thelibertydaily--2020-04-22--‘Real Housewives’ Actress Apologizes for Saying Chi-Com Virus is ‘God’s Way of Thinning the Herd’ Af

‘Real Housewives’ Actress Apologizes for Saying Chi-Com Virus is ‘God’s Way of Thinning the Herd’ After Fan Backlash

KELLY Dodd issued a “ public apology ” after she received mass backlash for saying that the coronavirus pandemic is “ God 's way of thinning the herd.
” The Real Housewives of Orange County star , 44 , claimed her controversial comments about the COVID-19 crisis were taken the wrong way .
After outraged fans slammed the TV personality , she told her Instagram followers : “ I want to give a public apology .
“ When I wrote that it was God 's way of thinning the herd , that 's not what I meant .
What I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because it 's God way ?
`` I 'm not God .
I 'm not insensitive .
I feel bad for all of the families that have lost loved ones .
I do think we should all stay home and protect everybody .
“ That 's not what I meant , and I want to apologize to anyone who got offended .
Okay ?
I ’ m sorry , ” she said .
The mom-of-one doubled down on her sorry plea and continued : “ So for anybody who felt offended by my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am just asking a question .
“ Is it God 's way of thinning the herd ?
I do n't know .
I just feel bad and my choice of words were stupid , and I hope you guys can all forgive me for saying something so ridiculous and so stupid .
“ So again , please accept my apology and I feel bad for everybody that has lost loved ones .
“ And I hope that everybody is safe and protects themselves against this pandemic , ” she concluded in her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joined the cast of RHOC in 2016 - made the original comments after she was blasted by fans for flying to visit her fiancé Rick Leventhal despite restrictions due to the global health crisis .
The Bravo star was called out for traveling from New York to California - something she documented on her Instagram - amid strict quarantine guidelines .
`` If it 's dangerous why are the airlines still flying ?
You think I want to fly ?
I had to get back , how is that elitist ?
People are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She fired back to a commenter .
Kelly - who has been tested twice for coronavirus - also claimed even if she did get the virus , she would n't lose her life because of it .
She continued : “ Even if I got it I won ’ t die from it !
!
Do you know how many people died from the H1N1 , the swine flu or SARS ?
`` It 's 25 % get your facts straight you are only hearing numbers not the reality !
It 's God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ If you are vulnerable or compromised stay inside .
If you do n't protect others by wearing masks and gloves keep your distance and do n't go out if you are ill !
It 's common sense !
” The mom-of-one was branded `` vile '' and `` despicable '' after her comments began circulating on social media .
One Reddit user said : `` What a vile , disgusting thing to say.
” Another added : `` To say this and let all her followers see is despicable and she should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a story for The US Sun team ?
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KELLY Dodd issued a “public apology” after she received mass backlash for saying that the coronavirus pandemic is “God's way of thinning the herd.”
The Real Housewives of Orange County star, 44, claimed her controversial comments about the COVID-19 crisis were taken the wrong way.
9 Kelly apologized to her followers after her controversial comments Credit: Instagram
9 The RHOC star said coronavirus was "God's way of thinning the herd" Credit: Instagram
9 She sparked outrage with her "vile" remarks on Instagram Credit: Instagram
After outraged fans slammed the TV personality, she told her Instagram followers: “I want to give a public apology.
“When I wrote that it was God's way of thinning the herd, that's not what I meant. What I meant was, do these pandemics happen because it's God way?
"I'm not God. I'm not insensitive. I feel bad for all of the families that have lost loved ones. I do think we should all stay home and protect everybody.
“That's not what I meant, and I want to apologize to anyone who got offended. Okay? I’m sorry,” she said.
9 Kelly made the remarks while defending her decision to travel from CA to NY Credit: Instagram
9 She flew to NY from OC to see her fiancé Rick Credit: Instagram
The mom-of-one doubled down on her sorry plea and continued: “So for anybody who felt offended by my stupid writing of God thinning the herd… I am just asking a question.
“Is it God's way of thinning the herd? I don't know. I just feel bad and my choice of words were stupid, and I hope you guys can all forgive me for saying something so ridiculous and so stupid.
“So again, please accept my apology and I feel bad for everybody that has lost loved ones.
“And I hope that everybody is safe and protects themselves against this pandemic,” she concluded in her lengthy video message.
9 The Housewives star joined RHOC in 2016 Credit: Getty - Contributor
9 She became a full-time Bravo cast member in season 11 Credit: Getty - Contributor
Kelly - who joined the cast of RHOC in 2016 - made the original comments after she was blasted by fans for flying to visit her fiancé Rick Leventhal despite restrictions due to the global health crisis.
The Bravo star was called out for traveling from New York to California - something she documented on her Instagram - amid strict quarantine guidelines.
"If it's dangerous why are the airlines still flying? You think I want to fly? I had to get back, how is that elitist? People are so judgmental it's sick!” She fired back to a commenter.
Kelly - who has been tested twice for coronavirus - also claimed even if she did get the virus, she wouldn't lose her life because of it.
9 The Bravo star filmed herself getting tested for coronavirus
9 Kelly has taken the COVID-19 test twice Credit: Instagram
She continued: “Even if I got it I won’t die from it !! Do you know how many people died from the H1N1, the swine flu or SARS?
"It's 25% get your facts straight you are only hearing numbers not the reality! It's God's way of thinning the herd!
“If you are vulnerable or compromised stay inside. If you don't protect others by wearing masks and gloves keep your distance and don't go out if you are ill! It's common sense!”
The mom-of-one was branded "vile" and "despicable" after her comments began circulating on social media.
One Reddit user said: "What a vile, disgusting thing to say.”
Another added: "To say this and let all her followers see is despicable and she should be ashamed."
Kelly Dodd slammed as 'selfish mom' for leaving daughter, 13, in CA to see fiance in NY during coronavirus crisis
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thelibertydaily--2020-04-22--Globalists’ Dream: CDC Director Warns of Second Wave of Chi-Com Virus Next Winter in MORE Devastatin

Globalists’ Dream: CDC Director Warns of Second Wave of Chi-Com Virus Next Winter in MORE Devastating Form, Blasts ‘Unhelpful’ Protests Against Tyranny

THE director of the Centers for Disease Control has announced that a second wave of coronavirus next winter could pose an `` even more difficult '' challenge .
Speaking on Tuesday , Robert Redfield warned that the next wave , an `` assault on our nation , '' could be `` even more difficult than the one we just went through . ''
Redfield , speaking to the Washington Post , added , `` And when I 've said this to others , they kind of put their head back , they do n't understand what I mean . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ outbreak is beginning to taper off , as hospitalization rates and other indicators have started to reduce .
But authorities have warned of the need to prepare for a probable resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the months ahead - particularly in the winter , when it will combine with flu season .
Redfield added : `` We 're going to have the flu epidemic and the coronavirus epidemic at the same time . ''
This combination , he said , would put a greater strain on the nations healthcare system than the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic in the United States had resulted in more than 820,000 cases , causing more than 45,000 deaths .
Due to the number of tests available and methods of counting the dead , some have theorized that these numbers could be much higher .
Redfield admitted that public health authorities must vastly ramp up their testing system to identify those who are infected and to locate their close personal interactions through contact tracing .
He also addressed President Trump 's calls to liberate states , saying they were `` not helpful .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ took to the streets of Alabama , Missouri and North Carolina , demanding their states reopen for business .
But health experts have continued to stress the stay-at-home orders are still necessary to save lives while the virus is still prominent in society .
Redfield and other public health authorities credit drastic stay-at-home orders and widespread business and school closings across the country for slowing the spread of infections .
However , such restrictions have also stifled American commerce while throwing at least 22 million people out of work over the past four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to build a nationwide contact tracing network , some 300,000 personnel may be required .
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SECOND WAVE CDC Director warns coronavirus could return next winter in MORE devastating form as he blasts ‘unhelpful’ protests
THE director of the Centers for Disease Control has announced that a second wave of coronavirus next winter could pose an "even more difficult" challenge.
Speaking on Tuesday, Robert Redfield warned that the next wave, an "assault on our nation," could be "even more difficult than the one we just went through."
4 Robert Redfield, the director of the CDC, warned that the next wave could be 'even more difficult than the one we just went through' Credit: Alamy Live News
4 Redfield also said that President Trump's recent calls for governors to liberate states were 'not helpful' Credit: Reuters
Redfield, speaking to the Washington Post, added, "And when I've said this to others, they kind of put their head back, they don't understand what I mean."
Recent results have shown that the current outbreak is beginning to taper off, as hospitalization rates and other indicators have started to reduce.
But authorities have warned of the need to prepare for a probable resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the months ahead - particularly in the winter, when it will combine with flu season.
Redfield added: "We're going to have the flu epidemic and the coronavirus epidemic at the same time."
This combination, he said, would put a greater strain on the nations healthcare system than the first outbreak.
RAMPING UP TESTING
As of Tuesday, the coronavirus pandemic in the United States had resulted in more than 820,000 cases, causing more than 45,000 deaths.
Due to the number of tests available and methods of counting the dead, some have theorized that these numbers could be much higher.
Redfield admitted that public health authorities must vastly ramp up their testing system to identify those who are infected and to locate their close personal interactions through contact tracing.
He also addressed President Trump's calls to liberate states, saying they were "not helpful."
On Tuesday, thousands of protestors took to the streets of Alabama, Missouri and North Carolina, demanding their states reopen for business.
But health experts have continued to stress the stay-at-home orders are still necessary to save lives while the virus is still prominent in society.
Redfield and other public health authorities credit drastic stay-at-home orders and widespread business and school closings across the country for slowing the spread of infections.
However, such restrictions have also stifled American commerce while throwing at least 22 million people out of work over the past four weeks.
Some have estimated that in order to build a nationwide contact tracing network, some 300,000 personnel may be required.
4 Thousands of protestors took to the streets of Alabama, Missouri and North Carolina to demand their states reopen for business Credit: AFP or licensors
4 Public health authorities credit drastic stay-at-home orders and widespread business and school closings across the country for slowing the spread of infections Credit: Reuters
Gun-wielding protesters march against lockdowns in Pennsylvania as Kentucky sees virus spike after demos
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thelibertydaily--2020-04-22--Mom Reveals How to Make Sausage ‘McMuffin’ From Home in Just a Few Short Steps

