bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-13--Canadian School Prepares Reopening with Insanely Strict Social Distancing Rules on Cringey Video

Schoolchildren in Quebec are now re-entering school after Wuhan virus lock downs cancelled classes across Canada during the last few months .
The Canadian Press noted , however , that the students “ will be subject to physical distancing , frequent handwashing and carefully co-ordinated school days spent in large part at their desks while school officials keep up with cleaning , disinfection and following public health guidelines.
” One western Quebec principal expressed her confidence in the children ’ s ability to adapt these new policies .
“ We ’ re welcoming them back to a new normal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just our students , ” declared Samantha Halpin , the principal at Eardley Elementary in Gatineau , Quebec .
take our poll - story continues below “ Our personalities haven ’ t gone out the window .
We ’ re still going to be welcoming them with a big smile , making sure they feel safe , they feel comfortable.
” Some schools such as Halpin ’ s , have created videos to prepare parents and children for the post-Wuhan virus reality of “ teachers donning goggles , masks and gloves ; taped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the two-metre distancing rule ; playground equipment closed off with caution tape.
” Certain areas such as libraries , gyms , and cafeterias will be closed , while pickup and dropoffs will be subject to close monitoring “ It ’ s taken a lot of thought and a lot of process in terms of trying to think of absolutely every single base that we need to cover to ensure we ’ re welcoming our kids back with open arms while following the public health guidelines , ” Halpin stated .
The video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bit of an uproar Twitter .
Certain education reformers such as Corey DeAngelis , the Director of School Choice at the Reason Foundation , have posted clips from these controversial videos .
Many Americans are beginning to experiment with homeschooling , one of America ’ s oldest forms of alternative schooling , now that many families are under de facto house arrest in cities across the nation .
What this Quebec school offers is a sign of what our post-Wuhan virus world will likely look like .
For some parents , this may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a major reason why they opt for different schooling methods .

Canadian School Prepares Reopening with Insanely Strict Social Distancing Rules on Cringey Video
Schoolchildren in Quebec are now re-entering school after Wuhan virus lock downs cancelled classes across Canada during the last few months.
The Canadian Press noted, however, that the students “will be subject to physical distancing, frequent handwashing and carefully co-ordinated school days spent in large part at their desks while school officials keep up with cleaning, disinfection and following public health guidelines.”
One western Quebec principal expressed her confidence in the children’s ability to adapt these new policies.
“We’re welcoming them back to a new normal, but we are welcoming them back as just our students,” declared Samantha Halpin, the principal at Eardley Elementary in Gatineau, Quebec.
“Our personalities haven’t gone out the window. We’re still going to be welcoming them with a big smile, making sure they feel safe, they feel comfortable.”
Some schools such as Halpin’s, have created videos to prepare parents and children for the post-Wuhan virus reality of “teachers donning goggles, masks and gloves; taped arrows on the floor to remind students of the two-metre distancing rule; playground equipment closed off with caution tape.”
Certain areas such as libraries, gyms, and cafeterias will be closed, while pickup and dropoffs will be subject to close monitoring
“It’s taken a lot of thought and a lot of process in terms of trying to think of absolutely every single base that we need to cover to ensure we’re welcoming our kids back with open arms while following the public health guidelines,” Halpin stated.
The video that Eardley Elementary promoted has caused a bit of an uproar Twitter.
Certain education reformers such as Corey DeAngelis, the Director of School Choice at the Reason Foundation, have posted clips from these controversial videos.
A glance at what school could look like after the lockdown pic.twitter.com/8b8Z9mQun1 — Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) May 10, 2020
Here is the full video pic.twitter.com/HKYlkXmajL — Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) May 10, 2020
Here is the full video on YouTubehttps://t.co/tMM3ftpCjW — Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) May 10, 2020
Many Americans are beginning to experiment with homeschooling, one of America’s oldest forms of alternative schooling, now that many families are under de facto house arrest in cities across the nation.
What this Quebec school offers is a sign of what our post-Wuhan virus world will likely look like.
For some parents, this may be a bridge too far and could be a major reason why they opt for different schooling methods.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-13--Andrew Cuomo Demands Christian Humanitarian Organization to Pay Taxes After Discharging Final Patien

The Christian Post reported that Governor Andrew Cuomo is requesting that Samaritan ’ s Purse pay up taxes to the state of New York after the organization discharged its last patient this week .
The Christian humanitarian organization treated over 300 Wuhan virus patients at a temporary field hospital in New York City ’ s Central Park .
The organized faced considerable criticism due to its religious background .
“ We ’ re not in a position to provide any subsidies right now because we have a $ 13 billion deficit , ” Cuomo remarked at a press briefing last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , individuals or entities working in the state for more than 14 days are subject to an income tax .
However , in this case , the Christian Post noted that “ organizations and healthcare workers came to the state to help fight the novel coronavirus outbreak at its epicenter after an appeal by the state government seeking assistance.
” take our poll - story continues below “ So there ’ s a lot of good things I ’ d like to do , and if we get federal funding , we can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for me to sit here looking at a $ 13 billion deficit and say I ’ m gon na spend more money , when I can ’ t even pay the essential services , ” Cuomo stated .
The Samaritan ’ s Purse set up a 68-bed field hospital which treated 315 patients since it opened on April 1 next to Mount Sinai Hospital as a way of easing the burden of local hospitals overwhelmed by Wuhan virus cases .
Although Reverend Franklin Graham , the leader of Samaritan ’ s Purse , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s comments , he claimed that his group received an invitation to NYC from Mount Sinai .
“ They ’ re the ones who called us originally .
We didn ’ t call them ; they called us , ” Graham told Faithwire .
“ And we agreed to go and we have not charged them one penny .
All of our services have been paid by God ’ s people.
” When the temporary hospital was being set up , the financial comptroller of Samaritan ’ s Purse infromed the group about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re even more concerned about than the money is the bureaucracy , and the paperwork , and I think that once that ’ s unleashed… once you start filing that , you have to do that for like a whole year or something , ” Ken Isaacs , a vice president of the organization , said to PIX11 News .
After the last patient was discharged from the Samaritan ’ s Purse field hospital , Graham posted on Facebook , “ We gave them world-class medical care and showed them God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want each one to know the hope that we have in Jesus Christ.
” He added , “ We will be taking the hospital tents down in the coming days , but we are leaving some staff behind to help at another location within the Mount Sinai Health System .
The people at Mount Sinai have been absolutely great to work with , and we appreciate their support and partnership in this effort to save lives.
” Some elected officials were not so thankful Samaritan ’ s Purse ’ s services .
New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urged the Christian charity to leave New York City due to its biblical views on homosexuality .
“ It is time for Samaritan ’ s Purse to leave NYC .
This group , led by the notoriously bigoted , hate-spewing Franklin Graham , came at a time when our city couldn ’ t in good conscience turn away any offer of help .
That time has passed , ” Johnson Tweeted on May 1 , 2020 .
“ Their continued presence here is an affront to our values of inclusion , and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deeply about the LGBTQ community.
” The homosexual speaker admitted that while the Wuhan virus battle was still far from over and that the healthcare system needed all the help it could get , “ we can ’ t continue allowing a group with their track record to remain here when we ’ re past the point they ’ re needed … Mount Sinai must sever its relationship with Samaritan ’ s Purse .
Its leader calls the LGBTQ community ‘ detestable ’ and ‘ immoral.
’ He says being gay is ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refers to gay Christians as ‘ the enemy.
’ ” It is a truly sad time in America when organizations engaging in acts of kindness during a time of crisis receive hate from intolerant figures on the political Left .
The politicization of America is clearly making certain individuals not be able to function in normal social settings and be thankful for kind gestures .
We simply can ’ t make every facet of our lives political .

