bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--Stanford Doctors Calls for Ending Full-Blown Lockdowns

A doctor from Stanford University ’ s Hoover Institution is calling for the end of the current lockdown procedures taking place across America in response to the Wuhan virus outbreak .
Scott W. Atlas , is the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at Stanford University ’ s Hoover Institution and the former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center , believes that “ Leaders must examine accumulated data to see what has actually happened , rather than keep emphasizing hypothetical projections ; combine that empirical evidence with fundamental principles of biology established for decades ; and then thoughtfully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highlighted five key facts that “ are being ignored by those calling for continuing the near-total lockdown.
” Fact 1 : The overwhelming majority of people do not have any significant risk of dying from COVID-19 .
According to a recent Stanford University antibody study , the fatality rate of the infected is likely 0.1 to 0.2 percent .
These numbers are far lower than past World Health Organization estimates that were 20 to 30 times higher and that spurred draconian lockdowns .
take our poll - story continues below Atlas highlighted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York City , an epicenter of the pandemic with more than one-third of all U.S. deaths , the rate of death for people 18 to 45 years old is 0.01 percent , or 11 per 100,000 in the population .
On the other hand , people aged 75 and over have a death rate 80 times that .
For people under 18 years old , the rate of death is zero per 100,000 .
Of all fatal cases in New York state , two-thirds were in patients over 70 years of age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50 years of age ; and about 90 percent of all fatal cases had an underlying illness .
Of 6,570 confirmed COVID-19 deaths fully investigated for underlying conditions to date , 6,520 , or 99.2 percent , had an underlying illness .
If you do not already have an underlying chronic condition , your chances of dying are small , regardless of age .
And young adults and children in normal health have almost no risk of any serious illness from COVID-19 .
According to hospital utilization data from New York City , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitalized at a rate of 0.01 percent per 100,000 people .
For those aged between 18 to 44 years old , hospitalization stands at 0.1 percent per 100,000 .
For the age cohort of 65 to 74 , only 1.7 percent were subject to hospitalization .
Fact 3 : Vital population immunity is prevented by total isolation policies , prolonging the problem .
“ Atlas noted that “ infection itself allows people to generate an immune response — antibodies — so that the infection is controlled throughout the population by ‘ herd immunity.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not necessary for a large portion of the population who have caught the virus : The doctor continued explaining how immunity ends up developing : Fact 4 : People are dying because other medical care is not getting done due to hypothetical projections .
Critical health care for millions of Americans is largely being ignored and people are dying because of “ potential ” Wuhan virus patients and for fear of transmitting the disease .
During this outbreak , a number of states and hospitals stopped “ nonessential ” procedures and surgery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wuhan virus cases has “ prevented diagnoses of life-threatening diseases , like cancer screening , biopsies of tumors now undiscovered and potentially deadly brain aneurysms.
” Treatments , including emergency care , for the most serious illnesses were also missed .
Cancer patients deferred chemotherapy .
An estimated 80 percent of brain surgery cases were skipped .
Acute stroke and heart attack patients missed their only chances for treatment , some dying and many now facing permanent disability .
Fact 5 : We have a clearly defined population at risk who can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the “ overwhelming evidence all over the world consistently shows that a clearly defined group — older people and others with underlying conditions — is more likely to have a serious illness requiring hospitalization and more likely to die from COVID-19.
” With those facts in mind , he called for an isolation policy that targets that group , which includes “ strictly monitoring those who interact with them.
” All things considered , Atlas may be on to something .
The Wuhan virus is not as grave as many people believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a manner that protects public health while gradually re-opening the economy .

Stanford Doctors Calls for Ending Full-Blown Lockdowns
A doctor from Stanford University’s Hoover Institution is calling for the end of the current lockdown procedures taking place across America in response to the Wuhan virus outbreak.
Scott W. Atlas, is the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and the former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center, believes that “Leaders must examine accumulated data to see what has actually happened, rather than keep emphasizing hypothetical projections; combine that empirical evidence with fundamental principles of biology established for decades; and then thoughtfully restore the country to function.”
Atlas highlighted five key facts that “are being ignored by those calling for continuing the near-total lockdown.”
Fact 1: The overwhelming majority of people do not have any significant risk of dying from COVID-19.
According to a recent Stanford University antibody study, the fatality rate of the infected is likely 0.1 to 0.2 percent. These numbers are far lower than past World Health Organization estimates that were 20 to 30 times higher and that spurred draconian lockdowns.
Atlas highlighted the case of New York City:
In New York City, an epicenter of the pandemic with more than one-third of all U.S. deaths, the rate of death for people 18 to 45 years old is 0.01 percent, or 11 per 100,000 in the population. On the other hand, people aged 75 and over have a death rate 80 times that. For people under 18 years old, the rate of death is zero per 100,000. Of all fatal cases in New York state, two-thirds were in patients over 70 years of age; more than 95 percent were over 50 years of age; and about 90 percent of all fatal cases had an underlying illness. Of 6,570 confirmed COVID-19 deaths fully investigated for underlying conditions to date, 6,520, or 99.2 percent, had an underlying illness. If you do not already have an underlying chronic condition, your chances of dying are small, regardless of age. And young adults and children in normal health have almost no risk of any serious illness from COVID-19.
Fact 2: Protecting older, at-risk people eliminates hospital overcrowding.
According to hospital utilization data from New York City, individuals under the age of 18 were hospitalized at a rate of 0.01 percent per 100,000 people. For those aged between 18 to 44 years old, hospitalization stands at 0.1 percent per 100,000.
For the age cohort of 65 to 74, only 1.7 percent were subject to hospitalization.
Atlas expanded on these numbers:
Of 4,103 confirmed COVID-19 patients with symptoms bad enough to seek medical care, Dr. Leora Horwitz of NYU Medical Center concluded ‘age is far and away the strongest risk factor for hospitalization.’ Even early WHO reports noted that 80 percent of all cases were mild, and more recent studies show a far more widespread rate of infection and lower rate of serious illness. Half of all people testing positive for infection have no symptoms at all. The vast majority of younger, otherwise healthy people do not need significant medical care if they catch this infection.
Fact 3: Vital population immunity is prevented by total isolation policies, prolonging the problem.
“Atlas noted that “infection itself allows people to generate an immune response — antibodies — so that the infection is controlled throughout the population by ‘herd immunity.’”
Atlas highlighted that medical care is not necessary for a large portion of the population who have caught the virus:
In this virus, we know that medical care is not even necessary for the vast majority of people who are infected. It is so mild that half of infected people are asymptomatic, shown in early data from the Diamond Princess ship, and then in Iceland and Italy. That has been falsely portrayed as a problem requiring mass isolation.
The doctor continued explaining how immunity ends up developing:
In fact, infected people without severe illness are the immediately available vehicle for establishing widespread immunity. By transmitting the virus to others in the low-risk group who then generate antibodies, they block the network of pathways toward the most vulnerable people, ultimately ending the threat. Extending whole-population isolation would directly prevent that widespread immunity from developing.
Fact 4: People are dying because other medical care is not getting done due to hypothetical projections.
Critical health care for millions of Americans is largely being ignored and people are dying because of “potential” Wuhan virus patients and for fear of transmitting the disease. During this outbreak, a number of states and hospitals stopped “nonessential” procedures and surgery.
Atlas noted that the overemphasis of Wuhan virus cases has “prevented diagnoses of life-threatening diseases, like cancer screening, biopsies of tumors now undiscovered and potentially deadly brain aneurysms.”
He continued:
Treatments, including emergency care, for the most serious illnesses were also missed. Cancer patients deferred chemotherapy. An estimated 80 percent of brain surgery cases were skipped. Acute stroke and heart attack patients missed their only chances for treatment, some dying and many now facing permanent disability.
Fact 5: We have a clearly defined population at risk who can be protected with targeted measures.
Atlas stressed that the “overwhelming evidence all over the world consistently shows that a clearly defined group — older people and others with underlying conditions — is more likely to have a serious illness requiring hospitalization and more likely to die from COVID-19.” With those facts in mind, he called for an isolation policy that targets that group, which includes “strictly monitoring those who interact with them.”
The Hoover Institute fellow concluded:
Strictly protect the known vulnerable, self-isolate the mildly sick and open most workplaces and small businesses with some prudent large-group precautions. This would allow the essential socializing to generate immunity among those with minimal risk of serious consequence, while saving lives, preventing overcrowding of hospitals and limiting the enormous harms compounded by continued total isolation. Let’s stop underemphasizing empirical evidence while instead doubling down on hypothetical models. Facts matter.
All things considered, Atlas may be on to something.
The Wuhan virus is not as grave as many people believe, so the response must be calibrated in a manner that protects public health while gradually re-opening the economy.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--Georgia Democrat Who Endorses Trump Abandons Plans to Resign, Will Defy Bullying of the Left

