vdare--2020-03-11--Sailer In TAKIMAG: Crushing the Coronavirus Curve

From my new Taki ’ s Magazine column : For weeks , the coronavirus news has been paralyzingly bad , @ @ @ @ @ Democratic candidates , and the media with little to offer in the way of pragmatic @ @ @ @ @ issue .
But over the past few days , data on new infections in Wuhan @ @ @ @ @ Korea suggest that there might be light at the end of the tunnel .
It @ @ @ @ @ aggressive response in America could not merely “ slow the spread ” and “ flatten @ @ @ @ @ exponentially growing outbreak , but crush it altogether .
America ’ s aim should not @ @ @ @ @ , but its eradication .
Our goal should be not just to lose more slowly @ @ @ @ @ win .

From my new Taki’s Magazine column:
Crushing the Coronavirus Curve
Steve Sailer
March 10, 2020
For weeks, the coronavirus news has been paralyzingly bad, leaving President Trump, the Democratic candidates, and the media with little to offer in the way of pragmatic or inspiring leadership on the issue. But over the past few days, data on new infections in Wuhan, China and in South Korea suggest that there might be light at the end of the tunnel.
It now is conceivable that an aggressive response in America could not merely “slow the spread” and “flatten the curve” of this exponentially growing outbreak, but crush it altogether. America’s aim should not be moderation of the epidemic, but its eradication.
Our goal should be not just to lose more slowly and gracefully, but to win.


vdare--2020-03-10--The Fulford File | Israel To Greece: Shoot Muslim “infiltrators”…In The Knee. It Works.

The Greeks have a problem : how physically to stop the influx of “ Syrian refugees ” that Turkey has unleashed upon them .
Fortunately , ( not for the first time ) , Israel has provided an answer : shoot these “ infiltrators ” …in the knee .
It works .
When is it appropriate for sovereign state to use lethal force to resist invasion ?
In international law , you ’ d think the answer would be “ always ” , but some people claim that an “ unarmed ” mob—not visibly armed , or with only some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be resisted .
In 2018 , we got an angry letter from an otherwise-friendly reader distressed that we were defending Americans on Facebook who had called for lethal force to be used at the border .
VDARE.com editor Peter Brimelow replied that is was “ precisely because VDARE.com is prepared to think the ( to the conventionally-minded ) unthinkable that we have “ moral legitimacy.
” He added three points : Haaretz , a Leftist Israeli paper , has just published an investigation of Israel ’ s defensive tactics on the border .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ than seven Palestinian rioters have been killed : When I say that Haaretz is Leftist , I mean that it ’ s anti-Israel in the sense that the New York Times and Washington Post are anti-American .
Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic has described its stance as “ cartoonish anti-Israelism and anti-Semitism ” .
He says that a lot , but he may have a point here .
Haaretz ’ s Glazer was able to interview several anonymous Israeli Army snipers .
They confirmed that that Israel ’ s response to these mobbings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security fence is to shoot them , carefully , in the legs .
This is not a guaranteed non-lethal tactic , but it has produced relatively few deaths ( 215 in two years ) : The mass demonstrations on Israel ’ s border with the Strip began on Land Day , in March 2018 , and continued on a weekly basis until this past January .
These ongoing confrontations , in protest of Israel ’ s siege of Gaza , exacted the lives of 215 demonstrators , while 7,996 were wounded by live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs .
Despite the large number of casualties , the grim protests and responses along the fence continued unabated for nearly two years , until it was decided [ presumably by Palestinian leadership , these are not spontaneous demonstrations , but organized attacks—JF ] to reduce the frequency to once a month .
Yet even in real time , the violent Friday afternoon ritual provoked little public interest in Israel .
Similarly , the international condemnations – from allegations of the use of disproportionate force to accusations that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so much froth on the waves .
Shedding light on this very recent slice of history entails talking to snipers : After all , they were the dominant and most significant force in suppressing the demonstrations at the fence .
Their targets ranged from young Palestinians who were trying to infiltrate into Israel or who threw Molotov cocktails at soldiers , to prominent , unarmed protesters who were considered to be major inciters .
Both categories drew the same response : Live ammunition fired at the legs .
Of the dozens of snipers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them discharged from the IDF ) agreed to be interviewed and to describe what reality looks like through their gun sights .
Five are from infantry brigades – two each from Golani and Givati , one from Kfir – plus one from the Duvdevan counter-terrorism unit .
The names of all of them have been changed .
They are not out to “ break the silence ” or to atone for their deeds , only to relate what happened from their point of view .
In Eden ’ s case , even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protester by mistake doesn ’ t rattle him .
“ I believe I was on the right side and that I did the right thing , ” he insists , “ because if not for us , the terrorists would try to cross the fence .
It ’ s obvious to you that there is a reason that you ’ re there.
” Emphases added .
Of course , preventing invasions by guarding borders is , as I ’ ve said before , what armies are for .
Glazer ’ s Haaretz article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of amputees on crutches who are unsuccessful rioters and even a picture of a whole group of ex-rioters running an amputee race on crutches .
Glazer also claims that while some snipers—the ones he interviewed—are unrepentant , others are , according to mental health professionals ( whose job it is to look for trauma ) , in fact traumatized .
There are repeated references to the snipers using a Ruger rifle .
An IDF spokesman told Haaretz that Glazer , not being part of what we call “ gun culture ” failed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what kind of bullet .
I thought , that since these were described a sniper rifles , they meant something like a Ruger M77 , a bolt-action deer rifle .
But it turns out , amazingly , that the counter-riot snipers of the Israeli Armed forces are equipped with a Ruger 10/22 ( in a tactical upgrade known as the SR-22 ) in .22 Long Rifle , a cartridge which is usually used for shooting…rabbits .
So of course it ’ s less lethal .
[ Israel Adopts Ruger SR-22 in “ Less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blog , October 21 , 2015 , also Military steps up use of live 0.22 inch bullets against Palestinian stone-throwers , B'Tselem , January 18 , 2015 ] The 10/22 is used by American 12-year-olds to shoot tin cans and rabbits , and the SR-22 is something like a toy rifle , and is also used , in America , by young people to hunt squirrels .
I ’ m not saying that being shot by it is fun , or safe , it ’ s just about ten times more survivable than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Israelis appear to be applying a suggestion made by Colonel Rex Applegate in one of his books on riot control in the Sixties—using a .22 rifle to take out ringleaders in a mob .
This is a non-lethal technique , although potentially more lethal than rubber bullets .
( There are multiple versions of Applegate ’ s work on riots—the one I ’ m quoting from memory doesn ’ t appear to be online ) .
So what would it take to get Americans to defend the border like that ?
Mexicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Palestinians , but they ’ re working on it .
In his 1995 book Alien Nation , VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow described the scene on the southern border : In 2018 , right at the same time that the Israelis were resisting Palestinian attempts to storm their border fence , we saw video of huge mobs of illegals—flying the Honduran flag—rushing the U.S. border .
But there ’ s a lot of resistance by what we call the Treason Lobby to any use of force to defend the border : • In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Inc , ( CLINIC ) Arizona wanted the Border Patrol to use less effective bullets for self-defense .
See Surprise !
The Treason Lobby Opposes Hollow-Point Bullets on the Border • In 2004 , George P. Bush , son of Jeb and Columba , was heard to object loudly to the use of “ pepperball ” rounds ( similar to paintball , but containing the stuff that goes in pepper spray ) by the Border Patrol to fight back against mob violence by Mexican illegals .
See Dubya , Jorge P , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In Border Wars : Inside Trump 's Assault on Immigration , by New York Times hacks Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael D. Shear , we learned that Kirstjen Nielsen and other disastrous Trump appointees talked him back from his impulse to use force on the border : But it is allowed—to defend Israel .
And it works .
And if the US Army has a shortage of .22 rimfire rifles , they can even buy them at Dick ’ s Sporting Goods .
James Fulford [ Email him ] is a writer @ @ @ @ @

