newswars--2020-04-24--Size matters: WaPo reporter under fire after cropping out DRUM of rubbing alcohol from photo to blam

Size matters: WaPo reporter under fire after cropping out DRUM of rubbing alcohol from photo to blame Trump for price spike

A reporter for the Washington Post was taken to the woodshed after she cited a price tag for an industrial-sized barrel of rubbing alcohol to imply the Trump administration sent its cost skyrocketing… but edited out the barrel .
Journalist Amber Phillips , who works on the Post ’ s political analysis blog ‘ The Fix , ’ posted a tweet on Thursday evening suggesting that by mentioning isopropyl alcohol ’ s effectiveness in ‘ killing ’ the coronavirus , President Trump triggered a vast spike in price for the common cleanser .
“ Isopropyl alcohol , which the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 30 seconds on surfaces , for sale on Amazon right now for $ 2,375 , ” Phillips said in a now-deleted tweet , sharing a screenshot from the online retailer showing a seemingly steep price .
During the Q and A of the April 23rd Coronavirus press conference DHS Under Secretary of Science , William Bryan had to defend his findings that increased sunlight and humidity speeds up the killing of the coronavirus to the hysteric media .
President Trump then came in for the political ThugLife kill .
So what ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – and by all appearances deliberately – cropped the image to omit the quantity for sale : a massive , industrial-sized 55-gallon drum of the volatile liquid , a bit more than the 32-ounce bottle one might pick up at the local corner store .
Netizens quickly took notice of the deceptive edit , unleashing a wave of ridicule on the reporter , who promptly sent the embarrassing tweet into the memory hole .
“ I thought you were being dumb but you ’ re clearly just lying , ” one critic said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the 55 gallon drum , which means you knew it was that much.
” If Phillips is willing to bend the truth on “ something petty like this , ” another commenter asked , how can anyone trust her judgement “ about the stuff that does matter , ” which the average reader “ can ’ t double check ?
” Others pointed out that standard 70 percent rubbing alcohol found in medicine cabinets across the country – generally cheaper than the less common 99 percent concentration mentioned in Phillips ’ tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low price of a few cents per fluid ounce .
While Phillips quickly scrubbed her post after she began to take heat for the convenient crop job , she has yet to address or correct the error , carrying on with her regular tweeting as if nothing happened .
The brief controversy came after President Trump was criticized earlier on Thursday for suggesting it might be possible to “ inject ” disinfectants into coronavirus patients to combat the illness , or , alternatively , bringing “ light inside the body ” to achieve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in chief cited a federal study to back up his musings – which concluded heat , sunlight and humidity could help to kill off the virus on certain surfaces – the research did not look into any of the above as potential treatments for those already infected .

A reporter for the Washington Post was taken to the woodshed after she cited a price tag for an industrial-sized barrel of rubbing alcohol to imply the Trump administration sent its cost skyrocketing… but edited out the barrel.
Journalist Amber Phillips, who works on the Post’s political analysis blog ‘The Fix,’ posted a tweet on Thursday evening suggesting that by mentioning isopropyl alcohol’s effectiveness in ‘killing’ the coronavirus, President Trump triggered a vast spike in price for the common cleanser.
“Isopropyl alcohol, which the Trump administration is saying can kill the virus in 30 seconds on surfaces, for sale on Amazon right now for $2,375,” Phillips said in a now-deleted tweet, sharing a screenshot from the online retailer showing a seemingly steep price.
During the Q and A of the April 23rd Coronavirus press conference DHS Under Secretary of Science, William Bryan had to defend his findings that increased sunlight and humidity speeds up the killing of the coronavirus to the hysteric media. President Trump then came in for the political ThugLife kill.
So what’s the rub? The journalist conveniently – and by all appearances deliberately – cropped the image to omit the quantity for sale: a massive, industrial-sized 55-gallon drum of the volatile liquid, a bit more than the 32-ounce bottle one might pick up at the local corner store. Netizens quickly took notice of the deceptive edit, unleashing a wave of ridicule on the reporter, who promptly sent the embarrassing tweet into the memory hole.
Any guesses why an Amazon Washington Post blogger cropped this picture? @DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/jcppVsEb2Z — Cernovich (@Cernovich) April 23, 2020
The Washington Post: Where Journalism Dies from Trump Derangement Syndrome. — Mark Dice (@MarkDice) April 23, 2020
(A) Do you think she knows that’s a 55 gal drum? Or (B) do you think she’s never bought Isopropyl Alcohol in the store before? …Or (C) She knows and it just intentionally lying? This should be embarrassing for @washingtonpost , but it won’t be… because this is standard now. https://t.co/mI2tfsEUle — TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) April 23, 2020
“I thought you were being dumb but you’re clearly just lying,” one critic said. “You cropped out the picture of the 55 gallon drum, which means you knew it was that much.”
If Phillips is willing to bend the truth on “something petty like this,” another commenter asked, how can anyone trust her judgement “about the stuff that does matter,” which the average reader “can’t double check?”
You seriously think a modern-day journalist can report on math? A WaPo reporter named Amber Phillips to dunk of Trump just Tweeted that isopropyl alcohol costs $2375. https://t.co/6AFX5HHBCv — The Harinator (@BlockWorthy) April 23, 2020
Others pointed out that standard 70 percent rubbing alcohol found in medicine cabinets across the country – generally cheaper than the less common 99 percent concentration mentioned in Phillips’ tweet – is still going for its typically low price of a few cents per fluid ounce.
While Phillips quickly scrubbed her post after she began to take heat for the convenient crop job, she has yet to address or correct the error, carrying on with her regular tweeting as if nothing happened.
@byamberphillips Looks like she’s deleting the tweet. Actual journalism demands that she retract this (explain why it was wrong while setting the record straight) plus apologizing to readers for the “error.” pic.twitter.com/yH9LB57GJU — Super Journalist (Retired) – JOURN-AL of Skrypton (@Magnum_CK) April 24, 2020
The brief controversy came after President Trump was criticized earlier on Thursday for suggesting it might be possible to “inject” disinfectants into coronavirus patients to combat the illness, or, alternatively, bringing “light inside the body” to achieve the same end. While the commander in chief cited a federal study to back up his musings – which concluded heat, sunlight and humidity could help to kill off the virus on certain surfaces – the research did not look into any of the above as potential treatments for those already infected.


newswars--2020-04-24--We Have Never Seen An Economic Collapse Quite Like This, And It Is Largely A Self-Inflicted Wound

The rate at which the U.S. economy is unraveling is absolutely breathtaking .
On Thursday , we learned that another 4.4 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week , and that means that a grand total of more than 26 million Americans have lost their jobs during this pandemic so far .
To get an idea of just how dramatically this record-setting unemployment spike dwarfs what we witnessed during the last recession , check out these charts .
Prior to this year , the record for new unemployment claims in a single week was just 695,800 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks has been at least four times larger than that old record .
Millions of unnecessary deaths due to consequences of the shutdown And as I discussed in an article earlier today , millions of those workers have absolutely no incentive to go back to work any time soon , because thanks to Congress they are bringing home more money now than when they were actually working .
So even if efforts are made to return the economy “ to normal ” , millions of workers will want to stay home until the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” finally expires .
The sad thing is that this new economic crisis is largely a self-inflicted wound , and I will explain why that is true later in this article .
But first let ’ s talk about where things currently stand .
Based on the unemployment claim numbers that we have been seeing , experts are now projecting that the current rate of unemployment in the U.S. “ is about 16 percent ” … For a long time I have been warning that the next crisis would make the last recession @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now that has actually happened .
In addition to an unprecedented number of initial claims for unemployment benefits , we have also absolutely smashed the all-time record for the number of “ continuing claims ” … And now that Congress has given workers a tremendous financial incentive to stay unemployed , the number of “ continuing claims ” is likely to keep going higher with each passing week .
Of course this isn ’ t just happening in the United States .
Over in Europe , business activity is falling at the fastest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in perspective , any reading below 50 indicates a contraction .
Needless to say , these absolutely horrific statistics are the result of the coronavirus lockdowns , but were these lockdowns actually necessary in the first place ?
As I discussed yesterday , the only reason why any sort of a lockdown should be implemented is if the hospitals in a particular area are being overwhelmed , because if people are unable to get medical treatment that could definitely push the ultimate death toll from the pandemic higher than it otherwise would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. and Europe right now , hospitals are not being even close to overwhelmed .
Keeping everyone at home is not going to defeat this virus or end this pandemic .
When you are dealing with a virus that spreads from person to person this easily , there is no way that you are going to contain it .
In fact , the U.S. just had 31,900 newly confirmed cases in the 24 hour period that just ended even though most of the nation has already been locked down for weeks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ down the spread of the virus , but the lockdowns have also extended the duration of this pandemic .
Ultimately , this pandemic is never going to be over until it sweeps through the population and “ herd immunity ” is achieved .
And as I discussed yesterday , 70 to 90 percent of the population is going to have to develop antibodies in order to get to that point .
And if you are waiting for a “ vaccine ” to get us out of this mess , you are going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long time .
There has never been a successful vaccine for any coronavirus in all of human history , and the task of trying to develop one for COVID-19 has become exceedingly more difficult now that scientists have discovered that there are 30 different strains of the virus .
So the truth is that this outbreak is going to rip through our population , and nothing that our politicians can do will be able to stop that from happening .
But the good news is that new numbers from New York seem to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ herd immunity ” than we previously thought… However , another study that was conducted in L.A. County found that only 4 percent of their residents had developed antibodies , and that is probably more representative of the nation as a whole .
In any event , everyone agrees that the vast majority of the U.S. population has not developed antibodies , and that means that there will be many more cases and many more deaths in the months ahead .
And that is going to happen no matter how our politicians respond to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our hospitals are not being overwhelmed , there isn ’ t a need for any lockdowns .
The final case total and the final death toll will be roughly the same whether there are lockdowns or not .
But these lockdowns are definitely killing our economy , and tens of millions of American workers now find themselves unemployed .
And if we continue to try to keep the U.S. economy shut down for a few more months , the economic damage will be incalculable .
Please don ’ t misunderstand what I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we should sacrifice lives in order to save the economy .
What I am saying is that about the same number of people are eventually going to die whether we have the lockdowns or not .
And if we can ’ t handle this , how in the world are we going to deal with what else is coming ?
If you are elderly , have a compromised immune system or are in some other high risk group , you are going to have to quarantine yourself for the foreseeable future , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdowns or not .
The mortality rates for high risk groups are much , much higher than for the general population as a whole , and the danger is very real .
But everyone else should be allowed to get back to work , because most of the population is eventually going to catch this virus no matter what we do .
As long as our hospitals can handle it , we should proceed with life as normal .
Unfortunately , that isn ’ t going to happen .
Most of the current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for quite some time , and this new economic depression is just going to get deeper and deeper .

