bonginoreport--2020-05-26--A CCP Propaganda Book on Coronavirus With No Citations Just Hit the Market

One of the ‘ big five ’ publishers in the United States is promoting a Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) propaganda book about the coronavirus in a tract being sold by Amazon , Target , and recommended by Rolling Stone magazine despite the book admittedly containing “ .
” A National Pulse investigation has revealed the book – authored by the head of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) in Wuhan , China , the epicenter of the novel coronavirus – was published on March 10th at the height of the pandemic and brazenly admits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , entitled The Coronavirus Prevention Handbook 101 Science-Based Tips That Could Save Your Life is for sale on Amazon , in Target stores , and even comes recommended by Rolling Stone magazine alongside a disclaimer : “ we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links ” .
Skyhorse Publishing , a subsidiary of Simon & Schuster , published Dr. Wang Zhou ’ s work on March 10th , 2020 on the heels of coronavirus ’ deadliest month in Wuhan and just one day before the World Health Organization ( WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ timing prompts the question of how the Wuhan CDC Chief or his affiliates had spare time to dedicate to writing a 144-page publication .
The book was originally published under Hubei Science and Technology Press , a company “ established in 1982 based on the approval of Ministry of Culture of the People ’ s Republic of China.
” The self-admittedly unsubstantiated work is now being peddled by American publishing giant Simon & Schuster in full compliance with Chinese Communist Party ’ s ( CCP ) standards , or lack thereof .
Skyhorse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Target all fail to disclose this for customers .
Worse still , the CCP propaganda book ’ s foreword is authored by another Communist Party member , Zhong Nanshan , who has previously claimed without evidence that the virus “ may not have originated in China.
” The fifth sentence of the book asserts : “ In the early days of the outbreak , China promptly shared its understanding of the virus with the world through the World Health Organization.
” In reality , CCP officials purposfully withheld knowledge of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their own citizens and the world writ large .
They even silenced doctors who attempted to inform co-workers of the developing coronavirus strain , subjecting them to police visits and forcing individuals to sign letters admitting guilt for “ making false comments ” and “ severely disturbing the social order.
” While Dr. Wang – another CCP member – insists the work is an “ authoritative , comprehensive guide ” to combatting the virus .
But Wang is the beneficiary of CCP-funds and is affiliated with various CCP-controlled institutions .
He received grants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 213 Talent Project and Huangheh Talent Program and was a professor at state-controlled Huazhong University .
Wang has also received research funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , the National Health Commission of China , and the Hubei Health Commission .
The book sells for up to $ 12.99 on Barnes & Noble , Bookshop , IndieBound , Amazon , and Target , and Rolling Stone included the work in its “ recommended ” section along with a glowing review .
As the listed author and editor-in-chief of the book , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sales , too .
The book is touted as a “ must-have guide for preparing for an outbreak of the coronavirus virus ” according to Simon & Schuster ’ s website .
“ The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the US and the World Health Organization have declared the coronavirus a worldwide health emergency .
The coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan , China .
Now , from the medical experts there , comes the first authoritative , comprehensive guide to preparing for the ongoing epidemic ( COVID-19 ) .
Written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that will help readers and professionals understand the virus and protect themselves in the face of a possible outbreak .
As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world—China , South Korea , Iran , Italy , Germany , the United Kingdom , Canada , and the United States—preventative measures such as controlling the source of infection , early detection of patients , and cutting off transmission are imperative .
With 101 tips for individuals to prevent the spread of the virus , the information in this handbook could be lifesaving .
The prevention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individuals and public places ( handwashing , face masks , etc . )
• Strategies for detection and treatment of the disease • An overview of the coronavirus and how it ’ s spread With the number of reported cases of COVID-19 growing daily , the information in this book will help you protect yourself and your loved ones !
” The CCP propaganda book contains 101 questions divided into six categories : “ Overview of Coronaviruses , ” “ Transmission of 2019-nCoV , ” “ Detection , Diagnosis , and Treatment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Precautions in Public Places , ” and “ Basics of Contagious Disease.
” The world would have benefited considerably more from transparency and accurate data from the Wuhan health officials who authored this book , not a 144-page cover-up – pushed for profit by U.S. publishers – saving face for their errors and self-promoting as paragons of coronavirus response .
The National Pulse has reached out to Skyhorse Publishing for comment , but at the time of publication of this story , we had not heard back .

One of the ‘big five’ publishers in the United States is promoting a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda book about the coronavirus in a tract being sold by Amazon, Target, and recommended by Rolling Stone magazine despite the book admittedly containing “ no citation trails nor references .”
A National Pulse investigation has revealed the book – authored by the head of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus – was published on March 10th at the height of the pandemic and brazenly admits in its own preface:
“The editorial board sincerely apologizes for the absence of citation trails or references due to the time constraint.”
The book, entitled The Coronavirus Prevention Handbook 101 Science-Based Tips That Could Save Your Life is for sale on Amazon, in Target stores, and even comes recommended by Rolling Stone magazine alongside a disclaimer: “we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links”.
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Skyhorse Publishing, a subsidiary of Simon & Schuster, published Dr. Wang Zhou’s work on March 10th, 2020 on the heels of coronavirus’ deadliest month in Wuhan and just one day before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic.
The timing prompts the question of how the Wuhan CDC Chief or his affiliates had spare time to dedicate to writing a 144-page publication.
The book was originally published under Hubei Science and Technology Press, a company “established in 1982 based on the approval of Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China.”
The self-admittedly unsubstantiated work is now being peddled by American publishing giant Simon & Schuster in full compliance with Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) standards, or lack thereof. Skyhorse Publishing, Simon & Schuster, Amazon, and Target all fail to disclose this for customers.
Worse still, the CCP propaganda book’s foreword is authored by another Communist Party member, Zhong Nanshan, who has previously claimed without evidence that the virus “may not have originated in China.”
The fifth sentence of the book asserts: “In the early days of the outbreak, China promptly shared its understanding of the virus with the world through the World Health Organization.”
In reality, CCP officials purposfully withheld knowledge of the virus’ development and human-to-human transmission from their own citizens and the world writ large. They even silenced doctors who attempted to inform co-workers of the developing coronavirus strain, subjecting them to police visits and forcing individuals to sign letters admitting guilt for “making false comments” and “severely disturbing the social order.”
While Dr. Wang – another CCP member – insists the work is an “authoritative, comprehensive guide” to combatting the virus.
But Wang is the beneficiary of CCP-funds and is affiliated with various CCP-controlled institutions.
He received grants from the CCP as part of the 213 Talent Project and Huangheh Talent Program and was a professor at state-controlled Huazhong University. Wang has also received research funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Health Commission of China, and the Hubei Health Commission.
The book sells for up to $12.99 on Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, IndieBound, Amazon, and Target, and Rolling Stone included the work in its “recommended” section along with a glowing review.
As the listed author and editor-in-chief of the book, Dr. Wang is ostensibly profiting from the sales, too.
The book is touted as a “must-have guide for preparing for an outbreak of the coronavirus virus” according to Simon & Schuster’s website.
The description continues:
“The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the US and the World Health Organization have declared the coronavirus a worldwide health emergency. The coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, China. Now, from the medical experts there, comes the first authoritative, comprehensive guide to preparing for the ongoing epidemic (COVID-19).
Written in plain language, here is information that will help readers and professionals understand the virus and protect themselves in the face of a possible outbreak. As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world—China, South Korea, Iran, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States—preventative measures such as controlling the source of infection, early detection of patients, and cutting off transmission are imperative.
With 101 tips for individuals to prevent the spread of the virus, the information in this handbook could be lifesaving. The prevention tips include:
Precautions for individuals and public places (handwashing, face masks, etc.) Strategies for detection and treatment of the disease An overview of the coronavirus and how it’s spread Basics about contagious diseases
With the number of reported cases of COVID-19 growing daily, the information in this book will help you protect yourself and your loved ones!”
The CCP propaganda book contains 101 questions divided into six categories: “Overview of Coronaviruses,” “Transmission of 2019-nCoV,” “Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment,” “Personal Precautions,” “Precautions in Public Places,” and “Basics of Contagious Disease.”
The world would have benefited considerably more from transparency and accurate data from the Wuhan health officials who authored this book, not a 144-page cover-up – pushed for profit by U.S. publishers – saving face for their errors and self-promoting as paragons of coronavirus response.
The National Pulse has reached out to Skyhorse Publishing for comment, but at the time of publication of this story, we had not heard back.
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bonginoreport--2020-05-26--Florida’s Governor “Would Love” to Host the Republican National Convention

On Monday , Joe Gruters , chairman of the Republican Party of Florida , jumped on the president ’ s @ @ @ @ @ state , which is well-versed in hosting political conventions , Super Bowls and other big @ @ @ @ @ a pivotal swing state that could determine the outcome of the election .

