bonginoreport--2020-03-21--No Joementum: Biden Massively Lags Trump in Fundraising

Joe Biden effectively wrapped up the Democratic presidential nomination much faster than expected , beating 2020 rival Bernie Sanders decisively in a string of primaries .
But with it comes drawbacks that could make it difficult to remain competitive financially with President Trump 's reelection effort .
The coronavirus outbreak has led to uncertainty over when many states will hold their primary contests .
The former vice president 's campaign appears to be stuck in limbo , with a moratorium on all in-person campaign stops and fundraisers .
In their place are `` virtual '' events , which feature video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fielding questions .
Holding such regular events are without any precedent in a modern campaign .
Already , Biden 's campaign has had issues with its tech operation .
Earlier this week , he had to postpone a virtual fundraiser scheduled for Thursday but gave no explanation why .
“ We are really looking forward to convening with you virtually .
As we are adjusting to all of the changes and still in transition , we would like to postpone our virtual event until next week .
We will follow up shortly with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign said in an email to donors on Wednesday .
Those issues follow the cancellation of in-person events in Chicago , Miami , and New York , which could have potentially brought millions of dollars into his campaign coffers .
Biden 's attempts at holding `` virtual town halls '' earlier this month were regularly interrupted by technical difficulties such as blank screens and garbled audio .
Already , Trump 's war chest has stretched into the eight figures , with no evidence his fundraising is slowing down .
But Biden , 77 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was nearly `` broke , '' before his surprising Super Tuesday wins , is behind the eight ball when it comes to building out for a general election , despite raising likely tens of millions of dollars since then .
According to the Federal Election Commissions ' regulations , candidates may not start raising money for their general election campaign until after they become the official nominee .
The FEC counts the primary and the general election as two separate elections , meaning a candidate can raise $ 2,800 from the same donor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new donors or those who have n't maxed out until then but is already struggling generating media attention to his campaign .
As Trump appears on television almost daily to provide updates to the country over his administration 's response to the pandemic , Biden has been forced to respond via press release .
Some members of the press have access to phone calls with him as well .
During a press call Friday , Biden signaled that his team had yet to figure out how to stream from his campaign headquarters but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Everything from providing access to where I physically live and being able to broadcast from there , as well as our HQ , is underway , '' he said .
`` We ’ ve hired a professional team . ''

Joe Biden effectively wrapped up the Democratic presidential nomination much faster than expected, beating 2020 rival Bernie Sanders decisively in a string of primaries. But with it comes drawbacks that could make it difficult to remain competitive financially with President Trump's reelection effort.
The coronavirus outbreak has led to uncertainty over when many states will hold their primary contests. The former vice president's campaign appears to be stuck in limbo, with a moratorium on all in-person campaign stops and fundraisers. In their place are "virtual" events, which feature video conference calls with Biden addressing donors and fielding questions.
Holding such regular events are without any precedent in a modern campaign. Already, Biden's campaign has had issues with its tech operation. Earlier this week, he had to postpone a virtual fundraiser scheduled for Thursday but gave no explanation why.
“We are really looking forward to convening with you virtually. As we are adjusting to all of the changes and still in transition, we would like to postpone our virtual event until next week. We will follow up shortly with the new date,” the Biden campaign said in an email to donors on Wednesday.
Those issues follow the cancellation of in-person events in Chicago, Miami, and New York, which could have potentially brought millions of dollars into his campaign coffers.
Biden's attempts at holding "virtual town halls" earlier this month were regularly interrupted by technical difficulties such as blank screens and garbled audio.
Already, Trump's war chest has stretched into the eight figures, with no evidence his fundraising is slowing down.
But Biden, 77, who has boasted about how he was nearly "broke," before his surprising Super Tuesday wins, is behind the eight ball when it comes to building out for a general election, despite raising likely tens of millions of dollars since then.
According to the Federal Election Commissions' regulations, candidates may not start raising money for their general election campaign until after they become the official nominee. The FEC counts the primary and the general election as two separate elections, meaning a candidate can raise $2,800 from the same donor twice.
Biden can still fundraise from new donors or those who haven't maxed out until then but is already struggling generating media attention to his campaign.
As Trump appears on television almost daily to provide updates to the country over his administration's response to the pandemic, Biden has been forced to respond via press release. Some members of the press have access to phone calls with him as well.
During a press call Friday, Biden signaled that his team had yet to figure out how to stream from his campaign headquarters but should have it worked out by Monday.
“Everything from providing access to where I physically live and being able to broadcast from there, as well as our HQ, is underway," he said. "We’ve hired a professional team."


bonginoreport--2020-03-22--VP Pence Tests Negative for Coronavirus

VP Pence Tests Negative for Coronavirus

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife , Second Lady Karen Pence , have both tested negative for COVID-19 , his press secretary announced Saturday night .
`` Pleased to report that the COVID-19 test results came back negative for both Vice President @ Mike_Pence and Second Lady @ KarenPence , '' Katie Miller tweeted .
Pence earlier Saturday said he will be tested for the coronavirus , after one of his staffers tested positive for the virus earlier this week .
“ While the White House doctor has indicated that he has no reason to believe I was exposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given the unique position i have as vice president and as leader of the White House Coronavirus Task Force , both I and my wife will be tested for the coronavirus later this afternoon , ” he said at a White House press briefing .
PENCE STAFFER TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS , BECOMING FIRST-KNOWN CASE OF A WHITE HOUSE EMPLOYEE Pence ’ s office said Friday that the unidentified staffer tested positive .
Pence said that the staffer is doing well , and had cold-like symptoms for a day and a half and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since Monday .
He said that neither he nor President Trump had any contact with the staffer , and that they had worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) and the White House .
Contact tracing had also been done , he said .
Pence was appointed by Trump to lead the White House ’ s coronavirus task force , which has been holding daily press briefings on the virus .
A number of politicians have tested positive for the virus .
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart , R-Fla. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress to announce that he was infected .
Not long after Diaz-Balart ’ s announcement , Rep. Ben McAdams , D-Utah , announced that he , too , had tested positive .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP A week ago , Trump took a coronavirus test -- after exposure to infected individuals -- but said it came back negative .
The Associated Press contributed to this report .

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Second Lady Karen Pence, have both tested negative for COVID-19, his press secretary announced Saturday night.
"Pleased to report that the COVID-19 test results came back negative for both Vice President @Mike_Pence and Second Lady @KarenPence," Katie Miller tweeted.
Pence earlier Saturday said he will be tested for the coronavirus, after one of his staffers tested positive for the virus earlier this week.
“While the White House doctor has indicated that he has no reason to believe I was exposed and no need to be tested, given the unique position i have as vice president and as leader of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, both I and my wife will be tested for the coronavirus later this afternoon,” he said at a White House press briefing.
PENCE STAFFER TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, BECOMING FIRST-KNOWN CASE OF A WHITE HOUSE EMPLOYEE
Pence’s office said Friday that the unidentified staffer tested positive. Pence said that the staffer is doing well, and had cold-like symptoms for a day and a half and has not been to the White House since Monday.
He said that neither he nor President Trump had any contact with the staffer, and that they had worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the White House. Contact tracing had also been done, he said.
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
Pence was appointed by Trump to lead the White House’s coronavirus task force, which has been holding daily press briefings on the virus.
A number of politicians have tested positive for the virus. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., on Wednesday became the first member of Congress to announce that he was infected. Not long after Diaz-Balart’s announcement, Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, announced that he, too, had tested positive.
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A week ago, Trump took a coronavirus test -- after exposure to infected individuals -- but said it came back negative.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


