revolutionradio--2020-04-27--IT IS TIME TO END THE LOCKDOWN BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!!! THE TIME FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE HAS ARRIVED

“ It ’ s easier to fool someone than to convince someone that they are being fooled.
” I have not had a parking ticket since my early 20 ’ s .
I have never been arrested .
However , I am saying it is time to violate these unconstitutional edicts which violates nearly everyone of our civil liberties with regard to sacrificing our liberties for a small measure of security .
Our rights are granted by God , not by political hacks with an agenda .
This article is a position statement in which I am calling for all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disobey all unjust and illegal mandates from state and local governments .
However , my call for civil disobedience is conditional .
If the federal government were to shut everything down , except for the military and First Responders , I would temporarily support that action .
However , why should a crowded , disease transmitting Walmart be allowed to be open when other small businesses are shut down ?
Why are the White House Press reporters allowed to attend briefings and CHRISTIAN ( ONLY ) CHURCHES ARE CLOSED ?
If CV-19 is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told , then there should not be any exceptions , except for the military and First Responders .
However , nobody else , no exceptions , especially Walmart , Target , Costco and Sams Club must remain closed !
The hedging of my civil disobedience position is merely a token gesture because Trump and the rest of the administration have already shown their bias , in this crisis , in favor of the .1 % of the population .
Major corporations are getting their federally mandated bailouts , but most small businesses are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profiteering on this crisis with their self-appointed pay raise .
How can America take Congress seriously until they return their payraise as many of their constitutent have lost so much from this crisis ?
Shame on Congress , millions of lives have been destroyed !
The Common Sense Show is taking the Coronavirus very seriously .
It can kill and it is contagious .
However , the overwhelming majority of the deaths , in which COVID-19 plays a partial role , include victims which are already compromised and are dying from other causes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is simply joining the party and is usually a partial contributor to the demise of an infected person .
Most victims would die anyway , with or without the presence of the virus .
Here is an example of how the statistics are being twisted and exaggerated so the numbers can appear to justifiy the shutdown .
Last Friday , in Arizona , it was announced that 267 people had died from COVID-19 .
The news media and state health authorities keep propagandizing their reports .
Almost 220 of the 267 victims were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were honest , they would break down the individual health status of each fatality .
At best , COVID-19 is the proverbial straw that breaks the so-called camel ’ s back .
Many of my colleagues and myself have had conversations with doctors and nurses that have witnessed causes of death changed from deadly cause ( eg heart disease , kidney failure from a diabetes ) to COVID-19 .
In fact , one of the popular phrases that gets repeated to me is that if the death is not due to a gun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person died from CV-19 .
In fact , as the CSS previously documented , the CDC guidelines allow “ presumptive diagnoses ” without a confirming test .
This means the doctor is guessing and they will more than likely error on the side of CDC political pressure and presumptively assume all undefined deaths are the result of CV-19 .
And on top of that test are being administered without being validated for accuracy .
What an insane system !
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by Dave Hodges
TheCommonSenseShow.com
Monday, April 27, 2020
“It’s easier to fool someone than to convince someone that they are being fooled.”
Mark Twain
I have not had a parking ticket since my early 20’s. I have never been arrested. However, I am saying it is time to violate these unconstitutional edicts which violates nearly everyone of our civil liberties with regard to sacrificing our liberties for a small measure of security.
Our rights are granted by God, not by political hacks with an agenda. This article is a position statement in which I am calling for all Americans to exercise their Constitutional rights and disobey all unjust and illegal mandates from state and local governments. However, my call for civil disobedience is conditional. If the federal government were to shut everything down, except for the military and First Responders, I would temporarily support that action. However, why should a crowded, disease transmitting Walmart be allowed to be open when other small businesses are shut down? Why are the White House Press reporters allowed to attend briefings and CHRISTIAN (ONLY) CHURCHES ARE CLOSED? If CV-19 is truly the threat the public is being told, then there should not be any exceptions, except for the military and First Responders. However, nobody else, no exceptions, especially Walmart, Target, Costco and Sams Club must remain closed!
The hedging of my civil disobedience position is merely a token gesture because Trump and the rest of the administration have already shown their bias, in this crisis, in favor of the .1% of the population. Major corporations are getting their federally mandated bailouts, but most small businesses are still waiting and waiting… Even Congress is profiteering on this crisis with their self-appointed pay raise. How can America take Congress seriously until they return their payraise as many of their constitutent have lost so much from this crisis? Shame on Congress, millions of lives have been destroyed!
“Figures Lie and Liars Figure”
Mark Twain
The Common Sense Show is taking the Coronavirus very seriously. It can kill and it is contagious. However, the overwhelming majority of the deaths, in which COVID-19 plays a partial role, include victims which are already compromised and are dying from other causes. More times than not, COVID-19 is simply joining the party and is usually a partial contributor to the demise of an infected person. Most victims would die anyway, with or without the presence of the virus. Here is an example of how the statistics are being twisted and exaggerated so the numbers can appear to justifiy the shutdown. Last Friday, in Arizona, it was announced that 267 people had died from COVID-19. The news media and state health authorities keep propagandizing their reports. Almost 220 of the 267 victims were over 65. If Arizona health officials were honest, they would break down the individual health status of each fatality. At best, COVID-19 is the proverbial straw that breaks the so-called camel’s back.
Many of my colleagues and myself have had conversations with doctors and nurses that have witnessed causes of death changed from deadly cause (eg heart disease, kidney failure from a diabetes) to COVID-19. In fact, one of the popular phrases that gets repeated to me is that if the death is not due to a gun shot or a car accident, the person died from CV-19. In fact, as the CSS previously documented, the CDC guidelines allow “presumptive diagnoses” without a confirming test. This means the doctor is guessing and they will more than likely error on the side of CDC political pressure and presumptively assume all undefined deaths are the result of CV-19. And on top of that test are being administered without being validated for accuracy. What an insane system!!!
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revolutionradio--2020-04-27--Will Americans Let Coronavirus Panic Destroy Their Liberty?