Florida’s Republican Party and Gov. Ron DeSantis want President Donald Trump to know that the Sunshine State is willing and able to host this year’s GOP convention.
Trump’s Memorial Day tweets threatening to pull the convention out of Charlotte, N.C., set off speculation that the convention could be moved to Florida, a state led by a close Trump ally.
DeSantis said Tuesday in Miami he hasn’t spoken directly with Trump, but his office let the White House know Florida is open to hosting the Republican National Convention.
“Florida would love to have the RNC,” DeSantis said. “Heck, I am a Republican, it would be good for us to have the DNC [Democratic National Convention] in terms of the economic impact.”
The Republican governor said he thinks Trump would “obviously” abide by his administration’s safety requirements when hosting a convention.
On Monday, Joe Gruters, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, jumped on the president’s tweets to plug his home state, which is well-versed in hosting political conventions, Super Bowls and other big events. It also is a pivotal swing state that could determine the outcome of the election.
“The Republican Party of Florida would welcome the opportunity to host the Republican National Convention,” he said in a text message. “Florida is committed to ensuring a safe, secure and successful event for President Trump and all attendees.”
The convention, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of people, is scheduled for Aug. 24-27 at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center.
DeSantis said he isn’t supporting a particular host city, but he mentioned Miami, Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville as possibilities.
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry tweeted Tuesday his city would be “honored to host the Republican National Convention,” noting that Jacksonville hosted the nation’s first major sporting event since the pandemic hit. Earlier in May, Jacksonville hosted Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena with no fans inside the building.
On Monday, Trump wrote that North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper was still in “shutdown mood,” and the party could be forced to find an alternative location if the state didn’t commit to allowing the arena to be fully occupied.
In a statement, Cooper’s press secretary Dory MacMillan said that state health officials are working with the Republican National Committee, and “North Carolina is relying on data and science to protect our state’s public health and safety.”
Two days before Trump’s tweets, North Carolina reported its highest one-day number of confirmed COVID-19 cases with 1,107 cases.
The New York Times reported last week that Trump wondered aloud to aides why the convention couldn’t be held in a ballroom in Florida.
Later on Memorial Day, Trump tweeted that he is not considering Trump National Doral Miami, and he would like the convention to be held in North Carolina.
In an interview with Fox News, Vice President Mike Pence said the convention could be moved to a state “farther along on reopening” if necessary.
He mentioned Florida, Texas and Georgia as possible alternatives.
Staff writer Skyler Swisher can be reached at sswisher@sunsentinel.com, 561-243-6634 or @SkylerSwisher.


bonginoreport--2020-05-26--YouTube Admits to Automatically Deleting Comments That Insult China’s Communist Party “by Mistake”

YouTube is automatically deleting comments that contain certain Chinese-language phrases related to criticism of the country ’ s ruling Communist Party ( CCP ) .
The company confirmed to The Verge this was happening in error and that it was looking into the issue .
“ This appears to be an error in our enforcement systems and we are investigating , ” said a YouTube spokesperson .
The company did not elaborate on how or why this error came to be , but said it was not the result of any change in its moderation policy .
But if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mistake , then it ’ s one that ’ s gone unnoticed for six months .
The Verge found evidence that comments were being deleted as early as October 2019 , when the issue was raised on YouTube ’ s official help pages and multiple users confirmed that they had experienced the same problem .
Comments left under videos or in live streams that contain the words “ 共匪 ” ( “ communist bandit ” ) or “ 五毛 ” ( “ 50-cent party ” ) are automatically deleted in around 15 seconds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Romanized Pinyin equivalents are not .
The term “ 共匪 ” is an insult that dates back to China ’ s Nationalist government , while “ 五毛 , ” ( or “ wu mao ” ) is a derogatory slang term for internet users paid to direct online discussion away from criticism of the CCP .
The name comes from claims that such commenters are paid 50 Chinese cents per post .
These phrases seem to have been accidentally added to YouTube ’ s comment filters , which automatically remove spam and offensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quickly for human moderation and are deleted even if the banned phrases are used positively ( e.g.
, “ The 五毛 are doing a fantastic job ” ) .
YouTube says it ’ s been relying more on its automated filters in recent months due changes to its workforce brought about by the pandemic .
YouTube has been banned in China for years , making the accidental censorship more puzzling The accidental censorship is even more puzzling considering that YouTube is currently blocked in China , giving its parent company , Google , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the CCP or apply moderation systems in accordance with Chinese censorship laws .
The automatic deletion of these phrases was highlighted on Tuesday by US technologist and former Oculus founder Palmer Luckey on Twitter .
But earlier reports of the issue date back to the middle of May when they were spotted by human rights activist Jennifer Zeng .
As mentioned above , though , The Verge also found complaints on YouTube ’ s official help pages dated to October 2019 .
Google has frequently been criticized for accommodating the wishes of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notably , it created a prototype search engine known as Project Dragonfly that complied with Chinese state censorship .
The project , which was never deployed , is part of the company ’ s long-running struggles to enter the Chinese market .
When news of Dragonfly leaked in 2018 in a report from The Intercept , Google was criticized by politicians and its own employees for selling out its principles .
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in June 2019 , the company said it had “ terminated ” the project and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Search in China.
” Update , May 26th , 12:43PM ET : The story has been updated to include YouTube ’ s response .

YouTube is automatically deleting comments that contain certain Chinese-language phrases related to criticism of the country’s ruling Communist Party (CCP). The company confirmed to The Verge this was happening in error and that it’s working to fix the issue.
“Upon review by our teams, we have confirmed this was an error in our enforcement systems and we are working to fix it as quickly as possible,” said a YouTube spokesperson. The company did not elaborate on how or why this error came to be, but said it was not the result of any change in its moderation policy.
But if the deletions are the result of a simple mistake, then it’s one that’s gone unnoticed for six months. The Verge found evidence that comments were being deleted as early as October 2019, when the issue was raised on YouTube’s official help pages and multiple users confirmed that they had experienced the same problem.
Comments left under videos or in live streams that contain the words “共匪” (“communist bandit”) or “五毛” (“50-cent party”) are automatically deleted in around 15 seconds, though their English language translations and Romanized Pinyin equivalents are not.
The term “共匪” is an insult that dates back to China’s Nationalist government, while “五毛,” (or “wu mao”) is a derogatory slang term for internet users paid to direct online discussion away from criticism of the CCP. The name comes from claims that such commenters are paid 50 Chinese cents per post.
These phrases seem to have been accidentally added to YouTube’s comment filters, which automatically remove spam and offensive text. The comments are removed too quickly for human moderation and are deleted even if the banned phrases are used positively (e.g., “The 五毛 are doing a fantastic job”). YouTube says it’s been relying more on its automated filters in recent months due changes to its workforce brought about by the pandemic.
YouTube has been banned in China for years, making the accidental censorship more puzzling
The accidental censorship is even more puzzling considering that YouTube is currently blocked in China, giving its parent company, Google, even less reason to censor comments critical of the CCP or apply moderation systems in accordance with Chinese censorship laws.
The automatic deletion of these phrases was highlighted on Tuesday by US technologist and former Oculus founder Palmer Luckey on Twitter. But earlier reports of the issue date back to the middle of May when they were spotted by human rights activist Jennifer Zeng. As mentioned above, though, The Verge also found complaints on YouTube’s official help pages dated to October 2019.
Google has frequently been criticized for accommodating the wishes of the CCP by censoring content. Most notably, it created a prototype search engine known as Project Dragonfly that complied with Chinese state censorship. The project, which was never deployed, is part of the company’s long-running struggles to enter the Chinese market.
When news of Dragonfly leaked in 2018 in a report from The Intercept, Google was criticized by politicians and its own employees for selling out its principles. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in June 2019, the company said it had “terminated” the project and that it had “no plans to launch Search in China.”
Update, May 26th, 12:43PM ET: The story has been updated to include YouTube’s response.


bonginoreport--2020-05-27--European Union to Propose $826 Billion Stimulus Package

• The European Commission will propose a 750 billion euro ( $ 826 billion ) stimulus package on Wednesday to help the EU recover from a deeply entrenched recession brought on by the coronavirus .
• Although a formal announcement is not expected until later Wednesday , Paolo Gentiloni , the European Commissioner for the Economy , tweeted about the package , confirming its value .
• He described it as : `` A European turning point to face an unprecedented crisis . ''
• The package will be the biggest in European history , far outstripping the post-World War @ @ @ @ @ @ @ institution aims to fund its recovery plan by raising unprecedented sums on the financial markets , and through a bevy of EU levies and taxes on a range of industries over the coming decades .
• The euro gained 0.4 % on the EU 's recovery plan and stood at $ 1.10 in European trading .
The European Commission unveiled a planned deployment of 750 billion euros ( $ 826 billion ) on Wednesday as part of its new long-term budget and recovery plan to help fight the impact of the coronavirus on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Union executive arm 's groundbreaking push to aid the economic recovery of Europe against the coronavirus crisis will be paid for by raising funds from financial markets , according to multiple reports .
Out of the total package , 500 billion euros will be categorized under non-repayable grants , while 250 billion euros will be considered as loans , Reuters reported , citing Germany broadcaster n-tv .
Although a formal announcement is not expected until later Wednesday , Paolo Gentiloni , the European Commissioner for Economy , said in a tweet : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fund which is added to the common instruments already launched .
A European turning point to face an unprecedented crisis . ''
Germany 's DAX rose 1.6 % in European trading , and the pan-continental Euro Stoxx 50 rose 1.7 % .
The euro gained 0.4 % on the news and stood at $ 1.10 as of 11.40 a.m. in London .
Over coming decades , the commission is proposing an array of new EU taxes and levies on a realm of industries ranging from tech giants to single-use plastics to repay the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billions of euros a year , according to the Financial Times .

