bonginoreport--2020-08-23--Why Is the Media Supressing Information About Hydroxychloroquine?

There are now 53 studies that show positive results of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 infections .
So , why is the media still spreading misinformation ?
On July 31 , in a column ostensibly dealing with health care “ misinformation , ” Washington Post media critic Margaret Sullivan opened by lambasting “ fringe doctors spouting dangerous falsehoods about hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 wonder cure.
” Actually , it was Sullivan who was spouting dangerous falsehoods about this drug , something the Washington Post and much of the rest of the media have been doing for months .
On May 15 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any Americans who may have taken hope in a possible therapy for COVID-19 .
In the newspaper ’ s telling , there was nothing unambiguous about the science — or the politics — of hydroxychloroquine : “ Drug promoted by Trump as coronavirus game-changer increasingly linked to deaths , ” blared the headline .
Written by three Post staff writers , the story asserted that the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19 is scant and that the drug is inherently unsafe .
This claim is nonsense .
Biased against the use of hydroxychloroquine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is hardly alone — the paper described an April 21 , 2020 , drug study on U.S. Veterans Affairs patients hospitalized with the illness .
It found a high death rate in patients taking the drug hydroxychloroquine .
But this was a flawed study with a small sample , the main flaw being that the drug was given to the sickest patients who were already dying because of their age and severe pre-existing conditions .
This study was quickly debunked .
It had been posted on a non-peer-reviewed medical archive that specifically warns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not be reported in the media as established information .
Yet the Post and countless other news outlets did just the opposite , making repeated claims that hydroxychloroquine was ineffective and caused serious cardiac problems .
Nowhere was there any mention of the fact that COVID-19 damages the heart during infection , sometimes causing irregular and sometimes fatal heart rhythms in patients not taking the drug .
To a media unrelentingly hostile to Donald Trump , this meant that the president could be portrayed as recklessly promoting the use of a “ dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the VA study in its May 15 article , the Washington Post cited a Brazil study published on April 24 in which a COVID trial using chloroquine ( a related but different drug than hydroxychloroquine ) was stopped because 11 patients treated with it died .
The reporters never mentioned another problem with that study : The Brazilian doctors were giving their patients lethal cumulative doses of the drug .
On and on it has gone since then , in a circle of self-reinforcing commentary .
Following the news that Trump was taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cable news channels launched continual attacks on both hydroxychloroquine and the president .
“ This will kill you !
” Fox News Channel ’ s Neil Cavuto exclaimed .
“ The president of the United States just acknowledged that he is taking hydroxychloroquine , a drug that [ was ] meant really to treat malaria and lupus.
” Washington Post reporters Ariana Cha and Laurie McGinley were back again on May 22 , with a new article shouting out the new supposed news : “ Antimalarial drug touted by President Trump is linked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients , study says.
” The media uproar this time was based on a large study just published in The Lancet .
There was just one problem .
The Lancet paper was fraudulent and it was quickly retracted .
However , the damage from the biased media storm was done and it was long-lasting .
Continuing patient enrollment needed for early-use clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine dried up within a week .
Patients were afraid to take the drug , doctors became afraid to prescribe it , pharmacies refused to fill prescriptions , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-existent senior leadership , the FDA revoked its Emergency Use Authorization for the drug .
So what is the real story on hydroxychloroquine ?
Here , briefly , is what we know .
When the COVID-19 pandemic began , a search was made for suitable antiviral therapies to use as treatment until a vaccine could be produced .
One drug , hydroxychloroquine , was found to be the most effective and safe for use against the virus .
Federal funds were used for clinical trials of it , but there was no guidance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Treatment Guidelines Panel on what role the drug would play in the national pandemic response .
Fauci seemed to be unaware that there actually was a national pandemic plan for respiratory viruses .
Following a careful regimen developed by doctors in France , some knowledgeable practicing U.S. physicians began prescribing hydroxychloroquine to patients still in the early phase of COVID infection .
Its effects seemed dramatic .
Patients still became sick , but for the most part , they avoided hospitalization .
In contrast — and in error — the NIH-funded studies somehow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitalized patients .
This was in spite of the fact that unlike the drug ’ s early use in ambulatory patients , there was no real data to support the drug ’ s use in more severe hospitalized patients .
By April , it was clear that roughly seven days from the time of the first onset of symptoms , a COVID-19 infection could sometimes progress into a more radical late phase of severe disease with inflammation of the blood vessels in the body and immune system over-reactions .
Many patients developed blood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ventilation .
Some needed kidney dialysis .
In light of this pathological carnage , no antiviral drug could be expected to show much of an effect during this severe second stage of COVID .
On April 6 , 2020 , an international team of medical experts published an extensive study of hydroxychloroquine in more than 130,000 patients with connective tissue disorders .
They reaffirmed that hydroxychloroquine was a safe drug with no serious side effects .
The drug could safely be given to pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers .
Consequently , countries such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , India , Morocco , Algeria , and others began to use hydroxychloroquine widely and early in their national pandemic response .
Doctors overseas were safely prescribing the drug based on clinical signs and symptoms because widespread testing was not available .
However , the NIH promoted a much different strategy for the United States .
The “ Fauci Strategy ” was to keep early infected patients quarantined at home without treatment until they developed shortness of breath and had to be admitted to a hospital .
Then they would be given hydroxychloroquine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreed to this doctrine and it stated in its hydroxychloroquine Emergency Use Authorization ( EUA ) that “ hospitalized patients were likely to have a greater prospect of benefit ( compared to ambulatory patients with mild illness ) .
” In reality , just the opposite was true .
This was a tragic mistake by Fauci and FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn and it was a mistake that would cost the lives of thousands of Americans in the days to come .
At the same time , accumulating data showed remarkable results if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during a seven-day window from the time of first symptom onset .
If given during this window , most infections did not progress into the severe , lethal second stage of the disease .
Patients still got sick , but they avoided hospitalization or the later transfer to an intensive care unit .
In mid-April , a high-level memo was sent to the FDA alerting them to the fact that the best use for hydroxychloroquine was for its early use in still ambulatory COVID patients .
These patients were quarantined at home but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not yet require supplemental oxygen and hospitalization .
Failing to understand that COVID-19 could be a two-stage disease process , the FDA ignored the memo and , as previously mentioned , it withdrew its EUA for hydroxychloroquine based on flawed studies and clinical trials that were applicable only to late-stage COVID patients .
By now , however , some countries had already implemented early , aggressive , outpatient community treatment with hydroxychloroquine and within weeks were able to minimize their COVID deaths and bring their national pandemic under some degree of control .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States , where the “ Fauci-Hahn Strategy ” was followed , there was a much higher death rate and an ever-increasing number of cases .
COVID patients in the United States would continue to be quarantined at home and left untreated until they developed shortness of breath .
Then they would be admitted to the hospital and given hydroxychloroquine outside the narrow window for the drug ’ s maximum effectiveness .
In further contrast , countries that started out with the “ Fauci-Hahn Doctrine ” and then later shifted their policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a brief lag period also saw a stunning rapid reduction in COVID mortality and hospital admissions .
Finally , several nations that had started using an aggressive early-use outpatient policy for hydroxychloroquine , including France and Switzerland , stopped this practice when the WHO temporarily withdrew its support for the drug .
Five days after the publication of the fake Lancet study and the resulting media onslaught , Swiss politicians banned hydroxychloroquine use in the country from May 27 until June 11 , when it was quickly reinstated .
The consequences of suddenly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a graph of the Case Fatality Ratio Index ( nrCFR ) for Switzerland .
This is derived by dividing the number of daily new COVID fatalities by the new cases resolved over a period with a seven-day moving average .
Looking at the evolution curve of the CFR it can be seen that during the weeks preceding the ban on hydroxychloroquine , the nrCFR index fluctuated between 3 percent and 5 percent .
Following a lag of 13 days after stopping outpatient hydroxychloroquine use , the country ’ s COVID-19 deaths increased four-fold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the highest level it had been since early in the COVID pandemic , oscillating at over 10 percent to 15 percent .
Early outpatient hydroxychloroquine was restarted June 11 but the four-fold “ wave of excess lethality ” lasted until June 22 , after which the nrCFR rapidly returned to its background value .
Here in our country , Fauci continued to ignore the ever-accumulating and remarkable early-use data on hydroxychloroquine and he became focused on a new antiviral compound named remdesivir .
This was an experimental drug that had to be given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was never suitable for major widespread outpatient or at-home use as part of a national pandemic plan .
We now know that remdesivir has no effect on overall COVID patient mortality and it costs thousands of dollars per patient .
Hydroxychloroquine , by contrast , costs 60 cents a tablet , it can be taken at home , it fits in with the national pandemic plan for respiratory viruses , and a course of therapy simply requires swallowing three tablets in the first 24 hours followed by one tablet every 12 hours @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 53 studies that show positive results of hydroxychloroquine in COVID infections .
There are 14 global studies that show neutral or negative results — and 10 of them were of patients in very late stages of COVID-19 , where no antiviral drug can be expected to have much effect .
Of the remaining four studies , two come from the same University of Minnesota author .
The other two are from the faulty Brazil paper , which should be retracted , and the fake Lancet paper , which was .
Millions of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nations that have managed to get their national pandemic under some degree of control .
Two recent , large , early-use clinical trials have been conducted by the Henry Ford Health System and at Mount Sinai showing a 51 percent and 47 percent lower mortality , respectively , in hospitalized patients given hydroxychloroquine .
A recent study from Spain published on July 29 , two days before Margaret Sullivan ’ s strafing of “ fringe doctors , ” shows a 66 percent reduction in COVID mortality in patients taking hydroxychloroquine .
No serious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and no epidemic of heartbeat abnormalities .
This is ground-shaking news .
Why is it not being widely reported ?
Why is the American media trying to run the U.S. pandemic response with misinformation ?