This current balance of power in America is unsustainable and will not hold much longer .
We just slinked past the 245th anniversary of the “ shot heard round the world , ” and most Americans were too busy hunkering down and obeying government directives to remember how heavy the price for liberty always is .
There is a rumbling right now below our feet , though , and these tremors may well split the earth around us if our elected leadership do not yield to common sense and shared American purpose .
This moment in history is opening up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which we reclaim for ourselves the truth that all legitimate power begins with individual consent and another that deviates sharply from our shared past by giving to the State the ultimate authority for determining what rights each one of us may freely call our own .
Down the path of freedom we must take solid steps , for the other path promises to swallow us whole .
I have no illusion that American liberty is destined to prevail over this new breed of socialism and government-by-fiat .
Life gives us no certainties — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the other side that denies the existence of God while insisting that our historical fate is predetermined .
Our side has always cherished human freedom precisely because we know how rare it is .
History is replete with men dominating other men ; what has always made America “ exceptional , ” and what the other side has long forgotten or ignored , is that ours is a country that chose to end the cycle of domination by empowering the weakest among us to have an equal voice .
For 245 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ path with eyes wide open and confident in our inherited wisdom that to do otherwise would unleash the cycles of domination we worked so hard to tame .
And while many of us have watched apprehensively for many years now the encroaching tyranny of the State disguised under the cloak of the “ common will ” or the “ collective good , ” it is only now that the advocates camped on the other side of freedom so boldly declare their intention to rule over us as they will .
An awful lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month , as we are now reminded .
Weeks ago , we were celebrating the most vibrant American economy in nearly a century and looking forward to putting an exclamation point on that success by re-electing the man who shook the country awake by telling many difficult truths .
From Venezuela to Iran , Hong Kong to the U.K. , freedom was on the march everywhere .
Now the Barack Obamas and John Kerrys and Al Gores across all fifty states are smiling with renewed joy that an America dominated by government control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but certain .
So sure are they that they ’ ve finally broken the American spirit that they openly talk about our current national incarceration as the blueprint for our permanent subjugation under the guise of a “ global warming ” emergency .
Joe Biden , lost in mind , is certain that he has already won the coming election .
Everything we have worked for these last few years is slipping away .
Or is it ?
The most dangerous fairytale we often tell ourselves as Americans is that we understand and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his fellow Granite Staters that they “ Live Free or Die.
” Until you meet that hard choice head on in this world , it is easy to invoke the spirit of America without suffering the attendant costs that a free America necessarily requires .
For most Americans , that choice has seemed so relegated to the past that the constant chipping away of individual liberty , a little at a time over the years , for the promise of governmental protection and security has seemed consistent with the government ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in it by the people and nothing more .
Like a magic trick gone horribly wrong , however , the government has hidden our liberty behind a veil of security and disappeared both in the process .
Benjamin Franklin warned us that that trick would one day be played upon an unsuspecting public , and that day is now .
How many of us who never set foot upon the battlefield or committed to sacrificing ourselves for another can honestly say we understood the price of freedom until this day ?
How many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be taken away by executive decree and our tacit compliance ?
If this period of national confinement and economic destruction does not stir in the blood a sense of urgency never to allow our government to take again with such ease what our ancestors bequeathed to us with such sacrifice , then our blood is already infected with something much more deadly than the Chinese virus .
If this exercise in governmental overreach does not crystallize why “ eternal vigilance is the price of liberty , ” then the battle is over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all that is left to consider is whether Biden lives long enough to become king .
I , for one , believe that this pandemic will be remembered as an unexpected jolt to the American consciousness that finally allowed us to pull the emergency brake before we ran out of track .
We will one day look back and realize that the opening salvo between unbridled State control and personal liberty began when President Trump took office , but only when politicians from coast to coast decided to steal for themselves power that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real war for America ’ s future begin .
I am of the firm opinion that a population once exposed to the idea of freedom can never lose entirely that most vital gift from God .
Every descendant of a Holocaust survivor , every freedom-loving Pole or Czech who endured Nazism and Stalinism , every starving soul trying to survive Venezuela today in order to taste freedom tomorrow knows that nothing can eradicate human liberty , so long as some voice , somewhere , can still remind others that God ’ s gift @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Life and liberty go hand in hand .
When so many politicians these days seem comfortable with allowing the wolves of tyranny to nibble at the edges of both , there has never been a more important time to scream back , “ Not on our watch !
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By J.B. Shurk
AmericanThinker.com
April 27, 2020
This current balance of power in America is unsustainable and will not hold much longer. We just slinked past the 245th anniversary of the “shot heard round the world,” and most Americans were too busy hunkering down and obeying government directives to remember how heavy the price for liberty always is. There is a rumbling right now below our feet, though, and these tremors may well split the earth around us if our elected leadership do not yield to common sense and shared American purpose.
This moment in history is opening up before us two paths — one in which we reclaim for ourselves the truth that all legitimate power begins with individual consent and another that deviates sharply from our shared past by giving to the State the ultimate authority for determining what rights each one of us may freely call our own. Down the path of freedom we must take solid steps, for the other path promises to swallow us whole.
I have no illusion that American liberty is destined to prevail over this new breed of socialism and government-by-fiat. Life gives us no certainties — only choices and opportunities. It’s the other side that denies the existence of God while insisting that our historical fate is predetermined. Our side has always cherished human freedom precisely because we know how rare it is. History is replete with men dominating other men; what has always made America “exceptional,” and what the other side has long forgotten or ignored, is that ours is a country that chose to end the cycle of domination by empowering the weakest among us to have an equal voice. For 245 years, we have lumbered down this difficult path with eyes wide open and confident in our inherited wisdom that to do otherwise would unleash the cycles of domination we worked so hard to tame. And while many of us have watched apprehensively for many years now the encroaching tyranny of the State disguised under the cloak of the “common will” or the “collective good,” it is only now that the advocates camped on the other side of freedom so boldly declare their intention to rule over us as they will.
An awful lot can happen in the space of a month, as we are now reminded. Weeks ago, we were celebrating the most vibrant American economy in nearly a century and looking forward to putting an exclamation point on that success by re-electing the man who shook the country awake by telling many difficult truths. From Venezuela to Iran, Hong Kong to the U.K., freedom was on the march everywhere.
Now the Barack Obamas and John Kerrys and Al Gores across all fifty states are smiling with renewed joy that an America dominated by government control of everything and over everyone is all but certain. So sure are they that they’ve finally broken the American spirit that they openly talk about our current national incarceration as the blueprint for our permanent subjugation under the guise of a “global warming” emergency. Joe Biden, lost in mind, is certain that he has already won the coming election. Everything we have worked for these last few years is slipping away.
Or is it?
The most dangerous fairytale we often tell ourselves as Americans is that we understand and accept General John Stark’s beseechment to his fellow Granite Staters that they “Live Free or Die.” Until you meet that hard choice head on in this world, it is easy to invoke the spirit of America without suffering the attendant costs that a free America necessarily requires. For most Americans, that choice has seemed so relegated to the past that the constant chipping away of individual liberty, a little at a time over the years, for the promise of governmental protection and security has seemed consistent with the government’s promise to exercise only the powers vested in it by the people and nothing more. Like a magic trick gone horribly wrong, however, the government has hidden our liberty behind a veil of security and disappeared both in the process. Benjamin Franklin warned us that that trick would one day be played upon an unsuspecting public, and that day is now.
How many of us who never set foot upon the battlefield or committed to sacrificing ourselves for another can honestly say we understood the price of freedom until this day? How many of us appreciated how quickly our freedom could be taken away by executive decree and our tacit compliance? If this period of national confinement and economic destruction does not stir in the blood a sense of urgency never to allow our government to take again with such ease what our ancestors bequeathed to us with such sacrifice, then our blood is already infected with something much more deadly than the Chinese virus. If this exercise in governmental overreach does not crystallize why “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” then the battle is over, the war is lost, and all that is left to consider is whether Biden lives long enough to become king.
I, for one, believe that this pandemic will be remembered as an unexpected jolt to the American consciousness that finally allowed us to pull the emergency brake before we ran out of track. We will one day look back and realize that the opening salvo between unbridled State control and personal liberty began when President Trump took office, but only when politicians from coast to coast decided to steal for themselves power that was never theirs to possess did the real war for America’s future begin.
I am of the firm opinion that a population once exposed to the idea of freedom can never lose entirely that most vital gift from God. Every descendant of a Holocaust survivor, every freedom-loving Pole or Czech who endured Nazism and Stalinism, every starving soul trying to survive Venezuela today in order to taste freedom tomorrow knows that nothing can eradicate human liberty, so long as some voice, somewhere, can still remind others that God’s gift of freedom is theirs by right. Life and liberty go hand in hand. When so many politicians these days seem comfortable with allowing the wolves of tyranny to nibble at the edges of both, there has never been a more important time to scream back, “Not on our watch!”


revolutionradio--2020-04-27--THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM? (Video) – PRAYING MEDIC / SGT

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM ?
( Video ) – PRAYING MEDIC / SGT Praying Medic Dave Hayes joins me @ @ @ @ @ topic about which he has written a new book titled ‘ Calm Before the Storm @ @ @ @ @ I press Dave on the Trillions of Dollars in stimulus and the unaccountable criminal banks @ @ @ @ @ getting most of that money… Dave says that ’ s “ a stone in my @ @ @ @ @ begin .
And let ’ s pray that Dave is right .
This entry was @ @ @ @ @ 27th , 2020 at 3:01 pm and is filed under Conspiracy , Corruption , Economics @ @ @ @ @ can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed .

BY SGTREPORT
THEDAILYCOIN.ORG
APRIL 27, 2020
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM? (Video) – PRAYING MEDIC / SGT
Praying Medic Dave Hayes joins me to discuss Qanon, a topic about which he has written a new book titled ‘Calm Before the Storm’. In this interview I press Dave on the Trillions of Dollars in stimulus and the unaccountable criminal banks and corporate interests which are getting most of that money… Dave says that’s “a stone in my shoe.” Let the fireworks begin.
And let’s pray that Dave is right.


revolutionradio--2020-04-27--Top Manhattan ER Doctor Commits Suicide After Treating Coronavirus Patients

In a shocking example of the psychic toll that those fighting on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak endure , a top emergency room doctor who treated coronavirus patients at a hospital in Manhattan has committed suicide , the New York Times reports .
Dr. Lorna M. Breen , the medical director of the emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital , died in Virginia on Sunday , where she was staying with family , according to her father who discussed her death with the Times .
Her father said she had described to him “ devastating scenes of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” the NYT reported .
“ She tried to do her job , and it killed her , ” he said .
Breen ’ s father , also an MD , said his daughter had contracted the virus , but had gone back to work after recuperating for about a week and a half .
Then , the hospital sent her home again , but at this point her family moved to bring her back to Charlottesville , Va. Breen , 49 , had no history of mental illness , but when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she reportedly described a horrifying onslaught of patients found DOA in ambulances , all of them COVID-19 patients .
This entry was posted on Monday , April 27th , 2020 at 2:54 pm and is filed under God Help Us , Health , Pandemic .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Mon, 04/27/2020
In a shocking example of the psychic toll that those fighting on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak endure, a top emergency room doctor who treated coronavirus patients at a hospital in Manhattan has committed suicide, the New York Times reports.
Dr. Lorna M. Breen, the medical director of the emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, died in Virginia on Sunday, where she was staying with family, according to her father who discussed her death with the Times.
Her father said she had described to him “devastating scenes of the toll the coronavirus took on patients,” the NYT reported.
“She tried to do her job, and it killed her,” he said.
Breen’s father, also an MD, said his daughter had contracted the virus, but had gone back to work after recuperating for about a week and a half. Then, the hospital sent her home again, but at this point her family moved to bring her back to Charlottesville, Va.
Breen, 49, had no history of mental illness, but when she last spoke with her father, she reportedly described a horrifying onslaught of patients found DOA in ambulances, all of them COVID-19 patients.


revolutionradio--2020-04-27--INSANE! Dr. Deborah Birx: Social Distancing to Remain “Throughout Summer”

These doctors and their flawed models are going to destroy this country if they are not stopped .
White House @ @ @ @ @ Birx said on Sunday that the current social distancing laws will remain “ throughout summer.
@ @ @ @ @ Fauci have been completely off in all of their predictions since day 1 of this @ @ @ @ @ NEVER as dangerous as these so-called experts predicted .
Millions of Americans have had the @ @ @ @ @ even know they had it .
And the mortality rate of those under 50 is @ @ @ @ @ President Trump better reverse course or these deranged doctors are going to ruin this country @ @ @ @ @ was posted on Monday , April 27th , 2020 at 2:43 pm and is filed @ @ @ @ @ , Population Control .
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By Jim Hoft
TheGatewayPundit.com
April 27, 2020
These doctors and their flawed models are going to destroy this country if they are not stopped.
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said on Sunday that the current social distancing laws will remain “throughout summer.”
This is pure madness!
WATCH: Dr. Birx responds to Vice President Pence saying COVID-19 will be largely “behind us” by Memorial Day. “Social distancing will be with us through the summer to really ensure that we protect one another.” pic.twitter.com/YflUqnnJu6 — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) April 26, 2020
Dr. Birx and Dr. Fauci have been completely off in all of their predictions since day 1 of this pandemic.
The coronavirus was NEVER as dangerous as these so-called experts predicted.
Millions of Americans have had the virus and didn’t even know they had it.
And the mortality rate of those under 50 is less than the flu.
President Trump better reverse course or these deranged doctors are going to ruin this country for good.


