newspunch--2020-04-24--U.S. May Never Restore Funding For WHO Says Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States , the World Health Organization ’ s largest donor , may never restore funding to the United Nations body .
He said a fundamental reform of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) was needed following its handling of the coronavirus pandemic adding that ‘ this is not the first time we have had to deal with the shortcomings of this organisation ’ WND reports : Pompeo told Fox News late on Wednesday “ it may be the case that the United States can never return to underwriting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WHO.
” “ I think we need to take a real hard look at the WHO and what we do coming out of this , ” he said in an interview with “ The Ingraham Angle.
” “ We reformed this back in 2007 , so this isn ’ t the first time we ’ ve had to deal with the shortcomings of this organization that sits inside the United Nations .
We need a fix .
We need a structural fix with the WHO.
” The president suspended U.S. funding last week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China-centric ” stance , including promotion of China ’ s “ disinformation ” about the coronavirus .
The U.S. has been the largest donor to the WHO , contributing more than $ 400 million in 2019 .
That ’ s about one seventh of the entire budget .
Pompeo said the U.S. “ strongly believed ” Beijing failed to report the outbreak in a timely manner , which is a violation of WHO rules .
Pompeo also criticized WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for failing to make a public issue of China ’ @ @ @ @ @ @

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States, the World Health Organization’s largest donor, may never restore funding to the United Nations body.
He said a fundamental reform of the World Health Organization (WHO) was needed following its handling of the coronavirus pandemic adding that ‘this is not the first time we have had to deal with the shortcomings of this organisation’
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WND reports: Pompeo told Fox News late on Wednesday “it may be the case that the United States can never return to underwriting, having U.S. taxpayer dollars go to the WHO.”
“I think we need to take a real hard look at the WHO and what we do coming out of this,” he said in an interview with “The Ingraham Angle.” “We reformed this back in 2007, so this isn’t the first time we’ve had to deal with the shortcomings of this organization that sits inside the United Nations. We need a fix. We need a structural fix with the WHO.”
The president suspended U.S. funding last week after criticizing the WHO’s “China-centric” stance, including promotion of China’s “disinformation” about the coronavirus.
WHO officials have rejected Trump’s criticism.
The U.S. has been the largest donor to the WHO, contributing more than $400 million in 2019. That’s about one seventh of the entire budget.
Pompeo said the U.S. “strongly believed” Beijing failed to report the outbreak in a timely manner, which is a violation of WHO rules.
Pompeo also criticized WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for failing to make a public issue of China’s breach of the rules.


newspunch--2020-04-24--Bill Gates Calls Coronavirus ‘Pandemic 1’ in Memo, Tells People To Get Ready For ‘Years of Pain’

Bill Gates just referred to the coronavirus as “ Pandemic 1 ” while warning people to expect years of pain .
“ No one who lives through Pandemic 1 will ever forget it , ” said Gates in an 11-page memo cited by the Seattle Times .
Bill Gates says the good news is that we can go back to “ semi-normal ” in the next two months , but the bad news is that “ it ’ s impossible to overstate the pain people will feel for years to come.
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’ Gates was issuing his latest thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic in an 11-page memo cited by the Seattle Times .
“ People can go out , but not as often , and not to crowded places , ” Gates said .
“ Picture restaurants that only seat people at every other table and airplanes where every middle seat is empty.
” Gates said schools will reopen , but stadiums for sports and entertainment will not .
“ The basic principal should be to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the economy or human welfare , but pose a small risk of infection , ” Gates said .
In a separate piece written for the Economist , the billionaire claimed that when historians write about the pandemic in future years , what we ’ ve lived through so far will only take up the first third .
“ The bulk of the story will be what happens next , ” he wrote .
“ Even if governments lift shelter-in-place orders and businesses reopen their doors , humans have a natural aversion to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have large crowds .
Sports will be played in basically empty stadiums .
And the world economy will be depressed because demand will stay low.
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“ If that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history-making achievement : the fastest humankind has ever gone from recognizing a new disease to immunizing against it , ” Gates wrote .

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“No one who lives through Pandemic 1 will ever forget it,” said Gates in an 11-page memo cited by the Seattle Times.
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Bill Gates says the good news is that we can go back to “semi-normal” in the next two months, but the bad news is that “it’s impossible to overstate the pain people will feel for years to come.“
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Gates was issuing his latest thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic in an 11-page memo cited by the Seattle Times.
“People can go out, but not as often, and not to crowded places,” Gates said. “Picture restaurants that only seat people at every other table and airplanes where every middle seat is empty.”
Gates said schools will reopen, but stadiums for sports and entertainment will not.
“The basic principal should be to allow activities that have a large benefit to the economy or human welfare, but pose a small risk of infection,” Gates said.
In a separate piece written for the Economist, the billionaire claimed that when historians write about the pandemic in future years, what we’ve lived through so far will only take up the first third.
“The bulk of the story will be what happens next,” he wrote. “Even if governments lift shelter-in-place orders and businesses reopen their doors, humans have a natural aversion to exposing themselves to disease. Airports won’t have large crowds. Sports will be played in basically empty stadiums. And the world economy will be depressed because demand will stay low.”
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He said life will only return to normal when most of the population is vaccinated, and that could take years, though he hopes that one will be in mass production by the second half of 2021.
“If that’s the case, it will be a history-making achievement: the fastest humankind has ever gone from recognizing a new disease to immunizing against it,” Gates wrote.


newspunch--2020-04-24--NPR: Tom Hanks’ Blood To Be Used In Creation of Coronavirus Vaccine

Tom Hanks ’ blood is set to be used by medical researchers in the creation of a vaccine for coronavirus , according to an NPR podcast .
The Hollywood celebrity spoke about his blood and the creation of the coronavirus vaccine while appearing on NPR ’ s Wait Wait… Don ’ t Tell Me !
on the weekend .
The married couple were among the first elites to test positive for COVID-19 while in Australia where Hanks was working on Baz Luhrmann ’ s upcoming Elvis Presley biopic .
After going public with their diagnosis and keeping the world updated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australia , the Hanks made a “ full recovery ” and were allowed to return to their home in Los Angeles .
Now Hanks has revealed that they have been approached by medical researchers developing a vaccine with a request for their blood .
Hanks joked that if he and his wife ’ s blood proves to be useful in the fight against coronavirus , then he will be proud of his role in the creation of a ‘ Hank-ccine ‘ .
DailyMail report : On the public radio game show he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we do carry the antibodies ‘ We have not only been approached ; we have said , do you want our blood ?
Can we give plasma ?
And , in fact , we will be giving it now to the places that hope to work on what I would like to call the Hank-ccine.
’ The Forrest Gump actor previously revealed that his producer-and-actress wife Rita suffered much worse coronavirus symptoms than he did and he was concerned for her health .
He said : ‘ Rita went through a tougher time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much-higher fever and she had some other symptoms .
‘ She lost her sense of taste and smell .
She got absolutely no joy from food for a better part of three weeks .
She was so nauseous , she had to crawl on the floor from the bed to the facilities .
It lasted a while.
’ Now that Tom and Rita are back on their feet , their using their energy to advocate for mail-in voting .
‘ We as Americans and as voters should be able to request the options @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
‘ We don ’ t want to have to risk our health or our vote .
So to make that easy , mail-in ballot , absentee ballot , I think that ’ s a really great compromise.
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Tom Hanks’ blood is set to be used by medical researchers in the creation of a vaccine for coronavirus, according to an NPR podcast.
The Hollywood celebrity spoke about his blood and the creation of the coronavirus vaccine while appearing on NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! on the weekend.
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The married couple were among the first elites to test positive for COVID-19 while in Australia where Hanks was working on Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Elvis Presley biopic.
After going public with their diagnosis and keeping the world updated on their condition while in isolation in Australia, the Hanks made a “full recovery” and were allowed to return to their home in Los Angeles.
Now Hanks has revealed that they have been approached by medical researchers developing a vaccine with a request for their blood.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were among the first elites to contract COVID-19 and now their blood is set to be used in the creation of a vaccine.
Hanks joked that if he and his wife’s blood proves to be useful in the fight against coronavirus, then he will be proud of his role in the creation of a ‘Hank-ccine‘.
DailyMail report: On the public radio game show he said: ‘We just found out that we do carry the antibodies
‘We have not only been approached; we have said, do you want our blood? Can we give plasma? And, in fact, we will be giving it now to the places that hope to work on what I would like to call the Hank-ccine.’
The Forrest Gump actor previously revealed that his producer-and-actress wife Rita suffered much worse coronavirus symptoms than he did and he was concerned for her health.
He said: ‘Rita went through a tougher time than I did. She had a much-higher fever and she had some other symptoms.
‘She lost her sense of taste and smell. She got absolutely no joy from food for a better part of three weeks. She was so nauseous, she had to crawl on the floor from the bed to the facilities. It lasted a while.’
Now that Tom and Rita are back on their feet, their using their energy to advocate for mail-in voting.
‘We as Americans and as voters should be able to request the options that work for us,’ Wilson said. ‘We don’t want to have to risk our health or our vote. So to make that easy, mail-in ballot, absentee ballot, I think that’s a really great compromise.‘


newspunch--2020-04-24--Robert F Kennedy Jr: World’s Unelected ‘President’ Bill Gates Is Using Humans As ‘Guinea Pigs’