The Greeks have a problem: how physically to stop the influx of “Syrian refugees” that Turkey has unleashed upon them. Fortunately, (not for the first time), Israel has provided an answer: shoot these “infiltrators”…in the knee. It works.
When is it appropriate for sovereign state to use lethal force to resist invasion? In international law, you’d think the answer would be “always”, but some people claim that an “unarmed” mob—not visibly armed, or with only some of its members throwing Molotov cocktails—must not be resisted. In 2018, we got an angry letter from an otherwise-friendly reader distressed that we were defending Americans on Facebook who had called for lethal force to be used at the border.
VDARE.com editor Peter Brimelow replied that is was “precisely because VDARE.com is prepared to think the (to the conventionally-minded) unthinkable that we have “moral legitimacy.” He added three points:
Firstly, we were right to nail the Daily Beast’s lie that the posts were not about “Killing Immigrants And Minorities” but about border security, specifically what to do about mobs rushing the border in force, to which the Border Patrol is only able to respond with tear gas, rubber bullets, and pepperball.
Secondly, we were right to point out the Daily Beast is calling for censorship—the totalitarian recourse of Cultural Marxists. Indeed, that’s how we know they are Cultural Marxists—not “liberals.”
Thirdly, we were right to point out that the Israelis do, in fact, systematically defend their border against very similar politicized public incursions with deadly force. This is one example from Wikipedia’s article “2018 Gaza Border Protests,” which I am fairly confident has been closely vetted for bias: Seven Palestinians were killed in violent protests along the border fence, in a continuation of the "March of Return" protests. According to the IDF, "The rioters are burning tires and are hurling rocks, explosive devices, firebombs and grenades at IDF troops and the security fence".[254] The demonstrations were arranged by Hamas, with the aid of special units formed to expand the protests. Four Palestinians were shot dead after they crossed into Israeli territory and approached a sniper's post.[255] [Hyperlinks in original, emphasis added].
Haaretz, a Leftist Israeli paper, has just published an investigation of Israel’s defensive tactics on the border. It seems now that a lot more than seven Palestinian rioters have been killed:
Over 200 Palestinians were killed and nearly 8,000 were injured during almost two years of weekly protests at the Israel-Gaza border. Israeli army snipers tell their stories '42 Knees in One Day': Israeli Snipers Open Up About Shooting Gaza Protesters By Hilo Glazer, Haaretz, March 6, 2020, also here.
When I say that Haaretz is Leftist, I mean that it’s anti-Israel in the sense that the New York Times and Washington Post are anti-American. Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic has described its stance as “cartoonish anti-Israelism and anti-Semitism”. He says that a lot, but he may have a point here.
Haaretz’s Glazer was able to interview several anonymous Israeli Army snipers. They confirmed that that Israel’s response to these mobbings by massive numbers of Palestinians threatening the security fence is to shoot them, carefully, in the legs.
This is not a guaranteed non-lethal tactic, but it has produced relatively few deaths (215 in two years):
The mass demonstrations on Israel’s border with the Strip began on Land Day, in March 2018, and continued on a weekly basis until this past January. These ongoing confrontations, in protest of Israel’s siege of Gaza, exacted the lives of 215 demonstrators, while 7,996 were wounded by live ammunition, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Despite the large number of casualties, the grim protests and responses along the fence continued unabated for nearly two years, until it was decided [presumably by Palestinian leadership, these are not spontaneous demonstrations, but organized attacks—JF] to reduce the frequency to once a month. Yet even in real time, the violent Friday afternoon ritual provoked little public interest in Israel. Similarly, the international condemnations – from allegations of the use of disproportionate force to accusations that Israel was perpetrating massacres – faded like so much froth on the waves. Shedding light on this very recent slice of history entails talking to snipers: After all, they were the dominant and most significant force in suppressing the demonstrations at the fence. Their targets ranged from young Palestinians who were trying to infiltrate into Israel or who threw Molotov cocktails at soldiers, to prominent, unarmed protesters who were considered to be major inciters. Both categories drew the same response: Live ammunition fired at the legs. Of the dozens of snipers that we approached, six (all of them discharged from the IDF) agreed to be interviewed and to describe what reality looks like through their gun sights. Five are from infantry brigades – two each from Golani and Givati, one from Kfir – plus one from the Duvdevan counter-terrorism unit. The names of all of them have been changed. They are not out to “break the silence” or to atone for their deeds, only to relate what happened from their point of view. In Eden’s case, even the fact that he also killed a protester by mistake doesn’t rattle him. “I believe I was on the right side and that I did the right thing,” he insists, “because if not for us, the terrorists would try to cross the fence. It’s obvious to you that there is a reason that you’re there.”
Emphases added. Of course, preventing invasions by guarding borders is, as I’ve said before, what armies are for.
Glazer’s Haaretz article is full of sob stories, pictures of amputees on crutches who are unsuccessful rioters and even a picture of a whole group of ex-rioters running an amputee race on crutches.
📷 Images:
Palestinian amputees compete in a local run racing in Al-Nuseirat.
To download the imageshttps://t.co/4yy33PGosO pic.twitter.com/3KG3cdONWG — Ramy Abdeljabbar 🐱🐶🇺🇸🇵🇸☪ (@Ramdog1980) December 5, 2019
Glazer also claims that while some snipers—the ones he interviewed—are unrepentant, others are, according to mental health professionals (whose job it is to look for trauma), in fact traumatized.
There are repeated references to the snipers using a Ruger rifle. An IDF spokesman told Haaretz that
“In light of the change that has occurred in the nature of the disturbances, it was decided to equip the forces also with the Ruger bullet, which causes less damage.”
Glazer, not being part of what we call “gun culture” failed to specify which model Ruger—an American gun maker—or what kind of bullet.
I thought, that since these were described a sniper rifles, they meant something like a Ruger M77, a bolt-action deer rifle. But it turns out, amazingly, that the counter-riot snipers of the Israeli Armed forces are equipped with a Ruger 10/22 (in a tactical upgrade known as the SR-22) in .22 Long Rifle, a cartridge which is usually used for shooting…rabbits. So of course it’s less lethal. [Israel Adopts Ruger SR-22 in “Less Lethal” Sniper Role, The Firearms Blog, October 21, 2015, also Military steps up use of live 0.22 inch bullets against Palestinian stone-throwers, B'Tselem, January 18, 2015]
The 10/22 is used by American 12-year-olds to shoot tin cans and rabbits, and the SR-22 is something like a toy rifle, and is also used, in America, by young people to hunt squirrels.
I’m not saying that being shot by it is fun, or safe, it’s just about ten times more survivable than being shot with an army rifle.
The Israelis appear to be applying a suggestion made by Colonel Rex Applegate in one of his books on riot control in the Sixties—using a .22 rifle to take out ringleaders in a mob. This is a non-lethal technique, although potentially more lethal than rubber bullets. (There are multiple versions of Applegate’s work on riots—the one I’m quoting from memory doesn’t appear to be online).
So what would it take to get Americans to defend the border like that? Mexicans are not quite as dangerous and hateful as Palestinians, but they’re working on it.
In his 1995 book Alien Nation, VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow described the scene on the southern border:
Usually, the illegals start to trickle across in small groups of two or three, dodging through the brush of no-man's-land. Occasionally, however, a large group will simply charge isolated officers and overwhelm them. The Border Patrol calls this a "banzai." If objects are thrown at the officers, as they frequently are on the border, this is "getting rocked."
In 2018, right at the same time that the Israelis were resisting Palestinian attempts to storm their border fence, we saw video of huge mobs of illegals—flying the Honduran flag—rushing the U.S. border.
But there’s a lot of resistance by what we call the Treason Lobby to any use of force to defend the border:
In Border Wars: Inside Trump's Assault on Immigration, by New York Times hacks Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael D. Shear, we learned that Kirstjen Nielsen and other disastrous Trump appointees talked him back from his impulse to use force on the border:
But privately, Trump badly wanted to find a way that they could. A few days later, in a meeting with DHS officials, the president brought up the idea again. Listen, I get it, okay? he told them. If someone throws a rock, you can’t shoot to kill. But would it be okay just to injure them? What if we shoot these migrants in the legs? To slow them down? That’s not lethal force, right? Nielsen and her aides were flabbergasted. No, they responded quickly. That’s not allowed either.
But it is allowed—to defend Israel. And it works.
And if the US Army has a shortage of .22 rimfire rifles, they can even buy them at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
James Fulford [Email him] is a writer and editor for VDARE.com.


vdare--2020-03-11--Michelle Malkin: Coronavirus And The CDC—Centers for Damaged Credibility

I think I 'm where most sane people are on the coronavirus outbreak : • Taking reasonable precautions but remaining skeptical of what all the purportedly `` best experts '' here in the United States are telling us about every aspect of their belated crisis management and response ( especially on their pimping of vaccine development to prevent the disease ) .
Here are some plain , nonhysterical facts : The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is a bloated federal government agency with a long history of incompetence , fraud , secrecy , mission creep and shady alliances with both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private corporations on the Big Business right .
The `` deep state '' of entrenched bureaucrats embedded in the Beltway bowels is alive and thriving at the CDC .
The unelected elites who 've occupied top offices at the public health-industrial complex are hostile to public scrutiny while clamoring for ever-ballooning budgets .
Their recommendations have often been detrimental to citizens ' well-being and freedom .
And , yes , many of the scientists who work there are rabidly anti-conservative and anti-Trump .
It 's a brazen lie that President Donald Trump `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being used as an excuse for the agency 's coronavirus unpreparedness .
Cognitively impaired and truth-challenged Joe Biden made the claim during last week 's Democratic debate that these purported `` Draconian cuts '' put Americans at risk .
But Trump 's budget proposal to cut some sliver of CDC fat has never been enacted , and Congress increased funding , instead .
At nearly $ 7 billion , CDC 's annual budget is more than 200 % larger than it was two decades ago .
On top of that , a shady @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of CDC has raised hundreds of millions of supplemental dollars—which raises serious conflict-of-interest issues .
In 2007 , Sen. Tom Coburn 's fiscal audit of the agency discovered vulgar expenditures including CDC syphilis prevention funds spent to host a `` safe-sex '' event with a porn star , CDC HIV/AIDS prevention funds spent on a transgender beauty pageant , and $ 45 million in CDC funding spent on conferences featuring prostitutes , protests and beach parties .
Despite the flood of money , the agency been caught flat-footed on outbreak after outbreak .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ threats in favor of pushing gun control and nanny state hobby horses ( TV violence , helmet laws , video games , anti-bullying campaigns and explicit sex education , for example ) .
CDC has one primary job—Disease Control—but has managed to botch it without ever learning from past failures .
Let me remind you of some of the CDC 's long history of royal screw-ups : • The notorious 1976 swine flu vaccine scandal was catalyzed by mass hysteria whipped up by CDC junk scientists clamoring for more money ; Congress obliged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jabbed with a vaccine for a disease that had fizzled by the time the shots were ready .
The vaccine resulted in an increased risk of developing Guillain-Barre syndrome—leading to muscle weakness and paralysis .
• In 1999 , the CDC misspent $ 22.7 million appropriated for chronic fatigue syndrome and was investigated in 2001 for squandering $ 13 million on hepatitis C research .
• In 2000 , the agency essentially lied to Congress about how it spent up to $ 7.5 million earmarked each year since 1993 for research on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without asking Congress , the CDC spent much of the money on other programs that the agency thought needed the funds more , '' The Washington Post disclosed at the time .
The diversions were impossible to trace because of shoddy CDC bookkeeping practices .
• In 2009 , the CDC recalled 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine for children ages 6 months to 3 years after the products manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur failed potency tests .
• In 2012 , the CDC 's main building housing infectious anthrax , SARS and monkeypox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadly pathogens due to a flawed engineered airflow system .
• In 2014 , the CDC 's lackadaisical response to Ebola virus gave the greenlight to Patient Zero Thomas Eric Duncan and infected medical personnel to board commercial airlines while ill—exposing untold numbers of travelers to the deadly disease .
Expensive isolation chambers that had been subsidized by taxpayers to the tune of $ 15 million sat buried in a Georgia warehouse .
• For the past few years , the agency has employed a fear campaign to induce Americans to get regular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) using flawed statistics and despite international scientific conclusions that there is `` no evidence '' to support the CDC 's assumptions that the vaccine reduces transmission of the virus or the risk of potentially deadly complications .
• Just this week , the Informed Consent Action Network reported astonishing results from its lawsuit against the CDC to obtain scientific documentation for the agency 's claim that `` vaccines do not cause autism '' —specifically for the first seven vaccines given to your child in their first six months of life .
CDC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 studies—18 of which were irrelevant to ICAN 's public records request and two of which suggest that vaccines may indeed cause autism .
In other words : The CDC is lying while continuing to smear vaccine critics as `` conspiracy theorists '' and public health threats .
As if to underscore my point about this agency 's misdirected priorities and rank political pandering , the CDC director this week found it more urgent to condemn Republicans as racist for accurately describing the origins of the virus from Wuhan , China , than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The `` best people '' —who have now been rewarded with more than $ 8.3 billion in new `` emergency funding '' —are not in charge .
Michelle Malkin [ Email her ] is the author of Invasion : How America Still Welcomes Terrorists , Criminals , and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores .
Click here for Peter Brimelow ’ s review .
Click here for Michelle Malkin 's website .
Michelle Malkin is also the author of Unhinged : Exposing Liberals Gone Wild , Culture of Corruption : Obama and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & Cronies , , Who Built That : Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs , and Sold Out : How High-Tech Billionaires & Bipartisan Beltway Crapweasels Are Screwing America 's Best & Brightest Workers .
Malkin is author of the book , `` Open Borders , Inc. : Who 's Funding America 's Destruction , '' available directly from VDARE.com in hardcover .
To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists , visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com .

