revolutionradio--2020-05-14--The Danger of Letting Lab Coats Run the World

It should be clear by now that most of the world ’ s leaders were stampeded over the lockdown cliff like so many lemmings .
What caused the stampede is even more remarkable : a tiny coterie of obscure , soft-spoken epidemiologists in white lab coats playing with numbers .
Americans trying to keep up with the torrid pace of new developments over the past few months have been hearing about that work — the data-modeling these people do by feeding selected data and a variety of assumptions into a computer .
The computer then disgorges diagrams and charts that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diseases like COVID-19 .
The most frequently cited COVID-19 modelers are those at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation ( IHME ) at the University of Washington and similar organizations at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the Imperial College in London .
Imperial College is where the brightest star in this tiny constellation emerged .
He is Dr. Neil Ferguson , director of the Centre for Global Infections Disease Analysis at the college .
Until a little sex scandal sidelined him just recently ( delicious story for another day ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the group that has been directing the British government ’ s response to the coronavirus .
For that work , the thin , pale , bespectacled 52-year-old has been given a shorter title : Professor Lockdown .
The title is well deserved .
Mid-March saw a rapid upsurge of reported COVID-19 events , starting on March 11 with the World Health Organization ’ s official designation of the coronavirus as a pandemic .
At that point , the spread of the disease was obviously already global , with new cases popping up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and TV screens daily and hourly .
Nine states in the U.S. , the first being California on March 19 , started issuing statewide shutdown orders .
Boris Johnson ’ s government did the same for the entire U.K. ( There ’ s been no nationwide lockdown in the U.S. , Trump instead coordinating with the governors on their responses and enlisting help from the private sector . )
The most frightening headlines of all were kicked off by Ferguson ’ s authorship of a report issued on March 16 .
Here ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with emphasis added : In the ( unlikely ) absence of any control measures or spontaneous changes in individual behavior , we would expect a peak in mortality ( daily deaths ) to occur after approximately 3 months [ . ]
… In total , in an unmitigated epidemic , we would predict approximately 510,000 deaths in G.B .
and 2.2 million in the U.S. , not accounting for the potential negative effects of health systems being overwhelmed on mortality .
Those lines went a long way toward spooking all but a handful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ join the lockdown parade .
But note the word “ unlikely ” in parentheses .
That any society in the face of a serious epidemic would take no mitigating actions was not just unlikely .
It was a ridiculous assumption to make , as was the assumption that there would be no change in people ’ s behavior .
They were great assumptions , however , if the aim was to cause panic .
What , we may ask , was Ferguson ’ s record on prognostications on epidemics prior to COVID-19 ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ O ’ Neil , a British journalist and editor of the online journal Spike .
O ’ Neil writes : In 2005 [ Ferguson ] said up to 200 million people could die from bird flu ; the final global death toll between the years 2003 and 2009 was 292 .
In 2009 , the UK government based its ‘ reasonable worst-case scenario ’ for the impact of swine flu in Britain on Ferguson ’ s models , saying around 65,000 people could die .
In the end just 457 people died .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ shaped government policy , which was to cull six million sheep , cattle and pigs .
Later , an expert in veterinary epidemiology said that modelling was “ seriously flawed ” .
To this , let ’ s add something from a science reporter , James Ball , who raised other questions about the soundness of Ferguson ’ s research process .
As he writes in the Spectator : In a fairly unusual break from best practice , Ferguson did not release the code on which his model runs ( and has run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , saying it was largely undocumented and would make little sense to outsiders .
This is poor practice for multiple reasons , not least of which being that replicating another ’ s work is a core principle of science , and essential to check workings .
It ’ s also well known among programmers and scientists alike that most code eventually contains errors and idiosyncrasies , for which we must remain constantly vigilant .
Far , far simpler models than Ferguson ’ s have ended up containing huge errors that have drastically altered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the only thing the American public heard was that more than two million Americans might be dead in three months .
Recall , by the way , that on January 29 , which was nine days after the first confirmed COVID-19 case in the U.S. and two days before President Trump issued his ban on travelers from China , the president announced that he was forming his Coronavirus Task Force .
But it would be almost March before the Task Force got into high gear .
It turned out to be quite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bucked by a frightened public over the looming apocalypse portrayed by the media and by the unfolding economic catastrophe he knew could not continue .
How much of a lemming was President Trump ?
Or the state governors ?
All of them were , to one degree or another .
Thus , we were plunged into the grandest of experiments in authoritarian paternalism , whereby we plebeians — i.e.
, those without government jobs — are deemed incompetent to judge if it ’ s safe to take a dip in the ocean or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can , though , crowd into a Walmart or the local supermarket .
Soon , however , the president saw the cliff ahead and started pushing against the lockdown express .
It took some delicate maneuvering , and however much credence he ever gave to the 2.2 million number , he cannily co-opted it for his political purposes , using it to boast that his administration ’ s actions have prevented such horrific numbers from becoming reality .
Ferguson has conceded a bit to his critics , but he also proudly noted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of pushing policymakers into the lockdowns he believed necessary .
But Ferguson and his fellow experts might have done well to appreciate what the 19th-century economist Frédéric Bastiat meant when wrote that the prescriber of nostrums must be mindful of not only that which is seen , but also that which is not seen .
What is not seen , as Victor Davis Hanson notes , is “ the likely larger human toll from suicides , family and substance abuse , lapsed medical procedures and tests , and wrecked businesses and lives from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from the Centers for Disease Control on May 8 indicate that vaccination against childhood measles has declined by as much as 60 percent nationally since the states started ordering the lockdowns .
Then there is the global perspective .
From a United Nations policy brief on April 15 : “ Economic hardship experienced by families as a result of the global economic downturn could result in hundreds of thousands of additional child deaths in 2020 , reversing the last 2 to 3 years of progress in reducing infant mortality within a single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a brutal truth coming from another British commentator , Toby Young , who writes that Ferguson “ suffers from the same fundamental arrogance that progressive interventionists have exhibited since at least the middle of the 18th Century — wildly over-estimating the good that governments can do , assuming there are no limits to what ‘ science ’ can achieve and , at the same time , ignoring the empirical evidence that their ambitious public programmes are a complete disaster.
” Great lesson if we can learn from it .
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By Bill Dunne
AmericanThinker.com
May 14, 2020
It should be clear by now that most of the world’s leaders were stampeded over the lockdown cliff like so many lemmings. What caused the stampede is even more remarkable: a tiny coterie of obscure, soft-spoken epidemiologists in white lab coats playing with numbers.
Americans trying to keep up with the torrid pace of new developments over the past few months have been hearing about that work — the data-modeling these people do by feeding selected data and a variety of assumptions into a computer. The computer then disgorges diagrams and charts that attempt to describe the future progress of diseases like COVID-19. The most frequently cited COVID-19 modelers are those at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington and similar organizations at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the Imperial College in London.
Imperial College is where the brightest star in this tiny constellation emerged. He is Dr. Neil Ferguson, director of the Centre for Global Infections Disease Analysis at the college. Until a little sex scandal sidelined him just recently (delicious story for another day), he was also a key member of the group that has been directing the British government’s response to the coronavirus. For that work, the thin, pale, bespectacled 52-year-old has been given a shorter title: Professor Lockdown.
The title is well deserved.
Mid-March saw a rapid upsurge of reported COVID-19 events, starting on March 11 with the World Health Organization’s official designation of the coronavirus as a pandemic. At that point, the spread of the disease was obviously already global, with new cases popping up everywhere. Frightening headlines filled newspaper pages and TV screens daily and hourly. Nine states in the U.S., the first being California on March 19, started issuing statewide shutdown orders. Boris Johnson’s government did the same for the entire U.K. (There’s been no nationwide lockdown in the U.S., Trump instead coordinating with the governors on their responses and enlisting help from the private sector.)
The most frightening headlines of all were kicked off by Ferguson’s authorship of a report issued on March 16. Here’s the key paragraph, abbreviated, with emphasis added:
In the (unlikely) absence of any control measures or spontaneous changes in individual behavior, we would expect a peak in mortality (daily deaths) to occur after approximately 3 months[.] … In total, in an unmitigated epidemic, we would predict approximately 510,000 deaths in G.B. and 2.2 million in the U.S., not accounting for the potential negative effects of health systems being overwhelmed on mortality.
Those lines went a long way toward spooking all but a handful of other states in the U.S. to join the lockdown parade. But note the word “unlikely” in parentheses. That any society in the face of a serious epidemic would take no mitigating actions was not just unlikely. It was a ridiculous assumption to make, as was the assumption that there would be no change in people’s behavior. They were great assumptions, however, if the aim was to cause panic.
What, we may ask, was Ferguson’s record on prognostications on epidemics prior to COVID-19? Not so good, according to Brendan O’Neil, a British journalist and editor of the online journal Spike. O’Neil writes:
In 2005 [Ferguson] said up to 200 million people could die from bird flu; the final global death toll between the years 2003 and 2009 was 292. In 2009, the UK government based its ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ for the impact of swine flu in Britain on Ferguson’s models, saying around 65,000 people could die. In the end just 457 people died. In 2001 Imperial modelling on foot-and-mouth disease shaped government policy, which was to cull six million sheep, cattle and pigs. Later, an expert in veterinary epidemiology said that modelling was “seriously flawed”.
To this, let’s add something from a science reporter, James Ball, who raised other questions about the soundness of Ferguson’s research process. As he writes in the Spectator:
In a fairly unusual break from best practice, Ferguson did not release the code on which his model runs (and has run in various forms for several years), saying it was largely undocumented and would make little sense to outsiders. This is poor practice for multiple reasons, not least of which being that replicating another’s work is a core principle of science, and essential to check workings. It’s also well known among programmers and scientists alike that most code eventually contains errors and idiosyncrasies, for which we must remain constantly vigilant. Far, far simpler models than Ferguson’s have ended up containing huge errors that have drastically altered their conclusions.
However that may be, the only thing the American public heard was that more than two million Americans might be dead in three months.
Recall, by the way, that on January 29, which was nine days after the first confirmed COVID-19 case in the U.S. and two days before President Trump issued his ban on travelers from China, the president announced that he was forming his Coronavirus Task Force. But it would be almost March before the Task Force got into high gear.
It turned out to be quite a bull-riding test for Trump — being bucked by a frightened public over the looming apocalypse portrayed by the media and by the unfolding economic catastrophe he knew could not continue.
How much of a lemming was President Trump? Or the state governors? All of them were, to one degree or another. Thus, we were plunged into the grandest of experiments in authoritarian paternalism, whereby we plebeians — i.e., those without government jobs — are deemed incompetent to judge if it’s safe to take a dip in the ocean or a walk in the woods. We can, though, crowd into a Walmart or the local supermarket.
Soon, however, the president saw the cliff ahead and started pushing against the lockdown express. It took some delicate maneuvering, and however much credence he ever gave to the 2.2 million number, he cannily co-opted it for his political purposes, using it to boast that his administration’s actions have prevented such horrific numbers from becoming reality.
Ferguson has conceded a bit to his critics, but he also proudly noted that his 2.2 million number had the effect of pushing policymakers into the lockdowns he believed necessary. But Ferguson and his fellow experts might have done well to appreciate what the 19th-century economist Frédéric Bastiat meant when wrote that the prescriber of nostrums must be mindful of not only that which is seen, but also that which is not seen.
What is not seen, as Victor Davis Hanson notes, is “the likely larger human toll from suicides, family and substance abuse, lapsed medical procedures and tests, and wrecked businesses and lives from the lockdown.” Statistics, for example, from the Centers for Disease Control on May 8 indicate that vaccination against childhood measles has declined by as much as 60 percent nationally since the states started ordering the lockdowns.
Then there is the global perspective. From a United Nations policy brief on April 15: “Economic hardship experienced by families as a result of the global economic downturn could result in hundreds of thousands of additional child deaths in 2020, reversing the last 2 to 3 years of progress in reducing infant mortality within a single year.”
Let’s sum up with a brutal truth coming from another British commentator, Toby Young, who writes that Ferguson “suffers from the same fundamental arrogance that progressive interventionists have exhibited since at least the middle of the 18th Century — wildly over-estimating the good that governments can do, assuming there are no limits to what ‘science’ can achieve and, at the same time, ignoring the empirical evidence that their ambitious public programmes are a complete disaster.”
Great lesson if we can learn from it.