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a €750 billion (about $826 billion) stimulus package to help the European Union recover from a recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Paolo Gentiloni, the European commissioner for economy, described the stimulus package as a "European turning point to face an unprecedented crisis."
The package would be the biggest in European history, far outstripping the post-World War II Marshall Plan.
The European Commission said it aimed to fund its recovery plan by raising unprecedented sums through the financial markets.
The euro gained 0.4%, to $1.10 in European trading.
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The European Commission on Wednesday said it planned to deploy €750 billion, or about $826 billion, as part of a new long-term budget and recovery plan.
The European Union's executive arm said its push to aid Europe's economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis would include raising funds through the financial markets.
In the package, called "Next Generation EU," about €500 billion would be offered as free grants to the bloc's member states, while €250 billion would be made available as loans to help repair the single market from the economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic.
Next Generation EU, which is at the heart of Europe's recovery plan, is part of the institution's long-term budget for 2021-27, set at €1.8 trillion, or about $2 trillion.
The package would be far and away the largest of any stimulus ever announced in the European community.
During the financial crisis around $200 billion was pledged, while the post-World War II Marshall Plan was worth around $15 billion at the time (roughly $130 billion today based on inflation).
Paolo Gentiloni, the European commissioner for economy, said in a tweet, translated from Italian: "Commission proposes a 750 billion Recovery Fund which is added to the common instruments already launched. A European turning point to face an unprecedented crisis."
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Germany's DAX rose 1.9% in European trading, and the Euro Stoxx 50 rose 2.2%.
The euro gained 0.4% on the news and stood at $1.10 as of 1:20 p.m. in London.
The commission said it would employ "every available euro in the EU budget to support the healthcare sector, workers and businesses, and mobilising finance from the markets to help save jobs."
"This is Europe's moment," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement. "Our willingness to act must live up to the challenges we are all facing. With Next Generation EU we are providing an ambitious answer."
The commission said that the additional funding would be raised by temporarily lifting its "own resources" ceiling to 2% of the EU's gross national income, adding that it would be repaid throughout EU budgets over 30 years, from 2028 to 2058.
The Financial Times reported on Monday that the commission was considering an array of new EU environmental taxes and corporate levies to repay the expected debt burden and eventually raise billions of euros a year.
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bonginoreport--2020-05-27--Indian Council of Medical Research Backs Hydroxychloroquine as Preventative Against Coronavirus

India 's top biomedical research body on Tuesday backed the use of the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine as a preventive against coronavirus , after the WHO suspended clinical trials of the drug over safety concerns .
The endorsement from the Indian Council of Medical Research came a week after US President Donald Trump said he was taking the drug as a preventative measure .
Observational and case control studies in India showed there were `` no major side effects '' of taking the drug as a prophylactic , ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava said .
Cases of nausea , vomiting and heart palpitations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week , the ICMR—which is leading the government 's response to the virus—expanded its advisory for the use of hydroxychloroquine as a preventative measure .
The body said all healthcare workers in hospitals and some frontline personnel could now take the drug for up to several weeks under strict medical supervision .
`` We recommended that for prophylaxis , it should be continued , because there is no harm .
Benefit may be there , '' Bhargava told reporters .
Bhargava added that when the ICMR weighed the risks and benefits of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should not deny it to our frontline workers and healthcare workers . ''
But he stressed that personal protective gear should still be worn .
The previous ICMR guidelines for hydroxychloroquine stated that only asymptomatic healthcare workers caring for suspected or confirmed patients , or household contacts of confirmed patients , could be given the drug .
On Monday , the WHO said it was halting testing of the drug as a COVID-19 treatment after studies questioned its safety , including one that found it actually increased the risk of death .
Under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , hydroxychloroquine can be administered , but only to patients `` with severe disease and requiring ICU management '' .
India—which accounts for 70 percent of global production of hydroxychloroquine—on Tuesday reported 145,380 cases of the virus including 4,167 deaths .
The country ramped up output of the drug amid increased demand , after Trump pushed for hydroxychloroquine as a potential shield or treatment for the virus .

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India's top biomedical research body on Tuesday backed the use of the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine as a preventive against coronavirus, after the WHO suspended clinical trials of the drug over safety concerns.
The endorsement from the Indian Council of Medical Research came a week after US President Donald Trump said he was taking the drug as a preventative measure.
Observational and case control studies in India showed there were "no major side effects" of taking the drug as a prophylactic, ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava said.
Cases of nausea, vomiting and heart palpitations were noted, he added.
Last week, the ICMR—which is leading the government's response to the virus—expanded its advisory for the use of hydroxychloroquine as a preventative measure.
The body said all healthcare workers in hospitals and some frontline personnel could now take the drug for up to several weeks under strict medical supervision.
"We recommended that for prophylaxis, it should be continued, because there is no harm. Benefit may be there," Bhargava told reporters.
Bhargava added that when the ICMR weighed the risks and benefits of the drug, it decided that "we should not deny it to our frontline workers and healthcare workers."
But he stressed that personal protective gear should still be worn.
The previous ICMR guidelines for hydroxychloroquine stated that only asymptomatic healthcare workers caring for suspected or confirmed patients, or household contacts of confirmed patients, could be given the drug.
On Monday, the WHO said it was halting testing of the drug as a COVID-19 treatment after studies questioned its safety, including one that found it actually increased the risk of death.
Under India's clinical guidelines for coronavirus treatment, hydroxychloroquine can be administered, but only to patients "with severe disease and requiring ICU management".
India—which accounts for 70 percent of global production of hydroxychloroquine—on Tuesday reported 145,380 cases of the virus including 4,167 deaths.
The country ramped up output of the drug amid increased demand, after Trump pushed for hydroxychloroquine as a potential shield or treatment for the virus.
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bonginoreport--2020-05-27--The Dow Jones Industrial Average Turned 124 This Week

It is the 124th anniversary of the U.S. ’ s oldest stock-market exchange .
And what a way to usher in a century and a quarter of existence , with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA , surging on Tuesday , pushing toward its highest trading level since early March — a month that marked the end to an 11-year bull run for U.S. equity indexes amid the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic , the worst public-health crisis since the 1918 influenza .
On May 26 , 1896 , Charles Dow , one of the founders of The Wall Street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ read the performance of the market .
Since that point , the Dow has become one of the most widely tracked stock gauges in the U.S. , if not the world .
The stock-market barometer has changed significantly since inception .
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It was originally composed of 12 industrial stocks : Chicago & North Western , Delaware , Lackawanna & Western , Lake Shore , Louisville & Nashville , Missouri Pacific , New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mail , St. Paul , Union Pacific UNP , and Western Union WU , .
Here ’ s a look at some of the components over the years .
Back in the late 1800s , the index was determined by simply adding the share prices of the 12 industrial components and dividing by 12 to arrive at an average price for the stock-market barometer .
Of course , since then the blue-chip index has broadened to 30 constituents in various industries starting in 1928 , with a so-called divisor introduced that same year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s overall reading .
Thus far , the index has soared more than 61,000 % , according to Dow Jones Market Data .
John Steele Gordon , the author of “ An Empire of Wealth : The Epic History of American Economic Power , ” writing in the Wall Street Journal back in 2012 wrote that a look at the Dow ’ s evolution over more than a century underscores the changes in the U.S. economy , including the digitization of American business , the rise of big banks like JPMorgan Chase & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , , the constant transformations of the retail industry and ebbing dominance of the energy sector .
The Dow has always been a unique measure of the stock market ’ s performance , differing notably from its market-capitalization based peers like the S & P 500 SPX , and the Nasdaq Composite COMP , .
Its components are handpicked by a committee that doesn ’ t use a rule-based method but instead look at the reputation , growth and prominence of possible components .
In that way , the Dow itself is arguably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the best case for active management in a world in which passively traded , index-tracking exchange-traded products have dominated the investing scene on Wall Street .
The committee ’ s methodology also states that companies must be in the S & P 500 index to be considered for inclusion .
Presently , the U.S. economy is in the throes of one of the most severe economic downturns since the Great Depression of the 1930s , with forced lockdown procedures to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic likely thrusting the economy into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempting to claw their way back from the depths of that crisis , but the Dow has lagged behind its rival benchmarks .
So far this year , the Dow is off 12.3 % , the S & P 500 index has lost more than 7 % and the Nasdaq has gained 4.8 % over the same period .

