wnd--2020-05-13--Lawyer suing China in International Criminal Court cites secret report

A lawyer suing China in the International Criminal Court in The Hague over its creation and handling of the coronavirus says the court needs to see a new , secret report .
Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch has advised the ICC 's office of the prosecutor of a 15-page report that contains `` a very extensive array of important revelations about China 's actions , inactions , and coverups . ''
Australia 's Saturday Telegraph newspaper has published an excerpt from the report , explained Klayman .
`` Therefore , we suggest that the ICC officially request a copy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extensively discussed in public – from the United States , Canada , the United Kingdom , Australia , or New Zealand . ''
Previously , Klayman said ICC officials had informed him they were considering the complaint .
At that time , Mark P. Dillon , head of the information and evidence unit of the ICC , cautioned Klayman in a letter that the acknowledgement does not mean an investigation has been opened or will be opened by the Office of the Prosecutor .
But Klayman said he 's `` confident that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal investigation and indict the Chinese leadership . ''
`` Their crimes against humanity over the COVID-19 pandemic are severe and mounting each minute .
The world demands justice for the death and destruction they have caused and continue to cause , '' said Klayman , a former Justice Department prosecutor .
The Daily Telegraph of London reported the 15-page report says China suppressed and destroyed evidence of the outbreak in an `` assault on international transparency . ''
The report states that Chinese officials , in `` endangerment of other countries , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As intelligence agencies investigate whether the virus inadvertently leaked from a Wuhan laboratory , the team and its research led by scientist Shi Zhengli feature in the dossier prepared by Western governments that points to several studies they conducted as areas of concern , '' the Daily Telegraph reported .
`` It cites their work discovering samples of coronavirus from a cave in the Yunnan province with striking genetic similarity to COVID-19 , along with their research synthesising a bat-derived coronavirus that could not be treated . ''
But officials ' denial that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadly , '' and doctors and scientists who had concerns were `` disappearing . ''
The complaint names China , President Xi Jinping and others for allegedly developing the coronavirus and covering up its spread .
`` The ruthless communist Chinese regime , which persecutes and terrorizes its own people , must be held to account , '' Klayman said when the complaint was filed .
He previously sued China in U.S. federal court to pay for coronavirus damages .
`` It is a criminal regime , which arrogantly shrugs off its criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rest of the free world .
I call on lawyers in nations around the world to join our effort to punish the guilty and have them thrown in prison where they belong , '' Klayman said .
`` I also call on all persons of good intentions to join or follow and support our class action suit in Dallas , Texas , and I am actively amassing a team of lawyers to make sure that China , and not the American taxpayer , pay the bill for the human suffering and death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has caused .
I am also assisting lawyers in other nations globally to bring similar legal actions . ''
The criminal complaint requests `` that the prosecutors office of the International Criminal Court open an investigation to determine the origins of the COVID-19 virus including its likely release from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the defendants ' willful interference with attempts to fight the spread of the disease and develop treatments , tests , and a vaccine and once the facts alleged herein are confirmed to conduct criminal war crimes prosecutions to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life imprisonment the defendants herein . ''
The complaint was submitted `` in the matter of crimes against humanity and genocide by development of outlawed biological warfare weapons by the People 's Republic of China . ''
Along with China and Xi , the suit names members of the politburo , the People 's Liberation Army , the Wuhan Institute , the institute 's Shi Zhengli and Chen Wei of the army .
It alleges the defendants `` failed to prevent the Wuhan Institute of Virology 's personnel from becoming infected with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the surrounding community . ''
Such actions violated a number of international treaties , the complaint contends , including the `` Convention on the Prohibition of the Development , Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological ( Biological ) and Toxin Weapons . ''
The complaint alleges `` COVID-19 was designed by China to be a very 'effective ' and catastrophic biological warfare weapon to kill mass populations . ''
`` The investigation that the ICC should undertake includes considering that biological weapons are rarely completely unfamiliar designs , but frequently are created by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then refining them to become more deadly , '' the complaint says .
The accusations include `` recklessly and wantonly '' creating `` an unreasonable risk of death . ''
The defendants , the complaint says , `` each and every one of them criminally acting in concert jointly and severally , by their wonton and irresponsible recklessness and negligence , the public release and spread of COVID-19 has caused the citizens of the United States and the world to suffer illness , death , medical expenses , economic disruption and damage , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''

A lawyer suing China in the International Criminal Court in The Hague over its creation and handling of the coronavirus says the court needs to see a new, secret report.
Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch has advised the ICC's office of the prosecutor of a 15-page report that contains "a very extensive array of important revelations about China's actions, inactions, and coverups."
Australia's Saturday Telegraph newspaper has published an excerpt from the report, explained Klayman.
"Therefore, we suggest that the ICC officially request a copy of the report – which has already been extensively discussed in public – from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, or New Zealand."
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Previously, Klayman said ICC officials had informed him they were considering the complaint. At that time, Mark P. Dillon, head of the information and evidence unit of the ICC, cautioned Klayman in a letter that the acknowledgement does not mean an investigation has been opened or will be opened by the Office of the Prosecutor.
But Klayman said he's "confident that the International Criminal Court will proceed with a criminal investigation and indict the Chinese leadership."
"Their crimes against humanity over the COVID-19 pandemic are severe and mounting each minute. The world demands justice for the death and destruction they have caused and continue to cause," said Klayman, a former Justice Department prosecutor.
The Daily Telegraph of London reported the 15-page report says China suppressed and destroyed evidence of the outbreak in an "assault on international transparency."
The report states that Chinese officials, in "endangerment of other countries," covered up the outbreak.
"As intelligence agencies investigate whether the virus inadvertently leaked from a Wuhan laboratory, the team and its research led by scientist Shi Zhengli feature in the dossier prepared by Western governments that points to several studies they conducted as areas of concern," the Daily Telegraph reported.
"It cites their work discovering samples of coronavirus from a cave in the Yunnan province with striking genetic similarity to COVID-19, along with their research synthesising a bat-derived coronavirus that could not be treated."
But officials' denial that it could be passed human-to-human was "deadly," and doctors and scientists who had concerns were "disappearing."
The complaint names China, President Xi Jinping and others for allegedly developing the coronavirus and covering up its spread.
"The ruthless communist Chinese regime, which persecutes and terrorizes its own people, must be held to account," Klayman said when the complaint was filed.
He previously sued China in U.S. federal court to pay for coronavirus damages.
"It is a criminal regime, which arrogantly shrugs off its criminal responsibility by blaming the United States and the rest of the free world. I call on lawyers in nations around the world to join our effort to punish the guilty and have them thrown in prison where they belong," Klayman said. "I also call on all persons of good intentions to join or follow and support our class action suit in Dallas, Texas, and I am actively amassing a team of lawyers to make sure that China, and not the American taxpayer, pay the bill for the human suffering and death which this rogue communist 'terrorist state' has caused. I am also assisting lawyers in other nations globally to bring similar legal actions."
The criminal complaint requests "that the prosecutors office of the International Criminal Court open an investigation to determine the origins of the COVID-19 virus including its likely release from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the defendants' willful interference with attempts to fight the spread of the disease and develop treatments, tests, and a vaccine and once the facts alleged herein are confirmed to conduct criminal war crimes prosecutions to and try, convict and sentence to life imprisonment the defendants herein."
The complaint was submitted "in the matter of crimes against humanity and genocide by development of outlawed biological warfare weapons by the People's Republic of China."
Along with China and Xi, the suit names members of the politburo, the People's Liberation Army, the Wuhan Institute, the institute's Shi Zhengli and Chen Wei of the army.
It alleges the defendants "failed to prevent the Wuhan Institute of Virology's personnel from becoming infected with the bioweapon and then carrying the virus out into the surrounding community."
Such actions violated a number of international treaties, the complaint contends, including the "Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons."
The complaint alleges "COVID-19 was designed by China to be a very 'effective' and catastrophic biological warfare weapon to kill mass populations."
"The investigation that the ICC should undertake includes considering that biological weapons are rarely completely unfamiliar designs, but frequently are created by finding deadly diseases existing in nature, then refining them to become more deadly," the complaint says.
The accusations include "recklessly and wantonly" creating "an unreasonable risk of death."
The defendants, the complaint says, "each and every one of them criminally acting in concert jointly and severally, by their wonton and irresponsible recklessness and negligence, the public release and spread of COVID-19 has caused the citizens of the United States and the world to suffer illness, death, medical expenses, economic disruption and damage, loss of employment and other great losses."


