newspunch--2020-02-04--CNN’s Reza Aslan Asks If World Is “Better off” Without Rush Limbaugh

Religious scholar and former CNN host Reza Aslan suggested that the world would be a better place if Rush Limbaugh died of lung cancer .
In a series of disgusting tweets , Aslan wondered out loud if the world would be a “ better place ” if the conservative pundit died from the terminal disease Limbaugh announced to be dying from during his radio show on Monday .
“ Ask yourself this simple question : Is the world a better place or a worse place with Rush Limbaugh in it ?
” Aslan gleefully asked shortly after Rush ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s followers were enraged by his tweet .
Later , Aslan doubled down on his grotesque question by declaring Limbaugh a “ curse upon this nation ” who has caused “ mass suffering.
” “ I am not ‘ celebrating ’ anyone ’ s diagnosis .
I ’ m posing an important philosophical question , ” Aslan pompously claimed .
“ Rush is not ‘ my adversary ’ — he is a curse upon this nation , a purveyor of hatred and racism who ’ s at the very least indirectly responsible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Dailywire.com reports : Aslan is far from alone in his glee over Limbaugh ’ s diagnosis .
None other than far-left activist Tariq Nasheed tweeted , “ Rush Limbaugh has spent decades spewing dangerous anti-Black racism .
Now he has cancer .
… I know we shouldn ’ t celebrate one ’ s misfortunes .
… but # PartyOverHere.
” “ I wish Rush Limbaugh a safe and rapid recovery ; which also includes a secret Empathy Transplant .
May his pre-existing condition , and the pre-existing conditions of all the Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for pre-existing conditions , never return , ” tweeted John Fugelsang .
“ No one should ever have to suffer from cancer .
I can only hope Rush Limbaugh makes a speedy recovery and dedicates himself to advocating for cancer research and affordable health care for all people , not just those who can afford it in our current system , ” tweeted Charlotte Clymer .
“ As a liberal Democrat , I oppose Rush Limbaugh with every fiber of my being .
But as a physician , I don ’ t wish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must have compassion and empathy for suffering human beings—even for our political enemies .
I wish him the most time with his family , ” tweeted Eugene Gu .
While Reza Aslan speaks on the subject of human suffering , it can be noted here that pro-life religious conservatives largely believe abortion to be tantamount to murder .
Despite that , however , here ’ s what some prominent conservatives said when left-wing , pro-abortion rights Justice Ginsburg underwent treatment after she broke her ribs in a fall : “ I understand a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg because of her politics , but her friendship with Justice Antonin Scalia was beautiful .
It should serve as an example to our country to stop demonizing those who you disagree with , ” tweeted Kassy Dillon .
“ Keeping Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in our prayers and wishing her a speedy recovery !
” tweeted Students for Trump .
“ Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , 85 , breaks ribs in fall .
Best wishes for a quick recovery !
” tweeted Tom Fitton .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this fall .
And if she must retire from the bench because of it , then I hope Donald Trump can name a 3rd pro-life justice to SCOTUS , ” tweeted Patrick Madrid .

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Religious scholar and former CNN host Reza Aslan suggested that the world would be a better place if Rush Limbaugh died of lung cancer.
In a series of disgusting tweets, Aslan wondered out loud if the world would be a “better place” if the conservative pundit died from the terminal disease Limbaugh announced to be dying from during his radio show on Monday.
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“Ask yourself this simple question: Is the world a better place or a worse place with Rush Limbaugh in it?” Aslan gleefully asked shortly after Rush’s announcement was made.
Many of Aslan’s followers were enraged by his tweet.
Later, Aslan doubled down on his grotesque question by declaring Limbaugh a “curse upon this nation” who has caused “mass suffering.”
“I am not ‘celebrating’ anyone’s diagnosis. I’m posing an important philosophical question,” Aslan pompously claimed.
“Rush is not ‘my adversary’ — he is a curse upon this nation, a purveyor of hatred and racism who’s at the very least indirectly responsible for the mass suffering of countless people.”
Ask yourself this simple question: is the world a better place or a worse place with Rush Limbaugh in it? — Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) February 3, 2020
1. I am not “celebrating” anyone’s diagnosis. I’m posing an important philosophical question
2. Rush is not “my adversary” – he is a curse upon this nation, a purveyor of hatred and racism who’s at the very least indirectly responsible for the mass suffering of countless people. https://t.co/buUdG0V3IF — Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) February 3, 2020
Dailywire.com reports: Aslan is far from alone in his glee over Limbaugh’s diagnosis. None other than far-left activist Tariq Nasheed tweeted, “Rush Limbaugh has spent decades spewing dangerous anti-Black racism. Now he has cancer. … I know we shouldn’t celebrate one’s misfortunes. … but #PartyOverHere.”
In fairness, other left-wing advocates wished Limbaugh a speedy recovery.
“I wish Rush Limbaugh a safe and rapid recovery; which also includes a secret Empathy Transplant. May his pre-existing condition, and the pre-existing conditions of all the Americans he fights to keep from being covered for pre-existing conditions, never return,” tweeted John Fugelsang.
“No one should ever have to suffer from cancer. I can only hope Rush Limbaugh makes a speedy recovery and dedicates himself to advocating for cancer research and affordable health care for all people, not just those who can afford it in our current system,” tweeted Charlotte Clymer.
“As a liberal Democrat, I oppose Rush Limbaugh with every fiber of my being. But as a physician, I don’t wish advanced lung cancer on anybody. We must have compassion and empathy for suffering human beings—even for our political enemies. I wish him the most time with his family,” tweeted Eugene Gu.
While Reza Aslan speaks on the subject of human suffering, it can be noted here that pro-life religious conservatives largely believe abortion to be tantamount to murder. Despite that, however, here’s what some prominent conservatives said when left-wing, pro-abortion rights Justice Ginsburg underwent treatment after she broke her ribs in a fall:
“I understand a lot of conservatives don’t like Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg because of her politics, but her friendship with Justice Antonin Scalia was beautiful. It should serve as an example to our country to stop demonizing those who you disagree with,” tweeted Kassy Dillon.
“Keeping Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in our prayers and wishing her a speedy recovery!” tweeted Students for Trump.
“Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, breaks ribs in fall. Best wishes for a quick recovery!” tweeted Tom Fitton.
“I sincerely hope that Justice Ginsburg heals from this fall. And if she must retire from the bench because of it, then I hope Donald Trump can name a 3rd pro-life justice to SCOTUS,” tweeted Patrick Madrid.


newspunch--2020-02-04--Jill Biden: Trump’s Attacks on My Dear Children Are ‘DISGRACEFUL’

Former second lady Jill Biden slammed President Trump ’ s criticism about her stepson Hunter Biden as “ disgraceful.
” Appearing on MSNBC on Monday , host Nicolle Wallace asked Jill about the President ’ s ongoing attacks against the Biden family in relation to their corrupt dealings in Ukraine .
“ You ’ ve been in the center of the beginnings of the primaries , but also of the national story in Washington , the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump .
How have those two things collided for your family on the campaign trail ?
” Wallace asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you know , it ’ s been a little difficult .
I ’ m a mother .
I know you ’ re a mother .
It ’ s hard when you see your kids attacked .
But I think that voters realized this is about Donald Trump .
It ’ s not about my son Hunter or my husband , and I think it ’ s disgraceful what Donald Trump has done .
And we know this is all a distraction.
” Jill added Trump ’ s attacks could be a rallying cry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think for most Iowans is they want to beat Donald Trump .
That ’ s the bottom line , ” she added .
“ And so if Donald Trump is doing this because he is afraid of my husband , then that turns out to be a good thing for Joe because they ’ re getting behind him , and they ’ re supporting him .
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Former second lady Jill Biden slammed President Trump’s criticism about her stepson Hunter Biden as “disgraceful.”
Appearing on MSNBC on Monday, host Nicolle Wallace asked Jill about the President’s ongoing attacks against the Biden family in relation to their corrupt dealings in Ukraine.
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“You’ve been in the center of the beginnings of the primaries, but also of the national story in Washington, the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump. How have those two things collided for your family on the campaign trail?” Wallace asked.
Biden responded, “Well, you know, it’s been a little difficult. I’m a mother. I know you’re a mother. It’s hard when you see your kids attacked. But I think that voters realized this is about Donald Trump. It’s not about my son Hunter or my husband, and I think it’s disgraceful what Donald Trump has done. And we know this is all a distraction.”
Jill added Trump’s attacks could be a rallying cry for supporters.
“The bottom line I think for most Iowans is they want to beat Donald Trump. That’s the bottom line,” she added. “And so if Donald Trump is doing this because he is afraid of my husband, then that turns out to be a good thing for Joe because they’re getting behind him, and they’re supporting him.”
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newspunch--2020-02-04--Priest Refuses Communion for Lawmakers Pushing Pro-Abortion Bill