It is the 124th anniversary of the U.S.’s oldest stock-market exchange.
And what a way to usher in a century and a quarter of existence, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.02% surging on Tuesday, pushing toward its highest trading level since early March — a month that marked the end to an 11-year bull run for U.S. equity indexes amid the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the worst public-health crisis since the 1918 influenza.
On May 26, 1896, Charles Dow, one of the founders of The Wall Street Journal, introduced a way to quickly read the performance of the market. Since that point, the Dow has become one of the most widely tracked stock gauges in the U.S., if not the world. The stock-market barometer has changed significantly since inception.
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It was originally composed of 12 industrial stocks: Chicago & North Western, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, Lake Shore, Louisville & Nashville, Missouri Pacific, New York Central, Northern Pacific, Pacific Mail, St. Paul, Union Pacific UNP, -1.85% and Western Union WU, +0.17% .
Here’s a look at some of the components over the years.
Back in the late 1800s, the index was determined by simply adding the share prices of the 12 industrial components and dividing by 12 to arrive at an average price for the stock-market barometer.
Of course, since then the blue-chip index has broadened to 30 constituents in various industries starting in 1928, with a so-called divisor introduced that same year to help calculate the price-weighted Dow’s overall reading. Thus far, the index has soared more than 61,000%, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
John Steele Gordon, the author of “An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power,” writing in the Wall Street Journal back in 2012 wrote that a look at the Dow’s evolution over more than a century underscores the changes in the U.S. economy, including the digitization of American business, the rise of big banks like JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, -2.55% and Goldman Sachs GS, -1.64% , the constant transformations of the retail industry and ebbing dominance of the energy sector.
The Dow has always been a unique measure of the stock market’s performance, differing notably from its market-capitalization based peers like the S&P 500 SPX, -1.16% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -1.14% .
Its components are handpicked by a committee that doesn’t use a rule-based method but instead look at the reputation, growth and prominence of possible components.
In that way, the Dow itself is arguably an actively managed index, and may be the best case for active management in a world in which passively traded, index-tracking exchange-traded products have dominated the investing scene on Wall Street.
The committee’s methodology also states that companies must be in the S&P 500 index to be considered for inclusion.
Presently, the U.S. economy is in the throes of one of the most severe economic downturns since the Great Depression of the 1930s, with forced lockdown procedures to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic likely thrusting the economy into a recession.
Financial markets are now attempting to claw their way back from the depths of that crisis, but the Dow has lagged behind its rival benchmarks. So far this year, the Dow is off 12.3%, the S&P 500 index has lost more than 7% and the Nasdaq has gained 4.8% over the same period.


bonginoreport--2020-05-27--President Trump Gives North Carolina a Week to Decide If They’ll Allow RNC at Full Capacity

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants North Carolina Gov .
Roy Cooper to make a decision “ within a week ” on whether he will allow the Republican National Convention to operate at full capacity .
Trump tweeted Monday that he is considering pulling the Convention out of Charlotte in favor of a new locale if Cooper does not ease social distancing orders , and the president confirmed Tuesday that he “ would love to have it in North Carolina , ” but needs a “ fast decision from the governor.
” ( RELATED : Trump Threatens To Pull @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) “ It ’ s a massive expenditure , and we need to know , ” he continued .
“ Within a week .
Certainly we have to know.
” “ If he feels that he ’ s not going to do it , all he has to do is tell us and we will have to pick another location.
” Three states in particular — Georgia , Florida , and Texas — have all expressed interest in hosting the RNC should the president make good on his threat .
The Republican National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hold the Convention in Charlotte , but “ need the governor to provide assurances that it can occur.
” “ We will need some answers sooner rather than later , or we will be forced to consider other options , ” a spokesman explained .

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to make a decision “within a week” on whether he will allow the Republican National Convention to operate at full capacity.
Trump tweeted Monday that he is considering pulling the Convention out of Charlotte in favor of a new locale if Cooper does not ease social distancing orders, and the president confirmed Tuesday that he “would love to have it in North Carolina,” but needs a “fast decision from the governor.” (RELATED: Trump Threatens To Pull Republican National Convention Out Of North Carolina)
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“It’s a massive expenditure, and we need to know,” he continued. “Within a week. Certainly we have to know.”
“If he feels that he’s not going to do it, all he has to do is tell us and we will have to pick another location.”
Three states in particular — Georgia, Florida, and Texas — have all expressed interest in hosting the RNC should the president make good on his threat.
The Republican National Committee told Daily Caller Monday they want to hold the Convention in Charlotte, but “need the governor to provide assurances that it can occur.”
“We will need some answers sooner rather than later, or we will be forced to consider other options,” a spokesman explained.


bonginoreport--2020-05-27--Bystander Calls Out MSNBC Crew for Not Wearing Masks During Segment Shaming People for Not Wearing M

Bystander Calls Out MSNBC Crew for Not Wearing Masks During Segment Shaming People for Not Wearing Masks

An MSNBC reporter reporting on the scarcity of people wearing masks while enjoying the outdoors in Lake Geneva , Wisconsin , was interrupted by a passerby who pointed out another mask-less individual – his own cameraman .
The “ Deadline : White House ” segment aired on Memorial Day afternoon as Americans enjoyed a day off and fresh air .
MSNBC ’ s Katy Tur introduced reporter Cal Perry as “ one of the only people wearing a mask and practicing social distancing ” in the area .
Turns out , she was more correct than she imagined .
Perry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” restaurants had put in place in the area are “ not really working.
” “ As you said , not a lot of face coverings , ” he said .
The MSNBC reporter lamented the fact that , while there are more restrictions in nearby Illinois , the Supreme Court of Wisconsin had invalidated that state governor ’ s orders .
“ Nobody really knows how this is going to play out , ” Perry said .
“ They say they ’ re brave , this is their way of getting out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Telling us to go home .
That ’ s the situation here .
There doesn ’ t seem to be any social distancing and not a lot of care when it comes to the coronavirus.
” As he continued to talk about the lack of people wearing masks in the area , the camera turned to a Green Bay Packers jersey-clad man , who then said , “ including the cameraman.
” ( RELATED : ‘ China Won ’ : Tucker Carlson Details ‘ Uncomfortable Facts ’ About Coronavirus Response In 15-Minute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ user posted footage of the Perry touching the maskless cameraman :

An MSNBC reporter reporting on the scarcity of people wearing masks while enjoying the outdoors in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, was interrupted by a passerby who pointed out another mask-less individual – his own cameraman.
The “Deadline: White House” segment aired on Memorial Day afternoon as Americans enjoyed a day off and fresh air. MSNBC’s Katy Tur introduced reporter Cal Perry as “one of the only people wearing a mask and practicing social distancing” in the area.
Turns out, she was more correct than she imagined.
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Perry insisted that the “social distancing measures” restaurants had put in place in the area are “not really working.”
“As you said, not a lot of face coverings,” he said.
The MSNBC reporter lamented the fact that, while there are more restrictions in nearby Illinois, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin had invalidated that state governor’s orders.
“Nobody really knows how this is going to play out,” Perry said. “They say they’re brave, this is their way of getting out. This is their freedom from Illinois. Telling us to go home. That’s the situation here. There doesn’t seem to be any social distancing and not a lot of care when it comes to the coronavirus.”
As he continued to talk about the lack of people wearing masks in the area, the camera turned to a Green Bay Packers jersey-clad man, who then said, “including the cameraman.” (RELATED: ‘China Won’: Tucker Carlson Details ‘Uncomfortable Facts’ About Coronavirus Response In 15-Minute Opening Monologue)
“There you go,” a seemingly exasperated Perry agreed. “Including the cameraman. Yeah.”
UPDATE: A Twitter user posted footage of the Perry touching the maskless cameraman:
You asked for it! Gotta love Cal Perry reach out and touch the cameraman who is not wearing a mask and is not social distancing…and who also touched his face. Breaking ALL the rules! pic.twitter.com/5UGQHTmNOX — Deana921 (@Deana921) May 26, 2020
RELATED: Man calls out local reporter for not wearing mask


bonginoreport--2020-05-27--Kathy Griffin is Probably About to Get Another Visit From the Secret Service

Reacting to a tweet from CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta , which said Trump pondered whether or not he should be given an insulin regimen at a White House diabetes event on Tuesday , the comedienne said : `` Syringe with nothing but air inside it would do the trick .
F -- - TRUMP . ''
In medical procedures , air accidentally injected into the body 's bloodstream through syringes or IVs can cause air embolisms , which can be fatal .
Within moments , Twitter users were remarking how Griffin can expect another visit from the Secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when she held up a bloody prop of Trump 's severed head in a photo shoot , a move which disrupted her career and prompted a visit from the Secret Service , according to her lawyers .
“ I don ’ t think I will have a career after this , ” Griffin told reporters in tears after the photo became public .
“ I ’ m going to be honest .
He broke me.
” In response to a Washington Examiner tweet for this report , which noted that stabbing someone with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fatal , Griffin said she `` sure did '' advocate for the president to be stabbed with one such device .
Griffin ended her quote tweet with `` # TrumpLiedPeopleDied , '' a common social media hashtag used by the president 's critics blaming him for a poor response to the coronavirus pandemic that has been tied to nearly 100,000 deaths in the United States .
The Washington Examiner reached out to Secret Service about Griffin 's tweets .
The Washington Examiner also asked Twitter if she breached the platform 's violent threats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will `` look into '' the tweets .

