pamelagellerreport--2020-03-21--Lock, Stock, & Barrel: Why are Americans Hoarding Guns & Ammo Amid COVID-19 Pandemic?

Sputnik News contacted me and asked me to provide a comment about the reported surge in gun sales across the US : Question : According to reports , sales of ammunition and tactical wear have surged amid the coronavirus pandemic in the US , with a growing number of cases of people buying guns for the first time .
What ’ s your take on the trend ?
Is it just part of the general panic buying pattern ?
Geller : It ’ s a perfectly reasonable response in a time of global uncertainty and open calls by Leftists for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same Leftists may try to take advantage of the prevailing confusion to brutalize patriotic Americans .
Question : What potential concerns are forcing people to stockpile guns and ammunition amid the epidemic ?
Are their concerns justified , in your opinion ?
Geller : I explained one in # 1 .
Another is the growing tyranny of Democratic state officials , notably Virginia ’ s Governer Northam .
Question : What are the potential consequences of the uptick in gun sales among Americans ?
Will it really help people feel safe or will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the upcoming recession ?
Geller : There is no cause for concern in law-abiding patriots being able to defend themselves , and may even have a deterrent effect among Leftists who are less unhinged than most .
The coronavirus outbreak has not only led to empty shelves in US grocery stores but has also boosted gun and ammo sales across the country .
American observers have given explanations about the possible roots of the trend and its potential consequences .
On 17 March , an online ammunition store Ammo.com reported an unprecedented increase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying that it “ directly correlates ” with the rise of COVID-19 and its spread across the country .
Ammo is not the only store spotting a massive spike in firearms demand : Adventure Outdoors has signalled that its sales are up 400 % so far this year with shotguns , AR-15 semi-automatic rifles , and 9mm handguns being hot sellers .
Tactical gear retailer Bulletproof Zone has said its sales had leaped 100 % , while an arms shop owner in Petaluma , California , revealed in an interview with KTVU FOX @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the first time .
One might wonder as to why US citizens are stockpiling weapons .
On the other hand , the trend falls into the pattern of the global panic buying amid the pandemic which is driven by what Jay L. Zagorsky , a senior lecturer at the Questrom School of Business , calls “ zero risk bias ” .
“ When faced with an uncertain situation people feel better if they can eliminate one risk ” , the academic says explaining why people are storming grocery stores .
“ People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk of catching coronavirus but they can eliminate the risk of running out of common items ” .
However , when it comes to guns the situation appears to be more complicated .
According to Ethan Ralph , founder of a conservative website , The Ralph Retort , deems that “ the big concern ” of the virus-driven gun buyers “ is possible lawlessness breaking out and society breaking down ” .
He notes that there ’ s nothing “ nonsensical ” in the trend and though he is not stocking up guns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are .
“ When you see some of the headlines about food shortages and major disruptions that could possibly last into next year , I think this is the natural response from some people ” , he says .
“ I think the concerns are certainly justified , although I am not stockpiling weapons myself .
But the worry is that when people run out of food and money , they might try to take someone else ’ s , so I see the other side of it ” .
The conservative blogger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run on guns and ammo is going to calm things down ” , however what ’ s going on is “ a natural reaction to the things you see coming from our media and politicians ” .
“ I do think that we should be asking ourselves how do we calm down tensions in general ” , he says .
“ You can definitely feel the uneasiness in the air ” .
Pamela Geller , an American political activist , blogger and editor-in-chief of the Geller Report , suggests the surge in gun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a time of global uncertainty and open calls by Leftists for violence against their political opponents ” .
“ Those same Leftists may try to take advantage of the prevailing confusion to brutalize patriotic Americans ” , she says .
“ There is no cause for concern in law-abiding patriots being able to defend themselves , and may even have a deterrent effect among Leftists who are less unhinged than most ” .
Last month , independent American journalist Andy Ngo drew attention to violent attacks against US civilians , police , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left antifa groups in his Twitter posts .
There has been repeated reports about clashes between right-wing and anti-right-wing groups in Portland , which prompted Donald Trump to tweet in August that he was giving “ major consideration ” to naming antifa an “ organisation of terror ” .
Meanwhile , in July 2019 , Willem Van Spronsen , a 69-year old self-described “ antifa ” , attacked a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) detention centre in Tacoma , Washington while armed with an AR-15 assault weapon .
Four Tacoma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who earlier encouraged his followers to arm and bring about a revolution in the US in his manifesto .
The assailant was reportedly up in arms about the federal government ’ s immigration policies and deportation practices .
However , there is no statistic saying to which side of the political spectrum weapons buyers belong .
Independent political journalist Max Parry believes it ’ s not the country ’ s simmering political divisions that are forcing people to stockpile guns but is “ a tremendous underlying fear that the government will impose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safety and civil liberties than any health threat from the virus ” .
“ It ’ s natural reaction considering Congress is already trying to use the pandemic to ram through an extension of the USA Patriot Act and they are enacting completely unnecessary measures such as calling in the National Guard to impose ‘ containment areas ’ like we saw in New Rochelle , New York .
They are also establishing FEMA ‘ quarantine ’ camps in US military facilities such as Fort Hamilton in New York ” , the journalist points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN ’ s Jim Sciutto tweeted on 16 March that “ there are active discussions within the Trump administration to encourage a possible ‘ curfew ’ across the nation ” .
The claim was immediately busted by the White House , who stated that “ rumours of a national lockdown or national quarantine recently shared via text message are fake ” .
According to Parry , “ people have been given little guarantee that the state is going to step in and provide a social safety net to help them through the crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand , the government “ has already provided trillions to bailout shareholders and various impacted industries ” .
“ With such a message being set that the working class is not a priority for the US government , of course such trepidation is going to lead to a surge in weapons and ammunition sales ” , he says .
“ There is a tendency to demonise people and US gun culture , which in many respects is a product of the Cold War , while little has been discussed by either the political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to such a reaction , which of course is social inequality and the complete militarisation of American society ” .
He warns that the consequences of stocking up firearms could be dire amid the unprecedented economic recession “ unless the federal government is properly utilised to provide social services , not expanding the police state with drills and deploying militarised police and using it as an excuse to spy on communications , emails , and phone calls of citizens ” .