wnd--2020-05-13--The RINO dirty war on Trump proxy Steve King

`` Steve King is a black mark on the Republican Party , '' insisted Neil Strauss , the communications director for a group calling itself the `` Republican Jewish Coalition ( RJC ) . ''
Strauss continued , `` He has supported white supremacist candidates and has even told the New York Times that he thinks white nationalism and white supremacy are inoffensive . ''
The RJC is pushing an off-the-shelf Iowa state senator named Randy Feenstra in the June 2 Republican primary for Iowa 's 4th Congressional District against King , a solid , nine-term conservative whose immigration policies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The RJC approach , altogether normative in RINO land , is shockingly mendacious and spectacularly self-destructive .
It reached its demagogic peak with the RJC claim that King supports `` an ideology that says Jews , and other minority groups are inferior . ''
What makes these comments so outrageous is that King has long been a champion of Israel and has argued publicly in favor of assimilation and interracial marriage .
`` I am a person who has stood with Israel from the beginning , and the length of that nation is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ King forcefully told an audience plant in a 2018 town hall meeting who tried to tie him to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting .
If there is at least a logic for leftists to accuse the right of anti-Semitism , as they have futilely tried to do to Trump , it makes no sense at all for Republicans to do the same if , in fact , they are Republicans .
The Republican Jewish Committee has no Wikipedia page .
If I Google `` Republican Jewish Committee '' and `` Neil Strauss , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posting on the RJC 's publication `` Forward '' dates to 2016 .
The previous posting before that from 2012 has former Minnesota Sen .
Norm Coleman reassuring voters that `` Mitt wo n't reverse Roe . ''
The fact that King introduced the first `` heartbeat '' bill at the federal level may not sit well with whoever reads `` Forward . ''
Yes , there is a Neil Strauss .
His LinkedIn page shows a young , overfed PR hack from Alexandria , Virginia .
The RJC gig is one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to 2012. Who is paying him to sabotage King 's Iowa campaign is not easily discovered .
An unabashed conservative and an unapologetic defender of Western civilization , King has long had a bull 's eye on his back .
With Trump 's election , the target got much bigger .
In January 2019 , New York Times reporter Trip Gabriel went in for the kill shot .
King made what he calls `` the rookie mistake '' of agreeing to a phone interview .
He compounded the error by failing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published on Jan. 10 .
The headline was reasonably straightforward and pretty much what King hoped it would be : `` Before Trump , Steve King Set the Agenda for the Wall and Anti-Immigrant Politics . ''
Gabriel 's language was predictably loaded .
Trump `` demonized immigrants , '' he wrote , conflating `` demonized '' with `` described . ''
The president made `` demeaning '' remarks , inspired `` fear '' and used `` misleading '' statistics .
King 's behavior was even worse .
He used `` racist language @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neo-Nazis '' on Twitter and was denounced by one anonymous `` Republican leader '' as a `` white supremacist . ''
Gabriel 's link about racist language led to a Salon article detailing comments King made using the common metaphor `` pick of the litter '' to describe how America should choose the most productive immigrants seeking to come here regardless of race .
The leftist Salon editors subverted his obviously positive intent and headlined the article , `` Rep. Steve King : Immigrants are like dogs . ''
This was all standard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Styles section editor , made King 's life hell with one sentence allegedly said by King but unrecorded by either King or Gabriel .
Gabriel set up the quote with a fairly accurate observation that King supported `` immigrants who enter the country legally and fully assimilate because what matters more than race is 'the culture of America ' based on values brought to the United States by whites from Europe . ''
Gabriel quoted King on the phrase , `` the culture of America , '' but not on the phrase , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never talked in terms of race when he talked about culture .
Gabriel slipped the `` whites '' reference in on his own .
The next sentence attributed to King proved to be the killer : `` White nationalist , white supremacist , Western civilization – how did that language become offensive . ''
The following quote should have clarified the sentence that damned him , `` Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization ? ''
King has clarified that when he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referring to `` Western civilization . ''
If he had meant to lump all three of those phrases together he would have said `` those words '' not `` that language . ''
Besides , no one has ever sat in a class talking about the merits of white nationalism or white supremacism .
Gabriel knew what King meant .
In a later taped conversation , King 's assistant got Gabriel to admit he was the one who introduced the phrases `` white nationalism '' and `` white supremacism . ''
In his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Entitlement , '' Christopher Caldwell observes , `` The less [ white supremacy ] existed , the more it was invoked .
By the turn of the century it was being used more frequently than it had ever been in American history . ''
Leftists were inevitably the ones invoking it .
On the day after Gabriel 's article , King took to the House floor to make his position clear : `` I reject those labels and the evil ideology that they define .
Further , I condemn anyone that supports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in its ultimate expression the systematic murder of 6 million innocent Jewish lives . ''
You would think that a flat out rejection of these ideologies as `` evil '' would carry more weight than a twisted misquote , but not in Washington , not if you 're a Republican , and especially not if you are a serious conservative .
When the media rushed to find Republicans willing to denounce King , they had no trouble rounding up the usual suspects .
Those suspects are still alive and well and playing games @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slander , Feenstra shows he has just about the right amount of spine for Washington , which is none .
Jack Cashill 's forthcoming book , `` Unmasking Obama , '' is available for pre-order at Amazon .

"Steve King is a black mark on the Republican Party," insisted Neil Strauss, the communications director for a group calling itself the "Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC)."
Strauss continued, "He has supported white supremacist candidates and has even told the New York Times that he thinks white nationalism and white supremacy are inoffensive."
The RJC is pushing an off-the-shelf Iowa state senator named Randy Feenstra in the June 2 Republican primary for Iowa's 4th Congressional District against King, a solid, nine-term conservative whose immigration policies helped shape President Trump's own.
The RJC approach, altogether normative in RINO land, is shockingly mendacious and spectacularly self-destructive. It reached its demagogic peak with the RJC claim that King supports "an ideology that says Jews, and other minority groups are inferior."
What makes these comments so outrageous is that King has long been a champion of Israel and has argued publicly in favor of assimilation and interracial marriage.
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"I am a person who has stood with Israel from the beginning, and the length of that nation is the length of my life," King forcefully told an audience plant in a 2018 town hall meeting who tried to tie him to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
If there is at least a logic for leftists to accuse the right of anti-Semitism, as they have futilely tried to do to Trump, it makes no sense at all for Republicans to do the same if, in fact, they are Republicans.
The Republican Jewish Committee has no Wikipedia page. If I Google "Republican Jewish Committee" and "Neil Strauss," I come up empty. The last posting on the RJC's publication "Forward" dates to 2016.
The previous posting before that from 2012 has former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman reassuring voters that "Mitt won't reverse Roe." The fact that King introduced the first "heartbeat" bill at the federal level may not sit well with whoever reads "Forward."
Yes, there is a Neil Strauss. His LinkedIn page shows a young, overfed PR hack from Alexandria, Virginia. The RJC gig is one of a string of Beltway communications jobs dating back to 2012. Who is paying him to sabotage King's Iowa campaign is not easily discovered.
An unabashed conservative and an unapologetic defender of Western civilization, King has long had a bull's eye on his back. With Trump's election, the target got much bigger.
In January 2019, New York Times reporter Trip Gabriel went in for the kill shot. King made what he calls "the rookie mistake" of agreeing to a phone interview. He compounded the error by failing to tape it.
Gabriel's article was published on Jan. 10. The headline was reasonably straightforward and pretty much what King hoped it would be: "Before Trump, Steve King Set the Agenda for the Wall and Anti-Immigrant Politics."
Gabriel's language was predictably loaded. Trump "demonized immigrants," he wrote, conflating "demonized" with "described."
The president made "demeaning" remarks, inspired "fear" and used "misleading" statistics.
King's behavior was even worse. He used "racist language" in the past, "promoted neo-Nazis" on Twitter and was denounced by one anonymous "Republican leader" as a "white supremacist."
Gabriel's link about racist language led to a Salon article detailing comments King made using the common metaphor "pick of the litter" to describe how America should choose the most productive immigrants seeking to come here regardless of race.
The leftist Salon editors subverted his obviously positive intent and headlined the article, "Rep. Steve King: Immigrants are like dogs." This was all standard media stuff.
Gabriel, a former Styles section editor, made King's life hell with one sentence allegedly said by King but unrecorded by either King or Gabriel.
Gabriel set up the quote with a fairly accurate observation that King supported "immigrants who enter the country legally and fully assimilate because what matters more than race is 'the culture of America' based on values brought to the United States by whites from Europe."
Gabriel quoted King on the phrase, "the culture of America," but not on the phrase, "whites from Europe." King never talked in terms of race when he talked about culture. Gabriel slipped the "whites" reference in on his own.
The next sentence attributed to King proved to be the killer: "White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization – how did that language become offensive."
The following quote should have clarified the sentence that damned him, "Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?"
King has clarified that when he said "that language" he was specifically referring to "Western civilization." If he had meant to lump all three of those phrases together he would have said "those words" not "that language."
Besides, no one has ever sat in a class talking about the merits of white nationalism or white supremacism. Gabriel knew what King meant.
In a later taped conversation, King's assistant got Gabriel to admit he was the one who introduced the phrases "white nationalism" and "white supremacism."
In his bold new book, "The Age of Entitlement," Christopher Caldwell observes, "The less [white supremacy] existed, the more it was invoked. By the turn of the century it was being used more frequently than it had ever been in American history." Leftists were inevitably the ones invoking it.
On the day after Gabriel's article, King took to the House floor to make his position clear: "I reject those labels and the evil ideology that they define. Further, I condemn anyone that supports this evil and bigoted ideology which saw in its ultimate expression the systematic murder of 6 million innocent Jewish lives."
You would think that a flat out rejection of these ideologies as "evil" would carry more weight than a twisted misquote, but not in Washington, not if you're a Republican, and especially not if you are a serious conservative.
When the media rushed to find Republicans willing to denounce King, they had no trouble rounding up the usual suspects. Those suspects are still alive and well and playing games in Iowa.
By not disowning their slander, Feenstra shows he has just about the right amount of spine for Washington, which is none.
Jack Cashill's forthcoming book, "Unmasking Obama," is available for pre-order at Amazon.