revolutionradio--2020-04-27--Lockdown Vs. Non-Lockdown ‘Did Not Produce A Statistically Different Number Of Deaths,’ CA Docs Say

Two California doctors say locking down all of America “ did not produce a statistically different number of deaths ” versus not locking down all of America .
Dr. Dan Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi , who own seven Accelerated Urgent Care facilities in Kern County , Calif. , have been scouring data of the COVID-19 virus , both nationally and globally , along with data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) and the World Health Organization ( WHO ) .
“ Their data extrapolations , using a method similar to the one the CDC uses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for COVID-19 are similar to those for the flu , ” PJ Media reported .
“ According to their analysis , both Kern County and the state of California have likely experienced a widespread viral infection .
They both agreed this is almost certain in New York as well .
Based on their analysis , the death rate varies from 0.03 % in California to 0.1 % in New York state .
This will be confirmed by additional testing finding new cases for the same number of deaths.
” “ Lockdown versus non-lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of deaths .
That is the bottom line , ” Erickson said in a press conference last week .
While both doctors said initial reports of the virus did prompt a proper immediate response — especially since no one knew just how bad it could be , given China ’ s secretive nature — they said later data should ’ ve prompted a later review .
“ Millions of cases , a small number of deaths , ” Erikson said .
Erikson compared Sweden , which did not enact severe limitations , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have statistically similar death rates .
In addition to asserting that this is much more comparable to the flu than originally thought , the doctors present additional information to support their point of view .
… [ T ] hey were very clear on how self-isolation can actually compromise the immune system in otherwise healthy people .
Dr. Erickson explained that the immune system is actually built by exposure to pathogens .
Coming in contact with viruses and bacteria in the environment fires the body ’ s system for fighting infection .
Additionally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ germs we have on and in us all the time , also drop when we isolate .
Next , they say the current guidelines are not backed by science .
Dr. Erickson repeated the finding that COVID-19 can live on plastic for three days .
So , when you go to Costco or Home Depot , you pick up needed items that may carry COVID-19 .
He added that it is because of these fomites , inanimate objects that can carry and transfer disease , it is highly likely COVID-19 would be found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Additionally , there is no science that says it is safer to go to Costco than it is to go to the small local restaurant for lunch .
In the opinion of both doctors , the current guidelines are not based on rational thinking .
They also think people should absolutely be spending time outside .
Dr. Massihi said keeping people indoors can cause Vitamin D deficiencies which further impact immune function and can cause a depressed mood .
Dr. Erickson then explained that the vast majority of people were dying with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said after viewing hundreds of autopsies in his career , people rarely die for one reason .
A body that has been weakened by chronic disease is not as able to fight off infection .
He compared this to deaths with the flu .
Most often it is just one of a number of illnesses a patient is suffering with .
This entry was posted on Monday , April 27th , 2020 at 2:38 pm and is filed under Government Evil , Health , Police State .
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By Eric A. Blair
TheGatewayPundit.com
April 27, 2020
Two California doctors say locking down all of America “did not produce a statistically different number of deaths” versus not locking down all of America.
Dr. Dan Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi, who own seven Accelerated Urgent Care facilities in Kern County, Calif., have been scouring data of the COVID-19 virus, both nationally and globally, along with data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
“Their data extrapolations, using a method similar to the one the CDC uses for influenza, suggest that death rates for COVID-19 are similar to those for the flu,” PJ Media reported. “According to their analysis, both Kern County and the state of California have likely experienced a widespread viral infection. They both agreed this is almost certain in New York as well. Based on their analysis, the death rate varies from 0.03% in California to 0.1% in New York state. This will be confirmed by additional testing finding new cases for the same number of deaths.”
“Lockdown versus non-lockdown did not produce a statistically different number of deaths. That is the bottom line,” Erickson said in a press conference last week.
While both doctors said initial reports of the virus did prompt a proper immediate response — especially since no one knew just how bad it could be, given China’s secretive nature — they said later data should’ve prompted a later review.
“Millions of cases, a small number of deaths,” Erikson said.
Erikson compared Sweden, which did not enact severe limitations, and Norway, which locked down. Both have statistically similar death rates.
Said PJ Media:
In addition to asserting that this is much more comparable to the flu than originally thought, the doctors present additional information to support their point of view. …
[T]hey were very clear on how self-isolation can actually compromise the immune system in otherwise healthy people. Dr. Erickson explained that the immune system is actually built by exposure to pathogens. Coming in contact with viruses and bacteria in the environment fires the body’s system for fighting infection. Additionally, the normal flora, or good germs we have on and in us all the time, also drop when we isolate.
Next, they say the current guidelines are not backed by science. Dr. Erickson repeated the finding that COVID-19 can live on plastic for three days. So, when you go to Costco or Home Depot, you pick up needed items that may carry COVID-19. He added that it is because of these fomites, inanimate objects that can carry and transfer disease, it is highly likely COVID-19 would be found if your home or car were sampled.
Additionally, there is no science that says it is safer to go to Costco than it is to go to the small local restaurant for lunch. In the opinion of both doctors, the current guidelines are not based on rational thinking. They also think people should absolutely be spending time outside. Dr. Massihi said keeping people indoors can cause Vitamin D deficiencies which further impact immune function and can cause a depressed mood.
Dr. Erickson then explained that the vast majority of people were dying with COVID-19, not from COVID-19. He said after viewing hundreds of autopsies in his career, people rarely die for one reason. A body that has been weakened by chronic disease is not as able to fight off infection. He compared this to deaths with the flu. Most often it is just one of a number of illnesses a patient is suffering with.


revolutionradio--2020-04-27--“The Food Supply Chain Is Breaking” And We Are Being Warned That “Meat Shortages” Are Imminent

