foxnews--2020-05-15--Justin Haskins: $3T coronavirus relief bill passed by House Dems funds most radical programs in US h

Justin Haskins: $3T coronavirus relief bill passed by House Dems funds most radical programs in US history

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The House passed Democrats ’ budget-busting $ 3 trillion coronavirus relief bill on a 208-199 vote Friday night – but thankfully , the radical legislation is expected to be dead on arrival in the Republican-controlled Senate .
Only one Republican voted for the measure .
-- Rep. Pete King of New York .
On top of that , the White House has said President Trump would veto the bill in the highly unlikely event it wins Senate passage .
House Speaker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the HEROES ( Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions ) Act will not become law , but said it can be the basis for negotiations with Senate Republicans and the Trump administration .
HOUSE PASSES $ 3T CORONAVIRUS RELIEF -- THE MOST EXPENSIVE BILL IN HISTORY Democrats seem to take the position in the legislation that money is no object when it comes to spending trillions upon trillions of dollars under the cover of helping the American people deal with the coronavirus pandemic .
In reality , Democrats are using the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far-left Big Government schemes more extreme than anything ever enacted in American history .
The $ 3 trillion relief bill would be the costliest in our history as well , and would come on top of the $ 2.2 trillion CARES ( Coronavirus Aid , Relief and Economic Security ) Act passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump in March .
Perhaps if members of Congress spent as much time thinking about the impact of these free-spending bills as they did coming up with clever acronyms some of the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could have been avoided .
Unbelievably , some House Democrats on the far-left fringe of the party actually complained that the House bill was too modest .
They ’ d like to spend even more than $ 3 trillion .
`` Do I think it should be bolder ?
Yes , '' socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , D-N.Y. , told reporters .
“ Do I think there should be more , especially as a starting offer ?
Absolutely.
” Among the craziest provisions of the 1,800-page HEROES Act are a temporary elimination of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deductions on federal income taxes .
This is a move that would mostly benefit wealthy taxpayers in blue states – people like Nancy Pelosi , among other Democratic lawmakers .
The bill would also give an eye-popping $ 1 trillion bailout to state and local governments to deal with their budget shortfalls caused by the shutdown of businesses and stay-at-home orders designed to halt the spread of the pandemic .
Democrats clearly don ’ t believe in belt-tightening by state and local governments to eliminate wasteful programs during hard times .
Instead , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the national debt to stratospheric levels .
Want to know who will ultimately have to pay higher taxes to pay off that debt ?
Look in the mirror .
Other parts of the Democratic legislation passed by the House call for up to $ 10,000 of college debt forgiveness and a whopping $ 25 billion for the Postal Service .
Perhaps worst of all , the legislation would provide yet another round of $ 1,200 economic stimulus checks for most Americans , as well as an extension of the $ 600 weekly unemployment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end of January 2021 – with an option to extend the bonus payments through March 2021 .
The unemployment bonus – which is paid on top of other unemployment benefits – would provide jobless workers with as much as an additional $ 31,200 over the course of a year for doing absolutely nothing .
After adding the first and second rounds of stimulus checks and state unemployment benefits to the unemployment bonuses proposed by Democrats , it ’ s clear that tens of millions of unemployed people in low-wage jobs could end up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than they earned while working .
One analysis by Ernie Tedeschi , an economist who previously worked for the Treasury Department , estimates that unemployed workers in all but a dozen states now receive about as much or more in government benefits than they did in wages prior to the economic shutdown – and his analysis didn ’ t factor in two rounds of $ 1,200 stimulus checks .
Already , employers reopening their businesses have reported that they are having a hard time hiring employees for low-paying jobs because working would give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could collect in unemployment payments .
Discouraging people from working all the way through January 2021 or even longer is the last thing politicians should be doing in the midst of the most significant economic crash since the Great Depression , but that ’ s exactly what House Democrats are clamoring to do .
The biggest reason for the proposal is likely driven by politics , not economic considerations .
The proof is in Democrats ’ timeline .
With so many unknowns , why would Democrats choose to call for extending bonus unemployment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extend the bonus for a month or two and then reassess how state economies are performing ?
After all , many states are just now starting to reopen parts of their economies , and it ’ s still unclear how successful those moves will be .
The most obvious reason for extending unemployment bonus payments is that January 2021 marks the beginning of the start of the next presidential term .
If former Vice President Joe Biden ends up defeating President Trump in November , what better way to begin Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of workers forced back into the job market ?
It ’ s no wonder then that Pelosi said at a press conference discussing the HEROES Act that it is “ really quite an exciting time for us because we have a monumental need for our country at this sad time.
” This sums up Democrats ’ view of the crisis : Sure , the coronavirus pandemic is a tragedy , but what an “ exciting ” tragedy for those of us looking to expand government at every turn !
It ’ s perfectly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have been hit hardest by government decisions to shut down the economy .
As the old saying goes , “ if you break it , you bought it , ” and in this case , the government unquestionably “ broke ” the economy and forced millions of people out of their jobs .
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR OPINION NEWSLETTER But government relief programs should always be as limited and targeted as possible , and in this case , congressional Democrats and even many Republicans have chosen to do the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people on government aid programs as possible , instead of focusing on finding effective ways to get the country back to work as safely and quickly as they can .
The absurdity of sending $ 1,200 payments to millions of people who haven ’ t lost their jobs and calling it “ stimulus relief ” proves just how outrageous this entire gargantuan cash giveaway has become .
Why would you send “ relief ” to people who haven ’ t lost their jobs and thus aren ’ t in any need of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ stimulate ” the economy by infusing it with cash while at the same time keeping most of it closed ?
You know what would actually stimulate the economy ?
Opening it !
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP From the beginning of this crisis to the present time , Congress and many state governments have failed the American people – and they ’ ve done so spectacularly .
Americans shouldn ’ t forget that fact the next time politicians ask for our votes .
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The House passed Democrats’ budget-busting $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill on a 208-199 vote Friday night – but thankfully, the radical legislation is expected to be dead on arrival in the Republican-controlled Senate. Only one Republican voted for the measure. -- Rep. Pete King of New York.
On top of that, the White House has said President Trump would veto the bill in the highly unlikely event it wins Senate passage.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has acknowledged that the HEROES (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions) Act will not become law, but said it can be the basis for negotiations with Senate Republicans and the Trump administration.
HOUSE PASSES $3T CORONAVIRUS RELIEF -- THE MOST EXPENSIVE BILL IN HISTORY
Democrats seem to take the position in the legislation that money is no object when it comes to spending trillions upon trillions of dollars under the cover of helping the American people deal with the coronavirus pandemic. In reality, Democrats are using the pandemic to justify their wish list of far-left Big Government schemes more extreme than anything ever enacted in American history.
The $3 trillion relief bill would be the costliest in our history as well, and would come on top of the $2.2 trillion CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump in March.
Perhaps if members of Congress spent as much time thinking about the impact of these free-spending bills as they did coming up with clever acronyms some of the most absurd provisions of both pieces of legislation could have been avoided.
Unbelievably, some House Democrats on the far-left fringe of the party actually complained that the House bill was too modest. They’d like to spend even more than $3 trillion.
"Do I think it should be bolder? Yes," socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told reporters. “Do I think there should be more, especially as a starting offer? Absolutely.”
Among the craziest provisions of the 1,800-page HEROES Act are a temporary elimination of the cap on state and local tax deductions on federal income taxes. This is a move that would mostly benefit wealthy taxpayers in blue states – people like Nancy Pelosi, among other Democratic lawmakers.
The bill would also give an eye-popping $1 trillion bailout to state and local governments to deal with their budget shortfalls caused by the shutdown of businesses and stay-at-home orders designed to halt the spread of the pandemic.
Democrats clearly don’t believe in belt-tightening by state and local governments to eliminate wasteful programs during hard times. Instead, the Democrats just want to run up the national debt to stratospheric levels. Want to know who will ultimately have to pay higher taxes to pay off that debt? Look in the mirror.
Other parts of the Democratic legislation passed by the House call for up to $10,000 of college debt forgiveness and a whopping $25 billion for the Postal Service.
Perhaps worst of all, the legislation would provide yet another round of $1,200 economic stimulus checks for most Americans, as well as an extension of the $600 weekly unemployment insurance bonus to jobless adults until the end of January 2021 – with an option to extend the bonus payments through March 2021.
The unemployment bonus – which is paid on top of other unemployment benefits – would provide jobless workers with as much as an additional $31,200 over the course of a year for doing absolutely nothing.
After adding the first and second rounds of stimulus checks and state unemployment benefits to the unemployment bonuses proposed by Democrats, it’s clear that tens of millions of unemployed people in low-wage jobs could end up receiving significantly more money in government benefits than they earned while working.
One analysis by Ernie Tedeschi, an economist who previously worked for the Treasury Department, estimates that unemployed workers in all but a dozen states now receive about as much or more in government benefits than they did in wages prior to the economic shutdown – and his analysis didn’t factor in two rounds of $1,200 stimulus checks.
Already, employers reopening their businesses have reported that they are having a hard time hiring employees for low-paying jobs because working would give so many people less money than they could collect in unemployment payments.
Discouraging people from working all the way through January 2021 or even longer is the last thing politicians should be doing in the midst of the most significant economic crash since the Great Depression, but that’s exactly what House Democrats are clamoring to do. The biggest reason for the proposal is likely driven by politics, not economic considerations.
The proof is in Democrats’ timeline. With so many unknowns, why would Democrats choose to call for extending bonus unemployment benefits through January 2021? Why not extend the bonus for a month or two and then reassess how state economies are performing?
After all, many states are just now starting to reopen parts of their economies, and it’s still unclear how successful those moves will be.
The most obvious reason for extending unemployment bonus payments is that January 2021 marks the beginning of the start of the next presidential term. If former Vice President Joe Biden ends up defeating President Trump in November, what better way to begin Biden’s time in office than to have millions of workers forced back into the job market?
It’s no wonder then that Pelosi said at a press conference discussing the HEROES Act that it is “really quite an exciting time for us because we have a monumental need for our country at this sad time.”
This sums up Democrats’ view of the crisis: Sure, the coronavirus pandemic is a tragedy, but what an “exciting” tragedy for those of us looking to expand government at every turn!
It’s perfectly reasonable to target government aid to those who have been hit hardest by government decisions to shut down the economy.
As the old saying goes, “if you break it, you bought it,” and in this case, the government unquestionably “broke” the economy and forced millions of people out of their jobs.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR OPINION NEWSLETTER
But government relief programs should always be as limited and targeted as possible, and in this case, congressional Democrats and even many Republicans have chosen to do the opposite. They want to hook as many people on government aid programs as possible, instead of focusing on finding effective ways to get the country back to work as safely and quickly as they can.
The absurdity of sending $1,200 payments to millions of people who haven’t lost their jobs and calling it “stimulus relief” proves just how outrageous this entire gargantuan cash giveaway has become.
Why would you send “relief” to people who haven’t lost their jobs and thus aren’t in any need of relief? And why would government try to “stimulate” the economy by infusing it with cash while at the same time keeping most of it closed?
You know what would actually stimulate the economy? Opening it!
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
From the beginning of this crisis to the present time, Congress and many state governments have failed the American people – and they’ve done so spectacularly.
Americans shouldn’t forget that fact the next time politicians ask for our votes.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE BY JUSTIN HASKINS