wnd--2020-05-13--'Obamagate' hardly the worst of former president's crimes

In 2010 , I had occasion to briefly visit my old elementary school in New York .
At one point , I came upon a huge and rather dazzling mural in a stairwell that depicted President Barack Hussein Obama alongside Rev .
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other black Americans of historical significance .
I wanted to vomit right there in the stairwell , but I did n't say a word because I knew that no one present would be receptive to what I had to say .
In a strange way , the mural seemed to add insult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school I attended in April 1968 , when Dr. King was assassinated .
At that juncture , I 'd been writing about what a scoundrel Obama was for three years already – and the lion 's share of his crimes had yet to be committed .
There was even evidence to support the charge that he or parties working on his behalf committed at least one murder to ensure his 2008 candidacy , but of course this was dedicatedly suppressed .
As if black Americans were n't intellectually stunted enough from 40 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , along came Obama .
While well-placed racialist operatives and the shambling morons among us maintain that it 's President Donald Trump who set race relations in America back 50 years , those of us who still possess critical thinking skills ( and who were paying attention ) saw precisely how Obama and his slimy surrogates achieved that objective over eight years .
Thanks to their efforts , we have effectively lost a generation of young black people who honestly believe that America is an institutionally racist nation that 's being run by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in activism , foment real racial division and flap their lips in hatred and anger without a clue as to what real racism and oppression look like .
Their twisted worldview will preclude many of them from ever flourishing .
In my opinion , that is the worst of Barack Obama 's crimes .
Ironically , it is n't technically a crime , so there 's no statute under which he can be prosecuted .
Those of us with eyes could see there were highly nefarious machinations in the impeachment of President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between Beltway heavies and Obama is coming to light .
Even though there were documented claims by the Trump campaign of it having been under digital surveillance during the 2016 campaign , the involvement of the Obama cabal attendant to the new allegations is taking some by surprise .
In truth , involvement in the conspiracy to deny Trump the presidency or to remove him from office would not be the worst of Obama 's crimes .
During his presidency , Obama , select members of his cabinet and surrogates committed numerous high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was ever brought to light in a meaningful way due to a complicit press and Republican lawmakers who are effectively acting as double agents for the Deep State establishment .
My columns from 2009 through 2016 included a veritable compendium of Obama 's crimes .
While at this point I find enumerating them quite tedious , some of the more abhorrent ones include the Fast and Furious scandal ( which was intended to create a war zone in the Southwestern U.S. , thereby `` legitimizing '' new , draconian firearms laws ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House sacrificed American diplomatic and security personnel to cover up the CIA 's gun running to ISIS ) , weaponizing the IRS to target conservative nonprofits and catalyzing the 2010 Arab Spring , which led to the deaths of thousands .
Still , as Obama prepared to leave office , NBC 's Tom Brokaw said on-air , `` He 's been scandal free , frankly , in the White House .
We have n't had that for a while . ''
Suffice it to say that in light of all this , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` rule of law is at risk '' following the Justice Department 's decision to drop its case against former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn laughable in the extreme .
Given the level of criminality displayed by high-ranking Democrats during the impeachment process against President Trump , it should be clear that Obama 's crimes were simply business as usual for the bipartisan cabal that has ruled Washington for decades .
From the time of Bill Clinton 's administration up through the present , it has become glaringly apparent that those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as an acquaintance recently asserted on social media , `` thug-level corrupt . ''
And although I find being subjected to Obama 's smug , ugly puss in the news once again singularly revolting , I suppose that if it results in seeing him and a few of his cronies do the `` perp walk '' some time in the future , it will be sufficient recompense for his crimes and my revulsion .

In 2010, I had occasion to briefly visit my old elementary school in New York. At one point, I came upon a huge and rather dazzling mural in a stairwell that depicted President Barack Hussein Obama alongside Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other black Americans of historical significance.
I wanted to vomit right there in the stairwell, but I didn't say a word because I knew that no one present would be receptive to what I had to say. In a strange way, the mural seemed to add insult to injury, as this was the school I attended in April 1968, when Dr. King was assassinated.
At that juncture, I'd been writing about what a scoundrel Obama was for three years already – and the lion's share of his crimes had yet to be committed. There was even evidence to support the charge that he or parties working on his behalf committed at least one murder to ensure his 2008 candidacy, but of course this was dedicatedly suppressed.
As if black Americans weren't intellectually stunted enough from 40 years of leftist propaganda and liberal public policy, along came Obama. While well-placed racialist operatives and the shambling morons among us maintain that it's President Donald Trump who set race relations in America back 50 years, those of us who still possess critical thinking skills (and who were paying attention) saw precisely how Obama and his slimy surrogates achieved that objective over eight years.
Thanks to their efforts, we have effectively lost a generation of young black people who honestly believe that America is an institutionally racist nation that's being run by a shadowy white patriarchy. They engage in activism, foment real racial division and flap their lips in hatred and anger without a clue as to what real racism and oppression look like. Their twisted worldview will preclude many of them from ever flourishing.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
In my opinion, that is the worst of Barack Obama's crimes. Ironically, it isn't technically a crime, so there's no statute under which he can be prosecuted.
Those of us with eyes could see there were highly nefarious machinations in the impeachment of President Trump; now, the real anti-Trump collusion between Beltway heavies and Obama is coming to light. Even though there were documented claims by the Trump campaign of it having been under digital surveillance during the 2016 campaign, the involvement of the Obama cabal attendant to the new allegations is taking some by surprise.
In truth, involvement in the conspiracy to deny Trump the presidency or to remove him from office would not be the worst of Obama's crimes. During his presidency, Obama, select members of his cabinet and surrogates committed numerous high crimes and misdemeanors. None of these was ever brought to light in a meaningful way due to a complicit press and Republican lawmakers who are effectively acting as double agents for the Deep State establishment.
My columns from 2009 through 2016 included a veritable compendium of Obama's crimes. While at this point I find enumerating them quite tedious, some of the more abhorrent ones include the Fast and Furious scandal (which was intended to create a war zone in the Southwestern U.S., thereby "legitimizing" new, draconian firearms laws), the Benghazi scandal (wherein the White House sacrificed American diplomatic and security personnel to cover up the CIA's gun running to ISIS), weaponizing the IRS to target conservative nonprofits and catalyzing the 2010 Arab Spring, which led to the deaths of thousands.
Still, as Obama prepared to leave office, NBC's Tom Brokaw said on-air, "He's been scandal free, frankly, in the White House. We haven't had that for a while."
Suffice it to say that in light of all this, I find Obama's recent declaration that the "rule of law is at risk" following the Justice Department's decision to drop its case against former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn laughable in the extreme.
Given the level of criminality displayed by high-ranking Democrats during the impeachment process against President Trump, it should be clear that Obama's crimes were simply business as usual for the bipartisan cabal that has ruled Washington for decades. From the time of Bill Clinton's administration up through the present, it has become glaringly apparent that those who govern in our nation's capital are, as an acquaintance recently asserted on social media, "thug-level corrupt."
And although I find being subjected to Obama's smug, ugly puss in the news once again singularly revolting, I suppose that if it results in seeing him and a few of his cronies do the "perp walk" some time in the future, it will be sufficient recompense for his crimes and my revulsion.


wnd--2020-05-14--Woman mauled to death by her rescue French bulldog, say police

( FOX NEWS ) -- An Illinois woman was likely viciously mauled to death inside her home by her own @ @ @ @ @ to authorities .
Lisa Urso , 52 , was found dead at her home in @ @ @ @ @ northern part of the state about 60 miles from both Chicago and Milwaukee in opposite @ @ @ @ @ to the scene after 4:43 p.m. Saturday found her mutilated body on the back porch @ @ @ @ @ Jimmy Lee said .

(FOX NEWS) -- An Illinois woman was likely viciously mauled to death inside her home by her own rescue French bulldog, according to authorities.
Lisa Urso, 52, was found dead at her home in Ingleside, located in the northern part of the state about 60 miles from both Chicago and Milwaukee in opposite directions.
Officers who responded to the scene after 4:43 p.m. Saturday found her mutilated body on the back porch, Fox Lake Police Chief Jimmy Lee said.
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wnd--2020-05-14--Polygamy essentially decriminalized in Utah

( CNN ) -- A law effectively decriminalizing bigamy , when two people marry while at least one of them @ @ @ @ @ is now in effect in Utah .
For decades , bigamy was a third-degree felony @ @ @ @ @ to five years in prison and up to a $ 5,000 fine .
The new @ @ @ @ @ , putting the offense on par with getting a traffic ticket .
The bill was @ @ @ @ @ .
Gary Herbert in March and took effect on Tuesday .