MISSING your McDonald 's breakfast fix in lockdown ?
Then fear not - because we might have found just the thing to fix the McMuffin hole left in our lives .
That 's right , one savvy McDonald 's superfan has revealed how we can make our own at home in just a few short steps .
⚠ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Posting on her TikTok channel Leanne Loves Cooking , the mum started by mashing 500g of sausage meat and seasoning it with sage , thyme , onion powder , garlic powder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After adding Marmite , she then crushed the sausage mix into six thin , even patties .
Once this was completed , the mum put her egg in the microwave for 40 seconds - making sure to check it every 10 - to give it that solid texture that 's harder to achieve in a frying pan .
Next , she fried the sausage patties until they were cooked on both sides before assembling the breakfast sandwich with muffins and cheese slices she 'd bought from the supermarket .
Proudly showing off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All done and ready to eat ! ''
And let 's just say , this could easily pass for the real thing in store .
Leanne 's video has proved a hit with other users - with one commenting : `` These are the best ones I 've seen ! ''
And just in case you were n't already desperate to try some McDonald's-inspired home cooking , these TikTok stars revealed how you can make cheese melt dippers using just four ingredients .
For more cooking inspiration , this woman claimed CORNFLAKES are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ chicken at home .
And this amateur baker revealed how to make honeycomb in lockdown using just three ingredients .
Plus this McDonald ’ s fan showed how you can make fries at home in a few short steps & they look amazing .

5
MISSING your McDonald's breakfast fix in lockdown? Then fear not - because we might have found just the thing to fix the McMuffin hole left in our lives.
That's right, one savvy McDonald's superfan has revealed how we can make our own at home in just a few short steps.
⚠ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates
5 Leanne's take on the 'McMuffin' could easily pass for the real deal Credit: TikTok
Posting on her TikTok channel Leanne Loves Cooking, the mum started by mashing 500g of sausage meat and seasoning it with sage, thyme, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper and a sprinkling of sugar.
After adding Marmite, she then crushed the sausage mix into six thin, even patties.
Once this was completed, the mum put her egg in the microwave for 40 seconds - making sure to check it every 10 - to give it that solid texture that's harder to achieve in a frying pan.
Next, she fried the sausage patties until they were cooked on both sides before assembling the breakfast sandwich with muffins and cheese slices she'd bought from the supermarket.
5 Leanne's seasoned the sausage meat with sage, thyme, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper and sugar Credit: TikTok
5 She then divided it into six even, thin patties Credit: TikTok
5 The mum microwaved the egg to stop the yolk from breaking Credit: TikTok
How to make the sausage McMuffin: Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon sage, 1/2 teaspoon thyme, one teaspoon onion powder, one teaspoon garlic powder, one teaspoon black pepper, 3/4 teaspoon sugar, tablespoon of marmite, 500g sausage meat, egg, muffins, cheese Mash the sausage meat in a large bowl and season
Make six thin and even patties out of the sausage meat
Microwave the egg for 40 seconds - checking on it at 10 second intervals
Fry the patties until they're cooked on both sides
Place the patties in between two muffin slices and add the cheese and egg on top
Proudly showing off the results, Leanne said: "All done and ready to eat!"
And let's just say, this could easily pass for the real thing in store.
Leanne's video has proved a hit with other users - with one commenting: "These are the best ones I've seen!"
And just in case you weren't already desperate to try some McDonald's-inspired home cooking, these TikTok stars revealed how you can make cheese melt dippers using just four ingredients.
For more cooking inspiration, this woman claimed CORNFLAKES are the key to getting perfect ‘KFC’ chicken at home.
And this amateur baker revealed how to make honeycomb in lockdown using just three ingredients.
Plus this McDonald’s fan showed how you can make fries at home in a few short steps & they look amazing.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-22--Fascist Fauci Resurfaces – NIH Panel Recommends Against Hydroxychloroquine Treatment, Despite Numero

Fascist Fauci Resurfaces – NIH Panel Recommends Against Hydroxychloroquine Treatment, Despite Numerous Doctor Testimonies

Ever since the COVID-19 effort shifted focus toward re-opening the U.S. economy , National Institute of Health ( NIH ) Allergy and Infectious Disease , Director Anthony Fauci has been less visible .
This step-back allows Dr. Fauci to better position himself for maximum political damage when the operatives deploy Fauci as an expert antagonist who recommended against re-opening ; which frames the soon-to-be deployed ‘ dangerous Trump ‘ narrative .
This political plan is helped by the virus having a greater negative impact on minorities .
Thus the DNC media shall proclaim dangerous Trump attempting to kill black people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and with Fauci ’ s crew working on the Bill Gates objective for global COVID-19 vaccinations ; the NIH today recommends against any treatment for the coronavirus using a hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin cocktail .
“ The combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin was associated with QTc prolongation in patients with COVID-19 , ” the panel said .
The recommendation against their combined use would seem to fly in the face of comments made by President Trump suggesting the combination might be helpful .
( read more ) Hydroxychloroquine by itself as a prophylaxis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ combination with other drugs , specifically axithromycin , that leads to the current recommendation against use .
That said , the NIH connection to Bill Gates and the ultimately preferred vaccination could likely be influencing the recommendations .
You decide .

Ever since the COVID-19 effort shifted focus toward re-opening the U.S. economy, National Institute of Health (NIH) Allergy and Infectious Disease, Director Anthony Fauci has been less visible.
This step-back allows Dr. Fauci to better position himself for maximum political damage when the operatives deploy Fauci as an expert antagonist who recommended against re-opening; which frames the soon-to-be deployed ‘dangerous Trump‘ narrative.
This political plan is helped by the virus having a greater negative impact on minorities. Thus the DNC media shall proclaim dangerous Trump attempting to kill black people.
However, in the background; and with Fauci’s crew working on the Bill Gates objective for global COVID-19 vaccinations; the NIH today recommends against any treatment for the coronavirus using a hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin cocktail.
(VIA NPR) A panel of experts convened by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases recommends against doctors using a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for the treatment of COVID-19 patients because of potential toxicities.
“The combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin was associated with QTc prolongation in patients with COVID-19,” the panel said. QTc prolongation increases the risk of sudden cardiac death. The recommendation against their combined use would seem to fly in the face of comments made by President Trump suggesting the combination might be helpful. (read more)
Hydroxychloroquine by itself as a prophylaxis, is not discussed. It is the combination with other drugs, specifically axithromycin, that leads to the current recommendation against use. That said, the NIH connection to Bill Gates and the ultimately preferred vaccination could likely be influencing the recommendations. You decide.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-22--Rx For Plunging Oil Prices? Take Economy Out Of Quarantine, ASAP

Global oil prices crash through the floor , imperiling a major industry and millions of jobs .
Time for government action to fix the problem with a bundle of cash and handouts ?
Nope .
We have a better idea .
Restart the U.S. economy and put an end to the quarantine economy as soon as possible .
Monday ’ s oil news that near-term oil contracts had fallen below zero was frightening .
Essentially , the markets told those holding short-term oil contracts they would have to pay someone to take their oil .
It ’ s not even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s what oil traders call “ contango.
” That ’ s a fancy term for when a good ’ s near-term price is lower than the market price expected down the road .
As of Tuesday , the May contract price for a barrel of oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange was $ 9.06 , after briefly going negative on Monday .
But the picture changes when flashing forward to look at monthly futures prices : investors expect the price to rise to $ 13.12 a barrel in June , $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ August , and $ 24.87 in September.
, Right now , contango is a serious problem .
No oil company , with its enormous capital and labor costs , can make money with oil prices in the low double digits .
Many small- and mid-sized firms will just go under .
It ’ s tempting , given the current bailout environment , to add the oil industry to the list of those getting aid .
But apart from extending help to oil workers who may lose jobs and hit hard times , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bail out big producers .
No , we ’ re not anti-oil .
Far from it .
Oil producers , by creating the basic energy source for the industrial revolution to today ’ s information economy , and by heating our homes and fueling our cars , have given the West the greatest standard of living in history .
But more bailouts with the economy closed will do nothing but add to our already enormous $ 24 trillion national debt .
That only puts a patch on a very bald tire .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or other financial palliatives will raise oil prices .
It was government error that got us into this mess .
The current plunge in demand is entirely self-inflicted .
As we saw Monday , the “ deal ” between Russia and Saudi-led OPEC to slash crude output is not a solution either , at least in the long run .
Once both see other OPEC members cheating on their quotas , they will too .
That ’ s how OPEC works .
Besides , Monday ’ s deal to cut output , brokered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only for a few months .
In the meantime , while lower prices are great for U.S. consumers , they ’ ll hit U.S. producers hard .
That includes the 10 million American workers whose jobs depend on the oil industry .
There ’ s a lot at stake .
“ The United States has become the world ’ s largest crude oil and natural gas producer , ” noted Merrill Matthews of the Institute for Policy Innovation in The Hill .
“ Thanks to the fracking boom , oil production increased from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mid-2000s to more than 13 million barrels a day last January.
” Understandably , that ’ s why Trump on Monday moved fast to express his support for the troubled oil industry .
“ We will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry down , ” Trump tweeted .
“ I have instructed the secretary of Energy and secretary of the Treasury to formulate a plan which will make funds available so that these very important companies and jobs will be secured long into the future !
” Fine words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t too much oil , or even low prices ; it ’ s that global economic demand has plunged with the onset of the COVID-19 crisis around the world .
Energy is the lifeblood of a thriving economy .
Instead of subsidizing and propping up the industry for a short time at a cost of billions , it would be better just to eliminate the cause of the problem : The shutdown .
We need to reopen the economy .
It was government error that got us into this mess .
Now we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sector and market-based price-setting .
“ The U.S. government ’ s ability to fundamentally change this situation are minimal , ” noted Raymond James oil analyst Pavel Molchanov in an interview with Politico .
“ The real problem is the fact that upwards of 20 % of global oil demand is currently offline , mainly due to the Covid-related lockdowns.
” Rather than shoveling more money into our giant bailout bonfire , or paying oil producers not to pump oil , which will leave a legacy of debt and little else , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you do that ?
End the lockdown .
Hook the economy back up .
Send people back to their jobs .
With people going back to work and businesses opening again , our demand-side problems go away .
Despite the oil industry ’ s current problems , it will again thrive and prices will rise to levels that will let well-run oil companies stay in business .
Trump seems to be leaning in that direction .
Not only is he prodding state governors to start re-opening their economies , he ’ s also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to put some wind in the economy ’ s sails as we resume speed .
He ’ ll never get credit for it , but it ’ s smart policy .
The longer we stay closed , the more damage is done .
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard recently suggested that unemployment could hit Depression-era levels of 30 % if the shutdown stays in place .
Is that really what we want ?
The nation ’ s 30 million small businesses are struggling .
Responsible , mid-range estimates put losses from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of GDP , annualized .
That ’ s losses in the trillions in just two months .
Some estimates are even higher .
It isn ’ t just about GDP .
All the destroyed capital , lost industrial output and diminished crops will cost us dearly .
We ’ ll have production bottlenecks .
The longer we wait to open , the more probable an inflation surge later becomes .
Once again , our advice : Get the economy moving , stat .
Reopen .
We should stop twiddling our thumbs and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The sooner we open back up , the sooner we ’ ll be back on the road to recovery .

