westernjournal--2020-05-12--Sidewalk Clears as People Respond to Creepy Social Distancing Robot

In the age of coronavirus , it has become important for our health and safety to follow proper social distancing guidelines .
It has also been important to close many businesses , practice good hygiene and protect ourselves from the dangerous disease .
But there is a line , a limit to what a free people can stand in terms of the violation of their liberty , and in many cases , as in this story from Singapore , that line has been crossed .
And before you think “ well that could never happen here , ” think about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago and what it looks like today .
Singapore has deployed a social distancing robot , reminiscent of a four-legged dog , equipped with cameras to enforce the nation ’ s social distancing laws .
Drones — made by a company from communist China , no less — have been used to remind people to social-distance in some places across the United States during this pandemic and those are frightening enough .
But when taken to this kind of extreme , the draconian measures become downright terrifying to a free people .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and aptly named “ SPOT , ” patrols Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and reminds visitors to keep their distance .
“ Let ’ s keep Singapore healthy .
For your own safety and for those around you , please stand at least one meter apart .
Thank you , ” the robot says in English .
A news release from GovTech Singapore explained that the drone is “ controlled remotely , reducing the manpower required for park patrols and minimising physical contact among staff , volunteer safe distancing ambassadors and park visitors .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus.
” That sounds welcoming .
And if that was not dystopian enough for you , the drone is equipped with cameras to estimate the number of people in the park .
“ These cameras will not be able to track and/or recognise specific individuals , and no personal data will be collected , ” the release read .
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And one more thing : The robot “ works well across different terrains and can navigate obstacles effectively.
” This means that if in this dystopian nightmare you manage to run from the flying drones into a wooded area where they can not go , SPOT will be on your trail .
Look , we get it .
There is a global pandemic and governments are tasked with the tremendous responsibility of keeping billions of people safe .
But when President Donald Trump said we have to be careful not to kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he was correct .
In this case , the patient is our liberty and our freedom and the cure , for many , appears to be complete government control of our lives .
When our parks and streets begin to look like a scene from “ The Matrix , ” the patient is dangerously close to death .
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In the age of coronavirus, it has become important for our health and safety to follow proper social distancing guidelines.
It has also been important to close many businesses, practice good hygiene and protect ourselves from the dangerous disease.
But there is a line, a limit to what a free people can stand in terms of the violation of their liberty, and in many cases, as in this story from Singapore, that line has been crossed.
And before you think “well that could never happen here,” think about what your life looked like three months ago and what it looks like today.
Singapore has deployed a social distancing robot, reminiscent of a four-legged dog, equipped with cameras to enforce the nation’s social distancing laws.
Singapore unveils a robot dog to enforce safe distancing among park-goers https://t.co/QkDNr4pNiV pic.twitter.com/HRds77xAkQ — Reuters (@Reuters) May 9, 2020
Drones — made by a company from communist China, no less — have been used to remind people to social-distance in some places across the United States during this pandemic and those are frightening enough.
But when taken to this kind of extreme, the draconian measures become downright terrifying to a free people.
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The Singaporean robot, created by Boston Dynamics and aptly named “SPOT,” patrols Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and reminds visitors to keep their distance.
“Let’s keep Singapore healthy. For your own safety and for those around you, please stand at least one meter apart. Thank you,” the robot says in English.
A news release from GovTech Singapore explained that the drone is “controlled remotely, reducing the manpower required for park patrols and minimising physical contact among staff, volunteer safe distancing ambassadors and park visitors. This lowers the risk of exposure to the virus.”
That sounds welcoming. And if that was not dystopian enough for you, the drone is equipped with cameras to estimate the number of people in the park.
“These cameras will not be able to track and/or recognise specific individuals, and no personal data will be collected,” the release read.
Well good, the government has said it cannot track you or recognize you – at least not yet.
And one more thing: The robot “works well across different terrains and can navigate obstacles effectively.”
This means that if in this dystopian nightmare you manage to run from the flying drones into a wooded area where they cannot go, SPOT will be on your trail.
One of the creepiest and most dystopian things I’ve seen since the pandemic began: a terrifying camera-equipped remote-controlled robot patrols Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore to — for now — warn about social distancing. Look at the fear. Story: https://t.co/12QfT1mcyZ pic.twitter.com/hBGUhmC7N7 — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 8, 2020
Look, we get it. There is a global pandemic and governments are tasked with the tremendous responsibility of keeping billions of people safe.
But when President Donald Trump said we have to be careful not to kill the patient in search of a cure, he was correct.
In this case, the patient is our liberty and our freedom and the cure, for many, appears to be complete government control of our lives.
When our parks and streets begin to look like a scene from “The Matrix,” the patient is dangerously close to death.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--US Government Racks Up Biggest Single Month Deficit Ever in April

The federal government piled up a record deficit in April , traditionally a month of big budget surpluses .
The sea of red ink is being created by a drop in revenue and a massive increase in spending to fund efforts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic .
The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the government racked up a shortfall of $ 737.9 billion last month .
That was more than three times larger than the previous record monthly deficit of $ 235 billion set in February .
The deficit so far for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ normally runs surpluses in April as the government revenues swell because of the annual April filing deadline for tax payments .
But this year , among the many measures the government has taken to try to cushion the blow of the coronavirus shutdowns , the April 15 tax deadline has been deferred to July 15 .
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that all the spending the government has done to deal with what is expected to be a sharp recession will push the deficit for the entire year to $ 3.7 trillion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 1.4 trillion set in 2009 .
That was the first of four years in which the annual deficits climbed above $ 1 trillion as the government battled to pull the country out of the Great Recession .
For the first seven months of the budget year , revenues total $ 1.85 trillion .
That ’ s a drop of 9.7 percent from the same period a year ago .
RELATED : 'Historic Declines ' in US Math and Reading Scores Since Common Core Implementation : Study The deficit for the first seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1.48 trillion is 79 percent larger than the $ 530.9 billion deficit recorded for the first seven months of the last budget year .
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The federal government piled up a record deficit in April, traditionally a month of big budget surpluses.
The sea of red ink is being created by a drop in revenue and a massive increase in spending to fund efforts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the government racked up a shortfall of $737.9 billion last month.
That was more than three times larger than the previous record monthly deficit of $235 billion set in February.
The deficit so far for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1 climbed to $1.48 trillion.
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Treasury normally runs surpluses in April as the government revenues swell because of the annual April filing deadline for tax payments.
But this year, among the many measures the government has taken to try to cushion the blow of the coronavirus shutdowns, the April 15 tax deadline has been deferred to July 15.
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that all the spending the government has done to deal with what is expected to be a sharp recession will push the deficit for the entire year to $3.7 trillion.
That would surpass the previous record $1.4 trillion set in 2009.
That was the first of four years in which the annual deficits climbed above $1 trillion as the government battled to pull the country out of the Great Recession.
For the first seven months of the budget year, revenues total $1.85 trillion.
That’s a drop of 9.7 percent from the same period a year ago.
Government spending totals $3.33 trillion, an increase 29.3 percent from a year ago.
The deficit for the first seven months of this budget year of $1.48 trillion is 79 percent larger than the $530.9 billion deficit recorded for the first seven months of the last budget year.
The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Watch Ex-Reagan Staffer Discuss What His Boss Would Have Thought About Trump

A former top White House staff member to President Ronald Reagan believes the 40th president would be a “ solid supporter ” of President Donald Trump , and the case is compelling .
James Rosebush served as deputy assistant to the Gipper , as well as chief of staff to former first lady Nancy Reagan in the 1980s .
Among his other tasks was being a member of Reagan ’ s “ Theme for the Day ” communications team , which the White House employed to get its message out to the public through the news media .
Rosebush told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what Reagan would think of Trump .
“ I think that he would be a solid supporter of Trump , ” the former White House aide said .
“ Trump is taking the Reagan conservative platform to the next degree , and he ’ s accomplishing things that Reagan , I believe , would have wanted to accomplish but didn ’ t have enough time and didn ’ t have enough ability in terms of his staff … to get all the things done that Trump is doing , ” Rosebush added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his entire eight years in office .
Further , the GOP held just a narrow majority in the Senate during his first six years — with some definite centrist , read RINO , Republicans among them — while the Democrats controlled the House for Reagan ’ s entire time in office .
Trump , at least , enjoyed Republican control of both chambers during his first two years in office .
“ We ’ re living now in a vastly different time .
We have a much more aggressive opposition on the left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Reagan ’ s chief White House domestic policy adviser , made a similar assessment in an interview with The Western Journal last summer .