(CNN) -- A law effectively decriminalizing bigamy, when two people marry while at least one of them is already legally married, is now in effect in Utah.
For decades, bigamy was a third-degree felony, legally punishable by up to five years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine. The new law makes it an infraction, putting the offense on par with getting a traffic ticket.
The bill was signed into law by Gov. Gary Herbert in March and took effect on Tuesday.
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wnd--2020-05-15--Sheriff won't enforce stay-at-home orders – too busy re-arresting freed criminals

( BREITBART ) Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said Tuesday that she would not be able to enforce Gov .
@ @ @ @ @ orders because she was too busy re-arresting accused criminals set free under the state ’ @ @ @ @ @ ” policy .
Mims appeared on the Trevor Carey Show , discussing the challenges facing @ @ @ @ @ pandemic , as well as the economic hardship .
She pointed out that government employees @ @ @ @ @ economic damage , because the decline in tax revenues meant that state and local governments @ @ @ @

(BREITBART) Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said Tuesday that she would not be able to enforce Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home orders because she was too busy re-arresting accused criminals set free under the state’s new “zero-dollar bail” policy.
Mims appeared on the Trevor Carey Show, discussing the challenges facing law enforcement during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the economic hardship. She pointed out that government employees were also vulnerable to the economic damage, because the decline in tax revenues meant that state and local governments would cut services.
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wnd--2020-05-15--Senate measure to block FBI from viewing Americans' web-browsing history without warrant fails

The Senate rejected an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would have prevented the government from accessing Americans ' web browsing data without a warrant on Wednesday .
The amendment had already passed in the House with bipartisan support , but it needed 60 senators to approve it in order for it to pass in the Senate , Fox News reported .
Only 59 senators voted in favor of the amendment .
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana had proposed the amendment to limit the government 's surveillance powers in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now that Americans have been asked to stay home and not move around ... they are more vulnerable to abusive surveillance than ever before , '' Wyden said .
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Prior to the vote , Daines tweeted that the government `` should n't have access to Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ search history w/o a warrant . ''
`` We need to get the government out of our phones & out of our lives . ''
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced the measure to expand surveillance powers in the Department of Justice as part of the renewal of the 2001 Patriot Act , the Daily Beast reported .
`` Common sense tells us this crisis demands more vigilance on other fronts of national security not less , '' the Kentucky Republican said in a statement .
The failed amendment brings the ability for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ browsing history without a warrant one step closer to becoming a law .
`` When you talk about web browsing and searches , you 're talking about some of the most sensitive , most personal , and most private details of Americans ' lives , '' Wyden said in a statement to Business Insider .
`` Every thought that can come into people 's heads can be revealed in an internet search or a visit to a website . ''
Many activists and labor organizers have spoken out against the expansion and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Today the Senate made clear that the purpose of the PATRIOT Act is to spy on Americans , no warrants or due process necessary , ” activist Dayton Young told Vice .
“ Any lawmaker who votes to reauthorize the PATRIOT Act is voting against our constitutionally-protected freedoms , and there ’ s nothing patriotic about that.
” This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

The Senate rejected an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would have prevented the government from accessing Americans' web browsing data without a warrant on Wednesday.
The amendment had already passed in the House with bipartisan support, but it needed 60 senators to approve it in order for it to pass in the Senate, Fox News reported.
Only 59 senators voted in favor of the amendment.
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana had proposed the amendment to limit the government's surveillance powers in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
"Now that Americans have been asked to stay home and not move around ... they are more vulnerable to abusive surveillance than ever before," Wyden said.
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"Now more than ever ... during this pandemic, Americans deserve assurances that the government isn't spying on them ... as they move around the internet."
Fifty-nine members of the Senate just voted in favor of my amendment to block warrantless government surveillance of Americans' browser history. It failed by just one vote. McConnell is that much closer to giving Bill Barr the green light to spy on Americans' private information. https://t.co/IV5ERbte48 — Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) May 13, 2020
Prior to the vote, Daines tweeted that the government "shouldn't have access to Americans' extremely personal browser data & internet search history w/o a warrant."
"We need to get the government out of our phones & out of our lives."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced the measure to expand surveillance powers in the Department of Justice as part of the renewal of the 2001 Patriot Act, the Daily Beast reported.
"Common sense tells us this crisis demands more vigilance on other fronts of national security not less," the Kentucky Republican said in a statement.
The failed amendment brings the ability for the Department of Justice to view web browsing history without a warrant one step closer to becoming a law.
"When you talk about web browsing and searches, you're talking about some of the most sensitive, most personal, and most private details of Americans' lives," Wyden said in a statement to Business Insider.
"Every thought that can come into people's heads can be revealed in an internet search or a visit to a website."
Many activists and labor organizers have spoken out against the expansion and the renewal of the PATRIOT Act.
“Today the Senate made clear that the purpose of the PATRIOT Act is to spy on Americans, no warrants or due process necessary,” activist Dayton Young told Vice.
“Any lawmaker who votes to reauthorize the PATRIOT Act is voting against our constitutionally-protected freedoms, and there’s nothing patriotic about that.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-05-14--Obamagate is not a conspiracy theory

Obamagate is not a conspiracy theory

Those sharing # Obamagate on Twitter would do best to avoid the hysterics we saw from Russian-collusion believers , but they have no reason to ignore the mounting evidence that suggests the Obama administration engaged in serious corruption .
Democrats and their allies , who like to pretend that President Barack Obama 's only scandalous act was wearing a tan suit , are going spend the next few months gaslighting the public by focusing on the most feverish accusations against Obama .
But the fact is that we already have more compelling evidence that the Obama administration engaged in misconduct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian-collusion investigation .
It is not conspiracy-mongering to note that the investigation into Donald Trump was predicated on an opposition-research document filled with fabulism and , most likely , Russian disinformation .
We know the DOJ withheld contradictory evidence when it began spying on those in Trump 's orbit .
We have proof that many of the relevant FISA-warrant applications – almost every one of them , actually – were based on `` fabricated '' evidence or riddled with errors .
We know that members of the Obama administration , who had no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unmasked Trump 's allies .
And we now know that , despite a dearth of evidence , the FBI railroaded Michael Flynn into a guilty plea so it could keep the investigation going .
What 's more , the larger context only makes these facts more damning .
By 2016 , the Obama administration 's intelligence community had normalized domestic spying .
Obama 's director of national intelligence , James Clapper , famously lied about snooping on American citizens to Congress .
His CIA director , John Brennan , oversaw an agency that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with at least five of his underlings breaking into congressional computer files .
His attorney general , Eric Holder , invoked the Espionage Act to spy on a Fox News journalist , shopping his case to three judges until he found one who let him name the reporter as a co-conspirator .
The Obama administration also spied on Associated Press reporters , which the news organization called a `` massive and unprecedented intrusion . ''
And though it 's been long forgotten , Obama officials were caught monitoring the conversations of members of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What makes anyone believe these people would n't create a pretext to spy on the opposition party ?
If anyone does , they should n't , because , on top of everything else , we know that Barack Obama was keenly interested in the Russian-collusion investigation 's progress .
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Did high-ranking Obama administration officials not always conduct such investigations `` by the book '' ?
It is curious that they would need to be specifically instructed to do so .
It is also curious that the outgoing national security adviser , 15 minutes after Trump had been sworn in as president , would need to mention this meeting .
None of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defined crime ; he almost assuredly did not .
His staff is another story .
In a healthy media environment , though , the mounting evidence of wrongdoing would spark an outpouring of journalistic curiosity .
`` But , '' you might ask , `` why does it matter , anymore ? ''
Well , for one thing , many of the same characters central to all this apparent malfeasance now want to retake power in Washington .
Biden is the Democratic Party 's presumptive presidential nominee .
He 's running as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was at that meeting with Rice .
He had denied even knowing anything about the FBI investigation into Flynn before being forced to correct himself after ABC 's George Stephanopoulos pointed out that he was mentioned in Rice 's email .
It 's completely legitimate to wonder what he knew about the investigation .
Skeptics like to point out that the Obama administration had no motive to engage in abuse because Democrats were sure they were going to win .
Richard Nixon won 49 states in 1972 .
His cronies had no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offices and touch off Watergate .
But as the FBI agents involved in the case noted , they wanted to have an `` insurance policy '' if the unthinkable happened .
In 2016 , the unthinkable did happen , and we 're still dealing with the fallout four years later .
We do n't know where this scandal will end up , but one does n't have to be a conspiracy theorist to wonder .