On July 31, in a column ostensibly dealing with health care “misinformation,” Washington Post media critic Margaret Sullivan opened by lambasting “fringe doctors spouting dangerous falsehoods about hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 wonder cure.”
Actually, it was Sullivan who was spouting dangerous falsehoods about this drug, something the Washington Post and much of the rest of the media have been doing for months. On May 15, the Post offered a stark warning to any Americans who may have taken hope in a possible therapy for COVID-19. In the newspaper’s telling, there was nothing unambiguous about the science — or the politics — of hydroxychloroquine: “Drug promoted by Trump as coronavirus game-changer increasingly linked to deaths,” blared the headline.
Written by three Post staff writers, the story asserted that the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19 is scant and that the drug is inherently unsafe. This claim is nonsense.
The Media’s Silence on Hydroxychloroquine
Biased against the use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 — and the Washington Post is hardly alone — the paper described an April 21, 2020, drug study on U.S. Veterans Affairs patients hospitalized with the illness. It found a high death rate in patients taking the drug hydroxychloroquine.
But this was a flawed study with a small sample, the main flaw being that the drug was given to the sickest patients who were already dying because of their age and severe pre-existing conditions. This study was quickly debunked. It had been posted on a non-peer-reviewed medical archive that specifically warns that studies posted on its website should not be reported in the media as established information.
Yet the Post and countless other news outlets did just the opposite, making repeated claims that hydroxychloroquine was ineffective and caused serious cardiac problems. Nowhere was there any mention of the fact that COVID-19 damages the heart during infection, sometimes causing irregular and sometimes fatal heart rhythms in patients not taking the drug.
To a media unrelentingly hostile to Donald Trump, this meant that the president could be portrayed as recklessly promoting the use of a “dangerous” drug. Ignoring the refutation of the VA study in its May 15 article, the Washington Post cited a Brazil study published on April 24 in which a COVID trial using chloroquine (a related but different drug than hydroxychloroquine) was stopped because 11 patients treated with it died. The reporters never mentioned another problem with that study: The Brazilian doctors were giving their patients lethal cumulative doses of the drug.
On and on it has gone since then, in a circle of self-reinforcing commentary. Following the news that Trump was taking the drug himself, opinion hosts on cable news channels launched continual attacks on both hydroxychloroquine and the president. “This will kill you!” Fox News Channel’s Neil Cavuto exclaimed. “The president of the United States just acknowledged that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug that [was] meant really to treat malaria and lupus.”
Washington Post reporters Ariana Cha and Laurie McGinley were back again on May 22, with a new article shouting out the new supposed news: “Antimalarial drug touted by President Trump is linked to increased risk of death in coronavirus patients, study says.” The media uproar this time was based on a large study just published in The Lancet. There was just one problem. The Lancet paper was fraudulent and it was quickly retracted.
However, the damage from the biased media storm was done and it was long-lasting. Continuing patient enrollment needed for early-use clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine dried up within a week. Patients were afraid to take the drug, doctors became afraid to prescribe it, pharmacies refused to fill prescriptions, and in a rush of incompetent analysis and non-existent senior leadership, the FDA revoked its Emergency Use Authorization for the drug.
So what is the real story on hydroxychloroquine? Here, briefly, is what we know.
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, a search was made for suitable antiviral therapies to use as treatment until a vaccine could be produced. One drug, hydroxychloroquine, was found to be the most effective and safe for use against the virus.
Federal funds were used for clinical trials of it, but there was no guidance from Dr. Anthony Fauci or the NIH Treatment Guidelines Panel on what role the drug would play in the national pandemic response. Fauci seemed to be unaware that there actually was a national pandemic plan for respiratory viruses.
Timing Appears to be Important
Following a careful regimen developed by doctors in France, some knowledgeable practicing U.S. physicians began prescribing hydroxychloroquine to patients still in the early phase of COVID infection. Its effects seemed dramatic. Patients still became sick, but for the most part, they avoided hospitalization.
In contrast — and in error — the NIH-funded studies somehow became focused on giving hydroxychloroquine to late-presenting hospitalized patients. This was in spite of the fact that unlike the drug’s early use in ambulatory patients, there was no real data to support the drug’s use in more severe hospitalized patients.
By April, it was clear that roughly seven days from the time of the first onset of symptoms, a COVID-19 infection could sometimes progress into a more radical late phase of severe disease with inflammation of the blood vessels in the body and immune system over-reactions. Many patients developed blood clots in their lungs and needed mechanical ventilation. Some needed kidney dialysis. In light of this pathological carnage, no antiviral drug could be expected to show much of an effect during this severe second stage of COVID.
On April 6, 2020, an international team of medical experts published an extensive study of hydroxychloroquine in more than 130,000 patients with connective tissue disorders. They reaffirmed that hydroxychloroquine was a safe drug with no serious side effects. The drug could safely be given to pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers.
Consequently, countries such as China, Turkey, South Korea, India, Morocco, Algeria, and others began to use hydroxychloroquine widely and early in their national pandemic response. Doctors overseas were safely prescribing the drug based on clinical signs and symptoms because widespread testing was not available.
However, the NIH promoted a much different strategy for the United States. The “Fauci Strategy” was to keep early infected patients quarantined at home without treatment until they developed shortness of breath and had to be admitted to a hospital. Then they would be given hydroxychloroquine. The Food and Drug Administration cluelessly agreed to this doctrine and it stated in its hydroxychloroquine Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) that “hospitalized patients were likely to have a greater prospect of benefit (compared to ambulatory patients with mild illness).”
In reality, just the opposite was true. This was a tragic mistake by Fauci and FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn and it was a mistake that would cost the lives of thousands of Americans in the days to come.
At the same time, accumulating data showed remarkable results if hydroxychloroquine were given to patients early, during a seven-day window from the time of first symptom onset. If given during this window, most infections did not progress into the severe, lethal second stage of the disease. Patients still got sick, but they avoided hospitalization or the later transfer to an intensive care unit.
In mid-April, a high-level memo was sent to the FDA alerting them to the fact that the best use for hydroxychloroquine was for its early use in still ambulatory COVID patients. These patients were quarantined at home but were not short of breath and did not yet require supplemental oxygen and hospitalization.
The Complexities of COVID-19
Failing to understand that COVID-19 could be a two-stage disease process, the FDA ignored the memo and, as previously mentioned, it withdrew its EUA for hydroxychloroquine based on flawed studies and clinical trials that were applicable only to late-stage COVID patients.
By now, however, some countries had already implemented early, aggressive, outpatient community treatment with hydroxychloroquine and within weeks were able to minimize their COVID deaths and bring their national pandemic under some degree of control.
In countries such as Great Britain and the United States, where the “Fauci-Hahn Strategy” was followed, there was a much higher death rate and an ever-increasing number of cases. COVID patients in the United States would continue to be quarantined at home and left untreated until they developed shortness of breath. Then they would be admitted to the hospital and given hydroxychloroquine outside the narrow window for the drug’s maximum effectiveness.
In further contrast, countries that started out with the “Fauci-Hahn Doctrine” and then later shifted their policy towards aggressive outpatient hydroxychloroquine use, after a brief lag period also saw a stunning rapid reduction in COVID mortality and hospital admissions.
Finally, several nations that had started using an aggressive early-use outpatient policy for hydroxychloroquine, including France and Switzerland, stopped this practice when the WHO temporarily withdrew its support for the drug. Five days after the publication of the fake Lancet study and the resulting media onslaught, Swiss politicians banned hydroxychloroquine use in the country from May 27 until June 11, when it was quickly reinstated.
The consequences of suddenly stopping hydroxychloroquine can be seen by examining a graph of the Case Fatality Ratio Index (nrCFR) for Switzerland. This is derived by dividing the number of daily new COVID fatalities by the new cases resolved over a period with a seven-day moving average. Looking at the evolution curve of the CFR it can be seen that during the weeks preceding the ban on hydroxychloroquine, the nrCFR index fluctuated between 3 percent and 5 percent.
Following a lag of 13 days after stopping outpatient hydroxychloroquine use, the country’s COVID-19 deaths increased four-fold and the nrCFR index stayed elevated at the highest level it had been since early in the COVID pandemic, oscillating at over 10 percent to 15 percent. Early outpatient hydroxychloroquine was restarted June 11 but the four-fold “wave of excess lethality” lasted until June 22, after which the nrCFR rapidly returned to its background value.
Ignoring the Data
Here in our country, Fauci continued to ignore the ever-accumulating and remarkable early-use data on hydroxychloroquine and he became focused on a new antiviral compound named remdesivir. This was an experimental drug that had to be given intravenously every day for five days. It was never suitable for major widespread outpatient or at-home use as part of a national pandemic plan. We now know that remdesivir has no effect on overall COVID patient mortality and it costs thousands of dollars per patient.
Hydroxychloroquine, by contrast, costs 60 cents a tablet, it can be taken at home, it fits in with the national pandemic plan for respiratory viruses, and a course of therapy simply requires swallowing three tablets in the first 24 hours followed by one tablet every 12 hours for five days.
There are now 53 studies that show positive results of hydroxychloroquine in COVID infections. There are 14 global studies that show neutral or negative results — and 10 of them were of patients in very late stages of COVID-19, where no antiviral drug can be expected to have much effect. Of the remaining four studies, two come from the same University of Minnesota author. The other two are from the faulty Brazil paper, which should be retracted, and the fake Lancet paper, which was.
Millions of people are taking or have taken hydroxychloroquine in nations that have managed to get their national pandemic under some degree of control. Two recent, large, early-use clinical trials have been conducted by the Henry Ford Health System and at Mount Sinai showing a 51 percent and 47 percent lower mortality, respectively, in hospitalized patients given hydroxychloroquine.
A recent study from Spain published on July 29, two days before Margaret Sullivan’s strafing of “fringe doctors,” shows a 66 percent reduction in COVID mortality in patients taking hydroxychloroquine. No serious side effects were reported in these studies and no epidemic of heartbeat abnormalities.
This is ground-shaking news. Why is it not being widely reported? Why is the American media trying to run the U.S. pandemic response with misinformation?
Republished from RealClearPolitics, with permission.
Steven Hatfill is a veteran virologist who helped establish the Rapid Hemorrhagic Fever Response Teams for the National Medical Disaster Unit in Kenya, Africa. He is an adjunct assistant professor in two departments at the George Washington University Medical Center where he teaches mass casualty medicine. He is the principal author of the prophetic book “Three Seconds Until Midnight — Preparing for the Next Pandemic,” published by Amazon in 2019.