Andrew Cuomo Demands Christian Humanitarian Organization to Pay Taxes After Discharging Final Patient
The Christian Post reported that Governor Andrew Cuomo is requesting that Samaritan’s Purse pay up taxes to the state of New York after the organization discharged its last patient this week.
The Christian humanitarian organization treated over 300 Wuhan virus patients at a temporary field hospital in New York City’s Central Park. The organized faced considerable criticism due to its religious background.
“We’re not in a position to provide any subsidies right now because we have a $13 billion deficit,” Cuomo remarked at a press briefing last week.
Per New York state law, individuals or entities working in the state for more than 14 days are subject to an income tax. However, in this case, the Christian Post noted that “organizations and healthcare workers came to the state to help fight the novel coronavirus outbreak at its epicenter after an appeal by the state government seeking assistance.”
“So there’s a lot of good things I’d like to do, and if we get federal funding, we can do, but it would be irresponsible for me to sit here looking at a $13 billion deficit and say I’m gonna spend more money, when I can’t even pay the essential services,” Cuomo stated.
The Samaritan’s Purse set up a 68-bed field hospital which treated 315 patients since it opened on April 1 next to Mount Sinai Hospital as a way of easing the burden of local hospitals overwhelmed by Wuhan virus cases.
Although Reverend Franklin Graham, the leader of Samaritan’s Purse, didn’t respond to Cuomo’s comments, he claimed that his group received an invitation to NYC from Mount Sinai.
“They’re the ones who called us originally. We didn’t call them; they called us,” Graham told Faithwire. “And we agreed to go and we have not charged them one penny. All of our services have been paid by God’s people.”
When the temporary hospital was being set up, the financial comptroller of Samaritan’s Purse infromed the group about New York’s taxes
“What we’re even more concerned about than the money is the bureaucracy, and the paperwork, and I think that once that’s unleashed… once you start filing that, you have to do that for like a whole year or something,” Ken Isaacs, a vice president of the organization, said to PIX11 News.
After the last patient was discharged from the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital, Graham posted on Facebook, “We gave them world-class medical care and showed them God’s love and compassion. We want each one to know the hope that we have in Jesus Christ.”
He added, “We will be taking the hospital tents down in the coming days, but we are leaving some staff behind to help at another location within the Mount Sinai Health System. The people at Mount Sinai have been absolutely great to work with, and we appreciate their support and partnership in this effort to save lives.”
Some elected officials were not so thankful Samaritan’s Purse’s services.
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson recently urged the Christian charity to leave New York City due to its biblical views on homosexuality.
“It is time for Samaritan’s Purse to leave NYC. This group, led by the notoriously bigoted, hate-spewing Franklin Graham, came at a time when our city couldn’t in good conscience turn away any offer of help. That time has passed,” Johnson Tweeted on May 1, 2020. “Their continued presence here is an affront to our values of inclusion, and is painful for all New Yorkers who care deeply about the LGBTQ community.”
The homosexual speaker admitted that while the Wuhan virus battle was still far from over and that the healthcare system needed all the help it could get, “we can’t continue allowing a group with their track record to remain here when we’re past the point they’re needed … Mount Sinai must sever its relationship with Samaritan’s Purse. Its leader calls the LGBTQ community ‘detestable’ and ‘immoral.’ He says being gay is ‘an affront to God,’ and refers to gay Christians as ‘the enemy.’”
It is a truly sad time in America when organizations engaging in acts of kindness during a time of crisis receive hate from intolerant figures on the political Left.
The politicization of America is clearly making certain individuals not be able to function in normal social settings and be thankful for kind gestures. We simply can’t make every facet of our lives political.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-14--Wisconsin Supreme Court Shuts Down Governor’s Stay-at-Home Order

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered that Governor Tony Evers ’ s stay-at-home emergency order be struck down in a ruling on Wednesday , placing the state on a path back to normalcy .
The ruling is the first of its kind , in which a state supreme court eliminates a governor ’ s coronavirus emergency order .
Local and municipal governments will still be able to impose a variety of restrictions .
The ruling was decided 4-3 , with one conservative judge joining two liberals to dissent from Chief Justice Patience Roggensack and Justices Rebecca Bradley , Daniel Kelly and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay closed such as bars , restaurants and concert halls will be authorized to reopen after the striking down of the emergency order .
Governor Evers had already started to phase out rolling coronavirus restrictions , and the elimination of the order ensures that he ’ ll have to work with the Republican-controlled legislature to pass moderated forms of health regulations on social distancing and public safety .
The Justices who authorized the ruling explained their legal view that Emergency Order 28 as unenforceable in accordance with Wisconsin law .
The majority justices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order could create a precedent for “ an unelected official to create law applicable to all people during the course of COVID-19 and subject people to imprisonment when they disobeyed her order.
” The court case could bear significance for possible legal challenges to other statewide stay-at-home orders being litigated over in state supreme court systems .
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Shuts Down Governor’s Stay-at-Home Order
FILE – In this Jan. 22, 2019 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers addresses a joint session of the Legislature in the Assembly chambers during the Governor’s State of the State speech at the state Capitol, in Madison, Wis. Behind Evers is Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, left, and Senate President Roger Roth, R-Appleton. Evers tried for months for the Legislature to take up gun control bills to no avail. So he recently called a special session to force them to convene on the issue. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered that Governor Tony Evers’s stay-at-home emergency order be struck down in a ruling on Wednesday, placing the state on a path back to normalcy. The ruling is the first of its kind, in which a state supreme court eliminates a governor’s coronavirus emergency order.
Local and municipal governments will still be able to impose a variety of restrictions. The ruling was decided 4-3, with one conservative judge joining two liberals to dissent from Chief Justice Patience Roggensack and Justices Rebecca Bradley, Daniel Kelly and Annette Ziegler.
Establishments previously mandating to stay closed such as bars, restaurants and concert halls will be authorized to reopen after the striking down of the emergency order. Governor Evers had already started to phase out rolling coronavirus restrictions, and the elimination of the order ensures that he’ll have to work with the Republican-controlled legislature to pass moderated forms of health regulations on social distancing and public safety.
The Justices who authorized the ruling explained their legal view that Emergency Order 28 as unenforceable in accordance with Wisconsin law.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court just NUKED the lockdowns #Wisconsin https://t.co/26cdz2v75J — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 13, 2020
The majority justices raised a concern that Evers’ emergency order could create a precedent for “an unelected official to create law applicable to all people during the course of COVID-19 and subject people to imprisonment when they disobeyed her order.”
The court case could bear significance for possible legal challenges to other statewide stay-at-home orders being litigated over in state supreme court systems.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-14--Pro-Second Amendment Organization Releases Attack Ad Against Anti-Gun Sheriff

On May 11 , 2020 , the National Association for Gun Rights launched a new TV ad exposing Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls for his anti-Second Amendment rhetoric .
The TV ad can be viewed here .
In the ad , Nehls is seen criticizing the lawful carry of firearms inside of a church .
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I don ’ t know if any of you have a hogleg [ gun ] strapped to your side , but you ’ re in a church and you should know better .
Nehls ’ made these comments in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and killed an armed assailant in the West Freeway Church of Christ in December 2019 .
“ Mr .
Wilson ’ s fast thinking and accurate response stopped a would-be mass shooting and saved the lives of innocent worshippers .
So why on earth does Nehls want to leave you defenseless as you worship God with your friends and family ?
” stated NAGR President Dudley Brown .
During his anti-gun tirade , Nehls also attacked Texas ’ open carry law and threatened to use his power as Sheriff to maintain ‘ gun-free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NAGR asserts that this position is “ more like that of Beto O ’ Rourke than a Texas Republican.
” In the ad , an image of Sheriff Nehls transforms into O ’ Rourke , who made waves for saying “ Hell yes , we ’ re going to take your AR-15 !
” “ We hope Sheriff Nehls will take this as a wakeup call and publicly apologize for his anti-gun rant , ” stated Brown .
“ We hope he ’ ll reverse course because the last thing Congress needs now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ R next to his name.
” Troy Nehls is facing off against candidate Kathaleen Wall in the July 14th GOP runoff election .
Wall returned the NAGR candidate survey 100 % pro-gun and received an endorsement from NAGR copy .
The TV ads started to be aired on May 11th in Houston TV markets on the Fox News Channel .
The TV ad can also be viewed on NAGR ’ s YouTube page .
NAGR has positioned itself as a no compromise gun lobby which is willing to take establishment Republican to task @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attack on Nehls is very much in line with its no compromise ethos .

Pro-Second Amendment Organization Releases Attack Ad Against Anti-Gun Sheriff
On May 11, 2020, the National Association for Gun Rights launched a new TV ad exposing Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls for his anti-Second Amendment rhetoric.
The TV ad can be viewed here.
In the ad, Nehls is seen criticizing the lawful carry of firearms inside of a church.
He told audience members at a Chamber of Commerce meeting the following:
I don’t know if any of you have a hogleg [gun] strapped to your side, but you’re in a church and you should know better.
Nehls’ made these comments in 2016, before Jack Wilson heroically shot and killed an armed assailant in the West Freeway Church of Christ in December 2019.
“Mr. Wilson’s fast thinking and accurate response stopped a would-be mass shooting and saved the lives of innocent worshippers. So why on earth does Nehls want to leave you defenseless as you worship God with your friends and family?” stated NAGR President Dudley Brown.
During his anti-gun tirade, Nehls also attacked Texas’ open carry law and threatened to use his power as Sheriff to maintain ‘gun-free’ zones aka criminal safe spaces. NAGR asserts that this position is “more like that of Beto O’Rourke than a Texas Republican.” In the ad, an image of Sheriff Nehls transforms into O’Rourke, who made waves for saying “Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15!”
“We hope Sheriff Nehls will take this as a wakeup call and publicly apologize for his anti-gun rant,” stated Brown. “We hope he’ll reverse course because the last thing Congress needs now is another gun control apologist with an R next to his name.”
Troy Nehls is facing off against candidate Kathaleen Wall in the July 14th GOP runoff election. Wall returned the NAGR candidate survey 100% pro-gun and received an endorsement from NAGR copy.
The TV ads started to be aired on May 11th in Houston TV markets on the Fox News Channel.
The TV ad can also be viewed on NAGR’s YouTube page.
NAGR has positioned itself as a no compromise gun lobby which is willing to take establishment Republican to task during election and legislative seasons.
Its attack on Nehls is very much in line with its no compromise ethos.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-14--IGNORANCE: Dan Crenshaw Appears To Be Completely Unaware of the 1965 Immigration Act