Those sharing #Obamagate on Twitter would do best to avoid the hysterics we saw from Russian-collusion believers, but they have no reason to ignore the mounting evidence that suggests the Obama administration engaged in serious corruption.
Democrats and their allies, who like to pretend that President Barack Obama's only scandalous act was wearing a tan suit, are going spend the next few months gaslighting the public by focusing on the most feverish accusations against Obama. But the fact is that we already have more compelling evidence that the Obama administration engaged in misconduct than we ever did for opening the Russian-collusion investigation.
It is not conspiracy-mongering to note that the investigation into Donald Trump was predicated on an opposition-research document filled with fabulism and, most likely, Russian disinformation. We know the DOJ withheld contradictory evidence when it began spying on those in Trump's orbit. We have proof that many of the relevant FISA-warrant applications – almost every one of them, actually – were based on "fabricated" evidence or riddled with errors. We know that members of the Obama administration, who had no genuine role in counterintelligence operations, repeatedly unmasked Trump's allies. And we now know that, despite a dearth of evidence, the FBI railroaded Michael Flynn into a guilty plea so it could keep the investigation going.
What's more, the larger context only makes these facts more damning. By 2016, the Obama administration's intelligence community had normalized domestic spying. Obama's director of national intelligence, James Clapper, famously lied about snooping on American citizens to Congress. His CIA director, John Brennan, oversaw an agency that felt comfortable spying on the Senate, with at least five of his underlings breaking into congressional computer files. His attorney general, Eric Holder, invoked the Espionage Act to spy on a Fox News journalist, shopping his case to three judges until he found one who let him name the reporter as a co-conspirator. The Obama administration also spied on Associated Press reporters, which the news organization called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion." And though it's been long forgotten, Obama officials were caught monitoring the conversations of members of Congress who opposed the Iran nuclear deal.
What makes anyone believe these people wouldn't create a pretext to spy on the opposition party? If anyone does, they shouldn't, because, on top of everything else, we know that Barack Obama was keenly interested in the Russian-collusion investigation's progress.
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In her very last hour in office, national security adviser Susan Rice wrote a self-preserving email to herself, noting that she'd attended a meeting with the president, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, FBI Director James Comey and Vice President Joe Biden in which Obama stressed that everything in the investigation should proceed "by the book."
Did high-ranking Obama administration officials not always conduct such investigations "by the book"? It is curious that they would need to be specifically instructed to do so. It is also curious that the outgoing national security adviser, 15 minutes after Trump had been sworn in as president, would need to mention this meeting.
None of this means that Obama committed some specific easily defined crime; he almost assuredly did not. His staff is another story. In a healthy media environment, though, the mounting evidence of wrongdoing would spark an outpouring of journalistic curiosity.
"But," you might ask, "why does it matter, anymore?" Well, for one thing, many of the same characters central to all this apparent malfeasance now want to retake power in Washington. Biden is the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee. He's running as the heir to Obama's legacy, and he was at that meeting with Rice. He had denied even knowing anything about the FBI investigation into Flynn before being forced to correct himself after ABC's George Stephanopoulos pointed out that he was mentioned in Rice's email. It's completely legitimate to wonder what he knew about the investigation.
Skeptics like to point out that the Obama administration had no motive to engage in abuse because Democrats were sure they were going to win. Richard Nixon won 49 states in 1972. His cronies had no need to break into the DNC's offices and touch off Watergate. But as the FBI agents involved in the case noted, they wanted to have an "insurance policy" if the unthinkable happened.
In 2016, the unthinkable did happen, and we're still dealing with the fallout four years later. We don't know where this scandal will end up, but one doesn't have to be a conspiracy theorist to wonder.


wnd--2020-05-14--'Poison pill' Pelosi's plan to destroy America

`` Think big '' in their spending , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told top Democrats , who proposed a $ 4 trillion mountain of goodies to buy votes this November .
Even Pelosi , who as a little girl learned the sinister arts of politics from her Baltimore Democratic boss father , choked at the price tag , which was more than the federal government 's entire annual revenue .
`` We ca n't do everything in this bill , '' Pelosi told them as she slashed it to a mere $ 3 trillion .
Her bill is 347,000 words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 600 pages longer than the average printed Bible .
More spending is coming , probably by June , Pelosi promised socialist party comrades .
New bills likely will be drafted every month or two between now and the election , with each proposing additional spending of at least another $ 1 trillion .
For all those made dependent and destitute by Big Government 's COVID-19 economic lockdown , government breaks your leg and then offers a crutch .
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Speaker Pelosi wants socialism– but Old Nick Nancy is playing Santa Claus to win the White House and both houses of Congress this November .
Her party can then feast on capitalism 's carcass without limit .
Pelosi 's bill was not created by open debate among lawmakers elected by the people .
The House of `` Representatives '' has been in coronavirus shutdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Pelosi alone .
Starting Friday , 60 members at a time will be permitted to enter the House chamber to vote aye or nay , with no debate or amendment permitted on this most expensive emergency spending bill in American history .
Pelosi tried to allow the House to vote by `` proxy . ''
`` Under this plan , representatives would n't even need to return to Washington to vote , '' wrote Alabama Republican Rep. Bradley Byrne .
`` They could simply hand over their voting cards to Mrs. Pelosi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Queen Nancy could then by herself cast a unanimous vote for how she wishes to spend $ 3,000,000,000,000 in taxpayer money .
`` There ai n't no such thing as a free lunch , '' warned Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman .
Pelosi is using the American people 's credit card to dole out `` freebies '' to buy $ 3 trillion worth of votes for Democrats , while sticking future taxpayers , their children , and their grandchildren with several decades of debt…or worse .
As a callow youth working for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often witnessed `` proxy voting '' as one or two representatives of each party walked through the empty chamber flipping the electronic vote switches on absent member desks .
At least twice , members who died hours earlier had their `` ghost '' votes counted for or against bills .
Pelosi 's spending bill would require all states to send absentee ballots , requested or not , to every voter on the rolls .
She demands that such ballots be subjected to no voter I.D .
or other measures to prevent fraud , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Pelosi 's bill grants amnesty to illegal aliens and offers $ 200 billion in `` hazard pay '' for `` essential workers '' during the coronavirus pandemic , making it easy for non-citizens to take jobs that 36 million suddenly unemployed Americans `` wo n't do . ''
She provides up to $ 3,000 for every citizen and non-citizen household , which progressive Democrats want turned into a monthly `` Universal Basic Income . ''
The word `` cannabis '' appears 68 times in Pelosi 's bill .
She would provide easy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep the `` woke '' doped .
She offers easy business loans to lobbyist companies , which swarm like fleas on leftist politicians and causes .
Pelosi 's bill would free imprisoned felons with asthma or diabetes , or are age 50-plus .
Pelosi repeals Trump 's $ 10,000 cap on deducting state taxes and mortgage interest from federal taxes .
This benefits blue-state liberal billionaires in New York City , Hollywood , or Silicon Valley and forces working people in flyover country to pay a larger portion of federal taxes .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by repealing the `` Buy American '' law .
Benjamin Franklin warned that the United States , like ancient democracies , would survive only until the people start voting themselves money from the treasury .
This is how Pelosi , an anti-free market globalist , plans to destroy America .
Pelosi is frantic to rig our voting – because she knows that in honest elections Americans will reject socialism .
Ancient Rome declined because of `` bread and circuses , '' but Pelosi wants welfare bread and pandemic panic – panis et panikon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serfdom .
Lowell Ponte is a former Reader 's Digest Roving Editor .
His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal , the New York Times and other major publications .
His latest paper co-authored with Craig R. Smith , `` The Secret War , '' shows how to rethink several areas of investment to protect and grow your savings against little-known economic threats .
For a free , postpaid copy , call toll-free 800-630-1492 .