A Democratic Georgia state legislator who endorsed Donald Trump reversed his plans to resign from office on Thursday , explaining that he wouldn ’ t allow the Democratic Party to bully him into submission .
Vernon Jones became a target for ire from members of his party when he announced his support of President Trump and the ‘ MAGA ’ agenda .
He soon announced that he would resign from office , reacting to a flood of condemnation from progressive Democrats incensed by his decision to embrace the President .
Jones had previously cited President Trump ’ s progress on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support of historically black colleges , and criminal justice reform as causes for him to cross party lines and endorse his reelection .
“ It ’ s very simple to me .
President Trump ’ s handling of the economy , his support for historically black colleges and his criminal justice initiatives drew me to endorse his campaign… There are a lot of African Americans who clearly see and appreciate he ’ s doing something that ’ s never been done before , ” Jones said .
“ When you look at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic , they were at historic lows .
That ’ s just a fact.
” take our poll - story continues below But Jones appears to have changed his mind about resignation , announcing that he ’ d fulfill his term in office and campaign for the President ’ s re-election in Georgia .
“ I am going to remain on the battlefield… I am going to complete my term .
I am going to continue to put my country before my party .
And I will do everything I can to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s possible that Jones will change his party orientation to Republican , although the Lithonia-area district he represents is heavily Democratic .
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Georgia Democrat Who Endorses Trump Abandons Plans to Resign, Will Defy Bullying of the Left
A Democratic Georgia state legislator who endorsed Donald Trump reversed his plans to resign from office on Thursday, explaining that he wouldn’t allow the Democratic Party to bully him into submission.
Vernon Jones became a target for ire from members of his party when he announced his support of President Trump and the ‘MAGA’ agenda. He soon announced that he would resign from office, reacting to a flood of condemnation from progressive Democrats incensed by his decision to embrace the President.
Jones had previously cited President Trump’s progress on lowering the black unemployment rate, his support of historically black colleges, and criminal justice reform as causes for him to cross party lines and endorse his reelection.
“It’s very simple to me. President Trump’s handling of the economy, his support for historically black colleges and his criminal justice initiatives drew me to endorse his campaign… There are a lot of African Americans who clearly see and appreciate he’s doing something that’s never been done before,” Jones said. “When you look at the unemployment rates among black Americans before the pandemic, they were at historic lows. That’s just a fact.”
But Jones appears to have changed his mind about resignation, announcing that he’d fulfill his term in office and campaign for the President’s re-election in Georgia.
Yesterday, I announced my intentions to resign from my office. But shortly thereafter, the outpour of support I received was too great for me to ignore. I will not allow the Democrats to bully me into submission. I will not let them win. I will NOT resign. #MAGA pic.twitter.com/gR2MsU5Rb3 — Vernon Jones (@RepVernonJones) April 23, 2020
“I am going to remain on the battlefield… I am going to complete my term. I am going to continue to put my country before my party. And I will do everything I can to help Donald J. Trump get reelected.”
It’s possible that Jones will change his party orientation to Republican, although the Lithonia-area district he represents is heavily Democratic.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--Study Indicates That Smokers are Less Likely to Contract Coronavirus Because of Nicotine’s Effect on

Researchers studying the COVID-19 coronavirus at a French public hospital have made a startling observation that nicotine likely causes individuals to develop a resistance to being infected with coronavirus .
They noted that only 8.5 percent of French individuals hospitalized at the facility due to coronavirus were smokers while 25.4 percent of the general public are smokers .
This discrepancy caused them to delve into why this may be the case , and the conclusions they came to are shocking .
“ Our cross-sectional study strongly suggests that those who smoke every day are much less likely to develop a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the general population .
The effect is significant .
It divides the risk by five for ambulatory patients and by four for those admitted to hospital .
We rarely see this in medicine , ” the researchers wrote .
According to an English translation of the press release , their findings show “ that active smokers are protected against the Sars-Cov-2 infection ” and they believe that “ nicotine could be a candidate ” for why smokers are seemingly insulated from the virus .
The researchers theorized on how this might work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ below “ Although the chemistry of tobacco smoke is complex , these data are consistent with the hypothesis that its protective role takes place through direct action on various types of nAChRs [ nicotine receptors ] expressed in neurons , immune cells ( including macrophages ) , cardiac tissue , lungs , and blood vessels , ” they wrote in an article that will be printed in the near future .
The French researchers are urging people not to take up smoking due to these preliminary findings , but they are looking into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinical trials for using nicotine to treat coronavirus are in the works and pending approval from French health authorities .
Meanwhile , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has warned smokers that they may be more likely to contract coronavirus , although they provide no real evidence to back up their claim .
“ People who smoke cigarettes may be at increased risk of infection with the virus that causes Covid-19 , and may have worse outcomes from Covid-19 , ” the agency said in an email response to Bloomberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ causes heart and lung diseases , suppresses the immune system , and increases the risk of respiratory infections ” and warned that vaping exposes the lungs to harmful chemicals .
As usual , the federal swamp is standing in the way of innovative potential ways to treat coronavirus as thousands suffer with the illness .

Study Indicates That Smokers are Less Likely to Contract Coronavirus Because of Nicotine’s Effect on Lungs
Researchers studying the COVID-19 coronavirus at a French public hospital have made a startling observation that nicotine likely causes individuals to develop a resistance to being infected with coronavirus.
They noted that only 8.5 percent of French individuals hospitalized at the facility due to coronavirus were smokers while 25.4 percent of the general public are smokers. This discrepancy caused them to delve into why this may be the case, and the conclusions they came to are shocking.
“Our cross-sectional study strongly suggests that those who smoke every day are much less likely to develop a symptomatic or severe infection with Sars-CoV-2 compared with the general population. The effect is significant. It divides the risk by five for ambulatory patients and by four for those admitted to hospital. We rarely see this in medicine,” the researchers wrote.
According to an English translation of the press release, their findings show “that active smokers are protected against the Sars-Cov-2 infection” and they believe that “nicotine could be a candidate” for why smokers are seemingly insulated from the virus. The researchers theorized on how this might work.
“Although the chemistry of tobacco smoke is complex, these data are consistent with the hypothesis that its protective role takes place through direct action on various types of nAChRs [nicotine receptors] expressed in neurons, immune cells (including macrophages), cardiac tissue, lungs, and blood vessels,” they wrote in an article that will be printed in the near future.
The French researchers are urging people not to take up smoking due to these preliminary findings, but they are looking into treating coronavirus patients with nicotine patches. Clinical trials for using nicotine to treat coronavirus are in the works and pending approval from French health authorities.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned smokers that they may be more likely to contract coronavirus, although they provide no real evidence to back up their claim.
“People who smoke cigarettes may be at increased risk of infection with the virus that causes Covid-19, and may have worse outcomes from Covid-19,” the agency said in an email response to Bloomberg News.
They noted that smoking “causes heart and lung diseases, suppresses the immune system, and increases the risk of respiratory infections” and warned that vaping exposes the lungs to harmful chemicals.
As usual, the federal swamp is standing in the way of innovative potential ways to treat coronavirus as thousands suffer with the illness.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--Democrats Will Censure Lawmaker Who Credited Trump After Her Life Was Saved Due to Hydroxychloroquin