Rep. Dan Crenshaw ( R-TX ) gave a troubling response after being asked about the Hart-Cellar Act of 1965 indicating that he is completely unfamiliar with the legislation that changed U.S. demographics and set the nation down the path toward socialism .
While appearing in a remote interview with the Leadership Institute , Crenshaw demonstrated his ignorance on the issue of immigration .
“ I didn ’ t get a chance to look into the Act that you ’ re talking about , but I understand the concept , ” Crenshaw said after he was asked about Hart-Cellar .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argument to be made that we are reading too much into the 14th Amendment to assume that everybody who is just born here should just be a citizen , ” he added .
“ I think if we were to do it all over again , we wouldn ’ t have that rule .
I think we all know that.
” take our poll - story continues below Although Crenshaw admits that there are major problems with birthright citizenship , he makes it abundantly clear that he is in no rush to correct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , many other priorities before we get to the birthright citizenship issue , ” he said .
“ Reforming immigration in general to a more merit-based system is a much bigger priority I think , ” Crenshaw added .
His comments can be seen in their full context here : This isn ’ t the first time that Crenshaw has displayed himself to be a neophyte on immigration .
Big League Politics reported last year on Crenshaw ’ s humanitarian push to potentially bring in millions of third-world migrants from a socialist nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has quickly become a favorite of conservatives across the country as a freshman lawmaker due to his laudable and heroic military record , but his voting record in Congress does not measure up .
He is more John McCain than Donald Trump when it comes to matters of public policy .
Crenshaw proved this yet again after he voted in favor of a Democrat-backed bill that passed by a 272 to 158 margin in the House yesterday to potentially allow millions of third-world Venezuelan socialists to be granted Temporary Protected Status ( TPS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) , and Rep. Ilhan Omar ( R-MN ) to support H.R .
549 , a measure that would open up the flood gates by giving asylum to Venezuelan migrants who have supported socialist dictators in their home country for decades .
The Trump administration is firmly against the legislation .
“ We would not want to open the floodgates for them , ” an administration official told Breitbart News .
“ The Vice President , the National Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same position , which was articulated by Ambassador [ John ] Bolton over the weekend , which is our priority is that Juan Guaido be elevated into power and [ Nicolas ] Maduro leave.
” The Trump administration is currently trying to revoke the TPS status for 300,000 Central American migrants , proving that this status is only temporary until the migrants arrive on U.S. shores .
This problem may get a lot worse in the near future , thanks to Crenshaw and the Democrats supporting this legislation .
Crenshaw is yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ First ” immigration policies back toward the pre-Trump neocon status quo .

IGNORANCE: Dan Crenshaw Appears To Be Completely Unaware of the 1965 Immigration Act
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) gave a troubling response after being asked about the Hart-Cellar Act of 1965 indicating that he is completely unfamiliar with the legislation that changed U.S. demographics and set the nation down the path toward socialism.
While appearing in a remote interview with the Leadership Institute, Crenshaw demonstrated his ignorance on the issue of immigration.
“I didn’t get a chance to look into the Act that you’re talking about, but I understand the concept,” Crenshaw said after he was asked about Hart-Cellar.
“There’s obviously a very decent argument to be made that we are reading too much into the 14th Amendment to assume that everybody who is just born here should just be a citizen,” he added. “I think if we were to do it all over again, we wouldn’t have that rule. I think we all know that.”
Although Crenshaw admits that there are major problems with birthright citizenship, he makes it abundantly clear that he is in no rush to correct the situation.
“We have many, many other priorities before we get to the birthright citizenship issue,” he said.
“Reforming immigration in general to a more merit-based system is a much bigger priority I think,” Crenshaw added.
His comments can be seen in their full context here:
https://twitter.com/CassandraRules/status/1260732285206163456
This isn’t the first time that Crenshaw has displayed himself to be a neophyte on immigration. Big League Politics reported last year on Crenshaw’s humanitarian push to potentially bring in millions of third-world migrants from a socialist nation:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) has quickly become a favorite of conservatives across the country as a freshman lawmaker due to his laudable and heroic military record, but his voting record in Congress does not measure up. He is more John McCain than Donald Trump when it comes to matters of public policy. Crenshaw proved this yet again after he voted in favor of a Democrat-backed bill that passed by a 272 to 158 margin in the House yesterday to potentially allow millions of third-world Venezuelan socialists to be granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States. Crenshaw joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Rep. Ilhan Omar (R-MN) to support H.R. 549, a measure that would open up the flood gates by giving asylum to Venezuelan migrants who have supported socialist dictators in their home country for decades. The Trump administration is firmly against the legislation. “We would not want to open the floodgates for them,” an administration official told Breitbart News. “The Vice President, the National Security Council, and the President all share the same position, which was articulated by Ambassador [John] Bolton over the weekend, which is our priority is that Juan Guaido be elevated into power and [Nicolas] Maduro leave.” The Trump administration is currently trying to revoke the TPS status for 300,000 Central American migrants, proving that this status is only temporary until the migrants arrive on U.S. shores. This problem may get a lot worse in the near future, thanks to Crenshaw and the Democrats supporting this legislation.
Crenshaw is yet again leading conservatives away from “America First” immigration policies back toward the pre-Trump neocon status quo.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-14--Arizona Democrat Senate Candidate Founded Company Funded by Chinese Tech Giant

Turkey ’ s delivery of medical supplies to the U.S. last week underscored the diplomatic opportunities of the COVID-19 era .
The gesture was evidence that a reset in relations between these two NATO allies – who many believed had been breaking apart in recent years – is possible .
It reminds us that both nations have the option of forging a path forward that focuses on shared interests rather than tensions .
This gesture may prove to have been a first step , and if the process runs its course , both the US and Turkey could be better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a merging of geopolitical influence , and economic opportunities , especially post-COVID .
The last several years have been marked by a string of missteps and misunderstandings in the American-Turkish relationship , most notably surrounding Turkey ’ s purchase of the S400 missile system from Russia in 2017 .
Many in the U.S. and Europe considered this evidence of Turkey ’ s realignment toward Russia , fraying its 67-year history as a NATO ally and longtime status as a trading partner with the US .
The strain between the two countries accelerated rapidly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , the natural alignment between American and Turkish interests started to become evident , even amidst their disagreements .
In January , the Munich Security Conference presented the opportunity for a resetting of the bilateral relations with the understanding that they face a common threat : China .
The Chinese government ’ s support for the Assad regime in Syria is a direct threat to the strategic interests of both the U.S. and Turkey .
Bashar al-Assad ’ s Russian-led assault on Idlib last February created a security and humanitarian crisis that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Middle East .
Turkey stepped in to stop this horrific crisis next to its border .
take our poll - story continues below In Libya , foreign-backed militias launched an offensive against the UN-recognized Government of National Accord ( GNA ) last year , putting American energy interests at risk and creating potential ground for the re-emergence of terrorist organizations like ISIS , which the GNA defeated in 2016 .
But once again , Turkey supported U.S. interests by providing military backing to the GNA in direct opposition to Russia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to this , the GNA has regained control of key cities along the coast and consolidated its military advances pushing militias further to the East .
On trade , the alignment of interests is positioned to grow as the US seeks viable alternatives to Chinese manufacturing after COVID .
China ’ s flaunting of World Trade Organization rules impacts both the US and Turkey in a direct way .
Turkey is a logical partner with a robust manufacturing sector and an already-in-place trade project with the U.S. For the last year , Presidents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public commitment to tripling the trade volume between the US and Turkey to $ 100 billion a year .
A Reuters story in March indicated that discussions between Washington and Ankara over the S400 issue were continuing , and in April Turkey decided to delay plans to bring the system online .
These developments could well get the two over their last stumbling block for a relationship refresh .
Last week ’ s donation of personal protective equipment and medical supplies may mark a new pattern of goodwill and cooperation .
To be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States and Turkey .
But today , more than any time in the last several years , it seems there is a chance to find a resolution for those disagreements .
Perhaps there ’ s something to be said for both countries having bigger crises to manage at the same moment and acknowledging they benefit from collaboration over bickering .
Turkey ’ s gesture of help , even as it deals with its own COVID outbreak , may go quite a way towards creating a path forward .
These things tend to stick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reset itself and assess what the new normal looks like post coronavirus , the U.S. and Turkey should think about what the new normal might be in their relationship , and in what capacity it will best serve them both .

