westernjournal--2020-04-22--WHO Throws a Concert Days After Dems Slam Trump for Cutting Funding

If there ’ s any brand that doesn ’ t need name recognition right now , it ’ s the World Health Organization .
In fact , I think it would benefit from a little less of it .
If it could go away for a few months and we just didn ’ t hear anything about it , that would be super .
Alas , the world ’ s most overexposed United Nations agency thought it was worth throwing a massive concert over the weekend with some of the biggest stars of today and yesteryear ( I can see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lily Tomlin and what ’ s a ‘ ringy-dingy ‘ ?
” ) and streaming it over the internet for all to see .
I missed it because I ’ m a grown man who , despite liking many of the acts that were playing , realized we ’ d see one song from them at most .
The rest were dross and since the event didn ’ t really have a public schedule , I ’ d have to sit through a perfunctory performance of “ Tik Tok ” by Kesha and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Poehler before getting to actual music .
I literally have anything better to do with my time ; I either spent it brushing up on Ezra Pound ’ s “ The Pisan Cantos ” or clinching the AFC Central in Tecmo Super Bowl .
( Oilers represent ! )
Here was the lineup , in case you missed it : TRENDING : Every American Needs To See Trump 's 'Nancy Antoinette ' Pelosi Ad - She Could n't Care Less About Us Notice how it ’ s done alphabetically ; I got the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel better .
Alicia Keys is one of the first names mentioned even though she last had a hit right about the time Barack Obama was feeling the electoral pinch from Mitt Romney .
( More immediately recognizable names like , say , Elton John and Taylor Swift , are buried deep inside . )
But here ’ s the thing : The whole shindig was sponsored by the World Health Organization , which apparently wanted to make sure we knew the kind of goodwill it ’ s all about .
Here ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t know how much the WHO spent on this , and perhaps it even recouped some money .
However , this isn ’ t an organization that ’ s supposed to be tasked with fun times .
In the early days of the coronavirus outbreak , the WHO more or less relied on information from China as if it were gospel .
They had it under control ?
You bet your bippy they did .
No human to human contact ?
Sure , why not .
They had the whole thing on lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — until , of course , those numbers were revised upwards and the dictatorial methods they used to lock down the city came to light .
You ’ ve got to break a few eggs , after all .
The fact that the WHO is extremely deferential to China while strongly warning the United States about any potential moves to correct the heavily pro-Beijing bias has been a constant source of agitation for the Trump administration .
In an April 14 White House announcement , Trump said the United States would be investigating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus , ” according to The Hill .
The move would look at how the WHO “ failed to adequately obtain , vet and share information in a timely and transparent fashion.
” RELATED : Early COVID-19 Name Was Much More Menacing , Devious WHO Action Protected China 's Reputation Democrats decried this , saying that it was designed to take the attention of what they saw as Trump ’ s own failures .
“ Withholding funds for WHO in the midst of the worst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense as cutting off ammunition to an ally as the enemy closes in , ” Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy said in a statement .
“ The White House knows that it grossly mishandled this crisis from the beginning , ignoring multiple warnings and squandering valuable time , dismissing medical science , comparing COVID 19 to the common cold , and saying ‘ everything will be fine . '
” This deflection works just fine unless you consider the White House closed most travel from China in late January and from Europe in mid-March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deemed unnecessary by the Democrats and , to a lesser extent in the second circumstance , the WHO .
This is cherry-picking statements by Trump while disregarding the WHO ’ s appalling history of placating China during the pandemic .
An editorial in the journal Nature similarly cherry-picked the facts : “ Trump ’ s administration has been increasingly critical of the agency , which for months has guided the world in how to tackle the deadly coronavirus .
That work — and the WHO ’ s other life-saving interventions around the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agency loses its US funding , which amounted to nearly US $ 900 million for 2018–19 .
“ It isn ’ t yet clear whether the White House can withhold this funding — especially the portion that has been approved by the US Congress — and if so , how much it can keep back .
But even talk of doing so in the middle of a global health and economic crisis can not be condemned strongly enough.
” That piece , published last week , is the kind of thing your freshman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can point out the errors .
Nature ’ s editorial said that “ influential lawmakers have been calling for an investigation into the WHO ’ s actions , claiming that the agency was too slow to sound the alarm and too deferential to the Chinese government.
” “ At the same time , they are implicating the WHO in wider questions being directed at China ’ s government .
These include that China could have acted more quickly to lock down in the days after the first outbreak , and that public officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be asked of China , but they are not for the WHO — which acts at the behest of governments — to answer .
And they are not reasons to de-fund the agency.
” Rhetoricians will recognize the straw-man argument straight away .
Bluntly put , the questions being asked of China aren ’ t the ones being asked of the WHO .
Those unmentioned questions for the World Health Organzation would be : Why did you buy China ’ s version of events , particularly when China ’ s lied in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the ground ?
When China lied this time , particularly concerning human-to-human transmission , why did the WHO continue to praise the communist country ?
Why , when the United States raised objections to this treatment , was it deemed to be “ politicizing ” the event ?
Onward and upward — well , maybe downward : “ It is , of course , crucial that lessons are learnt from all stages of this pandemic , ” the editorial continued .
“ Once it is over , there will be many national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the WHO ’ s own — and these will uncover what went right , what went wrong and what could have been done better .
It is always tough to operate in a pandemic , and tougher still when essential cooperation between governments is at a low ebb .
Such inquiries will be an opportunity to improve and to grow .
They are not a reason to undermine or attack.
” “ It is right that researchers , funders and governments have been protesting against Trump ’ s decision , and they must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terms , ” Nature ’ s editors wrote .
“ Those in the United States must also lobby their lawmakers at every level .
The president and his administration must not withhold funding from the WHO .
Doing so will place more lives at risk and ensure that the world takes longer to emerge from this crisis .
“ Nearly 70 years ago , the United States was instrumental in helping to establish the WHO .
Nations realized that they needed such an agency in part because they couldn ’ t tackle pandemics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sad indictment of the state of our world that the agency is now having to fight for its future while doing the job it was created to do , ” it concluded .
“ We need to support the WHO so it is at its strongest , not undermine it at such a crucial hour.
” All of this elides over the most crucial fact : The WHO has bungled this so badly it ’ s become a propaganda organ of the aspiring superpower that was responsible for the virus spreading thanks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now WHO ends up sponsoring a concert .
Yay !
Go them !
It ’ s worth pointing out that the concert raised $ 127 million for coronavirus patients , according to Variety .
That ’ s great .
However , the WHO isn ’ t really in the business of sponsoring concerts , and plenty of other groups would have stepped into the void .
Another group could have brought America together instead of tearing it asunder like an international health organization with a profoundly spotty record during this crisis that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communist dictatorship in Beijing .
So there ’ s that .
Then again , the elites may not have cared .
Remember , it ’ s not hard to stay at home when you ’ re already rich and you have job prospects .
For the 22 million Americans who are unemployed because of the coronavirus , neither of those are necessarily the case .
This doesn ’ t mean Washington is going to automatically defund the WHO .
It means the system is irretrievably broken , even if the United States is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 22 percent of the assessed fees going toward the program , according to the non-profit group KFF .
Given how far WHO has gone off the rails , that funding should be in question — and that ’ s a question that won ’ t be answer by WHO sponsoring a concert of cosseted celebrities pretending they ’ re suffering the same effects from the coronavirus lockdown as the rest of humanity .
Why doesn ’ t WHO let its results speak for themselves instead of trying to get a concert do the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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If there’s any brand that doesn’t need name recognition right now, it’s the World Health Organization. In fact, I think it would benefit from a little less of it. If it could go away for a few months and we just didn’t hear anything about it, that would be super.
Alas, the world’s most overexposed United Nations agency thought it was worth throwing a massive concert over the weekend with some of the biggest stars of today and yesteryear (I can see millennials now: “Who’s Lily Tomlin and what’s a ‘ringy-dingy‘?”) and streaming it over the internet for all to see.
I missed it because I’m a grown man who, despite liking many of the acts that were playing, realized we’d see one song from them at most. The rest were dross and since the event didn’t really have a public schedule, I’d have to sit through a perfunctory performance of “Tik Tok” by Kesha and a heartfelt but meaningless monologue by Amy Poehler before getting to actual music.
I literally have anything better to do with my time; I either spent it brushing up on Ezra Pound’s “The Pisan Cantos” or clinching the AFC Central in Tecmo Super Bowl. (Oilers represent!)