Kathy Griffin advocated plunging an air-filled syringe into President Trump.
Reacting to a tweet from CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta that said Trump pondered whether or not he should be given an insulin regimen at a White House diabetes event Tuesday, the comedienne said: "Syringe with nothing but air inside it would do the trick. F--- TRUMP."
In medical procedures, air accidentally injected into the body's bloodstream through syringes or IVs can cause air embolisms, which can be fatal.
Within moments, Twitter users were remarking how Griffin can expect another visit from the Secret Service.
Griffin stirred controversy in 2017 when she held up a bloody prop of Trump's severed head in a photo shoot, a move that disrupted her career and prompted a visit from the Secret Service, according to her lawyers.
“I don’t think I will have a career after this,” Griffin told reporters in tears after the photo became public. “I’m going to be honest. He broke me.”
In response to a Washington Examiner tweet for this report, which noted that stabbing someone with a syringe filled with air could be fatal, Griffin said she "sure did" advocate for the president to be stabbed with such a device.
Griffin ended her quote tweet with "#TrumpLiedPeopleDied," a common social media hashtag used by the president's critics blaming him for a poor response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has been tied to nearly 100,000 deaths in the United States.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the Secret Service about Griffin's tweets.
The Washington Examiner also asked Twitter if she breached the platform's violent threats policy. A representative said the company will "look into" the tweets.
On Wednesday, a Twitter spokeswoman confirmed to the Washington Examiner that Griffin's original tweet violated its rules on abusive behavior, saying, "We've required the account owner to delete it before continuing back to Twitter."


bonginoreport--2020-05-27--President Trump to Sign Executive Order Aimed at Social Media Companies

Breaking : Trump to sign an executive order aimed at social media companies

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order aimed at social media companies, according to a statement made on Wednesday to reporters.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany made the announcement to reporters during an Air Force One flight returning from Florida.
No further details were offered about what the order might contain.
The president had warned that he would take action against Twitter, the popular social media platform, after it began labeling his tweets with a fact-check link for the first time on Tuesday.
Trump accused Twitter of attempting to interfere with the 2020 election and said that he would not allow that to happen under his watch.
"@Twitter is now interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election," the president tweeted. "Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH, and I, as President, will not allow it to happen!"
Democratic critics of the president have been clamoring for Twitter to censor or delete what they saw as misleading and dishonest tweets from the president's Twitter account. Some, like Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC, called for the president to be banned from the platform.
The report indicated that Trump would sign the executive order on Thursday.
The president has over 80 million followers on Twitter alone.
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bonginoreport--2020-05-27--Twitter Appoints Chinese Communist Party-Linked “Expert” to Board

Dr. Fei-Fei Li – a Stanford Professor and former Google Vice President linked with Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) projects – has been appointed to the board at Twitter as an ‘ independent advisor.
’ The news comes as Twitter begins to alter President Trump ’ s Twitter feed to suit narratives that are likely to impede his re-election .
Dr. Fei-Fei has been described as one of “ the Google scientists who led the company ’ s efforts to build its China AI operations ” and during her tenure at the digital media giant , the company began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( AI ) research body at Tsinghua University , a prestigious Chinese academic institution that also conducts AI research for the Chinese military.
” According to Radio Free Asia , Dr. Fei-Fei was a guest at two China Overseas Talent Exchange Conferences .
One in Guangzhou in 2017 , and the other in Beijing in 2018 .
The conferences were hosted by the European and American Alumni Associated with the backing of the Chinese Communist Party ’ s United Work Front Department ( UWFD ) .
The UFWD works to “ co-opt and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies and authority of its ruling Chinese Communist Party , ” with its primary focus being “ the management of potential opposition groups inside China , but it also has an important foreign influence mission , ” according to a report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission .
“ To carry out its influence activities abroad , ” the commission explained in the 2018 report , “ the UFWD directs ‘ overseas Chinese work , ’ which seeks to co-opt ethnic Chinese individuals and communities living outside China , while a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by China ’ s broader United Front strategy conduct influence operations targeting foreign actors and states.
” Additionally , the Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) expert , who helped develop Google ’ s AI lab in China , is tied to the mobile technology and communications developer Future Forum , a Beijing-based agency backed by both the Beijing government and the China Association for Science and Technology , which describes itself as being “ a bridge that links the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government to the country ’ s science @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notes the Forum is linked with “ some of the biggest names in Chinese technology , including NetEase founder Ding Lei and Baidu founder Li Yanhong , ” as well as “ descendants of veteran revolutionaries… including Zhu Yulai , son of former premier Zhu Rongji , and Liu Lefei , son of former Politburo member Liu Yunshan.
” Wang Longmeng , a commentator for Radio Free Asia based in France , said Dr. Fei-Fei Li ’ s appointment to Twitter can be likened to “ hiring a fox to guard the hen-coop.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ s ] to have ignored the backstory of Li ’ s previous cooperation with China.
” Fei-Fei Li resigned from her position as Vice President of Google following the leak of an email revealing her commendation of a massive Google contract with the Pentagon .
Despite praising the contract in the emails , Fei-Fei requested her colleagues not divulge the AI component of the contract to the public for fear of backlash : “ this is red meat to the media to find all ways to damage Google.
” “ I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media starts picking up a theme that Google is secretly building AI weapons or AI technologies to enable weapons for the Defense industry , ” she wrote .
Subsequently , thousands of Google employees protested and around 4,000 signed a petition demanding “ a clear policy stating that neither Google nor its contractors will ever build warfare technology.
” Fei-Fei Li was awarded a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans in 1999 .
A 2017 event report in Mandarin reveals Dr. Fei-Fei gloating about her work in favor of China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lion ” that has been awakened .
“ Today , my team and I returned to China , ” she said , “ hoping to start a long and sincere work to create the future… ‘ AI has no national boundaries , and AI ’ s benefits has no boundaries ’ .
” The same Beijing event saw the launch of Google ’ s AI China Center .
She said at the launch : “ In my own career in AI , whether as an AI professor for more than ten years , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cloud , I have worked with many Chinese students and researchers , which is a great honor .
It is no exaggeration to say that without their outstanding contributions , there would be no achievement of my own today.
” In a recent article for the Spectator , U.S. author and publisher Roger Kimball noted : “ There are nearly 400,000 Chinese students in American universities .
Thanks to Article 7 of the Chinese National Intelligence Law of 2017 , each of these students is required to ‘ support , assist and cooperate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ .
In other words , the United States is home to some 400,000 potential spies from China .
”

Dr. Fei-Fei Li – a Stanford Professor and former Google Vice President linked with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) projects – has been appointed to the board at Twitter as an ‘independent advisor.’
The news comes as Twitter begins to alter President Trump’s Twitter feed to suit narratives that are likely to impede his re-election.
Dr. Fei-Fei has been described as one of “the Google scientists who led the company’s efforts to build its China AI operations” and during her tenure at the digital media giant, the company began “cooperating with a leading artificial intelligence (AI) research body at Tsinghua University, a prestigious Chinese academic institution that also conducts AI research for the Chinese military.”
Now, she’s at Twitter.
According to Radio Free Asia, Dr. Fei-Fei was a guest at two China Overseas Talent Exchange Conferences. One in Guangzhou in 2017, and the other in Beijing in 2018. The conferences were hosted by the European and American Alumni Associated with the backing of the Chinese Communist Party’s United Work Front Department (UWFD).
The UFWD works to “co-opt and neutralize sources of potential opposition to the policies and authority of its ruling Chinese Communist Party,” with its primary focus being “the management of potential opposition groups inside China, but it also has an important foreign influence mission,” according to a report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
“To carry out its influence activities abroad,” the commission explained in the 2018 report, “the UFWD directs ‘overseas Chinese work,’ which seeks to co-opt ethnic Chinese individuals and communities living outside China, while a number of other key affiliated organizations guided by China’s broader United Front strategy conduct influence operations targeting foreign actors and states.”
Additionally, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert, who helped develop Google’s AI lab in China, is tied to the mobile technology and communications developer Future Forum, a Beijing-based agency backed by both the Beijing government and the China Association for Science and Technology, which describes itself as being “a bridge that links the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government to the country’s science and technology community.”
Radio Free Asia notes the Forum is linked with “some of the biggest names in Chinese technology, including NetEase founder Ding Lei and Baidu founder Li Yanhong,” as well as “descendants of veteran revolutionaries… including Zhu Yulai, son of former premier Zhu Rongji, and Liu Lefei, son of former Politburo member Liu Yunshan.”
Wang Longmeng, a commentator for Radio Free Asia based in France, said Dr. Fei-Fei Li’s appointment to Twitter can be likened to “hiring a fox to guard the hen-coop.” He explained: Twitter “seem[s] to have ignored the backstory of Li’s previous cooperation with China.”
Fei-Fei Li resigned from her position as Vice President of Google following the leak of an email revealing her commendation of a massive Google contract with the Pentagon.
Despite praising the contract in the emails, Fei-Fei requested her colleagues not divulge the AI component of the contract to the public for fear of backlash: “this is red meat to the media to find all ways to damage Google.”
“I don’t know what would happen if the media starts picking up a theme that Google is secretly building AI weapons or AI technologies to enable weapons for the Defense industry,” she wrote.
Subsequently, thousands of Google employees protested and around 4,000 signed a petition demanding “a clear policy stating that neither Google nor its contractors will ever build warfare technology.”
Fei-Fei Li was awarded a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans in 1999.
A 2017 event report in Mandarin reveals Dr. Fei-Fei gloating about her work in favor of China, which she called the “sleeping lion” that has been awakened.
“Today, my team and I returned to China,” she said, “hoping to start a long and sincere work to create the future… ‘AI has no national boundaries, and AI’s benefits has no boundaries’.”
The same Beijing event saw the launch of Google’s AI China Center.
She said at the launch: “In my own career in AI, whether as an AI professor for more than ten years, or as the chief scientist of Google Cloud, I have worked with many Chinese students and researchers, which is a great honor. It is no exaggeration to say that without their outstanding contributions, there would be no achievement of my own today.”
In a recent article for the Spectator, U.S. author and publisher Roger Kimball noted: “There are nearly 400,000 Chinese students in American universities. Thanks to Article 7 of the Chinese National Intelligence Law of 2017, each of these students is required to ‘support, assist and cooperate with state intelligence work according to law’. In other words, the United States is home to some 400,000 potential spies from China.”


