theblaze--2020-04-02--Report: Americans may have to wait up to 20 weeks to receive stimulus payments from government

Report : Americans may have to wait up to 20 weeks to receive stimulus payments from government About 90 million @ @ @ @ @ be impacted by a delay

Some Americans may have to wait upward of five months before seeing the benefit of a government stimulus check.
What are the details?
According to a Thursday report from NBC News, the first Americans eligible for a stimulus payment are expected to see their checks direct deposited around the week of April 13 at the earliest.
The estimate reportedly came from the Trump administration memo, which was passed from House Democrats to the House Ways and Means Committee.
The outlet noted that people who don't have direct deposit information on file with the Internal Revenue Service may have to wait much longer to receive the payment.
The memo reportedly stated that about 60 million Americans will receive direct deposits in mid-April so long as such taxpayers provided their direct deposit information to the IRS on either their 2018 or 2019 tax returns.
Three weeks after that, the IRS is reportedly expected to begin issuing paper checks. The memo also noted that the office that processes the checks can process about 5 million checks per week — which would make a five-month wait a realistic timeline. The outlet noted that the office will first process paper checks for low-income Americans.
Social Security recipients reportedly will not have to do anything to file for their check, and will receive their payments as they would their monthly Social Security checks.
CNN reported that about 90 million to 110 million taxpayers could be impacted by a delay.
"This group includes people who have filed tax returns in recent years, but have not given the IRS their direct-deposit information, as well as non-filers who may need to file a 'simple' tax return if they want to promptly receive their rebates," CNN reported.
What else?
Last week, President Donald Trump signed a coronavirus relief bill into law, creating a program of direct payments of up to $1,200 per qualifying adult and $500 per qualifying child.
According to CNN, the IRS will have an online system in place by the end of April or the beginning of May allowing those who qualify for the payment to update direct deposit information and check on the status of the payment.
You can read more about who qualifies for the stimulus payments here.


theblaze--2020-04-02--New NYC guidelines tell paramedics to not bring cardiac arrest patients to ER without a pulse

The Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City is telling its paramedics to avoid bringing cardiac arrest patients without a pulse to the emergency room amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
What are the details?
According to WNBC-TV, the move to help alleviate local medical facilities from being overwhelmed by placing priority on the coronavirus patients.
The order states that if a person cannot be revived in the field — if a pulse cannot be found — they are not permitted to be transported to an emergency room for further treatment except under limited circumstances.
The station reported that "if the body is in public view, the EMTs can call NYPD to safeguard the body until the Medical Examiner or funeral home can pick it up."
Such orders, according to Deputy Fire Commissioner Frank Dwyer, are "binding."
"[T]he FDNY will devise a plan for implementation," he added.
The guidance, which was issued Tuesday, also applies to Nassau and Suffolk counties and goes into effect Thursday.
On Thursday, the New York Post reported that the COVID-19 outbreak has left emergency services and ambulance companies overwhelmed with calls.
The outlet obtained a memo detailing the new practice.
What else?
One EMT worker speaking on the condition of anonymity told the Post, "They're trying to do what they can with the people who have the most likely chance of being saved."
The source added, "if you can't get revived on scene, that's it. They're going to work on you, but if they can't get a pulse back, they won't transport you."
"Artificial ventilation and/or compressions must not be delayed," the memo continued, pointing out that chest "compressions must begin as soon as it is determined the patient does not have a pulse."
"No adult non-traumatic or blunt traumatic cardiac arrest is to be transported to a hospital with manual or mechanical compression in progress without either return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) or a direct order from a medical control physician unless there is imminent physical danger to the EMS provider on the scene," the new guideline added.


theblaze--2020-04-02--Nancy Pelosi declares she's launching a committee to supervise Trump's coronavirus response, claims

Nancy Pelosi declares she's launching a committee to supervise Trump's coronavirus response, claims it will 'unify our country' and promote 'bipartisanship'

Nancy Pelosi declares she 's launching a committee to supervise Trump 's coronavirus response , claims it will 'unify our @ @ @ @ @ '

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced that she is launching a new House select committee to oversee the Trump administration's response to the global coronavirus pandemic.
Pelosi made the announcement on a conference call with reporters Thursday, according to CNBC. On the call, Pelosi noted that House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) will lead the committee — yes, that's the congressman who said the stimulus bill was "a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision."
The committee, Pelosi said, will be tasked with supervising the implementation of the $2 trillion relief package, "root[ing] out waste, fraud and abuse" and "protect[ing] against price-gouging, profiteering and political favoritism."
It will also oversee that the Trump administration's response to the outbreak follows in step with advice from leading health experts and is "based on the best possible science."
"We face a deadly virus and a battered economy with millions of Americans suddenly out of work," Pelosi said. "Congress has taken an important step in leading this crisis by passing three bills with over $2 trillion in emergency relief. We need to ensure those dollars are spent carefully and effectively."
Unity and bipartisanship?
In an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell later Thursday, Pelosi argued that the committee was launched now, rather than after the fact, in order to "unify our country" and promote "transparency, bipartisanship, and accountability."
Pelosi also sought to allay concerns that it was a political move, arguing the new committee's aim is oversight — not investigation.
Pelosi: Bipartisan Select Committee For 'Accountability' During Pandemic | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC youtu.be
Republicans aren't buying it
According to CNBC, White House spokesman Steven Groves assured that those on the White House coronavirus task force are "committing 100% of their time, energy, and resources to ending the current crisis" and added that "any attempt to politicize the crisis even before it has ended is dangerous."
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) also criticized Pelosi's action, saying the formulation of a panel to oversee implementation of the stimulus is redundant since oversight mechanisms are already built in.
McCarthy took issue with Clyburn being the point man for the committee, as well.
Ed Morrissey, writing for Hot Air, raised concerns about the timing of the move, suggesting that the select committee could easily become "a back door" to another Democratic investigation.
"The whole idea sounds rather peculiar, under the circumstances. If this is to be truly focused on the here and now in a bipartisan manner, it's not off to a good start," he concluded.


theblaze--2020-04-02--Multimillionaire actress Gwyneth Paltrow, super-rich director husband vent coronavirus lockdown frus

Multimillionaire actress Gwyneth Paltrow, super-rich director husband vent coronavirus lockdown frustrations with intimacy coach

'Where do you go as a couple ... when you 're all in the house , and you 've got @ @ @ @ @ trying to ... work from home ? '

No, this wasn't an April Fools' prank.
Super-rich actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her also quite wealthy husband Brad Falchuk — a successful screenwriter, director, and producer — recently took part in a video conference with an intimacy coach about dealing with the coronavirus lockdown frustrations. The video was posted Sunday on the YouTube page for Goop, Paltrow's sometimes controversial lifestyle brand.
What was said?
Among the more curious questions Paltrow posed to Michaela Boehm dealt with their lack of privacy: "It's sort of like, 'Where do you go as a couple ... when you're all in the house, and you've got dogs, and you're trying to ... work, and work from home?' And it's like, 'What are you supposed to do?'"
Finding Intimacy with Gwyneth Paltrow, Brad Falchuk, and Michaela Boehm youtu.be
Paltrow is worth an estimated $140 million and owns two homes, while Falchuk is worth an estimated $20 million and last year put his own property on the market for $10 million.
Yet during the video conference the actress described their living situation with her two children as "pretty close quarters."
One wonders how they manage to make every square foot count.
"I think we all feel, especially my teenagers right now are really feeling very pendent, especially [daughter] Apple, who's a very social creature," Paltrow added to the intimacy coach. "And we're really following all of the strict guidelines, so she's not able to see people that she wants to see ... It gets like fractious in moments, and there's definitely tension within the household and then you know, we have the added dynamic of like, stepparent, and ... I think there is quite a lot of stress I think that just comes from trying to recalibrate to this new normal and this level of proximity."
'Having a really hard time feeling sexual' — asking for a friend
Paltrow also said she has "a good friend who follows your work and knows that we are gonna speak today, and she asked me to ask you, she said she's having a really hard time feeling sexual, and it's not usually an issue, but during this time she's having a really hard time with it, and she wanted me to ask you how women — 'cause she also said that a couple of our friends are having this issue — what should women be doing, what do you recommend in your practice for women to get back in touch with their sexuality?"
Finding Intimacy with Gwyneth Paltrow, Brad Falchuk, and Michaela Boehm youtu.be
Boehm replied that she has a "pleasure course" interested parties could take and that "most women I've talked to are not feeling very sexual" amid the pandemic: "The female body when put under stress goes into survival mode."
Anything else?
Paltrow raised eyebrows when she revealed that she and Falchuk weren't living together full time after they tied the knot in September 2018. Instead he would spend three nights at his home with his kids and four at Paltrow's home with her children.
But last summer — nearly a year after their wedding — Paltrow said that the pair were finally going to live in the same house full time.
"Married life has been really good," Paltrow said. "We took a year to let everybody [in the family] take it in and let the dust settle, and now we're moving in together this month."
As most of us know the actress went through a "conscious uncoupling" with now ex-husband Chris Martin, frontman of Coldplay, several years ago.
And last month Paltrow was forced to delete an Instagram post many called "irresponsible" and "tone-deaf" considering the coronavirus pandemic: A photo of her in an outfit she was marketing to her nearly 7 million followers, which many thought was inappropriate at this dire time.
(H/T: The American Mirror)


theblaze--2020-04-02--'Dirty Jobs' star Mike Rowe: There’s no such thing as a ‘nonessential worker’