When meat processing facilities started shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic , we were initially told not to worry because the facilities that were still operating normally would be able to make up the difference .
But now all of that has changed .
As you will see below , even the mainstream media is beginning to use the phrase “ meat shortages ” , and we are being told to brace for supply chain disruptions all over America .
Hopefully any “ shortages ” will only last for a few months , and hopefully supply chain disruptions will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fades .
But this is yet another example that shows how exceedingly vulnerable our system has become , and it makes one wonder what will happen once a crisis even worse than this pandemic comes along .
In today ’ s extremely litigious environment , big corporations are going to exercise an abundance of caution when it comes to COVID-19 , and we have already seen that just a handful of confirmed cases can shut down an entire food processing facility for weeks .
As a result of all the shutdowns that have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we are “ dangerously close to meat shortages ” … Plant shutdowns are leaving the U.S. dangerously close to meat shortages as coronavirus outbreaks now spread to suppliers across the Americas .
Almost a third of U.S. pork capacity is down , the first big poultry plants closed on Friday and experts are warning that domestic shortages are just weeks away .
Brazil , the world ’ s No .
1 shipper of chicken and beef , saw its first major closure with the halt of a poultry plant owned by JBS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meat company .
Key operations are also down in Canada , the latest being a British Columbia poultry plant .
Who ever imagined that we would be talking about “ meat shortages ” during the first half of 2020 ?
It is crazy how rapidly things have changed .
On Friday , Smithfield Foods announced the closure of a fifth meat processing facility… Smithfield Foods has closed another meat processing plant amid the coronavirus pandemic , the company ’ s fifth facility to discontinue operations this month as a result of the illness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supplier of the global meat market , the company has stalled production on a rolling basis since April 19 “ out of an abundance of caution ” for employees of its St. Charles , Illinois , facility .
And on that same day , Hormel announced the closure of two major turkey plants… A Hormel Foods subsidiary has shut down a pair of Jennie-O turkey plants after reporting some employees have tested positive for COVID-19 .
The company said 14 employees out of about 1,200 workers at the two Willmar plants have tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chilling , on Sunday Tyson Foods actually ran a full page ad in the New York Times in which they admitted that “ the food supply chain is breaking ” … Tyson Foods , one of the U.S. ’ s biggest meat processors , didn ’ t mince words in a full page New York Times spread that ran Sunday , in which they warned , “ the food supply chain is breaking.
” “ As pork , beef and chicken plants are being forced to close , even for short periods of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will disappear from the supply chain , ” John Tyson , Chairman of the Board of Tyson Foods , wrote in a letter published as an advertisement .
“ As a result , there will be limited supply of our products available in grocery stores until we are able to reopen our facilities that are currently closed.
” Look , the truth is that the head of Tyson Foods would not be talking like that if things were not very serious .
I believe that things will be better by the end of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should expect significant meat shortages in the grocery stores for several months .
And for some portions of the supply chain , the shortages are already here .
In fact , one expert is warning that restaurants “ could be out of fresh ground beef ” in a week… While hundreds of plants in the Americas are still running , the staggering acceleration of supply disruptions is now raising questions over global shortfalls .
Taken together , the U.S. , Brazil and Canada account for about 65 % of world meat trade .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said Brett Stuart , president of Denver-based consulting firm Global AgriTrends .
“ It ’ s a lose-lose situation where we have producers at the risk of losing everything and consumers at the risk of paying higher prices .
Restaurants in a week could be out of fresh ground beef.
” The good news is that once this pandemic fades things should get significantly better for the industry .
The bad news is that we are probably going to be facing elevated prices for a long time to come .
In fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just set a brand new record , and the price of wholesale pork surged 29 percent last week .
And as I noted the other day , all of this is happening at a time when African Swine Fever has already killed about one-fourth of all the pigs in the world .
When it comes to pork , the answer is really easy .
Just don ’ t eat it .
Pork is a highway to cancer , heart disease and a whole bunch of other very serious illnesses , and I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to eat it .
But the fact that we are also facing shortages of beef , chicken and turkey now is very concerning , and I hope everyone out there has stocked up .
Sadly , the truth is that there are plenty of chickens and turkeys out there at this moment , but because of the plant shutdowns many growers don ’ t have anyone to sell to right now .
As a result , millions of animals are being culled… The Baltimore Sun is reporting that 2 million chickens are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maryland and Delaware amid coronavirus-related staffing shortages at meatpacking plants .
We ’ ve heard the same story with pork , turkey , and beef processing plants across the country .
Reducing operations or shutting down due to virus-related illnesses among staff .
“ With reduced staffing , many plants are not able to harvest chickens at the pace they planned for when placing those chicks in chicken houses several weeks ago , ” before strict social distancing rules went into effect , trade group for the Delmarva poultry industry said in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a huge mistake to completely close all of these meat processing facilities , and hopefully many of them will be reopened as soon as possible .
But meanwhile things will become increasingly difficult , and American families will suffer .
Now that tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs , people are starting to get desperate , and the National Guard is being deployed to food banks all over the nation .
Of course this coronavirus pandemic is not the worst thing we are going to face .
In fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the worst thing we are going to face .
So if fear of COVID-19 is causing this much of a disruption to our supply chains , what is going to happen when a crisis that is far , far more severe comes along ?
We are not going to see a full return to “ normal ” , but later this year there should be a window of opportunity to prepare for the events of 2021 and beyond , and I very much encourage all of my readers to take full advantage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Monday , April 27th , 2020 at 2:34 pm and is filed under Food Wars , God Help Us , Pandemic .
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by Michael Snyder
TheEconomicCollapseBlog.com
April 26, 2020
When meat processing facilities started shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic, we were initially told not to worry because the facilities that were still operating normally would be able to make up the difference. But now all of that has changed. As you will see below, even the mainstream media is beginning to use the phrase “meat shortages”, and we are being told to brace for supply chain disruptions all over America. Hopefully any “shortages” will only last for a few months, and hopefully supply chain disruptions will disappear later this year as the pandemic fades. But this is yet another example that shows how exceedingly vulnerable our system has become, and it makes one wonder what will happen once a crisis even worse than this pandemic comes along.
In today’s extremely litigious environment, big corporations are going to exercise an abundance of caution when it comes to COVID-19, and we have already seen that just a handful of confirmed cases can shut down an entire food processing facility for weeks. As a result of all the shutdowns that have already taken place, Bloomberg is warning that we are “dangerously close to meat shortages”…
Plant shutdowns are leaving the U.S. dangerously close to meat shortages as coronavirus outbreaks now spread to suppliers across the Americas.
Almost a third of U.S. pork capacity is down, the first big poultry plants closed on Friday and experts are warning that domestic shortages are just weeks away. Brazil, the world’s No. 1 shipper of chicken and beef, saw its first major closure with the halt of a poultry plant owned by JBS SA, the world’s biggest meat company. Key operations are also down in Canada, the latest being a British Columbia poultry plant.
Who ever imagined that we would be talking about “meat shortages” during the first half of 2020?
It is crazy how rapidly things have changed.
On Friday, Smithfield Foods announced the closure of a fifth meat processing facility…
Smithfield Foods has closed another meat processing plant amid the coronavirus pandemic, the company’s fifth facility to discontinue operations this month as a result of the illness.
According to Smithfield, a significant supplier of the global meat market, the company has stalled production on a rolling basis since April 19 “out of an abundance of caution” for employees of its St. Charles, Illinois, facility.
And on that same day, Hormel announced the closure of two major turkey plants…
A Hormel Foods subsidiary has shut down a pair of Jennie-O turkey plants after reporting some employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
The company said 14 employees out of about 1,200 workers at the two Willmar plants have tested positive for the virus.
Even more chilling, on Sunday Tyson Foods actually ran a full page ad in the New York Times in which they admitted that “the food supply chain is breaking”…
Tyson Foods, one of the U.S.’s biggest meat processors, didn’t mince words in a full page New York Times spread that ran Sunday, in which they warned, “the food supply chain is breaking.”
“As pork, beef and chicken plants are being forced to close, even for short periods of time, millions of pounds of meat will disappear from the supply chain,” John Tyson, Chairman of the Board of Tyson Foods, wrote in a letter published as an advertisement. “As a result, there will be limited supply of our products available in grocery stores until we are able to reopen our facilities that are currently closed.”
Look, the truth is that the head of Tyson Foods would not be talking like that if things were not very serious.
I believe that things will be better by the end of the year, but for now we should expect significant meat shortages in the grocery stores for several months.
And for some portions of the supply chain, the shortages are already here. In fact, one expert is warning that restaurants “could be out of fresh ground beef” in a week…
While hundreds of plants in the Americas are still running, the staggering acceleration of supply disruptions is now raising questions over global shortfalls. Taken together, the U.S., Brazil and Canada account for about 65% of world meat trade.
“It’s absolutely unprecedented,” said Brett Stuart, president of Denver-based consulting firm Global AgriTrends. “It’s a lose-lose situation where we have producers at the risk of losing everything and consumers at the risk of paying higher prices. Restaurants in a week could be out of fresh ground beef.”
The good news is that once this pandemic fades things should get significantly better for the industry.
The bad news is that we are probably going to be facing elevated prices for a long time to come. In fact, the price of U.S. wholesale beef just set a brand new record, and the price of wholesale pork surged 29 percent last week.
And as I noted the other day, all of this is happening at a time when African Swine Fever has already killed about one-fourth of all the pigs in the world.
When it comes to pork, the answer is really easy. Just don’t eat it. Pork is a highway to cancer, heart disease and a whole bunch of other very serious illnesses, and I don’t understand why anyone would ever want to eat it.
But the fact that we are also facing shortages of beef, chicken and turkey now is very concerning, and I hope everyone out there has stocked up.
Sadly, the truth is that there are plenty of chickens and turkeys out there at this moment, but because of the plant shutdowns many growers don’t have anyone to sell to right now. As a result, millions of animals are being culled…
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that 2 million chickens are set to be culled across farms in Maryland and Delaware amid coronavirus-related staffing shortages at meatpacking plants.
We’ve heard the same story with pork, turkey, and beef processing plants across the country. Reducing operations or shutting down due to virus-related illnesses among staff.
“With reduced staffing, many plants are not able to harvest chickens at the pace they planned for when placing those chicks in chicken houses several weeks ago,” before strict social distancing rules went into effect, trade group for the Delmarva poultry industry said in a statement.
I believe that it is a huge mistake to completely close all of these meat processing facilities, and hopefully many of them will be reopened as soon as possible.
But meanwhile things will become increasingly difficult, and American families will suffer.
Now that tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs, people are starting to get desperate, and the National Guard is being deployed to food banks all over the nation.
Of course this coronavirus pandemic is not the worst thing we are going to face. In fact, it isn’t even close to the worst thing we are going to face.
So if fear of COVID-19 is causing this much of a disruption to our supply chains, what is going to happen when a crisis that is far, far more severe comes along?
We are not going to see a full return to “normal”, but later this year there should be a window of opportunity to prepare for the events of 2021 and beyond, and I very much encourage all of my readers to take full advantage of that opportunity.


revolutionradio--2020-04-27--Trump Asks Why American Taxpayers Should Bail Out “Poorly Run, Democrat” States