foxnews--2020-05-15--Jamie Lynn Spears on doing a music collaboration with Britney Spears in the future: ‘I’m down for an

Jamie Lynn Spears on doing a music collaboration with Britney Spears in the future: ‘I’m down for anything’

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Between motherhood , a music career and a return to acting , Jamie Lynn Spears is a busy bee these days .
Like many others , the 29-year-old star is also in coronavirus quarantine .
Spears is with her kids -- Maddie , 11 , and Ivey , 2 -- at her mother 's Louisiana home , a decision she made because she wanted her family to be together amid the uncertain times .
Spears ' older sister , popstar Britney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a bit , allowing the crew to soak up some time together .
JAMIE LYNN SPEARS REVEALS WHY BRITNEY SPEARS QUARANTINED WITH HER FAMILY IN LOUISIANA '' It 's such a hard time for the whole world and there are so many people that are hurting during this time , but the one thing that has been a little bright spot is having that family time , '' Spears told Fox News .
`` We stay outside , we do chalk art , ride bikes and just literally make up things to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Being outside has been what 's mentally helped me feel somewhat normal , just getting outside , being active and just acting like a kid . ''
Spears ' daughter Maddie is homeschooling as most students are , which Spears said has been `` hard . ''
`` Thankfully my daughter is a really good student , her teachers are amazing as far as being able to call and FaceTime with the students , but it 's still hard , '' she confessed .
`` I wish I had all the answers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'm not a teacher . ''
JAMIE LYNN SPEARS THANKS FANS FOR PRAYERS ON 3-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF DAUGHTER 'S NEAR-FATAL ATV ACCIDENT While she may be stuck at home , Spears has something to look forward to with her new show `` Sweet Magnolias '' dropping on Netflix on May 19 .
The show follows three women navigating life in a small southern town .
`` It might be set in a small town , but it deals with things everyone in the whole world deals with , from divorces to children in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , going through changes and family and community , '' the actress explained .
Spears said she feels the show is `` a breath of fresh air because it 's heavy at times , but it 's also very realistic and connects to people and I think that 's really important right now , the way the whole world has pulled together , I really believe that 's the overall message of this show as well . ''
In the show , Spears plays Noreen , `` the other woman , '' as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wants to have sympathy or compassion for 'the other woman ' and as she is holding herself accountable for her actions -- she put herself in a situation and it 's not an ideal situation -- but she is trying to do the right thing , '' Spears explained .
The star described her character as `` young , '' `` naive '' and as having `` a whole town looking at her in not the best light . ''
Noreen is aware of her mistakes , however .
`` Once you watch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's coming from , you change your mind a little bit about who she is , '' Spears said .
`` She 's really misunderstood and I think that 's why we should n't be so quick to label people without even understanding their background . ''
`` Sweet Magnolias '' serves as Spears ' return to acting since lending her voice to a 2008 animated movie called `` Unstable Fables : The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show '' and her first on-screen appearance since her days on Nickelodeon in `` Zoey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filmography came about due to Spears focusing on her kids and her music , as well as taking time to grow .
`` I really was having a lot of personal growth during that time [ away from acting ] as I was developing my creative outlets ... and I love my music but I always missed acting , '' Spears said .
The realization of just how much Spears missed acting did n't hit her until she stepped on the set of `` Sweet Magnolias . ''
`` I got back on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like , 'Oh my gosh , I have missed this so much .
I 've been denying myself a wonderful thing , ' '' she recalled .
`` I really just think it was the timing , it was this character and I was in a place where I was n't as fully involved with my music , so I was looking for another creative outlet and this was perfect . ''
Spears is hoping to find `` many more acting parts '' in the future , saying she hopes to `` dive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an actress . ''
In `` Zoey 101 , '' Spears played the titular character in her adventures at a boarding school that had only recently begun accepting female students .
The show ran for four seasons on Nickelodeon , and Spears said that a reboot may be on the horizon .
`` I 'm all for it , '' she said .
`` I just think it 's about working out the business side of it and making sure we find the right home for it because I think the fans want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when they were younger and I think we need to tell the story of the 'Zoey ' cast from a young adult point of view . ''
Spears confirmed `` discussions '' have been held in regards to rebooting the show but are still in the `` baby stages . ''
`` I 've had some discussions with some of the people who would be the ones to make it happen , '' she said .
`` Right now , we 're looking for the right home and the right story .
Those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need right now . ''
BRITNEY SPEARS SAYS SHE ACCIDENTALLY BURNT DOWN HER GYM WITH CANDLES Spear 's other career is in the world of country music , having released several of her own singles and an EP , as well as writing for other artists like Jana Kramer .
While her music is vastly different from sister Britney 's a collaboration is n't off the table , the star said .
`` I 'm down for anything , '' she said .
`` I think working with family is fun , especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way .
So of course , I say no to nothing . ''
While the two have different musical styles , Spears said their `` love for music is the same . ''
`` I appreciate her music and she appreciates mine , '' she said .
`` That 's the really cool thing about music .
Good music is good music and that 's whenever it crosses genres . ''
Spears said that music is in her `` blood '' and that she 's `` always working '' to develop more , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the craft is necessary .
`` I feel like to really make good music or to write good songs , I have to live my life a little to be able to have the stories to tell , '' she said .
`` That 's why I go through really creative stages of writing , writing , writing and then I need a couple [ of ] months with another creative outlet and kind of escape from myself . ''
Spears said that acting serves as the escape she looks for when her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of just how `` personally invested '' she is in her art .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP '' While I was pregnant , I filmed some stuff for a semi-visual album but it 's not finished , so I do n't want to release it just to release it , '' the singer revealed .
`` It would n't do it justice .
I 'm kind of holding that back , but there 's definitely a lot of music stuff that I have that I ca n't wait to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
`` Sweet Magnolias '' is available to stream on Netflix on May 19 .