I think I'm where most sane people are on the coronavirus outbreak:
Concerned but not panicked.
Calm but not apathetic.
Taking reasonable precautions but remaining skeptical of what all the purportedly "best experts" here in the United States are telling us about every aspect of their belated crisis management and response (especially on their pimping of vaccine development to prevent the disease).
Here are some plain, nonhysterical facts: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is a bloated federal government agency with a long history of incompetence, fraud, secrecy, mission creep and shady alliances with both social justice causes on the left and private corporations on the Big Business right. The "deep state" of entrenched bureaucrats embedded in the Beltway bowels is alive and thriving at the CDC. The unelected elites who've occupied top offices at the public health-industrial complex are hostile to public scrutiny while clamoring for ever-ballooning budgets. Their recommendations have often been detrimental to citizens' well-being and freedom.
And, yes, many of the scientists who work there are rabidly anti-conservative and anti-Trump.
It's a brazen lie that President Donald Trump "slashed" CDC funding, which is being used as an excuse for the agency's coronavirus unpreparedness. Cognitively impaired and truth-challenged Joe Biden made the claim during last week's Democratic debate that these purported "Draconian cuts" put Americans at risk. But Trump's budget proposal to cut some sliver of CDC fat has never been enacted, and Congress increased funding, instead.
At nearly $7 billion, CDC's annual budget is more than 200% larger than it was two decades ago. On top of that, a shady big business lobbying group called Corporate Friends of CDC has raised hundreds of millions of supplemental dollars—which raises serious conflict-of-interest issues. In 2007, Sen. Tom Coburn's fiscal audit of the agency discovered vulgar expenditures including CDC syphilis prevention funds spent to host a "safe-sex" event with a porn star, CDC HIV/AIDS prevention funds spent on a transgender beauty pageant, and $45 million in CDC funding spent on conferences featuring prostitutes, protests and beach parties.
Despite the flood of money, the agency been caught flat-footed on outbreak after outbreak. They squander untold millions on other health threats in favor of pushing gun control and nanny state hobby horses (TV violence, helmet laws, video games, anti-bullying campaigns and explicit sex education, for example). CDC has one primary job—Disease Control—but has managed to botch it without ever learning from past failures. Let me remind you of some of the CDC's long history of royal screw-ups:
The notorious 1976 swine flu vaccine scandal was catalyzed by mass hysteria whipped up by CDC junk scientists clamoring for more money; Congress obliged and nearly 45 million Americans were unnecessarily jabbed with a vaccine for a disease that had fizzled by the time the shots were ready. The vaccine resulted in an increased risk of developing Guillain-Barre syndrome—leading to muscle weakness and paralysis.
In 1999, the CDC misspent $22.7 million appropriated for chronic fatigue syndrome and was investigated in 2001 for squandering $13 million on hepatitis C research.
In 2000, the agency essentially lied to Congress about how it spent up to $7.5 million earmarked each year since 1993 for research on the deadly hantavirus. "Instead, apparently without asking Congress, the CDC spent much of the money on other programs that the agency thought needed the funds more," The Washington Post disclosed at the time. The diversions were impossible to trace because of shoddy CDC bookkeeping practices.
In 2009, the CDC recalled 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine for children ages 6 months to 3 years after the products manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur failed potency tests.
In 2012, the CDC's main building housing infectious anthrax, SARS and monkeypox gases was discovered to have been leaking deadly pathogens due to a flawed engineered airflow system.
In 2014, the CDC's lackadaisical response to Ebola virus gave the greenlight to Patient Zero Thomas Eric Duncan and infected medical personnel to board commercial airlines while ill—exposing untold numbers of travelers to the deadly disease. Expensive isolation chambers that had been subsidized by taxpayers to the tune of $15 million sat buried in a Georgia warehouse.
For the past few years, the agency has employed a fear campaign to induce Americans to get regular flu shots (formulated based on guesswork) using flawed statistics and despite international scientific conclusions that there is "no evidence" to support the CDC's assumptions that the vaccine reduces transmission of the virus or the risk of potentially deadly complications.
Just this week, the Informed Consent Action Network reported astonishing results from its lawsuit against the CDC to obtain scientific documentation for the agency's claim that "vaccines do not cause autism"—specifically for the first seven vaccines given to your child in their first six months of life. CDC had stonewalled, and then finally produced 20 studies—18 of which were irrelevant to ICAN's public records request and two of which suggest that vaccines may indeed cause autism. In other words: The CDC is lying while continuing to smear vaccine critics as "conspiracy theorists" and public health threats.
As if to underscore my point about this agency's misdirected priorities and rank political pandering, the CDC director this week found it more urgent to condemn Republicans as racist for accurately describing the origins of the virus from Wuhan, China, than to do his job.
Informed diagnosis: The "best people"—who have now been rewarded with more than $8.3 billion in new "emergency funding"—are not in charge.
COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM
Michelle Malkin [Email her] is the author of Invasion: How America Still Welcomes Terrorists, Criminals, and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores. Click here for Peter Brimelow’s review. Click here for Michelle Malkin's website. Michelle Malkin is also the author of Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild, Culture of Corruption: Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks & Cronies, ,Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs, and Sold Out: How High-Tech Billionaires & Bipartisan Beltway Crapweasels Are Screwing America's Best & Brightest Workers.
Malkin is author of the book, "Open Borders, Inc.: Who's Funding America's Destruction," available directly from VDARE.com in hardcover. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
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vdare--2020-03-09--Ruling Class Hopes COVID-19 Will Sink Trump. But It Could Play Into His Hands