Arizona Democrat Senate Candidate Founded Company Funded by Chinese Tech Giant
Arizona Democrat Senate candidate Mark Kelly founded a company that has recieved millions in funding from Chinese tech giant Tencent, Real Clear Politics reported on Wednesday.
World View Enterprises, a private spacecraft tourism company that Kelly founded in 2013, received two rounds of capital funding from Tencent in 2014 and 2016.
Chinese technology companies are obligated to cooperate with the nation’s Communist authoritarian government and intelligence services by Chinese law, and some argue that the structure of the nation’s big companies such as Tencent renders them little more than state-run enterprises.
The federal government is increasingly skeptical of companies such as Tencent specifically, which suspended its streaming service of National Basketball Association games in China after the Daryl Morey Hong Kong protests controversy. Tencent is the parent company of Chinese social media platform WeChat, which participated in prolific censorship of criticism regarding the Chinese government’s deceptive response to the coronavirus epidemic.
Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz introduced a legislative proposal to bar federal employees from conducting communications on platforms owned by Chinese companies Tencent, Huawei, and ZTE, citing the possibility of Chinese surveillance of sensitive U.S. information.
Kelly is financially linked to the company, raising serious questions as to why the Democratic Senate candidate thought it would be a sober decision to do business with a Chinese company for an enterprise involving sensitive air and space technology. His personal financial disclosure forms for his Senate campaign reveal he still maintains a personal financial stake of between $100,000 and $250,000 in World View, and his campaign itself accepted a $5,000 contribution from Tencent chief exploration officer David Wallerstein.
As of Thursday morning, Kelly is yet to provide an answer for his investment connections with the Chinese technology company.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-14--UK Supreme Court Rules Foreign Killers, Rapists Spared Deportation If They Would Get Worse Medical C

The Supreme Court of the UK has ruled that foreign criminals , including potentially killers , drug dealers , and rapists , can not be deported if they can successfully argue that they would experience “ intense suffering or a significant reduction in life expectancy ” as a result of being returned to a country with a medical system less developed than the British National Health Service ( NHS ) .
The ruling came as a result of a case involving a man from Zimbabwe who , since arriving in 2000 , has been convicted of battery , assault , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blades in public , possession of a firearm , and heroin with intent to supply .
However , he has fought his deportation by appealing to the European Convention on Human Rights , and specifically the provision that “ no one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
” What does that mean , specifically , in his case ?
That if he were deported to Zimbabwe , he wouldn ’ t have access to the most current treatment for HIV , which he receives under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the taxes of those he has harmed .
In a normal nation , deporting a repeatedly violent foreign criminal would be done at the drop of a hat , HIV or not .
But in Britain in current year 2020 , the highest court in the land has ruled in his favor by accepting precedent from the international European Court of Human Rights .
take our poll - story continues below This ruling will likely cement a depressing trend of the increasing success of foreign violent criminals in avoiding deportation .
In 2011 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an excuse to avoid expulsion .
In 2019 , it was 172 .
One particularly public case was that of Yaqub Ahmed in 2018 , who was intended to be deported back to Somalia after being convicted of conspiracy to rape , but was saved by passengers on his plane mutinying .
His case was then delayed by the legal system .
As vile and infuriating as this is , it only scratches the surface of the hellish clown world which the UK has become , and in particular its legal system .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that has yet progressed so far down the road of becoming a prison for the targeted torment of its own native population .
The coronavirus pandemic has offered new outlets for UK police to express their impotent statism against ordinary people .
Recently , an officer was recorded threatening a citizen to “ make something up ” to arrest him , and the police have called for the expansion of their power to be able to invade private property to enforce a draconian lockdown .
The level to which they practice surveillance under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prompted both ridicule and worry .
But this is merely a sideshow .
The rest of the story is far darker .
The UK police have become infamous laughingstocks on social media due to their embrace of political correctness on issues like racism , diversity , and LGBT , painting their police cars in pride colors .
Meanwhile , under the totalitarian government of the UK , law enforcement resources have continually been diverted from crime-fighting to cracking down on political dissent .
In 2019 , the police announced “ Hate Crime Awareness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report “ hateful ” incidents “ even if it isn ’ t a crime , ” and that “ you don ’ t even need evidence , ” using simplistic cartoons that pointedly painted white people as uniquely hateful and bad .
Earlier this year , in Sadiq Kahn ’ s London , Metropolitan police took further advantage of the coronavirus situation by urging the public to report “ hate crime related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
” The more tragic and evil side of this coin is demonstrated in situations such as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mainstream news media , that revealed that South Yorkshire Police “ did nothing more than submit an intelligence report ” when approached by a 15-year-old girl who had been “ abused and exploited ” since 14 by a gang entirely made of Kurdish men .
The abuse of British girls by Middle Eastern and Asian men has been ongoing for decades and reached horrific levels that can only be described as systemic .
The only way the nightmare can get worse is when the police themselves not only ignore the abuse , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but participate in it , a sickeningly wicked circumstance which occurs only too often .
But by all means , keep spending increasing time and resources on logging “ tens of thousands of hate incidents , ” which aren ’ t even crimes .
And as for the supposedly “ conservative ” government under Boris Johnson , it has refused , despite a petition , to make public a report on the ethnic background of grooming gangs , which would surely deal a death blow to soulless leftist diatribes of diversity being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weighed , it is hard to escape the conclusion that there is probably not a more morally degenerated and dystopian Western country than the UK .
The most recent Supreme Court decision is only the tip of the iceberg .

UK Supreme Court Rules Foreign Killers, Rapists Spared Deportation If They Would Get Worse Medical Care Than Under NHS
The Supreme Court of the UK has ruled that foreign criminals, including potentially killers, drug dealers, and rapists, cannot be deported if they can successfully argue that they would experience “intense suffering or a significant reduction in life expectancy” as a result of being returned to a country with a medical system less developed than the British National Health Service (NHS).
The ruling came as a result of a case involving a man from Zimbabwe who, since arriving in 2000, has been convicted of battery, assault, receiving stolen goods, possession of sharp blades in public, possession of a firearm, and heroin with intent to supply. However, he has fought his deportation by appealing to the European Convention on Human Rights, and specifically the provision that “no one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”
What does that mean, specifically, in his case? That if he were deported to Zimbabwe, he wouldn’t have access to the most current treatment for HIV, which he receives under the publicly funded NHS, paid for by the taxes of those he has harmed.
In a normal nation, deporting a repeatedly violent foreign criminal would be done at the drop of a hat, HIV or not. But in Britain in current year 2020, the highest court in the land has ruled in his favor by accepting precedent from the international European Court of Human Rights.
This ruling will likely cement a depressing trend of the increasing success of foreign violent criminals in avoiding deportation. In 2011, 60 criminals used human rights as an excuse to avoid expulsion. In 2019, it was 172.
One particularly public case was that of Yaqub Ahmed in 2018, who was intended to be deported back to Somalia after being convicted of conspiracy to rape, but was saved by passengers on his plane mutinying. His case was then delayed by the legal system.
As vile and infuriating as this is, it only scratches the surface of the hellish clown world which the UK has become, and in particular its legal system. There is probably no other Western nation that has yet progressed so far down the road of becoming a prison for the targeted torment of its own native population.
The coronavirus pandemic has offered new outlets for UK police to express their impotent statism against ordinary people. Recently, an officer was recorded threatening a citizen to “make something up” to arrest him, and the police have called for the expansion of their power to be able to invade private property to enforce a draconian lockdown. The level to which they practice surveillance under the excuse of the coronavirus response has prompted both ridicule and worry.
But this is merely a sideshow. The rest of the story is far darker.
The UK police have become infamous laughingstocks on social media due to their embrace of political correctness on issues like racism, diversity, and LGBT, painting their police cars in pride colors. Meanwhile, under the totalitarian government of the UK, law enforcement resources have continually been diverted from crime-fighting to cracking down on political dissent.
In 2019, the police announced “Hate Crime Awareness Week,” and urged people to report “hateful” incidents “even if it isn’t a crime,” and that “you don’t even need evidence,” using simplistic cartoons that pointedly painted white people as uniquely hateful and bad. Earlier this year, in Sadiq Kahn’s London, Metropolitan police took further advantage of the coronavirus situation by urging the public to report “hate crime related to the Covid-19 pandemic.”
The more tragic and evil side of this coin is demonstrated in situations such as a recent report from Sheffield, buried by the mainstream news media, that revealed that South Yorkshire Police “did nothing more than submit an intelligence report” when approached by a 15-year-old girl who had been “abused and exploited” since 14 by a gang entirely made of Kurdish men. The abuse of British girls by Middle Eastern and Asian men has been ongoing for decades and reached horrific levels that can only be described as systemic.
The only way the nightmare can get worse is when the police themselves not only ignore the abuse, an event which is again systemically documented, but participate in it, a sickeningly wicked circumstance which occurs only too often.
But by all means, keep spending increasing time and resources on logging “tens of thousands of hate incidents,” which aren’t even crimes. And as for the supposedly “conservative” government under Boris Johnson, it has refused, despite a petition, to make public a report on the ethnic background of grooming gangs, which would surely deal a death blow to soulless leftist diatribes of diversity being a strength.
With all the evidence weighed, it is hard to escape the conclusion that there is probably not a more morally degenerated and dystopian Western country than the UK. The most recent Supreme Court decision is only the tip of the iceberg.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-14--Federal Judge Considers Holding Michael Flynn in Contempt of Court as Legal Parting Shot