Here was the lineup, in case you missed it:
?BIG NEWS: We’ve just announced MORE ARTISTS for One World: #TogetherAtHome, including @JLo, @Oprah, @taylorswift13, and more. Tune in on April 18 to join the fight against the COVID-19 crisis: https://t.co/UiNeGUFpKd pic.twitter.com/cIcDu6zsTd — Global Citizen (@GlblCtzn) April 14, 2020
Notice how it’s done alphabetically; I got the feeling that’s to make people feel better. Alicia Keys is one of the first names mentioned even though she last had a hit right about the time Barack Obama was feeling the electoral pinch from Mitt Romney. (More immediately recognizable names like, say, Elton John and Taylor Swift, are buried deep inside.)
But here’s the thing: The whole shindig was sponsored by the World Health Organization, which apparently wanted to make sure we knew the kind of goodwill it’s all about.
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Here’s the thing: I don’t know how much the WHO spent on this, and perhaps it even recouped some money. However, this isn’t an organization that’s supposed to be tasked with fun times.
In the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, the WHO more or less relied on information from China as if it were gospel. They had it under control? You bet your bippy they did. No human to human contact? Sure, why not. They had the whole thing on lockdown in Wuhan? Time for a celebration — until, of course, those numbers were revised upwards and the dictatorial methods they used to lock down the city came to light. You’ve got to break a few eggs, after all.
The fact that the WHO is extremely deferential to China while strongly warning the United States about any potential moves to correct the heavily pro-Beijing bias has been a constant source of agitation for the Trump administration.
In an April 14 White House announcement, Trump said the United States would be investigating China’s “role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus,” according to The Hill.
The move would look at how the WHO “failed to adequately obtain, vet and share information in a timely and transparent fashion.”
Democrats decried this, saying that it was designed to take the attention of what they saw as Trump’s own failures.
“Withholding funds for WHO in the midst of the worst pandemic in a century makes as much sense as cutting off ammunition to an ally as the enemy closes in,” Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy said in a statement. “The White House knows that it grossly mishandled this crisis from the beginning, ignoring multiple warnings and squandering valuable time, dismissing medical science, comparing COVID 19 to the common cold, and saying ‘everything will be fine.'”
This deflection works just fine unless you consider the White House closed most travel from China in late January and from Europe in mid-March. In both circumstances, this was deemed unnecessary by the Democrats and, to a lesser extent in the second circumstance, the WHO. This is cherry-picking statements by Trump while disregarding the WHO’s appalling history of placating China during the pandemic.
An editorial in the journal Nature similarly cherry-picked the facts:
“Trump’s administration has been increasingly critical of the agency, which for months has guided the world in how to tackle the deadly coronavirus. That work — and the WHO’s other life-saving interventions around the world — will be at risk if the agency loses its US funding, which amounted to nearly US$900 million for 2018–19.
“It isn’t yet clear whether the White House can withhold this funding — especially the portion that has been approved by the US Congress — and if so, how much it can keep back. But even talk of doing so in the middle of a global health and economic crisis cannot be condemned strongly enough.”
That piece, published last week, is the kind of thing your freshman philosophy teacher passes out so that you can point out the errors. Nature’s editorial said that “influential lawmakers have been calling for an investigation into the WHO’s actions, claiming that the agency was too slow to sound the alarm and too deferential to the Chinese government.”
“At the same time, they are implicating the WHO in wider questions being directed at China’s government. These include that China could have acted more quickly to lock down in the days after the first outbreak, and that public officials withheld important information. Such questions must be asked of China, but they are not for the WHO — which acts at the behest of governments — to answer. And they are not reasons to de-fund the agency.”
Rhetoricians will recognize the straw-man argument straight away. Bluntly put, the questions being asked of China aren’t the ones being asked of the WHO. Those unmentioned questions for the World Health Organzation would be:
Why did you buy China’s version of events, particularly when China’s lied in the past and vigorously delayed allowing investigators in on the ground? When China lied this time, particularly concerning human-to-human transmission, why did the WHO continue to praise the communist country? Why, when the United States raised objections to this treatment, was it deemed to be “politicizing” the event?
Onward and upward — well, maybe downward:
“It is, of course, crucial that lessons are learnt from all stages of this pandemic,” the editorial continued. “Once it is over, there will be many national and international investigations and inquiries — including the WHO’s own — and these will uncover what went right, what went wrong and what could have been done better. It is always tough to operate in a pandemic, and tougher still when essential cooperation between governments is at a low ebb. Such inquiries will be an opportunity to improve and to grow. They are not a reason to undermine or attack.”
(TL;DR version: “Mistakes were made. Who made them? Look, don’t ask silly questions, governments, multilateral organizations and inquiries will find this out in due time. Just be assured these are the adults in the room and they deserve your undivided attention.”)
“It is right that researchers, funders and governments have been protesting against Trump’s decision, and they must continue to do so in the strongest terms,” Nature’s editors wrote. “Those in the United States must also lobby their lawmakers at every level. The president and his administration must not withhold funding from the WHO. Doing so will place more lives at risk and ensure that the world takes longer to emerge from this crisis.
“Nearly 70 years ago, the United States was instrumental in helping to establish the WHO. Nations realized that they needed such an agency in part because they couldn’t tackle pandemics by acting alone. It is a sad indictment of the state of our world that the agency is now having to fight for its future while doing the job it was created to do,” it concluded. “We need to support the WHO so it is at its strongest, not undermine it at such a crucial hour.”
All of this elides over the most crucial fact: The WHO has bungled this so badly it’s become a propaganda organ of the aspiring superpower that was responsible for the virus spreading thanks to inattention and deliberate misinformation from the outset. Now WHO ends up sponsoring a concert. Yay! Go them!
It’s worth pointing out that the concert raised $127 million for coronavirus patients, according to Variety. That’s great. However, the WHO isn’t really in the business of sponsoring concerts, and plenty of other groups would have stepped into the void.
Another group could have brought America together instead of tearing it asunder like an international health organization with a profoundly spotty record during this crisis that includes acting as a mouthpiece for the communist dictatorship in Beijing. So there’s that.
Then again, the elites may not have cared. Remember, it’s not hard to stay at home when you’re already rich and you have job prospects. For the 22 million Americans who are unemployed because of the coronavirus, neither of those are necessarily the case.
This doesn’t mean Washington is going to automatically defund the WHO. It means the system is irretrievably broken, even if the United States is the most prominent benefactor, ponying up 22 percent of the assessed fees going toward the program, according to the non-profit group KFF.
Given how far WHO has gone off the rails, that funding should be in question — and that’s a question that won’t be answer by WHO sponsoring a concert of cosseted celebrities pretending they’re suffering the same effects from the coronavirus lockdown as the rest of humanity.
Why doesn’t WHO let its results speak for themselves instead of trying to get a concert do the work?
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westernjournal--2020-04-23--Biden Campaign Spent Nearly $10K on Pelosi’s Favorite Ice Cream as ‘Donor Gift’

Former Vice President Joe Biden really loves ice cream , so much so that it even says so in his Twitter bio .
In fact , the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee spent almost $ 10,000 — $ 9,942.60 , to be exact — on the dessert as a donor gift between 2019 and 2020 , according to Federal Election Commission data .
And it wasn ’ t just any ice cream that the campaign shelled out almost 10 grand for , but Jeni ’ s Splendid Ice Creams , which is the same brand that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The Late Late Show ” with James Corden on April 13 .
In her appearance , Pelosi bragged about Democrats ’ holding up the stimulus bill and showed off her sizeable stash of the artisanal ice cream , which retails for about $ 12 per pint in the D.C. area on the company ’ s website .
The next day , Biden chimed in to express his mutual love for the ice cream brand .
TRENDING : Every American Needs To See Trump 's 'Nancy Antoinette ' Pelosi Ad - She Could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have great taste , @ SpeakerPelosi , ” he wrote on Twitter .
This wasn ’ t the first time he was connected with the brand .
New York magazine reported that when Biden first joined Instagram , the ice cream company was one of the first accounts he followed .
Jeni ’ s Splendid Ice Creams apparently reciprocates the love , and even tweeted a photo of him last year holding a pint of the cold treat proclaiming , “ @ JoeBiden knows best ” All of this love for a top-shelf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least for Pelosi .
President Donald Trump ’ s re-election campaign later eviscerated Pelosi for being oblivious to the plight of Americans who are hungry and losing their jobs in a scathing ad captioned with the quote “ ‘ Let them eat ice cream.