Michigan state representative Karen Whitsett credited President Donald Trump with recommending hydroxychloroquine , which resulted in her successful treatment and recovery from coronavirus , and now the Detroit lawmaker paying a political price for her candor .
Michigan Democrats are planning on censuring Whitsett to punish her for telling the truth about Trump ’ s role in her recovery for coronavirus .
The 13th Congressional District Democratic Party Organization is expected to make the decision official during their meeting on Saturday .
“ At the end of the day , we have political systems , ” said Jonathan Kinloch , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear that partisanship comes above all else to the Democrats .
“ We have political parties , and political parties exist for a reason.
” “ They do not belong to themselves , ” Kinloch said regarding candidates and elected officials endorsed by the committee .
“ They belong to the members and precinct delegates of the Democratic Party.
” take our poll - story continues below The resolution condemns Whitsett , claiming she has “ has repeatedly and publicly praised the president ’ s delayed and misguided COVID-19 response efforts in contradiction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” from Democrats in the state .
They also claim that she “ misrepresented the needs and priorities ” of Democrat leadership , meaning that she did not show proper fealty to the party bosses .
The 13th District Democrats would have preferred for Whitsett to either lie or shut her mouth instead of telling the truth about President Trump and hydroxychloroquine , even if telling the truth may lives in a city that has emerged as a coronavirus hot spot .
“ Thank you for everything that you have done , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House .
“ I did not know that saying thank you had a political line .
… I ’ m telling my story and my truth , and this how I feel and these are my words.
” Despite the upcoming censure , Whitsett refuses to back down an inch .
She will not let anyone , even members of her own political party , censor her voice .
She will continue to make her voice be heard regardless of the consequences .
“ I will continue to fight for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Detroit who need it the most , and that is the black community , ” Whitsett said .
“ We ’ re the voiceless , and I don ’ t care who I got to go up against to do that.
” “ I ’ m a Democrat , and I plan on continuing to be a Democrat , but they will change their ways .
I have my First Amendment right , and no one will take that away from me , ” she added .
Democrats hate Trump so much that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potentially die rather than give credit to the Commander-in-Chief .
They are showing how Trump Derangement Syndrome can be lethal .

Democrats Will Censure Lawmaker Who Credited Trump After Her Life Was Saved Due to Hydroxychloroquine
Michigan state representative Karen Whitsett credited President Donald Trump with recommending hydroxychloroquine, which resulted in her successful treatment and recovery from coronavirus, and now the Detroit lawmaker paying a political price for her candor.
Michigan Democrats are planning on censuring Whitsett to punish her for telling the truth about Trump’s role in her recovery for coronavirus. The 13th Congressional District Democratic Party Organization is expected to make the decision official during their meeting on Saturday.
“At the end of the day, we have political systems,” said Jonathan Kinloch, chairman of the group, making it clear that partisanship comes above all else to the Democrats. “We have political parties, and political parties exist for a reason.”
“They do not belong to themselves,” Kinloch said regarding candidates and elected officials endorsed by the committee. “They belong to the members and precinct delegates of the Democratic Party.”
The resolution condemns Whitsett, claiming she has “has repeatedly and publicly praised the president’s delayed and misguided COVID-19 response efforts in contradiction with the scientifically based and action-oriented response” from Democrats in the state. They also claim that she “misrepresented the needs and priorities” of Democrat leadership, meaning that she did not show proper fealty to the party bosses.
The 13th District Democrats would have preferred for Whitsett to either lie or shut her mouth instead of telling the truth about President Trump and hydroxychloroquine, even if telling the truth may lives in a city that has emerged as a coronavirus hot spot.
“Thank you for everything that you have done,” Whitsett told Trump during the meeting at the White House. “I did not know that saying thank you had a political line. … I’m telling my story and my truth, and this how I feel and these are my words.”
Despite the upcoming censure, Whitsett refuses to back down an inch. She will not let anyone, even members of her own political party, censor her voice. She will continue to make her voice be heard regardless of the consequences.
“I will continue to fight for the city of Detroit and the people in Detroit who need it the most, and that is the black community,” Whitsett said. “We’re the voiceless, and I don’t care who I got to go up against to do that.”
“I’m a Democrat, and I plan on continuing to be a Democrat, but they will change their ways. I have my First Amendment right, and no one will take that away from me,” she added.
Democrats hate Trump so much that they would allow people to suffer and potentially die rather than give credit to the Commander-in-Chief. They are showing how Trump Derangement Syndrome can be lethal.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--HE’S MAD: Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke is Livid About President Donald Trump’s Executive Order

On April 20 , 2020 , President Donald Trump caused a shockwave across the political spectrum when he issued an executive order to restrict immigration .
Although the order did not go as far as many immigration patriots wanted it to go , the announcement caused the entire Left to lose its mind on Twitter .
Failed Senate candidate Robert Francis “ Beto ” O ’ Rourke was one of most vocal opponents of this announcement .
In very vulgar terms , O ’ Rourke tweeted about this executive order : take our poll - story continues below “ Who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the farms and feed lots , in the packing houses and processing plants at a time where we are struggling to feed ourselves ?
Who is in the kitchen ?
Who is picking , preparing , serving the food we eat and cleaning up afterwards ?
” One Twitter user noted the following about O ’ Rourke ’ s remarks : “ Scab labour being so cheap is actually holding back mechanization and automatization in these fields so thanks for importing people to work in substandard conditions for illegal wages to save @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It´s quite literally holding society back technologically.
” Indeed , mass migration proponents tend to be shills for businesses that want cheap labor .
Although this makes for great profit-making in the short-term , it keeps certain industries from transitioning towards more capital-intensive methods that boost productivity and actually improve overall living standards .
But the cheap labor lobby doesn ’ t think about the long-term .
O ’ Rourke also likely knows about the voting patterns of migrants during the last 50 years .
Unsurprisingly , he has flirted with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hopes of creating a smooth mass migration-to-Democrat bloc voting pipeline .
To keep O ’ Rourke and his open border colleagues from realizing their vision , Trump will need to secure his re-election and have full Republican control of Congress to push his immigration reforms through .

HE’S MAD: Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke is Livid About President Donald Trump’s Executive Order
On April 20, 2020, President Donald Trump caused a shockwave across the political spectrum when he issued an executive order to restrict immigration.
Although the order did not go as far as many immigration patriots wanted it to go, the announcement caused the entire Left to lose its mind on Twitter.
Failed Senate candidate Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke was one of most vocal opponents of this announcement.
In very vulgar terms, O’Rourke tweeted about this executive order:
“Who the fuck do you think is working on the farms and feed lots, in the packing houses and processing plants at a time where we are struggling to feed ourselves? Who is in the kitchen? Who is picking, preparing, serving the food we eat and cleaning up afterwards?”
Who the fuck do you think is working on the farms and feed lots, in the packing houses and processing plants at a time where we are struggling to feed ourselves? Who is in the kitchen? Who is picking, preparing, serving the food we eat and cleaning up afterwards? — Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) April 21, 2020
One Twitter user noted the following about O’Rourke’s remarks:
“Scab labour being so cheap is actually holding back mechanization and automatization in these fields so thanks for importing people to work in substandard conditions for illegal wages to save a few bucks in the short term. It´s quite literally holding society back technologically.”
https://twitter.com/Real_Xi_Jinping/status/1252654585182855173
Indeed, mass migration proponents tend to be shills for businesses that want cheap labor.
Although this makes for great profit-making in the short-term, it keeps certain industries from transitioning towards more capital-intensive methods that boost productivity and actually improve overall living standards.
But the cheap labor lobby doesn’t think about the long-term.
O’Rourke also likely knows about the voting patterns of migrants during the last 50 years.
Unsurprisingly, he has flirted with the idea of abolishing the citizenship exam in hopes of creating a smooth mass migration-to-Democrat bloc voting pipeline.
To keep O’Rourke and his open border colleagues from realizing their vision, Trump will need to secure his re-election and have full Republican control of Congress to push his immigration reforms through.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--WINNING: SCOTUS Hands Trump Administration Another Immigration Victory