The rate at which the U.S. economy is unraveling is absolutely breathtaking.
On Thursday, we learned that another 4.4 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, and that means that a grand total of more than 26 million Americans have lost their jobs during this pandemic so far.
To get an idea of just how dramatically this record-setting unemployment spike dwarfs what we witnessed during the last recession, check out these charts.
Prior to this year, the record for new unemployment claims in a single week was just 695,800, and now each of the last five weeks has been at least four times larger than that old record.
Millions of unnecessary deaths due to consequences of the shutdown
And as I discussed in an article earlier today, millions of those workers have absolutely no incentive to go back to work any time soon, because thanks to Congress they are bringing home more money now than when they were actually working.
So even if efforts are made to return the economy “to normal”, millions of workers will want to stay home until the $600 per week “unemployment bonus” finally expires.
The sad thing is that this new economic crisis is largely a self-inflicted wound, and I will explain why that is true later in this article.
But first let’s talk about where things currently stand. Based on the unemployment claim numbers that we have been seeing, experts are now projecting that the current rate of unemployment in the U.S. “is about 16 percent”…
With a labor force that totals about 162 million people, the claims figures suggest the unemployment rate is about 16 percent, or roughly one in six Americans — significantly higher than the 10 percent peak seen during the 2008 financial crisis. The previous one-week high for jobless claims was 695,800 in 1982.
For a long time I have been warning that the next crisis would make the last recession look like a Sunday picnic, and now that has actually happened.
In addition to an unprecedented number of initial claims for unemployment benefits, we have also absolutely smashed the all-time record for the number of “continuing claims”…
A person who has filed an “initial claim” for Unemployment Insurance (UI) and still doesn’t have a job a week later is added to “insured unemployment.” The number of the “insured unemployed” – often called “continued claims” – skyrocketed to 15.98 million, by far the highest in the history of the data series. The high before this Covid-19 era was 6.63 million in May of 2009.
And now that Congress has given workers a tremendous financial incentive to stay unemployed, the number of “continuing claims” is likely to keep going higher with each passing week.
Of course this isn’t just happening in the United States. Over in Europe, business activity is falling at the fastest pace ever recorded…
“The eurozone economy suffered the steepest falls in business activity and employment ever recorded during April as a result of measures taken to contain the coronavirus outbreak,” it said. The company’s purchasing manager’s index (PMI) dived to a record low of 13.5 in April, from the previous all-time low of 29.7 in March, confirming private sector gloom that is savaging the 19-nation eurozone.
To put those numbers in perspective, any reading below 50 indicates a contraction.
Needless to say, these absolutely horrific statistics are the result of the coronavirus lockdowns, but were these lockdowns actually necessary in the first place?
As I discussed yesterday, the only reason why any sort of a lockdown should be implemented is if the hospitals in a particular area are being overwhelmed, because if people are unable to get medical treatment that could definitely push the ultimate death toll from the pandemic higher than it otherwise would have been.
But in most parts of the U.S. and Europe right now, hospitals are not being even close to overwhelmed.
Keeping everyone at home is not going to defeat this virus or end this pandemic. When you are dealing with a virus that spreads from person to person this easily, there is no way that you are going to contain it. In fact, the U.S. just had 31,900 newly confirmed cases in the 24 hour period that just ended even though most of the nation has already been locked down for weeks.
Yes, these lockdowns have temporarily slowed down the spread of the virus, but the lockdowns have also extended the duration of this pandemic. Ultimately, this pandemic is never going to be over until it sweeps through the population and “herd immunity” is achieved. And as I discussed yesterday, 70 to 90 percent of the population is going to have to develop antibodies in order to get to that point.
And if you are waiting for a “vaccine” to get us out of this mess, you are going to be waiting for a very, very long time. There has never been a successful vaccine for any coronavirus in all of human history, and the task of trying to develop one for COVID-19 has become exceedingly more difficult now that scientists have discovered that there are 30 different strains of the virus.
So the truth is that this outbreak is going to rip through our population, and nothing that our politicians can do will be able to stop that from happening.
But the good news is that new numbers from New York seem to indicate that we are closer to “herd immunity” than we previously thought…
Preliminary results from New York’s first coronavirus antibody study show nearly 14 percent tested positive, meaning they had the virus at some point and recovered, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. That equates to 2.7 million infections statewide — more than 10 times the state’s confirmed cases. The study, part of Cuomo’s “aggressive” antibody testing launched earlier this week, is based on 3,000 random samples from 40 locations in 19 counties. While the preliminary data suggests much more widespread infection, it means New York’s mortality rate is much lower than previously thought.
However, another study that was conducted in L.A. County found that only 4 percent of their residents had developed antibodies, and that is probably more representative of the nation as a whole.
In any event, everyone agrees that the vast majority of the U.S. population has not developed antibodies, and that means that there will be many more cases and many more deaths in the months ahead.
And that is going to happen no matter how our politicians respond to this crisis.
So as long as our hospitals are not being overwhelmed, there isn’t a need for any lockdowns. The final case total and the final death toll will be roughly the same whether there are lockdowns or not.
But these lockdowns are definitely killing our economy, and tens of millions of American workers now find themselves unemployed.
And if we continue to try to keep the U.S. economy shut down for a few more months, the economic damage will be incalculable.
Please don’t misunderstand what I am saying. I am not saying that we should sacrifice lives in order to save the economy. What I am saying is that about the same number of people are eventually going to die whether we have the lockdowns or not. And if we can’t handle this, how in the world are we going to deal with what else is coming?
If you are elderly, have a compromised immune system or are in some other high risk group, you are going to have to quarantine yourself for the foreseeable future, but that would be true whether there are lockdowns or not. The mortality rates for high risk groups are much, much higher than for the general population as a whole, and the danger is very real.
But everyone else should be allowed to get back to work, because most of the population is eventually going to catch this virus no matter what we do. As long as our hospitals can handle it, we should proceed with life as normal.
Unfortunately, that isn’t going to happen. Most of the current lockdowns are going to remain in place for quite some time, and this new economic depression is just going to get deeper and deeper.


newswars--2020-04-24--Leaked Amazon Whole Foods Docs: Workforce Diversity Helps Prevent Unions

Leaked internal documents from Amazon-owned Whole Foods reveal the company rates their stores using a “ diversity index ” and determined the threat of unionization is “ higher ” at stores with “ lower diversity.
” From Business Insider , “ Amazon-owned Whole Foods is quietly tracking its employees with a heat map tool that ranks which stores are most at risk of unionizing ” : Whole Foods is keeping an eye on stores at risk of unionizing through an interactive heat map , according to five people with knowledge of the matter and internal documents viewed by Business Insider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an elaborate scoring system , which assigns a rating to each of Whole Foods ’ 510 stores based on the likelihood that their employees might form or join a union .
The stores ’ individual risk scores are calculated from more than two dozen metrics , including employee “ loyalty , ” turnover , and racial diversity [ … ] Store-risk metrics include average store compensation , average total store sales , and a “ diversity index ” that represents the racial and ethnic diversity of every store .
Stores at higher risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employee compensation , as well as higher total store sales and higher rates of workers ’ compensation claims , according to the documents .
This should give you a clue as to why our Woke Capitalist rulers are so eager to preach the mantra of “ diversity.
” Alex Jones breaks down how people are waking up to Bill Gates ’ NWO world depopulation agenda .
It appears it ’ s nothing more than a union busting tactic to divide and conquer their own workforce so they ’ ll be easier to control @ @ @ @ @