’ – Nancy Antoinette.
” The quote masterfully equated Pelosi to Marie Antoinette , the queen of France at the time of the French Revolution who is widely quoted as saying “ let them eat cake ” when she was told that peasants had no bread .
( For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s no evidence to suggest she ever said such a phrase — but that doesn ’ t make the comparison any less apt . )
RELATED : Biden Disrespects Wisconsin Ventilator Plant Workers , Dismisses Their Visit with Pence as 'Photo Op' The most damning part of the ad is the series of cuts back and forth between Pelosi ’ s lighthearted enjoyment of the ice cream with news reports of hunger and job loss in America due to the pandemic .
It ends with Pelosi musing , “ I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done if ice cream were not invented.
” Biden and Pelosi share a love of a premium brand of ice cream that many Americans would consider a privilege to afford in any circumstances , let alone in freezers full during a pandemic or to the tune of thousands of campaign dollars .
Perhaps , then , the most satisfying scenario would be to dream of these two splitting a pint of Jeni ’ s Salty Caramel to go with their salty tears as Trump wins his re-election .
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Former Vice President Joe Biden really loves ice cream, so much so that it even says so in his Twitter bio.
In fact, the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee spent almost $10,000 — $9,942.60, to be exact — on the dessert as a donor gift between 2019 and 2020, according to Federal Election Commission data.
And it wasn’t just any ice cream that the campaign shelled out almost 10 grand for, but Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, which is the same brand that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi showed off in her now-infamous interview on “The Late Late Show” with James Corden on April 13.
In her appearance, Pelosi bragged about Democrats’ holding up the stimulus bill and showed off her sizeable stash of the artisanal ice cream, which retails for about $12 per pint in the D.C. area on the company’s website.
The next day, Biden chimed in to express his mutual love for the ice cream brand.
“You have great taste, @SpeakerPelosi,” he wrote on Twitter.
This wasn’t the first time he was connected with the brand. New York magazine reported that when Biden first joined Instagram, the ice cream company was one of the first accounts he followed.
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams apparently reciprocates the love, and even tweeted a photo of him last year holding a pint of the cold treat proclaiming, “@JoeBiden knows best”
All of this love for a top-shelf ice cream brand was ill-timed, at least for Pelosi.
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign later eviscerated Pelosi for being oblivious to the plight of Americans who are hungry and losing their jobs in a scathing ad captioned with the quote “‘Let them eat ice cream.’ – Nancy Antoinette.”
The quote masterfully equated Pelosi to Marie Antoinette, the queen of France at the time of the French Revolution who is widely quoted as saying “let them eat cake” when she was told that peasants had no bread. (For what it’s worth, there’s no evidence to suggest she ever said such a phrase — but that doesn’t make the comparison any less apt.)
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The most damning part of the ad is the series of cuts back and forth between Pelosi’s lighthearted enjoyment of the ice cream with news reports of hunger and job loss in America due to the pandemic.
It ends with Pelosi musing, “I don’t know what I would’ve done if ice cream were not invented.”
Biden and Pelosi share a love of a premium brand of ice cream that many Americans would consider a privilege to afford in any circumstances, let alone in freezers full during a pandemic or to the tune of thousands of campaign dollars.
Perhaps, then, the most satisfying scenario would be to dream of these two splitting a pint of Jeni’s Salty Caramel to go with their salty tears as Trump wins his re-election.
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westernjournal--2020-04-23--Biden Disrespects Wisconsin Ventilator Plant Workers, Dismisses Their Visit with Pence as ‘Photo Op’

Like many other elected Democrats and media pundits , presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been sniping at President Donald Trump from the sidelines regarding his administration ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic .
And he ’ s kept it up even as Trump and the White House coronavirus task force have been working nonstop for the past couple months to address the nation ’ s most critical needs and manage the economic catastrophe the public health crisis has caused .
Now it appears Biden has set his sights on taking shots at Vice President Mike Pence , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over a visit to a plant in Wisconsin that is manufacturing ventilator machines needed for the most severe COVID-19 cases .
In doing so , however , the former vice president actually ended up hitting the very same working-class laborers he claims to be fighting for by diminishing what they are doing and dismissing the whole event as nothing more than a “ photo op.
” On Tuesday , Pence visited a General Electric plant in Madison , Wisconsin , that had shifted production to make the ventilator machines that were in such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Every American Needs To See Trump 's 'Nancy Antoinette ' Pelosi Ad - She Could n't Care Less About Us Undoubtedly , aside from highlighting the important job those workers were doing , Pence ’ s visit was also intended as something of a morale boost for the workers , who would be proud of the recognition they ’ d received for the risks they were taking to produce a machine that will help save people ’ s lives .
According to a statement released by Biden ’ s campaign , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former VP saw the planned visit to the manufacturing plant at all .
“ This attempt to use Wisconsin as the backdrop to a political photo opportunity comes as the state is suffering a devastating loss of life to COVID-19 , particularly in the African American community , hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin workers have filed for unemployment in recent weeks , and Republicans drive dangerous efforts to prematurely end social distancing efforts , ” he said in the statement , according to the Washington Examiner .
Biden proceeded to label the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ one of the most significant failures of governance of any administration in modern history , ” and chastised the president for his supposed failure to invoke the Defense Production Act to compel the production of specific goods and services necessary to combat the virus .
“ The Trump Administration routinely takes steps too late and by half measure .
President Trump is now , belatedly , saying he will invoke the DPA to produce more testing swabs , ” Biden continued .
“ For weeks , I have urged President Trump to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and statements , including the recommendation to implement the DPA for urgently needed lab supplies like swabs.
” Here ’ s the deal , though : As usual , Biden doesn ’ t even know what he ’ s talking about , and his ignorance has now resulted in his insulting hardworking Americans who are attempting to fulfill a vital need .
A Wednesday news release from the Trump campaign in response to Biden ’ s statement noted that the president had already invoked the Defense Production Act numerous times to increase production @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Biden ’ s dismissive characterization couldn ’ t be further from the truth .
Instead of derision , these workers deserve gratitude — and that ’ s exactly why Vice President Pence was there , ” the release read .
The campaign noted that Democrats like Biden had unnecessarily fueled the panic about a supposed ventilator shortage , but while Biden and others were “ doing nothing but sniping from the sidelines , President Trump , Vice President Pence , and their coronavirus task force were finding solutions that saved American lives.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 10K on Pelosi 's Favorite Ice Cream as 'Donor Gift' “ The machinists in Wisconsin were and are a big part of that .
To see Biden insult their incredible progress for political reasons is a disgrace.
” In all actuality , whether they plant workers are supporters of the Trump administration or not , the visit from Pence was likely a once-in-a-lifetime event they will remember forever as a moment of pride when their hard work and sacrifice was recognized .
This isn ’ t the first time Biden has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explicit argument with a plant worker in Michigan about gun control ) and it likely won ’ t be the last , either .
In truth , he ’ s probably just jealous that he wasn ’ t able to go visit and herald the accomplishments of those workers before Pence did .
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Like many other elected Democrats and media pundits, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been sniping at President Donald Trump from the sidelines regarding his administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
And he’s kept it up even as Trump and the White House coronavirus task force have been working nonstop for the past couple months to address the nation’s most critical needs and manage the economic catastrophe the public health crisis has caused.
Now it appears Biden has set his sights on taking shots at Vice President Mike Pence, the task force’s leader, over a visit to a plant in Wisconsin that is manufacturing ventilator machines needed for the most severe COVID-19 cases.
In doing so, however, the former vice president actually ended up hitting the very same working-class laborers he claims to be fighting for by diminishing what they are doing and dismissing the whole event as nothing more than a “photo op.”
On Tuesday, Pence visited a General Electric plant in Madison, Wisconsin, that had shifted production to make the ventilator machines that were in such high demand, WUWM reported.
Undoubtedly, aside from highlighting the important job those workers were doing, Pence’s visit was also intended as something of a morale boost for the workers, who would be proud of the recognition they’d received for the risks they were taking to produce a machine that will help save people’s lives.
According to a statement released by Biden’s campaign, however, that isn’t how the former VP saw the planned visit to the manufacturing plant at all.
“This attempt to use Wisconsin as the backdrop to a political photo opportunity comes as the state is suffering a devastating loss of life to COVID-19, particularly in the African American community, hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin workers have filed for unemployment in recent weeks, and Republicans drive dangerous efforts to prematurely end social distancing efforts,” he said in the statement, according to the Washington Examiner.
