newspunch--2020-04-01--California Sheriff Reverses Order on Closure of Gun Stores

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced he is reversing his recent order on closing gun stores amid the coronavirus outbreak .
Villanueva said that gun stores could reopen after he ordered them to close last week .
He had previously deemed them “ nonessential , ” arguing that panic buying produced long lines and could be a safety hazard for the public .
He added the reversal stems from an Advisory Memorandum issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Saturday , which supported the firearms and ammunition industry , adding them to the “ list of essential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Although explicitly advisory in nature , nonetheless the federal memorandum is persuasive given the national scope .
Included in the list of essential critical infrastructure workers are workers supporting the operation of firearm or ammunition product manufacturers , retailers , importers , distributors , and shooting ranges , ” he announced .
“ Based on further input by the federal government , the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’ s Department will not order or recommend closure of businesses that sell or repair firearms or sell ammunition.
” Last week , Villanueva said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considered essential businesses and would close to the general public in compliance with L.A. County ’ s “ Safer at Home Order for Control of COVID-19.
” “ During the closure , they shall be permitted to sell ammunition to security guard companies , ” said Villanueva .
“ Also , I am making an exception for those who have already lawfully purchased a firearm , possess a valid California Firearms Safety certificate and simply need to take possession of their firearm.
” He issued the order despite a county legal counsel ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businesses that should remain open .
California Gov .
Gavin Newsom has previously said that each of the state ’ s 58 counties can decide for themselves whether to list firearms dealers as nonessential businesses that should be subject to closure while the state seeks to limit the spread of COVID-19 .
The sheriff ’ s department was sued by the NRA and three other groups for that decision on Friday , which they argued “ shutters the Constitutional right to those arms , ” according to Los Angeles ’ s KTLA .

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced he is reversing his recent order on closing gun stores amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Villanueva said that gun stores could reopen after he ordered them to close last week. He had previously deemed them “nonessential,” arguing that panic buying produced long lines and could be a safety hazard for the public.
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He added the reversal stems from an Advisory Memorandum issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Saturday, which supported the firearms and ammunition industry, adding them to the “list of essential critical infrastructure workers.”
Foxnews.com reports: “Although explicitly advisory in nature, nonetheless the federal memorandum is persuasive given the national scope. Included in the list of essential critical infrastructure workers are workers supporting the operation of firearm or ammunition product manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors, and shooting ranges,” he announced.
“Based on further input by the federal government, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will not order or recommend closure of businesses that sell or repair firearms or sell ammunition.”
Last week, Villanueva said that gun and ammunition stores are not considered essential businesses and would close to the general public in compliance with L.A. County’s “Safer at Home Order for Control of COVID-19.”
“During the closure, they shall be permitted to sell ammunition to security guard companies,” said Villanueva. “Also, I am making an exception for those who have already lawfully purchased a firearm, possess a valid California Firearms Safety certificate and simply need to take possession of their firearm.”
He issued the order despite a county legal counsel’s finding that the stores are essential businesses that should remain open.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has previously said that each of the state’s 58 counties can decide for themselves whether to list firearms dealers as nonessential businesses that should be subject to closure while the state seeks to limit the spread of COVID-19.
The sheriff’s department was sued by the NRA and three other groups for that decision on Friday, which they argued “shutters the Constitutional right to those arms,” according to Los Angeles’s KTLA.


newspunch--2020-04-01--Wuhan Doctor Who ‘Discovered’ Coronavirus Is Now Missing, Feared Dead

The murky origins of the coronavirus in China are becoming even less clear , as a Wuhan doctor who was among the first to alert other medics to the existence of the novel coronavirus has now been declared missing , sparking concerns that she has been detained or suicided , according to reports .
Dr Ai Fen said she faced ‘ unprecedented , extremely harsh reprimanded ‘ by Chinese authorities after she broke the news that a new coronavirus was spreading in Wuhan in November when she shared a picture of a patient that was report labelled ‘ SARS coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and made its way to whistle-blower Dr Li Wenliang who raised the alarm about the virus , which went on to cause a pandemic .
Dr Li was then reprimanded by authorities for ‘ illegally spreading untruthful information online ‘ .
Dr Ai gave an interview to a Chinese magazine criticising the hospital ’ s management for dismissing the early warnings of the coronavirus but has not been seen since , 60 Minutes Australia reported .
After the show ’ s investigation aired , a post on the doctor ’ s Weibo account @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter – shared a picture with the caption : ‘ A river .
A bridge .
A road .
A clock chime , ’ RFA reports .
Her rumoured disappearance comes after criticism was levvied at the Chinese government for lying and covering up key information during virtually every stage of its coronavirus response .
Beijing initially tried to cover up the outbreak by punishing medics who discovered it , denying it could spread person-to-person and delaying a lockdown of affected regions – meaning early opportunities to control the spread were lost .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Communist Party began censoring public information about it and spread disinformation overseas – including suggesting that US troops could have been the initial carriers .
Even now , prominent politicians have warned that infection and death totals being reported by the regime are likely to be wrong – with locals in the epicenter of Wuhan suggesting the true tolls could be ten times higher .
In the interview prior to her alleged dissapearance , Dr Ai admitted ‘ feeling regretful about not speaking out more ’ after four of her colleagues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus and died while fighting the outbreak .
‘ If I had known what would have happened today , I wouldn ’ t have cared about the reprimand .
I would have told whoever and wherever I want , ’ said Dr Ai .
The interview was posted on Tuesday but quickly retracted from social media by its publisher People ( Renwu ) Magazine .
She said she broke out into a cold sweat after reading the lab results several times .
The SARS epidemic 17 years ago infected more than 8,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the World Health Organisation .
The medic circled the word ‘ SARS ’ and sent a picture of the report to one of her former classmates and a group chat within her department .
Dr Ai said she alerted hospital authorities about the case .
‘ Later that evening , the stuff was shared all over the place with screenshots of the report bearing my red circle , ’ she said .
She added : ‘ [ These platforms ] included the chatting group , which Li Wenliang shared the information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to happen.
’ Two days later , the Wuhan medic was summoned by the head of the hospital ’ s disciplinary inspection committee .
Dr Ai said she faced ‘ unprecedented , extremely harsh reprimanded ’ and was accused of ‘ spreading rumours as a professional ’ by the hospital ’ s officials .
‘ I was in shock , ’ she continued .
‘ What did I do wrong ?
Knowing the fact that a significant virus has been found on a patient , how can I not tell when another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Li Wenliang was among eight people who shared Dr Ai ’ s picture before being reprimanded by police and accused of spreading ‘ fake news ’ for warning the public of ‘ SARS at a Wuhan seafood market ’ on social media .
The 34-year-old medic succumbed to the deadly contagion in the early hours of Friday morning local time despite attempts to resuscitate him .
Three other doctors who worked along with late heroic whistle-blower Dr Li Wenliang have also died of the disease after contracting it while fighting the outbreak .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ think of herself as a whistle-blower : ‘ I was the one handing out the whistles.
’ ‘ This incident has shown that everyone needs to have their own thoughts because someone has to step up to speak the truth , ’ she added .
‘ The world needs different kinds of voices.
’ The original article has been removed from the magazine ’ s Wechat account but web users have been posting screenshots of it online .