bonginoreport--2020-03-22--How Coronavirus Will Change American Society

As readers of The Transom and listeners to my various media hits know , I have been generally critical of the media coverage of the Wuhan coronavirus ( which I believe was far more interested in engendering panic than informing the public , and has now moved on to covering for China ’ s regime ) , the administration ’ s early insufficient response ( particularly the botched early testing approach followed by the slowness of the FDA to recognize the need to relax regulations ) , and now the ongoing and desperate Congressional stimulus “ process ” ( which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the money printer by the window ) .
What I haven ’ t been doing is making predictions , in part because it is a particularly odd moment when belief that 250k-400k Americans will die in the coming year from this virus makes you an optimist .
So flush with cash off of betting David Frum that Tulsi Gabbard would not run third party in 2020 , let ’ s try that today .
As a frame for this , it would be very useful for you to listen to Russ Roberts and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , particularly the final third of the podcast , where they put on their futurist hats and look into the crystal ball .
For the sake of these predictions , let ’ s stipulate that the worst case scenarios being entertained in many corners of the media , and outlined by that truly dire Imperial College UK report , are not the outcome this year .
That can be taken to mean the death count is not measured in the millions here , the American response – while slow at first – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as those used in some other countries are successful , and it turns out that most suburban and rural people who do not live in large cities ( and do not have to come in contact with a dozen other people just to go to the pharmacy ) are in less danger than the European estimates suggest .
The numbers of new cases and deaths taper off in the summer and people are under the impression that Things Have Been Handled .
Tyler Cowen ’ s predictions include the death of college as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I absolutely agree .
What parent – even one with very steady work throughout the next 3 months – would be willing to plunk down a vast sum of cash after such an uncertain time given the damage to their portfolio and their livelihood ?
No , it ’ s time for Madison to take a gap year until we figure out what ’ s going on – she can take online classes and make up for the lost time with friends , and who would want her on a campus surrounded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preceded by fun ) in the fall if this thing comes back with a vengeance ?
This will create massive funding problems for higher ed , particularly the overpriced middle tier of non-state schools .
They will seek a bailout , which Congress should deny and which most Americans will oppose , given their long-burgeoning resentment at the cost of a middling education .
Schools that didn ’ t sufficiently invest in online learning will get burned .
Another prediction from Cowen is that in-person events will still be rare , but when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intense and defiant .
Here I think he is only partially correct – while it ’ s true that as the curve bends down , people will be more promiscuous and engage in public demonstration of exhilarating defiance of protocol , there is a more subtle rebellion that I think will re-engage : the revolt of the religious .
Consider California ’ s “ stay at home ” order , issued yesterday .
It prompted LA ’ s terrible mayor to threaten to enforce it at gunpoint ( have you noticed that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cities are incompetent jokes ?
Great timing for that ) .
Being confined to their homes is very new for America ’ s Christian population , one of the few remaining major cohorts that consistently sees each other every week of the year and has a rhythm built into their fellowship .
The outrage expressed by many of my Californian Christian friends that this coming Holy Week will be held via video streaming is louder than anything I ’ ve heard about the cancellation of March Madness .
Believers of all stripes are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point about America ’ s litigious nature , to be the type of people to sue any of their fellow believers over getting sick while worshiping together .
The book tells them to gather , and they will gather , and view any sustained government crackdown as persecution indicative of the rightness of what they are doing .
I will leave the economic predictions to Cowen and Roberts , except to this point : it will be extremely difficult and a long-term task for the restaurant industry to recover .
You can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again and have them go .
While pro athletes can stay in shape at home , and watching football without crowds in the fall will be absolutely fine for most fans , there are certain other major industries where coming back will be very slow and major name brand places may never return .
I do expect gyms to be very much in demand as people attempt to work off their inevitable weight gain over sustained periods of isolation ( unless you got a Peloton for Christmas ) .
What about the ramifications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
A friend shared the view recently that the government response represented a death knell for libertarianism – far from it .
Let ’ s break this down into some segments : For American populists and nationalists , they are obviously the ones who stand to benefit the most .
I expect we are about to enter a period of the most sustained isolationism – true isolationism – we have seen in a century .
The Chinese “ it ’ s racist to talk about making your pharmaceuticals elsewhere ” message will not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a pullback of essential products to allied countries and America will accelerate .
Anti-refugee attitudes will increase dramatically .
I am genuinely curious whether Joe Biden will go into the fall without moderating his dramatically pro-refugee , pro-immigrant message .
More people will want hardened borders , and they will argue this is not about racism , it is about defending public health .
Yesterday the State Department told Americans not to travel abroad ( and to return home ) with their highest ranked warning in history .
More Americans will have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the immediate future , nor will they want their sons or daughters there .
Where the nationalists are facing serious risk is in the failure of the current economic approach , which will be framed as their doing regardless whether that ’ s fair or not .
Expectations are that U.S. jobless claims could top a record 1.5 million next week .
Goldman Sachs is predicting the economy could contract by 24 percent next quarter .
So when Steve Mnuchin predicts a “ gigantic ” fourth quarter comeback for the American economy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans better deliver on it .
Should that economic approach fail to be the case , the left-populists – contra Cowen – could seize hold of the narrative and build on it .
“ The problem with the bailouts was that they weren ’ t big enough for you to keep your job ” is a message many will understand .
That said , their “ Medicare for All ” message will take a serious hit if it turns out America was better at handling this crisis than many European countries .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Medicaid take on serious fiscal burdens during this period , their insolvency will be accelerated , decreasing the appeal of adding the rest of the country to these programs .
For American libertarians and small government conservatives , they will come to view these bailouts as what they are : theft from future generations .
Last time around this turned into a Tea Party revolt .
This time around they may be less angry , only because the damage seems so widespread , falling on the righteous and the wicked alike , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well .
But there will still be outrage if it turns out that the number of deaths is much , much lower than predicted – “ we threw away my small business , my portfolio , and our children ’ s future for this ?
” Even the WSJ is already sounding this note .
On education , I wonder how many of them , having been reluctant homeschoolers at first , will find they actually prefer this approach , and that Junior has learned so much more in the past three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ six ( despite Bill McMorris ’ s experience ) .
I expect a significant growth in homeschooling , either individually or as a community , and a concurrent growth of curricula , resources , and internet-based schooling functions in tandem .
Americans ’ natural disgust at silly government regulations will lead them to push to make many of the current concessions permanent .
The important areas of this are in regards to the health care space , where telemedicine is likely to grow dramatically .
( I welcome the long overdue expansion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and dental practices of the world , who will go for months with no customers and then get slammed by overdue traffic . )
But as Tristan Justice outlines here , there are a host of areas where the new reality is going to lead people to question why we ever had laws against alcohol delivery in the first place .
Finally , for all Americans , expect their hatred and distrust of the media to increase for all the obvious reasons .
I expect people will be very tired of cable news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase their consumption of alternative sources .
This will fall along the usual faultlines on who receives the most blame .
As predictions go , I expect many of these to be wrong or insufficient , and that there are huge gaps in how we think about this .
I certainly believe Congress will be dramatically changed by this crisis , both because of their aged nature and because of the obvious need for a remote voting solution .
It ’ s also impossible to anticipate the interesting things Americans will collaborate on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ books , products , and ideas that had been left until a rainy day will now be the focus of many lest they lose their minds as the kids practice on their drums .
There are also the dangerous unknown aspects of how this crisis plays out – for instance , the heightened risk of a terrorist attack during it , particularly on buildings in big cities full of sequestered people .
One prediction that we ought to pray comes true , in any case , is that at the end of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of appreciation for America ’ s scientists and the public health community .
If that happens , it means things turned out better than the dire predictions that haunt Americans today .
Let ’ s hope .

As readers of The Transom and listeners to my various media hits know, I have been generally critical of the media coverage of the Wuhan coronavirus (which I believe was far more interested in engendering panic than informing the public, and has now moved on to covering for China’s regime), the administration’s early insufficient response (particularly the botched early testing approach followed by the slowness of the FDA to recognize the need to relax regulations), and now the ongoing and desperate Congressional stimulus “process” (which amounts to quick, quick, put the money printer by the window). What I haven’t been doing is making predictions, in part because it is a particularly odd moment when belief that 250k-400k Americans will die in the coming year from this virus makes you an optimist.
So flush with cash off of betting David Frum that Tulsi Gabbard would not run third party in 2020, let’s try that today. As a frame for this, it would be very useful for you to listen to Russ Roberts and Tyler Cowen discuss their perspective on the coronavirus, particularly the final third of the podcast, where they put on their futurist hats and look into the crystal ball.
For the sake of these predictions, let’s stipulate that the worst case scenarios being entertained in many corners of the media, and outlined by that truly dire Imperial College UK report, are not the outcome this year. That can be taken to mean the death count is not measured in the millions here, the American response – while slow at first – gains momentum, promising antiviral treatments such as those used in some other countries are successful, and it turns out that most suburban and rural people who do not live in large cities (and do not have to come in contact with a dozen other people just to go to the pharmacy) are in less danger than the European estimates suggest. The numbers of new cases and deaths taper off in the summer and people are under the impression that Things Have Been Handled.
Tyler Cowen’s predictions include the death of college as we know it at this point, and I absolutely agree. What parent – even one with very steady work throughout the next 3 months – would be willing to plunk down a vast sum of cash after such an uncertain time given the damage to their portfolio and their livelihood? No, it’s time for Madison to take a gap year until we figure out what’s going on – she can take online classes and make up for the lost time with friends, and who would want her on a campus surrounded by disease (and not the kind preceded by fun) in the fall if this thing comes back with a vengeance?
This will create massive funding problems for higher ed, particularly the overpriced middle tier of non-state schools. They will seek a bailout, which Congress should deny and which most Americans will oppose, given their long-burgeoning resentment at the cost of a middling education. Schools that didn’t sufficiently invest in online learning will get burned.
Another prediction from Cowen is that in-person events will still be rare, but when they are, they will be more intense and defiant. Here I think he is only partially correct – while it’s true that as the curve bends down, people will be more promiscuous and engage in public demonstration of exhilarating defiance of protocol, there is a more subtle rebellion that I think will re-engage: the revolt of the religious.
Consider California’s “stay at home” order, issued yesterday. It prompted LA’s terrible mayor to threaten to enforce it at gunpoint (have you noticed that the mayors of America’s two biggest cities are incompetent jokes? Great timing for that). Being confined to their homes is very new for America’s Christian population, one of the few remaining major cohorts that consistently sees each other every week of the year and has a rhythm built into their fellowship. The outrage expressed by many of my Californian Christian friends that this coming Holy Week will be held via video streaming is louder than anything I’ve heard about the cancellation of March Madness. Believers of all stripes are also extremely unlikely, to Roberts’ point about America’s litigious nature, to be the type of people to sue any of their fellow believers over getting sick while worshiping together.
The book tells them to gather, and they will gather, and view any sustained government crackdown as persecution indicative of the rightness of what they are doing.
I will leave the economic predictions to Cowen and Roberts, except to this point: it will be extremely difficult and a long-term task for the restaurant industry to recover. You can’t just spin these places back up again and have them go. While pro athletes can stay in shape at home, and watching football without crowds in the fall will be absolutely fine for most fans, there are certain other major industries where coming back will be very slow and major name brand places may never return. I do expect gyms to be very much in demand as people attempt to work off their inevitable weight gain over sustained periods of isolation (unless you got a Peloton for Christmas).
What about the ramifications for the animating elements of American politics? A friend shared the view recently that the government response represented a death knell for libertarianism – far from it. Let’s break this down into some segments:
For American populists and nationalists, they are obviously the ones who stand to benefit the most. I expect we are about to enter a period of the most sustained isolationism – true isolationism – we have seen in a century. The Chinese “it’s racist to talk about making your pharmaceuticals elsewhere” message will not fly. Escalated trade war with China and a pullback of essential products to allied countries and America will accelerate.
Anti-refugee attitudes will increase dramatically. I am genuinely curious whether Joe Biden will go into the fall without moderating his dramatically pro-refugee, pro-immigrant message. More people will want hardened borders, and they will argue this is not about racism, it is about defending public health. Yesterday the State Department told Americans not to travel abroad (and to return home) with their highest ranked warning in history. More Americans will have no desire to risk going abroad for the immediate future, nor will they want their sons or daughters there.
Where the nationalists are facing serious risk is in the failure of the current economic approach, which will be framed as their doing regardless whether that’s fair or not. Expectations are that U.S. jobless claims could top a record 1.5 million next week. Goldman Sachs is predicting the economy could contract by 24 percent next quarter. So when Steve Mnuchin predicts a “gigantic” fourth quarter comeback for the American economy, this mess of bailouts and checks to Americans better deliver on it.
Should that economic approach fail to be the case, the left-populists – contra Cowen – could seize hold of the narrative and build on it. “The problem with the bailouts was that they weren’t big enough for you to keep your job” is a message many will understand. That said, their “Medicare for All” message will take a serious hit if it turns out America was better at handling this crisis than many European countries. And if, as I expect, Medicare and Medicaid take on serious fiscal burdens during this period, their insolvency will be accelerated, decreasing the appeal of adding the rest of the country to these programs.
For American libertarians and small government conservatives, they will come to view these bailouts as what they are: theft from future generations. Last time around this turned into a Tea Party revolt. This time around they may be less angry, only because the damage seems so widespread, falling on the righteous and the wicked alike, and the largess will be more widespread as well. But there will still be outrage if it turns out that the number of deaths is much, much lower than predicted – “we threw away my small business, my portfolio, and our children’s future for this?” Even the WSJ is already sounding this note.
On education, I wonder how many of them, having been reluctant homeschoolers at first, will find they actually prefer this approach, and that Junior has learned so much more in the past three months than he did in the prior six (despite Bill McMorris’s experience). I expect a significant growth in homeschooling, either individually or as a community, and a concurrent growth of curricula, resources, and internet-based schooling functions in tandem.
Americans’ natural disgust at silly government regulations will lead them to push to make many of the current concessions permanent. The important areas of this are in regards to the health care space, where telemedicine is likely to grow dramatically. (I welcome the long overdue expansion of that practice, but pity the optometrists and dental practices of the world, who will go for months with no customers and then get slammed by overdue traffic.) But as Tristan Justice outlines here, there are a host of areas where the new reality is going to lead people to question why we ever had laws against alcohol delivery in the first place.
Finally, for all Americans, expect their hatred and distrust of the media to increase for all the obvious reasons. I expect people will be very tired of cable news at the end of this, and increase their consumption of alternative sources. This will fall along the usual faultlines on who receives the most blame.
As predictions go, I expect many of these to be wrong or insufficient, and that there are huge gaps in how we think about this. I certainly believe Congress will be dramatically changed by this crisis, both because of their aged nature and because of the obvious need for a remote voting solution. It’s also impossible to anticipate the interesting things Americans will collaborate on and create while in their homes – books, products, and ideas that had been left until a rainy day will now be the focus of many lest they lose their minds as the kids practice on their drums. There are also the dangerous unknown aspects of how this crisis plays out – for instance, the heightened risk of a terrorist attack during it, particularly on buildings in big cities full of sequestered people.
One prediction that we ought to pray comes true, in any case, is that at the end of the year we will see a dramatic increase of appreciation for America’s scientists and the public health community. If that happens, it means things turned out better than the dire predictions that haunt Americans today. Let’s hope.