"Think big" in their spending, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told top Democrats, who proposed a $4 trillion mountain of goodies to buy votes this November.
Even Pelosi, who as a little girl learned the sinister arts of politics from her Baltimore Democratic boss father, choked at the price tag, which was more than the federal government's entire annual revenue.
"We can't do everything in this bill," Pelosi told them as she slashed it to a mere $3 trillion. Her bill is 347,000 words long, requiring 1,815 pages – more than 600 pages longer than the average printed Bible.
More spending is coming, probably by June, Pelosi promised socialist party comrades. New bills likely will be drafted every month or two between now and the election, with each proposing additional spending of at least another $1 trillion.
For all those made dependent and destitute by Big Government's COVID-19 economic lockdown, government breaks your leg and then offers a crutch.
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Many proposed goodies, however, will be "poison pills," crafted to win the November votes of various groups but to be thrown away in negotiation with compromising Republicans.
Speaker Pelosi wants socialism– but Old Nick Nancy is playing Santa Claus to win the White House and both houses of Congress this November. Her party can then feast on capitalism's carcass without limit.
Pelosi's bill was not created by open debate among lawmakers elected by the people. The House of "Representatives" has been in coronavirus shutdown, a pirate ship commandeered and captained by Pelosi alone.
Starting Friday, 60 members at a time will be permitted to enter the House chamber to vote aye or nay, with no debate or amendment permitted on this most expensive emergency spending bill in American history.
Pelosi tried to allow the House to vote by "proxy." "Under this plan, representatives wouldn't even need to return to Washington to vote," wrote Alabama Republican Rep. Bradley Byrne. "They could simply hand over their voting cards to Mrs. Pelosi or one of her lieutenants."
Queen Nancy could then by herself cast a unanimous vote for how she wishes to spend $3,000,000,000,000 in taxpayer money.
"There ain't no such thing as a free lunch," warned Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman. Pelosi is using the American people's credit card to dole out "freebies" to buy $3 trillion worth of votes for Democrats, while sticking future taxpayers, their children, and their grandchildren with several decades of debt…or worse.
As a callow youth working for an assemblyman in the California Legislature, I often witnessed "proxy voting" as one or two representatives of each party walked through the empty chamber flipping the electronic vote switches on absent member desks. At least twice, members who died hours earlier had their "ghost" votes counted for or against bills.
Pelosi's spending bill would require all states to send absentee ballots, requested or not, to every voter on the rolls. She demands that such ballots be subjected to no voter I.D. or other measures to prevent fraud, such as removing deceased voters' registrations.
Pelosi's bill grants amnesty to illegal aliens and offers $200 billion in "hazard pay" for "essential workers" during the coronavirus pandemic, making it easy for non-citizens to take jobs that 36 million suddenly unemployed Americans "won't do." She provides up to $3,000 for every citizen and non-citizen household, which progressive Democrats want turned into a monthly "Universal Basic Income."
The word "cannabis" appears 68 times in Pelosi's bill. She would provide easy government-backed loans to neighborhood marijuana sellers who keep the "woke" doped. She offers easy business loans to lobbyist companies, which swarm like fleas on leftist politicians and causes.
Pelosi's bill would free imprisoned felons with asthma or diabetes, or are age 50-plus.
Pelosi repeals Trump's $10,000 cap on deducting state taxes and mortgage interest from federal taxes. This benefits blue-state liberal billionaires in New York City, Hollywood, or Silicon Valley and forces working people in flyover country to pay a larger portion of federal taxes. She benefits her ideological comrades in Communist China by repealing the "Buy American" law.
Benjamin Franklin warned that the United States, like ancient democracies, would survive only until the people start voting themselves money from the treasury. This is how Pelosi, an anti-free market globalist, plans to destroy America.
Pelosi is frantic to rig our voting – because she knows that in honest elections Americans will reject socialism. Ancient Rome declined because of "bread and circuses," but Pelosi wants welfare bread and pandemic panic – panis et panikon – to herd us back into feudal serfdom.
Lowell Ponte is a former Reader's Digest Roving Editor. His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and other major publications. His latest paper co-authored with Craig R. Smith, "The Secret War," shows how to rethink several areas of investment to protect and grow your savings against little-known economic threats. For a free, postpaid copy, call toll-free 800-630-1492.


wnd--2020-05-14--Even white women check out construction sites while jogging

`` Nothing unusual ; its [ sic ] my jogging routine , '' writes a Twitter user .
His sarcastic words are appended to a doctored image of joggers running through a construction site , while Ahmaud Arbery loiters in the background .
The Twitter lampoon is of the young black man , shot to death by Travis McMichael and father Gregory McMichael , in Satilla Shores , a community near Brunswick , Georgia .
The incident happened on Feb. 23 , 2020 .
Prior to the shooting , as surveillance footage suggests , the deceased had wandered onto an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but removed nothing from it .
The image is `` funny '' – only if you were not killed on your jog ( real or not ) , ostensibly because you took a suspicious detour .
Trespass , innocent or suspicious , does not warrant a death sentence .
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It 's kind of an ongoing thing , '' said an anonymous caller to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fatal shooting .
The caller , it now transpires , was referring to surveillance footage dating back to Feb. 11 , on which a younger , more slender black male can be seen strolling on the same property .
Fast forward to the 23rd , and the dispatcher is quizzing the caller as to whether a break-in was underway .
`` I just need to know what he was doing wrong .
Was he just on the premises and not supposed to be ? ''
That indeed seemed to be the case .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ runner who … stops at open construction sites .
My bad .
But they 're interesting .
Especially those earthquake constraints .
It 's not incorrect to state that the guy who lumbers behind me ( yes , a possible relative ) might have wandered into one or two such structures .
He 's an engineer .
They – guys in general – love construction sites .
It 's a hairy-forearm relic .
Anyhoo , given the fuss , I 'll plead the Fifth .
Black and white , Americans peer at each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hopelessly bifurcated , some condemn Ahmaud Arbery ; others have canonized him .
So ingrained are these positions , that parties fail to consider Freud 's funny observation .
When quizzed about his incessant cigar smoking , Freud humorously chose to sidestep what was , according to the very theory he had invented , a manifestation of his own oral fixation .
He said : `` Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar . ''
Arbery was training to become an electrician .
Perhaps he was simply curious about the wiring and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ err , alleged spouse .
In interviews with the press , Larry English – he owns the house being built – claimed that `` the structure was not burgled . ''
He had never filed a police report , alleging stolen property or theft from his properties .
Certainly , any analysis of a criminal case must proceed from the facts of the case , on the day of the shooting .
This is accomplished by a video of the shooting that led to the arrest of the McMichaels .
It is described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The leaked video shows a black man running at a jogging pace .
The truck is stopped in the road ahead of him , with one of the white men standing in the pickup 's bed and the other beside the open driver 's side door .
The running man attempts to pass the pickup on the passenger side , moving just beyond the truck , briefly outside the camera 's view .
A gunshot sounds , and the video shows the runner grappling with a man over what appears to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be heard , and the runner can be seen punching the man .
A third shot is fired at point-blank range .
The runner staggers a few feet and falls face down . ''
Missing from the visual field is when Ahmaud Arbery tries to pass the pick-up on the right and might have , somehow , been prevented from so doing .
Less convincing is the account given by George E. Barnhill , district attorney of Waycross judicial circuit : '' Travis McMichael , Greg McMichael , and Bryan William were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspect , with solid , first-hand probable cause , in their neighborhood , and asking/telling him to stop .
It appears their intent was to stop and hold this criminal suspect until law enforcement arrived .
Under Georgia Law this is perfectly legal . ''
Notably , the D.A .
's version omits that there was no evidence or report of a crime committed on that day .
The call to 9-1-1 , aforementioned , underscores that a crime was not in progress and none had been committed , all predicates for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Did the few minutes Arbery spent on the open lot amount to criminal trespass , a misdemeanor ?
It honestly does n't appear so .
Police reports have it that the McMichaels , prompted by calls from a neighbor that a suspect in neighborhood burglaries had been spotted , grabbed a long gun and a .357 Magnum handgun and got into their pickup .
( I 'm shooting a Smith & Wesson 686P .357 4″ in the pic .
It 'll drop a bear . )
Police further detail how the men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempted to `` cut him off , '' while the runner dodged around them and tried to sprint away .
Eventually , the McMichaels got ahead of Arbery and positioned their truck to block his path .
The deadly confrontation ensued .
At 17 minutes and 41 seconds into one of his interminably long broadcasts , Stefan Molyneux asserts – for he fails to argue this aspect of his case – that Ahmaud Arbery wrestled with his killer `` in order to kill Travis and Greg McMichael .
That 's why you take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Molyneux 's logic is manifestly faulty .
Never presume to know what 's in the head of another .
There is more than one reason for attempting to remove another 's rifle in a scuffle .
Given the detailed police report on the hunter-prey dynamic that might have developed while he was being chased and cornered , Arbery 's lunge for the long gun could have been the consequence of situational panic .
Much more astute about the deadly confluence of events that led to an unnecessary death are my regular Gab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ count me as one of your biggest fans but you 've got to know that Arbery was not shot as punishment [ for trespassing ] .
He was shot because he punched a man and tried to take his weapon .
Running directly into an armed person made a bad outcome more likely , but I doubt it was intentional .
… [ Nor ] does [ it look ] like the killing was premeditated .
It happened so quickly when the paths of these people collided and the struggle ensued . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as the evidence suggests .

