bonginoreport--2020-04-03--Biden Calls for U.S. Sanctions Relief for Iran

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden on Thursday called for America to ease sanctions on Iran , saying the US should offer relief to the Islamic Republic and other nations to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic .
“ In times of global crisis , America should lead .
We should be the first to offer help to people who are hurting or in danger .
That ’ s who we are .
That ’ s who we ’ ve always been , ” the former veep said in a statement .
“ And , in the midst of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States should take steps to offer what relief we can to those nations hardest hit by this virus — including Iran — even as we prioritize the health of the American people.
” Iran has been slammed by the pandemic , with at least 44,605 cases , and 2,898 deaths , according to Johns Hopkins University , which tracks global numbers .
Biden acknowledged that Iran ’ s mullahs had failed to effectively manage the crisis , and that Iran and its proxies were still spreading unrest and promoting violence in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should help anyway on humanitarian grounds .
“ The Iranian people are hurting desperately .
It makes no sense , in a global health crisis , to compound that failure with cruelty by inhibiting access to needed humanitarian assistance .
Whatever our profound differences with the Iranian government , we should support the Iranian people , ” he said .
Easing the tough economic sanctions imposed on Iran by President Trump as part of the administration ’ s “ maximum pressure ” campaign against the country could help save lives , he added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day after Trump warned Iran of harsh retaliation should it or its proxies launch attacks on US forces or facilities .
“ Upon information and belief , Iran or its proxies are planning a sneak attack on U.S. troops and/or assets in Iraq .
If this happens , Iran will pay a very heavy price , indeed !
” Trump tweeted .
The tweet followed the revelation that the US had deployed Patriot air defense systems to an Iraqi military base as a precaution against Iranian-backed militia attacks , the website Middle East @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military sources .
One battery was deployed to the Ain al-Asad base last week and was being assembled , according to the report .
The base was targeted by Iran in January , following a US strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard , a designated foreign terrorist organization .
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late last month that Iran had rejected offers of US aid to combat the pandemic .
One of the signature policies of the Obama-Biden administration was the 2015 Iran nuclear deal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for its broad sanctions relief and a $ 1.7 billion cash payment to the mullahs .
The Trump administration withdrew from the deal in 2018 .

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden on Thursday called for America to ease sanctions on Iran, saying the US should offer relief to the Islamic Republic and other nations to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
“In times of global crisis, America should lead. We should be the first to offer help to people who are hurting or in danger. That’s who we are. That’s who we’ve always been,” the former veep said in a statement.
“And, in the midst of this deadly pandemic that respects no borders, the United States should take steps to offer what relief we can to those nations hardest hit by this virus — including Iran — even as we prioritize the health of the American people.”
Iran has been slammed by the pandemic, with at least 44,605 cases, and 2,898 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University, which tracks global numbers.
Biden acknowledged that Iran’s mullahs had failed to effectively manage the crisis, and that Iran and its proxies were still spreading unrest and promoting violence in the region, but asserted the US should help anyway on humanitarian grounds.
“The Iranian people are hurting desperately. It makes no sense, in a global health crisis, to compound that failure with cruelty by inhibiting access to needed humanitarian assistance. Whatever our profound differences with the Iranian government, we should support the Iranian people,” he said.
Easing the tough economic sanctions imposed on Iran by President Trump as part of the administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against the country could help save lives, he added.
Biden’s comments came a day after Trump warned Iran of harsh retaliation should it or its proxies launch attacks on US forces or facilities.
“Upon information and belief, Iran or its proxies are planning a sneak attack on U.S. troops and/or assets in Iraq. If this happens, Iran will pay a very heavy price, indeed!” Trump tweeted.
The tweet followed the revelation that the US had deployed Patriot air defense systems to an Iraqi military base as a precaution against Iranian-backed militia attacks, the website Middle East Eye reported, citing US and Iraqi military sources.
One battery was deployed to the Ain al-Asad base last week and was being assembled, according to the report.
The base was targeted by Iran in January, following a US strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late last month that Iran had rejected offers of US aid to combat the pandemic.
One of the signature policies of the Obama-Biden administration was the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which was widely criticized at the time for its broad sanctions relief and a $1.7 billion cash payment to the mullahs. The Trump administration withdrew from the deal in 2018.


bonginoreport--2020-04-03--GOP Megadoner Sheldon Adelson Continues Paying 10,000 Workers

Although the resort hotels of my company , Las Vegas Sands , are shuttered , I ’ m paying every one of our nearly 10,000 employees as though they were still working .
We ’ re even working to make up for lost tips .
I hope to do that right up until the time that we can reopen our businesses .
It ’ s not only the right thing to do — it ’ s good business .
I ’ ve often said the story of my career would be a true rags-to-riches account , except for the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ afford the rags .
As the son of hard-working , low-income , immigrant parents , I grew up with the same anxiety people across the nation are feeling right now .
Where is the next meal coming from ?
How can I pay the rent and electricity bill ?
Families are desperate to know when they can go back to work .
I recall one of the most important lessons I learned from my father .
He would come home from work — when he could find work , that is — and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( charity box ) .
When I asked why he would give to others when we had so little , he would say , “ There is always someone whose need is greater than ours.
” There are certainly great stories of corporate America doing all it can to support employees ’ needs during a time when so many of our fellow Americans have been asked to stand down from their work .
But we employers , especially larger ones , can do more .
We should do more .
To my fellow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and trying to determine the impact this crisis will have on sales and share prices , let me say : Our job as business leaders is now as simple as it is challenging .
It is to maximize the number of employees and their families that we can help — and help them for as long as possible .
America ’ s corporations and small- and medium-sized businesses are making excruciating decisions .
Many will result in people being out of work ; millions have already been added to the jobless rolls as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult decisions , especially for small- and medium-sized businesses , could determine whether they are able to reopen when this crisis is resolved .
That is why protecting the ability of small and medium-sized businesses to recover is where government must again be responsive .
Yes , more than $ 2 trillion in government rescue aid is coming .
However , the longer this crisis continues , the greater the risk to the livelihood of many more Americans .
Our elected officials are rising to the occasion .
President Trump and congressional leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largest rescue package in history , in record time .
Our nation ’ s governors , led by the examples of Andrew Cuomo , Mike DeWine , Gavin Newsom and Steve Sisolak , are taking decisive actions to protect health and safety — decisions they surely never imagined they would be required to make .
Las Vegas , the city I have called home for more than 25 years , hasn ’ t been immune to significant downturns and devastating events .
After the 9/11 terror attacks , planes stopped flying , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2008-2009 financial crisis , consumers stopped spending , and companies canceled their trade shows and meetings .
Most recently , our community was shaken to its core by a tragic mass shooting .
Is this different ?
I don ’ t believe so .
Though each of those examples presented its own set of challenges , in each instance , my community reached deep and pulled through for each other .
America will do the same .
As an octogenarian , I have seen the perseverance of this country over and over again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation and its people always come together in times of great need .
There is no doubting this is one of those times , and the need is great .
The coming weeks will be tough , and the months that follow will be unsteady .
To my fellow business leaders , let us lead by example .
I will gladly participate in an ongoing discussion with each of you on ways we can work together to protect this nation ’ s workforce .
Let us prove the greatness , compassion and resiliency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sheldon Adelson is a businessman , entrepreneur and philanthropist .
He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp .

Although the resort hotels of my company, Las Vegas Sands, are shuttered, I’m paying every one of our nearly 10,000 employees as though they were still working. We’re even working to make up for lost tips. I hope to do that right up until the time that we can reopen our businesses.
It’s not only the right thing to do — it’s good business.
I’ve often said the story of my career would be a true rags-to-riches account, except for the fact that my parents couldn’t even afford the rags. As the son of hard-working, low-income, immigrant parents, I grew up with the same anxiety people across the nation are feeling right now.
Where is the next meal coming from? How can I pay the rent and electricity bill? Families are desperate to know when they can go back to work.
I recall one of the most important lessons I learned from my father. He would come home from work — when he could find work, that is — and put loose change in the family pushke (charity box). When I asked why he would give to others when we had so little, he would say, “There is always someone whose need is greater than ours.”
There are certainly great stories of corporate America doing all it can to support employees’ needs during a time when so many of our fellow Americans have been asked to stand down from their work.
But we employers, especially larger ones, can do more. We should do more.
To my fellow corporate executives who are looking at spreadsheets and trying to determine the impact this crisis will have on sales and share prices, let me say: Our job as business leaders is now as simple as it is challenging. It is to maximize the number of employees and their families that we can help — and help them for as long as possible.
America’s corporations and small- and medium-sized businesses are making excruciating decisions. Many will result in people being out of work; millions have already been added to the jobless rolls as a result of the pandemic. Those difficult decisions, especially for small- and medium-sized businesses, could determine whether they are able to reopen when this crisis is resolved.
That is why protecting the ability of small and medium-sized businesses to recover is where government must again be responsive. Yes, more than $2 trillion in government rescue aid is coming. However, the longer this crisis continues, the greater the risk to the livelihood of many more Americans.
Our elected officials are rising to the occasion. President Trump and congressional leaders of both parties worked to pass the largest rescue package in history, in record time. Our nation’s governors, led by the examples of Andrew Cuomo, Mike DeWine, Gavin Newsom and Steve Sisolak, are taking decisive actions to protect health and safety — decisions they surely never imagined they would be required to make.
Las Vegas, the city I have called home for more than 25 years, hasn’t been immune to significant downturns and devastating events. After the 9/11 terror attacks, planes stopped flying, and hotel rooms sat empty. During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, consumers stopped spending, and companies canceled their trade shows and meetings. Most recently, our community was shaken to its core by a tragic mass shooting.
Is this different? I don’t believe so. Though each of those examples presented its own set of challenges, in each instance, my community reached deep and pulled through for each other. America will do the same.
As an octogenarian, I have seen the perseverance of this country over and over again. The common thread is that this nation and its people always come together in times of great need. There is no doubting this is one of those times, and the need is great.
The coming weeks will be tough, and the months that follow will be unsteady. To my fellow business leaders, let us lead by example. I will gladly participate in an ongoing discussion with each of you on ways we can work together to protect this nation’s workforce.
Let us prove the greatness, compassion and resiliency of this country, once again.
Sheldon Adelson is a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp.