Pouring gasoline on a fire started by Mitch McConnell last week , when the Senate Majority leader said there would be no taxpayer bailout for US states and that he is open to allowing states to declare bankruptcy – rather than sending governors more federal money to deal with their own ballooning deficits , moments ago President Trump tweeted a “ question ” that is sure to incite the states ’ – and media ’ s – ire , namely why should taxpayers be bailout out mostly “ poorly run , in all cases Democrat run ” states .
Why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be bailing out poorly run states ( like Illinois , as example ) and cities , in all cases Democrat run and managed , when most of the other states are not looking for bailout help ?
I am open to discussing anything , but just asking ?
Trump ’ s tweet comes just days after Nancy Pelosi insisted Friday that Congress ’ next economic package would provide billions for financially reeling state and local governments , foreshadowing a sharp partisan fight ahead in lawmakers ’ continuing response to the coronavirus pandemic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ without state and local ” aid , Pelosi , D-Calif. , told reporters in the Capitol .
Suggesting that Democrats have leverage to address a problem that shows no signs of vanishing soon , she also said , “ There will be a bill , and it will be expensive.
” While Pelosi cited no price tag , she said it could be roughly what Congress has already provided for small businesses in previous legislation , which has exceeded $ 500 billion .
Pelosi has begun framing the battle in political terms .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the money in legislation they will call the “ Heroes Act ” because it will include funds to pay the salaries of police , firefighters , transit workers , health workers in public hospitals and others battling the virus .
With a salmon-colored scarf lowered from covering her face , Pelosi told reporters at a news conference that it would be “ morally wrong ” to not help those workers .
“ We can ’ t defeat this pandemic if Mitch McConnell is letting our health heroes get fired , and that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .
That was just one of several remarks she made criticizing McConnell by name , something congressional leaders often avoid doing to one another .
“ Speaking of Mitch , what ’ s gotten into him ?
” she said , citing his support for letting states declare bankruptcy .
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y. , and other congressional Democrats are also demanding more aid for state and local governments .
Pelosi ’ s remarks put her in direct conflict with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , who as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to providing more local help .
Indeed , in last week ’ s follow-up bailout bill that Trump signed Friday providing roughly $ 480 billion more for small businesses and hospitals , Republicans blocked all of the additional $ 150 billion that Democrats wanted for state and local governments .
McConnell has expressed strong opposition to providing more money for those governments .
On Fox News this week , he cited concerns about the mushrooming national debt and opposition to helping states resolve pension and other problems .
“ We ’ re not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this pandemic to let them solve problems they created for themselves , ” McConnell said .
But what sparked broad democrat outrage , was McConnell ’ s suggestion that states be allowed to declare bankruptcy , which is not currently permitted .
His suggestion drew ire from members of both parties because it would jeopardize popular state services and cause their future borrowing costs to soar .
Retiring Rep. Peter King , R-N.Y. , tweeted this week that McConnell ’ s suggestion “ makes McConnell the Marie Antoinette of the Senate.
” Until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a wild card , making comments that have wavered between support and skepticism – especially with some GOP senators and governors calling for more aid for state and local governments .
Last Thursday , Trump told reporters at the White House that “ we ’ re always going to help states , ” but added , “ The states that seem to have the problem happen to be Democrat.
” He added that New York and New Jersey “ were in a lot of trouble long before the plague came.
” In light @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know where the president stands on this debate… at least for the time being .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Mon, 04/27/2020
Pouring gasoline on a fire started by Mitch McConnell last week, when the Senate Majority leader said there would be no taxpayer bailout for US states and that he is open to allowing states to declare bankruptcy – rather than sending governors more federal money to deal with their own ballooning deficits, moments ago President Trump tweeted a “question” that is sure to incite the states’ – and media’s – ire, namely why should taxpayers be bailout out mostly “poorly run, in all cases Democrat run” states.
Why should the people and taxpayers of America be bailing out poorly run states (like Illinois, as example) and cities, in all cases Democrat run and managed, when most of the other states are not looking for bailout help? I am open to discussing anything, but just asking?
Why should the people and taxpayers of America be bailing out poorly run states (like Illinois, as example) and cities, in all cases Democrat run and managed, when most of the other states are not looking for bailout help? I am open to discussing anything, but just asking? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 27, 2020
Trump’s tweet comes just days after Nancy Pelosi insisted Friday that Congress’ next economic package would provide billions for financially reeling state and local governments, foreshadowing a sharp partisan fight ahead in lawmakers’ continuing response to the coronavirus pandemic.
“There will not be a bill without state and local” aid, Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters in the Capitol. Suggesting that Democrats have leverage to address a problem that shows no signs of vanishing soon, she also said, “There will be a bill, and it will be expensive.”
While Pelosi cited no price tag, she said it could be roughly what Congress has already provided for small businesses in previous legislation, which has exceeded $500 billion. Pelosi has begun framing the battle in political terms. She has said House Democrats will include the money in legislation they will call the “Heroes Act” because it will include funds to pay the salaries of police, firefighters, transit workers, health workers in public hospitals and others battling the virus.
With a salmon-colored scarf lowered from covering her face, Pelosi told reporters at a news conference that it would be “morally wrong” to not help those workers. “We can’t defeat this pandemic if Mitch McConnell is letting our health heroes get fired, and that’s what’s happening,” she said.
That was just one of several remarks she made criticizing McConnell by name, something congressional leaders often avoid doing to one another. “Speaking of Mitch, what’s gotten into him?” she said, citing his support for letting states declare bankruptcy.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other congressional Democrats are also demanding more aid for state and local governments.
Pelosi’s remarks put her in direct conflict with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who as we noted last week, expressed opposition to providing more local help. Indeed, in last week’s follow-up bailout bill that Trump signed Friday providing roughly $480 billion more for small businesses and hospitals, Republicans blocked all of the additional $150 billion that Democrats wanted for state and local governments.
McConnell has expressed strong opposition to providing more money for those governments. On Fox News this week, he cited concerns about the mushrooming national debt and opposition to helping states resolve pension and other problems.
“We’re not going to let them take advantage of this pandemic to let them solve problems they created for themselves,” McConnell said.
But what sparked broad democrat outrage, was McConnell’s suggestion that states be allowed to declare bankruptcy, which is not currently permitted. His suggestion drew ire from members of both parties because it would jeopardize popular state services and cause their future borrowing costs to soar. Retiring Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., tweeted this week that McConnell’s suggestion “makes McConnell the Marie Antoinette of the Senate.”
Until today, President Donald Trump has been a wild card, making comments that have wavered between support and skepticism – especially with some GOP senators and governors calling for more aid for state and local governments. Last Thursday, Trump told reporters at the White House that “we’re always going to help states,” but added, “The states that seem to have the problem happen to be Democrat.” He added that New York and New Jersey “were in a lot of trouble long before the plague came.”
In light of his latest tweet, we now know where the president stands on this debate… at least for the time being.


revolutionradio--2020-04-27--New York Cancels Dem Primary, Cuomo Says More Than 2.5 Million May Already Be Infected In NYC: Live

New York Cancels Dem Primary, Cuomo Says More Than 2.5 Million May Already Be Infected In NYC: Live Updates

White House economic advisor says Q2 GDP will be ‘ largest negative # since depression ’ Global total tops 3 million NYSBOE cancels Democratic Primary San Francisco Marathon postponed White House briefing is back on for Monday Cuomo starts Monday briefing New York deaths drop for 3rd straight day New Zealand to lift lockdown at midnight Several of Australia ’ s provinces unveil plans to gradually reopen PM Abe says Japan will approve remdesivir for coronavirus treatment Singapore now home to third-worst outbreak in Asia Dr. Birx says some social distancing measures will likely remain in effect until end of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extends ban on gatherings of 500+ until September Monday WH briefing cancelled CDC releases 6 new ‘ official ’ COVID-19 symptoms India plans to finally repatriate citizens stranded abroad Trump denies reports about firing Alex Azar French Grand Prix latest Formula One racing event to be cancelled Spain records second-lowest daily death toll in a month Nearly 20 US states begin reopening push * * * Update ( 1340ET ) : Just in case you still care , China reported yesterday that the number of active coronavirus cases in Wuhan ’ s hospitals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And Hu Xijin , the editor of the Global Times , just came up with another twitter ‘ burn ’ on the US .
President Xi visited Wuhan a month and a half ago for propaganda purposes .
Visiting the city any earlier would not have been possible .
Update ( 1330ET ) : Washington reporters might have celebrated too loudly at the news Trump ’ s Monday briefing would be cancelled .
A White House spokesperson just said Trump will hold a briefing to discuss ‘ testing guidelines ’ – by which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once again that the governors don ’ t need universal testing to begin unraveling their lockdowns , as Dr. Fauci said .
We expect Trump will also spend a not-insignificant amount of time denying that the shortages of test kits in some US states is his fault .
Those who won a bid to run in the San Francisco Marathon will need to wait until November , the city said Monday .
Update ( 1220ET ) : In an unprecedented move , New York ’ s state board of elections has decided to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They argued that , since Sanders has stopped campaigning , it would be wiser to cancel the primary rather than have people risk infection to write in Sanders ’ name .
The decision was expected , as the board had called Monday ’ s meeting to discuss whether to cancel the vote .
WSJ reported yesterday that Sanders and his supporters had urged the board not to cancel the primary , since Sanders ’ locus of support is in Brooklyn , and many people working on his campaign probably often forget that there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favorite borough .
A state budget provision adopted earlier in April allows the Democratic commissioners on the BOE , Douglas Kellner and Andy Spano , to remove presidential candidates from the ballot who have made public statements suspending their campaigns .
Now , legions of Sanders supporters are about to find themselves in an uncomfortable position : demanding that they have a constitutional right to vote for Bernie in the primary , while continuing to ridicule everybody demanding that they have a constitutional right to leave their homes .
Update ( 1200ET ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press conference began , Mayor de Blasio announced that he would close 40 miles of streets to cars over the next few weeks , hoping to achieve a goal of “ 100 miles of open streets ” .
He also said the city would hire 1,000 ‘ contact tracers ’ to try and suppress what is undoubtedly the worst outbreak in the country .
We wouldn ’ t be surprised to learn that de Blasio made the announcement deliberately to try and confuse the public into thinking his arch-rival Gov .
Cuomo was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which have seriously angered many commuters and New Yorkers with disabilities who rely on cars .
Liberal NYers have been demanding that de Blasio open more streets to pedestrians ( and close them to cars ) to take more pressure off NYC ’ s crowded public spaces and subways .
Cuomo has urged de Blasio to open up more streets for pedestrian use .
As the state weighs whether to finally start rolling back Cuomo ’ s “ PAUSE ” initiative – the “ unPAUSE ” , as Cuomo is half-seriously calling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that the state would launch its own coronavirus isolation units , using hotels or other places that can house large numbers of the infected with at least some privacy .
He also revealed the results of the state ’ s second random antibody screening of a few thousand New Yorkers .
The data were mostly in line with the first test , though they caused the overall numbers to fluctuate a little bit : The new figures brought the statewide detection rate to 14.9 % , up by nearly a full percentage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NYC drove the detection rate to a whopping 25 % , up from 21 % last week .
So far , 7,500 have been tested between the two samples .
One again , there were glaring variations by region , with samples in New York City , the nation ’ s epicenter , showing much higher positivity rates than upstate samples .
Now , what impact will this have on ‘ herd immunity ’ ?
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Mon, 04/27/2020
Summary:
White House economic advisor says Q2 GDP will be ‘largest negative # since depression’
Global total tops 3 million
NYSBOE cancels Democratic Primary
San Francisco Marathon postponed
White House briefing is back on for Monday
Cuomo starts Monday briefing
New York deaths drop for 3rd straight day
New Zealand to lift lockdown at midnight
Several of Australia’s provinces unveil plans to gradually reopen
PM Abe says Japan will approve remdesivir for coronavirus treatment
Singapore now home to third-worst outbreak in Asia
Dr. Birx says some social distancing measures will likely remain in effect until end of summer
Boris Johnson returns to work
Norway extends ban on gatherings of 500+ until September
Monday WH briefing cancelled
CDC releases 6 new ‘official’ COVID-19 symptoms
India plans to finally repatriate citizens stranded abroad
Trump denies reports about firing Alex Azar
French Grand Prix latest Formula One racing event to be cancelled
Spain records second-lowest daily death toll in a month
Nearly 20 US states begin reopening push
* * *
Update (1340ET): Just in case you still care, China reported yesterday that the number of active coronavirus cases in Wuhan’s hospitals has finally been reduced to zero. And Hu Xijin, the editor of the Global Times, just came up with another twitter ‘burn’ on the US.
A central guiding team led by a vice premier left Wuhan today where COVID-19 patients dropped to ZERO a day earlier. Chinese President and Premier both went to Wuhan. Did American top leaders visit New York City amid pandemic? Oh right, all of the US is the frontline now. — Hu Xijin 胡锡进 (@HuXijin_GT) April 27, 2020
President Xi visited Wuhan a month and a half ago for propaganda purposes. Visiting the city any earlier would not have been possible.
* * *
Update (1330ET): Washington reporters might have celebrated too loudly at the news Trump’s Monday briefing would be cancelled. A White House spokesperson just said Trump will hold a briefing to discuss ‘testing guidelines’ – by which we assume he means trying to explain once again that the governors don’t need universal testing to begin unraveling their lockdowns, as Dr. Fauci said.
We expect Trump will also spend a not-insignificant amount of time denying that the shortages of test kits in some US states is his fault.
Those who won a bid to run in the San Francisco Marathon will need to wait until November, the city said Monday.
* * *
Update (1220ET): In an unprecedented move, New York’s state board of elections has decided to cancel its June 23 Democratic Primary. They argued that, since Sanders has stopped campaigning, it would be wiser to cancel the primary rather than have people risk infection to write in Sanders’ name.
The New York state Democratic presidential primary has been canceled. The Democratic commissioners on @NYSBOE just agreed that Sanders has stopped campaigning, so they're striking him from the ballot because they want to minimize folks voting in the pandemic — Zach Montellaro (@ZachMontellaro) April 27, 2020
The decision was expected, as the board had called Monday’s meeting to discuss whether to cancel the vote. WSJ reported yesterday that Sanders and his supporters had urged the board not to cancel the primary, since Sanders’ locus of support is in Brooklyn, and many people working on his campaign probably often forget that there’s a country outside of their favorite borough.
A state budget provision adopted earlier in April allows the Democratic commissioners on the BOE, Douglas Kellner and Andy Spano, to remove presidential candidates from the ballot who have made public statements suspending their campaigns.
Now, legions of Sanders supporters are about to find themselves in an uncomfortable position: demanding that they have a constitutional right to vote for Bernie in the primary, while continuing to ridicule everybody demanding that they have a constitutional right to leave their homes.
* * *
Update (1200ET): Just before Gov Cuomo’s press conference began, Mayor de Blasio announced that he would close 40 miles of streets to cars over the next few weeks, hoping to achieve a goal of “100 miles of open streets”. He also said the city would hire 1,000 ‘contact tracers’ to try and suppress what is undoubtedly the worst outbreak in the country.
We wouldn’t be surprised to learn that de Blasio made the announcement deliberately to try and confuse the public into thinking his arch-rival Gov. Cuomo was the one who ordered the street closures, which have seriously angered many commuters and New Yorkers with disabilities who rely on cars.
Liberal NYers have been demanding that de Blasio open more streets to pedestrians (and close them to cars) to take more pressure off NYC’s crowded public spaces and subways. Cuomo has urged de Blasio to open up more streets for pedestrian use.
As the state weighs whether to finally start rolling back Cuomo’s “PAUSE” initiative – the “unPAUSE”, as Cuomo is half-seriously calling it – in some counties, Cuomo said that the state would launch its own coronavirus isolation units, using hotels or other places that can house large numbers of the infected with at least some privacy.
He also revealed the results of the state’s second random antibody screening of a few thousand New Yorkers. The data were mostly in line with the first test, though they caused the overall numbers to fluctuate a little bit: The new figures brought the statewide detection rate to 14.9%, up by nearly a full percentage point, while the new data for NYC drove the detection rate to a whopping 25%, up from 21% last week. So far, 7,500 have been tested between the two samples.
One again, there were glaring variations by region, with samples in New York City, the nation’s epicenter, showing much higher positivity rates than upstate samples.
Now, what impact will this have on ‘herd immunity’?
* * *


