truepundit--2020-05-04--Nobel Prize-winning scientist shares COVID-19 data showing strict lockdowns were an overreaction

Professor Michael Levitt , who teaches structural biology at the Stanford School of Medicine , won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “ the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
” And according to Levitt , coronavirus data show that sweeping lockdown measures were an overreaction that may actually backfire .
Levitt has been analyzing the COVID-19 outbreak from a statistical perspective since January and has been remarkably accurate in his predications .
The data show that the outbreak never actually grew exponentially , suggesting harsh lockdown measures , which have drastically impacted the world economy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : His observation is a simple one : that in outbreak after outbreak of this disease , a similar mathematical pattern is observable regardless of government interventions .
After around a two week exponential growth of cases ( and , subsequently , deaths ) some kind of break kicks in , and growth starts slowing down .
The curve quickly becomes “ sub-exponential ” .
This may seem like a technical distinction , but its implications are profound .
The ‘ unmitigated ’ scenarios modelled by ( among others ) Imperial College , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into drastic action , relied on a presumption of continued exponential growth — that with a consistent R number of significantly above 1 and a consistent death rate , very quickly the majority of the population would be infected and huge numbers of deaths would be recorded .
But Professor Levitt ’ s point is that that hasn ’ t actually happened anywhere , even in countries that have been relatively lax in their responses .
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Professor Michael Levitt, who teaches structural biology at the Stanford School of Medicine, won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.”
And according to Levitt, coronavirus data show that sweeping lockdown measures were an overreaction that may actually backfire.
Levitt has been analyzing the COVID-19 outbreak from a statistical perspective since January and has been remarkably accurate in his predications. The data show that the outbreak never actually grew exponentially, suggesting harsh lockdown measures, which have drastically impacted the world economy, were probably unnecessary.
According to UnHerd: His observation is a simple one: that in outbreak after outbreak of this disease, a similar mathematical pattern is observable regardless of government interventions. After around a two week exponential growth of cases (and, subsequently, deaths) some kind of break kicks in, and growth starts slowing down. The curve quickly becomes “sub-exponential”.
This may seem like a technical distinction, but its implications are profound. The ‘unmitigated’ scenarios modelled by (among others) Imperial College, and which tilted governments across the world into drastic action, relied on a presumption of continued exponential growth — that with a consistent R number of significantly above 1 and a consistent death rate, very quickly the majority of the population would be infected and huge numbers of deaths would be recorded. But Professor Levitt’s point is that that hasn’t actually happened anywhere, even in countries that have been relatively lax in their responses. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-04--Congressman: Nancy Pelosi Blocking Investigation into Chinese Coronavirus Origins, Tax Money to Wuha

Congressman: Nancy Pelosi Blocking Investigation into Chinese Coronavirus Origins, Tax Money to Wuhan Lab

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Guy Reschenthaler ( R-PA ) told Breitbart News this weekend that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would rather investigate President Donald Trump again than focus on the actual origins of the Chinese coronavirus and U.S. tax dollars that went to the Wuhan Institute of Virology from which intelligence officials increasingly believe the virus leaked .
Appearing on Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel , Reschenthaler discussed his efforts to investigate tax dollars that flowed through a New York firm to the Wuhan lab .
He said that Pelosi and House Democrats are not interested in holding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead , want to focus their oversight efforts on politically harming President Trump again just like they tried and failed with the partisan impeachment last year and earlier this year .
“ We should have an investigative body looking at these grants , but Nancy Pelosi is not going to do that , ” Reschenthaler said .
“ So you have myself and House Republicans .
I can tell you I ’ m going to continue to look into these grants .
I ’ m going to continue to look into the Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what grants are going from there to China .
I ’ m also looking at defunding the World Health Organization and we can talk about that as well .
But the bottom line of the Democrats ’ behavior is this : They hate this president so badly that they would rather side with the Chinese Communist Party than defend Americans and defend our spending and spend wisely and just be honest .
That is their hatred for President Trump and disdain for President Trump ’ s supporters.
” Reschenthaler wrote a letter this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inquiring about a Pentagon grant to EcoHealth Alliance , Inc. , a New York firm that has had a history of funding the Wuhan Institute of Virology with subgrants from American taxpayers .
The Pentagon grant the congressman was inquiring about was for research into bat-borne zoonotic diseases and their potential as weapons of mass destruction or biological weapons .
While it is unclear if that grant saw U.S. taxpayer money flowing from it out to the Wuhan lab , it is known that another grant that EcoHealth Alliance received did partially spend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) told Breitbart News this weekend that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would rather investigate President Donald Trump again than focus on the actual origins of the Chinese coronavirus and U.S. tax dollars that went to the Wuhan Institute of Virology from which intelligence officials increasingly believe the virus leaked.
Appearing on Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel, Reschenthaler discussed his efforts to investigate tax dollars that flowed through a New York firm to the Wuhan lab. He said that Pelosi and House Democrats are not interested in holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable and, instead, want to focus their oversight efforts on politically harming President Trump again just like they tried and failed with the partisan impeachment last year and earlier this year.
“We should have an investigative body looking at these grants, but Nancy Pelosi is not going to do that,” Reschenthaler said. “So you have myself and House Republicans. I can tell you I’m going to continue to look into these grants. I’m going to continue to look into the Department of Homeland Security as well to see what grants are going from there to China. I’m also looking at defunding the World Health Organization and we can talk about that as well. But the bottom line of the Democrats’ behavior is this: They hate this president so badly that they would rather side with the Chinese Communist Party than defend Americans and defend our spending and spend wisely and just be honest. That is their hatred for President Trump and disdain for President Trump’s supporters.”
Breitbart · Breitbart News Saturday – Rep. Guy Reschenthaler – May 2, 2020 “We should have an investigative body looking at these grants, but Nancy Pelosi is not going to do that,” Reschenthaler said. “So you have myself and House Republicans. I can tell you I’m going to continue to look into these grants. I’m going to continue to look into the Department of Homeland Security as well to see what grants are going from there to China. I’m also looking at defunding the World Health Organization and we can talk about that as well. But the bottom line of the Democrats’ behavior is this: They hate this president so badly that they would rather side with the Chinese Communist Party than defend Americans and defend our spending and spend wisely and just be honest. That is their hatred for President Trump and disdain for President Trump’s supporters.”
Reschenthaler wrote a letter this week to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper inquiring about a Pentagon grant to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., a New York firm that has had a history of funding the Wuhan Institute of Virology with subgrants from American taxpayers. The Pentagon grant the congressman was inquiring about was for research into bat-borne zoonotic diseases and their potential as weapons of mass destruction or biological weapons. While it is unclear if that grant saw U.S. taxpayer money flowing from it out to the Wuhan lab, it is known that another grant that EcoHealth Alliance received did partially spend U.S. tax dollars in the Chinese lab. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-04--Facing meat shortages, some Americans turn to hunting during pandemic

David Elliot first thought of shooting an elk to help feed family and friends back in January when the United States reported its first novel coronavirus case .
Elliot , emergency manager at Holy Cross Hospital in Taos , New Mexico , had always wanted to go big-game hunting and , with the pandemic spreading , there seemed no better time to try to fill his freezer with free-range , super-lean meat .
So for the first time in his life , despite not owning a rifle or ever having hunted large animals , he put his name in for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ draw .
With some U.S. meat processors halting operations as workers fall ill , companies warning of shortages , and people having more time on their hands and possibly less money due to shutdowns and layoffs , he is among a growing number of Americans turning to hunting for food , according to state data and hunting groups .
“ I understand some people might be driven by like antlers or some sort of glory .
I don ’ t want to do that , ” said Elliot , 37 , who received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elk in an area of Taos County where herds of the animal graze in vast plains studded with extinct volcanoes .
Elliot plans to borrow a rifle and maybe even a horse to carry the elk back to his vehicle after the hunt in November .
“ I want to make sure it ’ s a clean , humane shot , as much as possible , and get a bunch of food.
” Game and fish agencies from Minnesota to New Mexico have reported an increase in either hunting license sales , permit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Indiana saw a 28 % jump in turkey license sales during the first week of the season as hunters likely had more time to get out into the woods , said Marty Benson , a spokesman for the state ’ s Department of Natural Resources .
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David Elliot first thought of shooting an elk to help feed family and friends back in January when the United States reported its first novel coronavirus case.
Elliot, emergency manager at Holy Cross Hospital in Taos, New Mexico, had always wanted to go big-game hunting and, with the pandemic spreading, there seemed no better time to try to fill his freezer with free-range, super-lean meat.
So for the first time in his life, despite not owning a rifle or ever having hunted large animals, he put his name in for New Mexico’s annual elk permit draw.
With some U.S. meat processors halting operations as workers fall ill, companies warning of shortages, and people having more time on their hands and possibly less money due to shutdowns and layoffs, he is among a growing number of Americans turning to hunting for food, according to state data and hunting groups.
“I understand some people might be driven by like antlers or some sort of glory. I don’t want to do that,” said Elliot, 37, who received a prized permit to shoot a female elk in an area of Taos County where herds of the animal graze in vast plains studded with extinct volcanoes.
Elliot plans to borrow a rifle and maybe even a horse to carry the elk back to his vehicle after the hunt in November. “I want to make sure it’s a clean, humane shot, as much as possible, and get a bunch of food.”
Game and fish agencies from Minnesota to New Mexico have reported an increase in either hunting license sales, permit applications, or both this spring.
Indiana saw a 28% jump in turkey license sales during the first week of the season as hunters likely had more time to get out into the woods, said Marty Benson, a spokesman for the state’s Department of Natural Resources. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-04--Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus–sources