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Between motherhood, a music career and a return to acting, Jamie Lynn Spears is a busy bee these days.
Like many others, the 29-year-old star is also in coronavirus quarantine. Spears is with her kids -- Maddie, 11, and Ivey, 2 -- at her mother's Louisiana home, a decision she made because she wanted her family to be together amid the uncertain times.
Spears' older sister, popstar Britney Spears, was also quarantining with them for a bit, allowing the crew to soak up some time together.
JAMIE LYNN SPEARS REVEALS WHY BRITNEY SPEARS QUARANTINED WITH HER FAMILY IN LOUISIANA
"It's such a hard time for the whole world and there are so many people that are hurting during this time, but the one thing that has been a little bright spot is having that family time," Spears told Fox News.
"We stay outside, we do chalk art, ride bikes and just literally make up things to do outside," she revealed. "Being outside has been what's mentally helped me feel somewhat normal, just getting outside, being active and just acting like a kid."
Spears' daughter Maddie is homeschooling as most students are, which Spears said has been "hard."
"Thankfully my daughter is a really good student, her teachers are amazing as far as being able to call and FaceTime with the students, but it's still hard," she confessed. "I wish I had all the answers, but I don't. I'm not a teacher."
JAMIE LYNN SPEARS THANKS FANS FOR PRAYERS ON 3-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF DAUGHTER'S NEAR-FATAL ATV ACCIDENT
While she may be stuck at home, Spears has something to look forward to with her new show "Sweet Magnolias" dropping on Netflix on May 19.
The show follows three women navigating life in a small southern town.
"It might be set in a small town, but it deals with things everyone in the whole world deals with, from divorces to children in high school, children who are younger, going through changes and family and community," the actress explained.
Spears said she feels the show is "a breath of fresh air because it's heavy at times, but it's also very realistic and connects to people and I think that's really important right now, the way the whole world has pulled together, I really believe that's the overall message of this show as well."
In the show, Spears plays Noreen, "the other woman," as the actress puts it.
JAMIE LYNN SPEARS' EX ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY
"Nobody wants to have sympathy or compassion for 'the other woman' and as she is holding herself accountable for her actions -- she put herself in a situation and it's not an ideal situation -- but she is trying to do the right thing," Spears explained.
The star described her character as "young," "naive" and as having "a whole town looking at her in not the best light."
"I got back on set on the show and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, I have missed this so much. I've been denying myself a wonderful thing.'" — Jamie Lynn Spears
Noreen is aware of her mistakes, however.
"Once you watch the show and you see where she's coming from, you change your mind a little bit about who she is," Spears said. "She's really misunderstood and I think that's why we shouldn't be so quick to label people without even understanding their background."
"Sweet Magnolias" serves as Spears' return to acting since lending her voice to a 2008 animated movie called "Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show" and her first on-screen appearance since her days on Nickelodeon in "Zoey 101."
The gap in her filmography came about due to Spears focusing on her kids and her music, as well as taking time to grow.
"I really was having a lot of personal growth during that time [away from acting] as I was developing my creative outlets ... and I love my music but I always missed acting," Spears said.
The realization of just how much Spears missed acting didn't hit her until she stepped on the set of "Sweet Magnolias."
"I think working with family is fun, especially when you can collaborate in a creative way." — Jamie Lynn Spears
"I got back on set on the show and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, I have missed this so much. I've been denying myself a wonderful thing,'" she recalled. "I really just think it was the timing, it was this character and I was in a place where I wasn't as fully involved with my music, so I was looking for another creative outlet and this was perfect."
Spears is hoping to find "many more acting parts" in the future, saying she hopes to "dive in" and "push myself as an actress."
In "Zoey 101," Spears played the titular character in her adventures at a boarding school that had only recently begun accepting female students.
BRITNEY SPEARS DANCES WITH SISTER JAMIE LYNN, NIECES IN SWEET VIDEO
The show ran for four seasons on Nickelodeon, and Spears said that a reboot may be on the horizon.
"I'm all for it," she said. "I just think it's about working out the business side of it and making sure we find the right home for it because I think the fans want to relate to the characters they did when they were younger and I think we need to tell the story of the 'Zoey' cast from a young adult point of view."
Spears confirmed "discussions" have been held in regards to rebooting the show but are still in the "baby stages."
"I've had some discussions with some of the people who would be the ones to make it happen," she said. "Right now, we're looking for the right home and the right story. Those are the two key points that we need right now."
BRITNEY SPEARS SAYS SHE ACCIDENTALLY BURNT DOWN HER GYM WITH CANDLES
Spear's other career is in the world of country music, having released several of her own singles and an EP, as well as writing for other artists like Jana Kramer.
While her music is vastly different from sister Britney's a collaboration isn't off the table, the star said.
"I'm down for anything," she said. "I think working with family is fun, especially when you can collaborate in a creative way. So of course, I say no to nothing."
While the two have different musical styles, Spears said their "love for music is the same."
"I appreciate her music and she appreciates mine," she said. "That's the really cool thing about music. Good music is good music and that's whenever it crosses genres."
Spears said that music is in her "blood" and that she's "always working" to develop more, but that taking the occasional break from the craft is necessary.
"I feel like to really make good music or to write good songs, I have to live my life a little to be able to have the stories to tell," she said. "That's why I go through really creative stages of writing, writing, writing and then I need a couple [of] months with another creative outlet and kind of escape from myself."
Spears said that acting serves as the escape she looks for when her music becomes "emotionally exhausting" because of just how "personally invested" she is in her art.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
"While I was pregnant, I filmed some stuff for a semi-visual album but it's not finished, so I don't want to release it just to release it," the singer revealed. "It wouldn't do it justice. I'm kind of holding that back, but there's definitely a lot of music stuff that I have that I can't wait to share when it's the right time."
"Sweet Magnolias" is available to stream on Netflix on May 19.


foxnews--2020-05-15--Road Rave drive-in music festival in Florida, Arizona will reportedly be first of its kind in North

Road Rave drive-in music festival in Florida, Arizona will reportedly be first of its kind in North America

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DJ and producer Carnage has announced Road Rave -- a completely drive-in music festival experience -- set to take place in Orlando , Fla. , and Phoenix , Ariz. Carnage first revealed the news about the June 6 Orlando festival on his Instagram on Thursday , writing : `` THE FIRST EVER NORTH AMERICAN FESTIVAL IN CORONA HISTORY !
!
! ''
Per UPROXX , Carnage 's Road Rave is reportedly `` the first four-hour drive-in festival taking place in America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carnage 's claim is sort of challenged by another drive-in Florida music event taking place on May 16 : Preakness At Home ’ s Drive-InFieldFest , which will see DJ D-Nice performing for first responders in their cars at Hallandale Beach .
In addition , the Texas Rangers revealed their own series of drive-in concerts : `` Concert in Your Car , '' the outlet reported .
The event will be hosted in the team stadium 's parking lot and will feature shows by the Eli Young Band , Whiskey Myers , Pat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kevin Fowler .
Meanwhile , Carnage said in Thursday 's Instagram post that they will be taking safety precautions `` to ensure everyone has a safe and fun night . ''
`` Safety is my first objective with the # roadrave , '' he noted .
Carnage also shared that part of the proceeds will go to the ANF COVID-19 Relief Fund , which , according to its website , aims to support `` vulnerable communities in Nicaragua during the coronavirus outbreak . ''
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the proceeds to the @ anfnicaragua COVID-19 relief fund .
SEE YOU SOON ORLANDO ❤🚘 , '' Carnage concluded .
According to Carnage , so far the lineup includes himself , along with Riot Ten and Nitti Gritti , among others .
On Friday , Carnage shared that the festival would be coming to Phoenix on May 30 with a different set of acts .

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DJ and producer Carnage has announced Road Rave -- a completely drive-in music festival experience -- set to take place in Orlando, Fla., and Phoenix, Ariz.
Carnage first revealed the news about the June 6 Orlando festival on his Instagram on Thursday, writing: "THE FIRST EVER NORTH AMERICAN FESTIVAL IN CORONA HISTORY!!!"
Per UPROXX, Carnage's Road Rave is reportedly "the first four-hour drive-in festival taking place in America."
KEITH URBAN PERFORMS PRIVATE, DRIVE-IN CONCERT FOR MEDICAL WORKERS
However, Pitchfork reported that Carnage's claim is sort of challenged by another drive-in Florida music event taking place on May 16: Preakness At Home’s Drive-InFieldFest, which will see DJ D-Nice performing for first responders in their cars at Hallandale Beach.
In addition, the Texas Rangers revealed their own series of drive-in concerts: "Concert in Your Car," the outlet reported. The event will be hosted in the team stadium's parking lot and will feature shows by the Eli Young Band, Whiskey Myers, Pat Green and the Josh Abbott Band & Kevin Fowler.
BRET MICHAELS EXPLAINS HOW HE'S STAYING POSITIVE AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Meanwhile, Carnage said in Thursday's Instagram post that they will be taking safety precautions "to ensure everyone has a safe and fun night." "Safety is my first objective with the #roadrave," he noted.
Carnage also shared that part of the proceeds will go to the ANF COVID-19 Relief Fund, which, according to its website, aims to support "vulnerable communities in Nicaragua during the coronavirus outbreak."
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"We will also be donating a portion of the proceeds to the @anfnicaragua COVID-19 relief fund. SEE YOU SOON ORLANDO ❤🚘," Carnage concluded.
According to Carnage, so far the lineup includes himself, along with Riot Ten and Nitti Gritti, among others. On Friday, Carnage shared that the festival would be coming to Phoenix on May 30 with a different set of acts.


foxnews--2020-05-16--Tucker Carlson: America is splitting into 2 hemispheres -- free states and those still tightening lo

Tucker Carlson: America is splitting into 2 hemispheres -- free states and those still tightening lockdowns