Bill Gates has used his money to systematically purchase “ powers exceeding , in some respects , those wielded by presidents ” and is using these powers to experiment on human beings like “ guinea pigs “ , warns Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “ Gates ’ strategy of buying WHO [ World Health Organization ] and purchasing control of US health officials like Tony Fauci & Deborah Birx ” means the Microsoft co-founder can now “ dictate global health policies affecting 7 billion people and to control the most intimate details of our lives , ” said Kennedy Jr. on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ F. Kennedy Jr. : How Did Bill Gates ‘ Land the Job of Dictating World Health Policy With No Election ?
’ Kennedy Jr. also quoted from a recent Politico article about Bill Gates , acknowledging that “ Gates ’ priorities have become the WHO ’ s .
Rather than focusing on strengthening health care in poor countries… the agency spends a disproportionate amount of its resources on projects… Gates prefers ” .
According to Kennedy Jr. , Gates ’ preferred projects involve “ GMO crops , chemical agriculture and vaccines.
“ “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , those policies often benefit pharma & chemical companies—like Monsanto—in which Gates and his foundation are heavily invested .
“ A Geneva-based NGO rep complained to Politico : “ Few people dare to openly criticize what he does.
” “ Under his direction , WHO is conducting global social and medical experimentation applying Gates ’ religious faith that he can use technology ( vaccines and GMO agriculture ) and his deep understanding of computers to make him the savior to all of humanity .

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Bill Gates has used his money to systematically purchase “powers exceeding, in some respects, those wielded by presidents” and is using these powers to experiment on human beings like “guinea pigs“, warns Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“Gates’ strategy of buying WHO [World Health Organization] and purchasing control of US health officials like Tony Fauci & Deborah Birx” means the Microsoft co-founder can now “dictate global health policies affecting 7 billion people and to control the most intimate details of our lives,” said Kennedy Jr. on his Instagram page.
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Kennedy Jr. also quoted from a recent Politico article about Bill Gates, acknowledging that “Gates’ priorities have become the WHO’s. Rather than focusing on strengthening health care in poor countries… the agency spends a disproportionate amount of its resources on projects… Gates prefers”.
According to Kennedy Jr., Gates’ preferred projects involve “GMO crops, chemical agriculture and vaccines.“
“As the @nationmag reported last week, those policies often benefit pharma & chemical companies—like Monsanto—in which Gates and his foundation are heavily invested.
Human guinea pigs
“A Geneva-based NGO rep complained to Politico: “Few people dare to openly criticize what he does.”
“Critics deride Gates’ approach as “monopolistic philanthropy.”
“Under his direction, WHO is conducting global social and medical experimentation applying Gates’ religious faith that he can use technology (vaccines and GMO agriculture) and his deep understanding of computers to make him the savior to all of humanity.
“We are his guinea pigs.”


newspunch--2020-04-24--Bin Laden Wanted Biden To Become President Because He Would ‘Plunge US Into Crisis’

Osama bin Laden planned to assassinate President Barack Obama to unsteady the United States by putting ‘ totally unprepared ‘ Joe Biden in charge , according to declassified documents seized from Bin Laden ’ s compound .
The documents from 2011 reveal Bin Laden ’ s plans to throw the U.S. ‘ into a crisis ‘ by killing Obama while he traveled in a plane with U.S. military commander David Petraeus .
The 45-page document , which was first reported by The Washington Post in 2012 , is now available in full along with hundreds of others from the raid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Atiyah Abd al-Rahman : ‘ The reason for concentrating on them is that Obama is the head of infidelity and killing him automatically will make [ Vice President ] Biden take over the presidency , Biden is totally unprepared for that post , which will lead the U.S. into a crisis .
‘ As for Petraeus , he is the man of the hour … and killing him would alter the war ’ s path ’ in Afghanistan.
‘ DailyMail report : Osama ’ s ambition was to have Ilyas Kasmiri , described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s military operations chief in Pakistan , shoot down the plane carrying Obama .
The aspirations never developed into further planning , the U.S. intelligence service told The Washington Post .
Detailing his plans Osama wrote : ‘ Please ask brother Ilyas to send me the steps he has taken into that work.
’ Kasmiri was killed by a U.S. drone strike shortly after Bin Laden was killed by the U.S. special forces .
Atiyah Abd al-Rahman was reportedly killed by a CIA drone strike in August of 2011 .
In a description @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the raid which killed Bin Laden , told by Biden almost eight years ago during a retreat in Maryland for congressional Democrats , he recalled that he said : ‘ Mr .
President , my suggestion is , don ’ t go – we have to do two more things to see if he ’ s there.
’ He has since changed his story about the Navy SEAL mission in a conversation with a Fox News reporter earlier this year .
‘ As commander in chief , if you were ever handed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could stop an imminent attack on Americans — but you have to use an airstrike to take out a terrorist leader — would you pull the trigger ?
’ the reporter asked Biden .
‘ Well we did – the guy ’ s name was Osama bin Laden , ’ replied Biden , who was vice president when bin Laden was killed .
‘ Didn ’ t you tell President Obama not to go after bin Laden that day ?
’ the reporter asked .
Obama later told Mitt Romney that ‘ Even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my current vice president , had the same critique as you did ’ , confirming Biden ’ s position against the strike on Bin Laden in 2011 , reports Fox News .

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Osama bin Laden planned to assassinate President Barack Obama to unsteady the United States by putting ‘totally unprepared‘ Joe Biden in charge, according to declassified documents seized from Bin Laden’s compound.
The documents from 2011 reveal Bin Laden’s plans to throw the U.S. ‘into a crisis‘ by killing Obama while he traveled in a plane with U.S. military commander David Petraeus.
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The 45-page document, which was first reported by The Washington Post in 2012, is now available in full along with hundreds of others from the raid.
Osama wrote to Al Qaeda deputy Atiyah Abd al-Rahman: ‘The reason for concentrating on them is that Obama is the head of infidelity and killing him automatically will make [Vice President] Biden take over the presidency, Biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the U.S. into a crisis.
‘As for Petraeus, he is the man of the hour … and killing him would alter the war’s path’ in Afghanistan.‘
Declassified documents seized from Bin Laden’s (pictured) Pakistan compound as he was killed in May 2011 reveal his plans to throw the U.S. ‘into a crisis’ by killing Obama
DailyMail report: Osama’s ambition was to have Ilyas Kasmiri, described by U.S. officials as Al Qaeda’s military operations chief in Pakistan, shoot down the plane carrying Obama.
The aspirations never developed into further planning, the U.S. intelligence service told The Washington Post.
Detailing his plans Osama wrote: ‘Please ask brother Ilyas to send me the steps he has taken into that work.’
Kasmiri was killed by a U.S. drone strike shortly after Bin Laden was killed by the U.S. special forces. Atiyah Abd al-Rahman was reportedly killed by a CIA drone strike in August of 2011.
In a description of the tense 2011 strategy session ahead of the raid which killed Bin Laden, told by Biden almost eight years ago during a retreat in Maryland for congressional Democrats, he recalled that he said: ‘Mr. President, my suggestion is, don’t go – we have to do two more things to see if he’s there.’
He has since changed his story about the Navy SEAL mission in a conversation with a Fox News reporter earlier this year.
‘As commander in chief, if you were ever handed a piece of intelligence that said you could stop an imminent attack on Americans — but you have to use an airstrike to take out a terrorist leader — would you pull the trigger?’ the reporter asked Biden.
‘Well we did – the guy’s name was Osama bin Laden,’ replied Biden, who was vice president when bin Laden was killed.
‘Didn’t you tell President Obama not to go after bin Laden that day?’ the reporter asked.
‘No, I didn’t,’ Biden said.
Obama later told Mitt Romney that ‘Even some in my own party, including my current vice president, had the same critique as you did’, confirming Biden’s position against the strike on Bin Laden in 2011, reports Fox News.


newspunch--2020-04-24--Cops Bust Up an Amish Late-Night Barn Party for Violating Ohio’s Stay-at-Home Order