The federal judge tasked with overseeing criminal proceedings against retired three-star general and former White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn is appointing a retired judge to consider possible criminal contempt charges , in what could be called a legal parting shot after the Department of Justice dismissed charges citing new evidence of FBI misconduct in the January 2017 investigation of Flynn .
Judge Emmet Sullivan is appointing “ John Gleeson ( Ret . )
as amicus curiae to present arguments in opposition to the government ’ s Motion to Dismiss , ” the judge wrote .
“ [ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ curiae shall address whether the Court should issue an Order to Show Cause why Mr. Flynn should not be held in criminal contempt for perjury .
Stringent liberal legal advocacy groups have already taken the rare and arguably unprecedented step of filing amicus curiae petitions with the court in support of continued prosecution of Flynn for process crimes .
It ’ s traditionally the imperative of the federal government to fill the role of the prosecution in criminal proceedings , and it ’ s doubtless that the group of ‘ Watergate Prosecutors ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prospect of Flynn ’ s vindication in light of severe FBI misconduct .
Sullivan ’ s reference to a possible contempt of court ruling seems to involve Flynn ’ s change of his guilty plea in February , which be described as the result of faulty counsel from his original lawyers in the case who insisted he plead as such .
The judge apparently views it as a waste of the court ’ s time to seek to change a plea so late in criminal proceedings , even though new evidence quickly suggested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was more than plentiful .
take our poll - story continues below It ’ s ultimately doubtful that a federal judge can continue the prosecution of a defendant without a federal prosecutor , but the delay in the end of the proceedings will give third-party liberal lawyers a chance to put in some final parting shots .
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Federal Judge Considers Holding Michael Flynn in Contempt of Court as Legal Parting Shot
Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, discusses global threats during the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado, July 26, 2014. (DoD photo by Claudette Roulo)
The federal judge tasked with overseeing criminal proceedings against retired three-star general and former White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn is appointing a retired judge to consider possible criminal contempt charges, in what could be called a legal parting shot after the Department of Justice dismissed charges citing new evidence of FBI misconduct in the January 2017 investigation of Flynn.
Judge Emmet Sullivan is appointing “John Gleeson (Ret.) as amicus curiae to present arguments in opposition to the government’s Motion to Dismiss,” the judge wrote. “[I]t is further ORDERED that amicus curiae shall address whether the Court should issue an Order to Show Cause why Mr. Flynn should not be held in criminal contempt for perjury.
Stringent liberal legal advocacy groups have already taken the rare and arguably unprecedented step of filing amicus curiae petitions with the court in support of continued prosecution of Flynn for process crimes. It’s traditionally the imperative of the federal government to fill the role of the prosecution in criminal proceedings, and it’s doubtless that the group of ‘Watergate Prosecutors’ are fuming at the mouth at the prospect of Flynn’s vindication in light of severe FBI misconduct.
Sullivan’s reference to a possible contempt of court ruling seems to involve Flynn’s change of his guilty plea in February, which be described as the result of faulty counsel from his original lawyers in the case who insisted he plead as such. The judge apparently views it as a waste of the court’s time to seek to change a plea so late in criminal proceedings, even though new evidence quickly suggested Flynn’s argument for his innocence was more than plentiful.
It’s ultimately doubtful that a federal judge can continue the prosecution of a defendant without a federal prosecutor, but the delay in the end of the proceedings will give third-party liberal lawyers a chance to put in some final parting shots.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-14--Silver Lining: Could COVID-19 Response Serve as Linchpin for Resetting U.S.-Turkey Relations?

Silver Lining: Could COVID-19 Response Serve as Linchpin for Resetting U.S.-Turkey Relations?
Turkey’s delivery of medical supplies to the U.S. last week underscored the diplomatic opportunities of the COVID-19 era. The gesture was evidence that a reset in relations between these two NATO allies – who many believed had been breaking apart in recent years – is possible. It reminds us that both nations have the option of forging a path forward that focuses on shared interests rather than tensions. This gesture may prove to have been a first step, and if the process runs its course, both the US and Turkey could be better off — in terms of security, a merging of geopolitical influence, and economic opportunities, especially post-COVID.
The last several years have been marked by a string of missteps and misunderstandings in the American-Turkish relationship, most notably surrounding Turkey’s purchase of the S400 missile system from Russia in 2017. Many in the U.S. and Europe considered this evidence of Turkey’s realignment toward Russia, fraying its 67-year history as a NATO ally and longtime status as a trading partner with the US. The strain between the two countries accelerated rapidly after the purchase.
But earlier this year, the natural alignment between American and Turkish interests started to become evident, even amidst their disagreements. In January, the Munich Security Conference presented the opportunity for a resetting of the bilateral relations with the understanding that they face a common threat: China. The Chinese government’s support for the Assad regime in Syria is a direct threat to the strategic interests of both the U.S. and Turkey.
Bashar al-Assad’s Russian-led assault on Idlib last February created a security and humanitarian crisis that raised global alarm and threatened U.S. interests in the Middle East. Turkey stepped in to stop this horrific crisis next to its border.
In Libya, foreign-backed militias launched an offensive against the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) last year, putting American energy interests at risk and creating potential ground for the re-emergence of terrorist organizations like ISIS, which the GNA defeated in 2016. But once again, Turkey supported U.S. interests by providing military backing to the GNA in direct opposition to Russia, which backed the opposing militias. Thanks to this, the GNA has regained control of key cities along the coast and consolidated its military advances pushing militias further to the East.
On trade, the alignment of interests is positioned to grow as the US seeks viable alternatives to Chinese manufacturing after COVID. China’s flaunting of World Trade Organization rules impacts both the US and Turkey in a direct way.
Turkey is a logical partner with a robust manufacturing sector and an already-in-place trade project with the U.S. For the last year, Presidents Trump and Erdogan have repeatedly indicated a public commitment to tripling the trade volume between the US and Turkey to $100 billion a year.
A Reuters story in March indicated that discussions between Washington and Ankara over the S400 issue were continuing, and in April Turkey decided to delay plans to bring the system online. These developments could well get the two over their last stumbling block for a relationship refresh. Last week’s donation of personal protective equipment and medical supplies may mark a new pattern of goodwill and cooperation.
To be sure, disagreements remain between the United States and Turkey. But today, more than any time in the last several years, it seems there is a chance to find a resolution for those disagreements. Perhaps there’s something to be said for both countries having bigger crises to manage at the same moment and acknowledging they benefit from collaboration over bickering. Turkey’s gesture of help, even as it deals with its own COVID outbreak, may go quite a way towards creating a path forward. These things tend to stick.
So, as the world looks to reset itself and assess what the new normal looks like post coronavirus, the U.S. and Turkey should think about what the new normal might be in their relationship, and in what capacity it will best serve them both.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-14--Knife-Wielding Woman Who Attacked Subway Operator Was Recently Released Without Bail

The New York Post recently reported on a harrowing incident that a subway operator faced .
Eric Shepard , a 41-year old , train operator was a victim of a knife attack by a woman who broke into his cab while he was conducting the train last week .
Because of the shocking nature of this incident , Shepard nearly quit his job .
“ Nobody has our back .
It ’ s like we signed up to die , ” Shepard stated .
take our poll - story continues below “ It ’ s like I ’ m alone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am going back.
” The subway operator has ever reason to be worried given that his assailant has been released without bail — a growing trend taking place in New York city where criminals are being coddled by public officials .
Shepard recounted that his attacker — a 19-year-old woman by the name of Autumn Massaquoi who hails from Yonkers , according to police reports — started to kick on the door to his cab as he was operating the train on the night of May 8 , 2020 .
The assailant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then proceeded to “ lunge ” at Shepard .
During that time , he had to defend himself with one hand as he drove the train with the other .
“ I used my right hand with my left just keeping her off of me until I could safely stop that train , ” he stated .
“ I am sitting under the East River and I have a knife pulled at me .
If I get stabbed I am dying there is no ambulance coming.
” The female attacker was then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the train , walked to the middle of the car , flashed her weapon , and ended up charging at him again .
The assailant made it inside the operator ’ s cab , which prompted Shepard to kick her back into the passenger section .
Shepard closed and locked his door and went on to the next station , Clark Street in Brooklyn Heights , where he sought police help .
“ Once I [ pulled ] up to the station , I didn ’ t know she was hiding in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the door to look down the platform and she runs back and attacks me again , ” he recounted .
Although Shepard has a long-standing love of trains , this experience has made him reconsider his career .
“ This was always what I wanted to do .
I have always loved trains , ” he stated .
“ This is disturbing .
I haven ’ t slept .
I ’ m devastated.
” The attacker escaped the scene , but was later arrested at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in Park Slope , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then released without bail .
“ She was just going crazy .
Something is wrong .
She was screaming ‘ I hate life .
I hate the world , ’ ” he stated .
“ I ’ m not mad at her .
She needs help I can ’ t give .
My job is to move the train , ” he continued .
“ She needs some mental health treatment or something worse is going to happen.
” “ Protecting employees and customers is why the MTA is hiring 500 police officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,000 officers to the subway system during overnight closing hours , ” Minton declared in a statement .
“ The perpetrator should be aggressively prosecuted for an abhorrent attack on a front line transit hero in the middle of a pandemic.
” New York has clearly seen better days when it comes to public order .
Its latest social experiments in criminal justice reform are incentivizing crime and creating a sense of social disorder .
Matters are made worse when considering that New York gun control laws are among the worst in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 51st place according to Guns & Ammo magazine ’ s rankings for most gun-friendly states in the country .
Law-abiding New Yorkers essentially can not defend themselves adequately as their state government promotes policies that let criminals roam the streets and have there way with innocent individuals .
Shepard may be correct in his instincts to search for another profession .