Biden proceeded to label the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic “one of the most significant failures of governance of any administration in modern history,” and chastised the president for his supposed failure to invoke the Defense Production Act to compel the production of specific goods and services necessary to combat the virus.
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“The Trump Administration routinely takes steps too late and by half measure. President Trump is now, belatedly, saying he will invoke the DPA to produce more testing swabs,” Biden continued. “For weeks, I have urged President Trump to adopt the policies in my COVID-19 plans and statements, including the recommendation to implement the DPA for urgently needed lab supplies like swabs.”
Here’s the deal, though: As usual, Biden doesn’t even know what he’s talking about, and his ignorance has now resulted in his insulting hardworking Americans who are attempting to fulfill a vital need.
A Wednesday news release from the Trump campaign in response to Biden’s statement noted that the president had already invoked the Defense Production Act numerous times to increase production of the highly desired ventilator machines.
“Biden’s dismissive characterization couldn’t be further from the truth. Instead of derision, these workers deserve gratitude — and that’s exactly why Vice President Pence was there,” the release read.
The campaign noted that Democrats like Biden had unnecessarily fueled the panic about a supposed ventilator shortage, but while Biden and others were “doing nothing but sniping from the sidelines, President Trump, Vice President Pence, and their coronavirus task force were finding solutions that saved American lives.”
“The machinists in Wisconsin were and are a big part of that. To see Biden insult their incredible progress for political reasons is a disgrace.”
In all actuality, whether they plant workers are supporters of the Trump administration or not, the visit from Pence was likely a once-in-a-lifetime event they will remember forever as a moment of pride when their hard work and sacrifice was recognized.
This isn’t the first time Biden has been dismissive of working-class laborers (recall his explicit argument with a plant worker in Michigan about gun control) and it likely won’t be the last, either.
In truth, he’s probably just jealous that he wasn’t able to go visit and herald the accomplishments of those workers before Pence did.
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westernjournal--2020-04-24--Early Antibody Tests Suggest an Astonishing 21% of NYC Residents Already Had Coronavirus, Cuomo Says

Roughly one in five people in New York City may already have been infected with the coronavirus , according to a test conducted to measure antibodies to the virus .
Antibodies are part of the immune system .
The presence of antibodies to the coronavirus can indicate if someone has already been infected .
That ’ s important in understanding the disease .
New York state tested 3,000 people across 19 counties and found that 13.9 percent of those tested had antibodies for the virus , Gov .
Andrew Cuomo said Thursday , according to The Post-Standard of Syracuse .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ population would mean that 2.7 million people across with state have already had the virus .
New York ’ s official count of COVID-19 cases is only 263,460 , according to Johns Hopkins .
TRENDING : Every American Needs To See Trump 's 'Nancy Antoinette ' Pelosi Ad - She Could n't Care Less About Us The numbers could mean that the actual fatality rate from the virus is far lower than current calculated , Dr. Amesh Adalja , an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins , told CNN .
“ It tells @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than we thought .
When we look at the models that are using hospitalization rates and case fatality ratios , that those are likely overestimating because they ’ re based on skewed data , ” he said .
“ The hospitalization rate may be much lower because the denominator ( of people infected ) is so much bigger.
” “ I think it ’ s also in a way reassuring , meaning that we are developing some immunity to this .
There are people that have mild illness that don ’ t know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be part of how we move forward as we start to think about reopening certain parts of the country , ” Adalja added .
Cuomo said that if the projections are accurate , it would mean the death rate for the virus is about 0.5 percent , far lower than the 6 percent death rate based on the official count of cases and deaths .
The new data confirmed that the New York City area of the state is where the disease is concentrated .
Antibodies were found in over 21 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 16.7 percent of those tested on Long Island and 11.7 percent of those tested in Westchester and Rockland counties .
For the rest of the state , only 3.6 percent of those tested had antibodies for the virus .
Cuomo said the numbers support his plan to reopen the state by regions , when the time comes to reopen .
“ The facts should dictate the action , ” he said .
“ When you have different facts , you have different actions.
” The antibody test may be important going forward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health commissioner , told The New York Times .
RELATED : Trump Announces Air Force and Navy Flyovers of Major Cities To Honor Health Care Workers “ It is a way to say this person had the disease and they can go back into the work force , ” he said .
“ A strong test like we have can tell you that you have antibodies.
” Zucker said it is unclear if having the antibodies creates a long-lasting immunity , “ The amount of time , we need to see .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he said .
Dr. David Katz , the founding director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center in Connecticut , said recently that one key to stopping the virus is to build what is known as “ herd immunity , ” which is the collective resistance to a virus that grows naturally by many people having the disease , recovering and developing antibodies .
“ It finds it harder to get to a host where it can survive and it dies out , ” he said .
“ That ’ s herd immunity.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ new that there is no data yet to determine how many people might need to have the disease and recover before the virus loses its punch .
“ The numbers of us that need to have antibodies vary with the properties of a given contagion .
And we ’ re learning what the properties of this particular contagion are .
That also needs to come from data , ” he said .
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Roughly one in five people in New York City may already have been infected with the coronavirus, according to a test conducted to measure antibodies to the virus.
Antibodies are part of the immune system. The presence of antibodies to the coronavirus can indicate if someone has already been infected. That’s important in understanding the disease.
New York state tested 3,000 people across 19 counties and found that 13.9 percent of those tested had antibodies for the virus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday, according to The Post-Standard of Syracuse.
Extrapolating that to the overall New York population would mean that 2.7 million people across with state have already had the virus.
New York’s official count of COVID-19 cases is only 263,460, according to Johns Hopkins.
The numbers could mean that the actual fatality rate from the virus is far lower than current calculated, Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, told CNN.
“It tells us this virus is much more widespread than we thought. When we look at the models that are using hospitalization rates and case fatality ratios, that those are likely overestimating because they’re based on skewed data,” he said. “The hospitalization rate may be much lower because the denominator (of people infected) is so much bigger.”
“I think it’s also in a way reassuring, meaning that we are developing some immunity to this. There are people that have mild illness that don’t know they are sick, and those individuals may be part of how we move forward as we start to think about reopening certain parts of the country,” Adalja added.
Cuomo said that if the projections are accurate, it would mean the death rate for the virus is about 0.5 percent, far lower than the 6 percent death rate based on the official count of cases and deaths.
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The new data confirmed that the New York City area of the state is where the disease is concentrated. Antibodies were found in over 21 percent of those tested in New York City, 16.7 percent of those tested on Long Island and 11.7 percent of those tested in Westchester and Rockland counties.
For the rest of the state, only 3.6 percent of those tested had antibodies for the virus.
Cuomo said the numbers support his plan to reopen the state by regions, when the time comes to reopen.
“The facts should dictate the action,” he said. “When you have different facts, you have different actions.”
The antibody test may be important going forward, Dr. Howard Zucker, the state health commissioner, told The New York Times.
“It is a way to say this person had the disease and they can go back into the work force,” he said. “A strong test like we have can tell you that you have antibodies.”
Zucker said it is unclear if having the antibodies creates a long-lasting immunity,
“The amount of time, we need to see. We don’t know that yet,” he said.
Dr. David Katz, the founding director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center in Connecticut, said recently that one key to stopping the virus is to build what is known as “herd immunity,” which is the collective resistance to a virus that grows naturally by many people having the disease, recovering and developing antibodies.
“It finds it harder to get to a host where it can survive and it dies out,” he said. “That’s herd immunity.”
Katz said the virus is so new that there is no data yet to determine how many people might need to have the disease and recover before the virus loses its punch.
“The numbers of us that need to have antibodies vary with the properties of a given contagion. And we’re learning what the properties of this particular contagion are. That also needs to come from data,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-04-23--Dick Morris: Bankruptcy May Be the Best Answer for New York State

As Gov .
Andrew Cuomo of New York pleads for federal assistance in the various phases of the stimulus package , we should realize that he is hoping the Washington dollars can help him paper over a $ 6 billion deficit that his budget was showing before the virus hit .
New York is , by far , the hardest-hit state in the nation .
Over 30 percent of all coronavirus deaths in the U.S. have been in New York , so much of the loss of economic activity and consequently of budget revenue will be there .
Cuomo is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in New York is due to the virus .
But New York has a deeper virus — out of control spending and union contracts that drive the government ’ s need for revenue .