Sputnik News contacted me and asked me to provide a comment about the reported surge in gun sales across the US:
Question: According to reports, sales of ammunition and tactical wear have surged amid the coronavirus pandemic in the US, with a growing number of cases of people buying guns for the first time. What’s your take on the trend? Is it just part of the general panic buying pattern?
Geller: It’s a perfectly reasonable response in a time of global uncertainty and open calls by Leftists for violence against their political opponents. Those same Leftists may try to take advantage of the prevailing confusion to brutalize patriotic Americans.
Question: What potential concerns are forcing people to stockpile guns and ammunition amid the epidemic? Are their concerns justified, in your opinion?
Geller: I explained one in #1. Another is the growing tyranny of Democratic state officials, notably Virginia’s Governer Northam.
Question: What are the potential consequences of the uptick in gun sales among Americans? Will it really help people feel safe or will it add to growing tensions caused by the upcoming recession?
Geller: There is no cause for concern in law-abiding patriots being able to defend themselves, and may even have a deterrent effect among Leftists who are less unhinged than most.
The coronavirus outbreak has not only led to empty shelves in US grocery stores but has also boosted gun and ammo sales across the country. American observers have given explanations about the possible roots of the trend and its potential consequences.
On 17 March, an online ammunition store Ammo.com reported an unprecedented increase in bullet sales starting in February 2020 saying that it “directly correlates” with the rise of COVID-19 and its spread across the country.
Ammo is not the only store spotting a massive spike in firearms demand: Adventure Outdoors has signalled that its sales are up 400% so far this year with shotguns, AR-15 semi-automatic rifles, and 9mm handguns being hot sellers. Tactical gear retailer Bulletproof Zone has said its sales had leaped 100%, while an arms shop owner in Petaluma, California, revealed in an interview with KTVU FOX 2 that many buyers are acquiring guns for the first time.
Just Panic Buying or Security Concerns?
One might wonder as to why US citizens are stockpiling weapons. On the other hand, the trend falls into the pattern of the global panic buying amid the pandemic which is driven by what Jay L. Zagorsky, a senior lecturer at the Questrom School of Business, calls “zero risk bias”.
“When faced with an uncertain situation people feel better if they can eliminate one risk”, the academic says explaining why people are storming grocery stores. “People might not be able to eliminate the risk of catching coronavirus but they can eliminate the risk of running out of common items”.
However, when it comes to guns the situation appears to be more complicated.
According to Ethan Ralph, founder of a conservative website, The Ralph Retort, deems that “the big concern” of the virus-driven gun buyers “is possible lawlessness breaking out and society breaking down”. He notes that there’s nothing “nonsensical” in the trend and though he is not stocking up guns and bullets a lot of his friends are.
“When you see some of the headlines about food shortages and major disruptions that could possibly last into next year, I think this is the natural response from some people”, he says. “I think the concerns are certainly justified, although I am not stockpiling weapons myself. But the worry is that when people run out of food and money, they might try to take someone else’s, so I see the other side of it”.
The conservative blogger does not think that “a huge run on guns and ammo is going to calm things down”, however what’s going on is “a natural reaction to the things you see coming from our media and politicians”.
“I do think that we should be asking ourselves how do we calm down tensions in general”, he says. “You can definitely feel the uneasiness in the air”.
Gun store patrons wait in line, Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Burbank, Calif. Consumers are buying all kinds of goods in large quantities amid coronavirus concerns, putting pressure on inventories
Simmering Partisan Divisions
Pamela Geller, an American political activist, blogger and editor-in-chief of the Geller Report, suggests the surge in gun sales “is a perfectly reasonable response in a time of global uncertainty and open calls by Leftists for violence against their political opponents”.
“Those same Leftists may try to take advantage of the prevailing confusion to brutalize patriotic Americans”, she says. “There is no cause for concern in law-abiding patriots being able to defend themselves, and may even have a deterrent effect among Leftists who are less unhinged than most”.
Last month, independent American journalist Andy Ngo drew attention to violent attacks against US civilians, police, and even other left-wing groups by radical left antifa groups in his Twitter posts.
.@PortlandPolice tell the antifa mob to stop throwing projectiles at them. Antifa respond by doing more of it. pic.twitter.com/POj4CNLK6x — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) February 8, 2020
There has been repeated reports about clashes between right-wing and anti-right-wing groups in Portland, which prompted Donald Trump to tweet in August that he was giving “major consideration” to naming antifa an “organisation of terror”.
Major consideration is being given to naming ANTIFA an “ORGANIZATION OF TERROR.” Portland is being watched very closely. Hopefully the Mayor will be able to properly do his job! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2019
Meanwhile, in July 2019, Willem Van Spronsen, a 69-year old self-described “antifa”, attacked a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centre in Tacoma, Washington while armed with an AR-15 assault weapon. Four Tacoma police officers shot and killed Van Spronsen, who earlier encouraged his followers to arm and bring about a revolution in the US in his manifesto. The assailant was reportedly up in arms about the federal government’s immigration policies and deportation practices.
However, there is no statistic saying to which side of the political spectrum weapons buyers belong.
A pedestrian pushes a stroller as people wait in line outside to buy supplies at the Martin B. Retting, Inc. gun store amid fears of the global growth of coronavirus cases, in Culver City, California, U.S. March 15, 2020
Fear That Gov’t May Impose Martial Law
Independent political journalist Max Parry believes it’s not the country’s simmering political divisions that are forcing people to stockpile guns but is “a tremendous underlying fear that the government will impose martial law which could potentially threaten the safety and civil liberties than any health threat from the virus”.
“It’s natural reaction considering Congress is already trying to use the pandemic to ram through an extension of the USA Patriot Act and they are enacting completely unnecessary measures such as calling in the National Guard to impose ‘containment areas’ like we saw in New Rochelle, New York. They are also establishing FEMA ‘quarantine’ camps in US military facilities such as Fort Hamilton in New York”, the journalist points out.
Adding to the confusion, CNN’s Jim Sciutto tweeted on 16 March that “there are active discussions within the Trump administration to encourage a possible ‘curfew’ across the nation”.
New: There are active discussions within the Trump administration to encourage a possible “curfew” across the nation in which non-essential businesses would have to close by a certain time each night. – @CNN reporting — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) March 16, 2020
The claim was immediately busted by the White House, who stated that “rumours of a national lockdown or national quarantine recently shared via text message are fake”.
✅Official, up-to-date guidance on #COVID19 is available from @CDCgov and at https://t.co/XnPrVeij1D. ❌Rumors of a national lockdown or national quarantine recently shared via text message are FAKE. — The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 16, 2020
According to Parry, “people have been given little guarantee that the state is going to step in and provide a social safety net to help them through the crisis”, while, on the other hand, the government “has already provided trillions to bailout shareholders and various impacted industries”.
“With such a message being set that the working class is not a priority for the US government, of course such trepidation is going to lead to a surge in weapons and ammunition sales”, he says. “There is a tendency to demonise people and US gun culture, which in many respects is a product of the Cold War, while little has been discussed by either the political establishment or mainstream media about the underpinning to such a reaction, which of course is social inequality and the complete militarisation of American society”.
He warns that the consequences of stocking up firearms could be dire amid the unprecedented economic recession “unless the federal government is properly utilised to provide social services, not expanding the police state with drills and deploying militarised police and using it as an excuse to spy on communications, emails, and phone calls of citizens”.


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-21--WATCH: ‘Jihadi’ Who Killed 13 Israelis Celebrated as Palestinian Hero

This is how Rep. Tlaib was raised .
This is what Bernie Sanders brought into his campaign .
This is what is being legitimized by the Squad and other Democrats .
# Jexodus !
While murdering innocent people could not be more reprehensible , a notorious Palestinian suicide bomber was recently lauded on Lebanese television .
On a recent broadcast by Palestinian Islamic Jihad ’ s Lebanon-based Al-Quds Al-Youm TV , two commentators championed the heinous murder of 13 Israelis in the 1996 suicide bombing at Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv .
Not only were the terrorists who carried out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this suicide bombing , which injured another 130 Israels , and similar attacks “ bring a lot of joy to the Palestinian people.
” The two then fondly discussed how Palestinians hand out candies and sweets to celebrate murders like this , calling on the populace to continue these barbaric crimes .
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This is how Rep. Tlaib was raised. This is what Bernie Sanders brought into his campaign. This is what is being legitimized by the Squad and other Democrats. #Jexodus!
Related: Palestinian Leaders Use Coronavirus to Attack Israel
WATCH: ‘Jihadi’ Who Killed 13 Israelis Celebrated as Palestinian Hero By United For Israel, March 19, 2020: While murdering innocent people could not be more reprehensible, a notorious Palestinian suicide bomber was recently lauded on Lebanese television. On a recent broadcast by Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Lebanon-based Al-Quds Al-Youm TV, two commentators championed the heinous murder of 13 Israelis in the 1996 suicide bombing at Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv. Not only were the terrorists who carried out this attack praised, they claimed that this suicide bombing, which injured another 130 Israels, and similar attacks “bring a lot of joy to the Palestinian people.” The two then fondly discussed how Palestinians hand out candies and sweets to celebrate murders like this, calling on the populace to continue these barbaric crimes.
https://youtu.be/B5WGKlotooE
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pamelagellerreport--2020-03-22--Saturday Night Cinema: The Conversation