revolutionradio--2020-04-27--Bill Gates: “Phase 2 Is A Bio Terror Attack” (Video)

For generations the public has been controlled through fear .
The progression of perceived enemies has evolved over time .
@ @ @ @ @ Monday , April 27th , 2020 at 1:03 pm and is filed under BioWeapon , @ @ @ @ @ , New World Order , Pandemic .
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BY SPIRO
THEDAILYCOIN.ORG
APRIL 27, 2020
Bill Gates: “Phase 2 Is A Bio Terror Attack” Video by Spiro
For generations the public has been controlled through fear. The progression of perceived enemies has evolved over time.


revolutionradio--2020-04-28--Next In COVID-19 Tyranny: Ron Paul Warns Of Forced Vaccinations & “Digital Certificates”

by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity , ZeroHedge.com Tue , 04/28/2020 In my first week in the House of Representatives in 1976 , I cast one of the two votes against legislation appropriating funds for a swine flu vaccination program .
A swine flu outbreak was then dominating headlines , so most in DC were frantic to “ do something ” about the virus .
Unfortunately , the hastily developed and rushed-into-production swine flu vaccine was not only ineffective , it was dangerous .
Approximately 50 people who received the vaccine subsequently contracted Guillain-Barré @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paralysis .
According to an expert with the Centers for Disease Control , the incidence of Guillain-Barré was four times higher among those who received the swine flu vaccine than in the general population .
That sad history may soon repeat itself .
Right now , governments and private industries are working to rapidly develop and deploy a coronavirus vaccine .
Microsoft founder Bill Gates , who is a major funder of these efforts , has suggested everyone who receives a vaccine be issued a “ digital certificate ” proving he has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record of wrong predictions makes him the Bill Kristol of epidemiology , also wants individuals to carry some proof they have been vaccinated .
Another authoritarian proposal floated to deal with coronavirus is to force everyone to download a phone app that will track their movements .
This would allow government officials to identify those who may have been near anyone who may have had coronavirus .
Such mandatory “ contact tracing ” is an assault on our privacy and liberty .
Vaccines can improve health .
For example , vaccines helped reduce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But not all vaccines are safe and effective for all people .
Furthermore , certain modern practices , such as giving infants multiple vaccines at one time , may cause health problems .
The fact that vaccines may benefit some people , or even most people , does not justify government forcing individuals to be vaccinated .
It also does not justify vaccinating children against their parents ’ wishes .
And it certainly does not justify keeping individuals and families in involuntary quarantine because they do not have “ digital certificates ” proving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entry was posted on Tuesday , April 28th , 2020 at 6:42 am and is filed under Civil War II , Government Evil , Health .
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by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity,
ZeroHedge.com
Tue, 04/28/2020
In my first week in the House of Representatives in 1976, I cast one of the two votes against legislation appropriating funds for a swine flu vaccination program. A swine flu outbreak was then dominating headlines, so most in DC were frantic to “do something” about the virus.
Unfortunately, the hastily developed and rushed-into-production swine flu vaccine was not only ineffective, it was dangerous. Approximately 50 people who received the vaccine subsequently contracted Guillain-Barré syndrome, a potentially fatal form of paralysis. According to an expert with the Centers for Disease Control, the incidence of Guillain-Barré was four times higher among those who received the swine flu vaccine than in the general population.
That sad history may soon repeat itself.
Right now, governments and private industries are working to rapidly develop and deploy a coronavirus vaccine. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who is a major funder of these efforts, has suggested everyone who receives a vaccine be issued a “digital certificate” proving he has been vaccinated. Dr. Anthony Fauci, whose record of wrong predictions makes him the Bill Kristol of epidemiology, also wants individuals to carry some proof they have been vaccinated.
Another authoritarian proposal floated to deal with coronavirus is to force everyone to download a phone app that will track their movements. This would allow government officials to identify those who may have been near anyone who may have had coronavirus. Such mandatory “contact tracing” is an assault on our privacy and liberty.
Vaccines can improve health. For example, vaccines helped reduce the incidence of diseases like polio. But not all vaccines are safe and effective for all people. Furthermore, certain modern practices, such as giving infants multiple vaccines at one time, may cause health problems. The fact that vaccines may benefit some people, or even most people, does not justify government forcing individuals to be vaccinated. It also does not justify vaccinating children against their parents’ wishes. And it certainly does not justify keeping individuals and families in involuntary quarantine because they do not have “digital certificates” proving they have had their shots.
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revolutionradio--2020-04-28--Life After COVID: A Look at the New Economy