This demand for more money might eat up the bulk of the federal revenue like a tapeworm .
TRENDING : Every American Needs To See Trump 's 'Nancy Antoinette ' Pelosi Ad - She Could n't Care Less About Us Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has suggested that states like New York get the ability to declare bankruptcy in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can do so but the states can not .
While Cuomo dismissed McConnell ’ s proposal as partisan , it represents perhaps the only way out for New York .
If the state declared bankruptcy , it could get out of the public employee union contracts that are driving its deficits .
These contracts saddle New York and other states with payroll and pension costs and inhibit efforts to increase worker productivity and efficiency .
No governor or legislature could do this kind of reform without facing certain defeat in the election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New York taxpayers .
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As Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York pleads for federal assistance in the various phases of the stimulus package, we should realize that he is hoping the Washington dollars can help him paper over a $6 billion deficit that his budget was showing before the virus hit.
New York is, by far, the hardest-hit state in the nation.
Over 30 percent of all coronavirus deaths in the U.S. have been in New York, so much of the loss of economic activity and consequently of budget revenue will be there.
Cuomo is pretending that the entire need for funds in New York is due to the virus. But New York has a deeper virus — out of control spending and union contracts that drive the government’s need for revenue.
This demand for more money might eat up the bulk of the federal revenue like a tapeworm.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has suggested that states like New York get the ability to declare bankruptcy in the current crisis.
Currently, localities can do so but the states cannot. While Cuomo dismissed McConnell’s proposal as partisan, it represents perhaps the only way out for New York.
If the state declared bankruptcy, it could get out of the public employee union contracts that are driving its deficits. These contracts saddle New York and other states with payroll and pension costs and inhibit efforts to increase worker productivity and efficiency.
No governor or legislature could do this kind of reform without facing certain defeat in the election.
But a federal bankruptcy reform could save the New York taxpayers.
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westernjournal--2020-04-23--Far-Left ‘Squad’ Dem Accuses Trump of ‘War Crimes’ for Doing Exactly What Pelosi, de Blasio Did

No matter what President Donald Trump does , there are going to be those on the left who use his words to attack him .
Criticism of any president is appropriate when warranted ; that is one of the many great things about being an American — the right to say what we want to .
But frequently criticism of Trump delves into the absurd , which is what happened when Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley spoke on Tuesday .
TRENDING : Every American Needs To See Trump 's 'Nancy Antoinette ' Pelosi Ad - She Could n't Care Less About @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ squad ” of progressive female lawmakers accused the president of actions “ akin to war crimes.
” “ So as far as I ’ m concerned , what ’ s happening with this administration , it ’ s akin to war crimes — criminal negligence , science denials , a sluggish response , ” she said during an online news conference , according to the Media Research Center .
“ We find ourselves in the position of playing catch-up in the midst of a pandemic , ” the Democratic lawmaker continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you want to be in the midst of any public health crisis — and certainly not a pandemic — is working from behind.
” It was just three years ago that Pressley ’ s party thought that leading from behind was the bee ’ s knees , but that is beside the point .
“ We just have to reject any calls for a return to normal , because that normal is one that was slowly killing people , ” she said .
“ That normal was one that did not provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one that abandoned our most vulnerable communities in times of crisis.
” Reasonable criticism could be made with fingers pointed to Republicans and Democrats for not working quick enough on a coronavirus response , but war crimes ?
The United Nations defines war crimes as “ [ g ] rave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.
” Specifically , the international organization lists the crimes of “ [ w ] ilful killing , “ [ t ] orture or inhuman treatment ” and “ [ t ] aking of hostages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ representative did not say which “ war crimes ” the president had committed , but it is tough to imagine what she could mean .
Where was Pressley ’ s criticism of her own party and the irresponsible things Democrats were saying in January and February ?
Shortly after Trump instituted his China travel ban , former Vice President Joe Biden , the presumptive Democratic nominee for president , called the president a xenophobe and accused him of hysteria .
“ We are in the midst of a crisis with the coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ science — not Donald Trump ’ s record of hysteria , xenophobia , and fear-mongering .
He is the worst possible person to lead our country through a global health emergency , ” he said .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi encouraged citizens to flock to Chinatown toward the end of February as the pandemic was spreading .
“ It ’ s exciting to be here , especially at this time , to be able to be unified with our community , ” she said .
“ We want to be vigilant about what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We want to be careful about how we deal with it , but we do want to say to people , ‘ Come to Chinatown , here we are — we ’ re , again , careful , safe — and come join us.
’ ” And New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was advising the citizens of his city , which has become one of the hardest-hit places in the country , to go on the town .
“ Since I ’ m encouraging New Yorkers to go on with your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite Coronavirus , I thought I would offer some suggestions .
Here ’ s the first : thru Thurs 3/5 go see ‘ The Traitor ’ @ FilmLinc .
If ‘ The Wire ’ was a true story + set in Italy , it would be this film , ” he said in March .
It is more likely Pressley was not interested in holding people accountable for inaction but was simply attacking the president for the sake of attacking the president .
And that is not something this nation needs .
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No matter what President Donald Trump does, there are going to be those on the left who use his words to attack him.
Criticism of any president is appropriate when warranted; that is one of the many great things about being an American — the right to say what we want to.
But frequently criticism of Trump delves into the absurd, which is what happened when Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley spoke on Tuesday.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley: “As far as I’m concerned, what’s happening with this administration is akin to war crimes.” pic.twitter.com/pnirlXPH7e — The Hill (@thehill) April 21, 2020
The Massachusetts representative and member of the “squad” of progressive female lawmakers accused the president of actions “akin to war crimes.”
“So as far as I’m concerned, what’s happening with this administration, it’s akin to war crimes — criminal negligence, science denials, a sluggish response,” she said during an online news conference, according to the Media Research Center.
“We find ourselves in the position of playing catch-up in the midst of a pandemic,” the Democratic lawmaker continued.
“Which is the last place that you want to be in the midst of any public health crisis — and certainly not a pandemic — is working from behind.”
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It was just three years ago that Pressley’s party thought that leading from behind was the bee’s knees, but that is beside the point.
“We just have to reject any calls for a return to normal, because that normal is one that was slowly killing people,” she said.
“That normal was one that did not provide adequate health care, that normal is one that abandoned our most vulnerable communities in times of crisis.”
Reasonable criticism could be made with fingers pointed to Republicans and Democrats for not working quick enough on a coronavirus response, but war crimes?
The United Nations defines war crimes as “[g]rave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.”
Specifically, the international organization lists the crimes of “[w]ilful killing, “[t]orture or inhuman treatment” and “[t]aking of hostages,” among others.
The freshman representative did not say which “war crimes” the president had committed, but it is tough to imagine what she could mean.
Where was Pressley’s criticism of her own party and the irresponsible things Democrats were saying in January and February?
Shortly after Trump instituted his China travel ban, former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, called the president a xenophobe and accused him of hysteria.
“We are in the midst of a crisis with the coronavirus. We need to lead the way with science — not Donald Trump’s record of hysteria, xenophobia, and fear-mongering. He is the worst possible person to lead our country through a global health emergency,” he said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi encouraged citizens to flock to Chinatown toward the end of February as the pandemic was spreading.
“It’s exciting to be here, especially at this time, to be able to be unified with our community,” she said.
“We want to be vigilant about what is out there in other places. We want to be careful about how we deal with it, but we do want to say to people, ‘Come to Chinatown, here we are — we’re, again, careful, safe — and come join us.’”
And New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was advising the citizens of his city, which has become one of the hardest-hit places in the country, to go on the town.
“Since I’m encouraging New Yorkers to go on with your lives + get out on the town despite Coronavirus, I thought I would offer some suggestions. Here’s the first: thru Thurs 3/5 go see ‘The Traitor’ @FilmLinc. If ‘The Wire’ was a true story + set in Italy, it would be this film,” he said in March.
Since I’m encouraging New Yorkers to go on with your lives + get out on the town despite Coronavirus, I thought I would offer some suggestions. Here’s the first: thru Thurs 3/5 go see “The Traitor” @FilmLinc. If “The Wire” was a true story + set in Italy, it would be this film. — Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) March 3, 2020
It is more likely Pressley was not interested in holding people accountable for inaction but was simply attacking the president for the sake of attacking the president. And that is not something this nation needs.
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westernjournal--2020-04-23--Cali Police Toe Governor’s Line, Halt Protests at State Capitol

State police in California are toeing the line set by Democratic Gov .