bonginoreport--2020-08-23--UK Government Health Officials Say Missing School a Greater Risk to Kids Than Coronavirus

LONDON ( Reuters ) - The chief medical officers of the United Kingdom have said children should return to school after the summer holidays , warning that missing out on their education posed much bigger risks to them than catching COVID-19 .
The rare joint statement from the top health advisers to the governments of England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland represents a boost for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who has said getting children back to school is a national priority .
Confidence in the government ’ s approach to schooling during the coronavirus pandemic took a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Williamson was forced into an embarrassing U-turn over examination results .
“ Very few , if any , children or teenagers will come to long term harm from COVID-19 due solely to attending school , ” they said .
“ This has to be set against a certainty of long-term harm to many children and young people from not attending school , ” the CMOs said in a joint statement published late on Saturday .
Evidence showed that a lack of schooling increased inequalities , reduced opportunities and could exacerbate physical and mental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ By contrast there was clear evidence of a very low rate of severe disease in children , even if they caught COVID-19 , and an exceptionally low risk of dying .
“ The percentage of symptomatic cases requiring hospitalisation is estimated to be 0.1 % for children aged 0-9 and 0.3 % among those aged 10-19 , compared to a hospitalisation rate of over 4 % in the UK for the general population , ” the statement said .
Johnson has said reopening schools in September is a social , economic and moral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to operate safely despite the COVID-19 pandemic .
Separately , England ’ s chief medical officer was quoted as saying it would be foolish to count on a coronavirus vaccine being ready for use this year .
“ I think if we look forward a year , I think the chances are much greater than if we look forward six months and we need to have that sort of timescale in mind , ” Chris Whitty told Sky News .
“ So planning for the next winter , it would be foolish to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a vaccine .
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LONDON (Reuters) - The chief medical officers of the United Kingdom have said children should return to school after the summer holidays, warning that missing out on their education posed much bigger risks to them than catching COVID-19.
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The rare joint statement from the top health advisers to the governments of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland represents a boost for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who has said getting children back to school is a national priority.
Confidence in the government’s approach to schooling during the coronavirus pandemic took a hit last week when education minister Gavin Williamson was forced into an embarrassing U-turn over examination results.
“Very few, if any, children or teenagers will come to long term harm from COVID-19 due solely to attending school,” they said. “This has to be set against a certainty of long-term harm to many children and young people from not attending school,” the CMOs said in a joint statement published late on Saturday.
Evidence showed that a lack of schooling increased inequalities, reduced opportunities and could exacerbate physical and mental health issues, the statement said.
By contrast there was clear evidence of a very low rate of severe disease in children, even if they caught COVID-19, and an exceptionally low risk of dying.
“The percentage of symptomatic cases requiring hospitalisation is estimated to be 0.1% for children aged 0-9 and 0.3% among those aged 10-19, compared to a hospitalisation rate of over 4% in the UK for the general population,” the statement said.
Johnson has said reopening schools in September is a social, economic and moral imperative, insisting they would be able to operate safely despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Separately, England’s chief medical officer was quoted as saying it would be foolish to count on a coronavirus vaccine being ready for use this year.
“I think if we look forward a year, I think the chances are much greater than if we look forward six months and we need to have that sort of timescale in mind,” Chris Whitty told Sky News.
“So planning for the next winter, it would be foolish to plan on the basis we will have a vaccine.”


bonginoreport--2020-08-23--NYC Gov Cuomo Allows Rock Stars to Bypass State Quarantine to Perform at MTV Video Music Awards

New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ( D ) is allowing rock stars to bypass the state ’ s mandatory 14-day quarantine so that they can perform at the MTV Video Music Awards , one of the music industry ’ s biggest nights that is set to take place August 30 , according to a report from the New York Post .
The Post said that the state ’ s Department of Health has granted the VMAs a semi-exemption to the quarantine rule .
Musicians can “ participate in the production of the show , ” a spokeswoman for Cuomo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will only interact with other members of the cast and crew and will quarantine when not working.
” She said the VMAs agreed to police itself with “ rigorous safety protocols including testing and screening and compliance checks by a special compliance officer.
” This year ’ s VMAs will be New York ’ s first major awards show since the outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus .
The ceremony is expected to be audience-less , with artists performing at venues throughout the city .
Among the stars expected to attend are Lady Gaga @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peas , and presidential candidate Kanye West .
New York has imposed a strict 14-day quarantine to travelers from 34 states , including Florida , Texas , and Georgia .
Earlier this week , the governor added Alaska and Delaware to the list .
Travelers who violate the quarantine can be fined up to $ 10,000 or be sentenced to 15 days in jail .
New York has the second highest COVID-19 death rate in the country , just behind New Jersey .
Gov .
Cuomo is facing fire for his decision early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to accept coronavirus patients , which is believed to have allowed the virus to spread rapidly among the elderly population .
Despite the state ’ s death toll , Gov .
Cuomo is taking a victory lap .
His new book American Crisis : Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic , which is set to hit shelves in October , will provide a “ remarkable portrait of leadership during crisis and a gritty story of gut-wrenching choices that point the way to a safer future for us all , ” according to publisher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HeyItsDavidNg .
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is allowing rock stars to bypass the state’s mandatory 14-day quarantine so that they can perform at the MTV Video Music Awards, one of the music industry’s biggest nights that is set to take place August 30, according to a report from the New York Post.
The Post said that the state’s Department of Health has granted the VMAs a semi-exemption to the quarantine rule. Musicians can “participate in the production of the show,” a spokeswoman for Cuomo told the newspaper, “but they will only interact with other members of the cast and crew and will quarantine when not working.”
She said the VMAs agreed to police itself with “rigorous safety protocols including testing and screening and compliance checks by a special compliance officer.”
This year’s VMAs will be New York’s first major awards show since the outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus. The ceremony is expected to be audience-less, with artists performing at venues throughout the city. Among the stars expected to attend are Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, the Black Eyed Peas, and presidential candidate Kanye West.
New York has imposed a strict 14-day quarantine to travelers from 34 states, including Florida, Texas, and Georgia. Earlier this week, the governor added Alaska and Delaware to the list. Travelers who violate the quarantine can be fined up to $10,000 or be sentenced to 15 days in jail.
New York has the second highest COVID-19 death rate in the country, just behind New Jersey. Gov. Cuomo is facing fire for his decision early in the pandemic to compel nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients, which is believed to have allowed the virus to spread rapidly among the elderly population.
Despite the state’s death toll, Gov. Cuomo is taking a victory lap. His new book American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic, which is set to hit shelves in October, will provide a “remarkable portrait of leadership during crisis and a gritty story of gut-wrenching choices that point the way to a safer future for us all,” according to publisher Crown.
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bonginoreport--2020-08-24--Roger Kimball: Feeling Good Through Feeling Bad