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The murky origins of the coronavirus in China are becoming even less clear, as a Wuhan doctor who was among the first to alert other medics to the existence of the novel coronavirus has now been declared missing, sparking concerns that she has been detained or suicided, according to reports.
Dr Ai Fen said she faced ‘unprecedented, extremely harsh reprimanded‘ by Chinese authorities after she broke the news that a new coronavirus was spreading in Wuhan in November when she shared a picture of a patient that was report labelled ‘SARS coronavirus‘.
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The image was widely circulated and made its way to whistle-blower Dr Li Wenliang who raised the alarm about the virus, which went on to cause a pandemic.
Dr Li was then reprimanded by authorities for ‘illegally spreading untruthful information online‘.
Dr Ai gave an interview to a Chinese magazine criticising the hospital’s management for dismissing the early warnings of the coronavirus but has not been seen since, 60 Minutes Australia reported.
After the show’s investigation aired, a post on the doctor’s Weibo account – a social media platform similar to Twitter – shared a picture with the caption: ‘A river. A bridge. A road. A clock chime,’ RFA reports.
Her rumoured disappearance comes after criticism was levvied at the Chinese government for lying and covering up key information during virtually every stage of its coronavirus response.
Beijing initially tried to cover up the outbreak by punishing medics who discovered it, denying it could spread person-to-person and delaying a lockdown of affected regions – meaning early opportunities to control the spread were lost.
Then, once the virus began spreading, the Communist Party began censoring public information about it and spread disinformation overseas – including suggesting that US troops could have been the initial carriers.
Even now, prominent politicians have warned that infection and death totals being reported by the regime are likely to be wrong – with locals in the epicenter of Wuhan suggesting the true tolls could be ten times higher.
In the interview prior to her alleged dissapearance, Dr Ai admitted ‘feeling regretful about not speaking out more’ after four of her colleagues, including Dr Li, had contracted the virus and died while fighting the outbreak.
‘If I had known what would have happened today, I wouldn’t have cared about the reprimand. I would have told whoever and wherever I want,’ said Dr Ai.
The interview was posted on Tuesday but quickly retracted from social media by its publisher People (Renwu) Magazine.
On 30 December, Dr Ai received a patient’s report labelled ‘SARS coronavirus’.
She said she broke out into a cold sweat after reading the lab results several times.
The SARS epidemic 17 years ago infected more than 8,000 people worldwide and killed over 800, according to the World Health Organisation.
The medic circled the word ‘SARS’ and sent a picture of the report to one of her former classmates and a group chat within her department.
Dr Ai said she alerted hospital authorities about the case.
‘Later that evening, the stuff was shared all over the place with screenshots of the report bearing my red circle,’ she said.
She added: ‘[These platforms] included the chatting group, which Li Wenliang shared the information with. I thought something bad is going to happen.’
Two days later, the Wuhan medic was summoned by the head of the hospital’s disciplinary inspection committee.
Dr Ai said she faced ‘unprecedented, extremely harsh reprimanded’ and was accused of ‘spreading rumours as a professional’ by the hospital’s officials.
‘I was in shock,’ she continued.
‘What did I do wrong? Knowing the fact that a significant virus has been found on a patient, how can I not tell when another doctor asks about it?’
Ophthalmologist Li Wenliang was among eight people who shared Dr Ai’s picture before being reprimanded by police and accused of spreading ‘fake news’ for warning the public of ‘SARS at a Wuhan seafood market’ on social media.
The 34-year-old medic succumbed to the deadly contagion in the early hours of Friday morning local time despite attempts to resuscitate him.
Three other doctors who worked along with late heroic whistle-blower Dr Li Wenliang have also died of the disease after contracting it while fighting the outbreak.
Dr Ai said she doesn’t think of herself as a whistle-blower: ‘I was the one handing out the whistles.’
‘This incident has shown that everyone needs to have their own thoughts because someone has to step up to speak the truth,’ she added. ‘The world needs different kinds of voices.’
The original article has been removed from the magazine’s Wechat account but web users have been posting screenshots of it online.


newspunch--2020-04-01--NY Releases Pedophiles Deemed ‘Highly Likely To Re-offend’ To Protect Them From Covid-19

New York has released from prison at least four registered sex offenders , including three Level 3 offenders — meaning they have been convicted of raping children and are deemed as most likely to re-offend — in order to protect them from potentially being exposed to the coronavirus .
Nine of the prisoners — including the dangerous sex offenders — are being housed at a Holiday Inn Express in Greece , New York , near a school , according to reports .
There are few things liberals enjoy doing more than releasing dangerous sex offenders back into the community , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Patrick Phelan , is just as angered by this insanity as the rest of us .
“ It doesn ’ t make any sense , ” he told WROC .
“ If you could present an argument to me that makes sense , I ’ m willing to listen .
But this doesn ’ t make any sense.
” WesternJournal report : According to Phelan , the hotel is near a residential neighborhood and school .
He said he was not alerted beforehand and is scrambling to notify the surrounding residents now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ near where their children live or attend school .
“ We weren ’ t told by anyone , ” Phelan told WROC .
“ I think good practice would be that if you ’ re going to release nine convicted felons — some of them very violent , some of them registered Level 3 sex offenders , which is the highest level — if you ’ re going to release nine of those people into someone ’ s community , you might want to give law enforcement the heads up.
” The DOCCS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offenders in order to prevent a possible coronavirus outbreak in the prison .
So far there are no cases of the virus in the Monroe County Jail .
WROC said it reached out to the department for its response to Phelan ’ s concerns and was told that it made decisions on whom to release based on a “ review of the underlying technical violation , not the original crime.
” “ So you have a violent criminal that ’ s done time in state prison who ’ s been given the chance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their parole , ” Phelan told WROC .
“ That ’ s who you ’ re talking about right now.
” A statement from the department said that its “ top priority remains the public health and safety of New Yorkers during this global public health emergency and this measure will further protect a vulnerable population from contracting and transmitting this infectious disease.
” When it says it wants to “ protect a vulnerable population , ” the department means prison inmates such as these convicted sex offenders who might catch the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now in danger of becoming the next victim at the hands of a pervert .
Since inmates are wards of the state , it is important to keep their health and safety in mind , of course .
Additionally , guards and other personnel are putting their lives at risk should a COVID-19 outbreak happen at their jail .
However , jails exist to keep the bad guys locked securely behind steel bars .
Period .
This should be so self-evident as to not even be brought into question , regardless of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them out .
Of course , there is no shortage of those advocating for their release anyway .
New York Democrats in particular love releasing criminals , usually illegal aliens , but this time they ’ re settling for the home-grown variety .
Brad Lander , Brooklyn council member , tweeted his support for releasing inmates on March 22 .
“ First federal inmate tests positive for coronavirus , at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park , ” he wrote of the prison in his district .
“ Inmates & corrections officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temporarily release older/vulnerable detainees .
And stop putting new ones in .
Now.
” This leftists ’ obsession with taking people who are clearly dangerous and releasing them back into society is nothing short of insane .
Phelan is absolutely right that none of this makes sense , especially when convicted offenders enjoy a higher status in the hierarchy of victimhood that governs contemporary liberalism .
In the twisted worldview of a leftist , the protection of sex offenders has more weight than the protection of those they will have new access to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understandable that children are not valued in a state whose governor championed late-term abortion , it seems otherwise indefensible to allow convicted criminals their freedom on no merits other than their potential vulnerability to infection .
The liberal politicians of New York are bent on putting their constituents ’ lives at risk for a chance to virtue signal , and using COVID-19 as an excuse is the most egregious example to date .
The residents of Greece who are hosting these newly freed criminals in their community will have to contend with not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is liberalism run amok .

New York has released from prison at least four registered sex offenders, including three Level 3 offenders — meaning they have been convicted of raping children and are deemed as most likely to re-offend — in order to protect them from potentially being exposed to the coronavirus.
Nine of the prisoners — including the dangerous sex offenders — are being housed at a Holiday Inn Express in Greece, New York, near a school, according to reports.
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There are few things liberals enjoy doing more than releasing dangerous sex offenders back into the community, and the police chief of that town, Patrick Phelan, is just as angered by this insanity as the rest of us.
“It doesn’t make any sense,” he told WROC. “If you could present an argument to me that makes sense, I’m willing to listen. But this doesn’t make any sense.”
WesternJournal report: According to Phelan, the hotel is near a residential neighborhood and school. He said he was not alerted beforehand and is scrambling to notify the surrounding residents now that convicted sex offenders will be staying near where their children live or attend school.
“We weren’t told by anyone,” Phelan told WROC. “I think good practice would be that if you’re going to release nine convicted felons — some of them very violent, some of them registered Level 3 sex offenders, which is the highest level — if you’re going to release nine of those people into someone’s community, you might want to give law enforcement the heads up.”
The DOCCS order was meant to release low-level parole offenders in order to prevent a possible coronavirus outbreak in the prison. So far there are no cases of the virus in the Monroe County Jail.
WROC said it reached out to the department for its response to Phelan’s concerns and was told that it made decisions on whom to release based on a “review of the underlying technical violation, not the original crime.”
“So you have a violent criminal that’s done time in state prison who’s been given the chance of parole and not followed the conditions of their parole,” Phelan told WROC. “That’s who you’re talking about right now.”
A statement from the department said that its “top priority remains the public health and safety of New Yorkers during this global public health emergency and this measure will further protect a vulnerable population from contracting and transmitting this infectious disease.”
When it says it wants to “protect a vulnerable population,” the department means prison inmates such as these convicted sex offenders who might catch the virus, not the neighborhood children who are now in danger of becoming the next victim at the hands of a pervert.
Since inmates are wards of the state, it is important to keep their health and safety in mind, of course. Additionally, guards and other personnel are putting their lives at risk should a COVID-19 outbreak happen at their jail.
However, jails exist to keep the bad guys locked securely behind steel bars. Period. This should be so self-evident as to not even be brought into question, regardless of what the latest excuse is to let them out.
Of course, there is no shortage of those advocating for their release anyway.
New York Democrats in particular love releasing criminals, usually illegal aliens, but this time they’re settling for the home-grown variety.
Brad Lander, Brooklyn council member, tweeted his support for releasing inmates on March 22.
“First federal inmate tests positive for coronavirus, at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park,” he wrote of the prison in his district.
“Inmates & corrections officers lives are risks. We need to temporarily release older/vulnerable detainees. And stop putting new ones in. Now.”
First federal inmate tests positive for coronavirus, at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park.
Inmates & corrections officers lives are risks. We need to temporarily release older/vulnerable detainees. And stop putting new ones in. Now.https://t.co/EShsnMUW6r — Brad Lander (@bradlander) March 22, 2020
This leftists’ obsession with taking people who are clearly dangerous and releasing them back into society is nothing short of insane.
Phelan is absolutely right that none of this makes sense, especially when convicted offenders enjoy a higher status in the hierarchy of victimhood that governs contemporary liberalism.
In the twisted worldview of a leftist, the protection of sex offenders has more weight than the protection of those they will have new access to victimize.
While it is sort of understandable that children are not valued in a state whose governor championed late-term abortion, it seems otherwise indefensible to allow convicted criminals their freedom on no merits other than their potential vulnerability to infection.
The liberal politicians of New York are bent on putting their constituents’ lives at risk for a chance to virtue signal, and using COVID-19 as an excuse is the most egregious example to date.
The residents of Greece who are hosting these newly freed criminals in their community will have to contend with not only the coronavirus but also the cancer that is liberalism run amok.