An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into confrontation , people familiar with the paper told Reuters .
The report , presented early last month by the Ministry of State Security to top Beijing leaders including President Xi Jinping , concluded that global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown , the sources said .
As a result , Beijing faces a wave of anti-China sentiment led by the United States in the aftermath @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prepared in a worst-case scenario for armed confrontation between the two global powers , according to people familiar with the report ’ s content , who declined to be identified given the sensitivity of the matter .
The report was drawn up by the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations ( CICIR ) , a think tank affiliated with the Ministry of State Security , China ’ s top intelligence body .
Reuters has not seen the briefing paper , but it was described by people who had direct knowledge of its findings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relevant information , ” the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson ’ s office said in a statement responding to questions from Reuters on the report .
China ’ s Ministry of State Security has no public contact details and could not be reached for comment .
CICIR , an influential think tank that until 1980 was within the Ministry of State Security and advises the Chinese government on foreign and security policy , did not reply to a request for comment .
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An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into confrontation, people familiar with the paper told Reuters.
The report, presented early last month by the Ministry of State Security to top Beijing leaders including President Xi Jinping, concluded that global anti-China sentiment is at its highest since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, the sources said.
As a result, Beijing faces a wave of anti-China sentiment led by the United States in the aftermath of the pandemic and needs to be prepared in a worst-case scenario for armed confrontation between the two global powers, according to people familiar with the report’s content, who declined to be identified given the sensitivity of the matter.
The report was drawn up by the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), a think tank affiliated with the Ministry of State Security, China’s top intelligence body.
Reuters has not seen the briefing paper, but it was described by people who had direct knowledge of its findings.
“I don’t have relevant information,” the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson’s office said in a statement responding to questions from Reuters on the report.
China’s Ministry of State Security has no public contact details and could not be reached for comment.
CICIR, an influential think tank that until 1980 was within the Ministry of State Security and advises the Chinese government on foreign and security policy, did not reply to a request for comment. – read more
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truepundit--2020-05-04--Trump Administration Models Predict Near Doubling of Daily Death Toll by June

As President Trump presses for states to reopen their economies , his administration is privately projecting a steady rise in the number of cases and deaths from coronavirus over the next several weeks , reaching about 3,000 daily deaths on June 1 , according to an internal document obtained by The New York Times , nearly double from the current level of about 1,750 .
The projections , based on modeling by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and pulled together in chart form by the Federal Emergency Management Agency , forecast about 200,000 new cases each day by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from about 25,000 cases now .
The numbers underscore a sobering reality : While the United States has been hunkered down for the past seven weeks , not much has changed .
And the reopening to the economy will make matters worse .
“ There remains a large number of counties whose burden continues to grow , ” the C.D.C .
warned .
The projections confirm the primary fear of public health experts : that a reopening of the economy will put the nation right back where it was in mid-March , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parts of the country that patients were dying on gurneys in hospital hallways with cases rising so rapidly that the health care system is overloaded .
“ While mitigation didn ’ t fail , I think it ’ s fair to say that it didn ’ t work as well as we expected , ” Scott Gottlieb , Mr. Trump ’ s former commissioner of food and drugs , said Sunday on the CBS program Face the Nation .
“ We expected that we would start seeing more significant declines in new cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point .
And we ’ re just not seeing that.
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As President Trump presses for states to reopen their economies, his administration is privately projecting a steady rise in the number of cases and deaths from coronavirus over the next several weeks, reaching about 3,000 daily deaths on June 1, according to an internal document obtained by The New York Times, nearly double from the current level of about 1,750.
The projections, based on modeling by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and pulled together in chart form by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, forecast about 200,000 new cases each day by the end of the month, up from about 25,000 cases now.
The numbers underscore a sobering reality: While the United States has been hunkered down for the past seven weeks, not much has changed. And the reopening to the economy will make matters worse.
“There remains a large number of counties whose burden continues to grow,” the C.D.C. warned.
The projections confirm the primary fear of public health experts: that a reopening of the economy will put the nation right back where it was in mid-March, when cases were rising so rapidly in some parts of the country that patients were dying on gurneys in hospital hallways with cases rising so rapidly that the health care system is overloaded.
“While mitigation didn’t fail, I think it’s fair to say that it didn’t work as well as we expected,” Scott Gottlieb, Mr. Trump’s former commissioner of food and drugs, said Sunday on the CBS program Face the Nation. “We expected that we would start seeing more significant declines in new cases and deaths around the nation at this point. And we’re just not seeing that.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--LISTEN: PAINE in the Morning — News Scoops & Analysis for Tuesday 5.5.20

There is also a full video podcast of this broadcast available on True Pundit ’ s Patreon Page for our subscribers to help us do what we do .
The Coronavirus Death Rate Is MUCH Lower Than the Estimates Justifying the Lockdowns – Appearing on Justice with Judge Jeanine on Saturday night , Dr. Debora Birx admitted something that anyone paying attention to the coronavirus pandemic has known for some time now .
“ I think we underestimated very early on the number of asymptomatic cases , ” Dr. Birx said .
“ And I think we ’ re really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get infected that those symptoms are so low-grade that they don ’ t even know that they ’ re infected.
” The question , of course , is how much ?
Well , we have a rough idea already .
– READ MORE Fever-reading drones just first of a wave of privacy challenges , civil liberties advocates say – Last month , police departments in Daytona Beach , Fla. , and Connecticut unveiled what was initially touted as a potential new tool against a pandemic : drones capable of taking a person ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ air .
Both agencies quickly backtracked on using the machines to track the novel coronavirus after backlash from civil liberty groups warning about the implications of a “ Big Doctor ” in the sky singling out people simply for running a fever , when it might be nothing more than a more common and less deadly flu .
– READ MORE Congressman : Nancy Pelosi Blocking Investigation into Chinese Coronavirus Origins , Tax Money to Wuhan Lab –Rep .
Guy Reschenthaler ( R-PA ) told Breitbart News this weekend that House Speaker Nancy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again than focus on the actual origins of the Chinese coronavirus and U.S. tax dollars that went to the Wuhan Institute of Virology from which intelligence officials increasingly believe the virus leaked .
Appearing on Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel , Reschenthaler discussed his efforts to investigate tax dollars that flowed through a New York firm to the Wuhan lab .
He said that Pelosi and House Democrats are not interested in holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable and , instead , want to focus their oversight efforts on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they tried and failed with the partisan impeachment last year and earlier this year .
– READ MORE Left-Wing Group Using Taxpayer Funded Software Designed To Combat ISIS To Take Down Trump – A new left-wing political action committee advised by retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal is reportedly planning to use software that was developed to be used against Islamic terrorists , and was developed using taxpayer money , to combat positive messaging about President Donald Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus pandemic in an apparent attempt to upend Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Defeat Disinfo , will use artificial intelligence and network analysis to map discussion of the president ’ s claims on social media , ” The Washington Post reported .
“ It will seek to intervene by identifying the most popular counter-narratives and boosting them through a network of more than 3.4 million influencers across the country — in some cases paying users with large followings to take sides against the president.
” – READ MORE Nobel Prize-winning scientist shares COVID-19 data showing strict lockdowns were an overreaction – Professor Michael Levitt , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ School of Medicine , won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “ the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
” And according to Levitt , coronavirus data show that sweeping lockdown measures were an overreaction that may actually backfire .
– READ MORE China Warns Of Possible Armed Conflict With US Over Coronavirus Backlash – An internal report presented to Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders concludes that global anti-China sentiment is at a level not seen since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown , and recommends preparing for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States , according to Reuters , citing people familiar with the content of the document .
The report , created by the China Institutes of Contemporary Internal Relations ( CICIR ) – which is affiliated with the Ministry of State Security – suggests that the wave of anti-China sentiment is led by the United States , which sees China ’ s rise as a global superpower as a threat to Western democracies .
– READ MORE