Northeastern Ohio cops busted up a large , Amish late-night barn party on the weekend after a snitch spotted a large group of buggies and called 911 to report a stay-at-home order violation .
The sizable shindig violated Geauga County ’ s coronavirus social-distancing rules , and according to local police the gregarious group had already been ordered to press pause on church gatherings and parties .
But these Amish work hard , they play hard , and they don ’ t mind doing everything else hard , too .
And it seems they had no interest in following the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relayed by RedState , the bearded , pie-making community ’ s been so pummeled by the pandemic , Amish Bishops were sent a letter last week by County Health Commissioner Thomas Quade .
He implored them : Press pause on church services for the remainder of the month .
But you can ’ t tame a wild stallion .
Or a Belgian draft horse .
They raise barns and they raise heck , they shingle and they wan na mingle .
And no government goon ’ s gon na suspend their way of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of suspenders already .
Sunday night , amid a statewide stay-at-home order , 911 received a ring from a snitch who was singin ’ like a canary .
It was a rousing report : A cluster of carriages had been spotted outside a large barn .
That could only mean one thing — some mustacheless maniacs were partying like it ’ s 1799 .
The fuzz wouldn ’ t stand for it .
“ There is some concern out there and we are getting reports of large gatherings happening .
If we get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 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.
” Just after the pocket watch struck midnight , Geauga County Sherrif ’ s Office made an arrest and delivered a summons .
Those Amish folks are no fools ; every Tom , Dick , and Hezekiah knows you skeedaddle when the po-po shows .
Two partygoers were charged with underage drinking .
It really buggied Commissioner Thomas .
I mean , bugged : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is too hard , even for the Amish .
After all , it doesn ’ t take a 9th grade graduate to realize our rights are being taken away .
As for the Buckeye State ’ s Pilgrimish party people , I hope no one else gets cuffed and booked — they ’ re not fond of being photographed , and mug shots are mandatory .
Otherwise , to all you Swiss German makers of fine furniture who risk life and limb in outmoded mills…and to all you bonneted bakers who peddle peach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And despite the stay-at-home order , I saith to thee , “ Party on .
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Northeastern Ohio cops busted up a large, Amish late-night barn party on the weekend after a snitch spotted a large group of buggies and called 911 to report a stay-at-home order violation.
The sizable shindig violated Geauga County’s coronavirus social-distancing rules, and according to local police the gregarious group had already been ordered to press pause on church gatherings and parties.
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But these Amish work hard, they play hard, and they don’t mind doing everything else hard, too. And it seems they had no interest in following the governor’s stay-at-home order.
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As relayed by RedState, the bearded, pie-making community’s been so pummeled by the pandemic, Amish Bishops were sent a letter last week by County Health Commissioner Thomas Quade.
He implored them: Press pause on church services for the remainder of the month.
But you can’t tame a wild stallion. Or a Belgian draft horse.
They raise barns and they raise heck, they shingle and they wanna mingle. And no government goon’s gonna suspend their way of life — they’ve got plenty of suspenders already.
Sunday night, amid a statewide stay-at-home order, 911 received a ring from a snitch who was singin’ like a canary.
It was a rousing report: A cluster of carriages had been spotted outside a large barn.
That could only mean one thing — some mustacheless maniacs were partying like it’s 1799.
The fuzz wouldn’t stand for it.
Geauga Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand explained to Cleveland’s WJWTV:
“There is some concern out there and we are getting reports of large gatherings happening. 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.”
Just after the pocket watch struck midnight, Geauga County Sherrif’s Office made an arrest and delivered a summons.
Sheriff Scott recalled:
“When we got there, there was a barn full of people (and) some of them ran.”
Those Amish folks are no fools; every Tom, Dick, and Hezekiah knows you skeedaddle when the po-po shows.
But:
“There was one that was too intoxicated to run, and that person had to be transported by ambulance. “
Two partygoers were charged with underage drinking.
It really buggied Commissioner Thomas. I mean, bugged:
“It is disappointing. … Those folks are all placing themselves at risk.”
Oh, well. Maybe this clampdown is too hard, even for the Amish. After all, it doesn’t take a 9th grade graduate to realize our rights are being taken away.
As for the Buckeye State’s Pilgrimish party people, I hope no one else gets cuffed and booked — they’re not fond of being photographed, and mug shots are mandatory.
Otherwise, to all you Swiss German makers of fine furniture who risk life and limb in outmoded mills…and to all you bonneted bakers who peddle peach pastries from porches, I salute you.
And despite the stay-at-home order, I saith to thee, “Party on.”


newspunch--2020-04-24--‘Grave Injury To 2nd Amendment’: Federal Judge Shoots Down California Law Mandating Background Check

‘Grave Injury To 2nd Amendment’: Federal Judge Shoots Down California Law Mandating Background Checks

A federal judge on Thursday blocked a California law mandating complicated background checks for people buying ammunition , issuing a sharply worded rebuke of “ onerous and convoluted ” anti-gun regulations that violate the constitutional right to bear arms .
U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez in San Diego ruled in favor of the California Rifle & Pistol Association , which had asked him to stop the mandatory checks and related restrictions on ammo sales .
“ The experiment has been tried .
The casualties have been counted .
California ’ s new ammunition background check law misfires and the Second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gravely injured , ” Benitez wrote in a 120-page opinion granting the group ’ s motion for a preliminary injunction .
AP report : Voters approved toughening California ’ s already strict firearms laws in 2016 , and the restrictions took effect last July .
New York was the first state to require a comprehensive ammunition background check system for each sale , but it never took effect .
That left California as the first to the extend firearm background checks to each ammunition sale .
Four other states — Connecticut , Illinois @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buyers to undergo background checks to obtain firearms or ammunition licenses that they must show when buying bullets , according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence .
Hannah Shearer , the center ’ s litigation director , called the ruling “ a dangerous step in the wrong direction ” at a time when gun stores are seeing increased sales to those worried about the effect of coronavirus on society or their safety .

A federal judge on Thursday blocked a California law mandating complicated background checks for people buying ammunition, issuing a sharply worded rebuke of “onerous and convoluted” anti-gun regulations that violate the constitutional right to bear arms.
U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez in San Diego ruled in favor of the California Rifle & Pistol Association, which had asked him to stop the mandatory checks and related restrictions on ammo sales.
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“The experiment has been tried. The casualties have been counted. California’s new ammunition background check law misfires and the Second Amendment rights of California citizens have been gravely injured,” Benitez wrote in a 120-page opinion granting the group’s motion for a preliminary injunction.
AP report: Voters approved toughening California’s already strict firearms laws in 2016, and the restrictions took effect last July.
New York was the first state to require a comprehensive ammunition background check system for each sale, but it never took effect. That left California as the first to the extend firearm background checks to each ammunition sale.
Four other states — Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Jersey — require buyers to undergo background checks to obtain firearms or ammunition licenses that they must show when buying bullets, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Hannah Shearer, the center’s litigation director, called the ruling “a dangerous step in the wrong direction” at a time when gun stores are seeing increased sales to those worried about the effect of coronavirus on society or their safety.


newspunch--2020-04-24--Tucker Carlson Says Lockdown Is “Largest and Most Expensive Experiment in Human History”

Fox News host Tucker Carlson has spoken out against the lockdowns across America aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19 .
In a powerful monologue Wednesday night , Carlson questioned the “ science ” behind the decision to shut down the economy , which has resulted in devastating economic hardship as over 26.3 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits as of last week .
“ What country is this ?
” Carlson asked .
“ It ’ s a country in a lockdown .
We ’ re told we have no choice but to do this — to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they tell us again and again , are the only way to save lives , ” Carlson said .
“ But that ’ s a lie .
They don ’ t know it ’ s true , despite what they ’ ve claimed .
There ’ s no scientific record to consult .
It ’ s never been done .
We ’ re currently living through the largest and most expensive experiment ever conducted in human history .
We ’ ve spent trillions of dollars , and crushed millions of people , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown would save us from the coronavirus .
Has it worked ?
Was the guess correct ?
” Carlson noted that the eight US states which haven ’ t issued strict lockdown orders are “ below the national average of coronavirus cases , and deaths , per capita , ” quoting Professor Wilfred Reilly of Kentucky State University , who discovered that “ a state ’ s lockdown strategy had virtually no effect on how severe its outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus was.
” “ Maybe you shouldn ’ t be .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in other countries .
Sweden , most famously , has never locked down .
Restaurants there have never closed .
That country is still suffering from coronavirus , suffering more in fact than we are in the U.S .
But the country ’ s epidemic appears to have peaked .
And without locking down , Sweden has , and this is the key , has fared far better than other European countries that did lock down .
That includes Britain , Italy , Spain and Belgium.
” Zerohedge.com reports : Perhaps most damning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more people may have already had coronavirus .
“ Up to 320,000 adults in Los Angeles apparently had already had it , ” said Calrson , citing the world of USC researchers who found that as of early April , upwards of 5.6 % of the entire county had possibly contracted the coronavirus .
“ At the time , the official number of infected people was about 8,000 people .
City officials had no clue .
They weren ’ t even close .
The virus had spread throughout a huge population right in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in American history .
What does that tell you ?
It tells you the lockdown didn ’ t work.
” According to Carlson , officials in lockdown states are “ by and large ignoring any evidence that indicts their policies , or that might threaten their new and much-loved power.
” “ They don ’ t want to know what the facts are , ” he said .
“ Indeed , some are now promising even longer lockdowns , maybe through the end of the summer , and even tougher punishments for those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insanity , ” Carlson concluded .
“ It is definitely not science .
This is not science .
It has nothing to do with the public ’ s health , much less the broader public interest .
This is instead what happens when mediocre people suddenly find themselves with God-like power : deciding who can go outside , when people can get married , which medical procedures you ’ re allowed to have .
That ’ s a feeling of omnipotence , and they like that feeling .
It fills an empty place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to give it up .
They want it to last forever , even as the country dies .
But it can ’ t last forever .
Because it ’ s not their country .
It ’ s ours.
” Carlson then interviewed Dr. John Ioannidis , a professor of medicine at Stanford University who authored a report which found that roughly 1.5 % of 3,300 volunteers tested for COVID-19 antibodies were positive , and extrapolated ( after adjusting for differences between the sample and the population of the county as a whole ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of Santa Clara County residents have antibodies – suggesting that 48,000 – 81,000 people had already been infected in the county by early April .
Commenting on the effectiveness of the lockdowns , Ioannidis suggested that we need to wait until the virus waves are “ mature , ” because “ we can have some surprises.
” “ The science is telling us that this is a common infection .
Most people probably don ’ t recognize that they ’ re infected , they ’ re asymptomatic .
At the same time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can kill lots of people ” said Ioannidis .