Global oil prices crash through the floor, imperiling a major industry and millions of jobs. Time for government action to fix the problem with a bundle of cash and handouts? Nope. We have a better idea. Restart the U.S. economy and put an end to the quarantine economy as soon as possible.
Monday’s oil news that near-term oil contracts had fallen below zero was frightening. Essentially, the markets told those holding short-term oil contracts they would have to pay someone to take their oil. It’s not even worth transportation and storage costs.
It’s what oil traders call “contango.” That’s a fancy term for when a good’s near-term price is lower than the market price expected down the road.
As of Tuesday, the May contract price for a barrel of oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange was $9.06, after briefly going negative on Monday. But the picture changes when flashing forward to look at monthly futures prices: investors expect the price to rise to $13.12 a barrel in June, $20.15 in July, $23.15 in August, and $24.87 in September.,
Right now, contango is a serious problem. No oil company, with its enormous capital and labor costs, can make money with oil prices in the low double digits. Many small- and mid-sized firms will just go under.
It’s tempting, given the current bailout environment, to add the oil industry to the list of those getting aid. But apart from extending help to oil workers who may lose jobs and hit hard times, it would be unwise and economically unsound to bail out big producers.
No, we’re not anti-oil. Far from it. Oil producers, by creating the basic energy source for the industrial revolution to today’s information economy, and by heating our homes and fueling our cars, have given the West the greatest standard of living in history.
But more bailouts with the economy closed will do nothing but add to our already enormous $24 trillion national debt. That only puts a patch on a very bald tire. And no amount of government bailouts, loans or other financial palliatives will raise oil prices. It was government error that got us into this mess. The current plunge in demand is entirely self-inflicted.
As we saw Monday, the “deal” between Russia and Saudi-led OPEC to slash crude output is not a solution either, at least in the long run. Once both see other OPEC members cheating on their quotas, they will too. That’s how OPEC works.
Besides, Monday’s deal to cut output, brokered by President Donald Trump, does so only for a few months. In the meantime, while lower prices are great for U.S. consumers, they’ll hit U.S. producers hard. That includes the 10 million American workers whose jobs depend on the oil industry. There’s a lot at stake.
“The United States has become the world’s largest crude oil and natural gas producer,” noted Merrill Matthews of the Institute for Policy Innovation in The Hill. “Thanks to the fracking boom, oil production increased from about 5 million barrels a day in the mid-2000s to more than 13 million barrels a day last January.”
Understandably, that’s why Trump on Monday moved fast to express his support for the troubled oil industry.
“We will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry down,” Trump tweeted. “I have instructed the secretary of Energy and secretary of the Treasury to formulate a plan which will make funds available so that these very important companies and jobs will be secured long into the future!”
Fine words. But the real crisis isn’t too much oil, or even low prices; it’s that global economic demand has plunged with the onset of the COVID-19 crisis around the world.
Energy is the lifeblood of a thriving economy. Instead of subsidizing and propping up the industry for a short time at a cost of billions, it would be better just to eliminate the cause of the problem: The shutdown. We need to reopen the economy.
It was government error that got us into this mess. Now we need to return control to the private sector and market-based price-setting.
“The U.S. government’s ability to fundamentally change this situation are minimal,” noted Raymond James oil analyst Pavel Molchanov in an interview with Politico. “The real problem is the fact that upwards of 20% of global oil demand is currently offline, mainly due to the Covid-related lockdowns.”
Rather than shoveling more money into our giant bailout bonfire, or paying oil producers not to pump oil, which will leave a legacy of debt and little else, we need to boost demand.
How do you do that? End the lockdown. Hook the economy back up. Send people back to their jobs.
With people going back to work and businesses opening again, our demand-side problems go away. Despite the oil industry’s current problems, it will again thrive and prices will rise to levels that will let well-run oil companies stay in business.
There’s a word for that: It’s called “normal.”
Trump seems to be leaning in that direction. Not only is he prodding state governors to start re-opening their economies, he’s also pushing hard to roll back burdensome regulations to put some wind in the economy’s sails as we resume speed. He’ll never get credit for it, but it’s smart policy.
The longer we stay closed, the more damage is done. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard recently suggested that unemployment could hit Depression-era levels of 30% if the shutdown stays in place.
Is that really what we want?
The nation’s 30 million small businesses are struggling. Responsible, mid-range estimates put losses from a two-month shutdown at 6% to 9% of GDP, annualized. That’s losses in the trillions in just two months. Some estimates are even higher.
It isn’t just about GDP. All the destroyed capital, lost industrial output and diminished crops will cost us dearly. We’ll have production bottlenecks. The longer we wait to open, the more probable an inflation surge later becomes.
Once again, our advice: Get the economy moving, stat. Reopen. We should stop twiddling our thumbs and let the economy return to normal. The sooner we open back up, the sooner we’ll be back on the road to recovery.
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thelibertydaily--2020-04-22--It Begins: County in Washington State Votes Unanimously to Defy Democrat Governor Jay Inslee’s Uncon

It Begins: County in Washington State Votes Unanimously to Defy Democrat Governor Jay Inslee’s Unconstitutional Stay-at-Home Order

Washington Governor Jay Inslee ’ s draconian executive orders mandating business closures and stay-at-home status for all residents has been rejected by county commissioners in Franklin County .
The motion passed unanimously .
Now , the legal battles may or may not begin but in the immediate future , the county is official reopened for business .
“ I move that Franklin County end recognition of the governor ’ s stay at home emergency proclamation that is now deemed unconstitutional .
We support the reopening for all builders and small businesses that want to work , ” Commissioner Clint Didier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This opens the door for other counties and cities to oppose the order based on RCW 43.06.220 ( 4 ) , which limits the governor ’ s state-of-emergency powers to 30 days unless the state legislature passes an extension .
No order or orders concerning waiver or suspension of statutory obligations or limitations under subsection ( 2 ) of this section may continue for longer than thirty days unless extended by the legislature through concurrent resolution .
If the legislature is not in session , the waiver or suspension of statutory obligations or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the leadership of the senate and the house of representatives until the legislature can extend the waiver or suspension by concurrent resolution .
For purposes of this section , “ leadership of the senate and the house of representatives ” means the majority and minority leaders of the senate and the speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives .
Technically , this isn ’ t a decree to reopen the county .
Instead , it ’ s a declaration that the original order to shut down all non-essential activities has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer valid .
It is unlikely the Governor ’ s office could win a legal dispute as the law is very clear , but they could muddy the waters if they can get a judge to issue a temporary stay pending court resolution .
Even then , the spirit of the county ’ s rejection would still be in play unless the legislature acts .
The longer businesses are closed and people are out of work , the more dependent the populace will be on government .
But Americans generally don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a living safely .
That ’ s possible if these draconian measures are challenged .
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Join fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism .
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s draconian executive orders mandating business closures and stay-at-home status for all residents has been rejected by county commissioners in Franklin County. The motion passed unanimously. Now, the legal battles may or may not begin but in the immediate future, the county is official reopened for business.
“I move that Franklin County end recognition of the governor’s stay at home emergency proclamation that is now deemed unconstitutional. We support the reopening for all builders and small businesses that want to work,” Commissioner Clint Didier said during a meeting Tuesday morning.
This opens the door for other counties and cities to oppose the order based on RCW 43.06.220(4), which limits the governor’s state-of-emergency powers to 30 days unless the state legislature passes an extension.
No order or orders concerning waiver or suspension of statutory obligations or limitations under subsection (2) of this section may continue for longer than thirty days unless extended by the legislature through concurrent resolution. If the legislature is not in session, the waiver or suspension of statutory obligations or limitations may be extended in writing by the leadership of the senate and the house of representatives until the legislature can extend the waiver or suspension by concurrent resolution. For purposes of this section, “leadership of the senate and the house of representatives” means the majority and minority leaders of the senate and the speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives.
Technically, this isn’t a decree to reopen the county. Instead, it’s a declaration that the original order to shut down all non-essential activities has not been extended and is therefore no longer valid. It is unlikely the Governor’s office could win a legal dispute as the law is very clear, but they could muddy the waters if they can get a judge to issue a temporary stay pending court resolution. Even then, the spirit of the county’s rejection would still be in play unless the legislature acts.
The longer businesses are closed and people are out of work, the more dependent the populace will be on government. But Americans generally don’t want handouts. We want to make a living safely. That’s possible if these draconian measures are challenged.
Check out the future home of the NOQ Report Podcast.
Join fellow patriots as we form a grassroots movement to advance the cause of conservatism. The coronavirus crisis has prompted many, even some conservatives, to promote authoritarianism. It’s understandable to some extent now, but it must not be allowed to embed itself in American life. We currently have 8000+ patriots with us in a very short time. If you are interested, please join us to receive updates.
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thelibertydaily--2020-04-22--Party of Death: New York Democrats Issue Heartless “Do-Not-Resuscitate” Guideline for Cardiac Patien