'Dirty Jobs ' star Mike Rowe : There ’ s no such thing as a ‘ nonessential worker ’ 'There @ @ @ @ @ language going on here '

Former "Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe made the case recently that there is really no such thing as a "nonessential worker."
The founder of the Mike Rowe Works Foundation made the comments during an interview with Fox News host Dana Perino Tuesday while the two were discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the landscape of work in America.
In an effort to combat the spread of the infectious disease, many state officials across the country have shut down businesses in their state deemed "nonessential."
"Right now, there is this fascinating conversation going on on your network and all the networks, where we are making a distinction between essential workers and nonessential workers," Rowe explained. "Not to oversell it, but there's something tricky with the language going on here because, with regard to an economy, I don't think there is any such thing as a nonessential worker."
Rowe was responding to a previous guest on the program, a physical therapist from Nashville who, as is the case with many Americans, was recently furloughed after her job was deemed nonessential.
"What she does for money is obviously very important to her family, but it's also important to all of us, because this is basically a quilt, and if you start pulling on jobs and tugging on careers over here and over there, the whole thing will bunch up in a weird way."
Rowe went on to acknowledge that in a crisis, essential workers do exist, and that in a situation such as the one the country is facing now, it is appropriate for us to look to health care workers and the like.
His issue, rather, is with the language officials are using to describe and distinguish that work.
"I just wanted to make the point that, when we talk about the economy, all work is essential," Rowe said. "Maybe it's a distinction without too much of a difference, but in my mind, there is no such thing right now as a nonessential worker."
Perino responded to Rowe's comments in agreement, adding that for someone who "maybe just had a double-knee replacement" and has to go to physical therapy, a physical therapist would be an essential worker.


theblaze--2020-04-02--California Gov. Newsom sees coronavirus as an opportunity to usher in a new, 'progressive era'

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Newsom sees coronavirus as an opportunity to usher in a new , 'progressive era' California Gov .
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sees the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to push progressive policies, and his comments are the latest evidence that politicians are eager to use the crisis to advance their own agendas.
Newsom was asked during a news conference Tuesday whether he saw the potential for the coronavirus outbreak to be used for the advancement of more progressive policies on the national and state level — a chance for a new "progressive era."
The governor started his answer by detailing persistent issues of growing income inequality in California and elsewhere, before circling back to the question he was asked.
"Forgive me for being long-winded, but absolutely we see this as an opportunity to reshape the way we do business and how we govern," Newsom said. "And that shouldn't put shivers up the spines of you know one party or the other. I think it's an opportunity anew for both parties to come together and meet this moment and really start to think more systemically, not situationally, not just about getting out of this moment, but more sustainably and systemically to consider where we can go together in this historic moment if we meet it at a national level, in a state, and sub-national level. So, the answer is yes."
Newsom isn't the first Democrat to publicly state that coronavirus is a political opportunity. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) said recently that the negotiations for the stimulus bill represented "a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision."
Democrats were advocating for environmental and labor reforms in the stimulus bill that did not directly relate to aiding Americans or struggling businesses. Something Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was highly upset by the attempt.
"Here are some of the items on the Democratic wish list, over which they choose to block this legislation last night," McConnell said on March 23. "Tax credits for solar energy and wind energy. Provisions to force employers to give special new treatment to big labor. And listen to this: New emissions standards for the airlines. Are you kidding me? ... Democrats won't let us fund hospitals or save small businesses unless they get to dust off the Green New Deal."


theblaze--2020-04-02--Florida megachurch pastor says ‘tyrannical government’ is forcing him to close down his church, worr

Florida megachurch pastor says ‘tyrannical government’ is forcing him to close down his church, worries someone will intentionally infect his congregation now

Florida megachurch pastor says ‘ tyrannical government ’ is forcing him to close down his church , worries someone will @ @ @ @ @ He speaks out following his arrest

Florida Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne, who authorities arrested earlier this week, says that a "tyrannical government" is demanding he shut down his church.
What's a brief history?
Police arrested Howard-Browne on Monday after he refused to shut his church down amid social distancing orders from the state. Authorities charged him with misdemeanor counts of unlawful assembly and violating quarantine orders during a public health emergency after he continued to host church services with more than 500 people in attendance.
Howard-Browne was freed on $500 bail following his arrest.
So what's he saying now?
Howard-Browne, who is pastor of The River church in Tampa, Florida, said that he was forced to close up shop in order to protect his congregants from a "tyrannical government."
"I actually have no choice at this juncture but to shut the church down this Sunday," he said during a recent livestream.
The pastor also said that he worries someone will intentionally attempt to infect his congregants with the COVID-19 virus — which he insists was a China-manufactured and engineered plague created in order to sabotage the U.S. economy.
"I have to do this to protect the congregation — not from the virus, but from a tyrannical government," he insisted.
Despite his arrest, Howard-Browne said he shut down the church because he received a message from God instructing him to do so.
"I'm not making any decisions based on the threats from the sheriff's office or not," he insisted. "I make decisions based on what the Lord tells me to do. The Lord told me on Monday, if I don't do this, there's going to be a showdown at the O.K. Corral."
What else?
Before the pastor's arrest, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said, "[Howard-Browne's] reckless disregard for human life put hundreds of people in his congregation at risk, and thousands of residents who may interact with them this week, in danger."
Chronister added, "I believe there's nothing more important than faith during a time like this, and as a sheriff's office we would never impede someone's ability to lean on their religious beliefs as a means of comfort. But practicing those beliefs has to be done safely."


theblaze--2020-04-02--Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks out on alleged threats against him: ‘I’ve chosen this life’

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks out on alleged threats against him : ‘ I ’ ve chosen this life ’

Dr. Anthony Fauci says that he doesn't put too much stock in threats against him — because there's much bigger problems in the U.S. with the spread of COVID-19.
What are the details?
Fauci, who appeared Thursday on NBC's "Today," said that he refuses to be distracted from his job working with the White House as a top medical adviser.
Fauci, 79, is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Host Savannah Guthrie asked Fauci whether he feels threatened because of his celebrity, and if his family feels safe.
"I've chosen this life," he responded. "I mean, I know what it is. There are things about it that are sometimes disturbing. But you just focus on the job you have to do, and just put all that stuff aside and try as best as possible not to pay attention to it and just forge ahead."
He continued, "We have a really, really, very, very difficult situation ahead of us. All that other stuff is secondary."
Guthrie's questions come on the heels of reports that Fauci has been put under federal protection because of personal threats.
According to the Washington Post, "The concerns include threats as well as unwelcome communications from fervent admirers, according to people with knowledge of deliberations inside the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice."
"The exact nature of the threats against him was not clear," the report continued. "Greater exposure has led to more praise for the doctor but also more criticism."
What else?
Elsewhere during the interview, Fauci added that the "idea of someone who's asymptomatic shedding high titers of virus is very disturbing."
"[T]hat person could be out there, feeling well, and inadvertently and innocently spreading the infection," he said. "It's very strange how one individual can get infected and have either mild or no symptoms and another individual could rapidly deteriorate with viral pneumonia and respiratory failure."
Fauci added that it's high time science and medicine determine the mechanism behind the virus.
"We really need to figure it out, because it can be completely devastating rapidly in one person and absolutely nothing in another person," he insisted.


theblaze--2020-04-02--Commentary: Coronavirus is a vicious contagion, but the real plague is our panic

Commentary : Coronavirus is a vicious contagion , but the real plague is our panic We are afraid of our @ @

It took almost 20 years before the first polio vaccine trials and Jonas Salk injecting his own family with it to prove its integrity to America. After years of trying, science gave up on a vaccine for the first and less vicious SARS. We've had to evolve flu vaccines several times since the first one in the 1930s.
Translation: if you're waiting for a SARS-2 #coronavirus vaccine before resuming normal life, grab a Snickers. You're going to be here for awhile.
I know progressivism is the spirit of the age we're in. And many of our countrymen have been indoctrinated to believe government-contrived Utopia is achievable. This progressivism starts from the desired outcome first, under the assumption the ideal solution can always be had. Especially if it requires making those who don't agree with you suffer on the way to achieving it.
After all, ye can be like God.
But the reality of this fallen world is the worst horrors have been unleashed seeking Utopia. There are no perfect solutions East of Eden. We even had to permit an Iron Curtain to stop the Iron Cross. The law of unintended consequences always comes into play.
At some point we have to assume the risk of mortality, and weigh the overall societal cost of lost freedoms and a Great Depression. The generations that saw hundreds of thousands killed/paralyzed by polio, understood this. And yet they managed to industrialize America, win two world wars, and defeat their own Great Depression while still seeking a cure. Even the president they elected more times than any other, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, rallied the nation while confined to a wheelchair because of the polio virus.
So why are we so stricken with panic in our time, shutting down our entire way of life on unreliable and contradictory data, despite the technological advantages we have over them?
Because ours is a godless society, so we are afraid of our own mortality. Deep down we know we are not ready to meet our Maker after denying Him for so long. Therefore, we wait for our secular Messiah, government, to deliver us from that day. Or at least hold it off for as long as possible.
Divorced from our Creator, we lack purpose and meaning to our lives. At best they become a collection of experiences. At worst we're a survival rate, just marking time.
But we were made for so much more. Saved for so much more. The generations before us, despite their mistakes, at least understood this meta truth. And it propelled them, despite their errors and shortcomings, to pass on to us the greatest civilization the world has ever known.
We have responded by handing over our freedoms, shuttering our churches, and bankrupting our economy at the first real sign of existential fear. The kind of existential fear they defeated, but we seem stubbornly determined to surrender to.