bonginoreport--2020-05-27--The Pandemic Has Exposed a Litany of Useless and Harmful Regulations

If there is one thing the coronavirus pandemic has shown , it 's that regulation gets in the way .
Americans for Tax Reform , a conservative non-profit that advocates for lower taxes , has compiled a running—and growing—list of federal and state rules and regulations relaxed or suspended during the crisis .
As of this writing , the list is up to 561 regulations .
Unsurprisingly , many of the rollbacks are specifically related to the provision of health care services , one of the most heavily regulated sectors of the economy .
But the regulatory rollbacks span the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relaxing rules governing distillery production of hand sanitizer to small business lending reforms to allowing `` remote marriage '' in a number of states .
Each of these rules formerly made it more difficult to conduct one 's business or personal affairs , and each made it more difficult to respond , or merely live , in a pandemic .
It 's both sad and telling that it took a unique global health crisis for policymakers to decide that they were not worth the costs they imposed .
One reason why is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obvious .
The nature of rulemaking is to impose hidden costs , especially when , at the federal level , the writing of regulations is largely delegated to executive branch agencies not subject to the same budgetary processes and pressures that govern Congress .
Instead , to calculate the cost of these sorts of rules , we must turn to independent estimates like The Ten Thousand Commandments , an annual survey of the cost of the federal regulatory state produced by Clyde Wayne Crews , the vice president for policy at the Competitive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The latest edition of the report , out today , tabulates the total yearly cost of federal regulation at $ 1.9 trillion .
That 's equal to about 9 percent of the total national economy .
In addition , the federal government spent about $ 72 billion to administrate these rules , according to an estimate by The Weidenbaum Center at Washington University in St. Louis and the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center in Washington , D.C. That breaks down to an average of about $ 14,000 per household annually .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ total burden would be larger than all corporate and personal income taxes combined .
The majority of these rules come from just a handful of federal agencies , according to the report : The Departments of Commerce , Defense , Health and Human Services , the Interior , Transportation , the Treasury , and the Environmental Protection Agency , which together account for a little more than half of all conventional federal regulations .
It is not too hard to see the impact these agencies have on nearly every aspect of life : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facto lawmaking entities , setting legally enforceable rules whose costs Congress never explicitly considered .
On average , in 2019 , each federal law resulted in 28 new rules—up from 11 per law in 2018 .
Courts , meanwhile , have adopted a doctrine that amounts to presumptive deference to agency interpretations of rules under which any `` rational basis '' will do .
Federal agencies not only get to make rules that act as laws , they are granted considerable leeway to decide what those rules mean .
CEI has been tabulating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , federal agencies have issued more than 107,000 rules .
President Trump has , to his credit , taken steps to reduce the flow of federal regulation , implementing a two-in , one-out rule .
But even that effort is slowing , with the Trump administration claiming only 1.7 rules `` out '' for every one rule `` in '' in 2019 .
And Trump 's own impulses threaten his successes : As Crews writes , the president `` has pruned rules and costs and held down regulatory output with more enthusiasm than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has also pushed forward with new rules concerning antitrust , hospital pricing , social media regulations , trade restrictions , vaping , farming and agriculture , the telecom industry , immigration , and more .
`` When all is said and done , '' the report concludes , `` the administrative state can not be said to have fundamentally changed under Trump . ''
The same can be said about the regulatory rollbacks spurred by the coronavirus .
Although some rule changes are likely to be made permanent , the various governmental pipelines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in place , and , in some cases , empowered .
Still , the hundreds of rollbacks are a reminder of the myriad regulations that rule and restrict our lives every day—how onerous they are , how unnecessary , and how easy it is to live without them .
Disclosure : I worked at the Competitive Enterprise Institute from 2005 through 2007 .

If there is one thing the coronavirus pandemic has shown, it's that regulation gets in the way.
Americans for Tax Reform, a conservative non-profit that advocates for lower taxes, has compiled a running—and growing—list of federal and state rules and regulations relaxed or suspended during the crisis. As of this writing, the list is up to 561 regulations. Unsurprisingly, many of the rollbacks are specifically related to the provision of health care services, one of the most heavily regulated sectors of the economy. But the regulatory rollbacks span the gamut, from legalizing cocktails to-go and relaxing rules governing distillery production of hand sanitizer to small business lending reforms to allowing "remote marriage" in a number of states.
Each of these rules formerly made it more difficult to conduct one's business or personal affairs, and each made it more difficult to respond, or merely live, in a pandemic. It's both sad and telling that it took a unique global health crisis for policymakers to decide that they were not worth the costs they imposed.
One reason why is that the costs of regulation are not always obvious. The nature of rulemaking is to impose hidden costs, especially when, at the federal level, the writing of regulations is largely delegated to executive branch agencies not subject to the same budgetary processes and pressures that govern Congress.
Instead, to calculate the cost of these sorts of rules, we must turn to independent estimates like The Ten Thousand Commandments, an annual survey of the cost of the federal regulatory state produced by Clyde Wayne Crews, the vice president for policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a libertarian think tank.
The latest edition of the report, out today, tabulates the total yearly cost of federal regulation at $1.9 trillion. That's equal to about 9 percent of the total national economy. In addition, the federal government spent about $72 billion to administrate these rules, according to an estimate by The Weidenbaum Center at Washington University in St. Louis and the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center in Washington, D.C. That breaks down to an average of about $14,000 per household annually. If it were a tax, the total burden would be larger than all corporate and personal income taxes combined.
The majority of these rules come from just a handful of federal agencies, according to the report: The Departments of Commerce, Defense, Health and Human Services, the Interior, Transportation, the Treasury, and the Environmental Protection Agency, which together account for a little more than half of all conventional federal regulations. It is not too hard to see the impact these agencies have on nearly every aspect of life: Although unelected, they have become de facto lawmaking entities, setting legally enforceable rules whose costs Congress never explicitly considered. On average, in 2019, each federal law resulted in 28 new rules—up from 11 per law in 2018.
Courts, meanwhile, have adopted a doctrine that amounts to presumptive deference to agency interpretations of rules under which any "rational basis" will do. Federal agencies not only get to make rules that act as laws, they are granted considerable leeway to decide what those rules mean.
CEI has been tabulating these costs since 1993; since then, federal agencies have issued more than 107,000 rules. President Trump has, to his credit, taken steps to reduce the flow of federal regulation, implementing a two-in, one-out rule. But even that effort is slowing, with the Trump administration claiming only 1.7 rules "out" for every one rule "in" in 2019.
And Trump's own impulses threaten his successes: As Crews writes, the president "has pruned rules and costs and held down regulatory output with more enthusiasm than other presidents," but his administration has also pushed forward with new rules concerning antitrust, hospital pricing, social media regulations, trade restrictions, vaping, farming and agriculture, the telecom industry, immigration, and more. "When all is said and done," the report concludes, "the administrative state cannot be said to have fundamentally changed under Trump."
The same can be said about the regulatory rollbacks spurred by the coronavirus. Although some rule changes are likely to be made permanent, the various governmental pipelines that produce them are likely to remain in place, and, in some cases, empowered. Still, the hundreds of rollbacks are a reminder of the myriad regulations that rule and restrict our lives every day—how onerous they are, how unnecessary, and how easy it is to live without them.
Disclosure: I worked at the Competitive Enterprise Institute from 2005 through 2007.


bonginoreport--2020-05-27--VP Pence Announces 167,000% Surge in Tests, 663M Masks, and 110,000 Ventilators Available

Exactly three months since President Trump tapped Vice President Mike Pence to head the White House Coronavirus Task Force , it is shifting focus to reopening the American economy , confident it has the testing and equipment needed to handle the current crisis and the potential for a “ second wave ” in the fall .
Pence told Secrets , “ We will be ready this fall.
” During an hourlong interview in his West Wing office , Pence pointed to documents and data showing how the Trump administration started from scratch when the outbreak occurred to its growing stockpile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the curve of infection and fight a potential fall outbreak .
“ I do think we are on the far end of this epidemic .
And if people will continue to practice commonsense social distancing , I think we will continue to see the downward trend , ” he said .
He spoke before the task force ’ s Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , said today that another outbreak is “ not inevitable ” if people continue to practice mitigation .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the turning point , Pence noted that the once headline-grabbing concerns about testing deficiencies are gone .
He said , for example , that when he took over the task force , states had done just 8,400 virus tests .
Now , the total is 14.1 million .
He credited Trump ’ s push to junk the `` old way '' testing process for a quicker version for the surge .
“ President Trump reinvented testing in America , ” said Pence .
And with the cooperation of industry , it should reach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month by September .
“ What we kind of hear regularly from governors is that the capacity of testing in many states around the country exceeds the demand , ” said the vice president and former Indiana governor .
“ The big evidence that we are turning a corner , starting to put the coronavirus epidemic in the past , is the percentage of those who test positive for the coronavirus .
In 42 states , less than 10 % are testing positive .
In 20 states , it ’ s less than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence checked off the numbers of personal protective equipment produced with the help of industry .
Between March 1 and Friday , he said , there have been 125 million N95 masks , 538 surgical masks , 18 million eye and face shields , 243 million medical gowns , and 12 billion gloves distributed .
Pence also said that the government and its private industry partners are on a path to top Trump ’ s call for 100,000 life-saving ventilators in 100 days .
“ I ’ m just really grateful for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up , ” he said .
And as the effort changes course to reopening the economy , Pence promised that “ there is no letup ” on keeping the virus at bay .
He said the administration is building up its stockpile of critical gear and ordering vaccine companies to make products if they just look promising .
Because if they work , he said , the distribution could come months earlier and by winter .
`` This mission is shifting because of what we ’ ve done as a country .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safely reopen our country and put Americans back to work and continue to put the coronavirus in the past , '' said the vice president .