Party of Death: New York Democrats Issue Heartless “Do-Not-Resuscitate” Guideline for Cardiac Patients

Cardiac arrest victims whose hearts can not be restarted at the ...

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New York state just issued a drastic new guideline urging emergency services workers not to bother trying to revive anyone without a pulse when they get to a scene, amid an overload of coronavirus patients.
While paramedics were previously told to spend up to 20 minutes trying to revive people found in cardiac arrest, the change is “necessary during the COVID-19 response to protect the health and safety of EMS providers by limiting their exposure, conserve resources, and ensure optimal use of equipment to save the greatest number of lives,’’ according to a state Health Department memo issued last week.
First responders were outraged over the move.
“They’re not giving people a second chance to live anymore,’’ Oren Barzilay, head of the city union whose members include uniformed EMTs and paramedics, fumed of state officials.
“Our job is to bring patients back to life. This guideline takes that away from us,” he said.
Earlier this month, the Regional Emergency Services Council of New York, which oversees the city’s ambulance service, issued a new guideline that said cardiac-arrest patients whose hearts can’t be restarted at the scene should no longer be taken to the hospital for further life-saving attempts.
City hospitals have been inundated with dying coronavirus patients to the point where there are frequently no ICU beds.
But under the regional council’s directive, emergency workers were still told to work on cardiac-arrest patients on scene for up to 20 minutes.
The new state Health Department guideline wipes out the 20-minute effort.
“Now you don’t get 20 minutes of CPR if you have no rhythm,” a veteran FDNY Emergency Medical Services worker told The Post, referring to cardiac-arrest patients who have no heartbeat when paramedics arrive. “They simply let you die.”
The paramedic acknowledged that only about three or four out of every 100 patients with no pulse — “a small percentage” — are actually brought back to life through CPR and other aggressive intervention such as drugs and hospitalization.
But “for those three or four people, it’s a big deal,” the worker said.
The FDNY swiftly issued a letter Friday, the day after the state’s recommendation, telling city emergency services workers that “the NYC 911 system will continue to maintain a higher level of care,” meaning attempted revivals at scenes would continue.
The state Health Department insists that its new guideline has been in use “in many areas of the US as well as other locations throughout the world” — even pre-COVID-19.
“These changes are based on standards widely agreed upon by the physician leaders of EMS Regional Medical Control Systems across NYS and the Medical Standards Committee of the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council,” a department rep told The Post in a statement.
Additional reporting by Susan Edelman


thelibertydaily--2020-04-23--Abigail Disney Slams Walt Disney Company over $1.5 Billion Executive Bonuses as It Furloughs Workers

Abigail Disney , an heiress to the Walt Disney legacy , slammed the Walt Disney Company for slashing workers ’ pay while dolling out massive executive bonuses in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic .
The world ’ s largest entertainment conglomerate announced this week that it was putting half its workforce on unpaid leave after shuttering its theme parks , hotels , and retail outlets in response to the coronavirus .
However , the company also decided not to alter its bonus schemes for high-paid executives .
While executive chairman of Disney Bob Iger and CEO Bob Chapek decided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they will continue reaping the benefits of their compensation packages in incentive and bonus plans .
Indeed , their annual salaries are only a small portion of their yearly compensation deals .
Abigail Disney found hypocrisy in the company ’ s move .
She took to Twitter with a long thread to excoriate the “ nice rhetoric ” that only served to disguise the “ pillaging and rampaging [ of workers ] by management.
” “ WHAT THE ACTUAL F*** ?
?
?
?
?
Look , dividends aren ’ t ALL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ income folks who rely on them .
But still 80 % of shares are owned by the wealthiest 10 % .
So that excuse only goes so far .
But the REAL outrage is , of course , those bonuses , ” she said .
“ All 1.5 billion of them .
1.5 BILLION .
That ’ d pay for three months salary to front line workers .
And its going to people who have already been collecting egregious bonuses for years.
” Last year Abigail Disney bashed CEO Iger for earning “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s ” pay .
Also last year , she was seen stumping for a “ wealth tax ” as a member of a George Soros-backed , left-wing activist group .
And in 2014 , she joined other anti-Jewish groups in calling for divestment in companies based in Israel .
In her Twitter rant , Disney noted that she is not a member of Disney ’ s management , but she is an heir : “ And I do carry this name with me everywhere .
And I have a conscience which makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by when I see abuses taking place with that name attached to them.
” See her Twitter thread below .

Abigail Disney, an heiress to the Walt Disney legacy, slammed the Walt Disney Company for slashing workers’ pay while doling out massive executive bonuses in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
The world’s largest entertainment conglomerate announced this week that it was putting half its workforce on unpaid leave after shuttering its theme parks, hotels, and retail outlets in response to the coronavirus.
However, the company also decided not to alter its bonus schemes for high-paid executives. While executive chairman of Disney Bob Iger and CEO Bob Chapek decided to waive their salaries during the crisis, they will continue reaping the benefits of their compensation packages in incentive and bonus plans. Indeed, their annual salaries are only a small portion of their yearly compensation deals.
Abigail Disney found hypocrisy in the company’s move. She took to Twitter with a long thread to excoriate the “nice rhetoric” that only served to disguise the “pillaging and rampaging [of workers] by management.”
“WHAT THE ACTUAL F***????? Look, dividends aren’t ALL bad, given the number of fixed income folks who rely on them. But still 80% of shares are owned by the wealthiest 10%. So that excuse only goes so far. But the REAL outrage is, of course, those bonuses,” she said. “All 1.5 billion of them. 1.5 BILLION. That’d pay for three months salary to front line workers. And its going to people who have already been collecting egregious bonuses for years.”
WHAT THE ACTUAL F***????? Look, dividends aren't ALL bad, given the number of fixed income folks who rely on them. But still 80% of shares are owned by the wealthiest 10%. So that excuse only goes so far. But the REAL outrage is, of course, those bonuses…2/ — Abigail Disney (@abigaildisney) April 21, 2020
"Disney protected incentive schemes, which account for most of the executives’ remuneration. Mr Iger earned $65.6m in 2018 and $47m last year, The latest package is more than 900 times that of the median Disney worker’s earnings, which stands at about $52,000." 4/ — Abigail Disney (@abigaildisney) April 21, 2020
Call attention to the fact that they were giving up a portion of their salaries for the year. I told people to wait until we heard about the rest of the compensation package, since salary is a drop in the bucket to these guys. The real payday is in the rest of the package 6/ — Abigail Disney (@abigaildisney) April 21, 2020
Last year Abigail Disney bashed CEO Iger for earning “roughly 173 times the median Disney worker’s” pay. Also last year, she was seen stumping for a “wealth tax” as a member of a George Soros-backed, left-wing activist group. And in 2014, she joined other anti-Jewish groups in calling for divestment in companies based in Israel.
In her Twitter rant, Disney noted that she is not a member of Disney’s management, but she is an heir: “And I do carry this name with me everywhere. And I have a conscience which makes it very difficult for me to sit by when I see abuses taking place with that name attached to them.”
See her Twitter thread below.
But it gets worse. The front line workers at the parks had to fight for years to get their pay bumped up to $15/hr and the pr folks touted that as incredible magnanimity on management's park, but if you know the back story, which I do, you would be horrified to know just 8/ — Abigail Disney (@abigaildisney) April 21, 2020
being full time) 52 weeks a year (again a big if, esp since they don't have paid sick days unless they get 40 hours, which, see above parenthetical statement) they pull down 31,200 per year. Sounds nice till you consider gas prices and the housing market in Orange County 10/ — Abigail Disney (@abigaildisney) April 21, 2020
And 173x his median workers pay, plus another 15MM over the long term. What kind of person is comfortable with this??? If you have a shred of empathy in your body, if you care even a little about your employees, if you believe a word of your nice rhetoric about how, 12/ — Abigail Disney (@abigaildisney) April 21, 2020
But ANYONE, could have anticipated SOME crisis. That's one of the things responsible managers do. And good, solid, competent management is why they get the "big bucks" we are told. But those buybacks are beginning to look pretty self indulgent right now 16/ — Abigail Disney (@abigaildisney) April 21, 2020
And therein lies another piece of terrible management, worse even the buy backs and the compensation. They have consistently tried to PR their way through a series of messes of their own making, and that will only last for so long. 18/ — Abigail Disney (@abigaildisney) April 21, 2020
sit by when I see abuses taking place with that name attached to them. This isn't all that hard. This isn't all that complicated. Just give up SOME of your already ample compensation, especially this year. Give up, god forbid two or three basis points on the annual return 23/ — Abigail Disney (@abigaildisney) April 21, 2020
is always an opportunity for change. Reassess this mess you've made of the good will you got handed on which you depend more than you like to admit. And pay the people who make the magic happen with respect and dignity they have more than earned from you. BE DECENT. END — Abigail Disney (@abigaildisney) April 21, 2020
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thelibertydaily--2020-04-23--How Hollywood Celebrated Communist “Earth Day”: Tree Hugging, Mourning ‘Mama’, Trump-Bashing