Saturday Night Cinema: The Conversation

The Conversation , it ’ s called , and it ’ s a volcano of a movie , an absolute sensation .
I liked it better even than The Godfather… The fun of seeing it for the first time is all yours and I envy you .
Made between The Godfather ( 1972 ) and The Godfather Part II ( 1974 ) , and in part a homage to Michelangelo Antonioni ’ s art-movie classic Blow-Up ( 1966 ) , The Conversation was a return to small-scale art films for Francis Ford Coppola .
Sound surveillance expert Harry Caul ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a young couple ( Cindy Williams and Frederic Forrest ) , taping their conversation as they walk through San Francisco ’ s crowded Union Square .
Knowing full well how technology can invade privacy , Harry obsessively keeps to himself , separating business from his personal life , even refusing to discuss what he does or where he lives with his girlfriend , Amy ( Teri Garr ) .
Harry ’ s work starts to trouble him , however , as he comes to believe that the conversation he pieced together reveals a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” who hired him to murder the couple .
After he allows himself to be seduced by a call girl , who then steals the tapes , Harry is all the more convinced that a killing will occur , and he can no longer separate his job from his conscience .
Coppola , cinematographer Bill Butler , and Oscar-nominated sound editor Walter Murch convey the narrative through Harry ’ s aural and visual experience , beginning with the slow opening zoom of Union Square accompanied by the alternately muddled and clear sound of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harry ’ s microphones .
The Godfather Part II and The Conversation earned Coppola a rare pair of Oscar nominations for Best Picture , as well as two nominations for Best Screenplay ( The Godfather Part II won both ) .
Praised by critics , The Conversation was not a popular hit , but it has since come to be seen as one of the artistic high points of the decade , as well as of Coppola ’ s career .
Its atmosphere of paranoia and suspicion , combined with its obsessive loner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ darker “ American art movies ” of the early ’ 70s , as its audiotape storyline also made it seem eerily appropriate for the era of the Watergate scandal .
~ Lucia Bozzola , Rovi

The Conversation, it’s called, and it’s a volcano of a movie, an absolute sensation. I liked it better even than The Godfather… The fun of seeing it for the first time is all yours and I envy you.
Bernard Drew
Gannett News Service
Made between The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), and in part a homage to Michelangelo Antonioni’s art-movie classic Blow-Up (1966), The Conversation was a return to small-scale art films for Francis Ford Coppola.
Sound surveillance expert Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is hired to track a young couple (Cindy Williams and Frederic Forrest), taping their conversation as they walk through San Francisco’s crowded Union Square.
Knowing full well how technology can invade privacy, Harry obsessively keeps to himself, separating business from his personal life, even refusing to discuss what he does or where he lives with his girlfriend, Amy (Teri Garr).
Harry’s work starts to trouble him, however, as he comes to believe that the conversation he pieced together reveals a plot by the mysterious corporate “Director” who hired him to murder the couple.
After he allows himself to be seduced by a call girl, who then steals the tapes, Harry is all the more convinced that a killing will occur, and he can no longer separate his job from his conscience.
Coppola, cinematographer Bill Butler, and Oscar-nominated sound editor Walter Murch convey the narrative through Harry’s aural and visual experience, beginning with the slow opening zoom of Union Square accompanied by the alternately muddled and clear sound of the couple’s conversation caught by Harry’s microphones.
The Godfather Part II and The Conversation earned Coppola a rare pair of Oscar nominations for Best Picture, as well as two nominations for Best Screenplay (The Godfather Part II won both).
Praised by critics, The Conversation was not a popular hit, but it has since come to be seen as one of the artistic high points of the decade, as well as of Coppola’s career.
Its atmosphere of paranoia and suspicion, combined with its obsessive loner antihero, made it prototypical of the darker “American art movies” of the early ’70s, as its audiotape storyline also made it seem eerily appropriate for the era of the Watergate scandal. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-22--NY Mosque:  Imam’s Anti-Semitic Sermon in New York Links Coronavirus to Jews

Islamic Jew hatred– the one unmovable constant .
Vile and disgusting .
In a dire time in which the coronavirus is threatening large swaths of humanity , why would a so-called preacher brazenly promote hatred of an entire religion or ethnic group ?
Among the infidels that the preacher directly referenced were women who are “ lackadaisical and lazy when it comes to covering their ears , necks , wrists , and ankles.
” According to Khadar Bin Muhammad , “ They are playing games , like the Jews.
” A preacher at a mosque in Syracuse warned congregants faced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ games like the Jews.
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Islamic Jew hatred– the one unmovable constant. Vile and disgusting.
WATCH: Cooronavirus Sermon Turns Anti-Semitic in New York A preacher at a mosque in Syracuse warned congregants faced with the coronavirus not to “play games like the Jews.” By: United with Israel, March 22, 2020: Khadar Bin Muhammad, the Imam of Masjid Bilal Ibn Rabah in Syracuse, New York, warned in a recently uploaded YouTube video that the coronavirus could destroy “anybody” along with “infidels.” Among the infidels that the preacher directly referenced were women who are “lackadaisical and lazy when it comes to covering their ears, necks, wrists, and ankles.” According to Khadar Bin Muhammad, “They are playing games, like the Jews.” In a dire time in which the coronavirus is threatening large swaths of humanity, why would a so-called preacher brazenly promote hatred of an entire religion or ethnic group? https://youtu.be/x0xf9ktRMrE
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pamelagellerreport--2020-03-22--Coronavirus cases in Israel decline

Coronavirus cases in Israel decline

The media , once again , buries the lede .
Number of coronavirus patients in Israel passes 1,000 as 126 more diagnosed Health Ministry puts tally at 1,071 , including 1 fatality , 18 serious cases and 30 in moderate condition ; numbers represent slight dip in daily rate The Health Ministry on Sunday evening announced that Israel ’ s coronavirus cases had topped 1,000 , adding 126 cases to the morning ’ s tally .
The number of serious cases marked a drop from Sunday morning ’ s figures , which had listed 20 such patients .
The ministry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condition , 37 had recovered — meaning no patients recovered on Sunday — and the rest had mild symptoms .
The 126 new cases showed a modest slowdown after Israel had seen numbers spike from 529 to 877 in two days , from Thursday morning to Saturday morning .
The Health Ministry said Thursday that it had ramped up to around 2,000 tests a day , but has not released any figures for the number of tests run since then .
The Magen David Adom emergency Service said Saturday it collected some 3,700 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it was unclear how many were run for tests in labs .
Israel ’ s first fatality from the virus , 88-year-old Holocaust survivor Aryeh Even , was buried overnight in a funeral service that was capped at 20 mourners .
All present were required to stand at a two-meter ( 6.5 ft ) distance from one another , according to Channel 12 .
Ministers late Saturday night updated emergency regulations , which came into effect on Sunday at 8 a.m. for the next seven days , aimed at keeping Israelis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police .
According to the new rules , which the government has vowed to enforce , Israelis must remain at home , with exceptions made for buying essential food and medical supplies or seeking medical treatment .
Other exceptions include attending demonstrations , aiding an elderly or ill person , blood donations , attending court hearings , seeking aid from welfare services , going to the Knesset , and attending religious services , including weddings and funerals ( which must have no more than 10 people present ) or visiting a ritual bath @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to exercise outdoors , with no more than two people together , and to venture out for short walks near their homes .
The ban also limited the number of people who could drive in a car to two , unless they were members of the same household ( this does not apply to “ essential ” errands , carpools of essential workers to and from work , and delivery services ) .
The head of the coronavirus treatment team at the Health Ministry said Sunday that if people abide by the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start to see the results in approximately 10 days .
“ Self-isolation is very helpful and we will see the results in around 10 days .
Hopefully , the self-isolation will flatten the curve significantly , ” Dr. Boaz Lev told the Kan public broadcaster , referring to efforts to try to prevent a surge in the number of people requiring hospitalization at the same time .
The disease generally shows only mild symptoms in the young and healthy , and can cause serious respiratory issues and death in older adults and those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen rising criticism of the conditions in which medical practitioners have been forced to work in the pandemic , and the health system ’ s ill-preparedness for the outbreak .
Medical workers have criticized the government and the Health Ministry for not providing them with adequate equipment to protect against catching the virus from the patients they are treating .