There is also a full video podcast of this broadcast available on True Pundit’s Patreon Page for our subscribers to help us do what we do.
The Coronavirus Death Rate Is MUCH Lower Than the Estimates Justifying the Lockdowns – Appearing on Justice with Judge Jeanine on Saturday night, Dr. Debora Birx admitted something that anyone paying attention to the coronavirus pandemic has known for some time now. “I think we underestimated very early on the number of asymptomatic cases,” Dr. Birx said. “And I think we’re really beginning to understand there are people that get infected that those symptoms are so low-grade that they don’t even know that they’re infected.”
The question, of course, is how much? Well, we have a rough idea already. – READ MORE
Fever-reading drones just first of a wave of privacy challenges, civil liberties advocates say – Last month, police departments in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Connecticut unveiled what was initially touted as a potential new tool against a pandemic: drones capable of taking a person’s temperature from 300 feet in the air.
Both agencies quickly backtracked on using the machines to track the novel coronavirus after backlash from civil liberty groups warning about the implications of a “Big Doctor” in the sky singling out people simply for running a fever, when it might be nothing more than a more common and less deadly flu. – READ MORE
Congressman: Nancy Pelosi Blocking Investigation into Chinese Coronavirus Origins, Tax Money to Wuhan Lab –Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) told Breitbart News this weekend that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would rather investigate President Donald Trump again than focus on the actual origins of the Chinese coronavirus and U.S. tax dollars that went to the Wuhan Institute of Virology from which intelligence officials increasingly believe the virus leaked.
Appearing on Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel, Reschenthaler discussed his efforts to investigate tax dollars that flowed through a New York firm to the Wuhan lab. He said that Pelosi and House Democrats are not interested in holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable and, instead, want to focus their oversight efforts on politically harming President Trump again just like they tried and failed with the partisan impeachment last year and earlier this year. – READ MORE
Left-Wing Group Using Taxpayer Funded Software Designed To Combat ISIS To Take Down Trump – A new left-wing political action committee advised by retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal is reportedly planning to use software that was developed to be used against Islamic terrorists, and was developed using taxpayer money, to combat positive messaging about President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic in an apparent attempt to upend Trump’s chances at winning re-election
“The group, Defeat Disinfo, will use artificial intelligence and network analysis to map discussion of the president’s claims on social media,” The Washington Post reported. “It will seek to intervene by identifying the most popular counter-narratives and boosting them through a network of more than 3.4 million influencers across the country — in some cases paying users with large followings to take sides against the president.” – READ MORE
Nobel Prize-winning scientist shares COVID-19 data showing strict lockdowns were an overreaction – Professor Michael Levitt, who teaches structural biology at the Stanford School of Medicine, won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.”
And according to Levitt, coronavirus data show that sweeping lockdown measures were an overreaction that may actually backfire. – READ MORE
China Warns Of Possible Armed Conflict With US Over Coronavirus Backlash – An internal report presented to Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders concludes that global anti-China sentiment is at a level not seen since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, and recommends preparing for a worst-case scenario of armed conflict with the United States, according to Reuters, citing people familiar with the content of the document.
The report, created by the China Institutes of Contemporary Internal Relations (CICIR) – which is affiliated with the Ministry of State Security – suggests that the wave of anti-China sentiment is led by the United States, which sees China’s rise as a global superpower as a threat to Western democracies. – READ MORE


truepundit--2020-05-05--Top Doctor Who Made ‘Breakthrough’ in COVID-19 Research Gunned Down in Murder-Suicide in Pennsylvani

Top Doctor Who Made ‘Breakthrough’ in COVID-19 Research Gunned Down in Murder-Suicide in Pennsylvania

A researcher killed in an apparent murder-suicide was close to “ making very significant findings ” related to the coronavirus , his department at the University of Pittsburgh said .
The shootings that happened over the weekend appear to be a murder-suicide , according to police .
Police said 37-year-old Dr. Bing Liu was found dead in his home on Elm Court from apparent gunshot wounds to his head , neck and torso .
Investigators say they now believe his death is a homicide .
Liu was a research assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bing was on the verge of making very significant findings toward understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie SARS-CoV-2 infection and the cellular basis of the following complications .
We will make an effort to complete what he started in an effort to pay homage to his scientific excellence , ” the department said on its website .
The University of Pittsburgh released this statement Tuesday : “ The University of Pittsburgh is deeply saddened by the tragic death of Bing Liu , a prolific researcher and admired colleague at Pitt .
The University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s family , friends and colleagues during this difficult time.
” A second man was also found dead in his car on Charlemagne Circle , near Elm Court .
Police say it appears he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head .
According to police , the two victims knew each other .
Investigators say they believe the male found in his car shot and killed the man in the Elm Court home before coming back to his car and taking his own life .
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A researcher killed in an apparent murder-suicide was close to “making very significant findings” related to the coronavirus, his department at the University of Pittsburgh said.
The shootings that happened over the weekend appear to be a murder-suicide, according to police.
Police said 37-year-old Dr. Bing Liu was found dead in his home on Elm Court from apparent gunshot wounds to his head, neck and torso. Investigators say they now believe his death is a homicide.
Liu was a research assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, his department said on Monday.
“Bing was on the verge of making very significant findings toward understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie SARS-CoV-2 infection and the cellular basis of the following complications. We will make an effort to complete what he started in an effort to pay homage to his scientific excellence,” the department said on its website.
The University of Pittsburgh released this statement Tuesday:
“The University of Pittsburgh is deeply saddened by the tragic death of Bing Liu, a prolific researcher and admired colleague at Pitt. The University extends our deepest sympathies to Liu’s family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time.”
A second man was also found dead in his car on Charlemagne Circle, near Elm Court. Police say it appears he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
According to police, the two victims knew each other. Investigators say they believe the male found in his car shot and killed the man in the Elm Court home before coming back to his car and taking his own life. READ MORE:
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Biden insiders slam Stacey Abrams’ veep pitch: ‘No one takes Stacey seriously’

The Democratic political field is awash with designing women .
Stacey Abrams , a former Georgia State House leader , is aggressively marketing herself as a potential vice president for Joe Biden — increasingly irritating those in the former veep ’ s orbit , an insider said .
But she has no previous national experience , and is mostly remembered for narrowly losing a race for governor of Georgia in 2018 .
“ No one takes Stacey seriously .
And her public campaigning for the job seems more like a hostage negotiation than an actual attempt to get the job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post .
“ Biden is an old school guy and will always be .
Picking Stacey would be like picking Palin .
He doesn ’ t need to throw a Hail Mary .
He wants a good governing partner.
” Internally , her star has fallen with the onset of the coronavirus as concerns grow about her preparedness .
“ Stacey isn ’ t ready on day one .
Even she knows that and it ’ s why she ’ s engaging in this dance .
She might get perfunctorily better , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for him .
And her campaign is viewed as much as promotion for her book as it is for being chosen as Biden ’ s VP , ” the insider continued , referring to Abrams ’ forthcoming book “ Our Time Is Now.
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The Democratic political field is awash with designing women.
Stacey Abrams, a former Georgia State House leader, is aggressively marketing herself as a potential vice president for Joe Biden — increasingly irritating those in the former veep’s orbit, an insider said.
But she has no previous national experience, and is mostly remembered for narrowly losing a race for governor of Georgia in 2018.
“No one takes Stacey seriously. And her public campaigning for the job seems more like a hostage negotiation than an actual attempt to get the job,” a Biden insider told The Post. “Biden is an old school guy and will always be. Picking Stacey would be like picking [Sarah] Palin. He doesn’t need to throw a Hail Mary. He wants a good governing partner.”
Internally, her star has fallen with the onset of the coronavirus as concerns grow about her preparedness.
“Stacey isn’t ready on day one. Even she knows that and it’s why she’s engaging in this dance. She might get perfunctorily better, but she’s not a serious pick for him. And her campaign is viewed as much as promotion for her book as it is for being chosen as Biden’s VP,” the insider continued, referring to Abrams’ forthcoming book “Our Time Is Now.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--CA Restaurant Defies State Orders And Opens. It’s Packed.

In the face of California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom ’ s stay-at-home order , some business owners in South Orange County have decided to reopen their doors anyway , and one restaurant on Sunday was full to capacity soon after it opened , two days after opening for business .
Jeff Gourey , the owner of Nomads Canteen in San Clemente , where he employs 25 people , told NBC News that he contacted city and county officials about reopening and no one dissuaded him from doing so .
Gourey , who was “ fighting back tears , ” according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m emotional .
It ’ s a bigger fight than for my restaurant .
It ’ s for my people.
” He added , “ How long do we hide from it , regardless ?
We can ’ t stop working .
We can ’ t stop living.
” Gourey acknowledged he had told people to observe social distancing , but added that he felt because he and his staff are young they would be able to fend off the coronavirus .
He said , “ Six weeks is plenty of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe .
On a sunny day like this , no one is at risk.
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In the face of California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order, some business owners in South Orange County have decided to reopen their doors anyway, and one restaurant on Sunday was full to capacity soon after it opened, two days after opening for business.
Nomads Canteen in San Clemente has dining-in available, with tables spaced out to ensure physical distancing, and patio seating as well. https://t.co/AleUlwabkp — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) May 4, 2020
Jeff Gourey, the owner of Nomads Canteen in San Clemente, where he employs 25 people, told NBC News that he contacted city and county officials about reopening and no one dissuaded him from doing so. Gourey, who was “fighting back tears,” according to NBC News, stated, “I’m emotional. It’s a bigger fight than for my restaurant. It’s for my people.” He added, “How long do we hide from it, regardless? We can’t stop working. We can’t stop living.”
Gourey acknowledged he had told people to observe social distancing, but added that he felt because he and his staff are young they would be able to fend off the coronavirus. He said, “Six weeks is plenty of time; that’s what I believe. On a sunny day like this, no one is at risk.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Oregon Governor Kate Brown Extends Emergency Declaration Past Independence Day