A Rhode Island priest has announced he will block Holy Communion to lawmakers who support a pro-abortion bill .
Father Richard Bucci warned pro-abortion politicians that they would be denied Holy Communion if they attended mass at his Catholic parish , Sacred Heart Church in West Warwick , Rhode Island .
Democratic Gov .
Gina Raimondo signed a bill in 2019 that preserves federal abortion protections in state law .
Turnto10.com reports : Bucci told NBC 10 News Monday he placed in letter in the weekend bulletin at the end of January listing lawmakers by name , saying they should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serve as godparents , witness marriages , or serve in other church functions .
He said the news is not a surprise , since the church has been taking a pro-life stance for more than 2,000 years .
“ This is pro-choice , this is not pro-abortion , ” said Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee ( D-Dist .
33 ) .
On Monday , Diocese spokesperson Carolyn Cronin told NBC 10 the Church provides “ detailed norms for preparation and reception ” for each sacrament , but it ’ s “ the pastor ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parish , in accord with Church law .
This includes the proper reception of Holy Communion as outlined by the Code of Canon Law .
Because the Church entrusts to each pastor the duty of teaching , sanctifying , and governing his parish , the daily pastoral and administrative decisions are made at the local parish level.
” Sen. Adam Satchell , who represents residents of West Warwick , said he found out about the letter from friends to attend Sacred Heart , calling it disappointing .
“ I was recently asked to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accepted , ” Satchell told NBC 10 Monday .
“ My wife was excited , it was going to be her first godchild , and now we can ’ t. ” Several pro-life groups expressed their support for Bucci ’ s letter , including Rhode Island Citizens for Life .
“ The question is why is only Father Bucci communicating that hypocrites are not welcome at Holy Communion ?
Why aren ’ t more priests and pastors reminding folks that God is not fooled by politicians who take part in a worship service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be murdered for Planned Parenthood ’ s profit , ” Crey Jeffrey said in a statement to NBC 10 Monday .
“ Both church and state should be promoting safety for all people not just for folks fortunate enough to be born.
” McEntee , who received a copy of the letter in the mail , called it a personal attack on her and her family .
She claims Bucci asked her to leave a family member ’ s funeral at Sacred Heart in December 2019 after saying “ Good morning ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told NBC 10 he told her she was not allowed to deliver a eulogy .
During the last two years , McEntee ’ s older sister , Ann Hagan , testified publicly before state lawmakers in support of the new statute of limitations law , claiming she was repeatedly abused by a former Sacred Heart priest as a child .
“ If he wants to weigh the heinous crime that his predecessor committed on my sister , compared to what he believes I did wrong by voting for what I believe is right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rhode Island , I don ’ t think they even compare , ” McEntee said Monday .
Bucci told NBC 10 he will be issuing a response at the next weekend mass .
“ It is appalling for Reps. McEntee , Caldwell , Casimiro , and Cassar or any other government official to rail against a religious leader for articulating the doctrines and discipline of the religion for which he has been ordained to teach and to guide , ” said Barth Bracy , the Executive Director of Rhode Island State Right to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these representatives may be appropriate in Xi Jinping ’ s tyrannical communist regime , but have no place in our representative democracy which regards elected officials as public SERVANTS , sworn to uphold the Constitution , including the rights afforded under the First Amendment , namely , to freely practice our religion unencumbered by the state or its agents .
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A Rhode Island priest has announced he will block Holy Communion to lawmakers who support a pro-abortion bill.
Father Richard Bucci warned pro-abortion politicians that they would be denied Holy Communion if they attended mass at his Catholic parish, Sacred Heart Church in West Warwick, Rhode Island.
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Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo signed a bill in 2019 that preserves federal abortion protections in state law.
Turnto10.com reports: Bucci told NBC 10 News Monday he placed in letter in the weekend bulletin at the end of January listing lawmakers by name, saying they should not be allowed to receive communion, serve as godparents, witness marriages, or serve in other church functions.
He said the news is not a surprise, since the church has been taking a pro-life stance for more than 2,000 years.
“This is pro-choice, this is not pro-abortion,” said Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee (D-Dist. 33).
On Monday, Diocese spokesperson Carolyn Cronin told NBC 10 the Church provides “detailed norms for preparation and reception” for each sacrament, but it’s “the pastor’s duty to apply them within his parish, in accord with Church law. This includes the proper reception of Holy Communion as outlined by the Code of Canon Law. Because the Church entrusts to each pastor the duty of teaching, sanctifying, and governing his parish, the daily pastoral and administrative decisions are made at the local parish level.”
Sen. Adam Satchell, who represents residents of West Warwick, said he found out about the letter from friends to attend Sacred Heart, calling it disappointing.
“I was recently asked to be my nieces godfather and I happily accepted,” Satchell told NBC 10 Monday. “My wife was excited, it was going to be her first godchild, and now we can’t.”
Several pro-life groups expressed their support for Bucci’s letter, including Rhode Island Citizens for Life.
“The question is why is only Father Bucci communicating that hypocrites are not welcome at Holy Communion? Why aren’t more priests and pastors reminding folks that God is not fooled by politicians who take part in a worship service and then pass laws where viable babies can be murdered for Planned Parenthood’s profit,” Crey Jeffrey said in a statement to NBC 10 Monday. “Both church and state should be promoting safety for all people not just for folks fortunate enough to be born.”
McEntee, who received a copy of the letter in the mail, called it a personal attack on her and her family.
She claims Bucci asked her to leave a family member’s funeral at Sacred Heart in December 2019 after saying “Good morning” before reciting the second reading.
Bucci told NBC 10 he told her she was not allowed to deliver a eulogy.
During the last two years, McEntee’s older sister, Ann Hagan, testified publicly before state lawmakers in support of the new statute of limitations law, claiming she was repeatedly abused by a former Sacred Heart priest as a child.
“If he wants to weigh the heinous crime that his predecessor committed on my sister, compared to what he believes I did wrong by voting for what I believe is right for the people of the state of Rhode Island, I don’t think they even compare,” McEntee said Monday.
Bucci told NBC 10 he will be issuing a response at the next weekend mass.
“It is appalling for Reps. McEntee, Caldwell, Casimiro, and Cassar or any other government official to rail against a religious leader for articulating the doctrines and discipline of the religion for which he has been ordained to teach and to guide,” said Barth Bracy, the Executive Director of Rhode Island State Right to Life Committee. “The attitude of these representatives may be appropriate in Xi Jinping’s tyrannical communist regime, but have no place in our representative democracy which regards elected officials as public SERVANTS, sworn to uphold the Constitution, including the rights afforded under the First Amendment, namely, to freely practice our religion unencumbered by the state or its agents.”


newspunch--2020-02-04--Boris Johnson Admits ‘Very Few” Islamists Can Be Rehabilitated

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that “ very few ” Islamists can be successfully rehabilitated , and says it ’ s time to begin locking them away for longer to protect the public .
Johnson was speaking after Sudesh Amman stabbed multiple innocent people in Streatham , London , shortly after being granted an early release from a short prison sentence for terror offenses .
Amman was the second radical Islamic terrorist who went on a terror rampage after an automatic early release , with London Bridge killer Usman Khan having also been a freed terror convict .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with you , ” Johnson began , in response to a journalist who asked him if the public could be sure that terrorists being released from prison were less dangerous than when they went in .
“ I think , looking at the problems we have with re-educating and reclaiming and rehabilitating people who succumb to Islamism , it ’ s very , very hard , and very tough , and it can happen , but the instances of success are really very few , ” he admitted .
“ [ W ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and we need to think about how we handle that in our criminal justice system.
” Breitbart.com reports : Elaborating on the point in response to another journalist , Johnson underlinged the fact that “ Deradicalising people is a very , very difficult thing to do… [ there is ] a big psychological barrier people find it hard to get back over — and that ’ s why I stress the importance of the custodial option.
” The Prime Minister wants to end automatic early release for “ serious ” terrorists and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will not arrest the very substantial pool of existing terror convicts who are already counting down the time until they set free .
He indicated that his administration is going “ to take action to ensure that people , irrespective of the law that we ’ re bringing in , [ to ensure that ] people in the current stream do not qualify automatically for early release ” retroactively — a move than is not prohibited by the British constitution , but which would likely have to be passed “ notwithstanding the Human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the possibility of terrorists appealing to the European Court of Human Rights .