The leftist , millionaire Hollywood elite took to their social media accounts to celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday , with some posting actually tree-hugging photos .
Alyssa Milano used the Chinese coronavirus to push green energy policies , while others honored and gave thanks to “ Mama ” earth .
Actor Robert Downey Jr. announced the launch of a website for his climate change project .
“ In honor of EARTH DAY , and in tandem with @ ProbablyPaigey ’ s ( FPC North Carolina Ambassador ’ s ) 18th BDAY…The as-promised Footprint Coalition official website launch , ” tweeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revealed his plan to launch a new initiative that he said would confront climate change .
“ Between robotics and nanotechnology , we could clean up the planet significantly , if not totally , in 10 years , ” Downey Jr. had said of his new project .
“ God , I love experts .
They ’ re like Wikipedia with character defects.
” Actress Kerry Washington shared an old photo of herself… well , hugging a tree .
And here we have more tree-hugging from actor Jared Leto .
Sitting in sand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ this # earthday feels louder and clearer than ever as we face this worldwide challenge.
” What a relief .
Actor Rainn Wilson — best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on NBC ’ s The Office — shared a photo of the earth on his Instagram page , commenting , “ Today we celebrate Earth Day .
We protest .
We worry .
We mourn .
Our Big Blue Marble is in a severe crisis that is man-made.
” “ So what do we do ?
” added Wilson .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ We mourn .
We pray .
AND WE ACT !
VOTE for candidates that support science.
” Wilson ’ s former co-star , actress Mindy Kaling — best known for her role as Kelly Kapoor on The Office — also posted a photo in honor of Earth Day , showing herself hanging from a tree .
Meanwhile , Joe Biden celebrity endorser and left-wing actress Alyssa Milano celebrated Earth Day by posting a video to her Twitter account , in which she bizarrely tied the deadly Chinese coronavirus to global warming .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we need it now , ” said Milano in the video .
“ This is our chance to come together to build a society that is equitable , renewable , and sustainable as we work to flatten the curve of this pandemic.
” “ We need to hold our leaders accountable , ” added the Buying the Cow actress .
“ And we need leaders who understand that the communities most vulnerable to the global COVID-19 pandemic are also the communities most affected by fossil fuel pollution and the climate crisis.
” Grammy-winning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ herself appearing to do yoga , along with the lyrics to Long Time Sun by Snatam Kaur .
“ May the long time sun shine upon you — All love surround you — And the pure light within you — Guide your way on , ” tweeted the singer .
“ Mama needs all of our love and she ’ s making sure we slow down and pay attention , ” added Keys .
“ Let ’ s take care of each other and our home.
” “ Happy Earth Day everyone , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Let ’ s take care of this beautiful place.
” “ It ’ s the 50th anniversary of # EarthDay , ” tweeted Ellen DeGeneres .
“ You don ’ t look a day over 49.
” Actress Amber Tamblyn posted an ominous poem that she wrote for Earth Day .
“ For Earth , I have spent my life in an ego ’ s error , blundering on the side of a selfish existence , ” wrote Tamblyn .
“ I have let her down , while taking for granted the exhales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my lucky lungs , so what ?
” “ I tell myself , I ’ m swamped , reveling in the pride of my own pulse to feel the sluggish haul of her disappearing streams , to watch the slow cracking open of the arctic ’ s skull , to worship the withering breadth of her slipping ice , ” she added .
“ Pay attention .
Pay attention or pay the price , ” affirmed the actress in her poem .
“ Our future , our Earth , our time here depends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earth Day as an excuse to rip President Donald Trump and promote a socialist agenda .
“ In 2016… 18-25 year old voters had the lowest voter turnout , ” tweeted Baldwin .
“ Trump is the environmental antichrist so if you want transformative change like 100 % renewable energy and the Green New Deal… you better get your asses to the polls in 2020.
” Meanwhile , Disney movie star Josh Gad shared a bizarre GIF of what appeared to be a knitted earth blowing out the candles of a knit cake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” tweeted the actor .
“ We only have one home planet .
Let ’ s protect it.
” Actress Minnie Driver posted photos of herself enjoying some of her “ three favourite places on Earth.
” “ I ’ ve never wanted to protect them more than now , ” she added .
Actress Elisabeth Banks celebrated Earth Day by tweeting a photo of a dinosaur drawer by her young son .
“ This # EarthDay my family got into # NatGeoEarthDayAtHome by talking about Earth ’ s amazing history and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are still unshared , ” said Banks .
“ # dinosaur by Felix .
Click the link to join us in celebrating Mother Earth.
” Actress Lupita Nyong ’ o shared a photo on her Instagram account of a cartoon character putting a BAND-AID on the Earth , along with an environmental quote by Wangari Maathai , Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner .
“ It ’ s the little things citizens do .
That ’ s what will make the difference .
My little thing is planting trees , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mastrangelo on Twitter at @ ARmastrangelo , and on Instagram .

The leftist, millionaire Hollywood elite took to their social media accounts to celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday, with some posting actually tree-hugging photos. Alyssa Milano used the Chinese coronavirus to push green energy policies, while others honored and gave thanks to “Mama” earth.
Actor Robert Downey Jr. announced the launch of a website for his climate change project.
“In honor of EARTH DAY, and in tandem with @ProbablyPaigey’s (FPC North Carolina Ambassador’s) 18th BDAY…The as-promised Footprint Coalition official website launch,” tweeted Downey Jr.
Last year, the actor revealed his plan to launch a new initiative that he said would confront climate change.
“Between robotics and nanotechnology, we could clean up the planet significantly, if not totally, in 10 years,” Downey Jr. had said of his new project. “God, I love experts. They’re like Wikipedia with character defects.”
Actress Kerry Washington shared an old photo of herself… well, hugging a tree.
And here we have more tree-hugging from actor Jared Leto.
Sitting in sand, Wonder Women star Gal Gadot says “this #earthday feels louder and clearer than ever as we face this worldwide challenge.” What a relief.
Actor Rainn Wilson — best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on NBC’s The Office — shared a photo of the earth on his Instagram page, commenting, “Today we celebrate Earth Day. We protest. We worry. We mourn. Our Big Blue Marble is in a severe crisis that is man-made.”
“So what do we do?” added Wilson. “We protest. We worry. We mourn. We pray. AND WE ACT! VOTE for candidates that support science.”
Wilson’s former co-star, actress Mindy Kaling — best known for her role as Kelly Kapoor on The Office — also posted a photo in honor of Earth Day, showing herself hanging from a tree.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden celebrity endorser and left-wing actress Alyssa Milano celebrated Earth Day by posting a video to her Twitter account, in which she bizarrely tied the deadly Chinese coronavirus to global warming.
Today
is the 50th anniversary of #EarthDay and the start of 3 days of powerful, collective action online led by youth activists. Join us! Strike, divest, and vote for our future. Tune in to #EarthDayLive here:https://t.co/MV6Di6Tn25 #EarthDay #EarthDay50 pic.twitter.com/wgvUsfBjFI — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) April 22, 2020
“We need a more just world and we need it now,” said Milano in the video. “This is our chance to come together to build a society that is equitable, renewable, and sustainable as we work to flatten the curve of this pandemic.”
“We need to hold our leaders accountable,” added the Buying the Cow actress. “And we need leaders who understand that the communities most vulnerable to the global COVID-19 pandemic are also the communities most affected by fossil fuel pollution and the climate crisis.”
Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys tweeted a photo of herself appearing to do yoga, along with the lyrics to Long Time Sun by Snatam Kaur.
“May the long time sun shine upon you — All love surround you — And the pure light within you — Guide your way on,” tweeted the singer.
May the long time sun shine upon you
All love surround you
And the pure light within you
Guide your way on