newspunch--2020-04-01--UK Bound Covid-19 Testing Kits Found To Be Contaminated With The Virus

Coronavirus testing kits which were due to arrive in the UK , were found to be contaminated with Covid-19 .
According to a report key components ordered from overseas for the tests were found to contain traces of the virus earlier this week .
Metro reports : Last week , Health Secretary Matt Hancock said 3.5 million antibody tests have been ordered , while Britain has been sourcing kits from private companies to help meet demand .
But according to the Daily Telegraph , it was discovered that key components ordered from Eurofins , a company based in Luxembourg , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report claims that Eurofins has warned laboratories in the UK that a delivery of parts referred to as ‘ probes and primers ’ had been contaminated .
Eurofins said that the issue can be resolved by ‘ proper cleaning ’ but admitted the discovery would result in a delay .
A spokesperson for Eurofins told the Telegraph : ‘ In rare occasions , delays in some orders may occur if based on Eurofins Genomics stringent quality and environmental control procedures , manufacturing of a product may not meet the quality or purity criteria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are aware that contaminations of the nature you mentioned have been observed by several primers and probes manufacturers around the world after they produced SARS-COV2 positive controls .
‘ Those initial problems can be easily resolved by proper cleaning and production segregation procedures.
’ The UK is under increased pressure to test more people to get ahead of the coronavirus pandemic .
But Tony Blair has warned that ‘ virtually everybody ’ in the UK would need to be tested multiple times .

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Coronavirus testing kits which were due to arrive in the UK, were found to be contaminated with Covid-19.
According to a report key components ordered from overseas for the tests were found to contain traces of the virus earlier this week.
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Metro reports: Last week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said 3.5 million antibody tests have been ordered, while Britain has been sourcing kits from private companies to help meet demand.
But according to the Daily Telegraph, it was discovered that key components ordered from Eurofins, a company based in Luxembourg, had been contaminated with Covid-19.
The report claims that Eurofins has warned laboratories in the UK that a delivery of parts referred to as ‘probes and primers’ had been contaminated.
Eurofins said that the issue can be resolved by ‘proper cleaning’ but admitted the discovery would result in a delay.
A spokesperson for Eurofins told the Telegraph: ‘In rare occasions, delays in some orders may occur if based on Eurofins Genomics stringent quality and environmental control procedures, manufacturing of a product may not meet the quality or purity criteria set by Eurofins Genomics.
‘We are aware that contaminations of the nature you mentioned have been observed by several primers and probes manufacturers around the world after they produced SARS-COV2 positive controls.
‘Those initial problems can be easily resolved by proper cleaning and production segregation procedures.’
The UK is under increased pressure to test more people to get ahead of the coronavirus pandemic.
But Tony Blair has warned that ‘virtually everybody’ in the UK would need to be tested multiple times.


newspunch--2020-04-01--Cast Of ‘Contagion’ Tell Us How To Fight Coronavirus

The cast of the pandemic movie ‘ Contagion ’ staged a ‘ virtual reunion ’ to record a series of public service announcements to fight ‘ misleading , inaccurate messages ’ about the coronavirus .
British actress Kate Winslet , whose character died half way through the film , was widely mocked on Twitter RT reports : The 44-year-old , along with Matt Damon and Laurence Fishburne – her co-stars in Steven Soderbergh ’ s 2011 film about a deadly infection that spreads quickly around the globe – have taken part in a virtual reunion , filming themselves promoting best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an epidemiologist attempting to halt the spread of the virus and says the advice she was given by “ experts ” while filming was “ wash your hands like your life depends on it.
” The actor , who also famously starred in Titanic , was trending on Twitter on Tuesday , with many mocking the idea of an actor providing public service announcements on a pandemic , ostensibly because their character happened to become embroiled in one in a film .
Comedian Jonathan Pie was less than enthusiastic about receiving Winslet ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alive after your luxury cruise ship starts to sink , ” insisting “ That plank had space for TWO people.
” Among the many roles Winslet has performed , she played a former concentration camp guard in The Reader , prompting one person to joke that they wanted “ her tried for war crimes.
” Overwhelmingly though , it was the fact that “ Winslet ’ s character died halfway through the movie [ Contagion ] ” that had many on social media brutally mock her coronavirus public information campaign .

The cast of the pandemic movie ‘Contagion’ staged a ‘virtual reunion’ to record a series of public service announcements to fight ‘misleading, inaccurate messages’ about the coronavirus.
British actress Kate Winslet, whose character died half way through the film, was widely mocked on Twitter
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RT reports: The 44-year-old, along with Matt Damon and Laurence Fishburne – her co-stars in Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 film about a deadly infection that spreads quickly around the globe – have taken part in a virtual reunion, filming themselves promoting best practice on Covid-19 advice.
Winslet played an epidemiologist attempting to halt the spread of the virus and says the advice she was given by “experts” while filming was “wash your hands like your life depends on it.”
The actor, who also famously starred in Titanic, was trending on Twitter on Tuesday, with many mocking the idea of an actor providing public service announcements on a pandemic, ostensibly because their character happened to become embroiled in one in a film.
I want Kate Winslet’s advice on surviving a shipwreck.
Next up I want Kate Winslet’s advice on surviving a shipwreck and erasing all your memories after a bad relationship https://t.co/Jh2jqwwESa — Madeline Grant (@Madz_Grant) March 31, 2020
Comedian Jonathan Pie was less than enthusiastic about receiving Winslet’s tips on “how to stay alive after your luxury cruise ship starts to sink,”insisting“That plank had space for TWO people.”
Among the many roles Winslet has performed, she played a former concentration camp guard in The Reader, prompting one person to joke that they wanted “her tried for war crimes.”
Overwhelmingly though, it was the fact that “Winslet’s character died halfway through the movie [Contagion]” that had many on social media brutally mock her coronavirus public information campaign.


newspunch--2020-04-01--Wikipedia Co-Founder Admits ‘Child Sex Trafficking – By Elites – Is a Horrible Reality’