Today the United States Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration when they ruled that federal authorities can deport certain immigrants who have committed crimes .
The court ruled 5-4 , with the conservative justices in the majority , to uphold a lower court decision that found a legal permanent resident from Jamaica named Andre Martello Barton ineligible to have his deportation canceled under a U.S. law that lets some longtime legal residents avoid expulsion .
Barton was targeted for deportation after criminal convictions in Georgia for drug and gun crimes .
He came to the US as a teenager @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He was convicted in Georgia in 1996 of assault and possession of a firearm after taking part in a drive-by shooting .
In 2007 and 2008 he also was convicted of drug possession .
The decision could affect thousands of immigrants with criminal convictions who reside in the United States as “ Green Card ” holders .
take our poll - story continues below Noting that deporting a permanent resident is a “ wrenching process , ” Justice Brett Kavanaugh , writing for the majority on Thursday said , “ Removal is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Barton who has spent most of his life in the United States .
Congress made a choice , however , to authorize removal of noncitizens – even lawful permanent residents – who have committed certain serious crimes.
” According to report by the Migration Policy Institute there are nearly two million non-citizens currently living in America who the government has deemed deportable based on a criminal conviction .
The SCOTUS ruling came a day after President Trump cited the need to protect American workers and jobs during the current Chinese Coronovirus pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreigners from gaining permanent residence in the United States .
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WINNING: SCOTUS Hands Trump Administration Another Immigration Victory
Today the United States Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration when they ruled that federal authorities can deport certain immigrants who have committed crimes.
The court ruled 5-4, with the conservative justices in the majority, to uphold a lower court decision that found a legal permanent resident from Jamaica named Andre Martello Barton ineligible to have his deportation canceled under a U.S. law that lets some longtime legal residents avoid expulsion.
Barton was targeted for deportation after criminal convictions in Georgia for drug and gun crimes. He came to the US as a teenager with his mother in 1989 from Jamaica. He was convicted in Georgia in 1996 of assault and possession of a firearm after taking part in a drive-by shooting. In 2007 and 2008 he also was convicted of drug possession.
The decision could affect thousands of immigrants with criminal convictions who reside in the United States as “Green Card” holders.
Noting that deporting a permanent resident is a “wrenching process,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the majority on Thursday said, “Removal is particularly difficult when it involves someone such as Barton who has spent most of his life in the United States. Congress made a choice, however, to authorize removal of noncitizens – even lawful permanent residents – who have committed certain serious crimes.”
According to report by the Migration Policy Institute there are nearly two million non-citizens currently living in America who the government has deemed deportable based on a criminal conviction.
The SCOTUS ruling came a day after President Trump cited the need to protect American workers and jobs during the current Chinese Coronovirus pandemic by signing an executive order blocking some foreigners from gaining permanent residence in the United States.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--Canada’s Trudeau Pushing “Assault-Style” Gun Ban After Mass Shooting

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pledging to outright ban what he calls “ assault-style ” weapons after a mass shooting in Nova Scotia with at least 23 fatalities .
Trudeau had pushed the gun control proposal previously , pushing for its implementation before the global coronavirus pandemic took up the political discussion .
The rampage , which appears to be the worst mass shooting in Canadian history , has brought it back up to prominence .
Trudeau confirmed “ we have every intention of moving forward on that measure [ gun control ] , and potentially other measures , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Canadian government ’ s Monday coronavirus press briefing .
However , Canadian police haven ’ t even confirmed if the Nova Scotia gunman , Gabriel Wortman , was using a rifle when he killed 23 people during an all-night rampage between Saturday and Sunday .
Wortman elaborately disguised himself as a police officer , even going so far as to create a mock police car in order to pull people over to be executed .
take our poll - story continues below Wortman was finally neutralized when he was cornered by real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who took him out after a brief firefight .
Canadian police don ’ t typically carry rifles , and it seems more likely than not that Wortman used a handgun in his crimes .
This would mean Trudeau would be calling to ban a weapon that Wortman didn ’ t even use in his running crime spree .
Magazine capacity for rifles is already restricted to five rounds under Canada ’ s strict gun laws .
Trudeau ’ s planned gun ban would eliminate possession of AR-style rifles entirely .
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Canada’s Trudeau Pushing “Assault-Style” Gun Ban After Mass Shooting
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pledging to outright ban what he calls “assault-style” weapons after a mass shooting in Nova Scotia with at least 23 fatalities.
Trudeau had pushed the gun control proposal previously, pushing for its implementation before the global coronavirus pandemic took up the political discussion. The rampage, which appears to be the worst mass shooting in Canadian history, has brought it back up to prominence.
Trudeau confirmed “we have every intention of moving forward on that measure[gun control], and potentially other measures, when parliament returns” when speaking at the Canadian government’s Monday coronavirus press briefing.
However, Canadian police haven’t even confirmed if the Nova Scotia gunman, Gabriel Wortman, was using a rifle when he killed 23 people during an all-night rampage between Saturday and Sunday. Wortman elaborately disguised himself as a police officer, even going so far as to create a mock police car in order to pull people over to be executed.
Wortman was finally neutralized when he was cornered by real Canadian police at a gas station, who took him out after a brief firefight.
Canadian police don’t typically carry rifles, and it seems more likely than not that Wortman used a handgun in his crimes. This would mean Trudeau would be calling to ban a weapon that Wortman didn’t even use in his running crime spree.
Magazine capacity for rifles is already restricted to five rounds under Canada’s strict gun laws. Trudeau’s planned gun ban would eliminate possession of AR-style rifles entirely.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--Joe Biden Will Set Up Vice Presidential Selection Committee by May 1st

Joe Biden is preparing to appoint a team of advisors who will help him select a Vice President , stating that he ’ ll have the team in place by May 1st .
The former Vice President said as such during an appearance on ‘ The Late Late Show ’ with James Corden on Wednesday .
Biden has previously pledged to appoint a woman as his Vice President , placing an emphasis on the gender identity of his running mate over actual policy .
Loyal establishment Democrats such as Amy Klobuchar and Kamala Harris have been touted as likely contenders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden ’ s insistence on a female running mate could be a convenient rebuff to calls for him to place New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on the ticket , who some Democrats are hoping will eventually replace Biden at the Democratic convention .
The list of potential running mates touted by supposed campaign insiders largely come from Biden ’ s wing of the Democratic Party , suggesting that the party establishment figure is uninclined to balance out the ticket by selecting a Democrat from the progressive wing of the party .
take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stated that his campaign expects to narrow down the candidates for the vice presidential slot to two or three contenders by late July , suggesting that he ’ s not nearing a decision on his running mate in the immediate future .
The Democratic convention is scheduled for August , although the premise of physical political conventions appears to be more in doubt than ever on account of the Chinese coronavirus epidemic .
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Joe Biden Will Set Up Vice Presidential Selection Committee by May 1st
Joe Biden is preparing to appoint a team of advisors who will help him select a Vice President, stating that he’ll have the team in place by May 1st.
The former Vice President said as such during an appearance on ‘The Late Late Show’ with James Corden on Wednesday.
Biden has previously pledged to appoint a woman as his Vice President, placing an emphasis on the gender identity of his running mate over actual policy. Loyal establishment Democrats such as Amy Klobuchar and Kamala Harris have been touted as likely contenders for Biden’s vice presidential nominee. Biden’s insistence on a female running mate could be a convenient rebuff to calls for him to place New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on the ticket, who some Democrats are hoping will eventually replace Biden at the Democratic convention.
The list of potential running mates touted by supposed campaign insiders largely come from Biden’s wing of the Democratic Party, suggesting that the party establishment figure is uninclined to balance out the ticket by selecting a Democrat from the progressive wing of the party.
Biden stated that his campaign expects to narrow down the candidates for the vice presidential slot to two or three contenders by late July, suggesting that he’s not nearing a decision on his running mate in the immediate future. The Democratic convention is scheduled for August, although the premise of physical political conventions appears to be more in doubt than ever on account of the Chinese coronavirus epidemic.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--College Republican Leader Threatens BLP Writer with Legal Action Over Drag Queen Striptease Video

Big League Politics reporter and long-time Michigan Republican Party activist Shane Trejo is being threatened with legal action over a video he posted exposing a College Republican leader doing a drag queen striptease video .
Trejo originally wrote a piece about Twitter User @ ChiefTrumpster ’ s video exposing College Republican Brandt Siegfried for performing a drag queen dance in “ front of a gawking audience of liberals.
” The video would later be taken down .
Trejo noted that “ As a Michigan GOP activist who has led the way in exposing Drag Queen Story Hour , transgender indoctrination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I thought it was more than appropriate to point out that Siegfried was bringing this reprobate culture into the Republican ecosystem.
” take our poll - story continues below Trejo previously covered one incident where a former Michigan College Republican official Dorian Thomson was fired from his job for coercing “ college-aged young men into a hotel bathroom ” at the 2020 CPAC .
From there , Thompson “ allegedly demanded that the young men allow him to inspect their genitals under the threat of destroying their futures in politics if they did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing career to exposing deviant behavior in the GOP .
The Michigan activist told BLP about why he has been cranking up his research into some GOP operative ’ s questionable behavior : As a Michigan GOP activist who has led the way in exposing Drag Queen Story Hour , transgender indoctrination , and other anti-conservative LGBT atrocities , I thought it was more than appropriate to point out that Siegfried was bringing this reprobate culture into the Republican ecosystem .
It is particularly prescient following former Michigan College Republicans official Dorian Thompson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boys at CPAC .
Trejo ’ s coverage of the assessment was well-received by grassroots activists in Michigan and caused a shockwave within College Republicans throughout Michigan and nationwide .
Because of the attention , Siegfried attempted to use government force in order to curtail Trejo ’ s freedom of speech .
He asserted that he copyrighted the drag queen video in order to get it off the Internet .
Trejo and his publisher were also threatened to remove the video or face penalties from the state .
Siegfried had the following message @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finds you having a blessed Good Friday .
I am writing so I can make you aware that a recent story you published uses video I own , and that I have legally copyrighted via Copyright.Gov .
I did not authorize the use of the video featured in the April 5 RightMI.com story “ Drag Queen Story Hour…Starring The New Leader Of The Michigan College Republicans ?
” Nor did I authorize it for use on your YouTube channel , “ Cronyism In The Capitol.
” This constitutes unlawful copyright infringement , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The video must be taken down before noon on April 15 , 2020 .
If the video has not been removed by that time , I will work with my legal counsel to pursue ALL civil remedies necessary to facilitate its removal .
Copyright infringement is a strict liability offense , it does not require intent .
I am looking forward to your cooperation , and hope you have a wonderful Easter .
Right Michigan , a right wing activist blog , decided to remove the article for public consumption as a result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ James covered the content featured in this article on his vlog channel .
The video can be viewed here .
Trejo said he “ will not back down ” against any of Siegfried ’ s attempts to muzzle his reporting of the facts .
Trejo provided more detailed info about the situation in the piece below : The Michigan grassroots activist had choice words about Siegfried ’ s behavior : Trejo emphasized the importance of what the video conveyed : BLP will continue to cover any developments related to Trejo ’ s story @