Heroes , promise , opportunity , and greatness versus a round-the-clock obsession with racism and identity politics , climate hysteria , open borders , and higher taxes .
Which is the more attractive ?
Usually , political conventions are feel-good events .
The party faithful congregate , wave flags , and cheer their candidates .
Tomorrow is another day !
Nothing stands between us and victory except defeat !
These Roderick Spode-like sentiments are echoed and amplified by the cheering masses , who never let a dollop of tautology intrude upon and dampen their enthusiasm .
This year , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to say our quivering response to this new seasonal ailment—has transformed the cheering masses into isolated maskists .
About the only congregations our masters in the media and Democratic statehouses smile upon these days are those undertaken for the sake of rioting , arson , and general mayhem .
Congregating in a church to worship is dangerous to your health and so is forbidden .
So are birthday parties for your five-year-old .
But scores or hundreds congregating to burn public buildings and to blind policemen is constitutionally protected “ peaceful protest.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing of terror at the possible legal and public-relations liability of people getting sick at large in-person events you sponsor—prompted both parties to scrap their plans for a live convention and broadcast “ virtual ” conferences instead .
Last week ’ s Democratic National Convention—four nights of taped hectoring and inadvertently hilarious exercises in politically correct sermonizing—showed how difficult it is to make a virtual event seem like an actual celebration .
It will be interesting to see if the Republicans are more successful .
Details about what the GOP plans are still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which starts Monday , will consist of pre-taped speeches .
As of this writing , however , it seems as if there will be some live programming and even live audiences for some portions of the show .
Whatever the proportion of in-person performance , it already seems clear that the tone of the two events will be like night and day .
By “ tone ” I mean not only what things sound like but also what they propose , what they envision .
After all , these quadrennial spectacles of political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me ” events .
They are also opportunities for the two parties to say 1 ) What ails the country and 2 ) What they promise to do to fix what ails us and , furthermore , outline what the country will look like after the fix has been applied .
The Democrats had a difficult rhetorical task , for several reasons .
For one thing , part of their playbook said “ Donald Trump , in addition to being an unutterably corrupt and all-round awful person , is a divisive figure .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ blacks , women , members of the ‘ LGBTQ+ community , ’ and other suitable certified recipients of official pity and special treatment .
We , on the contrary , stand for peace , love , unity , and government largess.
” The problem here is twofold .
The record will show that Donald Trump has been a conspicuous friend of all those candidates for special treatment .
For example , before the sudden advent of the Wuhan flu , general unemployment was at a generational low .
Black unemployment was the lowest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ especially wages at the lower end .
As for women , take a look at the number of women in senior positions in the Trump Administration .
And listen to Richard Grenell , the first openly gay cabinet member , talk about the president ’ s support .
Trump ’ s actual record , as distinct from the tissue of lies repeated endlessly by his opponents , is one problem the Democrats face .
The other is their own divisive rhetoric and behavior .
Take a look at speeches and other performances at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfunctory invocations of unity .
But the overwhelming message was : “ America is a bad place ; it has always been a bad place ; it is no surprise that such a horrible , racist , homophobic , selfish country should wind up with a crude mountebank like Donald Trump as president .
But finally , there is light—it is us !
We Democrats can save America by making it poorer , less secure , less free , more socialist.
” Basically , they want us to feel good by feeling bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was explicitly stated , of course .
But one does not need an advanced degree in hermeneutics to understand that that is what the embrace of identity politics , the Green New Deal , “ a national mandate to wear a mask ” ( yes , really ) and a Bernie Sandersesque view of taxes and economic policy mean .
Like Nietzsche , Kierkegaard gave prominence to the concept of ressentiment , a particularly rancorous form of envy .
In The Present Age , Kierkegaard makes the Tocquevilleian point that “ the ressentiment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of leveling ; .
.
.
it hinders and stifles all action ; it levels.
” A “ victory of abstraction over the individual , ” such ressentiment “ leaves everything standing but cunningly empties it of significance.
” Looking back at the Democratic convention , I think a good argument could be made that it was a sterling exhibition of what Kierkegaard meant by ressentiment .
Go back , if your stomach can take it , to the bizarre chap in his bat costume performing “ For What It ’ s Worth.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , to Elizabeth Warren or Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris or even smooth-as-a-suppository Barack Obama .
Their message : “ America is terrible .
But give yourself to us and we ’ ll make it better.
” Were the Democrats to triumph , there would still be a place called America .
But its meaning and significance would have been transformed utterly .
And what is President Trump ’ s message ?
We have to wait another few days for the particulars .
But it might be summarized in two sentences from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden sees darkness , I see American greatness.
” And second , “ They want to punish America and its citizens instead of holding them high.
” Indeed .
We don ’ t yet know all the speakers .
But the already-announced program dramatizes how different it will be from what was on offer from the Democrats .
Every night will feature a speaker who has lived under socialism—the real thing , where people stand in line for food and face an all-controlling government , not the AOC-free-stuff-for-everyone fantasy .
The theme on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Heroes.
” Tuesday ’ s theme will be “ Land of Promise.
” Wednesday ’ s theme will be “ Land of Opportunity.
” And Thursday , when the president is scheduled to speak from the White House lawn , the theme will be “ Land of Greatness.
” Heroes , promise , opportunity , and greatness versus the round-the-clock obsession with racism and identity politics , climate hysteria , open borders , and higher taxes .
Which is the more attractive ?
Joe Biden actually made it through his speech on Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of relief from the blue team .
It was , as Michael Goodwin noted , a low bar but he passed it .
And at one point he actually said something profoundly true .
“ This is a life-changing election , ” he said .
“ This will determine what America ’ s going to look like for a long , long time.
” True , Joe , all true .
The question is , does America want the poorer , more politically correct , less free , less secure , less vigorous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ install ?
I do not think so .

Usually, political conventions are feel-good events. The party faithful congregate, wave flags, and cheer their candidates. Tomorrow is another day! Nothing stands between us and victory except defeat!
These Roderick Spode-like sentiments are echoed and amplified by the cheering masses, who never let a dollop of tautology intrude upon and dampen their enthusiasm.
This year, as we all know, the Chinese virus—which is to say our quivering response to this new seasonal ailment—has transformed the cheering masses into isolated maskists.
About the only congregations our masters in the media and Democratic statehouses smile upon these days are those undertaken for the sake of rioting, arson, and general mayhem. Congregating in a church to worship is dangerous to your health and so is forbidden. So are birthday parties for your five-year-old. But scores or hundreds congregating to burn public buildings and to blind policemen is constitutionally protected “peaceful protest.”
Terror about the novel coronavirus—to say nothing of terror at the possible legal and public-relations liability of people getting sick at large in-person events you sponsor—prompted both parties to scrap their plans for a live convention and broadcast “virtual” conferences instead.
Last week’s Democratic National Convention—four nights of taped hectoring and inadvertently hilarious exercises in politically correct sermonizing—showed how difficult it is to make a virtual event seem like an actual celebration.
It will be interesting to see if the Republicans are more successful. Details about what the GOP plans are still sketchy. Much of the event, which starts Monday, will consist of pre-taped speeches. As of this writing, however, it seems as if there will be some live programming and even live audiences for some portions of the show.
Whatever the proportion of in-person performance, it already seems clear that the tone of the two events will be like night and day.
By “tone” I mean not only what things sound like but also what they propose, what they envision. After all, these quadrennial spectacles of political calisthenics are not only “Vote for me” events. They are also opportunities for the two parties to say 1) What ails the country and 2) What they promise to do to fix what ails us and, furthermore, outline what the country will look like after the fix has been applied.
The Democrats had a difficult rhetorical task, for several reasons. For one thing, part of their playbook said “Donald Trump, in addition to being an unutterably corrupt and all-round awful person, is a divisive figure. He is mean to people, especially blacks, women, members of the ‘LGBTQ+ community,’ and other suitable certified recipients of official pity and special treatment. We, on the contrary, stand for peace, love, unity, and government largess.”
The problem here is twofold. The record will show that Donald Trump has been a conspicuous friend of all those candidates for special treatment.
For example, before the sudden advent of the Wuhan flu, general unemployment was at a generational low. Black unemployment was the lowest on record. Wages were rising, especially wages at the lower end. As for women, take a look at the number of women in senior positions in the Trump Administration. And listen to Richard Grenell, the first openly gay cabinet member, talk about the president’s support.
Trump’s actual record, as distinct from the tissue of lies repeated endlessly by his opponents, is one problem the Democrats face. The other is their own divisive rhetoric and behavior.
Take a look at speeches and other performances at the Democratic convention. There were some perfunctory invocations of unity. But the overwhelming message was: “America is a bad place; it has always been a bad place; it is no surprise that such a horrible, racist, homophobic, selfish country should wind up with a crude mountebank like Donald Trump as president. But finally, there is light—it is us! We Democrats can save America by making it poorer, less secure, less free, more socialist.”
Basically, they want us to feel good by feeling bad.
Not every aspect of that recipe was explicitly stated, of course. But one does not need an advanced degree in hermeneutics to understand that that is what the embrace of identity politics, the Green New Deal, “a national mandate to wear a mask” (yes, really) and a Bernie Sandersesque view of taxes and economic policy mean.
Like Nietzsche, Kierkegaard gave prominence to the concept of ressentiment, a particularly rancorous form of envy. In The Present Age, Kierkegaard makes the Tocquevilleian point that “the ressentiment which is establishing itself is the process of leveling; . . . it hinders and stifles all action; it levels.” A “victory of abstraction over the individual,” such ressentiment “leaves everything standing but cunningly empties it of significance.”
Looking back at the Democratic convention, I think a good argument could be made that it was a sterling exhibition of what Kierkegaard meant by ressentiment. Go back, if your stomach can take it, to the bizarre chap in his bat costume performing “For What It’s Worth.” Listen, if you can bear it, to Elizabeth Warren or Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris or even smooth-as-a-suppository Barack Obama. Their message: “America is terrible. But give yourself to us and we’ll make it better.”
Were the Democrats to triumph, there would still be a place called America. But its meaning and significance would have been transformed utterly.
And what is President Trump’s message? We have to wait another few days for the particulars. But it might be summarized in two sentences from the president. First, “Where Biden sees darkness, I see American greatness.” And second, “They want to punish America and its citizens instead of holding them high.” Indeed.
We don’t yet know all the speakers. But the already-announced program dramatizes how different it will be from what was on offer from the Democrats. Every night will feature a speaker who has lived under socialism—the real thing, where people stand in line for food and face an all-controlling government, not the AOC-free-stuff-for-everyone fantasy.
The theme on Monday will be “A Land of Heroes.” Tuesday’s theme will be “Land of Promise.” Wednesday’s theme will be “Land of Opportunity.” And Thursday, when the president is scheduled to speak from the White House lawn, the theme will be “Land of Greatness.”
Heroes, promise, opportunity, and greatness versus the round-the-clock obsession with racism and identity politics, climate hysteria, open borders, and higher taxes. Which is the more attractive?
Joe Biden actually made it through his speech on Thursday intact. There was a great susurration of relief from the blue team. It was, as Michael Goodwin noted, a low bar but he passed it. And at one point he actually said something profoundly true. “This is a life-changing election,” he said. “This will determine what America’s going to look like for a long, long time.”
True, Joe, all true. The question is, does America want the poorer, more politically correct, less free, less secure, less vigorous country you—or your handlers, anyway—want to install? I do not think so.