Pedophilia is entrenched in “ high society ” around the world and there is “ proof ” that elite pedophiles are sex trafficking children for their deranged pleasure , says Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger , who has urged the world to wake up to the “ horrible reality.
” The phenomenon of elite pedophilia is systematic and entrenched , according to Larry Sanger , who warned “ many of the Beautiful People know about child sex trafficking by elites ” before adding “ some participate in it , and… the media and courts cover it up.
” Sanger , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing much of its original governing policy , has now turned his formidable attention to the scourge of elite pedophilia , saying “ This is not a joke and it ’ s real.
” Sanger authored a deep dive Twitter thread on the topic on Monday , linking various household-name perpetrators with some lesser-known , though no less disturbing , exposes and cover-ups from recent history , in an attempt to awaken the masses to what he describes as the “ reality and horror ” of child sex trafficking by elites .
Sanger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world of elite child rapists and their enablers continues below , with instructions on how to educate your friends about the scourge : “ Begin with Jeffrey Epstein .
His circle of friends features some of the most famous people in the world .
People like Bill Clinton , Bill Gates , Prince Andrew , even Donald Trump .
Look up the “ Lolita Express ” flight log and his black book .
Quite a stunning social circle , really .
“ He was arrested ( twice ) because he was a pedophile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had an island in the Caribbean in which this took place , which , by all credible accounts , was visited by many of his famous friends .
“ There is courtroom evidence that Epstein ’ s friends sexually abused the teen girls he collected , who as young as 12 were basically sex slaves .
“ But I ’ m just scratching the surface , here .
There are hair-curling claims about a “ temple ” on his island and rites performed in the hill underneath it .
You don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shocked by Epstein ’ s circle .
But the occult connections keeps recurring , disturbingly .
“ This is what you ’ ve heard and ( if you ’ re like most people ) probably already forgotten about .
But we are not even close to being done .
Did you know that ABC News had this story in 2016 , and covered it up ?
They did .
Everyone knows that , too , but few are talking about it .
“ Did you know that it was covered up in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was sentenced to a mere slap on the wrist ?
Why on earth , in the name of all that is holy ?
“ Because he ’ s so powerful and has powerful friends to protect , ” you say .
“ Right .
Think about that .
Hard .
More of the story came out last summer .
But no one else has been jailed , not even Epstein ’ s chief accomplice , Ghislaine Maxwell , whose location is unknown .
Few in the scandal-crazed media….seem to care much .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ?
“ We the people would learn much more about the suspects and allegations if more court documents were unsealed .
But massive numbers of Epstein case documents have been sealed .
The court system is protecting the guilty—again , as they did in 2008 .
They do that a lot , turns out .
“ Now , think .
This doesn ’ t take evidence , it takes a little bit of brave thinking .
What must our beloved and distinguished world of famous , rich , and powerful people be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( THOSE people ! )
are violating teen sex slaves—and the courts *protect* them ?
“ It sure sounds like ( a ) many of the Beautiful People know about child sex trafficking by elites , ( b ) some participate in it , and ( c ) the media and courts cover it up .
“ But…systematically ?
Do they really ?
Surely not , ” you say .
Sadly this happens over…and over…and over .
“ Look these up : NOTE : separate tweet below for each !
The Catholic Church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Savile , Rotherham , CPS disappearances , the Kinsey Institute , John of God , NXIVM , the Finders , Marc Dutroux , Laura Silsby… “ The Catholic Church has had massive numbers of pedophiles .
They never go away .
Why not ?
Why don ’ t the police move in on them ?
Why has it gone on for *generations* ?
And there ’ s evidence it ’ s condoned , yes , condoned and organized , within the Church .
“ Hollywood has had *so so* many pedophile scandals , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Digital Entertainment Network ( watch the documentary ) , Roman Polanski , and Dan Schneider , testimony by Corey Feldman , Bella Thorne , Isaac Kappy , Macaulay Culkin , Elijah Wood , more .
It ’ s real .
“ Let ’ s take a break from the list to think about an important question .
How can these people get away with their crimes ?
Why can they *still* hide , because indeed most of the perps are walking free ?
Both the police and the courts must be paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The music world is full of underage groupies .
If people used to excuse this , what were they thinking ?
Look at David Bowie , Michael Jackson , R. Kelly , Jimmy Page , Steven Tyler , etc .
Pedophiles .
Think this has stopped ?
What makes it possible ?
It ’ s a crime…right ?
“ The case of Jimmy Savile , famous British comedian , is stunning because he was knighted by the Queen long after rumors began that he systematically raped kids in hospitals…and supplied children to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Think they didn ’ t know ?
Prince Andrew ?
“ Yes , this is heavy .
But , look , it happens all over the world , repeatedly , in “ high society.
” We just…never put all it together .
The media is largely silent .
This is surely why NAMBLA and pedophilia have had famous defenders , like poet Allen Ginsberg and some psychologists .
“ Why on earth did the authorities allow systematic , horrific abuse of children go on in Rotherham and other places ( so many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ etc . )
, you can look it up ) ?
They let it happen .
Systematically .
Deliberately .
This is not a joke and it ’ s real .
“ And did you know that children have gone missing , thousands of them , from the Child Protective Service ’ s foster care system ?
And no .
They ’ re not all runaways .
Some are purchased .
The point here is that what should be an earth-shattering scandal is…ignored .
Why ?
“ The Kinsey Institute ’ s famous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with , among others , known pedophiles—who weren ’ t reported .
Kinsey ’ s evidence that babies can have orgasms was based on observations that they cried when abused.11210651 “ John of God basically ran a sex slave camp masquerading as a spiritual revival of some sort .
Oprah visited and was delighted with his ministry .
But then , she has her own school for girls in South Africa that had its own child rape scandals ; so maybe she didn ’ t care .
“ Are we done with Establishment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is real stuff you can look up .
You just didn ’ t know .
Look up the NXIVM sex slave cult , which did involve kids , and had connections with heiress Clare Bronfman , Catherine Oxenberg , and Alison Mack .
“ Now , if famous people , the police , and the courts are involved in this sort of thing—as they ’ d have to be , to cover up so much for so long—wouldn ’ t , say , the FBI also be involved ?
Yep .
Look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fascinating and horrifying story .
“ Of course , elite pedophiles operate all over the world , not just in the English-speaking world .
Take , say , Belgium , home of one of their most infamous criminals , Marc Dutroux—who ran an international pedophile ring , apparently for the elite .
“ Look at the case of Laura Silsby , and now I ’ m afraid we ’ re getting into territory that is not just horrifying , it is also controversial , because Silsby is a Hillary Clinton friend .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ children .
“ Wikileaks is famous partly because of the Clinton-Silsby connection , but also because multiple leaked emails are filled with bizarre phraseology that makes sense if they were organizing child sex abuse .
“ The plethora of elite child sex abuse makes that by political operatives more conceivable , doesn ’ t it ?
I started taking that stuff more seriously after I learned about Epstein…and the rabbit hole .
Look up Denny Hastert and another Clinton associate , Anthony Weiner .
“ As a philosopher , I deeply studied theories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
My methodological principles have not changed .
I am not impressed by inconclusive evidence .
Neither are many decent people .
They are put off by unjustified judgments of others .
Right !
“ And we *are* talking about horrific crimes , and justice , here .
The stakes are high .
It is as important as anything that we be quite sure of our conclusions , so justice is done .
I and most people care a lot about that and don ’ t want to play fast and loose with @ @