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that “very few” Islamists can be successfully rehabilitated, and says it’s time to begin locking them away for longer to protect the public.
Johnson was speaking after Sudesh Amman stabbed multiple innocent people in Streatham, London, shortly after being granted an early release from a short prison sentence for terror offenses.
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Amman was the second radical Islamic terrorist who went on a terror rampage after an automatic early release, with London Bridge killer Usman Khan having also been a freed terror convict.
“I’m going to level with you,” Johnson began, in response to a journalist who asked him if the public could be sure that terrorists being released from prison were less dangerous than when they went in.
“I think, looking at the problems we have with re-educating and reclaiming and rehabilitating people who succumb to Islamism, it’s very, very hard, and very tough, and it can happen, but the instances of success are really very few,” he admitted.
“[W]e need to be frank about that, and we need to think about how we handle that in our criminal justice system.”
Breitbart.com reports: Elaborating on the point in response to another journalist, Johnson underlinged the fact that “Deradicalising people is a very, very difficult thing to do… [there is] a big psychological barrier people find it hard to get back over — and that’s why I stress the importance of the custodial option.”
The Prime Minister wants to end automatic early release for “serious” terrorists and violent and/or sexual offenders — but that will not arrest the very substantial pool of existing terror convicts who are already counting down the time until they set free.
He indicated that his administration is going “to take action to ensure that people, irrespective of the law that we’re bringing in, [to ensure that] people in the current stream do not qualify automatically for early release” retroactively — a move than is not prohibited by the British constitution, but which would likely have to be passed “notwithstanding the Human Rights Act” of 1998, and with the possibility of terrorists appealing to the European Court of Human Rights.


newspunch--2020-03-30--Trump Threatens To ‘Take Over’ San Francisco Slum From ‘Sick Puppy’ Pelosi After Her Coronavirus Cri

Trump Threatens To ‘Take Over’ San Francisco Slum From ‘Sick Puppy’ Pelosi After Her Coronavirus Criticism

President Trump has lashed out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for criticizing his response to the coronavirus pandemic , calling her a “ sick puppy.
” “ She ’ s a sick puppy in my opinion .
She ’ s got a lot of problems ” Trump said during a Monday morning call-in interview on “ Fox & Friends ” after he was asked to respond to Pelosi ’ s criticism of his coronavirus response the day before .
The president also suggested that the federal government could take over her “ slum ” district San Francisco .
RT reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later when he slammed her for “ playing the impeachment game ” and being controlled by “ the radical left , ” including freshman New York Congresswoman and Green New Deal author Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez .
Pelosi has consistently criticized Trump ’ s response to the coronavirus outbreak , including saying over the weekend that the administration ’ s delay in getting equipment like ventilators and medical masks to states that need them is “ deadly.
” The House Speaker also claims the president did not take the virus seriously early enough , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump said the California congresswoman ’ s comments make her a “ disgrace to her country , her family.
” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and others also piled on the president for a delay in equipment being sent to states most affected by the coronavirus , something Trump has chalked up to a lack of pandemic preparedness supplies being low when he came into office .
The most telling criticism from the president came when he doubled back to Pelosi and suggested the federal government may “ take over ” her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , an economically-struggling area plagued by reports of an out-of-control homeless problem in recent years , as well as streets littered with drug needles and human feces .
“ The federal government , we may get involved and take over that area and clean it up , ” Trump said .
“ It ’ s such a mess , it ’ s so bad , and yet she will sit there and complain .
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President Trump has lashed out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for criticizing his response to the coronavirus pandemic, calling her a “sick puppy.”
“She’s a sick puppy in my opinion. She’s got a lot of problems” Trump said during a Monday morning call-in interview on “Fox & Friends” after he was asked to respond to Pelosi’s criticism of his coronavirus response the day before.
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The president also suggested that the federal government could take over her “slum” district San Francisco.
RT reports: Trump continued his fuming against Pelosi later when he slammed her for “playing the impeachment game” and being controlled by “the radical left,” including freshman New York Congresswoman and Green New Deal author Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Pelosi has consistently criticized Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, including saying over the weekend that the administration’s delay in getting equipment like ventilators and medical masks to states that need them is “deadly.” The House Speaker also claims the president did not take the virus seriously early enough, and his delayed response “cost American lives.”
“As the President fiddles, people are dying.”@SpeakerPelosi says she wants to know what @realDonaldTrump knew about coronavirus and when he knew it, in an "after-action" investigation. pic.twitter.com/3N3G1b4XOu — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 29, 2020
Trump said the California congresswoman’s comments make her a “disgrace to her country, her family.”
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and others also piled on the president for a delay in equipment being sent to states most affected by the coronavirus, something Trump has chalked up to a lack of pandemic preparedness supplies being low when he came into office.
The most telling criticism from the president came when he doubled back to Pelosi and suggested the federal government may “take over” her “slum” district of San Francisco, an economically-struggling area plagued by reports of an out-of-control homeless problem in recent years, as well as streets littered with drug needles and human feces.
“The federal government, we may get involved and take over that area and clean it up,” Trump said. “It’s such a mess, it’s so bad, and yet she will sit there and complain.”


newspunch--2020-03-30--NYC’s ‘Marxist Mayor’ De Blasio: Churches That Hold Worship Services May Be ‘Closed Permanently’

New York City ’ s socialist mayor Bill de Blasio has threatened to permanently close churches and ban them from holding services if they do not obey the government ’ s coronavirus guidelines .
The far-left mayor said that even though “ we need our faiths in this time of crisis “ , he has authorized the NYPD to “ disperse ” congregations of worshippers and will not hesitate to order the building to close permanently .
“ So , I want to say to all those who are preparing the potential of religious services this weekend – if you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go to your church and attempt to hold services after having been told so often not to , our enforcement agents will have no choice but to shut down those services , ” de Blasio said .
“ I don ’ t say that with any joy .
It ’ s the last thing I would like to do because I understand how important people ’ s faiths are to them , and we need our faiths in this time of crisis , but we do not need gatherings that will endanger people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faith tradition endorses anything that endangers the members of that faith , ” de Blasio maintained .
“ So , the NYPD , Fire Department , Buildings Department , and everyone has been instructed that if they see worship services going on , they will go to the officials of that congregation , they ’ ll inform them they need to stop the services and disperse.
” “ If that does not happen , they will take additional action up to the point of fines and potentially closing the building permanently , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that will begin this weekend .
Again , I ’ m sorry I have to tell you this , but anyone who ’ s hearing this , take it seriously , ” the mayor added .
“ You ’ ve been warned ; you need to stop services , help people practice their faith in different ways , but not in groups , not in gatherings that could endanger people .
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New York City’s socialist mayor Bill de Blasio has threatened to permanently close churches and ban them from holding services if they do not obey the government’s coronavirus guidelines.
The far-left mayor said that even though “we need our faiths in this time of crisis“, he has authorized the NYPD to “disperse” congregations of worshippers and will not hesitate to order the building to close permanently.
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“So, I want to say to all those who are preparing the potential of religious services this weekend – if you go to your synagogue, if you go to your church and attempt to hold services after having been told so often not to, our enforcement agents will have no choice but to shut down those services,” de Blasio said.
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“I don’t say that with any joy. It’s the last thing I would like to do because I understand how important people’s faiths are to them, and we need our faiths in this time of crisis, but we do not need gatherings that will endanger people,” he added.
“No faith tradition endorses anything that endangers the members of that faith,” de Blasio maintained.
“So, the NYPD, Fire Department, Buildings Department, and everyone has been instructed that if they see worship services going on, they will go to the officials of that congregation, they’ll inform them they need to stop the services and disperse.”
“If that does not happen, they will take additional action up to the point of fines and potentially closing the building permanently,” de Blasio continued.
“Again, that will begin this weekend. Again, I’m sorry I have to tell you this, but anyone who’s hearing this, take it seriously,” the mayor added.
“You’ve been warned; you need to stop services, help people practice their faith in different ways, but not in groups, not in gatherings that could endanger people.”


newspunch--2020-03-30--‘Incinerators Have Been Working Round the Clock’: Wuhan Locals Say Chinese Gov’t Is LYING About Numb

‘Incinerators Have Been Working Round the Clock’: Wuhan Locals Say Chinese Gov’t Is LYING About Number of Dead

The novel coronavirus killed more than 42,000 people in the city of Wuhan alone , according to locals at the epicenter of the pandemic — a figure which is more than 10 times the official number of dead claimed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party government .
According to the Chinese government , the coronavirus has claimed the lives of 3,300 people and infected more than 81,000 .
Of those deaths , 3,182 were reported in Wuhan and the Hubei Province , the epicenter of the pandemic .
But Chinese residents in Wuhan claim the real numbers are much higher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urns have been handed out to grieving families every day from seven separate funeral homes all serving the city .
This means the ashes of 3,500 people are distributed every 24 hours .
DailyMail report : The homes – in Hankou , Wuchang and Hanyang – have told grieving families that they will receive the ashes before April 5 , the date of Qing Ming festival where people tend the graves of their ancestors .
This means that 42,000 urns could be distributed in that 12-day period .
Earlier reports stated that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urns in just two days , according to local media .
It comes as the province relaxed its two-month lockdown of 50million people .
People who have a ‘ green ’ health certificate – meaning they have tested negative for the virus – were allowed to leave the province from midnight on March 25 , the first time they have been allowed out of the region since January 23 .
However , restrictions on travelling into and out of the mega-city of Wuhan – where the virus first emerged – will remain in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Wuhan – who only provided his surname Zhang – told RFA : ‘ It can ’ t be right because the incinerators have been working round the clock , so how can so few people have died ?
’ Another resident – with the surname Mao – said : ‘ Maybe the authorities are gradually releasing the real figures , intentionally or unintentionally , so that people will gradually come to accept the reality.
’ A source close to authorities in Hubei province said many residents had died in their homes without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estimated figure was not exaggerated as in one month , 28,000 cremations took place .
It comes as Italy and the US have overtaken China as the hotbeds of the virus – which has killed more than 30,000 and infected 664,695 world wide .
Italy has reported more than 97,000 cases and upwards of 10,000 deaths .
The US has reported 137,294 cases and more than 2,000 deaths .