The media, once again, buries the lede.
Related: ‘Two Steps Ahead’: Israeli System Predicts Major Coronavirus Outbreaks in Advance
Number of coronavirus patients in Israel passes 1,000 as 126 more diagnosed
Health Ministry puts tally at 1,071, including 1 fatality, 18 serious cases and 30 in moderate condition; numbers represent slight dip in daily rate
By TOI, March 22, 2020:
The Health Ministry on Sunday evening announced that Israel’s coronavirus cases had topped 1,000, adding 126 cases to the morning’s tally.
The number of serious cases marked a drop from Sunday morning’s figures, which had listed 20 such patients.
The ministry added that 30 people were in moderate condition, 37 had recovered — meaning no patients recovered on Sunday — and the rest had mild symptoms.
The 126 new cases showed a modest slowdown after Israel had seen numbers spike from 529 to 877 in two days, from Thursday morning to Saturday morning.
The Health Ministry said Thursday that it had ramped up to around 2,000 tests a day, but has not released any figures for the number of tests run since then. The Magen David Adom emergency Service said Saturday it collected some 3,700 swab samples for testing over the weekend, but it was unclear how many were run for tests in labs.
Israel’s first fatality from the virus, 88-year-old Holocaust survivor Aryeh Even, was buried overnight in a funeral service that was capped at 20 mourners. All present were required to stand at a two-meter (6.5 ft) distance from one another, according to Channel 12.
Ministers late Saturday night updated emergency regulations, which came into effect on Sunday at 8 a.m. for the next seven days, aimed at keeping Israelis at home and to be enforced by police.
According to the new rules, which the government has vowed to enforce, Israelis must remain at home, with exceptions made for buying essential food and medical supplies or seeking medical treatment. Other exceptions include attending demonstrations, aiding an elderly or ill person, blood donations, attending court hearings, seeking aid from welfare services, going to the Knesset, and attending religious services, including weddings and funerals (which must have no more than 10 people present) or visiting a ritual bath (mikveh).
Israelis were permitted to exercise outdoors, with no more than two people together, and to venture out for short walks near their homes. The ban also limited the number of people who could drive in a car to two, unless they were members of the same household (this does not apply to “essential” errands, carpools of essential workers to and from work, and delivery services).
The head of the coronavirus treatment team at the Health Ministry said Sunday that if people abide by the new directives and stay home, Israel will start to see the results in approximately 10 days.
“Self-isolation is very helpful and we will see the results in around 10 days. Hopefully, the self-isolation will flatten the curve significantly,” Dr. Boaz Lev told the Kan public broadcaster, referring to efforts to try to prevent a surge in the number of people requiring hospitalization at the same time.
The disease generally shows only mild symptoms in the young and healthy, and can cause serious respiratory issues and death in older adults and those with underlying conditions.
Recent days have seen rising criticism of the conditions in which medical practitioners have been forced to work in the pandemic, and the health system’s ill-preparedness for the outbreak. Medical workers have criticized the government and the Health Ministry for not providing them with adequate equipment to protect against catching the virus from the patients they are treating.


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-22--Actor Michael Rapaport Calls Melania Trump a ‘Dumb FKC’ and a ‘Dumb Animal’

Demonstrating who the dumb animal really is .
Actor Michael Rapaport viciously attacked First Lady Melania Trump on Sunday , calling her a “ dumb animal , ” in response to her coronavirus PSA in which Mrs. Trump suggested safety tips and said “ while many of us are apart , we are all in this together.
” Look at this DUMB FKC !
!
!
She thinks this is SEXXXY TIME ?
Dumb FKC !
You dumb animal @ FLOTUS , Michael Rapaport said in his rant posted to Twitter on Sunday .
“ MAGA !
!
!
!
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
!
!
” he said .
Mrs. Trump appeared in a public service announcement in an effort to inform the public about the coronavirus , encouraging America that together we will get through these tough times and adding that “ this is not how we ’ ll live forever.
” “ Today I want to speak with you about coronavirus and what it means for you and your family , ” the first lady says in the one-minute video .
“ While changes need to be made now , this is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Our children will return to school , people will return to work , we will gather at the places of worship , concerts , and sporting events again.
” appearing in a new public service announcement ( PSA ) about the coronavirus , telling Americans that while life looks different right now , “ this is not how we ’ ll live forever.
” “ Today I want to speak with you about coronavirus and what it means for you and your family , ” Mrs. Trump says .
“ While changes need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not how we ’ ll live forever .
Our children will return to school , people will return to work , we will gather at the places of worship , concerts , and sporting events again.
” Michael Rapaport has spent years taking cheap shots at the president and members of his administration .
He was particularly triggered in October 2017 , belting out a profanity-laced rant about climate change .
“ Deviant Donald Trump .
There ’ s no global warming , right ?
Look at your ice skating rink , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time .
“ It ’ s 80 degrees in October , but there ’ s no global warming .
Fuck you , fuck your ice skating rink.
” The actor insisted last July that President Trump dreams of being a dictator , and also smeared Ivanka Trump .
“ Dick stain fuck… let me tell you something on your stupid fucking independence day parade , ” the Prison Break star said about the president ’ s proposed July 4th parade .
“ The only thing we want independence from is you , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wan na be a dictator you ain ’ t no dictator , you ’ re just a dick .
”

Demonstrating who the dumb animal really is.
Actor Michael Rapaport Calls Melania Trump a ‘Dumb FKC’ and a ‘Dumb Animal’
By Jerome Hudson, Breitbart, March 22, 2020:
Actor Michael Rapaport viciously attacked First Lady Melania Trump on Sunday, calling her a “dumb animal,” in response to her coronavirus PSA in which Mrs. Trump suggested safety tips and said “while many of us are apart, we are all in this together.”
Look at this DUMB FKC!!! She thinks this is SEXXXY TIME? Dumb FKC! You dumb animal @FLOTUS, Michael Rapaport said in his rant posted to Twitter on Sunday.
“MAGA!!!! Look at what you’ve done!!!” he said.
Mrs. Trump appeared in a public service announcement in an effort to inform the public about the coronavirus, encouraging America that together we will get through these tough times and adding that “this is not how we’ll live forever.”
“Today I want to speak with you about coronavirus and what it means for you and your family,” the first lady says in the one-minute video. “While changes need to be made now, this is not how we’ll live forever. Our children will return to school, people will return to work, we will gather at the places of worship, concerts, and sporting events again.”


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-22--Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison

Is that moron Mayor de Blasio going to release him too ?
The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision wouldn ’ t confirm the report , citing federal health-care privacy law , but said that two inmates at Wende had the coronavirus .
Weinstein , 68 , is in isolation at the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo , the Press-Republican newspaper reported .
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NYC Mayor de Blasio to begin releasing inmates amid coronavirus outbreak
Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus, report says By Bruce Golding, NY Post, March 22, 2020 | Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the coronavirus in prison, according to a report on Sunday. Weinstein, 68, is in isolation at the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, the Press-Republican newspaper reported. The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision wouldn’t confirm the report, citing federal health-care privacy law, but said that two inmates at Wende had the coronavirus.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-03-22--61% of Americans TRUST Trump’s White House Response to #Coronavirus

Which is why the unhinged media want to shut down his daily pressers updating the American people on the China virus .
Supporters say they trust President Trump ’ s response to coronavirus pandemic Supporters Say They Trust President Trump ’ s Response To Coronavirus Pandemic Support for President Trump and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic is rising .
Dual Harris polls released Friday revealed between March 14th and 18th , the president ’ s approval rating jumped 4 percent .
Additionally , the approval rating for his handling of the coronavirus also jumped from 51 to 56 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent of Americans trust the White House to provide accurate information regarding the outbreak .
The polls were conducted just two days apart , showing a rapid boost of positivity among voters .
President Donald Trump shakes hands with supporters upon arrival at the Orlando Sanford International Airport , Monday , March 9 , 2020 in Orlando , Fla. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon ) Meanwhile , a small Trump themed coffee shop in Florida offered a closer look into how his supporters are feeling .
Shop owner Cliff Gephart , who described his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of liberalism , ” has said it ’ s difficult to know how serious the virus is in the U.S. at this point , as the number of cases continues to rise .
However , he believes the administration and his local government will see the country through .
“ I ’ m not sure that I believe it ’ s overblown , ” he said .
“ I just know that I ’ m going to do what I can , and we ’ re going to just live our lives based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do.
” During a recent coronavirus task force briefing , the president outlined his administration ’ s path forward against the virus .
He listed an FDA approved anti-malaria drug , announced naval ship deployment to states with high outbreaks and explained several ways the country is planning to expand its stockpile of medical supplies .