“ I think some of the people today you hear say , ‘ Oh I wish we had Ronald Reagan again instead of Donald Trump , ’ are in denial about the nature of the time we live in , ” Bauer said .
“ Ronald Reagan was exactly the right kind of conservative candidate in the 1980s , ” he said .
“ Ronald Reagan , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win in America today , because his demeanor was so kind and gentle .
But we ’ re living in an era when the left is willing to destroy people that stand up against them in ways that in the ’ 80s , those of us in the Reagan administration couldn ’ t begin to imagine .
“ And it takes somebody like a President Trump to be able to fight back and prevail against that kind of pressure.
” Bauer pointed out that Reagan and Trump talk about the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nation ’ s greatness .
In fact , the former California governor used the phrase “ Make America Great Again ” in his presidential nomination acceptance speech at the 1980 Republican National Convention .
“ For those who ’ ve abandoned hope , we ’ ll restore hope and we ’ ll welcome them into a great national crusade to make America great again , ” Reagan said .
Rosebush observed that his former boss “ loved America so much ” and that “ Donald Trump loves America certainly as much as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advanced the conservative agenda the most of any Republican president since Reagan , and he has done it with the Democrats and the media ’ s constant drumbeat of impeachment .
The 45th president has followed the Reagan policy playbook from cutting individual and business taxes , to slashing regulations at an unprecedented rate , to the appointment of conservative judges .
Trump has even adopted Reagan ’ s “ Peace through strength ” philosophy in relation to the military and has taken a firm stand against communist China ’ s aggression , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Soviet Union .
In both cases , taking a strong position did not mean being unwilling to negotiate with their foes .
Many pro-life advocates — including the Rev .
Franklin Graham and Family Research Council president Tony Perkins — have called Trump the most pro-life president in their lifetimes .
He enjoys a record-high approval rating among Republicans at 93 percent , according to Gallup .
There is little doubt , though the two men have different styles , Ronald Reagan would be a solid supporter of Donald Trump .
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A former top White House staff member to President Ronald Reagan believes the 40th president would be a “solid supporter” of President Donald Trump, and the case is compelling.
James Rosebush served as deputy assistant to the Gipper, as well as chief of staff to former first lady Nancy Reagan in the 1980s.
Among his other tasks was being a member of Reagan’s “Theme for the Day” communications team, which the White House employed to get its message out to the public through the news media.
Rosebush told The Daily Caller he is often asked what Reagan would think of Trump.
“I think that he would be a solid supporter of Trump,” the former White House aide said.
“Trump is taking the Reagan conservative platform to the next degree, and he’s accomplishing things that Reagan, I believe, would have wanted to accomplish but didn’t have enough time and didn’t have enough ability in terms of his staff … to get all the things done that Trump is doing,” Rosebush added.
Reagan never had a unified Congress during his entire eight years in office.
Further, the GOP held just a narrow majority in the Senate during his first six years — with some definite centrist, read RINO, Republicans among them — while the Democrats controlled the House for Reagan’s entire time in office.
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Trump, at least, enjoyed Republican control of both chambers during his first two years in office.
“We’re living now in a vastly different time. We have a much more aggressive opposition on the left,” Rosebush said.
Gary Bauer, Reagan’s chief White House domestic policy adviser, made a similar assessment in an interview with The Western Journal last summer.
“I think some of the people today you hear say, ‘Oh I wish we had Ronald Reagan again instead of Donald Trump,’ are in denial about the nature of the time we live in,” Bauer said.
“Ronald Reagan was exactly the right kind of conservative candidate in the 1980s,” he said.
“Ronald Reagan, in my view, would not be able to win in America today, because his demeanor was so kind and gentle. But we’re living in an era when the left is willing to destroy people that stand up against them in ways that in the ’80s, those of us in the Reagan administration couldn’t begin to imagine.
“And it takes somebody like a President Trump to be able to fight back and prevail against that kind of pressure.”
Bauer pointed out that Reagan and Trump talk about the United States in very similar terms, focusing on the nation’s greatness.
In fact, the former California governor used the phrase “Make America Great Again” in his presidential nomination acceptance speech at the 1980 Republican National Convention.
“For those who’ve abandoned hope, we’ll restore hope and we’ll welcome them into a great national crusade to make America great again,” Reagan said.
Rosebush observed that his former boss “loved America so much” and that “Donald Trump loves America certainly as much as Ronald Reagan ever did.”
Trump has advanced the conservative agenda the most of any Republican president since Reagan, and he has done it with the Democrats and the media’s constant drumbeat of impeachment.
The 45th president has followed the Reagan policy playbook from cutting individual and business taxes, to slashing regulations at an unprecedented rate, to the appointment of conservative judges.
Photo from the 1980s: President Ronald Reagan shakes hands with real estate developer Donald Trump at a Friends of Art and Preservation in Embassies reception in 1987. Happy Birthday @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/bdHHIIbREr — Wallace Lang (@WallaceWalang) June 14, 2019
Trump has even adopted Reagan’s “Peace through strength” philosophy in relation to the military and has taken a firm stand against communist China’s aggression, much like the 40th president did toward the Soviet Union.
In both cases, taking a strong position did not mean being unwilling to negotiate with their foes.
Many pro-life advocates — including the Rev. Franklin Graham and Family Research Council president Tony Perkins — have called Trump the most pro-life president in their lifetimes.
He enjoys a record-high approval rating among Republicans at 93 percent, according to Gallup.
There is little doubt, though the two men have different styles, Ronald Reagan would be a solid supporter of Donald Trump.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Reality TV Star Daniel Silva Arrested for Murder After Crash Kills 25-Year-Old YouTuber

What started as a birthday celebration ended in tragedy on Sunday night when 25-year-old YouTube star Corey La Barrie was killed in a car crash .
Daniel Silva , from the reality TV show “ Ink Master , ” was allegedly driving the car under the influence , and around 9:30 p.m. hit a stop sign and a tree with the McLaren he was driving .
The LAPD posted about the incident , naming Silva .
“ North Hollywood : The Los Angeles Police Department ’ s Valley Traffic Division announce the arrest of Daniel Joseph Silva , a 27-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder , ” the department posted in a bulletin on Monday .
“ On Sunday , May 10 , 2020 , around 9:39 p.m. , a 2020 McLaren 600LT was traveling eastbound on Huston Street at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control .
Driver then ran off the road and collided with a stop sign and a tree on the northeast corner of Huston Street and Carpenter Avenue.
” “ The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene and transported both parties involved in the collision to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the report , Silva initially tried to flee the scene , but good Samaritans who showed up to help kept him from leaving .
The passenger died as a result of the accident .
At the time , the LAPD did not name La Barrie as the passenger , but it wasn ’ t long before his family piped up on social media to confirm his passing .
Silva sustained a broken hip from the accident , according to TMZ .
Jarrad La Barrie , Corey ’ s brother , posted about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This isn ’ t something i thought i would ever have to sit here and type out for a very long time or what i wan na do right now but everyone deserves to know , my brother Corey passed away last night in a car accident with his drunk friend driving , ” Jarrad La Barrie wrote on Instagram on Monday .
RELATED : Crews Searching for 3-Year-Old Girl After Floods Kill Her 7-Year-Old Sister “ [ T ] his is the hardest thing I ’ ve ever had to do i @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do this without you i miss you so much already this isn ’ t fair thank you for always being the best big brother i could ask for i love you so f—— much life ’ s never gon na be the same without you R.I.P.
” “ P.S say hi to grandad and grandma for me i love you.
” Lissa Burton , the YouTuber ’ s mother , also posted on Monday to confirm the sad news .
“ My heart breaks right now , on my sons 25 birthday today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a car with a drunk diver , ” she wrote .
“ The accident killed him instantly .
No words can describe the sadness I feel in loosening a child .
It just feels so unreal and I ’ m overwhelmed with grief.
” “ I love you so much Corey and will miss you so so much .
It ’ s just so unfair.
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What started as a birthday celebration ended in tragedy on Sunday night when 25-year-old YouTube star Corey La Barrie was killed in a car crash.
Daniel Silva, from the reality TV show “Ink Master,” was allegedly driving the car under the influence, and around 9:30 p.m. hit a stop sign and a tree with the McLaren he was driving.
The LAPD posted about the incident, naming Silva.
“North Hollywood: The Los Angeles Police Department’s Valley Traffic Division announce the arrest of Daniel Joseph Silva, a 27-year-old driver and resident of Los Angeles for murder,” the department posted in a bulletin on Monday.
“On Sunday, May 10, 2020, around 9:39 p.m., a 2020 McLaren 600LT was traveling eastbound on Huston Street at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control. Driver then ran off the road and collided with a stop sign and a tree on the northeast corner of Huston Street and Carpenter Avenue.”