revolutionradio--2020-05-14--Donald Trump: We’re Mobilizing Military to Distribute Future Coronavirus Vaccine

President Donald Trump said in an interview Thursday he is already mobilizing the military to help distribute a coronavirus vaccine as soon as it is developed .
“ Our military is now being mobilized so at the end of the year we ’ re going to be able to give it to a lot of people very , very rapidly , ” the president said in an interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo , which aired on Thursday morning .
The president said that distributing the vaccine would be a “ massive job ” and that he would move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unless you ’ re mobilized and ready , you ’ re not going to be able to do it for a long time .
So we ’ re starting now , ” he said .
President Trump predicted a vaccine would become available by the end of 2020 , and manufacturers are already mobilizing the production of millions of doses of potential vaccine candidates while they are tested .
The president has also set an “ Operation Warp Speed “ task force goal of getting 100 million vaccine doses available in the fall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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by CHARLIE SPIERING
BREITBART.COM
14 May 2020
President Donald Trump said in an interview Thursday he is already mobilizing the military to help distribute a coronavirus vaccine as soon as it is developed.
“Our military is now being mobilized so at the end of the year we’re going to be able to give it to a lot of people very, very rapidly,” the president said in an interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, which aired on Thursday morning.
The president said that distributing the vaccine would be a “massive job” and that he would move quickly to get it distributed.
“Unless you’re mobilized and ready, you’re not going to be able to do it for a long time. So we’re starting now,” he said.
President Trump predicted a vaccine would become available by the end of 2020, and manufacturers are already mobilizing the production of millions of doses of potential vaccine candidates while they are tested.
The president has also set an “Operation Warp Speed “task force goal of getting 100 million vaccine doses available in the fall, with 300 million doses by January.
The Rest…HERE


revolutionradio--2020-05-14--Anti-Lockdown Protesters Swarm Michigan Capital, Governor Receives Death Threats: Live Updates

UK & Italian numbers are out German new infections hit 5-day high Trump praises Wisconsin Supreme Court decision Trump sits for interview with Maria Bartiromo Trump : ‘ I wonder what would happen if we cut ties with China ?
’ Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down stay at home order Maryland to start reopening Friday French government ‘ incensed ’ by Sanofi offer to give vaccine to US first Singapore reports another 750+ cases Japan starts using remdesivir on COVID-19 patients Burundi latest African country to boot WHO UK minister defends timing of nursing home lockdown Spain sees ‘ center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Madrid to Catalonia * * * Update ( 1400ET ) : There have been two notable coronavirus-related developments so far this afternoon : A new study by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the University of Pennsylvania found that ordinary speech can emit small respiratory droplets that linger in the air for at least eight minutes and potentially much longer .
These droplets are likely infectious , and help explain why the virus is so infectious in enclosed spaces like cruise ships and airplanes .
The virus ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has long been one of the most critical areas of study .
The report was published Thursday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a peer-reviewed journal .
It is based on an experiment that used laser light to study the number of small respiratory droplets emitted through human speech .
The NIH has begun a trial for hydrocholorquine and azythromycine ( commonly known as a Z-Pak ) that will test 2,000 adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms .
A handful of prior studies have shown hydroxychloroquine alone isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports that the drug , if taken with zinc or a Z Pak , can stop moderate symptoms from progressing to sever .
Cuomo on Thursday said once again that hospitalizations declined further and Central New York is getting ready to start reopening tomorrow .
NY ’ s death toll climbed to 22,157 , up from 22,000 , an increase of 0.7 % or 157 , slightly slower than the pace from a day earlier .
The latest numbers from Florida and Cali are also out : CALIFORNIA VIRUS CASES CLIMB 2.8 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CALIFORNIA SAYS 3,032 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS FLORIDA COVID-19 CASES RISE 1.9 % VS .
PREVIOUS 7-DAY AVG .
1.6 % Cuomo added that 5 regions including central NY are ready to reopen tomorrow .
Meanwhile , protesters returned to Lansing and mobbed the Michigan capital , once again insisting that Democratic Gov .
Whitmer must move more quickly to reopen the state .
the day ’ s legislative session was cancelled , according to Bloomberg .
The gathering , which was called to demand the state reopen for business and end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on April 30 that resulted in pictures of protesters clad in military-style gear and carrying long guns crowding the statehouse .
They confronted police and taunted lawmakers .
The shutdown was done with little fanfare at the end of Wednesday ’ s State Senate session .
At around 4:30 , lawmakers in the Republican-majority chamber simply adjourned until Tuesday rather than call the next previously scheduled meeting .
The governor has ecen claimed to have received multiple death threats over her decision to stand by the lockdown and reopen cautiously as the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the country .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Thu, 05/14/2020
Summary:
UK & Italian numbers are out
German new infections hit 5-day high
Trump praises Wisconsin Supreme Court decision
Trump sits for interview with Maria Bartiromo
Trump: ‘I wonder what would happen if we cut ties with China?’
Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down stay at home order
Maryland to start reopening Friday
French government ‘incensed’ by Sanofi offer to give vaccine to US first
Singapore reports another 750+ cases
Japan starts using remdesivir on COVID-19 patients
Burundi latest African country to boot WHO
UK minister defends timing of nursing home lockdown
Spain sees ‘center’ of outbreak shift from area surrounding Madrid to Catalonia
* * *
Update (1400ET): There have been two notable coronavirus-related developments so far this afternoon:
A new study by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the University of Pennsylvania found that ordinary speech can emit small respiratory droplets that linger in the air for at least eight minutes and potentially much longer. These droplets are likely infectious, and help explain why the virus is so infectious in enclosed spaces like cruise ships and airplanes.
The virus’s ability to linger in the air has long been one of the most critical areas of study.
The report was published Thursday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed journal. It is based on an experiment that used laser light to study the number of small respiratory droplets emitted through human speech.
The NIH has begun a trial for hydrocholorquine and azythromycine (commonly known as a Z-Pak) that will test 2,000 adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms. A handful of prior studies have shown hydroxychloroquine alone isn’t very effect, but anecdotal reports that the drug, if taken with zinc or a Z Pak, can stop moderate symptoms from progressing to sever.
Cuomo on Thursday said once again that hospitalizations declined further and Central New York is getting ready to start reopening tomorrow.
NY’s death toll climbed to 22,157, up from 22,000, an increase of 0.7% or 157, slightly slower than the pace from a day earlier.
Holding a briefing with updates on #Coronavirus. Watch Live: https://t.co/b31FR7AeAQ — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) May 14, 2020
The latest numbers from Florida and Cali are also out:
CALIFORNIA VIRUS CASES CLIMB 2.8% TO 73,164; DEATHS RISE 3.3%
CALIFORNIA SAYS 3,032 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS
FLORIDA COVID-19 CASES RISE 1.9% VS. PREVIOUS 7-DAY AVG. 1.6%
Cuomo added that 5 regions including central NY are ready to reopen tomorrow.
Meanwhile, protesters returned to Lansing and mobbed the Michigan capital, once again insisting that Democratic Gov. Whitmer must move more quickly to reopen the state. the day’s legislative session was cancelled, according to Bloomberg.
The gathering, which was called to demand the state reopen for business and end the lockdown, followed a similar rally on April 30 that resulted in pictures of protesters clad in military-style gear and carrying long guns crowding the statehouse. They confronted police and taunted lawmakers.
The shutdown was done with little fanfare at the end of Wednesday’s State Senate session. At around 4:30, lawmakers in the Republican-majority chamber simply adjourned until Tuesday rather than call the next previously scheduled meeting. The governor has ecen claimed to have received multiple death threats over her decision to stand by the lockdown and reopen cautiously as the state struggles with one of the worst outbreaks in the country.
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revolutionradio--2020-05-14--Setting The Stage For Phase 2 As States Deploy National Guard For Contact Tracing (Video) – Spiro