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The country appears to be splitting into two hemispheres before our eyes : There are those places where public officials are allowing science to guide their decisions ; states like that are cautiously beginning to relax their lockdowns and finding no spike in illness as they do it .
Those are the free states .
And then there ’ s the other half of the country , the places where you ’ re glad you don ’ t live right now .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ about science but resolutely ignore its findings .
They don ’ t read studies .
They don ’ t care what the data say .
TUCKER CARLSON : LEADERS SHOULD BE THRILLED ABOUT ENDING CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWNS .
BUT THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT POWER Their decisions are driven by ambition , political calculation and the pure animal joy of controlling other people ’ s lives .
Places like that are tightening their lockdowns even now .
Maybe no place in the country represents the authoritarian approach , the Chinese approach , more starkly than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more residents than New York City .
But while New York has had close to 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases , L.A. has had only about 35,000 in the whole county .
Now , the real figure is certainly much higher than that , that ’ s what we find every time widespread testing takes place .
But that ’ s the point : so few people in LA have died , relatively speaking , that we ’ re not certain how many are infected .
We know they ’ re not sick enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s health care system has never come close to collapsing .
In Los Angeles , the curve is now flat , and it has been flat for weeks .
It could reopen tomorrow and it should and it would if its leaders were following the science .
Just the opposite is happening .
Los Angeles Mayor Gil Garcetti has now extended the lockdown through the end of July , which means at least two and a half more months of it .
He ’ s using law enforcement , liberally , to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Police say they ’ ve brought criminal charges against at least 60 “ non-essential ” businesses for the crime of going to work .
Countless other businesses have shut forever .
They ’ re not coming back .
The citizens who remain stuck in Los Angeles are effectively hostages of the mayor .
Garcetti has demanded that anyone who goes outside , for any reason , as the heat rises in L.A. , must wear a mask .
It goes without saying there no science to back up this order — or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decisions .
In fact , it ’ s possible that requiring masks outside will not prevent a single from being infected in Los Angeles .
But Garcetti doesn ’ t care .
Anyone who disobeys this order will be punished .
But it ’ s just the beginning of Garcetti ’ s thoroughly bizarre restrictions .
The more you know , the weirder it is .
Watch , for example as Garcetti explains that anyone who goes to the beach must make certain not to touch dry sand .
Wet sand is fine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI : Beaches will open up this week for exercise and active recreation only -- in the wet sand , I guess , is a good way of thinking about it , not hanging out and tanning in the dry sand .
What ’ s the science behind this ?
Once again , of course , there is none .
None .
This isn ’ t reasoned thoughtful policymaking .
It ’ s the expression of an autocrat who decided he must look tough by “ doing something ” to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Garcetti ’ s primary goal .
It ’ s scary if you think about what this means .
It means that America ’ s second-largest city has fallen under the total control of a neurotic megalomaniac , who ’ s terrified of dry sand .
Eric Garcetti ’ s personal phobias are now law in Los Angeles .
It makes you think of the final days of Nicolae Ceaușescu in Romania : ranting at his subjects from the podium , imposing his strange obsessions on a helpless population .
It would not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compulsive hand-washer with a very strange personal life .
Guys like this are always the same once you scratch the surface .
So how long will Los Angeles have to live like this ?
Possibly forever , Garcetti announced this week : GARCETTI : We ’ ve never been fully closed , we ’ ll never be completely open until we have a cure .
But I do believe that we can take steps , but monitor those numbers , listen to the scientists and the medical professionals , and make the tough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Yeah , this can ’ t go on .
It ’ s too crazy .
Now you may mock Los Angeles , and in some cases , it ’ s deserved , there are some flaky people who live there .
-- Barbra Streisand ’ s in Malibu .
But there are also an awful lot of normal , decent people in Los Angeles .
Millions of them .
Some of them understand where Garcetti is taking them and their city and they ’ ve had enough .
A couple of days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together .
It ’ s totally bipartisan .
Some of them are well-known liberal Democrats .
Some are conservative Republicans and have been all their lives .
Others are labor leaders or middle-class voters .
The one thing they all have in common is the dead-certain knowledge that Mayor Eric Garcetti is poison .
Garcetti has allowed tens of thousands of mentally ill drug addicts to live on Los Angeles sidewalks and under overpasses – if you ’ ve been there recently , you know about this .
He ’ s also tolerated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now he ’ s shut the entire city down simply because he feels like it .
This group of citizens is going to try to bounce Garcetti from the mayor ’ s office .
And they can !
Under California law , politicians can be recalled by voters .
You remember that Californians did it to their governor , Gray Davis , 17 years ago .
It worked .
Now a recall petition in California requires 330,000 signatures .
And that , unfortunately , is where Garcetti has the advantage .
CLICK HERE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his extended shelter in place orders , citizens aren ’ t allowed to gather these signatures .
So , under the guise of public health , Garcetti has stopped his political opponents from opposing him .
And he ’ s not the only one .
You ’ ve seen this happen in many states , Michigan , New Jersey , others .
Politicians around the country are doing this .
As long as there is no vaccine , for the Wuhan coronavirus , they can remain in power -- unchallenged -- forever .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ They ’ re enjoying it .
But in Los Angeles Garcetti may have gone too far .
The future of the city is at stake .
The recall-Garcetti forces are taking the issue , the issue of signatures , to court , trying to win the right to gather the signatures online .
We ’ ll keep you posted on how they do because it ’ s important .
But the bigger point is , these people not passive .
These are Americans who understand what has been taken from them , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As they should .
We ’ re seeing this happening around the country , thank God .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In New Jersey , for example , citizens are still banned from assembling to worship together as they choose .
That ’ s a direct violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution .
We asked the governor of New Jersey , Phil Murphy , about this when he came on our show .
He said he wasn ’ t even really even thinking about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ controlling his population because it ’ s in the way .
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The country appears to be splitting into two hemispheres before our eyes: There are those places where public officials are allowing science to guide their decisions; states like that are cautiously beginning to relax their lockdowns and finding no spike in illness as they do it. Those are the free states.
And then there’s the other half of the country, the places where you’re glad you don’t live right now. In those places, power-drunk politicians crow about science but resolutely ignore its findings.
They don’t read studies. They don’t care what the data say.
TUCKER CARLSON: LEADERS SHOULD BE THRILLED ABOUT ENDING CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWNS. BUT THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT POWER
Their decisions are driven by ambition, political calculation and the pure animal joy of controlling other people’s lives.
Places like that are tightening their lockdowns even now.
Maybe no place in the country represents the authoritarian approach, the Chinese approach, more starkly than Los Angeles does.
L.A. County has more residents than New York City. But while New York has had close to 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, L.A. has had only about 35,000 in the whole county.
Now, the real figure is certainly much higher than that, that’s what we find every time widespread testing takes place. But that’s the point: so few people in LA have died, relatively speaking, that we’re not certain how many are infected.
We know they’re not sick enough to crowd hospitals. The city’s health care system has never come close to collapsing.
In Los Angeles, the curve is now flat, and it has been flat for weeks. It could reopen tomorrow and it should and it would if its leaders were following the science.
But it’s not reopening.
Just the opposite is happening.
Los Angeles Mayor Gil Garcetti has now extended the lockdown through the end of July, which means at least two and a half more months of it.
He’s using law enforcement, liberally, to make certain that his citizens obey his orders.
Police say they’ve brought criminal charges against at least 60 “non-essential” businesses for the crime of going to work.
Countless other businesses have shut forever. They’re not coming back.
The citizens who remain stuck in Los Angeles are effectively hostages of the mayor.
Garcetti has demanded that anyone who goes outside, for any reason, as the heat rises in L.A., must wear a mask.
It goes without saying there no science to back up this order — or any of Garcetti’s so-called health decisions.
In fact, it’s possible that requiring masks outside will not prevent a single from being infected in Los Angeles.
But Garcetti doesn’t care. Anyone who disobeys this order will be punished.
It’s nuts.
But it’s just the beginning of Garcetti’s thoroughly bizarre restrictions. The more you know, the weirder it is.
Watch, for example as Garcetti explains that anyone who goes to the beach must make certain not to touch dry sand. Wet sand is fine. Dry sand is now illegal:
MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI: Beaches will open up this week for exercise and active recreation only -- in the wet sand, I guess, is a good way of thinking about it, not hanging out and tanning in the dry sand.
What’s the science behind this? Once again, of course, there is none. None.
This isn’t reasoned thoughtful policymaking. It’s the expression of an autocrat who decided he must look tough by “doing something” to get elected president which has always been Eric Garcetti’s primary goal.
It’s scary if you think about what this means. It means that America’s second-largest city has fallen under the total control of a neurotic megalomaniac, who’s terrified of dry sand.
Eric Garcetti’s personal phobias are now law in Los Angeles.
It makes you think of the final days of Nicolae Ceaușescu in Romania: ranting at his subjects from the podium, imposing his strange obsessions on a helpless population.
America’s second-largest city has fallen under the total control of a neurotic megalomaniac.
It would not be surprising to learn that Garcetti is a compulsive hand-washer with a very strange personal life.
Guys like this are always the same once you scratch the surface.
So how long will Los Angeles have to live like this? Possibly forever, Garcetti announced this week:
GARCETTI: We’ve never been fully closed, we’ll never be completely open until we have a cure. But I do believe that we can take steps, but monitor those numbers, listen to the scientists and the medical professionals, and make the tough calls even when there’s criticism.
Yeah, this can’t go on. It’s too crazy.
Now you may mock Los Angeles, and in some cases, it’s deserved, there are some flaky people who live there. -- Barbra Streisand’s in Malibu. But there are also an awful lot of normal, decent people in Los Angeles. Millions of them.
Some of them understand where Garcetti is taking them and their city and they’ve had enough.
A couple of days ago, a group of them came together. It’s totally bipartisan. Some of them are well-known liberal Democrats. Some are conservative Republicans and have been all their lives.
Others are labor leaders or middle-class voters.
The one thing they all have in common is the dead-certain knowledge that Mayor Eric Garcetti is poison.
He’s hurting their city, he’s hurting their families.
Garcetti has allowed tens of thousands of mentally ill drug addicts to live on Los Angeles sidewalks and under overpasses – if you’ve been there recently, you know about this.
He’s also tolerated flagrant corruption in his own administration.
Now he’s shut the entire city down simply because he feels like it.
This group of citizens is going to try to bounce Garcetti from the mayor’s office. And they can! Under California law, politicians can be recalled by voters.
You remember that Californians did it to their governor, Gray Davis, 17 years ago. It worked.
Now a recall petition in California requires 330,000 signatures. And that, unfortunately, is where Garcetti has the advantage.
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Thanks to his extended shelter in place orders, citizens aren’t allowed to gather these signatures.
So, under the guise of public health, Garcetti has stopped his political opponents from opposing him. And he’s not the only one. You’ve seen this happen in many states, Michigan, New Jersey, others.
Politicians around the country are doing this. As long as there is no vaccine, for the Wuhan coronavirus, they can remain in power -- unchallenged -- forever. It’s nice for them. They’re enjoying it.
But in Los Angeles Garcetti may have gone too far. The future of the city is at stake.
The recall-Garcetti forces are taking the issue, the issue of signatures, to court, trying to win the right to gather the signatures online. We’ll keep you posted on how they do because it’s important. But the bigger point is, these people not passive.
These are Americans who understand what has been taken from them, and they are trying to get it back. As they should.
We’re seeing this happening around the country, thank God.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
In New Jersey, for example, citizens are still banned from assembling to worship together as they choose. That’s a direct violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
We asked the governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, about this when he came on our show. He said he wasn’t even really even thinking about the Bill of Rights when it comes to controlling his population because it’s in the way.
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foxnews--2020-05-16--Newt Gingrich: Pelosi’s crazy $3T coronavirus spending bill may have secret purpose – Don’t underest

Newt Gingrich: Pelosi’s crazy $3T coronavirus spending bill may have secret purpose – Don’t underestimate her