bonginoreport--2020-08-24--Kevin McCullough: America’s Choice – Darkness vs. Greatness

I didn ’ t hear him say the words .
I was working in my studio on Friday and had just glanced at the television long enough to catch the lower chyron .
And there it was : `` President Trump : Where Biden sees American darkness , I see American greatness . ''
I eventually would go back and re-listen to President Trump ’ s extremely low key but upbeat and hope-filled speech to the Council for National Policy .
It was low on emotion , low on volume , very relaxed , and at times very funny .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ when I saw it , and jumped out of the air when I heard it .
And my suspicion is—you will hear it a lot in the week and days to come .
The Democrats made an enormous mistake in having the most negative , “ America is the problem , ” convention in history .
They largely spoke about things that are untrue , irrelevant , or both .
And the final visual they offered the world was their nominee on a stage at essentially a half full drive-in theater with tail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promises made about how to deal with the greatest challenges of our time .
No promises of a new vision .
In fact they doubled down .
Their nominee pledged to force mask mandates upon the American people .
The day following he pledged to shut the economy back down if “ scientists ” tell him to .
So the use of force to mandate masks , and another artificial crash ?
That ’ s the vision ?
As Trump continued to speak to the CNP , he laid out the challenges he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His undoing of 2,000 plus regulations on businesses , the tax reform in which the average family saw more than $ 2,000 of their own money returned to them , the appointment of 300 judges/justices , his ending of terrorist threats without starting additional wars , and the willingness to hold China and Russia accountable with some of the toughest dealings in history .
As he reeled off the list ( considerably longer than this space allows for ) you were reminded of something significant : why people “ dislike ” Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the president because over time they generally do what they promised they wouldn ’ t ( “ read my lips , no new taxes '' ) or they promise a litany of things they will do , but end up only getting one or two completed ( Obamacare , No Child Left Behind ) .
The left in America hate Trump for the exact opposite reason : he ’ s kept his word .
They didn ’ t like what he campaigned for .
They didn ’ t like that he won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through all of their abuses of power and ruses that they were unable to dislodge him .
But they hate the fact that he now has a long list of promises that he made in sacred oath to the nation—that he fulfilled .
The Democrats foolishly tried to hit him on the handling of the economy .
Very foolish indeed because now he gets to go remind people that “ he grew the fastest , hottest growing economy in history once , and now he will do it again.
” ( By the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ historic job creation and 10 million jobs created certainly underscore the point ) .
Before the artificial economic crash and the COVID lockdowns , the economy had more jobs available than unemployed people to find them .
He can and will remind them of these facts .
That ’ s not to say that there isn ’ t a darkness in some parts of America that desperately need addressing .
The uncontrolled riots have become a major source of concern for the suburban female voter .
The abject refusal to open schools are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mayors and governors who treated their bosses ( the voters ) as their subjects with gestapo-like check-points , unexplained restrictions on small businesses , and gross abuse of executive powers all add to the feeling of helplessness for voters in those areas .
But these areas are all run by Democrats .
For President Trump that just means those cities and states will have more voters seriously considering supporting his vision of growth , freedom , success and life .
Democrats know this too .
On Friday I was scheduled for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s reactions to the DNC .
My left-of-center opponent doing the hit was so incapable of just hearing my rationale he continually spoke over me until I called him out by saying “ this is how the left operates : bully the conversation and silence the opposition.
” That same evening we had dinner with a group where a feisty Bernie Sanders supporter quietly confessed , “ Trump ’ s going to win , and that ’ s why I ’ ve begun to focus exclusively on taking the Senate.
” This election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elements .
Trust the guy who , in 47 years , hasn ’ t fixed even one of the problems he blames America ’ s darkness for ?
Or the candidate who in three years kept 127 historic promises , and is confidently , quietly , but enthusiastically asking for the privilege to “ do it again ” when it comes to making America great ?
My hunch is the American people will prefer greatness .
History says they always have !

“Where Joe Biden see’s American darkness, I see American greatness.”
I didn’t hear him say the words. I was working in my studio on Friday and had just glanced at the television long enough to catch the lower chyron. And there it was: "President Trump: Where Biden sees American darkness, I see American greatness."
I eventually would go back and re-listen to President Trump’s extremely low key but upbeat and hope-filled speech to the Council for National Policy.
It was low on emotion, low on volume, very relaxed, and at times very funny.
But that line jumped off the screen when I saw it, and jumped out of the air when I heard it. And my suspicion is—you will hear it a lot in the week and days to come.
Why shouldn’t we?
The Democrats made an enormous mistake in having the most negative, “America is the problem,” convention in history. They largely spoke about things that are untrue, irrelevant, or both. And the final visual they offered the world was their nominee on a stage at essentially a half full drive-in theater with tail lights blinking and horns honking.
No promises made about how to deal with the greatest challenges of our time. No promises of a new vision.
In fact they doubled down. Their nominee pledged to force mask mandates upon the American people. The day following he pledged to shut the economy back down if “scientists” tell him to.
So the use of force to mandate masks, and another artificial crash? That’s the vision?
As Trump continued to speak to the CNP, he laid out the challenges he faced the first three years in office. His undoing of 2,000 plus regulations on businesses, the tax reform in which the average family saw more than $2,000 of their own money returned to them, the appointment of 300 judges/justices, his ending of terrorist threats without starting additional wars, and the willingness to hold China and Russia accountable with some of the toughest dealings in history.
As he reeled off the list (considerably longer than this space allows for) you were reminded of something significant: why people “dislike” Trump.
Most Americans grow in their disdain for the president because over time they generally do what they promised they wouldn’t (“read my lips, no new taxes") or they promise a litany of things they will do, but end up only getting one or two completed (Obamacare, No Child Left Behind).
The left in America hate Trump for the exact opposite reason: he’s kept his word. They didn’t like what he campaigned for. They didn’t like that he won. They didn’t like that through all of their abuses of power and ruses that they were unable to dislodge him. But they hate the fact that he now has a long list of promises that he made in sacred oath to the nation—that he fulfilled.
The Democrats foolishly tried to hit him on the handling of the economy. Very foolish indeed because now he gets to go remind people that “he grew the fastest, hottest growing economy in history once, and now he will do it again.” (By the way, three months of all time historic job creation and 10 million jobs created certainly underscore the point).
Before the artificial economic crash and the COVID lockdowns, the economy had more jobs available than unemployed people to find them. He can and will remind them of these facts.
That’s not to say that there isn’t a darkness in some parts of America that desperately need addressing.
The uncontrolled riots have become a major source of concern for the suburban female voter. The abject refusal to open schools are angering moms across cities and suburbia alike. Mayors and governors who treated their bosses (the voters) as their subjects with gestapo-like check-points, unexplained restrictions on small businesses, and gross abuse of executive powers all add to the feeling of helplessness for voters in those areas. But these areas are all run by Democrats.
For President Trump that just means those cities and states will have more voters seriously considering supporting his vision of growth, freedom, success and life.
Democrats know this too. On Friday I was scheduled for a TV hit to discuss the voter’s reactions to the DNC. My left-of-center opponent doing the hit was so incapable of just hearing my rationale he continually spoke over me until I called him out by saying “this is how the left operates: bully the conversation and silence the opposition.”
That same evening we had dinner with a group where a feisty Bernie Sanders supporter quietly confessed, “Trump’s going to win, and that’s why I’ve begun to focus exclusively on taking the Senate.”
This election is boiling down to some very simple elements.
Trust the guy who, in 47 years, hasn’t fixed even one of the problems he blames America’s darkness for?
Or the candidate who in three years kept 127 historic promises, and is confidently, quietly, but enthusiastically asking for the privilege to “do it again” when it comes to making America great?
My hunch is the American people will prefer greatness.
History says they always have!


bonginoreport--2020-08-24--Report: At Least 1/4 of Child Migrants Crossing English Channel Are Over Age 18

At least 25 per cent of illegal boat migrants claiming to be minors are in fact over the age of 18 , Kent Country Council ( KCC ) has revealed .
Over the past five years , over 400 of the 1,668 boat migrants who told immigration officials that they were children after crossing the English Channel from France in small rubber boats were later revealed to be adults .
A source at Kent County Council ( KCC ) told The Telegraph : “ Following age assessment around 25 per cent are assessed as being 18 or over .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the courts and KCC pays all of the legal fees.
” The true figure is likely higher , as it is British policy not to challenge migrants ’ alleged age unless they look over 25 , and , unlike in some other European countries , tests such as dental checks are not conducted to verify their likely age range .
Adult migrants have often tried to fraudulently claim they were minors in order to bolster their chances of being granted asylum status in the United Kingdom .
An unnamed social worker told The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arising from a lack of resources and staff , saying : “ Norfolk , for example , are offering £32 per hour for social workers to work with the UASC , Southend Borough Council are only paying £28 for the same role .
They will be required to drive to Dover to pick these young people up .
Those who claim to be under 18 ( as most do ) will have to have an age assessment done , this can take months.
” “ But age assessment social workers are like hens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will normally go with the age declared .
“ I find it appalling that these arrivals are being scattered across the UK without any criminal/terrorist/ID checks being done .
They are now just being handed over to other local authorities , ” the social worker warned .
The revelations come after a Sudanese migrant , Abdulfatah Hamdallah , who drowned in the English Channel last week was later revealed to be 28-years-old , contradicting widespread reports that he was 16 .
With the massive influx of illegal boat migrants this year , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the number claiming to be under the age of 18 .
The council said on Tuesday that it has reached its capacity in its ability to care for supposedly minor migrants .
There are currently 602 alleged child migrants being cared for in the county , coming at a cost to the local taxpayers of £200,000 per month .
An additional 950 migrants between the ages of 18 and 25 are also being cared for in the county on the taxpayer ’ s dime .
The KCC has shipped 111 supposed unaccompanied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ councils throughout the country since the start of June .
The practice of illegal migrants gaming the British immigration system by claiming to be children has been longstanding .
For example , an Afghani migrant , Haris Stanikzai , who claimed to be just 16-years-old in 2016 was later revealed to be 22 after pictures from a dating website showed him with a full beard .
In another infamous example , a migrant estimated to be 38-years-old was brought to Britain from the Calais Jungle migrant camp with hundreds of other dubious-looking “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initially claimed that he was serving as an adult language interpreter for non-English speaking migrants after his photo was published , but this turned out to be false , and he was indeed supposed to be a child .
Some of these adult migrants ultimately end up in schools with local children .
In 2016 , The Telegraph reported that immigration officials typically take the word of migrants as to their age unless they appeared to be clearly over the age of 25 .
Then chairman of the Local Government Association ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group said : “ In a supermarket if a person doesn ’ t look over the age of 25 , the shop worker will ask for ID before selling them alcohol .
But in the case of border control , it works the other way around .
They are told to err on the side of trusting that the person is telling the truth unless they look over 25 .
”