Leaked internal documents from Amazon-owned Whole Foods reveal the company rates their stores using a “diversity index” and determined the threat of unionization is “higher” at stores with “lower diversity.”
From Business Insider, “Amazon-owned Whole Foods is quietly tracking its employees with a heat map tool that ranks which stores are most at risk of unionizing”:
Whole Foods is keeping an eye on stores at risk of unionizing through an interactive heat map, according to five people with knowledge of the matter and internal documents viewed by Business Insider.
The heat map is powered by an elaborate scoring system, which assigns a rating to each of Whole Foods’ 510 stores based on the likelihood that their employees might form or join a union.
The stores’ individual risk scores are calculated from more than two dozen metrics, including employee “loyalty,” turnover, and racial diversity […]
Store-risk metrics include average store compensation, average total store sales, and a “diversity index” that represents the racial and ethnic diversity of every store. Stores at higher risk of unionizing have lower diversity and lower employee compensation, as well as higher total store sales and higher rates of workers’ compensation claims, according to the documents.


newswars--2020-04-24--Taylor Swift Blasts Soros Family for “Shameless Greed in the Time of Coronavirus”

Singer Taylor Swift slammed the billionaire Soros family in an Instagram post complaining that her music is being used as a moneymaking tool without her permission .
Continuing her feud with former manager Scooter Braun , Swift claimed the release “ is not approved by me ” and also blasted his financial backers , which include the Soroses .
“ Hey guys – I want to thank my fans for making me aware that my former record label is putting out an ‘ album ’ of live performances of mine tonight , ” Swift wrote in an Instagram story post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressured to release the album by financial backers , including Soros , who had helped finance the purchase of her music to the tune of $ 330 million .
“ I ’ m always honest with you guys about this stuff so I just wanted to tell you that this release is not approved by me .
It looks to me like Scooter Braun and his financial backers , 23 Capital , Alex Soros and the Soros family and The Carlyle Group have seen the latests balance sheets and realized that paying $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t exactly a wise choice and they need the money.
” The country-music-turned-pop vocalist also accused Braun and his investors of exploiting the coronavirus situation for financial gain .
“ In my opinion…Just another case of shameless greed in the time of Coronavirus .
So tasteless , but very transparent.
” Swift last year claimed she only learned of Braun ’ s 2019 purchase of her entire music catalog after reading the news in media reports .
Despite her country music background , the musician has progressive left political leanings and typically supports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are interfering with her music career , ” notes the Washington Free Beacon .

Singer Taylor Swift slammed the billionaire Soros family in an Instagram post complaining that her music is being used as a moneymaking tool without her permission.
Continuing her feud with former manager Scooter Braun, Swift claimed the release “is not approved by me” and also blasted his financial backers, which include the Soroses.
“Hey guys – I want to thank my fans for making me aware that my former record label is putting out an ‘album’ of live performances of mine tonight,” Swift wrote in an Instagram story post.
She also claimed Braun was being pressured to release the album by financial backers, including Soros, who had helped finance the purchase of her music to the tune of $330 million.
“I’m always honest with you guys about this stuff so I just wanted to tell you that this release is not approved by me. It looks to me like Scooter Braun and his financial backers, 23 Capital, Alex Soros and the Soros family and The Carlyle Group have seen the latests balance sheets and realized that paying $330 MILLION for my music wasn’t exactly a wise choice and they need the money.”
The country-music-turned-pop vocalist also accused Braun and his investors of exploiting the coronavirus situation for financial gain.
“In my opinion…Just another case of shameless greed in the time of Coronavirus. So tasteless, but very transparent.”
Swift last year claimed she only learned of Braun’s 2019 purchase of her entire music catalog after reading the news in media reports.
Despite her country music background, the musician has progressive left political leanings and typically supports Democrats, that is “unless they are interfering with her music career,” notes the Washington Free Beacon.
What a time to be alive!


newswars--2020-04-24--NFL’s Aaron Rodgers Won’t Lecture People To “Stay Home” While He Lives In A Mansion

Aaron Rodgers , superstar quarterback of the NFL ’ s Green Bay Packers , will not join other wealthy celebrities in pretending the stay-at-home orders are difficult for them while they stay cooped up in their multi-million dollar homes .
Speaking about the coronavirus situation with former Packers linebacker A.J .
Hawk on The Hawk Cast on Friday , Rodgers said , “ One thing that I haven ’ t done or will not do is ( be ) one of those celebs who ’ s telling you how difficult it is , or that ‘ stay-in-your-home ’ stuff , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d seen some celebrities posting videos online complaining about how hard it is for them to be quarantined with a beach in the background .
“ Ya , I just think that kind of falls on deaf ears , ” Rodgers responded .
“ Because what I do know is that my friends who are small-business owners are really hurting and if you think about small businesses , there ’ s such a family atmosphere.
” “ Not only are the owners struggling but they ’ re having to lay employees off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , like that ’ s tough .
You ’ re doing it to people you love and spend so much time with , ” he stated .
Continuing , the QB said , “ There are real people hurting , so I ’ m not going sit here in my privilege and tell people from my ivory tower to do this or do that… I know people are hurting and that ’ s way more important to me than some message of ‘ I can relate to ya.
’ ” It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a celebrity instead of resorting to instinctive virtue signaling .
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Aaron Rodgers, superstar quarterback of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, will not join other wealthy celebrities in pretending the stay-at-home orders are difficult for them while they stay cooped up in their multi-million dollar homes.
Speaking about the coronavirus situation with former Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk on The Hawk Cast on Friday, Rodgers said, “One thing that I haven’t done or will not do is (be) one of those celebs who’s telling you how difficult it is, or that ‘stay-in-your-home’ stuff, from a mansion.”
Hawk mentioned he’d seen some celebrities posting videos online complaining about how hard it is for them to be quarantined with a beach in the background.
“Ya, I just think that kind of falls on deaf ears,” Rodgers responded. “Because what I do know is that my friends who are small-business owners are really hurting and if you think about small businesses, there’s such a family atmosphere.”
“Not only are the owners struggling but they’re having to lay employees off or furlough employees or cut employee hours, like that’s tough. You’re doing it to people you love and spend so much time with,” he stated.
Continuing, the QB said, “There are real people hurting, so I’m not going sit here in my privilege and tell people from my ivory tower to do this or do that… I know people are hurting and that’s way more important to me than some message of ‘I can relate to ya.’”
It’s refreshing to hear a down-to-earth response from a celebrity instead of resorting to instinctive virtue signaling.
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newswars--2020-04-24--Nurses at Hospital in Paris Re-Create ‘Last Supper’ With Themselves as Jesus and His Apostles

Nurses at a hospital in Paris took a break from dealing with coronavirus patients to re-create Leonardo Da Vinci ’ s The Last Supper painting with themselves playing the part of Jesus and his apostles .
The image was posted on the Instagram page of the Hôpital de la Salpêtrière .
“ HUGE THANKS TO OUR DAILY HEROES !
” said the message accompanying the post .
“ And big up to the care team of the Cardiac Surgery unit of the CHU de la Pitié-Salpetrière for this masterpiece.
” To say that this image suggestively deifies health workers would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health care workers across the western world have been widely celebrated for their front line role in fighting COVID-19 , some are beginning to view their social media antics as narcissistic and insensitive .
As we highlighted yesterday , families of cancer victims , who are unable to access treatment because hospitals are devoted to COVID-19 , also expressed their displeasure at health workers for spending time dancing for Tik Tok videos .
In addition , a woman in the United Kingdom who failed to participate in the weekly activity of applauding the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publicly named and shamed on Facebook .
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Nurses at a hospital in Paris took a break from dealing with coronavirus patients to re-create Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper painting with themselves playing the part of Jesus and his apostles.
The image was posted on the Instagram page of the Hôpital de la Salpêtrière.
“HUGE THANKS TO OUR DAILY HEROES!” said the message accompanying the post. “And big up to the care team of the Cardiac Surgery unit of the CHU de la Pitié-Salpetrière for this masterpiece.”
To say that this image suggestively deifies health workers would be somewhat of an understatement.
Although health care workers across the western world have been widely celebrated for their front line role in fighting COVID-19, some are beginning to view their social media antics as narcissistic and insensitive.
As we highlighted yesterday, families of cancer victims, who are unable to access treatment because hospitals are devoted to COVID-19, also expressed their displeasure at health workers for spending time dancing for Tik Tok videos.
In addition, a woman in the United Kingdom who failed to participate in the weekly activity of applauding the NHS because she fell asleep was subsequently publicly named and shamed on Facebook.
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newswars--2020-04-24--Watch: Trump Touts America’s Reopening, Decreasing Infection Rates — April 24

President Trump and the coronavirus task force update the public on the administration ’ s efforts to respond to the @ @ @ @ @ White House .
Today ’ s briefing comes hours after Trump signed into law a @ @ @ @ @ package intended to support America ’ s small businesses and healthcare system .
This one @ @ @ @ @ agenda of Bill Gates .