bonginoreport--2020-04-03--U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 6,000

U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 6,000

Deaths from coronavirus in the United States hit 6,056 on Thursday as the disease killed 911 people .
It came a day after a record death toll saw the US become the first country in the world to register more than 1,000 deaths in 24-hour period .
Cases across the country rose to 245,356 by Thursday night with Michigan continuing to emerge as a new potential outbreak hot spot , reporting a further 82 deaths in the past day .
Deaths in the state are now at 417 , the third highest in the country .
With more than 245,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the worst country to be affected by COVID-19 than any other country in the world has been .
The virus shows no signs of slowing down with 911 new deaths and 28,990 new cases on Thursday , despite the majority of the nation being on lockdown .
Experts say as many as 200,000 will die by the time the pandemic is over .
On Thursday , the death toll continued to rise to 6,056 but the peak of the outbreak is still to hit , experts say .
There are fears that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Detroit , as the death toll in Michigan continues to jump - a sign of exponential growth which scientists use as an indicator of spikes .
Michigan now has the third highest death toll in the US after reporting a spike in its figures in the last couple of days .
The state 's death toll had reached 417 on Thursday night - an increase of 82 - with more than 10,791 confirmed cases .
New Jersey is second behind New York with 537 deaths and 25,590 infections .
It had 182 new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last day .
New York continues to bear the brunt , with 92,743 infections and 2,468 deaths across the state .
New York City account for most of these cases with 51,809 , and 1,562 deaths .
The state had 8,669 new cases and 256 new deaths on Thursday .
The US was the first country to report 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day on Wednesday as the death toll soared past 6,000 - and it continues to rise .
The figure dipped on Thursday to 911 deaths but still saw high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jersey and Michigan .
The country 's death toll is now dwarfing the number of deaths officially reported in China ( 3,337 ) , where the outbreak first originated back in December .
While the death toll in Italy ( 13,915 ) and Spain ( 10,348 ) is still higher , the US eclipsed the hard-hit European nations ' confirmed cases , with both Italy ( 115,242 ) and Spain ( 112,065 ) reporting only around half the number of infections .
Italy 's deadliest day was on March 26 , when 969 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures are less clear .
Contemporaneous reports indicate that its deadliest day was in February when 242 died in Hubei province alone .
There is growing skepticism over the country 's reported deaths and infections , with some saying the government is hiding the true number .
New York City rushed to bring in more medical professionals and ambulances and parked refrigerated morgue trucks on the streets to collect the dead as the city 's death toll hit 1,562 .
Boroughs outside of Manhattan have been hardest hit , according to a New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down the city 's coronavirus cases by zip code up until March 31 .
The map revealed that the city 's poorer neighborhoods are being hardest hit by the pandemic , while rich New Yorkers in the likes of Greenwich Village and Brooklyn Heights are not being infected to the same level .
Elmhurst and Kew Gardens Hills in Queens , the South Bronx , and East New York in Brooklyn have the most cases of the areas across the city .
In Rockaway , Queens , 436 have tested positive among the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Far Rockaway but at the far end of the island , residents in their $ 1million Belle Harbor homes only have 143 cases .
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio drafted in some support Wednesday , appointing controversial former NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill as the city 's COVID-19 Senior Advisor .
On Thursday the Mayor also called on President Trump to do more , pushing for the White House to establish a national enlistment for people who have medical training .
De Blasio hopes that medical workers from other states can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York where there are most needed .
Speaking at the daily coronavirus briefing , de Blasio introduced O'Neill as his 'senior advisor helping us wage this battle against coronavirus ' and said the former cop would be tasked with making sure the city 's hospitals and medical professionals have the supplies they need to tackle the growing pandemic .
His responsibilities will include working with City Hall and other agencies to maintain a strong chain of supplies and healthcare workers to hospitals .
De Blasio also warned New Yorkers that the 'toughest weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the date of April 5 as 'D-Day ' for the city .
Sunday has been touted as the day the city will run out of essential medical supplies as it currently stands .
'April 5 is a crucial , crucial date for New York City , ' he said in the press conference .
On Thursday , the mayor issued new guidance for the city 's residents in which he asked them to cover their mouth and nose with a cloth such as a scarf and bandanna when they are outside , even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes after new studies suggest that asymptomatic carriers of the coronavirus are doing more to increase the spread than previously thought .
'As we prepare for a real upsurge , as I go into the specific numbers , I want to emphasize how much effort has already been expended .
it 's unbelievable .
How many people have gathered together to provide support already .
The toughest weeks are ahead , ' the mayor said .
New York City needs 3.3million N95 masks , 2.1million surgical masks , 100,000 isolation gowns and 400 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At least 2,500 more ventilators are needed for the healthcare system to cope with the expected surge in cases just next week .
'We have to make sure it happens in time .
Those are all very , very important , ' de Blasio said .
In the state of New York , the USNS Comfort , a Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds , 12 operating rooms and a full medical staff , arrived in the city on Monday .
It will be used to treat non-coronavirus patients to free up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have also been set up in Central Park , the Javits Center and even in hotels like the Plaza and St Regis .
The indoor tennis center that is the site of the U.S. Open tournament is being turned into a hospital as well .
Makeshift morgues have been put in place at various hospitals across the city as the death toll continues to rise and healthcare workers struggle to keep up with the body count .
Other states are also beginning to see a ramp up in cases .
Connecticut confirmed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worldwide Wednesday , after a six-week-old baby died from coronavirus .
The infant was taken to the hospital unresponsive last week and could not be revived .
Their death was announced on Wednesday by Connecticut Gov .
Ned Lamont , saying he believes the infant is the youngest fatality 'anywhere ' .
'It is with heartbreaking sadness today that we can confirm the first pediatric fatality in Connecticut linked to # COVID-19 . '
A 6-week-old newborn from the Hartford area was brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the newborn was COVID-19 positive , ' Lamont announced .
President Donald Trump has warned Americans to brace for a 'hell of a bad two weeks ' ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the US even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained .
Trump called it ' a matter of life and death ' for Americans to heed his administration 's guidelines and predicted the country would soon see a 'light at the end of the tunnel ' . '
I want every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days that lie ahead , ' Trump said Tuesday .
'This is going to be one of the roughest two or three weeks we 've ever had in our country ... We 're going to lose thousands of people . '
The jaw-dropping projections were laid out as officials described a death toll that in a best-case scenario would likely be greater than the more than 53,000 American lives lost during World War I .
The model 's high end neared the realm of possibility that Americans lost to the virus could approach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during World War II .
Dr Tony Fauci , the country 's leading virus expert , called the numbers 'sobering ' and urged Americans to 'step on the accelerator ' with their collective mitigation efforts .
Trump 's comments came after he announced on Sunday that he was extending to April 30 the social distancing guidelines that advise Americans to cease large gatherings , work from home , suspend onsite learning at schools and more in a nationwide effort to stem the spread of the virus .
It was an abrupt reversal for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ targeting April 12 as the day he wanted to see Americans 'pack the pews ' for Easter Sunday services .
The latest data on the cases and deaths comes from John Hopkins University .
The tally records that 3,327 people have died from the virus in China .
However , experts and politicians have cast doubt on the numbers coming out of China , and have even accused the country of lying and covering up key information during virtually every stage of its coronavirus response .
Beijing initially tried to cover up the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , denying it could spread person-to-person and delaying a lockdown of affected regions - meaning early opportunities to control the spread were lost .
Then , once the virus began spreading , the Communist Party began censoring public information about it and spread disinformation overseas - including suggesting that US troops could have been the initial carriers .
Even now , prominent politicians have warned that infection and death totals being reported by the regime are likely to be wrong - with locals in the epicenter of Wuhan suggesting the true tolls could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials admitted Tuesday that more than 1,500 cases of the virus involving asymptomatic people that had not been previously reported .
Worldwide , more than one million people have been infected and over 53,000 have died , according to the tally from Johns Hopkins University .
More than 80 percent of the US population are in lockdown after governors from Arizona and Tennessee joined other states in issuing stay-at-home orders effective Tuesday - the same day that the US death toll eclipsed China .
As of Tuesday , 32 states , Washington DC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown , with residents told to stay home except for essential workers or to go out for essential needs such as buying groceries or seeking medical attention .
The states with stay-at-home orders are : Alaska , Arizona , California , Colorado , Connecticut , Delaware , Hawaii , Idaho , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Maryland , Massachusetts , Michigan , Minnesota , Montana , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New Mexico , New York , North Carolina , Ohio , Oregon , Rhode Island , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , West Virginia , and Wisconsin .
Pennsylvania , Nevada and North Carolina – as well as the territory of Guam – do not have stay-at-home orders but have shuttered all non-essential businesses .
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey seemed to finally bow to pressure Monday and signed an executive order that all residents must remain in their homes from March 31 until at least April 30 .
But several states are yet to take such action , which experts have warned is crucial to slowing the spread of the pandemic .