Pedophilia is entrenched in “high society” around the world and there is “proof” that elite pedophiles are sex trafficking children for their deranged pleasure, says Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger, who has urged the world to wake up to the “horrible reality.”
The phenomenon of elite pedophilia is systematic and entrenched, according to Larry Sanger, who warned “many of the Beautiful People know about child sex trafficking by elites” before adding “some participate in it, and… the media and courts cover it up.”
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Sanger, who co-founded Wikipedia, coining the name and writing much of its original governing policy, has now turned his formidable attention to the scourge of elite pedophilia, saying “This is not a joke and it’s real.”
Sanger authored a deep dive Twitter thread on the topic on Monday, linking various household-name perpetrators with some lesser-known, though no less disturbing, exposes and cover-ups from recent history, in an attempt to awaken the masses to what he describes as the “reality and horror” of child sex trafficking by elites.
“Sadly this happens over…and over…and over.”
https://twitter.com/lsanger/status/1244733672240054275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1244733672240054275&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.saidit.net%2Fs%2Fconspiracy%2Fcomments%2F3mw6%2Flarry_sanger_cofounder_of_wikipedia_recent_tweet%2F
Sanger’s deep dive into the depraved world of elite child rapists and their enablers continues below, with instructions on how to educate your friends about the scourge:
“Begin with Jeffrey Epstein. His circle of friends features some of the most famous people in the world. People like Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Prince Andrew, even Donald Trump. Look up the “Lolita Express” flight log and his black book. Quite a stunning social circle, really.
“He was arrested (twice) because he was a pedophile who abused many teen girls. He had an island in the Caribbean in which this took place, which, by all credible accounts, was visited by many of his famous friends.
“There is courtroom evidence that Epstein’s friends sexually abused the teen girls he collected, who as young as 12 were basically sex slaves.
“But I’m just scratching the surface, here. There are hair-curling claims about a “temple” on his island and rites performed in the hill underneath it. You don’t have to believe that, to be shocked by Epstein’s circle. But the occult connections keeps recurring, disturbingly.
“This is what you’ve heard and (if you’re like most people) probably already forgotten about. But we are not even close to being done. Did you know that ABC News had this story in 2016, and covered it up? They did. Everyone knows that, too, but few are talking about it.
“Did you know that it was covered up in a different way last 2008, when Epstein was sentenced to a mere slap on the wrist? Why on earth, in the name of all that is holy? “Because he’s so powerful and has powerful friends to protect,” you say.
“Right. Think about that. Hard. More of the story came out last summer. But no one else has been jailed, not even Epstein’s chief accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, whose location is unknown. Few in the scandal-crazed media….seem to care much. That’s weird, isn’t it?
“We the people would learn much more about the suspects and allegations if more court documents were unsealed. But massive numbers of Epstein case documents have been sealed. The court system is protecting the guilty—again, as they did in 2008. They do that a lot, turns out.
“Now, think. This doesn’t take evidence, it takes a little bit of brave thinking. What must our beloved and distinguished world of famous, rich, and powerful people be like, if Epstein’s friends (THOSE people!) are violating teen sex slaves—and the courts *protect* them?
“It sure sounds like (a) many of the Beautiful People know about child sex trafficking by elites, (b) some participate in it, and (c) the media and courts cover it up. “But…systematically? Do they really? Surely not,” you say. Sadly this happens over…and over…and over.
“Look these up: NOTE: separate tweet below for each! The Catholic Church, Pedowood, underage groupies, Jimmy Savile, Rotherham, CPS disappearances, the Kinsey Institute, John of God, NXIVM, the Finders, Marc Dutroux, Laura Silsby…
“The Catholic Church has had massive numbers of pedophiles. They never go away. Why not? Why don’t the police move in on them? Why has it gone on for *generations*? And there’s evidence it’s condoned, yes, condoned and organized, within the Church.
“Hollywood has had *so so* many pedophile scandals, it’s nauseating. Look into the Digital Entertainment Network (watch the documentary), Roman Polanski, and Dan Schneider, testimony by Corey Feldman, Bella Thorne, Isaac Kappy, Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, more. It’s real.
“Let’s take a break from the list to think about an important question. How can these people get away with their crimes? Why can they *still* hide, because indeed most of the perps are walking free? Both the police and the courts must be paid off or part of the networks.
“The music world is full of underage groupies. If people used to excuse this, what were they thinking? Look at David Bowie, Michael Jackson, R. Kelly, Jimmy Page, Steven Tyler, etc. Pedophiles. Think this has stopped? What makes it possible? It’s a crime…right?
“The case of Jimmy Savile, famous British comedian, is stunning because he was knighted by the Queen long after rumors began that he systematically raped kids in hospitals…and supplied children to others. Close friend of the royals. Think they didn’t know? Prince Andrew?
“Yes, this is heavy. But, look, it happens all over the world, repeatedly, in “high society.” We just…never put all it together. The media is largely silent. This is surely why NAMBLA and pedophilia have had famous defenders, like poet Allen Ginsberg and some psychologists.
“Why on earth did the authorities allow systematic, horrific abuse of children go on in Rotherham and other places (so many places schools, churches, hospitals, etc.), you can look it up)? They let it happen. Systematically. Deliberately. This is not a joke and it’s real.
“And did you know that children have gone missing, thousands of them, from the Child Protective Service’s foster care system? And no. They’re not all runaways. Some are purchased. The point here is that what should be an earth-shattering scandal is…ignored. Why?
“The Kinsey Institute’s famous early studies were done by scientists working with, among others, known pedophiles—who weren’t reported. Kinsey’s evidence that babies can have orgasms was based on observations that they cried when abused.11210651
“John of God basically ran a sex slave camp masquerading as a spiritual revival of some sort. Oprah visited and was delighted with his ministry. But then, she has her own school for girls in South Africa that had its own child rape scandals; so maybe she didn’t care.
“Are we done with Establishment connections with pedophilia? No. And this is real stuff you can look up. You just didn’t know. Look up the NXIVM sex slave cult, which did involve kids, and had connections with heiress Clare Bronfman, Catherine Oxenberg, and Alison Mack.
“Now, if famous people, the police, and the courts are involved in this sort of thing—as they’d have to be, to cover up so much for so long—wouldn’t, say, the FBI also be involved? Yep. Look up the Finders. It’s a fascinating and horrifying story.
“Of course, elite pedophiles operate all over the world, not just in the English-speaking world. Take, say, Belgium, home of one of their most infamous criminals, Marc Dutroux—who ran an international pedophile ring, apparently for the elite.
“Look at the case of Laura Silsby, and now I’m afraid we’re getting into territory that is not just horrifying, it is also controversial, because Silsby is a Hillary Clinton friend. Her Haitian charity, accused of trafficking children.
“Wikileaks is famous partly because of the Clinton-Silsby connection, but also because multiple leaked emails are filled with bizarre phraseology that makes sense if they were organizing child sex abuse.
“The plethora of elite child sex abuse makes that by political operatives more conceivable, doesn’t it? I started taking that stuff more seriously after I learned about Epstein…and the rabbit hole. Look up Denny Hastert and another Clinton associate, Anthony Weiner.
“As a philosopher, I deeply studied theories of knowledge, evidence, and justification. My methodological principles have not changed. I am not impressed by inconclusive evidence. Neither are many decent people. They are put off by unjustified judgments of others. Right!
“And we *are* talking about horrific crimes, and justice, here. The stakes are high. It is as important as anything that we be quite sure of our conclusions, so justice is done. I and most people care a lot about that and don’t want to play fast and loose with reputations.“


newspunch--2020-04-01--While Everyone Was Distracted By Covid-19, Final Report By UAF Concluded WTC 7 ‘NOT Destroyed by Fir

While Everyone Was Distracted By Covid-19, Final Report By UAF Concluded WTC 7 ‘NOT Destroyed by Fires’

The final report of a rigorous four-year computer modeling simulation that was followed by a robust peer review process has concluded that World Trade Center Building 7 could NOT have collapsed as a result of office fires , as the “ official ” explanation dubiously claims .
According to the highly anticipated final report issued last week by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks , the official narrative surrounding the collapse of WTC 7 is simply implausible .
The UAF team ’ s findings , which were the result of a four-year computer modeling study of the building ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) , which concluded in a 2008 report that WTC 7 was the first tall building in the history of the world to collapse primarily due to fire .
“ Our study found that the fires in WTC 7 could not have caused the observed collapse , ” said Professor Leroy Hulsey , the study ’ s principal investigator .
“ The only way it could have fallen in the observed manner is by the near-simultaneous failure of every column.
” The four-year study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 9/11 Truth , a nonprofit organization representing more than 3,000 architects and engineers who have signed the organization ’ s petition calling for a new investigation into the destruction of the three World Trade Center towers on 9/11 .
“ We are proud to have supported the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Professor Leroy Hulsey in conducting a genuinely scientific study into the reasons for this building ’ s collapse , ” said Richard Gage , president and founder of AE911Truth .
“ It is now incumbent upon the building community , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the implications of these findings and launch a new full-scale investigation.
” AE911Truth and its allies among the 9/11 victims ’ families will now use the findings in the report as part of a formal “ request for correction ” that the group plans to submit to NIST in the coming days .
“ The indisputable errors documented in our request for correction will give NIST no way out of correcting its deeply flawed report and reversing its conclusion that fires were the cause of the collapse , ” said Gage .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reevaluation of the Collapse of World Trade Center 7 – Final Report , includes clarifications and supplemental text based on public comments submitted in response to a draft report released by UAF and AE911Truth on September 3 , 2019 .
The UAF team ’ s final report is the result of an extensive four-year computer modeling effort that was followed by a robust peer review process .
The peer review included dozens of public comments as well as external review by two independent experts , Dr. Gregory Szuladzinski of Analytical Service Company , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finite element modeling , and Dr. Robert Korol , a professor emeritus of civil engineering at McMaster University and a fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering .
“ I am grateful to everyone who supported or participated in this study in any way , ” said Professor Hulsey .
“ We hope that our findings will be carefully looked at by the building community and spur further investigation into how this building came down on that tragic day.
” The Hulsey report and supporting materials can be found on UAF ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ http : //ine.uaf.edu/projects/wtc7 and on the AE911Truth website at https : //www.ae911truth.org/wtc7 .

The final report of a rigorous four-year computer modeling simulation that was followed by a robust peer review process has concluded that World Trade Center Building 7 could NOT have collapsed as a result of office fires, as the “official” explanation dubiously claims.
According to the highly anticipated final report issued last week by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the official narrative surrounding the collapse of WTC 7 is simply implausible.
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The UAF team’s findings, which were the result of a four-year computer modeling study of the building’s collapse, directly contradict those of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which concluded in a 2008 report that WTC 7 was the first tall building in the history of the world to collapse primarily due to fire.
“Our study found that the fires in WTC 7 could not have caused the observed collapse,” said Professor Leroy Hulsey, the study’s principal investigator.
“The only way it could have fallen in the observed manner is by the near-simultaneous failure of every column.”
The four-year study was funded by Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, a nonprofit organization representing more than 3,000 architects and engineers who have signed the organization’s petition calling for a new investigation into the destruction of the three World Trade Center towers on 9/11.
AE911Truth report:
“We are proud to have supported the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Professor Leroy Hulsey in conducting a genuinely scientific study into the reasons for this building’s collapse,” said Richard Gage, president and founder of AE911Truth.
“It is now incumbent upon the building community, the media, and government officials to reckon with the implications of these findings and launch a new full-scale investigation.”
AE911Truth and its allies among the 9/11 victims’ families will now use the findings in the report as part of a formal “request for correction” that the group plans to submit to NIST in the coming days.
“The indisputable errors documented in our request for correction will give NIST no way out of correcting its deeply flawed report and reversing its conclusion that fires were the cause of the collapse,” said Gage.
The final report, entitled A Structural Reevaluation of the Collapse of World Trade Center 7 – Final Report, includes clarifications and supplemental text based on public comments submitted in response to a draft report released by UAF and AE911Truth on September 3, 2019.
The UAF team’s final report is the result of an extensive four-year computer modeling effort that was followed by a robust peer review process. The peer review included dozens of public comments as well as external review by two independent experts, Dr. Gregory Szuladzinski of Analytical Service Company, a leading expert in structural mechanics and finite element modeling, and Dr. Robert Korol, a professor emeritus of civil engineering at McMaster University and a fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.
“I am grateful to everyone who supported or participated in this study in any way,” said Professor Hulsey. “We hope that our findings will be carefully looked at by the building community and spur further investigation into how this building came down on that tragic day.”
The Hulsey report and supporting materials can be found on UAF’s Institute of Northern Engineering website at http://ine.uaf.edu/projects/wtc7 and on the AE911Truth website at https://www.ae911truth.org/wtc7.


