palmerreport--2020-04-23--Help! My son is locked in a coronavirus-infected Texas prison

Editorial note : Wrenda Waters is a Palmer Report researcher .
She ’ s written this article about her son .
My son is isolated and incommunicado in a medically-risky environment , locked-up at SAFPF ( Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility ) in TDCJ ( Texas Department of Criminal Justice ) at Jester1 in Richmond , Texas .
SAFPF is intensive treatment , in a prison setting .
Except for one essential component , there is no treatment available when an employee tests positive for COVID-19 .
That employee worked in the kitchen alongside my son , approximately a foot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 5th employee at Jester1 who has tested positive for COVID-19 .
The first occurrence was a counselor prior to pandemic precautions .
No treatment was offered at that time .
Inmates were out of isolation briefly and are now in medical isolation , again .
No treatment , no phone calls , no going to the cafeteria .
Three sack meals a day , consisting of PB & J , raisins and an occasional boiled egg are delivered to their unit .
This is unhealthy for loved ones recovering from this disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with beds 3 feet apart and no ability for outdoor sunshine .
We won ’ t know if they are sick unless they transfer to a hospital , with symptoms of fever and inability to breathe .
We won ’ t know how they ’ re doing .
Who can maintain good mental health in these conditions ?
Several weeks ago , Travis County released 1,000 pretrial inmates from jail , due to fears of COVID-19 inundating the crowded system .
The same humanitarian principle of releasing non-violent people , from incarceration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apply to my son and no doubt numerous others .
We ’ ve been contacting lawyers , putting calls into various organizations , writing emails and reaching out to anyone who might help .
His wife has written Governor Abbott only to receive automated responses .
Recently my son decided to file habeas corpus with the Court , as a last resort for release due to COVID-19 .
We can not help to effectuate papers with telecommunication completely cut off .
He should be released immediately .
It is cruel and unusual punishment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ custody of Texas , especially as a guest of SAFPF , at highly increased risk of death .
He ’ s been a model inmate , attending treatment incarceration as a revised term of Travis County Probation .
He was placed on county probation for possession , no history of violence , then subsequently admitted to relapse and so was chosen as a permissible candidate for diversion from serving prison time .
He agreed to participate in SAFPF offered by Travis County as a 6 month program and housed by TDCJ .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrival at Jester1 we learned he was transferred to a 9 month program , he has concluded nearly 6 months .
With risk of Coronavirus in confinement , he needs to come home .

Editorial note: Wrenda Waters is a Palmer Report researcher. She’s written this article about her son.
My son is isolated and incommunicado in a medically-risky environment, locked-up at SAFPF (Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility) in TDCJ (Texas Department of Criminal Justice) at Jester1 in Richmond, Texas. SAFPF is intensive treatment, in a prison setting. Except for one essential component, there is no treatment available when an employee tests positive for COVID-19. That employee worked in the kitchen alongside my son, approximately a foot of distance between them.
This is the 5th employee at Jester1 who has tested positive for COVID-19. The first occurrence was a counselor prior to pandemic precautions. No treatment was offered at that time. Inmates were out of isolation briefly and are now in medical isolation, again.
No treatment, no phone calls, no going to the cafeteria. Three sack meals a day, consisting of PB&J, raisins and an occasional boiled egg are delivered to their unit. This is unhealthy for loved ones recovering from this disease. There are 323 men at Jester1, with beds 3 feet apart and no ability for outdoor sunshine. We won’t know if they are sick unless they transfer to a hospital, with symptoms of fever and inability to breathe. We won’t know how they’re doing. Who can maintain good mental health in these conditions?
Several weeks ago, Travis County released 1,000 pretrial inmates from jail, due to fears of COVID-19 inundating the crowded system. The same humanitarian principle of releasing non-violent people, from incarceration made deadly by the pandemic, should apply to my son and no doubt numerous others. We’ve been contacting lawyers, putting calls into various organizations, writing emails and reaching out to anyone who might help. His wife has written Governor Abbott only to receive automated responses.
Recently my son decided to file habeas corpus with the Court, as a last resort for release due to COVID-19. We cannot help to effectuate papers with telecommunication completely cut off. He should be released immediately. It is cruel and unusual punishment to place a person who is in custody of Texas, especially as a guest of SAFPF, at highly increased risk of death.
He’s been a model inmate, attending treatment incarceration as a revised term of Travis County Probation. He was placed on county probation for possession, no history of violence, then subsequently admitted to relapse and so was chosen as a permissible candidate for diversion from serving prison time. He agreed to participate in SAFPF offered by Travis County as a 6 month program and housed by TDCJ. While waiting for treatment to begin, upon arrival at Jester1 we learned he was transferred to a 9 month program, he has concluded nearly 6 months. With risk of Coronavirus in confinement, he needs to come home.


palmerreport--2020-04-23--Looks like I was right about Dr. Birx

Looks like I was right about Dr. Birx

Last night I wrote that Dr. Deborah Birx had jumped the shark when she publicly signed off on Georgia ’ s decision to reopen businesses like hair salons and tattoo parlors , simply suggesting that they somehow social distance from customers , which we all know is impossible .
I was far from the only person who felt that Birx burned up what was left of her credibility in that moment .
I also wrote this : It ’ s worth noting that the next day , Donald Trump did suddenly announce that he was personally opposed to Kemp ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump behind the scenes .
So in Dr. Birx ’ s potential defense , it ’ s possible that she ’ s the one who cornered him on this and got him to change his mind .
But we don ’ t know if this is the case .
All we know is that Dr. Birx is resorting to giving dangerously bad answers on stage , so she can keep appearing on stage .
It ’ s not okay .
Sure enough , someone leaked to CNN today that it was indeed Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his mind on the Georgia thing .
It ’ s fairly obvious that Birx herself is the source for this story , as she must have sensed that her credibility with the public was shot , and she ’ s trying to repair the damage .
In any case , it ’ s notable that while Birx has no remaining credibility with the public , she does appear to have Trump ’ s ear .
That ’ s not exactly comforting .

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Last night I wrote that Dr. Deborah Birx had jumped the shark when she publicly signed off on Georgia’s decision to reopen businesses like hair salons and tattoo parlors, simply suggesting that they somehow social distance from customers, which we all know is impossible. I was far from the only person who felt that Birx burned up what was left of her credibility in that moment. I also wrote this:
It’s worth noting that the next day, Donald Trump did suddenly announce that he was personally opposed to Kemp’s moves. Someone clearly got to Trump behind the scenes. So in Dr. Birx’s potential defense, it’s possible that she’s the one who cornered him on this and got him to change his mind. But we don’t know if this is the case. All we know is that Dr. Birx is resorting to giving dangerously bad answers on stage, so she can keep appearing on stage. It’s not okay.
Sure enough, someone leaked to CNN today that it was indeed Dr. Birx who convinced Donald Trump to change his mind on the Georgia thing. It’s fairly obvious that Birx herself is the source for this story, as she must have sensed that her credibility with the public was shot, and she’s trying to repair the damage. In any case, it’s notable that while Birx has no remaining credibility with the public, she does appear to have Trump’s ear. That’s not exactly comforting.
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Denial is no way to go through life

Denial is no way to go through life

With Britain out of the European union , Sweden remains the most prominent member state holdout to the euro .
Sweden is home to the krona , their unit of money since 1876 , and they ’ re going to keep it that way .
Nobody pushes a Swede around when it comes to krona or the coronavirus .
Yeah sure , you betcha .
If you think Sweden , home of that conservative bete noir called socialism , is an unlikely hero to the alt-right , don ’ t forget Russia is too .
The case of Sweden , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what ’ s known as confirmation bias .
It ’ s the exception that , in the minds of some , disproves the rule .
Conservative commentators from Laura Ingraham to Sean Hannity to Rush Limbaugh are now crowing about Sweden .
Even Peter Hitchens , Sherlock to his late brother Christopher Hitchens ’ Mycroft , is extolling Sweden as the new exemplar that we should all be following .
Stay at home ?
Shut down the country ?
Stop working ?
Don ’ t make me skratta .
Not so fast .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Sweden after all .
Maybe their numbers are starting to look a little alarming .
Maybe the big problem with Sweden is they aren ’ t testing aggressively enough and their numbers only look good on paper , but even that good look is beginning to fray at the edges .
Unfortunately for Sweden and everywhere else , people don ’ t get sick and die on paper , they get sick and die in real life , in the real world .
Maybe Sweden is going to pay a tragic price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Maybe the scientists were right after all .
Imagine that .
And it ’ s interesting that even members of the Swedish government are starting to scratch their collective blond heads .
Quietly , ever so quietly , while no one was looking , a couple of days ago Sweden shut down its ski resorts while keeping everything else open .
I think Nancy Pelosi said it best .
We need to stay at home .
We need to maintain social distancing .
And we need testing , testing , testing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ beat this thing .
If people hold out and continue to defy it , we ’ re going to be in this nightmare for a lot longer — all because of them .
A lot of people are going to die unnecessarily .
It ’ s just that simple .
You can ’ t bully a virus .
A virus doesn ’ t care if you ’ re a macho original .
Right now the United States is testing about a million people a week .
While that may sound like a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test everyone in America at that rate .
Things need to speed up dramatically .
Meanwhile the mixed messages from child rapist and murderer Donald Trump are doing incalculable harm , of course .
On the one hand he ’ s tepidly backing his official government guidelines for quarantine and social distancing , on the other he ’ s encouraging states like Michigan , Minnesota and Virginia to rebel against lockdown restrictions .
He ’ s giving the go ahead to all those “ very fine people ” of the Flu Klux Klan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with good old American protest , and , for some reason , a confederate flag and a gun .
So , no , Sweden is not an exception .
I support their keeping the krona as their unit of money .
Good for them on that .
But I do not support their policy of science denialism when it comes to coronavirus .
Their policy is going to be an unqualified disaster , not just for them , but by false example , for the rest of the world .
The perennial folly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ armchair idiots without any qualifications tell us that science has it wrong .
I wonder when we will finally learn .
As ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , remain indoors , maintain social distancing , wash your hands and stay safe .