Setting The Stage For Phase 2 As States Deploy National Guard For Contact Tracing ( Video ) – Spiro Several states are preparing to ease restrictions related to the Coronavirus lockdowns , other states have extended the lockdowns while a handful of states like South Dakota never imposed a statewide lockdown at all , why don ’ t we hear about this in the mainstream media ?
Surely we would hear about these rogue states if there was a significant increase in the numbers of infected or deaths because the establishment would never miss an opportunity to justify the lockdowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so , now get back in side !
All of this is taking place as many states across the country are beginning to implement their contact tracing programs .
Several of these states are calling on the National Guard to assist in their contact tracing programs and training has already begun .
While it has been stated that the National Guard ’ s function is not a law enforcement role , their roll is Public Health Service , it must be noted that the very foundation of the contact tracing program is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but isolating and quarantining suspected individuals who are infected .
So where does the line of law enforcement end ?
And the function of a Public Health Service begin ?
Only time will tell .
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BY SPIRO
THEDAILYCOIN.ORG
MAY 14, 2020
Setting The Stage For Phase 2 As States Deploy National Guard For Contact Tracing (Video) – Spiro
Several states are preparing to ease restrictions related to the Coronavirus lockdowns, other states have extended the lockdowns while a handful of states like South Dakota never imposed a statewide lockdown at all, why don’t we hear about this in the mainstream media?
Surely we would hear about these rogue states if there was a significant increase in the numbers of infected or deaths because the establishment would never miss an opportunity to justify the lockdowns and say see, we told you so, now get back in side!
All of this is taking place as many states across the country are beginning to implement their contact tracing programs. Several of these states are calling on the National Guard to assist in their contact tracing programs and training has already begun.
While it has been stated that the National Guard’s function is not a law enforcement role, their roll is Public Health Service, it must be noted that the very foundation of the contact tracing program is not only tracking every individual and their contacts, but isolating and quarantining suspected individuals who are infected.
So where does the line of law enforcement end? And the function of a Public Health Service begin? Only time will tell.


revolutionradio--2020-05-14--New York: Woman Handcuffed by Police For “Not Fully Wearing Mask”

A woman was dragged to the floor and handcuffed by police at a subway station in Brooklyn during an altercation over her “ not fully wearing ” her face mask .
“ Mom placed in handcuffs after altercation with # NYPD & # MTA over not fully wearing her mask in # Brooklyn # NYCSubway station .
Police say woman wouldn ’ t listen , but wasn ’ t arrested and charged , rather taken out of station , ” tweeted reporter Dean Meminger .
The video clip shows the woman , who was with her child , having an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her up the stairs .
She appears to briefly lash out before immediately being dragged to the ground and handcuffed .
The woman was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct .
However , after a backlash , Mayor Bill DeBlasio was forced to address the incident in a tweet .
“ Face coverings are important to protect everybody — they ’ re not optional .
But no one wants to see an interaction turn into this .
We ’ ve made progress with de-escalation .
This isn ’ t it , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement confirming that the confrontation began as a result of the woman improperly wearing her mask .
“ Officers approached the woman & politely informed her that she can not enter the Transit system w/out properly wearing a face mask .
She responded to the officers w/ vulgar language & repeatedly refused requests to properly wear her face covering over her nose/mouth.
” “ Officers then informed her she would be ejected from the station and began to escort her from the location .
Officers stated to the woman , “ Do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mam.
” The woman then waived her arms and struck an officer with her hand.
” “ As a result of these actions , she was taken into custody & placed under arrest .
We are confident that the police officers in this incident acted appropriately & with respect .
This individual was arrested only after her behavior toward officers warranted police action.
” As we previously highlighted , a man was also dragged off a bus by police in Philadelphia because he was not wearing a face mask .
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Mayor Bill DeBlasio criticizes NYPD over incident.
Paul Joseph Watson
Summit.news
14 May, 2020
A woman was dragged to the floor and handcuffed by police at a subway station in Brooklyn during an altercation over her “not fully wearing” her face mask.
“Mom placed in handcuffs after altercation with #NYPD & #MTA over not fully wearing her mask in #Brooklyn #NYCSubway station. Police say woman wouldn’t listen, but wasn’t arrested and charged, rather taken out of station,” tweeted reporter Dean Meminger.
Mom placed in handcuffs after altercation with #NYPD & #MTA over not fully wearing her mask in #Brooklyn #NYCSubway station. Police say woman wouldn’t listen, but wasn’t arrested and charged, rather taken out of station. Courtesy: Anthony Davis on FB pic.twitter.com/nohs9NpuGj — Dean Meminger (@DeanMeminger) May 13, 2020
The video clip shows the woman, who was with her child, having an argument with NYPD officers as they follow her up the stairs.
She appears to briefly lash out before immediately being dragged to the ground and handcuffed. The woman was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
However, after a backlash, Mayor Bill DeBlasio was forced to address the incident in a tweet.
“Face coverings are important to protect everybody — they’re not optional. But no one wants to see an interaction turn into this. We’ve made progress with de-escalation. This isn’t it,” he commented.
Face coverings are important to protect everybody — they’re not optional. But no one wants to see an interaction turn into this. We’ve made progress with de-escalation. This isn’t it. https://t.co/jVx22uLSj8 — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) May 14, 2020
The NYPD issued a statement confirming that the confrontation began as a result of the woman improperly wearing her mask.
“Officers approached the woman & politely informed her that she cannot enter the Transit system w/out properly wearing a face mask. She responded to the officers w/ vulgar language & repeatedly refused requests to properly wear her face covering over her nose/mouth.”
“Officers then informed her she would be ejected from the station and began to escort her from the location. Officers stated to the woman, “Do not do this in front of your kid mam.” The woman then waived her arms and struck an officer with her hand.”
“As a result of these actions, she was taken into custody & placed under arrest. We are confident that the police officers in this incident acted appropriately & with respect. This individual was arrested only after her behavior toward officers warranted police action.”
As we previously highlighted, a man was also dragged off a bus by police in Philadelphia because he was not wearing a face mask.


revolutionradio--2020-05-14--Low Solar Activity to Cause Temperatures to Plummet, Say Scientists

The Sun is entering a period of “ solar minimum ” that could cause temperatures to plummet by up to 2C over 20 years and trigger a global famine , according to experts .
Solar activity has entered a deep decline with scientists saying there have already been 100 days this year where the sun has displayed zero sunspots .
NASA boffins say this means that the earth could be about to experience a new “ Dalton Minimum , ” the period between 1790 and 1830 which led to a severe prolonged cold snap and massive volcanic eruptions .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the deepest period of sunshine recession which could trigger long periods of cold , famine and other issues , ” reports the Daily Star .
The Sun has now recorded two consecutive years of record setting spotlessness , being blank 77 % of the time in 2019 and 76 % of the time so far this year .
This means a deep solar minimum is coming which will cause temperatures to drop drastically .
This once again serves as a reminder that the Sun is by far the most influential driver of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man-made climate change look tame in comparison .
How are institutions of science , academia and media that have fully committed to the notion that anthropogenic global warming will cause environmental devastation going to react when the globe starts rapidly cooling ?
Meanwhile , Greta Thunberg has been noticeably quiet on the matter .
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What happened to global warming?
Paul Joseph Watson
Summit.news
14 May, 2020
The Sun is entering a period of “solar minimum” that could cause temperatures to plummet by up to 2C over 20 years and trigger a global famine, according to experts.
Solar activity has entered a deep decline with scientists saying there have already been 100 days this year where the sun has displayed zero sunspots.
NASA boffins say this means that the earth could be about to experience a new “Dalton Minimum,” the period between 1790 and 1830 which led to a severe prolonged cold snap and massive volcanic eruptions.
“This means were could be entering one of the deepest period of sunshine recession which could trigger long periods of cold, famine and other issues,” reports the Daily Star.
The Sun has now recorded two consecutive years of record setting spotlessness, being blank 77% of the time in 2019 and 76% of the time so far this year.
This means a deep solar minimum is coming which will cause temperatures to drop drastically.
This once again serves as a reminder that the Sun is by far the most influential driver of climate and makes the impact of so-called man-made climate change look tame in comparison.
How are institutions of science, academia and media that have fully committed to the notion that anthropogenic global warming will cause environmental devastation going to react when the globe starts rapidly cooling?
Meanwhile, Greta Thunberg has been noticeably quiet on the matter.
The Rest…HERE


revolutionradio--2020-05-14--John Brennan Goes Berserk After His Role in Unmasking General Mike Flynn Revealed