theblaze--2020-04-02--EXCLUSIVE: Candace Owens tells Glenn Beck she will run for office: 'I'll win, and they won't know wh

EXCLUSIVE: Candace Owens tells Glenn Beck she will run for office: 'I'll win, and they won't know what hit them'

EXCLUSIVE : Candace Owens tells Glenn Beck she will run for office : ' I 'll win , and they @ @ @ @ @ them' Too many are scared to tell the truth — ' I 'm not one @ @ @

Conservative political commentator Candace Owens has decided to run for political office and is "eyeing a seat right now," she told BlazeTV's Glenn Beck Thursday morning.
Owens, 30, did not disclose exactly which office she was looking at, but declared that when she decides to run, she will win.
"I'll tell you something else, Glenn, I'll win," she said. "They won't know what hit them ... they're being dishonest, and they lie, and I've had enough of it."
Owens, who grew up in Connecticut, teased the announcement on Twitter just minutes before joining Beck on his radio program, saying that she was "honestly considering running for office" despite not having that desire ever before.
Beck brought up the tweet during the interview to confirm the news with Owens and ask what factors drove her to make the decision.
"You know, I was talking to my husband about this, and my frustration about all these governors and how dishonest they've been ... I'm just getting sick of it," Owens said in reference to gubernatorial actions amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in America. "So I said I said to my husband, you know, I think I should get into politics. I think I should run. I should surprise run, and take somebody for everything they have, and expose people."
"I am eyeing a seat right now," Owens told Beck. "I'm not going to say whether it's in the Senate, whether it's in the House, whether it's for governor, whether it's for president."
"But I am serious about it. I am very serious about it," she added. "We have too many people that are too scared to look people in the face and tell them the truth, and I'm not one of them."


theblaze--2020-04-02--VIDEO: ‘Shoot them dead' in the streets — Philippine leader vows there will be no tolerance for some

VIDEO: ‘Shoot them dead' in the streets — Philippine leader vows there will be no tolerance for some lockdown violators

VIDEO : ‘ Shoot them dead ' in the streets — Philippine leader vows there will be no tolerance for @ @ @

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte handed down a sharp warning to residents in a televised address Wednesday, saying violators of the government's lockdown policy would be shot by police.
"My orders are to the police and military, if there is trouble and there's an occasion that they fight back and your lives are in danger: shoot them dead," Duterte said in the late night address.
"Is that understood? Dead. Instead of causing trouble, I will bury you," he added.
'Shoot them dead': Philippine President Duterte warns coronavirus lockdown violators youtu.be
Duterte's remarks followed news that residents of Quezon City had staged a protest suggesting that they had not received any food assistance from the government since March 15 when the lockdown was ordered. More than 20 people were arrested as a result of the demonstration.
According to CNN, local officials in Quezon City denied the claims that no assistance was provided and said there has been "continuous distribution of food packs throughout the city, both from the local government and the barangays to ensure that affected families are looked after during this crisis period."
In the address, Duterte also referenced reports that medical workers in the country have suffered physical abuse and discrimination.
Reuters noted that the national police chief insisted on Thursday that police would not actually shoot anyone, suggesting that Duterte's harsh rhetoric was simply used to demonstrate his seriousness about the order.
But critics of the president are accusing him of instigating violence and vigilantism with his fierce language.
The Philippines experienced its largest daily increase of COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths Tuesday. The total confirmed cases in the country is now more than 2,311 and the death toll is at 96.
The government issued strict quarantine measures earlier this month in order to stem the tide of the virus' spread and save the country's fragile health care system from being overwhelmed.


theblaze--2020-04-02--Good guy with a gun takes down shooter firing at people outside medical marijuana dispensary

Good guy with a gun takes down shooter firing at people outside medical marijuana dispensary The shooter was 'angry ' @ @ @ @ @ blocking her access '

Police said Ashley Porter, 34, drove to a medical marijuana dispensary in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday evening and parked, the Tulsa World reported.
A number of people were outside the business, including the owner who was speaking with a man in a truck, Tulsa police Lt. Brandon Watkins told the paper.
The truck was parked behind the dispensary owner's vehicle, which blocked a lane of traffic in the parking lot, Watkins added to the World.
"It made her angry that the pickup truck was blocking her access," he told the paper, adding that there was still space to maneuver in the parking lot.
What happened next?
Porter didn't exit her vehicle, and no one came to her vehicle, the World reported — but Porter did exchange words with people outside the dispensary before driving away.
But apparently she didn't leave for long.
The paper said Porter returned about three minutes later, allegedly pulled a gun, and opened fire. Watkins told the World she was shooting from her car at the medical marijuana dispensary owner and the truck owner.
Good guy with a gun reacts
Another person also standing outside the dispensary — reportedly a concealed carry license holder, the paper said — fired at Porter, who was found dead at the scene. The man who shot her told responding officers he did so after she began shooting at customers, the World reported.
Detectives questioned the man at the police department, and he was later released, the paper said.
Anything else?
Porter was convicted in 2017 of reckless conduct with a firearm, pleading guilty after an arrest on a domestic assault and battery complaint, the World said.
(H/T: Blue Lives Matter)


theblaze--2020-04-02--Of course: Semitruck shipment of toilet paper wiped out in fiery highway accident

Of course : Semitruck shipment of toilet paper wiped out in fiery highway accident

Toilet paper during the coronavirus chaos: Though it might not be most folks' No. 1 concern, it's at least a No. 2 concern for millions.
Just look at the hoarding that went on as warnings of pandemic panic began: A jerk in Oregon smashed a car window to swipe a couple cases of the stuff; and no one can forget the Aussie women who got into fisticuffs over a store's last roll.
And now the Dallas Metro area suddenly has less of it after a fiery wreck on the interstate in the wee hours Wednesday morning.
Bad news just piles up
According to KTVT-TV, a semitruck carrying a giant load of toilet paper turned over and caught fire, shutting down Interstate 20 for hours.
The big rig full of thousands of rolls of the coronavirus-era's most treasured commodity was scheduled to drop its load in San Antonio later Wednesday.
KTVT said the driver told the outlet that he hit a bump, lost control of the truck, and hit a barrier before overturning.
Police told WFAA-TV that the semitruck driver, who was unharmed in the accident, fell asleep at the wheel.
Messy cleanup after lots of burning
The paper was scattered across the highway and "burned extensively," Texas Department of Transportation officials told WFAA, adding that they expected it would take quite a while to get it cleaned up.
Image source: WFAA-TV screenshot
KTVT said firefighters spent hours putting out hot spots after dousing the main flames.
The Texas DOT dropped off crews to clean up the giant piles of wet wads of tissue blockage and finally had the interstate flowing regularly again several hours later.


theblaze--2020-04-02--Axios co-founder blames Fox News, Rush Limbaugh for red states not locking down sooner in response t

Axios co-founder blames Fox News, Rush Limbaugh for red states not locking down sooner in response to COVID-19

Axios co-founder blames Fox News , Rush Limbaugh for red states not locking down sooner in response to COVID-19

Axios co-founder and editor Jim VandeHei says that Fox News and political commentator Rush Limbaugh are to blame for what he considers to be the substandard red states' response to COVID-19.
What are the details?
VandeHei appeared on Thursday's broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" show, where he blasted Republican governors for their response to the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.
On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) ordered a statewide shutdown after facing criticism from some quarters that he waited too long to do so.
At the time of this writing, at least 7,773 cases of COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Florida, and at least 101 have died because of the virus.
Addressing DeSantis' reluctance to issue a statewide stay-at-home order sooner — as well as other lawmakers' similar actions — VandeHei said, "What you're seeing here, and this is a bigger problem for society, is information inequality. Like, why DeSantis do what he did? Why did Georgia wait so long?"
VandeHei said that it was because they were getting their information from President Donald Trump, Fox News, and Rush Limbaugh.
"It's because they were listening to President Trump up until the last five or six days. They were watching Fox News and listening to Rush Limbaugh," he complained. "They were following conservatives on Twitter or social media, all of whom were downplaying this. The information was there, but in that information bubble, they were basically getting a lot of sort of noise and news pollution.
"It has huge consequences," he said, "because all of these [preventative] steps could have been done months ago, certainly could have been done weeks ago.
"There's still a lot of garbage out there," VandeHei added. "[Some conservatives] are still spreading nonsense."
You can watch video of VandeHei's exchange with "Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarbrough and Mika Brzezinski here.
(H/T: Mediaite)


theblaze--2020-04-02--NFL agent says his 'virtually inseparable' parents, married 51 years, died 6 minutes apart from the

NFL agent says his 'virtually inseparable' parents, married 51 years, died 6 minutes apart from the coronavirus

NFL agent says his 'virtually inseparable ' parents , married 51 years , died 6 minutes apart from the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ places , and they were rarely in different rooms '