Gavin Newsom , announcing a de-facto temporary ban on all protests on state property .
In an authoritarian knee-jerk response to Monday protests at the state capitol in Sacramento , the California Highway Patrol has decided to simply stop issuing permits for protests at state facilities until it is “ safe ” to do so .
“ Permits are issued to provide safe environments for demonstrators to express their views , ” the CHP , which serves as the state ’ s police force , said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ In this case , the permit for the convoy was issued with the understanding that the protest would be conducted in a manner consistent with the state ’ s public health guidance .
That is not what occurred , and CHP will take this experience into account when considering permits for this or any other group.
” For now , there will be no protesting on state grounds .
TRENDING : Every American Needs To See Trump 's 'Nancy Antoinette ' Pelosi Ad - She Could n't Care Less About Us “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the health of all Californians during the COVID-19 pandemic , effective immediately the California Highway Patrol will deny any permit requests for events or activities at all state facilities , to include the State Capitol , until public health officials have determined it is safe to gather again , ” the CHP said .
Even before the protests and police action , Newsom threatened the use of martial law against California citizens .
Protesters were demonstrating against the governor ’ s strict stay-at-home order , which requires “ all individuals living in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at their place of residence ” unless they are obtaining supplies or health care .
The order does not apply to workers deemed “ essential ” who are traveling to and from work .
California cities have largely followed the path cut by Newsom .
One city , San Clemente , even took a page from a 1990s teen movie villain ’ s book by dumping 37 tons of sand in a skate park used by children and young adults .
For places like Los Angeles , where some 50 percent of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lockdown has taken is clear .
When the order is eventually allowed to expire by the governor , the state ’ e economy will be forced to play catch-up as the dust settles .
The businesses that survive the pandemic will have their pick from a sea of job applicants , but it ’ s unclear how many jobs will be waiting when the economy opens up .
Demonstrators looking to express their disapproval with the government will have to think creatively now that the CHP has taken a potent protesting location @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their voice heard on state-owned grounds is a shocking new low , even for California .
RELATED : Government Overreach Backfires as Dirt Bikers Show Up to Skate Park Filled with Sand California remains a hot spot for COVID-19 , and it ’ s unclear when the stay-at-home order will end .
Until that time arrives , workers deemed “ nonessential ” in the state are forced to stay home and , in many cases , lose their ability to earn any sort of income .
As we saw with the Chinese city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major toll on communities .
For California , it seems the state that emerges from the pandemic will likely look very , very different .
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State police in California are toeing the line set by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, announcing a de-facto temporary ban on all protests on state property.
In an authoritarian knee-jerk response to Monday protests at the state capitol in Sacramento, the California Highway Patrol has decided to simply stop issuing permits for protests at state facilities until it is “safe” to do so.
“Permits are issued to provide safe environments for demonstrators to express their views,” the CHP, which serves as the state’s police force, said in a statement to The Sacramento Bee.
“In this case, the permit for the convoy was issued with the understanding that the protest would be conducted in a manner consistent with the state’s public health guidance. That is not what occurred, and CHP will take this experience into account when considering permits for this or any other group.”
For now, there will be no protesting on state grounds.
“In the interest of public safety and the health of all Californians during the COVID-19 pandemic, effective immediately the California Highway Patrol will deny any permit requests for events or activities at all state facilities, to include the State Capitol, until public health officials have determined it is safe to gather again,” the CHP said.
Even before the protests and police action, Newsom threatened the use of martial law against California citizens.
Protesters were demonstrating against the governor’s strict stay-at-home order, which requires “all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of residence” unless they are obtaining supplies or health care. The order does not apply to workers deemed “essential” who are traveling to and from work.
California cities have largely followed the path cut by Newsom.
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One city, San Clemente, even took a page from a 1990s teen movie villain’s book by dumping 37 tons of sand in a skate park used by children and young adults.
For places like Los Angeles, where some 50 percent of the workforce is unemployed, the toll that the lockdown has taken is clear.
When the order is eventually allowed to expire by the governor, the state’e economy will be forced to play catch-up as the dust settles. The businesses that survive the pandemic will have their pick from a sea of job applicants, but it’s unclear how many jobs will be waiting when the economy opens up.
Demonstrators looking to express their disapproval with the government will have to think creatively now that the CHP has taken a potent protesting location away.
Prohibiting peaceful dissenters from making their voice heard on state-owned grounds is a shocking new low, even for California.
California remains a hot spot for COVID-19, and it’s unclear when the stay-at-home order will end. Until that time arrives, workers deemed “nonessential” in the state are forced to stay home and, in many cases, lose their ability to earn any sort of income.
As we saw with the Chinese city of Wuhan, lengthy lockdowns take a major toll on communities.
For California, it seems the state that emerges from the pandemic will likely look very, very different.
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westernjournal--2020-04-23--Woman Shares Clever Trick She Uses To Trim Dog’s Nails in Video

When it comes to dog care , grooming is a task often left to the professionals .
When a pup requires more than a quick brush or an occasional bath , some people are hesitant to get involved and turn to groomers .
Trimming nails is often owners ’ and dogs ’ least favorite part of a grooming routine .
Many dogs just plain don ’ t like their feet handled , and it ’ s hard to cut the nail without getting into the quick ( the blood vessel and nerve inside the nail ) when a dog keeps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nails are even harder to trim , since you can ’ t see the quick at all .
It takes a steady hand and experience to clip nails short enough without cutting them too short , and many people opt to use dremels to grind down the nail gradually instead — but even that takes practice for both canine and human .
TRENDING : Every American Needs To See Trump 's 'Nancy Antoinette ' Pelosi Ad - She Could n't Care Less About Us One woman has developed a hack , though , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trims their nails .
While her husband says it makes her “ look like a dork , ” the proof is in the peanut butter .
Lindsey Shelton from California has two dogs named Schmidt and Murphy .
She needed to get their nails done , but also needed a way to keep them still while she clipped .
So she got cling wrap , wound it around the top of her head and plastered a large spoonful of ( non-xylitol ) peanut butter across her forehead area , prompting the “ dork @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oh , I look like a dork ?
” she clapped back in her video .
“ I ’ m about to look like a genius !
” Then , facing Schmidt , she let him lick the peanut butter off her forehead while she got the grooming job done .
She posted a video of her life hack , and it ’ s since taken off .
“ Schmidt has always been slightly easier to handle , ” Shelton told The Dodo .
“ Usually , it takes me and my husband @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was less convinced , and even the peanut butter wasn ’ t enough of a draw to let Shelton use the clippers on him .
“ With Murphy , not so much .
I got about three nails clipped on Murphy and all of Schmidt ’ s done.
” RELATED : Woman Builds Midcentury Home for Her Cats Using Old Boxes Dogs love peanut butter , and this is a terribly clever way to get a dog to hold still — with one caveat .
If you opt to try this , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a dog that doesn ’ t mind its nails being clipped .
One wrong move around a nervous dog , and you could end up with a bite to the face or clipping a nail too short .
In general , though , peanut butter smudges are definitely a good way to get these rather unfavorable tasks done .
In fact , this “ hack ” has popped up in different ways before , some more refined than others .
Some people simply smear peanut butter on the wall above the tub when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dog will focus on licking off the delicious treat while the owner can focus on getting their pooch squeaky-clean .
Some enterprising individuals have even come up with a product that sticks to the wall so that you don ’ t have to make a mess on your tub walls .
A few models even have cutouts or grooves so that it takes the dog longer to get all the sticky treat , leaving you free to do the sudsing with a more compliant pup .
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When it comes to dog care, grooming is a task often left to the professionals. When a pup requires more than a quick brush or an occasional bath, some people are hesitant to get involved and turn to groomers.
Trimming nails is often owners’ and dogs’ least favorite part of a grooming routine. Many dogs just plain don’t like their feet handled, and it’s hard to cut the nail without getting into the quick (the blood vessel and nerve inside the nail) when a dog keeps moving its paw.
Dogs with black nails are even harder to trim, since you can’t see the quick at all.
It takes a steady hand and experience to clip nails short enough without cutting them too short, and many people opt to use dremels to grind down the nail gradually instead — but even that takes practice for both canine and human.
One woman has developed a hack, though, to keep her dogs steady while she trims their nails. While her husband says it makes her “look like a dork,” the proof is in the peanut butter.
Lindsey Shelton from California has two dogs named Schmidt and Murphy. She needed to get their nails done, but also needed a way to keep them still while she clipped.