President Trump and the coronavirus task force update the public on the administration’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak Friday at the White House. Today’s briefing comes hours after Trump signed into law a $484 billion coronavirus relief package intended to support America’s small businesses and healthcare system.
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LIVE: Press Briefing with Coronavirus Task Force https://t.co/mLfPSV05Lj — The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 24, 2020
This one short clip reveals the true agenda of Bill Gates.


newswars--2020-04-24--Andrew Cuomo: Coronavirus Came to NY from Europe, Not China, Based on Flight Records

New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ( D ) said in a Friday press briefing that the deadly novel coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ from Europe , instead of China , citing recently-published research .
“ The virus that @ @ @ @ @ not come from China .
It came from Europe , ” Cuomo began as he @ @ @ @ @ early spread of coronavirus .
The research , conducted by NYU Langone Health , found @ @ @ @ @ New York and New Jersey from Europe between January and March , carrying over 2.2 @ @ @ @ @ closed the front door with the China travel ban , which was right , but @ @ @ @ @ open , ” he said , referring to President Trump ’ s travel ban on @ @ @ @ @

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said in a Friday press briefing that the deadly novel coronavirus came to New York state from Europe, instead of China, citing recently-published research.
“The virus that came to New York did not come from China. It came from Europe,” Cuomo began as he explained new research tracing the early spread of coronavirus. The research, conducted by NYU Langone Health, found roughly 13,000 flights landed in New York and New Jersey from Europe between January and March, carrying over 2.2 million people.
“We closed the front door with the China travel ban, which was right, but we left the back door open,” he said, referring to President Trump’s travel ban on Europe on March 12.
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newswars--2020-04-24--Teen Shot Dead By Stepfather After Refusing to Stay Home & Shelter-In-Place — Police

An Atlanta man has been charged with felony murder after allegedly shooting his stepson during an altercation over lockdown orders , police say .
Bernie Hargrove , 42 , was arrested Wednesday evening after his stepson , De ’ Onte Roberts , was found gravely wounded at the family home by Atlanta police .
Roberts , 16 , had reportedly “ been shot in the chest during a domestic dispute with his stepfather , ” according to CNN .
Roberts later passed away at Grady Memorial Hospital .
“ According to a statement police shared with CNN , the dispute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Roberts refused his parents ’ order to remain at home and comply with recent shelter-in-place directives , his mother told detectives , ” CNN reports .
“ When Roberts returned home and kicked in the door to the house , a physical fight began between Roberts and Hargrove , the mother told detectives.
” Hargrove was charged and denied bond , according to Tracy Flanagan , a public affairs officer with the Fulton County Sheriff ’ s Office .
Georgia is now one of the first states in the U.S. to begin easing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gyms , tattoo parlors and other select businesses have been allowed to reopen as of Friday .
Watch highlights from the ‘ You Can ’ t Close America Down ’ rally in Austin , Texas .

An Atlanta man has been charged with felony murder after allegedly shooting his stepson during an altercation over lockdown orders, police say.
Bernie Hargrove, 42, was arrested Wednesday evening after his stepson, De’Onte Roberts, was found gravely wounded at the family home by Atlanta police.
Roberts, 16, had reportedly “been shot in the chest during a domestic dispute with his stepfather,” according to CNN.
Roberts later passed away at Grady Memorial Hospital.
“According to a statement police shared with CNN, the dispute began earlier in the day, when Roberts refused his parents’ order to remain at home and comply with recent shelter-in-place directives, his mother told detectives,” CNN reports.
“When Roberts returned home and kicked in the door to the house, a physical fight began between Roberts and Hargrove, the mother told detectives.”
Hargrove was charged and denied bond, according to Tracy Flanagan, a public affairs officer with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.
Georgia is now one of the first states in the U.S. to begin easing lockdown orders, as hair salons, gyms, tattoo parlors and other select businesses have been allowed to reopen as of Friday.
Watch highlights from the ‘You Can’t Close America Down’ rally in Austin, Texas.
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newswars--2020-04-24--UK: Man Claims He Was Arrested & Fined For Buying Wine

A man in the UK claims he was arrested and fined by police for buying wine , despite this not being a violation of the lockdown laws .
A video posted by Samuel Jack shows him involved in a confrontation with police in north London during which he was issued with a £30 fine .
In the clip , officers suggest that Jack , who was apparently arrested and “ dearrested ” according to his Tweet , was being apprehended for a public order offence .
He was originally arrested for refusing to provide ID .
Jack asked officers about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is one of basic documents of the uncodified British constitution , but had no knowledge of it .
However , in his tweet , Jack suggests he was apprehended because he “ went to buy wine.
” There have been numerous other cases across the country of police officers misunderstanding the lockdown law to fine people for buying alcohol and other items deemed “ non-essential ” by police .
In reality , the lockdown law does not dictate which items can or can not be bought .
Since all open shops are by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ items they sell are essential .
As we previously highlighted , a woman in Scotland who bought wine and potato chips was fined by police for buying “ non-essential ” items .
Another person in West Lothian tweeted to report a nurse in uniform being fined after leaving a patient ’ s house and someone who left a shop after purchasing a bottle of wine .
Both were fined £30 .
Downing Street had to intervene and clarify the law after Cambridge Police tweeted that they were monitoring “ non-essential ” supermarket aisles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make sure people weren ’ t purchasing frivolous items .
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A man in the UK claims he was arrested and fined by police for buying wine, despite this not being a violation of the lockdown laws.
A video posted by Samuel Jack shows him involved in a confrontation with police in north London during which he was issued with a £30 fine.
In the clip, officers suggest that Jack, who was apparently arrested and “dearrested” according to his Tweet, was being apprehended for a public order offence.
I got ARRESTED, FINED AND DEARRESTED by the Stasi. I went to buy wine. What the fuck?! pic.twitter.com/lLWrnmHVT6 — Lord Samuel Jack (@SamuelJJack) April 24, 2020
He was originally arrested for refusing to provide ID. Jack asked officers about the UK bill of rights, which is one of basic documents of the uncodified British constitution, but had no knowledge of it.
However, in his tweet, Jack suggests he was apprehended because he “went to buy wine.”
There have been numerous other cases across the country of police officers misunderstanding the lockdown law to fine people for buying alcohol and other items deemed “non-essential” by police.
In reality, the lockdown law does not dictate which items can or cannot be bought. Since all open shops are by law “essential,” all the items they sell are essential.
As we previously highlighted, a woman in Scotland who bought wine and potato chips was fined by police for buying “non-essential” items.
Another person in West Lothian tweeted to report a nurse in uniform being fined after leaving a patient’s house and someone who left a shop after purchasing a bottle of wine. Both were fined £30.
Downing Street had to intervene and clarify the law after Cambridge Police tweeted that they were monitoring “non-essential” supermarket aisles in a local branch of Tesco to make sure people weren’t purchasing frivolous items.
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newswars--2020-04-24--Futures Rebound From Earlier Losses As Corona Optimism Returns

S & index futures reversed earlier losses as the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $ 484 billion coronavirus aid package , while China ’ s central bank cut another policy rate as expected .
Sentiment was helped after US Covid-19 infections rose at the slowest pace in three weeks , and the potential easing of lockdowns in Europe .
Europe did not share US enthusiasm and the Stoxx 600 dropped after the region ’ s leaders failed to agree on a long-term stimulus package and news the Remdesivir coronavirus drug was a flop .
Food and beverages was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ food giant Nestle reported its fastest sales growth since 2015 as consumers loaded up on frozen food .
Travel , oil and bank shares led the decline .
The banking index led the declines in European stocks after S & P cut Commerzbank ’ s credit rating by a notch and lowered its outlook for Deutsche Bank to negative from stable .
German ’ s Ifo Business Climate index plunged in April to 74.3 , below the 79.7 expected and down sharply from prev 85.9 previously .
The Ifo Expectation print came in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; R prev 79.5 ) , while the Current Assessment was a bit stronger at Apr : 79.5 ( exp 80.5 ; R prev 92.9 ) .
“ It ’ s a negative session , ” said François Savary , chief investment officer at Swiss wealth manager Prime Partners .
“ The market for the last week has been under consolidation after a strong rally .
A lot of good news has already been priced in and news that the number of deaths had increased in the U.S. was also a warning sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failure to resolve the coronacrisis , EU leaders agreed on Thursday to build a trillion euro emergency fund to help recover from the coronavirus pandemic , while leaving divisive details until the summer .
French President Emmanuel Macron said differences continued between EU governments over whether the fund should be transferring grant money , or simply making loans .
“ The risk exists that a concrete decision on the creation of the recovery fund may not occur before September , thereby not being operational before early 2021 , ” Goldman Sachs European economist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earlier in the session , Asian stocks also fell , led by IT and industrials , after rising in the last session .
Most markets in the region were down , with Jakarta Composite dropping 2.1 % and South Korea ’ s Kospi Index falling 1.3 % , while Australia ’ s S & P/ASX 200 gained 0.5 % .
The Topix declined 0.3 % , with Legs and Meiji Shipping falling the most .
The Shanghai Composite Index retreated 1.1 % , with Jumpcan Pharma and Jiangsu Jiangnan High Polymer Fiber posting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reaction to the Chinese central bank ’ s partial roll-over of maturing medium-term funding to banks , at a lower interest rate .
The MSCI All Country World Index was down 0.3 % and heading for its worst week in three , while MSCI ’ s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.9 % .
“ The recent price action in global markets has highlighted the fragility of the risk rally in the face of deteriorating global economic data and weak commodity prices , ” Valentin Marinov , the head of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in London , wrote in a note to clients .
Still , “ the recent global monetary and fiscal stimulus measures have put a ‘ floor ’ under the risky assets , ” he said .
On Thursday , the S & P 500 and the Nasdaq turned negative at the close on Thursday in the wake of a report that Gilead Sciences ’ s antiviral drug remdesivir had failed to help severely ill COVID-19 patients in its first clinical trial .
Gilead said the findings were inconclusive because the study conducted in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ sensitivity to news related to the medical treatment of COVID-19 reflected investors ’ desperation for a sign of when the global economy might start returning to normal , said Tim Ghriskey , chief investment strategist at New York-based wealth management firm Inverness Counsel .
“ Any piece of bad news is likely to rattle the market , ” Ghriskey said .
“ Investors are keen for a semblance of hope that they can soon crawl out of their homes and get on with some form of normal life , even if with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US plumbed record lows in April , mirroring dire figures from Europe and Asia as strict stay-at-home orders crushed production , supply chains and consumer spending , a survey showed .
Optimism , however , was boosted after the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $ 484 billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses and hospitals overwhelmed by patients .
President Donald Trump , who has indicated he will sign the bill , said late Thursday he may need to extend social distancing guidelines to early summer .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a price collapse this week that pushed U.S. crude futures into negative territory for the first time ever , helped by producers such as Kuwait saying they would move to cut output .
Brent crude was up 18 cents , or 0.9 % , at $ 21.51 , after jumping 5 % on Thursday .
U.S. oil was steady at $ 16.87 a barrel , having surged 20 % in the previous session .
But prices were headed for their third weekly loss and the outlook remains dim because global energy demand has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ curbs aimed at slowing the pandemic .
In addition , some countries are running out of space to store the crude oil that they are not using .
In rates , Italian bonds dropped while bunds lead euro-area gains after EU heads fail to agree on how to finance an economic aid package to fight the pandemic .
Focus is on S & P ’ s review of Italy ’ s rating later Friday , while Germany releases IFO figures .
BTP-bund spread widens 12bps to 253bp , below this week ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , outperform Treasuries by 2bps .
Gilts may look to an announcement at 12pm to see if BOE buyback buckets will be changed from the current GBP1.5b per operation , after Thursday ’ s revised bond remit was increased to GBP180b from May to July .
In FX , dollar reversed an earlier advance to trade flat as risk sentiment improved with stocks recovering ground .
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot index was little changed and still set for a weekly gain of 0.9 % ; U.S. equity futures gained and European stocks pared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a one-month low vs the dollar to trade up 0.1 % at $ 1.0789 ; it was still set for a weekly drop of 0.8 % .
“ USD switches between minor losses and minor gains , ” said Shaun Osborne , chief FX strategist at Scotiabank , in a client note .
“ We look for relatively quiet trading on the session but equity trends will continue to shape intraday trading ; if U.S. markets pick up , the USD should slide somewhat ” Looking at the day ahead , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orders and non-defence capital goods orders ex air , along with the final April University of Michigan consumer sentiment index .
Meanwhile , the Russian central bank will be deciding on interest rates , and earnings releases include Verizon Communications , T-Mobile and American Express .