“The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene and transported both parties involved in the collision to a local hospital for medical treatment.”
According to the report, Silva initially tried to flee the scene, but good Samaritans who showed up to help kept him from leaving. The passenger died as a result of the accident.
At the time, the LAPD did not name La Barrie as the passenger, but it wasn’t long before his family piped up on social media to confirm his passing.
Silva sustained a broken hip from the accident, according to TMZ.
Jarrad La Barrie, Corey’s brother, posted about the tragedy on social media.
“This isn’t something i thought i would ever have to sit here and type out for a very long time or what i wanna do right now but everyone deserves to know, my brother Corey passed away last night in a car accident with his drunk friend driving,” Jarrad La Barrie wrote on Instagram on Monday.
“[T]his is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do i dont how I’m suppose to do this without you i miss you so much already this isn’t fair thank you for always being the best big brother i could ask for i love you so f—— much life’s never gonna be the same without you R.I.P.”
“P.S say hi to grandad and grandma for me i love you.”
Lissa Burton, the YouTuber’s mother, also posted on Monday to confirm the sad news.
“My heart breaks right now, on my sons 25 birthday today he was very drunk and got into a car with a drunk diver,” she wrote.
“The accident killed him instantly. No words can describe the sadness I feel in loosening a child. It just feels so unreal and I’m overwhelmed with grief.”
“I love you so much Corey and will miss you so so much. It’s just so unfair.”
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Rand Paul Holds Fauci’s Feet to the Fire in Senate Hearing

Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday denounced the voices calling for schools to be closed this fall due to fears of a coronavirus resurgence .
With many senators and witnesses speaking remotely , Paul — who at one time tested positive for the virus — was among the few in the hearing room for a Senate Health , Education , Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the virus .
At one point , Paul told Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , that Fauci ’ s was not the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clip from the hearing posted on Twitter by C-SPAN , Paul said the issue of mortality had not been fully discussed in terms of reopening schools .
“ The mortality between zero and 18 in New York data approaches zero , ” Paul said .
“ It ’ s going to be absolutely zero but it almost approaches zero.
” “ Between 18 and 45 , the mortality in New York was 10 out of 100,000 .
So really we do need to be thinking about that .
We need to observe with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sweden where the kids kept going to school , ” Paul said , noting that Sweden ’ s mortality rate was far below that of European nations that embraced severe lockdowns .
Paul said certainty is an illusion .
“ I don ’ t think any of us are certain when we do all these modelings .
There have been more people wrong with modelings than right , ” he said .
“ We ’ re opening a lot of economies around the U.S. , and I hope that people who are predicting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we can ’ t do this , there ’ s going to be this surge ’ will admit that they were wrong if there isn ’ t a surge because I think that ’ s what ’ s going to happen.
” Paul cited Kentucky ’ s experience with the virus to bolster his opinion .
“ In rural states , we never really reached any sort of pandemic levels in Kentucky and other states .
We have less deaths in Kentucky than we have in an average flu season .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t deadly , but really outside of New England , we ’ ve had a relatively benign course for this virus nationwide , ” he said .
“ I think the one-size-fits-all , that we ’ re going to have a national strategy and nobody ’ s gon na go to school is kind of ridiculous , ” he went on .
“ We really ought to be doing it school district by school district .
“ “ The power needs to be dispersed because people make wrong predictions , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , when we look back , will be of wrong prediction after wrong prediction after wrong prediction starting with Ferguson in England , ” referring to British health expert Neil Ferguson , who recently dropped his role as Britain ’ s top adviser on the virus because he had broken his own lockdown rules to meet a woman with whom he was romantically involved .
“ I think we ought to have a little bit of humility in our belief that we know what ’ s best for the economy , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I respect you , Dr. Fauci , I don ’ t think you ’ re the end-all .
I don ’ t think you ’ re the one person that gets to make a decision .
We can listen to your advice , but there are people on the other side saying there ’ s not going to be a surge and that we can safely reopen the economy .
“ And the facts will bear this out .
But If we keep kids out of school for another year , what ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and underprivileged kids who don ’ t have a parent that ’ s able to teach them at home are not going to learn for a full year , ” he continued .
“ I think it ’ s a huge mistake if we don ’ t open the schools in the fall.
” “ I have never made myself out to be the end-all and only voice in this .
I ’ m a scientist , a physician and a public health official .
I give advice according to the best scientific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t give advice about economic things .
I don ’ t give advice about anything other than public health.
” Fauci also noted that “ we don ’ t know everything about this virus .
We ’ ve really got to be very careful , particularly when it comes to children , because the more and more we learn , we ’ re seeing things about what this virus can do that we didn ’ t see from the studies in China or in Europe.
” “ I think we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cavalier in thinking that children are completely immune to the deleterious effects.
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Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday denounced the voices calling for schools to be closed this fall due to fears of a coronavirus resurgence.
With many senators and witnesses speaking remotely, Paul — who at one time tested positive for the virus — was among the few in the hearing room for a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the virus.
At one point, Paul told Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, that Fauci’s was not the only voice worth listening to.
Sen. Rand Paul: “I don’t think you’re the end all. I don’t think you’re the one person that gets to make a decision.” Dr. Anthony Fauci: “I have never made myself out to be the end all and only voice in this. I’m a scientist, a physician and a public health official.” pic.twitter.com/Nqlg3zOqn3 — CSPAN (@cspan) May 12, 2020
In a clip from the hearing posted on Twitter by C-SPAN, Paul said the issue of mortality had not been fully discussed in terms of reopening schools.
“The mortality between zero and 18 in New York data approaches zero,” Paul said. “It’s going to be absolutely zero but it almost approaches zero.”
“Between 18 and 45, the mortality in New York was 10 out of 100,000. So really we do need to be thinking about that. We need to observe with an open mind what went on in Sweden where the kids kept going to school,” Paul said, noting that Sweden’s mortality rate was far below that of European nations that embraced severe lockdowns.
Paul said certainty is an illusion.
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“I don’t think any of us are certain when we do all these modelings. There have been more people wrong with modelings than right,” he said.
“We’re opening a lot of economies around the U.S., and I hope that people who are predicting doom and gloom and saying ‘Oh we can’t do this, there’s going to be this surge’ will admit that they were wrong if there isn’t a surge because I think that’s what’s going to happen.”
Paul cited Kentucky’s experience with the virus to bolster his opinion.
“In rural states, we never really reached any sort of pandemic levels in Kentucky and other states. We have less deaths in Kentucky than we have in an average flu season. It’s not to say this isn’t deadly, but really outside of New England, we’ve had a relatively benign course for this virus nationwide,” he said.
“I think the one-size-fits-all, that we’re going to have a national strategy and nobody’s gonna go to school is kind of ridiculous,” he went on. “We really ought to be doing it school district by school district. “
“The power needs to be dispersed because people make wrong predictions,” he said, adding that “the history of this, when we look back, will be of wrong prediction after wrong prediction after wrong prediction starting with Ferguson in England,” referring to British health expert Neil Ferguson, who recently dropped his role as Britain’s top adviser on the virus because he had broken his own lockdown rules to meet a woman with whom he was romantically involved.
“I think we ought to have a little bit of humility in our belief that we know what’s best for the economy,” Paul said.
“As much as I respect you, Dr. Fauci, I don’t think you’re the end-all. I don’t think you’re the one person that gets to make a decision. We can listen to your advice, but there are people on the other side saying there’s not going to be a surge and that we can safely reopen the economy.
“And the facts will bear this out. But If we keep kids out of school for another year, what’s going to happen is the poor and underprivileged kids who don’t have a parent that’s able to teach them at home are not going to learn for a full year,” he continued.
“I think it’s a huge mistake if we don’t open the schools in the fall.”
Fauci offered a rebuttal.
“I have never made myself out to be the end-all and only voice in this. I’m a scientist, a physician and a public health official. I give advice according to the best scientific evidence,” he said.
“I don’t give advice about economic things. I don’t give advice about anything other than public health.”
Fauci also noted that “we don’t know everything about this virus. We’ve really got to be very careful, particularly when it comes to children, because the more and more we learn, we’re seeing things about what this virus can do that we didn’t see from the studies in China or in Europe.”
“I think we better be careful if we are not cavalier in thinking that children are completely immune to the deleterious effects.”
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Names of Obama Officials Involved in Michael Flynn Situation Declassified

The list of former Obama administration officials who were allegedly involved in the “ unmasking ” of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn has been declassified and could be released to the public soon .
Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell declassified the list days after the Justice Department dropped its case against Flynn , The Wall Street Journal reported Monday .