Earlier : Pinker 's Wrong : With Coronavirus Going Global , Time For Nationalism , Not Globalism , To Protect Americans If President Trump wants to weather the coronavirus panic , his best way forward is : Make borders , immigration , national sovereignty , and economic nationalism the cornerstones of his re-election campaign .
His America First agenda is the best protection against pandemics .
Democrats are locked into Open Borders , and can propose nothing but government-run healthcare .
They and their Main Stream Media Ministry of Truth hope coronavirus kills a second Trump term .
But if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play into his hands .
Before I explain why , let ’ s stipulate that the latest U.S. stats show that coronavirus is not—yet—the planetary extinction event that the MSM is hyping : • As of this writing , CDC is reporting 423 cases and 19 in 35 states , 72 percent of them in Washington ( 136 ) , California ( 110 ) , New York ( 40 ) , and Massachusetts ( 28 ) [ Coronavirus Disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) in the U.S. , CDC.gov , March 9 , 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. 2018-2019 flu season alone , CDC reported , ended in 35.5 million cases that required 16.5 million doctor visits , another half-million or so hospital visits , and more than 34,000 deaths [ Estimated Influenza Illnesses , Medical visits , Hospitalizations , and Deaths in the United States — 2018–2019 influenza season , CDC.gov ] .
Ninety-one percent of those who died were 50 years or older ; 75 percent were 65 or older .
• Some estimates put global annual flu season fatalities as high as 650,000 [ Global mortality associated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estimates and predictors from the GLaMOR Project , by John Paget , et .
al.
, US National Library of Medicine / National Institutes of Health ] .
• Roy Pomery of Real Clear Science put it this way in explaining another recent contagion , Swine Flu : Between April 2009 and April 2010 , there were approximately 60.8 million cases , 274,304 hospitalizations , and 12,469 deaths in the United States alone !
Globally , it likely infected between 700 million and 1.4 billion people , resulting in 150,000 to 575,000 fatalities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tragic , more than a decade later , many scarcely remember Swine Flu .
The same will hopefully happen with COVID-19 .
[ Five Reasons You Do n't Need to Panic About the COVID-19 Coronavirus , March 3 , 2020 ] But the MSM has been pushing the panic button : • Vox : The biggest challenge to America ’ s coronavirus response ?
Trump , by Alex Ward , March 5 , 2020 • Time : Experts Say the Trump Administration ’ s Coronavirus Response Was Never Going to Work , by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March 5 , 2020 Funny thing is , last month , at least the Washington Post offered a more sober view similar to Pomeroy ’ s reality check at Real Clear Science [ Get a grippe , America .
The flu is a much bigger threat than coronavirus , for now , by Lenny Bernstein , February 1 , 2020 ] .
The truth : Despite the manufactured panic , Trump ’ s response has been more than adequate : • He barred entry to many foreign nationals who travelled to affected areas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread of coronavirus , by Morgan Chalfant and Jessie Hellmann , The Hill , February 29 , 2020 ] .
• He imposed a mandatory quarantine on travelers from several affected areas and beefed up border security to prevent carriers from entering the country [ Trump to deploy 160 active duty troops to border in response to court rulings , coronavirus , by Rafael Carranza , Arizona Republic , March 7 , 2020 ] .
• He quickly signed an $ 8.3 billion relief plan to combat the virus [ President Trump signs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in US , Associated Press , March 6 , 2020 ] .
Most important , he has begun to point to the fatal weakness in the Democrats ’ position—for example , in his speech at CPAC : Border security is also health security .
In our efforts to keep America safe , my administration has taken the most aggressive action in modern history to control our borders and protect Americans from the coronavirus .
[ It ] came from China .
In the early stages of the foreign outbreak , I ordered sweeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this disease .
… Never done it before .
...
I took a lot of heat , even from my own people .
But we did the right thing .
The extreme fringes called us “ racists ” for imposing these critical lifesaving measures .
They wanted to let infected people pour into our country .
I don ’ t think they knew how bad it was , in all fairness , but nothing will deter us from protecting the wellbeing of the American people .
My job is to protect Americans and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case , to protect Americans ’ health .
And we ’ ll do that .
And we will do it with vigor .
[ Remarks by President Trump at the 2020 Conservative Political Action Conference , WhiteHouse.gov.
, March 1 , 2020 .
( Emphases added ) ] .
That will resonate on the campaign trail .
Americans want to feel secure from foreign threats , viral , military or cultural , and everyone outside the media bubble instinctively knows coronavirus is a symptom of a much more deadly disease : globalism .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ can do more—much more—and cite COVID-19 as the reason .
He should add China to the travel-ban list and reduce the number of Chinese nationals studying in America .
He should ban flights to and from the most affected countries .
And he should propose a wide-ranging bill to secure the borders by halting asylum applications and immediately deporting apprehended illegal aliens .
Opposing such measures in the health-crisis climate that the Democrats and their MSM auxiliary created might well be disastrous for them not only in the presidential race , but also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have to answer for prioritizing illegals , “ refugees , ” asylum and Open Borders over Americans .
Another smart move Trump must make : Make sure Americans know our supply chains are threatened because of dependence on products made in China , not least antibiotics and other critical drugs that are produced there .
“ Basically we 've outsourced our entire industry to China , '' retired Brig .
Gen. John Adams told NBC News in September .
“ That is a strategic vulnerability ” [ U.S. officials worried about Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ken Dilanian and Brenda Breslauer , September 12 , 2019 ] .
Then he should DO something about it .
Trump ’ s top trade adviser Peter Navarro gets it .
He told Politico last month that the administration is thinking “ strategically about moving our supply chains on shore for our essential medicines so that the American public is safe and the U.S. economy is secure.
” In January , Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the outbreak could “ accelerate the return of jobs to North America ” [ Break with China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with coronavirus , by Megan Cassella , February 26 , 2020 ] .
In contrast , what do the Democrat candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders propose ?
Biden , the likely nominee , wants more money for CDC and NIH , and would work more with China to achieve more transparency .
Forget about tighter borders and immigration controls , or ending dependence on Chinese-made goods—not least , again , life-saving drugs [ 2020 Democrats reveal how they would address the coronavirus outbreak , by Meera Jagannathan , Market Watch , February @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientists to oversee the response to the virus , and is exploiting it to buttress his socialist health-care plan .
While attacking Trump , he too ignores bringing the manufacture of drugs back to the United States [ We need scientists , not politicians , in charge of the coronavirus response , by Bernie Sanders , USA Today , March 5 , 2020 ] and flatly says he would not close the border .
Obviously , it isn ’ t Trump who failed to offer a sensible answer to the virus .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do the obvious : control the borders and block travelers from certain countries .
So Americans simply aren ’ t going to buy the claim that Trump ’ s measures are “ racist ” or even insufficient .
But the president must remain firm .
As spring approaches , flu season abates and coronavirus wanes , he must hit the Democrat-MSM coalition hard for sowing unnecessary panic , then refusing to budge on immigration , border security , and economic nationalism as the disease spread internationally .
Coronavirus is an opportunity for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and globalist Democrats for the contagion , however mild it turns out to be , then use it to hammer the same America First issues that matter to the Historic American Nation and helped him win the first time .
Coronavirus can be a winning issue for Trump , but only if he stays on message .
Question is , will he ?
Washington Watcher II [ Email him ] is an anonymous DC insider .

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Earlier: Pinker's Wrong: With Coronavirus Going Global, Time For Nationalism, Not Globalism, To Protect Americans
If President Trump wants to weather the coronavirus panic, his best way forward is: Make borders, immigration, national sovereignty, and economic nationalism the cornerstones of his re-election campaign. His America First agenda is the best protection against pandemics. Democrats are locked into Open Borders, and can propose nothing but government-run healthcare. They and their Main Stream Media Ministry of Truth hope coronavirus kills a second Trump term. But if Trump stays the course, it will play into his hands.
Before I explain why, let’s stipulate that the latest U.S. stats show that coronavirus is not—yet—the planetary extinction event that the MSM is hyping:
As of this writing, CDC is reporting 423 cases and 19 in 35 states, 72 percent of them in Washington (136), California (110), New York (40), and Massachusetts (28) [Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S., CDC.gov, March 9, 2020].
By contrast, the U.S. 2018-2019 flu season alone, CDC reported, ended in 35.5 million cases that required 16.5 million doctor visits, another half-million or so hospital visits, and more than 34,000 deaths [Estimated Influenza Illnesses, Medical visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in the United States — 2018–2019 influenza season, CDC.gov]. Ninety-one percent of those who died were 50 years or older; 75 percent were 65 or older.
Some estimates put global annual flu season fatalities as high as 650,000 [Global mortality associated with seasonal influenza epidemics: New burden estimates and predictors from the GLaMOR Project, by John Paget, et. al., US National Library of Medicine / National Institutes of Health].
Roy Pomery of Real Clear Science put it this way in explaining another recent contagion, Swine Flu:
Between April 2009 and April 2010, there were approximately 60.8 million cases, 274,304 hospitalizations, and 12,469 deaths in the United States alone! Globally, it likely infected between 700 million and 1.4 billion people, resulting in 150,000 to 575,000 fatalities. While this loss of life was tragic, more than a decade later, many scarcely remember Swine Flu. The same will hopefully happen with COVID-19. [Five Reasons You Don't Need to Panic About the COVID-19 Coronavirus, March 3, 2020]
But the MSM has been pushing the panic button:
Funny thing is, last month, at least the Washington Post offered a more sober view similar to Pomeroy’s reality check at Real Clear Science [Get a grippe, America. The flu is a much bigger threat than coronavirus, for now, by Lenny Bernstein, February 1, 2020].
The truth: Despite the manufactured panic, Trump’s response has been more than adequate:
Most important, he has begun to point to the fatal weakness in the Democrats’ position—for example, in his speech at CPAC:
Border security is also health security. In our efforts to keep America safe, my administration has taken the most aggressive action in modern history to control our borders and protect Americans from the coronavirus. [It] came from China. In the early stages of the foreign outbreak, I ordered sweeping travel restrictions to prevent uncontrolled spread of this disease. … Never done it before. ... I took a lot of heat, even from my own people. But we did the right thing. The extreme fringes called us “racists” for imposing these critical lifesaving measures. They wanted to let infected people pour into our country. I don’t think they knew how bad it was, in all fairness, but nothing will deter us from protecting the wellbeing of the American people. My job is to protect Americans and also, very crucially, in this case, to protect Americans’ health. And we’ll do that. And we will do it with vigor. [Remarks by President Trump at the 2020 Conservative Political Action Conference, WhiteHouse.gov., March 1, 2020. (Emphases added)].
That will resonate on the campaign trail. Americans want to feel secure from foreign threats, viral, military or cultural, and everyone outside the media bubble instinctively knows coronavirus is a symptom of a much more deadly disease: globalism. The antidote is nationalism.
And Trump can do more—much more—and cite COVID-19 as the reason.
He should add China to the travel-ban list and reduce the number of Chinese nationals studying in America. He should ban flights to and from the most affected countries. And he should propose a wide-ranging bill to secure the borders by halting asylum applications and immediately deporting apprehended illegal aliens.
Opposing such measures in the health-crisis climate that the Democrats and their MSM auxiliary created might well be disastrous for them not only in the presidential race, but also down-ballot in pro-Trump congressional districts. They would have to answer for prioritizing illegals, “refugees,” asylum and Open Borders over Americans.
Another smart move Trump must make: Make sure Americans know our supply chains are threatened because of dependence on products made in China, not least antibiotics and other critical drugs that are produced there. “Basically we've outsourced our entire industry to China," retired Brig. Gen. John Adams told NBC News in September. “That is a strategic vulnerability” [U.S. officials worried about Chinese control of American drug supply, by Ken Dilanian and Brenda Breslauer, September 12, 2019].
Then he should DO something about it.
Trump’s top trade adviser Peter Navarro gets it. He told Politico last month that the administration is thinking “strategically about moving our supply chains on shore for our essential medicines so that the American public is safe and the U.S. economy is secure.” In January, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the outbreak could “accelerate the return of jobs to North America” [Break with China? Top Trump aide eyes an opening with coronavirus, by Megan Cassella, February 26, 2020].
In contrast, what do the Democrat candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders propose?
Biden, the likely nominee, wants more money for CDC and NIH, and would work more with China to achieve more transparency. Forget about tighter borders and immigration controls, or ending dependence on Chinese-made goods—not least, again, life-saving drugs [2020 Democrats reveal how they would address the coronavirus outbreak, by Meera Jagannathan, Market Watch, February 28, 2020].
Sanders wants scientists to oversee the response to the virus, and is exploiting it to buttress his socialist health-care plan. While attacking Trump, he too ignores bringing the manufacture of drugs back to the United States [We need scientists, not politicians, in charge of the coronavirus response, by Bernie Sanders, USA Today, March 5, 2020] and flatly says he would not close the border.
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Obviously, it isn’t Trump who failed to offer a sensible answer to the virus. He appears tough and resolute and acted quickly to do the obvious: control the borders and block travelers from certain countries. So Americans simply aren’t going to buy the claim that Trump’s measures are “racist” or even insufficient.
But the president must remain firm. As spring approaches, flu season abates and coronavirus wanes, he must hit the Democrat-MSM coalition hard for sowing unnecessary panic, then refusing to budge on immigration, border security, and economic nationalism as the disease spread internationally.
Coronavirus is an opportunity for Trump. He can finger Open Borders and globalist Democrats for the contagion, however mild it turns out to be, then use it to hammer the same America First issues that matter to the Historic American Nation and helped him win the first time.
Coronavirus can be a winning issue for Trump, but only if he stays on message. Question is, will he?
Washington Watcher II [Email him] is an anonymous DC insider.