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Deaths from coronavirus in the United States hit 6,056 on Thursday as the disease killed 911 people.
It came a day after a record death toll saw the US become the first country in the world to register more than 1,000 deaths in 24-hour period.
Cases across the country rose to 245,356 by Thursday night with Michigan continuing to emerge as a new potential outbreak hot spot, reporting a further 82 deaths in the past day. Deaths in the state are now at 417, the third highest in the country.
With more than 245,000 infections across the country, America is the worst country to be affected by COVID-19 than any other country in the world has been.
The virus shows no signs of slowing down with 911 new deaths and 28,990 new cases on Thursday, despite the majority of the nation being on lockdown.
Experts say as many as 200,000 will die by the time the pandemic is over.
On Thursday, the death toll continued to rise to 6,056 but the peak of the outbreak is still to hit, experts say.
Bodies are loaded onto a refrigerated truck outside of Wyckoff Medical Center, as the number of victims from coronavirus continues to grow on Thursday. There were 911 new deaths recorded in the United State on Thursday
Rescue workers push a stretcher with a patient from the Zaandam of the Holland America Line cruise ship, afflicted with coronavirus disease at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Thursday
Rescue workers push a stretcher with a patient from the Zaandam of the Holland America Line cruise ship. There 9,008 coronavirus cases in the state and have been 144 deaths as the state was finally placed into a lockdown this week
Wyckoff Medical Center on Thursday where bodies were loaded onto a refrigerated truck. The death toll in New York state rose by 256 on Thursday and the city continues to be the epicenter of the battle against coronavirus in the United States
There are fears that the next epicenter will be the city of Detroit, as the death toll in Michigan continues to jump - a sign of exponential growth which scientists use as an indicator of spikes.
Michigan now has the third highest death toll in the US after reporting a spike in its figures in the last couple of days.
The state's death toll had reached 417 on Thursday night - an increase of 82 - with more than 10,791 confirmed cases.
New Jersey is second behind New York with 537 deaths and 25,590 infections. It had 182 new deaths and 3,335 new cases in the last day.
New York continues to bear the brunt, with 92,743 infections and 2,468 deaths across the state. New York City account for most of these cases with 51,809, and 1,562 deaths.
The state had 8,669 new cases and 256 new deaths on Thursday.
Medical workers wait for patients at a special coronavirus intake area at Maimonides Medical Center which has seen an upsurge of patients in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn in New York City. US coronavirus cases rose to 245,356 Thursday
Extra medical beds are delivered to Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. The US registered 911 deaths Thursday
Paramedics transport a patient wearing a face mask to the emergency room entrance of the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn. New York continues as the epicenter of the outbreak but there are concerns Detroit will be a new hot spot
The US was the first country to report 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day on Wednesday as the death toll soared past 6,000 - and it continues to rise.
The figure dipped on Thursday to 911 deaths but still saw high numbers registered in New York, New Jersey and Michigan.
The country's death toll is now dwarfing the number of deaths officially reported in China (3,337), where the outbreak first originated back in December.
While the death toll in Italy (13,915) and Spain (10,348) is still higher, the US eclipsed the hard-hit European nations' confirmed cases, with both Italy (115,242) and Spain (112,065) reporting only around half the number of infections.
Italy's deadliest day was on March 26, when 969 new deaths were reported. China's figures are less clear.
Contemporaneous reports indicate that its deadliest day was in February when 242 died in Hubei province alone. There is growing skepticism over the country's reported deaths and infections, with some saying the government is hiding the true number.
Pictured, dead bodies are loaded onto a truck outside Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York on Tuesday
New York City rushed to bring in more medical professionals and ambulances and parked refrigerated morgue trucks on the streets to collect the dead as the city's death toll hit 1,562.
Boroughs outside of Manhattan have been hardest hit, according to a New York City Health Department map which breaks down the city's coronavirus cases by zip code up until March 31.
The map revealed that the city's poorer neighborhoods are being hardest hit by the pandemic, while rich New Yorkers in the likes of Greenwich Village and Brooklyn Heights are not being infected to the same level.
Elmhurst and Kew Gardens Hills in Queens, the South Bronx, and East New York in Brooklyn have the most cases of the areas across the city.
In Rockaway, Queens, 436 have tested positive among the community that lives in public housing in Far Rockaway but at the far end of the island, residents in their $1million Belle Harbor homes only have 143 cases.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio drafted in some support Wednesday, appointing controversial former NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill as the city's COVID-19 Senior Advisor. On Thursday the Mayor also called on President Trump to do more, pushing for the White House to establish a national enlistment for people who have medical training.
De Blasio hopes that medical workers from other states can be deployed to the front lines in New York where there are most needed.
Bodies are loaded onto a refrigerated truck outside of Wyckoff Medical Center in Brooklyn, NYC, Thursday as the number of victims from coronavirus continues to grow and deaths in the United States reach over 6,000
A graph by computer scientist Mark Handley shows how the US's trajectory compared to other countries until March 28
A separate graph shows how the states vary in comparison to Italy until March 31
Speaking at the daily coronavirus briefing, de Blasio introduced O'Neill as his 'senior advisor helping us wage this battle against coronavirus' and said the former cop would be tasked with making sure the city's hospitals and medical professionals have the supplies they need to tackle the growing pandemic.
His responsibilities will include working with City Hall and other agencies to maintain a strong chain of supplies and healthcare workers to hospitals.
De Blasio also warned New Yorkers that the 'toughest weeks are ahead' and again hammered home the date of April 5 as 'D-Day' for the city.
Sunday has been touted as the day the city will run out of essential medical supplies as it currently stands.
'April 5 is a crucial, crucial date for New York City,' he said in the press conference.
On Thursday, the mayor issued new guidance for the city's residents in which he asked them to cover their mouth and nose with a cloth such as a scarf and bandanna when they are outside, even if they are healthy.
The move comes after new studies suggest that asymptomatic carriers of the coronavirus are doing more to increase the spread than previously thought.
'As we prepare for a real upsurge, as I go into the specific numbers, I want to emphasize how much effort has already been expended. it's unbelievable. How many people have gathered together to provide support already. The toughest weeks are ahead,' the mayor said.
New York City needs 3.3million N95 masks, 2.1million surgical masks, 100,000 isolation gowns and 400 ventilators by Sunday, de Blasio said.
At least 2,500 more ventilators are needed for the healthcare system to cope with the expected surge in cases just next week.
'We have to make sure it happens in time. Those are all very, very important,' de Blasio said.
In the state of New York, the USNS Comfort, a Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds, 12 operating rooms and a full medical staff, arrived in the city on Monday. It will be used to treat non-coronavirus patients to free up space in city hospitals.
Field hospitals have also been set up in Central Park, the Javits Center and even in hotels like the Plaza and St Regis. The indoor tennis center that is the site of the U.S. Open tournament is being turned into a hospital as well.
Makeshift morgues have been put in place at various hospitals across the city as the death toll continues to rise and healthcare workers struggle to keep up with the body count.
Other states are also beginning to see a ramp up in cases.
Connecticut confirmed the youngest known victim of the killer virus worldwide Wednesday, after a six-week-old baby died from coronavirus.
The infant was taken to the hospital unresponsive last week and could not be revived.
A COVID-19 patient arrives at a field hospital built by Christian humanitarian organization Samaritans Purse in Central Park
Volunteers from the International Christian relief organization Samaritans Purse set up an Emergency Field Hospital for patients suffering from the coronavirus in Central Park across Fifth Avenue from Mt. Sinai Hospital on Tuesday
A body wrapped in plastic is unloaded from a refrigerated truck and handled by medical workers wearing personal protective equipment due to COVID-19 concerns
Their death was announced on Wednesday by Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, saying he believes the infant is the youngest fatality 'anywhere'.
'It is with heartbreaking sadness today that we can confirm the first pediatric fatality in Connecticut linked to #COVID-19.
'A 6-week-old newborn from the Hartford area was brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not be revived.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said a six-week-old baby has died from the virus, becoming the world's youngest fatality
'Testing confirmed last night that the newborn was COVID-19 positive,' Lamont announced.
President Donald Trump has warned Americans to brace for a 'hell of a bad two weeks' ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the US even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.
Trump called it 'a matter of life and death' for Americans to heed his administration's guidelines and predicted the country would soon see a 'light at the end of the tunnel'.
'I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead,' Trump said Tuesday. 'This is going to be one of the roughest two or three weeks we've ever had in our country... We're going to lose thousands of people.'
The jaw-dropping projections were laid out as officials described a death toll that in a best-case scenario would likely be greater than the more than 53,000 American lives lost during World War I. The model's high end neared the realm of possibility that Americans lost to the virus could approach the 291,000 Americans killed on the battlefield during World War II.
President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a 'hell of a bad two weeks' ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the US even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained
Dr Tony Fauci, the country's leading virus expert, called the numbers 'sobering' and urged Americans to 'step on the accelerator' with their collective mitigation efforts.
Trump's comments came after he announced on Sunday that he was extending to April 30 the social distancing guidelines that advise Americans to cease large gatherings, work from home, suspend onsite learning at schools and more in a nationwide effort to stem the spread of the virus.
DO CHINA'S NUMBERS ADD UP? China has lied and covered up key information during virtually every stage of its coronavirus response - from the initial outbreak to the number of cases and deaths, and is still not telling the truth, observers, experts and politicians have warned. Here, Mail Online analysis of Beijing's actions lays bare the great cover-up of China's numbers: Infection total China has reported a total of some 82,000 infections from coronavirus, claiming a domestic infection rate of zero for several days in a row recently - even as it eased lockdown restrictions in placed like Hubei. But, by the country's own admission, the virus is likely still spreading - via people who have few or no symptoms. Beijing-based outlet Caixin reported that 'a couple to over 10 cases of covert infections of the virus are being detected' in China every day, despite not showing up in official data. Meanwhile foreign governments have heaped scorn on China's infection reporting cannot be trusted. Marco Rubio, a prominent Republican senator and former presidential candidate from the US, tweeted that 'we have NO IDEA how many cases China really has' after the US infection total passed Beijing's official figure. 'Without any doubt it's significantly more than what they admit to,' he added. Meanwhile the UK government has also cast doubt on China's reporting, with Conservative minister and former Prime Ministerial candidate Michael Gove claiming the Communist Party could not be trusted. 'Some of the reporting from China was not clear about the scale, the nature, the infectiousness of this [virus],' he told the BBC. Meanwhile sources told the Mail that China's true infection total could be anything up to 40 times as high as reports had suggested. Death total Doubt has also been cast on China's reported death toll from the virus, which currently stands at around 3,300. Locals in epicenter city Wuhan have been keeping an eye on funeral homes since lockdown restrictions were partly lifted, claiming they have been 'working around the clock' to dispose of bodies. Social media posts estimate that 3,500 urns are being handed out by crematoriums each day, while Caixin reports that one funeral home in the city placed an order for 5,000 urns. Locals believe that efforts to dispose of the bodies began March 23 and city authorities have said the process will end on or around April 5. That would mean roughly 42,000 urns handed out in that time frame, ten times the reported figure. Advertisement
It was an abrupt reversal for Trump who spent much of last week targeting April 12 as the day he wanted to see Americans 'pack the pews' for Easter Sunday services.
The latest data on the cases and deaths comes from John Hopkins University.
The tally records that 3,327 people have died from the virus in China.
However, experts and politicians have cast doubt on the numbers coming out of China, and have even accused the country of lying and covering up key information during virtually every stage of its coronavirus response.
Beijing initially tried to cover up the virus by punishing medics who discovered it, denying it could spread person-to-person and delaying a lockdown of affected regions - meaning early opportunities to control the spread were lost.
Then, once the virus began spreading, the Communist Party began censoring public information about it and spread disinformation overseas - including suggesting that US troops could have been the initial carriers.
Even now, prominent politicians have warned that infection and death totals being reported by the regime are likely to be wrong - with locals in the epicenter of Wuhan suggesting the true tolls could be ten times higher.
Chinese health officials admitted Tuesday that more than 1,500 cases of the virus involving asymptomatic people that had not been previously reported.
Worldwide, more than one million people have been infected and over 53,000 have died, according to the tally from Johns Hopkins University.
More than 80 percent of the US population are in lockdown after governors from Arizona and Tennessee joined other states in issuing stay-at-home orders effective Tuesday - the same day that the US death toll eclipsed China.
As of Tuesday, 32 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico were all in lockdown, with residents told to stay home except for essential workers or to go out for essential needs such as buying groceries or seeking medical attention.
The states with stay-at-home orders are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Pennsylvania, Nevada and North Carolina – as well as the territory of Guam – do not have stay-at-home orders but have shuttered all non-essential businesses.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey seemed to finally bow to pressure Monday and signed an executive order that all residents must remain in their homes from March 31 until at least April 30.
But several states are yet to take such action, which experts have warned is crucial to slowing the spread of the pandemic.