A senior government official told The Wall Street Journal that the declassified list could be released at any time .
Flynn ’ s “ unmasking ” events occurred between the November 2016 election and Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox News reported : “ Unmasking occurs after U.S. citizens ’ conversations are incidentally picked up in conversations with foreign officials who are being monitored by the intelligence community .
“ The U.S. citizens ’ identities are supposed to be protected if their participation is incidental and no wrongdoing is suspected .
However , officials can determine the U.S. citizens ’ names through a process that is supposed to safeguard their rights.
” Office of the Director of National Intelligence statistics show that the National Security Agency had unmasked an American by request @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 and 9,500 times in 2017 , according to The Wall Street Journal .
It is unclear how many of those statistics pertain to Flynn .
A source familiar with the information told Fox News that the list was part of several pieces of intelligence Grenell is declassifying in stages .
Fox News asked the source if former President Barack Obama ’ s name was on the list .
Although the source would not confirm or deny it , they said the list would make a huge impact .
In an interview on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Futures , ” Flynn ’ s attorney , Sidney Powell , said that Obama was involved in the plot to set up Flynn .
“ The whole thing was orchestrated and set up within the FBI , Clapper , Brennan , and in the Oval Office meeting that day with President Obama , ” Powell said .
The Wall Street Journal reported the declassification of the list was unprecedented , but according to Fox , the final decision to release the list will be made by Attorney General William Barr .
The declassified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ round of documents pertaining to the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and the treatment of Flynn .
FBI documents unsealed late last month showed that top bureau officials had questioned if the “ goal ” of interviewing Flynn in 2017 was “ to get him to lie , so we can prosecute him or get him fired.
” The notes were handwritten by the FBI ’ s former head of counterintelligence , Bill Priestap , after he met with then-FBI Director James Comey and then-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Calls Out Obama for Attempt To 'Perform a Coup ' Against Trump “ What is our goal ?
” one of the notes said .
“ Truth/Admission or to get him to lie , so we can prosecute him or get him fired ?
” Another option suggested in the notes was to get Flynn “ to admit to breaking the Logan Act ” when he talked with the FBI officials about his contact with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the time between Trump ’ s election and inauguration .
“ If we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Logan Act , give facts to DOJ + have them decide , ” the note read .
The Logan Act is a 1799 statute that was enacted to prevent individuals from negotiating with foreign governments without authorization .
Flynn had initially pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI but later decided to fight the charges against him instead .
On Thursday , the Justice Department announced it was dropping its case against Flynn .
U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen , who reviewed the Flynn case , recommended the move to Barr last week .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of General Flynn ’ s case , I concluded the proper and just course was to dismiss the case , ” Jensen said in a statement .
“ I briefed Attorney General Barr on my findings , advised him on these conclusions , and he agreed.
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The list of former Obama administration officials who were allegedly involved in the “unmasking” of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn has been declassified and could be released to the public soon.
Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell declassified the list days after the Justice Department dropped its case against Flynn, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
A senior government official told The Wall Street Journal that the declassified list could be released at any time.
Flynn’s “unmasking” events occurred between the November 2016 election and Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017. As Fox News reported: “Unmasking occurs after U.S. citizens’ conversations are incidentally picked up in conversations with foreign officials who are being monitored by the intelligence community.
“The U.S. citizens’ identities are supposed to be protected if their participation is incidental and no wrongdoing is suspected. However, officials can determine the U.S. citizens’ names through a process that is supposed to safeguard their rights.”
Office of the Director of National Intelligence statistics show that the National Security Agency had unmasked an American by request of high-ranking officials about 9,200 times in 2016 and 9,500 times in 2017, according to The Wall Street Journal. It is unclear how many of those statistics pertain to Flynn.
A source familiar with the information told Fox News that the list was part of several pieces of intelligence Grenell is declassifying in stages.
Fox News asked the source if former President Barack Obama’s name was on the list. Although the source would not confirm or deny it, they said the list would make a huge impact.
In an interview on the Fox Business show “Sunday Morning Futures,” Flynn’s attorney, Sidney Powell, said that Obama was involved in the plot to set up Flynn.
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“The whole thing was orchestrated and set up within the FBI, Clapper, Brennan, and in the Oval Office meeting that day with President Obama,” Powell said.
The Wall Street Journal reported the declassification of the list was unprecedented, but according to Fox, the final decision to release the list will be made by Attorney General William Barr.
The declassified list could be part of the next round of documents pertaining to the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and the treatment of Flynn.
FBI documents unsealed late last month showed that top bureau officials had questioned if the “goal” of interviewing Flynn in 2017 was “to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired.”
The notes were handwritten by the FBI’s former head of counterintelligence, Bill Priestap, after he met with then-FBI Director James Comey and then-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, Fox News reported.
“What is our goal?” one of the notes said. “Truth/Admission or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired?”
Another option suggested in the notes was to get Flynn “to admit to breaking the Logan Act” when he talked with the FBI officials about his contact with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the time between Trump’s election and inauguration.
“If we get him to admit to breaking the Logan Act, give facts to DOJ + have them decide,” the note read.
The Logan Act is a 1799 statute that was enacted to prevent individuals from negotiating with foreign governments without authorization.
Flynn had initially pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI but later decided to fight the charges against him instead. On Thursday, the Justice Department announced it was dropping its case against Flynn.
U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen, who reviewed the Flynn case, recommended the move to Barr last week.
“Through the course of my review of General Flynn’s case, I concluded the proper and just course was to dismiss the case,” Jensen said in a statement. “I briefed Attorney General Barr on my findings, advised him on these conclusions, and he agreed.”
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Biden Fumbles Badly When Asked What He Knew About Flynn Investigation

It ’ s all about diversion , all right .
When former Vice President Joe Biden took to “ Good Morning America ” on Tuesday , he had to at least suspect he was going to be asked about revelations that he was part of a meeting in the final days of the Obama administration that helped set up the “ Russia collusion ” probe that bedeviled the first years of the Trump presidency .
And the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee did his best to divert attention from the topic at hand — lamely trying to turn his response into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s handling of the coronavirus crisis , then pretending he misunderstood the question in the first place .
The questioning by “ GMA ” host — and former Clinton White House staffer — George Stephanopoulos came about two minutes into the interview , when Stephanopoulos very clearly asked Biden what he knew about the investigation into former Gen. Michael Flynn , the Trump administration ’ s first national security advisor .
On Thursday , the Justice Department announced it was dropping a long-running criminal case against Flynn for lying to the FBI , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conducted without any legitimate investigative basis.
” “ I do want to ask you about Michael Flynn , the former national security advisor to President Trump and the move by the Justice Department last week to dismiss the case against him for lying to the FBI , ” Stephanopoulos said Tuesday .
“ The president said yesterday that that move was justified because President Obama targeted Flynn .
He called it the , quote , ‘ the biggest political crime in U.S. history.
’ Your former Senate colleague , Charles Grassley , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Senate floor , ‘ What did Obama and Biden know ?
When did they know it ?
’ “ So , ” Stephanopoulos asked , “ what did you know about those moves to investigate Michael Flynn and was there anything improper done ?
” Check out the full interview here ( video will start with the Flynn questions ) : “ I know nothing about those moves to investigate Michael Flynn , No .
1 , ” Biden answered , before descending into a word salad of obfuscation , feigned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ No .
2 , this is all about diversion .
This is a game this guy plays all the time .
The country is in crisis .
We ’ re in an economic crisis , a health crisis… ” and blah and blah and blah .
Almost a full minute of Biden ’ s blather , Stephanopoulos , to his credit , repeated the question , reminding Biden that he had been reported to be present at a pivotal Jan. 5 , 2017 , White House meeting where the investigation was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me whether or not I had anything to do with him being prosecuted , I ’ m sorry , ” Biden said .
“ I was aware that they had asked for an investigation , but that ’ s all I know about it .
And I don ’ t think anything else.
” Then it was more about how the Trump White House is “ diverting attention ” from the coronavirus crisis .
It ’ s almost a dead certainty that Biden ’ s advisers had told him going in , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep calling it a diversion , a diversion , a diversion.
” When Stephanopoulos asked if Attorney General William Barr ’ s Justice Department was correct to drop the charge against Flynn , Biden responded with fuzzy memories of a headline he appeared to have seen somewhere that said former Justice Department staffers were calling for Barr ’ s resignation .
“ Well , based on a couple thousand , I guess I saw , a headline the other , yesterday I guess , a couple thousand , uh , um , former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couple hundred , I ’ m not sure , a whole lot of former Justice Department people said the , uh , the attorney general should step down , ” he finally managed to get out .