So she got cling wrap, wound it around the top of her head and plastered a large spoonful of (non-xylitol) peanut butter across her forehead area, prompting the “dork” comment from her husband.
“Oh, I look like a dork?” she clapped back in her video. “I’m about to look like a genius!”
Then, facing Schmidt, she let him lick the peanut butter off her forehead while she got the grooming job done. She posted a video of her life hack, and it’s since taken off.
“Schmidt has always been slightly easier to handle,” Shelton told The Dodo. “Usually, it takes me and my husband wrestling him like a crocodile.”
Murphy was less convinced, and even the peanut butter wasn’t enough of a draw to let Shelton use the clippers on him.
“With Schmidt, it worked wonderfully!” she reported.
“With Murphy, not so much. I got about three nails clipped on Murphy and all of Schmidt’s done.”
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Dogs love peanut butter, and this is a terribly clever way to get a dog to hold still — with one caveat. If you opt to try this, it’s best to use it on a dog that doesn’t mind its nails being clipped.
One wrong move around a nervous dog, and you could end up with a bite to the face or clipping a nail too short. In general, though, peanut butter smudges are definitely a good way to get these rather unfavorable tasks done.
In fact, this “hack” has popped up in different ways before, some more refined than others.
Some people simply smear peanut butter on the wall above the tub when they wash their dog, and the dog will focus on licking off the delicious treat while the owner can focus on getting their pooch squeaky-clean.
Some enterprising individuals have even come up with a product that sticks to the wall so that you don’t have to make a mess on your tub walls.
A few models even have cutouts or grooves so that it takes the dog longer to get all the sticky treat, leaving you free to do the sudsing with a more compliant pup.
Have you tried any of these tricks before?
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westernjournal--2020-04-23--Woman Builds Midcentury Home for Her Cats Using Old Boxes

Meet Huckleberry and Floyd , two black cats who are first-time homeowners , thanks to their human who custom-built a cat condo just for their enjoyment .
Gentry Sanders , who lives in Seattle with her two cats , loves DIY projects , houseplants and graphic design .
She also adores her kitties , even when they are rambunctious and chasing catnip in and out of rooms like a small dust devil .
“ Every day , stuff is being knocked over , things are broken , they just love playing , ” Sanders told The Dodo .
TRENDING : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'Nancy Antoinette ' Pelosi Ad - She Could n't Care Less About Us Like many cats , Huckleberry and Floyd enjoy playing with the classic cardboard box — an activity that will keep them entertained over and over again .
Noticing how much time the cats spent napping and playing in cardboard , Sanders got the idea to build a midcentury-style house for her furry loves .
“ I figured I could just use the boxes to make something cute since they were always sitting out in my house , ” Sanders said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figured , ‘ Why not a midcentury house ?
’ ” Naturally , the curious cats were paws-on during the construction , making sure to lay all over the building materials as Sanders got to work .
“ I can ’ t do anything in my house without them being involved in it , ” Sanders said .
“ They loved the cutting of the cardboard because they got to lay on it and chew it .
Surprisingly , they left me alone when I painted but I purposefully planned that during their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was dry and Sanders was ready to unveil the new home , she was a bit worried that her cats would be unimpressed .
Perhaps they would prefer not to move in , opting instead for a plain old cardboard box .
But Sanders ’ uncertainty was soon put to rest as she watched her cats inspect their new home with delight .
RELATED : Woman Shares Clever Trick She Uses To Trim Dog 's Nails in Video “ They immediately were all over it , and Floyd put his catnip banana inside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders said .
The house has been a hit , with both cats enjoying it in their own ways .
“ Since then , Huck sleeps in it all the time while I am working , ” Sanders said .
“ Floyd either sleeps in it or works on tearing apart his catnip toys .
I am honestly surprised how much they love it.
” Sanders documented the building process of the “ Mid Century Meow-nor ” for her blog , The Green Mad House .
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Meet Huckleberry and Floyd, two black cats who are first-time homeowners, thanks to their human who custom-built a cat condo just for their enjoyment.
Gentry Sanders, who lives in Seattle with her two cats, loves DIY projects, houseplants and graphic design.
She also adores her kitties, even when they are rambunctious and chasing catnip in and out of rooms like a small dust devil.
“Every day, stuff is being knocked over, things are broken, they just love playing,” Sanders told The Dodo.
Like many cats, Huckleberry and Floyd enjoy playing with the classic cardboard box — an activity that will keep them entertained over and over again.
Noticing how much time the cats spent napping and playing in cardboard, Sanders got the idea to build a midcentury-style house for her furry loves.
“I figured I could just use the boxes to make something cute since they were always sitting out in my house,” Sanders said. “I love midcentury style and figured, ‘Why not a midcentury house?’”
Naturally, the curious cats were paws-on during the construction, making sure to lay all over the building materials as Sanders got to work.
“I can’t do anything in my house without them being involved in it,” Sanders said.
“They loved the cutting of the cardboard because they got to lay on it and chew it. Surprisingly, they left me alone when I painted but I purposefully planned that during their afternoon nap time.”
When the paint was dry and Sanders was ready to unveil the new home, she was a bit worried that her cats would be unimpressed. Perhaps they would prefer not to move in, opting instead for a plain old cardboard box.
But Sanders’ uncertainty was soon put to rest as she watched her cats inspect their new home with delight.
“They immediately were all over it, and Floyd put his catnip banana inside and started chewing on it,” Sanders said.
The house has been a hit, with both cats enjoying it in their own ways.
“Since then, Huck sleeps in it all the time while I am working,” Sanders said. “Floyd either sleeps in it or works on tearing apart his catnip toys. I am honestly surprised how much they love it.”
Sanders documented the building process of the “Mid Century Meow-nor” for her blog, The Green Mad House.
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westernjournal--2020-04-23--While AOC Still Gets a Paycheck, She Says People Shouldn’t Return to Work as Communities Reopen

Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , who is currently drawing a big paycheck for doing very little , is calling for Americans in a dire economic situation to boycott returning to work .
In an interview with Vice TV on Wednesday , the New York Democrat said Americans should refrain from returning to work after their states reopen as a protest against inequality and President Donald Trump .
“ When we talk about this idea of ‘ reopening society ’ you know , only in America , does the president , when the president tweets about liberation , does he mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” she said , referring to Trump ’ s comments on Twitter about protests of states ’ coronavirus shutdown orders .
“ When we have this discussion about going back or reopening , I think a lot of people should just say , ‘ No , we ’ re not going back to that , ' ” the freshman lawmaker continued .
“ ‘ We ’ re not going back to working 70-hour weeks just so that we can put food on the table and not even feel any sort of semblance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .
TRENDING : Every American Needs To See Trump 's 'Nancy Antoinette ' Pelosi Ad - She Could n't Care Less About Us Ocasio-Cortez made the comments as states across the country , including Texas and South Carolina , begin unveiling plans to reopen their economies in tiered phases , according to Reuters .
She is attempting to use the financial crisis as a vehicle to drive the country to radical change and is encouraging people to drag out the crisis so that the opportunity to do so is not lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the self-described democratic socialist .
It ’ s more absurd than Marxism , which is really saying something .
Like many Democrats , AOC would like to prolong the economic crisis to further her own interests , one of which includes pushing green energy initiatives on a people already burdened by current events .
Many Americans see through the smoke and mirrors as Democrats lie in wait to take advantage of their hardships .
The nation will soon be back open for business , and jobs will be plentiful as the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need not only those jobs but also food on the table and hope that they can retain a quality of life through hard work .
There is no fatal flaw in American life that created the country ’ s current crisis , and it will take a profoundly American response to return to a sense of normalcy .
RELATED : Joe Biden Admits Coronavirus Catastrophe Has Him 'Excited ' About Changing the US Americans will do what we always have , and that is work hard .
Eventually , we will gain back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AOC ’ s comments asking Americans to take one for her team by remaining voluntarily jobless came in the same week she celebrated news of tumbling oil prices on Twitter .
As oil prices plunged by the barrel and into negative territory , the congresswoman issued a tweet Monday with a celebratory tone .
“ You absolutely love to see it .
This along with record low interest rates means it ’ s the right time for a worker-led , mass investment in green infrastructure to save our planet .
*cough* , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet , but her message was clear .
As struggling Americans anxiously await a return to normal life , Ocasio-Cortez is rooting against their comeback .
Behind those oil prices are people working to provide crude oil for fuel and other essential goods .