bonginoreport--2020-03-22--In Response to Trump Travel Ban, Florence Launched “Hug a Chinese” Day Initiative in February

Italy is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe and one of the country 's top virologists says political correctness is partly to blame .
Dr. Giorgio Palù , a professor of virology and microbiology of the University of Padova and the former head of the European and Italian Society for Virology , recently said that concerns over `` politics '' and being perceived as `` racist '' delayed Rome 's response to the deadly virus that originated in China .
A proposal to isolate travelers coming from China was deemed as 'racist' Palù told CNN that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impose a wider and stricter lockdown earlier on , instead of the initial restrictions that focused on 11 areas Rome placed in a `` red zone . ''
`` We should have done more diagnostic tests in Lombardy where there was a big nucleus .
There is no sense in trying to go to the supermarket once a week .
You have to limit your time out , isolation is the key thing , '' he said .
Palù also believes that politics delayed the government 's reaction , which he decried as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying there is `` too much politics in Italy . ''
The virologist added , `` There was a proposal to isolate people coming from the epicenter , coming from China . ''
However , he says the Italian government balked at the idea of singling out travelers coming from China out of concern it could be construed as racist .
`` Then it became seen as racist , but they were people coming from the outbreak . ''
As RedState 's Nick Arama points out , Italians were so preoccupied with perceptions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even launched a `` Hug a Chinese '' Day initiative shortly after President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced travel restrictions on China .
`` We follow the directions of the health authorities and we use caution , but no psychological terrorism , '' Mayor Dario Nardella saidin a tweet announcing the initiative while blasting those he said `` could not wait to use this excuse to hate and insult . ''
Nardella added the hashtag # AbbracciaUnCinese ( # HugAChinese ) .
Naturally , Beijing welcomed Florence 's `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promoted it through Communist Party mouthpieces CGTN and Global Times .
Over 53,578 Italians have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Saturday evening .

Italy is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe and one of the country's top virologists says political correctness is partly to blame.
Dr. Giorgio Palù, a professor of virology and microbiology of the University of Padova and the former head of the European and Italian Society for Virology, recently said that concerns over "politics" and being perceived as "racist" delayed Rome's response to the deadly virus that originated in China.
A proposal to isolate travelers coming from China was deemed as 'racist'
Palù told CNN that the Italian government failed by refusing to impose a wider and stricter lockdown earlier on, instead of the initial restrictions that focused on 11 areas Rome placed in a "red zone."
"We should have done more diagnostic tests in Lombardy where there was a big nucleus. There is no sense in trying to go to the supermarket once a week. You have to limit your time out, isolation is the key thing," he said.
Palù also believes that politics delayed the government's reaction, which he decried as "lazy in the beginning," saying there is "too much politics in Italy."
The virologist added, "There was a proposal to isolate people coming from the epicenter, coming from China." However, he says the Italian government balked at the idea of singling out travelers coming from China out of concern it could be construed as racist. "Then it became seen as racist, but they were people coming from the outbreak."
'Hug a Chinese Day'
As RedState's Nick Arama points out, Italians were so preoccupied with perceptions of racism that the mayor of Florence even launched a "Hug a Chinese" Day initiative shortly after President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced travel restrictions on China.
"We follow the directions of the health authorities and we use caution, but no psychological terrorism," Mayor Dario Nardella saidin a tweet announcing the initiative while blasting those he said "could not wait to use this excuse to hate and insult." Nardella added the hashtag #AbbracciaUnCinese (#HugAChinese).
Naturally, Beijing welcomed Florence's "Hug a Chinese Day" project and promoted it through Communist Party mouthpieces CGTN and Global Times.
Over 53,578 Italians have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Saturday evening.


bonginoreport--2020-03-22--Trump Directs Ford, GM and Tesla to Mass Produce Ventilators

President Donald Trump gave multiple car companies “ the go ahead ” on Twitter Sunday to mass produce ventilators to combat the coronavirus pandemic .
A senior White House official told the Daily Caller Sunday that Trump had now invoked the Defense Protection Act ( DPA ) “ to ensure that the necessary authorities will be available to prioritize production of items under government contracts and to allocate scarce items where they are needed most.
” The official said Trump is using DPA to “ drive the private-sector ’ s response to this crisis.
” A second official categorized the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president ’ s call as “ overwhelming ” and “ faster than anyone thought possible.
” At a coronavirus task force press briefing , Defense Secretary Mark Esper added at the same press conference that the Department of Defense would make an additional five million N-95 respirator masks available to the Department of Health and Human Services for coronavirus mitigation .
( RELATED : Trump Says He Is A ‘ Wartime President ’ ) “ Ford , General Motors and Tesla are being given the go ahead to make ventilators and other metal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) .
“ Go for it auto execs , lets see how good your are ?
” Trump also thanked FedEx for the “ rapid emergency deliveries ” the company is making across the nation .
Trump ’ s tweet came just shortly after FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor told CNN ’ s Jake Tapper that the White House had not yet ordered any commercial companies to produce ventilators under the Defense Production Act .
( RELATED : Coronavirus Shows Why America Needs An Industrial Policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not yet been triggered , but added that “ the president can use it at any time ” to boost medical supplies needed fight to coronavirus .
“ We haven ’ t had to use it because companies around the country , because donations , they ’ re saying , ‘ what can we do to help you ?
’ and it ’ s happening without using that lever , ” he explained .
“ If it comes to the point to have to pull that lever we will.
” A senior FEMA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are coordinating the car companies ’ production under DPA .