On Friday , Oregon Governor Kate Brown held a press conference to discuss the latest developments in the containment efforts of the Wuhan coronavirus , and how to implement safe reopening procedures for different parts of Oregon .
She failed , however , to announce the specific framework of the reopening , and said she would extend the emergency declaration until July 6 — two days after Independence Day .
Although Brown has announced a gradual plan to allow businesses to reopen , her emergency declaration gives state agencies the ability to set their own rules for a longer period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oregon had 2,690 cases of COVID-19 and 109 deaths , putting them near the bottom of states in both numbers .
In her press conference , Brown said right off the bat , “ I want to be clear .
We will not be able to reopen Oregon quickly , or in one fell swoop.
” She said that some rural counties could reopen by May 15 , but it could take longer in counties with more than five cases of COVID-19 .
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On Friday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown held a press conference to discuss the latest developments in the containment efforts of the Wuhan coronavirus, and how to implement safe reopening procedures for different parts of Oregon. She failed, however, to announce the specific framework of the reopening, and said she would extend the emergency declaration until July 6 — two days after Independence Day.
Although Brown has announced a gradual plan to allow businesses to reopen, her emergency declaration gives state agencies the ability to set their own rules for a longer period.
As of this past weekend, Oregon had 2,690 cases of COVID-19 and 109 deaths, putting them near the bottom of states in both numbers.
In her press conference, Brown said right off the bat, “I want to be clear. We will not be able to reopen Oregon quickly, or in one fell swoop.” She said that some rural counties could reopen by May 15, but it could take longer in counties with more than five cases of COVID-19. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Scientists say they’ve identified mutated COVID-19 strain — and issue a dire warning about new conta

Scientists say they’ve identified mutated COVID-19 strain — and issue a dire warning about new contagion

Scientists say they have discovered what they believe is a mutated strain of COVID-19 — and are now warning that this new strain could be way more contagious than plain old coronavirus .
According to a Tuesday report in the Los Angeles Times , researchers say that a new “ mutant ” strain of coronavirus has emerged .
The study , led by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico , reveals that the new strain is more contagious than versions that spread in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic .
In addition to being more contagious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people more vulnerable to a second infection after a “ first bout with the disease.
” The study was published on Thursday in BioRxiv and has yet to be peer-reviewed , but researchers said they felt an “ urgent need for an early warning ” to advise people of the potential danger of the new strain .
The outlet reported , “ Wherever the new strain appeared , it quickly infected far more people than the earlier strains that came out of Wuhan , China , and within weeks , it was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some nations .
… The new strain ’ s dominance over its predecessors demonstrates that it is more infectious.
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Scientists say they have discovered what they believe is a mutated strain of COVID-19 — and are now warning that this new strain could be way more contagious than plain old coronavirus.
According to a Tuesday report in the Los Angeles Times, researchers say that a new “mutant” strain of coronavirus has emerged.
The study, led by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, reveals that the new strain is more contagious than versions that spread in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to being more contagious, the new strain could reportedly make people more vulnerable to a second infection after a “first bout with the disease.”
The study was published on Thursday in BioRxiv and has yet to be peer-reviewed, but researchers said they felt an “urgent need for an early warning” to advise people of the potential danger of the new strain.
The outlet reported, “Wherever the new strain appeared, it quickly infected far more people than the earlier strains that came out of Wuhan, China, and within weeks, it was the only strain that was more prevalent in some nations. … The new strain’s dominance over its predecessors demonstrates that it is more infectious.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Poll: 78 Percent of College Students Want to Restrict ‘Threatening’ Ideas

More than three-in-four college students want “ safe spaces ” on their campuses that are free of “ threatening actions , ideas , or conversations , ” even as a majority support President Trump ’ s threat to withhold taxpayer dollars from universities that restrict speech , according to a new poll .
While 97 percent of college students believe that free speech is an essential pillar of American democracy , a significant majority of students also support policies to restrict specific types of speech on campus .
The poll , conducted by Gallup and the Knight Foundation , found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe spaces ” where threatening ideas and conversations would be barred .
More than 80 percent favor the establishment of a “ free-speech zone ” where preapproved protests and the distribution of literature are permitted .
In response to growing concerns about academic freedom on campuses , the Trump administration ordered all federally funded universities to protect free speech on campus .
University administrators denounced the move , with the president of Columbia University calling it a “ transparent exercise in politics.
” Most students support the Trump administration ’ s decision , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporting a ban on federal funding for colleges that do not protect free-speech rights .
The survey—which polled 3,319 college students , aged 18 to 24 , from 24 different schools—also found that 63 percent of students feel that their campus climates deter students from expressing themselves openly , up from 54 percent in 2016 .
The students say that conservative students experience greater barriers to openly expressing their opinion in public , with Democrats feeling more comfortable than Republicans about sharing dissenting views in class .
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More than three-in-four college students want “safe spaces” on their campuses that are free of “threatening actions, ideas, or conversations,” even as a majority support President Trump’s threat to withhold taxpayer dollars from universities that restrict speech, according to a new poll.
While 97 percent of college students believe that free speech is an essential pillar of American democracy, a significant majority of students also support policies to restrict specific types of speech on campus. The poll, conducted by Gallup and the Knight Foundation, found that 78 percent of students support “safe spaces” where threatening ideas and conversations would be barred. More than 80 percent favor the establishment of a “free-speech zone” where preapproved protests and the distribution of literature are permitted.
In response to growing concerns about academic freedom on campuses, the Trump administration ordered all federally funded universities to protect free speech on campus. University administrators denounced the move, with the president of Columbia University calling it a “transparent exercise in politics.” Most students support the Trump administration’s decision, however, with 58 percent of pupils supporting a ban on federal funding for colleges that do not protect free-speech rights.
The survey—which polled 3,319 college students, aged 18 to 24, from 24 different schools—also found that 63 percent of students feel that their campus climates deter students from expressing themselves openly, up from 54 percent in 2016. The students say that conservative students experience greater barriers to openly expressing their opinion in public, with Democrats feeling more comfortable than Republicans about sharing dissenting views in class. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Tattoo Shop Owner Arrested For Reopening; Owner: I Have No Regrets, I Had To Take A Stand

A North Carolina business owner and father of three defied a stay-at-home order and reopened his tattoo business on Wednesday .
However , within ten minutes of the reopening , Matthew “ Jax ” Myers was cuffed by police , escorted out of his business , and charged with “ violating ‘ Emergency Prohibitions and Restrictions , North Carolina General Statute 14-288.20A , ’ an offense that carries up to a $ 1,000 fine or a maximum penalty of 60 days in jail if convicted , ” according to The Blaze .
The government , via a stay-at-home order , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tattoo Factory for weeks , now .
He has not qualified for any loans or assistance programs .
Myers said he was aware of the lockdown order and police warned him not to reopen , but he saw no other way .
“ I ’ m a law-abiding citizen .
I ’ ve done nothing wrong , ” the shop owner told WRAL-TV , adding , “ When you can put a father of three in jail for opening his business because nobody will give me a loan , and let alone help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is helping us.
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A North Carolina business owner and father of three defied a stay-at-home order and reopened his tattoo business on Wednesday.
However, within ten minutes of the reopening, Matthew “Jax” Myers was cuffed by police, escorted out of his business, and charged with “violating ‘Emergency Prohibitions and Restrictions, North Carolina General Statute 14-288.20A,’ an offense that carries up to a $1,000 fine or a maximum penalty of 60 days in jail if convicted,” according to The Blaze.
The government, via a stay-at-home order, has effectively shut down Myers’ Apex Tattoo Factory for weeks, now. He has not qualified for any loans or assistance programs.
Myers said he was aware of the lockdown order and police warned him not to reopen, but he saw no other way.
“I’m a law-abiding citizen. I’ve done nothing wrong,” the shop owner told WRAL-TV, adding, “When you can put a father of three in jail for opening his business because nobody will give me a loan, and let alone help me. My own bank, nobody is helping us.” – read more
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truepundit--2020-05-05--WATCH: Trump Explains Why He Does Not Want Dr. Fauci to Testify Before the House

President Donald Trump is sharing why he will not allow Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify before the House .
“ @ @ @ @ @ .
The House is a bunch of Trump-haters , ” Trump told reporters as he @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday morning .
He continued , “ They put every Trump hater on the committee @ @ @ @ @ .
They frankly want our situation to be unsuccessful , which means death .
… @ @ @ @ @ an oversight committee Maxine Waters and Maloney , the same people , and it ’ @ @ @ @ @ – READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

President Donald Trump is sharing why he will not allow Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify before the House.
“The House is a setup. The House is a bunch of Trump-haters,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House on Tuesday morning.
REPORTER: Why won’t you let Fauci testify before the House? TRUMP: “Because the House is a set up. The House is a bunch of Trump haters … they, frankly, want our situation to be unsuccessful, which means death.” pic.twitter.com/G3G5OoV5IV — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 5, 2020
He continued, “They put every Trump hater on the committee, the same old stuff. They frankly want our situation to be unsuccessful, which means death. … The House has put on an oversight committee Maxine Waters and Maloney, the same people, and it’s just a setup.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Kansas City mayor defends ‘Nazi-like’ policy registering people attending church