Marianne Williamson could have fielded the question better than that .
It was a joke of a performance by a man who wants to be president , and social media responses from Trump supporters were scathing : The problem is that Biden is trying to skate by an explosive question by turning it into an attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 1 interview with MSNBC ’ s Mika Brzezinski about a sexual assault allegation against him by a former staffer , Biden showed he can ’ t even handle an interview with a sympathetic correspondent .
He proved it again with the Stephanopoulos questions on Tuesday .
This is the man Democrats want representing the United States in the real world , where there are really bad people — the hard cases in Tehran and Beijing , for example — waiting for a moment ’ s weakness to take advantage of the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved in a transparently political operation by an outgoing president to use the machinery of the United States government to hinder his successor — an affront to the peaceful transition of power that has helped make the United States the greatest nation in history .
He tried to mask it with his “ diversion ” talk , as though it wasn ’ t important at all .
It ’ s wasn ’ t just a diversion .
It was a disgrace .
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It’s all about diversion, all right.
When former Vice President Joe Biden took to “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, he had to at least suspect he was going to be asked about revelations that he was part of a meeting in the final days of the Obama administration that helped set up the “Russia collusion” probe that bedeviled the first years of the Trump presidency.
And the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee did his best to divert attention from the topic at hand — lamely trying to turn his response into an attack on President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, then pretending he misunderstood the question in the first place.
The questioning by “GMA” host — and former Clinton White House staffer — George Stephanopoulos came about two minutes into the interview, when Stephanopoulos very clearly asked Biden what he knew about the investigation into former Gen. Michael Flynn, the Trump administration’s first national security advisor.
“I know nothing about those moves [by the FBI] to investigate Michael Flynn,” Joe Biden claimed. Reminded he was in a January 5, 2017, Oval Office meeting with President Obama and the FBI Director about investigating Flynn, Biden admits “I was aware… but that’s all I know.” pic.twitter.com/SImLNoqhd7 — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 & get the APP (@TrumpWarRoom) May 12, 2020
On Thursday, the Justice Department announced it was dropping a long-running criminal case against Flynn for lying to the FBI, saying the interview at issue was “conducted without any legitimate investigative basis.”
“I do want to ask you about Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor to President Trump and the move by the Justice Department last week to dismiss the case against him for lying to the FBI,” Stephanopoulos said Tuesday.
“The president said yesterday that that move was justified because President Obama targeted Flynn. He called it the, quote, ‘the biggest political crime in U.S. history.’ Your former Senate colleague, Charles Grassley, has added that Flynn was entrapped and asked on the Senate floor, ‘What did Obama and Biden know? When did they know it?’
“So,” Stephanopoulos asked, “what did you know about those moves to investigate Michael Flynn and was there anything improper done?”
Check out the full interview here (video will start with the Flynn questions):
“I know nothing about those moves to investigate Michael Flynn, No. 1,” Biden answered, before descending into a word salad of obfuscation, feigned outrage and, of course, diversion.
“No. 2, this is all about diversion. This is a game this guy plays all the time. The country is in crisis. We’re in an economic crisis, a health crisis…” and blah and blah and blah.
Almost a full minute of Biden’s blather, Stephanopoulos, to his credit, repeated the question, reminding Biden that he had been reported to be present at a pivotal Jan. 5, 2017, White House meeting where the investigation was discussed.
“I thought you asked me whether or not I had anything to do with him being prosecuted, I’m sorry,” Biden said.
“I was aware that they had asked for an investigation, but that’s all I know about it. And I don’t think anything else.”
Then it was more about how the Trump White House is “diverting attention” from the coronavirus crisis.
It’s almost a dead certainty that Biden’s advisers had told him going in, “If they ask about Flynn, just keep calling it a diversion, a diversion, a diversion.”
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When Stephanopoulos asked if Attorney General William Barr’s Justice Department was correct to drop the charge against Flynn, Biden responded with fuzzy memories of a headline he appeared to have seen somewhere that said former Justice Department staffers were calling for Barr’s resignation.
“Well, based on a couple thousand, I guess I saw, a headline the other, yesterday I guess, a couple thousand, uh, um, former, uh, or was it a couple hundred, I’m not sure, a whole lot of former Justice Department people said the, uh, the attorney general should step down,” he finally managed to get out.
Marianne Williamson could have fielded the question better than that.
It was a joke of a performance by a man who wants to be president, and social media responses from Trump supporters were scathing:
Biden can’t form a coherent thought. Can’t speak. Doesn’t remember anything. Slaughter-meter is high. Can’t wait for the debates. — McLovin (@McLuvln) May 12, 2020
Does anyone else think this is sad? Incoherent Joe should just go out to pasture! He obviously is struggling with any live interview (and most likely can’t recall any past conversations to be able to add anything of value) — Monty Nimble (@mmkimble) May 12, 2020
Sad. Joe Biden was there. He read in Mainstream Media that former DOJ from previous corrupt Administration said it is so, must be. He uses mainstream media as a script but can’t seem to think for himself. President Trump thinks for himself. — Kathryn Harding (@DKathrynA) May 12, 2020
How to tell When Biden is lying. He shoots to denial then back peddles. Also, every time his lips are moving. — The Absolute Realist (@TheReal54392364) May 12, 2020
The problem is that Biden is trying to skate by an explosive question by turning it into an attack on his political opponent.
During his May 1 interview with MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski about a sexual assault allegation against him by a former staffer, Biden showed he can’t even handle an interview with a sympathetic correspondent.
He proved it again with the Stephanopoulos questions on Tuesday.
This is the man Democrats want representing the United States in the real world, where there are really bad people — the hard cases in Tehran and Beijing, for example — waiting for a moment’s weakness to take advantage of the country.
Biden was asked whether he was involved in a transparently political operation by an outgoing president to use the machinery of the United States government to hinder his successor — an affront to the peaceful transition of power that has helped make the United States the greatest nation in history.
He tried to mask it with his “diversion” talk, as though it wasn’t important at all.
It’s wasn’t just a diversion. It was a disgrace.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Hollywood Star Releases Hilarious Video Mocking Coronavirus Lockdowns

Actor and comedian Kevin James has released hilarious a short film in which he stars as a character who becomes a fugitive from justice after shaking hands with another man in a public park .
The “ King of Queens ” star released the film , which is titled “ Out Of Touch , ” on social media last week .
“ Run for your life… ” he captioned a Twitter post teasing the video .
In the short film , the actor and another man are running through a wooded area at night from a posse of law enforcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helicopter .
James and the other man stop to catch their breath under a tree , at which point the other man continues running and James ultimately surrenders .
The film then flashes back to a previous point in the day , which reveals that both men were on the run from police after they broke social distancing guidelines while outdoors at what appeared to be a public park .
The two characters , who are not wearing gloves or masks , encounter one another at the park and stop to have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dinner together , James and the other man shake hands , but the cheerful feeling among friends is cut short when a bystander calls the police on them .
“ I got a couple of handshakers right in front of me , ” the bystander , who is adorned in a mask , says to a 9-1-1 operator .
“ Are they still in the vicinity ?
” the emergency operator asks .
“ Staring at them right now , ” the bystander says .
Other bystanders in masks then begin whispering while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ face .
“ Run , ” warns James , who is wearing a shirt that says “ USA.
” The film is an apparent affront on the current state of personal liberty in the country , and was released during a time when numerous Americans have been harassed , fined or even jailed for not adhering to government-imposed shutdown policies .
A Texas hair salon owner named Shelley Luther is perhaps the most well-known American to fall victim to such a policy amid the coronavirus pandemic .
Luther was cited for refusing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentenced to seven days in jail after she refused to apologize .
Luther was released after Texas state officials got involved .
A Colorado father was briefly detained for playing T-ball in an empty park with his wife and daughter last month , while a woman in Pennsylvania was fined for simply going out for a drive .
Some governments across the country have also asked citizens to apparently monitor and report neighbors who do not strictly follow government social distancing orders .
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti , for example , announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their fellow residents for not social distancing would even get “ rewards.
” “ You know the old expression about snitches , ” Garcetti said at a news briefing , according to KCBS .
“ Well , in this case , snitches get rewards.
” “ We want to thank you for turning folks in and making sure we are all safe , ” he added .
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Actor and comedian Kevin James has released hilarious a short film in which he stars as a character who becomes a fugitive from justice after shaking hands with another man in a public park.
The “King of Queens” star released the film, which is titled “Out Of Touch,” on social media last week.
“Run for your life…” he captioned a Twitter post teasing the video.