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The novel coronavirus killed more than 42,000 people in the city of Wuhan alone, according to locals at the epicenter of the pandemic — a figure which is more than 10 times the official number of dead claimed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party government.
According to the Chinese government, the coronavirus has claimed the lives of 3,300 people and infected more than 81,000.
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Of those deaths, 3,182 were reported in Wuhan and the Hubei Province, the epicenter of the pandemic.
But Chinese residents in Wuhan claim the real numbers are much higher.
According to the citizens, 500 urns have been handed out to grieving families every day from seven separate funeral homes all serving the city.
This means the ashes of 3,500 people are distributed every 24 hours.
Wuhan locals claim coronavirus has killed 42,000 people in the city alone, more than ten times the national figure claimed by Chinese authorities. Pictured: A worker in a pharmacy in Wuhan today
DailyMail report: The homes – in Hankou, Wuchang and Hanyang – have told grieving families that they will receive the ashes before April 5, the date of Qing Ming festival where people tend the graves of their ancestors.
This means that 42,000 urns could be distributed in that 12-day period.
Earlier reports stated that the Hankou premises received two shipments of 5,000 urns in just two days, according to local media.
It comes as the province relaxed its two-month lockdown of 50million people.
People who have a ‘green’ health certificate – meaning they have tested negative for the virus – were allowed to leave the province from midnight on March 25, the first time they have been allowed out of the region since January 23.
However, restrictions on travelling into and out of the mega-city of Wuhan – where the virus first emerged – will remain in place until April 8.
A resident in Wuhan – who only provided his surname Zhang – told RFA: ‘It can’t be right because the incinerators have been working round the clock, so how can so few people have died?’
Another resident – with the surname Mao – said: ‘Maybe the authorities are gradually releasing the real figures, intentionally or unintentionally, so that people will gradually come to accept the reality.’
A source close to authorities in Hubei province said many residents had died in their homes without being officially diagnosed.
They claimed the estimated figure was not exaggerated as in one month, 28,000 cremations took place.
It comes as Italy and the US have overtaken China as the hotbeds of the virus – which has killed more than 30,000 and infected 664,695 world wide.
Italy has reported more than 97,000 cases and upwards of 10,000 deaths.
The US has reported 137,294 cases and more than 2,000 deaths.


newspunch--2020-03-30--FBI Releases ‘Indoor Workout’ App for Quarantined Americans – Turns Out It Spies on Your Photos and

FBI Releases ‘Indoor Workout’ App for Quarantined Americans – Turns Out It Spies on Your Photos and Files

The FBI has released a fitness app aimed at people “ looking for tips for indoor workouts ” — and it turns out the app can access your precise location and the photos and files on your USB drive , among other privacy invasions .
“ Want to be an FBI special agent or just see if you can meet the physical fitness requirements ?
” the app ’ s description on the Google Play store reads .
“ Test your fitness level with the FBI Physical Fitness Test app and do push-ups , run , and test your sit-up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The FBI ’ s Physical Fitness Test app provides a detailed , insider look at how to complete each component of the test , including sit-ups , push-ups , a 300-meter sprint , a 1.5-mile run , and pull-ups.
” But then there ’ s this : “ Can work with a phone ’ s global positioning system and accelerometer for a more realistic experience.
” It turns out this , among other privacy invasions in the FBI app ’ s permissions , weren ’ t that popular with people on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by clicking on the pictures , the permissions the app asks for include giving the app access to your “ approximate location ( network-based ) ” and “ precise location ( GPS and network-based ) .
” They also include giving it access to your photos and files on your USB drive , as well as the ability to receive data from the internet and to view your network connections .
Also at the bottom , in small print : “ Updates to FBI FitTest may automatically add additional capabilities within each group.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter , because people have almost no trust left in the FBI after the era of James Comey and FISA warrants gone bad .
That said , this is a federal agency that has essentially shot its reputation .
People generally don ’ t trust authority , and they particularly don ’ t trust it in the era of James Comey and FISA warrants .
You don ’ t want to trust anyone in government with your location , your photos , your data or your network connections .

The FBI has released a fitness app aimed at people “looking for tips for indoor workouts” — and it turns out the app can access your precise location and the photos and files on your USB drive, among other privacy invasions.
“Want to be an FBI special agent or just see if you can meet the physical fitness requirements?” the app’s description on the Google Play store reads.
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“Test your fitness level with the FBI Physical Fitness Test app and do push-ups, run, and test your sit-up ability, just like special agents do.
“The FBI’s Physical Fitness Test app provides a detailed, insider look at how to complete each component of the test, including sit-ups, push-ups, a 300-meter sprint, a 1.5-mile run, and pull-ups.”
#MondayMotivation Are you looking for tips for indoor workouts? Download the #FBI’s Physical Fitness Test app to learn proper form for exercises you can do at home like pushups and situps. https://t.co/8rwfqVBIc0 pic.twitter.com/uzOekmIpdK — FBI (@FBI) March 23, 2020
But then there’s this: “Can work with a phone’s global positioning system and accelerometer for a more realistic experience.”
It turns out this, among other privacy invasions in the FBI app’s permissions, weren’t that popular with people on social media:
oh come on pic.twitter.com/ElFpbjCzkP — cathode ray theory (@said_mitch) March 23, 2020
As you can see by clicking on the pictures, the permissions the app asks for include giving the app access to your “approximate location (network-based)” and “precise location (GPS and network-based).”
They also include giving it access to your photos and files on your USB drive, as well as the ability to receive data from the internet and to view your network connections.
Also at the bottom, in small print: “Updates to FBI FitTest may automatically add additional capabilities within each group.”
This did not go over well on Twitter, because people have almost no trust left in the FBI after the era of James Comey and FISA warrants gone bad.
the FBI is capitalizing on a pandemic to make you download a physical fitness app to bolster their surveillance mechanisms. do not, under any circumstance, download this app. https://t.co/FtYk8BBkaV — the dialectic daughter (@priyavprabhakar) March 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/ivRodriguezCA/status/1242211135966695427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1242211135966695427&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Ffbi-offers-workout-app-quarantined-americans-turns-can-spy%2F
https://twitter.com/pamasaur/status/1242841560280117253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1242841560280117253&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Ffbi-offers-workout-app-quarantined-americans-turns-can-spy%2F
That said, this is a federal agency that has essentially shot its reputation. People generally don’t trust authority, and they particularly don’t trust it in the era of James Comey and FISA warrants.
You don’t want to trust anyone in government with your location, your photos, your data or your network connections.


newspunch--2020-03-30--German Finance Minister Commits Suicide Over ‘Despair’ at Economic Impact of Coronavirus Shutdown

Finance minister Thomas Schaefer was found dead near Frankfurt on Saturday after reportedly killing himself over fears of the impact the coronavirus crisis will have on the German economy , according to reports .
He was 54 .
Schaefer , a colleague of Angela Merkel , was found dead in an apparent suicide on railway tracks at Hochheim , near Frankfurt on Saturday , officials confirmed .
The presence of a body on the tracks was first reported by witnesses to paramedics , who were unable to initially identify the body due to the extent of the injuries .
Authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hesse region and a married father-of-two , appeared to have killed himself , based on eyewitness reports as well as their own investigation .
On Sunday , State Governor Volker Bouffier suggested that Schaefer was in “ despair ” over the coronavirus crisis .
“ We are in shock , we are in disbelief and above all , we are immensely sad , ” Bouffier said in a statement .
Bouffier said Schaefer , who was a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel ’ s Christian Democratic Union , had been working “ day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers deal with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic .
Bouffier added that Mr. Schaefer was worried about “ whether it would be possible to succeed in fulfilling the population ’ s huge expectations , particularly of financial help ” amid the coronavirus crisis .
“ I have to assume that these worries overwhelmed him , ” Bouffier said .
“ He apparently couldn ’ t find a way out .
He was in despair and left us.
“ Described as popular and respected , Schaefer had long been touted as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The CDU ’ s outgoing leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said Schaefer ’ s death was a “ shock ” to everyone in the CDU party .
“ This news leaves us sad and bewildered , ” she said .
Merkel herself has been working from home after coming into contact with an infected doctor .
The chancellor has tested negative , however .
Germany ’ s federal and state governments have drawn up huge aid packages to cushion the blow of the economic standstill .
The country ’ s latest figures today show 57,298 @ @ @ @ @

Finance minister Thomas Schaefer was found dead near Frankfurt on Saturday after reportedly killing himself over fears of the impact the coronavirus crisis will have on the German economy, according to reports. He was 54.
Schaefer, a colleague of Angela Merkel, was found dead in an apparent suicide on railway tracks at Hochheim, near Frankfurt on Saturday, officials confirmed.
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The presence of a body on the tracks was first reported by witnesses to paramedics, who were unable to initially identify the body due to the extent of the injuries.
Authorities said Schaefer, the minister for the Hesse region and a married father-of-two, appeared to have killed himself, based on eyewitness reports as well as their own investigation.
On Sunday, State Governor Volker Bouffier suggested that Schaefer was in “despair” over the coronavirus crisis.
“We are in shock, we are in disbelief and above all, we are immensely sad,” Bouffier said in a statement.
Bouffier said Schaefer, who was a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, had been working “day and night” to help corporations and workers deal with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bouffier added that Mr. Schaefer was worried about “whether it would be possible to succeed in fulfilling the population’s huge expectations, particularly of financial help” amid the coronavirus crisis.
“I have to assume that these worries overwhelmed him,” Bouffier said.
“He apparently couldn’t find a way out. He was in despair and left us.“
Described as popular and respected, Schaefer had long been touted as a possible leader and successor to Bouffier.
The CDU’s outgoing leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said Schaefer’s death was a “shock” to everyone in the CDU party. “This news leaves us sad and bewildered,” she said.
Merkel herself has been working from home after coming into contact with an infected doctor. The chancellor has tested negative, however.
Germany’s federal and state governments have drawn up huge aid packages to cushion the blow of the economic standstill. The country’s latest figures today show 57,298 cases and 455 deaths.