Former CIA Director and Spygate ringleader John Brennan lashed out at Trump again on Thursday suggesting the President is a ‘ despot.
’ CBS News reporter Catherine Herridge on Wednesday obtained the list of Obama operatives who unmasked General Flynn and released it to the public .
Names included former VP Joe Biden , former CIA Director John Brennan , Samantha Power , former DNI chief James Clapper , former FBI Director James Comey and others .
Brennan ’ s role in the unmasking of General Flynn was revealed and US Attorney John Durham is now looking at the unmasking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out at Trump on Thursday morning .
BRENNAN : President Trump ’ s propaganda & disinformation machine , which operates according to a despot ’ s playbook , is the most aggressive & odious in history .
It far surpasses even Russia ’ s ability to trample the truth , harm U.S. security , & undermine America ’ s reputation worldwide .
It was also revealed that Brennan had intel saying Russia wanted Hillary Clinton to win the 2016 election because she was more malleable than Donald Trump .
Brennan however suppressed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win and ran with narrative that all 17 intel agencies concluded Russia wanted Trump to become president .
The IG report released in December of 2019 confirmed John Brennan did indeed rely on the phony dossier for the ICA report on so-called Russian interference in the 2016 election .
John Brennan claimed in a May 2017 testimony under oath that Hillary ’ s phony dossier didn ’ t factor into the Intelligence Community ’ s Assessment report on Russian interference of the 2016 presidential election .
Brennan told Trey Gowdy during his testimony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dossier , “ No .
Because we — we didn ’ t .
It wasn ’ t part of the corpus of intelligence information that we had .
It was not in any way used as a basis for the Intelligence Community assessment that was done .
It was — it was not.
” On page 179 of the IG report , Comey told IG investigators that he remembered having numerous discussions with John Brennan where the former CIA Director said the dossier was “ important ” enough to include in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dossier was part of the “ corpus of intelligence information ” the agency had .
The core of the ICA report matches the central findings in Hillary ’ s phony dossier .
For Brennan to claim the dossier wasn ’ t used for their findings is absurd , it ’ s a blatant lie .
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By Cristina Laila
TheGatewayPundit.com
May 14, 2020
Former CIA Director and Spygate ringleader John Brennan lashed out at Trump again on Thursday suggesting the President is a ‘despot.’
CBS News reporter Catherine Herridge on Wednesday obtained the list of Obama operatives who unmasked General Flynn and released it to the public.
Names included former VP Joe Biden, former CIA Director John Brennan, Samantha Power, former DNI chief James Clapper, former FBI Director James Comey and others.
Brennan’s role in the unmasking of General Flynn was revealed and US Attorney John Durham is now looking at the unmasking list.
Brennan is angry and lashed out at Trump on Thursday morning.
BRENNAN: President Trump’s propaganda & disinformation machine, which operates according to a despot’s playbook, is the most aggressive & odious in history. It far surpasses even Russia’s ability to trample the truth, harm U.S. security, & undermine America’s reputation worldwide.
.@realDonaldTrump’s propaganda & disinformation machine, which operates according to a despot’s playbook, is the most aggressive & odious in history. It far surpasses even Russia’s ability to trample the truth, harm U.S. security, & undermine America’s reputation worldwide. — John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) May 14, 2020
It was also revealed that Brennan had intel saying Russia wanted Hillary Clinton to win the 2016 election because she was more malleable than Donald Trump.
Brennan however suppressed the intel that suggested Russia wanted Hillary to win and ran with narrative that all 17 intel agencies concluded Russia wanted Trump to become president.
The IG report released in December of 2019 confirmed John Brennan did indeed rely on the phony dossier for the ICA report on so-called Russian interference in the 2016 election.
John Brennan claimed in a May 2017 testimony under oath that Hillary’s phony dossier didn’t factor into the Intelligence Community’s Assessment report on Russian interference of the 2016 presidential election.
Brennan told Trey Gowdy during his testimony when asked if the CIA relied on the dossier, “No. Because we — we didn’t. It wasn’t part of the corpus of intelligence information that we had. It was not in any way used as a basis for the Intelligence Community assessment that was done. It was — it was not.”
On page 179 of the IG report, Comey told IG investigators that he remembered having numerous discussions with John Brennan where the former CIA Director said the dossier was “important” enough to include in the ICA — Comey confirmed that yes, the dossier was part of the “corpus of intelligence information” the agency had.
The core of the ICA report matches the central findings in Hillary’s phony dossier. For Brennan to claim the dossier wasn’t used for their findings is absurd, it’s a blatant lie.


revolutionradio--2020-05-14--The Real Killer Is COVID-Lockdown-Driven Unemployment