College Republican Leader Threatens BLP Writer with Legal Action Over Drag Queen Striptease Video
Big League Politics reporter and long-time Michigan Republican Party activist Shane Trejo is being threatened with legal action over a video he posted exposing a College Republican leader doing a drag queen striptease video.
Trejo originally wrote a piece about Twitter User @ChiefTrumpster’s video exposing College Republican Brandt Siegfried for performing a drag queen dance in “front of a gawking audience of liberals.”
The video would later be taken down.
Trejo noted that “As a Michigan GOP activist who has led the way in exposing Drag Queen Story Hour, transgender indoctrination, and other anti-conservative LGBT atrocities, I thought it was more than appropriate to point out that Siegfried was bringing this reprobate culture into the Republican ecosystem.”
Trejo previously covered one incident where a former Michigan College Republican official Dorian Thomson was fired from his job for coercing “college-aged young men into a hotel bathroom” at the 2020 CPAC. From there, Thompson “allegedly demanded that the young men allow him to inspect their genitals under the threat of destroying their futures in politics if they did not comply.”
Trejo has dedicated his writing career to exposing deviant behavior in the GOP.
The Michigan activist told BLP about why he has been cranking up his research into some GOP operative’s questionable behavior:
As a Michigan GOP activist who has led the way in exposing Drag Queen Story Hour, transgender indoctrination, and other anti-conservative LGBT atrocities, I thought it was more than appropriate to point out that Siegfried was bringing this reprobate culture into the Republican ecosystem. It is particularly prescient following former Michigan College Republicans official Dorian Thompson’s alleged predatory rampage of young boys at CPAC.
Trejo’s coverage of the assessment was well-received by grassroots activists in Michigan and caused a shockwave within College Republicans throughout Michigan and nationwide.
Because of the attention, Siegfried attempted to use government force in order to curtail Trejo’s freedom of speech. He asserted that he copyrighted the drag queen video in order to get it off the Internet. Trejo and his publisher were also threatened to remove the video or face penalties from the state.
Siegfried had the following message for Trejo:
Mr. Trejo, I hope this message finds you having a blessed Good Friday. I am writing so I can make you aware that a recent story you published uses video I own, and that I have legally copyrighted via Copyright.Gov. I did not authorize the use of the video featured in the April 5 RightMI.com story “Drag Queen Story Hour…Starring The New Leader Of The Michigan College Republicans?” Nor did I authorize it for use on your YouTube channel, “Cronyism In The Capitol.” This constitutes unlawful copyright infringement, and is in violation of federal law. The video must be taken down before noon on April 15, 2020. If the video has not been removed by that time, I will work with my legal counsel to pursue ALL civil remedies necessary to facilitate its removal. Copyright infringement is a strict liability offense, it does not require intent. I am looking forward to your cooperation, and hope you have a wonderful Easter. Sincerely, Brandt Siegfried
Right Michigan, a right wing activist blog, decided to remove the article for public consumption as a result of this threat. Right-wing YouTuber Vincent James covered the content featured in this article on his vlog channel. The video can be viewed here.
Trejo said he “will not back down” against any of Siegfried’s attempts to muzzle his reporting of the facts.
Trejo provided more detailed info about the situation in the piece below:
https://amfirstmi.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/the-ballad-of-a-college-republican-drag-queen/
Trejo told BLP the following:
I just passed this information along to activists in my state because I thought it was relevant after seeing it on social media. I never thought I would receive a legal threat over this, particularly from a fellow Michigan Republican who I assumed would believe in limited government and freedom of speech.
The Michigan grassroots activist had choice words about Siegfried’s behavior:
The fact that Siegfried would posture so aggressively to get this video removed from the internet suggests that it is a big deal and College Republicans are desperate to keep it from spreading.
Trejo emphasized the importance of what the video conveyed:
This video is particularly important considering there are events like drag queen story hour in schools and libraries nationwide where children are openly being groomed by LGBT predators. I wouldn’t expect someone who performs in drag to stand for traditional values as a Republican leader. That is why I stand firmly behind my decision to get the video out to fellow activists.
BLP will continue to cover any developments related to Trejo’s story.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--This Pro-Gun Group Wants You to Vote For These Candidates in 2020

A doctor from Stanford University ’ s Hoover Institution is calling for the end of the current lockdown procedures taking place across America in response to the Wuhan virus outbreak .
Scott W. Atlas , is the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at Stanford University ’ s Hoover Institution and the former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center , believes that “ Leaders must examine accumulated data to see what has actually happened , rather than keep emphasizing hypothetical projections ; combine that empirical evidence with fundamental principles of biology established for decades ; and then thoughtfully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highlighted five key facts that “ are being ignored by those calling for continuing the near-total lockdown.
” Fact 1 : The overwhelming majority of people do not have any significant risk of dying from COVID-19 .
According to a recent Stanford University antibody study , the fatality rate of the infected is likely 0.1 to 0.2 percent .
These numbers are far lower than past World Health Organization estimates that were 20 to 30 times higher and that spurred draconian lockdowns .
take our poll - story continues below Atlas highlighted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York City , an epicenter of the pandemic with more than one-third of all U.S. deaths , the rate of death for people 18 to 45 years old is 0.01 percent , or 11 per 100,000 in the population .
On the other hand , people aged 75 and over have a death rate 80 times that .
For people under 18 years old , the rate of death is zero per 100,000 .
Of all fatal cases in New York state , two-thirds were in patients over 70 years of age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50 years of age ; and about 90 percent of all fatal cases had an underlying illness .
Of 6,570 confirmed COVID-19 deaths fully investigated for underlying conditions to date , 6,520 , or 99.2 percent , had an underlying illness .
If you do not already have an underlying chronic condition , your chances of dying are small , regardless of age .
And young adults and children in normal health have almost no risk of any serious illness from COVID-19 .
According to hospital utilization data from New York City , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitalized at a rate of 0.01 percent per 100,000 people .
For those aged between 18 to 44 years old , hospitalization stands at 0.1 percent per 100,000 .
For the age cohort of 65 to 74 , only 1.7 percent were subject to hospitalization .
Of 4,103 confirmed COVID-19 patients with symptoms bad enough to seek medical care , Dr. Leora Horwitz of NYU Medical Center concluded ‘ age is far and away the strongest risk factor for hospitalization.
’ Even early WHO reports noted that 80 percent of all cases were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a far more widespread rate of infection and lower rate of serious illness .
Half of all people testing positive for infection have no symptoms at all .
The vast majority of younger , otherwise healthy people do not need significant medical care if they catch this infection .
Fact 3 : Vital population immunity is prevented by total isolation policies , prolonging the problem .
“ Atlas noted that “ infection itself allows people to generate an immune response — antibodies — so that the infection is controlled throughout the population by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that medical care is not necessary for a large portion of the population who have caught the virus : In this virus , we know that medical care is not even necessary for the vast majority of people who are infected .
It is so mild that half of infected people are asymptomatic , shown in early data from the Diamond Princess ship , and then in Iceland and Italy .
That has been falsely portrayed as a problem requiring mass isolation .
The doctor continued explaining how immunity ends up developing : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other medical care is not getting done due to hypothetical projections .
Critical health care for millions of Americans is largely being ignored and people are dying because of “ potential ” Wuhan virus patients and for fear of transmitting the disease .
During this outbreak , a number of states and hospitals stopped “ nonessential ” procedures and surgery .
Atlas noted that the overemphasis of Wuhan virus cases has “ prevented diagnoses of life-threatening diseases , like cancer screening , biopsies of tumors now undiscovered and potentially deadly brain aneurysms.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most serious illnesses were also missed .
Cancer patients deferred chemotherapy .
An estimated 80 percent of brain surgery cases were skipped .
Acute stroke and heart attack patients missed their only chances for treatment , some dying and many now facing permanent disability .
Fact 5 : We have a clearly defined population at risk who can be protected with targeted measures .
Atlas stressed that the “ overwhelming evidence all over the world consistently shows that a clearly defined group — older people and others with underlying conditions — is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requiring hospitalization and more likely to die from COVID-19.
” With those facts in mind , he called for an isolation policy that targets that group , which includes “ strictly monitoring those who interact with them.
” All things considered , Atlas may be on to something .
The Wuhan virus is not as grave as many people believe , so the response must be calibrated in a manner that protects public health while gradually re-opening the economy .