Exactly three months since President Trump tapped Vice President Mike Pence to head the White House Coronavirus Task Force, it is shifting focus to reopening the American economy, confident it has the testing and equipment needed to handle the current crisis and the potential for a “second wave” in the fall.
Pence told Secrets, “We will be ready this fall.”
During an hourlong interview in his West Wing office, Pence pointed to documents and data showing how the Trump administration started from scratch when the outbreak occurred to its growing stockpile of equipment and medicine to further flatten the curve of infection and fight a potential fall outbreak.
“I do think we are on the far end of this epidemic. And if people will continue to practice commonsense social distancing, I think we will continue to see the downward trend,” he said.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence talk during a briefing about the coronavirus in the Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 13, 2020. Pence credits Trump with reinventing the U.S. testing process. Alex Brandon/AP
He spoke before the task force’s Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said today that another outbreak is “not inevitable” if people continue to practice mitigation.
In emphasizing that the coronavirus fight was past the turning point, Pence noted that the once headline-grabbing concerns about testing deficiencies are gone. He said, for example, that when he took over the task force, states had done just 8,400 virus tests. Now, the total is 14.1 million.
He credited Trump’s push to junk the "old way" testing process for a quicker version for the surge. “President Trump reinvented testing in America,” said Pence.
And with the cooperation of industry, it should reach 40 million to 50 million tests a month by September.
“What we kind of hear regularly from governors is that the capacity of testing in many states around the country exceeds the demand,” said the vice president and former Indiana governor.
Vice President Mike Pence holds his notes in an April coronavirus task force meeting. Andrew Harnik/AP
“The big evidence that we are turning a corner, starting to put the coronavirus epidemic in the past, is the percentage of those who test positive for the coronavirus. In 42 states, less than 10% are testing positive. In 20 states, it’s less than 5%,” he said.
Pence checked off the numbers of personal protective equipment produced with the help of industry. Between March 1 and Friday, he said, there have been 125 million N95 masks, 538 surgical masks, 18 million eye and face shields, 243 million medical gowns, and 12 billion gloves distributed.
Pence also said that the government and its private industry partners are on a path to top Trump’s call for 100,000 life-saving ventilators in 100 days.
“I’m just really grateful for the whole team and the way industry stepped up,” he said.
And as the effort changes course to reopening the economy, Pence promised that “there is no letup” on keeping the virus at bay. He said the administration is building up its stockpile of critical gear and ordering vaccine companies to make products if they just look promising. Because if they work, he said, the distribution could come months earlier and by winter.
"This mission is shifting because of what we’ve done as a country. Now, the mission is how do we safely reopen our country and put Americans back to work and continue to put the coronavirus in the past," said the vice president.


bonginoreport--2020-05-27--Twitter Is Setting Themselves up for Failure in “Fact Checking” Trump’s Tweets

President Trump and Big Tech companies have never really gotten along .
But the president ’ s conflict with Silicon Valley escalated Tuesday evening when Twitter with additional information to two of his tweets speculating about election fraud and mail-in ballots .
“ Twitter is now interfering in the 2020 election , ” Trump .
“ They are saying my statement on Mail-In Ballots , which will lead to massive corruption and fraud , is incorrect , based on fact-checking by Fake News CNN and the Amazon Washington Post .
Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH , and I , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to happen !
” While Twitter is hardly censoring Trump — he did react by bashing the social media company publicly in more tweets , after all — its foray into “ fact-checking ” statements from political figures posted to the platform sets a troubling precedent indeed .
For one , it ’ s hard to see why anyone , regardless of his or her political persuasion , ought to trust Twitter employees to serve as some sort of unbiased referee and arbiter of the “ truth.
” Like most Big Tech companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and liberals .
According to , 99.8 % of 2020 election donations made from individuals affiliated with Twitter have gone to Democrats .
So it ’ s hardly surprising to see wild examples emerge such as Twitter ’ s head of site integrity , which is responsible for rule enforcement , that Trump officials are “ actual Nazis ” and calling Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a “ personality-free bag of farts.
” It ’ s just unreasonable for us to rely on these people to “ fact-check ” politically controversial statements posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if it tries to be fair , and I 'm willing to assume it would , unconscious bias will push almost all its errors , missteps , and blind spots against right-of-center figures .
It ’ s odd that Twitter has singled out for “ fact-checking ” a controversial Trump tweet on elections but not his tweets pushing the that MSNBC host Joe Scarborough killed a former staffer .
And why does Trump get the focus ?
Twitter allows Iranian regime officials and Chinese Communist Party propagandists to spew disinformation at will on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to start policing Trump ’ s feed , it must do so equally to everyone from Joe Biden to Xi Jinping .
Given the total infeasibility of this feat , the only way to be fair is to not “ fact check ” posts at all — and leave that to , well , fact-checkers and journalists , not technology company employees .
At some point , technology elites will have to trust in the ability of everyday people to sort fact from fiction on their own .
With this latest venture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into dangerous territory .
Its inevitably one-sided attempts at fact-checking will only escalate the animosity toward Big Tech companies and , unfortunately , will likely push populists even more toward regulating Silicon Valley ’ s innovation out of existence .

President Trump and Big Tech companies have never really gotten along. But the president’s conflict with Silicon Valley escalated Tuesday evening when Twitter appended a “fact-check” with additional information to two of his tweets speculating about election fraud and mail-in ballots.
“Twitter is now interfering in the 2020 election,” Trump tweeted in a furious backlash . “They are saying my statement on Mail-In Ballots, which will lead to massive corruption and fraud, is incorrect, based on fact-checking by Fake News CNN and the Amazon Washington Post. Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH, and I, as President, will not allow it to happen!”
BREAKING: For the first time, Twitter labels ‘fact-check’ notifications on tweets from President Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/O9XQ8usgtB — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 26, 2020
While Twitter is hardly censoring Trump — he did react by bashing the social media company publicly in more tweets, after all — its foray into “fact-checking” statements from political figures posted to the platform sets a troubling precedent indeed.
For one, it’s hard to see why anyone, regardless of his or her political persuasion, ought to trust Twitter employees to serve as some sort of unbiased referee and arbiter of the “truth.”
Like most Big Tech companies, Twitter is overwhelmingly staffed with Democrats and liberals. According to OpenSecrets.org , 99.8% of 2020 election donations made from individuals affiliated with Twitter have gone to Democrats. So it’s hardly surprising to see wild examples emerge such as Twitter’s head of site integrity, which is responsible for rule enforcement, being exposed for tweeting that Trump officials are “actual Nazis” and calling Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a “personality-free bag of farts.”
This person is the “head of site integrity” at Twitter pic.twitter.com/hyZcl5VIe0 — Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) May 27, 2020
It’s just unreasonable for us to rely on these people to “fact-check” politically controversial statements posted to Twitter’s platform. Even if it tries to be fair, and I'm willing to assume it would, unconscious bias will push almost all its errors, missteps, and blind spots against right-of-center figures.
Likewise, how can Twitter “fact-check” statements consistently?
Congrats @Twitter! From here on out if you DON'T comment on a prominent leaders tweet you are conveying that it is then true
I am really looking forward to all the fact checks on senior officials of the People's Republic Of China https://t.co/p3Eddh08Cr — Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) May 27, 2020
It’s odd that Twitter has singled out for “fact-checking” a controversial Trump tweet on elections but not his tweets pushing the blatantly false conspiracy that MSNBC host Joe Scarborough killed a former staffer. And why does Trump get the focus? Twitter allows Iranian regime officials and Chinese Communist Party propagandists to spew disinformation at will on its platform.
If it’s going to start policing Trump’s feed, it must do so equally to everyone from Joe Biden to Xi Jinping. Given the total infeasibility of this feat, the only way to be fair is to not “fact check” posts at all — and leave that to, well, fact-checkers and journalists, not technology company employees. At some point, technology elites will have to trust in the ability of everyday people to sort fact from fiction on their own.
With this latest venture into political interference, Twitter is wandering into dangerous territory. Its inevitably one-sided attempts at fact-checking will only escalate the animosity toward Big Tech companies and, unfortunately, will likely push populists even more toward regulating Silicon Valley’s innovation out of existence.