S&index futures reversed earlier losses as the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $484 billion coronavirus aid package, while China’s central bank cut another policy rate as expected. Sentiment was helped after US Covid-19 infections rose at the slowest pace in three weeks, and the potential easing of lockdowns in Europe.
Europe did not share US enthusiasm and the Stoxx 600 dropped after the region’s leaders failed to agree on a long-term stimulus package and news the Remdesivir coronavirus drug was a flop. Food and beverages was the only gaining industry group to advance after food giant Nestle reported its fastest sales growth since 2015 as consumers loaded up on frozen food. Travel, oil and bank shares led the decline. The banking index led the declines in European stocks after S&P cut Commerzbank’s credit rating by a notch and lowered its outlook for Deutsche Bank to negative from stable.
German’s Ifo Business Climate index plunged in April to 74.3, below the 79.7 expected and down sharply from prev 85.9 previously. The Ifo Expectation print came in at an apocalyptic 69.4 (exp 75.0; R prev 79.5), while the Current Assessment was a bit stronger at Apr: 79.5 (exp 80.5; R prev 92.9).
“It’s a negative session,” said François Savary, chief investment officer at Swiss wealth manager Prime Partners. “The market for the last week has been under consolidation after a strong rally. A lot of good news has already been priced in and news that the number of deaths had increased in the U.S. was also a warning sign for investors.”
In the latest European failure to resolve the coronacrisis, EU leaders agreed on Thursday to build a trillion euro emergency fund to help recover from the coronavirus pandemic, while leaving divisive details until the summer. French President Emmanuel Macron said differences continued between EU governments over whether the fund should be transferring grant money, or simply making loans.
“The risk exists that a concrete decision on the creation of the recovery fund may not occur before September, thereby not being operational before early 2021,” Goldman Sachs European economist Alain Durre wrote in a note.
Earlier in the session, Asian stocks also fell, led by IT and industrials, after rising in the last session. Most markets in the region were down, with Jakarta Composite dropping 2.1% and South Korea’s Kospi Index falling 1.3%, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5%. The Topix declined 0.3%, with Legs and Meiji Shipping falling the most. The Shanghai Composite Index retreated 1.1%, with Jumpcan Pharma and Jiangsu Jiangnan High Polymer Fiber posting the biggest slides. There was limited reaction to the Chinese central bank’s partial roll-over of maturing medium-term funding to banks, at a lower interest rate.
The MSCI All Country World Index was down 0.3% and heading for its worst week in three, while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.9%.
“The recent price action in global markets has highlighted the fragility of the risk rally in the face of deteriorating global economic data and weak commodity prices,” Valentin Marinov, the head of G10 FX strategy at Credit Agricole CIB in London, wrote in a note to clients. Still, “the recent global monetary and fiscal stimulus measures have put a ‘floor’ under the risky assets,” he said.
On Thursday, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq turned negative at the close on Thursday in the wake of a report that Gilead Sciences’s antiviral drug remdesivir had failed to help severely ill COVID-19 patients in its first clinical trial. Gilead said the findings were inconclusive because the study conducted in China was terminated early. The markets’ sensitivity to news related to the medical treatment of COVID-19 reflected investors’ desperation for a sign of when the global economy might start returning to normal, said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment strategist at New York-based wealth management firm Inverness Counsel.
“Any piece of bad news is likely to rattle the market,” Ghriskey said. “Investors are keen for a semblance of hope that they can soon crawl out of their homes and get on with some form of normal life, even if with trepidation and fear.
Business activity in the US plumbed record lows in April, mirroring dire figures from Europe and Asia as strict stay-at-home orders crushed production, supply chains and consumer spending, a survey showed. Optimism, however, was boosted after the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $484 billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses and hospitals overwhelmed by patients. President Donald Trump, who has indicated he will sign the bill, said late Thursday he may need to extend social distancing guidelines to early summer.
In commodities, retained their recovery from a price collapse this week that pushed U.S. crude futures into negative territory for the first time ever, helped by producers such as Kuwait saying they would move to cut output. Brent crude was up 18 cents, or 0.9%, at $21.51, after jumping 5% on Thursday. U.S. oil was steady at $16.87 a barrel, having surged 20% in the previous session.
But prices were headed for their third weekly loss and the outlook remains dim because global energy demand has evaporated due to business closures and travel curbs aimed at slowing the pandemic. In addition, some countries are running out of space to store the crude oil that they are not using.
In rates, Italian bonds dropped while bunds lead euro-area gains after EU heads fail to agree on how to finance an economic aid package to fight the pandemic. Focus is on S&P’s review of Italy’s rating later Friday, while Germany releases IFO figures. BTP-bund spread widens 12bps to 253bp, below this week’s high at 272bps. Bunds bull flattened, outperform Treasuries by 2bps. Gilts may look to an announcement at 12pm to see if BOE buyback buckets will be changed from the current GBP1.5b per operation, after Thursday’s revised bond remit was increased to GBP180b from May to July.
In FX, dollar reversed an earlier advance to trade flat as risk sentiment improved with stocks recovering ground. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot index was little changed and still set for a weekly gain of 0.9%; U.S. equity futures gained and European stocks pared losses. The euro recovered from dipping to a one-month low vs the dollar to trade up 0.1% at $1.0789; it was still set for a weekly drop of 0.8%. “USD switches between minor losses and minor gains,” said Shaun Osborne, chief FX strategist at Scotiabank, in a client note. “We look for relatively quiet trading on the session but equity trends will continue to shape intraday trading; if U.S. markets pick up, the USD should slide somewhat”
Looking at the day ahead, we get the US preliminary March durable goods orders and non-defence capital goods orders ex air, along with the final April University of Michigan consumer sentiment index. Meanwhile, the Russian central bank will be deciding on interest rates, and earnings releases include Verizon Communications, T-Mobile and American Express.


newswars--2020-04-24--After Holding Up Small Business Relief Funds, Democrats Go Full Throttle On Bailing Out Blue States