President Donald Trump gave multiple car companies “the go ahead” on Twitter Sunday to mass produce ventilators to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
A senior White House official told the Daily Caller Sunday that Trump had now invoked the Defense Protection Act (DPA) “to ensure that the necessary authorities will be available to prioritize production of items under government contracts and to allocate scarce items where they are needed most.”
The official said Trump is using DPA to “drive the private-sector’s response to this crisis.”
A second official categorized the private sector’s response to the president’s call as “overwhelming” and “faster than anyone thought possible.”
At a coronavirus task force press briefing, Defense Secretary Mark Esper added at the same press conference that the Department of Defense would make an additional five million N-95 respirator masks available to the Department of Health and Human Services for coronavirus mitigation. (RELATED: Trump Says He Is A ‘Wartime President’)
“Ford, General Motors and Tesla are being given the go ahead to make ventilators and other metal products, FAST,” POTUS tweeted at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “Go for it auto execs, lets see how good your are?”
Ford, General Motors and Tesla are being given the go ahead to make ventilators and other metal products, FAST! @fema Go for it auto execs, lets see how good you are? @RepMarkMeadows @GOPLeader @senatemajldr — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2020
Trump also thanked FedEx for the “rapid emergency deliveries” the company is making across the nation.
Thank you to Fred Smith and @FedEx for the rapid emergency deliveries you are making all over our Nation. Keep it going! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2020
Trump’s tweet came just shortly after FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor told CNN’s Jake Tapper that the White House had not yet ordered any commercial companies to produce ventilators under the Defense Production Act. (RELATED: Coronavirus Shows Why America Needs An Industrial Policy)
Gaynor said that the DPA had not yet been triggered, but added that “the president can use it at any time” to boost medical supplies needed fight to coronavirus.
“We haven’t had to use it because companies around the country, because donations, they’re saying, ‘what can we do to help you?’ and it’s happening without using that lever,” he explained. “If it comes to the point to have to pull that lever we will.”
TAPPER: “Has [Trump]… ordered any companies to make more of any of these critical supplies?” FEMA CHIEF GAYNOR: “No.”pic.twitter.com/4qoxxlALAH — Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) March 22, 2020
A senior FEMA official later confirmed to Daily Caller they are coordinating the car companies’ production under DPA.


Where’s Joe?

Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has seemingly been quiet in recent days as the coronavirus pandemic has escalated in the U.S. Biden has largely been out of the public eye since Sunday ’ s Democratic presidential debate , leading # whereisjoe to trend Friday morning on Twitter .
( RELATED : ‘ You Have A Single-Payer System In Italy ’ : Biden Rips Bernie Over Medicare For All ) “ Joe Biden ’ s omnipresence , steely calm and inspiring leadership has shown the US what A Real President does in times of crises , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wait — has anyone seen Joe ?
” Other anti-Biden lefties also chimed in to rip the former vice president for not making public appearances during the crisis .
( RELATED : Justice Democrats Promises To Oppose Biden ’ s Presidential Bid ) “ Joe Biden is secretly at work building test kits and a vaccine , which is why we rarely hear anything from him , ” Matt Stoller said .
Biden gave a speech on the pandemic earlier in March , where he criticized President Donald Trump for calling the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it originated in the Chinese province of Wuhan .
Biden accused the president of trafficking in “ xenophobia ” in his response to the virus .
Biden is reportedly offering people a chance to “ video chat ” with him in a new fundraising initiative .

Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has seemingly been quiet in recent days as the coronavirus pandemic has escalated in the U.S.
Biden has largely been out of the public eye since Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate, leading #whereisjoe to trend Friday morning on Twitter. (RELATED: ‘You Have A Single-Payer System In Italy’: Biden Rips Bernie Over Medicare For All)
“Joe Biden’s omnipresence, steely calm and inspiring leadership has shown the US what A Real President does in times of crises,” journalist Glenn Greenwald tweeted. ” Oh wait — has anyone seen Joe?”
Joe Biden’s omnipresence, steely calm and inspiring leadership has shown the US what A Real President does in times of crises. Oh wait — has anyone seen Joe? — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 20, 2020
Other anti-Biden lefties also chimed in to rip the former vice president for not making public appearances during the crisis. (RELATED: Justice Democrats Promises To Oppose Biden’s Presidential Bid)
“Where is @JoeBiden?” Shaun King asked
“Joe Biden is secretly at work building test kits and a vaccine, which is why we rarely hear anything from him,” Matt Stoller said.
Joe Biden is secretly at work building test kits and a vaccine, which is why we rarely hear anything from him. https://t.co/iTqTAenAXs — Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) March 19, 2020
more and more people are saying it: where is joe biden — guy fieri 2020 campaign manager (@libbycwatson) March 20, 2020
Seriously where is Joe Biden? — Nando (@nandorvila) March 20, 2020
Biden gave a speech on the pandemic earlier in March, where he criticized President Donald Trump for calling the coronavirus a “foreign virus” and noting that it originated in the Chinese province of Wuhan. Biden accused the president of trafficking in “xenophobia” in his response to the virus.
Biden is reportedly offering people a chance to “video chat” with him in a new fundraising initiative.


bonginoreport--2020-03-22--Harvey Weinstein Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the coronavirus in prison — and most likely contracted the disease at Rikers Island , an official briefed on the matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 68 , is being held in isolation at the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo , where he tested positive on Saturday , the official said .
The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision wouldn ’ t confirm or deny Weinstein ’ s condition , citing federal health-care privacy law , but said that two inmates at Wende had the coronavirus .
Weinstein — who was sentenced earlier this month to 23 years in prison for sexually assaulting two women — is believed to have been infected at Rikers , where he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Wende on Wednesday , the official said .
New York City has experienced the nation ’ s largest jailhouse outbreak of coronavirus , with at least 38 inmates — including at Rikers — testing positive , the Associated Press reported Sunday .
Weinstein granted permission for his lawyers and a prison consultant to obtain his medical information , but none of them have been told he has the coronavirus , spokesman Juda Engelmayer said .
Weinstein was tested at Bellevue Hospital when he developed a cough there while being treated for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March 11 sentencing , a source familiar with the matter told The Post .
Weinstein told an associate that he was kept in quarantine for “ a few days ” and was sent to Rikers on Monday after he tested negative , the source said .

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Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the coronavirus in prison — and most likely contracted the disease at Rikers Island, an official briefed on the matter told The Post on Sunday.
Weinstein, 68, is being held in isolation at the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, where he tested positive on Saturday, the official said.
The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision wouldn’t confirm or deny Weinstein’s condition, citing federal health-care privacy law, but said that two inmates at Wende had the coronavirus.
Weinstein — who was sentenced earlier this month to 23 years in prison for sexually assaulting two women — is believed to have been infected at Rikers, where he was briefly locked up before being transferred to Wende on Wednesday, the official said.
New York City has experienced the nation’s largest jailhouse outbreak of coronavirus, with at least 38 inmates — including at Rikers — testing positive, the Associated Press reported Sunday.
Weinstein granted permission for his lawyers and a prison consultant to obtain his medical information, but none of them have been told he has the coronavirus, spokesman Juda Engelmayer said.
Weinstein was tested at Bellevue Hospital when he developed a cough there while being treated for a spike in his blood pressure following his March 11 sentencing, a source familiar with the matter told The Post.
Weinstein told an associate that he was kept in quarantine for “a few days” and was sent to Rikers on Monday after he tested negative, the source said.


bonginoreport--2020-03-22--Mnuchin: Fed Will Lend $4 Trillion to Businesses

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that the Federal Reserve will play a key role in lending funds to businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic .
“ Working with the Federal Reserve — we ’ ll have up to $ 4 trillion of liquidity that we can use to support the economy , ” Mnuchin told Fox News on Sunday .
“ Those are broad-based lending programs .
... We can leverage our equity working with the Federal Reserve , ” he said .
The Treasury secretary said the plan is broad-based to help small and large businesses “ get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he said .
Mnuchin said he thought the bill would be finished Sunday and ready for a vote on the Senate floor on Monday .
The bill would also include : • Small-business retention loans aimed at helping companies keep workers on their payrolls .
This will cover about half the workforce , Mnuchin said .
Payments will include two weeks ’ worth of cash flow and some overhead .
The loans will be forgiven if workers are not laid off .
• Checks for Americans .
The average check for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3,000 , the Treasury secretary said .
• Enhanced unemployment insurance for people who are laid off due to the pandemic .
Some Fed watchers expressed caution about the $ 4 trillion estimate .
Mnuchin said that if the virtual shutdown of the American economy lasts longer than expected , Congress would pass another rescue package .
Emerging from a meeting with Mnuchin on Saturday , Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo , an Idaho Republican , told reporters that Congress would appropriate up to $ 500 billion to the Treasury Department to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to the Hill newspaper .
The central bank would be able to lend multiples of any buffer , with Mnuchin ’ s having put the estimate at $ 4 trillion .
The program is similar to the Fed ’ s recently announced commercial-paper facility , Crapo told reporters .
“ So they can do this and get a significant boost of leverage into the marketplace , ” he said .
Sen. Pat Toomey , a Republican from Pennsylvania , said the lending under the Fed program would be temporary credit that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ None of this is free money .
This is all going to be liquidity that is provided to fundamentally solvent companies to get them through this time , ” Toomey said in an interview on NBC ’ s “ Meet the Press.
” The bill would separately give Mnuchin funds for direct lending to “ really seriously distressed and absolutely essential companies ” that impact U.S. national security , Toomey said .
That is going to be a short list , he added .
U.S. equity benchmarks suffered a bruising week as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abate .
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA , lost 17 % on the week .