NFL agent Buddy Baker told ABC's "Good Morning America" that his parents — Stuart Baker, 74, and Adrian Baker, 72 — were married 51 years and were "virtually inseparable."
"They were never in different places, and they were rarely in different rooms," Baker told the show.
That all changed, he told "GMA," three weeks ago when they visited their doctor, who said they may have a slight case of pneumonia but should be fine. But Baker's mom and dad began feeling worse and finally went to a hospital March 19, he told the program.
"My dad was admitted, and my mom was sent home," Baker told "GMA," adding that his father had asthma while his mother had no underlying heath issues.
'Worried about my mom being by herself'
Baker noted to the program he was concerned about his mother being alone while his dad was hospitalized, as they weren't used to being apart.
"So we were really worried about my mom being by herself … we would go see her, and she was very weak and really wasn't walking great," he added to GMA.
Soon Baker's father tested positive for COVID-19, was transferred to intensive care — and few hours later he got a call from the hospital saying that his dad "wasn't going to make it," the program noted.
Concerned that his mom would have an anxiety attack upon hearing the news, particularly in her weakened and worsening state of health, Baker told "GMA" the family brought her to the hospital as a "precautionary measure."
The news gets worse
Baker added to the program that about 45 minutes after his mother was admitted, the hospital told him her condition was deteriorating.
"In the timeframe of about five to six hours, I was informed on the phone by two separate doctors, that each one of [my] parents were [most likely] not going to make it," he told "GMA," while noting that he was still hopeful about his mother.
"[My] mom on Wednesday woke up for a few minutes and kind of waved at us through the glass," Baker recalled to the program. "We didn't go in the room, and it just got worse every day."
The next day a doctor said neither would survive and their organs were shutting down, he told "GMA."
Together again
Upon receiving the news, Baker told the program that hospice paperwork was completed so his parents, now sedated, would be taken off ventilators and finally be together again in the same hospital room.
"They actually sent up a picture of them holding hands," Baker said on the program.
On Sunday, they were taken off the ventilators and died six minutes apart, Baker noted to "GMA."
'We live in a world of, 'It can't happen to me''
"We live in a world of, 'It can't happen to me, it can't happen to us, it can't happen to my family.' Well, it happened to us," Baker said in a Twitter post. "I'd like to take this time to make people start thinking about making a change."
Baker said he "started thinking, 'This has got to stop. We've got to work to stop spreading this virus,'" and that people need to end thoughts of "I'm too young, I'm too healthy" and accept the fact that "it could happen to somebody in your family."
"There's nothing that can be done, unfortunately, to bring our parents back," he added to the program. "But we can hopefully save other people's lives ... by doing things to stop the spread of this virus."


theblaze--2020-04-02--Unemployment skyrockets with 6.6 million new claims in the past week; coronavirus lockdowns set to l

Unemployment skyrockets with 6.6 million new claims in the past week; coronavirus lockdowns set to last at least another month

Unemployment skyrockets with 6.6 million new claims in the past week ; coronavirus lockdowns set to last at least another @ @ @ @ @ anything like this

The economic fallout from COVID-19 lockdowns continues to spiral seemingly out of control, and Thursday's jobless numbers show that an additional 6.6 million Americans filed new unemployment claims from March 22 through March 28.
Last week, the Department of Labor report showed 3.3 million people filed new jobless claims, a shocking number that exceeded the previous record by nearly 3 million. This week, the record was doubled — and some economists believe even 6.6 million to be an underestimation. NBC News reported:
Still, some economists said the actual number of unemployed could be much higher, since many applicants had experienced trouble filing a claim, as state labor departments became overwhelmed.
"These are numbers that are way out of the range that we have seen," Michelle Meyer, head of U.S. economics at Bank of America, told NBC News. "During the financial crisis, we were seeing a peak of about 650,000 [first-time applications] a week."
The numbers are alarming enough on their own, but they become more ominous in light of the fact that public health experts are predicting that the worst of the coronavirus outbreak in America is yet to come, and the lockdowns in place in almost every state are likely to extend at least until the end of April.
And even the April 30 end date suggested by President Donald Trump isn't set in stone, rather, it's an estimate based on data models of a date when the situation can be re-evaluated and businesses potentially reopened.
Last week, Congress passed a stimulus bill to send money to individuals and families, increase unemployment benefits, and create financial means for small businesses and corporations to keep people employed. However, it could be several weeks before those benefits reach those who need them.
The Department of Labor is set to release full month of March unemployment numbers Friday, and NBC News reported that surveyed economists expect to see that the economy lost about 100,000 jobs, ending about a decade of job creation.


theblaze--2020-04-02--Alicia Keys reveals why she chose life over abortion for her second child: 'How could I take away th

Alicia Keys reveals why she chose life over abortion for her second child: 'How could I take away the potential for this beautiful child'

Alicia Keys reveals why she chose life over abortion for her second child : 'How could I take away the @ @ @ @ @ '

Grammy Award-winning singer Alicia Keys felt overwhelmed when she learned she was pregnant with her second child. She and her husband, music producer Kasseem Dean (known professionally as Swizz Beatz), were at an extremely busy stage in their lives and careers, and a new baby could derail all of that.
Her husband was about to go to Harvard Business School. She had an album to put out. Her lifestyle simply wasn't a good fit for another child, Keys said she told her doctor at the time.
"I wasn't ready for this, which is what I told the doctor," Keys wrote in an excerpt from her upcoming book, "More Myself," which she shared with People. "'This is the worst time ever. I'm working on my next album. My husband just got into Harvard Business School. And I've been drinking—a lot.' I left her office feeling so torn.
"The music I was creating felt more important and urgent than just about everything. I'd have to put off its release for at least a year if I chose to have the baby," Keys wrote.
Her dilemma is one felt by many women who get pregnant, especially those who may lack the resources and support of a famous singer. Many women and couples feel that they just can't manage having a child, so they choose abortion. Others fear having a child will keep them from pursuing their goals in life.
But the argument for choosing life is the same for everyone, and Keys and her husband ultimately chose that path once she realized the inherent value and potential of an unborn child.
"While I was struggling over my choice, I went into the studio one evening and began listening to 'More Than We Know,' a song Swizz and I had written," Keys wrote. "The lyrics are about how we're capable of so much more than we can ever imagine. My eyes filled with tears. How could I take away the potential for this beautiful child, this light that could touch others in ways I couldn't dream of. For me, the song was a powerful message that I should go on with the pregnancy."
Keys also wrote that the realization that her mother considered abortion before choosing to give birth to her impacted her perspective. From People:
Beatz and Keys welcomed son Genesis in December 2014. After working on her new book, in which Keys's mother Teresa Augello shares her own story of considering abortion when she learned she was pregnant with the star in 1980, Keys says she now feels even closer to her mother's story.
"It wasn't until writing this that I realized, 'Oh s—, she chose me', even through all the difficulties," Keys tells PEOPLE of Augello, who raised her alone after she suddenly became pregnant following a brief relationship with the star's father. "How would she ever know what I was brought here to do? In a way we are parallel, but I didn't even know that."
(H/T Live Action News)


theblaze--2020-04-02--LATE-NIGHT TV: Steven Crowder explains how coronavirus revealed Kimmel, Noah, and the rest as lazy h

LATE-NIGHT TV: Steven Crowder explains how coronavirus revealed Kimmel, Noah, and the rest as lazy hacks

LATE-NIGHT TV : Steven Crowder explains how coronavirus revealed Kimmel , Noah , and the rest as lazy hacks

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theblaze--2020-04-03--Patriots plane flies 1.7 million masks to the US — Jemele Hill reacts by blasting Robert Kraft for s

Patriots plane flies 1.7 million masks to the US — Jemele Hill reacts by blasting Robert Kraft for supporting Trump @ @ @ @ @ has not been well-received

Former ESPN host Jemele Hill proved once again that she cannot pass up an opportunity to criticize President Donald Trump, when she reacted to the news that Robert Kraft flew masks to the U.S. by criticizing the Patriots owner for supporting the president.
What are the details?
On Thursday, the Boston Globe reported that "the Kraft family had deployed a New England Patriots team plane to China to deliver" 1.7 million "desperately needed" N95 masks to Massachusetts for health care workers fighting to save the coronavirus patients.
Hill, who has a long history of criticizing the president, reacted to the article by tweeting, "This is where I remind people that Robert Kraft is friends with Donald Trump and gave to his campaign. It's incredible the Kraft family is doing this, but hope they understand their money helped empower their friend."
Hill faced waves of backlash over her response, and even her own supporters tried to explain that reacting to a lifesaving measure with a cheap political hit was not an appropriate reaction — especially while the nation is in a crisis.
Director and producer Robby Starbuck wrote, "Robert Kraft doing this will literally save lives. You saw this beautiful act as an opportunity for you to attack him for supporting the President of the United States. That says a hell of a lot more about you than you realize (and not in a good way). Really vile thing to do."
A second director responded, "This is where I remind people Jemele Hill got fired from ESPN for her opinions on politics."
One person advised Hill to "just let the good deed stand. This isn't time to be divisive," to which the Atlantic staff writer replied, "If you consider facts divisive, oh well. But maybe these owners and billionaires need to better understand that just as their money can do a good deed, it can also cause irreparable damage."
A supporter of Hill's added, "Jemele...no one has been a bigger fan of you since the rip, love everything you've done and continue to do and understand your point...but is it necessary right now? Let's all be uplifting. Damn."
But Hill was defiant, saying, "Yes it is necessary. If we don't critically think about how we got here, we will be back here again."


theblaze--2020-04-03--Wisconsin primary still on for Tuesday despite COVID-19 spread