At least 25 per cent of illegal boat migrants claiming to be minors are in fact over the age of 18, Kent Country Council (KCC) has revealed.
Over the past five years, over 400 of the 1,668 boat migrants who told immigration officials that they were children after crossing the English Channel from France in small rubber boats were later revealed to be adults.
A source at Kent County Council (KCC) told The Telegraph: “Following age assessment around 25 per cent are assessed as being 18 or over. They will then almost definitely appeal this through the courts and KCC pays all of the legal fees.”
The true figure is likely higher, as it is British policy not to challenge migrants’ alleged age unless they look over 25, and, unlike in some other European countries, tests such as dental checks are not conducted to verify their likely age range.
Adult migrants have often tried to fraudulently claim they were minors in order to bolster their chances of being granted asylum status in the United Kingdom.
An unnamed social worker told The Telegraph that many of the problems are arising from a lack of resources and staff, saying: “Norfolk, for example, are offering £32 per hour for social workers to work with the UASC, Southend Borough Council are only paying £28 for the same role. They will be required to drive to Dover to pick these young people up. Those who claim to be under 18 (as most do) will have to have an age assessment done, this can take months.”
“But age assessment social workers are like hens’ teeth. So the local authorities will normally go with the age declared.
“I find it appalling that these arrivals are being scattered across the UK without any criminal/terrorist/ID checks being done. They are now just being handed over to other local authorities,” the social worker warned.
UK Council at Capacity in Ability to Care for Alleged ‘Child Migrants’ https://t.co/Bf7hfTUoli — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) August 19, 2020
The revelations come after a Sudanese migrant, Abdulfatah Hamdallah, who drowned in the English Channel last week was later revealed to be 28-years-old, contradicting widespread reports that he was 16.
With the massive influx of illegal boat migrants this year, the local council of Kent has been overwhelmed by the number claiming to be under the age of 18. The council said on Tuesday that it has reached its capacity in its ability to care for supposedly minor migrants.
There are currently 602 alleged child migrants being cared for in the county, coming at a cost to the local taxpayers of £200,000 per month. An additional 950 migrants between the ages of 18 and 25 are also being cared for in the county on the taxpayer’s dime.
The KCC has shipped 111 supposed unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASCs) to other councils throughout the country since the start of June.
Report: ‘Child Migrant’ Who Drowned in Channel Actually a 28-year-old Man https://t.co/RfI2K6PZCs — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) August 21, 2020
The practice of illegal migrants gaming the British immigration system by claiming to be children has been longstanding. For example, an Afghani migrant, Haris Stanikzai, who claimed to be just 16-years-old in 2016 was later revealed to be 22 after pictures from a dating website showed him with a full beard.
In another infamous example, a migrant estimated to be 38-years-old was brought to Britain from the Calais Jungle migrant camp with hundreds of other dubious-looking “child migrants”.
Pro-migration activists had initially claimed that he was serving as an adult language interpreter for non-English speaking migrants after his photo was published, but this turned out to be false, and he was indeed supposed to be a child.
Some of these adult migrants ultimately end up in schools with local children.
Second Pupil Removed from ‘30-Year-Old Asylum Seeker’ School https://t.co/uKM3sCHYRm — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) November 8, 2018
In 2016, The Telegraph reported that immigration officials typically take the word of migrants as to their age unless they appeared to be clearly over the age of 25.
Then chairman of the Local Government Association’s asylum, refugee, and migration task group said: “In a supermarket if a person doesn’t look over the age of 25, the shop worker will ask for ID before selling them alcohol. But in the case of border control, it works the other way around. They are told to err on the side of trusting that the person is telling the truth unless they look over 25.”
More fears over real age of 'child migrants' arriving from Calais https://t.co/PmjsmTkmeb pic.twitter.com/wpx7tAQALu — Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) October 19, 2016
Follow Kurt on Twitter at @KurtZindulka


bonginoreport--2020-08-24--Chuck Norris: Shuttered Movie Theaters Scene of Unfolding Cliffhanger