newspunch--2020-03-30--Illegal Aliens Begin ‘Hunger Strike’ to Demand Release by ICE

Illegal aliens held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) in York , Pennsylvania have announced they have started a “ hunger strike ” until they are released into the community in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic .
On Saturday , the open borders group known as the Movement of Immigration Leaders in Pennsylvania organization announced the illegal aliens have started the hunger strike : The group is concerned that the virus has been brought inside by employees and detained people will not receive the necessary medical care to combat the virus .
A great concern is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not have masks or gloves and could easily be spreading the virus among the most vulnerable .
Although the state of Pennsylvania has enacted harsh penalties for price overcut during the pandemic , it has been reported that the center commissioner has increased his prices .
[ Emphasis added ] Many people currently arrested have been [ given bail ] but [ are ] unable to pay them to be released .
[ An ICE detainee ] reported [ to ] us from the detention center , “ It ’ s hard to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — if his bail is 20,000 you have to pay the 20,000 — most of us are hard-working people and want to be home with our family , especially during a crisis like this .
An American citizen had 6 months probation for the things we ’ re here for .
There are people here for parking tickets , driving without a license – they have American kids , they ’ ve been here for half their lives.
” [ Emphasis added ] He indicated that of those currently detained downtown , many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ construction industries before being detained… [ Emphasis added ] Breitbart report : The open borders group sent a letter to Pennsylvania officials asking that the sate “ use the appropriate mechanisms to release as many people as quickly and safely as possible across prisons , jails and detention centers.
” Those who should be released from ICE custody , the group writes , include illegal aliens who have pending deportation orders , and they ask the state to “ immediately halt ICE detention in any Pennsylvania county jail or state prison.
” Likewise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statewide sanctuary policy be enacted during the coronavirus crisis , mandating that state and local police immediately stop turning arrested illegal aliens over to ICE agents .
Pennsylvania state officials have yet to respond to the group ’ s demands .
Already , in New Jersey , U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres has ordered ten illegal aliens in ICE custody to be released over the threat of a coronavirus outbreak in one of the state ’ s detention centers .
Today , there remain about 40,000 illegal aliens , border crossers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Illegal aliens held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in York, Pennsylvania have announced they have started a “hunger strike” until they are released into the community in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
On Saturday, the open borders group known as the Movement of Immigration Leaders in Pennsylvania organization announced the illegal aliens have started the hunger strike:
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The group is concerned that the virus has been brought inside by employees and detained people will not receive the necessary medical care to combat the virus. A great concern is that nurses who care for the sick do not have masks or gloves and could easily be spreading the virus among the most vulnerable. Although the state of Pennsylvania has enacted harsh penalties for price overcut during the pandemic, it has been reported that the center commissioner has increased his prices. [Emphasis added] Many people currently arrested have been [given bail] but [are] unable to pay them to be released. [An ICE detainee] reported [to] us from the detention center, “It’s hard to find a bondsman who works with immigration — if his bail is 20,000 you have to pay the 20,000 — most of us are hard-working people and want to be home with our family, especially during a crisis like this. An American citizen had 6 months probation for the things we’re here for. There are people here for parking tickets, driving without a license – they have American kids, they’ve been here for half their lives.” [Emphasis added] He indicated that of those currently detained downtown, many worked in Pennsylvania’s agriculture and construction industries before being detained… [Emphasis added]
Breitbart report: The open borders group sent a letter to Pennsylvania officials asking that the sate “use the appropriate mechanisms to release as many people as quickly and safely as possible across prisons, jails and detention centers.”
Those who should be released from ICE custody, the group writes, include illegal aliens who have pending deportation orders, and they ask the state to “immediately halt ICE detention in any Pennsylvania county jail or state prison.”
Likewise, the group is asking that a statewide sanctuary policy be enacted during the coronavirus crisis, mandating that state and local police immediately stop turning arrested illegal aliens over to ICE agents.
Pennsylvania state officials have yet to respond to the group’s demands.
Already, in New Jersey, U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres has ordered ten illegal aliens in ICE custody to be released over the threat of a coronavirus outbreak in one of the state’s detention centers. Today, there remain about 40,000 illegal aliens, border crossers, and visa overstayers in ICE custody.


newspunch--2020-03-30--Social Unrest Brewing In Italy Amid Coronavirus Crisis

People in Italy are becoming restless with some calling for ‘ revolution ’ and organising supermarket raids due to food shortages .
The country has been in lockdown for almost three weeks , but now Italians are starting to cause unrest as people find their livelihoods gone and food supplies reduced .
Sky News reports : Progress in containing the COVID-19 spread is slow , hope and patience are fading and the economic cost is becoming ever more acute .
The strain is showing in the south of the country where one man in Apulia reportedly called police after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withdraw his mother ’ s pension – their only income .
Footage shows him shouting at officers , telling them the family has no money , his mother begging them to go to their home so she could show them they have no food .
It ’ s hard to watch .
It ’ s what desperation looks like .
Another video has been shared around the country showing a father with his young daughter addressing the Italian prime minister , saying : “ It ’ s already 15-20 days that we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at our limit.
” He gestures to his little girl who is eating a piece of bread and says : “ Like my daughter , other children in a few days won ’ t be able to eat this bit of bread .
Rest assured , you will regret this because we ’ re going to have a revolution.
” Images have also emerged of police descending on supermarkets in Palermo in Sicily after reports people have started stealing to feed themselves .
And groups have been set up in the last few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of supermarkets .
Sky News was sent a video message of a man in Sicily with a gun even offering to kill .
The mayor of Palermo told Sky News crime gangs are exploiting people ’ s hardship and inciting violence – he warns a social emergency is next .
“ Discomfort and malaise are growing and we are recording worrying reports of protest and anger that is being exploited by criminals who want to destabilise the system , ” said Leoluca Orlando .
“ The more time passes , the more resources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have are running out .
This tells us socio-economic issues will erupt .
”

People in Italy are becoming restless with some calling for ‘revolution’ and organising supermarket raids due to food shortages.
The country has been in lockdown for almost three weeks, but now Italians are starting to cause unrest as people find their livelihoods gone and food supplies reduced.
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Sky News reports: Progress in containing the COVID-19 spread is slow, hope and patience are fading and the economic cost is becoming ever more acute.
The strain is showing in the south of the country where one man in Apulia reportedly called police after the bank closed and they couldn’t withdraw his mother’s pension – their only income.
Footage shows him shouting at officers, telling them the family has no money, his mother begging them to go to their home so she could show them they have no food. It’s hard to watch. It’s what desperation looks like.
Another video has been shared around the country showing a father with his young daughter addressing the Italian prime minister, saying: “It’s already 15-20 days that we’ve been inside and we’re at our limit.”
He gestures to his little girl who is eating a piece of bread and says: “Like my daughter, other children in a few days won’t be able to eat this bit of bread. Rest assured, you will regret this because we’re going to have a revolution.”
Images have also emerged of police descending on supermarkets in Palermo in Sicily after reports people have started stealing to feed themselves. And groups have been set up in the last few days on social media to organise raids of supermarkets.
Sky News was sent a video message of a man in Sicily with a gun even offering to kill.
The mayor of Palermo told Sky News crime gangs are exploiting people’s hardship and inciting violence – he warns a social emergency is next.
“Discomfort and malaise are growing and we are recording worrying reports of protest and anger that is being exploited by criminals who want to destabilise the system,” said Leoluca Orlando.
“The more time passes, the more resources are exhausted. The few savings people have are running out. This tells us socio-economic issues will erupt.”