bonginoreport--2020-04-03--Irony Dies as China is Appointed to U.N. Human Rights Group

China has been appointed to an elite United Nations human rights group despite the country 's routine abuse of human rights , stifling of free speech , and imprisonment of dissidents .
Jiang Duan , a minister at China 's mission to the U.N. , was selected to serve on the U.N. Human Rights Council ’ s Consultative Group , a five-nation body that plays a key role in selecting human rights investigators who will oversee abuses across the globe .
With a spot on the committee , China will be in a prime position to thwart investigations into its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China 's oppressive and inhumane regime to choose the world investigators on freedom of speech , arbitrary detention , and enforced disappearances is like making a pyromaniac into the town fire chief , '' Hillel Neuer , executive director of U.N. Watch , an organization dedicated to performing oversight work on the U.N. , said in a statement .
As a member of the Consultative Group , China will help select people to `` investigate , monitor , and publicly report '' on human rights issues , according to U.N. Watch .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` How can China be involved in choosing the U.N. special rapporteur on the protection of freedom of opinion and expression , when the regime routinely imposes draconian censorship , and seeks to shut down dissenting voices ? ''
Neuer asked .
China will now also help vet candidates for a range of key U.N. human rights positions .
`` It 's absurd and immoral for the U.N. to allow China 's oppressive government a key role in selecting officials who shape international human rights standards and report on violations worldwide , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase China 's influence at the U.N. , where it has been a constant critic of U.S. actions , including its sanctions on Iran and push to hold human rights violators accountable .
The U.N. is `` voting itself into irrelevance and oblivion , '' Rabbi Abraham Cooper , associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center , told the Free Beacon in reaction to China 's appointment .
`` Until it puts China in docket for human rights outrages , the U.N. will continue to mock core values upon which it was founded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China faces backlash for lying about its number of coronavirus infections and deaths .
A portion of its work on the U.N. body will be focused on health-related issues .

China has been appointed to an elite United Nations human rights group despite the country's routine abuse of human rights, stifling of free speech, and imprisonment of dissidents.
Jiang Duan, a minister at China's mission to the U.N., was selected to serve on the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Consultative Group, a five-nation body that plays a key role in selecting human rights investigators who will oversee abuses across the globe.
With a spot on the committee, China will be in a prime position to thwart investigations into its own human rights abuses.
"Allowing China's oppressive and inhumane regime to choose the world investigators on freedom of speech, arbitrary detention, and enforced disappearances is like making a pyromaniac into the town fire chief," Hillel Neuer, executive director of U.N. Watch, an organization dedicated to performing oversight work on the U.N., said in a statement.
As a member of the Consultative Group, China will help select people to "investigate, monitor, and publicly report" on human rights issues, according to U.N. Watch. This includes matters of free speech and religion.
"How can China be involved in choosing the U.N. special rapporteur on the protection of freedom of opinion and expression, when the regime routinely imposes draconian censorship, and seeks to shut down dissenting voices?" Neuer asked.
China will now also help vet candidates for a range of key U.N. human rights positions.
"It's absurd and immoral for the U.N. to allow China's oppressive government a key role in selecting officials who shape international human rights standards and report on violations worldwide," Neuer said.
The position will increase China's influence at the U.N., where it has been a constant critic of U.S. actions, including its sanctions on Iran and push to hold human rights violators accountable.
The U.N. is "voting itself into irrelevance and oblivion," Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, told the Free Beacon in reaction to China's appointment. "Until it puts China in docket for human rights outrages, the U.N. will continue to mock core values upon which it was founded."
The selection also comes as China faces backlash for lying about its number of coronavirus infections and deaths. A portion of its work on the U.N. body will be focused on health-related issues.


bonginoreport--2020-04-03--Mueller’s Hidden Evidence Exonerated Trump Jr. in Trump Tower Meeting

In Robert Mueller ’ s final report on the Russia investigation , a little-known translator named Anatoli Samochornov played a bit role , a witness sparsely quoted about the infamous Trump Tower meeting he attended in summer 2016 between Donald Trump Jr. and a mysterious Russian lawyer .
The most scintillating information Mueller ’ s team ascribed to Samochornov in the report was a tidbit suggesting a hint of impropriety : The translator admitted he was offered $ 90,000 by the Russians to pay his legal bills , if he supported the story of Moscow attorney Natalia Veselnitskya .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show that Samochornov , a translator trusted by the State Department and other federal agencies , provided agents far more information than was quoted by Mueller , nearly all of it exculpatory to the president ’ s campaign and his eldest son .
Despite learning the translator 's information on July 12 , 2017 , just a few days after the media reported on the Trump Tower meeting , the FBI would eventually suggest Donald Trump Jr. was lying and that the event could be seminal to Russian election collusion .
Samochornov ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s narrative , the FBI memos show .
“ Samochornov was not particularly fond of Donald Trump Jr. , but stated Donald Trump Jr. ’ s account with Veselnitskya as portrayed in recent media report , was accurate , ” according to the FBI 302 report on its interview of the translator .
“ Samachornov concurred with Donald Trump Jr. ’ s accounts of the meeting .
He added ‘ they ’ were telling the truth.
” So what was that truth , and how did it compare to the media version @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 ?
The media narrative at the time was that the meeting might be a key piece of evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia : Trump Jr. , brother-in-law Jared Kushner , and then-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort were all lured to a meeting by the Russian lawyer Veselnitskya supposedly to talk about Russian dirt on Hillary Clinton .
Trump Jr. ’ s account , ridiculed by the media and Democrats at the time , was that the short meeting ended up being about a Russian lobbying campaign to change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law that punished Moscow and other foreign bad actors known as the Magnitsky Act .
Here 's an example of the sort of accusations that were being lodged against Trump Jr. Samochornov was one of the few eyewitnesses to the meeting : He was hired by Veselnitskya to act as a translator on her law work and attended the Tower confab as such .
His account to the FBI undercut the false collusion narrative .
“ Samochornov could not speak about other occasions , but said there was no discussion about the 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Russian government and the Trump campaign at the meeting , ” the FBI reported .
“ There was no smoking gun , according to Samochornov .
There was not a discussion about dirt on Hillary Clinton .
Samochornov did not think Hillary Clinton was mentioned by name at the meeting , '' the FBI report added .
`` Samochornov had not heard Veselnitskya say anything about having ‘ dirt ’ on Hillary Clinton .
Veselnitskya did not offer any materials during the meeting and no papers were exchanged.
” So what political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Samochornov told the FBI agents that Veselnitskya revealed to Trump Jr. and the other attendees at the meeting that two businessmen helping her rival in a legal case had “ donated illicit funds to democratic campaigns.
” How did the Trump team react ?
“ Once raised , the topic of the donations was dismissed by Manafort , ” the FBI reported the translator told agents .
So what was the main discussion of the meeting ?
“ The topic of discussion was the Magnitsky Act and related topics , ” Samochornov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t even do most of the talking .
An American lobbyist provided the presentation , he said .
The translator ’ s detailed account — omitted from the Mueller report — validated most aspects of Trump Jr. ’ s original story .
And the FBI knew it from the start of the controversy .
The belated release of the FBI interview report under a Freedom of Information Act request is likely to raise serious questions among congressional oversight committees about why the information was suppressed in the Mueller report , why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years while Trump Jr. was being politically pilloried , and why the news media has failed to correct its own record of misleading reporting .
“ The omission from the Mueller report leaves a distorted picture that has been allowed to persist for more than two years , ” a Senate staffer involved in the Russia investigation told me on condition of anonymity because he wasn ’ t approved to talk to the news media .
`` We are looking into the circumstances of the editing of that report and why DOJ allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carry on in the face of significant evidence of innocence . ''