newspunch--2020-04-01--Barack Obama, Who Failed to Stock Up on N95 Masks, Claims Trump ‘Denied’ Pandemic Warnings

Former President Barack Obama shared a Trump-bashing LA Times article on Twitter , while claiming that President Donald Trump “ denied ” warnings of the coronavirus pandemic .
“ We ’ ve seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic , ” wrote Obama .
The former community organizer shared an article on Twitter about Trump rolling back fuel economy standards , while also taking the opportunity to accuse the president of “ climate denial.
” “ We can ’ t afford any more consequences of climate denial , ” he wrote .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , have to demand better of our government at every level and vote this fall.
” Obama continues to criticize and challenge Trump ’ s response to the coronavirus , despite the POTUS ’ s best efforts to fight and contain the spread of the virus .
Obama ’ s criticisms also fail to hit the mark because the U.S. federal stockpile of N95 face masks was largely depleted during his administration and and was not restocked , despite warnings from a federally backed task force and a safety equipment organization .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a pandemic haven ’ t stopped him getting on his soapbox and sounding off about his successor .
Last week , Obama shared an article of “ likely scenarios ” of how the coronavirus pandemic will play out , including advice regarding decision-making during the crisis .
“ So much depends on our ability to make good decisions going forward along with our ability to remain resilient , ” he wrote on Twitter after Trump said he was hopeful that he could relax lockdown conditions by Easter .
Obama also said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right when we need care the most .
”

Former President Barack Obama shared a Trump-bashing LA Times article on Twitter, while claiming that President Donald Trump “denied” warnings of the coronavirus pandemic.
“We’ve seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic,” wrote Obama.
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The former community organizer shared an article on Twitter about Trump rolling back fuel economy standards, while also taking the opportunity to accuse the president of “climate denial.”
We've seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic. We can't afford any more consequences of climate denial. All of us, especially young people, have to demand better of our government at every level and vote this fall. https://t.co/K8Ucu7iVDK — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 31, 2020
“We can’t afford any more consequences of climate denial,” he wrote. “All of us, especially young people, have to demand better of our government at every level and vote this fall.”
Obama continues to criticize and challenge Trump’s response to the coronavirus, despite the POTUS’s best efforts to fight and contain the spread of the virus.
Obama’s criticisms also fail to hit the mark because the U.S. federal stockpile of N95 face masks was largely depleted during his administration and and was not restocked, despite warnings from a federally backed task force and a safety equipment organization.
But Obama’s own failings to prepare for a pandemic haven’t stopped him getting on his soapbox and sounding off about his successor.
Last week, Obama shared an article of “likely scenarios” of how the coronavirus pandemic will play out, including advice regarding decision-making during the crisis.
“So much depends on our ability to make good decisions going forward along with our ability to remain resilient,” he wrote on Twitter after Trump said he was hopeful that he could relax lockdown conditions by Easter.
Here’s a useful overview of the likely scenarios that the world will be facing in the coming months while managing this pandemic. So much depends on our ability to make good decisions going forward along with our ability to remain resilient. https://t.co/uYpP1KfOUs — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 26, 2020
Obama also said that attacks on Obamacare were taking place “right when we need care the most.”


newspunch--2020-04-01--Idaho Becomes First State to BAN Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports — Liberals Outraged

Idaho Republican Gov .
Brad Little signed legislation Monday that made the state the first in the union to ban transgender athletes from girl ’ s and women ’ s sports and athletic events— and liberals across the nation are melting down about the “ travesty “ , with ACLU even vowing to see Gov .
Little in court .
The Fairness in Women ’ s Sports Act ( HB 500 ) bans biological males who identify as female from competing on girls ’ and women ’ s athletic teams in public K-12 schools , colleges and universities .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law HB 509 , which bans Idahoans from changing gender on birth certificates .
Breitbart report : Supposed supporter of women ’ s rights Planned Parenthood condemned Little for signing the bills into law .
“ We condemn Governor Little ’ s actions and the actions of dozens of Idaho legislators who are so focused on pleasing their bigoted base instead of doing what is right , ” said Mistie Tolman , Idaho director of Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii , in a statement .
Tolman added Little “ discriminated against thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s sports for women and girls alone , and referred to Idaho as “ one of the cruelest states in the country for LGBTQ people , especially transgender people.
” GLSEN , an LGBTQ activist group whose goal is to bring its ideology into public schools , tweeted the new law is an “ egregious violation of the rights of Idaho ’ s transgender and gender non-conforming/nonbinary students ” : Alphonso David , president of the Human Rights Campaign LGBTQ activist organization , tweeted Idaho ’ s new law is a “ travesty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lambda Legal threatened to sue Little , as did the ACLU of Idaho , which said some “ will not forget this decision or what it says about the governor ’ s priorities during a global pandemic.
” “ The ACLU will see the governor in court , ” the left-wing group said .

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Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little signed legislation Monday that made the state the first in the union to ban transgender athletes from girl’s and women’s sports and athletic events— and liberals across the nation are melting down about the “travesty“, with ACLU even vowing to see Gov. Little in court.
The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act (HB 500) bans biological males who identify as female from competing on girls’ and women’s athletic teams in public K-12 schools, colleges and universities.
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At the same time, Little signed into law HB 509, which bans Idahoans from changing gender on birth certificates.
BREAKING NEWS: #Idaho and @governorlittle
decided a pandemic was a good time to target trans kids and ban them from sports. Terrible. #VetoHB500 #IDleg #HB500 https://t.co/fV42ew2FuK — National Center for Transgender Equality (@TransEquality) March 31, 2020
Breitbart report: Supposed supporter of women’s rights Planned Parenthood condemned Little for signing the bills into law.
“We condemn Governor Little’s actions and the actions of dozens of Idaho legislators who are so focused on pleasing their bigoted base instead of doing what is right,” said Mistie Tolman, Idaho director of Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii, in a statement.
1/ “Today, Governor Little discriminated against thousands of Idahoans. #idleg https://t.co/EF9uLr3u9K — Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates – West (@PPAAWest) March 31, 2020
Tolman added Little “discriminated against thousands of Idahoans” by preserving women’s sports for women and girls alone, and referred to Idaho as “one of the cruelest states in the country for LGBTQ people, especially transgender people.”
This is disappointing and heartbreaking for the trans folks and our allies in Idaho https://t.co/NslOiekpWG — Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) March 31, 2020
GLSEN, an LGBTQ activist group whose goal is to bring its ideology into public schools, tweeted the new law is an “egregious violation of the rights of Idaho’s transgender and gender non-conforming/nonbinary students”:
Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign LGBTQ activist organization, tweeted Idaho’s new law is a “travesty of justice”:
As last night’s travesty of justice in Idaho shows, anti-equality forces are prioritizing discrimination — even amidst a global pandemic. We must — and we will — hold these leaders and those of their ilk accountable. https://t.co/RSLzqtNvUx — Alphonso David (@AlphonsoDavid) March 31, 2020
LGBTQ rights group Lambda Legal threatened to sue Little, as did the ACLU of Idaho, which said some “will not forget this decision or what it says about the governor’s priorities during a global pandemic.”
#BREAKING: @GovernorLittle just signed anti-trans birth certificate bill HB 509 & anti-trans high school/college sports bill HB 500. We sued to allow trans people in Idaho to change their birth certificates & won…TWO YEARS AGO.
We'll see him in court. https://t.co/ItF4ehW60O — Lambda Legal (@LambdaLegal) March 31, 2020
“The ACLU will see the governor in court,” the left-wing group said.


newspunch--2020-04-02--Philippines President Duterte Orders Police To Shoot Coronavirus Lockdown Violators