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With Britain out of the European union, Sweden remains the most prominent member state holdout to the euro. Sweden is home to the krona, their unit of money since 1876, and they’re going to keep it that way. Nobody pushes a Swede around when it comes to krona or the coronavirus. Yeah sure, you betcha.
If you think Sweden, home of that conservative bete noir called socialism, is an unlikely hero to the alt-right, don’t forget Russia is too. The case of Sweden, for the conservatives, anyway, is what’s known as confirmation bias. It’s the exception that, in the minds of some, disproves the rule. Conservative commentators from Laura Ingraham to Sean Hannity to Rush Limbaugh are now crowing about Sweden. Even Peter Hitchens, Sherlock to his late brother Christopher Hitchens’ Mycroft, is extolling Sweden as the new exemplar that we should all be following. Stay at home? Shut down the country? Stop working? Don’t make me skratta.
Not so fast. Maybe things aren’t so great in Sweden after all. Maybe their numbers are starting to look a little alarming. Maybe the big problem with Sweden is they aren’t testing aggressively enough and their numbers only look good on paper, but even that good look is beginning to fray at the edges. Unfortunately for Sweden and everywhere else, people don’t get sick and die on paper, they get sick and die in real life, in the real world. Maybe Sweden is going to pay a tragic price in loss of human life very soon. Maybe the scientists were right after all. Imagine that.
And it’s interesting that even members of the Swedish government are starting to scratch their collective blond heads. Quietly, ever so quietly, while no one was looking, a couple of days ago Sweden shut down its ski resorts while keeping everything else open.
I think Nancy Pelosi said it best. We need to stay at home. We need to maintain social distancing. And we need testing, testing, testing. If everyone does it we just might beat this thing. If people hold out and continue to defy it, we’re going to be in this nightmare for a lot longer — all because of them. A lot of people are going to die unnecessarily. It’s just that simple. You can’t bully a virus. A virus doesn’t care if you’re a macho original.
Right now the United States is testing about a million people a week. While that may sound like a lot it, would take six years to test everyone in America at that rate. Things need to speed up dramatically.
Meanwhile the mixed messages from child rapist and murderer Donald Trump are doing incalculable harm, of course. On the one hand he’s tepidly backing his official government guidelines for quarantine and social distancing, on the other he’s encouraging states like Michigan, Minnesota and Virginia to rebel against lockdown restrictions. He’s giving the go ahead to all those “very fine people” of the Flu Klux Klan who think a virus can be beaten with good old American protest, and, for some reason, a confederate flag and a gun.
So, no, Sweden is not an exception. I support their keeping the krona as their unit of money. Good for them on that. But I do not support their policy of science denialism when it comes to coronavirus. Their policy is going to be an unqualified disaster, not just for them, but by false example, for the rest of the world. The perennial folly is upon us once again, when armchair idiots without any qualifications tell us that science has it wrong. I wonder when we will finally learn. As ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, remain indoors, maintain social distancing, wash your hands and stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Andrew Cuomo just destroyed Mitch McConnell

Now that numerous state governments are in need of federal bailouts in order to make payroll for people like teachers and police officers , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is being his usual jerk self .
He wants all the bailout money to go to his corrupt cronies , not to working class people .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is having none of McConnell ’ s nonsense .
Mitch McConnell railed against “ blue state bailouts , ” insinuating that it was only the Democratic Party leaning states that need federal assistance .
Andrew Cuomo used his press conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ugly a thought .
Just think of what he ’ s saying .
People died .
Fifteen thousand people died in New York .
But they were predominantly Democrats , so why should we help them ?
… How irresponsible and how reckless.
” The condemnation of Mitch McConnell has been widespread .
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called his blue state remarks “ pathetic , ” and pointed out that McConnell is behaving in desperate fashion because he ’ s afraid of losing reelection .
So many people are piling on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trending on Twitter all day .

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Now that numerous state governments are in need of federal bailouts in order to make payroll for people like teachers and police officers, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is being his usual jerk self. He wants all the bailout money to go to his corrupt cronies, not to working class people. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is having none of McConnell’s nonsense.
Mitch McConnell railed against “blue state bailouts,” insinuating that it was only the Democratic Party leaning states that need federal assistance. Andrew Cuomo used his press conference today to obliterate McConnell: “How ugly a thought. Just think of what he’s saying. People died. Fifteen thousand people died in New York. But they were predominantly Democrats, so why should we help them? … How irresponsible and how reckless.”
The condemnation of Mitch McConnell has been widespread. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called his blue state remarks “pathetic,” and pointed out that McConnell is behaving in desperate fashion because he’s afraid of losing reelection. So many people are piling on, McConnell’s name has been trending on Twitter all day.
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Bill Barr is bluffing

Bill Barr is bluffing

Attorney General Bill Barr has done a number of harmful , hideous , illegal , traitorous things and he ’ s ruined a lot of lives in the process .
It ’ s important that we also acknowledge that Barr has spent a lot of time making threats he knows are impossible , and pretending to prosecute and indict people he wasn ’ t actually targeting at all , in order to con an increasingly gullible Donald Trump into believing that Barr is helping him more than he is .
Remember back when Bill Barr leaked that he was indicting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
It was all a ruse , as McCabe proved when he went to court and ultimately forced Barr ’ s DOJ to admit that there never was an indictment or criminal case to begin with .
Barr had only planted the false leak so that Trump would think Barr was indicting McCabe .
Now Barr is pulling the same thing again .
Bill Barr is telling the media that he ’ s considering having the DOJ take legal action against governors , in order to force them to reopen their states prematurely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have already pointed out that this would go nowhere .
The Tenth Amendment is clear , so the courts would never even consider ordering the states to reopen immediately .
Even if the courts were willing to hear Barr ’ s case , it would drag on forever , well beyond the end of the pandemic , and he ’ d lose anyway .
Barr knows this .
He ’ s bluffing .
He ’ s putting this impossible threat out there because he wants Donald Trump to hear it .
Barr wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magic wand and that he ’ s using it to help Trump .
You ’ d think Trump would learn after Barr ran the McCabe scam on Trump , but Trump is an idiot .
Barr is in so deep , he ’ ll need a Trump pardon in the end to avoid prison , so he ’ s trying to con Trump into thinking he ’ s earning it .
In reality , Barr is playing Trump for a fool .