newspunch--2020-03-30--Amazon Tribes Fear Coronavirus Could Wipe Them Out

Indigenous groups across South America are going into lock down as coronavirus takes hold .
The tribes are closing off their reserves to visitors , blockading their villages and retreating into their traditional forest and mountain homes in an attempt to escape the deadly threat of coronavirus .
As they have little or no immunity to common outside diseases , “ an epidemic can wipe out an entire tribe , ” Jonathan Mazower , communications director for an indigenous rights group has warned .
Brazils Health Ministry announced on Friday that a doctor , who had been working with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested positive for the virus .
The Guardian reports : In recent days , as the number of cases in South America has risen to almost 8,000 – with many more cases likely to be unreported – indigenous groups in Brazil , Colombia , Ecuador and Peru have all started taking steps to protect themselves from what they call a historic danger .
“ Coronavirus could wipe us out , ” warned Ianucula Kaiabi , an indigenous leader in Brazil ’ s Xingu national park , a sprawling sanctuary on the southern fringes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 6,000 people from 16 different tribes .
With Brazil ’ s death toll hitting 136 on Sunday , Xingu leaders have been sealing off roads into their reserve , which is almost the size of Belgium , and urging local residents to leave only in emergencies .
Further north , on Brazil ’ s Amazon border with Colombia and Venezuela , the country ’ s most indigenous municipality , São Gabriel da Cachoeira , has reportedly been placed in total lockdown , with all flights and boat traffic suspended .
“ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Marivelton Baré , the president of the River Negro Indigenous Federation , said of the isolated district , which lies three days from Manaus by boat .
“ The health system is precarious and we have isolated tribes here.
” Sofia Mendonça , a public health physician who works in the Xingu , said acute , highly infectious diseases such as measles , smallpox and flu viruses had a long track record of “ decimating ” indigenous communities and were a particular threat to Brazil ’ s more than 100 isolated groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is stopping this virus from reaching the villages .
If this virus gets into the villages it will cause a huge amount of death , ” Mendonça , said remembering how Brazil ’ s Panará people were nearly wiped out in the early 1970s after the dictatorship bulldozed a road through their lands .
Across the region there are similar fears .
“ If coronavirus reached native populations the impact would be terrible , ” said Gregorio Díaz Mirabal , the head of a regional network called the Indigenous Organisations of the Amazon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go into lockdown and evacuate outsiders .
“ Due to our community-based way of life , the transmission would be very fast and the mortality would be extremely high , ” added Díaz Mirabal , a member of the indigenous Kurripako people of Venezuela .
Segundo Chukipiondo , a spokesperson for Peru ’ s Amazon indigenous federation , said it had urged the 2,000-plus communities it represents to close their borders .
The first South American community to self-isolate appears to have been Tawasap , a 70-strong settlement in Ecuador ’ s southern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , weeks before Ecuador ’ s president , Lenín Moreno , ordered a nationwide lockdown , a Shuar indigenous leader called Tzamarenda Estalin placed a sign at his village ’ s entrance that read : “ Entry forbidden as a health precaution.
” “ We decided to shut our doors and not let anybody in or out … in order to care for our people , ” said Tzamarenda , 49 .
The Shuar ’ s 349 other villages , home to about 3,800 people , quickly followed suit .
“ Pandemics have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measles and chickenpox – and they killed millions of people in Latin America , ” he said , echoing the fears of indigenous communities across the region .
Recent studies show diseases such as smallpox and measles brought by European invaders may have wiped out up to 90 % of the pre-Columbian population of the Americas – perhaps 55 million of an estimated 60 million people – between the late 15th and 17th centuries .
Tzamarenda , who traces his lineage to Kirup , a warrior leader who expelled both Incas and Spanish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ century , said that risk meant Tawasap would stay closed until at least May .
“ Knowing we can ’ t cure ourselves because there is no cure , we have shut ourselves in , ” he told the Guardian by telephone .
“ We don ’ t have masks or alcohol but we can use our medicinal plants to protect us .
”

Indigenous groups across South America are going into lock down as coronavirus takes hold.
The tribes are closing off their reserves to visitors, blockading their villages and retreating into their traditional forest and mountain homes in an attempt to escape the deadly threat of coronavirus.
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As they have little or no immunity to common outside diseases, “an epidemic can wipe out an entire tribe,” Jonathan Mazower, communications director for an indigenous rights group has warned.
Brazils Health Ministry announced on Friday that a doctor, who had been working with the largest tribe in the Amazon, had tested positive for the virus.
The Guardian reports: In recent days, as the number of cases in South America has risen to almost 8,000 – with many more cases likely to be unreported – indigenous groups in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have all started taking steps to protect themselves from what they call a historic danger.
“Coronavirus could wipe us out,” warned Ianucula Kaiabi, an indigenous leader in Brazil’s Xingu national park, a sprawling sanctuary on the southern fringes of the Amazon that is home to about 6,000 people from 16 different tribes.
With Brazil’s death toll hitting 136 on Sunday, Xingu leaders have been sealing off roads into their reserve, which is almost the size of Belgium, and urging local residents to leave only in emergencies.
Further north, on Brazil’s Amazon border with Colombia and Venezuela, the country’s most indigenous municipality, São Gabriel da Cachoeira, has reportedly been placed in total lockdown, with all flights and boat traffic suspended.
“It’s an extremely sensitive region,” Marivelton Baré, the president of the River Negro Indigenous Federation, said of the isolated district, which lies three days from Manaus by boat. “The health system is precarious and we have isolated tribes here.”
Sofia Mendonça, a public health physician who works in the Xingu, said acute, highly infectious diseases such as measles, smallpox and flu viruses had a long track record of “decimating” indigenous communities and were a particular threat to Brazil’s more than 100 isolated groups.
“Right now the big issue is stopping this virus from reaching the villages. If this virus gets into the villages it will cause a huge amount of death,” Mendonça, said remembering how Brazil’s Panará people were nearly wiped out in the early 1970s after the dictatorship bulldozed a road through their lands.
“We are talking about true genocide,” Mendonça warned.
Across the region there are similar fears.
“If coronavirus reached native populations the impact would be terrible,” said Gregorio Díaz Mirabal, the head of a regional network called the Indigenous Organisations of the Amazon Basin, which has advised communities to go into lockdown and evacuate outsiders.
“Due to our community-based way of life, the transmission would be very fast and the mortality would be extremely high,” added Díaz Mirabal, a member of the indigenous Kurripako people of Venezuela.
Segundo Chukipiondo, a spokesperson for Peru’s Amazon indigenous federation, said it had urged the 2,000-plus communities it represents to close their borders.
The first South American community to self-isolate appears to have been Tawasap, a 70-strong settlement in Ecuador’s southern Santiago Morona region.
In late February, weeks before Ecuador’s president, Lenín Moreno, ordered a nationwide lockdown, a Shuar indigenous leader called Tzamarenda Estalin placed a sign at his village’s entrance that read: “Entry forbidden as a health precaution.”
“We decided to shut our doors and not let anybody in or out … in order to care for our people,” said Tzamarenda, 49.
The Shuar’s 349 other villages, home to about 3,800 people, quickly followed suit. “Pandemics have hit us before – like influenza, measles and chickenpox – and they killed millions of people in Latin America,” he said, echoing the fears of indigenous communities across the region.
Recent studies show diseases such as smallpox and measles brought by European invaders may have wiped out up to 90% of the pre-Columbian population of the Americas – perhaps 55 million of an estimated 60 million people – between the late 15th and 17th centuries.
Tzamarenda, who traces his lineage to Kirup, a warrior leader who expelled both Incas and Spanish conquistadors from Shuar territory in the 16th century, said that risk meant Tawasap would stay closed until at least May.
“Knowing we can’t cure ourselves because there is no cure, we have shut ourselves in,” he told the Guardian by telephone. “We don’t have masks or alcohol but we can use our medicinal plants to protect us.”


newspunch--2020-03-30--Impeachment 2: Pelosi Vows Investigation Into Trump’s Handling of Coronavirus

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has vowed to launch an investigation into President Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus crisis when the pandemic subsides .
In an interview Sunday with CNN , Pelosi accused President Trump of “ fiddling while people are dying ” of COVID-19 .
She then raised the Watergate question of “ what did the president know and when did he know it ” before declaring that an “ after-action review ” would take place to investigate the president .
Host Jake Tapper asked , “ Trump is considering relaxing federal guidelines for coronavirus for some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , do you think he should ?
” Pelosi began her response by noting that the American coronavirus death toll topped 2,000 people Saturday , then pivoted to attacking President Trump .
“ Well , first of all let me just say how sad it is that even since the President ’ s signing of the bill , the number of deaths reported has doubled from one thousand to two thousand in our country .
This is such a very , very sad time for us .
We should be taking every precaution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his uh , denial at the beginning uh , was deadly .
His delaying of getting uh , equipment to where it , it continues his delay to getting equipment to where it is needed is deadly .
And now I think the best thing would be to do is to prevent more uh , loss of life rather than open things up so that , cuz we just don ’ t know .
We have to have testing , testing , testing .
That ’ s what we said from the start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the , the uh , nature of it is in some of these other regions as well .
I don ’ t know what the purpose of that is .
I don ’ t know what the scientists are saying to him .
I don ’ t know what the scientists said to him .
When did this president know about this and what did he know ?
What did he know and when did he know it ?
That ’ s for an after-action review .
But as the President fiddles , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to , we just have to take every precaution.
” Thegatewaypundit.com reports : Pelosi ’ s “ what did the President know and when did he know it ” question is an obvious nod to the Watergate impeachment investigation of President Richard Nixon that led to his resignation in 1974 .
The question was asked at a June 29 , 1973 Senate hearing by Republican Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee .
Excerpt from the Christian Science Monitor from a June 23 , 2014 report on Baker ’ s passing away : …Then John @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dean was White House counsel and a cover-up coordinator .
( For instance , he had supervised payments of hush money to the Watergate burglars . )
In early April , he began talking to the Senate committee and revealing what he knew .
Nixon fired him on April 30 .
Dean ’ s public testimony before the Senate panel , including Baker , began on June 25 , 1973 .
He read a statement for the first two days and then answered questions .
On June 29 , Baker , in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dean .
“ My primary thesis is still , what did the president know , and when did he know it ?
” said the senator .
What ’ s forgotten today is that Baker thought he was protecting Nixon with that line .
He was attempting to wall off the president from the actions of aides who might have done something wrong.Read more1/6 “ He evidently meant to exculpate Nixon from prior knowledge of the break-in , ” wrote historian Fred Emery in his book “ Watergate : The Corruption of American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” But Dean turned this question around .
Among other things , he charged that Nixon had been involved in discussions about clemency for those who had carried out and organized the break-ins , as well as talks about payoffs .
Dean said the president had continued these activities even after he , as White House counsel , had warned his boss of a “ cancer ” on the presidency…