While small business owners continue to die on the vine , Nancy Pelosi held up a GOP plan for emergency funding to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program ( PPP ) with a ‘ clean ’ ( pork-free ) bill .
Now , Pelosi is champing at the bit to push through a ‘ long and expensive wish list , ’ of additional stimulus – including $ 500 billion for mismanaged state and local governments amid the coronavirus pandemic , according to Bloomberg .
Democrats also want an extension of expanded unemployment benefits , along with expanded workplace safety protections for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding for food stamps .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) , however , isn ’ t a fan , and has indicated that he will dig his heels in for a massive fight over aid to states and local governments – a top priority for Democrats .
There is a risk that the effort to write a comprehensive rescue bill gets bogged down for months or falters given how far apart both parties are now as well as the increasingly bitter exchanges over what should come next and who will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t rebound .
One of the biggest battles ahead will be over aid to state and local governments , which are seeing tax revenue plummet and expenses escalate as a result of the pandemic .
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer told National Public Radio Friday that he believes “ there ’ s enough bipartisan support ” for state and local government relief legislation despite resistance from McConnell .
-Bloomberg Schumer thinks McConnell will walk back statements made earlier this week , when he said that struggling states – mostly run by Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We ’ re not interested in rescuing them from bad decisions they ’ ve made in the past , ” McConnell told Fox News on Wednesday , which his office elaborated on in a press released titled “ On Preventing Blue State Bailouts.
” Several governors of affected states slammed McConnell , warning that they ’ ll have to begin slashing services without a $ 500 billion slush fund .
Cities and counties have requested $ 250 billion to remain solvent and continue to pay police , firefighters , teachers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On Thursday , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo suggested that allowing states to go bankrupt would be “ one of the really dumb ideas of all time , ” adding that if New York were to declare bankruptcy , “ you will see a collapse of this national economy.
” But what about all that debt ?
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Andy Biggs ( R-AZ ) , Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus , have raised alarms over a national debt crisis if Congress doesn ’ t put a lid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t want to see this massive accumulation of debt destroy this great country , ” Paul said in a Tuesday statement from the Senate floor .
“ My advice to the Senate and to the American people is let ’ s be aware of what we are doing by creating all this new debt , and let ’ s think before we jump to a terrible , terrible conclusion.
” Nothing is getting done without bipartisan support Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Bloomberg News on Thursday that an agreement would need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aisle to move forward .
“ For anything to get done it has to have bipartisan support in the House and the Senate and the president has to be on board with the strategy , ” Mnuchin told Bloomberg News on Thursday .
“ At the moment we ’ re focused on executing what is a very large amount of money that the Congress is in the process of approving.
” Pelosi and Schumer are united on most of their core demands , which also include more health-sector funding and a “ Heroes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much as $ 25,000 to health workers , grocery store employees and other essential workers .
“ Our states and local governments are feeling the pain of slashed revenue from this pandemic , ” said House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal , a Massachusetts Democrat who will draft much of the package .
“ Without our support , essential workers who have been risking their lives are at risk of losing their jobs.
” Republicans in both chambers want a more cautious approach on the next stimulus bill , and McConnell this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Congress should slow down .
-Bloomberg Congressional Democrats are facing enormous pressure from core constituencies – including four major unions which called for $ 200 billion allocated to education , expanded Medicaid funding , as well as a federal backstop to assist with higher insurance premiums .
In addition , they want to boost the Defense Production Act to bolster US-based manufacturing of virus-related equipment .

While small business owners continue to die on the vine, Nancy Pelosi held up a GOP plan for emergency funding to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) with a ‘clean’ (pork-free) bill.
Now, Pelosi is champing at the bit to push through a ‘long and expensive wish list,’ of additional stimulus – including $500 billion for mismanaged state and local governments amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to Bloomberg. Democrats also want an extension of expanded unemployment benefits, along with expanded workplace safety protections for front-line workers, and a boost in funding for food stamps.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), however, isn’t a fan, and has indicated that he will dig his heels in for a massive fight over aid to states and local governments – a top priority for Democrats.
There is a risk that the effort to write a comprehensive rescue bill gets bogged down for months or falters given how far apart both parties are now as well as the increasingly bitter exchanges over what should come next and who will be to blame if the economy doesn’t rebound.
One of the biggest battles ahead will be over aid to state and local governments, which are seeing tax revenue plummet and expenses escalate as a result of the pandemic.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer told National Public Radio Friday that he believes “there’s enough bipartisan support” for state and local government relief legislation despite resistance from McConnell. -Bloomberg
Schumer thinks McConnell will walk back statements made earlier this week, when he said that struggling states – mostly run by Democrats – should be allowed to go bankrupt.
“We’re not interested in rescuing them from bad decisions they’ve made in the past,” McConnell told Fox News on Wednesday, which his office elaborated on in a press released titled “On Preventing Blue State Bailouts.”
Several governors of affected states slammed McConnell, warning that they’ll have to begin slashing services without a $500 billion slush fund. Cities and counties have requested $250 billion to remain solvent and continue to pay police, firefighters, teachers, and of course – their pensions.
On Thursday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo suggested that allowing states to go bankrupt would be “one of the really dumb ideas of all time,” adding that if New York were to declare bankruptcy, “you will see a collapse of this national economy.”
But what about all that debt?
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, have raised alarms over a national debt crisis if Congress doesn’t put a lid on the spending.
“I don’t want to see this massive accumulation of debt destroy this great country,” Paul said in a Tuesday statement from the Senate floor. “My advice to the Senate and to the American people is let’s be aware of what we are doing by creating all this new debt, and let’s think before we jump to a terrible, terrible conclusion.”
Nothing is getting done without bipartisan support
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Bloomberg News on Thursday that an agreement would need to be reached on both sides of the aisle to move forward.
“For anything to get done it has to have bipartisan support in the House and the Senate and the president has to be on board with the strategy,” Mnuchin told Bloomberg News on Thursday. “At the moment we’re focused on executing what is a very large amount of money that the Congress is in the process of approving.”
Pelosi and Schumer are united on most of their core demands, which also include more health-sector funding and a “Heroes Fund” for federal payments of as much as $25,000 to health workers, grocery store employees and other essential workers.
“Our states and local governments are feeling the pain of slashed revenue from this pandemic,” said House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, a Massachusetts Democrat who will draft much of the package. “Without our support, essential workers who have been risking their lives are at risk of losing their jobs.”
Republicans in both chambers want a more cautious approach on the next stimulus bill, and McConnell this week wouldn’t commit to completing it. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Congress should slow down. -Bloomberg
Congressional Democrats are facing enormous pressure from core constituencies – including four major unions which called for $200 billion allocated to education, expanded Medicaid funding, as well as a federal backstop to assist with higher insurance premiums. In addition, they want to boost the Defense Production Act to bolster US-based manufacturing of virus-related equipment.


newswars--2020-04-24--Police Break Up 100-Person Amish Party for Violating Stay-at-home Order

Police in Ohio broke up a party thrown by an Amish family over the weekend , arresting one person after claiming the gathering violated the governor ’ s stay-at-home order .
Acting on a tip from a 9-1-1 caller , the Geauga County sheriff said they found a barn full of close to 100 people when they arrived .
“ When we got there , there was a barn full of people , ” Geauga Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand detailed .
“ Some of them ran .
There was one that was too intoxicated to run and that person had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they arrested one person , charging them with disorderly conduct , and another for violating the order , while two minors were also charged for underage drinking .
“ There is some concern out there and we are getting reports of large gatherings happening , ” Sheriff Hildenbrand said .
“ If we get calls , or find out about them , we will go there , break them up and get them out of there .
We won ’ t tolerate this and we have to keep everybody safe.
” The party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health commissioner wrote to Amish bishops about a growing number of COVID-19 cases in the Amish community .
The health commissioner also says it ordered the famously religious Amish community to cancel church gatherings for the month .
While most Americans get their news through the mainstream media , the Amish are known for their reluctance to use modern technology , including radio and television which might have contributed to their lack of awareness of the Orwellian virus protocols .
People in Idaho have had enough of the arbitrary orders without legal authority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a pastor and Ammon Bundy are pushing back hard against the medical dictatorship and the New York Times doesn ’ t like it

Police in Ohio broke up a party thrown by an Amish family over the weekend, arresting one person after claiming the gathering violated the governor’s stay-at-home order.
Acting on a tip from a 9-1-1 caller, the Geauga County sheriff said they found a barn full of close to 100 people when they arrived.
“When we got there, there was a barn full of people, ” Geauga Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand detailed. “Some of them ran. There was one that was too intoxicated to run and that person had to be transported by ambulance.”
Police say they arrested one person, charging them with disorderly conduct, and another for violating the order, while two minors were also charged for underage drinking.
“There is some concern out there and we are getting reports of large gatherings happening,” Sheriff Hildenbrand said. “If we get calls, or find out about them, we will go there, break them up and get them out of there. We won’t tolerate this and we have to keep everybody safe.”
The party came just one day after the county health commissioner wrote to Amish bishops about a growing number of COVID-19 cases in the Amish community.
The health commissioner also says it ordered the famously religious Amish community to cancel church gatherings for the month.
While most Americans get their news through the mainstream media, the Amish are known for their reluctance to use modern technology, including radio and television which might have contributed to their lack of awareness of the Orwellian virus protocols.
People in Idaho have had enough of the arbitrary orders without legal authority. A Sheriff, a State Representative, a pastor and Ammon Bundy are pushing back hard against the medical dictatorship and the New York Times doesn’t like it