In Robert Mueller’s final report on the Russia investigation, a little-known translator named Anatoli Samochornov played a bit role, a witness sparsely quoted about the infamous Trump Tower meeting he attended in summer 2016 between Donald Trump Jr. and a mysterious Russian lawyer.
The most scintillating information Mueller’s team ascribed to Samochornov in the report was a tidbit suggesting a hint of impropriety: The translator admitted he was offered $90,000 by the Russians to pay his legal bills, if he supported the story of Moscow attorney Natalia Veselnitskya. He declined.
But recently released FBI memos show that Samochornov, a translator trusted by the State Department and other federal agencies, provided agents far more information than was quoted by Mueller, nearly all of it exculpatory to the president’s campaign and his eldest son.
Despite learning the translator's information on July 12, 2017, just a few days after the media reported on the Trump Tower meeting, the FBI would eventually suggest Donald Trump Jr. was lying and that the event could be seminal to Russian election collusion.
Samochornov’s eyewitness account entirely debunks the media’s narrative, the FBI memos show.
“Samochornov was not particularly fond of Donald Trump Jr., but stated Donald Trump Jr.’s account with Veselnitskya as portrayed in recent media report, was accurate,” according to the FBI 302 report on its interview of the translator. “Samachornov concurred with Donald Trump Jr.’s accounts of the meeting. He added ‘they’ were telling the truth.”
So what was that truth, and how did it compare to the media version of events that took root in summer 2017?
The media narrative at the time was that the meeting might be a key piece of evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia: Trump Jr., brother-in-law Jared Kushner, and then-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort were all lured to a meeting by the Russian lawyer Veselnitskya supposedly to talk about Russian dirt on Hillary Clinton.
Trump Jr.’s account, ridiculed by the media and Democrats at the time, was that the short meeting ended up being about a Russian lobbying campaign to change adoption practices under a U.S. human rights law that punished Moscow and other foreign bad actors known as the Magnitsky Act.
Here's an example of the sort of accusations that were being lodged against Trump Jr.
Samochornov was one of the few eyewitnesses to the meeting: He was hired by Veselnitskya to act as a translator on her law work and attended the Tower confab as such. His account to the FBI undercut the false collusion narrative.
“Samochornov could not speak about other occasions, but said there was no discussion about the 2016 United States presidential election or collusion between the Russian government and the Trump campaign at the meeting,” the FBI reported.
“There was no smoking gun, according to Samochornov. There was not a discussion about dirt on Hillary Clinton. Samochornov did not think Hillary Clinton was mentioned by name at the meeting," the FBI report added. "Samochornov had not heard Veselnitskya say anything about having ‘dirt’ on Hillary Clinton. Veselnitskya did not offer any materials during the meeting and no papers were exchanged.”
So what political stuff was talked about at the meeting?
Samochornov told the FBI agents that Veselnitskya revealed to Trump Jr. and the other attendees at the meeting that two businessmen helping her rival in a legal case had “donated illicit funds to democratic campaigns.”
How did the Trump team react?
“Once raised, the topic of the donations was dismissed by Manafort,” the FBI reported the translator told agents.
So what was the main discussion of the meeting?
“The topic of discussion was the Magnitsky Act and related topics,” Samochornov told the agents, adding that Veselnitskya didn’t even do most of the talking. An American lobbyist provided the presentation, he said.
The translator’s detailed account — omitted from the Mueller report — validated most aspects of Trump Jr.’s original story. And the FBI knew it from the start of the controversy.
The belated release of the FBI interview report under a Freedom of Information Act request is likely to raise serious questions among congressional oversight committees about why the information was suppressed in the Mueller report, why the FBI kept it quiet for two years while Trump Jr. was being politically pilloried, and why the news media has failed to correct its own record of misleading reporting.
“The omission from the Mueller report leaves a distorted picture that has been allowed to persist for more than two years,” a Senate staffer involved in the Russia investigation told me on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t approved to talk to the news media. "We are looking into the circumstances of the editing of that report and why DOJ allowed such investigations and false public narratives to carry on in the face of significant evidence of innocence."


bonginoreport--2020-04-03--Dr. Fauci Underestimated Coronavirus Threat in January

Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and President Donald Trump ’ s top adviser on matters related to the coronavirus , said in a January interview that the virus was “ not a major threat ” to the U.S. “ Bottom line .
We don ’ t have to worry about this one , right ?
” Newsmax anchor Greg Kelly asked Fauci on January 21 .
“ Obviously , you need to take it seriously , and do the kinds of things that the CDC and the Department of Homeland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ But , this not a major threat for the people of the United States , and this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.
” CDC Director Robert Redfield told Fox News ’ Brian Kilmeade late last month that he agreed with Fauci ’ s assessment at the time , and said that nobody could have predicted the outbreak that would eventually occur in the U.S. ( RELATED : Infectious Disease Expert Says Anti-Malaria Drug Marks ‘ Beginning Of The End ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corrected as they saw in the first three , four weeks in January that human to human spread was not only occurring it ’ s actually , as I said , more infectious and I think that led to the situation that we ’ re in today .
I think no one could have predicted how transmissible , how infectious this virus really is , ” Redfield said .
Fauci made similar comments in February , saying the threat to the U.S. from the coronavirus was “ minuscule.
” By early March , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus “ could be really , really bad , ” but still said he believed the situation could be mitigated .
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“ I don ’ t think it ’ s gon na be , because I think we ’ d be able to do the kind of mitigation .
It could be mild .
I don ’ t think it ’ s going to be that mild either .
It ’ s really going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said at the time .
The U.S. has become the epicenter of the pandemic , with nearly 250,000 cases , and over 6,000 deaths , according to The New York Times .
Fauci and fellow coronavirus task force member Deborah Birx predicted earlier this week that as many as 240,000 Americans could ultimately die from the virus .
The pandemic has already had a devastating impact on the U.S. and global economy , with nearly 10 million Americans having filed for unemployment over the past two weeks as states have forced close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its citizens to stay home in an attempt to stop the spread of the virus .
Fauci called for a national stay at home order Thursday night during a CNN town hall , and criticized the remaining states who have not implemented shutdown orders .
“ As you said , you know , the tension between ‘ federal mandated ’ versus ‘ states rights ’ to do what they want is something that I don ’ t want to get into , ” Fauci said .
“ But if you look at what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I just don ’ t understand why we ’ re not doing that .
We really should be .
”

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and President Donald Trump’s top adviser on matters related to the coronavirus, said in a January interview that the virus was “not a major threat” to the U.S.
“Bottom line. We don’t have to worry about this one, right?” Newsmax anchor Greg Kelly asked Fauci on January 21.
“Obviously, you need to take it seriously, and do the kinds of things that the CDC and the Department of Homeland Security are doing, ” Fauci responded. “But, this not a major threat for the people of the United States, and this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.”
CDC Director Robert Redfield told Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade late last month that he agreed with Fauci’s assessment at the time, and said that nobody could have predicted the outbreak that would eventually occur in the U.S. (RELATED: Infectious Disease Expert Says Anti-Malaria Drug Marks ‘Beginning Of The End’ Of Pandemic)
“Obviously that became corrected as they saw in the first three, four weeks in January that human to human spread was not only occurring it’s actually, as I said, more infectious and I think that led to the situation that we’re in today. I think no one could have predicted how transmissible, how infectious this virus really is,” Redfield said.
In January, Dr Tony Fauci was on my show telling America not to worry about the Coronavirus—that it wasn’t a major threat to the people. January 21, 2020, 20 seconds: pic.twitter.com/RLDivpgbAq — Greg Kelly (@gregkellyusa) April 3, 2020
Fauci made similar comments in February, saying the threat to the U.S. from the coronavirus was “minuscule.” By early March, Fauci had changed his tune, saying the virus “could be really, really bad,” but still said he believed the situation could be mitigated. (RELATED: Could The Coronavirus Pandemic Lead To Violent Prisoners Being Released Across America?)
“I don’t think it’s gonna be, because I think we’d be able to do the kind of mitigation. It could be mild. I don’t think it’s going to be that mild either. It’s really going to depend on how we mobilize,” he said at the time.
The U.S. has become the epicenter of the pandemic, with nearly 250,000 cases, and over 6,000 deaths, according to The New York Times. Fauci and fellow coronavirus task force member Deborah Birx predicted earlier this week that as many as 240,000 Americans could ultimately die from the virus.
The pandemic has already had a devastating impact on the U.S. and global economy, with nearly 10 million Americans having filed for unemployment over the past two weeks as states have forced close businesses to closed down, and ordered its citizens to stay home in an attempt to stop the spread of the virus.
Fauci called for a national stay at home order Thursday night during a CNN town hall, and criticized the remaining states who have not implemented shutdown orders.
“As you said, you know, the tension between ‘federal mandated’ versus ‘states rights’ to do what they want is something that I don’t want to get into,” Fauci said. “But if you look at what’s going on in this country, I just don’t understand why we’re not doing that. We really should be.”


bonginoreport--2020-04-03--Corona Beer Temporarily Halts Production

Corona beer has halted its production due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Mexico ’ s government says that the business @ @ @ @ @ company has been forced to temporarily suspend operations .
Brewer Grupo Modelo says that it @ @ @ @ @ and other brands which are exported to 180 countries .
Corona ’ s coincidental name @ @ @ @ @ to nearly 2 in 5 Americans saying they wouldn ’ t buy the beer , @ @ @ @ @ • None Survey : Nearly 40 % of beer-drinkers wo n't buy Corona because of @ @ @ @ @ distribution and import of Grupo Modelo ’ s beers in the U.S. , with Modelo @ @ @ @ @ sellers .
Sales accelerated in the first three weeks of March , with its beers @ @ @ @ @ a year ago .
This week , Mexico declared a health emergency due to a @ @ @ @ @ ordered the suspension of non-essential activities in the public and private sectors until April 30 @ @ @ @ @ University , Mexico has 1,510 confirmed coronavirus cases and 50 people have died .