A conservative law firm is calling a new order in Kansas City , Missouri , “ Nazi-like ” for requiring churches to “ surveil , track , and spy ” on anyone who attends an in-person service , but the mayor is pushing back on that characterization .
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas issued the 10/10/10 rule in effect May 5 , ordering that nonessential businesses , like churches , can have 10 people inside and 50 people outside as long as they practice social distancing .
Although , the mayor said they “ need to keep track of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes when he announced it in late April , the written order states they “ should consider maintaining a record of customers , ” which the mayor ’ s office says is voluntary .
In addition , nonessential businesses can operate at 10 percent maximum capacity .
The order states that by recording names and contact information , the health department will be able “ to more quickly trace , test , and isolate individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
” The religious liberty group fears that anyone who doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be allowed in .
“ Kansas City asks organizations that typically record attendance , like many church gatherings on Sundays…to maintain those records however they prefer in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak , ” Lucas told Fox News in a statement Tuesday .
“ The government will not create or keep any records.
” The mayor , in his announcement , said , “ Our goal isn ’ t to see what everyone is doing and be Big Brother , ” according to FOX 4 , but that ’ s not how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At least one church feared its rights were being violated and contacted Mat Staver , founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel , a legal nonprofit that has been defending churches amid coronavirus lockdown orders .
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A conservative law firm is calling a new order in Kansas City, Missouri, “Nazi-like” for requiring churches to “surveil, track, and spy” on anyone who attends an in-person service, but the mayor is pushing back on that characterization.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas issued the 10/10/10 rule in effect May 5, ordering that nonessential businesses, like churches, can have 10 people inside and 50 people outside as long as they practice social distancing. Although, the mayor said they “need to keep track of those who come in” for than 10 minutes when he announced it in late April, the written order states they “should consider maintaining a record of customers,” which the mayor’s office says is voluntary.
In addition, nonessential businesses can operate at 10 percent maximum capacity.
The order states that by recording names and contact information, the health department will be able “to more quickly trace, test, and isolate individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19.” The religious liberty group fears that anyone who doesn’t provide their information won’t be allowed in.
“Kansas City asks organizations that typically record attendance, like many church gatherings on Sundays…to maintain those records however they prefer in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak,” Lucas told Fox News in a statement Tuesday. “The government will not create or keep any records.”
The mayor, in his announcement, said, “Our goal isn’t to see what everyone is doing and be Big Brother,” according to FOX 4, but that’s not how many in the community see it.
At least one church feared its rights were being violated and contacted Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, a legal nonprofit that has been defending churches amid coronavirus lockdown orders. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Lisa Bloom on Tara Reade’s Biden Allegations: ‘I believe you,’ But Still Voting For Biden

Prominent feminist attorney Lisa Bloom , who is also the daughter of Gloria Allred , took to Twitter on Friday to insist that she believes former Vice President Joe Biden sexually assaulted Tara Reade but that she would vote for him anyway .
Reade came forward on March 25 to claim that while she worked as a staffer for Biden ’ s senate office in 1993 , he pinned her against the wall , groped her , and put his hands under her skirt to penetrate her with his fingers .
Unlike the dubious allegations against now-Supreme Court Justice Brett @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover Reade ’ s allegations for weeks , and even then the coverage was minimal and more from the angle that Democrats are “ grappling ” with the allegations .
Bloom was responding to an article in Buzzfeed featuring an interview with Reade where she said she felt betrayed by Democrats who “ discounted ” and “ marginalized ” her .
“ I believe you , Tara Reade , ” Bloom said .
“ You have people who remember you told them about this decades ago .
We know he is ‘ handsy.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ .
You ’ ve obviously struggled mightily with this .
I still have to fight Trump , so I will still support Joe .
But I believe you .
And I ’ m sorry.
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Prominent feminist attorney Lisa Bloom, who is also the daughter of Gloria Allred, took to Twitter on Friday to insist that she believes former Vice President Joe Biden sexually assaulted Tara Reade but that she would vote for him anyway.
Reade came forward on March 25 to claim that while she worked as a staffer for Biden’s senate office in 1993, he pinned her against the wall, groped her, and put his hands under her skirt to penetrate her with his fingers. Unlike the dubious allegations against now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, left-leaning media outlets refused to cover Reade’s allegations for weeks, and even then the coverage was minimal and more from the angle that Democrats are “grappling” with the allegations.
Bloom was responding to an article in Buzzfeed featuring an interview with Reade where she said she felt betrayed by Democrats who “discounted” and “marginalized” her.
“I believe you, Tara Reade,” Bloom said. “You have people who remember you told them about this decades ago. We know he is ‘handsy.’ You’re not asking for $. You’ve obviously struggled mightily with this. I still have to fight Trump, so I will still support Joe. But I believe you. And I’m sorry.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Whopping 373 workers at meatpacking plant test positive for COVID-19 — and they were all asymptomati

Whopping 373 workers at meatpacking plant test positive for COVID-19 — and they were all asymptomatic

At least 373 workers at a Missouri pork plant tested positive for coronavirus , CNN reported on Monday .
A @ @ @ @ @ Department of Health and Senior Services revealed that no less than 373 workers tested positive @ @ @ @ @ in St. Joseph , Missouri .
Triumph Foods is a pork processing plant .
At @ @ @ @ @ , CNN — citing the state ’ s department of health website — reports that @ @ @ @ @ cases with 352 deaths as of Sunday night .
The release pointed out that testing @ @ @ @ @ plant since last week .
Dr. Randall Williams , director of the department of health @ @ @ @ @ , “ We continue to work this weekend contacting these asymptomatic patients and have initiated @ @ @ @ @ with those determined to be close contacts of our positive cases.
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At least 373 workers at a Missouri pork plant tested positive for coronavirus, CNN reported on Monday.
All 373 positive cases were asymptomatic employees
A news release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services revealed that no less than 373 workers tested positive for COVID-19 at Triumph Foods in St. Joseph, Missouri. Triumph Foods is a pork processing plant.
At the time of this writing, CNN — citing the state’s department of health website — reports that the state has reported 8,386 cases with 352 deaths as of Sunday night.
The release pointed out that testing has been ongoing at the plant since last week.
Dr. Randall Williams, director of the department of health and senior services, said, “We continue to work this weekend contacting these asymptomatic patients and have initiated the process of contact tracing with those determined to be close contacts of our positive cases.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Democrat Operatives Launch ‘Committee to Draft Michelle Obama’ for VP

A newly-launched committee called “ Draft Michelle Obama ” is pushing for Joe Biden , the apparent Democrat presidential nominee , to select the former first lady as his running mate .
“ Joe Biden has said he would choose Michelle Obama as his running mate ‘ in a heartbeat.
’ The aim of this campaign is to build on the substantial grassroots support for a potential Michelle Obama candidacy and help garner media attention for a vice-presidential nominee who has the power to beat Donald Trump , ” the group said in a statement released Monday .
The statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michelle Obama firmly believes that Ms. Obama will not only benefit the Democratic ticket this November but also help lead this country to be more just and caring .
However strongly we support Ms. Obama as Vice President Biden ’ s running mate , we will transfer our resolve to whoever joins the ticket to defeat the most dangerous incumbent in the history of our nation.
” The group , which filed with the Federal Election Commission ( FEC ) in late April , is supported by Democratic fundraisers Nadine Hack and Mack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hill .
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A newly-launched committee called “Draft Michelle Obama” is pushing for Joe Biden, the apparent Democrat presidential nominee, to select the former first lady as his running mate.
“Joe Biden has said he would choose Michelle Obama as his running mate ‘in a heartbeat.’ The aim of this campaign is to build on the substantial grassroots support for a potential Michelle Obama candidacy and help garner media attention for a vice-presidential nominee who has the power to beat Donald Trump,” the group said in a statement released Monday.
The statement adds: “The Committee to Draft Michelle Obama firmly believes that Ms. Obama will not only benefit the Democratic ticket this November but also help lead this country to be more just and caring. However strongly we support Ms. Obama as Vice President Biden’s running mate, we will transfer our resolve to whoever joins the ticket to defeat the most dangerous incumbent in the history of our nation.”
The group, which filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in late April, is supported by Democratic fundraisers Nadine Hack and Mack Wilbourn, spokesperson Drew Zuckerman told The Hill. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Elvis Was King, Ike Was President, & 116,000 Americans Died In A Pandemic