Many Americans have been locked down in their homes for more than a month now , and they ’ re anxiously awaiting the day when things “ get back to normal.
” I regret to inform you , as I wrote previously , that we ’ re never going “ back to normal.
” The world After COVID will not be like the world Before COVID .
It ’ s very important to understand what lies ahead so we can prepare for it .
Two reasons that the world After COVID will be so different are problems with the economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s take a look at both and see where we ’ re headed .
The After-COVID economy for businesses The government stepped in fairly quickly after lockdowns began to approve a massive number of small business loans .
These loans were to be distributed by the institution with which the small business does their banking .
Unfortunately , the outcome would be laughable if it wasn ’ t so tragic .
Here ’ s an example : Chase Bank gaveRuth ’ s Chris Steak House a $ 20 million forgivable loan meant for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ locations instead of treating the company like the large corporation that it is .
Incidentally , Chase “ earned ” $ 100K for processing the loan .
After everyone rightly lost their marbles over this , Ruth ’ s Chris is returning the 20 mill .
Chase and Ruth ’ s Chris aren ’ t the only culprits .
There were all sorts of shenanigans that meant the fund ran out of money before the legitimate small businesses could even complete their applications .
For example , big banks earned ten billion dollars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here ’ s a list of big companies that played around with this system and drained it of millions .
Another round of small business loans has been approved by Congress but I ’ m not really holding my breath that any of this will happen in the way we ’ ve been told it will .
So to summarize , a lot of the small businesses who need the money to survive haven ’ t gotten it yet and may never get it , but big banks and big businesses are sitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Congress .
It isn ’ t a stretch of the imagination to say that the longer a small business stays closed , paying their expenses and holding inventory while not being able to earn income , the less likely they are to reopen successfully ( or at all ) once the all-clear is given .
And if they can ’ t reopen ?
All those folks they used to employ will be out of a job .
This entry was posted on Monday , April 27th , 2020 at 11:50 pm and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God Help Us , Health , Pandemic .
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by Daisy Luther
TheOrganicPrepper.com
April 27, 2020
Many Americans have been locked down in their homes for more than a month now, and they’re anxiously awaiting the day when things “get back to normal.” I regret to inform you, as I wrote previously, that we’re never going “back to normal.” The world After COVID will not be like the world Before COVID.
It’s very important to understand what lies ahead so we can prepare for it.
Two reasons that the world After COVID will be so different are problems with the economy and the supply chain. Let’s take a look at both and see where we’re headed.
The After-COVID economy for businesses
The government stepped in fairly quickly after lockdowns began to approve a massive number of small business loans. These loans were to be distributed by the institution with which the small business does their banking.
Unfortunately, the outcome would be laughable if it wasn’t so tragic.
Here’s an example: Chase Bank gaveRuth’s Chris Steak House a $20 million forgivable loan meant for small businesses by dividing it up by locations instead of treating the company like the large corporation that it is. Incidentally, Chase “earned” $100K for processing the loan. After everyone rightly lost their marbles over this, Ruth’s Chris is returning the 20 mill. Chase and Ruth’s Chris aren’t the only culprits. There were all sorts of shenanigans that meant the fund ran out of money before the legitimate small businesses could even complete their applications. For example, big banks earned ten billion dollars in fees for processing the loans and here’s a list of big companies that played around with this system and drained it of millions.
Another round of small business loans has been approved by Congress but I’m not really holding my breath that any of this will happen in the way we’ve been told it will.
So to summarize, a lot of the small businesses who need the money to survive haven’t gotten it yet and may never get it, but big banks and big businesses are sitting pretty with the help of their cronies in Congress. It isn’t a stretch of the imagination to say that the longer a small business stays closed, paying their expenses and holding inventory while not being able to earn income, the less likely they are to reopen successfully (or at all) once the all-clear is given.
And if they can’t reopen? All those folks they used to employ will be out of a job.
The After-COVID economy for individuals
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revolutionradio--2020-04-28--Are You Ready For The Great Depression Of The 2020s?

For those of you that were expecting just a “ deep recession ” , I am afraid that you are going to be very disappointed .
It took years for the U.S. economy to fully unravel in the 1930s , but now we have witnessed a similar level of economic devastation in just a matter of weeks .
More than 26 million Americans have already lost their jobs , economic activity has come to a standstill , people are lining up for miles at food banks all over the nation , and businesses are being permanently shuttered at a staggering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that some states will attempt to “ reopen ” their economies in the weeks ahead .
In most instances , there will be several stages before all of the restrictions are finally lifted , and that means that economic suffering will be stretched out for an extended period of time .
And of course if cases and deaths start spiking again we could see another wave of strict lockdowns all over the country , and needless to say that would greatly escalate this economic downturn .
At this moment , so many hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurting .
I personally know people that have lost their jobs , and you probably do too .
And because virtually nobody is hiring right now , it is going to be exceedingly difficult for newly unemployed workers to find other jobs .
Because it has an economy that is so dependent on the entertainment industry , Nevada is being hit particularly hard by this downturn .
The New York Times spoke to one Nevada resident named Valicia Anderson , and she hardly knows anyone that is still actually working… When Valicia Anderson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Las Vegas who have lost their jobs , she runs out of fingers fast .
Her husband , the breadwinner of her family and a restaurant worker in the Rio casino .
All 25 of his co-workers .
Her grown son , in a temp agency .
The technician who does her nails .
The barber who cuts her husband ’ s hair .
Her best friend , a waitress .
The three servers and a manager at the TGI Friday ’ s that is her family ’ s favorite treat .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ unemployment rate in the state is “ about 25 percent ” , and that number is almost certainly going to go higher in the months ahead .
Down in Texas , they are also dealing with an oil crash at the same time that they are wrestling with this coronavirus pandemic , and this has created the worst budget crisis that the city of Houston has ever seen… On the same day that the price for U.S. crude oil fell to about $ 30 below zero — a mind-bending concept and the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — Mayor Sylvester Turner of Houston , the self-proclaimed energy capital of the world , stood before reporters .
His words were grim and muffled by the black mask covering his face .
The mayor announced that city employees would soon be furloughed , but he declined to say how many .
The Houston Zoo , he said , could expect to see funding deferred under what he called “ the worst budget that the city will deal with in its history.
” The high paying energy industry jobs that fueled an incredible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disappearing by the thousands , and it is being reported that many of those that are being laid off are learning the news “ during painful Zoom sessions from home ” … Thousands of energy workers , some of whom only lately moved to the region to take advantage of the recent prosperity , have been laid off .
Many of them were told the bad news during painful Zoom sessions from home .
Warning letters from energy companies have been flooding the Texas Workforce Commission about layoffs and furloughs : 3,500 at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Baker Hughes , 102 at Diamond Offshore Drilling , 95 at Energy Transfer .
By the way , when did Zoom become such a big thing ?
It seems like so many people are using it now , and I don ’ t understand why it is so popular .
Perhaps my readers will help me to understand this .
Getting back to the economy , at this point even the Trump administration is admitting that the unemployment rate will soon be approaching levels that “ we saw during the Great Depression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hassett says US economy is in “ grave situation ” and the unemployment rate could be hitting the same numbers seen during the Great Depression due to the Covid-19 pandemic .
“ We ’ re going to be looking at an unemployment rate that approaches rates that I think we saw during the Great Depression , ” Hassett told ABC ’ ‘ The Week ’ on Sunday .
Let ’ s put that into perspective for a moment .
During the last recession , we thought that things were really , really bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 10 percent .
But back in 1933 the unemployment rate peaked at 25 percent , and now we are being told that we should expect something similar here in 2020 .
And of course low income Americans are being hit harder than anyone else .
Just check out these numbers… Most Americans support stay-at-home restrictions to protect public health .
And yet the burden of the country ’ s shutdown is disproportionately falling on those least prepared to handle it : About 52 percent of low-income Americans say they or someone in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compared to 43 percent of the broader adult population , the Pew Research Center found .
Only 23 percent of low-income Americans say they have enough emergency funds to last them three months .
Hopefully as some states attempt “ reopenings ” it will help to slow down this enormous tsunami of unemployment .
But as I pointed out the other day , millions of Americans are now making much more money being unemployed than they did when they were working , and so that is going to provide an incentive for millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreseeable future .
And even if all of the coronavirus restrictions in the entire country were lifted tomorrow , fear of the coronavirus would cause economic activity to be greatly depressed for many months to come .
As I discussed yesterday , the meat processing industry is a perfect example of this .
Meat processing facilities are being shut down all over the nation , and one expert just told NBC News that we should expect shortages of meat in our grocery stores “ around May 1″… Beef , chicken and pork could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because so many meat processing plants have been temporarily shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic , industry experts are warning .
“ We ’ ve just completed our third week of reduced slaughter and production , ” Dennis Smith , a commodity broker/livestock analyst with Archer Financial Services in Chicago , said .
“ My guess is that about one week out , perhaps around May 1 , shortages will begin developing at retail meat counters.
” So many of the things that we have been warning about for a long time are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still do not grasp the seriousness of this crisis .
All of the economic dominoes are starting to fall , and even if the remainder of this pandemic goes much more smoothly than anticipated , it will not fundamentally alter our current economic trajectory .
The “ Everything Bubble ” lasted far longer than it should have , but now that it has burst the pain is going to be absolutely immense .
And it is those at the bottom of the economic food chain that are going to be hit the hardest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , April 27th , 2020 at 11:39 pm and is filed under Economics , God Help Us .
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by Michael Snyder
TheEcomomicCollapseBlog.com
April 27, 2020
For those of you that were expecting just a “deep recession”, I am afraid that you are going to be very disappointed. It took years for the U.S. economy to fully unravel in the 1930s, but now we have witnessed a similar level of economic devastation in just a matter of weeks. More than 26 million Americans have already lost their jobs, economic activity has come to a standstill, people are lining up for miles at food banks all over the nation, and businesses are being permanently shuttered at a staggering pace. But the good news is that some states will attempt to “reopen” their economies in the weeks ahead. In most instances, there will be several stages before all of the restrictions are finally lifted, and that means that economic suffering will be stretched out for an extended period of time. And of course if cases and deaths start spiking again we could see another wave of strict lockdowns all over the country, and needless to say that would greatly escalate this economic downturn.
At this moment, so many hard working people all over America are deeply hurting.
I personally know people that have lost their jobs, and you probably do too. And because virtually nobody is hiring right now, it is going to be exceedingly difficult for newly unemployed workers to find other jobs.
Because it has an economy that is so dependent on the entertainment industry, Nevada is being hit particularly hard by this downturn. The New York Times spoke to one Nevada resident named Valicia Anderson, and she hardly knows anyone that is still actually working…
When Valicia Anderson starts to count the people she knows in Las Vegas who have lost their jobs, she runs out of fingers fast.
Her husband, the breadwinner of her family and a restaurant worker in the Rio casino. All 25 of his co-workers. Her grown son, in a temp agency. The technician who does her nails. The barber who cuts her husband’s hair. Her best friend, a waitress. The three servers and a manager at the TGI Friday’s that is her family’s favorite treat.
It has been estimated that the current unemployment rate in the state is “about 25 percent”, and that number is almost certainly going to go higher in the months ahead.
Down in Texas, they are also dealing with an oil crash at the same time that they are wrestling with this coronavirus pandemic, and this has created the worst budget crisis that the city of Houston has ever seen…
On the same day that the price for U.S. crude oil fell to about $30 below zero — a mind-bending concept and the first time oil prices had ever turned negative — Mayor Sylvester Turner of Houston, the self-proclaimed energy capital of the world, stood before reporters. His words were grim and muffled by the black mask covering his face.
The mayor announced that city employees would soon be furloughed, but he declined to say how many. The Houston Zoo, he said, could expect to see funding deferred under what he called “the worst budget that the city will deal with in its history.”
The high paying energy industry jobs that fueled an incredible real estate boom in Texas are now disappearing by the thousands, and it is being reported that many of those that are being laid off are learning the news “during painful Zoom sessions from home”…
Thousands of energy workers, some of whom only lately moved to the region to take advantage of the recent prosperity, have been laid off. Many of them were told the bad news during painful Zoom sessions from home.
Warning letters from energy companies have been flooding the Texas Workforce Commission about layoffs and furloughs: 3,500 at Halliburton, 223 at Tenaris, 184 at Baker Hughes, 102 at Diamond Offshore Drilling, 95 at Energy Transfer.
By the way, when did Zoom become such a big thing?
It seems like so many people are using it now, and I don’t understand why it is so popular.
Perhaps my readers will help me to understand this.
Getting back to the economy, at this point even the Trump administration is admitting that the unemployment rate will soon be approaching levels that “we saw during the Great Depression”…
White House senior advisor Kevin Hassett says US economy is in “grave situation” and the unemployment rate could be hitting the same numbers seen during the Great Depression due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We’re going to be looking at an unemployment rate that approaches rates that I think we saw during the Great Depression,” Hassett told ABC’ ‘The Week’ on Sunday.
Let’s put that into perspective for a moment.
During the last recession, we thought that things were really, really bad when the unemployment rate got up to about 10 percent.
But back in 1933 the unemployment rate peaked at 25 percent, and now we are being told that we should expect something similar here in 2020.
Wow.
And of course low income Americans are being hit harder than anyone else. Just check out these numbers…
Most Americans support stay-at-home restrictions to protect public health. And yet the burden of the country’s shutdown is disproportionately falling on those least prepared to handle it: About 52 percent of low-income Americans say they or someone in their household has experienced job upheaval, compared to 43 percent of the broader adult population, the Pew Research Center found. Only 23 percent of low-income Americans say they have enough emergency funds to last them three months.
Hopefully as some states attempt “reopenings” it will help to slow down this enormous tsunami of unemployment.
But as I pointed out the other day, millions of Americans are now making much more money being unemployed than they did when they were working, and so that is going to provide an incentive for millions of Americans to stay unemployed for the foreseeable future.
And even if all of the coronavirus restrictions in the entire country were lifted tomorrow, fear of the coronavirus would cause economic activity to be greatly depressed for many months to come.
As I discussed yesterday, the meat processing industry is a perfect example of this. Meat processing facilities are being shut down all over the nation, and one expert just told NBC News that we should expect shortages of meat in our grocery stores “around May 1″…
Beef, chicken and pork could be as scarce as toilet paper soon because so many meat processing plants have been temporarily shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic, industry experts are warning.
“We’ve just completed our third week of reduced slaughter and production,” Dennis Smith, a commodity broker/livestock analyst with Archer Financial Services in Chicago, said. “My guess is that about one week out, perhaps around May 1, shortages will begin developing at retail meat counters.”
So many of the things that we have been warning about for a long time are starting to happen, but most Americans still do not grasp the seriousness of this crisis.
All of the economic dominoes are starting to fall, and even if the remainder of this pandemic goes much more smoothly than anticipated, it will not fundamentally alter our current economic trajectory.
The “Everything Bubble” lasted far longer than it should have, but now that it has burst the pain is going to be absolutely immense.
And it is those at the bottom of the economic food chain that are going to be hit the hardest.