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Attorney General Bill Barr has done a number of harmful, hideous, illegal, traitorous things and he’s ruined a lot of lives in the process. It’s important that we also acknowledge that Barr has spent a lot of time making threats he knows are impossible, and pretending to prosecute and indict people he wasn’t actually targeting at all, in order to con an increasingly gullible Donald Trump into believing that Barr is helping him more than he is.
Remember back when Bill Barr leaked that he was indicting Donald Trump’s nemesis Andrew McCabe? It was all a ruse, as McCabe proved when he went to court and ultimately forced Barr’s DOJ to admit that there never was an indictment or criminal case to begin with. Barr had only planted the false leak so that Trump would think Barr was indicting McCabe. Now Barr is pulling the same thing again.
Bill Barr is telling the media that he’s considering having the DOJ take legal action against governors, in order to force them to reopen their states prematurely during a pandemic. Various legal experts have already pointed out that this would go nowhere. The Tenth Amendment is clear, so the courts would never even consider ordering the states to reopen immediately. Even if the courts were willing to hear Barr’s case, it would drag on forever, well beyond the end of the pandemic, and he’d lose anyway.
Barr knows this. He’s bluffing. He’s putting this impossible threat out there because he wants Donald Trump to hear it. Barr wants Trump to think that Barr has a magic wand and that he’s using it to help Trump. You’d think Trump would learn after Barr ran the McCabe scam on Trump, but Trump is an idiot. Barr is in so deep, he’ll need a Trump pardon in the end to avoid prison, so he’s trying to con Trump into thinking he’s earning it. In reality, Barr is playing Trump for a fool.
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Turns out Donald Trump scrapped the program that could have protected nursing homes from coronavirus

If you ’ ve been watching or reading any coverage of the coronavirus pandemic at all that isn ’ t Fox News , you ’ re probably aware that Donald Trump ’ s boneheaded decision to kill off the CDC ’ s pandemic response team back in 2018 is a big reason why the disease has been so hard to contain .
However , it ’ s far from one of the only government programs Trump has recklessly decided to burn to the ground .
One of the more horrific stories we keep seeing in the media are reports of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people over 65 are considerably more vulnerable to the disease .
Now we ’ re seeing that the disease has killed far more nursing home residents than was previously thought – with the death toll now believed to be around 7,000 nursing home staff and residents .
These preventable tragedies can unfortunately be traced to yet another disastrous policy of the Trump administration .
Prior to even being sworn in , Trump was working with Mark Parkinson , the CEO of a nursing home industry group to roll back fines and regulations that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One of the targets was a position created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services during the Obama administration , that would involve hiring infection preventionists who made sure nursing home staff members routinely washed their hands and washed surfaces to keep outbreaks in these facilities under control .
Faced with a clear choice between saving lives and lining the pockets of people like Parkinson , Trump chose the latter , even before there was a pandemic .

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If you’ve been watching or reading any coverage of the coronavirus pandemic at all that isn’t Fox News, you’re probably aware that Donald Trump’s boneheaded decision to kill off the CDC’s pandemic response team back in 2018 is a big reason why the disease has been so hard to contain. However, it’s far from one of the only government programs Trump has recklessly decided to burn to the ground. One of the more horrific stories we keep seeing in the media are reports of coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes, as people over 65 are considerably more vulnerable to the disease.
Now we’re seeing that the disease has killed far more nursing home residents than was previously thought – with the death toll now believed to be around 7,000 nursing home staff and residents. These preventable tragedies can unfortunately be traced to yet another disastrous policy of the Trump administration. Prior to even being sworn in, Trump was working with Mark Parkinson, the CEO of a nursing home industry group to roll back fines and regulations that these homes had to adhere to.
One of the targets was a position created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services during the Obama administration, that would involve hiring infection preventionists who made sure nursing home staff members routinely washed their hands and washed surfaces to keep outbreaks in these facilities under control. Faced with a clear choice between saving lives and lining the pockets of people like Parkinson, Trump chose the latter, even before there was a pandemic.
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Free Reality Winner!

I ’ ve always felt that Reality Winner didn ’ t belong in prison .
She violated the letter of the law when she leaked those documents , but she was exposing a much bigger crime on Donald Trump ’ s part .
By default it ’ s illegal to stick your foot out and purposely trip someone who ’ s running past , but when the person in question is a bank robber who ’ s getting away with the loot , it ’ s an entirely different story .
One of the reasons I haven ’ t focused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , sadly , I haven ’ t seen any hope of getting her out of prison while Donald Trump and Bill Barr are in charge .
They don ’ t want her anywhere near a television camera , and the best way to do that is to keep her locked up .
I figured the only hope was to make sure Trump loses in November , and then take things up with the next President and Attorney General .
But now things have changed .
Due to the coronavirus spreading through prisons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government release several nonviolent inmates .
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is being released .
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been released .
Reality Winner is just as nonviolent , and just as little of a threat to the public .
She ’ s also apparently immunocompromised , meaning she ’ s at greater risk if she catches coronavirus , which in turn means she should be at the front of the line for being released : Let ’ s do what we can to pressure the legal system to release Reality Winner now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be seen as endangering her life .
You can find out more about her case by following her mother ’ s Twitter account .

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I’ve always felt that Reality Winner didn’t belong in prison. She violated the letter of the law when she leaked those documents, but she was exposing a much bigger crime on Donald Trump’s part. By default it’s illegal to stick your foot out and purposely trip someone who’s running past, but when the person in question is a bank robber who’s getting away with the loot, it’s an entirely different story.
One of the reasons I haven’t focused on Reality Winner’s case is that, sadly, I haven’t seen any hope of getting her out of prison while Donald Trump and Bill Barr are in charge. They don’t want her anywhere near a television camera, and the best way to do that is to keep her locked up. I figured the only hope was to make sure Trump loses in November, and then take things up with the next President and Attorney General. But now things have changed.
Due to the coronavirus spreading through prisons, we’ve seen the federal government release several nonviolent inmates. Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is being released. Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been released. Reality Winner is just as nonviolent, and just as little of a threat to the public. She’s also apparently immunocompromised, meaning she’s at greater risk if she catches coronavirus, which in turn means she should be at the front of the line for being released:
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Let’s do what we can to pressure the legal system to release Reality Winner now. Surely they don’t want to be seen as endangering her life. You can find out more about her case by following her mother’s Twitter account.
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Kamala Harris draws a line in the sand

Kamala Harris draws a line in the sand

Donald Trump ’ s negligent and corrupt handling of the coronavirus crisis has resulted in nearly fifty thousand Americans dying @ @ @ @ @ of whom needed to die .
Even as this continues to get uglier , it @ @ @ @ @ that Trump is still keeping immigrants kids locked in cages inside concentration camps – even @ @ @ @ @ a coronavirus outbreak now spreading within Donald Trump ’ s immigrant child camps , Senator @ @ @ @ @ none of it : At least 40 immigrant children in US custody have contracted coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ likely to rise .
It 's our moral obligation to protect their health and safety @ @ @ @ @ RepEscobar and I are demanding the safe release of nearly 2,400 detained immigrant children .

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Donald Trump’s negligent and corrupt handling of the coronavirus crisis has resulted in nearly fifty thousand Americans dying this month, almost none of whom needed to die. Even as this continues to get uglier, it’s largely being overlooked that Trump is still keeping immigrants kids locked in cages inside concentration camps – even during the pandemic.
With a coronavirus outbreak now spreading within Donald Trump’s immigrant child camps, Senator Kamala Harris is having absolutely none of it:
At least 40 immigrant children in US custody have contracted coronavirus, and that number is likely to rise. It's our moral obligation to protect their health and safety first. Today, @RepEscobar and I are demanding the safe release of nearly 2,400 detained immigrant children. — Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) April 22, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-23--Nancy Pelosi just dropped the hammer on Mitch McConnell

Even though the second round of coronavirus relief legislation is about to pass in bipartisan fashion , the real battle is looming over the next round of legislation .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is looking to cut off the states and steer all the money to the wealthy .
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is looking to bail out the working class and pave the way for nationwide mail-in voting .
That third round of legislation will represent a battle for the ages between Pelosi and McConnell .
Pelosi is already framing her argument , and she ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in McConnell ’ s back yard .
She did an interview with conservative Trump apologist Hugh Hewitt and said this : Look at the language of Mitch McConnell : ‘ I ’ m not bailing out blue states , they should go bankrupt.
’ Really ?
Really ?
How insecure is he in his own race in Kentucky to have to resort to that pathetic language ?
Speaker Pelosi has a habit of trying to get inside her opponents ’ heads like this when she knows she ’ s about to head into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done it to Donald Trump several times , and now she ’ s doing it to Mitch McConnell .
It seems to work , as Pelosi usually tends to get the majority of what she ’ s seeking in these kinds of negotiations .
McConnell is no pushover , but our money is on Pelosi .