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bonginoreport--2020-05-28--China Approves Hong Kong Security Bill Overriding Their Autonomy

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- Lawmakers in China on Thursday passed legislation that will extend the country 's opaque national security law to Hong Kong , an expected move that has prompted large demonstrations in the city and a warning from Washington .
The bill , which was passed by a vote of 2,878 in favor to one objection , has put the Asian hub 's economic status at risk in Washington , where Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that Hong Kong no longer deserves special treatment .
`` No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given facts on the ground , '' he said .
The vote at the annual meeting of the National People 's Congress , China 's parliament , could prompt more countries to follow the U.S. in re-evaluating trade arrangements with Hong Kong , which is home to many multinational companies ' Asian headquarters .
The former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997 and has enjoyed a high degree of autonomy under the framework of `` one country , two systems , '' which sets it apart from mainland financial and business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hong Kong maintains an independent judiciary , a separate currency and financial system , and guarantees on freedom of speech .
Under the U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 , Washington treats Hong Kong as a separate jurisdiction from mainland China and gives the territory special treatment regarding matters of travel and trade .
At a news conference following the NPC , Chinese Premier Li Keqiang insisted the law does not change Hong Kong 's status .
`` One country , two systems is China 's basic state policy , '' Li said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NPC is designed for steady implementation of 'one country , two systems ' for Hong Kong 's long-term prosperity and stability . ''
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam welcomed the passage of the bill , and vowed to `` fully cooperate with '' the standing committee of NPC to complete the legislation process .
`` We will proactively reflect on the detailed situation in Hong Kong during the process , '' she said , adding that she will seek to reassure the public that the law will only affect a `` extremely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It will not affect the legitimate rights and freedoms enjoyed by Hong Kong residents , '' Lam said .
Last November , President Donald Trump signed into law the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act , which requires the State Department to report to Congress at least annually on whether Hong Kong has retained the high degree of autonomy promised by Beijing .
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong , who helped lobby for the act in Washington , urged Beijing to withdraw the national security legislation immediately .
`` Do n't ignore the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said on Thursday .
Citing sources from Washington , Wong said that the U.S. is likely to suspend special trade treatments for Hong Kong in order to exert economic pressure on Chinese companies , but preferential visa arrangements for Hong Kong citizens are likely to remain .
He said that the new measures could be implemented in the coming one to two weeks unless Beijing changes its policy for the city .
`` The value to Beijing of preserving Hong Kong 's autonomy would probably fall '' if the city loses its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in a note .
This would put pressure on Trump over whether to sign an executive order to impose such a decision , as the current review mechanism in Congress would require the State Department to consider whether repealing Hong Kong 's special treatment would further erode its autonomy .
Beijing 's move to push ahead with the legislation has triggered widespread concern among business communities and supporters of democracy .
`` For now , the largest impact is through affecting Hong Kong 's status as a global financial hub , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oxford Economics .
`` It also raises the question as to whether foreign corporates are still willing to use Hong Kong as a regional headquarter , or if they will allow their cash or capital to sit in Hong Kong , '' he said , adding that losing `` safe haven '' status could undermine foreign investment in the city .
In addition to facing a higher threat of U.S. tariffs , Hong Kong also risks losing access to sensitive U.S. technologies .
The new proposal targets activities such as `` splitting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as terrorism and foreign interference in Hong Kong .
Anti-government demonstrators in Hong Kong have been referred to as terrorists by some mainland officials , and similar laws on the mainland have been used to suppress dissidents and human rights lawyers .
In Hong Kong , hundreds of people have been arrested during protests against the motion over the past week .
Now that the resolution has passed , the standing committee of the National People 's Congress will draft the full text of the law , which can be enacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become law in Hong Kong after the city government publishes the legislation in its gazette .
The high economic stakes and delicate political balance surrounding the city 's autonomy has made national security legislation one of the thorniest issues for Hong Kong leaders over the years .
It cost the political career of Tung Chee-hwa , the city 's first chief executive after the 1997 transfer of power , who oversaw a failed attempt to pass a national security bill that triggered a then-record protest of half a million people in 2003 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-government protests , the city 's current leader , Chief Executive Carrie Lam , has said it was unlikely such legislation could be passed locally in the near future .

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- Lawmakers in China on Thursday passed legislation that will extend the country's opaque national security law to Hong Kong, an expected move that has prompted large demonstrations in the city and a warning from Washington.
The bill, which was passed by a vote of 2,878 in favor to one objection, has put the Asian hub's economic status at risk in Washington, where Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that Hong Kong no longer deserves special treatment. "No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground," he said.


bonginoreport--2020-05-28--Tucker Carlson Calls for These Nine GOP Senators To Lose Their Next Primaries

Fox News host Tucker Carlson called for nine Republican senators to lose their next primary races for writing a letter to President Donald Trump demanding that he continue allowing “ foreigners to take American jobs.
” The nine senators – Lindsey Graham of South Carolina , John Cornyn of Texas , Mike Crapo and James Risch of Idaho , Michael Rounds of South Dakota , Todd Young of Indiana , Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan of Alaska , and James Lankford of Oklahoma – all signed a letter to the president asking him to protect seasonal guest worker visa programs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday night ’ s edition of “ Tucker Carlson Tonight ” that inviting foreign workers to come and take high quality jobs during a time when more people are “ unemployed than at any time in American history ” should be grounds for losing one ’ s next political race .
Calling the current self-imposed unemployment issue a “ crisis ” as “ profound and dangerous ” as any war , Carlson said that finding Americans work again “ has got to be our top priority.
” “ Thankfully there ’ s something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he said .
“ A huge number of American jobs are now occupied by foreign nationals , and not just the seasonal lettuce picking we hear so much about , those fabled jobs Americans just won ’ t do .
But also many jobs that Americans would be thrilled to do and have , white collar jobs , the kind your kids studied for in college but can ’ t get because some big company would rather pay foreigners a cheaper wage.
” Such practices , Carlson noted , have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress-made “ guest worker programs.
” Despite the fact that “ the future of our nation depends on getting Americans back to work , ” the Fox News host said , “ many in Congress disagree.
” “ Today nine Republican senators sent a letter to the president , ” Carlson said .
“ They demanded that he continue to allow foreigners to take American jobs.
” To “ increase their well-deserved shame , ” he put their pictures up and named each one .
( RELATED : Senate Republicans Urge Trump To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pandemic ) “ The senators would like to see foreign doctors , physicians , dentists , cybersecurity experts and many other categories of white-collar workers come , too , ” he said .
“ There ’ s certainly no shortage of Americans desperate to do these jobs .
So many of our doctors and dentists for example aren ’ t working right now but ‘ don ’ t worry , ’ say the senators .
All the Americans are getting generous unemployment benefits.
” Though “ not all ” of the senators are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ we are fervently rooting for their defeat anyway .
We are hoping that the next Republican primary , all nine of the people you are looking at right now will be defeated and replaced by people who care about unemployed Americans .
That is the very least we can expect and in fact we should demand it again and again .
”

Fox News host Tucker Carlson called for nine Republican senators to lose their next primary races for writing a letter to President Donald Trump demanding that he continue allowing “foreigners to take American jobs.”
The nine senators – Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John Cornyn of Texas, Mike Crapo and James Risch of Idaho, Michael Rounds of South Dakota, Todd Young of Indiana, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan of Alaska, and James Lankford of Oklahoma – all signed a letter to the president asking him to protect seasonal guest worker visa programs.
Carlson, however, opined on Wednesday night’s edition of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” that inviting foreign workers to come and take high quality jobs during a time when more people are “unemployed than at any time in American history” should be grounds for losing one’s next political race.
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Calling the current self-imposed unemployment issue a “crisis” as “profound and dangerous” as any war, Carlson said that finding Americans work again “has got to be our top priority.”
“Thankfully there’s something we can do to help right away,” he said. “A huge number of American jobs are now occupied by foreign nationals, and not just the seasonal lettuce picking we hear so much about, those fabled jobs Americans just won’t do. But also many jobs that Americans would be thrilled to do and have, white collar jobs, the kind your kids studied for in college but can’t get because some big company would rather pay foreigners a cheaper wage.”
Such practices, Carlson noted, have been happening “for years” because of Congress-made “guest worker programs.”
Despite the fact that “the future of our nation depends on getting Americans back to work,” the Fox News host said, “many in Congress disagree.”
“Today nine Republican senators sent a letter to the president,” Carlson said. “They demanded that he continue to allow foreigners to take American jobs.” To “increase their well-deserved shame,” he put their pictures up and named each one. (RELATED: Senate Republicans Urge Trump To Suspend All Guest Worker Visas Amid Coronavirus Pandemic)
“The senators would like to see foreign doctors, physicians, dentists, cybersecurity experts and many other categories of white-collar workers come, too,” he said. “There’s certainly no shortage of Americans desperate to do these jobs. So many of our doctors and dentists for example aren’t working right now but ‘don’t worry,’ say the senators. All the Americans are getting generous unemployment benefits.”
Though “not all” of the senators are “bad people,” Carlson said, “we are fervently rooting for their defeat anyway. We are hoping that the next Republican primary, all nine of the people you are looking at right now will be defeated and replaced by people who care about unemployed Americans. That is the very least we can expect and in fact we should demand it again and again.”