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When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the $ 3 trillion coronavirus spending bill she and her allies had written – a bill passed by House Democrats Friday night with only a single Republican vote in support – my first reaction was that it would be dead on arrival in the Senate and that the move made no sense .
The bill is the most expensive spending bill ever passed in the history of the House of Representatives , but Pelosi took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and didn ’ t consult with the Republican-controlled Senate or the White House on the bill .
As we learned about the nuttier parts of the bill after it was introduced , it struck me almost as a joke .
JUSTIN HASKINS : $ 3T CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL PASSED BY HOUSE DEMS FUNDS MOST RADICAL PROGRAMS IN US HISTORY In fact , I tweeted : “ How do you explain a House Democratic Party so crazy that their new $ 3 trillion proposal has 68 references to Cannabis and only 52 references @ @ @ @ @ @ @ San Francisco believes ‘ California Dreamin ’ could become the new national anthem.
” There are a remarkable number of impossible-to-explain provisions in the bill .
Some of them would : Provide money to people in the country illegally .
Allow illegal immigrants to work when more than 30 million Americans are out of work .
Provide taxpayer funding for abortion , even though Americans oppose taxpayer funding for abortions by 55 percent to 29 percent .
Block voter identification laws – even though 80 percent of Americans favor such laws .
Give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collect your tax dollars , $ 1 trillion more of your tax dollars .
Give a tax cut to the richest Americans in blue states .
Impose a host of other liberal fantasies on Americans .
In fact , the bill is so bad that I had also tweeted : “ Trump District Democrats need to be pushed on their support or opposition to the Pelosi $ 3 trillion bill.
” This bill could become a disaster for Democratic candidates if Republicans bear down and focus on it .
Republicans will hate the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large parts of the bill totally unacceptable .
There will be an entire series of issues in which 75 percent or 85 percent of the country will be deeply opposed to the Pelosi bill .
f this choice of which country we should become was the centerpiece of the U.S. House and Senate elections , it would probably guarantee a Republican landslide this fall .
In this bill , Pelosi and the Democrats are advocating deeply unpopular issues .
Yet , we know Speaker Pelosi has had a long career in Congress ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and earning her way to become the first woman speaker of the House ( 2007-2011 ) , and then endured eight years as minority leader to become speaker for a second time .
Pelosi is a survivor .
She is tough .
She is hardworking , and she has been through a lot of campaigns – and seen and executed a lot of maneuvers .
Therefore , you must assume there is a sound strategic reason for Pelosi to bring forward a bill that is this radical , expensive , and controversial .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ why she would lead her party into such an exposed position , let me offer this three-part proposition .
First , Pelosi probably believes this is going to be a base turnout election , and she knows from all the polls that Republicans are more excited about the election than Democrats .
Pelosi had this reinforced by the special elections for House seats in Wisconsin and in California .
In Wisconsin , the GOP handily kept a House seat in an important swing state for the presidential election .
California should have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republicans had not converted a Democratic seat in her home state since 1998 .
This breakthrough , after 22 years , came in a district Hillary Clinton had carried in the 2016 presidential election .
The GOP win was clearly a function of a much more energized Republican base .
From Pelosi ’ s perspective , mobilizing the cannabis users and liberal investors is a useful move , too .
They are as much part of the Democratic base as traditional small business owners are part of the Republican base .
Arousing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with turnout and donations .
Disciplined repetition of the word “ diversity ” appeals to her ideological activists and – to a lesser extent – minority communities .
Appealing to the illegal immigrant community is a useful thing for Pelosi .
And Democrats are working to make it possible for illegal immigrants to vote in a number of states .
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR OPINION NEWSLETTER Giving a tax cut to the richest people in the bluest states is a direct favor to her donor base and helps the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state and local taxes more bearable .
Pouring extra cash into the worst-run blue states with the biggest pension debt ( think Illinois and New Jersey ) directly helps Pelosi ’ s public employee union allies and the Democratic politicians in those states .
Pelosi has likely calculated that – as usual – the Republican candidates will forget to focus .
She also must be betting that in a few weeks the Republican and independent voters will have forgotten this monstrosity of a leftwing wish list .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX @ @ @ @ @ @ @ base will be fired up to elect former Vice President Joe Biden and Democratic majorities in the House and Senate so they can get the ideological and financial goodies she has woven into this bill .
It is a major gamble on Pelosi ’ s part .
If the Republicans have enough discipline and endurance , she will pay a substantial price for it .
To read , hear , and watch more of Newt Gingrich ’ s commentary , visit Gingrich360.com .
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When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the $3 trillion coronavirus spending bill she and her allies had written – a bill passed by House Democrats Friday night with only a single Republican vote in support – my first reaction was that it would be dead on arrival in the Senate and that the move made no sense.
The bill is the most expensive spending bill ever passed in the history of the House of Representatives, but Pelosi took no public comment, no Republican input, and didn’t consult with the Republican-controlled Senate or the White House on the bill.
As we learned about the nuttier parts of the bill after it was introduced, it struck me almost as a joke.
JUSTIN HASKINS: $3T CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL PASSED BY HOUSE DEMS FUNDS MOST RADICAL PROGRAMS IN US HISTORY
In fact, I tweeted: “How do you explain a House Democratic Party so crazy that their new $3 trillion proposal has 68 references to Cannabis and only 52 references to jobs? Maybe Speaker Pelosi of San Francisco believes ‘California Dreamin’ could become the new national anthem.”
There are a remarkable number of impossible-to-explain provisions in the bill. Some of them would:
Provide money to people in the country illegally.
Allow illegal immigrants to work when more than 30 million Americans are out of work.
Provide taxpayer funding for abortion, even though Americans oppose taxpayer funding for abortions by 55 percent to 29 percent.
Block voter identification laws – even though 80 percent of Americans favor such laws.
Give state and local governments, which already collect your tax dollars, $1 trillion more of your tax dollars.
Give a tax cut to the richest Americans in blue states.
Impose a host of other liberal fantasies on Americans.
In fact, the bill is so bad that I had also tweeted: “Trump District Democrats need to be pushed on their support or opposition to the Pelosi $3 trillion bill.”
As we learned about the nuttier parts of the bill after it was introduced, it struck me almost as a joke.
This bill could become a disaster for Democratic candidates if Republicans bear down and focus on it. Republicans will hate the bill. Independents and moderates will find large parts of the bill totally unacceptable.
There will be an entire series of issues in which 75 percent or 85 percent of the country will be deeply opposed to the Pelosi bill.
I
f this choice of which country we should become was the centerpiece of the U.S. House and Senate elections, it would probably guarantee a Republican landslide this fall. In this bill, Pelosi and the Democrats are advocating deeply unpopular issues.
Yet, we know Speaker Pelosi has had a long career in Congress (she was first elected 1987) fighting and earning her way to become the first woman speaker of the House (2007-2011), and then endured eight years as minority leader to become speaker for a second time.
Pelosi is a survivor. She is tough. She is hardworking, and she has been through a lot of campaigns – and seen and executed a lot of maneuvers.
Therefore, you must assume there is a sound strategic reason for Pelosi to bring forward a bill that is this radical, expensive, and controversial.
After spending days trying to figure out why she would lead her party into such an exposed position, let me offer this three-part proposition.
First, Pelosi probably believes this is going to be a base turnout election, and she knows from all the polls that Republicans are more excited about the election than Democrats.
Pelosi had this reinforced by the special elections for House seats in Wisconsin and in California.
In Wisconsin, the GOP handily kept a House seat in an important swing state for the presidential election.
California should have been a special shock to Pelosi, because the Republicans had not converted a Democratic seat in her home state since 1998. This breakthrough, after 22 years, came in a district Hillary Clinton had carried in the 2016 presidential election. The GOP win was clearly a function of a much more energized Republican base.
From Pelosi’s perspective, mobilizing the cannabis users and liberal investors is a useful move, too. They are as much part of the Democratic base as traditional small business owners are part of the Republican base.
Arousing the hardcore, pro-abortion activists helps Pelosi with turnout and donations. Disciplined repetition of the word “diversity” appeals to her ideological activists and – to a lesser extent – minority communities.
Appealing to the illegal immigrant community is a useful thing for Pelosi. And Democrats are working to make it possible for illegal immigrants to vote in a number of states.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR OPINION NEWSLETTER
Giving a tax cut to the richest people in the bluest states is a direct favor to her donor base and helps the public employee unions in those states by making state and local taxes more bearable.
Pouring extra cash into the worst-run blue states with the biggest pension debt (think Illinois and New Jersey) directly helps Pelosi’s public employee union allies and the Democratic politicians in those states.
Pelosi has likely calculated that – as usual – the Republican candidates will forget to focus. She also must be betting that in a few weeks the Republican and independent voters will have forgotten this monstrosity of a leftwing wish list.
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Yet, Pelosi’s base will be fired up to elect former Vice President Joe Biden and Democratic majorities in the House and Senate so they can get the ideological and financial goodies she has woven into this bill.
It is a major gamble on Pelosi’s part. If the Republicans have enough discipline and endurance, she will pay a substantial price for it.
To read, hear, and watch more of Newt Gingrich’s commentary, visit Gingrich360.com.
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foxnews--2020-05-16--Deroy Murdock: Stark difference between Cuomo and DeSantis' handling of nursing homes during coronav

Deroy Murdock: Stark difference between Cuomo and DeSantis' handling of nursing homes during coronavirus pandemic