In the short film, the actor and another man are running through a wooded area at night from a posse of law enforcement officers who are using dogs and a helicopter.
James and the other man stop to catch their breath under a tree, at which point the other man continues running and James ultimately surrenders.
The film then flashes back to a previous point in the day, which reveals that both men were on the run from police after they broke social distancing guidelines while outdoors at what appeared to be a public park.
The two characters, who are not wearing gloves or masks, encounter one another at the park and stop to have a conversation.
After agreeing to soon have dinner together, James and the other man shake hands, but the cheerful feeling among friends is cut short when a bystander calls the police on them.
“I got a couple of handshakers right in front of me,” the bystander, who is adorned in a mask, says to a 9-1-1 operator.
“Are they still in the vicinity?” the emergency operator asks.
“Staring at them right now,” the bystander says.
Other bystanders in masks then begin whispering while the camera dramatically pans in to James’ face.
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“Run,” warns James, who is wearing a shirt that says “USA.”
The film is an apparent affront on the current state of personal liberty in the country, and was released during a time when numerous Americans have been harassed, fined or even jailed for not adhering to government-imposed shutdown policies.
A Texas hair salon owner named Shelley Luther is perhaps the most well-known American to fall victim to such a policy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Luther was cited for refusing to keep her salon closed and later sentenced to seven days in jail after she refused to apologize.
Luther was released after Texas state officials got involved.
A Colorado father was briefly detained for playing T-ball in an empty park with his wife and daughter last month, while a woman in Pennsylvania was fined for simply going out for a drive.
Some governments across the country have also asked citizens to apparently monitor and report neighbors who do not strictly follow government social distancing orders.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, for example, announced in March that citizens willing to report their fellow residents for not social distancing would even get “rewards.”
“You know the old expression about snitches,” Garcetti said at a news briefing, according to KCBS.
“Well, in this case, snitches get rewards.”
“We want to thank you for turning folks in and making sure we are all safe,” he added.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Report: Nearly 100 Celebrities Who Were Outraged About Kavanaugh Have Gone Silent on Biden Allegatio

Report: Nearly 100 Celebrities Who Were Outraged About Kavanaugh Have Gone Silent on Biden Allegations

Nearly 95 celebrities who said that sexual assault victims must be believed during Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ’ s confirmation hearings have now changed their tune , with many calling presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ’ s accuser a liar .
NewsBusters called this double standard the “ death of # MeToo ” in its report Monday on the people who have been silent about the sexual assault allegations against Biden .
Lady Gaga , Ellen DeGeneres , Jimmy Kimmel and Jamie Lee Curtis were listed among those who have neither said anything against Biden nor wanted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s former Senate staffer who accused him of sexually assaulting her in 1993 .
Many founding members of the organization Time ’ s Up — including Jessica Chastain , Brie Larson , Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore — have also been silent .
The organization says it “ insists upon a world ” where no one has to be afraid of sexual harassment or assault at work , and it was quick to support Christine Blasey Ford during Kavanaugh ’ s hearing .
NewsBusters found that Reese Witherspoon , Kerry Washington and America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , also have had nothing to say about Reade ’ s accusations .
“ You should be able to have your voice heard without losing your career and losing your job , ” Reade told Fox News in response to the lack of support .
“ And that ’ s what your whole mission is about .
Why do I not qualify for your mission ?
Why , because my perpetrator is the leading Democrat ?
Why does that exempt me from help ?
” Time ’ s Up Now ’ s president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegation in a news release on May 1 .
“ No longer can claims like this go ignored .
Vice President Joe Biden needed to address Tara Reade ’ s allegation today .
We call for complete transparency into this claim and the multiple claims against President Donald Trump , ” Tchen said .
“ As we go forward , American voters are entitled to a full understanding of all allegations of this nature .
Women should be heard , treated respectfully , and have their allegations taken seriously.
” Alyssa Milano , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , came out in full support of Ford , called Kavanaugh a liar and even sat in the Senate building during the hearings and harrassed Sen. Susan Collins of Maine before the justice was confirmed .
Milano explained her silence on Reade ’ s allegations in an interview with “ Radio Andy ” on April 6 .
“ I just don ’ t feel comfortable throwing away a decent man that I ’ ve known for 15 years in this time of complete chaos , without there being a thorough investigation , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet on April 27 , Milano said that she wanted Reade to “ have the space to be heard and seen.
” Bette Midler also supported Ford in 2018 but brushed off Reade ’ s allegations in a tweet asking , “ Who is paying to # SWIFTBOAT Joe Biden ?
?
” Some others whom NewsBusters found to be silent on this issue include Debra Messing , James Corden , John Leguizamo , Randi Mayem Singer , Patricia Arquette , Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski .
“ Biden hasn ’ t been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real standard by his friends in Hollywood , ” NewsBusters reported .
“ It ’ s clear # MeToo has become a political weapon , not a moral awakening , as these virtue-signaling hypocrites sold it.
” Actress Rose McGowan called out the other # MeToo activists for their hypocrisy in a tweet on April 6 in response to Milano ’ s radio interview .
“ You are a fraud .
This is about holding the media accountable .
You go after Trump & Kavanaugh saying Believe Victims , you are a lie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have always been a lie .
The corrupt DNC is in on the smear job of Tara Reade , so are you .
SHAME.
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Nearly 95 celebrities who said that sexual assault victims must be believed during Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings have now changed their tune, with many calling presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s accuser a liar.
NewsBusters called this double standard the “death of #MeToo” in its report Monday on the people who have been silent about the sexual assault allegations against Biden.
Lady Gaga, Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy Kimmel and Jamie Lee Curtis were listed among those who have neither said anything against Biden nor wanted to hear from Tara Reade, Biden’s former Senate staffer who accused him of sexually assaulting her in 1993.
Many founding members of the organization Time’s Up — including Jessica Chastain, Brie Larson, Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore — have also been silent.
The organization says it “insists upon a world” where no one has to be afraid of sexual harassment or assault at work, and it was quick to support Christine Blasey Ford during Kavanaugh’s hearing.
NewsBusters found that Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington and America Ferrera, all members of the organization, also have had nothing to say about Reade’s accusations.
“You should be able to have your voice heard without losing your career and losing your job,” Reade told Fox News in response to the lack of support.
“And that’s what your whole mission is about. Why do I not qualify for your mission? Why, because my perpetrator is the leading Democrat? Why does that exempt me from help?”
Time’s Up Now’s president, Tina Tchen, did address the allegation in a news release on May 1.
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“No longer can claims like this go ignored. Vice President Joe Biden needed to address Tara Reade’s allegation today. We call for complete transparency into this claim and the multiple claims against President Donald Trump,” Tchen said.
“As we go forward, American voters are entitled to a full understanding of all allegations of this nature. Women should be heard, treated respectfully, and have their allegations taken seriously.”
Alyssa Milano, a leader of the #MeToo movement, came out in full support of Ford, called Kavanaugh a liar and even sat in the Senate building during the hearings and harrassed Sen. Susan Collins of Maine before the justice was confirmed.
Milano explained her silence on Reade’s allegations in an interview with “Radio Andy” on April 6.
“I just don’t feel comfortable throwing away a decent man that I’ve known for 15 years in this time of complete chaos, without there being a thorough investigation,” she said.
However, in a tweet on April 27, Milano said that she wanted Reade to “have the space to be heard and seen.”
Bette Midler also supported Ford in 2018 but brushed off Reade’s allegations in a tweet asking, “Who is paying to #SWIFTBOAT Joe Biden??”
Some others whom NewsBusters found to be silent on this issue include Debra Messing, James Corden, John Leguizamo, Randi Mayem Singer, Patricia Arquette, Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski.
“Biden hasn’t been held to the same, or any real standard by his friends in Hollywood,” NewsBusters reported.
“It’s clear #MeToo has become a political weapon, not a moral awakening, as these virtue-signaling hypocrites sold it.”
Actress Rose McGowan called out the other #MeToo activists for their hypocrisy in a tweet on April 6 in response to Milano’s radio interview.
“You are a fraud. This is about holding the media accountable. You go after Trump & Kavanaugh saying Believe Victims, you are a lie,” she tweeted.
“You have always been a lie. The corrupt DNC is in on the smear job of Tara Reade, so are you. SHAME.”
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Even RBG Smacked Down Judicial Activism in Unanimous SCOTUS Decision

It ’ s a good day when you can wake up with a strong cup of coffee and a unanimous Supreme Court decision which chastises the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for “ drastically ” deviating from judicial norms .
The cup of coffee is your responsibility , but I can at least point you toward the case : United States vs. Sineneng-Smith .