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Even though the second round of coronavirus relief legislation is about to pass in bipartisan fashion, the real battle is looming over the next round of legislation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is looking to cut off the states and steer all the money to the wealthy. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is looking to bail out the working class and pave the way for nationwide mail-in voting.
That third round of legislation will represent a battle for the ages between Pelosi and McConnell. Pelosi is already framing her argument, and she’s making a point of doing it in McConnell’s back yard. She did an interview with conservative Trump apologist Hugh Hewitt and said this:
Look at the language of Mitch McConnell: ‘I’m not bailing out blue states, they should go bankrupt.’ Really? Really? How insecure is he in his own race in Kentucky to have to resort to that pathetic language?
Speaker Pelosi has a habit of trying to get inside her opponents’ heads like this when she knows she’s about to head into negotiations with them. She’s done it to Donald Trump several times, and now she’s doing it to Mitch McConnell. It seems to work, as Pelosi usually tends to get the majority of what she’s seeking in these kinds of negotiations. McConnell is no pushover, but our money is on Pelosi.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--The look on Doctor Birx’s face says it all

On Wednesday Palmer Report wrote that Dr. Deborah Birx had jumped the shark in terms of getting too entangled in @ @ @ @ @ .
On Thursday she seemed to try to salvage her reputation when someone leaked to @ @ @ @ @ the one who privately talked Trump into coming out against reopening Georgia .
But then @ @ @ @ @ briefing happened .
While Donald Trump was on the stage arguing that coronavirus can be @ @ @ @ @ into people , or by having them swallow poisonous disinfectants , Dr. Birx was sitting @ @ @ @ @ side of the room .
This video captures the look on Dr. Birx ’ s @ @ @ @ @ she realized Trump was actually pushing this nonsense .
Check out her reaction at around @ @ @ @

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On Wednesday Palmer Report wrote that Dr. Deborah Birx had jumped the shark in terms of getting too entangled in Donald Trump’s lies. On Thursday she seemed to try to salvage her reputation when someone leaked to the media that she was the one who privately talked Trump into coming out against reopening Georgia. But then Thursday evening’s press briefing happened.
While Donald Trump was on the stage arguing that coronavirus can be magically cured by injecting sunlight into people, or by having them swallow poisonous disinfectants, Dr. Birx was sitting in a chair on the side of the room. This video captures the look on Dr. Birx’s face at the precise moment she realized Trump was actually pushing this nonsense. Check out her reaction at around the 25-second mark:
Here is Dr. Birx's reaction when President Trump asks his science advisor to study using UV light on the human body and injecting disinfectant to fight the coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/MVno5X7JMA — Daniel Lewis (@Daniel_Lewis3) April 24, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Exposed: Donald Trump’s own babysitters admit he’s even further gone than we thought

Earlier this week Palmer Report pointed out that based on Donald Trump ’ s press briefings alone , it was fairly easy to see that he was pretty far gone .
He starts the briefings sounding half dead , and only seems to come alive once reporters have properly agitated him – suggesting that he spends most of the day in a sullen and listless place , doing nothing as his cognitive decline worsens .
It turns out Trump is in even worse condition than we thought .
His White House babysitters are so alarmed at how badly he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the New York Times that he ’ s basically non-functioning .
Trump spends all day watching TV and getting discouraged over the near total lack of positive coverage can find over himself .
Trump is always in a “ sour mood.
” He ’ s “ glum.
” Even the MyPillow guy is admitting that Trump is a listless sad sack .
Trump ’ s own people keep trying to talk him out of holding these press briefings and acting like a buffoon , but he insists on having them anyway , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he still enjoys .
This confirms our growing suspicion that Trump ’ s handlers have only been reluctantly letting him go out there because he ’ s slipping away , and the briefings are the only part of the day where he ’ s not lost in a haze .
You can read the full lengthy New York Times expose here .
It further confirms what anyone paying close attention already knew : as the challenges grow larger , Donald Trump is shrinking by the hour .
At this rate Trump could end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election .
He ’ s also worried about “ the extent to which history will blame him.
” People thinking in those terms are usually near the end of their own rope .

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Earlier this week Palmer Report pointed out that based on Donald Trump’s press briefings alone, it was fairly easy to see that he was pretty far gone. He starts the briefings sounding half dead, and only seems to come alive once reporters have properly agitated him – suggesting that he spends most of the day in a sullen and listless place, doing nothing as his cognitive decline worsens.
It turns out Trump is in even worse condition than we thought. His White House babysitters are so alarmed at how badly he’s declined, they’re leaking to the New York Times that he’s basically non-functioning. Trump spends all day watching TV and getting discouraged over the near total lack of positive coverage can find over himself.
Trump is always in a “sour mood.” He’s “glum.” Even the MyPillow guy is admitting that Trump is a listless sad sack. Trump’s own people keep trying to talk him out of holding these press briefings and acting like a buffoon, but he insists on having them anyway, because they’re the only thing he still enjoys. This confirms our growing suspicion that Trump’s handlers have only been reluctantly letting him go out there because he’s slipping away, and the briefings are the only part of the day where he’s not lost in a haze.
You can read the full lengthy New York Times expose here. It further confirms what anyone paying close attention already knew: as the challenges grow larger, Donald Trump is shrinking by the hour. At this rate Trump could end up being a completely empty shell by the election. He’s also worried about “the extent to which history will blame him.” People thinking in those terms are usually near the end of their own rope.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Rudy Giuliani goes totally off the deep end

The last time we heard from Rudy Giuliani , he was semi-coherently trying to promote hydroxychloroquine as a phony coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ the drug ’ s name entirely wrong .
Now that scientific research suggests that the @ @ @ @ @ rate among coronavirus patients , Rudy is moving on to a new and ridiculous stance @ @ @ @ @ Laura Ingraham show on Fox News on Thursday night , and for some reason he @ @ @ @ @ that coronavirus mass testing is a bad thing .
His argument : people also die @ @ @ @ @ heart disease , and we don ’ t do mass testing for that .
Rudy @ @ @ @ @ about those diseases not being contagious : We ’ re sure there ’ s some @ @ @ @ @ and Donald Trump are so adamantly opposed to coronavirus mass testing .
We ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ eventually .
These idiots always end up giving away their own game , just as @ @ @ @ @

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The last time we heard from Rudy Giuliani, he was semi-coherently trying to promote hydroxychloroquine as a phony coronavirus miracle cure, while getting the drug’s name entirely wrong. Now that scientific research suggests that the drug actually increases the death rate among coronavirus patients, Rudy is moving on to a new and ridiculous stance.
Giuliani appeared on the Laura Ingraham show on Fox News on Thursday night, and for some reason he decided to take the position that coronavirus mass testing is a bad thing. His argument: people also die of things like cancer and heart disease, and we don’t do mass testing for that. Rudy appeared to miss the part about those diseases not being contagious:
Rudy Giuliani calls extensive tracing ridiculous and says we should do tracing for cancer, heart disease, and obesity because a lot of things kill more than Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/GOFLGTr0SN — Acyn (@Acyn) April 24, 2020
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We’re sure there’s some corrupt reason that Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump are so adamantly opposed to coronavirus mass testing. We’ll find out what it is eventually. These idiots always end up giving away their own game, just as they did with hydroxychloroquine.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Joe Biden slam dunks flaming idiot Donald Trump

With a pandemic going on , and Donald Trump self destructing in front of the TV cameras every day , the media isn ’ t going to give Joe Biden much airtime right now no matter what he does .
The good news is that because Trump is blowing things so badly , Biden ’ s numbers keep improving , and he ’ s now ahead of Trump in the polls in every swing state .
Even though Joe Biden isn ’ t getting much airtime , he ’ s not holding back .
After Donald Trump made the bizarre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disinfectant or sunlight into a person could cure coronavirus , Biden came out swinging : “ UV light ?
Injecting disinfectant ?
Here ’ s an idea , Mr. President : more tests .
Now .
And protective equipment for actual medical professionals.
” Joe Biden also posted this devastating new TV ad that takes aim at Donald Trump ’ s negligent failures : The words of a president matter — never more than in times of crisis .
A president should seek to calm and heal , provide a steady hand , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this is what we get from Donald Trump : pic.twitter.com/0H5NTAqbY3

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With a pandemic going on, and Donald Trump self destructing in front of the TV cameras every day, the media isn’t going to give Joe Biden much airtime right now no matter what he does. The good news is that because Trump is blowing things so badly, Biden’s numbers keep improving, and he’s now ahead of Trump in the polls in every swing state.
Even though Joe Biden isn’t getting much airtime, he’s not holding back. After Donald Trump made the bizarre and dangerous false claim today that injecting disinfectant or sunlight into a person could cure coronavirus, Biden came out swinging: “UV light? Injecting disinfectant? Here’s an idea, Mr. President: more tests. Now. And protective equipment for actual medical professionals.”
Joe Biden also posted this devastating new TV ad that takes aim at Donald Trump’s negligent failures:
The words of a president matter — never more than in times of crisis. A president should seek to calm and heal, provide a steady hand, and a clear path forward. Instead, this is what we get from Donald Trump: pic.twitter.com/0H5NTAqbY3 — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 24, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Adam Schiff is having none of Donald Trump’s crap

During his press briefing today , Donald Trump suggested that people could ingest disinfectant , or ingest sunlight , as @ @ @ @ @ Not only is this total nonsense , it ’ s potentially fatal nonsense , as @ @ @ @ @ .
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff is having absolutely none of it : A @ @ @ @ @ it was responsible to carry Trump ’ s nightly stream of consciousness on live TV @ @ @ @ @ drinking or injecting disinfectants or “ sunlight ” to kill the virus .
So I @ @ @ @ @ value is there to this spectacle ?
https : //t.co/S1ZgRhumxU