Those people are now hurting , too .
While the Democrat draws a hefty salary of $ 174,000 a year in Congress , most Americans don ’ t have that same financial cushion .
As AOC blithers about changing a system she feels disadvantages working people , Americans continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lose their jobs in record numbers .
More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week , which brings the total number of Americans put out of work by shutdowns to just over 26 million people in five weeks .
Ocasio-Cortez , who worked as a bartender not long ago in New York , should know that unlike lawmakers such as her and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , most Americans don ’ t have the luxury of sitting around eating extravagant ice cream or dreaming of a green utopia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for most of us .
Another reality is that some Democrats have proved they ’ re the epitome of the word “ nonessential.
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Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is currently drawing a big paycheck for doing very little, is calling for Americans in a dire economic situation to boycott returning to work.
In an interview with Vice TV on Wednesday, the New York Democrat said Americans should refrain from returning to work after their states reopen as a protest against inequality and President Donald Trump.
“When we talk about this idea of ‘reopening society’ you know, only in America, does the president, when the president tweets about liberation, does he mean ‘go back to work,'” she said, referring to Trump’s comments on Twitter about protests of states’ coronavirus shutdown orders.
“When we have this discussion about going back or reopening, I think a lot of people should just say, ‘No, we’re not going back to that,'” the freshman lawmaker continued.
“‘We’re not going back to working 70-hour weeks just so that we can put food on the table and not even feel any sort of semblance of security in our lives,'” she said.
Ocasio-Cortez made the comments as states across the country, including Texas and South Carolina, begin unveiling plans to reopen their economies in tiered phases, according to Reuters.
She is attempting to use the financial crisis as a vehicle to drive the country to radical change and is encouraging people to drag out the crisis so that the opportunity to do so is not lost.
This isn’t even Marxism from the self-described democratic socialist. It’s more absurd than Marxism, which is really saying something.
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Like many Democrats, AOC would like to prolong the economic crisis to further her own interests, one of which includes pushing green energy initiatives on a people already burdened by current events.
Many Americans see through the smoke and mirrors as Democrats lie in wait to take advantage of their hardships.
The nation will soon be back open for business, and jobs will be plentiful as the country rebounds from an unexpected calamity.
Americans need not only those jobs but also food on the table and hope that they can retain a quality of life through hard work.
There is no fatal flaw in American life that created the country’s current crisis, and it will take a profoundly American response to return to a sense of normalcy.
Americans will do what we always have, and that is work hard. Eventually, we will gain back what has been lost since March.
AOC’s comments asking Americans to take one for her team by remaining voluntarily jobless came in the same week she celebrated news of tumbling oil prices on Twitter.
As oil prices plunged by the barrel and into negative territory, the congresswoman issued a tweet Monday with a celebratory tone.
“You absolutely love to see it. This along with record low interest rates means it’s the right time for a worker-led, mass investment in green infrastructure to save our planet. *cough*,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote.
She later deleted the tweet, but her message was clear.
As struggling Americans anxiously await a return to normal life, Ocasio-Cortez is rooting against their comeback.
Behind those oil prices are people working to provide crude oil for fuel and other essential goods. Those people are now hurting, too.
While the Democrat draws a hefty salary of $174,000 a year in Congress, most Americans don’t have that same financial cushion.
As AOC blithers about changing a system she feels disadvantages working people, Americans continue to be at a disadvantage as they lose their jobs in record numbers.
More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, which brings the total number of Americans put out of work by shutdowns to just over 26 million people in five weeks.
Ocasio-Cortez, who worked as a bartender not long ago in New York, should know that unlike lawmakers such as her and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, most Americans don’t have the luxury of sitting around eating extravagant ice cream or dreaming of a green utopia.
Having to work is a reality for most of us.
Another reality is that some Democrats have proved they’re the epitome of the word “nonessential.”
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westernjournal--2020-04-23--Cold Case Finally Solved 56 Years After 16-Year-Old Peggy Beck’s Death

It ’ s been over 50 years since 16-year-old Margaret “ Peggy ” Beck was found dead in her tent at a Girl Scout camp , and authorities have just released the identity of her killer .
Beck was a counselor during the summer of 1963 at Flying G Ranch Girl Scouts Camp near Deckers , Colorado .
Her tentmate had been in the infirmary the night of Aug. 17 , leaving Beck alone .
On the morning of Aug. 18 , her tentmate entered their tent to find Beck dead .
According to The Denver Post , the camp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ natural causes , so they thoroughly cleaned her tent , while her tentmate moved her belongings .
TRENDING : Every American Needs To See Trump 's 'Nancy Antoinette ' Pelosi Ad - She Could n't Care Less About Us It wasn ’ t until eight hours after the body was found that the Jefferson County Sheriff ’ s Office was notified .
When authorities arrived , they realized that the girl ’ s death was a case of foul play , based on strangulation marks around her neck and other physical signs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ strangled .
The teen ’ s broken fingernails suggested it was likely that she attempted to fight off her attacker .
The scrapings from under her fingernails were saved by the FBI at the time .
The case came up again in 2007 , according to The Denver Post , and a DNA profile created from those scrapings was submitted to a national database .
In 2019 , that profile was revisited , and with all the tools available today for DNA testing and genealogical research , a suspect was identified .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profile was created from evidence originally collected from the crime scene , and the profile was entered into the Combined DNA Index System ( CODIS ) , ” the Jefferson County Sheriff ’ s Office said this week , according to KCNC-TV .
RELATED : Former MMA Fighter Accused of Murdering 2 in Texas , Faces Additional Charges in Cold Case “ In June 2019 , a more comprehensive profile was created and submitted for investigative genetic genealogy testing .
The resulting investigation into leads gained from the testing led to the identity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a news conference Thursday , police named James Raymond Taylor as the culprit .
His family helped investigators identify him , according to the outlet .
While Taylor would be around 81 years old today , no one knows where he is or even if he ’ s still alive .
His family says they haven ’ t seen him in almost 50 years , and his last known whereabouts are believed to be Las Vegas — in 1976 .
“ We have no ideas where he ’ s at , ” one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story has brought up the pain of Peggy ’ s death again for the family , at least there is a suspect identified , and perhaps justice can eventually dealt for the life that was stolen .
“ She was loving and protective of her family and we will cherish the memories we have of her forever , ” her family wrote in a statement that was read during the briefing .
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It’s been over 50 years since 16-year-old Margaret “Peggy” Beck was found dead in her tent at a Girl Scout camp, and authorities have just released the identity of her killer.
Beck was a counselor during the summer of 1963 at Flying G Ranch Girl Scouts Camp near Deckers, Colorado.
Her tentmate had been in the infirmary the night of Aug. 17, leaving Beck alone.
On the morning of Aug. 18, her tentmate entered their tent to find Beck dead.
According to The Denver Post, the camp initially thought the girl had died of natural causes, so they thoroughly cleaned her tent, while her tentmate moved her belongings.
It wasn’t until eight hours after the body was found that the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was notified.
When authorities arrived, they realized that the girl’s death was a case of foul play, based on strangulation marks around her neck and other physical signs.
She had apparently been sexually assaulted and strangled.
The teen’s broken fingernails suggested it was likely that she attempted to fight off her attacker. The scrapings from under her fingernails were saved by the FBI at the time.
The case came up again in 2007, according to The Denver Post, and a DNA profile created from those scrapings was submitted to a national database.
In 2019, that profile was revisited, and with all the tools available today for DNA testing and genealogical research, a suspect was identified.
“In 2007, a John Doe DNA profile was created from evidence originally collected from the crime scene, and the profile was entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS),” the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said this week, according to KCNC-TV.
“In June 2019, a more comprehensive profile was created and submitted for investigative genetic genealogy testing. The resulting investigation into leads gained from the testing led to the identity of Peggy’s killer.”
During a news conference Thursday, police named James Raymond Taylor as the culprit. His family helped investigators identify him, according to the outlet.
While Taylor would be around 81 years old today, no one knows where he is or even if he’s still alive. His family says they haven’t seen him in almost 50 years, and his last known whereabouts are believed to be Las Vegas — in 1976.
“We have no ideas where he’s at,” one investigator said.
While dredging up the story has brought up the pain of Peggy’s death again for the family, at least there is a suspect identified, and perhaps justice can eventually dealt for the life that was stolen.
“She was loving and protective of her family and we will cherish the memories we have of her forever,” her family wrote in a statement that was read during the briefing.
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