vdare--2020-03-12--Yes, Mr. President, Border Guards Can Shoot Rock Throwers In Self-Defence

Earlier : The Fulford File | Israel To Greece : Shoot Muslim “ Infiltrators ” …In The Knee .
It Works .
Yes , Mr. President , you can shoot rockers .
No , not the music aficionados , but the Mexicans and others who throw rocks at Border Patrol Agents ( BPA ) , or anyone else .
Border violence is in the news again .
As I said two years ago when this first came up , LadyDACA , Kirsten Nielsen , and LadyboyDACA , Kevin McAleenan , lied about the legal response by BPA or any other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement officer , to being attacked by a person throwing a rock .
[ Mr. President , You Can Shoot Rockers , by Federale , Federale Blog , November 4 , 2018 ] Just as LadyDACA lied , so did John Kelly and James Mattis about Posse Comitatus , as James Fullford explained yesterday : Disloyal Kelly And Mattis Refused To Let Trump Use Troops To Defend Border , March 11 , 2020 There is a Deep State and it is very active .
Sadly , President Trump keeps appointing these saboteurs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporters when asked what American troops would do if migrants threw rocks .
Trump said : “ If they want to throw rocks at our military , our military fights back .
I told them , ‘ Consider it a rifle.
’ ” Nielsen and her top aides , who were traveling to New York for meetings and had watched Trump ’ s remarks on Fox News , were horrified .
The president had just suggested , in comments carried live on TV , that American soldiers had license to shoot to kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they dropped everything to head off a presidentially created crisis .
Nielsen frantically asked her staff to find the CBP use of force policy and send it over to the White House immediately .
Someone had to show it to Trump and get him to walk back his comments right away , she said .
Kevin McAleenan , the CBP chief , called DHS lawyers to discuss the policy .
The rules were very clear .
They stated that DHS personnel “ may use deadly force only when necessary , that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ belief that the subject of such force poses an imminent danger of serious physical injury or death to the officer/agent or to another person.
” If migrants were throwing rocks , it would have to be met with commensurate nonlethal force—not live ammunition from rifles , as the president had suggested .
Border Wars : Inside Trump 's Assault on Immigration , by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael D. Shear , emphases added .
The use of force by law enforcement , and specifically the use of deadly force , is governed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Garner .
The case held that a Tennessee statute that authorized deadly force to prevent the escape of a felon was unconstitutional and the decision established the standard that a law enforcement officer may only use deadly force to protect himself or others from a threat of deadly force or force that may cause great bodily harm .
The U.S. Border Patrol ( USBP ) , as well as other Federal , State , and local agencies , use that as the basis of their use of force policies .
Here are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Security ( DHS ) in 2004 .
The standard is deadly force may be used by an officer or agent when that officer or agent has a reasonable belief that there is an imminent danger of death or great bodily injury .
From the current U.S. Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) policy : Authorized Officers/Agents may use deadly force only when necessary , that is , when the officer/agent has a reasonable belief that the subject of such force poses an imminent danger of serious physical injury or death to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Serious Physical Injury – Injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious disfigurement , serious impairment of health or serious loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ or structure or involves serious concussive impact to the head .
[ Use of Force Policy , Guidelines and Procedures Handbook , by CBP , May , 2014 ] Pay special attention to the lettered subparagraph , that specifically covers attacks by use of deadly missiles , i.e .
rocks and other hard objects , commonly thrown by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Border Protection Officers ( CBPO ) who work at the land border .
And this is not a new issue , as well as one of controversy .
It is completely legal for agents and officers to be victims of rock attacks .
Rocks thrown by Mexicans have even taken down Border Patrol helicopters .
[ Violence Against The Border Patrol : Whose Side Is Obama On ?
, June 27 , 2014 ] Rocks can kill or cause great bodily injury .
That is the legal standard for use of deadly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lied to President Trump about shooting rock throwers , rockers in the Border Patrol parlance .
But Barack Hussein Obama did not like it that Border Patrol Agents were shooting rockers , so his administration tried to prosecute BPAs who shot rockers .
They , and the Trump Administration , indicted and tried a BPA , Lonnie Swartz , three times in an effort to protect illegal aliens .
Swartz was found not guilty or had a hung jury in each attempt to railroad him .
Border Patrol use of deadly force has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they are always enraged that illegal aliens are getting shot for attacking BPAs with rocks .
The good news is that the Supreme Court has decided on the issue , at least in civil cases , that aliens outside the United States have no way to sue law enforcement officers who are engaged in cross border shootings .
A deeply divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the family of a Mexican teen shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent can not seek damages because of the border that was between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sergio Adrian Hernández Guereca , 15 , lacked constitutional protection against the use of excessive force because he was in Mexico .
Had he been in Texas with Border Patrol agent Jesus Mesa , his family would have had a claim .
Associate Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion and was joined by the court ’ s four other conservatives .
The four liberal justices dissented .
“ A cross-border shooting claim has foreign relations and national security implications , ” Alito said .
“ In addition , Congress has been notably hesitant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conduct abroad.
” So , there you have it Mr. President .
You , the U.S. military , and Federal law enforcement officers can shoot rockers .
It is completely legal .
The Deep State lied to you , just as I told Stephen Miller , the bureaucrats are lying to you .
Don ’ t believe them .