As a poor kid trying to find my way — almost too many years ago than I care to count — I was living for a time in Wilson , Oklahoma .
Every weekday after elementary school , I would spend hours scouring the city , collecting pop bottles and cashing them in for the refund .
I would pick up any scrap iron lying around and take it where I could sell it for a penny a pound .
I followed this ritual with one purpose in mind .
There was a movie theater in Wilson .
For the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spend an entire Saturday afternoon watching the week 's double feature and serial .
I loved those Saturdays .
They saved me .
Here , I could escape the troubling world I lived in and be transported to another place — with Humphrey Bogart in `` Casablanca '' or Cary Grant in `` Gunga Din . ''
John Wayne opened up the Wild West for me , and for a few hours , I became him .
Through Wayne and other Western stars , I discovered and played out their distinct moral code @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I adopted it as my own .
When I first started my movie career , movie theaters in communities around the country took on major importance to me .
My first starring role was in `` Good Guys Wear Black . ''
The film was having trouble getting distribution , so the producers decided to distribute it themselves , renting theaters in individual cities around the country for a flat fee and pocketing the box-office receipts .
I traveled with them , opening from cities to hamlets , talking with folks and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Many critics panned that film , but the public embraced it .
They filled those theaters and launched my movie career .
I have an enduring affinity for local movie theaters and the moviegoing experience .
Streaming and pay-per-view may be the wave of the future , but these forms of viewing can not replicate sitting in a darkened theater in a collective state of awe as Steven Spielberg 's `` Jaws '' unfolds for the first time .
The moviegoing experience has long been viewed by many as good for our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's necessary .
Writing in the mental health website Psycom , relationship expert Sherry Amatenstein explains how , for some people , becoming engrossed in a good movie can provide a therapeutic distraction .
According to Psycom , studies show that in a group setting `` cinema therapy '' can be effective in boosting mental wellness .
Watching a story unfold on the big screen can provide reassurance when a character 's feelings strike a chord , signaling to the viewer who feels similarly that he or she is not alone .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of heart or perspective after watching a movie can attest to film 's ability to influence the way we think about life 's dilemmas , '' writes Amatenstein .
As pointed out by Tamekis Williams , an Atlanta-based licensed clinical social worker , comedy and collective laughter also plays a big role in mental health .
`` ( It ) can be excellent for reducing stress and depressive mood symptoms .
Watching comedy can reduce negative thinking , lessen feelings of isolation and help provide a sense of normalcy , too . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ been brought to a standstill by the pandemic .
Since March , the coronavirus pandemic has closed down movie theaters around the country , deeming them too risky for gatherings .
According to the National Association of Theatre Owners , the movie theater industry employs 150,000 hourly workers .
As recently announced by John Fithian , president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners , 70 % of the movie theaters in the U.S. are scheduled to be back in business soon .
Los Angeles or other cities where the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be among them .
`` People are sick and tired of watching streamed movies and television shows at home .
It 's the shared social experience that I think is the thing that will draw people back , '' he explained to NPR .
There is something else that may draw people back .
As David Priest writes in CNET , `` Independent theaters often forge deeply personal connections with their customers , and while they 've struggled during the pandemic , their loyal customer bases may be the key to their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new business models . ''
The movie theater business may survive , but it may never be the same .
Yet , while one nostalgic form of moviegoing struggles to survive , another form is seeing a revival — drive-in movies .
According to the Associated Press , there were an estimated 5,500 indoor theaters in this country at the start of the pandemic breakout .
At the same time , there were approximately 300 drive-in theaters remaining in the U.S. During the pandemic , these once-abundant outdoor venues have a distinct advantage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the comfort of their own little bubble of their vehicle .
Social distancing is built in , and other proper COVID-19 protocols are more easily followed .
As noted in USA Today back in May , the drive-in movie experience was not just being revived but getting a substantial makeover .
Robert De Niro 's Tribeca Enterprises was teaming with Imax and AT & T Inc. in the creation of `` Tribeca Drive-In , '' a summer film series to be held at drive-in theaters and other venues throughout the country .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pictures turned its Culver City studio lot into a big-screen drive-in experience accommodating approximately 75 cars .
The Miami Dolphins ' stadium has turned its field into a drive-in movie theater with room for more than 200 cars and two theater screens available .
Fairgrounds and parking lots around the country have followed .
As reported by NPR , across the U.S. , drive-in concerts have also become a new summertime trend for live music .
Many enterprising folks are seeing this trend as an opportunity to start building something resilient that can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will all play out .
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As a poor kid trying to find my way — almost too many years ago than I care to count — I was living for a time in Wilson, Oklahoma. Every weekday after elementary school, I would spend hours scouring the city, collecting pop bottles and cashing them in for the refund. I would pick up any scrap iron lying around and take it where I could sell it for a penny a pound.
I followed this ritual with one purpose in mind. There was a movie theater in Wilson. For the price of a dime, I could spend an entire Saturday afternoon watching the week's double feature and serial. I loved those Saturdays. They saved me. Here, I could escape the troubling world I lived in and be transported to another place — with Humphrey Bogart in "Casablanca" or Cary Grant in "Gunga Din." John Wayne opened up the Wild West for me, and for a few hours, I became him. Through Wayne and other Western stars, I discovered and played out their distinct moral code of loyalty, friendship and integrity, and I adopted it as my own.
When I first started my movie career, movie theaters in communities around the country took on major importance to me. My first starring role was in "Good Guys Wear Black." The film was having trouble getting distribution, so the producers decided to distribute it themselves, renting theaters in individual cities around the country for a flat fee and pocketing the box-office receipts. I traveled with them, opening from cities to hamlets, talking with folks and promoting the film any way I could. Many critics panned that film, but the public embraced it. They filled those theaters and launched my movie career.
I have an enduring affinity for local movie theaters and the moviegoing experience. Streaming and pay-per-view may be the wave of the future, but these forms of viewing cannot replicate sitting in a darkened theater in a collective state of awe as Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" unfolds for the first time.
The moviegoing experience has long been viewed by many as good for our mental health; some would say it's necessary. Writing in the mental health website Psycom, relationship expert Sherry Amatenstein explains how, for some people, becoming engrossed in a good movie can provide a therapeutic distraction. According to Psycom, studies show that in a group setting "cinema therapy" can be effective in boosting mental wellness. Watching a story unfold on the big screen can provide reassurance when a character's feelings strike a chord, signaling to the viewer who feels similarly that he or she is not alone. "Anyone who has ever experienced a change of heart or perspective after watching a movie can attest to film's ability to influence the way we think about life's dilemmas," writes Amatenstein.
As pointed out by Tamekis Williams, an Atlanta-based licensed clinical social worker, comedy and collective laughter also plays a big role in mental health. "(It) can be excellent for reducing stress and depressive mood symptoms. Watching comedy can reduce negative thinking, lessen feelings of isolation and help provide a sense of normalcy, too."
Today, the movie theater business has been brought to a standstill by the pandemic. Since March, the coronavirus pandemic has closed down movie theaters around the country, deeming them too risky for gatherings. According to the National Association of Theatre Owners, the movie theater industry employs 150,000 hourly workers.
As recently announced by John Fithian, president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners, 70% of the movie theaters in the U.S. are scheduled to be back in business soon. Los Angeles or other cities where the coronavirus numbers are still high are not expected to be among them.
"People are sick and tired of watching streamed movies and television shows at home. It's the shared social experience that I think is the thing that will draw people back," he explained to NPR.
There is something else that may draw people back. As David Priest writes in CNET, "Independent theaters often forge deeply personal connections with their customers, and while they've struggled during the pandemic, their loyal customer bases may be the key to their survival as bigger theaters fold or find new business models."
The movie theater business may survive, but it may never be the same. Yet, while one nostalgic form of moviegoing struggles to survive, another form is seeing a revival — drive-in movies.
According to the Associated Press, there were an estimated 5,500 indoor theaters in this country at the start of the pandemic breakout. At the same time, there were approximately 300 drive-in theaters remaining in the U.S.
During the pandemic, these once-abundant outdoor venues have a distinct advantage over indoor theaters. People arrive in the comfort of their own little bubble of their vehicle. Social distancing is built in, and other proper COVID-19 protocols are more easily followed.
As noted in USA Today back in May, the drive-in movie experience was not just being revived but getting a substantial makeover. Robert De Niro's Tribeca Enterprises was teaming with Imax and AT&T Inc. in the creation of "Tribeca Drive-In," a summer film series to be held at drive-in theaters and other venues throughout the country.
In the heart of Hollywood itself, Sony Pictures turned its Culver City studio lot into a big-screen drive-in experience accommodating approximately 75 cars. The Miami Dolphins' stadium has turned its field into a drive-in movie theater with room for more than 200 cars and two theater screens available. Fairgrounds and parking lots around the country have followed. As reported by NPR, across the U.S., drive-in concerts have also become a new summertime trend for live music. Many enterprising folks are seeing this trend as an opportunity to start building something resilient that can endure. Time will tell how it will all play out.
Write to Chuck Norris ([email protected]) with your questions about health and fitness. Follow Chuck Norris through his official social media sites, on Twitter @chucknorris and Facebook's "Official Chuck Norris Page." He blogs at http://chucknorrisnews.blogspot.com. To find out more about Chuck Norris and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.


bonginoreport--2020-08-24--Zimbabwe Opposition Lawmaker Arrested for Giving Out Masks With Message Rejecting Party in Power

Authorities in Zimbabwe arrested an opposition lawmaker Monday for distributing masks demanding the removal of the country ’ s repressive socialist regime , local media reported .
Police arrested Prince Dubeko Sibanda , who serves as a Member of Parliament ( MP ) and MDC Alliance Matabeleland North chairman , in the city of Bulawayo for distributing face masks inscribed “ # ZanuPFMustGo , ” a reference to the left-wing party formerly led by late Robert Mugabe that still rules Zimbabwe by decree .
According to The New Zimbabwe , Sibanda announced his arrest on the party ’ s WhatsApp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Bulawayo Law and Order where I have been called for an interview on allegations of distributing face masks inscribed # zanupfmustgo , ” he wrote .
Sibanda ’ s lawyer , Nqobani Sithole , also confirmed his arrest to the Zimbabwean daily .
“ Yes , Hon .
Sibanda has been arrested .
He is currently at the Bulawayo Law and Order .
He is facing charges of inciting public violence , ” Sithole said .
The arrest is the latest example of political repression at the hands of Emmerson Mnangagwa ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , police arrested journalist Hopewell Chin ’ ono and Jacob Ngarivhume , the leader of the Transform Zimbabwe political party , on charges of urging people to “ participate in public violence ” after they encouraged people to join anti-government protests against the Mnangagwa regime .
Human rights groups say the two men have since been kept in leg shackles , deprived of food and medical treatment , and stripped of their constitutional rights .
After seizing power following the removal of Mugabe in 2017 , Mnangagwa was “ re-elected ” the following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observers as neither free nor fair .
Having promised to reform Zimbabwe after years of repression and economic catastrophe , Mnangagwa has ended up governing in very much the same style as his predecessor , overseeing egregious human rights abuses , and continued financial meltdown .
Last year , a United Nations report warned that the country was on the brink of “ man-made starvation ” as a result of Mnangagwa ’ s policies .
The New York-based NGO Human Rights Watch outlined in its 2019 report on the country that despite Mnangagwa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reforms , Zimbabwe remained “ highly intolerant of basic rights , peaceful dissent , and free expression in 2019.
” “ During nationwide protests in mid-January , following the president ’ s sudden announcement of a fuel price increase , security forces responded with lethal force , ” the organization noted .
“ In the months that followed , several civil society activists , political opposition leaders , and other critics of the government were arbitrarily arrested , abducted , beaten , or tortured .
Little to no efforts were made to bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Follow Ben Kew on Parler , Facebook , or Twitter .
You can email him at bkew @ breitbart.com .

Authorities in Zimbabwe arrested an opposition lawmaker Monday for distributing masks demanding the removal of the country’s repressive socialist regime, local media reported.
Police arrested Prince Dubeko Sibanda, who serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) and MDC Alliance Matabeleland North chairman, in the city of Bulawayo for distributing face masks inscribed “#ZanuPFMustGo,” a reference to the left-wing party formerly led by late Robert Mugabe that still rules Zimbabwe by decree.
According to The New Zimbabwe, Sibanda announced his arrest on the party’s WhatsApp group.
“I am currently at the Bulawayo Law and Order where I have been called for an interview on allegations of distributing face masks inscribed #zanupfmustgo,” he wrote.
Sibanda’s lawyer, Nqobani Sithole, also confirmed his arrest to the Zimbabwean daily.
“Yes, Hon. Sibanda has been arrested. He is currently at the Bulawayo Law and Order. He is facing charges of inciting public violence,” Sithole said.
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: Honourable Prince Dubeko Sibanda, MDC-A MP for Binga North at Bulawayo Central Police Station, waiting for Law and Order officers to answer incredible and outrageous charges about the #ZanuPFMustGo mask that he's wearing!#ZanupfMustGo pic.twitter.com/TVkajfWAp9 — Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) August 24, 2020
The arrest is the latest example of political repression at the hands of Emmerson Mnangagwa’s socialist regime. Also this month, police arrested journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and Jacob Ngarivhume, the leader of the Transform Zimbabwe political party, on charges of urging people to “participate in public violence” after they encouraged people to join anti-government protests against the Mnangagwa regime. Human rights groups say the two men have since been kept in leg shackles, deprived of food and medical treatment, and stripped of their constitutional rights.
After seizing power following the removal of Mugabe in 2017, Mnangagwa was “re-elected” the following year in elections denounced by many international observers as neither free nor fair. Having promised to reform Zimbabwe after years of repression and economic catastrophe, Mnangagwa has ended up governing in very much the same style as his predecessor, overseeing egregious human rights abuses, and continued financial meltdown.
Last year, a United Nations report warned that the country was on the brink of “man-made starvation” as a result of Mnangagwa’s policies. The New York-based NGO Human Rights Watch outlined in its 2019 report on the country that despite Mnangagwa insisting upon his commitment to human rights reforms, Zimbabwe remained “highly intolerant of basic rights, peaceful dissent, and free expression in 2019.”
“During nationwide protests in mid-January, following the president’s sudden announcement of a fuel price increase, security forces responded with lethal force,” the organization noted. “In the months that followed, several civil society activists, political opposition leaders, and other critics of the government were arbitrarily arrested, abducted, beaten, or tortured. Little to no efforts were made to bring those responsible for the abuses to justice.”
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bonginoreport--2020-08-24--Anti-Trump “Lincoln Project” Caught Spreading Fake News (Again)