Knife-Wielding Woman Who Attacked Subway Operator Was Recently Released Without Bail
The New York Post recently reported on a harrowing incident that a subway operator faced.
Eric Shepard, a 41-year old, train operator was a victim of a knife attack by a woman who broke into his cab while he was conducting the train last week.
Because of the shocking nature of this incident, Shepard nearly quit his job.
“Nobody has our back. It’s like we signed up to die,” Shepard stated.
“It’s like I’m alone. I really don’t think I am going back.”
The subway operator has ever reason to be worried given that his assailant has been released without bail — a growing trend taking place in New York city where criminals are being coddled by public officials.
Shepard recounted that his attacker — a 19-year-old woman by the name of Autumn Massaquoi who hails from Yonkers, according to police reports — started to kick on the door to his cab as he was operating the train on the night of May 8, 2020.
The assailant was able to break down the door and then proceeded to “lunge” at Shepard. During that time, he had to defend himself with one hand as he drove the train with the other.
“I used my right hand with my left just keeping her off of me until I could safely stop that train,” he stated.
“I am sitting under the East River and I have a knife pulled at me. If I get stabbed I am dying there is no ambulance coming.”
The female attacker was then able to shove Shepard into the back of the train, walked to the middle of the car, flashed her weapon, and ended up charging at him again.
The assailant made it inside the operator’s cab, which prompted Shepard to kick her back into the passenger section.
Shepard closed and locked his door and went on to the next station, Clark Street in Brooklyn Heights, where he sought police help.
“Once I [pulled] up to the station, I didn’t know she was hiding in the second car. I go outside the door to look down the platform and she runs back and attacks me again,” he recounted.
Although Shepard has a long-standing love of trains, this experience has made him reconsider his career.
“This was always what I wanted to do. I have always loved trains,” he stated. “This is disturbing. I haven’t slept. I’m devastated.”
The attacker escaped the scene, but was later arrested at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in Park Slope, according to law enforcement reports. She was then released without bail.
“She was just going crazy. Something is wrong. She was screaming ‘I hate life. I hate the world,’” he stated.
“I’m not mad at her. She needs help I can’t give. My job is to move the train,” he continued. “She needs some mental health treatment or something worse is going to happen.”
MTA spokesman Tim Minton described the incident “despicable.”
“Protecting employees and customers is why the MTA is hiring 500 police officers, and the NYPD assigned more than 1,000 officers to the subway system during overnight closing hours,” Minton declared in a statement.
“The perpetrator should be aggressively prosecuted for an abhorrent attack on a front line transit hero in the middle of a pandemic.”
New York has clearly seen better days when it comes to public order.
Its latest social experiments in criminal justice reform are incentivizing crime and creating a sense of social disorder.
Matters are made worse when considering that New York gun control laws are among the worst in the nation. The state is ranked in 51st place according to Guns & Ammo magazine’s rankings for most gun-friendly states in the country.
Law-abiding New Yorkers essentially cannot defend themselves adequately as their state government promotes policies that let criminals roam the streets and have there way with innocent individuals.
Shepard may be correct in his instincts to search for another profession.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-14--Netflix Jeffrey Epstein Documentary Trailer Shows Donald Trump, But Not Bill Clinton

An upcoming Jeffrey Epstein documentary to be aired on Netflix appears to diminish the infamous billionaire sex criminal ’ s association with former President Bill Clinton , while featuring a photograph of Epstein with Donald Trump .
The trailer for Jeffrey Epstein : Filthy Rich contains a photo of Epstein and Trump at 1:43 .
The two men had known each other for a period of time that Trump describes ending in the early 2000 ’ s , after which Trump banned the pedophile billionaire from his Mar-a-lago resort .
Coverage of Epstein ’ s relationship with President Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contains no reference to the longstanding friendship between Epstein and former President Bill Clinton .
Epstein had known Clinton well enough to visit the White House four times during his presidency , and most controversially hosted the former President on his private plane which was used to the trafficking of underage girls to Epstein ’ s Little St. James island for sexual abuse .
take our poll - story continues below Clinton ’ s relationship with Epstein is far lengthier and deep than the connections that Donald Trump has to the disgraced pedophile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photos of Clinton and Epstein together , but there are photos of Clinton boarding Epstein ’ s ‘ Lolita Express ’ private plane , and smiling alongside Ghislane Maxwell , Epstein ’ s madame who many of his trafficking victims point to as an accomplice in his criminal activities .
The documentary might prove insightful , and may reveal new deposition footage of Epstein never before available to the public .
But if it ’ s going to merely gloss over the controversial deceased sex criminal ’ s connections to Bill Clinton it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ view it as anything more than politically tainted , and the latest of Netflix ’ s slanted left-wing documentaries .
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Netflix Jeffrey Epstein Documentary Trailer Shows Donald Trump, But Not Bill Clinton
An upcoming Jeffrey Epstein documentary to be aired on Netflix appears to diminish the infamous billionaire sex criminal’s association with former President Bill Clinton, while featuring a photograph of Epstein with Donald Trump.
The trailer for Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich contains a photo of Epstein and Trump at 1:43. The two men had known each other for a period of time that Trump describes ending in the early 2000’s, after which Trump banned the pedophile billionaire from his Mar-a-lago resort.
Coverage of Epstein’s relationship with President Trump is fair enough, but the Netflix trailer contains no reference to the longstanding friendship between Epstein and former President Bill Clinton. Epstein had known Clinton well enough to visit the White House four times during his presidency, and most controversially hosted the former President on his private plane which was used to the trafficking of underage girls to Epstein’s Little St. James island for sexual abuse.
Clinton’s relationship with Epstein is far lengthier and deep than the connections that Donald Trump has to the disgraced pedophile billionaire. There aren’t any photos of Clinton and Epstein together, but there are photos of Clinton boarding Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’ private plane, and smiling alongside Ghislane Maxwell, Epstein’s madame who many of his trafficking victims point to as an accomplice in his criminal activities.
The documentary might prove insightful, and may reveal new deposition footage of Epstein never before available to the public. But if it’s going to merely gloss over the controversial deceased sex criminal’s connections to Bill Clinton it’s going to be hard to view it as anything more than politically tainted, and the latest of Netflix’s slanted left-wing documentaries.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-14--Federal Reserve Chair Says 40% of American Households Making Less than $40,000 Annually Became Unemp

On May 12 , 2020 , Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that a significant segment of low-income earners were laid off in March .
“ A Fed survey being released tomorrow reflects findings similar to many others : Among people who were working in February , almost 40 % of those in households making less than $ 40,000 a year had lost a job in March , ” Powell said during a webinar at the Peterson Institute for International Economics .
“ This reversal of economic fortune has caused a level of pain that is hard to capture in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great uncertainty about the future , ” he stated .
A large portion of those jobs impacted are in the service sector , which generally do not come with benefits such as paid sick leave or offer their employees remote work opportunities .
take our poll - story continues below According to a survey from the Pew Research Center that was published in April also revealed that one in four lower-income adults had any savings to stave off financial shocks brought about by unemployment and other economic emergencies .
Powell understands the gravity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brought about .
He also pushed for even more relief measures to keep America ’ s damaged economy intact .
“ Additional fiscal support could be costly , but worth it if it helps avoid long-term economic damage and leaves us with a stronger recovery , ” he assert .
During the past two months , over 33 million Americans have filed unemployment claims , as large numbers of businesses are closing their doors and state governments are passing stay-at-home orders .
Democrats recently rolled out a $ 3 trillion spending proposal with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states , businesses , and people rattled by the pandemic .
Senate Republicans are likely going to kill such legislation once it arrives in the Senate .
It ’ s become clear that America must reopen or it will face tremendous economic hardship .
Shutting down the economy over a virus that does not represent an apocalyptic threat to America is unacceptable at this point and will put millions of working class Americans in economic limbo .

Federal Reserve Chair Says 40% of American Households Making Less than $40,000 Annually Became Unemployed in March
On May 12, 2020, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that a significant segment of low-income earners were laid off in March.
“A Fed survey being released tomorrow reflects findings similar to many others: Among people who were working in February, almost 40% of those in households making less than $40,000 a year had lost a job in March,” Powell said during a webinar at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
“This reversal of economic fortune has caused a level of pain that is hard to capture in words, as lives are upended amid great uncertainty about the future,” he stated.
A large portion of those jobs impacted are in the service sector, which generally do not come with benefits such as paid sick leave or offer their employees remote work opportunities.
According to a survey from the Pew Research Center that was published in April also revealed that one in four lower-income adults had any savings to stave off financial shocks brought about by unemployment and other economic emergencies.
Powell understands the gravity of the situation that the virus has brought about. He also pushed for even more relief measures to keep America’s damaged economy intact.
“Additional fiscal support could be costly, but worth it if it helps avoid long-term economic damage and leaves us with a stronger recovery,” he assert.
During the past two months, over 33 million Americans have filed unemployment claims, as large numbers of businesses are closing their doors and state governments are passing stay-at-home orders.
Democrats recently rolled out a $3 trillion spending proposal with the intent of doling out handouts to states, businesses, and people rattled by the pandemic. Senate Republicans are likely going to kill such legislation once it arrives in the Senate.
It’s become clear that America must reopen or it will face tremendous economic hardship.
Shutting down the economy over a virus that does not represent an apocalyptic threat to America is unacceptable at this point and will put millions of working class Americans in economic limbo.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-14--Joe Rogan Considering Moving to Texas If California Continues Coronavirus Restrictions Indefinitely