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During his press briefing today, Donald Trump suggested that people could ingest disinfectant, or ingest sunlight, as a coronavirus miracle cure. Not only is this total nonsense, it’s potentially fatal nonsense, as ingesting disinfectant can kill you.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff is having absolutely none of it:
A week ago I asked whether it was responsible to carry Trump’s nightly stream of consciousness on live TV. Today, he suggested drinking or injecting disinfectants or “sunlight” to kill the virus. So I will ask again: What value is there to this spectacle? https://t.co/S1ZgRhumxU — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) April 24, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Fox News hits the panic button as Joe Biden pulls ahead of Donald Trump in every swing state

Fox News just dropped what they want us to think is a bombshell about Joe Biden ’ s readiness to be the next President of the United States .
They are no doubt hoping readers don ’ t bother getting past the headline , which proclaims : “ Usama bin Laden wanted to kill Obama so ‘ totally unprepared ’ Biden would be president , declassified docs show.
” The article is not only bizarre but actually accomplishes its opposite intent by reminding us just how prepared Biden is to be our next chief executive .
The bin Laden quote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back in early May 2011 after raiding the al-Qaeda leader ’ s compound in Pakistan .
Bin Laden wrote of a hopeful plot to assassinate President Obama both because he is “ the head of infidelity ” and because Biden , “ who is totally unprepared for that post , ” would take over the presidency and , he believed , lead the United States into a crisis .
Calling Biden “ unprepared ” in these documents was one man ’ s opinion — one notoriously hateful and unhinged man .
Does Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are now supposed to embrace bin Laden ’ s words as insightful , dependable , and unbiased wisdom ?
If anything , the fact that Biden was insulted and criticized by a genocidal maniac is all the more reason to believe in Biden and his remarkable qualifications .
Fox News then cited old news coverage of Biden ’ s role in supporting or opposing the raid , including whether he changed his story , in an apparent attempt to give credence to bin Laden ’ s claim that Biden is “ unprepared.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ before finally putting the issue to bed in an October 2015 CBS “ 60 Minutes ” interview ) , he supported the raid but only after prudently advising Obama to take extra precautions to ensure bin Laden was indeed at the compound .
If bin Laden ’ s quote , uncovered nearly a decade ago by SEAL Team Six , was destined to derail Biden ’ s candidacy , it already had its chance and failed .
No less popular a publication than the Washington Post reported this story on March 16 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama-Biden ticket handily won reelection .
So , what Fox News now presents as a bombshell is a laughably aging nothingburger .
Voters are free to disagree with Biden ’ s policy positions or dislike him for any number of reasons .
But no reasonable person , with a straight face , can say that Biden is “ unprepared.
” On the contrary , Biden ’ s lifelong record of public service and leadership , culminating in his recent two terms as Vice President , would make him enter the Oval Office as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Commanders-in-Chief in American history .
Osama bin Laden is dead , Joe Biden is prepared , and Fox News is desperate .

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Fox News just dropped what they want us to think is a bombshell about Joe Biden’s readiness to be the next President of the United States. They are no doubt hoping readers don’t bother getting past the headline, which proclaims: “Usama bin Laden wanted to kill Obama so ‘totally unprepared’ Biden would be president, declassified docs show.” The article is not only bizarre but actually accomplishes its opposite intent by reminding us just how prepared Biden is to be our next chief executive.
The bin Laden quote comes from documents that U.S. forces seized back in early May 2011 after raiding the al-Qaeda leader’s compound in Pakistan. Bin Laden wrote of a hopeful plot to assassinate President Obama both because he is “the head of infidelity” and because Biden, “who is totally unprepared for that post,” would take over the presidency and, he believed, lead the United States into a crisis.
Calling Biden “unprepared” in these documents was one man’s opinion — one notoriously hateful and unhinged man. Does Fox News suggest that we, in 2020, are now supposed to embrace bin Laden’s words as insightful, dependable, and unbiased wisdom? If anything, the fact that Biden was insulted and criticized by a genocidal maniac is all the more reason to believe in Biden and his remarkable qualifications.
Fox News then cited old news coverage of Biden’s role in supporting or opposing the raid, including whether he changed his story, in an apparent attempt to give credence to bin Laden’s claim that Biden is “unprepared.” As Biden stated many times (before finally putting the issue to bed in an October 2015 CBS “60 Minutes” interview), he supported the raid but only after prudently advising Obama to take extra precautions to ensure bin Laden was indeed at the compound.
If bin Laden’s quote, uncovered nearly a decade ago by SEAL Team Six, was destined to derail Biden’s candidacy, it already had its chance and failed. No less popular a publication than the Washington Post reported this story on March 16, 2012, and months later, the Obama-Biden ticket handily won reelection. So, what Fox News now presents as a bombshell is a laughably aging nothingburger.
Voters are free to disagree with Biden’s policy positions or dislike him for any number of reasons. But no reasonable person, with a straight face, can say that Biden is “unprepared.” On the contrary, Biden’s lifelong record of public service and leadership, culminating in his recent two terms as Vice President, would make him enter the Oval Office as one of the most experienced and qualified Commanders-in-Chief in American history. Osama bin Laden is dead, Joe Biden is prepared, and Fox News is desperate.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Donald Trump just broke himself

Donald Trump just broke himself

For weeks it ’ s been clear that Donald Trump ’ s press briefings have been harming his reelection prospects .
His approval rating and 2020 poll numbers keep dropping .
He ’ s now behind in every swing state .
If there is a way for Trump to get himself back into contention , these briefings aren ’ t it .
But because narcissists are addicts at heart , he just couldn ’ t stop himself .
Trump was clinically addicted to doing his daily briefings , because it was his only opportunity to get in front of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and be a jerk to the people in the room .
His handlers were probably keeping his sinking poll numbers from him , but Trump had to know that none of this was going well for him .
Then yesterday , like all out-of-control addicts , he bottomed out .
Trump made the unforced error of trying to promote the idea of defeating coronavirus by injecting disinfectants into the human body .
It was one of the most inexplicably dumb things any U.S. President has ever said , dumb even by Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but dangerously dumb .
Shockingly dumb .
Four alarm blaze dumb .
It was the kind of thing that told voters on the fence exactly which side of the fence they should be listening to .
Trump isn ’ t the “ unconventional ” outsider his apologists paint him as being .
He ’ s a disastrous idiot who shouldn ’ t even be allowed into the White House on a visitor pass .
Donald Trump finally seems to understand that his narcissistic addiction to attention has gotten the best of him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few minutes today , and ended before reporters could ask any questions about his disinfectant scandal .
Now Axios is reporting that Trump is supposedly going to significantly pull back on doing briefings .
We ’ ll see if it sticks .
But it ’ s clear that Trump knows he blew it .
Now he ’ s finally pulling back from his briefings .
He ’ s finally been broken .
In fact he broke himself .

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For weeks it’s been clear that Donald Trump’s press briefings have been harming his reelection prospects. His approval rating and 2020 poll numbers keep dropping. He’s now behind in every swing state. If there is a way for Trump to get himself back into contention, these briefings aren’t it. But because narcissists are addicts at heart, he just couldn’t stop himself.
Trump was clinically addicted to doing his daily briefings, because it was his only opportunity to get in front of the cameras, place the attention on himself, and be a jerk to the people in the room. His handlers were probably keeping his sinking poll numbers from him, but Trump had to know that none of this was going well for him. Then yesterday, like all out-of-control addicts, he bottomed out.
Trump made the unforced error of trying to promote the idea of defeating coronavirus by injecting disinfectants into the human body. It was one of the most inexplicably dumb things any U.S. President has ever said, dumb even by Trump’s standards. Not just dumb, but dangerously dumb. Shockingly dumb. Four alarm blaze dumb. It was the kind of thing that told voters on the fence exactly which side of the fence they should be listening to. Trump isn’t the “unconventional” outsider his apologists paint him as being. He’s a disastrous idiot who shouldn’t even be allowed into the White House on a visitor pass.
Donald Trump finally seems to understand that his narcissistic addiction to attention has gotten the best of him. His press briefing lasted just a few minutes today, and ended before reporters could ask any questions about his disinfectant scandal. Now Axios is reporting that Trump is supposedly going to significantly pull back on doing briefings. We’ll see if it sticks. But it’s clear that Trump knows he blew it. Now he’s finally pulling back from his briefings. He’s finally been broken. In fact he broke himself.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Donald Trump’s hydroxychloroquine scandal just took a much uglier turn

Donald Trump is now telling people to ingest disinfectants and inject sunlight into their veins as a miracle cure for coronavirus .
But before Trump was pushing these insane and potentially fatal treatments , he was dishonestly insisting that a dangerous malaria and lupus drug called hydroxychloroquine was a risk-free coronavirus miracle cure .
Trump stopped promoting hydroxychloroquine right around the time a government study revealed that coronavirus patients who took the drug actually had a sharply higher chance of dying .
All along we all knew that Trump was pushing the drug for some corrupt reason .
Now we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ugly Trump ’ s scheme was , and just how many people would have died if it had gone into action .
Even as Donald Trump was on stage making false claims about hydroxychloroquine , the Trump regime was hatching up a plan to “ flood ” New York and New Jersey with as many as 29 million doses of the drug .
This is according to a lengthy and stunning new expose from Vanity Fair , which includes internal emails showing that various Trump officials were complicit in this scheme to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drug .
Earlier this month the New York Times revealed that Donald Trump has three family trusts that own stock in the largest manufacturer of hydroxychloroquine , and that some of his cronies have even bigger financial connections to the drug .
This scandal isn ’ t going away .
Considering the scientific evidence that says hydroxychloroquine kills coronavirus patients rather than saving them , this is some kind of unraveling mass murder plot .