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Corona beer has halted its production due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mexico’s government says that the business is non-essential, so the company has been forced to temporarily suspend operations.
Brewer Grupo Modelo says that it will stop making the beer and other brands which are exported to 180 countries.
Corona’s coincidental name connection to the virus led to nearly 2 in 5 Americans saying they wouldn’t buy the beer, according to one poll.
Constellation brands handles the distribution and import of Grupo Modelo’s beers in the U.S., with Modelo and Corona being its top sellers.
Sales accelerated in the first three weeks of March, with its beers growing 24 percent compared to a year ago.
This week, Mexico declared a health emergency due to a spike in coronavirus cases and ordered the suspension of non-essential activities in the public and private sectors until April 30.
According to Johns Hopkins University, Mexico has 1,510 confirmed coronavirus cases and 50 people have died.


bonginoreport--2020-04-03--John Brennan Under “Increased Scrutiny” in Durham Investigation

U.S. Attorney John Durham ’ s review of the Russia investigation is putting increased scrutiny on former CIA Director John Brennan , searching for any undue influence he may have had during 2017 ’ s intelligence community assessment of Russian interference .
Durham , selected by Attorney General William Barr last year to lead this inquiry , drove to Washington , D.C. , in March to ensure the investigation stayed on track during the coronavirus outbreak .
The top Connecticut federal prosecutor is looking into highly sensitive issues , including whether Brennan took politicized actions to pressure the rest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about Russian President Vladimir Putin ’ s motivations , according to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal .
Officials said Durham has been interviewing CIA officials this year , zeroing in on those at the National Intelligence Council , a center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence which oversaw the collaboration between the CIA , FBI , and National Security Agency in putting together the 2017 assessment , and looking at how the work product was finalized .
The 2017 assessment concluded with `` high confidence '' that Putin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and Russia worked to “ undermine public faith '' in U.S. democracy , `` denigrate '' former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and `` harm her electability and potential presidency , ” and “ developed a clear preference '' for Trump .
The NSA diverged on one aspect , expressing only “ moderate confidence ” that Putin actively tried to help Trump win and Clinton lose .
“ I wouldn ’ t call it a discrepancy , I ’ d call it an honest difference of opinion between three different organizations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the Senate in 2017 .
“ It didn ’ t have the same level of sourcing and the same level of multiple sources.
” Durham has interviewed Rogers and is also reportedly reviewing Brennan ’ s handling of a secret source said to be close to the Kremlin .
The prosecutor wants to know what role that person 's information played in the assessment .
Durham is also scrutinizing Brennan in relation to British ex-spy Christopher Steele ’ s dossier .
In particular , the prosecutor is looking for answers on whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , why former FBI Director James Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe insisted upon it being part of the assessment , how allegations from the dossier ended up in the assessment 's appendix , and whether Brennan misled about the dossier ’ s use .
The Wall Street Journal reported that sources said United Kingdom authorities refused Durham 's request to interview Steele .
The former MI6 agent also declined Durham ’ s request to speak , saying he and his business had already “ done our duty ” by cooperating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s investigation into alleged Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuses , which found glaring flaws with Steele ’ s dossier and the way the FBI used it to obtain warrants to wiretap Trump campaign associate Carter Page .
“ I stand by the integrity of our work , our sources , and what we did , '' Steele told Oxford Union students last month .
Sir Andrew Wood , the former British ambassador to Russia , was also contacted by Durham ’ s team but told them he had nothing to add beyond what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's victory in November 2016 , Wood talked to former Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona at an international security conference about Steele 's dossier .
It was after this conversation that McCain sent his associate , David Kramer , to London to retrieve a copy .
McCain , who died of brain cancer in August 2018 , gave a copy of Steele 's research to Comey , although the bureau had begun receiving Steele 's dossier as early as July 2016 .
Wood told the Independent in 2017 that while he knew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very professional , '' he had not seen the dossier when he spoke to McCain .
The former ambassador told BBC Radio 4 's Today that Steele was a `` very competent , professional operator . ''
“ I do not think he would make things up , ” Wood said of Steele , adding , “ I do not think he would necessarily always draw correct judgments.
” Wood called the Steele dossier “ dangerous knowledge ” and said that “ Russia would like to know where he got his information from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and he has not just made it up , which I do not believe for a moment.
” Last month , the British diplomat told the Washington Examiner that “ I have no reason to change my judgment.
” The Wall Street Journal also said another official claimed the interviews within the top spy office weren ’ t antagonistic , though the new report did note that a former CIA official has sought legal representation recently .
Durham has also interviewed agents and analysts from the NSA and FBI .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s inquiries have increased the strain between DOJ investigators and spy officials , with one intelligence official who helped compile the 2017 assessment saying neither Brennan nor anyone else involved interfered politically and the 2004 law reforming the intelligence community worked the way it should .
That bipartisan law implemented reforms suggested by the 9/11 Commission , including the creation of the position of director of national intelligence to increase cooperation between the various intelligence agencies .
Another U.S. official aware of Durham ’ s actions and with knowledge of the Russian interference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stood the test of time .
An investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller concluded Russian military intelligence was responsible for hacking thousands of Democratic emails and providing those stolen records to WikiLeaks , though Mueller did not establish a criminal conspiracy between Trump and the Russians .
The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee concluded in 2017 that the assessment on Russian interference was “ a sound intelligence product.
” The committee found the report “ appropriately represents analytic differences and was reached in a professional and transparent manner.
” That committee has released multiple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critiquing the Obama administration ’ s response .
Rogers , Brennan , and Comey , along with Director of National Intelligence James Clapper , briefed President-elect Trump about their findings at Trump Tower in January 2017 .
Comey stayed to tell Trump about some of the dossier 's more salacious allegations .

U.S. Attorney John Durham’s review of the Russia investigation is putting increased scrutiny on former CIA Director John Brennan, searching for any undue influence he may have had during 2017’s intelligence community assessment of Russian interference.
Durham, selected by Attorney General William Barr last year to lead this inquiry, drove to Washington, D.C., in March to ensure the investigation stayed on track during the coronavirus outbreak. The top Connecticut federal prosecutor is looking into highly sensitive issues, including whether Brennan took politicized actions to pressure the rest of the intelligence community to match his conclusions about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s motivations, according to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal.
Officials said Durham has been interviewing CIA officials this year, zeroing in on those at the National Intelligence Council, a center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence which oversaw the collaboration between the CIA, FBI, and National Security Agency in putting together the 2017 assessment, and looking at how the work product was finalized.
The 2017 assessment concluded with "high confidence" that Putin “ordered an influence campaign in 2016” and Russia worked to “undermine public faith" in U.S. democracy, "denigrate" former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and "harm her electability and potential presidency,” and “developed a clear preference" for Trump. The NSA diverged on one aspect, expressing only “moderate confidence” that Putin actively tried to help Trump win and Clinton lose.
“I wouldn’t call it a discrepancy, I’d call it an honest difference of opinion between three different organizations,” former NSA chief Adm. Mike Rogers told the Senate in 2017. “It didn’t have the same level of sourcing and the same level of multiple sources.”
Durham has interviewed Rogers and is also reportedly reviewing Brennan’s handling of a secret source said to be close to the Kremlin. The prosecutor wants to know what role that person's information played in the assessment.
Durham is also scrutinizing Brennan in relation to British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s dossier. In particular, the prosecutor is looking for answers on whether it was used in the 2017 assessment, why former FBI Director James Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe insisted upon it being part of the assessment, how allegations from the dossier ended up in the assessment's appendix, and whether Brennan misled about the dossier’s use.
The Wall Street Journal reported that sources said United Kingdom authorities refused Durham's request to interview Steele. The former MI6 agent also declined Durham’s request to speak, saying he and his business had already “done our duty” by cooperating with DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s investigation into alleged Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuses, which found glaring flaws with Steele’s dossier and the way the FBI used it to obtain warrants to wiretap Trump campaign associate Carter Page.
“I stand by the integrity of our work, our sources, and what we did," Steele told Oxford Union students last month.
Sir Andrew Wood, the former British ambassador to Russia, was also contacted by Durham’s team but told them he had nothing to add beyond what he has said publicly. Following Trump's victory in November 2016, Wood talked to former Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona at an international security conference about Steele's dossier. It was after this conversation that McCain sent his associate, David Kramer, to London to retrieve a copy. McCain, who died of brain cancer in August 2018, gave a copy of Steele's research to Comey, although the bureau had begun receiving Steele's dossier as early as July 2016.
Wood told the Independent in 2017 that while he knew Steele and believed him to be "very professional," he had not seen the dossier when he spoke to McCain.
The former ambassador told BBC Radio 4's Today that Steele was a "very competent, professional operator."
“I do not think he would make things up,” Wood said of Steele, adding, “I do not think he would necessarily always draw correct judgments.”
Wood called the Steele dossier “dangerous knowledge” and said that “Russia would like to know where he got his information from — assuming this information is basically true, and he has not just made it up, which I do not believe for a moment.”
Last month, the British diplomat told the Washington Examiner that “I have no reason to change my judgment.”
The Wall Street Journal also said another official claimed the interviews within the top spy office weren’t antagonistic, though the new report did note that a former CIA official has sought legal representation recently.
Durham has also interviewed agents and analysts from the NSA and FBI.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Durham’s inquiries have increased the strain between DOJ investigators and spy officials, with one intelligence official who helped compile the 2017 assessment saying neither Brennan nor anyone else involved interfered politically and the 2004 law reforming the intelligence community worked the way it should.
That bipartisan law implemented reforms suggested by the 9/11 Commission, including the creation of the position of director of national intelligence to increase cooperation between the various intelligence agencies.
Another U.S. official aware of Durham’s actions and with knowledge of the Russian interference report said the 2017 intelligence assessment has stood the test of time.
An investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller concluded Russian military intelligence was responsible for hacking thousands of Democratic emails and providing those stolen records to WikiLeaks, though Mueller did not establish a criminal conspiracy between Trump and the Russians.
The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee concluded in 2017 that the assessment on Russian interference was “a sound intelligence product.” The committee found the report “appropriately represents analytic differences and was reached in a professional and transparent manner.”
That committee has released multiple reports since then confirming Russian interference and critiquing the Obama administration’s response.
Rogers, Brennan, and Comey, along with Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, briefed President-elect Trump about their findings at Trump Tower in January 2017. Comey stayed to tell Trump about some of the dossier's more salacious allegations.