According to Jurist , the case involved a statute which prohibits encouraging illegal immigration for financial gain .
The facts of the case are pretty simple : As the Supreme Court wrote in summing it up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California grand jury in 2010 for encouraging illegal immigrants to apply for “ a labor certification program that once provided a path for aliens to adjust to lawful permanent resident status.
” They didn ’ t qualify for it .
She didn ’ t care .
“ To qualify for the labor-certification dispensation she promoted to her clients , an alien had to be in the United States on December 21 , 2000 , and apply for certification before April 30 , 2001 , ” the Supreme Court ruling noted .
“ Sineneng-Smith @ @ @ @ @ @ @ application-filing deadline ; hence , their applications could not put them on a path to lawful residence .
Nevertheless , she charged each client $ 5,900 to file an application with the Department of Labor and another $ 900 to file with the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
” She took $ 3.3 million in the scam .
Federal law says that it ’ s a crime to “ encourag [ e ] or induc [ e ] an alien to come to , enter , or reside in the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that such coming to , entry , or residence is or will be in violation of law.
” Her defense was simply that this was she was engaging in free speech when inducing illegal immigrants to apply for a program they didn ’ t qualify for .
The Ninth Circuit didn ’ t just buy this when they heard her appeal , they actively sought out three amici — “ friends of the court ” outside parties , usually experts , who give opinions on the matter at hand — to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which holds that there can be no law which allows for an overbroad restriction on free speech .
Keep in mind , this wasn ’ t Sineneng-Smith ’ s side requesting this .
This was all the Ninth Circuit .
They struck down her conviction , finding — and you ’ ll never believe this — that the law violated the overbreadth doctrine .
Thursday ’ s 9-0 ruling reversed that decision because the Ninth Circuit invited opinions that weren ’ t included in the original arguments by the parties in the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s ruling stated that “ the appeals panel departed so drastically from the principle of party presentation as to constitute an abuse of discretion .
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“ We therefore vacate the Ninth Circuit ’ s judgment and remand the case for an adjudication of the appeal attuned to the case shaped by the parties rather than the case designed by the appeals panel.
” Now , that doesn ’ t decide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctrine , but it ’ s still a damning opinion .
Who wrote that one , I wonder ?
Yes , that ’ s Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg going off on the Ninth Circuit .
Does this mean you can still wear your “ Notorious RBG ” T-shirt once you get outside , dear liberal ?
Probably , because there aren ’ t too many people who are going to be interested in overbreadth doctrine cases and , let ’ s face it , she ’ s still the court ’ s most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court ’ s well-reasoned decision , ” said Dale L. Wilcox , executive director and general counsel of Immigration and Reform Law Institute .
“ Unfortunately , the Court did not have to reach the issue of whether this important statute is constitutional , but it did keep the law in place .
When and if the overbreadth issue is brought up properly by a defendant in the future , we will be there.
” In a separate opinion joined by no one else on the bench , Justice Clarence Thomas challenged the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had originally believed in it , he said , he felt “ that the overbreadth doctrine lacks any basis in the Constitution ’ s text , violates the usual standard for facial challenges , and contravenes traditional standing principles.
” This opinion was joined by no other justices , however , so one can assume it would be an outlier .
Either way , the ruling is a double victory .
It strikes down activist judges and — at least for now — ensures that that a law which makes sense can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could change , considering that the case was remanded back to the Ninth Circuit ) .
It ’ s thus a major immigration win — always a good thing for the Trump administration .
And it ’ s wildly hilarious to see Ruth Bader Ginsburg go off on activist judges , which is always an unusual state of affairs .
In terms of the case ’ s future , I ’ d like to point out one of the precedents when it comes to the overbreadth doctrine is United States v. Stevens , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court established that the standard of whether or not a law could be struck down involves whether “ a substantial number of its applications are unconstitutional , judged in relation to the statute ’ s plainly legitimate sweep.
” I can not think of any way that there are a “ substantial number of … applications ” of prosecuting those who “ encourag [ e ] or induc [ e ] an alien to come to , enter , or reside in the United States , knowing or in reckless disregard of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or residence is or will be in violation of law ” that would be unconstitutional .
That ’ s prima facie absurdity .
No matter what you feel on the matter , there ’ s no license to encourage people outside of the United States to break the law , particularly for monetary gain .
You likely won ’ t see another opinion of this acidity from RBG on the matter , but you ’ re equally unlikely to see the law vacated because of the “ free speech ” rights of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telling illegal immigrants they qualified for something they didn ’ t .
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It’s a good day when you can wake up with a strong cup of coffee and a unanimous Supreme Court decision which chastises the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for “drastically” deviating from judicial norms.
The cup of coffee is your responsibility, but I can at least point you toward the case: United States vs. Sineneng-Smith.
According to Jurist, the case involved a statute which prohibits encouraging illegal immigration for financial gain.
The facts of the case are pretty simple: As the Supreme Court wrote in summing it up, Evelyn Sineneng-Smith was indicted by a California grand jury in 2010 for encouraging illegal immigrants to apply for “a labor certification program that once provided a path for aliens to adjust to lawful permanent resident status.”
They didn’t qualify for it. She didn’t care.
“To qualify for the labor-certification dispensation she promoted to her clients, an alien had to be in the United States on December 21, 2000, and apply for certification before April 30, 2001,” the Supreme Court ruling noted.
“Sineneng-Smith knew her clients did not meet the application-filing deadline; hence, their applications could not put them on a path to lawful residence. Nevertheless, she charged each client $5,900 to file an application with the Department of Labor and another $900 to file with the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.”
She took $3.3 million in the scam.
Federal law says that it’s a crime to “encourag[e] or induc[e] an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law.” Her defense was simply that this was she was engaging in free speech when inducing illegal immigrants to apply for a program they didn’t qualify for.
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The Ninth Circuit didn’t just buy this when they heard her appeal, they actively sought out three amici — “friends of the court” outside parties, usually experts, who give opinions on the matter at hand — to address questions regarding the overbreadth doctrine, which holds that there can be no law which allows for an overbroad restriction on free speech.
Keep in mind, this wasn’t Sineneng-Smith’s side requesting this. This was all the Ninth Circuit.
They struck down her conviction, finding — and you’ll never believe this — that the law violated the overbreadth doctrine.
Thursday’s 9-0 ruling reversed that decision because the Ninth Circuit invited opinions that weren’t included in the original arguments by the parties in the case.
Instead, the Supreme Court’s ruling stated that “the appeals panel departed so drastically from the principle of party presentation as to constitute an abuse of discretion.
“We therefore vacate the Ninth Circuit’s judgment and remand the case for an adjudication of the appeal attuned to the case shaped by the parties rather than the case designed by the appeals panel.”
Now, that doesn’t decide whether the law infringes upon the overbreadth doctrine, but it’s still a damning opinion. Who wrote that one, I wonder?
Yes, that’s Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg going off on the Ninth Circuit. Does this mean you can still wear your “Notorious RBG” T-shirt once you get outside, dear liberal? Probably, because there aren’t too many people who are going to be interested in overbreadth doctrine cases and, let’s face it, she’s still the court’s most liberal member.
Immigration hawks celebrated the ruling.
“We applaud the Court’s well-reasoned decision,” said Dale L. Wilcox, executive director and general counsel of Immigration and Reform Law Institute.
“Unfortunately, the Court did not have to reach the issue of whether this important statute is constitutional, but it did keep the law in place. When and if the overbreadth issue is brought up properly by a defendant in the future, we will be there.”
In a separate opinion joined by no one else on the bench, Justice Clarence Thomas challenged the constitutionality of the overbreadth doctrine.
While he had originally believed in it, he said, he felt “that the overbreadth doctrine lacks any basis in the Constitution’s text, violates the usual standard for facial challenges, and contravenes traditional standing principles.” This opinion was joined by no other justices, however, so one can assume it would be an outlier.
Either way, the ruling is a double victory. It strikes down activist judges and — at least for now — ensures that that a law which makes sense can remain on the books (though that could change, considering that the case was remanded back to the Ninth Circuit).
It’s thus a major immigration win — always a good thing for the Trump administration. And it’s wildly hilarious to see Ruth Bader Ginsburg go off on activist judges, which is always an unusual state of affairs.
In terms of the case’s future, I’d like to point out one of the precedents when it comes to the overbreadth doctrine is United States v. Stevens, a 2009 decision in which the Supreme Court established that the standard of whether or not a law could be struck down involves whether “a substantial number of its applications are unconstitutional, judged in relation to the statute’s plainly legitimate sweep.”
I cannot think of any way that there are a “substantial number of … applications” of prosecuting those who “encourag[e] or induc[e] an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law” that would be unconstitutional.