Podcaster and MMA commentator Joe Rogan revealed that he ’ s considering moving to Texas from California if the latter leaves its coronavirus stay-at-home restrictions in place indefinitely .
Rogan suggested that he ’ s tiring of the state ’ s seemingly endless restrictions and that the cost of living in California is becoming too expensive for him .
He made the remarks on the Wednesday airing of the Joe Rogan Experience .
take our poll - story continues below “ If they really say we can ’ t do standup until 2022… I might jet .
I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t need to be here.
” A stand-up comedian , Rogan expressed frustration with restrictions that would prevent people from attending live comedy events for lengthy , extended periods .
Rogan cited his personal friendships as the biggest draws to remaining in California , but cited the possibilities of moving to Austin or Dallas should the state restrictions prove too onerous .
Rogan went on to call his friend Bryan Caplan , who explained that Texas is preparing plans that would prospectively allow live events with a capped attendance limit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high-profile American to expressly consider the possibility of relocating from California to Texas over coronavirus restrictions .
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made it clear he ’ s thinking of relocating the company ’ s manufacturing from the state to Texas , citing the ongoing closure of the facilities in accordance with the state ’ s restrictions .
Texas is ramping up a state reopening plan , while maintaining measured restrictions and social distancing guidelines .
Los Angeles County officials have suggested they ’ re willing to keep a stay-at-home order in place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would trail well behind reopening plans currently in place in other jurisdictions and could prove devastating to the local economy .
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Joe Rogan Considering Moving to Texas If California Continues Coronavirus Restrictions Indefinitely
Podcaster and MMA commentator Joe Rogan revealed that he’s considering moving to Texas from California if the latter leaves its coronavirus stay-at-home restrictions in place indefinitely.
Rogan suggested that he’s tiring of the state’s seemingly endless restrictions and that the cost of living in California is becoming too expensive for him. He made the remarks on the Wednesday airing of the Joe Rogan Experience.
Watch his remarks here:
“If they really say we can’t do standup until 2022… I might jet. I’m not kidding. This is silly, I don’t need to be here.” A stand-up comedian, Rogan expressed frustration with restrictions that would prevent people from attending live comedy events for lengthy, extended periods. Rogan cited his personal friendships as the biggest draws to remaining in California, but cited the possibilities of moving to Austin or Dallas should the state restrictions prove too onerous.
Rogan went on to call his friend Bryan Caplan, who explained that Texas is preparing plans that would prospectively allow live events with a capped attendance limit of 200.
Rogan is the latest high-profile American to expressly consider the possibility of relocating from California to Texas over coronavirus restrictions. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made it clear he’s thinking of relocating the company’s manufacturing from the state to Texas, citing the ongoing closure of the facilities in accordance with the state’s restrictions.
Texas is ramping up a state reopening plan, while maintaining measured restrictions and social distancing guidelines. Los Angeles County officials have suggested they’re willing to keep a stay-at-home order in place until July, a controversial move that would trail well behind reopening plans currently in place in other jurisdictions and could prove devastating to the local economy.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-15--BIG: Ric Grenell Strips FBI of Election Security Candidate Intelligence Briefings

Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has removed the FBI from the duty of election security intelligence briefings to presidential candidates , assigning briefing responsibility to the National Counterintelligence and Security Center .
Trending : Michigan Democrats Turn on Gretchen Whitmer for Putting COVID Patients in Nursing Homes Grenell ’ s move comes as the FBI comes under increased scrutiny and accusations of political bias for its track record during and after the 2016 presidential election .
The agency appears to have been beset by a team of reactionary liberal partisans at the highest levels of its leadership during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during investigations that targeted the Donald Trump campaign with political motives .
take our poll - story continues below Most recently the agency was busted for misconduct during the January 2017 investigation of former White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn .
FBI agents probing Flynn ’ s communications with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak admitted in writing that they were considering how to “ get him to lie ” in order to secure his firing from the White House and press criminal charges on process crimes against the retired three-star Army general .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an intelligence agency that serves as a subsidiary of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence .
It will now be charged with delivering candidate briefings to major presidential candidates on developing national security and intelligence matters .

BIG: Ric Grenell Strips FBI of Election Security Candidate Intelligence Briefings
Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has removed the FBI from the duty of election security intelligence briefings to presidential candidates, assigning briefing responsibility to the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.
Jack Posobiec reported on the development Friday afternoon.
Grenell’s move comes as the FBI comes under increased scrutiny and accusations of political bias for its track record during and after the 2016 presidential election. The agency appears to have been beset by a team of reactionary liberal partisans at the highest levels of its leadership during the last election, who engaged in misconduct during investigations that targeted the Donald Trump campaign with political motives.
Most recently the agency was busted for misconduct during the January 2017 investigation of former White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. FBI agents probing Flynn’s communications with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak admitted in writing that they were considering how to “get him to lie” in order to secure his firing from the White House and press criminal charges on process crimes against the retired three-star Army general.
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center is an intelligence agency that serves as a subsidiary of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It will now be charged with delivering candidate briefings to major presidential candidates on developing national security and intelligence matters.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-15--Fresno City Council President Blames ‘White Nationalists’ After Assaulting a BLACK Conservative on V

Fresno City Council President Blames ‘White Nationalists’ After Assaulting a BLACK Conservative on Video

A contentious video has gone viral of a Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias assaulting conservative activists who confronted him outside of his apartment .
The video can be seen here : Trending : Michigan Democrats Turn on Gretchen Whitmer for Putting COVID Patients in Nursing Homes take our poll - story continues below An in-depth report about the confrontation can be viewed here : Arias is being charged with three counts of misdemeanor battery because of his thuggish behavior demonstrated in the video .
Pathetically , he has attempted to blame his brutish actions on supposed white nationalists .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation if our kids were just a few feet away while a mob of grown men approached our front door ?
” Arias asked in a statement .
“ The leaders of this group are self-proclaimed white nationalists known to be armed , and have previously made threats against me .
Keeping my family safe is priority number one , and this group intended to intimidate , not dialogue , ” he added .
The only problem with Arias ’ story is that one of the activists who he battered on video is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ characterization of them as white nationalists is severely off-base .
The group Arias is referring to is called “ Frontline America , ” which was founded by Ben Bergquam .
Bergquam does not call himself a white nationalist , but instead refers to himself as a “ Christian conservative husband , father , son , and brother who loves this country and the values it was founded on ” and “ an unashamed , politically incorrect , social conservative that believes that abortion is murder , homosexuality is sin , and transgenderism is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the protesters were guilty of trespassing , although there is no visual evidence backing up his story .
“ I asked him to leave , I told him this wasn ’ t the place , this was my home , and he refused to do it , so I moved him out of the way and I escorted him down the stairs , ” Arias said .
“ Folks didn ’ t want to give way to my private property , so I moved them out of the way.
” Frontline America activists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his home , and he had a polite and cordial discussion with the conservative protesters .
“ A group of 20-25 people protesting the City ’ s shelter in place came to my house this evening .
When they arrived , I went out to answer their questions and we had a peaceful discussion on my sidewalk .
After ten minutes , they left and I went back inside , ” Brand said .
Arias appears to believe that crying about non-existent white nationalism will allow him to behave like a common thug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he may find out otherwise .

Fresno City Council President Blames ‘White Nationalists’ After Attacking a BLACK Conservative on Video
A contentious video has gone viral of a Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias assaulting conservative activists who confronted him outside of his apartment.
The video can be seen here:
Wow. Things are getting a little out of hand in Fresno… Fresno City Council President clashed with conservative activists outside his apartment. pic.twitter.com/DAEwgaeQ1M — Veronica Miracle (@ABC7Veronica) May 13, 2020
An in-depth report about the confrontation can be viewed here:
Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias is charged with 3 counts of misdemeanor battery after shoving members of the group Frontline America who showed up at his apartment. That group of conservative activists runs a YouTube channel & Facebook media page & often hosts protests pic.twitter.com/4NjKh0ptfk — Marie Edinger KMPH (@MarieEdinger) May 13, 2020
Arias is being charged with three counts of misdemeanor battery because of his thuggish behavior demonstrated in the video. Pathetically, he has attempted to blame his brutish actions on supposed white nationalists.
“What would anyone do in this situation if our kids were just a few feet away while a mob of grown men approached our front door?” Arias asked in a statement.
“The leaders of this group are self-proclaimed white nationalists known to be armed, and have previously made threats against me. Keeping my family safe is priority number one, and this group intended to intimidate, not dialogue,” he added.
The only problem with Arias’ story is that one of the activists who he battered on video is a black man, suggesting that his characterization of them as white nationalists is severely off-base.
The group Arias is referring to is called “Frontline America,” which was founded by Ben Bergquam. Bergquam does not call himself a white nationalist, but instead refers to himself as a “Christian conservative husband, father, son, and brother who loves this country and the values it was founded on” and “an unashamed, politically incorrect, social conservative that believes that abortion is murder, homosexuality is sin, and transgenderism is insane.”
Arias is also claiming that the protesters were guilty of trespassing, although there is no visual evidence backing up his story.
“I asked him to leave, I told him this wasn’t the place, this was my home, and he refused to do it, so I moved him out of the way and I escorted him down the stairs,” Arias said. “Folks didn’t want to give way to my private property, so I moved them out of the way.”
Frontline America activists also confronted Fresno Mayor Lee Brand at his home, and he had a polite and cordial discussion with the conservative protesters.
“A group of 20-25 people protesting the City’s shelter in place came to my house this evening. When they arrived, I went out to answer their questions and we had a peaceful discussion on my sidewalk. After ten minutes, they left and I went back inside,” Brand said.
Arias appears to believe that crying about non-existent white nationalism will allow him to behave like a common thug. When he goes to trial, he may find out otherwise.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-15--Pro-ANTIFA Magazine Forced to Shut Down Following Rape Accusations Against Former Editor-in-Chief