"Nothing unusual; its [sic] my jogging routine," writes a Twitter user.
His sarcastic words are appended to a doctored image of joggers running through a construction site, while Ahmaud Arbery loiters in the background.
The Twitter lampoon is of the young black man, shot to death by Travis McMichael and father Gregory McMichael, in Satilla Shores, a community near Brunswick, Georgia. The incident happened on Feb. 23, 2020.
Prior to the shooting, as surveillance footage suggests, the deceased had wandered onto an open construction site, looked it over, but removed nothing from it.
The image is "funny" – only if you were not killed on your jog (real or not), ostensibly because you took a suspicious detour. Trespass, innocent or suspicious, does not warrant a death sentence.
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"He's been caught on camera a bunch at night. It's kind of an ongoing thing," said an anonymous caller to the 9-1-1 dispatcher, minutes before the fatal shooting.
The caller, it now transpires, was referring to surveillance footage dating back to Feb. 11, on which a younger, more slender black male can be seen strolling on the same property.
Fast forward to the 23rd, and the dispatcher is quizzing the caller as to whether a break-in was underway. "I just need to know what he was doing wrong. Was he just on the premises and not supposed to be?" That indeed seemed to be the case.
It so happens that I'm a runner who … stops at open construction sites. My bad. But they're interesting. Especially those earthquake constraints. It's not incorrect to state that the guy who lumbers behind me (yes, a possible relative) might have wandered into one or two such structures. He's an engineer. They – guys in general – love construction sites. It's a hairy-forearm relic. Anyhoo, given the fuss, I'll plead the Fifth.
Black and white, Americans peer at each other from behind parapets of suspicion. Hopelessly bifurcated, some condemn Ahmaud Arbery; others have canonized him. So ingrained are these positions, that parties fail to consider Freud's funny observation.
When quizzed about his incessant cigar smoking, Freud humorously chose to sidestep what was, according to the very theory he had invented, a manifestation of his own oral fixation. He said: "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."
Arbery was training to become an electrician. Perhaps he was simply curious about the wiring and the finishes, like myself and my, err, alleged spouse.
In interviews with the press, Larry English – he owns the house being built – claimed that "the structure was not burgled." He had never filed a police report, alleging stolen property or theft from his properties.
Certainly, any analysis of a criminal case must proceed from the facts of the case, on the day of the shooting. It should not proceed from assumptions about the race of any of the unfortunate participants.
This is accomplished by a video of the shooting that led to the arrest of the McMichaels. It is described quite accurately by Court TV:
"The leaked video shows a black man running at a jogging pace. The truck is stopped in the road ahead of him, with one of the white men standing in the pickup's bed and the other beside the open driver's side door. The running man attempts to pass the pickup on the passenger side, moving just beyond the truck, briefly outside the camera's view. A gunshot sounds, and the video shows the runner grappling with a man over what appears to be a shotgun or rifle. A second shot can be heard, and the runner can be seen punching the man. A third shot is fired at point-blank range. The runner staggers a few feet and falls face down."
Missing from the visual field is when Ahmaud Arbery tries to pass the pick-up on the right and might have, somehow, been prevented from so doing.
Less convincing is the account given by George E. Barnhill, district attorney of Waycross judicial circuit:
"Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael, and Bryan William were following, in pursuit of a burglary suspect, with solid, first-hand probable cause, in their neighborhood, and asking/telling him to stop. It appears their intent was to stop and hold this criminal suspect until law enforcement arrived. Under Georgia Law this is perfectly legal."
Notably, the D.A.'s version omits that there was no evidence or report of a crime committed on that day. The call to 9-1-1, aforementioned, underscores that a crime was not in progress and none had been committed, all predicates for a citizen's arrest, under Georgia Law.
Did the few minutes Arbery spent on the open lot amount to criminal trespass, a misdemeanor? It honestly doesn't appear so.
Police reports have it that the McMichaels, prompted by calls from a neighbor that a suspect in neighborhood burglaries had been spotted, grabbed a long gun and a .357 Magnum handgun and got into their pickup. (I'm shooting a Smith & Wesson 686P .357 4″ in the pic. It'll drop a bear.)
Police further detail how the men in the truck chased Ahmaud Arbery and attempted to "cut him off," while the runner dodged around them and tried to sprint away. Eventually, the McMichaels got ahead of Arbery and positioned their truck to block his path. The deadly confrontation ensued.
At 17 minutes and 41 seconds into one of his interminably long broadcasts, Stefan Molyneux asserts – for he fails to argue this aspect of his case – that Ahmaud Arbery wrestled with his killer "in order to kill Travis and Greg McMichael. That's why you take people's guns," asserted Molyneux.
Molyneux's logic is manifestly faulty. Never presume to know what's in the head of another. There is more than one reason for attempting to remove another's rifle in a scuffle. Given the detailed police report on the hunter-prey dynamic that might have developed while he was being chased and cornered, Arbery's lunge for the long gun could have been the consequence of situational panic.
Much more astute about the deadly confluence of events that led to an unnecessary death are my regular Gab readers:
"Ilana, you may count me as one of your biggest fans but you've got to know that Arbery was not shot as punishment [for trespassing]. He was shot because he punched a man and tried to take his weapon. Running directly into an armed person made a bad outcome more likely, but I doubt it was intentional. … [Nor] does [it look] like the killing was premeditated. It happened so quickly when the paths of these people collided and the struggle ensued."
"Not premeditated," but unnecessary, as the evidence suggests.


I (used to) love L.A.!

An unelected public health official sent shock waves through Los Angeles this week when she announced that she would continue her Department of Public Health stay-at-home orders through the summer .
The announcement went viral across millions of Angeleno cellphones .
I received the link about 10 times .
Even friends who had been supportive of the lockdown were now expressing surprise and concern .
Soon thereafter , the Hollywood Bowl announced that it was canceling its outdoor concert series for the first time in 93 years .
The announcement came at the same time the county was finally opening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state to do so .
But , sitting or lying on a Los Angeles County beach , even by yourself , is prohibited .
You are required to wear a mask while on the beach ( be careful about awkward tan lines ) , but the order makes clear you are permitted to remove it before going in the water ( probably wise ) .
Still prohibited is biking on the beach paths , with or without a mask ( I guess because bikes cross paths with each other for a split @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though traditionally played on the beach with just two on a team .
The county also finally opened its parks and hiking trails , which had been closed for almost two months , despite the fact that New York City , the epicenter of the pandemic , never closed its parks .
The announcement comes a week after the Department announced its first `` reopening '' of the county for business .
Local news channels feigned excitement : `` Los Angeles reopens , news at 11 ! ''
But this `` Phase I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toy , book , clothing , music and sporting goods stores , and only for curbside pickup .
So much for a `` reopening . ''
I had a sense our leaders were out of touch , but I did not realize the extent .
We now buy our books on something called the `` internet '' through a `` website '' called `` Amazon , '' or simply download them to a tablet .
Music stores went out of business long ago due to Amazon and something called `` streaming . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ goods on Amazon also .
Now , opening clothing stores would be nice since we like to browse the latest styles and try them on for size and fit before buying .
But the state and county are not permitting us to go into the store .
Rather , we must call ahead to order the item , and then pick it up `` curbside . ''
That is not helpful .
That is what the internet is for .
Even to open up for the limited purpose of curbside pickup , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reopening Protocol '' which must be met in order to reopen .
This includes over 30 itemized requirements , under headings such as , `` Workplace Policies and Practices to Protect Employee Health , '' `` Measures to Ensure Social Distancing , '' `` Measures for Infection Control , '' `` Measures that Communicate to the Public , '' and `` Measures that Ensure Equitable Access to Critical Services . ''
In the meantime , left shuttered by these orders are retail establishments we truly would like to visit , such as restaurants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , car washes and health clubs .
The announcement also came soon after L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced he would put to use shuttered hotels to house the homeless in 2,400 hotel rooms , and the Troubadour , L.A. 's most iconic nightclub , announced it likely will never reopen .
The clubs of the Sunset Strip are shuttered with no opening date in sight .
Garcetti is likely now eyeing the them for additional homeless shelters .
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Her name is Dr. Barbara Ferrer .
According to her biography , she is a philanthropic strategist , educational leader and community advocate .
She works `` to improve population outcomes through efforts that build health and education equity . ''
She served as the chief strategy officer for the W.K .
Kellogg Foundation , focusing on things like `` Family Economic Security , '' `` Racial Equity '' and `` Community Engagement . ''
She also worked as the executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in health outcomes '' and secured federal , state and local funding for `` community-based programs . ''
Ferrer has a Ph.D. in Social Welfare from Brandeis University , and a Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies from the University of California , Santa Cruz .
At the L.A. County Department of Public Health she proudly states she is `` committed to reducing health disparities . ''
These are excellent credentials to teach at a liberal university , but not so good to be given the keys to the largest county by GDP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States .
Yet , she in fact holds those keys , having been the one to issue the stay at home order and who alone holds the power to revoke it , or not .
Yes , we are truly now living in La La Land .