Fox News host Tucker Carlson has spoken out against the lockdowns across America aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19.
In a powerful monologue Wednesday night, Carlson questioned the “science” behind the decision to shut down the economy, which has resulted in devastating economic hardship as over 26.3 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits as of last week.
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“What country is this?” Carlson asked. “It’s a country in a lockdown. We’re told we have no choice but to do this — to stop our lives completely.”
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“Mass quarantines, they tell us again and again, are the only way to save lives,” Carlson said.
“But that’s a lie. They don’t know it’s true, despite what they’ve claimed. There’s no scientific record to consult. It’s never been done. We’re currently living through the largest and most expensive experiment ever conducted in human history. We’ve spent trillions of dollars, and crushed millions of people, purely on the guess that a nationwide lockdown would save us from the coronavirus. Has it worked? Was the guess correct?”
Carlson noted that the eight US states which haven’t issued strict lockdown orders are “below the national average of coronavirus cases, and deaths, per capita,” quoting Professor Wilfred Reilly of Kentucky State University, who discovered that “a state’s lockdown strategy had virtually no effect on how severe its outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus was.”
“Are you surprised by this?” Carlson asked viewers.
“Maybe you shouldn’t be. You can see the same trend at work in other countries. Sweden, most famously, has never locked down. Restaurants there have never closed. That country is still suffering from coronavirus, suffering more in fact than we are in the U.S. But the country’s epidemic appears to have peaked. And without locking down, Sweden has, and this is the key, has fared far better than other European countries that did lock down. That includes Britain, Italy, Spain and Belgium.”
Zerohedge.com reports: Perhaps most damning is new studies which suggest that far more people may have already had coronavirus.
“Up to 320,000 adults in Los Angeles apparently had already had it,” said Calrson, citing the world of USC researchers who found that as of early April, upwards of 5.6% of the entire county had possibly contracted the coronavirus.
“At the time, the official number of infected people was about 8,000 people. City officials had no clue. They weren’t even close. The virus had spread throughout a huge population right in the middle of the most restrictive quarantine in American history. What does that tell you? It tells you the lockdown didn’t work.”
According to Carlson, officials in lockdown states are “by and large ignoring any evidence that indicts their policies, or that might threaten their new and much-loved power.”
“They don’t want to know what the facts are,” he said. “Indeed, some are now promising even longer lockdowns, maybe through the end of the summer, and even tougher punishments for those who flout them.”
“This is insanity,” Carlson concluded. “It is definitely not science. This is not science. It has nothing to do with the public’s health, much less the broader public interest. This is instead what happens when mediocre people suddenly find themselves with God-like power: deciding who can go outside, when people can get married, which medical procedures you’re allowed to have. That’s a feeling of omnipotence, and they like that feeling. It fills an empty place inside. They don’t want to give it up. They want it to last forever, even as the country dies. But it can’t last forever. Because it’s not their country. It’s ours.”
Carlson then interviewed Dr. John Ioannidis, a professor of medicine at Stanford University who authored a report which found that roughly 1.5% of 3,300 volunteers tested for COVID-19 antibodies were positive, and extrapolated (after adjusting for differences between the sample and the population of the county as a whole) that an between 2.5% and 4% of Santa Clara County residents have antibodies – suggesting that 48,000 – 81,000 people had already been infected in the county by early April.
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Commenting on the effectiveness of the lockdowns, Ioannidis suggested that we need to wait until the virus waves are “mature,” because “we can have some surprises.”
“The science is telling us that this is a common infection. Most people probably don’t recognize that they’re infected, they’re asymptomatic. At the same time it can be a devastating infection, it can kill lots of people” said Ioannidis.


newspunch--2020-04-24--Bill and Melinda Gates Stored Survival Food in Basement Years Ago for a Pandemic

Bill and Melinda Gates have been storing food in their basement for years in antipication of a global pandemic .
Appearing recently on BBC Radio Live , Melinda Gates admitted that she and her husband have been collecting survival food for a number of years .
EMMA BARRETT : In terms of your own — again , just to talk about you and Bill for being so familiar with this — had you made any preparations ?
I was very struck by when I rewatched Bill ’ s talk from 2015 , he rolled that barrel onto the stage and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up , nuclear was kind of the threat , everyone was very worried about bombs and all sorts of threats like that , and we had this barrel in our basement where we ’ d have to go and eat out of it if we went in.
” Had you done preparation in your own lives ?
MELINDA GATES : We had done some preparation , yes .
BARRETT : What does the mean in terms of — because we had issues here in the UK with people panic shopping — how does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this insight , how do you get prepared for that ?
GATES : A number of years ago , we talked about , “ What if there wasn ’ t clean water ?
What if there wasn ’ t enough food ?
Where might we go ?
What might we do as a family ?
” So , I think we should leave those preparations to ourselves .
We had prepared , and had some food in the basement in case needed , and now we ’ re all in the same situation @

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Appearing recently on BBC Radio Live, Melinda Gates admitted that she and her husband have been collecting survival food for a number of years.
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"We had prepared for years"@MelindaGates told @EmmaBarnett how her family had prepared for a pandemic and what they think about wearing masks.
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Transcript of interview:
EMMA BARRETT: In terms of your own — again, just to talk about you and Bill for being so familiar with this — had you made any preparations? I was very struck by when I rewatched Bill’s talk from 2015, he rolled that barrel onto the stage and said, “When I was growing up, nuclear was kind of the threat, everyone was very worried about bombs and all sorts of threats like that, and we had this barrel in our basement where we’d have to go and eat out of it if we went in.” Had you done preparation in your own lives?
MELINDA GATES: We had done some preparation, yes.
BARRETT: What does the mean in terms of — because we had issues here in the UK with people panic shopping — how does a couple like you, who has this insight, how do you get prepared for that?
GATES: A number of years ago, we talked about, “What if there wasn’t clean water? What if there wasn’t enough food? Where might we go? What might we do as a family?” So, I think we should leave those preparations to ourselves. We had prepared, and had some food in the basement in case needed, and now we’re all in the same situation.


newspunch--2020-04-24--WATCH: Nasty Nancy Wipes Her Dirty Nose With Her Bare Hand, Then Touches House Floor Podium

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday wiped her runny nose with her bare hand , then proceeded to use that @ @ @ @ @ used by other members of Congress .
The 80-year-old Democratic leader ’ s scarf was @ @ @ @ @ neck .
Pelosi has held Americans hostage for weeks as she sat inside her San @ @ @ @ @ cream .
Now she ’ s back , spreading her germs all over the place @ @ @ @ @ nerve to lecture ordinary Americans about the importance of ‘ social distancing ’ guidelines amid @ @ @ @ @ they can ’ t follow their own basic instructions .