Elvis ’ s new movie “ Jailhouse Rock ” was packing the theaters .
The last episode of “ I Love Lucy ” aired on television .
The show “ West Side Story ” held tryouts in Washington , D.C. , and opened on Broadway in September .
Ford ’ s new car the Edsel rolled off the assembly line .
The Cold War with Russia was on and “ In God We Trust ” appeared on U.S. currency .
The first Toys R Us store opened .
Also that year , the so-called Asian Flu killed 116,000 Americans .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Centers for Disease Control : In February 1957 , a new influenza A ( H2N2 ) virus emerged in East Asia , triggering a pandemic ( “ Asian Flu ” ) .
This H2N2 virus was comprised of three different genes from an H2N2 virus that originated from an avian influenza A virus , including the H2 hemagglutinin and the N2 neuraminidase genes .
It was first reported in Singapore in February 1957 , Hong Kong in April 1957 , and in coastal cities in the United States in summer 1957 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worldwide and 116,000 in the United States .
Like the current pandemic , there was a demographic pattern to the deaths .
It hit the elderly population with heart and lung disease .
In a frightening twist , the virus could also be fatal for pregnant women .
The infection rate was probably even higher than the Spanish flu of 1918 ( 675,000 Americans died from this ) , but this lowered the overall case fatality rate to 0.67 % .
A vaccine became available in late 1957 but was not widely distributed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time was 172 million , which is a little more than half of the current population .
Life expectancy was 69 as versus 78 today .
Even with shorter lives , it was a healthier population with lower rates of obesity .
To extrapolate the data to a counterfactual , we can conclude that this virus was more wicked than COVID-19 thus far .
What ’ s remarkable when we look back at this year , nothing was shut down .
Restaurants , schools , theaters , sporting events , travel – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24-hour news cycle with thousands of news agencies and a billion websites hungry for traffic , mostly people paid no attention other than to keep basic hygiene .
It was covered in the press as a medical problem .
The notion that there was a political solution never occurred to anyone .
Again , this was a very serious flu , and it persisted for 10 years until it mutated to become the Hong Kong flu of 1968 .
The New York Times had some but not much coverage .
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The year was 1957.
Elvis’s new movie “Jailhouse Rock” was packing the theaters. The last episode of “I Love Lucy” aired on television. The show “West Side Story” held tryouts in Washington, D.C., and opened on Broadway in September. Ford’s new car the Edsel rolled off the assembly line. The Cold War with Russia was on and “In God We Trust” appeared on U.S. currency. The first Toys R Us store opened.
Also that year, the so-called Asian Flu killed 116,000 Americans. Here is the full summary from the Centers for Disease Control:
In February 1957, a new influenza A (H2N2) virus emerged in East Asia, triggering a pandemic (“Asian Flu”). This H2N2 virus was comprised of three different genes from an H2N2 virus that originated from an avian influenza A virus, including the H2 hemagglutinin and the N2 neuraminidase genes. It was first reported in Singapore in February 1957, Hong Kong in April 1957, and in coastal cities in the United States in summer 1957. The estimated number of deaths was 1.1 million worldwide and 116,000 in the United States.
Like the current pandemic, there was a demographic pattern to the deaths. It hit the elderly population with heart and lung disease. In a frightening twist, the virus could also be fatal for pregnant women. The infection rate was probably even higher than the Spanish flu of 1918 (675,000 Americans died from this), but this lowered the overall case fatality rate to 0.67%. A vaccine became available in late 1957 but was not widely distributed.
The population of the U.S. at the time was 172 million, which is a little more than half of the current population. Life expectancy was 69 as versus 78 today. Even with shorter lives, it was a healthier population with lower rates of obesity. To extrapolate the data to a counterfactual, we can conclude that this virus was more wicked than COVID-19 thus far.
What’s remarkable when we look back at this year, nothing was shut down. Restaurants, schools, theaters, sporting events, travel – everything continued without interruption. Without a 24-hour news cycle with thousands of news agencies and a billion websites hungry for traffic, mostly people paid no attention other than to keep basic hygiene. It was covered in the press as a medical problem. The notion that there was a political solution never occurred to anyone.
Again, this was a very serious flu, and it persisted for 10 years until it mutated to become the Hong Kong flu of 1968. The New York Times had some but not much coverage. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Oregon Salon Owner Defies Closure Order, Opens for Business, Threatened with $70k Fine

Lindsey and Scott Graham own four tanning shops , a hair salon , and a gym in the Salem , Oregon , area .
Like most small business owners , they ’ ve been financially devastated by Oregon ’ s lockdown orders during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic .
Having little recourse and needing to support their family , the Grahams have announced that they will open their hair salon back up in defiance of the closure order by Gov .
Kate Brown .
In response , the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) threatened her business with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In an interview with PJ Media , Lindsey said that she had to lay off her 25 employees , and an additional 25 stylists who lease space in her salon are also out of work .
She said that the representative from OSHA stopped by her salon yesterday while it was closed .
Graham was doing a deep clean of the salon to prepare to reopen today , and the doors were locked .
This indicated to her that he must have been acting on a complaint filed .
She says he dropped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operating an unsafe work environment .
The first citation would carry a $ 1,000 fine , but if he had to cite her again , it would be for willful noncompliance , which carries a maximum penalty of $ 70,000 .
She has contacted an attorney to discuss her options .
Graham put out a Facebook video yesterday to describe the situation .
She says that she spent Monday performing a deep clean on the salon she plans to open ( ironically located on Liberty Street in Salem ) .
Note that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state stay-at-home and business closure orders .
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Lindsey and Scott Graham own four tanning shops, a hair salon, and a gym in the Salem, Oregon, area. Like most small business owners, they’ve been financially devastated by Oregon’s lockdown orders during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Having little recourse and needing to support their family, the Grahams have announced that they will open their hair salon back up in defiance of the closure order by Gov. Kate Brown. In response, the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) threatened her business with closure and a $70,000 fine.
In an interview with PJ Media, Lindsey said that she had to lay off her 25 employees, and an additional 25 stylists who lease space in her salon are also out of work. She said that the representative from OSHA stopped by her salon yesterday while it was closed. Graham was doing a deep clean of the salon to prepare to reopen today, and the doors were locked. This indicated to her that he must have been acting on a complaint filed. She says he dropped by to have a friendly discussion about operating an unsafe work environment. The first citation would carry a $1,000 fine, but if he had to cite her again, it would be for willful noncompliance, which carries a maximum penalty of $70,000. She has contacted an attorney to discuss her options.
Graham put out a Facebook video yesterday to describe the situation. She says that she spent Monday performing a deep clean on the salon she plans to open (ironically located on Liberty Street in Salem).
Note that she was told that OSHA does not enforce state stay-at-home and business closure orders. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--FLASHBACK: Democrats Said Kavanaugh Was Undergoing ‘Job Interview,’ Didn’t Deserve Presumption of In

FLASHBACK: Democrats Said Kavanaugh Was Undergoing ‘Job Interview,’ Didn’t Deserve Presumption of Innocence (VIDEO)

When Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault in 2018 , many Democrats said he was undergoing a “ job interview ” to explain why he did not deserve a presumption of innocence .
The talking point is worth revisiting as presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden seeks the nation ’ s highest office while denying a sexual assault charge made by former Senate aide Tara Reade .
Prominent Democrats now supporting Biden , including Sens .
Dianne Feinstein ( D. , Calif. ) , Mazie Hirono ( D. , Hawaii ) , Amy Klobuchar ( D. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , N.J. ) , and Kirsten Gillibrand ( D. , N.Y. ) , suggested Kavanaugh was disqualified from joining the Supreme Court by the mere appearance of guilt .
“ It ’ s a job interview for Judge Kavanaugh , ” Feinstein said during the hearing in which Kavanaugh and accuser Christine Blasey Ford testified .
“ Is Brett Kavanaugh who we want on the most prestigious court in our country ?
Is he the best we can do ?
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When Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault in 2018, many Democrats said he was undergoing a “job interview” to explain why he did not deserve a presumption of innocence.
The talking point is worth revisiting as presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden seeks the nation’s highest office while denying a sexual assault charge made by former Senate aide Tara Reade.
Prominent Democrats now supporting Biden, including Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.), Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii), Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.), Cory Booker (D., N.J.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.), suggested Kavanaugh was disqualified from joining the Supreme Court by the mere appearance of guilt.
“It’s a job interview for Judge Kavanaugh,” Feinstein said during the hearing in which Kavanaugh and accuser Christine Blasey Ford testified. “Is Brett Kavanaugh who we want on the most prestigious court in our country? Is he the best we can do?” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Some Maryland Service Industry Workers Make More On Unemployment While Others Collecting Some Wages

Some Maryland Service Industry Workers Make More On Unemployment While Others Collecting Some Wages Don’t Qualify

For some workers in the service industry , it can make more sense for them to stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic rather than go back to work since they are making more money now on unemployment .
Out-of-work Americans welcomed the financial relief brought on by the Paycheck Protection Program when President Trump signed the CARES Act into law in late March , but now they ’ re running into a tricky decision : go back to work and make less money or stay at home and make more on unemployment .
“ Why would you come back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money staying at home ?
” Patrick Russell , the owner of Kooper ’ s Tavern in Fells Point , wondered .
Russell owns multiple businesses and said he qualified for funds through the program but his restaurants remain empty due to the state ’ s stay-at-home order .
That means no tips for his servers , busboys or bartenders who rely on them .
“ When you go from doing millions of dollars in business to nothing , we are all in the same boat , ” he said .
A nail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fraction of her base salary from her employer , and because of that , she no longer qualifies for federal unemployment .
Despite that , she ’ s still not able to go into work to make tips .
“ We are kind of in that catch 22 , we can ’ t quit because then we won ’ t receive unemployment at all , and I won ’ t get paid PPP ; however , I remain employed , I am not receiving the $ 600 , so it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

For some workers in the service industry, it can make more sense for them to stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic rather than go back to work since they are making more money now on unemployment.
Out-of-work Americans welcomed the financial relief brought on by the Paycheck Protection Program when President Trump signed the CARES Act into law in late March, but now they’re running into a tricky decision: go back to work and make less money or stay at home and make more on unemployment.
“Why would you come back to work when you can make more money staying at home?” Patrick Russell, the owner of Kooper’s Tavern in Fells Point, wondered.
Russell owns multiple businesses and said he qualified for funds through the program but his restaurants remain empty due to the state’s stay-at-home order. That means no tips for his servers, busboys or bartenders who rely on them.
“When you go from doing millions of dollars in business to nothing, we are all in the same boat,” he said.
A nail technician told WJZ she’s getting a fraction of her base salary from her employer, and because of that, she no longer qualifies for federal unemployment. Despite that, she’s still not able to go into work to make tips.
“We are kind of in that catch 22, we can’t quit because then we won’t receive unemployment at all, and I won’t get paid PPP; however, I remain employed, I am not receiving the $600, so it’s really frustrating,” she said. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Men Accused of Raping Children Among 830 Inmates Freed in Massachusetts