This Pro-Gun Group Wants You to Vote For These Candidates in 2020
Gun Owners of America recently informed BLP about of some of their latest endorsements.
In a previous BLP article, GOA released an email newsletter announcing the endorsement of Marjorie Greene, the Republican candidate for Georgia’s 14th congressional district.
Now, they have revealed a list of other congressional candidates that received their endorsement during the 2020 election cycle.
Senate
Steve Daines (Montana)
Gavin Clarkson (New Mexico)
Kris Kobach (Kansas)
House
Marjorie Greene (GA-14)
Tom McClintock (CA-4)
Young Kim (CA-39)
Thomas Massie (KY-4)
Yvette Herrell (NM-2)
Chip Roy (TX-21)
Nick Freitas (VA-7)
Since its founding in 1975, GOA has been one of the leading pro-gun organizations in America. It has positioned itself as the oldest “no compromise” Second Amendment organization in the nation.
Unlike establishment gun lobbies, they will take supposedly “pro-gun” politicians to task for bad votes and actually work to repeal unconstitutional gun laws at the federal level.
So receiving an endorsement from an organization like GOA is one of the highest honors that any candidate could receive.
BLP will continue to cover GOA’s activities during the 2020 election cycle.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--UNREAL: Faulty Coronavirus Tests Sent to States by CDC Were Tainted with Coronavirus

Federal officials have now confirmed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) sent faulty coronavirus tests to states throughout the country that were actually tainted by the highly-infectious disease .
The CDC is blaming “ a problem in the manufacturing of one of the reagents ” on the colossal public safety failure .
They even admitted in a statement to the New York Times that they “ did not manufacture its test consistent with its own protocol , ” but now claim that they have “ implemented enhanced quality control to address the issue and will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , the damage is done because it took the CDC a month to fix the problem .
Over the crucial period between February and March , these faulty tests were distributed across the country .
The mind-boggling incompetence from the alleged experts prevented states from preventing the coronavirus outbreak , which led to the total lockdown of the society that may result in a new great depression .
“ It was just tragic , ” said Scott Becker , who works as executive director of the Association of Public Health Laboratories , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time when we were sitting there waiting , I really felt like , here we were at one of the most critical junctures in public health history , and the biggest tool in our toolbox was missing.
” take our poll - story continues below A possible reason for the CDC ’ s ineffectiveness may have been their excessive focus on political correctness .
Instead of focusing on mitigating pandemics , they were devoting resources toward promoting social justice .
Big League Politics reported on the revolting developments at the CDC last month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CDC ) has come under fire for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic and examining what they devote their limited resources toward shows that the anger that has developed toward the bureaucracy is well-deserved .
Journalist Daniel Greenfield noted in Front Page Mag that the CDC has focused on liberal causes du jour rather than their mandate of actually keeping Americans safe from legitimate public health crises .
Greenfield noted that one of the social justice causes that have been pushed by the CDC are unconstitutional gun control schemes .
Last year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the CDC to split with the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) to come up with psuedo-scientific gun control schemes .
This satisfied a request from liberals to study gun control as a public health crisis as a way to undermine the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution .
“ The significance of this is huge , ” said Mark Rosenberg , a gun control advocate who used the CDC to push for gun control before Republicans defunded such research in the 1990s .
“ For 20 years , the government has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ horrendous public health crisis.
” Greenberg also pointed to other boondoggles the CDC has funded , including a state-of-the-art $ 106 million visitor ’ s center replete with Japanese gardens , a gym facility costing $ 200K , and a beauty pageant for transgender individuals .
“ The occasional outbreak only calls the CDC ’ s general incompetence to everyone ’ s attention .
The rest of the time its incompetence , like that of other government agencies , just ticks along wasting money , ” Greenberg wrote .
A program implemented by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the CDC ’ s SJW central planning .
He unveiled his National Plan to Eliminate Syphilis in 1999 , in what was supposed to be a legacy project for his administration .
Despite the money that was spent on his plan – which was framed around fighting back against racism – syphilis rates reached an all-time high in the year of 2018 .
The federal bureaucracy , sometimes colloquially referred to as “ the swamp , ” has failed miserably throughout the coronavirus pandemic .

UNREAL: Faulty Coronavirus Tests Sent to States by CDC Were Tainted with Coronavirus
Federal officials have now confirmed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent faulty coronavirus tests to states throughout the country that were actually tainted by the highly-infectious disease.
The CDC is blaming “a problem in the manufacturing of one of the reagents” on the colossal public safety failure. They even admitted in a statement to the New York Times that they “did not manufacture its test consistent with its own protocol,” but now claim that they have “implemented enhanced quality control to address the issue and will be assessing the issue moving forward.”
However, the damage is done because it took the CDC a month to fix the problem. Over the crucial period between February and March, these faulty tests were distributed across the country. The mind-boggling incompetence from the alleged experts prevented states from preventing the coronavirus outbreak, which led to the total lockdown of the society that may result in a new great depression.
“It was just tragic,” said Scott Becker, who works as executive director of the Association of Public Health Laboratories, to the Times. “All that time when we were sitting there waiting, I really felt like, here we were at one of the most critical junctures in public health history, and the biggest tool in our toolbox was missing.”
A possible reason for the CDC’s ineffectiveness may have been their excessive focus on political correctness. Instead of focusing on mitigating pandemics, they were devoting resources toward promoting social justice.
Big League Politics reported on the revolting developments at the CDC last month:
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has come under fire for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic and examining what they devote their limited resources toward shows that the anger that has developed toward the bureaucracy is well-deserved. Journalist Daniel Greenfield noted in Front Page Mag that the CDC has focused on liberal causes du jour rather than their mandate of actually keeping Americans safe from legitimate public health crises. Greenfield noted that one of the social justice causes that have been pushed by the CDC are unconstitutional gun control schemes. Last year, the federal budget gave $25 million for the CDC to split with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to come up with psuedo-scientific gun control schemes. This satisfied a request from liberals to study gun control as a public health crisis as a way to undermine the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution. “The significance of this is huge,” said Mark Rosenberg, a gun control advocate who used the CDC to push for gun control before Republicans defunded such research in the 1990s. “For 20 years, the government has not sought answers using science to this horrendous public health crisis.” Greenberg also pointed to other boondoggles the CDC has funded, including a state-of-the-art $106 million visitor’s center replete with Japanese gardens, a gym facility costing $200K, and a beauty pageant for transgender individuals. “The occasional outbreak only calls the CDC’s general incompetence to everyone’s attention. The rest of the time its incompetence, like that of other government agencies, just ticks along wasting money,” Greenberg wrote. A program implemented by former President Bill Clinton illustrates the failure of the CDC’s SJW central planning. He unveiled his National Plan to Eliminate Syphilis in 1999, in what was supposed to be a legacy project for his administration. Despite the money that was spent on his plan – which was framed around fighting back against racism – syphilis rates reached an all-time high in the year of 2018.
The federal bureaucracy, sometimes colloquially referred to as “the swamp,” has failed miserably throughout the coronavirus pandemic.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--MUST SEE VIDEO: Idaho Protesters Rally at the Home of Police Officer Who Arrested Woman for Taking K