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday wiped her runny nose with her bare hand, then proceeded to use that same hand on the lectern used by other members of Congress.
The 80-year-old Democratic leader’s scarf was also pulled down around her neck.
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Pelosi has held Americans hostage for weeks as she sat inside her San Fransisco mansion eating expensive ice cream. Now she’s back, spreading her germs all over the place.
Democratic lawmakers have the nerve to lecture ordinary Americans about the importance of ‘social distancing’ guidelines amid the coronavirus outbreak, yet they can’t follow their own basic instructions.
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newspunch--2020-04-25--New Evidence Supports Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Claim Against Biden

A credible new piece of evidence has emerged that appears to vindicate Tara Reade ’ s claim that she was violently sexually assaulted by Joe Biden in 1993 .
Biden , though his spokesman , has repeatedly denied the controversial allegations .
However , Reade has claimed to various media outlets that she blew the whistle on the assault to her mother , a close friend , and her brother .
Her brother , Collin Moulton , and her friend , both confirmed that they were told about the sexual assault from Reade in the early 90 ’ s .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but both her brother and friend also confirmed Reade had told her mother , and that her mother urged Reade to go to the police – something that Reade recently did .
Theintercept.com reports : In interviews with The Intercept , Reade also mentioned that her mother had made a phone call to “ Larry King Live ” on CNN , during which she made reference to her daughter ’ s experience on Capitol Hill .
Reade told The Intercept that her mother called in asking for advice after Reade , then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s office .
“ I remember it being an anonymous call and her saying my daughter was sexually harassed and retaliated against and fired , where can she go for help ?
I was mortified , ” Reade told me .
Reade couldn ’ t remember the date or the year of the phone call , and King didn ’ t include the names of callers on his show .
I was unable to find the call , but mentioned it in an interview with Katie Halper , the podcast host who first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the podcast aired , a listener managed to find the call and sent it to The Intercept .
On August 11 , 1993 , King aired a program titled , “ Washington : The Cruelest City on Earth ?
” Toward the end of the program , he introduces a caller dialing in from San Luis Obispo , California .
Congressional records list August 1993 as Reade ’ s last month of employment with Biden ’ s Senate office , and , according to property records , Reade ’ s mother , Jeanette @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obispo County .
Here is the transcript of the beginning of the call : CALLER : Yes , hello .
I ’ m wondering what a staffer would do besides go to the press in Washington ?
My daughter has just left there , after working for a prominent senator , and could not get through with her problems at all , and the only thing she could have done was go to the press , and she chose not to do it out of respect for him .
KING : In other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell but , out of respect for the person she worked for , she didn ’ t tell it ?
King ’ s panel of guests offered no suggestions , and instead the conversation veered into a discussion of whether any of the men on set would leak damaging personal information about a rival to the press .
Reade , after being read the transcript of the call , said that it gelled with her memory of it , and , after the video was surfaced , confirmed it is her mother ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aww , I have not heard my mom ’ s voice in awhile , ” she said .
There are several notable things about the emergence of the call .
On the one hand , the caller does not specifically mention “ sexual harassment ” or retaliation , as Reade had recalled .
On the other hand , the reference to being unable to “ get through with her problems ” aligns with Reade ’ s claim that she complained to superiors in Biden ’ s office and got nowhere , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear that the caller is talking about more than just generic problems at the office .
The problems , she makes clear , would damage the senator if exposed .
Reade ’ s inability to remember the exact date of the alleged assault , or its precise location , or the precise location of the office where she picked up the form needed to file a complaint , has been used by skeptics to suggest the allegation is fabricated .
What the emergence of the call shows is that even if Reade ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ details , the substance of her claims — in this case , that her mother called Larry King and discussed her situation — can still be true .
The call also calls into question the credibility of Biden ’ s denial .
Reade said that she filed a complaint about Biden ’ s harassment with Marianne Baker , effectively the office manager in the Biden office .
The Biden campaign released a statement from Baker , which said that neither Reade nor any other employee had ever complained about improper behavior .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , I never once witnessed , or heard of , or received , any reports of inappropriate conduct , period — not from Ms. Reade , not from anyone , ” Baker said in the campaign ’ s statement .
“ These clearly false allegations are in complete contradiction to both the inner workings of our Senate office and to the man I know and worked so closely with for almost two decades.
” For Baker ’ s statement to be true , Reade would have had to have lied to her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having complained to Biden ’ s office .
There is no obvious reason Reade would make up a story to those closest to her about the Senate office not taking Biden ’ s harassment seriously , while at the same time resisting pressure to go to the press .
Reade has said that the complaint she filed was related to the harassment she said she faced , and did not address the assault .
The complaint was left with Biden ’ s office , and if it still exists , is with Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Delaware .
The school recently told reporter Rich McHugh that the papers are sealed until two years after Biden leaves public life .
The harassment Reade first went public with last year involves stroking her neck and running his fingers through the curls in her hair , as well as asking her to effectively serve as a cocktail waitress at an event .
Reade ’ s assault allegation , which became public last month , involves an interaction in the spring of 1993 .
She said that she was sent by her manager @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and they met in a hallway of the Russell Senate Office Building , in a tucked away corner .
Before she knew it , he pressed her up against the wall , forcibly kissed her , and put a hand each up her blouse and skirt , penetrating her with his fingers .
She had what she recalls now as an “ absurd ” thought .
“ I remember thinking , where ’ s the gym bag ?
Because he had taken it in his hand , but all of a sudden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his hands were where they weren ’ t supposed to be , ” she said .
Reade said that her impression was that Biden believed he had consent , and was surprised at the rejection , but that she had done nothing to give him that impression .
“ There was no flirtation , he had no consent .
He was by my ears when he said , ‘ Do you wan na go somewhere else ?
’ ” She pushed him off and he stepped back , looking surprised , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ ‘ Come on , man , ’ ” she said he told her .
“ ‘ I heard you liked me.
’ ” “ He had that smile he gets , but his eyes were not smiling , ” she said .
“ You ’ re fine , ” she recalled he said , grabbing her by her shoulders .
As he walked away , he pointed back , “ You ’ re fine .
”

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A credible new piece of evidence has emerged that appears to vindicate Tara Reade’s claim that she was violently sexually assaulted by Joe Biden in 1993.
Biden, through his spokesman, has repeatedly denied the controversial allegations. However, Reade has claimed to various media outlets that she blew the whistle on the assault to her mother, a close friend, and her brother.
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Her brother, Collin Moulton, and her friend, both confirmed that they were told about the sexual assault from Reade in the early 90’s.
Reade’s mother died in 2016, but both her brother and friend also confirmed Reade had told her mother, and that her mother urged Reade to go to the police – something that Reade recently did.
Theintercept.com reports: In interviews with The Intercept, Reade also mentioned that her mother had made a phone call to “Larry King Live” on CNN, during which she made reference to her daughter’s experience on Capitol Hill. Reade told The Intercept that her mother called in asking for advice after Reade, then in her 20s, left Biden’s office. “I remember it being an anonymous call and her saying my daughter was sexually harassed and retaliated against and fired, where can she go for help? I was mortified,” Reade told me.
Reade couldn’t remember the date or the year of the phone call, and King didn’t include the names of callers on his show. I was unable to find the call, but mentioned it in an interview with Katie Halper, the podcast host who first aired Reade’s allegation. After the podcast aired, a listener managed to find the call and sent it to The Intercept.
On August 11, 1993, King aired a program titled, “Washington: The Cruelest City on Earth?” Toward the end of the program, he introduces a caller dialing in from San Luis Obispo, California. Congressional records list August 1993 as Reade’s last month of employment with Biden’s Senate office, and, according to property records, Reade’s mother, Jeanette Altimus, was living in San Luis Obispo County. Here is the transcript of the beginning of the call:
KING: San Luis Obispo, California, hello. CALLER: Yes, hello. I’m wondering what a staffer would do besides go to the press in Washington? My daughter has just left there, after working for a prominent senator, and could not get through with her problems at all, and the only thing she could have done was go to the press, and she chose not to do it out of respect for him. KING: In other words, she had a story to tell but, out of respect for the person she worked for, she didn’t tell it? CALLER: That’s true.
King’s panel of guests offered no suggestions, and instead the conversation veered into a discussion of whether any of the men on set would leak damaging personal information about a rival to the press.
Reade, after being read the transcript of the call, said that it gelled with her memory of it, and, after the video was surfaced, confirmed it is her mother’s voice on the call. “Aww, I have not heard my mom’s voice in awhile,” she said.
There are several notable things about the emergence of the call. On the one hand, the caller does not specifically mention “sexual harassment” or retaliation, as Reade had recalled. On the other hand, the reference to being unable to “get through with her problems” aligns with Reade’s claim that she complained to superiors in Biden’s office and got nowhere, and the reference to going to the press makes clear that the caller is talking about more than just generic problems at the office. The problems, she makes clear, would damage the senator if exposed.
Reade’s inability to remember the exact date of the alleged assault, or its precise location, or the precise location of the office where she picked up the form needed to file a complaint, has been used by skeptics to suggest the allegation is fabricated. What the emergence of the call shows is that even if Reade’s memory is off on timing or details, the substance of her claims — in this case, that her mother called Larry King and discussed her situation — can still be true.
The call also calls into question the credibility of Biden’s denial. Reade said that she filed a complaint about Biden’s harassment with Marianne Baker, effectively the office manager in the Biden office. The Biden campaign released a statement from Baker, which said that neither Reade nor any other employee had ever complained about improper behavior. “In all my years working for Senator Biden, I never once witnessed, or heard of, or received, any reports of inappropriate conduct, period — not from Ms. Reade, not from anyone,” Baker said in the campaign’s statement. “These clearly false allegations are in complete contradiction to both the inner workings of our Senate office and to the man I know and worked so closely with for almost two decades.”
For Baker’s statement to be true, Reade would have had to have lied to her friend, brother, and mother about having complained to Biden’s office. There is no obvious reason Reade would make up a story to those closest to her about the Senate office not taking Biden’s harassment seriously, while at the same time resisting pressure to go to the press.
Reade has said that the complaint she filed was related to the harassment she said she faced, and did not address the assault. The complaint was left with Biden’s office, and if it still exists, is with Biden’s papers at the University of Delaware. The school recently told reporter Rich McHugh that the papers are sealed until two years after Biden leaves public life.
And @UDelaware — which houses the collection of Joe Biden's senatorial papers — just confirmed to me that the papers "will remain closed to the public until two years after Mr. Biden retires from public life." — Rich McHugh (@RichMcHugh) April 21, 2020
The harassment Reade first went public with last year involves stroking her neck and running his fingers through the curls in her hair, as well as asking her to effectively serve as a cocktail waitress at an event.
Reade’s assault allegation, which became public last month, involves an interaction in the spring of 1993. She said that she was sent by her manager to bring a gym bag to Biden, and they met in a hallway of the Russell Senate Office Building, in a tucked away corner. Before she knew it, he pressed her up against the wall, forcibly kissed her, and put a hand each up her blouse and skirt, penetrating her with his fingers. She had what she recalls now as an “absurd” thought. “I remember thinking, where’s the gym bag? Because he had taken it in his hand, but all of a sudden it wasn’t in his hands and his hands were where they weren’t supposed to be,” she said.
Reade said that her impression was that Biden believed he had consent, and was surprised at the rejection, but that she had done nothing to give him that impression. “There was no flirtation, he had no consent. He was by my ears when he said, ‘Do you wanna go somewhere else?’” She pushed him off and he stepped back, looking surprised, she recalled, and flashing a huge smile.
“‘Come on, man,’” she said he told her. “‘I heard you liked me.’”
“He had that smile he gets, but his eyes were not smiling,” she said.
“You’re fine,” she recalled he said, grabbing her by her shoulders. As he walked away, he pointed back, “You’re fine.”