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The difference in efforts to protect seniors from the coronavirus pandemic between New York State Democratic Gov .
Andrew Cuomo and Florida State Republican Gov .
Ron DeSantis is `` very sad , '' Fox News contributor Deroy Murdock stated Saturday .
Appearing on `` Fox & Friends Weekend '' with host Pete Hegseth , Murdock explained that Cuomo 's ineffectuality in protecting his most vulnerable population was mainly due to a poor order to state health officials .
In late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were required to accept COVID-19 positive patients once they were discharged after becoming more medically stable .
In addition , according to Murdock , those patients were not required to be tested following their release .
`` As a result , a lot of these folks went back to nursing homes people got sick -- nursing homes which had not been touched by COVID-19 suddenly became hotbeds of COVID-19 -- and unfortunately a lot of seniors in nursing homes started dying in huge numbers , '' Murdock remarked .
`` The death toll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] something like that . ''
Additionally , nursing home directors have reported they 've begged the state for more protective equipment and tests as well as help in relocating positive patients , but pleas have gone unanswered .
All of this comes as the number of workers who called out sick steadily rose .
Cuomo has since amended his policy , adding a directive telling hospitals that they must test patients and patients must be negative before being returned to nursing homes .
He is also now requiring nursing homes to test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5,000 seniors have passed away at nursing homes across the Empire State , the virus has made its way into 7,500 long-term care facilities nationwide .
All over the country , more than 143,000 of their residents and workers have contracted the illness and more than 25,600 have died , according to a New York Times analysis .
That number accounts for more than a third of the deaths from the pandemic which is now at a total of almost 86,000 people .
According to Murdock , Florida approached the nursing home crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sent people to make sure the nursing homes had all of the equipment they needed .
They gave them additional training on how to avoid infections , And , the result so far has been about 665 folks , seniors dead in nursing homes in Florida , '' he remarked .
`` The death rate in Florida is about three per 100,000 .
In New York state it 's 27.5 per 100,000 .
So , [ that ’ s ] nine times worse , '' he added .
`` Absolutely tragic [ and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As New York Republicans call for an inquiry into Cuomo 's handling of the situation , Murdock told Hegseth that the media needs to do more to hold Cuomo to account for those lost in the shuffle .
CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP '' And , it would be one thing if all of the other hospitals were full .
But , we have the Javits Center about one-third empty .
We had the USNS Comfort -- the hospital ship that President Trump set up here – that had 182 beds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he continued .
`` So , it ’ s not like there weren ’ t alternatives to send people where they could go and be isolated and not get healthy seniors infected and ultimately killed .
`` Andrew Cuomo really needs to be held to account on this and I wish the media would do it .
`` I 'm hearing a little bit of criticism here in New York , but I don ’ t hear much nationwide . ''

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The difference in efforts to protect seniors from the coronavirus pandemic between New York State Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Florida State Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is "very sad," Fox News contributor Deroy Murdock stated Saturday.
Appearing on "Fox & Friends Weekend" with host Pete Hegseth, Murdock explained that Cuomo's ineffectuality in protecting his most vulnerable population was mainly due to a poor order to state health officials.
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In late March, Cuomo announced that nursing homes were required to accept COVID-19 positive patients once they were discharged after becoming more medically stable. In addition, according to Murdock, those patients were not required to be tested following their release.
"As a result, a lot of these folks went back to nursing homes people got sick -- nursing homes which had not been touched by COVID-19 suddenly became hotbeds of COVID-19 -- and unfortunately a lot of seniors in nursing homes started dying in huge numbers," Murdock remarked. "The death toll right now is about 5,300 [or] something like that."
Additionally, nursing home directors have reported they've begged the state for more protective equipment and tests as well as help in relocating positive patients, but pleas have gone unanswered. All of this comes as the number of workers who called out sick steadily rose.
Cuomo has since amended his policy, adding a directive telling hospitals that they must test patients and patients must be negative before being returned to nursing homes. He is also now requiring nursing homes to test staff twice weekly.
While more than 5,000 seniors have passed away at nursing homes across the Empire State, the virus has made its way into 7,500 long-term care facilities nationwide. All over the country, more than 143,000 of their residents and workers have contracted the illness and more than 25,600 have died, according to a New York Times analysis. That number accounts for more than a third of the deaths from the pandemic which is now at a total of almost 86,000 people.
According to Murdock, Florida approached the nursing home crisis in the right way.
"They sent people to make sure the nursing homes had all of the equipment they needed. They gave them additional training on how to avoid infections, And, the result so far has been about 665 folks, seniors dead in nursing homes in Florida," he remarked.
"The death rate in Florida is about three per 100,000. In New York state it's 27.5 per 100,000. So, [that’s] nine times worse," he added. "Absolutely tragic [and] totally, totally unnecessary!"
As New York Republicans call for an inquiry into Cuomo's handling of the situation, Murdock told Hegseth that the media needs to do more to hold Cuomo to account for those lost in the shuffle.
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"And, it would be one thing if all of the other hospitals were full. But, we have the Javits Center about one-third empty. We had the USNS Comfort -- the hospital ship that President Trump set up here – that had 182 beds filled out of a thousand," he continued. "So, it’s not like there weren’t alternatives to send people where they could go and be isolated and not get healthy seniors infected and ultimately killed.
"Andrew Cuomo really needs to be held to account on this and I wish the media would do it.
"I'm hearing a little bit of criticism here in New York, but I don’t hear much nationwide."


foxnews--2020-05-15--Kelly Ripa responds to criticisms of her appearance during at-home tapings: ‘Certain things don’t ma

Kelly Ripa responds to criticisms of her appearance during at-home tapings: ‘Certain things don’t matter anymore’

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Folks are apparently tearing into Kelly Ripa ’ s appearance on “ Live with Kelly Ryan , ” and at this point in the coronavirus pandemic , she just doesn ’ t care anymore .
The 49-year-old responded during Friday 's show to some remarks from viewers on social media who said she was glistening more than usual and looked a little shiny despite the fact she has been doing her own makeup for the at-home tapings .
`` I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new outlook on life , ” Ripa fired back ( via People ) .
“ Certain things don ’ t matter anymore and my appearance is one of those things that just don ’ t matter.
” KELLY RIPA REVEALS SON JOAQUIN BROKE HIS NOSE WRESTLING : 'YOU WIN SOME , YOU LOSE SOME' Ripa ’ s co-host Ryan Seacrest , 45 , relayed to the mother of three that “ once in a while ” viewers describe the pair as looking “ shiny in our DIY show process , ” eliciting quite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the audience should be “ lucky ” they even got dressed for the at-home airings .
`` First of all , let me just say , to people commenting about our appearance : How dare you and you ’ re lucky that we actually put clothes on , ” she said .
“ It ’ s harder than you think to roll out of bed and come to a TV show . '
'' KELLY RIPA , MARK CONSUELOS SHARE EMBARRASSING STORY OF HIS JEALOUSY FROM EARLY IN THEIR MARRIAGE In fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she ’ s `` this close to just pulling the laptop into the bed . ''
KELLY RIPA GIVES SON MICHAEL CONSUELOS A HAIRCUT WITH KITCHEN SCISSORS ON 'LIVE ' SHOW But rest assured Ripa is `` not going to do that because I keep telling myself , 'You ’ re a professional and this is still a TV show and the days matter , ' '' she said .
`` It ’ s my mantra . ''
Last week , Ripa explained on the program that her 22-year-old son , Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she films the show from home .
“ If I ’ m being honest , he ’ s been producing my end of this show , ” Ripa said ( via Us Weekly ) .
“ So he really is sort of working while he ’ s finishing [ school ] because he ’ s set to ‘ graduate ’ from college .
But I said to him , ‘ Well , look at you .
I mean , here you are .
You ’ ve got a job before graduation .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good.
’ He ’ s like , ‘ Uh , yeah . '
” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Ripa has also admitted over the course of their at-home productions that she ’ s used her daughter Lola ’ s self-tanner and that she 's also been wearing Lola 's clothes .

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Folks are apparently tearing into Kelly Ripa’s appearance on “Live with Kelly Ryan,” and at this point in the coronavirus pandemic, she just doesn’t care anymore.
The 49-year-old responded during Friday's show to some remarks from viewers on social media who said she was glistening more than usual and looked a little shiny despite the fact she has been doing her own makeup for the at-home tapings.
"I don’t care. I have a new outlook on life,” Ripa fired back (via People). “Certain things don’t matter anymore and my appearance is one of those things that just don’t matter.”
KELLY RIPA REVEALS SON JOAQUIN BROKE HIS NOSE WRESTLING: 'YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME'
Ripa’s co-host Ryan Seacrest, 45, relayed to the mother of three that “once in a while” viewers describe the pair as looking “shiny in our DIY show process,” eliciting quite the response from Ripa, who said the audience should be “lucky” they even got dressed for the at-home airings.
"First of all, let me just say, to people commenting about our appearance: How dare you and you’re lucky that we actually put clothes on,” she said. “It’s harder than you think to roll out of bed and come to a TV show.'"
KELLY RIPA, MARK CONSUELOS SHARE EMBARRASSING STORY OF HIS JEALOUSY FROM EARLY IN THEIR MARRIAGE
"It’s a disaster!" Seacrest concurred.
In fact, Ripa is so over the self-glam process that she’s "this close to just pulling the laptop into the bed."
KELLY RIPA GIVES SON MICHAEL CONSUELOS A HAIRCUT WITH KITCHEN SCISSORS ON 'LIVE' SHOW
But rest assured Ripa is "not going to do that because I keep telling myself, 'You’re a professional and this is still a TV show and the days matter,'" she said. "It’s my mantra."
Last week, Ripa explained on the program that her 22-year-old son, Michael Consuelos, has been helping out while she films the show from home.
“If I’m being honest, he’s been producing my end of this show,” Ripa said (via Us Weekly). “So he really is sort of working while he’s finishing [school] because he’s set to ‘graduate’ from college. But I said to him, ‘Well, look at you. I mean, here you are. You’ve got a job before graduation. That’s got to make you feel good.’ He’s like, ‘Uh, yeah.'”
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Ripa has also admitted over the course of their at-home productions that she’s used her daughter Lola’s self-tanner and that she's also been wearing Lola's clothes.


foxnews--2020-05-16--California sheriff says $0 bail policy flies in the face of her four decade career in law enforcemen