Blessed #EarthDay!!🌳 🌍

Mama needs all of our love and she’s making sure we slow down and pay attention

Let’s take care of each other and our home✨ pic.twitter.com/2NfEOftKKh — Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) April 22, 2020
“Mama needs all of our love and she’s making sure we slow down and pay attention,” added Keys. “Let’s take care of each other and our home.”
“Happy Earth Day everyone,” tweeted musician Paul McCartney. “Let’s take care of this beautiful place.”
Happy Earth Day everyone. Let’s take care of this beautiful place. Love Paul 🌍 #EarthDay pic.twitter.com/K5w0QsBhiW — Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) April 22, 2020
“It’s the 50th anniversary of #EarthDay,” tweeted Ellen DeGeneres. “You don’t look a day over 49.”
It’s the 50th anniversary of #EarthDay. You don’t look a day over 49. #EarthDay50 — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 22, 2020
Actress Amber Tamblyn posted an ominous poem that she wrote for Earth Day.
“For Earth, I have spent my life in an ego’s error, blundering on the side of a selfish existence,” wrote Tamblyn. “I have let her down, while taking for granted the exhales of her trees; easy air for my lucky lungs, so what?”
“I tell myself, I’m swamped, reveling in the pride of my own pulse to feel the sluggish haul of her disappearing streams, to watch the slow cracking open of the arctic’s skull, to worship the withering breadth of her slipping ice,” she added.
“Pay attention. Pay attention or pay the price,” affirmed the actress in her poem. “Our future, our Earth, our time here depends on it.
I wrote a new poem for #EarthDay now up at Amy Poehler's Smart Girls @smrtgrls . Hope you enjoy it:https://t.co/QfeFSkD1Wy — Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) April 22, 2020
Actor Billy Baldwin used Earth Day as an excuse to rip President Donald Trump and promote a socialist agenda.
“In 2016… 18-25 year old voters had the lowest voter turnout,” tweeted Baldwin. “Trump is the environmental antichrist so if you want transformative change like 100% renewable energy and the Green New Deal… you better get your asses to the polls in 2020.”
Happy #EarthDay2020!!!
In 2016… 18-25 year old voters had the lowest voter turnout. Trump is the environmental antichrist so if you want transformative change like 100% renewable energy and the Green New Deal… you better get your asses to the polls in 2020. It’s your planet… pic.twitter.com/3IWnxiJ5Ew — Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) April 22, 2020
Meanwhile, Disney movie star Josh Gad shared a bizarre GIF of what appeared to be a knitted earth blowing out the candles of a knit cake.
“Happy [Earth Day],” tweeted the actor. “We only have one home planet. Let’s protect it.”
Happy #EarthDay – We only have one home planet. Let’s protect it. pic.twitter.com/Yi5W5VSbt8 — Josh Gad (@joshgad) April 22, 2020
Actress Minnie Driver posted photos of herself enjoying some of her “three favourite places on Earth.”
“I’ve never wanted to protect them more than now,” she added.
Happy #EarthDay ! I’m supporting @SpaceforGiants in their quest to maintain #AHealthyEarth for all of us by protecting ecosystems and the wildlife they contain. Here are my three favourite places on Earth. I’ve never wanted to protect them more than now. pic.twitter.com/Xi0AFqgFec — Minnie Driver (@driverminnie) April 22, 2020
Actress Elisabeth Banks celebrated Earth Day by tweeting a photo of a dinosaur drawer by her young son.
“This #EarthDay my family got into #NatGeoEarthDayAtHome by talking about Earth’s amazing history and her secrets, so many of which are still unshared,” said Banks. “#dinosaur by Felix. Click the link to join us in celebrating Mother Earth.”
This #EarthDay my family got into #NatGeoEarthDayAtHome by talking about Earth’s amazing history and her secrets, so many of which are still unshared. #dinosaur by Felix. Click the link to join us in celebrating Mother Earth 🐘🐊 https://t.co/yyE7s7MvxO pic.twitter.com/TsMw5v4OH4 — Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) April 22, 2020
Actress Lupita Nyong’o shared a photo on her Instagram account of a cartoon character putting a BAND-AID on the Earth, along with an environmental quote by Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
“It’s the little things citizens do. That’s what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees,” the quote read.
You can follow Alana Mastrangelo on Twitter at @ARmastrangelo, and on Instagram.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-23--CREEPY: Amazon Goes Full Big Brother by Installing Thermal Imaging Camera at Warehouse

Amazon is setting up thermal cameras at warehouses all over the nation to detect employees with feverish conditions in efforts to better screen potential carriers of the Wuhan virus per a report from Reuters .
These new cameras measure the level of heat individuals emit relative to their surroundings , according to what Amazon workers relayed to Reuters .
The same account noted that the new screening process is a much quicker method to detecting the Wuhan virus than forehead thermometers .
“ We implemented daily temperature checks in the locations of our operations as an additional preventative measure to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employees who continue to provide a critical service in our communities , ” Amazon spokesperson Kristen Kish informed The Verge via an email statement .
“ We are now implementing the use of thermal cameras for temperature screening to create a more streamlined experience at some of our sites , ” Kish stated .
take our poll - story continues below At some warehouse entrances , screening tents have also been set up .
Thermal cameras are expected to be installed at Amazon ’ s Wholefood stores .
Several employees revealed that if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be subject to a second round of checks via a thermometer to determine if they are showing signs of the Wuhan virus .
Amazon ’ s newly unveiled procedures come during a time when 50 warehouse employees in the U.S. caught the virus .
Zerohedge recently reported that Amazon employees launched various strikes at a New York Amazon warehouse , who urged the company to shut down the facility for disinfecting after a number of employees became ill .
According to one warehouse employee in Los Angeles , a screening line “ wrapped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ installing thermal cameras , the line disappeared as the process became more streamlined .
Amazon has taken proactive measures to distribute masks and gloves to employees as the company works to disinfect work facilities .
According to other reports , the company is developing a testing lab to test employees for the Wuhan virus .
Zerohedge previously covered how corporate entities are using the virus to ramp up surveillance in the workplace .
Jeff Bezos and co. are just catching up to this nationwide trend .

Amazon Goes Full Big Brother by Installing Thermal Imaging Camera at Warehouse
Amazon is setting up thermal cameras at warehouses all over the nation to detect employees with feverish conditions in efforts to better screen potential carriers of the Wuhan virus per a report from Reuters.
These new cameras measure the level of heat individuals emit relative to their surroundings, according to what Amazon workers relayed to Reuters. The same account noted that the new screening process is a much quicker method to detecting the Wuhan virus than forehead thermometers.
“We implemented daily temperature checks in the locations of our operations as an additional preventative measure to support the health and safety of our employees who continue to provide a critical service in our communities,” Amazon spokesperson Kristen Kish informed The Verge via an email statement.
“We are now implementing the use of thermal cameras for temperature screening to create a more streamlined experience at some of our sites,” Kish stated.
At some warehouse entrances, screening tents have also been set up. Thermal cameras are expected to be installed at Amazon’s Wholefood stores.
Several employees revealed that if the cameras detected someone, they will be subject to a second round of checks via a thermometer to determine if they are showing signs of the Wuhan virus.
Amazon’s newly unveiled procedures come during a time when 50 warehouse employees in the U.S. caught the virus.
Zerohedge recently reported that Amazon employees launched various strikes at a New York Amazon warehouse, who urged the company to shut down the facility for disinfecting after a number of employees became ill.
According to one warehouse employee in Los Angeles, a screening line “wrapped around the facility one day.” After installing thermal cameras, the line disappeared as the process became more streamlined.
Amazon has taken proactive measures to distribute masks and gloves to employees as the company works to disinfect work facilities. According to other reports, the company is developing a testing lab to test employees for the Wuhan virus.
Zerohedge previously covered how corporate entities are using the virus to ramp up surveillance in the workplace. Jeff Bezos and co. are just catching up to this nationwide trend.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-23--President Trump ‘Disagrees Strongly’ With GOP Governor Brian Kemp’s Decision to Reopen Georgia

President Donald Trump stated that he “ disagrees strongly ” with Governor Brian Kemp ’ s decision to start reopening many of Georgia ’ s businesses and institutions at Wednesday press conference , signaling the President isn ’ t as cavalier in going back to normal as some conservatives and libertarians are while the coronavirus is still inflicting mass casualties .
Watch Trump ’ s remarks on the reopening here : Trump revealed that he told Governor Kemp as such directly .
Kemp announced that he ’ d begin reopening businesses such as barber shops and gyms are early as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following on Monday .
The President ’ s remarks suggest he ’ s far less enthusiastic about the notion of reopening the economy prematurely than some of the most stringent advocates of such an approach .
Trump has , however , criticized governors who have taken state of emergency restrictions too far , such as Michigan ’ s Gretchen Whitmer and Minnesota ’ s Tim Walz .
take our poll - story continues below Trump emphasized that while he disagrees with Kemp ’ s plan to reopen Georgia ’ s economy- by far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country- he recognizes that Kemp must do what he thinks is right for his state .
The federal government is pushing for reopenings to occur in line with the White House ’ s three step program , an outline that specifies coronavirus containment objectives for various stages of economic reopening .
Trump described many of the facilities Kemp is arranging to reopen as in violation of stage 1 of the federal guidelines for reopening .
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President Trump “Disagrees Strongly” With Brian Kemp’s Decision to Reoopen Georgia
President Donald Trump stated that he “disagrees strongly” with Governor Brian Kemp’s decision to start reopening many of Georgia’s businesses and institutions at Wednesday press conference, signaling the President isn’t as cavalier in going back to normal as some conservatives and libertarians are while the coronavirus is still inflicting mass casualties.
Watch Trump’s remarks on the reopening here:
Trump revealed that he told Governor Kemp as such directly. Kemp announced that he’d begin reopening businesses such as barber shops and gyms are early as Friday, with restaurants and movie theaters following on Monday.
The President’s remarks suggest he’s far less enthusiastic about the notion of reopening the economy prematurely than some of the most stringent advocates of such an approach. Trump has, however, criticized governors who have taken state of emergency restrictions too far, such as Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer and Minnesota’s Tim Walz.
Trump emphasized that while he disagrees with Kemp’s plan to reopen Georgia’s economy- by far the earliest any state is attempting in the country- he recognizes that Kemp must do what he thinks is right for his state.
The federal government is pushing for reopenings to occur in line with the White House’s three step program, an outline that specifies coronavirus containment objectives for various stages of economic reopening. Trump described many of the facilities Kemp is arranging to reopen as in violation of stage 1 of the federal guidelines for reopening.
President Trump appears set on a cautious and conservative reopening of America’s economic institutions, recognizing that “safety has to predominate.”


thelibertydaily--2020-04-23--Greedy Harvard Caves, Complies with President Trump’s Demand to Return Relief Money