Which is why the unhinged media want to shut down his daily pressers updating the American people on the China virus.
Supporters say they trust President Trump’s response to coronavirus pandemic By OANN, March 22, 2020: Supporters Say They Trust President Trump’s Response To Coronavirus Pandemic Support for President Trump and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic is rising. Dual Harris polls released Friday revealed between March 14th and 18th, the president’s approval rating jumped 4 percent. Additionally, the approval rating for his handling of the coronavirus also jumped from 51 to 56 percent. According to the data, 61 percent of Americans trust the White House to provide accurate information regarding the outbreak. The polls were conducted just two days apart, showing a rapid boost of positivity among voters. President Donald Trump shakes hands with supporters upon arrival at the Orlando Sanford International Airport, Monday, March 9, 2020 in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Meanwhile, a small Trump themed coffee shop in Florida offered a closer look into how his supporters are feeling. Shop owner Cliff Gephart, who described his mission as pioneering against the “scourge of liberalism,” has said it’s difficult to know how serious the virus is in the U.S. at this point, as the number of cases continues to rise. However, he believes the administration and his local government will see the country through. “I’m not sure that I believe it’s overblown,” he said. “I just know that I’m going to do what I can, and we’re going to just live our lives based on what we’re allowed to do.” During a recent coronavirus task force briefing, the president outlined his administration’s path forward against the virus. He listed an FDA approved anti-malaria drug, announced naval ship deployment to states with high outbreaks and explained several ways the country is planning to expand its stockpile of medical supplies.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-03-22--Increasingly Unstable Media Demand Blackout of Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings

The corrupt mainstream media has perhaps never been more dangerous then they are now .
# EnemyOfThePeople !
America ’ s increasingly unstable and dangerous establishment media are calling for a full blackout of President Trump ’ s daily Coronavirus press conferences .
For the first time since World War II , for the first time in nearly 80 years , Americans have no idea what their country will look like a year from now , and the corporate media want to impose a full blackout on the daily briefings the American president is making to the American people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ out there about the hypocrisy of how this demand is coming from the same media that had a tantrum over the White House canceling the daily press briefings .
But this time we ’ re talking about something so much more than hypocrisy .
We are currently in the middle of global pandemic , a state of siege that , in just two weeks , has shut down our economy and locked many of us up in our homes , either by government decree of just plain old fear , and… In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fascists in the media want to use their corporate monopoly to put a stop to the president of the United States communicating directly with the American people who elected him .
Please go back and read that sentence again .
Even if you do , here it is again… In a time of national crisis , the left-wing fascists in the media want to use their corporate monopoly to put a stop to the president of the United States communicating directly with the American people who elected him .
Maybe we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their childish and hyper-partisan behavior , that this anti-American power grab just sounds like just another tantrum , but it ’ s not… There are people out there , people taken seriously by the establishment as Thought Leaders , who , during an unprecedented crisis , want — this is not an exaggeration — to stop the president of the United States from communicating with the United States .
One of the chief cheerleaders cheerleading for his unprecedented corporate power grab works for a news outlet that just adopted the slogan , “ @ @ @ @ @ @

The corrupt mainstream media has perhaps never been more dangerous then they are now. #EnemyOfThePeople!
Increasingly Unstable Media Demand Blackout of Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings
By Breitbart, March 22, 2020:
America’s increasingly unstable and dangerous establishment media are calling for a full blackout of President Trump’s daily Coronavirus press conferences.
For the first time since World War II, for the first time in nearly 80 years, Americans have no idea what their country will look like a year from now, and the corporate media want to impose a full blackout on the daily briefings the American president is making to the American people.
There’s a lot of jokes out there about the hypocrisy of how this demand is coming from the same media that had a tantrum over the White House canceling the daily press briefings. But this time we’re talking about something so much more than hypocrisy.
We are currently in the middle of global pandemic, a state of siege that, in just two weeks, has shut down our economy and locked many of us up in our homes, either by government decree of just plain old fear, and…
In a time of national crisis, the left-wing fascists in the media want to use their corporate monopoly to put a stop to the president of the United States communicating directly with the American people who elected him.
Please go back and read that sentence again. Even if you do, here it is again…
In a time of national crisis, the left-wing fascists in the media want to use their corporate monopoly to put a stop to the president of the United States communicating directly with the American people who elected him.
Maybe we’re so used to media tantrums, to their childish and hyper-partisan behavior, that this anti-American power grab just sounds like just another tantrum, but it’s not…
Not even close.
There are people out there, people taken seriously by the establishment as Thought Leaders, who, during an unprecedented crisis, want — this is not an exaggeration — to stop the president of the United States from communicating with the United States.
One of the chief cheerleaders cheerleading for his unprecedented corporate power grab works for a news outlet that just adopted the slogan, “Democracy dies in darkness.”


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-22--President Trump was right about China