California sheriff says $0 bail policy flies in the face of her four decade career in law enforcement, ignores victims

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The zero-cash bail emergency mandate in California , which has led to reduced prison populations to reduce the spread of COVID-19 , ignores victims and favors criminals , Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims asserted Friday night Appearing on `` The Ingraham Angle '' , Mims told host Laura Ingraham that the mandate was a de facto get-out-of-jail-free card .
As of Thursday , there were 711 suspected criminals released in the Golden State on $ 0 bail and 87 inmates had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mims explained that there are two reasons California would set bail at $ 0 .
`` First of all , it was to reduce the population in jails and to reduce the incidence of COVID infecting inmates without taking into consideration what counties had already done to fix that problem .
And , the second reason was to put out arraignment dates .
When someone is in custody , they must be arraigned within a few hours .
When they 're not in custody , they can set that date out .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they need that extra time for arraignments for people who are arrested , '' she stated .
As the pandemic quickly spread throughout the country , state and local officials ' concern shifted to crowded prisons , where inmates not only live in close proximity to one another , but share laundries , baths , and communal eating areas .
The United States has 2.3 million inmates in about 5,000 jails and prisons across the country .
According to the Bureau of Justice , nearly 200,000 people 55 and older are behind bars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inmates had been released nationwide , due to the virus .
But , Mims argues that this policy does more harm to the justice system than it does good .
`` This is $ 0 bail which means many people who are arrested for auto theft , assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to commit great bodily injury , elder abuse , child abuse : they automatically get released from California jails with a citation to appear , '' she noted .
CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the face of anything in [ her ] 41 years of law enforcement . ''
`` It has nothing to do with public safety , '' she concluded .
`` It has everything to do with ignoring victims and giving inmates and people [ who ] commit [ a ] crime a free pass . ''

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The zero-cash bail emergency mandate in California, which has led to reduced prison populations to reduce the spread of COVID-19, ignores victims and favors criminals, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims asserted Friday night
Appearing on "The Ingraham Angle", Mims told host Laura Ingraham that the mandate was a de facto get-out-of-jail-free card.
As of Thursday, there were 711 suspected criminals released in the Golden State on $0 bail and 87 inmates had ended up back in police custody.
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Mims explained that there are two reasons California would set bail at $0.
"First of all, it was to reduce the population in jails and to reduce the incidence of COVID infecting inmates without taking into consideration what counties had already done to fix that problem. And, the second reason was to put out arraignment dates. When someone is in custody, they must be arraigned within a few hours. When they're not in custody, they can set that date out. Now that courts are pretty much closed...they need that extra time for arraignments for people who are arrested," she stated.
As the pandemic quickly spread throughout the country, state and local officials' concern shifted to crowded prisons, where inmates not only live in close proximity to one another, but share laundries, baths, and communal eating areas.
The United States has 2.3 million inmates in about 5,000 jails and prisons across the country. According to the Bureau of Justice, nearly 200,000 people 55 and older are behind bars.
As of mid-April, over 16,000 inmates had been released nationwide, due to the virus.
But, Mims argues that this policy does more harm to the justice system than it does good.
"This is $0 bail which means many people who are arrested for auto theft, assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to commit great bodily injury, elder abuse, child abuse: they automatically get released from California jails with a citation to appear," she noted.
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It's an oversight Mims believes "flies in the face of anything in [her] 41 years of law enforcement."
"It has nothing to do with public safety," she concluded. "It has everything to do with ignoring victims and giving inmates and people [who] commit [a] crime a free pass."
Fox News' Travis Fedschun contributed to this report.


foxnews--2020-03-11--Who is Deborah Birx?

Who is Deborah Birx?

Ambassador Deborah Birx , who was appointed as the White House coronavirus response coordinator in late February , is a world-renowned medical expert and has worked extensively in the global fight against HIV/AIDS -- both as the State Department 's U.S. global AIDS coordinator and as the U.S. special representative for global health diplomacy .
Birx is a medical doctor , retired Army colonel and was appointed to her ambassador post by former President Obama .
After being named to the coronavirus task force , which is headed by Vice President Pence , Birx praised President Trump for ordering travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : W.H.O .
OFFICIALS URGE GLOBAL COOPERATION , SAY THEY CA N'T 'ASSUME ' SPREAD WILL SLOW IN WARM WEATHER “ It ’ s clear that the early work of the president , both with travel restrictions and the ability to quarantine , has bought us the time and space to have this task force be very effective , '' she said March 10 .
In 1983 , Birx may have saved her own life when she refused a blood transfusion after she started bleeding severely while in labor .
“ Do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she yelled to her husband before she passed out .
It was later discovered the blood she would have been given was contaminated with HIV , The New York Times reported .
Her appointment to the task force drew praise from Winnie Byanyima , UNAIDS executive director .
“ Vice President Mike Pence ’ s decision to appoint Deborah Birx to serve as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator is a wise one , ” Byanyima said in a statement .
“ Ms .
Birx has repeatedly demonstrated her unparalleled ability to control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ develop an effective plan to address COVID-19 in the United States of America.
” Pence has set high expectations for Birx in her role on the task force .
`` She will be my right arm in this effort , as the president has tasked me to lead the White House response to the coronavirus , ” Pence told reporters .
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU GET OVER THE CORONAVIRUS ?
Birx 's nearly 30-year career has included experience in vaccines , virulent diseases and interagency coordination , according to a White House statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been in charge of the President ’ s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief that was launched by former President George W. Bush in 2003 and was the director of the division for Global HIV/AIDS at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2005-2014 , according to The New York Times .
`` I am confident that Ms. Birx will translate the expertise she has applied to HIV to COVID-19 , ” Byanyima added .
“ The insights gleaned from the response to HIV can be helpful for the containment of this new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for more collaborative work across disease categories .
Even as we battle new diseases , we must remain vigilant about concurrent epidemics.
” Birx previously coordinated the HIV/AIDS efforts by the Army , Navy and Air Force and has worked for three administrations , according to the White House .
“ Three different Administrations across both political parties have relied on her knowledge and judgment , ” the White House statement said .
`` She has developed and patented vaccines , including leading one of the most influential HIV vaccine trials in history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research bench to the clinic , but understands the primary focus must always be to reach the individuals most in need . ''

Ambassador Deborah Birx, who was appointed as the White House coronavirus response coordinator in late February, is a world-renowned medical expert and has worked extensively in the global fight against HIV/AIDS -- both as the State Department's U.S. global AIDS coordinator and as the U.S. special representative for global health diplomacy.
Birx is a medical doctor, retired Army colonel and was appointed to her ambassador post by former President Obama.
After being named to the coronavirus task force, which is headed by Vice President Pence, Birx praised President Trump for ordering travel restrictions early in the crisis.
CORONAVIRUS: W.H.O. OFFICIALS URGE GLOBAL COOPERATION, SAY THEY CAN'T 'ASSUME' SPREAD WILL SLOW IN WARM WEATHER
“It’s clear that the early work of the president, both with travel restrictions and the ability to quarantine, has bought us the time and space to have this task force be very effective," she said March 10.
“It’s clear that the early work of the president, both with travel restrictions and the ability to quarantine, has bought us the time and space to have this task force be very effective." — Dr. Deborah Birx
In 1983, Birx may have saved her own life when she refused a blood transfusion after she started bleeding severely while in labor.
“Do not let them give me blood!” she yelled to her husband before she passed out. It was later discovered the blood she would have been given was contaminated with HIV, The New York Times reported.
Her appointment to the task force drew praise from Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS executive director.
“Vice President Mike Pence’s decision to appoint Deborah Birx to serve as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator is a wise one,” Byanyima said in a statement. “Ms. Birx has repeatedly demonstrated her unparalleled ability to control infectious diseases and is extremely well-positioned to develop an effective plan to address COVID-19 in the United States of America.”
Pence has set high expectations for Birx in her role on the task force.
"She will be my right arm in this effort, as the president has tasked me to lead the White House response to the coronavirus,” Pence told reporters.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU GET OVER THE CORONAVIRUS?
Birx's nearly 30-year career has included experience in vaccines, virulent diseases and interagency coordination, according to a White House statement.
Since 2014, she has also been in charge of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief that was launched by former President George W. Bush in 2003 and was the director of the division for Global HIV/AIDS at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2005-2014, according to The New York Times.
"I am confident that Ms. Birx will translate the expertise she has applied to HIV to COVID-19,” Byanyima added. “The insights gleaned from the response to HIV can be helpful for the containment of this new viral threat. There is a need for more collaborative work across disease categories. Even as we battle new diseases, we must remain vigilant about concurrent epidemics.”
Birx previously coordinated the HIV/AIDS efforts by the Army, Navy and Air Force and has worked for three administrations, according to the White House.
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“Three different Administrations across both political parties have relied on her knowledge and judgment,” the White House statement said. "She has developed and patented vaccines, including leading one of the most influential HIV vaccine trials in history. ... She has worked from the research bench to the clinic, but understands the primary focus must always be to reach the individuals most in need."