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Donald Trump is now telling people to ingest disinfectants and inject sunlight into their veins as a miracle cure for coronavirus. But before Trump was pushing these insane and potentially fatal treatments, he was dishonestly insisting that a dangerous malaria and lupus drug called hydroxychloroquine was a risk-free coronavirus miracle cure.
Trump stopped promoting hydroxychloroquine right around the time a government study revealed that coronavirus patients who took the drug actually had a sharply higher chance of dying. All along we all knew that Trump was pushing the drug for some corrupt reason. Now we’re learning about just how dark and ugly Trump’s scheme was, and just how many people would have died if it had gone into action.
Even as Donald Trump was on stage making false claims about hydroxychloroquine, the Trump regime was hatching up a plan to “flood” New York and New Jersey with as many as 29 million doses of the drug. This is according to a lengthy and stunning new expose from Vanity Fair, which includes internal emails showing that various Trump officials were complicit in this scheme to poison millions of people with a harmful drug.
Earlier this month the New York Times revealed that Donald Trump has three family trusts that own stock in the largest manufacturer of hydroxychloroquine, and that some of his cronies have even bigger financial connections to the drug. This scandal isn’t going away. Considering the scientific evidence that says hydroxychloroquine kills coronavirus patients rather than saving them, this is some kind of unraveling mass murder plot.
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palmerreport--2020-04-25--Donald Trump throws utterly bizarre Twitter tantrum

Donald Trump has 78 million Twitter followers , and most of them appear to be fake .
For reference , Joe Biden only has 5 million Twitter followers , yet Trump ’ s tweets only tend to get about twice as many likes as Biden ’ s tweets on average .
But while Trump ’ s follower count is a lie , the number of people he follows is very real : 47 .
Except , oops , it ’ s now 46 .
Donald Trump has just unfollowed his old friend Piers Morgan on Twitter .
According to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just a few minutes after his disastrous , aborted press briefing ended today .
This comes days after Morgan publicly criticized Trump ’ s failed handling of the coronavirus response .
This can only be seen as a tantrum on Trump ’ s part , and a particularly insecure one at that .
He ’ s the President of the United States , yet he can ’ t handle a bit of criticism from a longtime friend ?
It ’ s also notable that it took Trump days to finally make this happen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the news cycle that it took him this long to finally hear what Piers Morgan said about him ?
In any case , this is just pathetic .

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Donald Trump has 78 million Twitter followers, and most of them appear to be fake. For reference, Joe Biden only has 5 million Twitter followers, yet Trump’s tweets only tend to get about twice as many likes as Biden’s tweets on average. But while Trump’s follower count is a lie, the number of people he follows is very real: 47. Except, oops, it’s now 46.
Donald Trump has just unfollowed his old friend Piers Morgan on Twitter. According to the Trump Alert bot, he did it just a few minutes after his disastrous, aborted press briefing ended today. This comes days after Morgan publicly criticized Trump’s failed handling of the coronavirus response.
This can only be seen as a tantrum on Trump’s part, and a particularly insecure one at that. He’s the President of the United States, yet he can’t handle a bit of criticism from a longtime friend? It’s also notable that it took Trump days to finally make this happen. Is he that far removed from the news cycle that it took him this long to finally hear what Piers Morgan said about him? In any case, this is just pathetic.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Captain Brett Crozier just got some good news

When Captain Brett Crozier sounded the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak on his Navy ship , Donald Trump ’ s then-Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly responded by relieving him of duty .
Modly then made such ignorant remarks about Crozier , Modly was forced to resign .
The question has been what would happen to Crozier .
Now the Navy is officially recommending that Captain Crozier be reinstated as Captain of his ship .
This doesn ’ t mean it ’ s a done deal , as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper can still officially veto it , and Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But considering the manner in which the Trump regime has handled this , our guess is that if they were planning to block Crozier from reinstatement , they ’ d have forcibly scuttled this recommendation before it became public .
It ’ s not entirely clear what Captain Crozier will be coming back to in the short term , even if he is reinstated .
He ’ s been diagnosed with coronavirus himself , as have a huge chunk of his crew .
But if Crozier is formally reinstated , that alone will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a morale boost to the crew .

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When Captain Brett Crozier sounded the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak on his Navy ship, Donald Trump’s then-Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly responded by relieving him of duty. Modly then made such ignorant remarks about Crozier, Modly was forced to resign. The question has been what would happen to Crozier.
Now the Navy is officially recommending that Captain Crozier be reinstated as Captain of his ship. This doesn’t mean it’s a done deal, as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper can still officially veto it, and Donald Trump can still unofficially veto it. But considering the manner in which the Trump regime has handled this, our guess is that if they were planning to block Crozier from reinstatement, they’d have forcibly scuttled this recommendation before it became public.
It’s not entirely clear what Captain Crozier will be coming back to in the short term, even if he is reinstated. He’s been diagnosed with coronavirus himself, as have a huge chunk of his crew. But if Crozier is formally reinstated, that alone will represent justice – and it should provide a morale boost to the crew.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Donald Trump just cut and ran

Donald Trump just cut and ran

When Donald Trump announced he was holding yet another press briefing today , it raised the question of what he would do when he was inevitably asked about his “ disinfectant ” controversy .
After all , he told everyone yesterday that they should consider ingesting products like Lysol or bleach , which would kill a person .
Now we have our answer .
Donald Trump ’ s press briefing today consisted of him talking for a minute or two , Mike Pence talking about testing for several minutes , an expert speaking briefly , and then… suddenly it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reporters could ask Trump or anyone else in the room any questions .
We probably shouldn ’ t be surprised that Trump cut and ran today , as the very first question would have been about bleach and Lysol , and there ’ s no possible way an increasingly addled Trump could have answered it satisfactorily .
By doing this , Trump and his handlers ensured that he didn ’ t do anything to make the “ disinfectant ” mess even worse .
But it also ensures that the disinfectant thing will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weekend .
As always , Trump is a coward .

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When Donald Trump announced he was holding yet another press briefing today, it raised the question of what he would do when he was inevitably asked about his “disinfectant” controversy. After all, he told everyone yesterday that they should consider ingesting products like Lysol or bleach, which would kill a person. Now we have our answer.
Donald Trump’s press briefing today consisted of him talking for a minute or two, Mike Pence talking about testing for several minutes, an expert speaking briefly, and then… suddenly it was over. The whole thing ended before the reporters could ask Trump or anyone else in the room any questions.
We probably shouldn’t be surprised that Trump cut and ran today, as the very first question would have been about bleach and Lysol, and there’s no possible way an increasingly addled Trump could have answered it satisfactorily. By doing this, Trump and his handlers ensured that he didn’t do anything to make the “disinfectant” mess even worse. But it also ensures that the disinfectant thing will be the dominant story heading into the weekend. As always, Trump is a coward.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--This is just embarrassing

This is just embarrassing

Yesterday Donald Trump used a live television broadcast to tell Americans they should consider ingesting “ disinfectants ” – products like bleach and Lysol – in order to fend off the coronavirus .
This wasn ’ t just bad advice , it was fatally bad advice .
Lysol had to release a statement today confirming that ingesting the product will kill you .
Yet after Donald Trump told everyone to drink bleach and Lysol yesterday , all three major cable news networks are airing his press briefing live today .
CNN doesn ’ t usually air the opening segment of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caved today .
We suppose that after Trump ’ s “ disinfectant ” meltdown yesterday and the controversy it caused , today ’ s briefing is a ratings goldmine .
Americans are bored and locked at home , and they ’ re curious what Trump will do to further humiliate himself today .
But some gullible segment of people watching this trash will mistake it for legitimate medical advice , because it ’ s coming from the so-called President of the United States .
Are CNN and MSNBC under the impression that getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be good for ratings ?
Now more than ever , this garbage shouldn ’ t be on the air .
In fact there ’ s an argument to be made that it ’ s literally a crime to knowingly broadcast this ongoing fatally dangerous medical disinformation .