newswars--2020-04-24--Star survives close call with a black hole

Astronomers may have discovered a new kind of survival story : a star that had a brush with a giant black hole and lived to tell the tale through exclamations of X-rays .
Data from NASA ’ s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA ’ s XMM-Newton uncovered the account that began with a red giant star wandering too close to a supermassive black hole in a galaxy about 250 million light years from Earth .
The black hole , located in a galaxy called GSN 069 , has a mass about 400,000 times that of the Sun , putting it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for supermassive black holes .
Once the red giant was captured by the black hole ’ s gravity , the outer layers of the star containing hydrogen were stripped off and careened toward the black hole , leaving the core of the star—known as a white dwarf—behind .
“ In my interpretation of the X-ray data the white dwarf survived , but it did not escape , ” said Andrew King of the University of Leicester in the UK , who performed this study .
“ It is now caught in an elliptical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one trip around about once every nine hours.
” As the white dwarf makes its nearly thrice-daily orbit , the black hole pulls material off at its closest approach ( no more than 15 times the radius of the event horizon—the point of no return—away from the black hole ) .
The stellar detritus enters into a disk surrounding the black hole and releases a burst of X-rays that Chandra and XMM-Newton can detect .
In addition , King predicts gravitational waves will be emitted by the black hole and white dwarf pair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What would be the future of the star and its orbit ?
The combined effect of gravitational waves and a change in the star ’ s size as it loses mass should cause the orbit to become more circular and grow in size .
The rate of mass loss steadily slows down , as does the increase in the white dwarf ’ s distance from the black hole .
“ It will try hard to get away , but there is no escape .
The black hole will eat it more and more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said King .
“ In principle , this loss of mass would continue until and even after the white dwarf dwindled down to the mass of Jupiter , in about a trillion years .
This would be a remarkably slow and convoluted way for the universe to make a planet !
” Astronomers have found many stars that have been completely torn apart by encounters with black holes ( so-called tidal disruption events ) , but there are very few reported cases of near misses , where the star likely survived .
Grazing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than direct collisions given the statistics of cosmic traffic patterns , but they could easily be missed for a couple of reasons .
First , it can take a more massive , surviving star too long to complete an orbit around a black hole for astronomers to see repeated bursts .
Another issue is that supermassive black holes that are much more massive than the one in GSN 069 may directly swallow a star rather than the star falling into orbits where they periodically lose mass .
In these cases , astronomers wouldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ astronomical terms , this event is only visible to our current telescopes for a short time—about 2,000 years , ” said King .
“ So unless we were extraordinarily lucky to have caught this one , there may be many more that we are missing .
Such encounters could be one of the main ways for black holes the size of the one in GSN 069 to grow.
” King predicts that the white dwarf has a mass of only two tenths the mass of the Sun .
If the white dwarf was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was completely stripped of its hydrogen , then it should be rich in helium .
The helium would have been created by the fusion of hydrogen atoms during the evolution of the red giant .
“ It ’ s remarkable to think that the orbit , mass and composition of a tiny star 250 million light years away could be inferred , ” said King .
King made a prediction based on his scenario .
Because the white dwarf is so close to the black hole , effects from the Theory of General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orbit ‘ s axis should wobble , or “ precess.
” This wobble should repeat every two days and may be detectable with sufficiently long observations .

Astronomers may have discovered a new kind of survival story: a star that had a brush with a giant black hole and lived to tell the tale through exclamations of X-rays.
Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton uncovered the account that began with a red giant star wandering too close to a supermassive black hole in a galaxy about 250 million light years from Earth. The black hole, located in a galaxy called GSN 069, has a mass about 400,000 times that of the Sun, putting it on the small end of the scale for supermassive black holes.
Once the red giant was captured by the black hole’s gravity, the outer layers of the star containing hydrogen were stripped off and careened toward the black hole, leaving the core of the star—known as a white dwarf—behind.
“In my interpretation of the X-ray data the white dwarf survived, but it did not escape,” said Andrew King of the University of Leicester in the UK, who performed this study. “It is now caught in an elliptical orbit around the black hole, making one trip around about once every nine hours.”
As the white dwarf makes its nearly thrice-daily orbit, the black hole pulls material off at its closest approach (no more than 15 times the radius of the event horizon—the point of no return—away from the black hole). The stellar detritus enters into a disk surrounding the black hole and releases a burst of X-rays that Chandra and XMM-Newton can detect. In addition, King predicts gravitational waves will be emitted by the black hole and white dwarf pair, especially at their nearest point.
What would be the future of the star and its orbit? The combined effect of gravitational waves and a change in the star’s size as it loses mass should cause the orbit to become more circular and grow in size. The rate of mass loss steadily slows down, as does the increase in the white dwarf’s distance from the black hole.
“It will try hard to get away, but there is no escape. The black hole will eat it more and more slowly, but never stop,” said King. “In principle, this loss of mass would continue until and even after the white dwarf dwindled down to the mass of Jupiter, in about a trillion years. This would be a remarkably slow and convoluted way for the universe to make a planet!”
Astronomers have found many stars that have been completely torn apart by encounters with black holes (so-called tidal disruption events), but there are very few reported cases of near misses, where the star likely survived.
Grazing encounters like this should be more common than direct collisions given the statistics of cosmic traffic patterns, but they could easily be missed for a couple of reasons. First, it can take a more massive, surviving star too long to complete an orbit around a black hole for astronomers to see repeated bursts. Another issue is that supermassive black holes that are much more massive than the one in GSN 069 may directly swallow a star rather than the star falling into orbits where they periodically lose mass. In these cases, astronomers wouldn’t observe anything.
“In astronomical terms, this event is only visible to our current telescopes for a short time—about 2,000 years,” said King. “So unless we were extraordinarily lucky to have caught this one, there may be many more that we are missing. Such encounters could be one of the main ways for black holes the size of the one in GSN 069 to grow.”
King predicts that the white dwarf has a mass of only two tenths the mass of the Sun. If the white dwarf was the core of the red giant that was completely stripped of its hydrogen, then it should be rich in helium. The helium would have been created by the fusion of hydrogen atoms during the evolution of the red giant.
“It’s remarkable to think that the orbit, mass and composition of a tiny star 250 million light years away could be inferred,” said King.
King made a prediction based on his scenario. Because the white dwarf is so close to the black hole, effects from the Theory of General Relativity mean that the direction of the orbit‘s axis should wobble, or “precess.” This wobble should repeat every two days and may be detectable with sufficiently long observations.


newswars--2020-04-24--Pentagon Confirms Covid-19 Outbreak on ANOTHER Navy Vessel

The USS Kidd Navy destroyer is heading back to port after the US Department of Defense confirmed one sailor tested positive for Covid-19 and was medically evacuated from the ship .
US officials also told Reuters that there are over a “ dozen ” positive cases on board .
The vessel is currently operating in the eastern Pacific region carrying out a counter-narcotics mission , according to the officials .
The Pentagon said the ship will be returned to port “ quickly ” to be disinfected , but it is not yet clear where exactly it is heading .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier faced a massive outbreak on board while operating in the Asia Pacific .
The carrier eventually docked in Guam and nearly 850 of the personnel ( out of 4,800 ) have tested positive for the virus .
So far , one of the sailors has died of “ COVID-related complications ” at the intensive care unit of the US Naval Hospital in Guam .
At Friday ’ s press briefing , a Pentagon spokesperson insisted that the Roosevelt “ if needed , could pull up anchor tomorrow and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a “ small number ” of sailors were symptomatic and required treatment , with four still in hospital .
The coronavirus outbreak on the Roosevelt attracted controversy after its captain , Brett Crozier , was fired for sending an email to his superior officers , begging to have the infected ship evacuated .
The latest Navy outbreak comes just days after US President Donald Trump threatened this week to “ shoot [ Iran ’ s ships ] out of the water ” if they threaten any US vessels .
Tehran responded by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on fighting the coronavirus , rather than provoking Iran .
This one short clip reveals the true agenda of Bill Gates .

The USS Kidd Navy destroyer is heading back to port after the US Department of Defense confirmed one sailor tested positive for Covid-19 and was medically evacuated from the ship.
US officials also told Reuters that there are over a “dozen” positive cases on board.
The vessel is currently operating in the eastern Pacific region carrying out a counter-narcotics mission, according to the officials. The Pentagon said the ship will be returned to port “quickly” to be disinfected, but it is not yet clear where exactly it is heading.
The outbreak on board the destroyer comes after the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier faced a massive outbreak on board while operating in the Asia Pacific. The carrier eventually docked in Guam and nearly 850 of the personnel (out of 4,800) have tested positive for the virus.
So far, one of the sailors has died of “COVID-related complications” at the intensive care unit of the US Naval Hospital in Guam.
At Friday’s press briefing, a Pentagon spokesperson insisted that the Roosevelt “if needed, could pull up anchor tomorrow and head out to sea.” He added that a “small number” of sailors were symptomatic and required treatment, with four still in hospital.
The coronavirus outbreak on the Roosevelt attracted controversy after its captain, Brett Crozier, was fired for sending an email to his superior officers, begging to have the infected ship evacuated.
The latest Navy outbreak comes just days after US President Donald Trump threatened this week to “shoot [Iran’s ships] out of the water” if they threaten any US vessels. Tehran responded by saying the US should focus its efforts on fighting the coronavirus, rather than provoking Iran.
This one short clip reveals the true agenda of Bill Gates.


newswars--2020-04-24--Facebook Is Your Daddy!