Wisconsin primary still on for Tuesday despite COVID-19 spread So far , 15 other states have postponed or delayed elections @ @ @ @

The state of Wisconsin is moving forward with holding its scheduled elections next week, despite pushback from poll workers, interest groups, and even candidates concerned that in-person voting will put citizens at risk as the coronavirus pandemic continues its spread.
What are the details?
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the Republican-run legislature declined to postpone the elections scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, to decide presidential primary races along with state and local offices.
The Democratic National Committee and several left-leaning groups sued in an effort to have the elections postponed or modified in a push for early voting options or to have the election conducted entirely through voting by mail.
On Thursday, Judge William Conley ruled that it was not the role of the court to decide when a state holds its elections, but he did extend the absentee ballot deadline by six days while scolding state leaders for continuing the elections as scheduled considering "the public health crisis" in Wisconsin, CBS News reported.
Another issue the state faces in the upcoming election is a shortage of poll workers, who tend to be elderly and therefore considered more vulnerable to dying from the highly contagious coronavirus. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "More than 100 communities [are] saying they will have no poll workers at all."
Gov. Evers has said he will call in the Wisconsin Army National Guard to assist at the polls due to the shortage in workers.
Wisconsin's decision to press on with its election is in contrast to how several other states have reacted to the COVID-19 epidemic as social distancing measures and stay-at-home orders have become a way of life for most Americans in recent weeks.
According to the Washington Examiner, "A total of 15 states, including Ohio and New York, have postponed or modified their primaries as the coronavirus outbreak leaves almost 90% of the country hunkered in their homes to slow the spread of the contagion."
Anything else?
The race that will be most watched by the rest of the nation in Wisconsin is the state's Democratic presidential primary between remaining contenders Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Vice President Joe Biden.
Sanders joined the DNC in calling for a postponement, saying "People should not be forced to put their lives on the line to vote, which is why 15 states are now following the advice of public health experts and delaying their elections. We urge Wisconsin to join them."
Biden said during a livestream that he would leave the decision up to Wisconsin's leaders, after being asked about the state pushing forward with holding its scheduled election despite the DNC's decision to postpone its Milwaukee convention.
"A convention having tens of thousands of people in one arena is very different than having people walk into a polling booth with accurate spacing six to ten feet apart, one at a time, and a machine scrubbed down," Biden answered.
Wisconsin has reportedly had 1,916 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 46 deaths because of the virus.


theblaze--2020-04-03--Trump accuses Chuck Schumer of focusing on impeachment instead of preparing NYC for coronavirus in s

Trump accuses Chuck Schumer of focusing on impeachment instead of preparing NYC for coronavirus in scathing letter 'No wonder AOC @ @ @ @ @ running against you '

The public feud between Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and President Donald Trump escalated when the president accused the Democratic leader of not preparing for the coronavirus crisis in New York City.
"I've known you for many years, but I never knew how bad a senator you are for the state of New York until I became president," said Trump in a scathing letter sent on Thursday.
Earlier on Thursday, Schumer had sent a letter to the president accusing him of absent leadership that has led to an "ugly spectacle" of states vying for medical supplies on the free market.
"Thank you for your Democrat public relations letter and incorrect sound bites, which are wrong in every way," responded Trump in his statement.
"If you spent less time on your ridiculous impeachment hoax, which went haplessly on forever and ended up going nowhere (except increasing my poll numbers) and instead focused on helping the people of New York, then New York would not have been so completely unprepared for the 'invisible enemy,'" said the president.
"No wonder [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)] and others are thinking about running against you in the primary. If they did, they would likely win," he added.
"You should have had New York much better prepared than you did, and as Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx said yesterday, New York was very late in its fight against the virus," Trump said.
"Fortunately," he continued, "we have been working with your state and city governments, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, to get the job done. You have been missing in action, except when it comes to the 'press.' While you have stated you don't like Andrew Cuomo, you ought to start working alongside him for the good of all New Yorkers."
Schumer responded to the letter on MSNBC, saying that he was "just appalled" by the president's statement.
New York City has suffered the worst coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Experts believe the high-density lifestyle of the city has helped the virus spread faster than in less dense cities.
Here's Schumer's response:


theblaze--2020-04-03--WaPo fact-checker tweets viral video slamming Trump's coronavirus response — then has to walk it bac

WaPo fact-checker tweets viral video slamming Trump's coronavirus response — then has to walk it back

WaPo fact-checker tweets viral video slamming Trump 's coronavirus response — then has to walk it back The video has @ @ @ @

The Washington Post editor and chief fact-checker Glenn Kessler retweeted a video of a Fox News guest rebuking the Trump administration's coronavirus response, but later had to correct himself.
The video, popular on the left, showed infectious-disease physician Rishi Desai claiming that President Donald Trump should have acted sooner based on what was publicly known about the coronavirus in December.
The video from Martha MacCallum's show went viral and garnered more than 17 million views.
Kessler retweeted the video in a tweet from former journalist Ron Fournier that added, "Sometimes the truth sneaks up on you."
Image Source: Twitter screenshot
Hours later, the truth snuck up on Kessler, and he admitted that the video was misleading about how soon the Trump administration could have acted against the coronavirus.
"When I retweeted this I focused on his comment on testing vis a vis South Korea," Kessler explained.
"But the first part of his statement is wrong — while some doctors suspected human-to human transmission in Dec, that was covered up by China for weeks and falsely broadcast by the WHO as no problem," he added.
The information is key to understanding whether the Trump administration could have acted sooner, and also how much culpability lies with the Chinese government and the World Health Organization.
Desai used the platform to advocate for much stronger lockdown measures as a response to the pandemic and said that if those measures were followed, there could be a drop-off within two weeks.


theblaze--2020-04-03--Petition to name Dr. Anthony Fauci 'Sexiest Man Alive' gathers steam

Take heed , Brad Pitt .
Be warned , Bradley Cooper .
There is a new contender for this year 's title of People magazine 's `` Sexiest Man Alive '' : Dr. Anthony Fauci .
A petition has been launched to crown the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as 2020 's most attractive man on the planet .
What are the details ?
Dr. Fauci , 79 , has become a household name thanks to his high-profile position on the White House 's Coronavirus Task Force , and now , his adoring fans want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeal in a contest typically reserved for the Hollywood elite .
`` Dr. Anthony Fauci is America 's top expert on infectious diseases , '' the petition on Change.org begins .
`` His tireless work to educate and support Americans has affected all of us . ''
It continues , `` His comforting and intelligent demeanor has helped to lessen our national anxiety .
He speaks truth to power , a strength few have at this time .
His kind face and manner of speaking bring calm during the storm . ''
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the petition argues , `` he is the definitive Sexiest Man Alive in 2020 . ''
As of Thursday evening , the petition had more than 1,600 signatories , with a goal of reaching 2,500 .
People editor-in-chief Dan Wakeford , who ultimately decides who becomes the magazine 's annual `` Sexiest Man Alive , '' did not rule out the possibility that Fauci could be in the running for the 2020 title .
`` April Fool 's prank or not , Dr. Anthony Fauci is indeed the latest unexpected 'star ' to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press briefings , '' Wakeford told Women 's Wear Daily in an interview earlier this week .
`` He has helped bring back 'must-see TV ' to the masses , who are hungry for wisdom about how to best care for their family 's health and safety in this time of uncertainty .
Smart is sexy , no doubt . ''
The New York Post reported that since Dr. Fauci 's rise to fame as `` an unlikely celebrity and hero during the coronavirus outbreak , '' the likeness of the expert on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , candles , fan art , and as a model in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum .

Take heed, Brad Pitt. Be warned, Bradley Cooper. There is a new contender for this year's title of People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive": Dr. Anthony Fauci.
A petition has been launched to crown the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as 2020's most attractive man on the planet.
What are the details?
Fauci, 79, has become a household name thanks to his high-profile position on the White House's Coronavirus Task Force, and now, his adoring fans want to see him recognized for his sex appeal in a contest typically reserved for the Hollywood elite.
"Dr. Anthony Fauci is America's top expert on infectious diseases," the petition on Change.org begins. "His tireless work to educate and support Americans has affected all of us."
It continues, "His comforting and intelligent demeanor has helped to lessen our national anxiety. He speaks truth to power, a strength few have at this time. His kind face and manner of speaking bring calm during the storm."
"For sapiophiles and many others," the petition argues, "he is the definitive Sexiest Man Alive in 2020."
As of Thursday evening, the petition had more than 1,600 signatories, with a goal of reaching 2,500.
People editor-in-chief Dan Wakeford, who ultimately decides who becomes the magazine's annual "Sexiest Man Alive," did not rule out the possibility that Fauci could be in the running for the 2020 title.
"April Fools' prank or not, Dr. Anthony Fauci is indeed the latest unexpected 'star' to emerge from the COVID-19 task force daily press briefings," Wakeford told Women's Wear Daily in an interview earlier this week. "He has helped bring back 'must-see TV' to the masses, who are hungry for wisdom about how to best care for their family's health and safety in this time of uncertainty. Smart is sexy, no doubt."
Anything else?
The New York Post reported that since Fauci's rise to fame as "an unlikely celebrity and hero during the coronavirus outbreak," the likeness of the expert on infectious diseases has been featured on T-shirts, candles, fan art, and as a model in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.


theblaze--2020-04-03--Joe Biden is outraged at 'wildly irresponsible' video from Trump campaign, demands Twitter take it d