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Yesterday Donald Trump used a live television broadcast to tell Americans they should consider ingesting “disinfectants” – products like bleach and Lysol – in order to fend off the coronavirus. This wasn’t just bad advice, it was fatally bad advice. Lysol had to release a statement today confirming that ingesting the product will kill you.
Yet after Donald Trump told everyone to drink bleach and Lysol yesterday, all three major cable news networks are airing his press briefing live today. CNN doesn’t usually air the opening segment of the briefings, but even it has caved today.
We suppose that after Trump’s “disinfectant” meltdown yesterday and the controversy it caused, today’s briefing is a ratings goldmine. Americans are bored and locked at home, and they’re curious what Trump will do to further humiliate himself today. But some gullible segment of people watching this trash will mistake it for legitimate medical advice, because it’s coming from the so-called President of the United States.
Are CNN and MSNBC under the impression that getting their own audiences killed is going to be good for ratings? Now more than ever, this garbage shouldn’t be on the air. In fact there’s an argument to be made that it’s literally a crime to knowingly broadcast this ongoing fatally dangerous medical disinformation.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Donald Trump gets taken to the cleaners

Donald Trump gets taken to the cleaners

Donald Trump is now trying to claim that he was just being sarcastic when he urged Americans to ingest disinfectant @ @ @ @ @ fighting coronavirus .
But no one is particularly interested in letting Trump off the hook @ @ @ @ @ this : “ Dear Donald Trump : When you speak on TV , you are @ @ @ @ @ .
I rewatched your statements to # InjectDisinfectant and they were not sarcastic .
And @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s just as shameful .
Do not toy with the American people or @ @ @ @ @ Senator Cory Booker piled on : “ I can ’ t believe I have to @ @ @ @ @ do not ingest or inject disinfectant into your body .
Only take medical advice from @ @ @ @ @ Harris had this to say : “ It goes without saying : please don ’ @ @ @ @ @ bleach .
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Donald Trump is now trying to claim that he was just being sarcastic when he urged Americans to ingest disinfectant cleaners in an effort at fighting coronavirus. But no one is particularly interested in letting Trump off the hook.
Congressman Ted Lieu said this: “Dear Donald Trump: When you speak on TV, you are talking directly to the people. I rewatched your statements to #InjectDisinfectant and they were not sarcastic. And if you were sarcastic, that’s just as shameful. Do not toy with the American people or treat us with sarcasm.”
Senator Cory Booker piled on: “I can’t believe I have to say this but please, do not ingest or inject disinfectant into your body. Only take medical advice from medical professionals.”
Senator Kamala Harris had this to say: “It goes without saying: please don’t inject disinfectant or drink bleach.”
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Now we know where Donald Trump got his insane “disinfectant” idea from

When Donald Trump went before the TV cameras yesterday and suggested that everyone should ingest or inject disinfectants in order to fight the coronavirus , he set off a panic , as everyone from doctors to the maker of Lysol rushed to issue statements about how doing so wouldn ’ t cure anything , it would just kill you .
But where did Trump get an idea from that was so whacked out even by his deranged standards ?
It turns out there ’ s a certain con artist out there who actually markets bleach as an ingestible cure-all .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump a few days ago , promoting his bleach as a coronavirus miracle cure , according to the Guardian .
Then yesterday Trump stood on stage and promoted the product , referring to it as a “ disinfectant.
” This serves as a reminder that Donald Trump a con artist who is willing to peddle dangerous phony products , and a man in cognitive decline who doesn ’ t understand that he ’ s hurting his reelection prospects by promoting something like this , and a psychopath who doesn ’ t care who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ artistry .

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When Donald Trump went before the TV cameras yesterday and suggested that everyone should ingest or inject disinfectants in order to fight the coronavirus, he set off a panic, as everyone from doctors to the maker of Lysol rushed to issue statements about how doing so wouldn’t cure anything, it would just kill you. But where did Trump get an idea from that was so whacked out even by his deranged standards?
It turns out there’s a certain con artist out there who actually markets bleach as an ingestible cure-all. This guy wrote a letter to Donald Trump a few days ago, promoting his bleach as a coronavirus miracle cure, according to the Guardian. Then yesterday Trump stood on stage and promoted the product, referring to it as a “disinfectant.”
This serves as a reminder that Donald Trump a con artist who is willing to peddle dangerous phony products, and a man in cognitive decline who doesn’t understand that he’s hurting his reelection prospects by promoting something like this, and a psychopath who doesn’t care who dies as a result of his con artistry.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Donald Trump’s Surgeon General Jerome Adams throws up his hands

A reminder to all Americans- PLEASE always talk to your health provider first before administering any treatment/ medication to yourself @ @ @ @ @ Your safety is paramount , and doctors and nurses are have years of training to @ @ @ @ @ and effective .

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United States Surgeon General Jerome Adams is the latest public official to act the fool for Donald Trump and ruin his own reputation in the process. Earlier this month we saw Adams utterly humiliate himself during a cringe-worthy press briefing performance. But now even Adams seems to have had enough.
After Donald Trump suggested having everyone ingest disinfectant to fight coronavirus – a move that would simply kill everyone involved – Jerome Adams is now urging everyone not to take medical advice from non-doctors:
A reminder to all Americans- PLEASE always talk to your health provider first before administering any treatment/ medication to yourself or a loved one. Your safety is paramount, and doctors and nurses are have years of training to recommend what’s safe and effective. — Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) April 24, 2020
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The timing of Adams’ tweet makes pretty clear that he’s trying to push back against Donald Trump’s failed attempt at playing doctor. Interestingly, about half an hour after Adams’ tweet, he added this statement from the White House Press Secretary: “President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult with medical doctors regarding coronavirus treatment.” Uh, nice try.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Joe Biden drops the hammer on Donald Trump’s disinfectant idiocy

Donald Trump thinks we should all try ingesting disinfectant in order to cure ourselves of coronavirus .
This is disturbing @ @ @ @ @ ’ t work , and it would kill us all , and it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ is completely mentally incompetent .
In a tweet that ’ s now seeing thousands of @ @ @ @ @ Biden has issued a statement that he surely never thought he ’ d be making @ @ @ @ @ on Donald Trump for his disinfectant idiocy , everyone else piled on :

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Donald Trump thinks we should all try ingesting disinfectant in order to cure ourselves of coronavirus. This is disturbing, because it obviously wouldn’t work, and it would kill us all, and it’s the latest reminder that Trump is completely mentally incompetent.
In a tweet that’s now seeing thousands of likes per minute, Joe Biden has issued a statement that he surely never thought he’d be making:
I can’t believe I have to say this, but please don’t drink bleach. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 24, 2020
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After Joe Biden dunked on Donald Trump for his disinfectant idiocy, everyone else piled on:
Someone needs to invoke the 25th amendment . Trump is a clear and present danger to us all ! — “Rusty” Pulaski (@ypulaski) April 24, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Lysol has had enough of Donald Trump’s crap

Yesterday Donald Trump stood in front of the television cameras and suggested ingesting or injecting disinfectant into people in order @ @ @ @ @ would of course be fatal .
And while normal people are rolling their eyes at @ @ @ @ @ s the very real fear that his supporters could actually follow this deadly advice .
@ @ @ @ @ manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser has issued this statement to NBC News : “ As a global @ @ @ @ @ products , we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be @ @ @ @ @ ( through injection , ingestion or any other route ) .
” This is beyond @ @ @ @ @ now at the point where Lysol is having to warn people not to listen to @ @ @ @ @ States .
That ’ s right , Lysol is acting more presidential than Donald Trump @

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Yesterday Donald Trump stood in front of the television cameras and suggested ingesting or injecting disinfectant into people in order to treat coronavirus. This would of course be fatal. And while normal people are rolling their eyes at the idiot, there’s the very real fear that his supporters could actually follow this deadly advice.
To that end, Lysol manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser has issued this statement to NBC News: “As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route).”
This is beyond surreal. We’re now at the point where Lysol is having to warn people not to listen to the President of the United States. That’s right, Lysol is acting more presidential than Donald Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--The year the earth stood still