That’s prima facie absurdity. No matter what you feel on the matter, there’s no license to encourage people outside of the United States to break the law, particularly for monetary gain.
You likely won’t see another opinion of this acidity from RBG on the matter, but you’re equally unlikely to see the law vacated because of the “free speech” rights of someone who earned $3.3 million by telling illegal immigrants they qualified for something they didn’t.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Number of New Coronavirus Cases in US Plummets

The number of new coronavirus cases in the United States has dipped to a level not seen since March .
According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center , 18,621 new confirmed cases were confirmed Monday .
The last time the daily total of new cases was this low was March 27 , when 17,821 were recorded .
The number of new cases was also significantly down from the peak recorded April 24 , when there were 36,188 new confirmed cases .
Data on Worldometers showed 750 U.S. coronavirus deaths on Sunday , a massive drop from the high of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
President Donald Trump mentioned such statistics Tuesday as he tweeted his support for moving the country toward a reopening .
“ Our Testing is the BEST in the World , by FAR !
Numbers are coming down in most parts of our Country , which wants to open and get going again .
It is happening , safely !
” Trump tweeted .
During a media briefing Monday , the president touted the nation ’ s ability to test Americans for the virus .
“ Every American should be proud of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enterprise our nation has brought to this challenge , ” Trump said .
“ In three months , the FDA has authorized more than 92 different tests , and over 9 million have been performed here in the United States .
“ Three weeks ago , we were conducting roughly 150,000 tests per day .
Now we ’ re doing approximately 300,000 tests per day — a 100 percent increase — and it will go up substantially from that number .
“ This week , the United States will pass 10 million tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any other country .
We ’ re testing more people per capita than South Korea , the United Kingdom , France , Japan , Sweden , Finland and many other countries — and , in some cases , combined.
” He said American citizens have risen to the challenge the virus represents .
“ In every generation , through every challenge and hardship and danger , America has risen to the task , ” the president said .
“ We have met the moment , and we have prevailed .
Americans do whatever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ breakthroughs and harness the energies we need to achieve a total victory .
“ Day after day , we ’ re making tremendous strides .
With the dedication of our doctors and nurses — these are incredible people , these are brave people , these are warriors — with the devotion of our manufacturing workers , food suppliers and lab technicians , and with the profound patriotism of the American people , we will defeat this horrible enemy , we will revive our economy , and we will transition into greatness.
” Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , testified remotely Tuesday before the Senate Health , Education , Labor and Pensions Committee and offered a different take on the nation ’ s recovery .
“ There is no doubt , even under the best of circumstances , when you pull back on mitigation you will see some cases appear , ” Fauci said , according to The Associated Press .
If the nation reopens without following guidelines , he said , “ my concern is we will start to see little spikes that might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be really serious.
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The number of new coronavirus cases in the United States has dipped to a level not seen since March.
According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, 18,621 new confirmed cases were confirmed Monday.
The last time the daily total of new cases was this low was March 27, when 17,821 were recorded.
The number of new cases was also significantly down from the peak recorded April 24, when there were 36,188 new confirmed cases.
Data on Worldometers showed 750 U.S. coronavirus deaths on Sunday, a massive drop from the high of 2,683 that it recorded on April 21.
President Donald Trump mentioned such statistics Tuesday as he tweeted his support for moving the country toward a reopening.
“Our Testing is the BEST in the World, by FAR! Numbers are coming down in most parts of our Country, which wants to open and get going again. It is happening, safely!” Trump tweeted.
Our Testing is the BEST in the World, by FAR! Numbers are coming down in most parts of our Country, which wants to open and get going again. It is happening, safely! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 12, 2020
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During a media briefing Monday, the president touted the nation’s ability to test Americans for the virus.
“Every American should be proud of the amazing array of talent, skill and enterprise our nation has brought to this challenge,” Trump said. “In three months, the FDA has authorized more than 92 different tests, and over 9 million have been performed here in the United States.
“Three weeks ago, we were conducting roughly 150,000 tests per day. Now we’re doing approximately 300,000 tests per day — a 100 percent increase — and it will go up substantially from that number.
“This week, the United States will pass 10 million tests conducted — nearly double the number of any other country. We’re testing more people per capita than South Korea, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Sweden, Finland and many other countries — and, in some cases, combined.”
He said American citizens have risen to the challenge the virus represents.
“In every generation, through every challenge and hardship and danger, America has risen to the task,” the president said. “We have met the moment, and we have prevailed. Americans do whatever it takes to find solutions, pioneer breakthroughs and harness the energies we need to achieve a total victory.
“Day after day, we’re making tremendous strides. With the dedication of our doctors and nurses — these are incredible people, these are brave people, these are warriors — with the devotion of our manufacturing workers, food suppliers and lab technicians, and with the profound patriotism of the American people, we will defeat this horrible enemy, we will revive our economy, and we will transition into greatness.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified remotely Tuesday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and offered a different take on the nation’s recovery.
“There is no doubt, even under the best of circumstances, when you pull back on mitigation you will see some cases appear,” Fauci said, according to The Associated Press.
If the nation reopens without following guidelines, he said, “my concern is we will start to see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks. The consequences could be really serious.”
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Crews Searching for 3-Year-Old Girl After Floods Kill Her 7-Year-Old Sister

A 7-year-old girl has died and her 3-year-old sister is missing after flash flooding sent torrents of water into a narrow canyon in the Utah desert , authorities said Tuesday .
At least 21 others escaped the flooding Monday afternoon in Little Wildhorse Canyon , where the curving sandstone walls are so narrow at points that hikers must turn sideways to walk through .
Search and rescue crews found a piece of clothing believed to belong to the missing 3-year-old in a wash miles away from the canyon , the Emery County Sheriff ’ s Office said .
Dozens of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help of helicopters about 200 miles ( 320 kilometers ) south of Salt Lake City .
Their names were not immediately released .
Flooding hit after an isolated thunderstorm storm crossed nearby Goblin Valley State Park , known for its otherworldly natural formations .
Little Wild Horse Canyon is considered a popular , family-friendly trail that displays awe-inspiring colorful stone walls .
Flash flooding is a risk in its narrow formations known as slot canyons .
Deseret rains can be dangerous because the hard earth doesn ’ t soak up much water .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ often filling narrow slot canyons like a bathtub .
RELATED : 24 Cats Rescued from Parked Car with Temps Near 118 Degrees The tall , undulating walls have few exits for any hikers inside when the weather hits , quickly turning a casual hike into a dangerous situation .
In 2015 , seven hikers died when a storm sent water rushing into a slot canyon in southern Utah ’ s Zion National Park .
Floodwaters also killed a dozen people in a polygamous town on the Utah-Arizona border that year .
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A 7-year-old girl has died and her 3-year-old sister is missing after flash flooding sent torrents of water into a narrow canyon in the Utah desert, authorities said Tuesday.
At least 21 others escaped the flooding Monday afternoon in Little Wildhorse Canyon, where the curving sandstone walls are so narrow at points that hikers must turn sideways to walk through.
Little Wild Horse Canyon, Monday afternoon. The search is back on for missing hikers, including a 3 year old girl. #utah #slotcanyon pic.twitter.com/wMayqaN1tG — Heidi Hatch (@tvheidihatch) May 12, 2020
Search and rescue crews found a piece of clothing believed to belong to the missing 3-year-old in a wash miles away from the canyon, the Emery County Sheriff’s Office said.
Dozens of searchers were combing the area with the help of helicopters about 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.
Their names were not immediately released.
Flooding hit after an isolated thunderstorm storm crossed nearby Goblin Valley State Park, known for its otherworldly natural formations.
Little Wild Horse Canyon is considered a popular, family-friendly trail that displays awe-inspiring colorful stone walls.
Flash flooding is a risk in its narrow formations known as slot canyons.
Deseret rains can be dangerous because the hard earth doesn’t soak up much water.
Instead, the rain collects quickly, often filling narrow slot canyons like a bathtub.
The tall, undulating walls have few exits for any hikers inside when the weather hits, quickly turning a casual hike into a dangerous situation.
Little Wild horse Canyon flash flood on Monday afternoon. An atmospheric science PHD student from the U was caught in the freak storm with his wife and friends. They got to higher ground. Others could not. #utah pic.twitter.com/0PAD2g4xjK — Heidi Hatch (@tvheidihatch) May 12, 2020
In 2015, seven hikers died when a storm sent water rushing into a slot canyon in southern Utah’s Zion National Park.
Floodwaters also killed a dozen people in a polygamous town on the Utah-Arizona border that year.
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