Joe Biden is outraged at 'wildly irresponsible' video from Trump campaign, demands Twitter take it down

Joe Biden is outraged at 'wildly irresponsible ' video from Trump campaign , demands Twitter take it down

The presidential campaign for Democratic front-runner Joe Biden is furious at what the campaign calls a "wildly irresponsible" video by the Trump re-election campaign and wants Twitter to take it down.
"This is a wildly irresponsible tactic by the Trump campaign that attempts to draw a bizarre and false equivalence, and is purposefully misleading voters," said Biden campaign spokesman TJ Ducklo to Axios.
Ducklo was referring to a tweet by the Trump campaign that appears to show Joe Biden calling the coronavirus a hoax.
"The media is giving a pass to a pro-Biden TV ad that doctors and deceptively edits audio of President Trump, even though every independent fact checker said President Trump DID NOT call the coronavirus a hoax," read the tweet with the audio.
"Joe Biden, on the other hand? This sounds authentic," the tweet says.
The tweet appeared to be a challenge to Twitter to take down the Biden "hoax" video without taking down the video to which the Trump campaign objects.
"Disinformation and deceptively manipulated media have no place in our public discourse, and must not be tolerated in this campaign," Ducklo continued in his statement to Axios.
"Twitter cannot allow their platform to be a mechanism to spread lies and fake media, and if the Trump campaign won't do the right thing, Twitter should remove the video immediately," he added.
Supporters of the president point out that he appeared to be saying Democrats spreading misinformation about the coronavirus was a hoax, and not claiming that the coronavirus itself was a hoax.
"Turnabout is fair play," said Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh.
"If the Biden campaign objects to manipulated video, they should take theirs down," he concluded.
Here's more about the Democrat hoax ad:


theblaze--2020-04-03--The TRUTH about face masks and COVID-19: Here's what they're not telling you

The TRUTH about face masks and COVID-19 : Here 's what they 're not telling you Does wearing a face @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus or not ?

For weeks now, our political leaders and the media have been repeating the World Health Organization's claim that non-medical-grade face masks don't work when it comes to preventing the spread of COVID-19. So why are infectious disease experts now reconsidering their guidelines?
According to the New York Times, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, said the guidance on wearing non-medical masks is "being critically re-reviewed, to see if there's potential additional value for individuals that are infected or individuals that may be asymptomatically infected."
In actuality, they didn't trust the American people to do the right thing and prioritize health care workers to receive masks first, opined Glenn Beck on the radio program Thursday. But they do work, and "if we're going to open the country up, we are going to all have to wear face masks," he said.
Listen to the clip to hear more details:
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Face Masks DO Work, US Cases Per Capita, and WHO Lies for Communist China youtu.be
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theblaze--2020-04-03--Bill O'Reilly: Trump's reelection chances depend on WHEN the coronavirus is under control

Bill O'Reilly : Trump 's reelection chances depend on WHEN the coronavirus is under control He ca n't do anything @ @ @ @ @ thing rages

Bill O'Reilly joined Glenn Beck on the radio program Friday to talk about how he thinks President Donald Trump will fair in the 2020 election given the current struggling economy due to the coronavirus crisis.
O'Reilly said he believes President Trump will win in November if the coronavirus pandemic is under control by this summer, but if schools and businesses are still closed by September, it may be trouble for Trump -- even with former vice president Joe Biden's seemingly declining health.
"What I've said from the very beginning of this whole ordeal, is that if Donald Trump can get the pandemic under control this summer, he wins. If by September, it's not under control, the kids cannot go back to school in many places, people are not opening up businesses again, he loses," O'Reilly said.
However, the Democrats have a major problem because Joe Biden ... is tottering. His mental acuity is not what it used to be and everyone around him knows that. That's why Andrew Cuomo is warming up in the bullpen," he added. "But Trump knows that his whole future in politics depends on getting this pandemic to subside."
Watch the video below to catch more of the conversation:
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theblaze--2020-04-03--Dramatic video shows angry Louisville residents chasing away workers running fake coronavirus testin

Dramatic video shows angry Louisville residents chasing away workers running fake coronavirus testing site

Law enforcement officials in Kentucky warned the public about fake drive-thru coronavirus testing sites set up by suspected scam artists who operated without approval by city officials .
Louisville Metro Council President David James warned residents in a Facebook post about the fake sites .
In a video posted to social media by Matt Stone , photographer to the Courier-Journal , James is shown questioning and ultimately chasing away the suspected scam artists .
James is joined by several community members who question the organizers of the suspicious testing site .
They offer evasive answers and ultimately pack up and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your mama ! ''
when asked where they were from as they scurried away .
James told the Courier-Journal these testing sites were `` scams . ''
The mayor 's office also said police are investigating the reports of numerous testing sites around the city .
`` At this time , we are advising residents experiencing symptoms to seek COVID-19 testing from hospitals , health care providers or government resources , '' said city spokeswoman Jessica Wethington .
Two sites offered testing at the cost of $ 250 per test , and said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One testing site operator called the action a `` slap in the face '' and said he had been contacted by the FBI .

Law enforcement officials in Kentucky warned the public about fake drive-thru coronavirus testing sites set up by suspected scam artists who operated without approval by city officials.
Louisville Metro Council President David James warned residents in a Facebook post about the fake sites. In a video posted to social media by Matt Stone, photographer to the Courier-Journal, James is shown questioning and ultimately chasing away the suspected scam artists.
James is joined by several community members who question the organizers of the suspicious testing site. They offer evasive answers and ultimately pack up and run away.
One worker answered "your mama!" when asked where they were from as they scurried away.
James told the Courier-Journal these testing sites were "scams." The mayor's office also said police are investigating the reports of numerous testing sites around the city.
"At this time, we are advising residents experiencing symptoms to seek COVID-19 testing from hospitals, health care providers or government resources," said city spokeswoman Jessica Wethington.
Two sites offered testing at the cost of $250 per test, and said they could provide results within 24 hours.
One testing site operator called the action a "slap in the face" and said he had been contacted by the FBI.
Here's a local news report about "scam" testing sites:


theblaze--2020-04-03--New evidence suggesting COVID-19 came from a Wuhan virology lab is hard to ignore

New evidence suggesting COVID-19 came from a Wuhan virology lab is hard to ignore Scientists were allegedly researching coronaviruses in @ @ @ @

Several new pieces of publicly available evidence that have come to light in recent days seem to indicate that a virology lab in Wuhan, China, may have been the location where the novel coronavirus originated.
In a lengthy article published Friday, National Review senior correspondent Jim Geraghty detailed the investigatory work of Matthew Tye, a documentary filmmaker and YouTuber who used to live in China. In his most recent video upload, Tye professes to have identified the source of the virus.
Geraghty is sure to note that it "is understandable that many would be wary of the notion that the origin of the coronavirus could be discovered" by a YouTuber, but contends "a great deal of the information that he presents, obtained from public records posted on the Internet, checks out."
Two examples of this are all-too-coincidental job openings posted late last year by the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Suspicious job postings
On Nov. 18, the lab posted a job opening that requested scientists to come "research the relationship between the coronavirus and bats."
According to a Google translation of the job posting, it offers this description of the nature of the work:
Taking bats as the research object, I will answer the molecular mechanism that can coexist with Ebola and SARS- associated coronavirus for a long time without disease, and its relationship with flight and longevity. Virology, immunology, cell biology, and multiple omics are used to compare the differences between humans and other mammals.
Then, just over a month later on Dec. 24, the lab posted another job opening, this time noting "long-term research on the pathogenic biology of bats carrying important viruses has confirmed the origin of bats of major new human and livestock infectious diseases such as SARS and SADS, and a large number of new bat and rodent new viruses have been discovered and identified."
Tye, who claims to speak fluent Chinese, said that the second job posting could be essentially translated: "We've discovered a new and terrible virus, and would like to recruit people to come deal with it."
At the time of the second job posting, China had reportedly been dealing with an onslaught of "mystery pneumonia" cases, but it wasn't until a week later that the Chinese government notified the World Health Organization about a novel coronavirus infecting its population.
Then, a scientific research paper
Fox News host Tucker Carlson ran an interesting segment on his primetime show Tuesday night highlighting a research paper published on Feb. 6 by the South China University of of Technology.
The research paper — "The possible origins of 2019-nCoV coronavirus" — noted that virus most likely came from an animal known as the intermediate horseshoe bat.
"Here's the striking thing," Carlson said, "there are no known colonies [of the bat] within 900 kilometers of Wuhan."
Moreover, Carlson noted that there is no evidence to support the oft-repeated claims that this particular bat was sold at the wet markets in Wuhan. The Wall Street Journal reported in February that neither the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor the World Health Organization could confirm whether bats were present in the market.
Watch the full segment here:
Tucker Carlson Blasting WHO Shilling For China & Possible Origin Of Coronavirus in Wuhan Labs youtu.be
What does it mean?
The evidence appears to demonstrate that Chinese scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were researching coronaviruses in bats (allegedly not typically found within 900 kilometers of the city) at the same time that doctors began treating the first known COVID-19 patients.
It is difficult not to draw certain conclusions from that, but to be clear, it is impossible to conclude with 100% certainty that the virus originated in a virology lab in Wuhan.
And even if it were, it is important to note that neither Geraghty nor Carlson, nor the cited Chinese research paper for that matter, are suggesting that the virus was made intentionally in a Chinese lab as part of a biological weapon program.
The matter at hand is more so about the misinformation coming from the communist government in China following the outbreak.
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to correct a previous version that said the Wuhan Institute of Virology is located just 300 meters from the Huanan Seafood Market. This is not true. It is a different lab called the Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention that is 300 meters form the market.