revolutionradio--2020-04-28--Smithfield Foods shutters its FIFTH plant as fears of meat shortages across US grow amid coronavirus

Smithfield Foods shutters its FIFTH plant as fears of meat shortages across US grow amid coronavirus outbreak and farmers warn they may have to EUTHANIZE tens of thousands of pigs

Pig farmer told DailyMail.com that company shut down operations in Nebraska The Crete , Nebraska , facility is fifth plant to be shuttered amid COVID-19 crisis At least 47 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Crete plant on Sunday Smithfield has closed plants in Illinois , Missouri , Wisconsin , and South Dakota Company is also being sued by employees from its Milan , Missouri , plant Employees claim company failed to adequately protect them from COVID-19 Meanwhile , swine vets have issued guidelines for ‘ depopulation ’ of excess pigs Animals could be put down by ‘ gunshot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Smithfield Foods , the largest pork producer in the world , is expected to shut down a fifth processing plant where dozens of employees have fallen ill with COVID-19 .
Virginia-based Smithfield , which is owned by China ’ s WH Group Ltd , has now shuttered pork-processing plants in Illinois , Missouri , Wisconsin and South Dakota .
Now a pig farmer has revealed to DailyMail.com that the company is shuttering its plant in Crete , Nebraska , spurring fears of a collapse in the beef and pork supply chain that could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consumers .
At least 47 employees at the Crete facility have contracted coronavirus as of Sunday .
Last Friday , Smithfield announced plans to suspend operations at its Monmouth , Illinois , facility Smithfield closed its St. Charles facility in Illinois , and in Sioux Falls , South Dakota .
The news comes after a lawsuit filed Thursday in Missouri federal court accused Smithfield of failing to provide employees at a Missouri plant adequate protective equipment .
The lawsuit also alleges that Smithfield refused to give employees time to wash their hands .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus at the South Dakota slaughterhouse , which produces between 4 and 5 per cent of the nation ’ s pork .
Aaron Doerr , a pig farmer in Nebraska , revealed to DailyMail.com exclusively that as of Monday morning , his usual delivery of 180 pigs to Smithfield ’ s processing plant in Crete , Nebraska , had been cancelled .
‘ Just got word that my load for this week got cancelled and it sounds like Crete is shutting down , ’ Doerr said .
‘ They ( the pigs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until Thursday , but we got a message this morning that it ’ s cancelled since they are shutting the plant down tomorrow.
’ Doerr said he was told the dreaded news that Smithfield Foods is ‘ suspending operations at that plant so all loads in have been cancelled until further notice.
’ As more and more pig plants are forced to shut their doors because of safety reasons , Doerr , like many other local farmers , is now faced with the challenge of where to send his pigs for processing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ April 27th , 2020 at 11:31 pm and is filed under BioWeapon , Food Wars , God Help Us , Health , Pandemic .
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Pig farmer told DailyMail.com that company shut down operations in Nebraska
The Crete, Nebraska, facility is fifth plant to be shuttered amid COVID-19 crisis
At least 47 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Crete plant on Sunday
Smithfield has closed plants in Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, and South Dakota
Company is also being sued by employees from its Milan, Missouri, plant
Employees claim company failed to adequately protect them from COVID-19
Meanwhile, swine vets have issued guidelines for ‘depopulation’ of excess pigs
Animals could be put down by ‘gunshot, electrocution and blunt force trauma’
By SANDRA CLARK
DAILYMAIL.COM
27 April 2020
Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in the world, is expected to shut down a fifth processing plant where dozens of employees have fallen ill with COVID-19.
Virginia-based Smithfield, which is owned by China’s WH Group Ltd, has now shuttered pork-processing plants in Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and South Dakota.
Now a pig farmer has revealed to DailyMail.com that the company is shuttering its plant in Crete, Nebraska, spurring fears of a collapse in the beef and pork supply chain that could result in shortages and higher prices for consumers.
At least 47 employees at the Crete facility have contracted coronavirus as of Sunday.
Last Friday, Smithfield announced plans to suspend operations at its Monmouth, Illinois, facility
Smithfield closed its St. Charles facility in Illinois, and in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The news comes after a lawsuit filed Thursday in Missouri federal court accused Smithfield of failing to provide employees at a Missouri plant adequate protective equipment.
The lawsuit also alleges that Smithfield refused to give employees time to wash their hands.
More than 200 employees became infected with the coronavirus at the South Dakota slaughterhouse, which produces between 4 and 5 per cent of the nation’s pork.
Aaron Doerr, a pig farmer in Nebraska, revealed to DailyMail.com exclusively that as of Monday morning, his usual delivery of 180 pigs to Smithfield’s processing plant in Crete, Nebraska, had been cancelled.
‘Just got word that my load for this week got cancelled and it sounds like Crete is shutting down,’ Doerr said.
‘They (the pigs) weren’t supposed to go until Thursday, but we got a message this morning that it’s cancelled since they are shutting the plant down tomorrow.’
Doerr said he was told the dreaded news that Smithfield Foods is ‘suspending operations at that plant so all loads in have been cancelled until further notice.’
As more and more pig plants are forced to shut their doors because of safety reasons, Doerr, like many other local farmers, is now faced with the challenge of where to send his pigs for processing.
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