by Christopher Dembik , head of Macro Analysis at Saxo , ZeroHedge.com Thu , 05/14/2020 Today , the U.S. Federal Reserve will release a survey confirming the economy is doomed for a long and painful downturn .
Chairman Powell said in a webinar at the Peterson Institute for International Economics yesterday that one of the main findings , which is similar to that of many other surveys , is that lower-income Americans have been the most affected by the consequences of the virus .
According to Powell : “ Among people who were working in February , almost 40 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40,000 USD a year had lost a job in March ” .
The coronavirus is a pure negative externality .
It initially caused a negative supply shock that was rapidly offset by a negative global aggregate demand shock .
The fact that global commodity prices are plunging also speaks to the fact that we are dealing with a demand shock .
The only short-term solution to limit the spread of the virus was to favor social distancing and to implement strict lockdown where it was needed , which contributed to depress aggregate demand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at home and avoid social interactions , which forced them to spend less .
If consumers buy less , companies are inclined to produce less .
In other words , if some companies can continue to produce despite these unusual circumstances , they do not necessarily have the incentive to do so .
This will also have a negative impact on production and will cause massive layoffs .
This is the phase in which we currently are .
Phase 1 : Temporary massive layoffs In the United States , the economy destroyed more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the lockdown , which pushed the unemployment rate to 14.7 % from 4.4 % a month earlier .
According to several members of the Federal Reserve , the unemployment rate might quickly climb to 20 % , eventually reaching a peak close to 30 % .
But a better indicator of what is actually happening is probably the ratio unemployment as share of population ( 16 years and over ) which dropped to 51.3 % .
Said differently , only half of the population has a job .
The service sector has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : more than 7 million jobs have been lost in leisure and hotels , almost 2.5 million in education and health and another 2 million in retail trade .
The below charts shows the impact on unemployment rate by education level .
We see that every unemployment rate quadrupled so far during the lockdown period but , as it is the case with every “ normal ” recession , the size of the shock is much greater for lower education level than for higher ones .
The only major difference is the amplitude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period of time .
A large chunks of layoffs are considered as temporary ( up to 70 % in the United States according to the April nonfarm payrolls report ) .
When the lockdown measures will be lifted , the economy will restart as normal and companies will hire back those who were laid off during the crisis .
I disagree with this assumption .
If China leads the rest of the world in the ongoing process , then there is no V-shape recovery in perspective .
In China , it took one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ productive capacities to get back to 100 % , but consumption remains sluggish .
Retail sales fell 15.8 % year-on-year in March and restaurant spending plunged nearly 50 % over the same period .
Many shops are still desperately empty , even in Beijing .
This phenomenon is called the hysteresis effect .
Although the pandemic has disappeared , it continues to have a noticeable effect on consumption and savings behavior .
Due to the uncertain economic outlook and fears of rising unemployment , consumers are strongly inclined to save , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and will amplify the economic downturn .
As a result , companies are facing increasing solvency issues topping sometimes preexisting decrease in industrial profit ( as it is the case in China where industrial profit was down minus 37 % in Q1 2020 ) and will have no other choice but to focus on restoring cash flows and to cut costs , including jobs .
The vicious circle of sluggish aggregate demand and solvency issues is just about to start and will lead to a strong and lasting jump in unemployment which will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ automatic stabilizers .
Winners and losers in the post-COVID world Coronavirus scars will weaken the economy for years to come .
Policymakers , with a massive inflow of liquidity into the economy , have delayed and postponed a lot of pain but they have not eliminated it .
The second economic wave is coming and will be characterized by weak demand , an unprecedented number of bankruptcies and much higher unemployment .
Before the outbreak , the global economy was already in a very weak position , with a high level of public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and low growth momentum .
Historical precedent tend to indicate that , contrary to wars , there is no strong recovery after pandemics and depressive effects , such as depressed investment opportunities and increase in precautionary saving , can persist up to 40 years ( see for further details this excellent paper published on the website of the NBER ) .
Another characteristic of pandemics is that they leave the poor even farther behind .
One of the latest IMF blogposts ( see here ) using the net Gini coefficient concludes that pandemics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and hurt employment prospects of those with only a basic education while scarcely affecting employment of people with advanced degrees .
The most striking finding is certainly that inequality tends to increase in the long run ( the net Gini increased by nearly 1.5 % after five years ) , confirming that pandemics scars have a very long-term impact on the broad economy .
The risk is that the gap between rich and poor , symbolized in the above chart by the evolution of the S & P 500 since its low point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in U.S. jobless claims over the same period , will widen further .
There have been plenty of research from the IMF and the Bank of England over the past years demonstrating that quantitative easing induces a lasting jump in wealth inequalities due to the increase in the price of financial assets ( see here , here and here ) .
Given the amount of liquidity injected by central banks all around the world and the initial effect on the stock market , the winners of the ongoing crisis might likely be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the losers will be the rest of the population , especially the less educated , that will need to cope with higher unemployment and lower purchasing power .
Coronavirus unemployment is putting at risk the social contract made between citizens and the state and may pave the way to populism .
Governments will certainly try to address the issues of unemployment and inequality by implementing more redistributive policy and letting the fiscal deficit widen .
Will it be enough ?
I don ’ t have the answer yet , but I know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % one more time .
This entry was posted on Thursday , May 14th , 2020 at 1:59 pm and is filed under Economics , God Help Us , Government Evil , Health , Pandemic , Population Control .
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by Christopher Dembik, head of Macro Analysis at Saxo,
ZeroHedge.com
Thu, 05/14/2020
Summary:
Today, the U.S. Federal Reserve will release a survey confirming the economy is doomed for a long and painful downturn. Chairman Powell said in a webinar at the Peterson Institute for International Economics yesterday that one of the main findings, which is similar to that of many other surveys, is that lower-income Americans have been the most affected by the consequences of the virus. According to Powell: “Among people who were working in February, almost 40% of those in households making less than 40,000 USD a year had lost a job in March”.
The coronavirus is a pure negative externality. It initially caused a negative supply shock that was rapidly offset by a negative global aggregate demand shock. The fact that global commodity prices are plunging also speaks to the fact that we are dealing with a demand shock.
The only short-term solution to limit the spread of the virus was to favor social distancing and to implement strict lockdown where it was needed, which contributed to depress aggregate demand. Households were called upon to stay at home and avoid social interactions, which forced them to spend less. If consumers buy less, companies are inclined to produce less. In other words, if some companies can continue to produce despite these unusual circumstances, they do not necessarily have the incentive to do so. This will also have a negative impact on production and will cause massive layoffs. This is the phase in which we currently are.
Phase 1: Temporary massive layoffs
In the United States, the economy destroyed more than 20 million jobs in April due to the lockdown, which pushed the unemployment rate to 14.7% from 4.4% a month earlier. According to several members of the Federal Reserve, the unemployment rate might quickly climb to 20%, eventually reaching a peak close to 30%. But a better indicator of what is actually happening is probably the ratio unemployment as share of population (16 years and over) which dropped to 51.3%. Said differently, only half of the population has a job. The service sector has been the most affected by the coronavirus: more than 7 million jobs have been lost in leisure and hotels, almost 2.5 million in education and health and another 2 million in retail trade. The below charts shows the impact on unemployment rate by education level.
We see that every unemployment rate quadrupled so far during the lockdown period but, as it is the case with every “normal” recession, the size of the shock is much greater for lower education level than for higher ones. The only major difference is the amplitude of the shock in such a short period of time.
Phase 2: Hysteresis effect and solvency issues
A large chunks of layoffs are considered as temporary (up to 70% in the United States according to the April nonfarm payrolls report). When the lockdown measures will be lifted, the economy will restart as normal and companies will hire back those who were laid off during the crisis. I disagree with this assumption.
If China leads the rest of the world in the ongoing process, then there is no V-shape recovery in perspective.
In China, it took one month to one month and half for productive capacities to get back to 100%, but consumption remains sluggish.
Retail sales fell 15.8% year-on-year in March and restaurant spending plunged nearly 50% over the same period.
Many shops are still desperately empty, even in Beijing.
This phenomenon is called the hysteresis effect. Although the pandemic has disappeared, it continues to have a noticeable effect on consumption and savings behavior. Due to the uncertain economic outlook and fears of rising unemployment, consumers are strongly inclined to save, which is a huge negative for aggregate demand, and will amplify the economic downturn. As a result, companies are facing increasing solvency issues topping sometimes preexisting decrease in industrial profit (as it is the case in China where industrial profit was down minus 37% in Q1 2020) and will have no other choice but to focus on restoring cash flows and to cut costs, including jobs. The vicious circle of sluggish aggregate demand and solvency issues is just about to start and will lead to a strong and lasting jump in unemployment which will be more important in countries with insufficient automatic stabilizers.
Winners and losers in the post-COVID world
Coronavirus scars will weaken the economy for years to come. Policymakers, with a massive inflow of liquidity into the economy, have delayed and postponed a lot of pain but they have not eliminated it. The second economic wave is coming and will be characterized by weak demand, an unprecedented number of bankruptcies and much higher unemployment. Before the outbreak, the global economy was already in a very weak position, with a high level of public and private debt, elevated market valuation and low growth momentum. Historical precedent tend to indicate that, contrary to wars, there is no strong recovery after pandemics and depressive effects, such as depressed investment opportunities and increase in precautionary saving, can persist up to 40 years (see for further details this excellent paper published on the website of the NBER).
Another characteristic of pandemics is that they leave the poor even farther behind. One of the latest IMF blogposts (see here) using the net Gini coefficient concludes that pandemics progressively widen gap between rich and poor and hurt employment prospects of those with only a basic education while scarcely affecting employment of people with advanced degrees. The most striking finding is certainly that inequality tends to increase in the long run (the net Gini increased by nearly 1.5% after five years), confirming that pandemics scars have a very long-term impact on the broad economy.
The risk is that the gap between rich and poor, symbolized in the above chart by the evolution of the S&P 500 since its low point of March 23 and the aggregate increase in U.S. jobless claims over the same period, will widen further. There have been plenty of research from the IMF and the Bank of England over the past years demonstrating that quantitative easing induces a lasting jump in wealth inequalities due to the increase in the price of financial assets (see here, here and here). Given the amount of liquidity injected by central banks all around the world and the initial effect on the stock market, the winners of the ongoing crisis might likely be the 1%. On the contrary, the losers will be the rest of the population, especially the less educated, that will need to cope with higher unemployment and lower purchasing power. Coronavirus unemployment is putting at risk the social contract made between citizens and the state and may pave the way to populism. Governments will certainly try to address the issues of unemployment and inequality by implementing more redistributive policy and letting the fiscal deficit widen. Will it be enough? I don’t have the answer yet, but I know that policymakers cannot let down the 99% one more time.


revolutionradio--2020-05-15--Mexico now cremating the dead on an “industrial scale” as the coronavirus pandemic reaches “staggeri

Mexico now cremating the dead on an “industrial scale” as the coronavirus pandemic reaches “staggering” number of fatalities… all covered up, China-style