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has vowed to launch an investigation into President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis when the pandemic subsides.
In an interview Sunday with CNN, Pelosi accused President Trump of “fiddling while people are dying” of COVID-19. She then raised the Watergate question of “what did the president know and when did he know it” before declaring that an “after-action review” would take place to investigate the president.
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Host Jake Tapper asked, “Trump is considering relaxing federal guidelines for coronavirus for some of the less affected parts of the country, do you think he should?”
Pelosi began her response by noting that the American coronavirus death toll topped 2,000 people Saturday, then pivoted to attacking President Trump.
“Well, first of all let me just say how sad it is that even since the President’s signing of the bill, the number of deaths reported has doubled from one thousand to two thousand in our country. This is such a very, very sad time for us. We should be taking every precaution.
Uh, what the President, his uh, denial at the beginning uh, was deadly. His delaying of getting uh, equipment to where it, it continues his delay to getting equipment to where it is needed is deadly. And now I think the best thing would be to do is to prevent more uh, loss of life rather than open things up so that, cuz we just don’t know. We have to have testing, testing, testing. That’s what we said from the start before we can evaluate uh, what the, the uh, nature of it is in some of these other regions as well. I don’t know what the purpose of that is.
I don’t know what the scientists are saying to him. I don’t know what the scientists said to him. When did this president know about this and what did he know? What did he know and when did he know it? That’s for an after-action review. But as the President fiddles, people are dying. and we have to, we just have to take every precaution.”
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What did the President know and when did he know it? People are dying. pic.twitter.com/523KQLG5xV — Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) March 29, 2020
Question: "Are you saying that [Trump's] downplaying ultimately cost American lives?"
Speaker Pelosi: "Yes I am, I'm saying that." pic.twitter.com/VzSbmc0UtF — The Hill (@thehill) March 29, 2020
Thegatewaypundit.com reports: Pelosi’s “what did the President know and when did he know it” question is an obvious nod to the Watergate impeachment investigation of President Richard Nixon that led to his resignation in 1974.
The question was asked at a June 29, 1973 Senate hearing by Republican Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee.
Excerpt from the Christian Science Monitor from a June 23, 2014 report on Baker’s passing away:
…Then John Dean decided to come clean. Mr. Dean was White House counsel and a cover-up coordinator. (For instance, he had supervised payments of hush money to the Watergate burglars.) In early April, he began talking to the Senate committee and revealing what he knew. Nixon fired him on April 30.
Dean’s public testimony before the Senate panel, including Baker, began on June 25, 1973. He read a statement for the first two days and then answered questions. On June 29, Baker, in his easy drawl, began his try at Dean.
“My primary thesis is still, what did the president know, and when did he know it?” said the senator.
What’s forgotten today is that Baker thought he was protecting Nixon with that line. He was attempting to wall off the president from the actions of aides who might have done something wrong.Read more1/6
“He evidently meant to exculpate Nixon from prior knowledge of the break-in,” wrote historian Fred Emery in his book “Watergate: The Corruption of American Politics and the Fall of Richard Nixon.”
But Dean turned this question around. Among other things, he charged that Nixon had been involved in discussions about clemency for those who had carried out and organized the break-ins, as well as talks about payoffs. Dean said the president had continued these activities even after he, as White House counsel, had warned his boss of a “cancer” on the presidency…


newspunch--2020-03-30--Cuomo’s New York: Eight Dangerous Sex Offenders Freed From Prison Due to Coronavirus

Eight dangerous sex offenders , including three convicted for raping children , were released in New York as part of a statewide initiative led by Governor Andrew Cuomo to empty prisons amid the coronavirus outbreak .
Over the weekend , the Monroe County jail freed over 50 inmates from their custody as part of New York ’ s Corrections and Community Services jailbreak effort in the midst of the coronavirus , according to WIVB 4 .
Among those released were eight sex offenders , three of which were convicted for raping a child , despite the fact that courts have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Breitbart.com reports : Patrick Phelan , the chief of police in Greece , New York , told WIVB 4 that his office was not notified by state officials of the sex offenders ’ release , though the state has placed them in a local Holiday Inn Express .
“ We weren ’ t told by anyone .
I think good practice would be if you ’ re going to release convicted felons , ” Phelan said .
“ Some of them very violent some of those level 3 sex offenders , You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heads up.
” Cuomo ’ s Department of Corrections and Community Services defended their decision in a statement to local media , saying , “ This significant action is being taken in response to a growing number of COVID-19 cases in local jails over the past few days and weeks.
” “ Our 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 , ” a department official said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the release of 1,100 inmates who have broken the terms of their parole in fear that the convicts may contract the coronavirus in prison .
In New York City , Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to free 375 inmates back into the general public .
At the federal level , 14 Republican and Democrat Senators — including Mike Lee ( R-UT ) , Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) , Elizabeth Warren ( D-MA ) , and Thom Tillis ( R-NC ) — have urged the Justice Department to free felons who are over @ @ @ @ @

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Eight dangerous sex offenders, including three convicted for raping children, were released in New York as part of a statewide initiative led by Governor Andrew Cuomo to empty prisons amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Over the weekend, the Monroe County jail freed over 50 inmates from their custody as part of New York’s Corrections and Community Services jailbreak effort in the midst of the coronavirus, according to WIVB 4.
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Among those released were eight sex offenders, three of which were convicted for raping a child, despite the fact that courts have deemed the rapists likely to re-victimize children.
Breitbart.com reports: Patrick Phelan, the chief of police in Greece, New York, told WIVB 4 that his office was not notified by state officials of the sex offenders’ release, though the state has placed them in a local Holiday Inn Express.
“We weren’t told by anyone. I think good practice would be if you’re going to release convicted felons,” Phelan said. “Some of them very violent some of those level 3 sex offenders, You might want to give law enforcement the heads up.”
Cuomo’s Department of Corrections and Community Services defended their decision in a statement to local media, saying, “This significant action is being taken in response to a growing number of COVID-19 cases in local jails over the past few days and weeks.”
“Our 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,” a department official said.
The move comes as Cuomo has ordered the release of 1,100 inmates who have broken the terms of their parole in fear that the convicts may contract the coronavirus in prison.
In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to free 375 inmates back into the general public. At the federal level, 14 Republican and Democrat Senators — including Mike Lee (R-UT), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) — have urged the Justice Department to free felons who are over the age of 60-years-old.


newspunch--2020-03-30--U.S. Military Command Teams Are Being Isolated At Cheyenne Mountain & Other Bunkers

The US Northern Command has sent teams of essential staff deep underground as the coronavirus spreads across the country .
Military command teams in charge of protecting homeland security are isolating at a number of military sites including the Cheyenne Mountain bunker in Colorado RT reports : Air Force General Terrence O ’ Shaughnessy heads up the US ’ Northern Command , as well as the North American Aerospace Defense Command – a joint US/Canadian operation that monitors the skies over North America for missile and airborne threats .
Earlier this week , O ’ Shaughnessy told reporters via Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be moved from their usual command center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado to a number of hardened underground bunkers .
One of these facilities is the Cheyenne Mountain bunker complex , a warren of tunnels buried under 2,000 feet ( 610m ) of granite , and sealed behind blast doors designed to withstand a 30 megaton nuclear explosion .
“ Our dedicated professionals of the NORAD and NORTHCOM command and control watch have left their homes , said goodbye to their families , and are isolated from everyone to ensure they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day to defend our homeland , ” O ’ Shaughnessy said .
He also said that personnel sent underground will share the bunker with other members of the military , but he is “ not at liberty to discuss who ’ s moving in there.
” Another team has been sent to an undisclosed location , O ’ Shaughnessy added .
Installations like Cheyenne Mountain are integral to the US government ’ s plan to survive a doomsday scenario .
In the event of an existential threat to the US , a nuclear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his officials , as well as a contingent of political , military and civilian leaders would be immediately evacuated to four secure facilities to run the country from deep underground .
These facilities are Cheyenne Mountain , the Presidential Emergency Operations Center under the White House , Raven Rock Mountain Complex in Pennsylvania , and Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center in Pennsylvania .
While the ongoing Covid-19 crisis has not triggered a mass exodus from Washington , it has prompted military leaders to take steps to ensure they remain combat ready .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ readiness could be affected by the pandemic , Defense Secretary Mark Esper stated on Thursday that the Pentagon would stop publishing precise details of Covid-19 cases within its ranks , to avoid revealing weaknesses to America ’ s adversaries .
As some of O ’ Shaughnessy ’ s forces head for the hills to wait out the pandemic in hermetic isolation , millions more on the surface will not have the same luxury .
Army engineers have already been deployed to New York to scout locations for field hospitals , as the Empire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the country ’ s 112,000 cases of the illness .
With the crisis deepening , the US military appears to be adopting an ‘ all hands on deck ’ approach , both on the ground and under .
Though the US military is forbidden from carrying out law enforcement duties on American soil , President Trump signed an executive order on Friday authorizing the call-up of up to a million reserve and retired Army , Navy , Air Force and Coast Guard personnel .
These reservists could be called upon to assist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as the nearly 10,000 National Guard troops already deployed have been doing .
On Saturday , Esper announced a modified law that would provide federal funding for states looking to deploy more of these troops .