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that the Federal Reserve will play a key role in lending funds to businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Working with the Federal Reserve — we’ll have up to $4 trillion of liquidity that we can use to support the economy,” Mnuchin told Fox News on Sunday.
“Those are broad-based lending programs. ... We can leverage our equity working with the Federal Reserve,” he said.
The Treasury secretary said the plan is broad-based to help small and large businesses “get through the next 90 to 120 days,” he said.
Steven Mnuchin at a G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Whistler, British Columbia, in 2018. Bloomberg News
Mnuchin said he thought the bill would be finished Sunday and ready for a vote on the Senate floor on Monday.
The bill would also include:
• Small-business retention loans aimed at helping companies keep workers on their payrolls. This will cover about half the workforce, Mnuchin said. Payments will include two weeks’ worth of cash flow and some overhead. The loans will be forgiven if workers are not laid off.
• Checks for Americans. The average check for a family of four will be $3,000, the Treasury secretary said.
• Enhanced unemployment insurance for people who are laid off due to the pandemic.
Some Fed watchers expressed caution about the $4 trillion estimate.
Mnuchin said that if the virtual shutdown of the American economy lasts longer than expected, Congress would pass another rescue package.
Emerging from a meeting with Mnuchin on Saturday, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, an Idaho Republican, told reporters that Congress would appropriate up to $500 billion to the Treasury Department to provide a capital buffer to the Fed, according to the Hill newspaper.
The central bank would be able to lend multiples of any buffer, with Mnuchin’s having put the estimate at $4 trillion.
The program is similar to the Fed’s recently announced commercial-paper facility, Crapo told reporters.
“So they can do this and get a significant boost of leverage into the marketplace,” he said.
Sen. Pat Toomey, a Republican from Pennsylvania, said the lending under the Fed program would be temporary credit that needs to be paid back. “None of this is free money. This is all going to be liquidity that is provided to fundamentally solvent companies to get them through this time,” Toomey said in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
The bill would separately give Mnuchin funds for direct lending to “really seriously distressed and absolutely essential companies” that impact U.S. national security, Toomey said. That is going to be a short list, he added.


bonginoreport--2020-03-22--Gun Stores Seek “Essential “Classification

Citing the supply needs of the police and military , and self-defense by the public , the gun industry is seeking to be included as “ critical infrastructure ” by the federal government , a designation that would allow stores and manufacturing plants to stay open and supplied during the coronavirus crisis .
The industry trade group , the National Shooting Sports Foundation , which represents 9,000 companies and retailers , said it is lobbying officials to be included as part of the “ defense industrial base ” and “ emergency services sector , ” part of the nation ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
In a letter to Department of Homeland Security , NSSF ’ s Senior Vice President Lawrence G. Keane wrote , “ Whether it is providing firearms or ammunition to military , law enforcement , and law-abiding citizens or ensuring that they have access to shooting ranges for training , the firearm industry is a critical component of our nation ’ s security , public safety , and economic well-being .
We must remain open for business .
By including our industry among our nation ’ s critical infrastructure industries , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do so.
” He said the industry is concerned that in reacting to the coronavirus fight , some states or localities may close gun stores , ranges , and plants by designating them “ non-essential.
” That happened during Hurricane Katrina and has happened during the current crisis in a handful of California and Georgia cities .
However , Keane said that the industry has been protected as “ essential ” in places such as Illinois .
In his letter , posted below , Keane said that keeping the police and military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not expect law enforcement to do its job of serving , protecting , and defending our communities without making sure they have access to the tools they need and which our industry provides , ” it said .
And the public deserve the right to protect themselves , he added .
“ Food , water , shelter and adequate medical care are paramount for survival , but so too is the ability for an individual to defend his or herself , their family , as well as their home , business and property @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essential for law-abiding Americans to exercise their Second Amendment right to acquire a firearm and ammunition for personal protection and home defense , ” he wrote .
During the virus crisis , gun stores have cited record sales of weapons and ammunition .
The Firearms Policy Coalition said this weekend that ammo sales had popped nearly 300 % , the FBI background check system has been slowed by a huge wave of gun purchase applications and guns are “ flying off the shelves .
”

Citing the supply needs of the police and military, and self-defense by the public, the gun industry is seeking to be included as “critical infrastructure” by the federal government, a designation that would allow stores and manufacturing plants to stay open and supplied during the coronavirus crisis.
The industry trade group, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which represents 9,000 companies and retailers, said it is lobbying officials to be included as part of the “defense industrial base” and “emergency services sector,” part of the nation’s 16 critical infrastructures vital to the country.
In a letter to Department of Homeland Security, NSSF’s Senior Vice President Lawrence G. Keane wrote, “Whether it is providing firearms or ammunition to military, law enforcement, and law-abiding citizens or ensuring that they have access to shooting ranges for training, the firearm industry is a critical component of our nation’s security, public safety, and economic well-being. We must remain open for business. By including our industry among our nation’s critical infrastructure industries, you can help ensure that we are able to do so.”
FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) told NSSF background check traffic saw a 300 percent increase on Monday, March 16, compared to the same day in 2019. Daily volumes are roughly double what they were a year ago. https://t.co/xEEBE2TTD1 — NSSF (@NSSF) March 18, 2020
He said the industry is concerned that in reacting to the coronavirus fight, some states or localities may close gun stores, ranges, and plants by designating them “non-essential.” That happened during Hurricane Katrina and has happened during the current crisis in a handful of California and Georgia cities.
However, Keane said that the industry has been protected as “essential” in places such as Illinois.
In his letter, posted below, Keane said that keeping the police and military supplied is critical.
“We cannot expect law enforcement to do its job of serving, protecting, and defending our communities without making sure they have access to the tools they need and which our industry provides,” it said.
And the public deserve the right to protect themselves, he added.
“Food, water, shelter and adequate medical care are paramount for survival, but so too is the ability for an individual to defend his or herself, their family, as well as their home, business and property. The firearm and ammunition industry is essential for law-abiding Americans to exercise their Second Amendment right to acquire a firearm and ammunition for personal protection and home defense,” he wrote.
During the virus crisis, gun stores have cited record sales of weapons and ammunition.
The Firearms Policy Coalition said this weekend that ammo sales had popped nearly 300%, the FBI background check system has been slowed by a huge wave of gun purchase applications and guns are “flying off the shelves.”


bonginoreport--2020-03-22--Rep. Tlaib: Screw It, Let’s Print Two Trillion Dollars

Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib proposed a plan that would have the U.S. Treasury provide what amounts to an emergency universal basic income ( UBI ) for every person in America until the coronavirus crisis ends .
The proposal , called the “ Automatic BOOST to Communities Act , ” would require the Treasury to issue two $ 1 trillion platinum coins , which would then be used to issue direct payouts to Americans using a pre-loaded U.S. debit card .
Everyone in the U.S. would receive $ 2,000 as an initial payment , then $ 1,000 per month until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bill ’ s definition of “ every person ” includes non-citizens and residents of unincorporated territories or protectorates .
“ In response to the Coronavirus crisis , the Automatic BOOST to Communities Act would immediately provide a U.S. Debit Card pre-loaded with $ 2,000 to every person in America , ” the proposal ’ s summary reads .
“ Each card would be recharged with $ 1,000 monthly until one year after the end of the Coronavirus crisis.
” The proposal described the “ funding approach ” as follows : The Treasury Secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two $ 1 trillion platinum coins , under the legal authority provided by 31 U.S.C .
§ 5112 ( k ) .
Congress would direct the Federal Reserve to purchase the newly issued coins at full face value .
The Federal Reserve would complete the purchase by crediting the U.S. Mint ’ s account at the Fed with $ 2 trillion in reserves .
The Fed would retain ownership over the two $ 1 trillion coins permanently in order to ensure its own balance sheet remains fully capitalized by the Treasury .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ newly created reserve funds from the Mint ’ s account into the regular Treasury General Account .
The Treasury would make the funds available to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service to disperse to every person in America in the form of pre-paid U.S. Debit Cards .
“ I fully support the House Financial Services Committee Democrats # COVID19 economic response proposal , ” Tlaib tweeted on Saturday .
“ I also want to encourage leadership to consider my truly universal relief proposal on behalf of # 13thDistrictStrong.
” She then called on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan : According to HuffPost senior reporter Zach Carter , the plan would “ take advantage of an obscure Treasury authority to issue new currency through minting platinum coins , and then give that currency to people.
” The measure also calls for a “ long term ” plan where the “ card infrastructure ” created is “ converted into a permanent , Treasury administered digital public currency wallet system , to serve as a privacy-respecting ‘ eCash ’ complement to universal Fed Accounts and/or Postal Bank Accounts for All.
” It also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so the distributions do “ not exacerbate income or wealth inequality in the long-term.
” ( RELATED : ‘ Decadent And Foolish ’ : Tucker Rips Mitt Romney ’ s Temporary ‘ Guaranteed Basic Income ’ Proposal ) Tlaib claimed that the move would create no additional national debt , but critics noted that it would create a whole host of other problems , including possible hyperinflation .

Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib proposed a plan that would have the U.S. Treasury provide what amounts to an emergency universal basic income (UBI) for every person in America until the coronavirus crisis ends.
The proposal, called the “Automatic BOOST to Communities Act,” would require the Treasury to issue two $1 trillion platinum coins, which would then be used to issue direct payouts to Americans using a pre-loaded U.S. debit card.
Everyone in the U.S. would receive $2,000 as an initial payment, then $1,000 per month until the coronavirus crisis has passed. The bill’s definition of “every person” includes non-citizens and residents of unincorporated territories or protectorates.
“In response to the Coronavirus crisis, the Automatic BOOST to Communities Act would immediately provide a U.S. Debit Card pre-loaded with $2,000 to every person in America,” the proposal’s summary reads. “Each card would be recharged with $1,000 monthly until one year after the end of the Coronavirus crisis.”
The proposal described the “funding approach” as follows:
The Treasury Secretary would direct the U.S. Mint to issue two $1 trillion platinum coins, under the legal authority provided by 31 U.S.C. § 5112(k). Congress would direct the Federal Reserve to purchase the newly issued coins at full face value. The Federal Reserve would complete the purchase by crediting the U.S. Mint’s account at the Fed with $2 trillion in reserves. The Fed would retain ownership over the two $1 trillion coins permanently in order to ensure its own balance sheet remains fully capitalized by the Treasury. The Treasury Secretary would “sweep” the newly created reserve funds from the Mint’s account into the regular Treasury General Account. The Treasury would make the funds available to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service to disperse to every person in America in the form of pre-paid U.S. Debit Cards.
“I fully support the House Financial Services Committee Democrats #COVID19 economic response proposal,” Tlaib tweeted on Saturday. “I also want to encourage leadership to consider my truly universal relief proposal on behalf of #13thDistrictStrong.”
I fully support the @FSCDems #COVID19 economic response proposal. I also want to encourage leadership to consider my truly universal relief proposal on behalf of #13thDistrictStrong. — Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) March 21, 2020
This includes the Treasury using its legal authority to create a new mint program to fund: ✅Direct payments via preloaded $2,000 cash cards to everyone.
✅Recharging with $1,000/month until a year after the economy recovers. Read all about it here: https://t.co/JJI0z2bNFy — Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) March 21, 2020
She then called on President Donald Trump to get behind her plan:
Hey @realDonaldTrump, let’s provide relief from this crisis for people by giving pre-loaded debit cards to every person in America. No additional debt—we’ll just mint two coins.#ABCAct #MintTheCoinhttps://t.co/v0gtfjBw7L — Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) March 21, 2020
According to HuffPost senior reporter Zach Carter, the plan would “take advantage of an obscure Treasury authority to issue new currency through minting platinum coins, and then give that currency to people.”
Tlaib wants to take advantage of an obscure Treasury authority to issue new currency through minting platinum coins, and then give that currency to people. No new debt, no weird Federal Reserve programs, just cash straight to folks. — Zach Carter (@zachdcarter) March 21, 2020
The measure also calls for a “long term” plan where the “card infrastructure” created is “converted into a permanent, Treasury administered digital public currency wallet system, to serve as a privacy-respecting ‘eCash’ complement to universal Fed Accounts and/or Postal Bank Accounts for All.”
It also called for “progressive tax reform” so the distributions do “not exacerbate income or wealth inequality in the long-term.” (RELATED: ‘Decadent And Foolish’: Tucker Rips Mitt Romney’s Temporary ‘Guaranteed Basic Income’ Proposal)
Tlaib claimed that the move would create no additional national debt, but critics noted that it would create a whole host of other problems, including possible hyperinflation.


bonginoreport--2020-03-23--Nancy Pelosi’s Daughter Endorses Felony Assault of Rand Paul

Christine Pelosi , daughter of House speaker Nancy Pelosi , tweeted Sunday that Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul ’ s neighbor @ @ @ @ @ him , was “ right.
” “ Rand Paul ’ s neighbor was right , @ @ @ @ @ response to a tweet about Paul having COVID-19 from Washington Post reporter Paul Kane .
@ @ @ @ @ Twitter account announced that Paul was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Twitter Sunday , though insisting @ @ @ @ @ fine ” and “ asymptomatic.
” ( RELATED : Here Are All The Members Of @ @ @ @ @ To Coronavirus ) Paul was attacked in 2017 by his neighbor and suffered broken six @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2018 , the neighbor , Rene Boucher , was sentenced to 30 days @ @ @

Christine Pelosi, daughter of House speaker Nancy Pelosi, tweeted Sunday that Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s neighbor, who once violently assaulted him, was “right.”
“Rand Paul’s neighbor was right,” Pelosi said, in response to a tweet about Paul having COVID-19 from Washington Post reporter Paul Kane.
Rand Paul’s neighbor was right https://t.co/hjKjVq0Hwx — Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) March 22, 2020
The Kentucky senator’s Twitter account announced that Paul was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Twitter Sunday, though insisting that he was “feeling fine” and “asymptomatic.” (RELATED: Here Are All The Members Of Congress Who Have Self-Quarantined Due To Coronavirus)
Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19. He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person. — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 22, 2020
Paul was attacked in 2017 by his neighbor and suffered broken six broken ribs among other injuries.
In 2018, the neighbor, Rene Boucher, was sentenced to 30 days in prison.


bonginoreport--2020-03-23--Biden’s Teleprompter Breaks, Hilarity Ensues

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Not even the teleprompter could prevent the latest Joe Biden gaffe .
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee apparently lost his train of thought Monday while delivering a speech on what he believed President Trump should do to combat the deadly coronavirus pandemic .
” I ’ m glad the president has finally activated the National Guard .
Now we need the armed forces and the National Guard to help with hospital capacity , supplies and logistics , ” the former veep said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video clip posted to his campaign YouTube channel and picked up on by Mediaite .
“ We need to activate the reserve corp of doctors and nurses and beef up the number of responders dealing with this crush of cases .
And , uh , in addition to that , in addition to that , we have to make sure that , we are , ” he started to add before stumbling over his next words and making a circular motion with his right hand , apparently asking staffers to roll back the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Well , let me go to the second thing .
The president must use the Defense Production Act , ” he said before the clip finished , referring to the Korean War-era law that allows the feds to order private businesses to make badly needed emergency supplies such as protective masks and ventilators .
Trump cited the act last week but has sent mixed signals about whether it has been invoked , saying he had not used the powers allowed by the act before asserting that he had .
In the speech , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ act into place immediately .
“ The president must use the Defense Production Act to radically increase the supply of critical goods needed to treat patients and protect our health care workers and first responders , including protective gear like face masks , and critical equipment like ventilators so desperately needed in our hospitals , ” he said , according to a transcript provided by his campaign .

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Not even the teleprompter could prevent the latest Joe Biden gaffe.
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee apparently lost his train of thought Monday while delivering a speech on what he believed President Trump should do to combat the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
”I’m glad the president has finally activated the National Guard. Now we need the armed forces and the National Guard to help with hospital capacity, supplies and logistics,” the former veep said, reading from a teleprompter in a 30-second video clip posted to his campaign YouTube channel and picked up on by Mediaite.
“We need to activate the reserve corp of doctors and nurses and beef up the number of responders dealing with this crush of cases. And, uh, in addition to that, in addition to that, we have to make sure that, we are,” he started to add before stumbling over his next words and making a circular motion with his right hand, apparently asking staffers to roll back the prompter, before changing course.
“Well, let me go to the second thing. The president must use the Defense Production Act,” he said before the clip finished, referring to the Korean War-era law that allows the feds to order private businesses to make badly needed emergency supplies such as protective masks and ventilators.
Trump cited the act last week but has sent mixed signals about whether it has been invoked, saying he had not used the powers allowed by the act before asserting that he had.
In the speech, Biden called on Trump to put the act into place immediately.
“The president must use the Defense Production Act to radically increase the supply of critical goods needed to treat patients and protect our health care workers and first responders, including protective gear like face masks, and critical equipment like ventilators so desperately needed in our hospitals,” he said, according to a transcript provided by his campaign.


bonginoreport--2020-03-23--“The Hunt” Producer: Hollywood is Out of Touch With America

Two things are certifiably true about producer Jason Blum .
He ’ s as left of center as his Hollywood peers , witness his previous comments about President Donald Trump .
Blum ’ s films reflect that progressive spirit .
Think “ Get Out ” and the “ Purge ” franchise as prime examples .
We ’ re just learning a third truism about the famed producer , something more important given the tenor of our times .
He ’ s not a fan of the woke mob , nor does he want to silence his ideological foes .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and listen .
Think that ’ s a pose to promote his newest film , “ The Hunt , ” which mocks our cultural divide ?
Perhaps .
Blum took one specific action that suggests he ’ s telling the truth .
He sat down with The Daily Wire ’ s Ben Shapiro for a no holds barred interview .
Think that isn ’ t a brave move in and of itself ?
Remember the heat actor/producer Mark Duplass took from his liberal peers for simply saying something kind about Shapiro on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ furiously hours later after the blowback became too intense .
What about the heat Ellen DeGeneres faced after being cordial to former President George W. Bush at a sporting event .
Blum entered the belly of the beast – AKA Shapiro ’ s Sunday Special interview .
And he lived to tell the tale .
RELATED : Meet the Stars Who Reached Across the Aisle ( Or Tried… ) Now , it helps that Blum is one of Hollywood ’ s most powerful players .
His Blumhouse Productions cranks out low-budget , high-concept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His breakthrough hit , “ Paranormal Activity , ” cost his studio $ 15,000 and earned north of $ 193 million at the global box office .
Let that sink in .
Still , even some of the biggest stars quickly buckle to the Woke Mob .
Think Scarlett Johansson and Stephen King as Exhibits A and B. Blum ’ s willingness to chat with Shapiro , and engage in friendly disagreements , is precisely what ’ s needed in both Hollywood and the culture at large .
He did do a brief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong thing ” about the dearth of female directors in Hollywood .
Still , his Shapiro appearance , and his open tone , more than make amends for that pivot .
Want more Blum ?
Here are some highlights from his Shapiro chat .
“ I did a lot of research on you before I came in here , and I looked at what you ’ ve said and done .
and all you ’ ve expressed is a conservative point of view… the idea that we can ’ t talk to each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t go on your show , makes me furious.
” “ One of the things I ’ d agree with the Right about is that I think a lot of Hollywood , including myself I would say , is out of touch with America , with the taste of America , and that bothers me , too.
” “ There shouldn ’ t be ‘ Red State , Blue State ’ movies .
There should be good movies.
” Blum on systemic bias against conservatives in Hollywood , including reports of lost jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any other group of people you ’ d be arrested .
I think that ’ s very sad.
” Blum on Hollywood ’ s addiction to gargantuan budgets and how agents tempt their talent : “ Hollywood is addicted to money .
Hollywood says , ‘ If you have a hit , make a more expensive movie .
That ’ s what every agent tells their director .
You directed a $ 20 million movie .
Now , you ’ re ready for a $ 80 million movie hit .
And I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the budget of a movie … the more every creative decision is by committee.
” Blum on the pandemic ’ s long-term impact on Hollywood : “ It ’ s going to fundamentally affect the movie business because not just while it happens but when we ’ re through it … there ’ s going to be shifts .
The consumers are going to be more used to staying at home .
Something is going to give … the movie business will look different after the coronavirus .
”