Two men accused of raping children are among the nearly 830 Massachusetts inmates that have been freed in the last month over concerns of the Chinese coronavirus crisis spreading in prison facilities .
Convicted child rapist Glenn Christie , 54-years-old , and 29-year-old Matthew Parris , accused of raping two teenage girls this year , have both been released from Massachusetts prisons after the state ’ s supreme court has ordered the routine release of hundreds of accused and convicted criminals .
As of April 26 , Massachusetts officials have released 824 inmates from state prisons since April 3 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 36 inmates every day with no end in sight , all in an effort to empty jails to prevent the spread of the coronavirus .
There are about 11o confirmed cases of the coronavirus among inmates in Massachusetts prisons out of more than 310 inmates tested for the virus .
A total of 81 correctional officers and 23 other staffers in the state prison system have also tested positive .
Christie is one of the inmates set free thanks to the court order .
In 2018 , Christie was convicted for repeatedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also freed from prison thanks to the court order , was arrested less than two months ago and charged with raping and sexually assaulting two teenage girls .
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Two men accused of raping children are among the nearly 830 Massachusetts inmates that have been freed in the last month over concerns of the Chinese coronavirus crisis spreading in prison facilities.
Convicted child rapist Glenn Christie, 54-years-old, and 29-year-old Matthew Parris, accused of raping two teenage girls this year, have both been released from Massachusetts prisons after the state’s supreme court has ordered the routine release of hundreds of accused and convicted criminals.
As of April 26, Massachusetts officials have released 824 inmates from state prisons since April 3. This means that the state is releasing about 36 inmates every day with no end in sight, all in an effort to empty jails to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
There are about 11o confirmed cases of the coronavirus among inmates in Massachusetts prisons out of more than 310 inmates tested for the virus. A total of 81 correctional officers and 23 other staffers in the state prison system have also tested positive.
Christie is one of the inmates set free thanks to the court order. In 2018, Christie was convicted for repeatedly raping a 12-year-old boy.
Parris, also freed from prison thanks to the court order, was arrested less than two months ago and charged with raping and sexually assaulting two teenage girls. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Don Lemon’s Anti-Trump Rant Takes Swing At Melania, Compares To Michelle Obama

On Sunday night , left-wing CNN host Don Lemon accused President Donald Trump of being negatively obsessed with former President @ @ @ @ @ of reasons , including Obama having a “ more accomplished ” wife and being “ @ @ @ @ @ is it about President Obama that really gets under your skin ?
” Lemon started @ @ @ @ @ CNN airwaves .
“ Is it because he ’ s smarter than you ?
Better @ @ @ @ @ his own — didn ’ t need daddy ’ s help ?
” “ Wife @ @ @ @ @ Lemon continued , pitting former First Lady Michelle Obama and current First Lady Melania Trump @ @ @ @ @ Better looking ?
” “ I don ’ t know , what is it , @ @ @ @ @ ?
” Lemon said .
“ That he ’ s a black man that ’ @ @ @ @ @ ?
That he punked you on the whole birth certificate thing ?
What is it @ @ @ @ @ ” – READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

On Sunday night, left-wing CNN host Don Lemon accused President Donald Trump of being negatively obsessed with former President Barack Obama for a host of reasons, including Obama having a “more accomplished” wife and being “better looking.”
“What is it about President Obama that really gets under your skin?” Lemon started in on the rant on CNN airwaves. “Is it because he’s smarter than you? Better educated? Made it on his own — didn’t need daddy’s help?”
Also- Don Lemon here says maybe Trump hates Obama because Michelle is more accomplished than Melania. I can’t even imagine the outcry if the same had been said about Laura Bush. Cries of racism galore! I guess it’s cool to hate on immigrants when they’re named Trump 🤷🏼♀ https://t.co/4qVv2FsWSg — Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) May 4, 2020
“Wife is more accomplished?” Lemon continued, pitting former First Lady Michelle Obama and current First Lady Melania Trump against one another. “Better looking?”
“I don’t know, what is it, what is it about him?” Lemon said. “That he’s a black man that’s accomplished, became president? That he punked you on the whole birth certificate thing? What is it about him? Just wondering.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Chicago Fed economists see ‘U-Cov’ jobless rate as high as 34%

The official U.S. unemployment rate for April , due out this Friday , will likely vastly understate job destruction from the coronavirus pandemic , so a pair of economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago set out to create a measure that captures the true extent of labor market losses .
Their estimate : a ‘ U-Cov ’ rate in April of somewhere between 25.1 % and 34.6 % .
That ’ s compared to the 16 % rate forecast by economists polled by Reuters , who also estimate American employers shed more than 20 million jobs last month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only capture a fraction of these losses , ” Chicago Fed economists Jason Faberman and Aastha Rajan wrote in a blog released Tuesday , describing their proposed U-Cov measure of labor market underutilization .
Many of those newly out of work will not be captured in the traditional U.S. unemployment measure , which counts only those who are out of a job and actively looking for work .
The Labor Department also publishes broader measures to include those working fewer hours than they want to , and people who have looked for work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

The official U.S. unemployment rate for April, due out this Friday, will likely vastly understate job destruction from the coronavirus pandemic, so a pair of economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago set out to create a measure that captures the true extent of labor market losses.
Their estimate: a ‘U-Cov’ rate in April of somewhere between 25.1% and 34.6%. That’s compared to the 16% rate forecast by economists polled by Reuters, who also estimate American employers shed more than 20 million jobs last month.
“The official unemployment rate may only capture a fraction of these losses,” Chicago Fed economists Jason Faberman and Aastha Rajan wrote in a blog released Tuesday, describing their proposed U-Cov measure of labor market underutilization.
Many of those newly out of work will not be captured in the traditional U.S. unemployment measure, which counts only those who are out of a job and actively looking for work.
The Labor Department also publishes broader measures to include those working fewer hours than they want to, and people who have looked for work in the past but not recently. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--The meat shortages are here: Costco and Kroger warn of limited supply

The meat shortages have come sooner than expected — likely thanks to the hoarders .
Costco on Monday said it @ @ @ @ @ just three packages of meat per shopper , while Kroger supermarkets posted an alert on @ @ @ @ @ website warning that it may have limited inventory “ due to high demand.
” Grocers @ @ @ @ @ run on meat in mid-May as major meat processing plants , including Tyson Foods , @ @ @ @ @ down production .
But the shortages appear to have come earlier than expected as consumers @ @ @ @ @ have been stocking up , experts say .
Tyson Foods , which had closed a @ @ @ @ @ after employees had become ill with the coronavirus , said on Monday that the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ chain for many more months despite an executive order from President Trump to keep processing @ @ @ @ @ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

The meat shortages have come sooner than expected — likely thanks to the hoarders.
Costco on Monday said it will be limiting customers to just three packages of meat per shopper, while Kroger supermarkets posted an alert on the meat section of its website warning that it may have limited inventory “due to high demand.”
Grocers have been bracing for a run on meat in mid-May as major meat processing plants, including Tyson Foods, have been forced to shut down production. But the shortages appear to have come earlier than expected as consumers worried about the meat shortage have been stocking up, experts say.
Tyson Foods, which had closed a number of plants last month after employees had become ill with the coronavirus, said on Monday that the pandemic will disrupt the meat supply chain for many more months despite an executive order from President Trump to keep processing plants open. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Meat Shortages Leave Wendy’s Diners Asking, ‘Where’s the Beef?’

With meat shortages roiling the U.S. , some Wendy ’ s Co. restaurants have taken burgers — their hallmark item @ @ @ @ @ Customers have taken to Twitter to complain they couldn ’ t order burgers from the @ @ @ @ @ beef as fresh and never frozen in its marketing .
A check on Wendy ’ @ @ @ @ @ chicken items were available for takeout or delivery orders from at least some of its @ @ @ @ @ situation has prompted a number of customers to ask “ Where ’ s the beef @ @ @ @ @ , invoking a Wendy ’ s catch phrase from the 1980s that poked fun of @ @ @ @ @ other chains .
North America ’ s meat-supply chain has fallen apart as outbreaks shutter @ @ @ @ @ that pork , beef and chicken may go missing from grocery shelves and restaurant menus @ @ @ @ @ shut last month because of infections among employees jammed together on processing lines .
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With meat shortages roiling the U.S., some Wendy’s Co. restaurants have taken burgers — their hallmark item — off the menu.
Customers have taken to Twitter to complain they couldn’t order burgers from the restaurant, which touts its beef as fresh and never frozen in its marketing.
A check on Wendy’s app showed that only chicken items were available for takeout or delivery orders from at least some of its stores in California. The situation has prompted a number of customers to ask “Where’s the beef?” on social media, invoking a Wendy’s catch phrase from the 1980s that poked fun of the small burgers sold by other chains.
North America’s meat-supply chain has fallen apart as outbreaks shutter slaughterhouses, heightening the prospect that pork, beef and chicken may go missing from grocery shelves and restaurant menus. About a dozen slaughterhouses shut last month because of infections among employees jammed together on processing lines. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Limit on meat purchases in supermarkets causing consumers to head to farms, butchers