theblaze--2020-04-03--Despite lockdowns and escalating coronavirus death toll, photo shows NYC train packed with passenger

Despite lockdowns and escalating coronavirus death toll, photo shows NYC train packed with passengers

Despite lockdowns and escalating coronavirus death toll , photo shows NYC train packed with passengers A woman uses a napkin @ @ @ @ @ on the New York City subway train .
( Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via @ @ @

In New York City, the epicenter of the growing coronavirus outbreak in the United States, residents are advised to practice social distancing. Meaning, they need to stay six feet away from one another and avoid any physical contact. A recent photo from inside a subway shows that for some, distance isn't an option.
The photo shows the No. 2 train during evening rush hour, when the workers who are essential or don't have the luxury of working from home or taking time off are commuting. There are fewer trains running than normal due to crew shortages.
There are some medical experts who believe there is evidence that COVID-19 is transmittable not just by coughing, sneezing, and physical contact, but even simply through breathing and talking. If that's true, there could be significant spread of the virus in a packed subway car, which could then be multiplied as the passengers leave the train to go to their various workplaces.
Population density is one of the potential reasons that New York City has the worst outbreak in the nation right now. There are more than 100,000 cases in the state of New York, and more than 57,000 of those are in New York City. Nearly 3,000 of the approximately 6,600 coronavirus deaths in the U.S. are in New York.
Some hospitals in New York City have become so overwhelmed with the coronavirus patients that ventilators have been redistributed from hospitals with less urgent demand in order to cover needs. New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said that at the current pace of usage, the city will be out of ventilators in less than a week.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has asked all residents to cover their faces with some sort of mask, even homemade ones, in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus. Mask shortages have been an issue for health care workers, even though the surgeon general initially told citizens to stop purchasing them because they weren't effective in preventing people from getting the virus.


theblaze--2020-04-03--Disobedient paddleboarder chased by patrol boats, arrested by sheriff's deputies for defying Calif.

Disobedient paddleboarder chased by patrol boats, arrested by sheriff's deputies for defying Calif. Democratic governor's stay-at-home order

Disobedient paddleboarder chased by patrol boats , arrested by sheriff 's deputies for defying Calif. Democratic governor 's stay-at-home order

A paddleboarder was chased down Thursday by patrol boats in Malibu and arrested for defying California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus outbreak, KTLA-TV reported, citing authorities.
What happened?
Lifeguards flagged down Lost Hills Sheriff's Station deputies regarding an adult male who was disobeying their orders to exit the ocean, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said in a Facebook post.
The suspect remained in the water paddleboarding for 30 to 40 minutes before a sheriff's boat arrived from Marina Del Rey Sheriff's Station, officials said. KTLA said the action took place next to Malibu Pier.
Sure enough, once the sheriff's boat was on the case, the suspect complied and swam to shore, officials said.
The suspect was arrested for disobeying a lifeguard and violating the state's stay-at-home order, officials said, adding that he was transported to Lost Hills Sheriff's Station, booked, and released on a promise to appear.
Here's another angle on the cops' collar:
SUP Surfer Handcuffed for Surfing Empty Malibu - The Inertia youtu.be
This stay-at-home order uses California Government Code section 8665, which says anyone who violates or willfully neglects to obey can be found guilty of a misdemeanor, LA Weekly said, adding that it's punishable by a fine up to $1,000, a maximum sentence of six months jail time, or both.
While Californians are allowed to go outside under the stay-at-home order, beaches in Los Angeles County were closed March 27 after the county health officer had observed "large crowds on public beaches and trails throughout the county, which seriously impeded the practicing of required social distancing." The beach closure is in effect through April 19.
(H/T: The American Mirror)


theblaze--2020-04-03--Woman who blamed Trump for her husband's chloroquine death is Dem donor who was once charged with do

Woman who blamed Trump for her husband's chloroquine death is Dem donor who was once charged with domestic abuse in divorce argument

Woman who blamed Trump for her husband 's chloroquine death is Dem donor who was once charged with domestic abuse @ @ @ @ @ Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious @ @ @ @ @ Deborah Birx , White House coronavirus response coordinator , speak at the daily coronavirus briefing @ @ @ @ @ March 29 in Washington , D.C. ( Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images )

The woman who fed her husband a chemical used for cleaning fish tanks and blamed President Donald Trump for his death has a history of being anti-Trump, donating to Democratic politicians, and of sometimes violent conflict with her husband, from whom she at one point sought a divorce.
President Trump has highlighted medical research from recent weeks that show chloroquine, a drug typically used for anti-malarial purposes, may be an effective treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus from China.
Shortly after the president began touting the potential of chloroquine, a story emerged of a woman and her husband who had ingested chloroquine — not the medical version, but the version that is used to clean fish tanks — and the husband died. National media pounced on the story, giving the woman a platform to blame the president's advice for her husband's death.
"Trump kept saying it was basically pretty much a cure," the woman told NBC News. "Oh my God. Don't take anything. Don't believe anything. Don't believe anything that the president says and his people. Call your doctor."
Even beyond the obvious problem with this story — that the woman and her husband were taking fish tank cleaner and not medicine — some details from the woman's past cast more doubt on her motive and her account of what really happened to her husband.
In 2001, the woman was arrested and accused of domestic abuse against her husband for an altercation during which she allegedly tried to hit him with a bird house while they were arguing about marriage counseling and potential divorce. She was reportedly found not guilty, but both parties admitted to police that the conflict occurred.
Image source: YouTube/"Louder With Crowder" screenshot
Court records from a 2015 court case show that the woman admitted in a deposition that she told her doctor in 2012 that she was "furious" all the time and "probably" wanted a divorce from her husband.
That same court case mentions that in 2004, when the woman was suffering from migraine headaches, stress, and anxiety, she sought out the counsel of at least three doctors before being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. This is notable in the context of her chloroquine claim, which is that she and her husband decided to consume fish tank cleaner because she heard the president mention the chemical's name on television.
The woman has a history of donating to Democratic politicians and causes. In 2016, she donated to the Hillary Clinton campaign.
In 2017 and 2018, she donated $1,450 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and $550 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Again, this is a woman who claims to have trusted President Trump so deeply that she ingested an unfamiliar chemical because she heard him mention it.
Watch BlazeTV host Steven Crowder address these conspicuous facts about the woman and the death of her husband:


theblaze--2020-04-03--'The View's' Joy Behar tries to get Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom to blast Trump — but he hits back with

'The View's' Joy Behar tries to get Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom to blast Trump — but he hits back with only praise for the president

'The View 's ' Joy Behar tries to get Calif. Gov .
Gavin Newsom to blast Trump — but he @ @ @ @ @ for the president But why is she the way she is ?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appeared on "The View" Friday, where he sang President Donald Trump's praises over the COVID-19 outbreak.
What are the details?
During an exchange about coronavirus in the U.S., co-host Joy Behar asked if Newsom was sucking up to President Trump in order to avoid retribution.
Newsom, however, lauded the president's efforts as "proactive" and refused to say anything negative about him.
"Governor, it's no secret that you've had a combative relationship with Trump in the past, but lately, you've been praising him for the help he's giving," Behar said. "Of course, you have to, because look at how he treats governors who don't kiss the ring. The governor of Washington, the governor of Michigan, he said they were not appreciative and told Mike Pence, 'Don't call them back.' Do you feel like you have to feed this guy's ego to get the respirators, to get the PPEs? Is that what's going on?"
Newsom admitted that he's had issues with the president in the past and has had differences of opinion as well.
"Let me just acknowledge the frame of your question," he responded. "We're involved in over 68 lawsuits with the Trump administration, and so there's no question we have had our differences of opinion on many issues, but I just want to remind you that you and many others that maybe are not aware of this.
"We have been at this since late January. California got a head start in many respects, where no one was really paying much attention. We started working with the administration directly to get these repatriated flights from mainland China into the state of California. Many states turned their back on those flights and those repatriation missions. California embraced them," he continued.
"We also had that Grand Princess, that large cruise ship, where we worked very collaboratively with the federal government and developed strong relationships of trust with emergency planning and how we can bring those passengers back into our diverse communities and all across the rest of the country," he added.
"As a consequence of that, our relationship began earlier than most. And so from that perspective, all I can say is that, from my perspective, the relationship has been strong," Newsom noted. "I'm not doing it to kiss the ring — I'm not doing it in a way, you know, I'm just being forthright with the president. He returns calls, he reaches out, he's been proactive."
Newsom concluded, "We got that Mercy ship down here in Los Angeles. That was directly because he sent it down here. Two thousand medical units came to the state of California, these FMS, these field medical stations. That's been very, very helpful, and to the extent, we're going to need more, and I'll let you know in a few weeks if that relationship continues."


theblaze--2020-04-03--Cops threaten to jail pro-lifers outside abortion clinic for disobeying COVID-19 stay-at-home order.

Cops threaten to jail pro-lifers outside abortion clinic for disobeying COVID-19 stay-at-home order. So activists start praying — and police leave.