Two things are certifiably true about producer Jason Blum.
He’s as left of center as his Hollywood peers, witness his previous comments about President Donald Trump. Blum’s films reflect that progressive spirit. Think “Get Out” and the “Purge” franchise as prime examples.
We’re just learning a third truism about the famed producer, something more important given the tenor of our times. He’s not a fan of the woke mob, nor does he want to silence his ideological foes.
He’s ready to talk to conservatives and listen.
Think that’s a pose to promote his newest film, “The Hunt,” which mocks our cultural divide? Perhaps. Blum took one specific action that suggests he’s telling the truth.
He sat down with The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro for a no holds barred interview. Think that isn’t a brave move in and of itself?
Jason Blum | The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 87
Watch this video on YouTube
Remember the heat actor/producer Mark Duplass took from his liberal peers for simply saying something kind about Shapiro on Twitter? The “League” star backpedaled furiously hours later after the blowback became too intense.
What about the heat Ellen DeGeneres faced after being cordial to former President George W. Bush at a sporting event.
Blum entered the belly of the beast – AKA Shapiro’s Sunday Special interview. And he lived to tell the tale.
RELATED: Meet the Stars Who Reached Across the Aisle (Or Tried…)
Now, it helps that Blum is one of Hollywood’s most powerful players. His Blumhouse Productions cranks out low-budget, high-concept films and scores early and often. His breakthrough hit, “Paranormal Activity,” cost his studio $15,000 and earned north of $193 million at the global box office.
Let that sink in.
Still, even some of the biggest stars quickly buckle to the Woke Mob. Think Scarlett Johansson and Stephen King as Exhibits A and B. Blum’s willingness to chat with Shapiro, and engage in friendly disagreements, is precisely what’s needed in both Hollywood and the culture at large.
He did do a brief Apology Tour after he said the “wrong thing” about the dearth of female directors in Hollywood. Still, his Shapiro appearance, and his open tone, more than make amends for that pivot.
Want more Blum? Here are some highlights from his Shapiro chat.
Blum on Ben Shapiro:
“I did a lot of research on you before I came in here, and I looked at what you’ve said and done. and all you’ve expressed is a conservative point of view… the idea that we can’t talk to each other, or that I can’t go on your show, makes me furious.”
Blum on the so-called Hollywood bubble:
“One of the things I’d agree with the Right about is that I think a lot of Hollywood, including myself I would say, is out of touch with America, with the taste of America, and that bothers me, too.”
Blum on entertaining the masses:
“There shouldn’t be ‘Red State, Blue State’ movies. There should be good movies.”
Blum on systemic bias against conservatives in Hollywood, including reports of lost jobs:
“If you said that about any other group of people you’d be arrested. I think that’s very sad.”
Blum on Hollywood’s addiction to gargantuan budgets and how agents tempt their talent:
“Hollywood is addicted to money. Hollywood says, ‘If you have a hit, make a more expensive movie. That’s what every agent tells their director. You directed a $20 million movie. Now, you’re ready for a $80 million movie hit. And I think that’s garbage. The larger the budget of a movie … the more every creative decision is by committee.”
Blum on the pandemic’s long-term impact on Hollywood:
“It’s going to fundamentally affect the movie business because not just while it happens but when we’re through it … there’s going to be shifts. The consumers are going to be more used to staying at home. Something is going to give … the movie business will look different after the coronavirus.”


bonginoreport--2020-03-23--Marvel Debuts New Characters “Snowflake” and “Safespace”

It sounded like a parody at first .
Conservatives have long accused Marvel Comics of going woke at the expense of solid storytelling .
A similar sentiment , others said , leaked into the Marvel Cinematic Universe .
Now , the fabled comic book company is introducing a new array of heroes straight from Titania McGrath ’ s wish list .
Marvel ’ s updated “ New Warriors ” title , out April 15 , will be passing the heroic baton to characters unlike their predecessors .
Let ’ s meet a few of the new New Warriors , created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Colbert ” writer Daniel Kibblesmith and artist Luciano Vecchio ( “ Ironheart ” ) .
Snowflake , a cryokinetic , can materialize snowflake-shaped shuriken projectiles for throwing .
Safespace can materialize pink forcefields , but he can ’ t inhabit them himself , the reflex only works if he ’ s protecting others .
They ’ re hyper aware of modern culture and optics , and they see their Super Heroics as “ a post-ironic meditation on using violence to combat bullying.
” “ …it ’ s this idea that these are terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they don ’ t see as derogatory .
[ They ] take those words and kind of wear them as badges of honor… .
Snowflake is non-binary and goes by they/them , and has the power to generate individual crystalized snowflake-shaped shurikens .
The connotations of the word ‘ snowflake ’ in our culture right now are something fragile , and this is a character who is turning it into something sharp .
Trailblazer is “ a regular kid scooped up into the world of teenage Super Heroing .
Her “ magic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with seemingly infinite space , from which she can pull out useful or random objects—it ’ s not always under her control .
She claims to get her power from god , but “ not the god you ’ re thinking of.
” The updated Marvel title came with a video introduction .
And that ’ s where things get interesting .
Viewers didn ’ t embrace the concept at first blush .
In fact , they loathed it .
Look at the “ thumbs up , thumbs down ” ratio on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21 the former counted around 2,800+ approval votes , an impressive number .
The latter camp ?
Literally the worst idea Marvel ever had .
Hands down .
If Marvel has any interest in their stocks they should run from this man .
Nearly 100 % negative feedback .
I guess the villain is called “ the white privileged heterosexual predator ” or something like that I was expecting the next thing out of his mouth to be : “ they don ’ t actually fight the villains , they just start hashtags @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When you cater to about 4 % of the population , don ’ t be surprised when about .004 % of said population is interested in your product .
How have you not learned ?
Certainly those comments don ’ t reflect the feelings of liberal readers , the kind eager for more diversity .
Marvel apparently missed the cultural memo on going woke .
You can never , ever be woke enough .
Consider the Tweets reacting to Marvel ’ s New Warriors announcement .
Many excoriated the premise , like the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agree with the concept , on paper , weren ’ t happy , either .
Even a popular comic book YouTuber , who wanted to like the concept , slammed Marvel ’ s new title .
“ I don ’ t make reactionary stuff , ” warns YouTuber Comic Drake , using the term to let viewers know he ’ s not part of any Vast Right Wing Conspiracy .
He ’ s also on board with more diversity in his comic book fare .
Still , he ’ s aghast at Marvel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I can not defend this one … at all , ” he says .
“ The new , new team is like peak , peak cringe .
This is some of the worst stuff that I ’ ve ever seen from Marvel , ” he says , citing another woke Marvel title , the short-lived “ America Chavez ” as more sub-standard writing .
He reserved most of his ire for the Psyche Twins – Safespace and Snowflake .
“ The names alone … wow , ” says Comic Drake , a self-described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pronouns on his page .
“ This does not seem like representation done right.
” The YouTuber added he ’ s not alone in his assessment .
“ When I Tweeted about this … some of the people who are the most angry are non-binary folks , ” he says .
“ This seems like these characters would fit right at home inside of some super bigoted parody book .
”