bonginoreport--2020-04-03--NY Times Uses Misleading Chart to Smear Southerners

On Thursday , The New York Times published a story suggesting that the South is uniquely dangerous for the spread of the coronavirus .
Michael Barbaro , host of the Times podcast `` The Daily , '' shared the map with the text , `` In a word ... .The South . ''
Yet both the NYT article and Barbaro 's tweet ignored basic realities about American life that help explain the reasons behind the map — and show that the South is not a uniquely dangerous region during this crisis .
In the article , `` Where America Did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spread , '' James Glanz dissects cellphone location data from the data intelligence firm Cuebiq .
Cuebiq tracked 15 million people 's cellphone locations to map travel patterns across America .
The resulting map does indeed suggest southerners continued to travel more than two miles even as states and local governments were issuing stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of coronavirus .
`` Disease experts who reviewed the results say those reductions in travel — to less than a mile a day , on average , from about five miles — may be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus in those regions , at least for now , '' Glanz reports .
Yet he admits the data `` can not predict where outbreaks will spread , and it does not track how many interactions people had while they were traveling .
Not all travel is problematic : A person driving for a few miles to pick up groceries would not be violating stay-at-home orders .
And people in cities can infect others without traveling far . ''
Even so , Glanz cites researchers who supposedly faulted the South for supposedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than other regions .
`` But broadly higher levels of travel suggest more contact with others and more chances to spread or contract the disease , researchers said .
Counties with lax travel policies risk not only becoming the next hot spots of the disease , but also acting as reservoirs for the virus that reignite infection in places that have tamped it down , they said . ''
Barbaro shared the map with the brief message , `` In a word ... .The South . ''
Barbaro admitted that his tweet was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he deleted it .
However , he still shared the map and the article , which suggests the distances traveled by southerners makes the region uniquely susceptible to the coronavirus .
Others explicitly interpreted the map as dangerous for the South .
Raffi Khatchadourian , a staff writer for The New Yorker , suggested the map depicts America 's `` lack of a national unified response '' to the virus .
Aaron E. Carroll , a pediatrician and New York Times columnist , also claimed the map `` bodes really poorly for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Times columnist , took the opportunity to dunk on the Republican leadership in the South .
`` listen , if your take about poor statewide political leadership in the South doesn ’ t attempt to explain how a politically and demographically diverse region of the country is dominated by MAGA leadership , then it is a bad take , '' he tweeted , slamming Gov .
Ron DeSantis ( R-Fla. ) as a `` corrupt incompetent '' and accusing Florida of having `` disenfranchised '' much of its black population .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ linked to an article about the high rates of obesity and diabetes in the South and warned that while `` New York has been the epicenter of the crisis , '' that fact `` may soon change . ''
Then he added , `` Guess where people have n't been practicing social distancing ? ''
Contrary to Krugman , the map and the data do not suggest that the South is n't engaging in social distancing .
Sure , many Americans in many parts of the country are not abiding by the social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ southerners .
But the map only traces travel of more than two miles .
Nate Madden , press secretary for the House Republican Committee on Oversight , explained why .
`` I grew up in a cattle farm in one of those red counties .
When I was a kid , the closest grocery store was 5 miles away .
Now the closest to the farm is 4 miles away , '' he tweeted .
Sarah Kendzior , an anti-Trump journalist and co-host of the podcast `` Gaslit Nation , '' juxtaposed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showing regions of the country where many people lack a car and a nearby supermarket .
`` People are driving to get food and supplies and the stores are more than two miles away from where they live .
I 'm curious how 'two miles ' was chosen by NYT as the standard for their map , which is being used to demonize people , '' she tweeted .
The Alabama Democratic Party cast shade on The New York Times with a tweet directly attacking Barbaro 's tweet .
`` If you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dunk on 'the South , ' '' the party began , `` 1 .
The South is two words not *a* word .
2 .
Don ’ t try to dunk on folks during a pandemic .
Your mama taught you better .
3 .
That map won ’ t show you years of underlying policy choices .
4 .
We ‘ re working for a better South .
How bout you ? ''
Coronavirus is spreading in the South , but even southern hot spots like Florida ( 7,773 cases ) and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states like New York ( 84,046 cases ) , New Jersey ( 22,255 cases ) , Michigan ( 9,315 cases ) and California ( 9,907 cases ) , according to Johns Hopkins University data reported on Thursday morning .
Most of the areas highlighted on the New York Times map are rural , while the outbreaks in the South have been focused in urban areas such as Miami and New Orleans .
None of this is to minimize the threat of the coronavirus in the South .
Data reported by The Atlantic suggests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dying from COVID-19 at younger ages .
The very real threat the coronavirus pandemic poses to the South does not excuse The New York Times 's misleading map , however .
At the very least , Glanz needs to update his article to include an explanation as to why southerners may travel further than people in other parts of the country .
As Kendzior pointed out , the Times map seems engineered to make the South look worse than it is .
Tyler O'Neil is the author of Making Hate Pay : The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Follow him on Twitter at @ Tyler2ONeil .