Cops threaten to jail pro-lifers outside abortion clinic for disobeying COVID-19 stay-at-home order .
So activists start praying — and @ @ @

A small group of pro-life activists were holding signs outside a Detroit abortion clinic Monday when at least eight police officers showed up and ordered them to leave, LiveAction reported.
Image source: YouTube screenshot
What are the details?
The cops said the activists demonstrating against Scotsdale Women's Center and Family Planning were violating Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order put in place to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. And like many other states, Michigan is allowing abortion clinics to stay open as an essential business.
And even thought the stay-at-home order allows individuals to be outside, the arriving police officers told the pro-lifers their activity wasn't essential.
"We're here for a violation of the stay-at-home order by the governor, OK?" one mask-wearing officer was heard saying on a cellphone video of the standoff. "This isn't essential to be out right now. … it's a $500 fine. If you keep this up after that, we'll take you to jail."
While the pro-life activists and officers argued back and forth over the Constitution and freedom of speech, one of the activists pointed out that protecting unborn babies from murder was an essential activity.
The officer told the group that "my boss is coming, and if my boss orders me to lock everybody up, that's what we'll do."
Offer to pray — and an amazing sight
At one point a pro-life activist asked the officers if he and his fellow activists could pray for them — and then an amazing thing took place.
At least three of the officers turned and left.
Image source: YouTube screenshot
And another two officers who'd also been debating the pro-lifers appeared to bow their heads during the prayer:
Image source: YouTube screenshot
After a cut in the video, all the officers were gone — and the pro-lifers said that all of the police eventually departed the scene. But a ticket was written up for the pro-lifers' misdeed.
Even more good news
The pro-lifers toward the end of the video revealed that twin babies had been saved from abortion that day, LiveAction said.
A woman had exited the abortion clinic and told the pro-lifers she thinks she changed her mind about having an abortion — also showing the activists an ultrasound image of her twin babies.
"God opened her eyes and God softened her heart, and she came out," pro-life activist Andrew Belanger said, the outlet said. "Amidst all of this [with the police] earlier, and God continues to bring encouragement: twins."
Anything else?
Later, Belanger and other activists filed a lawsuit against Whitmer and the city of Detroit saying police enforcement of the stay-at-home order that prevents their pro-life efforts on the sidewalks outside an abortion business violates the First and 14th Amendments, LiveAction said.
Here's the clip. The moment the pro-life activists begin praying comes just after the 6:30 mark:


theblaze--2020-04-03--Alyssa Milano calls for ‘intellectually and morally bankrupt’ Bernie Sanders to suspend campaign — t

Alyssa Milano calls for ‘intellectually and morally bankrupt’ Bernie Sanders to suspend campaign — though she gushed over him in 2016

Alyssa Milano calls for ‘ intellectually and morally bankrupt ’ Bernie Sanders to suspend campaign — though she gushed over @ @ @

Actress-turned-activist Alyssa Milano is calling for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to suspend his presidential campaign because of moral and intellectual dishonesty.
In 2016, however, Milano often praised his honesty and integrity, and officially endorsed him in the 2016 presidential race.
Milano publicly endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president earlier this year.
What are the details?
Friday on Twitter, Milano wrote, "It is intellectually bankrupt for Bernie to pretend that not unifying the party today is advantageous to a democratic victory in November. He is still taking donations from people during crisis on a campaign that has no path forward! It's intellectually and morally bankrupt."
Milano faced outcry after the tweet, which prompted her to defend her position against Sanders, and explain why she supported him in 2016.
"Bernie supporters, a thread for you," she began. "I will continue to do what's right for the people in this country no matter how you attack me. I'm tough. I've had 4 years of practice from MAGAs. I know all the tricks and you can't silence me. I supported Bernie in 2016. Keep reading."
She continued, "In 2016, I felt Bernie was the right person for that moment in history. I still support and believe in many of the policies & ideals of the Sanders Campaign. He has always fought for what is right and just. I know this. I love this about him."
Even though she loved Sanders, Milano went on to point out that Biden is just the better candidate this time around.
"However, at this moment, I, along with what seems like a vast majority of the American people, and 90% of the other dem candidates, feel that Biden is going to be the steady leadership that we need. He has what it takes to heal the soul of the nation and bridge the divide," she insisted.
Milano continued by insisting that Biden is simply just "right" for this "heartbreaking time."
"Biden is right for this heartbreaking moment in time. That's my opinion. My right," she demanded. "You're entitled to unfollow and wish me away. But, alas, I'm not going anywhere...and I hope you don't either. We need your fight. We need your anger. We need your passion. We need love."
She wasn't done there.
The actress, who apparently has a natural flair for the dramatic, insisted that Sanders just isn't presidential material, and that his base of supporters were not healthy.
"I'm not your enemy," she wrote. "We are all fighting for the most vulnerable among us. I acknowledge that Sen. Sanders is an amazing public servant and we would be lucky to have him continue in any for of political office. I don't believe he can unite the country because his base is toxic."
She then turned her sights to the COVID-19 outbreak gripping the U.S. and the rest of the world.
"Having said that, people are dying," she wrote, changing course. "I don't care if they are Trump supporters, Bernie supporters, Biden supporters or a-political. My heart aches for ALL who are struggling right now. Loss of life of this magnitude is unprecedented. Globally, millions of people are going to die."
"We have a choice here. We can continue with the divisiveness and fear of the 'other,' or we can use this moment to hold hands and carry each other through this tragedy," she pleaded. "Nothing else matters. Hold your loved ones. Help when you can. May you always be safe. May you always be well."
In case you thought she was done there, no; she wasn't.
"And to everyone who supports my tweets and my being, thank you," she gushed. "I have so much love in my heart right now. The world has changed. I'm sorry people are toxic in my replies. Thank you for hanging in there with me. I appreciate you. Believe in believing. The impossible is possible."
What else?
It wasn't too long ago that Milano and her ilk were lauding Sanders, calling him down-to-earth, likable, and intelligent.
In 2016, she said, "I just can't with any of these [other presidential] candidates. I can't even — it makes me sick to my stomach, all of it. But Bernie I feel like is a really honest, cool dude. He doesn't seem like a politician. He doesn't seem too polished, too rehearsed. I think his intentions are really pure, and I think we need someone with pure intention."
She added, "I really just am disgusted by where we are right now in the political system. I think we pin everyone against each other and it's just creating this really hostile planet and world, and it's upsetting to me. It's upsetting that I'm raising kids in this time."


theblaze--2020-04-03--Michigan Democratic Gov. Whitmer requests emergency supply of Trump-touted drug one week after threa

Michigan Democratic Gov. Whitmer requests emergency supply of Trump-touted drug one week after threatening physicians for prescribing it

Michigan Democratic Gov .
Whitmer requests emergency supply of Trump-touted drug one week after threatening physicians for prescribing it Guess @ @ @ @ @ after all

Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration is requesting an emergency supply of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine — the anti-malarial drugs touted by the president — just one week after Whitmer sent a notice to physicians demanding they not prescribe the drugs to treat COVID-19 patients.
According to Bridge Magazine, the Whitmer administration lodged a request for the experimental drugs earlier this week after the federal government was granted authorization to distribute the medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile to states in need.
What's the background?
The move signifies a complete reversal on the issue as just last week the Whitmer administration sent a sharp warning to physicians who had been prescribing the drugs for patients suffering from COVID-19, promising "administrative action" against them should they continue to do so.
"The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has received multiple allegations of Michigan physicians inappropriately prescribing hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine to themselves, family, friends, and/or coworkers without a legitimate medical purpose," the letter stated.
"Prescribing hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine without further proof of efficacy for treating COVID-19 or with the intent to stockpile the drug may create a shortage for patients with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or other ailments for which chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are proven treatments," it continued. "Reports of this conduct will be evaluated and may be further investigated for administrative action.
"Again, these drugs have not been proven scientifically or medically to treat COVID-19," the letter emphasized.
Anything else?
The Bridge Magazine noted that the government advisory sparked backlash from the political right, citing since-removed tweets from the president of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk, and Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, which accused Whitmer of "threatening doctors" and risking lives.
But Whitmer faced in-state criticism following the advisory, as well. An op-ed published in the Detroit News last week slammed Whitmer for her "threatening, authoritarian stance" on the issue.
"Not only is our state's top leader threatening the selfless health care workers who are on the frontline trying to save lives, but she's denying possible life-saving medications to actual COVID-19 victims," the op-ed argued.
Whitmer and President Trump have sparred on national television in recent weeks over federal aid for Michigan and the president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
The use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for treatment of COVID-19 has been a hotly contested subject ever since the president expressed optimism about the drugs earlier this month.
While evidence that the drugs are successful in treating infected patients is considered anecdotal to this point, researchers in the U.S., South Korea, China, and France, have reportedly seen the drugs effectively reduce symptoms.
A recent survey of more that 6,000 doctors around the world found hydroxychloroquine to be the most highly rated treatment against the virus.


theblaze--2020-04-03--BOMBSHELL: Steven Crowder finds evidence that could put 'Fish Tank Cleaner Lady' in hot water

BOMBSHELL : Steven Crowder finds evidence that could put 'Fish Tank Cleaner Lady ' in hot water

In case you needed another reason why we shouldn't believe all women, here's reason 12,542. Remember that lady who convinced her husband to drink fish tank cleaner to save them from the coronavirus? Well, Steven Crowder did some digging and found that the whole story could be a scam. I'll let Steven give you the scoop.
EXCLUSIVE: FISH TANK CLEANER LADY BOMBSHELL youtu.be
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