It sounded like a parody at first.
Conservatives have long accused Marvel Comics of going woke at the expense of solid storytelling. A similar sentiment, others said, leaked into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, the fabled comic book company is introducing a new array of heroes straight from Titania McGrath’s wish list.
Marvel’s updated “New Warriors” title, out April 15, will be passing the heroic baton to characters unlike their predecessors.
Let’s meet a few of the new New Warriors, created by “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” writer Daniel Kibblesmith and artist Luciano Vecchio (“Ironheart”).
The Psychic Twins
Snowflake, a cryokinetic, can materialize snowflake-shaped shuriken projectiles for throwing. Safespace can materialize pink forcefields, but he can’t inhabit them himself, the reflex only works if he’s protecting others. They’re hyper aware of modern culture and optics, and they see their Super Heroics as “a post-ironic meditation on using violence to combat bullying.”
“…it’s this idea that these are terms that get thrown around on the internet that they don’t see as derogatory. [They] take those words and kind of wear them as badges of honor….
Snowflake is non-binary and goes by they/them, and has the power to generate individual crystalized snowflake-shaped shurikens. The connotations of the word ‘snowflake’ in our culture right now are something fragile, and this is a character who is turning it into something sharp.
Trailblazer
Trailblazer is “a regular kid scooped up into the world of teenage Super Heroing. Her “magic backpack” is actually a pocket dimension with seemingly infinite space, from which she can pull out useful or random objects—it’s not always under her control.
She claims to get her power from god, but “not the god you’re thinking of.”
The updated Marvel title came with a video introduction. And that’s where things get interesting. Viewers didn’t embrace the concept at first blush.
In fact, they loathed it.
NEW WARRIORS Trailer | Marvel Comics
Watch this video on YouTube
Look at the “thumbs up, thumbs down” ratio on the page in question. As of March 21 the former counted around 2,800+ approval votes, an impressive number. The latter camp?
A staggering 102,000+ down votes.
Here’s a sampling of the comments:
Literally the worst idea Marvel ever had. Hands down. If Marvel has any interest in their stocks they should run from this man. Nearly 100% negative feedback.
I guess the villain is called “the white privileged heterosexual predator” or something like that
I was expecting the next thing out of his mouth to be: “they don’t actually fight the villains, they just start hashtags on twitter to get them cancelled”
When you cater to about 4% of the population, don’t be surprised when about .004% of said population is interested in your product. How have you not learned?
Certainly those comments don’t reflect the feelings of liberal readers, the kind eager for more diversity.
Think again.
Marvel apparently missed the cultural memo on going woke. You can never, ever be woke enough.
Consider the Tweets reacting to Marvel’s New Warriors announcement. Many excoriated the premise, like the aforementioned YouTube commenters. Others who presumably agree with the concept, on paper, weren’t happy, either.
Please get some LGBT people of color in the writing room……… — milesdraws (@milesdraws1) March 18, 2020
I get the intention, and the intention is (presumably?) good, but this reeks of not actually consulting queer PoC creators and just steamrolling ahead without consideration. If people aren’t sure whether or not it’s a joke, that’s not points in your favor. — goji @ animal crossing babey (@gojiberry_bbq) March 18, 2020
Even a popular comic book YouTuber, who wanted to like the concept, slammed Marvel’s new title.
Safespace and Snowflake are Insulting, Not Inclusive [Marvel Comics]
Watch this video on YouTube
“I don’t make reactionary stuff,” warns YouTuber Comic Drake, using the term to let viewers know he’s not part of any Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. He’s also on board with more diversity in his comic book fare.
Still, he’s aghast at Marvel’s new woke title.
“I cannot defend this one … at all,” he says.
“The new, new team is like peak, peak cringe. This is some of the worst stuff that I’ve ever seen from Marvel,” he says, citing another woke Marvel title, the short-lived “America Chavez” as more sub-standard writing.
He reserved most of his ire for the Psyche Twins – Safespace and Snowflake.
“The names alone … wow,” says Comic Drake, a self-described straight cis white man who shares his pronouns on his page. “This does not seem like representation done right.”
The YouTuber added he’s not alone in his assessment.
“When I Tweeted about this … some of the people who are the most angry are non-binary folks,” he says. “This seems like these characters would fit right at home inside of some super bigoted parody book.”


bonginoreport--2020-03-23--U.K. Goes Into Three Week Lockdown

U.K. Goes Into Three Week Lockdown

• The UK has gone into full coronavirus lockdown with the British public ordered to stay at home .
• People will be allowed to leave their home only to do essential work , exercise , or buy food or medicine .
• All nonessential shops , premises , and places of worship will be closed down , with weddings and baptisms banned .
• Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the new rules would be enforced by the police with fines imposed on those breaking them .
• The announcement comes as the latest data suggests the UK is just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen in Italy .
• The UK has so far recorded at least 6,650 coronavirus cases and 335 deaths .
The UK will go into full lockdown on Monday evening with the British public allowed to leave their homes only to buy food , medicine , or do essential work .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the decision after a surge in coronavirus cases suggested that the UK was just two weeks behind the level of outbreak in Italy .
`` From this evening , I must give the British people a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home , '' Johnson said in a televised statement from his Downing Street residence .
The prime minister announced that from Monday evening , the British people would be allowed to leave home for only the following `` very limited purposes '' : • Shopping for basic necessities as infrequently as possible .
• One form of exercise a day — for example a run , walk , or cycle — alone or with members of your household .
• Any medical need to provide care for or to help a vulnerable person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but only where this is absolutely necessary and can not be done from home .
To ensure that the lockdown is obeyed , Johnson also announced he would close all shops selling `` nonessential goods , '' as well as playgrounds , libraries , and places of worship .
• A ban on gatherings of more than two people in public , excluding those people who live together .
• A ban on `` weddings , baptisms , and other ceremonies but excluding funerals . ''
The new rules will be enforced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those who refuse to comply , the prime minister said .
Johnson last week closed the UK 's schools , pubs , restaurants , gyms , cinemas , and theatres .
The prime minister said all in-person social interactions had to come to an end to beat the virus .
`` You should not be meeting friends , '' he said .
`` If your friends ask you to meet , you should say , 'No . '
You should not be meeting family members who do not live in your home .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in which images of British people defying his government 's advice to stay at home were shared widely on social media and in the British press .
He said the country would `` come through stronger than ever . ''
`` We will beat the coronavirus , and we will beat it together .
And therefore , I urge you at this moment of national emergency to stay at home , protect our NHS , and save lives , '' he added .
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described the measures as `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` I am not going to seek to sugarcoat it in any way .
This is for the protection of each and every one of us .
Stay at home . ''
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said : `` The Prime Minister is right to call for people to stay at home , protect our NHS and save lives .
This is the right response to the coronavirus pandemic , and one we have been calling for .
`` There now needs to be clear guidance to employers and workers about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Government must close the loopholes to give security to all workers , including the self-employed , as well as renters and mortgage holders .
`` We welcome these moves and will be working to ensure everybody has the protection and security they need . ''
The announcement came after multiple reports that the prime minister had been under intense pressure from within his government to bring forward a full UK lockdown amid surging numbers of cases across the country .
One senior government source told The Times of London on Monday that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The prime minister will have the full support of the Cabinet and the country at large if he goes ahead with this , '' the source said .
`` It is inevitable — you just have to look at other countries .
The sooner you do it the better . ''
The latest data shows that the UK is about two weeks behind Italy in terms of its coronavirus death toll , with the rate of increase slightly ahead of where Italy was at this stage .
The UK government 's response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent days , with the normally supportive Times newspaper leading with an editorial castigating the prime minister on Monday and comparing his slow response to former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain 's appeasement of Nazi Germany .
BuzzFeed News also reported that Johnson would have faced a `` full-scale mutiny '' from his own cabinet if he had failed to act .

The UK has gone into full coronavirus lockdown with the British public ordered to stay at home.
People will be allowed to leave their home only to do essential work, exercise, or buy food or medicine.
All nonessential shops, premises, and places of worship will be closed down, with weddings and baptisms banned.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the new rules would be enforced by the police with fines imposed on those breaking them.
The announcement comes as the latest data suggests the UK is just two weeks behind the level of crisis seen in Italy.
The UK has so far recorded at least 6,650 coronavirus cases and 335 deaths.
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The UK will go into full lockdown on Monday evening with the British public allowed to leave their homes only to buy food, medicine, or do essential work.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the decision after a surge in coronavirus cases suggested that the UK was just two weeks behind the level of outbreak in Italy.
"From this evening, I must give the British people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home," Johnson said in a televised statement from his Downing Street residence.
The prime minister announced that from Monday evening, the British people would be allowed to leave home for only the following "very limited purposes":
Shopping for basic necessities as infrequently as possible.
One form of exercise a day — for example a run, walk, or cycle — alone or with members of your household.
Any medical need to provide care for or to help a vulnerable person.
Travelling to and from work, but only where this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from home.
To ensure that the lockdown is obeyed, Johnson also announced he would close all shops selling "nonessential goods," as well as playgrounds, libraries, and places of worship.
He also announced:
A ban on gatherings of more than two people in public, excluding those people who live together.
A ban on "weddings, baptisms, and other ceremonies but excluding funerals."
The new rules will be enforced by the police with fines imposed on those who refuse to comply, the prime minister said.
Johnson last week closed the UK's schools, pubs, restaurants, gyms, cinemas, and theatres.
The prime minister said all in-person social interactions had to come to an end to beat the virus.
"You should not be meeting friends," he said. "If your friends ask you to meet, you should say, 'No.' You should not be meeting family members who do not live in your home."
Johnson's decision followed a weekend in which images of British people defying his government's advice to stay at home were shared widely on social media and in the British press.
He said the country would "come through stronger than ever."
"We will beat the coronavirus, and we will beat it together. And therefore, I urge you at this moment of national emergency to stay at home, protect our NHS, and save lives," he added.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described the measures as "difficult and unprecedented."
She added: "I am not going to seek to sugarcoat it in any way. This is for the protection of each and every one of us. Stay at home."
Watch Boris Johnson announce a full UK coronavirus lockdown
—UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) March 23, 2020
Johnson's political opponents cautiously welcomed the announcement.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "The Prime Minister is right to call for people to stay at home, protect our NHS and save lives. This is the right response to the coronavirus pandemic, and one we have been calling for.
"There now needs to be clear guidance to employers and workers about which workplaces should close – and the Government must close the loopholes to give security to all workers, including the self-employed, as well as renters and mortgage holders.
"We welcome these moves and will be working to ensure everybody has the protection and security they need."
UK government believed full lockdown was 'inevitable'
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The announcement came after multiple reports that the prime minister had been under intense pressure from within his government to bring forward a full UK lockdown amid surging numbers of cases across the country.
One senior government source told The Times of London on Monday that a lockdown was "inevitable."
"The prime minister will have the full support of the Cabinet and the country at large if he goes ahead with this," the source said. "It is inevitable — you just have to look at other countries. The sooner you do it the better."
The latest data shows that the UK is about two weeks behind Italy in terms of its coronavirus death toll, with the rate of increase slightly ahead of where Italy was at this stage.
The UK government's response to the crisis has taken heavy criticism in recent days, with the normally supportive Times newspaper leading with an editorial castigating the prime minister on Monday and comparing his slow response to former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of Nazi Germany.
BuzzFeed News also reported that Johnson would have faced a "full-scale mutiny" from his own cabinet if he had failed to act.