An unelected public health official sent shock waves through Los Angeles this week when she announced that she would continue her Department of Public Health stay-at-home orders through the summer. The announcement went viral across millions of Angeleno cellphones. I received the link about 10 times. Even friends who had been supportive of the lockdown were now expressing surprise and concern. Soon thereafter, the Hollywood Bowl announced that it was canceling its outdoor concert series for the first time in 93 years.
The announcement came at the same time the county was finally opening its beaches, the last county in the state to do so. But, sitting or lying on a Los Angeles County beach, even by yourself, is prohibited. You are required to wear a mask while on the beach (be careful about awkward tan lines), but the order makes clear you are permitted to remove it before going in the water (probably wise). Still prohibited is biking on the beach paths, with or without a mask (I guess because bikes cross paths with each other for a split second), and volleyball, even though traditionally played on the beach with just two on a team. The county also finally opened its parks and hiking trails, which had been closed for almost two months, despite the fact that New York City, the epicenter of the pandemic, never closed its parks.
The announcement comes a week after the Department announced its first "reopening" of the county for business. Local news channels feigned excitement: "Los Angeles reopens, news at 11!" But this "Phase I" reopening only applied to florists, toy, book, clothing, music and sporting goods stores, and only for curbside pickup. So much for a "reopening." I had a sense our leaders were out of touch, but I did not realize the extent. We now buy our books on something called the "internet" through a "website" called "Amazon," or simply download them to a tablet. Music stores went out of business long ago due to Amazon and something called "streaming." We usually buy our toys and sporting goods on Amazon also. Now, opening clothing stores would be nice since we like to browse the latest styles and try them on for size and fit before buying. But the state and county are not permitting us to go into the store. Rather, we must call ahead to order the item, and then pick it up "curbside." That is not helpful. That is what the internet is for.
Even to open up for the limited purpose of curbside pickup, the Department of Public Health issued a "Reopening Protocol" which must be met in order to reopen. This includes over 30 itemized requirements, under headings such as, "Workplace Policies and Practices to Protect Employee Health," "Measures to Ensure Social Distancing," "Measures for Infection Control," "Measures that Communicate to the Public," and "Measures that Ensure Equitable Access to Critical Services." In the meantime, left shuttered by these orders are retail establishments we truly would like to visit, such as restaurants, bars, hair and nail salons, car washes and health clubs.
The announcement also came soon after L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced he would put to use shuttered hotels to house the homeless in 2,400 hotel rooms, and the Troubadour, L.A.'s most iconic nightclub, announced it likely will never reopen. The clubs of the Sunset Strip are shuttered with no opening date in sight. Garcetti is likely now eyeing the them for additional homeless shelters.
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So, who is this unelected county health official? Her name is Dr. Barbara Ferrer. According to her biography, she is a philanthropic strategist, educational leader and community advocate. She works "to improve population outcomes through efforts that build health and education equity." She served as the chief strategy officer for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, focusing on things like "Family Economic Security," "Racial Equity" and "Community Engagement." She also worked as the executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission where she worked to "address inequities in health outcomes" and secured federal, state and local funding for "community-based programs." Ferrer has a Ph.D. in Social Welfare from Brandeis University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz. At the L.A. County Department of Public Health she proudly states she is "committed to reducing health disparities."
These are excellent credentials to teach at a liberal university, but not so good to be given the keys to the largest county by GDP ($710 billion) in the United States. Yet, she in fact holds those keys, having been the one to issue the stay at home order and who alone holds the power to revoke it, or not. Yes, we are truly now living in La La Land.


wnd--2020-05-14--Fauci vs. Trump – who's right?

Fauci vs. Trump – who's right?

`` We have met the moment and we have prevailed , '' said President Donald Trump Monday , as he supported the opening of the U.S. economy before the shutdown plunges us into a deep and lasting depression .
Tuesday , Dr. Anthony S. Fauci , the nation 's leading expert on infectious diseases , made clear to a Senate committee his contradictory views .
`` If states reopen their economies too soon , there is a real risk that you may trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control , '' said Fauci .
`` My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks of the disease ( and ) the inevitable return of infections . ''
Fauci is talking of the real possibility of a second and even more severe wave of the pandemic this summer and fall , if we open too soon .
There is evidence to justify the fears of Fauci and Dr. Robert Redfield of the Centers for Disease Control , who told the same Senate committee , `` We are not out of the woods yet . ''
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The Washington Post daily graph of new deaths nationally has been showing a curve sloping downward for a month from April 's more than 2,000 a day .
On no day yet this week did the U.S. record 2,000 dead from the virus .
On some days , there were fewer than 1,000 .
The graph for new coronavirus cases , which was showing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is now closer to 25,000 .
Also , hospitalizations and ICU occupancies are not as high as they were .
Hospitals put up in Central Park and the Javits Center seem not to have been needed .
There was and is no shortage of ventilators .
The Navy hospital ships Comfort and Mercy are returning to their home ports .
Also , not all states are suffering equally , nor are all communities in the hardest-hit states .
There have been three times as many COVID-19 cases in New Jersey as in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraction of the size and has a fraction of the population of Texas .
There are twice as many cases in Massachusetts as in Florida , the nation 's third-most populous state with one of its highest percentages of retirees and elderly .
There have been five times as many cases in New York as in California .
It is the nursing homes filled with the elderly and ill that have proven to be the real killing fields of this virus .
According to The New York Times , one-third of all deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff of nursing homes .
Beyond these are the meatpacking plants and the prisons where social distancing is almost nonexistent .
Moreover , while Fauci and Redfield are specialists in epidemics , Trump 's portfolio goes far beyond that .
He is chief of state , head of government and commander in chief , responsible for the security and defense of the nation .
His portfolio is broader and deeper than those of Fauci and Redfield .
In the first hours of the Normandy invasion , Gen. Eisenhower must have been rightly alarmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beach .
But he also had to concern himself with the failure to capture the Port of Caen to bring ashore the armor to stop any German counterattack that might turn D-Day into another Anzio .
Ike could not worry about casualties alone .
According to The Washington Post , economists already project that 100,000 small businesses have shuttered , never to reopen .
`` ( D ) eeper and longer recessions can leave behind lasting damage to the productive capacity of the economy , '' warned Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business insolvencies can weigh on growth for years to come . ''
Ultimately , Fauci is not `` The Decider '' here .
Trump is .
It is he who is accountable to the nation for weighing the losses , both human and material , due to his decisions .
Fauci may be the best at what he does , but he is still only an adviser .
As John F. Kennedy said after the Bay of Pigs , it is the president who ultimately bears responsibility for what he does and fails @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may move on to new advice . ''
Believing he can do no more than his White House is now doing to contain the incidence of cases , hospitalizations and deaths , Trump has decided his primary job is to prevent the nation from a catastrophic economic collapse from which it might take years to recover .
The country is slowly moving in Trump 's direction , slowly opening .
And he will be responsible for whether the policy succeeds or opens the floodgates to a second and worse wave , should it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation : `` I mean to keep going .
If the end brings me out all right , then what is said against me wo n't matter .
If I 'm wrong , ten angels swearing I was right wo n't make a difference . ''

"We have met the moment and we have prevailed," said President Donald Trump Monday, as he supported the opening of the U.S. economy before the shutdown plunges us into a deep and lasting depression.
Tuesday, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation's leading expert on infectious diseases, made clear to a Senate committee his contradictory views.
"If states reopen their economies too soon, there is a real risk that you may trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control," said Fauci. "My concern is that we will start to see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks of the disease (and) the inevitable return of infections."
Fauci is talking of the real possibility of a second and even more severe wave of the pandemic this summer and fall, if we open too soon.
There is evidence to justify the fears of Fauci and Dr. Robert Redfield of the Centers for Disease Control, who told the same Senate committee, "We are not out of the woods yet."
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Yet, there is a case to be made for the risks that Trump and red-state governors are taking in opening up sooner.
The Washington Post daily graph of new deaths nationally has been showing a curve sloping downward for a month from April's more than 2,000 a day. On no day yet this week did the U.S. record 2,000 dead from the virus. On some days, there were fewer than 1,000.
The graph for new coronavirus cases, which was showing more than 30,000 a day in April, is now closer to 25,000.
Also, hospitalizations and ICU occupancies are not as high as they were. Hospitals put up in Central Park and the Javits Center seem not to have been needed. There was and is no shortage of ventilators. The Navy hospital ships Comfort and Mercy are returning to their home ports.
Also, not all states are suffering equally, nor are all communities in the hardest-hit states. There have been three times as many COVID-19 cases in New Jersey as in Texas, though New Jersey is a fraction of the size and has a fraction of the population of Texas.
There are twice as many cases in Massachusetts as in Florida, the nation's third-most populous state with one of its highest percentages of retirees and elderly. There have been five times as many cases in New York as in California.
It is the nursing homes filled with the elderly and ill that have proven to be the real killing fields of this virus. According to The New York Times, one-third of all deaths from COVID-19 have come among residents and staff of nursing homes. Beyond these are the meatpacking plants and the prisons where social distancing is almost nonexistent.
Moreover, while Fauci and Redfield are specialists in epidemics, Trump's portfolio goes far beyond that.
He is chief of state, head of government and commander in chief, responsible for the security and defense of the nation. His portfolio is broader and deeper than those of Fauci and Redfield.
In the first hours of the Normandy invasion, Gen. Eisenhower must have been rightly alarmed about the high U.S. casualties on Omaha Beach. But he also had to concern himself with the failure to capture the Port of Caen to bring ashore the armor to stop any German counterattack that might turn D-Day into another Anzio.
Ike could not worry about casualties alone.
According to The Washington Post, economists already project that 100,000 small businesses have shuttered, never to reopen.
"(D)eeper and longer recessions can leave behind lasting damage to the productive capacity of the economy," warned Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday. "Avoidable household and business insolvencies can weigh on growth for years to come."
Ultimately, Fauci is not "The Decider" here. Trump is.
It is he who is accountable to the nation for weighing the losses, both human and material, due to his decisions.
Fauci may be the best at what he does, but he is still only an adviser. As John F. Kennedy said after the Bay of Pigs, it is the president who ultimately bears responsibility for what he does and fails to do, while "the advisers may move on to new advice."
Believing he can do no more than his White House is now doing to contain the incidence of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, Trump has decided his primary job is to prevent the nation from a catastrophic economic collapse from which it might take years to recover.
The country is slowly moving in Trump's direction, slowly opening. And he will be responsible for whether the policy succeeds or opens the floodgates to a second and worse wave, should it come.
As Abraham Lincoln put his situation: "I mean to keep going. If the end brings me out all right, then what is said against me won't matter. If I'm wrong, ten angels swearing I was right won't make a difference."