Commune Magazine will be ceasing production of their pro-ANTIFA rag after one of the publication ’ s anarchist editors was accused of rape .
They made the announcement in a Twitter post on Wednesday : Trending : Michigan Democrats Turn on Gretchen Whitmer for Putting COVID Patients in Nursing Homes take our poll - story continues below Far-left activist Jessica “ Leila ” Raven made the claims in an explosive post on Medium back in March .
She accused 31-year-old Shyam P. Khanna of Brooklyn , N.Y. of repeatedly raping her in the article .
“ I saw the red @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the smirking , the criticism , the intimidation , the constant accusations and interrogations , the way you towered over me in your hallway , descriptions of kink that sounded more like threats , the ways you got me to apologize for things that you ’ d done , the ways you exploited me , assaulted me , and then turned it around and blamed me , ” Leila wrote .
“ You internalized oppression and aligned with the state to uphold patriarchal domination .
I am embodying revolution , moving toward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Leila added , using familiar leftist gibberish to make her point .
She wrote a follow-up post on Medium after the Tara Reade sexual assault against former Vice President Joe Biden blew up , with prominent liberals making excuses for the alleged violator .
“ I feel like I ’ ve ended up in an ongoing abusive relationship with a leftist magazine where I have experienced cycles of violation and reconciliation similar to what I experienced with their former editor in chief — who seems to have created in this structure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and cover up abuse , hidden behind revolutionary language , ” she wrote in her second blog .
The digital lynch mob is blasting Commune Magazine for not addressing Leila ’ s rape claims in their announcement that they are closing shop .
“ The fact that A ) y ’ all are not addressing WHY you ’ re dissolving ( you protected a rapist ) and B ) are not following the survivor ’ s call to donate your funds to Black centered survivor advocacy groups , is really indicative of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ board , ” Twitter user @ QueerXiChisme wrote .
“ Your commitment to ignoring the demands made by the survivor is absolutely appalling , ” wrote user @ holyhag in a tweet .
“ what , specifically , do you regret ?
do you regret the violence perpetrated by your leadership , or the fact that a survivor spoke up and refused to take continued abuse lying down ?
can you reflect for a single second on how to address your own complicity in violence ?
?
” wrote Twitter user @ thigh_mistress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer believes in due process and the presumption of innocence , is cannibalizing itself as it becomes more unhinged and radical .

Pro-ANTIFA Magazine Forced to Shut Down Following Rape Accusations Against Former Editor-in-Chief
Commune Magazine will be ceasing production of their pro-ANTIFA rag after one of the publication’s anarchist editors was accused of rape.
They made the announcement in a Twitter post on Wednesday:
https://twitter.com/commune_mag/status/1260622662264475654
Far-left activist Jessica “Leila” Raven made the claims in an explosive post on Medium back in March. She accused 31-year-old Shyam P. Khanna of Brooklyn, N.Y. of repeatedly raping her in the article.
“I saw the red flags early on. The condescending comments, the smirking, the criticism, the intimidation, the constant accusations and interrogations, the way you towered over me in your hallway, descriptions of kink that sounded more like threats, the ways you got me to apologize for things that you’d done, the ways you exploited me, assaulted me, and then turned it around and blamed me,” Leila wrote.
“You internalized oppression and aligned with the state to uphold patriarchal domination. I am embodying revolution, moving toward liberation, and leaving no one behind,” Leila added, using familiar leftist gibberish to make her point.
She wrote a follow-up post on Medium after the Tara Reade sexual assault against former Vice President Joe Biden blew up, with prominent liberals making excuses for the alleged violator.
“I feel like I’ve ended up in an ongoing abusive relationship with a leftist magazine where I have experienced cycles of violation and reconciliation similar to what I experienced with their former editor in chief — who seems to have created in this structure the perfect context to protect, enable, and cover up abuse, hidden behind revolutionary language,” she wrote in her second blog.
The digital lynch mob is blasting Commune Magazine for not addressing Leila’s rape claims in their announcement that they are closing shop.
“The fact that A) y’all are not addressing WHY you’re dissolving (you protected a rapist) and B) are not following the survivor’s call to donate your funds to Black centered survivor advocacy groups, is really indicative of the inhumanity of this publication’s board,” Twitter user @QueerXiChisme wrote.
“Your commitment to ignoring the demands made by the survivor is absolutely appalling,” wrote user @holyhag in a tweet.
“what, specifically, do you regret? do you regret the violence perpetrated by your leadership, or the fact that a survivor spoke up and refused to take continued abuse lying down? can you reflect for a single second on how to address your own complicity in violence??” wrote Twitter user @thigh_mistress.
The modern Left, which no longer believes in due process and the presumption of innocence, is cannibalizing itself as it becomes more unhinged and radical.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-05-15--Based Elon Musk Says That ‘Bureaucrats Who Stole Our Liberty Should Be Tarred, Feathered’

Tech pioneer Elon Musk is leading the charge against government officials who are shutting down the economy and destroying civilization because of the coronavirus pandemic .
He doubled down on his opposition to quarantine policies in a response to Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy ’ s coronavirus rant , claiming that ordinary citizens should do to their government officials what the Founding Fathers did to theirs .
Trending : Michigan Democrats Turn on Gretchen Whitmer for Putting COVID Patients in Nursing Homes take our poll - story continues below Portnoy ’ s video has gone viral because he is expressing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans , many of whom have lost their life ’ s work due to the ongoing shutdown .
“ When did this become ‘ Flatten the curve ’ to ‘ We have to find a cure or everyone ’ s going to die ? '
” Portnoy said in the social media video .
“ You got ta give these people a choice .
If you told me because of corona , I lost Barstool .
I had to go get a 9-to-5 and start f****** over , I ’ d rather die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least take my chances .
I ’ m not saying everybody would do that .
I would , ” he added .
“ There are no great options , ” Portnoy said , “ but you can ’ t just decimate the entire economy .
The worst economic conditions since the Great Depression are likely to occur due to the government ’ s mismanagement of the pandemic : The International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) predicted on Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic will result in the worst recession since the Great Depression , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late 2000s .
They expect a contraction of the world economy by 3 percent whereas the economy only contracted 0.7 percent in 2009 .
“ The Great Lockdown , as one might call it , is projected to shrink global growth dramatically , ” said IMF economic counselor Gita Gopinath in the fund ’ s 2020 World Economic Outlook .
“ Much worse growth outcomes are possible and maybe even likely.
” If the virus subsides over the second half of the year , the IMF expects economic growth to pick back up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2021 as a projected recovery takes hold aided by stimulus funds and money printing .
This is only speculation , as certain experts predict that the coronavirus shut down could last many months .
The IMF notes the “ extreme uncertainty ” of the situation while making their predictions .
“ Many countries face a multi-layered crisis comprising a health shock , domestic economic disruptions , plummeting external demand , capital flow reversals , and a collapse in commodity prices , ” the fund ’ s outlook states .
“ Risks of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may have to lead the pitchfork-and-torch brigade to save the global economy from power-tripping bureaucrats who have no regard for the people .

Based Elon Musk Says That ‘Bureaucrats Who Stole Our Liberty Should Be Tarred, Feathered’
Tech pioneer Elon Musk is leading the charge against government officials who are shutting down the economy and destroying civilization because of the coronavirus pandemic.
He doubled down on his opposition to quarantine policies in a response to Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy’s coronavirus rant, claiming that ordinary citizens should do to their government officials what the Founding Fathers did to theirs.
Well said! Please run for office. The politicians & unelected bureaucrats who stole our liberty should be tarred, feathered & thrown out of town! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 15, 2020
Portnoy’s video has gone viral because he is expressing concerns that are being felt by ordinary Americans, many of whom have lost their life’s work due to the ongoing shutdown.
“When did this become ‘Flatten the curve’ to ‘We have to find a cure or everyone’s going to die?'” Portnoy said in the social media video.
“You gotta give these people a choice. If you told me because of corona, I lost Barstool. I had to go get a 9-to-5 and start f****** over, I’d rather die of corona, seriously, or at least take my chances. I’m not saying everybody would do that. I would,” he added.
“There are no great options,” Portnoy said, “but you can’t just decimate the entire economy.
The worst economic conditions since the Great Depression are likely to occur due to the government’s mismanagement of the pandemic:
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted on Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic will result in the worst recession since the Great Depression, even surpassing the economic turmoil of the late 2000s. They expect a contraction of the world economy by 3 percent whereas the economy only contracted 0.7 percent in 2009. “The Great Lockdown, as one might call it, is projected to shrink global growth dramatically,” said IMF economic counselor Gita Gopinath in the fund’s 2020 World Economic Outlook. “Much worse growth outcomes are possible and maybe even likely.” If the virus subsides over the second half of the year, the IMF expects economic growth to pick back up. They anticipate 5.8 percent growth in 2021 as a projected recovery takes hold aided by stimulus funds and money printing. This is only speculation, as certain experts predict that the coronavirus shut down could last many months. The IMF notes the “extreme uncertainty” of the situation while making their predictions. “Many countries face a multi-layered crisis comprising a health shock, domestic economic disruptions, plummeting external demand, capital flow reversals, and a collapse in commodity prices,” the fund’s outlook states. “Risks of a worse outcome predominate.”
Musk and Portnoy may have to lead the pitchfork-and-torch brigade to save the global economy from power-tripping bureaucrats who have no regard for the people.