foxnews--2020-04-05--NYC artist making face shields for hospitals

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A New York City fine artist has created a new career since the coronavirus epidemic hit the New York region .
Luba Drozd , originally from Ukraine , has used her 3D printer to make plastic face shields , personal protective equipment ( PPE ) for the medical community , helping save lives .
“ I feel guilty about sleeping when doctors are in danger , ” she told The New York Post .
“ I wake up around 8 a.m. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or 4 a.m .
Sometimes , I wake up in the middle of the night to finish printing and start a new one.
” The artist said she felt useful in this crisis : turning aesthetics into function .
“ I saw an article about an Italian teen who 3D printed for hospitals in Italy because the situation is so dire .
I thought that the situation would be just as dire here , and I looked on forums within the 3D printing communities [ to find designs , ] ” Drozd , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought I would be making things for the medical field or during a pandemic .
I wanted to do the right thing for everyone .
It seems like I had the tools to help and that ’ s what I wanted to do.
” CORONAVIRUS : WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW New York City , the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic , saw a glimmer of hope , with Gov .
Andrew Cuomo saying on Sunday that daily deaths had dropped slightly , along with intensive-care admissions and the number of patients who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he warned it was “ too early to tell ” the significance of those numbers .
“ We could either be very near the apex , or the apex could be a plateau and we could be on the plateau right now , ” Cuomo said .
“ You can ’ t do this day-to-day .
You have to look at three or four days to see a pattern.
” Cuomo said Sunday overall deaths in the state climbed to nearly 4,200 .
The state reported 594 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new deaths announced the day before .
ICU admissions and intubations were also down , the governor said , while the discharge rate from hospitals was rising .
The governor said the state ’ s health-care system remained over capacity , adding that New York was “ running short on supplies all across the board.
” Over 122,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and at least 16,000 people remain hospitalized , according to the latest data .
Drozd ’ s community set up a GoFundMe page so she could buy 3D @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bags , bands , glue and other supplies .
“ My commitment is to donate the 3D printers we bought with people ’ s money and donate to schools or hospitals so they can print themselves and make them , ” Drozd said .
“ I am hoping more people will make the shields .
I am hoping whatever is happening on a larger scale with larger companies will come and rescue health workers because the response is slower than it should be.
” Drozd , an installation artist working with site-specific sound @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has made nearly 200 of her plastic face shields .
“ A doctor wrote to me saying , ‘ you are truly saving lives , we are so grateful to you , ’ ” Drozd said .

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A New York City fine artist has created a new career since the coronavirus epidemic hit the New York region.
Luba Drozd, originally from Ukraine, has used her 3D printer to make plastic face shields, personal protective equipment (PPE) for the medical community, helping save lives.
“I feel guilty about sleeping when doctors are in danger,” she told The New York Post. “I wake up around 8 a.m. and I go to sleep around 3 or 4 a.m. Sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night to finish printing and start a new one.”
The artist said she felt useful in this crisis: turning aesthetics into function.
“I saw an article about an Italian teen who 3D printed for hospitals in Italy because the situation is so dire. I thought that the situation would be just as dire here, and I looked on forums within the 3D printing communities [to find designs,]” Drozd, 38, added. “I never thought I would be making things for the medical field or during a pandemic. I wanted to do the right thing for everyone. It seems like I had the tools to help and that’s what I wanted to do.”
CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
New York City, the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, saw a glimmer of hope, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying on Sunday that daily deaths had dropped slightly, along with intensive-care admissions and the number of patients who needed breathing tubes inserted. Still, he warned it was “too early to tell” the significance of those numbers.
“We could either be very near the apex, or the apex could be a plateau and we could be on the plateau right now,” Cuomo said. “You can’t do this day-to-day. You have to look at three or four days to see a pattern.”
Cuomo said Sunday overall deaths in the state climbed to nearly 4,200.
The state reported 594 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday — a small decrease compared to the 630 new deaths announced the day before. ICU admissions and intubations were also down, the governor said, while the discharge rate from hospitals was rising.
The governor said the state’s health-care system remained over capacity, adding that New York was “running short on supplies all across the board.” Over 122,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and at least 16,000 people remain hospitalized, according to the latest data.
Drozd’s community set up a GoFundMe page so she could buy 3D printer filament, Duralar acetate sheets, bags, bands, glue and other supplies.
“My commitment is to donate the 3D printers we bought with people’s money and donate to schools or hospitals so they can print themselves and make them,” Drozd said. “I am hoping more people will make the shields. I am hoping whatever is happening on a larger scale with larger companies will come and rescue health workers because the response is slower than it should be.”
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Drozd, an installation artist working with site-specific sound, 3D animation, and sculpture, has made nearly 200 of her plastic face shields.
“A doctor wrote to me saying, ‘you are truly saving lives, we are so grateful to you,’” Drozd said.


foxnews--2020-04-05--Alabama joins states under coronavirus stay-at-home order

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Beginning 5 p.m. Saturday , Alabama joined the list of states where residents were under a stay-at-home order in response to the coronavirus outbreak .
Gov .
Kay Ivey and state Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris announced that the order would be in place until April 30 , with a determination before then on whether the order would be extended past that date , AL.com reported .
“ We all have a duty to take this seriously , ” the governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wash your hands frequently , disinfect commonly used items often & practice social distancing.
” Ivey warned that that the state would likely see sharp rises in confirmed cases and deaths in the weeks ahead .
“ Folks , April stands to be very tough , and potentially very deadly , ” the governor said , according to AL.com .
“ You need to understand we are past urging people to stay at home .
It is now the law.
” As of late Saturday , Alabama had more than 1,600 confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – and had seen at least 26 deaths , according to the state ’ s Department of Public Health , division of infectious diseases and outbreaks .
Ivey , a Republican , had faced some criticism in the state for not enacting a stay-at-home order sooner .
On Friday she addressed those concerns .
`` I tried to find the right balance , something that was measured without overreacting that looked after people ’ s health without choking out the life from commerce , '' she said at a news conference Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Doug Jones , a Democrat , argued that slowing the spread of the virus through a stay-at-home order would ultimately prove to be the best way to revive the economy .
“ We help this economy by staying home , ” Jones said Thursday , according to the Advertiser .
“ By staying home , we can stop the spread , and we can get this economy rolling soon.
” On Friday , Ivey said the continued growth in cases in the state prompted her to finally issue the order .
`` Yesterday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases jumped 160 , '' she said at the news conference .
“ That was a big jump .
Also EMA metrics that they got from the cell phone data , and it shows people are not paying attention to the orders we ’ ve asked them to abide by.
” EMA refers to Alabama ’ s Emergency Management Agency .
Chambers County in eastern Alabama was especially hard hit , with authorities suspecting that local church gatherings may have helped spread the virus , the Advertiser reported .

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Beginning 5 p.m. Saturday, Alabama joined the list of states where residents were under a stay-at-home order in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Gov. Kay Ivey and state Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris announced that the order would be in place until April 30, with a determination before then on whether the order would be extended past that date, AL.com reported.
“We all have a duty to take this seriously,” the governor wrote in a Twitter message. “Wash your hands frequently, disinfect commonly used items often & practice social distancing.”
FLORIDA'S DESANTIS ISSUES STATEWIDE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER TO CURB CORONAVIRUS
Ivey warned that that the state would likely see sharp rises in confirmed cases and deaths in the weeks ahead.
“Folks, April stands to be very tough, and potentially very deadly,” the governor said, according to AL.com. “You need to understand we are past urging people to stay at home. It is now the law.”
As of late Saturday, Alabama had more than 1,600 confirmed cases of coronavirus – also known as COVID-19 – and had seen at least 26 deaths, according to the state’s Department of Public Health, division of infectious diseases and outbreaks.
Ivey, a Republican, had faced some criticism in the state for not enacting a stay-at-home order sooner. On Friday she addressed those concerns.
"I tried to find the right balance, something that was measured without overreacting that looked after people’s health without choking out the life from commerce," she said at a news conference Friday, according to the Advertiser.
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat, argued that slowing the spread of the virus through a stay-at-home order would ultimately prove to be the best way to revive the economy.
“We help this economy by staying home,” Jones said Thursday, according to the Advertiser. “By staying home, we can stop the spread, and we can get this economy rolling soon.”
On Friday, Ivey said the continued growth in cases in the state prompted her to finally issue the order.
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"Yesterday [Thursday] the number of new cases jumped 160," she said at the news conference. “That was a big jump. Also EMA metrics that they got from the cell phone data, and it shows people are not paying attention to the orders we’ve asked them to abide by.” EMA refers to Alabama’s Emergency Management Agency.
Chambers County in eastern Alabama was especially hard hit, with authorities suspecting that local church gatherings may have helped spread the virus, the Advertiser reported.


foxnews--2020-04-05--Marianne Faithfull hospitalized for coronavirus in London

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Marianne Faithfull is the latest celebrity to publically announce their coronavirus diagnosis .
CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS The 73-year-old singer is `` stable , '' according to a statement given to Fox News by Faithfull 's spokesperson .
`` Marianne Faithfull ’ s manager Francois Ravard has confirmed that Marianne is being treated for Covid-19 in hospital in London , '' the written statement said .
`` She is stable and responding to treatment , we all wish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recovery . ''
CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS Faithfull is known for her rock-folk hits `` As Tears Go By '' and `` Broken English '' over the span of several decades .
Fellow performer and close pal Penny Arcade told Rolling Stone that Faithfull began to self-isolate after contracting a cold , and checked herself into a hospital on Monday , March 30 , where she tested positive for COVID-19 .
Faithfull joins a long list of celebrities to contract the virus .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elba , Pink , Sara Bareilles and more have all announced that they have fought coronavirus .

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Marianne Faithfull is the latest celebrity to publically announce their coronavirus diagnosis.
CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS
The 73-year-old singer is "stable," according to a statement given to Fox News by Faithfull's spokesperson.
"Marianne Faithfull’s manager Francois Ravard has confirmed that Marianne is being treated for Covid-19 in hospital in London," the written statement said. "She is stable and responding to treatment, we all wish her well and a full and speedy recovery."
CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS
Faithfull is known for her rock-folk hits "As Tears Go By" and "Broken English" over the span of several decades.
Fellow performer and close pal Penny Arcade told Rolling Stone that Faithfull began to self-isolate after contracting a cold, and checked herself into a hospital on Monday, March 30, where she tested positive for COVID-19.
Faithfull joins a long list of celebrities to contract the virus.
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Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Idris Elba, Pink, Sara Bareilles and more have all announced that they have fought coronavirus.