billionaire Bill Ackman has warned President Trump that unless he totally shuts down the borders , sends people home for 30 days and has the government cover their wages , “ America will end as we know it.
” Following up from a tweet in which he called on Trump to “ shut down the country for the next 30 days and close the borders , ” Ackman told CNBC “ hell is coming ” and the entire system of capitalism would collapse unless drastic measures were taken now .
“ You cant borrow your way out of the problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way out of the crisis.. you have to kill the virus , ” said Ackman .
“ What ’ s scaring the American people and corporate America now is the gradual rollout , ” Ackman told CNBC ’ s Scott Wapner .
“ We need to shut it down now… This is the only answer.
” “ Capitalism does not work in an 18-month shutdown , capitalism can work in a 30-day shutdown , ” he warned , noting that the hotel , airline and restaurant industries will go completely bankrupt if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month .
“ Beginning in late January I was getting increasingly bearish and I woke up with a nightmare , ” Ackman said , adding that he personally went into lockdown a month ago to save his father , who is immunocompromised .
“ And my nightmare was you have this virus that replicates and infects incredibly rapidly , ” he added .
Calling on all Americans to make sacrifices , the billionaire pleaded , “ [ The president ] is not saying storm the beaches of Normandy right , he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spend a month with your family.
” If he takes these measures and saves America from coronavirus , Trump is guaranteed re-election in November , according to Ackman .
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Billionaire Bill Ackman has warned President Trump that unless he totally shuts down the borders, sends people home for 30 days and has the government cover their wages, “America will end as we know it.”
Following up from a tweet in which he called on Trump to “shut down the country for the next 30 days and close the borders,” Ackman told CNBC “hell is coming” and the entire system of capitalism would collapse unless drastic measures were taken now.
Mr. President, the only answer is to shut down the country for the next 30 days and close the borders. Tell all Americans that you are putting us on an extended Spring Break at home with family. Keep only essential services open. The government pays wages until we reopen. — Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) March 18, 2020
“You cant borrow your way out of the problem, you can’t lend your way out of the crisis.. you have to kill the virus,” said Ackman.
“What’s scaring the American people and corporate America now is the gradual rollout,” Ackman told CNBC’s Scott Wapner. “We need to shut it down now… This is the only answer.”
“Capitalism does not work in an 18-month shutdown, capitalism can work in a 30-day shutdown,” he warned, noting that the hotel, airline and restaurant industries will go completely bankrupt if the situation drags on for longer than a month.
“Beginning in late January I was getting increasingly bearish and I woke up with a nightmare,” Ackman said, adding that he personally went into lockdown a month ago to save his father, who is immunocompromised.
“And my nightmare was you have this virus that replicates and infects incredibly rapidly,” he added.
Calling on all Americans to make sacrifices, the billionaire pleaded, “[The president] is not saying storm the beaches of Normandy right, he’s saying go home, go home, spend a month with your family.”
If he takes these measures and saves America from coronavirus, Trump is guaranteed re-election in November, according to Ackman.
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