President Trump was right about China

The world is changing at a pace not seen in years , and it is no time to become captives of fear despite the real and immediate dangers we face .
The coronavirus and the ensuing panic , at least for a few more weeks , have stagnated the economy and scared global financial markets , accompanied by both collateral , and independent and simultaneous , bad news .
Rumor- and panic-mongers predominate ; the rational and reasonable are written-off as naïve and out of it .
Thousands may die , but millions who will not are terrified into anxieties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ itself has raised fundamental questions about the merits of globalization in general , and in particular the wisdom of any sovereign nation outsourcing key industries like high-tech , pharmaceuticals , medical supplies , and food processing to an autocratic , non-transparent—and dangerous—nation like China .
The current oil glut and price crash—a result of a Saudi-Russian price war , in part directed at record U.S. production , in part due to the crumbling of OPEC , and less demand as a global public , frightened by the specter of the Wuhan virus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relationship between oil sellers and buyers .
In particular , vulnerable cash-hungry exporting countries like Iran , Russia , and Venezuela are losing clout .
Interest rates are also dropping .
The world at large may for a time experience historic de facto negative interest .
Trump Was Right About China Ostensibly , all of this news should be terrible .
And , of course , terrible is the reality that as I write over 6,000 people have died worldwide ( out a global population nearing 8 billion ) from the disease caused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there will emerge winners and losers in every crisis , whether medical , economic , psychological , or political .
Donald Trump was ridiculed for taking on the Chinese juggernaut in 2017 , even though he was not wrong that China was a serial world trade cheater—manipulating currencies , dumping products below the cost of production , appropriating technology , infringing on patents and copyrights , and running up huge asymmetrical trade surpluses .
The writ against his pushback on China was that it was hopeless to fight a 1.4-billion-person powerhouse , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ annual GDP in just a few years .
Or Trump was deemed naïvely reckless , given that to achieve symmetry , legality , and fairness would incur too much pain and involve ossified and discredited concepts like tariffs .
But either by design or accident , the Trump standoff tore off the China scab .
The exposed putrid wound beneath has terrified the world : lying , deceit , and subterfuge surrounded the mysterious COVID-19 contagion that emerged from Wuhan late last year and now has spread worldwide and panicked the globe .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Hong Kong democracy protests , the creepy 1-million-person reeducation camps for Uyghur Muslims , and internal Chinese Orwellian surveillance were characteristic not aberrant .
In a reductionist sense , it is not surprising that a China , systematically lying to and cheating its trading partners , can not be trusted to tell the world how a virus was born on its own soil , spread among its population , and hopped oceans into other nations .
When the virus peters out and the panic fades , China may be permanently rebranded and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Its trading partners will trust it far less to honor any commitments or to abide by any international agreements .
Supply chains will be diversified .
Tourism will be reduced in fears another such coronavirus will follow SARS and COVID-19—and be hushed up .
Countries that had particular close commercial and cultural ties with China—Iran , South Korea , and Italy—were hurt most during the epidemic by Chinese silence and duplicity .
Some assembly plants will be shut down .
Nations will be less trusting to outsource key industries to Chinese companies .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and will redirect even more afterward .
In sum , China ’ s mercantile system will take a hit .
The only country that can match and surpass its economic output , the United States , will be the long-term beneficiary as investors and businesses look away from Beijing to a more transparent partner .
The United States , remember , is both the world ’ s largest energy and food producer .
In that regard , such self-sufficiency once again will be appreciated by tens of millions of Americans as they sequester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to allow the virus to sputter out .
Isolated Americans worry not over whether they will starve or have enough heat in their homes , but whether their prescriptions will be filled , and safely so .
Crashing oil prices will also hurt the expansionary agendas of Vladimir Putin ’ s Russia , especially in places like Syria and Eastern Ukraine .
Russia is already bleeding billions of dollars by propping up the murderous Assad dictatorship in Syria .
Soon it will be doing so with far less apparent discretionary income .
Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current chaos .
U.S. sanctions already had cut Iranian oil revenue by about 90 percent .
The remaining ten percent of sales , and in addition whatever income Iran received through smuggling and illicit sales , may be worth about half of what such reduced revenue garnered just a few months ago .
The theocracy has lost all credibility with the financially strapped Iranian people , 1,500 of whom it recently murdered in the streets .
The mullahs lied to Iranians both about the shooting down of the Ukrainian jetliner and the extent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
The U.S. policy of “ maximum pressure ” replacing the flawed and appeasing Iran nuclear deal , will be seen as especially more effective each week .
Certainly , the regime is threatened with financial crises not seen since its war with Iraq in the 1980s , but this time of its own making and due largely to its own duplicity .
Ostensibly , the panic-driven shutdown of the U.S. economy could plunge us into recession or worse , with dire consequences for the 2020 campaign .
Some on the Left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the magic solution to ending the Trump presidency and his supporters in a way that all the past hopes and dreams of doing so—from subverting the Electoral College after the November 2016 election to Mueller and impeachment , and all in between—utterly failed .
Whatever the ultimate human and economic toll from the coronavirus , there is no doubt that Trump , as president , will be blamed for the economic slowdown of spring and perhaps even early summer .
The media despises the president as does entertainment , academia , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the news that he will be demonized in a way Obama was not , despite reacting far more slowly , to the swine flu threat of 2009 .
But here are some caveats .
Warmer weather and spring , global quarantines , travel bans , more testing and increased knowledge of the virus may all eventually conspire to slow its spread .
And when its relative non-lethality is fully digested ( perhaps 98 or 99 percent of those in the general population below 65 in previously good health who are infected recover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off , the economy will not just recover but take off .
That more positives come back from far more testing does not necessarily mean a pandemic in the tens of millions of cases is certain , but perhaps reflects that the continuing ripples of the initial outbreak .
In the two to three months when China did not apprise the world of the outbreaks and 10,000 and more a day were flying into American airports from China , lots of Americans were exposed and became carriers , and either had no symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or bad colds as still more were infected .
After all , it is hard not to concede that hundreds were not coronavirus positive of the million or so Chinese visitors who arrived in the United States during that critical time frame between November and January .
As is always the case at the beginning of an economic recovery , the end of a war , or the relief that follows from the departure of a plague , the public rejoices and then spends and splurges .
Reason will eventually replace panic as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lethal to vulnerable age groups and those with chronic illnesses , may not be quite as pandemic in the manner of historic influenzas such as those in 1918 ( 500,000 plus US deaths ) or even 1957 ( 70,000 deaths ) .
That ensuing economic uptick will be multiplied by crashed oil prices that are likely to help U.S. consumers while not permanently hurting U.S. frackers , much less the U.S. economy , which is both the world ’ s largest consumer and producer of oil and natural gas .
More likely , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oil-producing Middle East and Russia .
American consumers will receive a huge stimulus of reduced prices at the gas pump , just as summer driving approaches .
Near-zero interest rates may be bad for the long-term economy .
They punish thriftiness and ( especially elderly ) Americans who will lose real dollars on their savings accounts while rewarding the indebted .
But in the short term , the cheaper borrowing will spur home and car sales and major consumer purchases .
Who would wish to game the election-year politics of these chaotic times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the electoral beneficiaries of the media-driven hysteria over the COVID-19 ?
Nonetheless , Vegas handicappers might envision the speculation not to whether Trump will be hurt in the late spring polls by the global panic and growing number of U.S. COVID cases ( he already is ) , but whether he will be hurt enough to matter when the economy inevitably picks up again by later spring and summer .
One key will be how well each day Trump talks sense to the nation , explains all the measures the government currently is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that whatever downturn the United States might experience over fears of a viral epidemic will be eventually mitigated by the facts of the outbreak , despite the greater dangers to those of us over 65 .
Most of the data suggest that about 99 of every 100 infected under 65 will recover , the great majority without complications from the infection , allowing us to focus on those most vulnerable and most in need of medical intervention .
The government is currently hellbent on ensuring that the virus slows .
Facilities will treat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way in 2021 .
And prior travel bans , border security , and crackdowns on China ’ s trade cheating were wise and can be expanded .
All That Can Be Done So the public could look forward to a rebounding late summer economy to come fueled by cheap gas , low interest , relief that COVID-19 is manageable , key preparations of pharmaceutical industries to return to the United States and realize that an already robust America can recover quickly from the virus and its associated panic .
Again , the key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus , but to understand and accept it—while reassuring Americans that all that can be done is being done , and what downturns they now experience will soon be overshadowed by even more jobs and greater economic expansion and wealth creation to come .
We sometimes forget , in legitimate fears of the coronavirus , that every action prompts a reaction and the massive curtailments of the U.S. economy can have as many health consequences as the virus itself—if millions lose income and jobs , become depressed in self-isolation , increase smoking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and postpone out of fear necessary buying and visits to doctors and hospitals for chronic and serious medical conditions unrelated to the virus .
In addition , it is not wrong to remind the public that current but once caricatured policies of secure borders , targeted travel bans , demands for transparency and symmetry from major U.S. trading partners , recalibration with China , and a return of manufacturing and assembly of key U.S. industries , from high-technology to pharmaceuticals , was long overdue—and must continue to ensure U.S. security and the long-term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relearn that at times of crisis our country is singularly resilient and self-sufficient , and we have only ourselves to save ourselves , or as FDR said in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression , “ the only thing we have to fear is fear itself .
”