Remember the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan , China , when China was running mobile cremation ovens 24/7 just to keep up with disposing of all the dead bodies ?
Now , a government official whistleblower from Mexico has provided details to Sky News that seem horrifyingly familiar : Mexico is cremating dead bodies “ on an industrial scale ” while the Mexican government is lying to the world about the true number of dead .
A Sky News investigation explains that the news organization , “ has documented cremations and funerals and gained access to morgues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The government claims that the virus curve has been flattened and that there will be a dramatic drop off in virus related deaths in the coming days… But that has been dismissed by many dealing with the crisis as incorrect.
” An official within the government , but speaking anonymously , confirms the official figures are undercounting the actual mortality rate by a factor of at least five .
As part of its investigation , Sky News has collated mortality figures and contacted or visited dozens of hospitals , crematoria and funeral parlours @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sky News has accessed multiple hospital morgues and filmed rooms filled with bodies in bodybags , lying on gurneys or even stacked on wooden pallets because the morgue fridges are already full .
There is currently a three-day backlog for cremation at every public crematorium in the city… Black smoke billows out over cemeteries as the ovens are cremating on an industrial level in the city but the bodies don ’ t stop coming .
In fact , the ovens simply can not cope and there are regular reports of breakdowns only adding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suits , crematorium staff are working around the clock bringing bodies to huge ovens for disposal .
Some believe 21 million died in China… how many will die in Mexico ?
According to official statistics — that no one believes are high enough , mind you — Mexico currently claims 42,595 infections and 4,477 deaths .
If the whistleblower mentioned above is to be believed , there are probably more like 200,000 infections and 20,000+ deaths in Mexico already , but even if you don ’ t believe the higher estimated , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mexico will make those numbers a reality soon enough .
As you can see , the deaths in Mexico are following an explosive , exponential growth curve that looks nowhere near any kind of “ flattening.
” This chart is from Worldometers.info , accessed on May 14th .
As we have previously warned , both Mexico and Brazil are set to explode with coronavirus fatalities in the coming months , as the governments of both nations have largely taken a denialism approach to the pandemic .
“ Throughout the whole identification process neither @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks , gloves or goggles , apparently oblivious to the danger of exposure to an infected corpse , ” reports Sky News .
This description should horrify any rational person who understands the extreme transmissivity of the coronavirus .
Here ’ s another horrifying description from the story that should send chills down your spine : At another hospital , we were taken into one of three storerooms workers said were used to keep the bodies .
We watched as a funeral parlour worker had to pick through corpses piled onto a wooden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right body he had been ordered to remove for cremation .
None of the temporary morgues in the hospitals were refrigerated and the workers confirmed all the bodies were considered to be COVID-19 cases .
Essentially , Sky News is describing a “ perfect storm ” for the explosion of coronavirus cases in a nation that simply doesn ’ t have the modern health care infrastructure to handle the victims in any sort of appropriate manner .
Mexican culture is also an impediment to any sort of coordinated lockdowns or long-term social distancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ achieved dramatically lower rates of hospitalizations and deaths in places like New York .
In Mexico , much of the low-wage economy functions with a short time duration , where people are paid wages daily , and they use that money to purchase food for that evening .
The very idea of long-term financial planning is so far out of the realm of awareness for many rural and low-income workers that to even propose an extended lockdown is unthinkable .
There will be no extended lockdowns in Mexico .
The virus will run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that means in a nation of 126 million people , if just one-third get infected ( about 42 million ) , based on very conservative infection fatality rates ( IFR ) of 2 % , we would expect about 840,000 fatalities in Mexico over the next year or so as the coronavirus sweeps through the population .
If hospitals are overwhelmed at any time during the peaking fatalities , that 2 % rate could skyrocket to 10 % or even higher .
In effect , we could be looking at over a million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The upward curve of death looks set to rocket , the health service can ’ t cope and social distancing , let alone lockdown , is largely being ignored in Mexico City .
Short of a vaccine or a miracle , the effect on this society and this city could be utterly catastrophic .
And given that no vaccine even exists — and might never exist in an effective form — Mexico is starting in the face of catastrophe , not miracles .
Exponential spread in Mexico will lead to catastrophic consequences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to official numbers out of Mexico , the number of coronavirus infections is currently doubling every two weeks .
This is far slower than what is widely known as an unmitigated doubling rate of 3.5 days , but it ’ s still exponential growth .
And even if we take the government ’ s current numbers as gospel , it means that Mexico will see a progression something like this : … and so on .
It doesn ’ t take long for this math to get to astronomical numbers .
What stopped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the emergency lockdown orders .
That interrupted the replication of the virus , which spreads from the lungs of one person to the lungs of another , especially in indoor shared air environments .
It seems impractical for Mexico to follow such lockdown practices without setting off an immediate , catastrophic economic collapse that could threaten the very survival of the nation .
So it seems almost certain that Mexico is going to just go for “ herd immunity , ” even if it means burning through the population at large and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also means , importantly , that infected illegal aliens from Mexico will likely be carrying the coronavirus to sanctuary cities in the United States — a scenario I first warned about in February .
Effectively , this means that the U.S. will not be safe from the coronavirus until we lock down our Southern order and stop the illegal immigration .
Yet this isn ’ t being done .
Instead , American citizens are being locked down while illegals are allowed free passage into the United States , where they will no doubt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraud-by-mail ” voting schemes in the November election , while receiving free health care and probably even government bailout money in the mean time .
Without border protection , if Mexico is overwhelmed by the coronavirus , the USA can ’ t possibly keep it under control because new infections will be “ seeded ” into the United States via the unprotected border .
And that will likely result in more lockdowns of US citizens , due to no fault of their own .
Thus , the freedom of Americans quite literally depends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and halting all illegal immigration .
But that ’ s not happening .
Instead , Trump is preparing to deploy the US military to mass vaccinate the American people like cattle .
That seems to be Trump ’ s priority right now , sadly .
In effect , the American people will be prisoners in their own homes because illegals keep bringing new infections into the United States ( and nobody is willing to protect the border ) .
The lockdowns , in other words , have been weaponized against humanity .
Watch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This entry was posted on Friday , May 15th , 2020 at 2:50 am and is filed under BioWeapon , God Help Us .
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by: Mike Adams
NaturalNews.com
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Remember the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, when China was running mobile cremation ovens 24/7 just to keep up with disposing of all the dead bodies?
Now, a government official whistleblower from Mexico has provided details to Sky News that seem horrifyingly familiar: Mexico is cremating dead bodies “on an industrial scale” while the Mexican government is lying to the world about the true number of dead.
A Sky News investigation explains that the news organization, “has documented cremations and funerals and gained access to morgues and storage rooms full of bodies…. The government claims that the virus curve has been flattened and that there will be a dramatic drop off in virus related deaths in the coming days… But that has been dismissed by many dealing with the crisis as incorrect.”
Sky News continues: (emphasis added)
An official within the government, but speaking anonymously, confirms the official figures are undercounting the actual mortality rate by a factor of at least five.
As part of its investigation, Sky News has collated mortality figures and contacted or visited dozens of hospitals, crematoria and funeral parlours.
With the help of staff, Sky News has accessed multiple hospital morgues and filmed rooms filled with bodies in bodybags, lying on gurneys or even stacked on wooden pallets because the morgue fridges are already full.
There is currently a three-day backlog for cremation at every public crematorium in the city… Black smoke billows out over cemeteries as the ovens are cremating on an industrial level in the city but the bodies don’t stop coming.
In fact, the ovens simply cannot cope and there are regular reports of breakdowns only adding to the backlog.
In full hazmat suits, crematorium staff are working around the clock bringing bodies to huge ovens for disposal.
Some believe 21 million died in China… how many will die in Mexico?
According to official statistics — that no one believes are high enough, mind you — Mexico currently claims 42,595 infections and 4,477 deaths. If the whistleblower mentioned above is to be believed, there are probably more like 200,000 infections and 20,000+ deaths in Mexico already, but even if you don’t believe the higher estimated, the exponential growth of infections and deaths in Mexico will make those numbers a reality soon enough.
As you can see, the deaths in Mexico are following an explosive, exponential growth curve that looks nowhere near any kind of “flattening.” This chart is from Worldometers.info, accessed on May 14th.
As we have previously warned, both Mexico and Brazil are set to explode with coronavirus fatalities in the coming months, as the governments of both nations have largely taken a denialism approach to the pandemic.
“Throughout the whole identification process neither the director nor the family member wore masks, gloves or goggles, apparently oblivious to the danger of exposure to an infected corpse,” reports Sky News. This description should horrify any rational person who understands the extreme transmissivity of the coronavirus.
Here’s another horrifying description from the story that should send chills down your spine:
At another hospital, we were taken into one of three storerooms workers said were used to keep the bodies. We watched as a funeral parlour worker had to pick through corpses piled onto a wooden pallet to find the tag for the right body he had been ordered to remove for cremation. None of the temporary morgues in the hospitals were refrigerated and the workers confirmed all the bodies were considered to be COVID-19 cases.
Essentially, Sky News is describing a “perfect storm” for the explosion of coronavirus cases in a nation that simply doesn’t have the modern health care infrastructure to handle the victims in any sort of appropriate manner.
Mexican culture is also an impediment to any sort of coordinated lockdowns or long-term social distancing measures which are known to have finally achieved dramatically lower rates of hospitalizations and deaths in places like New York. In Mexico, much of the low-wage economy functions with a short time duration, where people are paid wages daily, and they use that money to purchase food for that evening. The very idea of long-term financial planning is so far out of the realm of awareness for many rural and low-income workers that to even propose an extended lockdown is unthinkable.
There will be no extended lockdowns in Mexico. The virus will run its course, largely unimpeded.
And that means in a nation of 126 million people, if just one-third get infected (about 42 million), based on very conservative infection fatality rates (IFR) of 2%, we would expect about 840,000 fatalities in Mexico over the next year or so as the coronavirus sweeps through the population.
If hospitals are overwhelmed at any time during the peaking fatalities, that 2% rate could skyrocket to 10% or even higher. In effect, we could be looking at over a million deaths in Mexico in the coming year.
As Sky News explains:
The upward curve of death looks set to rocket, the health service can’t cope and social distancing, let alone lockdown, is largely being ignored in Mexico City. Short of a vaccine or a miracle, the effect on this society and this city could be utterly catastrophic.
And given that no vaccine even exists — and might never exist in an effective form — Mexico is starting in the face of catastrophe, not miracles.
Exponential spread in Mexico will lead to catastrophic consequences for both Mexico and North America
According to official numbers out of Mexico, the number of coronavirus infections is currently doubling every two weeks. This is far slower than what is widely known as an unmitigated doubling rate of 3.5 days, but it’s still exponential growth. And even if we take the government’s current numbers as gospel, it means that Mexico will see a progression something like this:
June 1: 80,000 infected
June 15: 160,000 infected
July 1: 320,000 infected
July 15: 640,000 infected
August 1: 1.2 million infected
… and so on. It doesn’t take long for this math to get to astronomical numbers. What stopped this exponential spread in the United States was the emergency lockdown orders. That interrupted the replication of the virus, which spreads from the lungs of one person to the lungs of another, especially in indoor shared air environments. It seems impractical for Mexico to follow such lockdown practices without setting off an immediate, catastrophic economic collapse that could threaten the very survival of the nation. So it seems almost certain that Mexico is going to just go for “herd immunity,” even if it means burning through the population at large and brutally enduring millions of fatalities.
This also means, importantly, that infected illegal aliens from Mexico will likely be carrying the coronavirus to sanctuary cities in the United States — a scenario I first warned about in February.
Effectively, this means that the U.S. will not be safe from the coronavirus until we lock down our Southern order and stop the illegal immigration. Yet this isn’t being done. Instead, American citizens are being locked down while illegals are allowed free passage into the United States, where they will no doubt be allowed to participate in Democrat-run “fraud-by-mail” voting schemes in the November election, while receiving free health care and probably even government bailout money in the mean time.
Without border protection, if Mexico is overwhelmed by the coronavirus, the USA can’t possibly keep it under control because new infections will be “seeded” into the United States via the unprotected border.
And that will likely result in more lockdowns of US citizens, due to no fault of their own.
Thus, the freedom of Americans quite literally depends on deploying the military to the border and halting all illegal immigration.
But that’s not happening. Instead, Trump is preparing to deploy the US military to mass vaccinate the American people like cattle. That seems to be Trump’s priority right now, sadly.
In effect, the American people will be prisoners in their own homes because illegals keep bringing new infections into the United States (and nobody is willing to protect the border).
The lockdowns, in other words, have been weaponized against humanity. Watch this important mini-documentary for more details:


revolutionradio--2020-05-15--Signs of the SECOND HOLOCAUST are upon us, as Trump prepares US military to force vaccinate every Am

Signs of the SECOND HOLOCAUST are upon us, as Trump prepares US military to force vaccinate every American at gunpoint with untested, unsafe COVID vaccine before 2021