On Thursday, The New York Times published a story suggesting that the South is uniquely dangerous for the spread of the coronavirus. Michael Barbaro, host of the Times podcast “The Daily,” shared the map with the text, “In a word….The South.” Yet both the NYT article and Barbaro’s tweet ignored basic realities about American life that help explain the reasons behind the map — and show that the South is not a uniquely dangerous region during this crisis.
In the article, “Where America Didn’t Stay Home Even as the Virus Spread,” James Glanz dissects cellphone location data from the data intelligence firm Cuebiq. Cuebiq tracked 15 million people’s cellphone locations to map travel patterns across America. The resulting map does indeed suggest southerners continued to travel more than two miles even as states and local governments were issuing stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of coronavirus.
“Disease experts who reviewed the results say those reductions in travel — to less than a mile a day, on average, from about five miles — may be enough to sharply curb the spread of the coronavirus in those regions, at least for now,” Glanz reports. Yet he admits the data “cannot predict where outbreaks will spread, and it does not track how many interactions people had while they were traveling. Not all travel is problematic: A person driving for a few miles to pick up groceries would not be violating stay-at-home orders. And people in cities can infect others without traveling far.”
Even so, Glanz cites researchers who supposedly faulted the South for supposedly enabling the spread of the virus more than other regions. “But broadly higher levels of travel suggest more contact with others and more chances to spread or contract the disease, researchers said. Counties with lax travel policies risk not only becoming the next hot spots of the disease, but also acting as reservoirs for the virus that reignite infection in places that have tamped it down, they said.”
Barbaro shared the map with the brief message, “In a word….The South.”
Barbaro admitted that his tweet was “not well-enough contextualized,” so he deleted it. However, he still shared the map and the article, which suggests the distances traveled by southerners makes the region uniquely susceptible to the coronavirus.
A lot of misinterpretation of my (not well-enough contextualized) tweet on this so taking it down.
Will let the map speak for itself, with link to article for greater context:https://t.co/Ak78wdp2um pic.twitter.com/ZsHLyPaJlh — Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) April 2, 2020
Others explicitly interpreted the map as dangerous for the South.
Raffi Khatchadourian, a staff writer for The New Yorker, suggested the map depicts America’s “lack of a national unified response” to the virus.
A striking visual in the New York Times today depicting what a lack of a national unified response looks like. pic.twitter.com/ofxrgSS3GA — Raffi Khatchadourian (@raffiwriter) April 2, 2020
Aaron E. Carroll, a pediatrician and New York Times columnist, also claimed the map “bodes really poorly for the South.”
This bodes really poorly for the South. https://t.co/B570A7mdwL pic.twitter.com/CxWkCAenZl — Aaron E. Carroll (@aaronecarroll) April 2, 2020
Jamelle Bouie, another New York Times columnist, took the opportunity to dunk on the Republican leadership in the South. “listen, if your take about poor statewide political leadership in the South doesn’t attempt to explain how a politically and demographically diverse region of the country is dominated by MAGA leadership, then it is a bad take,” he tweeted, slamming Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) as a “corrupt incompetent” and accusing Florida of having “disenfranchised” much of its black population.
listen, if your take about poor statewide political leadership in the South doesn’t attempt to explain how a politically and demographically diverse region of the country is dominated by MAGA leadership, then it is a bad take — b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) April 2, 2020
The New York Times‘s Paul Krugman linked to an article about the high rates of obesity and diabetes in the South and warned that while “New York has been the epicenter of the crisis,” that fact “may soon change.” Then he added, “Guess where people haven’t been practicing social distancing?”
Guess where people haven't been practicing social distancing? 2/ https://t.co/cSxSNh4kNr — Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) April 2, 2020
Contrary to Krugman, the map and the data do not suggest that the South isn’t engaging in social distancing. Sure, many Americans in many parts of the country are not abiding by the social distancing guidelines — and that undoubtedly includes southerners. But the map only traces travel of more than two miles.
Nate Madden, press secretary for the House Republican Committee on Oversight, explained why. “I grew up in a cattle farm in one of those red counties. When I was a kid, the closest grocery store was 5 miles away. Now the closest to the farm is 4 miles away,” he tweeted.
I grew up in a cattle farm in one of those red counties. When I was a kid, the closest grocery store was 5 miles away. Now the closest to the farm is 4 miles away. — Nate Madden (@NateOnTheHill) April 2, 2020
Sarah Kendzior, an anti-Trump journalist and co-host of the podcast “Gaslit Nation,” juxtaposed the New York Times map with a map showing regions of the country where many people lack a car and a nearby supermarket.
“People are driving to get food and supplies and the stores are more than two miles away from where they live. I’m curious how ‘two miles’ was chosen by NYT as the standard for their map, which is being used to demonize people,” she tweeted.
People are driving to get food and supplies and the stores are more than two miles away from where they live. I'm curious how "two miles" was chosen by NYT as the standard for their map, which is being used to demonize people. — Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) April 2, 2020
The Alabama Democratic Party cast shade on The New York Times with a tweet directly attacking Barbaro’s tweet. “If you’re RT’ing a map to dunk on ‘the South,'” the party began, “1. The South is two words not *a* word. 2. Don’t try to dunk on folks during a pandemic. Your mama taught you better. 3. That map won’t show you years of underlying policy choices. 4. We‘re working for a better South. How bout you?”
If you’re RT’ing a map to dunk on “the South”🗣 1. The South is two words not *a* word.
2. Don’t try to dunk on folks during a pandemic. Your mama taught you better.
3. That map won’t show you years of underlying policy choices.
4. We‘re working for a better South. How bout you? — Alabama Democrats (@aldemocrats) April 2, 2020
Coronavirus is spreading in the South, but even southern hot spots like Florida (7,773 cases) and Louisiana (6,424 cases) lag behind states like New York (84,046 cases), New Jersey (22,255 cases), Michigan (9,315 cases) and California (9,907 cases), according to Johns Hopkins University data reported on Thursday morning. Most of the areas highlighted on the New York Times map are rural, while the outbreaks in the South have been focused in urban areas such as Miami and New Orleans.
None of this is to minimize the threat of the coronavirus in the South. Data reported by The Atlantic suggests that southerners are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19 at younger ages.
The very real threat the coronavirus pandemic poses to the South does not excuse The New York Times‘s misleading map, however. At the very least, Glanz needs to update his article to include an explanation as to why southerners may travel further than people in other parts of the country. As Kendzior pointed out, the Times map seems engineered to make the South look worse than it is.
Tyler O’Neil is the author of Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Follow him on Twitter at @Tyler2ONeil.


bonginoreport--2020-04-03--Biden to Have Coronavirus Related Call With Trump

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Staffers for Joe Biden are working to arrange a call between the former vice president and President Trump over the coronavirus crisis , according to reports .
Biden told reporters of the effort to connect over the phone with Trump late Thursday during a virtual fundraiser , Axios reports .
“ Yesterday , the Trump administration suggested I should call the president to offer my help , ” Biden said with a laugh .
“ Well , I ’ m happy to hear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my team ’ s working with him with set it up.
” No timeframe for the call was offered , according to the report .
Trump , meanwhile , said during a White House press briefing Wednesday that he ’ d “ love ” to talk to Biden about the growing coronavirus outbreak .
“ I always found him to be a nice guy , ” Trump told reporters .
“ I don ’ t know him very well , frankly , but I think he ’ s probably a nice guy … @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I would absolutely take his call.
” Trump also referred to Biden as “ Sleepy Joe ” during the briefing .
Earlier Wednesday , Biden ’ s campaign offered to connect with Trump after presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway asked why Biden doesn ’ t “ call the White House ” to offer his support .

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Staffers for Joe Biden are working to arrange a call between the former vice president and President Trump over the coronavirus crisis, according to reports.
Biden told reporters of the effort to connect over the phone with Trump late Thursday during a virtual fundraiser, Axios reports.
“Yesterday, the Trump administration suggested I should call the president to offer my help,” Biden said with a laugh. “Well, I’m happy to hear he’ll take my call; my team’s working with him with set it up.”
No timeframe for the call was offered, according to the report.
Trump, meanwhile, said during a White House press briefing Wednesday that he’d “love” to talk to Biden about the growing coronavirus outbreak.
“I always found him to be a nice guy,” Trump told reporters. “I don’t know him very well, frankly, but I think he’s probably a nice guy … If he’d like to call, I would absolutely take his call.”
Trump also referred to Biden as “Sleepy Joe” during the briefing. Earlier Wednesday, Biden’s campaign offered to connect with Trump after presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway asked why Biden doesn’t “call the White House” to offer his support.


bonginoreport--2020-04-03--Biden Forgets How Many Grandchildren He Has

During a recent interview with Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon , the former vice president was asked about communicating with his grandkids while locked in a basement due to the coronavirus pandemic .
`` I talk to them every [ incomprehensible ] day , '' Biden said .
`` I have five grandchildren , and every single day I either talk to them or we text . ''
Biden has at least seven grandchildren .
His renegade son Hunter , a 2019 Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year , celebrated on March 28 the birth of his fifth declared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The baby boy is the first child of Hunter 's second wife , Melissa Cohen , whom Hunter married six days after meeting .
Hunter , who is currently trying to make a name for himself in the Los Angeles art scene , has three daughters from a previous marriage .
He was recently determined `` with scientific certainty '' to be the father of a child born in 2018 to an Arkansas woman with whom he denied having a sexual relationship .
Hunter recently settled a child support lawsuit with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempts to delay court proceedings .
As Joe Biden correctly told Fallon in the interview : `` I got family scattered around . ''
Whether Biden 's false claim about his grandchildren was simply a gaffe , or something more sinister , was not immediately clear .
Biden , 77 , is afflicted with what some experts have dubbed `` verbal diarrhea , '' a condition that causes a steady stream of gibberish to be expelled via the mouth .
During a recent livestream address , for example , Biden described his approach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` We need to build an arsenal of democracy , as we did in 1940… .
We can take , we can make a personal productive equipment . ''
It 's also possible that Biden is actively refusing to acknowledge Hunter 's two youngest children , who have done nothing wrong and would like nothing more than to meet their grandfather and be accepted into the family .
Biden snapped at a reporter in November who asked about Hunter 's paternity suit , describing it as a `` private matter . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the number of grandchildren he has leaves a lot to be desired , both factually and morally .
Journalists should continue to press him on the issue until he can produce a satisfactory response .

Joe Biden has a grandchildren problem.
During a recent interview with Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, the former vice president was asked about communicating with his grandkids while locked in a basement due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"I talk to them every [incomprehensible] day," Biden said. "I have five grandchildren, and every single day I either talk to them or we text."
FACT CHECK: FALSE!
Biden has at least seven grandchildren. His renegade son Hunter, a 2019 Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year, celebrated on March 28 the birth of his fifth declared child—the seventh of Biden's known grandchildren. The baby boy is the first child of Hunter's second wife, Melissa Cohen, whom Hunter married six days after meeting.
Hunter, who is currently trying to make a name for himself in the Los Angeles art scene, has three daughters from a previous marriage. He was recently determined "with scientific certainty" to be the father of a child born in 2018 to an Arkansas woman with whom he denied having a sexual relationship. Hunter recently settled a child support lawsuit with the woman after a judge blasted his repeated attempts to delay court proceedings.
As Joe Biden correctly told Fallon in the interview: "I got family scattered around."
Whether Biden's false claim about his grandchildren was simply a gaffe, or something more sinister, was not immediately clear. Biden, 77, is afflicted with what some experts have dubbed "verbal diarrhea," a condition that causes a steady stream of gibberish to be expelled via the mouth.
During a recent livestream address, for example, Biden described his approach to combating the coronavirus pandemic as follows: "We need to build an arsenal of democracy, as we did in 1940.... We can take, we can make a personal productive equipment."
It's also possible that Biden is actively refusing to acknowledge Hunter's two youngest children, who have done nothing wrong and would like nothing more than to meet their grandfather and be accepted into the family. Biden snapped at a reporter in November who asked about Hunter's paternity suit, describing it as a "private matter."
Either way, Biden's remark on the number of grandchildren he has leaves a lot to be desired, both factually and morally. Journalists should continue to press him on the issue until he can produce a satisfactory response.