Victor David Hanson – from his perch.
America In a New Upside-Down World Who can game the election-year politics of these chaotic times, especially the more macabre calculations of the electoral beneficiaries of the media-driven hysteria over the COVID-19?
The world is changing at a pace not seen in years, and it is no time to become captives of fear despite the real and immediate dangers we face. The coronavirus and the ensuing panic, at least for a few more weeks, have stagnated the economy and scared global financial markets, accompanied by both collateral, and independent and simultaneous, bad news. Rumor- and panic-mongers predominate; the rational and reasonable are written-off as naïve and out of it. Thousands may die, but millions who will not are terrified into anxieties and sleeplessness that they will. COVID-19 itself has raised fundamental questions about the merits of globalization in general, and in particular the wisdom of any sovereign nation outsourcing key industries like high-tech, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and food processing to an autocratic, non-transparent—and dangerous—nation like China.
The current oil glut and price crash—a result of a Saudi-Russian price war, in part directed at record U.S. production, in part due to the crumbling of OPEC, and less demand as a global public, frightened by the specter of the Wuhan virus, stays closer to home—are radically changing the relationship between oil sellers and buyers. In particular, vulnerable cash-hungry exporting countries like Iran, Russia, and Venezuela are losing clout. Interest rates are also dropping. The world at large may for a time experience historic de facto negative interest.
Trump Was Right About China
Ostensibly, all of this news should be terrible. And, of course, terrible is the reality that as I write over 6,000 people have died worldwide (out a global population nearing 8 billion) from the disease caused by the coronavirus. But that said, there will emerge winners and losers in every crisis, whether medical, economic, psychological, or political.
Donald Trump was ridiculed for taking on the Chinese juggernaut in 2017, even though he was not wrong that China was a serial world trade cheater—manipulating currencies, dumping products below the cost of production, appropriating technology, infringing on patents and copyrights, and running up huge asymmetrical trade surpluses.
The writ against his pushback on China was that it was hopeless to fight a 1.4-billion-person powerhouse, destined to surpass the United States in annual GDP in just a few years. Or Trump was deemed naïvely reckless, given that to achieve symmetry, legality, and fairness would incur too much pain and involve ossified and discredited concepts like tariffs.
But either by design or accident, the Trump standoff tore off the China scab. The exposed putrid wound beneath has terrified the world: lying, deceit, and subterfuge surrounded the mysterious COVID-19 contagion that emerged from Wuhan late last year and now has spread worldwide and panicked the globe. The coronavirus helped remind the world that the Hong Kong democracy protests, the creepy 1-million-person reeducation camps for Uyghur Muslims, and internal Chinese Orwellian surveillance were characteristic not aberrant.
In a reductionist sense, it is not surprising that a China, systematically lying to and cheating its trading partners, cannot be trusted to tell the world how a virus was born on its own soil, spread among its population, and hopped oceans into other nations.
When the virus peters out and the panic fades, China may be permanently rebranded and recalibrated by the world at large. Its trading partners will trust it far less to honor any commitments or to abide by any international agreements. Supply chains will be diversified. Tourism will be reduced in fears another such coronavirus will follow SARS and COVID-19—and be hushed up. Countries that had particular close commercial and cultural ties with China—Iran, South Korea, and Italy—were hurt most during the epidemic by Chinese silence and duplicity.
Some assembly plants will be shut down. Nations will be less trusting to outsource key industries to Chinese companies. Supply chains were changing before the epidemic and will redirect even more afterward.
In sum, China’s mercantile system will take a hit. The only country that can match and surpass its economic output, the United States, will be the long-term beneficiary as investors and businesses look away from Beijing to a more transparent partner.
More Bad News for Bad Actors
The United States, remember, is both the world’s largest energy and food producer. In that regard, such self-sufficiency once again will be appreciated by tens of millions of Americans as they sequester at home with ample food and power to allow the virus to sputter out. Isolated Americans worry not over whether they will starve or have enough heat in their homes, but whether their prescriptions will be filled, and safely so.
Crashing oil prices will also hurt the expansionary agendas of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, especially in places like Syria and Eastern Ukraine. Russia is already bleeding billions of dollars by propping up the murderous Assad dictatorship in Syria. Soon it will be doing so with far less apparent discretionary income.
Iran may be the biggest loser of the current chaos. U.S. sanctions already had cut Iranian oil revenue by about 90 percent. The remaining ten percent of sales, and in addition whatever income Iran received through smuggling and illicit sales, may be worth about half of what such reduced revenue garnered just a few months ago.
The theocracy has lost all credibility with the financially strapped Iranian people, 1,500 of whom it recently murdered in the streets. The mullahs lied to Iranians both about the shooting down of the Ukrainian jetliner and the extent of the COVID-19 infection sweeping through their country. The U.S. policy of “maximum pressure” replacing the flawed and appeasing Iran nuclear deal, will be seen as especially more effective each week.
Certainly, the regime is threatened with financial crises not seen since its war with Iraq in the 1980s, but this time of its own making and due largely to its own duplicity.
The Toll—and Eventual Upside—at Home
Ostensibly, the panic-driven shutdown of the U.S. economy could plunge us into recession or worse, with dire consequences for the 2020 campaign. Some on the Left see COVID-19 in unapologetically political terms, as the magic solution to ending the Trump presidency and his supporters in a way that all the past hopes and dreams of doing so—from subverting the Electoral College after the November 2016 election to Mueller and impeachment, and all in between—utterly failed.
Whatever the ultimate human and economic toll from the coronavirus, there is no doubt that Trump, as president, will be blamed for the economic slowdown of spring and perhaps even early summer. The media despises the president as does entertainment, academia, and the media, ensuring in popular culture and the news that he will be demonized in a way Obama was not, despite reacting far more slowly, to the swine flu threat of 2009.
But here are some caveats. Warmer weather and spring, global quarantines, travel bans, more testing and increased knowledge of the virus may all eventually conspire to slow its spread. And when its relative non-lethality is fully digested (perhaps 98 or 99 percent of those in the general population below 65 in previously good health who are infected recover), and the cases begin dropping off, the economy will not just recover but take off.
That more positives come back from far more testing does not necessarily mean a pandemic in the tens of millions of cases is certain, but perhaps reflects that the continuing ripples of the initial outbreak. In the two to three months when China did not apprise the world of the outbreaks and 10,000 and more a day were flying into American airports from China, lots of Americans were exposed and became carriers, and either had no symptoms or attributed their illnesses to the flu or bad colds as still more were infected. After all, it is hard not to concede that hundreds were not coronavirus positive of the million or so Chinese visitors who arrived in the United States during that critical time frame between November and January.
As is always the case at the beginning of an economic recovery, the end of a war, or the relief that follows from the departure of a plague, the public rejoices and then spends and splurges. Reason will eventually replace panic as Americans conclude that COVID-19, while more lethal to vulnerable age groups and those with chronic illnesses, may not be quite as pandemic in the manner of historic influenzas such as those in 1918 (500,000 plus US deaths) or even 1957 (70,000 deaths).
That ensuing economic uptick will be multiplied by crashed oil prices that are likely to help U.S. consumers while not permanently hurting U.S. frackers, much less the U.S. economy, which is both the world’s largest consumer and producer of oil and natural gas. More likely, it will do more damage to the oil-producing Middle East and Russia. American consumers will receive a huge stimulus of reduced prices at the gas pump, just as summer driving approaches.
Near-zero interest rates may be bad for the long-term economy. They punish thriftiness and (especially elderly) Americans who will lose real dollars on their savings accounts while rewarding the indebted. But in the short term, the cheaper borrowing will spur home and car sales and major consumer purchases.
Who would wish to game the election-year politics of these chaotic times, especially the more macabre calculations of the electoral beneficiaries of the media-driven hysteria over the COVID-19? Nonetheless, Vegas handicappers might envision the speculation not to whether Trump will be hurt in the late spring polls by the global panic and growing number of U.S. COVID cases (he already is), but whether he will be hurt enough to matter when the economy inevitably picks up again by later spring and summer.
One key will be how well each day Trump talks sense to the nation, explains all the measures the government currently is taking, and reassures the panicked public that whatever downturn the United States might experience over fears of a viral epidemic will be eventually mitigated by the facts of the outbreak, despite the greater dangers to those of us over 65.
Most of the data suggest that about 99 of every 100 infected under 65 will recover, the great majority without complications from the infection, allowing us to focus on those most vulnerable and most in need of medical intervention. The government is currently hellbent on ensuring that the virus slows. Facilities will treat the sick. Vaccinations are on the way in 2021. And prior travel bans, border security, and crackdowns on China’s trade cheating were wise and can be expanded.
All That Can Be Done
So the public could look forward to a rebounding late summer economy to come fueled by cheap gas, low interest, relief that COVID-19 is manageable, key preparations of pharmaceutical industries to return to the United States and realize that an already robust America can recover quickly from the virus and its associated panic.
Again, the key is not to damn the panic over the virus, but to understand and accept it—while reassuring Americans that all that can be done is being done, and what downturns they now experience will soon be overshadowed by even more jobs and greater economic expansion and wealth creation to come.
We sometimes forget, in legitimate fears of the coronavirus, that every action prompts a reaction and the massive curtailments of the U.S. economy can have as many health consequences as the virus itself—if millions lose income and jobs, become depressed in self-isolation, increase smoking, and drug and alcohol use, and postpone out of fear necessary buying and visits to doctors and hospitals for chronic and serious medical conditions unrelated to the virus.
In addition, it is not wrong to remind the public that current but once caricatured policies of secure borders, targeted travel bans, demands for transparency and symmetry from major U.S. trading partners, recalibration with China, and a return of manufacturing and assembly of key U.S. industries, from high-technology to pharmaceuticals, was long overdue—and must continue to ensure U.S. security and the long-term health of its people.
Let us relearn that at times of crisis our country is singularly resilient and self-sufficient, and we have only ourselves to save ourselves, or as FDR said in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-22--European doctor: Fear of being called racist contributing factor to spread of coronavirus in Italy