As Trump names former GSK pharma executive , Moncef Slaoui , as his lead henchman for “ Operation Warp Speed , ” he also prepares the military to go door-to-door and force-vaccinate Americans at gunpoint with a highly experimental vaccine that contains a tracking chip .
That ’ s just one step away from the US government tattooing the serial number of the vaccine insert onto the inner forearm of the person injected , just like Hitler branded the Jews and other political prisoners of the Holocaust captured and tortured at the horrific death camp called Auschwitz .
Vaccines aren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , and neither are all of the insanely toxic ingredients used to make the batches , including mercury , African Green Monkey kidney cells , monosodium glutamate ( MSG ) , formaldehyde , and deadly pig virus strains called Circovirus , used in childhood vaccines to give them severe diarrhea and tangled intestines .
Death count from COVID-19 virus will PALE in comparison to deaths from the COVID-19 vaccine itself Yes , the US Army General Gustave Perna will command forces , as directed by the pharma Hitler of 2019 , Moncef @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the elderly in all nursing homes across America with COVID-19 genetically modified strains of a virus that ’ s already morphing and spreading out of control , so the elderly can shed that virus for two weeks ( after being vaccinated ) to ALL the other elderly residents , killing off all of them in one fell swoop .
Of course , only the virus will be blamed , and never the vaccine .
Rushing a vaccine to market is like rushing the building of an atomic bomb on your own soil .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ domestic soil by our own government .
Anyone who lets the police , doctors , nurses or a Big Pharma executives ’ US army brigade shoot lethal toxins into their body , their child ’ s body or their elderly parents ’ bodies is saying yes to the second Holocaust , except this one could take out a couple hundred million people .
We went from “ flattening the curve ” and having enough hospital beds in order to reopen society and business … to “ mandatory lockdown until force vaccinated ” overnight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warp Speed is underway folks .
We have a “ choice ” : be force vaccinated and possibly tattooed and micro-chipped like at the Nazi concentration camps , or have all of our land , businesses and children confiscated by the insane Leftists and globalists when they install communism in 2021 , should they win in November of this year .
Officials from the Defense Department and the Department of Health and Human Services are about to engage in domestic terrorism and biological warfare on all Americans , and they ’ re going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Fear is big business in America , all starting with the inside job of 9/11 , the Patriot Act that killed a large portion of the Constitution , and now we have another invisible “ terror ” enemy at large , a lab-created virus .
The Czars of Toxic Medicine , Anthony “ Fraudulent ” Fauci and Bill “ Hell ’ s Gates ” Gates , are leading the way into the next Holocaust , and for some freak reason , Donald J. Trump is all in with Big Pharma on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go to any schools , public or private , without the mark of the beast injected into their muscle tissue .
The new stimulus package is nicknamed “ HR-6666 ” just to rub it all in the face of the frustrated , scared , ignorant masses .
That ’ s 100 billion in grants to clinics and medical centers for poisoning Americans .
You can ’ t make this stuff up .
Millions of Americans who have held onto their automatic and semi-automatic weapons over these past few years of staged mass shootings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in the woods , the hills and their basements for the S.S. vaccine police to hunt down Americans “ for their own safety ” and “ for the greater good.
” This entry was posted on Friday , May 15th , 2020 at 2:36 am and is filed under God Help Us , Government Evil , Health , Martial Law , Pandemic , Police State , Population Control .
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by: S.D. Wells
NaturalNews.com
Thursday, May 14, 2020
As Trump names former GSK pharma executive, Moncef Slaoui, as his lead henchman for “Operation Warp Speed,” he also prepares the military to go door-to-door and force-vaccinate Americans at gunpoint with a highly experimental vaccine that contains a tracking chip. That’s just one step away from the US government tattooing the serial number of the vaccine insert onto the inner forearm of the person injected, just like Hitler branded the Jews and other political prisoners of the Holocaust captured and tortured at the horrific death camp called Auschwitz.
Vaccines aren’t tested for safety or efficacy now, and neither are all of the insanely toxic ingredients used to make the batches, including mercury, African Green Monkey kidney cells, monosodium glutamate (MSG), formaldehyde, and deadly pig virus strains called Circovirus, used in childhood vaccines to give them severe diarrhea and tangled intestines.
Death count from COVID-19 virus will PALE in comparison to deaths from the COVID-19 vaccine itself
Yes, the US Army General Gustave Perna will command forces, as directed by the pharma Hitler of 2019, Moncef Slauoi, to start off with injecting the elderly in all nursing homes across America with COVID-19 genetically modified strains of a virus that’s already morphing and spreading out of control, so the elderly can shed that virus for two weeks (after being vaccinated) to ALL the other elderly residents, killing off all of them in one fell swoop. Of course, only the virus will be blamed, and never the vaccine.
Rushing a vaccine to market is like rushing the building of an atomic bomb on your own soil. This is biological warfare being waged on domestic soil by our own government. Anyone who lets the police, doctors, nurses or a Big Pharma executives’ US army brigade shoot lethal toxins into their body, their child’s body or their elderly parents’ bodies is saying yes to the second Holocaust, except this one could take out a couple hundred million people.
We went from “flattening the curve” and having enough hospital beds in order to reopen society and business … to “mandatory lockdown until force vaccinated” overnight – what happened?
Yes, Operation Warp Speed is underway folks. We have a “choice”: be force vaccinated and possibly tattooed and micro-chipped like at the Nazi concentration camps, or have all of our land, businesses and children confiscated by the insane Leftists and globalists when they install communism in 2021, should they win in November of this year.
Officials from the Defense Department and the Department of Health and Human Services are about to engage in domestic terrorism and biological warfare on all Americans, and they’re going to do it using submission by fear.
Fear is big business in America, all starting with the inside job of 9/11, the Patriot Act that killed a large portion of the Constitution, and now we have another invisible “terror” enemy at large, a lab-created virus. The Czars of Toxic Medicine, Anthony “Fraudulent” Fauci and Bill “Hell’s Gates” Gates, are leading the way into the next Holocaust, and for some freak reason, Donald J. Trump is all in with Big Pharma on this.
No students will be allowed to go to any schools, public or private, without the mark of the beast injected into their muscle tissue. The new stimulus package is nicknamed “HR-6666” just to rub it all in the face of the frustrated, scared, ignorant masses. That’s 100 billion in grants to clinics and medical centers for poisoning Americans. You can’t make this stuff up.
Millions of Americans who have held onto their automatic and semi-automatic weapons over these past few years of staged mass shootings will be waiting, cocked and loaded, in the woods, the hills and their basements for the S.S. vaccine police to hunt down Americans “for their own safety” and “for the greater good.”


revolutionradio--2020-05-15--How 63 Days of Hell Has Destroyed the Most Powerful Nation on Earth

Will the real Donald Trump please stand up ?
America is heading towards the final curtain call .
Head for the exits America , this game is over .
However , the view that Donald Trump was a globalist plant and has always “ been one of them ” , is moronic .
Please allow me to remind of what this President did when he took over : Trump took on the Republican establishment and won the Republican primary .
Trump defeated the election-stealing tactics of the Democrats and Hillary Clinton Trump refused to attack Syria against intense Deep State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to attack Venezuela against intense Deep State pressure to do so .
Trump refused to attack North Korea against intense Deep State pressure to do so .
He killed the Trans-Pacific Partnership which would have destroyed the soveriegnty of the United States He took on the New World Order ’ s designated 21 century world policeman , China , and reversed a long-standing , one-sided trade relationship .
China has never recovered .
Trump opposed China ’ s attempt to takeover the South China Sea .
Trump incentivized American based manufacturing to return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consisting of tax incentives and high tarrifs for continuing with the globalist destruction of the United States economy .
Trump set into motion the achievement of America ’ s lowest unemployment rate in the history of this country for Blacks , Latinos and women , despite being called a racist , on a daily basis , by the mainstream media .
Trump removed control of the Long Beach Port from the CHICOMS .
Trump ’ s economy achieved a 3.5 % unemployment rate !
The Democrats could not find a candidate to stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump survived the “ Russian-Collusion-Delusion ” Trump survived a politically motivated impeachment !
Trump ’ s rallies were drawing 20,000 per event , while the Democrats were drawing dozens .
At least that was the case until 63 days ago .
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by Dave Hodges
TheCommonSenseShow.com
Friday, May 15, 2020
Will the real Donald Trump please stand up? America is heading towards the final curtain call. Head for the exits America, this game is over.
However, the view that Donald Trump was a globalist plant and has always “been one of them”, is moronic. Please allow me to remind of what this President did when he took over:
Trump took on the Republican establishment and won the Republican primary.
Trump defeated the election-stealing tactics of the Democrats and Hillary Clinton
Trump refused to attack Syria against intense Deep State pressure to do so.
Trump refused to attack Venezuela against intense Deep State pressure to do so .
Trump refused to attack North Korea against intense Deep State pressure to do so.
He killed the Trans-Pacific Partnership which would have destroyed the soveriegnty of the United States
He took on the New World Order’s designated 21 century world policeman, China, and reversed a long-standing, one-sided trade relationship. China has never recovered.
Trump opposed China’s attempt to takeover the South China Sea.
Trump incentivized American based manufacturing to return to America by using a blended approach consisting of tax incentives and high tarrifs for continuing with the globalist destruction of the United States economy.
Trump set into motion the achievement of America’s lowest unemployment rate in the history of this country for Blacks, Latinos and women, despite being called a racist, on a daily basis, by the mainstream media.
Trump removed control of the Long Beach Port from the CHICOMS.
Trump’s economy achieved a 3.5% unemployment rate!
The Democrats could not find a candidate to stand up to Trump as of January 2020.
Trump survived the “Russian-Collusion-Delusion”
Trump survived a politically motivated impeachment!
Trump’s rallies were drawing 20,000 per event, while the Democrats were drawing dozens. At least that was the case until 63 days ago.
TRUMP DID NOT COME INTO OFFICE AS ONE OF “THEM”
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revolutionradio--2020-05-15--New US “Vaccine Czar” Says January Is A “Credible Goal”