Earlier: The Fulford File | Israel To Greece: Shoot Muslim “Infiltrators”…In The Knee. It Works.
Yes, Mr. President, you can shoot rockers. No, not the music aficionados, but the Mexicans and others who throw rocks at Border Patrol Agents (BPA), or anyone else. Border violence is in the news again. As I said two years ago when this first came up, LadyDACA, Kirsten Nielsen, and LadyboyDACA, Kevin McAleenan, lied about the legal response by BPA or any other Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer, to being attacked by a person throwing a rock [Mr. President, You Can Shoot Rockers, by Federale, Federale Blog, November 4, 2018]. Just as LadyDACA lied, so did John Kelly and James Mattis about Posse Comitatus, as James Fullford explained yesterday [Disloyal Kelly And Mattis Refused To Let Trump Use Troops To Defend Border, March 11, 2020]. There is a Deep State and it is very active. Sadly, President Trump keeps appointing these saboteurs.
Here's what happened when Trump told reporters when asked what American troops would do if migrants threw rocks. Trump said: “If they want to throw rocks at our military, our military fights back. I told them, ‘Consider it a rifle.’”
Nielsen and her top aides, who were traveling to New York for meetings and had watched Trump’s remarks on Fox News, were horrified. The president had just suggested, in comments carried live on TV, that American soldiers had license to shoot to kill migrants at the border. Once again, they dropped everything to head off a presidentially created crisis. Nielsen frantically asked her staff to find the CBP use of force policy and send it over to the White House immediately. Someone had to show it to Trump and get him to walk back his comments right away, she said. Kevin McAleenan, the CBP chief, called DHS lawyers to discuss the policy. The rules were very clear. They stated that DHS personnel “may use deadly force only when necessary, that is, when the officer/agent has a reasonable belief that the subject of such force poses an imminent danger of serious physical injury or death to the officer/agent or to another person.” If migrants were throwing rocks, it would have to be met with commensurate nonlethal force—not live ammunition from rifles, as the president had suggested. Border Wars: Inside Trump's Assault on Immigration, by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael D. Shear [emphases added].
The use of force by law enforcement, and specifically the use of deadly force, is governed by the Supreme Court decision, Tennessee v. Garner. The case held that a Tennessee statute that authorized deadly force to prevent the escape of a felon was unconstitutional and the decision established the standard that a law enforcement officer may only use deadly force to protect himself or others from a threat of deadly force or force that may cause great bodily harm. The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), as well as other Federal, State, and local agencies, use that as the basis of their use of force policies. Here are the Use-of-Force guidelines for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2004. The standard is that deadly force may be used by an officer or agent when that officer or agent has a reasonable belief that there is an imminent danger of death or great bodily injury.
From the current U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) policy:
Authorized Officers/Agents may use deadly force only when necessary, that is, when the officer/agent has a reasonable belief that the subject of such force poses an imminent danger of serious physical injury or death to the officer/agent or to another person. a. Serious Physical Injury – Injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious disfigurement, serious impairment of health or serious loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ or structure or involves serious concussive impact to the head. [Use of Force Policy, Guidelines and Procedures Handbook, by CBP, May, 2014]
Pay special attention to the lettered subparagraph, that specifically covers attacks by use of deadly missiles, i.e., rocks and other hard objects, commonly thrown by Mexicans and others attacking BPAs and Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPO) who work at the land border.
And this is not a new issue, as well as one of controversy. It is completely legal for agents and officers to be victims of rock attacks. Rocks thrown by Mexicans have even taken down Border Patrol helicopters. [Violence Against The Border Patrol: Whose Side Is Obama On?, June 27, 2014]
Remember, a rock killed the Philistine giant, Goliath. Rocks are deadly.
Border Patrol Agent victim of rocking
Rocks can kill or cause great bodily injury. That is the legal standard for use of deadly force. So, LadyDACA and LadyboyDACA lied to President Trump about shooting rock throwers, rockers in the Border Patrol parlance.
But Barack Hussein Obama did not like it that Border Patrol Agents were shooting rockers, so his administration tried to prosecute BPAs who shot rockers. They, and the Trump Administration, indicted and tried a BPA, Lonnie Swartz, three times in an effort to protect illegal aliens. Swartz was found not guilty or had a hung jury in each attempt to railroad him. Border Patrol use of deadly force has always been a complaint from the left and they are always enraged that illegal aliens are getting shot for attacking BPAs with rocks.
The good news is that the Supreme Court has decided on the issue, at least in civil cases, that aliens outside the United States have no way to sue law enforcement officers who are engaged in cross border shootings.
A deeply divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the family of a Mexican teen shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent cannot seek damages because of the border that was between them. The justices ruled 5-4 that Sergio Adrian Hernández Guereca, 15, lacked constitutional protection against the use of excessive force because he was in Mexico. Had he been in Texas with Border Patrol agent Jesus Mesa, his family would have had a claim. Associate Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion and was joined by the court’s four other conservatives. The four liberal justices dissented. “A cross-border shooting claim has foreign relations and national security implications,” Alito said. “In addition, Congress has been notably hesitant to create claims based on allegedly tortious conduct abroad.” [Supreme Court Denies Mexican Family’s Damages Claim For Cross-Border Shooting, by Richard Wolf, USAToday, February 25, 2020]
So, there you have it Mr. President. You, the U.S. military, and Federal law enforcement officers can shoot rockers. It is completely legal. The Deep State lied to you, just as I told Stephen Miller, the bureaucrats are lying to you. Don’t believe them.


vdare--2020-03-10--The Fulford File | Israel To Greece: Shoot Muslim “Infiltrators”…In The Knee. It Works.


vdare--2020-03-13--This Day In VDARE.com History, 2014: Obama Administration To Study And See If Deportations Can Be Mo

This Day In VDARE.com History, 2014: Obama Administration To Study And See If Deportations Can Be More Humane

Originally published on this day in 2014 .
The Washington Times has calculated that an illegal alien `` living in the interior of the U.S. '' has less than a one percent chance of being deported .
( See Deportations come mostly from border , DHS chief says , Stephen Dinan , Washington Times , March 12 , 2014 ) .
On the other hand , in the Bizarro World of the Mainstream Media , Open Borders Fanatics and Hispanic Chauvinists ( do I repeat myself ? )
poor , persecuted `` undocumented immigrants '' are constantly harassed , threatened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are about to be deported and their families separated .
Forget that fact that the Mainstream Media and the U.S. government itself is constantly doing what it can to help the illegals and make sure they can stay here one way or another .
And yet , it 's never enough , is it ?
The Obama Administration , to please pro-amnesty pressure groups , wants to see how they can make deportation `` more humane '' .
But how are current deportations inhumane ?
President Barack Obama has ordered a review of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement can be more humane , the White House said Thursday [ March 13 ] .
In a meeting with Latino lawmakers , Obama said he was deeply concerned about the pain that families feel when they are separated because of a broken U.S. immigration system .
He told the lawmakers he 's asking Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to perform an inventory of current practices `` to see how it can conduct enforcement more humanely within the confines of the law , '' the White House said in a statement .
Hey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ separated for various reasons ?
Any sympathy for the pain they feel ?
Plus , this problem could be solved by simply deporting the whole family together .
The announcement comes as immigrant rights activists , frustrated by the lack of progress in Congress , have been pressuring Obama to halt all deportations .
[ That 's the goal , of course ] .
Obama had said he does n't have the power to take that step unilaterally , although he has previously moved to ease deportations for some children brought into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comprehensive immigration bill last June with strong bipartisan support that would create a pathway for citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally , tighten border security and establish new visa and enforcement programs .
The measure has languished in the House despite calls from Republican Party leaders , business groups , religious organizations and labor for lawmakers to act .
Taking part in the meeting Thursday were Rep. Ruben Hinojosa , D-Texas , who chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus .
Rep. Luis Gutierrez , D-Ill. , a prominent immigration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Becerra of California also joined Obama in the Oval Office .
I support humane deportations , but these people really don't—they oppose all deportations and this is another tool to achieve that .
Where , by the way , is the House Republican Leadership on this issue ?

Originally published on this day in 2014.
The Washington Times has calculated that an illegal alien "living in the interior of the U.S." has less than a one percent chance of being deported. (See Deportations come mostly from border, DHS chief says, Stephen Dinan, Washington Times, March 12, 2014).
On the other hand, in the Bizarro World of the Mainstream Media, Open Borders Fanatics and Hispanic Chauvinists (do I repeat myself?) poor, persecuted "undocumented immigrants" are constantly harassed, threatened and living in terror 24/7 that they are about to be deported and their families separated.
Forget that fact that the Mainstream Media and the U.S. government itself is constantly doing what it can to help the illegals and make sure they can stay here one way or another.
And yet, it's never enough, is it? The Obama Administration, to please pro-amnesty pressure groups, wants to see how they can make deportation "more humane." But how are current deportations inhumane?
President Barack Obama has ordered a review of U.S. deportation practices to see whether immigration enforcement can be more humane, the White House said Thursday [March 13]. In a meeting with Latino lawmakers, Obama said he was deeply concerned about the pain that families feel when they are separated because of a broken U.S. immigration system. He told the lawmakers he's asking Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to perform an inventory of current practices "to see how it can conduct enforcement more humanely within the confines of the law," the White House said in a statement.
Hey, what about American families who are separated for various reasons? Any sympathy for the pain they feel? Plus, this problem could be solved by simply deporting the whole family together.
The announcement comes as immigrant rights activists, frustrated by the lack of progress in Congress, have been pressuring Obama to halt all deportations. [That's the goal, of course]. Obama had said he doesn't have the power to take that step unilaterally, although he has previously moved to ease deportations for some children brought into the U.S. illegally. The Senate passed a comprehensive immigration bill last June with strong bipartisan support that would create a pathway for citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally, tighten border security and establish new visa and enforcement programs. The measure has languished in the House despite calls from Republican Party leaders, business groups, religious organizations and labor for lawmakers to act. Taking part in the meeting Thursday were Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas, who chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., a prominent immigration advocate, and House Democratic Caucus Xavier Becerra of California also joined Obama in the Oval Office. Obama orders review to make deportations more 'humane,' WJLA, March 13, 2014
I support humane deportations, but these people really don't—they oppose all deportations and this is another tool to achieve that.
Where, by the way, is the House Republican Leadership on this issue?