The year the earth stood still

It ought to be clear to everyone in the United States by now that , thanks in part to a minority of the ignorant , the coronavirus plague will not be ending any time soon .
Just as a minority of Americans have somehow managed to hijack the entire gun control narrative , resulting in the deaths of an average of 30,000 Americans every month from suicide and firearm violence , so now a minority of ignoramuses hold disproportionate sway over rational precautions against the spread of this pestilence .
America ’ s crisis is becoming the world ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misinformation that is Trumpism is infecting the rest of the world .
It ’ s easy to forget that , for better or for worse , the American President is the leader of the free world .
However much that honorary title has been discredited by Donald Trump , the fact remains there is more truth in it than fiction .
The office of the presidency still has influence , and that influence remains , however disproportionate it may be to the worthiness of the title holder .
However absurd the child-raping murderer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of us , an ignorant core of science-denying conspiracy theorists believe him , and they keep alive the absurd-on-its-face notion that coronavirus was created in a lab , or is an artefact of 5G technology , or — deadliest of all — that the stay-at-home order doesn ’ t apply to them , that the whole thing is and remains an overreaction .
This is a real world amplification of how ignorance can kill .
The great tragedy of this crisis of ignorance is that before this pandemic is over millions will die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come together as a world community and , so far at least , we have blown it .
What began as an epidemic has become , with the assistance and blessings of people like Trump , a pandemic .
Soon coronavirus will become endemic .
I can imagine a world where its leaders unite in a single voice and deliver a single message of sanity , unity and practical education , one that would have made it possible to instruct all members of the global society with a consistent mission statement .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hodgepodge of differing policies , some of them anti-science nonsense .
What is needed is a consistent message .
Yes , stay at home .
Yes , practice social distancing .
But there ’ s no reason why western powers can not dip into their vast resources of wealth and provide ventilators for every contingency , gloves and masks for everyone , and education in the proper use of those gloves and masks .
When we recall the desperate lengths the Republican Senate went to in order to force feed us the ridiculous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the super rich in 2018 , we should not tolerate any complaint they may have about the cost of keeping Americans safe from this deadly pestilence .
There have been pockets of sanity and competence , to be sure .
The government of New Zealand , under the enlightened leadership of prime minister Jacinda Ardern , has managed virtually to eliminate coronavirus in a short time .
Its 1,115 cases to date resulting in a total of only 16 deaths across a population of five million makes New Zealand an exemplar of sanity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in so little time by observing strict adherence to protocols we all know — staying at home and social distancing and testing .
Even more , they banned such common individual pursuits as hunting and swimming .
New Zealand ’ s outcome resulted from the scrupulous adherence to advice taken from the best scientists and epidemiologists and was no overreaction .
The results speak for themselves .
For the rest of us I fear these weeks of confusion and conflicting advice will not end so well .
Two thousand twenty will be remembered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Because a minority of Americans continue to defy the advice of good science and sane medicine , thousands of human beings will die , and even possibly millions .
Winter will bring the flu season , and there ’ s no reason why people can not be both sick with the flu and sick with coronavirus .
Such a combination could prove deadly .
Worse still , coronavirus may mutate and hit us with a second lethal wave , as Spanish Flu did in 1918 .
In the 1951 film “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the interplanetary messenger Klaatu delivers a speech that ends with these words : “ Your choice is simple : join us and live in peace , or pursue your present course and face obliteration .
We shall be waiting for your answer.
” I hope sanity carries the day and it doesn ’ t come to that .
The world is waiting for the answer of those few worshippers of ignorance who continue to place us all in peril .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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It ought to be clear to everyone in the United States by now that, thanks in part to a minority of the ignorant, the coronavirus plague will not be ending any time soon. Just as a minority of Americans have somehow managed to hijack the entire gun control narrative, resulting in the deaths of an average of 30,000 Americans every year from suicide and firearm violence, so now a minority of ignoramuses hold disproportionate sway over rational precautions against the spread of this pestilence.
America’s crisis is becoming the world’s crisis. Much of the ignorance and misinformation that is Trumpism is infecting the rest of the world. It’s easy to forget that, for better or for worse, the American President is the leader of the free world. However much that honorary title has been discredited by Donald Trump, the fact remains there is more truth in it than fiction. The office of the presidency still has influence, and that influence remains, however disproportionate it may be to the worthiness of the title holder. However absurd the child-raping murderer’s utterances may be to most of us, an ignorant core of science-denying conspiracy theorists believe him, and they keep alive the absurd-on-its-face notion that coronavirus was created in a lab, or is an artefact of 5G technology, or — deadliest of all — that the stay-at-home order doesn’t apply to them, that the whole thing is and remains an overreaction.
This is a real world amplification of how ignorance can kill. The great tragedy of this crisis of ignorance is that before this pandemic is over millions will die unnecessarily. We had an opportunity to come together as a world community and, so far at least, we have blown it. What began as an epidemic has become, with the assistance and blessings of people like Trump, a pandemic. Soon coronavirus will become endemic.
I can imagine a world where its leaders unite in a single voice and deliver a single message of sanity, unity and practical education, one that would have made it possible to instruct all members of the global society with a consistent mission statement. What we find ourselves with instead is a hodgepodge of differing policies, some of them anti-science nonsense.
What is needed is a consistent message. Yes, stay at home. Yes, practice social distancing. But there’s no reason why western powers cannot dip into their vast resources of wealth and provide ventilators for every contingency, gloves and masks for everyone, and education in the proper use of those gloves and masks. When we recall the desperate lengths the Republican Senate went to in order to force feed us the ridiculous 1.5 trillion dollar tax welfare bill for the super rich in 2018, we should not tolerate any complaint they may have about the cost of keeping Americans safe from this deadly pestilence.
There have been pockets of sanity and competence, to be sure. The government of New Zealand, under the enlightened leadership of prime minister Jacinda Ardern, has managed virtually to eliminate coronavirus in a short time. Its 1,115 cases to date resulting in a total of only 16 deaths across a population of five million makes New Zealand an exemplar of sanity and precaution. They achieved so much in so little time by observing strict adherence to protocols we all know — staying at home and social distancing and testing. Even more, they banned such common individual pursuits as hunting and swimming. New Zealand’s outcome resulted from the scrupulous adherence to advice taken from the best scientists and epidemiologists and was no overreaction. The results speak for themselves.
For the rest of us I fear these weeks of confusion and conflicting advice will not end so well. Two thousand twenty will be remembered as the year the earth stood still. Because a minority of Americans continue to defy the advice of good science and sane medicine, thousands of human beings will die, and even possibly millions.
Winter will bring the flu season, and there’s no reason why people cannot be both sick with the flu and sick with coronavirus. Such a combination could prove deadly. Worse still, coronavirus may mutate and hit us with a second lethal wave, as Spanish Flu did in 1918.
In the 1951 film “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” the interplanetary messenger Klaatu delivers a speech that ends with these words: “Your choice is simple: join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer.” I hope sanity carries the day and it doesn’t come to that. The world is waiting for the answer of those few worshippers of ignorance who continue to place us all in peril. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-24--Donald Trump Jr has completely berserk on-air meltdown as it all falls apart for him and his family

Even Donald Trump ’ s own babysitters are now admitting that Trump basically sits around in a downtrodden funk and @ @ @ @ @ everything slips away from him .
Nothing is going right for him .
His already-bad @ @ @ @ @ are getting even worse .
It turns out Donald Trump Junior isn ’ t taking @ @ @ @ @ particularly well .
Donald Trump Jr. appeared on the Hannity show and sounded equal parts @ @ @ @ @ and angry at how badly this is going for his family : Does this sound @ @ @ @ @ anything is going right for his side ?
Trump Junior sounds like a guy who @ @ @ @ @ , realizes that if dad loses the election they ’ ll all go to prison @ @ @ @ @ at how this global pandemic is working out so inconveniently for him and his family @ @ @ @ @ gone in this interview , Hannity basically cut him off before he could make any @ @ @ @ @ himself – which tells you something .

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Even Donald Trump’s own babysitters are now admitting that Trump basically sits around in a downtrodden funk and does nothing all day as everything slips away from him. Nothing is going right for him. His already-bad reelection numbers in swing states are getting even worse. It turns out Donald Trump Junior isn’t taking his father’s collapse particularly well.
Donald Trump Jr. appeared on the Hannity show and sounded equal parts, desperate, frantic, and angry at how badly this is going for his family:
I’m pretty sure I just caught an Adderall contact high watching this. pic.twitter.com/AO8idNbT8J — Michael Ⓜ (@michaelschweitz) April 24, 2020
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Does this sound like a guy who thinks anything is going right for his side? Trump Junior sounds like a guy who sees his father in freefall, realizes that if dad loses the election they’ll all go to prison, and is really resentful at how this global pandemic is working out so inconveniently for him and his family. Junior was so far gone in this interview, Hannity basically cut him off before he could make any more of a fool of himself – which tells you something.
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