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has warned those who violate the quarantine during the coronavirus crisis could end up dead , Duterte has given the police and military orders to shoot ‘ troublemakers ’ as the country battles the Covid-19 outbreak .
“ I will not hesitate .
My orders are to the police and the military , that if there is trouble or the situation arises that people fight and your lives are on the line , shoot them dead , ” the president said , reiterating : “ Do you understand ?
Dead .
Instead of causing trouble , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grave.
” RT reports : Duterte gave his address just hours after 21 residents in Quezon City – most of them low-income factory and construction laborers , unable to work during the lockdown – were arrested for protesting without a permit .
The arrests were condemned by labor group Solidarity of Filipino Workers ( BMP ) , which castigated the government for targeting impoverished people asking for assistance during the crisis .
The president asked those in need of aid to be patient , urging them to “ just wait for the delivery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it will arrive and you will not go hungry , ” but warned residents “ do not intimidate the government .
Do not challenge the government .
You will surely lose.
” The sweeping lockdown order has placed Luzon ’ s entire population of 57 million into “ enhanced community quarantine , ” limiting movement around the island to buying food , medicine and other essential items , and shutting down all but vital industries .
The Philippines has confirmed over 2,300 cases of Covid-19 and counted 96 fatalities .
The World Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to the low number of tests administered there , there are likely a greater number of infections , but said it expected screenings to “ increase substantially in the coming days .
”

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has warned those who violate the quarantine during the coronavirus crisis could end up dead…
Duterte has given the police and military orders to shoot ‘troublemakers’ as the country battles the Covid-19 outbreak.
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“I will not hesitate. My orders are to the police and the military, that if there is trouble or the situation arises that people fight and your lives are on the line, shoot them dead,” the president said, reiterating: “Do you understand? Dead. Instead of causing trouble, I’ll send you to the grave.”
RT reports: Duterte gave his address just hours after 21 residents in Quezon City – most of them low-income factory and construction laborers, unable to work during the lockdown – were arrested for protesting without a permit. The arrests were condemned by labor group Solidarity of Filipino Workers (BMP), which castigated the government for targeting impoverished people asking for assistance during the crisis.
The president asked those in need of aid to be patient, urging them to “just wait for the delivery even if it’s delayed, it will arrive and you will not go hungry,” but warned residents “do not intimidate the government. Do not challenge the government. You will surely lose.”
The sweeping lockdown order has placed Luzon’s entire population of 57 million into “enhanced community quarantine,” limiting movement around the island to buying food, medicine and other essential items, and shutting down all but vital industries.
The Philippines has confirmed over 2,300 cases of Covid-19 and counted 96 fatalities. The World Health Organization, however, has observed that due to the low number of tests administered there, there are likely a greater number of infections, but said it expected screenings to “increase substantially in the coming days.”


newspunch--2020-04-02--Netanyahu Goes Into Self Isolation For Second Time

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has entered quarantine for a second time after coming into contact with Health Minister Yaakov Litzman , who has tested positive for the coronavirus .
On Wednesday evening , Netanyahu ended a period of self-isolation after meeting with a close aide who had been diagnosed with the virus , now he ’ s back in quarantine again .
RT reports : Netanyahu is one of several top government officials who will be quarantined following the positive test of Health Minister Yaakov Litzman .
Others include Yossi Cohen , the head of the Israeli spy agency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and several leadership-level figures in the Health Ministry who all recently came into contact with Litzman .
The 71-year-old health minister and his wife Chava were found to have contracted the killer virus , his office confirmed on Wednesday overnight .
Both feel well , but in line with the ministry ’ s guidelines , everyone who came into contact with him must go into a 14-day quarantine .
Ironically , Netanyahu had just ended his own period of isolation , which was mandated after his Knesset affairs adviser , Rivka Paluch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The two-week quarantine from their previous encounter expired on Wednesday evening .
The Israeli leader last tested negative for the disease on Monday .
He will be working from his Jerusalem residence , his office said in a statement .
The ministry is currently investigating who else may need self-isolation .
Litzman attended the Israeli parliament last week , so security footage is being reviewed to identify those he came into contact with .
It was not immediately clear where the minister himself contracted the virus .
Itamar Grotto , the deputy director-general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been another senior government official or someone within the Haredi community in Jerusalem .
Litzman is the head of the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has entered quarantine for a second time after coming into contact with Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, who has tested positive for the coronavirus.
On Wednesday evening, Netanyahu ended a period of self-isolation after meeting with a close aide who had been diagnosed with the virus, now he’s back in quarantine again.
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RT reports: Netanyahu is one of several top government officials who will be quarantined following the positive test of Health Minister Yaakov Litzman. Others include Yossi Cohen, the head of the Israeli spy agency Mossad, National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, and several leadership-level figures in the Health Ministry who all recently came into contact with Litzman.
The 71-year-old health minister and his wife Chava were found to have contracted the killer virus, his office confirmed on Wednesday overnight. Both feel well, but in line with the ministry’s guidelines, everyone who came into contact with him must go into a 14-day quarantine.
Ironically, Netanyahu had just ended his own period of isolation, which was mandated after his Knesset affairs adviser, Rivka Paluch, tested positive for the disease. The two-week quarantine from their previous encounter expired on Wednesday evening.
The Israeli leader last tested negative for the disease on Monday. He will be working from his Jerusalem residence, his office said in a statement.
The ministry is currently investigating who else may need self-isolation. Litzman attended the Israeli parliament last week, so security footage is being reviewed to identify those he came into contact with.
It was not immediately clear where the minister himself contracted the virus. Itamar Grotto, the deputy director-general of the ministry, said it may have been another senior government official or someone within the Haredi community in Jerusalem. Litzman is the head of the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party.


newspunch--2020-04-02--Nasty Nancy Blasted for Proposing Tax Benefit That Will Only Benefit Richest Americans

Nancy Pelosi performed the oldest magic trick in the book – pay attention to this hand while I do something else with the other – when she moved to give top-earning Americans tax relief in the next coronavirus stimulus package , while at the same time slamming Republicans for giving tax breaks to big corporations .
The hypocritical House Speaker faced backlash following her moves to reverse a $ 10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions , known as SALT , which was included in the 2017 Republican tax reform bill .
“ We could reverse that for 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their taxes , ” Pelosi said as reported by The New York Times .
“ They ’ d have more disposable income , which is the lifeblood of our economy , a consumer economy that we are.
” The rollback “ would provide a quick cash infusion in the form of increased tax rebates to an estimated 13 million American households , ” the New York Times reported .
However , economists and tax experts blasted Pelosi ’ s idea , according to Politico , arguing the move wouldn ’ t give the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not benefit the people Nancy Pelosi is claiming she wants to help .
“ This is not a good idea , ” said Michael Linden , executive director of the progressive Groundwork Collaborative .
“ It would not help the economy heal , and it would not benefit the people who need help.
” Those exclusively benefiting would be American households earning more than $ 100,000 per year .
“ Restoring the SALT deduction , as Speaker Pelosi advocated , would once again force low and middle-income people to subsidize wealthy individuals in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Speaker ’ s home in San Francisco , California , ” Sen. Pat Toomey ( R-Pa. ) said , The Hill reported .
Seth Hanlon , a senior fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress , added that Pelosi ’ s proposal “ doesn ’ t strike me as the most effective way of targeting economic stimulus.
” “ There are ways you could target it to truly middle-class people , ” Hanlon explained .
“ The problem is , relatively few middle-class people claim SALT.
“ “ We know a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hit hardest by the coronavirus were hit by SALT , too , ” said Rep. Josh Gottheimer ( D-N.J. ) .
“ Many small businesses have been crushed by this .
We have to help them get back online .
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Nancy Pelosi performed the oldest magic trick in the book – pay attention to this hand while I do something else with the other – when she moved to give top-earning Americans tax relief in the next coronavirus stimulus package, while at the same time slamming Republicans for giving tax breaks to big corporations.
The hypocritical House Speaker faced backlash following her moves to reverse a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions, known as SALT, which was included in the 2017 Republican tax reform bill.
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“We could reverse that for 2018 and 2019 so that people could refile their taxes,” Pelosi said as reported by The New York Times. “They’d have more disposable income, which is the lifeblood of our economy, a consumer economy that we are.”
The rollback “would provide a quick cash infusion in the form of increased tax rebates to an estimated 13 million American households,” the New York Times reported.
However, economists and tax experts blasted Pelosi’s idea, according to Politico, arguing the move wouldn’t give the economy much of a boost and would not benefit the people Nancy Pelosi is claiming she wants to help.
“This is not a good idea,” said Michael Linden, executive director of the progressive Groundwork Collaborative. “It would not help the economy heal, and it would not benefit the people who need help.”
Those exclusively benefiting would be American households earning more than $100,000 per year.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a net worth of $120 million, after a career spent mostly in public office.
“Restoring the SALT deduction, as Speaker Pelosi advocated, would once again force low and middle-income people to subsidize wealthy individuals in high tax states and municipalities — like the Speaker’s home in San Francisco, California,” Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said, The Hill reported.
Seth Hanlon, a senior fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress, added that Pelosi’s proposal “doesn’t strike me as the most effective way of targeting economic stimulus.”
“There are ways you could target it to truly middle-class people,” Hanlon explained. “The problem is, relatively few middle-class people claim SALT.“
“We know a lot of the areas that are getting hit hardest by the coronavirus were hit by SALT, too,” said Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.). “Many small businesses have been crushed by this. We have to help them get back online.”