newspunch--2020-04-25--Rep. Gaetz Accuses Joe Biden of “Simping” for China

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz blasted Joe Biden for spending the last 50 years “ simping for China ” on Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ ” is commonly used as an insult directed at men who overly praise or lust @ @ @ @ @ this case , Gaetz is accusing Biden of being China ’ s lapdog .
“ @ @ @ @ @ years simping for China even as we ’ re going through this coronavirus , ” @ @ @ @ @ The fact that the term has become so popular that it has now being used @ @ @ @ @ the death knell for the meme according to some .
“ Simp ” has made @ @ @ @ @ ” said one Twitter user .
“ Time to kill the meme .
”

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz blasted Joe Biden for spending the last 50 years “simping for China” on Wednesday.
The word “Simp” is commonly used as an insult directed at men who overly praise or lust after e-girls online. In this case, Gaetz is accusing Biden of being China’s lapdog.
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“Joe Biden has spent 50 years simping for China even as we’re going through this coronavirus,” The Republican Congressman tweeted.
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The fact that the term has become so popular that it has now being used by our politicians could mean the death knell for the meme according to some.
“Simp” has made it to Congressman twitter,” said one Twitter user. “Time to kill the meme.”


newspunch--2020-04-25--Virginia Police Arrest 30 Pedophiles as Part of Operation ‘COVID Crackdown’

Police in Virginia have arrested thirty dangerous pedophiles as part of a massive anti-child abuse operation named “ COVID Crackdown.
” The child abusers were caught in just one Virginia county over the course of this month in an undercover sting set up to catch child rapists who target children online .
The investigation , which was designed to protect minors using the internet for online school classes amid the coronavirus lockdown , has seen a total of 68 felony charges put on 30 pedophiles .
The pedophiles were initiating “ explicit conversations ” with police posing as children online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with them , officers at Fairfax County Police found .
The predators were then arrested at the locations they had agreed to meet the ‘ underage children , ’ who were actually police officers posing as kids .
All 30 men now face more than one count of solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties or soliciting a minor for prostitution .
Daily Mail reports : Major Ed O ’ Carroll , Bureau Commander of Major Crimes for the department said in a statement : ‘ Our detectives have remained vigilant and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online predators in recent weeks.
’ ‘ I commend their ability to adapt during this unprecedented public health pandemic and to do so in the interest of protecting our children and bringing justice to those who commit these repugnant crimes.
’ The men arrested were either from Virginia county or had travelled from Maryland , West Virginia or Washington D.C. More than 50 million children in the United States are at home due to the coronavirus pandemic that forced the shut down of schools , restaurants and bars , and other businesses deemed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to slowly reopen , it ’ s unclear if that will take weeks or months , which means children will likely be at home for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school .
With many taking online classes this could mean they are spending more time on the internet and are therefore more exposed to dangers posed by peodophiles who use the internet to exploit children .
Names of those arrested in Virginina this month for alleged phedophilia : • Cesar Vales II , 29 , of Manassas , charged with solicitation of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Halmar Lizama Henriquez , 26 , of no fixed address , charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Juan Moreno Colindres , 65 , of Maryland , charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Moises Aguilar Cano , 36 , of Manassas , charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Renzo Portal , 26 , of Centreville , charged with solicitation of a minor and soliciting a minor for prostitution .
• Zachary Kearns , 31 , of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Carlos Deras Lopez , 30 , of Alexandria , charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Franklin Galvez , 25 , of Maryland , charged with solicitation of a minor and soliciting a minor for prostitution .
• Jose Argueta Amaya , 32 , of West Virginia , charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Mohamed Mansaray , 23 , of Alexandria , charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Fairfax , charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Yuson Joshi , 27 , of Woodbridge , charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Carlos Giron-Reyes , 22 , of Woodbridge , charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties • Eric Womack , 36 , of Washinton D.C. , charged with two counts of solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Jean Pardo Pesantes , 22 , of Maryland , charged with solicitation of a minor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mejia Carabantes , 36 , of Fairfax , charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Nelson Sosa Grande , 38 , of Fairfax , charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Xavier Jackson , 24 , of Springfield , charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Alfonso Diaz-Martinez , 36 , of Sterling , was charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Concepcion Gonzalez , 38 , of Reston , was charged with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberties .
• Japher Flores Arriaza , 20 , of Fairfax , was charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Kumar Bhandari , 37 , of Annandale , was charged with two counts of solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Nelson Diaz Ramos , 32 , of Annandale , was charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Tod Rehm , 74 , of Fairfax , was charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Adam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was charged with four counts of solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Christopher Barnard , 27 , of Burke , was charged with solicitation of a minor and soliciting a minor for prostitution .
• James Rosenberger , 28 , of Warrenton , was charged with two counts of solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Kirrolos Guirguis , 25 , of Herndon , was charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .
• Naga Bollina , 42 , of Ashburn , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempted indecent liberties .
• Thomas Kuglin , 39 , of Chantilly , was charged with solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties .

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Police in Virginia have arrested thirty dangerous pedophiles as part of a massive anti-child abuse operation named “COVID Crackdown.”
The child abusers were caught in just one Virginia county over the course of this month in an undercover sting set up to catch child rapists who target children online.
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The investigation, which was designed to protect minors using the internet for online school classes amid the coronavirus lockdown, has seen a total of 68 felony charges put on 30 pedophiles.
The pedophiles were initiating “explicit conversations” with police posing as children online before trying to “initiate sex” with them, officers at Fairfax County Police found.
The predators were then arrested at the locations they had agreed to meet the ‘underage children,’ who were actually police officers posing as kids.
All 30 men now face more than one count of solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties or soliciting a minor for prostitution.
Daily Mail reports: Major Ed O’Carroll, Bureau Commander of Major Crimes for the department said in a statement: ‘Our detectives have remained vigilant and they recognized the increased threat posed by online predators in recent weeks.’
‘I commend their ability to adapt during this unprecedented public health pandemic and to do so in the interest of protecting our children and bringing justice to those who commit these repugnant crimes.’
The men arrested were either from Virginia county or had travelled from Maryland, West Virginia or Washington D.C.
More than 50 million children in the United States are at home due to the coronavirus pandemic that forced the shut down of schools, restaurants and bars, and other businesses deemed non-essential.
While states are developing plans to slowly reopen, it’s unclear if that will take weeks or months, which means children will likely be at home for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school.
With many taking online classes this could mean they are spending more time on the internet and are therefore more exposed to dangers posed by peodophiles who use the internet to exploit children.
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newspunch--2020-04-25--MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace: Coronavirus Has a ‘Silver Lining’ – It Will HURT Trump