vdare--2020-03-13--NEW YORK TIMES Bashes Coronavirus Disbelievers

The New York Times is shocked , shocked that some Americans are suspicious of the politicization of the coronavirus illness .
The press is stirring up an absolute panic over a sickness that is minor in terms of deaths—now in the low dozens in this country while the seasonal flu has killed 18,000 Americans .
As a result of the fake epidemic , the stock market has dropped by thousands of points with trillions of dollars lost to investors .
The NBA has shut down for the season after one player in the Utah Jazz tested positive for corona .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with airlines losing passengers and the president ’ s 30-day travel ban adding to that .
Colleges are sending students home where they will take their classes online .
The list of business casualties could go on and on , given the major assault of the media against Trump ’ s successful economy .
Clearly the press cares zero about the human pain they are creating in terms of job layoffs and the huge disruption to normal society .
Conveniently for Democrats , the presidential election is just eight months off , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will succeed in ousting President Trump when impeachment failed .
Note to New York Times — not everyone has been fooled by the full court media press on the corona fraud .
Yes there is a communicable disease out there , but it is hardly worth the crazed reaction .
On March 9 , the number of deaths in the US was 26 , with an average age of 77 .
A report from March 11 put the deaths at 37 with the average age being 78 .
On March 11 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the corona disease a pandemic .
For a little history , NBC observed : The last pandemic was the 2009 swine flu , caused by the H1N1 virus .
That pandemic , which was first detected in Mexico , killed an estimated 200,000 people and hit young adults and children hardest .
The coronavirus pandemic is killing mostly older adults with underlying health conditions .
As of Wednesday , there are more than 120,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 114 countries , with 4,373 deaths .
So clearly the use of the word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politicized now .
For an even bigger pandemic than the swine flu , there was the 1918 influenza ( aka the Spanish flu ) that swept the world , killing 600,000 in America alone .
A couple years back , PBS made a film about the event , Influenza 1918 .
Here ’ s a clip : So America has suffered genuine pandemics , but that is not the situation we have now .
Instead , the liberal press is overstating a relatively minor public health threat in order to ruin the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
And people who don ’ t accept the propaganda are in denial of the approved liberal narrative , according to the Times .
How Right-Wing Pundits Are Covering Coronavirus , New York Times , March 11 , 2020 Sean Hannity used his syndicated talk-radio program on Wednesday to share a prediction he had found on Twitter about what is really happening with the coronavirus : It ’ s a “ fraud ” by the deep state to spread panic in the populace , manipulate the economy and suppress dissent .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declared to millions of listeners around the country .
As the coronavirus spreads around the globe , denial and disinformation about the risks are proliferating on media outlets popular with conservatives .
“ This coronavirus ?
” Rush Limbaugh asked skeptically during his Wednesday program .
“ All of this panic is just not warranted.
” The Fox Business anchor Trish Regan told viewers on Monday that the worry over coronavirus “ is yet another attempt to impeach the president.
” Where doctors and scientists see a public health crisis , President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coup afoot .
Distorted realities and discarded facts are now such a part of everyday life that the way they shape events like impeachment , a mass shooting or a presidential address often goes unmentioned .
But when partisan news meets a pandemic , the information silos where people shelter themselves can become not just deluded but also dangerous , according to those who criticize conservative commentators for shedding any semblance of objectivity when it comes to covering the president .
( Continues )

The New York Times is shocked, shocked that some Americans are suspicious of the politicization of the coronavirus illness. The press is stirring up an absolute panic over a sickness that is minor in terms of deaths—now in the low dozens in this country, while the seasonal flu has killed 18,000 Americans.
As a result of the fake epidemic, the stock market has dropped by thousands of points with trillions of dollars lost to investors. The NBA has shut down for the season after one player in the Utah Jazz tested positive for corona. The travel industry has been hard hit, with airlines losing passengers and the president’s 30-day travel ban adding to that. Colleges are sending students home where they will take their classes online.
The list of business casualties could go on and on, given the major assault of the media against Trump’s successful economy. Clearly the press cares zero about the human pain they are creating in terms of job layoffs and the huge disruption to normal society.
Conveniently for Democrats, the presidential election is just eight months off, and the left hopes the corona troubles will succeed in ousting President Trump when impeachment failed.
Note to New York Times — not everyone has been fooled by the full court media press on the corona fraud. Yes there is a communicable disease out there, but it is hardly worth the crazed reaction. On March 9, the number of deaths in the US was 26, with an average age of 77. A report from March 11 put the deaths at 37 with the average age being 78.
On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated the corona disease a pandemic. For a little history, NBC observed:
The last pandemic was the 2009 swine flu, caused by the H1N1 virus. That pandemic, which was first detected in Mexico, killed an estimated 200,000 people and hit young adults and children hardest. The coronavirus pandemic is killing mostly older adults with underlying health conditions. As of Wednesday, there are more than 120,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 114 countries, with 4,373 deaths.
So clearly the use of the word “pandemic” has become degraded and politicized now.
For an even bigger pandemic than the swine flu, there was the 1918 influenza (aka the Spanish flu) that swept the world, killing 600,000 in America alone. A couple years back, PBS made a film about the event, Influenza 1918. Here’s a clip:
So America has suffered genuine pandemics, but that is not the situation we have now. Instead, the liberal press is overstating a relatively minor public health threat in order to ruin the American economy in hopes of taking down President Trump.
And people who don’t accept the propaganda are in denial of the approved liberal narrative, according to the Times.


vdare--2020-03-13--Rush Limbaugh Recalls The 2009 Swine Flu With 300k Hospitalized As A Media Non-Event

Among the “ right-wing pundits ” the New York Times has criticized for not believing the liberal coronavirus narrative , Rush Limbaugh has been particularly outspoken .
In fact , he was downright fired up on Thursday , or as he remarked , “ I ’ m not panicked .
I am ticked off like you can not believe.
” Limbaugh observed that the 2009 Swine flu was far worse than the epidemic we are experiencing now , with 300,000 Americans hospitalized ( and an estimated 13,000 deaths ) .
But at that time , the media-favorite Obama was president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the press about the state of public health in the nation .
But today the media criticizes the president ’ s every move , even though the press had no interest at all in the previous Swine flu epidemic .
Remember the Swine Flu Panic of 2009 ?
No , You Don ’ t , RushLimbaugh.com , March 12 , 2020 RUSH : I ’ m always interested in people ’ s reaction to this program .
I think I have a lot of empathy , and I think one of the reasons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is good is ’ cause I know how you hear this show .
That , I think , is a key ingredient .
It ’ s called empathy .
I know how you hear it .
So when I check emails and get questions from people , usually I ’ m not surprised , and I ’ m not surprised that I got beaucoup number of questions : “ Rush , you don ’ t sound panicked over any of this .
The last two days , you don ’ t sound panicked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I ’ m panicked , ” people say in their email .
“ I ’ m scared to death .
I mean , I ’ ve looked , the stock market was pulling up to 30,000 .
Now it ’ s down to 21,000 .
The Democrat Party , every move they ’ re making is designed to grow government , make government bigger , and you don ’ t seem alarmed.
” Folks , panic is… I don ’ t know .
I ’ m not panicked .
I am ticked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I am really having a conversation with myself about how far to go in explaining why I ’ m mad , ’ cause I ’ m mad about the politics of this .
For example , let me give you some statistics .
How many of you even remember the swine flu 2009 , 2010 ?
I don ’ t remember it .
I mean , I remember we had it .
But I don ’ t remember any panic about it .
I don ’ t remember a thing about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looked at the stats and I was stunned .
Are you ready for this ?
The swine flu outbreak in this country in 2009 and 2010 , 60 million Americans were infected .
Do you remember that ?
Sixty million were infected .
Dr. Siegel , one of the Fox doctors was on TV explaining this last night .
He was not my primary source for it , but he ended up confirming it .
Sixty million people were infected .
Do you know how many people were hospitalized in 2009-2010 with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitalized .
So 60 million people infected , 300,000 hospitalized .
And nobody even remembers it .
And why ?
Well , because we had a different president .
We had a Democrat president by the name of Barack Obama , and the news then was how wonderfully well Obama was handling it , how expertly well Obama was dealing with it .
There wasn ’ t any media panic .
The Republican Party did not politicize it at all .
They made not one single effort that anybody can find or remember @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of it .
It was treated as a health issue from top to bottom .
Sixty million Americans infected , 300,000 hospitalized .
I don ’ t know what the death toll was .
The numbers with the coronavirus are not even close .
They are barely a fraction of a percentage compared to the swine flu .
And then we also had Ebola .
And I do remember a little bit more about Ebola , and once again , the Drive-By Media was praising the skills and the composure and the brilliance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And I remember being kind of ticked off about that because there wasn ’ t anything anybody can do about Ebola .
Ebola is like any of these other viruses .
There ’ s nothing we can do to contain them .
See , the reason I ’ m not panicked is I don ’ t have enough emotion left for panic ’ cause I ’ m too mad .
I ’ m too ticked off at this .
We ’ re watching the U.S. economy be wrecked here .
There ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it makes me mad .
There ’ s some people ’ s lives here that are being seriously damaged over this .
And you know what ’ s gon na happen ?
It ’ s gon na end .
We are going to overcome it .
It ’ s going to fizzle out like all of these do .
How did we ever survive 60 million infected with the swine flu ?
But we did to the point that hardly anybody remembers it .
And that ’ s just 10 years ago , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We overcame Ebola .
This is gon na end , it ’ s gon na pass .
And I ’ ll tell you what else is gon na happen .
Because of the actions President Trump has taken , like this travel ban from Europe , that has really put the Democrats in a dicey position .
There ’ s some real positives if you want to find ’ em here , and I , of course , have , and I ’ ll share them with you in a minute .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ na rebound from this , and when we do , you had better get ready and hold on tight , because this market ’ s gon na rebound .
The people who are selling right now and getting out of it are panicking , and they don ’ t want to be selling .
Everybody ’ s doing this from a very defensive posture and point of view .
And it ’ s adding… Like we get news that Tom Hanks and his wife have coronavirus .
“ Oh , no , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
It ’ s over .
Oh , my… ” And then his kid — his kid , Chet — goes on TV , tries to calm everybody .
“ They ’ re fine .
They ’ re in Australia .
They ’ re fine .
They ’ re not suffering at all .
Everything ’ s fine !
” It doesn ’ t matter .
They ’ ve got it .
Anyway , this is gon na end , and this market is gon na rebound like you can ’ t believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off want to get back in it .
And we are taking economic procedures right now that are going to serve to further reignite the economy when all this passes .
And when we get back into the growth trajectory , some of the proposals the president ’ s making regarding payroll taxes , Small Business Administration loans , even a tax holiday ?
You just wait until people have no more emotion left to be panicked and get tired of this and want to go a different direction .
And that day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s gon na come where people are gon na wake and say , “ I ’ m tired of living this way .
I ’ m fed up with being panicked every day .
I ’ m fed up , ” and then — because of the actions the president ’ s taken — we ’ re not gon na have that many brand-new infections .
( Continues )