Update ( 1330ET ) : As expected , Friday ’ s press conference introduced four-star general Gustave Perna , and former Pharma exec Moncef Slaoui who have joined “ Operation Warp Speed ” to help lead to government-backed effort to develop a vaccine .
Specifically , Slaoui , will serve as the new “ vaccine czar ” – a term the White House has asked journalists not to use .
TRUMP SAYS WILL BE READY WHEN VACCINE COMES TRUMP SAYS OPERATION WARP SPEED AIMS TO ELIMINATE VACCINE DELAY TRUMP ANNOUNCES SLAOUI , PERNA TO JOIN OPERATION WARP SPEED TRUMP SAYS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GET VACCINE TRUMP SAYS SCHOOLS SHOULD BE BACK IN FALL Slaoui , chairman of vaccines at GSK , who will lead the new program , says a vaccine by January is still a possibility .
“ Frankly , 12-18 months is already a very aggressive timeline , ” Mr. Slaoui said .
“ I don ’ t think Dr. Fauci was wrong.
” But Mr. Slaoui said he was undaunted by the president ’ s goal .
“ I would not have committed unless I thought it was achievable , ” Mr. Slaoui @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president that when he met with him for the first time on Wednesday at the White House and Mr. Trump asked if the goal was realistic .
The NYTimes reminds us that – as Trump announced last month – Operation Warp Speed aims to produce 300 million doses of a vaccine by January , a goal that ’ s been almost universally panned as unrealistic .
Unsurprisingly , it seems the man who got the vaccine czar job was the one who most willingly told the president what he wanted to hear – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” .
The president announced the effort , which he called Operation Warp Speed , with the goal of having 300 million doses of a vaccine available by January , a number that would likely be needed to halt the spread of the pathogen , an unheard-of timeline to develop , test and produce a vaccine on such a scale .
The Warp Speed project has been described by administration officials as an organizing mechanism for an already fierce race to find a vaccine , one that involves big pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Slaoui will serve as the chief adviser on the effort , and Gen Perna will be the COO .
The two men reportedly met for the first time on Wednesday , and they have been in frequent contact since then , the general said in a separate interview .
They will have offices in the Department of Health and Human Services , where the secretary , Alex M. Azar II , helped devise the program at Mr. Trump ’ s request .
Slaoui said he discussed the job with Jared Kushner , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who had been searching for a so-called czar for therapeutics and vaccine development , and Dr. Deborah L. Birx , the White House ’ s coronavirus response coordinator .
General Perna , who runs the Army ’ s complex supply chain , said that he was asked by Gen. Mark Milley , the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , to help run the manufacturing logistics related to the vaccine development .
The two men just met , and Trump ’ s son-in-law Jared Kushner was heavily involved in bringing Slaoui @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recommended Perna .
This entry was posted on Friday , May 15th , 2020 at 1:52 pm and is filed under God Help Us , Government Evil , Health , New World Order , Pandemic .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Fri, 05/15/2020
Update (1330ET): As expected, Friday’s press conference introduced four-star general Gustave Perna, and former Pharma exec Moncef Slaoui who have joined “Operation Warp Speed” to help lead to government-backed effort to develop a vaccine.
Specifically, Slaoui, will serve as the new “vaccine czar” – a term the White House has asked journalists not to use.
TRUMP SAYS WILL BE READY WHEN VACCINE COMES
TRUMP SAYS OPERATION WARP SPEED AIMS TO ELIMINATE VACCINE DELAY
TRUMP ANNOUNCES SLAOUI, PERNA TO JOIN OPERATION WARP SPEED
TRUMP SAYS NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO WANT TO GET VACCINE
TRUMP SAYS SCHOOLS SHOULD BE BACK IN FALL
Slaoui, chairman of vaccines at GSK, who will lead the new program, says a vaccine by January is still a possibility.
“Frankly, 12-18 months is already a very aggressive timeline,” Mr. Slaoui said. “I don’t think Dr. Fauci was wrong.”
But Mr. Slaoui said he was undaunted by the president’s goal.
“I would not have committed unless I thought it was achievable,” Mr. Slaoui said, adding that he told the president that when he met with him for the first time on Wednesday at the White House and Mr. Trump asked if the goal was realistic.
The NYTimes reminds us that – as Trump announced last month – Operation Warp Speed aims to produce 300 million doses of a vaccine by January, a goal that’s been almost universally panned as unrealistic.
Unsurprisingly, it seems the man who got the vaccine czar job was the one who most willingly told the president what he wanted to hear – that the january goal is “doable”.
The president announced the effort, which he called Operation Warp Speed, with the goal of having 300 million doses of a vaccine available by January, a number that would likely be needed to halt the spread of the pathogen, an unheard-of timeline to develop, test and produce a vaccine on such a scale.
The Warp Speed project has been described by administration officials as an organizing mechanism for an already fierce race to find a vaccine, one that involves big pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and a handful of government agencies.
Slaoui will serve as the chief adviser on the effort, and Gen Perna will be the COO.
The two men reportedly met for the first time on Wednesday, and they have been in frequent contact since then, the general said in a separate interview. They will have offices in the Department of Health and Human Services, where the secretary, Alex M. Azar II, helped devise the program at Mr. Trump’s request.
Slaoui said he discussed the job with Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, who had been searching for a so-called czar for therapeutics and vaccine development, and Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the White House’s coronavirus response coordinator.
General Perna, who runs the Army’s complex supply chain, said that he was asked by Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to help run the manufacturing logistics related to the vaccine development.
The two men just met, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner was heavily involved in bringing Slaoui on, while JCS Chairman Mark Milley recommended Perna.
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revolutionradio--2020-05-15--Andrew Cuomo: New York State’s Lockdown Extended to June 13

New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ( D ) announced Friday that he has extended his state ’ s lockdown order to June 13 , unless individual areas can meet specific criteria to reopen as the United States continues to combat the deadly Chinese coronavirus pandemic .
Cuomo said regions such as Central New York , North Country , Finger Lakes , Southern Tier , and Mohawk Valley may begin operations as part of the state ’ s Phase One reopening plan .
CBS News New York reports that a region may reopen if it meets the following criteria : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has to have at least 14 days of decline in total hospitalizations and deaths on a three day rolling average Regions with few COVID-19 cases can not have 15 new cases or five deaths on a three day rolling average A region must have fewer than two new COVID-19 patients per 100,000 residents per day Hospitals can ’ t be filled to more than 70 % capacity – including ICU beds – leaving 30 % available in the event of a surge All hospitals must have a 90 day stockpile of PPE There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready to go Regions must have 30 contact tracers for every 100,000 residents , with additional tracers available based on the projected number of cases in the region A risk/reward analysis of which businesses can reopen , with most essential businesses with lowest risk being prioritized New York , which remains the epicenter of the U.S. ’ s coronavirus pandemic , has 348,192 confirmed cases and 27,617 deaths , according to data tracked by Johns Hopkins University .
Meanwhile , Delaware Gov .
John Carney announced Thursday lockdown restrictions on beaches and community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 22 with social distancing guidelines still in place .
From Friday , ice cream shops and trucks may reopen for business , the Democratic governor said .
“ Summer at the beach and the pool is a huge part of life for so many Delawareans , ” he said in a statement .
“ As we ease our way into a new normal , we ’ re trying to find ways for Delawareans to enjoy the outdoors and the company of their families.
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by JOSHUA CAPLAN
BREITBART.COM
15 May 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Friday that he has extended his state’s lockdown order to June 13, unless individual areas can meet specific criteria to reopen as the United States continues to combat the deadly Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
Cuomo said regions such as Central New York, North Country, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, and Mohawk Valley may begin operations as part of the state’s Phase One reopening plan.
CBS News New York reports that a region may reopen if it meets the following criteria:
According to CDC guidelines, a region has to have at least 14 days of decline in total hospitalizations and deaths on a three day rolling average
Regions with few COVID-19 cases can not have 15 new cases or five deaths on a three day rolling average
A region must have fewer than two new COVID-19 patients per 100,000 residents per day
Hospitals can’t be filled to more than 70% capacity – including ICU beds – leaving 30% available in the event of a surge
All hospitals must have a 90 day stockpile of PPE
There must be 30 tests per 1,000 residents ready to go
Regions must have 30 contact tracers for every 100,000 residents, with additional tracers available based on the projected number of cases in the region
A risk/reward analysis of which businesses can reopen, with most essential businesses with lowest risk being prioritized
New York, which remains the epicenter of the U.S.’s coronavirus pandemic, has 348,192 confirmed cases and 27,617 deaths, according to data tracked by Johns Hopkins University.
Meanwhile, Delaware Gov. John Carney announced Thursday lockdown restrictions on beaches and community pools will be lifted the evening of May 22 with social distancing guidelines still in place.
From Friday, ice cream shops and trucks may reopen for business, the Democratic governor said.
“Summer at the beach and the pool is a huge part of life for so many Delawareans,” he said in a statement. “As we ease our way into a new normal, we’re trying to find ways for Delawareans to enjoy the outdoors and the company of their families.”
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