Trump-hating MSNBC star Nicolle Wallace says the devastation caused by the deadly coronavirus has a “ silver lining ” because it will damage President Trump .
Wallace boasted that trump ’ s first three years were catching up with him during a panel discussion on Thursday , accusing POTUS of lying and contradicting scientists .
“ There is something both tragic , and pathetic , and ironic about the fact that it took a , you know , color-blind , gender-blind , you know , state-line-blind virus to sort of have all of the president ’ s sins from his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Wallace said .
“ You can ’ t stand there and lie .
You can ’ t contradict your scientists because they ’ re the ones that stand at 66 and 68 percent public trust , not you.
” “ I mean , he needs those people whether he likes what they say or not and I wonder what you think about whether or not there ’ s some silver lining there , that some of the things that , that we ’ ve been talking about for three years may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Dailycaller.com reports : Klain replied by touting former President Barack Obama ’ s honesty regarding the ebola outbreak .
He added that Trump has “ denied the inevitable ” regarding coronavirus .
“ President Obama was always clear with the public that we had seen cases of ebola in the United States , ” Klain said .
We were going to see more cases in the United States .
That was unpleasant news .
He shared it with people honestly and told them honestly what we were doing to keep them safe @ @

Trump-hating MSNBC star Nicolle Wallace says the devastation caused by the deadly coronavirus has a “silver lining” because it will damage President Trump.
Wallace boasted that trump’s first three years were catching up with him during a panel discussion on Thursday, accusing POTUS of lying and contradicting scientists.
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“There is something both tragic, and pathetic, and ironic about the fact that it took a, you know, color-blind, gender-blind, you know, state-line-blind virus to sort of have all of the president’s sins from his first three years catch up with him,” Wallace said.
“You can’t stand there and lie. You can’t contradict your scientists because they’re the ones that stand at 66 and 68 percent public trust, not you.”
“I mean, he needs those people whether he likes what they say or not and I wonder what you think about whether or not there’s some silver lining there, that some of the things that, that we’ve been talking about for three years may be finally catching up with him?”
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Dailycaller.com reports: Klain replied by touting former President Barack Obama’s honesty regarding the ebola outbreak. He added that Trump has “denied the inevitable” regarding coronavirus.
“President Obama was always clear with the public that we had seen cases of ebola in the United States,” Klain said. We were going to see more cases in the United States. That was unpleasant news. He shared it with people honestly and told them honestly what we were doing to keep them safe.”


newspunch--2020-04-25--Petition Demanding W.H.O. Chief Resigns Surpasses ONE MILLION Signatures

A viral petition calling for the director-general of the World Health Organization to resign has surpassed one million signatures .
The petition demands the resignation of W.H.O .
chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus over his handling of the Chinese coronavirus outbreak and his organization ’ s ties to China .
As News Punch previously reported , the campaign calling for an end to Ghebreyesus ’ s controversial tenure at the W.H.O began on January 31 .
The Change.org petition entitled , “ Call for the resignation of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , WHO Director-General , ” cites Dr. Tedros ’ refusal earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global health emergency when cases emerged in China .
Breitbart.com reports : An anonymous Taiwan activist using the ID “ Osuka Yip ” launched the call , reflecting global concerns Tedros has been economical with the truth since the deadly virus it was first isolated in the southern Chinese city of Wuhan last November .
He said in parliament that some have even started calling the World Health Organization the “ Chinese Health Organization , ” NHK reported , such has been its inability to do anything other than repeat Chinese diplomatic messaging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ghebreyesus is not fit for his role as WHO director general .
We call for the immediate resignation of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , ” the petition states .
Such is the clamor of disapproval surrounding the Ethiopian bureaucrat that last week U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a hold on funds sent to the U.N. body , demanding they answer for their failures to properly warn the world about the deadly virus .
The president also criticized the W.H.O .
for attacking his travel ban on China during the early days of the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ played a role in “ mismanaging and covering up ” the spread of the coronavirus around the world .
“ The W.H.O .
pushed China ’ s misinformation about the virus , saying it was not communicable and there was no need for travel bans , ” Trump said .
On January 14 , months after health officials are believed to have detected the first case of the virus in China on November 17 of last year , the W.H.O .
was promoting a Chinese claim via Twitter that there was “ no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the disease was spiraling out of control .
The W.H.O .
tweet came a day before the first case to reach the United States reportedly flew from Wuhan to the state of Washington .
This is not the first time Tedros has drawn public criticism in his role .
In October 2017 , he named former Zimbabwe tyrant Robert Mugabe a “ goodwill ambassador ” to help combat non-communicable diseases in Africa , provoking outrage from medical professionals and human rights groups .
As the New York Times noted : Ultimately , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ goodwill ambassador ” in the wake of criticism .

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The petition demands the resignation of W.H.O. chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus over his handling of the Chinese coronavirus outbreak and his organization’s ties to China.
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As News Punch previously reported, the campaign calling for an end to Ghebreyesus’s controversial tenure at the W.H.O began on January 31.
The Change.org petition entitled, “Call for the resignation of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General,” cites Dr. Tedros’ refusal earlier this year to designate the coronavirus a global health emergency when cases emerged in China.
Breitbart.com reports: An anonymous Taiwan activist using the ID “Osuka Yip” launched the call, reflecting global concerns Tedros has been economical with the truth since the deadly virus it was first isolated in the southern Chinese city of Wuhan last November.
Japanese deputy prime minister and finance minister Taro Aso agreed.
He said in parliament that some have even started calling the World Health Organization the “Chinese Health Organization,” NHK reported, such has been its inability to do anything other than repeat Chinese diplomatic messaging.
“We strongly think Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is not fit for his role as WHO director general. We call for the immediate resignation of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,” the petition states.
Such is the clamor of disapproval surrounding the Ethiopian bureaucrat that last week U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a hold on funds sent to the U.N. body, demanding they answer for their failures to properly warn the world about the deadly virus.
The president also criticized the W.H.O. for attacking his travel ban on China during the early days of the pandemic:
He pointed out the W.H.O. played a role in “mismanaging and covering up” the spread of the coronavirus around the world.
“The W.H.O. pushed China’s misinformation about the virus, saying it was not communicable and there was no need for travel bans,” Trump said.
On January 14, months after health officials are believed to have detected the first case of the virus in China on November 17 of last year, the W.H.O. was promoting a Chinese claim via Twitter that there was “no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission.”
Meanwhile, the disease was spiraling out of control. The W.H.O. tweet came a day before the first case to reach the United States reportedly flew from Wuhan to the state of Washington.
This is not the first time Tedros has drawn public criticism in his role.
In October 2017, he named former Zimbabwe tyrant Robert Mugabe a “goodwill ambassador” to help combat non-communicable diseases in Africa, provoking outrage from medical professionals and human rights groups. As the New York Times noted:
The role of good-will ambassador is largely symbolic, but rights groups were scathing in their reaction to the symbolism of giving it to a man whose leadership, they say, has led to the collapse of its health service and major rights abuses in Zimbabwe.
Ultimately, Tedros rescinded his decision to name Mugabe “goodwill ambassador” in the wake of criticism.


newspunch--2020-04-25--Meghan McCain: The Worse Unemployment Gets Because of Coronavirus, the More Biden ‘Has to Benefit’

On Friday ’ s broadcaset of “ The View , ” co-host Meghan McCain boasted that more people losing their jobs due to coronavirus would “ benefit ” Democratic nominee Joe Biden ’ s campaign .
While the panel was discussing the pandemic preventing Biden from campaigning , Joy Behar noted , “ Well , he does need more exposure .
I ’ ll give him that .
I mean , this guy is on every night , bloviating for 2 , 3 hours , taking questions , making up stories .
Biden could use a little air time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start giving it to him , starting with us .
We should have him here on a regular basis .
And as far as a vice presidential pick , I think that somebody who ’ s going to bring the states that he needs is where that has to go , and somebody who we could see as the next president who will continue to bring stability and calmness and empathy to a country that ’ s in pain basically .
I mean , we are in pain right now .
And we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and I think that man is Joe Biden.
” McCain responded , “ I think it ’ s difficult right now because obviously , his huge strength is his retail politics .
I have yet to meet anyone who has met and interacted with this man in person and didn ’ t come away saying , ‘ I may disagree with some of his politics , but he ’ s a really authentic person.
’ That is a huge gift and a huge asset to the Biden campaign , and with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do that right now.
” “ I do think , you know , he ’ s talking about announcing his cabinet early , the people he ’ s going to choose .
I think this could be really interesting and provocative because if we all know Joe , and all of us on this show do , I actually think it has the potential to be a really bipartisan cabinet .
Again I ’ m only telling you this as a conjecture of my own beliefs .
Nothing I know .
That we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this cabinet , and I do think to Joy ’ s point , this country is in a lot of pain , and if there ’ s one thing that I ’ m constantly striving for , is for us to be meeting in the middle , celebrating the things that unite us as a country instead of the things that tear us apart , ” she continued .
McCain added , “ We are in the middle of one of the great crises of my lifetime , and all of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has character and empathy is something that most Americans are longing for , and I think the worse these job numbers get , and the worse the unemployment numbers get , I think the more he has to benefit from this my biggest concern is his inability to campaign right now .
There ’ s nothing we can do about that right now , unless like you pointed out , Joy , is continue to interview him continue to put him on our air as we would any candidate .
”