A group of protesters showed up at a law enforcement officer ’ s home on Tuesday evening shortly after a woman was hauled off in handcuffs and arrested for taking her children to a playground .
Two uniformed law enforcement officials can be seen outside of the home and interacting with protesters who are outraged with the lockdown tyranny that has arisen as a result of the coronavirus panic .
The home belongs to one of the officers responsible for carrying out the brazenly tyrannical order .
“ They need to know this is not okay , ” one concerned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are not okay with this at all , ” another woman stated definitively .
take our poll - story continues below A man who appeared to take the lead at the protest made sure that everyone there remained peaceful and respected the property rights of the police officer .
“ We are here to show our solidarity with Sarah Brady who was arrested today , a completely innocent woman , for being in the park playing with her children , ” the concerned citizen said .
Renowned freedom protester Ammon Bundy showed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the line is being drawn in the sand .
“ The people will not allow you guys to do this long , for very long .
You will not go into parks and arrest people .
You will not go into parks and arrest mothers , or you will not go anywhere and arrest us for exercising what our rights are .
You do not have that right .
You have limitations , ” Bundy explained .
“ We will not sit by idle while you guys arrest people in parks or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work .
We will not allow that to happen .
It just can not happen , ” he declared .
The video of the protest can be seen here .
Big League Politics reported on how the mother was dragged off in handcuffs in a scene that looked like it was something out of Soviet Russia rather than the land of the free : A shocking video has been posted on social media of a mother being hauled off in handcuffs from a playground at Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park in Meridian , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by activist Erin Whitt Timmerman and demonstrated how law enforcement officials will readily comply with unconstitutional orders .
She wrote in the description for the video : “ Local police officer arresting a Mom for being at our peaceful protest at .
The .
Kleiner Park .
Playground .
In the first 10-20 seconds of my video you can also see an officer stiff arm a mom holding a 2 mo old baby What is this world coming too ( sic ) … ?
” The crowd can be heard booing and yelling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the playground , ” “ This makes no sense , ” “ Taxpayer money , ” and other slogans .
According to the local news , the woman identified as 40-year-old Sarah Brady received a trespassing charge for unauthorized entry of the playground .
Protests are reportedly being held at the Meridian City Hall on Brady ’ s behalf .
The Meridian Police Department ( MPD ) stands behind their decision to enforce tyranny because a sign and caution tape were placed around the playground .
“ These are very trying times and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s right to assemble for peaceful protest , however the right does not include damaging public property or ignoring closures of City property and facilities , ” MPD said .
Playgrounds and outdoor equipment have been banned in the city of Meridian since March 23 at the behest of Mayor Lauren McLean .
Snitches made the call to local police when they saw children playing on the equipment , which resulted in Brady being hauled off in handcuffs .
If Brady is convicted of the charges , she faces up to six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crime and a possible $ 1,000 fine .
Unless protests and showings of civil disobedience continue to pick up steam , it is not likely that Americans will get their basic rights back following the coronavirus pandemic .

MUST SEE VIDEO: Idaho Protesters Rally at the Home of Police Officer Who Arrested Woman for Taking Kids to Playground
A group of protesters showed up at a law enforcement officer’s home on Tuesday evening shortly after a woman was hauled off in handcuffs and arrested for taking her children to a playground.
Two uniformed law enforcement officials can be seen outside of the home and interacting with protesters who are outraged with the lockdown tyranny that has arisen as a result of the coronavirus panic. The home belongs to one of the officers responsible for carrying out the brazenly tyrannical order.
“They need to know this is not okay,” one concerned citizen told police.
“We the people are not okay with this at all,” another woman stated definitively.
A man who appeared to take the lead at the protest made sure that everyone there remained peaceful and respected the property rights of the police officer.
“We are here to show our solidarity with Sarah Brady who was arrested today, a completely innocent woman, for being in the park playing with her children,” the concerned citizen said.
Renowned freedom protester Ammon Bundy showed up as well to inform the police that the line is being drawn in the sand.
“The people will not allow you guys to do this long, for very long. You will not go into parks and arrest people. You will not go into parks and arrest mothers, or you will not go anywhere and arrest us for exercising what our rights are. You do not have that right. You have limitations,” Bundy explained.
“We will not sit by idle while you guys arrest people in parks or in churches or in their places of work. We will not allow that to happen. It just cannot happen,” he declared.
The video of the protest can be seen here.
Big League Politics reported on how the mother was dragged off in handcuffs in a scene that looked like it was something out of Soviet Russia rather than the land of the free:
A shocking video has been posted on social media of a mother being hauled off in handcuffs from a playground at Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park in Meridian, Idaho. It was posted on Facebook by activist Erin Whitt Timmerman and demonstrated how law enforcement officials will readily comply with unconstitutional orders. She wrote in the description for the video: “Local police officer arresting a Mom for being at our peaceful protest at. The. Kleiner Park. Playground. In the first 10-20 seconds of my video you can also see an officer stiff arm a mom holding a 2 mo old baby What is this world coming too (sic)…?” The crowd can be heard booing and yelling things like, “Paying taxes at the playground,” “This makes no sense,” “Taxpayer money,” and other slogans. According to the local news, the woman identified as 40-year-old Sarah Brady received a trespassing charge for unauthorized entry of the playground. Protests are reportedly being held at the Meridian City Hall on Brady’s behalf. The Meridian Police Department (MPD) stands behind their decision to enforce tyranny because a sign and caution tape were placed around the playground. “These are very trying times and the Meridian Police Department supports the public’s right to assemble for peaceful protest, however the right does not include damaging public property or ignoring closures of City property and facilities,” MPD said. Playgrounds and outdoor equipment have been banned in the city of Meridian since March 23 at the behest of Mayor Lauren McLean. Snitches made the call to local police when they saw children playing on the equipment, which resulted in Brady being hauled off in handcuffs. If Brady is convicted of the charges, she faces up to six months in county jail for the misdemeanor crime and a possible $1,000 fine.
Unless protests and showings of civil disobedience continue to pick up steam, it is not likely that Americans will get their basic rights back following the coronavirus pandemic.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--At The Virus Epicenter, New York Mosque Stays Open as Churches Across the Nation are Shut Down

According to the Blaze , a mosque in New York is allegedly still open for attendees during the Wuhan virus pandemic .
Curiously , the Wuhan virus has caused a number of states and municipalities to implement shutdowns which have mandated the closure of Christian churches .
Per the Blaze report , the Mosque of Jesus , Son of Mary in Syracuse , New York continues to stay open “ while churchgoers in many states have been criticized and even punished for continuing to gather.
” Although the state has an executive order , which categorically bans all “ non-essential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any reason , ” neighborhood Muslims are still allowed to congregate in the mosque ’ s prayer room for prayer sessions throughout the week .
take our poll - story continues below “ About 10 worshippers in masks are allowed in at a time , though rarely do that many show up .
They stand far apart from each other as they follow a prayer leader standing on a plastic-covered prayer rug , ” a Syracuse.com report highlighted .
The Blaze report noted “ in a video of one of the prayers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least 6 feet away , as the Centers for Disease Control recommends.
” It is still unknown why the Mosque is allowed to operate .
However , the mosque has received praise from Syracuse.com for its efforts to “ keep the faith ” during a time of pandemic and as the month of Ramadan is around the corner .
The report recounted what Irfan Elahi , an asbestos abatement expert who attends mosque , had to say about the matter .
He claimed that when the outbreak started , local mosque leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if their daily prayers were cancelled .
During the last few weeks , church gatherings have been prohibited in several states .
In a number of cases , church participants were arrested for violating shelter-in-place orders .
In Mississippi , several church attendees were slapped with $ 500 fines for staying in their vehicles in a church parking lot while listening to a radio broadcast of the service .
In Kentucky , nails were reportedly placed at parking lot entrances to keep people from participating in the Easter service .
A county in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unless people stay at home .
In the Big Apple , Mayor Bill de Blasio threatened to “ permanently ” close churches and synagogues if they did not follow the government ’ s shelter-in-place order .
New York is one of the most anti-freedom states in the nation , so these kinds of bans are to be expected .
But if you ’ re part of a protected group like Muslim , you can have the state carve out privileges for you .