Among the “right-wing pundits” the New York Times has criticized for not believing the liberal coronavirus narrative, Rush Limbaugh has been particularly outspoken. In fact, he was downright fired up on Thursday, or as he remarked, “I’m not panicked. I am ticked off like you cannot believe.”
AUDIO:
Limbaugh observed that the 2009 Swine flu was far worse than the epidemic we are experiencing now, with 300,000 Americans hospitalized (and an estimated 13,000 deaths).
But at that time, the media-favorite Obama was president, so no criticism was heard from the press about the state of public health in the nation.
But today the media criticizes the president’s every move, even though the press had no interest at all in the previous Swine flu epidemic.
Remember the Swine Flu Panic of 2009? No, You Don’t, RushLimbaugh.com, March 12, 2020
RUSH: I’m always interested in people’s reaction to this program. I think I have a lot of empathy, and I think one of the reasons why the relationship you and I have is good is ’cause I know how you hear this show. That, I think, is a key ingredient. It’s called empathy. I know how you hear it.
So when I check emails and get questions from people, usually I’m not surprised, and I’m not surprised that I got beaucoup number of questions: “Rush, you don’t sound panicked over any of this. The last two days, you don’t sound panicked, and yet everybody’s panicked. I’m panicked,” people say in their email. “I’m scared to death. I mean, I’ve looked, the stock market was pulling up to 30,000. Now it’s down to 21,000. The Democrat Party, every move they’re making is designed to grow government, make government bigger, and you don’t seem alarmed.”
Folks, panic is… I don’t know. I’m not panicked. I am ticked off like you cannot believe, and I am really having a conversation with myself about how far to go in explaining why I’m mad, ’cause I’m mad about the politics of this. For example, let me give you some statistics. How many of you even remember the swine flu 2009, 2010? I don’t remember it. I mean, I remember we had it. But I don’t remember any panic about it. I don’t remember a thing about the swine flu.
I went back and looked at the stats and I was stunned. Are you ready for this? The swine flu outbreak in this country in 2009 and 2010, 60 million Americans were infected. Do you remember that? Sixty million were infected. Dr. Siegel, one of the Fox doctors was on TV explaining this last night. He was not my primary source for it, but he ended up confirming it. Sixty million people were infected.
Do you know how many people were hospitalized in 2009-2010 with the swine flu? Three hundred thousand were hospitalized. So 60 million people infected, 300,000 hospitalized. And nobody even remembers it. And why? Well, because we had a different president. We had a Democrat president by the name of Barack Obama, and the news then was how wonderfully well Obama was handling it, how expertly well Obama was dealing with it.
There wasn’t any media panic. The Republican Party did not politicize it at all. They made not one single effort that anybody can find or remember to try to make political hay out of it. It was treated as a health issue from top to bottom. Sixty million Americans infected, 300,000 hospitalized. I don’t know what the death toll was. The numbers with the coronavirus are not even close. They are barely a fraction of a percentage compared to the swine flu.
And then we also had Ebola. And I do remember a little bit more about Ebola, and once again, the Drive-By Media was praising the skills and the composure and the brilliance of Barack Obama in dealing with it. And I remember being kind of ticked off about that because there wasn’t anything anybody can do about Ebola. Ebola is like any of these other viruses. There’s nothing we can do to contain them.
See, the reason I’m not panicked is I don’t have enough emotion left for panic ’cause I’m too mad. I’m too ticked off at this. We’re watching the U.S. economy be wrecked here. There’s some people enjoying it. And it makes me mad. There’s some people’s lives here that are being seriously damaged over this. And you know what’s gonna happen? It’s gonna end. We are going to overcome it. It’s going to fizzle out like all of these do.
How did we ever survive 60 million infected with the swine flu? But we did to the point that hardly anybody remembers it. And that’s just 10 years ago, 300,000 hospitalized. So we overcame it. We overcame Ebola. This is gonna end, it’s gonna pass. And I’ll tell you what else is gonna happen. Because of the actions President Trump has taken, like this travel ban from Europe, that has really put the Democrats in a dicey position.
There’s some real positives if you want to find ’em here, and I, of course, have, and I’ll share them with you in a minute. The point is we’re gonna rebound from this, and when we do, you had better get ready and hold on tight, because this market’s gonna rebound. The people who are selling right now and getting out of it are panicking, and they don’t want to be selling. Everybody’s doing this from a very defensive posture and point of view.
And it’s adding… Like we get news that Tom Hanks and his wife have coronavirus. “Oh, no, it’s all going (mewling)! It’s over. Oh, my…” And then his kid — his kid, Chet — goes on TV, tries to calm everybody. “They’re fine. They’re in Australia. They’re fine. They’re not suffering at all. Everything’s fine!” It doesn’t matter. They’ve got it.
Anyway, this is gonna end, and this market is gonna rebound like you can’t believe because the people who have been selling off want to get back in it. And we are taking economic procedures right now that are going to serve to further reignite the economy when all this passes. And when we get back into the growth trajectory, some of the proposals the president’s making regarding payroll taxes, Small Business Administration loans, even a tax holiday?
You just wait until people have no more emotion left to be panicked and get tired of this and want to go a different direction. And that day is gonna happen. The day’s gonna come where people are gonna wake and say, “I’m tired of living this way. I’m fed up with being panicked every day. I’m fed up,” and then — because of the actions the president’s taken — we’re not gonna have that many brand-new infections. (Continues)


vdare--2020-03-13--Irony: The New Virus Delays Reopening Of San Francisco's Gay Bathhouses Closed Due To The Old Virus

A Thursday hearing to discuss a policy change to allow bathhouses like Steamworks in Berkeley in San Francisco has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak .
The first hearing on allowing gay bathhouses to reopen in San Francisco has been postponed in light of the coronavirus outbreak .
… In light of coronavirus developments , Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee over the weekend asked his colleagues to postpone their legislative proposals likely to draw a large contingent of the public to speak on the matter at City Hall hearings .
Thus , gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing for Thursday , March 12 , on his ordinance aimed at updating the city ’ s policies regarding private rooms in adult sex venues .
… So far the Bay Area ’ s two gay bathhouses , the Watergarden in San Jose and Steamworks in Berkeley , remain open and have not shut down due to the coronavirus .
Both are operating on their usual 24-hours a day , seven days a week schedule .
… San Francisco ’ s bathhouse restrictions were instituted in 1984 during the height of the AIDS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city had filed and resulted in the businesses shutting their doors .
That October a San Francisco Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order that shuttered nine gay bathhouses and sex clubs .
In late November of that year another judge lifted the restraining order but imposed new rules on how the bathhouses and sex clubs could operate .
No longer could they rent private rooms , unless they secured a hotel license , and employees had to monitor the sexual behavior of patrons .
… The legal case came to an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its lawsuit .
By then the city ’ s gay bathhouses were no more , but over the ensuing years sex clubs opened their doors .
Several , like Eros and Blow Buddies , remain in business , albeit without private rooms patrons can lock shut .
By the 1990s the city ’ s health officials saw the sex clubs as avenues to reach gay men and educate them about safe sex practices .
But they had remained resolute in their opposition to allowing gay bathhouses to open with private rooms .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like PrEP , the once-a-day pill that prevents the transmission of HIV , and people living with HIV with undetectable HIV viral loads unlikely to transmit the virus to their sexual partners , city health officials this year for the first time told the B.A.R .
they would not object to seeing gay bathhouses reopen with private rooms .
… Initially , Mandelman had included language instructing DPH officials to revise the city ’ s bathhouse rules by June 1 .
But in light of the health department ’ s focus on dealing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been pushed back to July 1 .

From Bay Area Reporter:
Coronavirus outbreak postpones hearing on SF bathhouse policy
by Matthew S. Bajko, Assistant Editor
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
A Thursday hearing to discuss a policy change to allow bathhouses like Steamworks in Berkeley in San Francisco has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The first hearing on allowing gay bathhouses to reopen in San Francisco has been postponed in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
… In light of coronavirus developments, Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee over the weekend asked his colleagues to postpone their legislative proposals likely to draw a large contingent of the public to speak on the matter at City Hall hearings.
Thus, gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman made the decision to postpone the planned hearing for Thursday, March 12, on his ordinance aimed at updating the city’s policies regarding private rooms in adult sex venues. …
So far the Bay Area’s two gay bathhouses, the Watergarden in San Jose and Steamworks in Berkeley, remain open and have not shut down due to the coronavirus. Both are operating on their usual 24-hours a day, seven days a week schedule. …
San Francisco’s bathhouse restrictions were instituted in 1984 during the height of the AIDS epidemic in response to a lawsuit the city had filed and resulted in the businesses shutting their doors. That October a San Francisco Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order that shuttered nine gay bathhouses and sex clubs.
In late November of that year another judge lifted the restraining order but imposed new rules on how the bathhouses and sex clubs could operate. No longer could they rent private rooms, unless they secured a hotel license, and employees had to monitor the sexual behavior of patrons. …
The legal case came to an end in 1989 when the city dismissed its lawsuit. By then the city’s gay bathhouses were no more, but over the ensuing years sex clubs opened their doors. Several, like Eros and Blow Buddies, remain in business, albeit without private rooms patrons can lock shut.
By the 1990s the city’s health officials saw the sex clubs as avenues to reach gay men and educate them about safe sex practices. But they had remained resolute in their opposition to allowing gay bathhouses to open with private rooms.
In light of such advancements in HIV prevention like PrEP, the once-a-day pill that prevents the transmission of HIV, and people living with HIV with undetectable HIV viral loads unlikely to transmit the virus to their sexual partners, city health officials this year for the first time told the B.A.R. they would not object to seeing gay bathhouses reopen with private rooms. …
Initially, Mandelman had included language instructing DPH officials to revise the city’s bathhouse rules by June 1. But in light of the health department’s focus on dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, that deadline had been pushed back to July 1.