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newswars--2020-04-24--Petition Demanding Resignation of W.H.O. Chief Passes 1M Signatures

An online petition demanding the resignation of embattled World Health Organization ( W.H.O . )
chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus over @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic passed one million signatures early Friday morning .
As Breitbart News reported , @ @ @ @ @ end to the Ethiopian ’ s controversial reign began on January 31 .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Call for the resignation of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , WHO Director-General , ” @ @ @ @ @ Tedros ’ refusal on January 23 to designate the Chinese coronavirus a global health emergency @

An online petition demanding the resignation of embattled World Health Organization (W.H.O.) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus over his handling of the global coronavirus pandemic passed one million signatures early Friday morning.
As Breitbart News reported, the campaign calling for an end to the Ethiopian’s controversial reign began on January 31.
That’s when the petition titled, “Call for the resignation of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General,” appeared on Change.org, citing Tedros’ refusal on January 23 to designate the Chinese coronavirus a global health emergency.
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newswars--2020-04-24--Russia to build new monster nuclear icebreaker for Arctic sea route

The world ’ s most powerful nuclear icebreaker is set to be built in Russia – again .
The new vessel , to be delivered in the late 2020s , will dwarf the power of existing icebreakers , with its new 120-Megawatt powerplant .
Dubbed ‘ Leader , ’ the new Project 10510 icebreaker got the green light on Thursday , when Russia ’ s Far East Zvezda shipyard and the Rosatomflot company signed the contract for its construction .
Due to the coronavirus restrictions in place , the contract was signed via video link .
The ‘ Leader , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any existing nuclear-powered icebreaker , including Russia ’ s –and the world ’ s– most powerful Project 22220 icebreakers , currently under construction .
The maiden vessel of that project , Arktika , is currently undergoing trials and is expected to join the fleet later this year , while two other ships of this type are set to be launched in the next two years .
While the Arktika is capable of breaking three-meter-thick ice , the new Leader icebreakers will be able to cut through a 4.3 meter-thick ice sheet , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eight months without entering a port .
The new icebreakers will pack twice as much punch , boasting a 120-MWatt powerplant , compared to the 60-MWatt output of the Arktika .
Both vessel families will be tasked with making way for softer vessels through the ice of Russia ’ s Northern Sea Route .
They will accompany fossil fuel-carrying ships that are heading to the Asia-Pacific from Russia ’ s Arctic deposits .
The estimated cost of the maiden Leader vessel amounts to an eye-watering sum of around 127 billion rubles ( some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to build at least three vessels of the type , which are expected to join its icebreaker fleet by 2033 .
Russia is the only country in the world that operates a large fleet of nuclear icebreakers .
Such vessels are significantly bigger and more powerful than their conventionally-powered counterparts , thus being able to operate in the thick ice sheets of the Arctic .
The nuclear engines allow the vessels operate autonomously for long periods without the need for frequent refueling .

The world’s most powerful nuclear icebreaker is set to be built in Russia – again. The new vessel, to be delivered in the late 2020s, will dwarf the power of existing icebreakers, with its new 120-Megawatt powerplant.
Dubbed ‘Leader,’ the new Project 10510 icebreaker got the green light on Thursday, when Russia’s Far East Zvezda shipyard and the Rosatomflot company signed the contract for its construction. Due to the coronavirus restrictions in place, the contract was signed via video link.
The ‘Leader,’ conceived back in 2016, dwarfs any existing nuclear-powered icebreaker, including Russia’s –and the world’s– most powerful Project 22220 icebreakers, currently under construction. The maiden vessel of that project, Arktika, is currently undergoing trials and is expected to join the fleet later this year, while two other ships of this type are set to be launched in the next two years.
While the Arktika is capable of breaking three-meter-thick ice, the new Leader icebreakers will be able to cut through a 4.3 meter-thick ice sheet, as well as to stay at sea for eight months without entering a port. The new icebreakers will pack twice as much punch, boasting a 120-MWatt powerplant, compared to the 60-MWatt output of the Arktika.
Both vessel families will be tasked with making way for softer vessels through the ice of Russia’s Northern Sea Route. They will accompany fossil fuel-carrying ships that are heading to the Asia-Pacific from Russia’s Arctic deposits.
The estimated cost of the maiden Leader vessel amounts to an eye-watering sum of around 127 billion rubles (some $1.7 billion). Russia aims to build at least three vessels of the type, which are expected to join its icebreaker fleet by 2033.
Russia is the only country in the world that operates a large fleet of nuclear icebreakers. Such vessels are significantly bigger and more powerful than their conventionally-powered counterparts, thus being able to operate in the thick ice sheets of the Arctic. The nuclear engines allow the vessels operate autonomously for long periods without the need for frequent refueling.


newswars--2020-04-24--Trump Will Try To Delay Election – Biden Claims In Latest “Conspiracy Theory Ramblings”

Joe Biden is floating the mother of all campaign conspiracy theories , saying President Trump is planning to push back the presidential election using COVID-19 as an excuse in order to maintain power and ultimately win another four years in office .
“ Mark my words I think he is gon na try to kick back the election somehow , come up with some rationale why it can ’ t be held , ” the presumptive Democratic nominee said Thursday during an online fundraiser .
“ That ’ s the only way he thinks he can possibly win.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said of Trump ’ s recent behavior and alleged future plans to manipulate the electorate .
“ We have to figure out how we are going to conduct a full and fair and safe election in November and no one should have to risk their lives to cast a ballot , ” Biden added .
Though various reports from left-leaning media have speculated over such a scenario in the past weeks as the pandemic has grown in the US , there ’ s no evidence Trump as ever discussed delaying the election scheduled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be added that the executive branch doesn ’ t have the authority to change the date of presidential elections either , but it would be in hands of Congress to decide such a drastic measure .
Biden further dove into the issue of voting by mail , which Trump has lately slammed as ripe with opportunity for fraud : Biden also went on the attack against Trump ’ s “ un-American ” attempts to “ undermine the election , ” specifically his indication that he will not approve federal relief for the U.S @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic .
“ Imagine threatening not to fund the post office .
Now , what in God ’ s name is that about ?
Other than trying to let the word out that he ’ s going to do all he can to make it very hard for people to vote , ” Biden said .
“ Those are the incoherent , conspiracy theory ramblings of a lost candidate who is out of touch with reality , ” communications director for the Trump campaign , Tim Murtagh , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ President Trump has been clear that the election will happen on November 3rd , ” the Trump campaign statement added .

Joe Biden is floating the mother of all campaign conspiracy theories, saying President Trump is planning to push back the presidential election using COVID-19 as an excuse in order to maintain power and ultimately win another four years in office.
“Mark my words I think he is gonna try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some rationale why it can’t be held,” the presumptive Democratic nominee said Thursday during an online fundraiser. “That’s the only way he thinks he can possibly win.”
“It’s un-American,” Biden said of Trump’s recent behavior and alleged future plans to manipulate the electorate. “We have to figure out how we are going to conduct a full and fair and safe election in November and no one should have to risk their lives to cast a ballot,” Biden added.
Though various reports from left-leaning media have speculated over such a scenario in the past weeks as the pandemic has grown in the US, there’s no evidence Trump as ever discussed delaying the election scheduled for Nov.3.
Of course it should be added that the executive branch doesn’t have the authority to change the date of presidential elections either, but it would be in hands of Congress to decide such a drastic measure.
Biden further dove into the issue of voting by mail, which Trump has lately slammed as ripe with opportunity for fraud:
Biden also went on the attack against Trump’s “un-American” attempts to “undermine the election,” specifically his indication that he will not approve federal relief for the U.S. Postal Service, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Imagine threatening not to fund the post office. Now, what in God’s name is that about? Other than trying to let the word out that he’s going to do all he can to make it very hard for people to vote,” Biden said.
Trump’s team pushed back on Friday, slamming Biden’s “incoherent conspiracy theory ramblings”.
“Those are the incoherent, conspiracy theory ramblings of a lost candidate who is out of touch with reality,” communications director for the Trump campaign, Tim Murtagh, fired back in a statement Friday.
“President Trump has been clear that the election will happen on November 3rd,” the Trump campaign statement added.


newswars--2020-04-24--Amazon Soon Fined Over $100,000 for EVERY ‘Non-Essential’ Delivery in France

Amazon will face a fine each time it delivers non-essential goods in France until it improves the safety conditions of its workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic .
The company earlier closed its warehouses in protest .
On Friday , an appeals court in Versailles , outside Paris , upheld last week ’ s ruling , which restricted Amazon ’ s French warehouses to only shipping IT products , health items , groceries and pet food until it ensures the safety of its workers .
Jeff Bezos ’ e-commerce giant was given 48 hours to comply with the ruling , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) for every delivery that doesn ’ t meet the court ’ s requirements .
On April 14 , a court ruled that Amazon had failed to guarantee the safety of its workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic , and said that the company must submit an updated professional risk assessment before it can resume full operations .
Amazon argued that it had already updated its work safety protocols and introduced disease-control measures to prevent its workers from being infected with the coronavirus .
Following the ruling on April 14 , the company completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
David Icke joins The Alex Jones Show to break down the crossroads humanity has reached , and which path leads to assured destruction .

Amazon will face a fine each time it delivers non-essential goods in France until it improves the safety conditions of its workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The company earlier closed its warehouses in protest.
On Friday, an appeals court in Versailles, outside Paris, upheld last week’s ruling, which restricted Amazon’s French warehouses to only shipping IT products, health items, groceries and pet food until it ensures the safety of its workers.
Jeff Bezos’ e-commerce giant was given 48 hours to comply with the ruling, and will be fined €100,000 ($108,020) for every delivery that doesn’t meet the court’s requirements.
On April 14, a court ruled that Amazon had failed to guarantee the safety of its workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and said that the company must submit an updated professional risk assessment before it can resume full operations.
Amazon argued that it had already updated its work safety protocols and introduced disease-control measures to prevent its workers from being infected with the coronavirus. Following the ruling on April 14, the company completely shut down its French warehouses until Saturday.
David Icke joins The Alex Jones Show to break down the crossroads humanity has reached, and which path leads to assured destruction.