The left is killing us .
Literally .
European doctor : Fear of being called racist contributing factor to spread of coronavirus in Italy A former European Society of Virology doctor was quoted in a CNN article suggesting that fears of being labeled racist contributed to the lack of readiness and the devastating spread of the coronavirus in Italy .
“ There was a proposal to isolate people coming from the epicenter , coming from China , ” European Society of Virology ’ s Dr. Giorgio Palu .
“ Then it became seen as racist , but they were people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that fear led to the current situation and added that the country was “ lazy in the beginning ” and referenced “ too much politics in Italy.
” Palu said he believes the lockdown should have been wider and stricter earlier and should be tighter now as millions of Italians are currently being forced to stay home .
“ We should have done more diagnostic tests in Lombardy where there was a big nucleus , ” Palu said “ There is no sense in trying to go to the supermarket once a week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out .
Isolation is the key thing.
” Italy has been one of the hardest-hit countries in the world during the coronavirus crisis and has over 4,000 deaths and almost 50,000 confirmed cases .
Media outlets in the United States have been accused of race into the discussion , as well , criticizing President Trump for pointing out that the coronavirus originated in China .
“ I didn ’ t appreciate the fact that China was saying that our military gave it to them .
Our military did not give it to anybody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using the term “ Chinese virus.
” “ China was putting out information , which was false , that our military gave this to them .
That was false .
And , rather than having an argument , I said I had to call it where it came from .
It did come from China .
So , I think it ’ s a very accurate term , ” he said .

The left is killing us. Literally.
European doctor: Fear of being called racist contributing factor to spread of coronavirus in Italy
by Andrew Mark Miller | Washington Examiner ||March 20, 2020:
A former European Society of Virology doctor was quoted in a CNN article suggesting that fears of being labeled racist contributed to the lack of readiness and the devastating spread of the coronavirus in Italy.
“There was a proposal to isolate people coming from the epicenter, coming from China,” European Society of Virology’s Dr. Giorgio Palu said . “Then it became seen as racist, but they were people coming from the outbreak.”
Palu concluded that fear led to the current situation and added that the country was “lazy in the beginning” and referenced “too much politics in Italy.”
Palu said he believes the lockdown should have been wider and stricter earlier and should be tighter now as millions of Italians are currently being forced to stay home.
“We should have done more diagnostic tests in Lombardy where there was a big nucleus,” Palu said “There is no sense in trying to go to the supermarket once a week. You have to limit your time out. Isolation is the key thing.”
Italy has been one of the hardest-hit countries in the world during the coronavirus crisis and has witnessed over 4,000 deaths and almost 50,000 confirmed cases.
Media outlets in the United States have been accused of injecting race into the discussion, as well, criticizing President Trump for pointing out that the coronavirus originated in China.
“I didn’t appreciate the fact that China was saying that our military gave it to them. Our military did not give it to anybody,” he said in defense of using the term “Chinese virus.”
“China was putting out information, which was false, that our military gave this to them. That was false. And, rather than having an argument, I said I had to call it where it came from. It did come from China. So, I think it’s a very accurate term,” he said.


pamelagellerreport--2020-03-22--Joe Biden Obviously Has Dementia and Should Withdraw

Watch the video .
Joe Biden likely has early stages of dementia .
What will Joe Biden be like in 2 years from now , when his condition is much worse ?
How will Biden be able to take on China , or Russia , or Iran if he is elected POTUS ?
He can ’ t !
If Biden ’ s going to make all of these blunders now , @ rudygiuliani questions “ What ’ s he going to be like in two years ?
” # FoxNews pic.twitter.com/5txGtJguEw Democrats , with a celebratory media , appear ready @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidate for president .
Outrageous .
And every honest person knows it .
https : //t.co/Th48yFQYkT Joe Biden Obviously Has Dementia and Should Withdraw You Democrats ought to be ashamed of yourselves .
You spent the last four years criticizing President Donald Trump in no small part for his mental state , and rightly so .
The Founding Fathers included an impeachment provision in the Constitution in large part as a contingency to remove a president exactly like him , whose temperament and personality and mental state are incompatible with the requirements of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump is not merely a jerk .
Psychologists have been so alarmed that they have violated a core ethical principle of their profession by attempting to diagnose him at a remove .
Narcissistic personality disorder is their universal conclusion , and it fits like a glove .
Among the characteristics of NPD is a lack of empathy — not something one wants or needs in a leader .
Now Democrats are conspiring to gaslight the American people by engineering the election of a man clearly suffering from dementia , former Vice President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be “ polite.
” We are talking about the presidency .
As always , we need a frank , intelligent discussion and debate about the issues and the candidates .
It is perfectly fair to talk about Bernie Sanders ’ heart attack as well as Joe Biden ’ s and Donald Trump ’ s mental acuity .
Contrary to current ridiculous Democratic talking points , it is not ageist to point this out .
One out of seven Americans over the age of 70 suffers from dementia .
( Biden is 77 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to talk about dementia among the elderly , it ’ s ageist to talk about immaturity among the young .
It is neither necessary to scientifically determine whether the former vice president has dementia .
On the other hand , you don ’ t need an astronomer to know that the sun rises in the east .
If you have encountered dementia , you know Joe Biden has it .
There is so much blame to go around for this BS that I can ’ t figure out what order to put it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are the Democratic Party bosses who , terrified at the prospect that Sanders might win the nomination , recruited Biden out of a comfortable retirement .
There is Biden himself .
His family should have known better than to allow a campaign by the guy who inspired the headline “ Biden Allies Float Scaling Back Events to Limit Gaffes.
” Not that gaffes are the issue .
Or stuttering .
Or being old .
Many Americans are as old or older than Joe Biden ; they stutter , and they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Watch the video. Joe Biden likely has early stages of dementia. What will Joe Biden be like in 2 years from now, when his condition is much worse? How will Biden be able to take on China, or Russia, or Iran if he is elected POTUS? He can’t!
If Biden’s going to make all of these blunders now, @rudygiuliani questions “What’s he going to be like in two years?” #FoxNews pic.twitter.com/5txGtJguEw
Democrats, with a celebratory media, appear ready to nominate our first truly mentally unfit candidate for president. Outrageous. And every honest person knows it. https://t.co/Th48yFQYkT
Joe Biden Obviously Has Dementia and Should Withdraw
By Rasmussen, Saturday March 14, 2020:
You Democrats ought to be ashamed of yourselves.
You spent the last four years criticizing President Donald Trump in no small part for his mental state, and rightly so. The Founding Fathers included an impeachment provision in the Constitution in large part as a contingency to remove a president exactly like him, whose temperament and personality and mental state are incompatible with the requirements of the highest elected office in the land.
Trump is not merely a jerk. Psychologists have been so alarmed that they have violated a core ethical principle of their profession by attempting to diagnose him at a remove. Narcissistic personality disorder is their universal conclusion, and it fits like a glove. Among the characteristics of NPD is a lack of empathy — not something one wants or needs in a leader.
Now Democrats are conspiring to gaslight the American people by engineering the election of a man clearly suffering from dementia, former Vice President Joe Biden.
This is no time to be “polite.” We are talking about the presidency. As always, we need a frank, intelligent discussion and debate about the issues and the candidates. It is perfectly fair to talk about Bernie Sanders’ heart attack as well as Joe Biden’s and Donald Trump’s mental acuity.
Contrary to current ridiculous Democratic talking points, it is not ageist to point this out. One out of seven Americans over the age of 70 suffers from dementia. (Biden is 77.) If it’s ageist to talk about dementia among the elderly, it’s ageist to talk about immaturity among the young.
It is neither necessary to scientifically determine whether the former vice president has dementia. On the other hand, you don’t need an astronomer to know that the sun rises in the east. If you have encountered dementia, you know Joe Biden has it.
There is so much blame to go around for this BS that I can’t figure out what order to put it in. I’ll go chronologically.
There are the Democratic Party bosses who, terrified at the prospect that Sanders might win the nomination, recruited Biden out of a comfortable retirement.
There is Biden himself. His family should have known better than to allow a campaign by the guy who inspired the headline “Biden Allies Float Scaling Back Events to Limit Gaffes.” Not that gaffes are the issue. Or stuttering. Or being old. Many Americans are as old or older than Joe Biden; they stutter, and they’re mentally competent. Biden is not.