On Friday’s broadcaset of “The View,” co-host Meghan McCain boasted that more people losing their jobs due to coronavirus would “benefit” Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s campaign.
While the panel was discussing the pandemic preventing Biden from campaigning, Joy Behar noted, “Well, he does need more exposure. I’ll give him that. I mean, this guy is on every night, bloviating for 2, 3 hours, taking questions, making up stories. Biden could use a little air time, and I think that the media should start giving it to him, starting with us. We should have him here on a regular basis. And as far as a vice presidential pick, I think that somebody who’s going to bring the states that he needs is where that has to go, and somebody who we could see as the next president who will continue to bring stability and calmness and empathy to a country that’s in pain basically. I mean, we are in pain right now. And we need somebody to take care of us, and I think that man is Joe Biden.”
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McCain responded, “I think it’s difficult right now because obviously, his huge strength is his retail politics. I have yet to meet anyone who has met and interacted with this man in person and didn’t come away saying, ‘I may disagree with some of his politics, but he’s a really authentic person.’ That is a huge gift and a huge asset to the Biden campaign, and with the coronavirus, he’s unable to do that right now.”
“I do think, you know, he’s talking about announcing his cabinet early, the people he’s going to choose. I think this could be really interesting and provocative because if we all know Joe, and all of us on this show do, I actually think it has the potential to be a really bipartisan cabinet. Again I’m only telling you this as a conjecture of my own beliefs. Nothing I know. That we could see Republicans and Democrats and independents in this cabinet, and I do think to Joy’s point, this country is in a lot of pain, and if there’s one thing that I’m constantly striving for, is for us to be meeting in the middle, celebrating the things that unite us as a country instead of the things that tear us apart,” she continued.
McCain added, “We are in the middle of one of the great crises of my lifetime, and all of our lifetimes. I do think a president who has character and empathy is something that most Americans are longing for, and I think the worse these job numbers get, and the worse the unemployment numbers get, I think the more he has to benefit from this my biggest concern is his inability to campaign right now. There’s nothing we can do about that right now, unless like you pointed out, Joy, is continue to interview him continue to put him on our air as we would any candidate.”


newspunch--2020-04-25--MP’s Demand Universal Basic Income Plan For Post-Lockdown UK

More than 100 MP ’ s in the UK have demanded that a universal basic income is introduced after the lockdown .
In a letter to the government , MPs from seven opposition parties asked for the payments to help support those hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis .
Published online , the letter calls for a “ recovery universal basic income ” after concerns that the furlough scheme could not last .
RT reports : The group admits that the UK is likely facing “ a damaging recession , as well as ongoing economic insecurity ” and warns of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate and pandemic crises over the coming years.
” They argue that “ Income protection is too inflexible a tool on an ongoing basis ” and add that Universal Credit is already struggling and many are “ falling through the cracks.
” Amid a backdrop of uncertain times and the prospect of a “ non-uniform ” lockdown exit which is likely to take place at “ an uneven speed ” the MPs call for “ a regular cash payment to every individual.
” The group declined to propose an exact rate or duration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those to the government , but stated that it should be sufficient to provide economic security and should include an “ urgent and significant increase in Child Benefit.
” The group , which includes signatories from Labour , Liberal Democrats , Green Party , Scottish National Party , Plaid Cymru ( the party of Wales ) , and Northern Ireland ’ s Social Democratic and Labour Party , claims that “ 84 % of the public now support the introduction of a UBI ” in addition to “ support from seven parties across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Basic Income is the simplest way to ensure no one is left behind during the coronavirus crisis , ” Ian Blackford , the SNP ’ s Westminster leader , said .
Previously , 170 members of the British parliament called for unconditional aid for the entire duration of the coronavirus crisis but their appeals were dismissed by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak .
Meanwhile , luminaries such as Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donated $ 1 billion to help manage the aftermath of the pandemic by establishing a “ universal basic income ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favor of UBI on Easter Sunday .
Spain is the first European country to begin developing some form of universal basic income in response to the pandemic and the impending economic crisis .
The government has already announced the gradual introduction of a minimum subsistence income , though the final amount has yet to be determined , for all families with an income below €450 per month ( $ 488 , £395 ) .

More than 100 MP’s in the UK have demanded that a universal basic income is introduced after the lockdown.
In a letter to the government, MPs from seven opposition parties asked for the payments to help support those hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis.
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Published online, the letter calls for a “recovery universal basic income” after concerns that the furlough scheme could not last.
RT reports: The group admits that the UK is likely facing “a damaging recession, as well as ongoing economic insecurity” and warns of further “economic shocks from financial, climate and pandemic crises over the coming years.”
They argue that “Income protection is too inflexible a tool on an ongoing basis” and add that Universal Credit is already struggling and many are “falling through the cracks.”
Amid a backdrop of uncertain times and the prospect of a “non-uniform” lockdown exit which is likely to take place at “an uneven speed” the MPs call for “a regular cash payment to every individual.”
The group declined to propose an exact rate or duration for the suggested UBI program, deferring those to the government, but stated that it should be sufficient to provide economic security and should include an “urgent and significant increase in Child Benefit.”
The group, which includes signatories from Labour, Liberal Democrats, Green Party, Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru (the party of Wales), and Northern Ireland’s Social Democratic and Labour Party, claims that “84% of the public now support the introduction of a UBI” in addition to “support from seven parties across all four nations.”
“A Universal Basic Income is the simplest way to ensure no one is left behind during the coronavirus crisis,” Ian Blackford, the SNP’s Westminster leader, said.
Previously, 170 members of the British parliament called for unconditional aid for the entire duration of the coronavirus crisis but their appeals were dismissed by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak.
Meanwhile, luminaries such as Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donated $1 billion to help manage the aftermath of the pandemic by establishing a “universal basic income” while Pope Francis wrote a letter in favor of UBI on Easter Sunday.
Spain is the first European country to begin developing some form of universal basic income in response to the pandemic and the impending economic crisis. The government has already announced the gradual introduction of a minimum subsistence income, though the final amount has yet to be determined, for all families with an income below €450 per month ($488, £395).


newspunch--2020-04-25--Coronavirus Is Chance To Choose ‘New Way Forward’ Says Greta Thunberg

Climate change alarmists are scrambling to link the hysteria surrounding the coronavirus to climate change and sustainable development According to teen activist Greta Thunberg the Covid-19 outbreak shows the need for long-term thinking .
“ Whether we like it not the world has changed….and we are going to have to choose a new way forward , ” she said .
Technocracy news reports : Countries have a chance to choose a new path as societies begin to return to normal after lockdowns imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus , activist Greta Thunberg told an Earth Day event on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fame as a 15-year-old when she started skipping school on Fridays to protest over carbon emissions outside Sweden ’ s parliament building , said the outbreak showed the need for long-term thinking .
“ Whether we like it not the world has changed , it looks completely different from how it did a few months ago and it will probably not look the same again and we are going to have to choose a new way forward , ” she said .
“ If one single virus can destroy economies in a matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not thinking long term and we are not taking these risks into account.
” She was taking part in a streamed event to mark Earth Day , launched 50 years ago to highlight environmental challenges .
Last year was the hottest on record in Europe , according to a study released on Wednesday by the EU ’ s Copernicus Climate Change Service .
Thunberg ’ s school strikes calling for climate action sparked a global movement and transformed the now 17-year-old into the equivalent of an environmental rock star .
Drawing on her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , in which she said : “ I want you to act as if our house is on fire .
Because it is , ” her Fridays for Future movement released a video to mark Earth Day showing a family carrying out their normal routine , despite flames licking round their home .
But not everyone agrees with her approach .
U.S President Donald Trump in December urged her to “ work on her Anger Management problem , then go to a good old fashioned movie ” .

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“Whether we like it not the world has changed….and we are going to have to choose a new way forward,” she said.
Technocracy news reports: Countries have a chance to choose a new path as societies begin to return to normal after lockdowns imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, activist Greta Thunberg told an Earth Day event on Wednesday.
Thunberg, who shot to fame as a 15-year-old when she started skipping school on Fridays to protest over carbon emissions outside Sweden’s parliament building, said the outbreak showed the need for long-term thinking.
“Whether we like it not the world has changed, it looks completely different from how it did a few months ago and it will probably not look the same again and we are going to have to choose a new way forward,” she said.
“If one single virus can destroy economies in a matter of weeks, it shows we are not thinking long term and we are not taking these risks into account.”
She was taking part in a streamed event to mark Earth Day, launched 50 years ago to highlight environmental challenges.
Last year was the hottest on record in Europe, according to a study released on Wednesday by the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Thunberg’s school strikes calling for climate action sparked a global movement and transformed the now 17-year-old into the equivalent of an environmental rock star.
Drawing on her statement to the World Economic Forum last year, in which she said: “I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is,” her Fridays for Future movement released a video to mark Earth Day showing a family carrying out their normal routine, despite flames licking round their home.
But not everyone agrees with her approach. U.S President Donald Trump in December urged her to “work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie”.