The Lincoln Project falsely claimed on Monday that a Trump supporter called former President Barack Obama a `` monkey . ''
In a since-deleted tweet , Project Lincoln posted a video of President Donald Trump 's re-nomination speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Charlotte , North Carolina .
Trump stated that the Democrats are trying to steal the presidential election again , but this time with universal mail-in voting which the GOP claims is a liability for voter fraud .
The Left 's vote-by-mail campaign was preceded by spying in the 2016 race .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden were among those caught red-handed by Republicans .
That 's when a pro-Trump advocate supposedly shouted , `` Monkey ! ''
in reference to the former black president .
The Lincoln Project added that `` the president relished in it . ''
`` Disgusting , '' Project Lincoln 's account signed off before they rescinded the fake story .
What 's truly disgusting : the alleged incident is yet another lie fabricated and circulated by the Never-Trump group .
Even Trump told his fan : `` Let 's be nice .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lincoln Project has been notoriously a propagator of partisan hoaxes .
Just this summer , its disgraced members were duped by a leftist troll , denounced for plagiarism , and disproved for igniting hateful propaganda .
It 's about time the public discredits all disinformation disseminated by these disgraced `` Republicans . ''

The Lincoln Project falsely claimed on Monday that a Trump supporter called former President Barack Obama a "monkey."
In a since-deleted tweet, Project Lincoln posted a video of President Donald Trump's re-nomination speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Trump stated that the Democrats are trying to steal the presidential election again, but this time with universal mail-in voting which the GOP claims is a liability for voter fraud. The Left's vote-by-mail campaign was preceded by spying in the 2016 race. Trump noted that Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden were among those caught red-handed by Republicans.
That's when a pro-Trump advocate supposedly shouted, "Monkey!" in reference to the former black president. The Lincoln Project added that "the president relished in it."
"Disgusting," Project Lincoln's account signed off before they rescinded the fake story.
What's truly disgusting: the alleged incident is yet another lie fabricated and circulated by the Never-Trump group.
In actuality, the audience member shouted, "Spygate!"
Even Trump told his fan: "Let's be nice." And the crowd revered.
Obama and Biden spied on the Trump campaign in 2016, and they got caught. "Spygate!" shouted an audience member. "Drain the swamp!"
Now the Democrats are doing something more dangerous: trying to steal the election with universal mail-in voting, which lends itself to fraud. pic.twitter.com/pUzcBghuHF — Trump War Room - Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) August 24, 2020
The Lincoln Project has been notoriously a propagator of partisan hoaxes.
Just this summer, its disgraced members were duped by a leftist troll, denounced for plagiarism, and disproved for igniting hateful propaganda.
It's about time the public discredits all disinformation disseminated by these disgraced "Republicans."


bonginoreport--2020-08-24--President Trump’s Second Term Agenda

President Trump’s Second Term Agenda

Ahead of the 2020 RNC convention , which will take place digitally and in Charlotte , North Carolina , President Trump has released his agenda for a second term in the White House .
Take a look below , courtesy of the Trump campaign : ·Cut Taxes to Boost Take-Home Pay and Keep Jobs in America ·Develop a Vaccine by The End Of 2020 ·Make All Critical Medicines and Supplies for Healthcare Workers in The United States ·Tax Credits for Companies that Bring Back Jobs from China ·Allow 100 % Expensing Deductions for Essential Industries like Pharmaceuticals and Robotics who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States ·No Federal Contracts for Companies who Outsource to China ·Hold China Fully Accountable for Allowing the Virus to Spread around the World ·Put Patients and Doctors Back in Charge of our Healthcare System ·Protect Our Veterans and Provide World-Class Healthcare and Services ·Provide School Choice to Every Child in America ·End Bureaucratic Government Bullying of U.S. Citizens and Small Businesses ·Expose Washington ’ s Money Trail and Delegate Powers Back to People and States ·Drain the Globalist Swamp by Taking on International Organizations That Hurt American Citizens ·Fully Fund and Hire More @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bail and Keep Dangerous Criminals Locked Up until Trial ·Block Illegal Immigrants from Becoming Eligible for Taxpayer-Funded Welfare , Healthcare , and Free College Tuition ·End Sanctuary Cities to Restore our Neighborhoods and Protect our Families ·Require New Immigrants to Be Able to Support Themselves Financially ·Launch Space Force , Establish Permanent Manned Presence on The Moon and Send the First Manned Mission to Mars ·Win the Race to 5G and Establish a National High-Speed Wireless Internet Network ·Continue to Lead the World in Access to the Cleanest Drinking Water and Cleanest Air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our Planet ’ s Oceans ·Wipe Out Global Terrorists Who Threaten to Harm Americans

Ahead of the 2020 RNC convention, which will take place digitally and in Charlotte, North Carolina, President Trump has released his agenda for a second term in the White House.
Take a look below, courtesy of the Trump campaign:


bonginoreport--2020-08-24--Wisconsin National Guard Deployed to Kenosha After Night of Violent Protests

KENOSHA — The Wisconsin National Guard has deployed to Kenosha County Monday to assist local authorities amid unrest over the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake .
Gov .
Tony Evers confirmed during a press conference Monday that a total of 125 Guards members will be deploying to Kenosha .
Evers ' declaration of a state of emergency allowed the Guard to be deployed .
The governor explained that the Guards ' mission in Kenosha will be to guard infrastructure from looting and vandalism , as well as to protect firefighters who are involved in putting out fires and other tasks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limited mobilization of the National Guard focused on supporting the needs of local first responders to protect critical infrastructure , such as utilities and fire stations , and to ensure Kenoshians are able to assemble safely , '' Evers added in a statement Monday .
As TMJ4 has reported , 29-year-old Blake was shot near a home at 40th and 28th streets in Kenosha just after 5 p.m. • MORE COVERAGE : Fiancee Says Jacob Blake Was Shot In Front Of His Children “ Serving our fellow Wisconsin citizens and assisting civil authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ core missions in the National Guard , ” said Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp , Wisconsin ’ s adjutant general , in the release .
“ Our Citizen Soldiers and Airmen are well-trained and prepared to assist in any way we can in an effort to preserve public safety.
” The ACLU of Wisconsin issued a response to the National Guard coming to Kenosha .
`` Deploying the National Guard in response to people exercising their right to protest is unnecessary .
People in Kenosha have a constitutional right to express their indignation over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as to demand an end to the epidemic of police violence that has systematically harmed and killed Black and brown people for generations , '' an ACLU statement said .
Police did not say what led up to the shooting but said that officers offered immediate aid .
In a video of the incident , which was taken from across the street , Blake walks around the front of his SUV to his driver-side door as officers follow him with their guns pointed .
As Blake opens the door and leans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer opens fire while Blake has his back turned .
Seven shots can be heard .
Kenosha police said Blake is in serious condition .
A large crowd gathered near the area Sunday evening , eventually moving into downtown Kenosha , setting fires and causing other damage .
Blake 's family says children were in the vehicle at the time of the shooting .
The Kenosha County Sheriff 's Department and Wisconsin State Patrol are currently investigating the incident .

KENOSHA — The Wisconsin National Guard has deployed to Kenosha County Monday to assist local authorities amid unrest over the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.
Gov. Tony Evers confirmed during a press conference Monday that a total of 125 Guards members will be deploying to Kenosha.
Evers' declaration of a state of emergency allowed the Guard to be deployed.
The governor explained that the Guards' mission in Kenosha will be to guard infrastructure from looting and vandalism, as well as to protect firefighters who are involved in putting out fires and other tasks amid unrest.
“This is a limited mobilization of the National Guard focused on supporting the needs of local first responders to protect critical infrastructure, such as utilities and fire stations, and to ensure Kenoshians are able to assemble safely," Evers added in a statement Monday.
As TMJ4 has reported, 29-year-old Blake was shot near a home at 40th and 28th streets in Kenosha just after 5 p.m.
“Serving our fellow Wisconsin citizens and assisting civil authorities during times of need is one of core missions in the National Guard,” said Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, in the release. “Our Citizen Soldiers and Airmen are well-trained and prepared to assist in any way we can in an effort to preserve public safety.”
The ACLU of Wisconsin issued a response to the National Guard coming to Kenosha.
"Deploying the National Guard in response to people exercising their right to protest is unnecessary. People in Kenosha have a constitutional right to express their indignation over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, as well as to demand an end to the epidemic of police violence that has systematically harmed and killed Black and brown people for generations," an ACLU statement said.
Department of Justice launches investigation into Blake shooting
Police did not say what led up to the shooting but said that officers offered immediate aid.
In a video of the incident, which was taken from across the street, Blake walks around the front of his SUV to his driver-side door as officers follow him with their guns pointed. As Blake opens the door and leans into the SUV, at least one officer opens fire while Blake has his back turned. Seven shots can be heard.
Crowds protest in wake of officer-involved shooting that left one man injured
Kenosha police said Blake is in serious condition.
A large crowd gathered near the area Sunday evening, eventually moving into downtown Kenosha, setting fires and causing other damage.
Blake's family says children were in the vehicle at the time of the shooting.
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department and Wisconsin State Patrol are currently investigating the incident.
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