newspunch--2020-04-02--Endless Impeachment: Schiff Announces New ‘Commission’ To Blame Trump for Coronavirus Crisis

Rep. Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) is planning to cynically use the global coronavirus crisis to engineer yet another attempt to take down a duly elected president .
Schiff returned from self-isolation this week and used an interview with The Washington Post to announce that he is introducing a bill to set up a “ commission ” to study the country ’ s response to the pandemic – and no doubt lay the blame on President Trump ’ s head .
WesternJournal report : Schiff has been communicating with his constituents in virtual town halls while spending time in self-isolation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , after a staffer tested positive for the coronavirus .
He broke the news about the commission in an email to Post columnist David Ignatius .
In the email , Schiff graciously acknowledged that events will have to play out before his proposed commission could start getting to the bottom of how it could turn into a weapon against the administration .
“ We will need to delay the work of the commission until the crisis has abated to ensure that it does not interfere with the agencies that are leading the response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But that should not prevent us from beginning to identify where we got it wrong and how we can be prepared for the next pandemic.
” Even a country reeling under attack from an invisible enemy like the coronavirus , which had killed over 4,500 Americans as of Wednesday , according to Johns Hopkins University statistics , can remember it was only a few months ago that Schiff was leading the sham effort to oust a sitting American president on the most spurious of charges .
They ’ ll also remember that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , who appeared to hint at some sort of post-coronavirus commission in a Sunday interview on CNN ’ s “ State of the Union , ” where she referred to an “ after-action review ” that would be prepared to judge — and no doubt crucify — the president ’ s response .
To pretend this that this man has the moral fiber or intellectual integrity to do anything other than use a commission to try to destroy Trump again would be to believe in fairy tales .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of politics that ’ s vulnerable to that .
Any Schiff-tainted investigation of the current situation would be a trial of Trump before a hanging judge , with the noose already tied .

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is planning to cynically use the global coronavirus crisis to engineer yet another attempt to take down a duly elected president.
Schiff returned from self-isolation this week and used an interview with The Washington Post to announce that he is introducing a bill to set up a “commission” to study the country’s response to the pandemic – and no doubt lay the blame on President Trump’s head.
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WesternJournal report: Schiff has been communicating with his constituents in virtual town halls while spending time in self-isolation, according to the Los Angeles Times, after a staffer tested positive for the coronavirus. He broke the news about the commission in an email to Post columnist David Ignatius.
In the email, Schiff graciously acknowledged that events will have to play out before his proposed commission could start getting to the bottom of how it could turn into a weapon against the administration.
“We will need to delay the work of the commission until the crisis has abated to ensure that it does not interfere with the agencies that are leading the response,” Schiff told Ignatius. “But that should not prevent us from beginning to identify where we got it wrong and how we can be prepared for the next pandemic.”
Even a country reeling under attack from an invisible enemy like the coronavirus, which had killed over 4,500 Americans as of Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University statistics, can remember it was only a few months ago that Schiff was leading the sham effort to oust a sitting American president on the most spurious of charges.
They’ll also remember that it all took place with the blessing of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who appeared to hint at some sort of post-coronavirus commission in a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” where she referred to an “after-action review” that would be prepared to judge — and no doubt crucify — the president’s response.
To pretend this that this man has the moral fiber or intellectual integrity to do anything other than use a commission to try to destroy Trump again would be to believe in fairy tales. And conservatives aren’t usually the side of politics that’s vulnerable to that.
Any Schiff-tainted investigation of the current situation would be a trial of Trump before a hanging judge, with the noose already tied.


newspunch--2020-04-02--Soros-Funded Group Says Covid-19 Crisis Is Perfect Time To ‘Abolish the Family’

“ The coronavirus crisis shows it ’ s time to abolish the family , ” according to openDemocracy , a George Soros-funded non-profit organization , which is attempting to use the pandemic to destroy families , arguing that “ we deserve better than the family .
And the time of corona is an excellent time to practice abolishing it.
” In an article last week titled , “ The coronavirus crisis shows it ’ s time to abolish the family , ” openDemocracy ’ s Sophie Lewis calls for an end to the traditional family unit , and tries to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precisely the time to liberate themselves from “ the nuclear household.
” Lewis claims that too many homes today are “ defined by the power asymmetries of housework ” and that land ownership , mortgage payments , and “ patriarchal parenting ” are bad for our health .
Lewis goes on to claim that “ Queer and feminized people , especially very old and very young ones are definitionally not safe ” in such “ capitalist home ” situations .
WesternJournal report : There are a myriad of other bizarre arguments made in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are basically feminist and communist critiques about how the male-headed family is oppressive and that we need a complete overhaul of how we think about economics and the family .
Standard stuff for the left , in other words : In socialism , the state always comes before the family .
And a look at the funders of openDemocracy , provided by the organization itself , shows Soros ’ leftist Open Society Foundations among the top givers , along with other outfits that fund progressive causes like the Ford Foundation .
Perhaps the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is when Lewis says , “ we deserve better than the family .
And the time of corona is an excellent time to practice abolishing it.
” What this Marxist wing-nut at openDemocracy has in mind to replace the family unit isn ’ t spelled out in any detail , but she does use a lot of impressive-sounding words in explaining what should come next .
“ Far from a time to acquiesce to ‘ family values ’ ideology , then , the pandemic is an acutely important time to provision , evacuate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refugees from – the nuclear household , ” she writes .
From what I can gather , Lewis seems to want taxpayers to provide blankets and subsidized housing to gender non-conforming trans teens who ran away from home so they can have a judgment-free safe space to hide out at .
Or something .
In any case , Lewis complains that “ the private family qua mode of social reproduction still , frankly , sucks.
” Why does it suck ?
“ It genders , nationalizes and races us .
It norms us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe we are ‘ individuals.
’ It minimizes costs for capital while maximizing human beings ’ life-making labor… ” and on and on and on .
It ’ s good to know that this wholly unhinged way of thinking won ’ t be gaining ground anytime soon .
Men and women are hard hard-wired by God to find a spouse , start a family , and raise children .
In fact , there is anecdotal evidence that suggests the coronavirus is actually bringing families closer together and that communal bonds are strengthening at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the examples of love and charity taking place right now are giving folks like Sophie Lewis a massive headache .
And that ’ s a good thing .

“The coronavirus crisis shows it’s time to abolish the family,” according to openDemocracy, a George Soros-funded non-profit organization, which is attempting to use the pandemic to destroy families, arguing that “we deserve better than the family. And the time of corona is an excellent time to practice abolishing it.”
In an article last week titled, “The coronavirus crisis shows it’s time to abolish the family,” openDemocracy’s Sophie Lewis calls for an end to the traditional family unit, and tries to convince readers that the COVID-19 pandemic is precisely the time to liberate themselves from “the nuclear household.”
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Lewis claims that too many homes today are “defined by the power asymmetries of housework” and that land ownership, mortgage payments, and “patriarchal parenting” are bad for our health.
Lewis goes on to claim that “Queer and feminized people, especially very old and very young ones are definitionally not safe” in such “capitalist home” situations.
WesternJournal report: There are a myriad of other bizarre arguments made in Lewis’ article. Most of them are basically feminist and communist critiques about how the male-headed family is oppressive and that we need a complete overhaul of how we think about economics and the family.
Standard stuff for the left, in other words: In socialism, the state always comes before the family. And a look at the funders of openDemocracy, provided by the organization itself, shows Soros’ leftist Open Society Foundations among the top givers, along with other outfits that fund progressive causes like the Ford Foundation.
Perhaps the most ridiculous claim marshaled in the essay is when Lewis says, “we deserve better than the family. And the time of corona is an excellent time to practice abolishing it.”
What this Marxist wing-nut at openDemocracy has in mind to replace the family unit isn’t spelled out in any detail, but she does use a lot of impressive-sounding words in explaining what should come next.
“Far from a time to acquiesce to ‘family values’ ideology, then, the pandemic is an acutely important time to provision, evacuate and generally empower survivors of – and refugees from – the nuclear household,” she writes.
From what I can gather, Lewis seems to want taxpayers to provide blankets and subsidized housing to gender non-conforming trans teens who ran away from home so they can have a judgment-free safe space to hide out at. Or something.
In any case, Lewis complains that “the private family qua mode of social reproduction still, frankly, sucks.”
Why does it suck?
“It genders, nationalizes and races us. It norms us for productive work. It makes us believe we are ‘individuals.’ It minimizes costs for capital while maximizing human beings’ life-making labor…” and on and on and on.
Give me a break.
It’s good to know that this wholly unhinged way of thinking won’t be gaining ground anytime soon. Men and women are hard hard-wired by God to find a spouse, start a family, and raise children.
In fact, there is anecdotal evidence that suggests the coronavirus is actually bringing families closer together and that communal bonds are strengthening at this time.
I can only imagine the examples of love and charity taking place right now are giving folks like Sophie Lewis a massive headache. And that’s a good thing.