At The Virus Epicenter, New York Mosque Stays Open as Churches Across the Nation are Shut Down
According to the Blaze, a mosque in New York is allegedly still open for attendees during the Wuhan virus pandemic.
Curiously, the Wuhan virus has caused a number of states and municipalities to implement shutdowns which have mandated the closure of Christian churches.
Per the Blaze report, the Mosque of Jesus, Son of Mary in Syracuse, New York continues to stay open “while churchgoers in many states have been criticized and even punished for continuing to gather.”
Although the state has an executive order, which categorically bans all “non-essential gatherings of individuals of any size for any reason,” neighborhood Muslims are still allowed to congregate in the mosque’s prayer room for prayer sessions throughout the week.
“About 10 worshippers in masks are allowed in at a time, though rarely do that many show up. They stand far apart from each other as they follow a prayer leader standing on a plastic-covered prayer rug,” a Syracuse.com report highlighted. The Blaze report noted “in a video of one of the prayers, it appears that the worshippers are not at least 6 feet away, as the Centers for Disease Control recommends.”
It is still unknown why the Mosque is allowed to operate. However, the mosque has received praise from Syracuse.com for its efforts to “keep the faith” during a time of pandemic and as the month of Ramadan is around the corner.
The report recounted what Irfan Elahi, an asbestos abatement expert who attends mosque, had to say about the matter. He claimed that when the outbreak started, local mosque leaders were concerned that Muslims would become anxious if their daily prayers were cancelled.
During the last few weeks, church gatherings have been prohibited in several states. In a number of cases, church participants were arrested for violating shelter-in-place orders.
In Mississippi, several church attendees were slapped with $500 fines for staying in their vehicles in a church parking lot while listening to a radio broadcast of the service. In Kentucky, nails were reportedly placed at parking lot entrances to keep people from participating in the Easter service. A county in northern California prohibited singing during church livestreams unless people stay at home.
In the Big Apple, Mayor Bill de Blasio threatened to “permanently” close churches and synagogues if they did not follow the government’s shelter-in-place order.
New York is one of the most anti-freedom states in the nation, so these kinds of bans are to be expected.
But if you’re part of a protected group like Muslim, you can have the state carve out privileges for you.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-04-23--Daily Beast Publishes Writer’s Ridiculous Account of Getting COVID-19 Test

Daily Beast writer , Jonathan Merritt , wrote an article this week describing his experience getting a COVID-19 test .
The piece was one the most hilariously dramatic , effeminate pieces on this topic .
Merritt starts off the piece saying , When he was asked by an NBC reporter to describe the experience of being tested for COVID-19 , Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes replied flatly : “ It can be moderately uncomfortable.
” Having now experienced it for myself , I ’ d like to nominate the good doctor for whatever award is given to the person who makes the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is better described by a woman on TikTok who said , “ [ It ] felt like I was being stabbed in the brain.
” That ’ s cheeky .
But also accurate .
take our poll - story continues below Many people refute Merritt ’ s claim that the test itself was so painful that it could accurately be described as brain stabbing .
One Twitter follower wrote , “ My 7 year old son had 2 flu swabs this year and he got a popsicle and was over it.
” This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the test is uncomfortable , but Merritt ’ s whining about the pain level of the test is completely over the top .
Merritt described the circumstances leading up to the test as being psychologically and emotionally traumatizing , as if he had just been to war .
But…the procedure itself might be the least of your concerns .
There are psychological , emotional , and existential hurdles at every turn of the process—from the first cough until the results arrive .
And you ’ ll need more than a high pain threshold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sanity you ’ ve got left… .
A week into self-quarantining , the biggest threat to our collective sanity was the boredom and food shortage at the local grocery store .
But then one morning I woke with a violent cough .
I tried to hide it when I was around my fellow quarantiners , choking back the tickle in my throat and often dashing out of the room to hack into a pillow .
It ’ s funny how something that was so innocuous just a handful of weeks ago can spark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internal panic .
But in our new world , many rules have been inverted .
A hug or kiss is now potentially deadly , and physical distance is an expression of love .
Merritt then informs us about how courageous he was just by making the decision to get tested .
Two days later , we made the 30-minute trek to an Albany drive-thru testing center .
Stephanie and Erik drove in one vehicle , and I followed closely behind in another .
It took a lot of courage to crank that car @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looks a lot different in a global pandemic .
My author friend Annie Downs often reminds me that courage is not competitive .
It ’ s relative only to you .
Whenever we display small acts of courage , there ’ s a tendency to name a freedom fighter or recount the story of a firefighter who rescued a child from a burning building .
It ’ s a way of minimizing whatever action for us looks most courageous in the moment .
Instead , Annie has challenged me to stop comparing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing is , Merritt is 35 to 40 years old .
He is at extremely low risk for having severe complications or dying from the virus .
He does bring up a 31-year-old friend of his who went to the hospital and is currently on a ventilator .
That is a very sad reality of such a virus ravaging through our country , but that is still statistically very , very rare .
Any extreme fear of this virus is almost entirely unwarranted for a healthy man of his age .
It definitely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentimentalism expressed by Merritt .
He is not brave for getting tested .
He is just acting like a 15-year-old high school female drama student .

Daily Beast Publishes Writer’s Ridiculous Account of Getting COVID-19 Test
A Temple University Ambler Campus police officer stands guard at a Montgomery County coronavirus test site in Upper Dublin Township on March 20, 2020. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency directed a group of nearly 80 Army and Air National Guard members to help Montgomery County with drive-through COVID-19 testing at Temple University’s Ambler Campus. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Wil Acosta)
Daily Beast writer, Jonathan Merritt, wrote an article this week describing his experience getting a COVID-19 test. The piece was one the most hilariously dramatic, effeminate pieces on this topic.
Merritt starts off the piece saying,
When he was asked by an NBC reporter to describe the experience of being tested for COVID-19, Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes replied flatly: “It can be moderately uncomfortable.” Having now experienced it for myself, I’d like to nominate the good doctor for whatever award is given to the person who makes the understatement of the year. The experience is better described by a woman on TikTok who said, “[It] felt like I was being stabbed in the brain.” That’s cheeky. But also accurate.
Many people refute Merritt’s claim that the test itself was so painful that it could accurately be described as brain stabbing. One Twitter follower wrote, “My 7 year old son had 2 flu swabs this year and he got a popsicle and was over it.”
My 7 year old son had 2 flu swabs this year and he got a popsicle and was over it. — christy???? (@ladystormbreak1) April 20, 2020
This guy is obviously joking. Sure, the test is uncomfortable, but Merritt’s whining about the pain level of the test is completely over the top.
Merritt described the circumstances leading up to the test as being psychologically and emotionally traumatizing, as if he had just been to war.
But…the procedure itself might be the least of your concerns. There are psychological, emotional, and existential hurdles at every turn of the process—from the first cough until the results arrive. And you’ll need more than a high pain threshold to navigate these strains without losing whatever sanity you’ve got left…. A week into self-quarantining, the biggest threat to our collective sanity was the boredom and food shortage at the local grocery store. But then one morning I woke with a violent cough. I tried to hide it when I was around my fellow quarantiners, choking back the tickle in my throat and often dashing out of the room to hack into a pillow. It’s funny how something that was so innocuous just a handful of weeks ago can spark a sense of both external shame and internal panic. But in our new world, many rules have been inverted. A hug or kiss is now potentially deadly, and physical distance is an expression of love.
Merritt then informs us about how courageous he was just by making the decision to get tested.
Two days later, we made the 30-minute trek to an Albany drive-thru testing center. Stephanie and Erik drove in one vehicle, and I followed closely behind in another. It took a lot of courage to crank that car. Which is a reminder that courage looks a lot different in a global pandemic. My author friend Annie Downs often reminds me that courage is not competitive. It’s relative only to you. Whenever we display small acts of courage, there’s a tendency to name a freedom fighter or recount the story of a firefighter who rescued a child from a burning building. It’s a way of minimizing whatever action for us looks most courageous in the moment. Instead, Annie has challenged me to stop comparing and be my “best brave.”
The thing is, Merritt is 35 to 40 years old. He is at extremely low risk for having severe complications or dying from the virus.
He does bring up a 31-year-old friend of his who went to the hospital and is currently on a ventilator. That is a very sad reality of such a virus ravaging through our country, but that is still statistically very, very rare.
Any extreme fear of this virus is almost entirely unwarranted for a healthy man of his age. It definitely doesn’t warrant the ridiculous emotional sentimentalism expressed by Merritt.
He is not brave for getting tested. He is just acting like a 15-year-old high school female drama student.