Meat processing plants have been affected by COVID-19 .
Now , some major grocery store chains are limiting how much meat you can buy because they are receiving fewer meat products .
So , when you head out to get your groceries this week , you might not be able to get everything you need .
“ Tons of customers , new customers coming through just because a lot of the grocery stores have got a pause in their chain because we don ’ t use the same suppliers as them , ” said butcher Will Lightner .
Giant Eagle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meat items to two per customer , but those limits may not be necessary for local butchers and farmers .
Lightner ’ s Fresh & Smoked Meats in Struthers said people have been coming in because they typically have what the big stores don ’ t .
“ Chicken breast and ground beef , like the 80/20 and all of that , ” Lightner said .
Most of Lightner ’ s ’ orders have been filled and they think that having two different suppliers has helped .
“ In the past , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s there and ready to go the next day I need it .
Now , we ’ ve kind of had to play the game of , is it going to be here tomorrow or later on in the week ?
” Lightner said .
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Meat processing plants have been affected by COVID-19. Now, some major grocery store chains are limiting how much meat you can buy because they are receiving fewer meat products.
So, when you head out to get your groceries this week, you might not be able to get everything you need.
“Tons of customers, new customers coming through just because a lot of the grocery stores have got a pause in their chain because we don’t use the same suppliers as them,” said butcher Will Lightner.
Giant Eagle is limiting ground beef products and on-scale meat items to two per customer, but those limits may not be necessary for local butchers and farmers.
Lightner’s Fresh & Smoked Meats in Struthers said people have been coming in because they typically have what the big stores don’t.
“Chicken breast and ground beef, like the 80/20 and all of that,” Lightner said.
Most of Lightner’s’ orders have been filled and they think that having two different suppliers has helped.
“In the past, when I call to order something, it’s there and ready to go the next day I need it. Now, we’ve kind of had to play the game of, is it going to be here tomorrow or later on in the week?” Lightner said. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--USC, Emory Creating Coronavirus Surveillance System Similar to China’s Social Credit Scoring

China launched its notorious social credit system last year to watch over its own citizens and mete out punishment based on personal behavior and loyalty to the Communist Party .
Now three prominent U.S. universities are using taxpayer money to create a similar type of surveillance network designed to monitor Americans and assign them scores based on their exposure to the Wuhan coronavirus .
Tech news outlet dot.LA recently reported that researchers at the University of Southern California , Emory University , and the University of Texas Health Science Center have received a federal grant to create a mobile app @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The system will track a person ’ s real-time location and symptoms , and calculate a personal COVID-19 risk score .
USC ’ s Cyrus Shahabi , chair of the computer science department , told dot.LA that the universities hope to have a working mobile app by August , in time for the start of the fall semester .
He said policymakers could use the system to warn the public to avoid hotspots of infection .
In other instances , people who have been assigned high personal risk scores might decide to stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the project , whose federal grant money comes from the National Science Foundation , has already raised red flags in terms of privacy and the potential for Big Brother-style abuse .
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China launched its notorious social credit system last year to watch over its own citizens and mete out punishment based on personal behavior and loyalty to the Communist Party.
Now three prominent U.S. universities are using taxpayer money to create a similar type of surveillance network designed to monitor Americans and assign them scores based on their exposure to the Wuhan coronavirus.
Tech news outlet dot.LA recently reported that researchers at the University of Southern California, Emory University, and the University of Texas Health Science Center have received a federal grant to create a mobile app for contact tracing the novel coronavirus. The system will track a person’s real-time location and symptoms, and calculate a personal COVID-19 risk score.
USC’s Cyrus Shahabi, chair of the computer science department, told dot.LA that the universities hope to have a working mobile app by August, in time for the start of the fall semester. He said policymakers could use the system to warn the public to avoid hotspots of infection.
In other instances, people who have been assigned high personal risk scores might decide to stay home or get tested for COVID-19.
But the project, whose federal grant money comes from the National Science Foundation, has already raised red flags in terms of privacy and the potential for Big Brother-style abuse. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--To protect ‘no-fail’ mission, U.S. military unit moves into mountain bunker

In late February , Brig .
Gen. Pete Fesler prepared about 130 troops under his command to mobilize for a new mission , one that would take them away from their families and involve extensive precautions to keep service members safe .
Tapping his experience from deployments in Asia and the Middle East , the former fighter pilot made plans for adapting the unit ’ s sensitive mission to new hazards over an unknown period of time , as authorities scrambled to anticipate the moves of an unpredictable adversary .
The difference from his previous assignments : At the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ halfway around the world , Fesler can look out from the base where he ’ s lodging and see the neighborhood where his wife and kids are hunkered down during the coronavirus pandemic .
The general is a senior commander at the North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD ) in Colorado Springs , Colorado , where he heads a team that is attempting to sequester itself to ensure that covid-19 , the disease caused by the novel coronavirus , can ’ t cripple NORAD ’ s command center , responsible for preventing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from foreign missiles or other aerial threats .
His is one of a number of U.S.-based units taking dramatic steps that officials hope will prevent the highly contagious disease from ravaging teams of specially trained personnel .
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In late February, Brig. Gen. Pete Fesler prepared about 130 troops under his command to mobilize for a new mission, one that would take them away from their families and involve extensive precautions to keep service members safe.
Tapping his experience from deployments in Asia and the Middle East, the former fighter pilot made plans for adapting the unit’s sensitive mission to new hazards over an unknown period of time, as authorities scrambled to anticipate the moves of an unpredictable adversary.
The difference from his previous assignments: At the end of the day, instead of being halfway around the world, Fesler can look out from the base where he’s lodging and see the neighborhood where his wife and kids are hunkered down during the coronavirus pandemic.
The general is a senior commander at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he heads a team that is attempting to sequester itself to ensure that covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, can’t cripple NORAD’s command center, responsible for preventing the United States from coming under attack from foreign missiles or other aerial threats.
His is one of a number of U.S.-based units taking dramatic steps that officials hope will prevent the highly contagious disease from ravaging teams of specially trained personnel. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Fox News’ Trump Town Hall Brought in More Viewers Than the Rest of Cable News Combined

Fox News ’ coronavirus town hall with President Donald Trump Sunday night brought in 3.819 million viewers , according to @ @ @ @ @ beating MSNBC and CNN ’ s totals for the time slot combined .
“ America @ @ @ @ @ , ” which aired from 7 p.m .
ET to 9 p.m .
ET and @ @ @ @ @ , drew in 637,000 viewers in the advertiser-coveted age demographic of 25 to 54 , @ @ @ @ @ CNN had 1.166 million viewers from 7 to 9 p.m .
ET Sunday , with @ @ @ @ @ .
MSNBC was in third place for both total viewers and demo viewers , with @ @ @ @ @ .
Over on broadcast , though , CBS ’ “ 60 Minutes ” dominated in @ @ @ @ @ drawing 9.1 million total viewers for its latest update on the pandemic economy and correspondent @ @ @ @ @ that she had contracted the coronavirus herself .
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Fox News’ coronavirus town hall with President Donald Trump Sunday night brought in 3.819 million viewers, according to early Nielsen ratings research, beating MSNBC and CNN’s totals for the time slot combined.
“America Together: Returning to Work,” which aired from 7 p.m. ET to 9 p.m. ET and featured Trump answering viewer-submitted questions, drew in 637,000 viewers in the advertiser-coveted age demographic of 25 to 54, too.
For comparison, CNN had 1.166 million viewers from 7 to 9 p.m. ET Sunday, with 294,000 in the key demo. MSNBC was in third place for both total viewers and demo viewers, with 678,000 and 105,000, respectively.
Over on broadcast, though, CBS’ “60 Minutes” dominated in the 7 p.m. hour, drawing 9.1 million total viewers for its latest update on the pandemic economy and correspondent Lesley Stahl’s revelation that she had contracted the coronavirus herself. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-05-05--Tyson expects to keep slowing meat production as coronavirus sickens workers and tanks income

Major meat provider Tyson Foods reported a steep decline in income Monday , raising more fears about America ’ s food supply chain during the world ’ s fight against the coronavirus .
Net income fell by 15 percent for the second quarter , ending March 28 , compared to the same period the previous fiscal year , Tyson reported .
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the company to close several plants and slow production as hundreds of workers test positive for the virus .
“ We have and expect to continue to face slowdowns and temporary idling of production @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we make to ensure operational safety , ” Tyson said in a statement .
The company has had to shut down plants in Dakota City , Nebraska , and Pasco , Washington , as well as pork plants in Waterloo and Perry , Iowa .
It started a limited reopening Monday of a pork plant in Logansport , Indiana , where nearly 900 employees tested positive .
“ There have been some shortages in some specific categories , ” CEO Noel White told analysts on a conference call .
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Major meat provider Tyson Foods reported a steep decline in income Monday, raising more fears about America’s food supply chain during the world’s fight against the coronavirus.
Net income fell by 15 percent for the second quarter, ending March 28, compared to the same period the previous fiscal year, Tyson reported.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the company to close several plants and slow production as hundreds of workers test positive for the virus.
“We have and expect to continue to face slowdowns and temporary idling of production facilities from team member shortages or choices we make to ensure operational safety,” Tyson said in a statement.
The company has had to shut down plants in Dakota City, Nebraska, and Pasco, Washington, as well as pork plants in Waterloo and Perry, Iowa.
It started a limited reopening Monday of a pork plant in Logansport, Indiana, where nearly 900 employees tested positive.
“There have been some shortages in some specific categories,” CEO Noel White told analysts on a conference call. – READ MORE
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