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The US Northern Command has sent teams of essential staff deep underground as the coronavirus spreads across the country.
Military command teams in charge of protecting homeland security are isolating at a number of military sites including the Cheyenne Mountain bunker in Colorado
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RT reports: Air Force General Terrence O’Shaughnessy heads up the US’ Northern Command, as well as the North American Aerospace Defense Command – a joint US/Canadian operation that monitors the skies over North America for missile and airborne threats. Earlier this week, O’Shaughnessy told reporters via Facebook that some of his watch teams would be moved from their usual command center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado to a number of hardened underground bunkers.
One of these facilities is the Cheyenne Mountain bunker complex, a warren of tunnels buried under 2,000 feet (610m) of granite, and sealed behind blast doors designed to withstand a 30 megaton nuclear explosion.
“Our dedicated professionals of the NORAD and NORTHCOM command and control watch have left their homes, said goodbye to their families, and are isolated from everyone to ensure they can stand the watch each and every day to defend our homeland,” O’Shaughnessy said. He also said that personnel sent underground will share the bunker with other members of the military, but he is “not at liberty to discuss who’s moving in there.”
Another team has been sent to an undisclosed location, O’Shaughnessy added.
Installations like Cheyenne Mountain are integral to the US government’s plan to survive a doomsday scenario. In the event of an existential threat to the US, a nuclear attack for instance, the president and his officials, as well as a contingent of political, military and civilian leaders would be immediately evacuated to four secure facilities to run the country from deep underground. These facilities are Cheyenne Mountain, the Presidential Emergency Operations Center under the White House, Raven Rock Mountain Complex in Pennsylvania, and Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center in Pennsylvania.
While the ongoing Covid-19 crisis has not triggered a mass exodus from Washington, it has prompted military leaders to take steps to ensure they remain combat ready. After admitting that the US military’s readiness could be affected by the pandemic, Defense Secretary Mark Esper stated on Thursday that the Pentagon would stop publishing precise details of Covid-19 cases within its ranks, to avoid revealing weaknesses to America’s adversaries.
As some of O’Shaughnessy’s forces head for the hills to wait out the pandemic in hermetic isolation, millions more on the surface will not have the same luxury. Army engineers have already been deployed to New York to scout locations for field hospitals, as the Empire State accounts for more than a third of the country’s 112,000 cases of the illness.
With the crisis deepening, the US military appears to be adopting an ‘all hands on deck’ approach, both on the ground and under. Though the US military is forbidden from carrying out law enforcement duties on American soil, President Trump signed an executive order on Friday authorizing the call-up of up to a million reserve and retired Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard personnel.
These reservists could be called upon to assist civilian authorities in responding to the pandemic, as the nearly 10,000 National Guard troops already deployed have been doing. On Saturday, Esper announced a modified law that would provide federal funding for states looking to deploy more of these troops.


newspunch--2020-03-31--President Trump: ‘Sick Puppy’ Pelosi Was OBSESSED With Impeachment During Coronavirus Outbreak

President Trump slammed “ sick puppy ” Nancy Pelosi on Monday after she falsely accused him of failing to act quickly enough to combat the coronavirus outbreak .
“ She ’ s a sick puppy , in my opinion .
She really is , ” Trump said .
“ She ’ s got a lot of problems .
And that ’ s a horrible thing to say.
” In an interview with CNN Sunday , Pelosi said “ as the President fiddles , people are dying ” and warned that Trump cost American lives by downplaying the crisis in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I thought it was a disgrace , I think it ’ s a disgrace to her country , her family , ” Trump said .
Breitbart.com reports : The president spoke about Pelosi in a phone interview on Fox News on Monday morning .
The president reminded the country what Pelosi was doing when the outbreak first hit the world .
“ Don ’ t forget , she was playing the impeachment game , you know her game where she ended up looking like a fool , ” Trump said .
The president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from China to fight the virus at the end of January , something even some of his advisors believed was too strict .
“ You would have had deaths like you ’ ve never seen before , ” he said .

President Trump slammed “sick puppy” Nancy Pelosi on Monday after she falsely accused him of failing to act quickly enough to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
“She’s a sick puppy, in my opinion. She really is,” Trump said.
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“She’s got a lot of problems. And that’s a horrible thing to say.”
In an interview with CNN Sunday, Pelosi said “as the President fiddles, people are dying” and warned that Trump cost American lives by downplaying the crisis in the early days of the outbreak.
“I thought it was a disgrace, I think it’s a disgrace to her country, her family,” Trump said.
“What a horrible statement to make.”
Breitbart.com reports: The president spoke about Pelosi in a phone interview on Fox News on Monday morning.
The president reminded the country what Pelosi was doing when the outbreak first hit the world.
“Don’t forget, she was playing the impeachment game, you know her game where she ended up looking like a fool,” Trump said.
The president recalled he received accolades for stopping travel from China to fight the virus at the end of January, something even some of his advisors believed was too strict.
“You would have had deaths like you’ve never seen before,” he said.


newspunch--2020-03-31--DOJ Investigating Lawmakers Who Sold Stock Before Coronavirus Crash

The Department of Justice ( DOJ ) is investigating allegations that corrupt lawmakers used insider knowledge of the impending coronavirus crisis to sell off millions in stock shortly before the markets crashed .
Shortly before the stock market tanked as a result of the coronavirus rapidly spreading throughout America , several senators dumped their investments .
At least four lawmakers are known to have sold-off millions in personal stock holdings after being briefed about the economic impact of the Chinese virus , before the public was made aware .
Breitbart.com reports : CNN reported on Monday the DOJ , along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has begun examining Burr ’ s decision to dump thousands of dollars worth of stocks on Feb. 13—less than a week before the stock market sharply dropped because of the coronavirus threat .
The timely decision to sell occurred as the Senate Intelligence Committee , which Burr chairs , was receiving daily briefings on the pandemic .
Most of the shares were in hospitality companies , like Wyndham Hotels and Resorts and Hilton , that took an especially hard hit as coronavirus travel restrictions went into place .
Many are now worth a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opted to sell .
In total , the senator ’ s quick action on February 13 netted him between $ 628,000 and $ 1.72 million .
When news of the sell-off broke first broke this month , speculation began to mount that Burr had acted on inside information to protect his assets , given he was privy to confidential briefings on the pandemic .
If true , the senator could potentially be found in violation of the STOCK Act , which prohibits the use of non-public information for private profit by lawmakers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee , is strenuously denying he broke the law .
On Monday , the senator ’ s lawyer told CNN he “ welcomes a thorough review of the facts in this matter , which will establish that his actions were appropriate.
” “ The law is clear that any American—including a Senator—may participate in the stock market based on public information , as Senator Burr did , ” said Alice Fisher , who previously led the DOJ ’ s criminal division .
News of the DOJ ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showing a majority of Burr ’ s North Carolina constituents believe he should resign over the stock selloff .

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating allegations that corrupt lawmakers used insider knowledge of the impending coronavirus crisis to sell off millions in stock shortly before the markets crashed.
Shortly before the stock market tanked as a result of the coronavirus rapidly spreading throughout America, several senators dumped their investments.
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At least four lawmakers are known to have sold-off millions in personal stock holdings after being briefed about the economic impact of the Chinese virus, before the public was made aware.
Breitbart.com reports: CNN reported on Monday the DOJ, along with the Securities and Exchange Commission, has begun examining Burr’s decision to dump thousands of dollars worth of stocks on Feb. 13—less than a week before the stock market sharply dropped because of the coronavirus threat. The timely decision to sell occurred as the Senate Intelligence Committee, which Burr chairs, was receiving daily briefings on the pandemic.
Most of the shares were in hospitality companies, like Wyndham Hotels and Resorts and Hilton, that took an especially hard hit as coronavirus travel restrictions went into place. Many are now worth a fraction of the price of when Burr opted to sell.
In total, the senator’s quick action on February 13 netted him between $628,000 and $1.72 million.
When news of the sell-off broke first broke this month, speculation began to mount that Burr had acted on inside information to protect his assets, given he was privy to confidential briefings on the pandemic. If true, the senator could potentially be found in violation of the STOCK Act, which prohibits the use of non-public information for private profit by lawmakers.
Burr, who has called for an investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee, is strenuously denying he broke the law. On Monday, the senator’s lawyer told CNN he “welcomes a thorough review of the facts in this matter, which will establish that his actions were appropriate.”
“The law is clear that any American—including a Senator—may participate in the stock market based on public information, as Senator Burr did,” said Alice Fisher, who previously led the DOJ’s criminal division.
News of the DOJ’s probe comes after a poll was released showing a majority of Burr’s North Carolina constituents believe he should resign over the stock selloff.