After receiving a lashing from President Trump at Tuesday 's White House briefing , Harvard University announced Wednesday it will reject $ 9 million it received in Wuhan coronavirus relief .
The taxpayer funding is part of the CARES Act , which was passed to get emergency funding to the most economically vulnerable .
Harvard has a $ 40 billion endowment .
`` We have previously said that Harvard , like other institutions , will face significant financial challenges due to the pandemic and economic crisis it has caused .
We are also concerned however , that the intense focus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ connection with this program may undermine participation in a relief effort that Congress created and the President signed into law for the purpose of helping students and institutions whose financial challenges in the coming months may be most severe , '' Harvard spokesperson Jason Newton released in a statement .
`` As a result of this , and the evolving guidance being issued around use of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund , Harvard has decided not to seek or accept the funds allocated to it by statute , '' he continued .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding was especially egregious .
In January , Harvard 's top chemist , Charles Lieber , was arrested and indicted by the Department of Justice for secretly working for a Chinese Communist Party program based in Wuhan .
`` Unbeknownst to Harvard University beginning in 2011 , Lieber became a 'Strategic Scientist ' at Wuhan University of Technology ( WUT ) in China and was a contractual participant in China 's Thousand Talents Plan from in or about 2012 to 2017 .
China 's Thousand Talents Plan is one of the most prominent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to attract , recruit , and cultivate high-level scientific talent in furtherance of China 's scientific development , economic prosperity and national security , '' the Department of Justice released on January 28 , 2020 .
At the time , two Chinese nationals connected to Leiber were also arrested and charged .

After receiving a lashing from President Trump at Tuesday's White House briefing, Harvard University announced Wednesday it will reject $9 million it received in Wuhan coronavirus relief. The taxpayer funding is part of the CARES Act, which was passed to get emergency funding to the most economically vulnerable. Harvard has a $40 billion endowment.
"We have previously said that Harvard, like other institutions, will face significant financial challenges due to the pandemic and economic crisis it has caused. We are also concerned however, that the intense focus by politicians and others on Harvard in connection with this program may undermine participation in a relief effort that Congress created and the President signed into law for the purpose of helping students and institutions whose financial challenges in the coming months may be most severe," Harvard spokesperson Jason Newton released in a statement.
"As a result of this, and the evolving guidance being issued around use of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, Harvard has decided not to seek or accept the funds allocated to it by statute," he continued.
President @realdonaldtrump is not happy with @Harvard receiving money that was meant for American workers: "Harvard should pay that money back." pic.twitter.com/lRgt7VESli — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) April 21, 2020
Given where the virus originated, the funding was especially egregious. In January, Harvard's top chemist, Charles Lieber, was arrested and indicted by the Department of Justice for secretly working for a Chinese Communist Party program based in Wuhan.
"Unbeknownst to Harvard University beginning in 2011, Lieber became a 'Strategic Scientist' at Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) in China and was a contractual participant in China's Thousand Talents Plan from in or about 2012 to 2017. China's Thousand Talents Plan is one of the most prominent Chinese Talent recruit plans that are designed to attract, recruit, and cultivate high-level scientific talent in furtherance of China's scientific development, economic prosperity and national security," the Department of Justice released on January 28, 2020.
At the time, two Chinese nationals connected to Leiber were also arrested and charged.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-23--Protests by the Left Get a Pass – While Conservatives Get Arrested

All protestors are equal - but some are more equal than others .
Daniel Greenfield , a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center , is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism .
On Monday , April 21st , members of National Nurses United ( NNU ) , a radical union that advocates for socialized medicine , gathered outside the White House to protest against President Trump .
Video of the protest was carried on Facebook Live by the same dot com monopoly which had banned ‘ Reopen ’ protests as being harmful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together with reporters , and there was no social distancing in sight .
Despite that Facebook did not take down the NUN page .
And the media celebrated the protesters .
`` Nurses protest unsafe conditions in front of White House , '' CBS News headlined its coverage .
`` We 're Beyond Angered , '' the Washington Post blared .
There wasn ’ t even a hint of a suggestion that a protest was inappropriate under lockdown .
Especially by a group that is at far more risk of spreading the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The White House protest was one of multiple NNU protests around the country , some thinly disguised as ‘ vigils ’ or concerns over PPE , but ultimately a larger push for a socialized medicine takeover .
But it wasn ’ t just protests by health care workers that benefited from a political double standard .
In the same weeks as the ‘ Reopen ’ protests against state lockdowns and for reopening businesses were taking place , a parallel series of protests against President Trump were also happening across America .
Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests , arresting an organizer in New Jersey , while the media condemned them , spun conspiracy theories trying to tie them to members of the Trump administration , and falsely accused protesters of causing an increase in coronavirus in Kentucky .
Facebook deleted protest groups in coordination with state governments , labeling the protests , illegal .
Blue state governments , dot com overlords , and the media all warned that protesting in the age of the coronavirus was dangerous and illegal .
Even if the protesters were in cars or maintaining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a radical leftist organization created by members of the Revolutionary Communist Party , was holding its own anti-Trump protests with no interference from the authorities .
And no negative coverage from the media .
While New Jersey State cops had arrested the organizer of the ‘ Reopen ’ protest in Trenton , the Philadelphia Inquirer described members of Refuse Fascism Philly , at least one of them outfitted in 'Handmaid ' garb , driving to dump fake body bags at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey while `` police officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and made no arrests .
The paper , which has blasted the `` reopen ' protests , offered positive coverage of the anti-Trump protest .
The Communist organization ’ s Facebook site , including links to its protest and photos from the event , is still standing .
The social media giant has refused to take it down the way it has ‘ Reopen ’ sites .
While Facebook has claimed that it views protests during the coronavirus lockdown era as illegal , it is treating protests against the lockdown where conservatives wave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests against President Trump by Communist activists .
The patriots are banned from Facebook while the Communists are welcome .
The political bias is unmistakable and the agenda is all too clear .
The local CBS affiliate in Chicago covered a protest by Refuse Fascism on April 18th and offered no criticism of the irresponsible behavior of going out to dump body bags outside a Trump building at a time when everyone is being told to stay home to avoid spreading the virus .
SFBay covered both the reopen protests and a Refuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Francisco Federal Building , condemning the former , while writing positively about the latter .
Bloomberg whitewashed the Communists protesters as “ critics of Trump ’ s slow response to the crisis ” .
There was no media condemnation of the Refuse Fascism protests , even when they took place at Trump Tower or in Times Square in New York City , the city hardest hit by the pandemic .
Or , as the Communist organization put it , “ In the midst of the # Covid-19 virus , Refuse Fascism did this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of protesters dumping body bags outside Trump properties and federal buildings was an effective piece of street theater .
What is curious is how only a handful of media outlets covered it .
Much of the country has been locked down .
Countless Americans have lost their jobs and their hope .
The media is well aware that the sight of resistance hipsters parading around with body bags and protest signs might be infuriating at a time when the country is going through a national trauma .
And so the media has made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it knows quite well are taking place .
This coverup has been conducted at the same time as it has hatefully covered the Reopen rallies .
The smears of the Reopen rallies serve the media ’ s political agenda , while covering the Refuse Fascism rallies would not .
The media doesn ’ t oppose the Communist rallies , it just understands that even the people who repeat back everything the media tells them might pick up on the hypocrisy of accusing Reopen protesters of spreading coronavirus and endangering their states while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has played down lefty protests in this country , it has been more enthusiastic abroad .
When lefties rallied against Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel , the media cheered .
`` Israelis Just Showed the World What a Socially Distant Protest Looks Like , '' Time gushed .
`` This is what a socially distant protest looks like , '' CNN smirked .
There was nothing safe about 2,000 radicals crowding into Kings of Israel Square , with the overflow spreading into nearby streets , while synagogue prayers are restricted .
Israel ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ object and the media supports the protests against him .
And it ’ s safe to promote protests in Israel that won ’ t affect or infuriate Americans under lockdown .
The double standard on anti-Trump and anti-lockdown protests by the media , by Facebook , and by state authorities is evidence of bias , of discrimination , and of selectively censoring political speech .
New Jersey arrested a Reopen protest organizer while letting Communists protest as they liked .
Her real crime was ‘ protesting while conservative ’ under Governor Murphy ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic is being used as a pretext by blue governments and by Facebook to silence conservatives .
If leaving the house to go to church or to play catch is a public health hazard , why have the authorities allowed the National Nurses United and Refuse Fascism protests to continue without tickets or fines ?
If a protesting is a public health threat , as Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg insists , why is his platform continuing to host videos of Refuse Fascism and National Nurses United protesting in public ?
The wholesale suppression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dot com monopolies would be bad enough .
But the suppression is selective .
As it always has been long before the pandemic arrived .
If you ’ re protesting against President Trump , the authorities won ’ t touch you .
But if you gather to demand the right to reopen your small business , they will fine you and even arrest you .
And Facebook will delete any attempt to organize peaceful protests by small business owners waving American flags , while hosting protest content from Communists who want to destroy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The crackdown on the Reopen rallies is political persecution .
It is up to Attorney General Barr and the DOJ to stand up for the civil rights of the people being arrested , fined , threatened , and censored , not because of the coronavirus , but because they are conservatives .

Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
On Monday, April 21st, members of National Nurses United (NNU), a radical union that advocates for socialized medicine, gathered outside the White House to protest against President Trump.
Video of the protest was carried on Facebook Live by the same dot com monopoly which had banned ‘Reopen’ protests as being harmful. After the rally, protesters clumped together with reporters, and there was no social distancing in sight. Despite that Facebook did not take down the NUN page.
And the media celebrated the protesters. “Nurses protest unsafe conditions in front of White House,” CBS News headlined its coverage. “We’re Beyond Angered,” the Washington Post blared.
“We’re feeling like martyrs,” MSNBC shrilled.
There wasn’t even a hint of a suggestion that a protest was inappropriate under lockdown. Especially by a group that is at far more risk of spreading the virus than any of the shuttered small businesses.
The White House protest was one of multiple NNU protests around the country, some thinly disguised as ‘vigils’ or concerns over PPE, but ultimately a larger push for a socialized medicine takeover.
But it wasn’t just protests by health care workers that benefited from a political double standard.
In the same weeks as the ‘Reopen’ protests against state lockdowns and for reopening businesses were taking place, a parallel series of protests against President Trump were also happening across America.
Police cracked down on the ‘reopen’ protests, arresting an organizer in New Jersey, while the media condemned them, spun conspiracy theories trying to tie them to members of the Trump administration, and falsely accused protesters of causing an increase in coronavirus in Kentucky.
Facebook deleted protest groups in coordination with state governments, labeling the protests, illegal.
Blue state governments, dot com overlords, and the media all warned that protesting in the age of the coronavirus was dangerous and illegal. Even if the protesters were in cars or maintaining social distance.
But meanwhile Refuse Fascism, a radical leftist organization created by members of the Revolutionary Communist Party, was holding its own anti-Trump protests with no interference from the authorities.
And no negative coverage from the media.
While New Jersey State cops had arrested the organizer of the ‘Reopen’ protest in Trenton, the Philadelphia Inquirer described members of Refuse Fascism Philly, at least one of them outfitted in ‘Handmaid’ garb, driving to dump fake body bags at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey while “police officers wearing respirators monitored the peaceful demonstration” and made no arrests.
The paper, which has blasted the “reopen’ protests, offered positive coverage of the anti-Trump protest.
The Communist organization’s Facebook site, including links to its protest and photos from the event, is still standing. The social media giant has refused to take it down the way it has ‘Reopen’ sites.
While Facebook has claimed that it views protests during the coronavirus lockdown era as illegal, it is treating protests against the lockdown where conservatives wave American flags very differently than it does protests against President Trump by Communist activists. The patriots are banned from Facebook while the Communists are welcome. The political bias is unmistakable and the agenda is all too clear.
Facebook isn’t banning protests during the coronavirus lockdowns. It’s banning conservative protests.
The local CBS affiliate in Chicago covered a protest by Refuse Fascism on April 18th and offered no criticism of the irresponsible behavior of going out to dump body bags outside a Trump building at a time when everyone is being told to stay home to avoid spreading the virus.
SFBay covered both the reopen protests and a Refuse Fascism protest in front of the San Francisco Federal Building, condemning the former, while writing positively about the latter. Bloomberg whitewashed the Communists protesters as “critics of Trump’s slow response to the crisis”.
There was no media condemnation of the Refuse Fascism protests, even when they took place at Trump Tower or in Times Square in New York City, the city hardest hit by the pandemic. Or, as the Communist organization put it, “In the midst of the #Covid-19 virus, Refuse Fascism did this action in Times Square.”
The sight of protesters dumping body bags outside Trump properties and federal buildings was an effective piece of street theater. What is curious is how only a handful of media outlets covered it.
Much of the country has been locked down. Countless Americans have lost their jobs and their hope.
The media is well aware that the sight of resistance hipsters parading around with body bags and protest signs might be infuriating at a time when the country is going through a national trauma. And so the media has made a selective choice not to cover protests that it knows quite well are taking place.
This coverup has been conducted at the same time as it has hatefully covered the Reopen rallies.
The smears of the Reopen rallies serve the media’s political agenda, while covering the Refuse Fascism rallies would not. The media doesn’t oppose the Communist rallies, it just understands that even the people who repeat back everything the media tells them might pick up on the hypocrisy of accusing Reopen protesters of spreading coronavirus and endangering their states while cheering the Commies.
While the media has played down lefty protests in this country, it has been more enthusiastic abroad.
When lefties rallied against Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel, the media cheered. “Israelis Just Showed the World What a Socially Distant Protest Looks Like,” Time gushed. “This is what a socially distant protest looks like,” CNN smirked. There was nothing safe about 2,000 radicals crowding into Kings of Israel Square, with the overflow spreading into nearby streets, while synagogue prayers are restricted.
Israel’s Netanyahu is a longtime media hate object and the media supports the protests against him. And it’s safe to promote protests in Israel that won’t affect or infuriate Americans under lockdown.
The double standard on anti-Trump and anti-lockdown protests by the media, by Facebook, and by state authorities is evidence of bias, of discrimination, and of selectively censoring political speech.
New Jersey arrested a Reopen protest organizer while letting Communists protest as they liked. Her real crime was ‘protesting while conservative’ under Governor Murphy’s post-Bill of Rights regime.
The pandemic is being used as a pretext by blue governments and by Facebook to silence conservatives.
If leaving the house to go to church or to play catch is a public health hazard, why have the authorities allowed the National Nurses United and Refuse Fascism protests to continue without tickets or fines?
If a protesting is a public health threat, as Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg insists, why is his platform continuing to host videos of Refuse Fascism and National Nurses United protesting in public?
The wholesale suppression of the First Amendment by governments and dot com monopolies would be bad enough. But the suppression is selective. As it always has been long before the pandemic arrived.
If you’re protesting against President Trump, the authorities won’t touch you. But if you gather to demand the right to reopen your small business, they will fine you and even arrest you.
And Facebook will delete any attempt to organize peaceful protests by small business owners waving American flags, while hosting protest content from Communists who want to destroy America.
These are not pandemic precautions. The crackdown on the Reopen rallies is political persecution.
It is up to Attorney General Barr and the DOJ to stand up for the civil rights of the people being arrested, fined, threatened, and censored, not because of the coronavirus, but because they are conservatives.


thelibertydaily--2020-04-23--TICK TOCK: Former Top CIA Spy Blasts Old Boss, Obama Communist John Brennan’s ‘Unpatriotic’ Conduct

TICK TOCK: Former Top CIA Spy Blasts Old Boss, Obama Communist John Brennan’s ‘Unpatriotic’ Conduct as a ‘Dereliction of Duty’

Former CIA Moscow station Chief Daniel Hoffman laid into his former boss at Central Intelligence Agency , John Brennan , during an interview with Just the News .
`` One of the things that bothers me the most is when someone kind of starts with their answer , and then they try to twist the facts to fit it , '' Hoffman said Tuesday .
`` I saw Brennan do that when I served under him CIA .
And I saw him do it when he was , you know , a contributor at MSNBC accusing the president of treason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The former station chief said that Brennan 's behavior related to the Russia collusion narrative was not much different than what he witnessed during his time serving under him at the CIA , the country 's top spy agency .
`` There were policies he supported , whether it was the policy in Syria or Iran .
And when you told him something that would force him to challenge his assumptions , his response was just to get mad at you and not really want to hear what you have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called Brennan 's public behavior since leaving his CIA post an `` extraordinary dereliction of duty . ''
He accuses the former director of misleading the American people and members of Congress by publicly peddling an unsubstantiated narrative about Trump 's involvement with the Russian government , as related to the 2016 White House race and investigated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller .
`` If he had concerns about President Trump , then go tell you know , Bob Mueller about it .
But you do n't need to speak up publicly about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MSNBC , '' Hoffman said .
The former CIA official took specific offense with Brennan pushing an unconfirmed narrative to a viewing audience that would believe what he had to say because of his elevated position in the intelligence community .
`` I think viewers would have assumed that because Brennan was director of the CIA , he would know something that they do n't and they probably believed him , '' Hoffman said .
`` I do n't even know why he 's still given the opportunity to be on air , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued , `` I just find his behavior to be abysmal , unpatriotic in retirement .
I just , I think he 's done a real disservice to the national dialogue on national security but on Russia in particular , and if you 're concerned about about partisanship , he 's just made it worse . ''
Listen to the full conversation with Daniel Hoffman here :

Former CIA Moscow station Chief Daniel Hoffman laid into his former boss at Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, during an interview with Just the News.
"One of the things that bothers me the most is when someone kind of starts with their answer, and then they try to twist the facts to fit it," Hoffman said Tuesday. "I saw Brennan do that when I served under him CIA. And I saw him do it when he was, you know, a contributor at MSNBC accusing the president of treason with nothing whatsoever to back it up."
The former station chief said that Brennan's behavior related to the Russia collusion narrative was not much different than what he witnessed during his time serving under him at the CIA, the country's top spy agency.
"There were policies he supported, whether it was the policy in Syria or Iran. And when you told him something that would force him to challenge his assumptions, his response was just to get mad at you and not really want to hear what you have to say," Hoffman said.
Hoffman called Brennan's public behavior since leaving his CIA post an "extraordinary dereliction of duty."
He accuses the former director of misleading the American people and members of Congress by publicly peddling an unsubstantiated narrative about Trump's involvement with the Russian government, as related to the 2016 White House race and investigated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
"If he had concerns about President Trump, then go tell you know, Bob Mueller about it. But you don't need to speak up publicly about stuff that isn't even true on MSNBC," Hoffman said.
The former CIA official took specific offense with Brennan pushing an unconfirmed narrative to a viewing audience that would believe what he had to say because of his elevated position in the intelligence community.
"I think viewers would have assumed that because Brennan was director of the CIA, he would know something that they don't and they probably believed him," Hoffman said. "I don't even know why he's still given the opportunity to be on air, after all of that."
He continued, "I just find his behavior to be abysmal, unpatriotic in retirement. I just, I think he's done a real disservice to the national dialogue on national security but on Russia in particular, and if you're concerned about about partisanship, he's just made it worse."
Listen to the full conversation with Daniel Hoffman here: