naturalnews--2020-03-05--Hawaii and Maryland both declare state of emergency as U.S. coronavirus infections explode to 226...

Hawaii and Maryland both declare state of emergency as U.S. coronavirus infections explode to 226... air traffic lockdown coming soon

Today I completed a new software model that projects where the coronavirus is headed .
The model is terrifying .
Even when I use very conservative , low numbers like a 2 % mortality rate and an R0 value of 1.82 , it still shows there will be over 2.1 million deaths in the USA by July 4th unless some very aggressive “ medical martial law ” measures are put into place in the coming weeks .
( Which I believe will happen , as government officials can ’ t allow this to infect tens of millions without trying desperately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of infections by July 4th will be 24.3 million if nothing is done to intervene and stop the exponential spread , according to the model .
Meanwhile , all the leaders of the CDC , FDA , NIH and HHS are either incompetent fools or criminally negligent in failing to tell the truth .
We are being lied to constantly by a group of Big Pharma gangsters and vaccine zealots who only see this pandemic as an opportunity to shovel a few billions dollars in new profits to their pals in the pharmaceutical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all pharmaceuticals are manufactured in China .
For antibiotics , that number is 98 % .
None of this seems to register with government officials at the federal level , all of whom seem to be sleepwalking zombies who can only utter bits of really bad advice like , “ Stop buying masks !
” Over the last several hours , both Maryland and Hawaii declared a state of emergency .
Colorado ’ s Governor Jared Polis just announced two new , unrelated cases in Colorado .
Across America , the isolated cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now turning into clusters of cases that have achieved sustained , local transmission .
In another week , those will transform into full-blown outbreaks of hundreds and then thousands of cases .
According to my current model — which is of course subject to updated calibration via new data — by April 4th there will be 580 cumulative deaths in America and 8,645 people infected .
That ’ s only a month away .
Whether that actually happens will tell us a lot about whether this model is too optimistic or pessimistic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to demonstrate exponential growth , it won ’ t be long before local and national officials are forced to start shutting down society to intervene and halt the exponential spread .
After all , aside from vitamins , herbs and minerals than no one in any position of authority will ever recommend ( because they are all puppets of Big Pharma ) , isolation is the only thing that works to slow the spread of the virus .
So you can now count on this like clockwork : There will be aggressive , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s transportation infrastructure .
Cities will be quarantined .
Roadways will be patrolled with armed National Guard troops .
Universities will become ghost towns .
Corporate campuses will become deserted landscapes .
Tourism will collapse .
Supply lines will crater .
Businesses will begin mass layoffs and paychecks will stop .
Since roughly half of America can not survive the loss of a single paycheck without going into a full blown panic , some significant portion of America is about to panic .
( Try not to be near these people when they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cities , by the way… ) These results are now inevitable .
The “ panic buying ” has already begun , and yet less than 1 % of the population has any real experience or foresight when it comes to prepping .
In fact , for the last few decades , preppers have been mocked as loons by the very same masses who right now fund themselves utterly unprepared for the reality that ’ s slapping them right in the face .
I ’ ve been right about where this pandemic was headed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticism , I ’ ve continued to report the stunning truths that have been confirmed again and again , often many weeks later .
I was among the first to say this virus would break containment in Wuhan .
I publicly and repeatedly predicted it would spread to Asian nations , then the Middle East , then Europe , South America and eventually North America .
Now , my new software model tells me the pandemic is only getting warmed up .
This pandemic is much worse than just an inconvenience .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very economic structure of human society .
The world will not be the same after this is over .
Start thinking about surviving up to six months of isolation and forced quarantines The travel restrictions will likely begin this month .
They will accelerate into April as a national emergency is declared then ( if not sooner ) .
By May , most of the population will finally come to realize they failed to prepare .
The panic will start to set in .
Looting and robberies will begin to increase and lawlessness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s most vulnerable cities .
Unless the summer heat magically wipes out the virus , the epidemic will unleash a domino effect of shutdowns and supply line failures that will lead to food shortages , pharmaceutical scarcity and a truly panicked , unprepared population that has been told by the federal government to NOT prepare .
That ’ s why today , I ’ m updating my recommendation to everyone : We must prepare to survive six months of isolation and forced quarantines .
Perhaps that ’ s overkill , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until we get there .
However , it seems extremely unlikely that this whole thing will blow over in a month or two .
We are living in the era of Idiocracy when most people can ’ t follow basic math To date , people still don ’ t understand why this isn ’ t the flu .
They still don ’ t get the fact that the coronavirus is at least 30 times more deadly than the seasonal flu , and they don ’ t understand the transmissivity and the exponential spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a state of total denial , even as they see state after state declaring emergencies and shutting down schools and government offices .
( It has only just begun… fast forward 30 days and you will really see what I ’ m talking about . )
The typical American is paralyzed because they ’ ve been trained to function as obedient sheeple , not independent , self-reliant adults in a free society .
The “ liberty ” circuits of their brain don ’ t even work anymore , so they stand by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vaccine industry to save them , confident that “ prepping is for crazy people.
” Many of those people will ultimately be cremated in body bags , of course .
What , did you think mobile cremation ovens were unique to China ?
They ’ re coming to America , too , since cremation is the only safe way to dispose of the bodies .
Remember , our staff reads Chinese .
The side of this container says it ’ s for disposing , “ animal corpses.
” China has reportedly purchased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and there ’ s no doubt more are on the way .
There are so many bodies being burned in China that a strange black rain is now falling on Japan .
One day this year , the same operation will be taking place in Washington , in California and perhaps New York .
There will be masses of dead bodies piling up , along with government orders to incinerate them all as a sure way to destroy the virus .
The imagery is too difficult for most Americans to handle , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ psychological denial .
Denial does not stop the coronavirus… it is unrelenting and unforgiving We live in a society where “ progressives ” think they can ignore biology and turn a male into a female by making wishes .
Many of these same people no doubt believe they can ignore viruses by just pretending they don ’ t exist .
That strategy will only , of course , win them the “ Darwin Award ” in the end .
When it comes to pandemics , you either face reality and survive or deny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to live , follow my work on Pandemic.news .
If you want to die , listen to NPR and your ignorant friend who quotes Dr. Drew saying , “ It ’ s no worse than the flu.
” The time has come for the really stupid people of the world who can ’ t understand basic math or biology to face a rare moment of reckoning… and the virus isn ’ t interested in negotiations or political correctness .
You either get informed and live , or stay stupid and die .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making this choice… and they will live or die with the consequences of that decision .
By the way , the collapse of society might kill even more people than the virus itself , given the total lack of preparedness across our pharmaceutically mind-numbed society .
As of right now , there are 226 confirmed cases in America .
And almost no one has yet been tested .
Imagine where this goes next…

Hawaii and Maryland both declare state of emergency as U.S. coronavirus infections explode to 226… air traffic lockdown coming soon
There are nowconfirmed coronavirus infections across America, meaning my projections over the last two weeks have been overly optimistic. In truth,. (It seems like only yesterday that Trump was confident there were only "15 cases" in America that would fade quickly.)
Today I completed a new software model that projects where the coronavirus is headed. The model is terrifying. Even when I use very conservative, low numbers like a 2% mortality rate and an R0 value of 1.82, it still shows there will be over 2.1 million deaths in the USA by July 4th unless some very aggressive "medical martial law" measures are put into place in the coming weeks. (Which I believe will happen, as government officials can't allow this to infect tens of millions without trying desperately to stop it.)
The number of infections by July 4th will be 24.3 million if nothing is done to intervene and stop the exponential spread, according to the model.
Meanwhile, all the leaders of the CDC, FDA, NIH and HHS are either incompetent fools or criminally negligent in failing to tell the truth. We are being lied to constantly by a group of Big Pharma gangsters and vaccine zealots who only see this pandemic as an opportunity to shovel a few billions dollars in new profits to their pals in the pharmaceutical industry.
Yet over 80% of all pharmaceuticals are manufactured in China. For antibiotics, that number is 98%. None of this seems to register with government officials at the federal level, all of whom seem to be sleepwalking zombies who can only utter bits of really bad advice like, "Stop buying masks!"
It's exploding across America
Over the last several hours, both Maryland and Hawaii declared a state of emergency. Colorado's Governor Jared Polis just announced two new, unrelated cases in Colorado. Across America, the isolated cases that started cropping up last week are now turning into clusters of cases that have achieved sustained, local transmission. In another week, those will transform into full-blown outbreaks of hundreds and then thousands of cases.
According to my current model -- which is of course subject to updated calibration via new data -- by April 4th there will be 580 cumulative deaths in America and 8,645 people infected. That's only a month away. Whether that actually happens will tell us a lot about whether this model is too optimistic or pessimistic.
Either way, if this epidemic continues to demonstrate exponential growth, it won't be long before local and national officials are forced to start shutting down society to intervene and halt the exponential spread. After all, aside from vitamins, herbs and minerals than no one in any position of authority will ever recommend (because they are all puppets of Big Pharma), isolation is the only thing that works to slow the spread of the virus.
So you can now count on this like clockwork: There will be aggressive, devastating lockdowns and shutdowns of America's transportation infrastructure. Cities will be quarantined. Roadways will be patrolled with armed National Guard troops. Universities will become ghost towns. Corporate campuses will become deserted landscapes.
Tourism will collapse. Supply lines will crater. Businesses will begin mass layoffs and paychecks will stop. Since roughly half of America cannot survive the loss of a single paycheck without going into a full blown panic, some significant portion of America is about to panic. (Try not to be near these people when they do. They tend to live in cities, by the way...)
These results are now inevitable. The "panic buying" has already begun, and yet less than 1% of the population has any real experience or foresight when it comes to prepping. In fact, for the last few decades, preppers have been mocked as loons by the very same masses who right now fund themselves utterly unprepared for the reality that's slapping them right in the face.
I've been right about where this pandemic was headed from day one. Even under extreme criticism, I've continued to report the stunning truths that have been confirmed again and again, often many weeks later. I was among the first to say this virus would break containment in Wuhan. I publicly and repeatedly predicted it would spread to Asian nations, then the Middle East, then Europe, South America and eventually North America.
Now, my new software model tells me the pandemic is only getting warmed up. This pandemic is much worse than just an inconvenience. This will threaten entire nations... entire industries... the very economic structure of human society. The world will not be the same after this is over.
Start thinking about surviving up to six months of isolation and forced quarantines
The travel restrictions will likely begin this month. They will accelerate into April as a national emergency is declared then (if not sooner). By May, most of the population will finally come to realize they failed to prepare. The panic will start to set in. Looting and robberies will begin to increase and lawlessness will start to descend upon many of America's most vulnerable cities.
Unless the summer heat magically wipes out the virus, the epidemic will unleash a domino effect of shutdowns and supply line failures that will lead to food shortages, pharmaceutical scarcity and a truly panicked, unprepared population that has been told by the federal government to NOT prepare.
That's why today, I'm updating my recommendation to everyone: We must prepare to survive six months of isolation and forced quarantines. Perhaps that's overkill, but we won't know for sure until we get there. However, it seems extremely unlikely that this whole thing will blow over in a month or two.
We are living in the era of Idiocracy when most people can't follow basic math
To date, people still don't understand why this isn't the flu. They still don't get the fact that the coronavirus is at least 30 times more deadly than the seasonal flu, and they don't understand the transmissivity and the exponential spread of this virus.
Most people remain in a state of total denial, even as they see state after state declaring emergencies and shutting down schools and government offices. (It has only just begun... fast forward 30 days and you will really see what I'm talking about.)
The typical American is paralyzed because they've been trained to function as obedient sheeple, not independent, self-reliant adults in a free society. The "liberty" circuits of their brain don't even work anymore, so they stand by doing nothing, waiting for FEMA or the vaccine industry to save them, confident that "prepping is for crazy people."
Many of those people will ultimately be cremated in body bags, of course. What, did you think mobile cremation ovens were unique to China? They're coming to America, too, since cremation is the only safe way to dispose of the bodies.
Remember, our staff reads Chinese. The side of this container says it's for disposing, "animal corpses."
China has reportedly purchased fifty of these container-sized cremation units, and there's no doubt more are on the way. There are so many bodies being burned in China that a strange black rain is now falling on Japan.
One day this year, the same operation will be taking place in Washington, in California and perhaps New York. There will be masses of dead bodies piling up, along with government orders to incinerate them all as a sure way to destroy the virus.
The imagery is too difficult for most Americans to handle, so they simply retreat to a state of psychological denial.
Denial does not stop the coronavirus... it is unrelenting and unforgiving
We live in a society where "progressives" think they can ignore biology and turn a male into a female by making wishes. Many of these same people no doubt believe they can ignore viruses by just pretending they don't exist. That strategy will only, of course, win them the "Darwin Award" in the end.
When it comes to pandemics, you either face reality and survive or deny reality and perish. If you want to live, follow my work on Pandemic.news. If you want to die, listen to NPR and your ignorant friend who quotes Dr. Drew saying, "It's no worse than the flu."
The time has come for the really stupid people of the world who can't understand basic math or biology to face a rare moment of reckoning... and the virus isn't interested in negotiations or political correctness. You either get informed and live, or stay stupid and die.
One by one, every American is now making this choice... and they will live or die with the consequences of that decision. By the way, the collapse of society might kill even more people than the virus itself, given the total lack of preparedness across our pharmaceutically mind-numbed society.
As of right now, there are 226 confirmed cases in America. And almost no one has yet been tested. Imagine where this goes next...


naturalnews--2020-03-05--Can American cities be subjected to a draconian lockdown like Wuhan?

( Natural News ) Wuhan , China – the epicenter of the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) outbreak – has been under an unprecedented lockdown for the past month as part of the Chinese government ’ s efforts to contain the outbreak .
As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world , some are asking if the same could be done to U.S. cities .
Experts say that while the government does have to power to do so , it most likely won ’ t .
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus responsible for the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) outbreak has infected over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first appeared in Wuhan at the end of last year .
While 84 percent of these have been in mainland China , the virus is now slowly making its way through every continent on the planet , save for Antarctica .
This has resulted in the creation of a number of hotspots around the world .
For the most part , the U.S. looked like it had a grasp on all coronavirus cases in the country , with every known infected patient having been put in isolation and their close contacts under quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who had traveled to high-risk areas , like those repatriated from Wuhan and the Diamond Princess cruise ship .
However , health officials are now finding the virus in people without a history of travel to the affected regions .
Studies are now indicating that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus may have been spreading in Washington state for weeks before the first cases were reported , hinting at a possible explosion of cases in the state .
The threat of a much larger outbreak has raised questions of whether or not the government can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar to what is happening in Wuhan .
Can an American city be shut down like Wuhan ?
Both the federal and state governments theoretically have the power to shut down entire cities ; however , experts state that doing so would happen only under extraordinary circumstances .
“ I don ’ t think we can expect the kinds of measures that China has implemented in Wuhan — they were quite extraordinary , ” said Wendy Parmet , a professor of law and the director of Northeastern University ’ s Center for Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , Parmet did confirm that the power that the government in such emergency situations is “ awesome , and it ’ s frightening to behold.
” Indeed , Parmet points to 9/11 as one such example where traffic to and from Manhattan was suspended while its skies were closed down to all aircraft .
Practically speaking , Parmet stated that quarantines and city-wide shutdowns get tricky and that people would end up raising constitutional questions .
Quarantine power actually lies with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past couple of months to quarantine people returning from high-risk areas of China .
However , this was only on a small scale , and Parmet confirmed that the CDC does not have the ability to pull off the sanitary quarantine of an entire American city .
As for the Army , the government body that would likely be called up to enforce a large quarantine , Parmet confirmed that there would be issues with that as well .
“ Statutes and long-standing norms are against calling up an army to enforce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It would be deeply problematic .
Our political culture is one that is far less tolerant of such things.
” This is on top of the economic strain of such a shutdown .
Should one ever happen , the government would need to figure out how to provide all the necessities , such as food and medical care , needed by the people in the city under quarantine .
Even if a city-wide shutdown were possible , there ’ s still the question of whether or not it would actually work .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually work is almost “ nonexistent ” stated Dr. Albert Ko , a professor and department chair at the Yale School of Public Health .
Experts are still currently analyzing whether or not the drastic measures taken in China and other places to see how effective they are .
In Wuhan , the number of daily reported coronavirus cases has slowed down dramatically , indicating that the lockdowns have worked .
However , Ko stated that the number seemed to have been slowing even before the lockdowns happened .
In addition to this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures taken by some other places have also worked .
One such example is Singapore , where “ social distancing ” measures such as canceling mass gatherings and closing schools , have worked to keep the number of cases below 200 .
Ko suspects that the U.S. could do a lot using similar measures before considering locking down entire cities .

Can American cities be subjected to a draconian lockdown like Wuhan?
Wuhan, China – the epicenter of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak – has been under an unprecedented lockdown for the past month as part of the Chinese government's efforts to contain the outbreak. As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, some are asking if the same could be done to U.S. cities. Experts say that while the government does have to power to do so, it most likely won't
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus responsible for the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has infected over 95,000 people and killed 3,200 since it first appeared in Wuhan at the end of last year. While 84 percent of these have been in mainland China, the virus is now slowly making its way through every continent on the planet, save for Antarctica. This has resulted in the creation of a number of hotspots around the world.
For the most part, the U.S. looked like it had a grasp on all coronavirus cases in the country, with every known infected patient having been put in isolation and their close contacts under quarantine. Most of these cases occurred in people who had traveled to high-risk areas, like those repatriated from Wuhan and the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
However, health officials are now finding the virus in people without a history of travel to the affected regions. Studies are now indicating that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus may have been spreading in Washington state for weeks before the first cases were reported, hinting at a possible explosion of cases in the state. The threat of a much larger outbreak has raised questions of whether or not the government can lock down an entire U.S. city, similar to what is happening in Wuhan.
Can an American city be shut down like Wuhan?
Both the federal and state governments theoretically have the power to shut down entire cities; however, experts state that doing so would happen only under extraordinary circumstances.
“I don't think we can expect the kinds of measures that China has implemented in Wuhan — they were quite extraordinary,” said Wendy Parmet, a professor of law and the director of Northeastern University's Center for Health Policy and Law in Boston. That said, Parmet did confirm that the power that the government in such emergency situations is “awesome, and it's frightening to behold.” Indeed, Parmet points to 9/11 as one such example where traffic to and from Manhattan was suspended while its skies were closed down to all aircraft.
Practically speaking, Parmet stated that quarantines and city-wide shutdowns get tricky and that people would end up raising constitutional questions. Quarantine power actually lies with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has already taken unprecedented action in the past couple of months to quarantine people returning from high-risk areas of China. However, this was only on a small scale, and Parmet confirmed that the CDC does not have the ability to pull off the sanitary quarantine of an entire American city.
As for the Army, the government body that would likely be called up to enforce a large quarantine, Parmet confirmed that there would be issues with that as well.
“Statutes and long-standing norms are against calling up an army to enforce such quarantines,” she said. “It would be deeply problematic. Our political culture is one that is far less tolerant of such things.”
This is on top of the economic strain of such a shutdown. Should one ever happen, the government would need to figure out how to provide all the necessities, such as food and medical care, needed by the people in the city under quarantine.
Do city-wide shutdowns actually work?
Even if a city-wide shutdown were possible, there's still the question of whether or not it would actually work. Data on whether or not city-wide shutdowns actually work is almost “nonexistent” stated Dr. Albert Ko, a professor and department chair at the Yale School of Public Health. Experts are still currently analyzing whether or not the drastic measures taken in China and other places to see how effective they are.
In Wuhan, the number of daily reported coronavirus cases has slowed down dramatically, indicating that the lockdowns have worked. However, Ko stated that the number seemed to have been slowing even before the lockdowns happened. In addition to this, Ko also points out that less-extreme measures taken by some other places have also worked. One such example is Singapore, where “social distancing” measures such as canceling mass gatherings and closing schools, have worked to keep the number of cases below 200. Ko suspects that the U.S. could do a lot using similar measures before considering locking down entire cities.
Sources include:
LiveScience.com
StatNews.com
TheHill.com


naturalnews--2020-03-05--UK now on the verge of a coronavirus epidemic, warn health experts

( Natural News ) It may have put up quite the fight , but unfortunately , the world ’ s battle with coronavirus is now basically over , a leading scientist said .
Neil Ferguson , a professor at the School of Public Health at Imperial College London and an expert on infectious diseases , made the statement during an interview with BBC Today .
Ferguson , in his interview , noted that while the world “ tried very hard to stop this virus , ” it still failed , citing the rampant spread of the fatal infection as proof @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statistics , the number of countries affected , that that battle is really over , ” Ferguson said , noting that the country ’ s coronavirus cases jumped from 51 to 87 in a relatively short span of time .
Currently , more than 80 countries around the world have confirmed cases of COVID-19 , the disease caused by the novel coronavirus .
In his interview , Ferguson also added that the U.K. is now in the ‘ early stage ’ of an epidemic , and that “ time is running out ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread with drastic measures .
“ We ’ re now moving towards trying to slow the spread to allow the health systems to cope and try to mitigate the impact of the epidemic , ” Ferguson , who previously claimed on a Channel 4 interview that the coronavirus might claim 400,000 casualties in the U.K. , said .
While there had already been early signs of COVID-19 community transmission in the U.K. , the country remains several weeks behind Italy , which is the hardest-hit country in Europe .
Currently , the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 79 deaths as of this writing .
( Related : It may already be too late for travel restrictions in America , as the coronavirus has already spread to so many cities , it ’ s unable to be contained ) Ferguson stressed that the U.K. does not have “ a lot of time ” left to deal with the encroaching coronavirus .
“ We are at an early stage in this country .
I ’ m not saying we have a lot of time , we have days , weeks really , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these measures , ” Ferguson said , in reference perhaps to Italy ’ s newly-approved measures warning residents about public physical contact .
“ We ’ re looking at the sort of community intervention , that is reducing contact between people in society which could slow [ its ] spread , ” Ferguson said .
According to Ferguson , one key measure that Britain needs to adopt is protecting the vulnerable members of the population from getting infected since they are most likely to die from the virus .
“ Another important thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so try to protect principally the old and frail from getting infected , ” Ferguson stressed .
Ferguson ’ s chilling warning came immediately after the significant spike in coronavirus cases on British soil was announced .
The Department of Health and Social Care announced Wednesday that 16,659 people had been tested in the U.K. , with 85 confirmed as having contracted the virus .
However , two further cases were later confirmed in Northern Ireland , thereby bringing the country ’ s total number of confirmed cases to 87 .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the cases so far are people who have returned from countries suffering outbreaks , they are now suspecting that the infection is being passed within the country , citing cases in Surrey and in Essex which were initially not thought to be linked to foreign outbreaks .
“ We probably do in my view have some onward transmission here in the UK , I don ’ t think it is a large amount or we would have detected it , ” Chris Whitty , England ’ s chief medical officer , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noting that with how things are going with the rest of the world , an epidemic is likely to erupt within Britain ’ s borders .
“ It is much more likely than not that we are going to deal with a significant epidemic .
How big it is I think is currently still pretty uncertain but that there will be an epidemic is now highly likely .
”

UK now on the verge of a coronavirus epidemic, warn health experts
It may have put up quite the fight, but unfortunately, the world’s battle with coronavirus is now basically over , a leading scientist said.
Neil Ferguson, a professor at the School of Public Health at Imperial College London and an expert on infectious diseases, made the statement during an interview with BBC Today. Ferguson, in his interview, noted that while the world “tried very hard to stop this virus,” it still failed, citing the rampant spread of the fatal infection as proof.
“You can see from the statistics, the number of countries affected, that that battle is really over,” Ferguson said, noting that the country’s coronavirus cases jumped from 51 to 87 in a relatively short span of time.
Currently, more than 80 countries around the world have confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
In his interview, Ferguson also added that the U.K. is now in the ‘early stage’ of an epidemic, and that “time is running out” to contain the crisis by reducing the spread with drastic measures.
“We’re now moving towards trying to slow the spread to allow the health systems to cope and try to mitigate the impact of the epidemic,” Ferguson, who previously claimed on a Channel 4 interview that the coronavirus might claim 400,000 casualties in the U.K., said.
While there had already been early signs of COVID-19 community transmission in the U.K., the country remains several weeks behind Italy, which is the hardest-hit country in Europe. Currently, the country has 2,500 confirmed cases and has suffered 79 deaths as of this writing. (Related: It may already be too late for travel restrictions in America, as the coronavirus has already spread to so many cities, it’s unable to be contained)
Ferguson stressed that the U.K. does not have “a lot of time” left to deal with the encroaching coronavirus.
“We are at an early stage in this country. I’m not saying we have a lot of time, we have days, weeks really, to make these decisions and start introducing these measures,” Ferguson said, in reference perhaps to Italy’s newly-approved measures warning residents about public physical contact.
“We’re looking at the sort of community intervention, that is reducing contact between people in society which could slow [its] spread,” Ferguson said.
According to Ferguson, one key measure that Britain needs to adopt is protecting the vulnerable members of the population from getting infected since they are most likely to die from the virus.
“Another important thing is targeting intervention in the most vulnerable, so try to protect principally the old and frail from getting infected,” Ferguson stressed.
Ferguson’s chilling warning came immediately after the significant spike in coronavirus cases on British soil was announced.
Coronavirus epidemic “highly likely,” warns health department
The Department of Health and Social Care announced Wednesday that 16,659 people had been tested in the U.K., with 85 confirmed as having contracted the virus. However, two further cases were later confirmed in Northern Ireland, thereby bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 87.
According to authorities, while the vast majority of the cases so far are people who have returned from countries suffering outbreaks, they are now suspecting that the infection is being passed within the country, citing cases in Surrey and in Essex which were initially not thought to be linked to foreign outbreaks.
“We probably do in my view have some onward transmission here in the UK, I don’t think it is a large amount or we would have detected it,” Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, said in an interview with the BBC, noting that with how things are going with the rest of the world, an epidemic is likely to erupt within Britain’s borders.
“It is much more likely than not that we are going to deal with a significant epidemic. How big it is I think is currently still pretty uncertain but that there will be an epidemic is now highly likely.”
Sources include:
DailyMail.co.uk
LondonLovesBusiness.com
Standard.co.uk


naturalnews--2020-03-05--Would you pay $400 for hand sanitizer? Amazon should stop price gouging amidst coronavirus panic-buy

( Natural News ) As of writing , there are 159 confirmed cases of coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) in the U.S. , and throughout the country , shoppers are hoarding items and leaving store shelves empty to stock up before the infectious disease turns into a full-blown pandemic .
Even online stores like Amazon ’ s Marketplace are running out of stocks , with unscrupulous sellers offering hand sanitizer for exorbitant prices .
Some even sell Purell hand sanitizers for a shocking $ 400 .
In a letter to Amazon sent this Wednesday , U.S .
Senator Edward Markey urged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from price gouging for items like Purell hand sanitizer .
Those who want to protect themselves from the coronavirus are willing to pay the heavily inflated prices , even if a box of small Purell bottles only sells for $ 10 on Amazon.com .
If you search for Purell hand sanitizer on the online store , third-party sellers are offering the products for $ 400 .
Others were even offering the hand sanitizer for $ 600 on Wednesday afternoon .
But if you search online , you can buy a large bottle of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only $ 8.25 .
While the online retailer was not immediately available for comment , just last week , Amazon barred over a million products that claimed to cure or defend against the coronavirus .
( Related : Online retail giant Amazon removes any product mentioning “ CORONAVIRUS ” – including sanitizing products that actually kill coronavirus on surfaces . )
The virus first spread in China .
As reported by Natural News , coronavirus has infected over 400,000 individuals around the globe and claimed at least 35,000 lives .
In his letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world confronts the prospect of a serious and far-reaching pandemic , corporate America has a responsibility to prevent profiteering on the sales of items such as hand sanitizer and surgical masks.
” The senator asked Amazon to respond to his questions about the online retailer ’ s anti-gouging efforts by March 18 , Wednesday .
The right recipe for DIY hand sanitizer Preppers should already have hand sanitizer in their survival stockpiles .
But if you don ’ t have a stockpile of your own , you can make your own hand sanitizer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right recipe .
And if you don ’ t want to make a hand sanitizer , you can prevent infection by washing your hand thoroughly with soap and water for about 20 seconds .
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , frequent handwashing is the best way to reduce hand germs and prevent disease .
If you don ’ t have access to running water and soap , you can use hand sanitizers as an alternative .
Hand sanitizers also contain alcohol , which helps these products @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buy products with at least 60 percent to 95 percent alcohol to effectively eliminate germs .
To minimize microbe exposure , your homemade hand sanitizer must have the correct ratio of alcohol to other ingredients .
Using aloe vera gel will help prevent the hand sanitizer from drying out your skin while adding essential oils will naturally add fragrance to the mixture .
Store the DIY hand sanitizer in a closed bottle to make it last for several last for weeks .
While handwashing is a more effective method for avoiding germs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re more convenient , especially in areas without access to clean running water .
There ’ s also a right way to use hand sanitizer or soap and water .
When using sanitizer , apply it to all hand surfaces and rub for about 20 seconds until the liquid is dry .
When washing your hands with soap and water , always follow these five steps : • Lather the soap : Covering the backs of your hands , get it under your the nails and between your fingers .
Wash or sanitize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blow your nose , cough or sneeze .
You should also wash your hands before you eat and after using the restroom .
To avoid getting coronavirus and other infectious diseases , avoid people who are coughing and sneezing .
But if you have to sneeze and you don ’ t have a hankie or a tissue , sneeze or cough into the crook of your elbow .
As coronavirus continues to spread , stock up on the essentials whenever you can , so you have the necessary supplies in your stockpile .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a balanced diet and boost your immune system with natural supplements , so you don ’ t get sick in the first place .

Would you pay $400 for hand sanitizer? Amazon should stop price gouging amidst coronavirus panic-buying, urges US lawmaker
As of writing, there are 159 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the U.S., and throughout the country, shoppers are hoarding items and leaving store shelves empty to stock up before the infectious disease turns into a full-blown pandemic. Even online stores like Amazon’s Marketplace are running out of stocks, with unscrupulous sellers offering hand sanitizer for exorbitant prices. Some even sell Purell hand sanitizers for a shocking $400
Third-party sellers must be held accountable
In a letter to Amazon sent this Wednesday, U.S. Senator Edward Markey urged the online retailer to prohibit third-party sellers from price gouging for items like Purell hand sanitizer. Those who want to protect themselves from the coronavirus are willing to pay the heavily inflated prices, even if a box of small Purell bottles only sells for $10 on Amazon.com.
If you search for Purell hand sanitizer on the online store, third-party sellers are offering the products for $400. Others were even offering the hand sanitizer for $600 on Wednesday afternoon. But if you search online, you can buy a large bottle of the Amazon brand of hand sanitizer for only $8.25.
While the online retailer was not immediately available for comment, just last week, Amazon barred over a million products that claimed to cure or defend against the coronavirus. (Related: Online retail giant Amazon removes any product mentioning “CORONAVIRUS” – including sanitizing products that actually kill coronavirus on surfaces.)
The virus first spread in China. As reported by Natural News, coronavirus has infected over 400,000 individuals around the globe and claimed at least 35,000 lives.
In his letter, Markey said, “As the world confronts the prospect of a serious and far-reaching pandemic, corporate America has a responsibility to prevent profiteering on the sales of items such as hand sanitizer and surgical masks.”
The senator asked Amazon to respond to his questions about the online retailer’s anti-gouging efforts by March 18, Wednesday.
The right recipe for DIY hand sanitizer
Preppers should already have hand sanitizer in their survival stockpiles.
But if you don’t have a stockpile of your own, you can make your own hand sanitizer. You just need to follow the right recipe.
And if you don’t want to make a hand sanitizer, you can prevent infection by washing your hand thoroughly with soap and water for about 20 seconds. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), frequent handwashing is the best way to reduce hand germs and prevent disease.
If you don’t have access to running water and soap, you can use hand sanitizers as an alternative. Hand sanitizers also contain alcohol, which helps these products kill microbes. When choosing sanitizers, buy products with at least 60 percent to 95 percent alcohol to effectively eliminate germs.
To minimize microbe exposure, your homemade hand sanitizer must have the correct ratio of alcohol to other ingredients. Using aloe vera gel will help prevent the hand sanitizer from drying out your skin while adding essential oils will naturally add fragrance to the mixture. Store the DIY hand sanitizer in a closed bottle to make it last for several last for weeks.
While handwashing is a more effective method for avoiding germs, hand sanitizers are popular because they’re more convenient, especially in areas without access to clean running water. There’s also a right way to use hand sanitizer or soap and water. When using sanitizer, apply it to all hand surfaces and rub for about 20 seconds until the liquid is dry.
When washing your hands with soap and water, always follow these five steps:
Wet your hands. Lather the soap: Covering the backs of your hands, get it under your the nails and between your fingers. Scrub all surfaces for 20 seconds. Rinse with clean water. Dry your hands with a clean towel.
Wash or sanitize your hands regularly, particularly if you blow your nose, cough or sneeze. You should also wash your hands before you eat and after using the restroom. To avoid getting coronavirus and other infectious diseases, avoid people who are coughing and sneezing. But if you have to sneeze and you don’t have a hankie or a tissue, sneeze or cough into the crook of your elbow.
As coronavirus continues to spread, stock up on the essentials whenever you can, so you have the necessary supplies in your stockpile. It’s also important to follow a balanced diet and boost your immune system with natural supplements, so you don’t get sick in the first place.
Sources include:
Reuters.com
LiveScience.com


naturalnews--2020-03-05--Pandemic pandemonium provides opportunity for authoritarians and sociopaths to exploit and control p

( Natural News ) China was the perfect playground for a lab-created virus to break containment .
Sequencing of the virus shows that it was a manipulated strain , pieced together with virulent properties from SARS , MERS , and HIV .
It doesn ’ t matter what the authorities say about its origin , whether it came from bats or the illegal animal markets in China ; all the confusion and pandemonium began in China and has set the stage for authoritarians and sociopaths to deceive and take advantage of people throughout the world .
China has at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of lock down and Chinese citizens and healthcare workers are being censored or persecuted for speaking out about what ’ s happening .
The virus has become a tool , an opportunity for authoritarians to seek control Before Chinese authorities declared an outbreak , the country was experiencing widespread upheaval , with revolutionaries challenging the communist authorities in the city streets .
The Chinese government needed a reason to clear the streets , to take complete control over the people with fear and force .
China was fertile ground for an outbreak , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to round people up , but we ’ re all told to blame the virus… Heavily-polluted Chinese cities provide the perfect cover for the coronavirus narrative .
Physicists from the University of California , Berkeley , calculated that 1.6 million people in China die each year from heart , lung and stroke problems caused by China ’ s heavily polluted air .
This level of pollution has set the stage for wide scale weakness of heart , lung , and immune system health .
China is fertile ground for an outbreak , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immune-compromised populations .
But we ’ re told to just blame the virus… Wuhan , the city where the outbreak was first declared , had previously unleashed 5G wireless technology one month before people began falling sick with “ flu-like ” illnesses .
Wuhan , on its way to becoming a “ smart city , ” was one of the first cities to test out its new grid of millimeter wave microwave radiation .
5G has been banned in some cities because it can cause “ flu-like ” illnesses and has been documented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DNA , oxidative damage to cells , and much more .
Wuhan was fertile ground for respiratory viruses to take advantage of the population , because many unknowing people were having their innate immune cells oxidized by an influx of wireless radiation .
But we ’ re told to just blame the virus… How long will the pandemonium of this virus continue and will the panic equally apply to other viruses in the future ?
How long will the pandemonium continue ?
Does anyone care that diagnostic tests are worthless for accurately defining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easily case numbers can be inflated , driving hysteria through the news and into a community ?
Does anyone care that milder cases can be left out of the data , raising the death rate ?
How many people die annually from complications with the flu , pneumonia and sepsis ?
How many people around the world are suffering from vaccine-derived polio ?
What about typhus and hepatitis spreading in California ?
Why do children suffer from acute flaccid myelitis and RSV ?
In the future , will every fever and respiratory virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hysteria ?
Why are we supposed to fear this virus , more than all the others ?
It ’ s all about control .
The World Health Organization , praising China for its pandemic response , has inadvertently pressured governments around the world to take advantage of the pandemonium , to exert force and control .
In America , the news media has broadcast nonstop fear , coaxing the federal government to respond in “ heroic ” fashion .
Trying to keep the markets from plummeting , the Trump administration has enacted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s all a charade of protection because the immune-compromised American population are sitting ducks anyway .
The Trump Administration is falling in line and giving the CDC over $ 8 billion to come up with a vaccine and to pump out new antiviral drugs that will inevitably resemble dangerous and ineffective Tamiflu .
By the time the vaccine comes around , the number of coronavirus cases will inevitably have trickled down , like all historical incidences of infectious disease , but the vaccine will be heralded for saving humanity ( like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media tells us all to be afraid of a virus , governments and pharmaceutical companies are taking this as a great opportunity , an opportunity to control people , mentally and physically , and to exploit our faith , as everyone looks to them for the answers .
The world need not fear a new novel coronavirus .
The world should be wary of the loss of liberty and mobility that may result from this pandemonium : mandatory vaccine laws enacted by a fully-funded WHO and a paramilitary CDC .
We should fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s licenses and/or passports that require everyone to submit to vaccines .
We should be repulsed by the potential for roadside checkpoints and airports that could require vaccine administration and further testing of people ’ s body fluids .
We should be wary that authoritarians will put cities and public events on lock down or how the military could be used to round people up or quarantine individuals over a fever .
Because of the hysteria and pandemonium , we are slowly losing the freedom to congregate and the ability to travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convince people that the virus is dangerous , that we all need to secure order , but this authoritarian approach and its effects do not confirm that the virus is the problem or that those in charge are of goodwill .
The virus is an opportunity , a tool for sociopaths and authoritarians to exert mass control .

Pandemic pandemonium provides opportunity for authoritarians and sociopaths to exploit and control people
China was the perfect playground for a lab-created virus to break containment. Sequencing of the virus shows that it was a manipulated strain , pieced together with virulent properties from SARS, MERS, and HIV. It doesn’t matter what the authorities say about its origin, whether it came from bats or the illegal animal markets in China; all the confusion and pandemonium began in China and has set the stage for authoritarians and sociopaths to deceive and take advantage of people throughout the world . China has at least a hundred million people in some form of lock down and Chinese citizens and healthcare workers are being censored or persecuted for speaking out about what's happening.
The virus has become a tool, an opportunity for authoritarians to seek control
Before Chinese authorities declared an outbreak, the country was experiencing widespread upheaval, with revolutionaries challenging the communist authorities in the city streets. The Chinese government needed a reason to clear the streets, to take complete control over the people with fear and force. China was fertile ground for an outbreak, for an oppressive government to take over, to round people up, but we’re all told to blame the virus…
Heavily-polluted Chinese cities provide the perfect cover for the coronavirus narrative. Physicists from the University of California, Berkeley, calculated that 1.6 million people in China die each year from heart, lung and stroke problems caused by China’s heavily polluted air. This level of pollution has set the stage for wide scale weakness of heart, lung, and immune system health. China is fertile ground for an outbreak, as viruses can readily take advantage of immune-compromised populations. But we're told to just blame the virus...
Wuhan, the city where the outbreak was first declared, had previously unleashed 5G wireless technology one month before people began falling sick with “flu-like” illnesses. Wuhan, on its way to becoming a “smart city,” was one of the first cities to test out its new grid of millimeter wave microwave radiation. 5G has been banned in some cities because it can cause “flu-like” illnesses and has been documented as a source of chromosomal breaks in DNA, oxidative damage to cells, and much more. Wuhan was fertile ground for respiratory viruses to take advantage of the population, because many unknowing people were having their innate immune cells oxidized by an influx of wireless radiation. But we're told to just blame the virus...
How long will the pandemonium of this virus continue and will the panic equally apply to other viruses in the future?
How long will the pandemonium continue? Does anyone care that diagnostic tests are worthless for accurately defining coronavirus cases? Does anyone realize how easily case numbers can be inflated, driving hysteria through the news and into a community? Does anyone care that milder cases can be left out of the data, raising the death rate?
How many people die annually from complications with the flu, pneumonia and sepsis? How many people around the world are suffering from vaccine-derived polio? What about typhus and hepatitis spreading in California? Why do children suffer from acute flaccid myelitis and RSV? In the future, will every fever and respiratory virus be treated with such authoritarian force and hysteria? Why are we supposed to fear this virus, more than all the others? It’s all about control.
The World Health Organization, praising China for its pandemic response, has inadvertently pressured governments around the world to take advantage of the pandemonium, to exert force and control. In America, the news media has broadcast nonstop fear, coaxing the federal government to respond in “heroic” fashion.
Trying to keep the markets from plummeting, the Trump administration has enacted the strictest quarantine measures in American history; it's all a charade of protection because the immune-compromised American population are sitting ducks anyway. The Trump Administration is falling in line and giving the CDC over $8 billion to come up with a vaccine and to pump out new antiviral drugs that will inevitably resemble dangerous and ineffective Tamiflu. By the time the vaccine comes around, the number of coronavirus cases will inevitably have trickled down, like all historical incidences of infectious disease, but the vaccine will be heralded for saving humanity (like polio vaccines were).
As the media tells us all to be afraid of a virus, governments and pharmaceutical companies are taking this as a great opportunity, an opportunity to control people, mentally and physically, and to exploit our faith, as everyone looks to them for the answers. The world need not fear a new novel coronavirus. The world should be wary of the loss of liberty and mobility that may result from this pandemonium: mandatory vaccine laws enacted by a fully-funded WHO and a paramilitary CDC. We should fear the invention of National IDs, driver’s licenses and/or passports that require everyone to submit to vaccines. We should be repulsed by the potential for roadside checkpoints and airports that could require vaccine administration and further testing of people's body fluids. We should be wary that authoritarians will put cities and public events on lock down or how the military could be used to round people up or quarantine individuals over a fever. Because of the hysteria and pandemonium, we are slowly losing the freedom to congregate and the ability to travel abroad.
These extreme measures will further convince people that the virus is dangerous, that we all need to secure order, but this authoritarian approach and its effects do not confirm that the virus is the problem or that those in charge are of goodwill. The virus is an opportunity, a tool for sociopaths and authoritarians to exert mass control.
Sources include:
NaturalNews.com
WakingTimes.com
TheGuardian.com
TheGuardian.com
NaturalNews.com


naturalnews--2020-03-05--Enough already: It’s time to arrest Sen. Charles Schumer for making an illegal threat against the Su

( Natural News ) Earlier this week , in yet another attempt to prove what abortion zealot he is , Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer attended a pro-death rally on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building and , in the eyes of many , blatantly broke the law .
Specifically , Schumer directed a threat at two of the high courts justices , Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh — both of whom , notably , were nominated by President Donald Trump .
As The National Sentinel reported , the New York Democrat said they ’ ll “ pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal position he doesn ’ t like in a case addressing the credentialing of doctors who perform abortions .
“ I want to tell you , Gorsuch .
I want to tell you , Kavanaugh .
You have released the whirlwind , and you will pay the price , ” he said , specifically naming them .
“ You won ’ t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.
” What , exactly , did Schumer mean by ‘ pay the price ’ ?
What exactly did he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t know what hit you ’ ?
Any reasonable person would view these statements as a legitimate threat .
And in fact , many did , including noted constitutional expert Jonathan Turley , a law professor at George Washington University .
“ Schumer ’ s threat to the Court that ‘ you will pay the price ’ is a direct attack on the integrity of our courts , ” Turley said in a tweet .
“ I criticized Trump for his reckless comments about the courts .
Where is the chorus of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like a stalker than a statesman.
” The president himself also noted that Schumer stepped way over the line , and probably legally .
“ This is a direct & dangerous threat to the U.S. Supreme Court by Schumer .
If a Republican did this , he or she would be arrested , or impeached .
Serious action MUST be taken NOW !
” he demanded on Twitter .
Even Chief Justice John Roberts agrees , as he said in a rare public rebuke .
Lamely , Schumer ’ s office claimed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” — the GOP would ‘ pay the price ’ at the polls in November if the high court ruled in favor of a Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to be credentialed with a hospital no more than 30 miles from their clinics so they can treat their patients if there is a problem during the procedure .
This is basic healthcare , not “ taking away abortion rights.
” Nobody with a couple of brain cells to rub together and who isn ’ t afflicted with Trump Derangement Syndrome believes that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ R-Ky. ) .
“ He literally directed the statement to the justices , by name .
And he said , quote , ‘ if you go forward with these awful decisions , ’ which could only apply to the court itself .
The minority leader of the United States Senate threatened two associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court .
Period , ” McConnell said on the floor of the chamber Thursday afternoon .
Schumer has kinda , sorta apologized , blaming his threatening words on the fact that he ’ s “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a native New Yorker somehow excuses bad taste , stupidity , lousy judgment , and a potential violation of the law .
And which law would that be ?
How about 40 United States Code , which contains provisions making it a federal crime to use threatening language on Supreme Court grounds ?
Specifically , 40 USC § ?
6134 notes : “ It is unlawful to discharge a firearm , firework or explosive , set fire to a combustible , make a harangue or oration , or utter loud , threatening , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Building or grounds.
” The penalty for violations — fines and/or imprisonment for 60 days .
Who wouldn ’ t enjoy seeing Charles Schumer spend a couple of months behind bars , after the stunt he pulled ?
But even if you wouldn ’ t , consider this : If his threats are okay , then a Republican threat someday is just as okay — right ?
No , that ’ s not right .

Enough already: It’s time to arrest Sen. Charles Schumer for making an illegal threat against the Supreme Court
Earlier this week, in yet another attempt to prove what abortion zealot he is, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer attended a pro-death rally on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building and, in the eyes of many, blatantly broke the law.
Specifically, Schumer directed a threat at two of the high courts justices, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh — both of whom, notably, were nominated by President Donald Trump.
As The National Sentinel reported, the New York Democrat said they’ll “pay the price” if they take a legal position he doesn’t like in a case addressing the credentialing of doctors who perform abortions.
“I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price,” he said, specifically naming them. “You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
What, exactly, did Schumer mean by ‘pay the price’?
What exactly did he mean by saying, ‘You won’t know what hit you’?
Any reasonable person would view these statements as a legitimate threat. And in fact, many did, including noted constitutional expert Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University.
“Schumer’s threat to the Court that ‘you will pay the price’ is a direct attack on the integrity of our courts,” Turley said in a tweet. “I criticized Trump for his reckless comments about the courts. Where is the chorus of condemnation of Schumer? Schumer sounded more like a stalker than a statesman.”
https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1235327740632588289
The president himself also noted that Schumer stepped way over the line, and probably legally.
“This is a direct & dangerous threat to the U.S. Supreme Court by Schumer. If a Republican did this, he or she would be arrested, or impeached. Serious action MUST be taken NOW!” he demanded on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1235359627082117120
Even Chief Justice John Roberts agrees, as he said in a rare public rebuke.
There's a law against this
Lamely, Schumer’s office claimed that he was actually talking about “Republicans” — the GOP would ‘pay the price’ at the polls in November if the high court ruled in favor of a Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to be credentialed with a hospital no more than 30 miles from their clinics so they can treat their patients if there is a problem during the procedure. This is basic healthcare, not “taking away abortion rights.”
Nobody with a couple of brain cells to rub together and who isn’t afflicted with Trump Derangement Syndrome believes that, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
“He literally directed the statement to the justices, by name. And he said, quote, ‘if you go forward with these awful decisions,’ which could only apply to the court itself. The minority leader of the United States Senate threatened two associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. Period,” McConnell said on the floor of the chamber Thursday afternoon.
Schumer has kinda, sorta apologized, blaming his threatening words on the fact that he’s “from Brooklyn” — as though being a native New Yorker somehow excuses bad taste, stupidity, lousy judgment, and a potential violation of the law.
And which law would that be? How about 40 United States Code, which contains provisions making it a federal crime to use threatening language on Supreme Court grounds?
Specifically, 40 USC §?6134 notes: “It is unlawful to discharge a firearm, firework or explosive, set fire to a combustible, make a harangue or oration, or utter loud, threatening, or abusive language in the Supreme Court Building or grounds.”
The penalty for violations — fines and/or imprisonment for 60 days.
Who wouldn’t enjoy seeing Charles Schumer spend a couple of months behind bars, after the stunt he pulled?
But even if you wouldn’t, consider this: If his threats are okay, then a Republican threat someday is just as okay — right?
No, that’s not right.
Sources include:
TheNationalSentinel.com
law.Cornell.Edu
LifeSiteNews.com


naturalnews--2020-03-05--Coronavirus worries causing ad money to dry up for NY Times and other publishers

( Natural News ) It ’ s not surprising to see airlines like Flybe go under as the mass panic surrounding coronavirus has slowed down air travel in many areas , but it ’ s also affecting some industries you might not expect .
While there ’ s no doubt a worried public is staying on top of the latest news about the virus , the New York Times has revealed that its advertising money is taking a hit – and they ’ re not the only ones suffering .
According to the New York Times Company , the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused a slowdown in ad bookings that has started to impact them economically .
The announcement was made in a regulatory filing they issued on Monday ; shares were down 4 percent that morning .
They ’ re reportedly seeing a slowdown in domestic and international ad bookings alike that they believe are connected to the virus .
They expect their total ad revenue to drop “ in the mid-teens ” this quarter , with an estimated digital ad revenue drop of 10 percent .
However , they believe that subscriptions may help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ model relies more on subscriptions than ads .
Nevertheless , this news led shares of other media publishers to take a hit , with New Media Investment Group and Tribune Publishing both noting drops .
Other newspaper and magazine companies experiencing recent declines include Meredith Corp and Gannett Co .
Ad holding groups have also experienced dropping stocks since the virus has ramped up .
U.K. commercial broadcaster ITV has warned that it expects a drop in ad spending , especially from travel operators .
It ’ s a big hit to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season for holiday bookings .
The uncertainty seen in marketing related to consumer-packaged goods and retail products stems from the fact that many of these goods are linked to Chinese supply chains .
Hits in travel and entertainment are also impacting the advertising sector .
Economical impact of coronavirus on advertising could be extensive Analysts are expecting the U.S. advertising ecosystem to suffer from the virus , taking a cue from the Chinese ad market ’ s response to the outbreak .
We ’ re likely to see less manufacturing , lower retail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less travel .
Although media consumption at home may rise as people spend more time avoiding public venues and some TV ad sales may rise , outdoor ads could be worse off as foot traffic drops in many places and fewer people will be out and about to see billboards .
Many companies have been halting non-essential travel for their employees , while cinema closures in China are hurting expected movie studio revenues in the U.S .
The new James Bond film ’ s release could be at risk , and football matches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being played behind closed doors .
Many big companies are pulling out of conventions and expositions .
The Olympics are also under threat , and many advertisers have created big ad campaigns around the games .
It ’ s not certain yet whether the event , which is scheduled for July and August in Tokyo , will move forward .
NBCUniversal has reportedly sold $ 1.25 billion in ads so far for the Summer Games , where they plan to send more than 2,000 staff and broadcast 7,000 hours of footage .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to those plans should the event be canceled , altered or rescheduled .
Some sponsors include Procter & Gamble , Visa , Coca-Cola , and Airbnb ; ad execs say a cancellation would be disastrous and could affect the whole economy .
This situation serves as an unfortunate reminder of just how susceptible our economy is to collapse – and many fear the outbreak is really only getting started .

Coronavirus worries causing ad money to dry up for NY Times and other publishers
It’s not surprising to see airlines like Flybe go under as the mass panic surrounding coronavirus has slowed down air travel in many areas, but it’s also affecting some industries you might not expect. While there’s no doubt a worried public is staying on top of the latest news about the virus, the New York Times has revealed that its advertising money is taking a hit – and they’re not the only ones suffering.
According to the New York Times Company, the “uncertainty and anxiety” surrounding coronavirus has caused a slowdown in ad bookings that has started to impact them economically. The announcement was made in a regulatory filing they issued on Monday; shares were down 4 percent that morning.
They’re reportedly seeing a slowdown in domestic and international ad bookings alike that they believe are connected to the virus. They expect their total ad revenue to drop “in the mid-teens" this quarter, with an estimated digital ad revenue drop of 10 percent. However, they believe that subscriptions may help them pull through, saying their business model relies more on subscriptions than ads.
Nevertheless, this news led shares of other media publishers to take a hit, with New Media Investment Group and Tribune Publishing both noting drops. Other newspaper and magazine companies experiencing recent declines include Meredith Corp and Gannett Co. Ad holding groups have also experienced dropping stocks since the virus has ramped up.
U.K. commercial broadcaster ITV has warned that it expects a drop in ad spending, especially from travel operators. It’s a big hit to take right in the middle of a key season for holiday bookings.
The uncertainty seen in marketing related to consumer-packaged goods and retail products stems from the fact that many of these goods are linked to Chinese supply chains. Hits in travel and entertainment are also impacting the advertising sector.
Economical impact of coronavirus on advertising could be extensive
Analysts are expecting the U.S. advertising ecosystem to suffer from the virus, taking a cue from the Chinese ad market’s response to the outbreak. We’re likely to see less manufacturing, lower retail sales, public entertainment cancellations, and less travel. Although media consumption at home may rise as people spend more time avoiding public venues and some TV ad sales may rise, outdoor ads could be worse off as foot traffic drops in many places and fewer people will be out and about to see billboards.
Many companies have been halting non-essential travel for their employees, while cinema closures in China are hurting expected movie studio revenues in the U.S. The new James Bond film’s release could be at risk, and football matches in some places in Europe are already being played behind closed doors. Many big companies are pulling out of conventions and expositions.
The Olympics are also under threat, and many advertisers have created big ad campaigns around the games. It’s not certain yet whether the event, which is scheduled for July and August in Tokyo, will move forward. NBCUniversal has reportedly sold $1.25 billion in ads so far for the Summer Games, where they plan to send more than 2,000 staff and broadcast 7,000 hours of footage. It’s not known what would happen to those plans should the event be canceled, altered or rescheduled. Some sponsors include Procter & Gamble, Visa, Coca-Cola, and Airbnb; ad execs say a cancellation would be disastrous and could affect the whole economy.
This situation serves as an unfortunate reminder of just how susceptible our economy is to collapse – and many fear the outbreak is really only getting started.
Sources for this article include:
CNBC.com
CNBC.com
Axios.com
TheDrum.com
NYTimes.com


naturalnews--2020-03-05--China is censoring coronavirus critics in the United States

( Natural News ) The Chinese government is all about censorship , and this time , they are being effective at silencing coronavirus critics in the United States .
As Chinese tech companies have gone global , so has China ’ s ability to censor information outside of the mainland .
China is well-known for Communism and the censorship of non-government approved ideas .
When those who think they have power over the thoughts and ideas of others begin to silence , you know oppression is clearly a reality .
VICE News spoke to dozens of WeChat users in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some users in the U.K. , France , Spain , Australia , Germany , and Malaysia , who reported identical problems with their accounts as they tried to share information with their family and friends in China .
The restrictions will prevent international users from sending any information to contacts in China .
In some cases , they have also had their accounts suspended or blocked completely and accused of “ spreading malicious rumors.
” In many cases , the censorship means their only communication link to people inside China has been cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by VICE News .
Coronavirus Cover-Up Begins : China Threatens Social Media Users with Seven Years in Prison for Reporting Pandemic News that Doesn ’ t Parrot “ Official ” Stories If someone attempts to get information that is not approved by the Chinese government to people living under the tyranny there , they will likely be silenced , if not punished .
WeChat is a unit of Tencent , one of China ’ s largest tech companies , which also happens to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress to intervene to preserve their freedom of speech , however , free speech is all but dead in the U.S. too .
And the politicians claiming authority over the rest of us are unlikely to do much if anything about it .
“ Tencent is the evil helper of a totalitarian government that suppresses freedom of speech and democracy , ” one WeChat user who lives in Philadelphia and wanted to remain anonymous due to fears of retribution , told VICE News .
“ They delete or block your posts if they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government .
It violates my civil rights as a U.S. citizen .
I came to the U.S. for freedom .
I thought I escaped from the threat of the Communist Party .
But I ’ m wrong , I still live in terror because Tencent is monitoring my WeChat and may report me to the Chinese authorities.
” Things aren ’ t much better in the U.S. where companies like Facebook , Google , and YouTube delete or censor information that isn ’ t government-approved .
In fact , the World Health Organization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ censor coronavirus information .
Tencent did not respond to specific questions about its censorship of international users but sent an emailed statement saying it was “ committed to providing a secure and open platform ” for all its users .

China is censoring coronavirus critics in the United States
The Chinese government is all about censorship, and this time, they are being effective at silencing coronavirus critics in the United States. As Chinese tech companies have gone global, so has China’s ability to censor information outside of the mainland.
(Article by Mac Slavo republished from SHTFPlan.com)
China is well-known for Communism and the censorship of non-government approved ideas. When those who think they have power over the thoughts and ideas of others begin to silence, you know oppression is clearly a reality.
VICE News spoke to dozens of WeChat users in the U.S. and Canada, as well as some users in the U.K., France, Spain, Australia, Germany, and Malaysia, who reported identical problems with their accounts as they tried to share information with their family and friends in China.
The restrictions will prevent international users from sending any information to contacts in China. In some cases, they have also had their accounts suspended or blocked completely and accused of “spreading malicious rumors.” In many cases, the censorship means their only communication link to people inside China has been cut off completely, according to a report by VICE News.
Coronavirus Cover-Up Begins: China Threatens Social Media Users with Seven Years in Prison for Reporting Pandemic News that Doesn’t Parrot “Official” Stories
If someone attempts to get information that is not approved by the Chinese government to people living under the tyranny there, they will likely be silenced, if not punished.
WeChat is a unit of Tencent, one of China’s largest tech companies, which also happens to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Now users in the U.S. are calling for Congress to intervene to preserve their freedom of speech, however, free speech is all but dead in the U.S. too. And the politicians claiming authority over the rest of us are unlikely to do much if anything about it.
“Tencent is the evil helper of a totalitarian government that suppresses freedom of speech and democracy,” one WeChat user who lives in Philadelphia and wanted to remain anonymous due to fears of retribution, told VICE News. “They delete or block your posts if they think it promotes democracy and challenges the government. It violates my civil rights as a U.S. citizen. I came to the U.S. for freedom. I thought I escaped from the threat of the Communist Party. But I’m wrong, I still live in terror because Tencent is monitoring my WeChat and may report me to the Chinese authorities.”
Things aren’t much better in the U.S. where companies like Facebook, Google, and YouTube delete or censor information that isn’t government-approved. In fact, the World Health Organization and Google have been working together to censor coronavirus information.
https://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/who-and-google-work-together-to-censor-coronavirus-information_02032020
Tencent did not respond to specific questions about its censorship of international users but sent an emailed statement saying it was “committed to providing a secure and open platform” for all its users.
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naturalnews--2020-03-05--Oregon health officials warn that as many as 500 people in the state could already be carrying coron

( Natural News ) Alarmed health officials in Oregon said this week that several hundred — and perhaps as many as 500 — residents of the state could be unknowingly carrying the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , meaning the outbreak there could soon explode .
As Oregon Live reports , on Monday state health officials reported that a third ‘ presumptive ’ case of the virus had been founding in a casino worker who attended a youth basketball game at Umatilla County middle school .
That led Dr. Dean Sidelinger , the state health officer , to predict that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the virus , some of them could prove to be fatal .
“ We know that people are scared .
We are learning more and more about this disease every day , ” he said , according to the local news site .
Of the three Oregon patients , one has mild symptoms but the Oregon Health Authority has declined to give out the conditions of the other two , who are receiving hospital treatment .
Sidelinger continued to urge calm and advise regular hand-washing , even as the epidemiologist acknowledged that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state could mean that the coronavirus is “ fairly widespread in our community.
” At that time , Oregon health officials said they were currently monitoring 101 people for symptoms , mostly due to their recent travel patterns or because they had contact with other people already diagnosed with the illness .
In a March 3 report , Oregon Live noted that Sidelinger — a health officer but also an epidemiologist — said between 300 and 500 Oregonians could be carrying the virus , which will become evident , if true , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , state health officials are not prepared to order people who , so far , aren ’ t exhibiting any symptoms , to remain at home and away from places of work .
“ I ’ m not pessimistic and giving up that it ’ s going to spread like wildfire , ” he said .
Outbreak figures are low for now , but they could soon explode Still , state authorities could intervene at some point in the near future such as recommending or even ordering school closures , cancellation of local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — very young , very old , sick — stay at home and out of the public square .
( Related : Spirulina found to boost the body ’ s type 1 interferon response to fight RNA viral infections “ including coronavirus , ” new science finds . )
“ It ’ s really looking at community by community , ” said Sidelinger , though he noted that the mass quarantines in China ordered by the Communist government did “ seem to have turned the course of the disease ” ( if you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we don ’ t ) .
“ While we want to keep everyone safe , we have to weigh it against ( restrictions on ) the broader population , ” the doctor added .
For now .
But what if mass outbreak occurs ?
Oregon officials likely won ’ t have much of a choice .
Already , Oregon Live noted in a separate report , dozens of hospital staff at Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro were quarantined after health officials suspected they came into contact with the virus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have had contact with COVID-19 patients are asked to maintain self-isolation at home for 14 days , ” said Dr. Mary E. Giswold , associate director of Kaiser ’ s hospital and post-acute care .
“ Some of our staff , including nurses and physicians , met the criteria for contact and are on furlough .
The number of furloughed staff changed daily , as we began with an abundance of caution and followed with a more detailed investigation into whether contact occurred.
” At one point , as many as 70 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into quarantine , the news site reported .
As of this writing , there are only about 150 known cases of coronavirus throughout the United States .
But there have been enough people who ought to know say they suspect the outbreak will become much wider in the coming weeks .

Oregon health officials warn that as many as 500 people in the state could already be carrying coronavirus
Alarmed health officials in Oregon said this week that several hundred — and perhaps as many as 500 — residents of the state could be unknowingly carrying the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), meaning the outbreak there could soon explode.
As Oregon Live reports, on Monday state health officials reported that a third ‘presumptive’ case of the virus had been founding in a casino worker who attended a youth basketball game at Umatilla County middle school.
That led Dr. Dean Sidelinger, the state health officer, to predict that not only would there be more cases of the virus, some of them could prove to be fatal.
“We know that people are scared. We are learning more and more about this disease every day,” he said, according to the local news site.
Oregon Live added:
Of the three Oregon patients, one has mild symptoms but the Oregon Health Authority has declined to give out the conditions of the other two, who are receiving hospital treatment.
Sidelinger continued to urge calm and advise regular hand-washing, even as the epidemiologist acknowledged that having multiple cases of unknown origin in the state could mean that the coronavirus is “fairly widespread in our community.”
At that time, Oregon health officials said they were currently monitoring 101 people for symptoms, mostly due to their recent travel patterns or because they had contact with other people already diagnosed with the illness.
In a March 3 report, Oregon Live noted that Sidelinger — a health officer but also an epidemiologist — said between 300 and 500 Oregonians could be carrying the virus, which will become evident, if true, within a week or so.
Still, state health officials are not prepared to order people who, so far, aren’t exhibiting any symptoms, to remain at home and away from places of work.
“I’m not pessimistic and giving up that it’s going to spread like wildfire,” he said.
Outbreak figures are low for now, but they could soon explode
Still, state authorities could intervene at some point in the near future such as recommending or even ordering school closures, cancellation of local events, and requesting that vulnerable people — very young, very old, sick — stay at home and out of the public square. (Related: Spirulina found to boost the body’s type 1 interferon response to fight RNA viral infections “including coronavirus,” new science finds.)
“It’s really looking at community by community,” said Sidelinger, though he noted that the mass quarantines in China ordered by the Communist government did “seem to have turned the course of the disease” (if you can believe official Chinese government figures, and we don’t).
“While we want to keep everyone safe, we have to weigh it against (restrictions on) the broader population,” the doctor added.
For now. But what if mass outbreak occurs? Oregon officials likely won’t have much of a choice.
Already, Oregon Live noted in a separate report, dozens of hospital staff at Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro were quarantined after health officials suspected they came into contact with the virus.
“Per current CDC guidelines, people who have had contact with COVID-19 patients are asked to maintain self-isolation at home for 14 days,” said Dr. Mary E. Giswold, associate director of Kaiser’s hospital and post-acute care. “Some of our staff, including nurses and physicians, met the criteria for contact and are on furlough. The number of furloughed staff changed daily, as we began with an abundance of caution and followed with a more detailed investigation into whether contact occurred.”
At one point, as many as 70 people were believed to have been ordered into quarantine, the news site reported.
As of this writing, there are only about 150 known cases of coronavirus throughout the United States. But there have been enough people who ought to know say they suspect the outbreak will become much wider in the coming weeks.
Sources include:
OregonLive.com
NaturalNews.com


naturalnews--2020-03-05--Tucker Carlson: US leaders have sold out America to China

( Natural News ) Many of America ’ s most influential leaders have betrayed their country for pay , Tucker Carlson said in a scathing segment earlier this week .
The Fox host said communist China is becoming a “ dangerous enemy ” and the reason for many of the chief problems developing the U.S. today .
“ China is no longer simply an economic rival of the United States ; it ’ s becoming a dangerous enemy , ” Carlson said .
“ But instead of protecting us from this threat , an existential one , our leadership class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he continued .
“ Why do they do that ?
Simple .
They ’ re getting rich from it.
” Carlson named leaders from sports , politics , academia , and business to illustrate examples of influential Americans willing to throw American values and freedoms under the bus for Chinese cash .
His first examples were Daryl Morey , the general manager of the National Basketball Association , and star basketball player LeBron James .
“ NBA general manager Daryl Morey , you ’ ll remember , wrote a tweet supporting pro-democracy protesters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resulting backlash , the NBA and Morey both apologized for daring to criticize China ’ s fascist regime , ” Carlson said .
“ And then LeBron James weighed in and explained to us that , actually , freedom of speech in America is vastly overrated.
” The host played a clip of James telling people to be “ careful ” in what they tweet , say , and do because a “ a lot of negative ” comes with freedom of speech .
According to CNN , the Chinese market makes up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s current profits “ and could reach 20 % by 2030.
” Carlson was even harsher to retired elected representatives , who have “ literally joined China ’ s payroll.
” These include former senator Mark Kirk ( “ a registered foreign agent ” ) , former senator Joe Lieberman , and former congressman Rick Boucher .
Kirk lobbies for an America-China friendship foundation with ties to the governing Chinese communist party ; Lieberman and Boucher lobby for Chinese companies .
The Fox host also shined a spotlight on the activities of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer at the state of California ’ s pension fund , CalPERS .
“ Meng , who was born in China and moved here at the age of 25 , previously ran China ’ s $ 3 trillion portfolio of foreign investments , ” Carlson said .
Now CalPERS invests in companies that supply the Chinese military and has invested in Hikvision , which makes the surveillance equipment China uses .
‘ The goal is to obtain Western technology and research for China ’ s own use ’ Carlson also revealed that Meng @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to empower China at the West ’ s expense .
“ When Meng worked for a Chinese investment fund , he was recruited by the Thousand Talents Initiative — that ’ s a Chinese program designed to encourage foreign businessmen , scientists and other experts to work on China ’ s behalf , often secretly , ” Carlson said .
“ The explicit goal is to obtain Western technology and research for China ’ s own use so they can surpass us , which they are.
” Part of the reason for this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ universities are accepting Chinese money .
Carlson recalled that last month , the head of Harvard ’ s chemistry department was arrested for lying about the work he was doing for China .
Carlson believes that this isn ’ t a special case , for the academic world is “ addicted to Chinese money.
” “ Harvard and Yale both stand accused of hiding hundreds of millions in donations from payments from foreign countries , ” the Fox host said .
“ Needless to say , China is one of the top contributors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Texas A & M University system tried to gauge how many of its faculty were getting Chinese money .
More than a hundred of them had been recruited , it turns out , but only five had reported their work for a hostile foreign government .
How many were indicted ?
Your guess ?
Oh , yeah ?
zero.
” China is able to steal research and technological innovation from the United States through such professors and their Chinese graduate students , Carlson suggested .
The host then took aim at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that bow to China ’ s imperialist attitudes toward Tibet and Taiwan , and at businessman and presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg , who has denied that Chinese strongman Xi Jinping is a dictator .
Bloomberg also has “ enormous ” business interests in China , Carlson reported , and his Bloomberg News heavily self-censors when it comes to corruption there .
However , the scariest relationship between Americans and China , Carlson said , is the growing dependence of the former on the latter .
“ The scariest part is that as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has grown more dependent on it , ” he said and listed medical supplies as an example .
Apparently , 80 % of antibiotics used in the U.S. come from China .
“ The saddest and most infuriating part is that none of this needed to happen in the first place , ” Carlson said .
“ China didn ’ t just one day magically overtake us .
Our leaders made that possible .
They abetted it .
They profited from it .
They betrayed us.
” Steven W. Mosher , author of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Dream is the New Threat to World Order , praised Carlson for his insight .
“ Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham are both serious journalists who ‘ get ’ the China threat , ” he told LifeSiteNews today .
“ China is a threat across all domains , ” he continued .
“ It is a military threat ; an economic threat ; and now , with the coronavirus , a threat to the health of people everywhere.
” Mosher said it sounds as if Carlson has read his Bully of Asia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Capitol Hill .
Steve Bannon , a former adviser to President Trump , told Mosher he has read his book twice .
Peter Navarro , the director of trade and manufacturing policy for President Trump , is an old friend , Mosher says .
“ It is a kind of personal vindication for me to have the arguments that I have been making about the growing China Threat for the past twenty years finally become official administration policy and mainstream journalism , ” Mosher told LifeSiteNews .
“ And just in the nick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was the year that the pundits said China would overtake the United States as the dominant global economic power .
Now it appears that day is still a long way off and — now that America has woken up to the China Threat — may never happen at all , ” he continued .
“ When President Reagan was asked what his policy towards the USSR was , he famously said , ‘ We win , they lose.
’ This is essentially Trump ’ s policy towards China .
And as we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of winning .
”

Tucker Carlson: US leaders have sold out America to China
Many of America’s most influential leaders have betrayed their country for pay, Tucker Carlson said in a scathing segment earlier this week.
(Article by Dorothy Cummings McLean republished from LifeSiteNews.com)
The Fox host said communist China is becoming a “dangerous enemy” and the reason for many of the chief problems developing the U.S. today.
“China is no longer simply an economic rival of the United States; it’s becoming a dangerous enemy,” Carlson said.
“But instead of protecting us from this threat, an existential one, our leadership class collaborates with the other side,” he continued.
“Why do they do that? Simple. They're getting rich from it.”
Carlson named leaders from sports, politics, academia, and business to illustrate examples of influential Americans willing to throw American values and freedoms under the bus for Chinese cash. His first examples were Daryl Morey, the general manager of the National Basketball Association, and star basketball player LeBron James.
“NBA general manager Daryl Morey, you'll remember, wrote a tweet supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, and in the resulting backlash, the NBA and Morey both apologized for daring to criticize China's fascist regime,” Carlson said.
“And then LeBron James weighed in and explained to us that, actually, freedom of speech in America is vastly overrated.”
The host played a clip of James telling people to be “careful” in what they tweet, say, and do because a “a lot of negative” comes with freedom of speech.
According to CNN, the Chinese market makes up at least 10% of the NBA’s current profits “and could reach 20% by 2030.”
Carlson was even harsher to retired elected representatives, who have “literally joined China’s payroll.” These include former senator Mark Kirk (“a registered foreign agent”), former senator Joe Lieberman, and former congressman Rick Boucher. Kirk lobbies for an America-China friendship foundation with ties to the governing Chinese communist party; Lieberman and Boucher lobby for Chinese companies.
The Fox host also shined a spotlight on the activities of China-born Yu Meng, the chief investment officer at the state of California’s pension fund, CalPERS.
“Meng, who was born in China and moved here at the age of 25, previously ran China's $3 trillion portfolio of foreign investments,” Carlson said.
Now CalPERS invests in companies that supply the Chinese military and has invested in Hikvision, which makes the surveillance equipment China uses.
“So they’re actively abetting fascism,” Carlson concluded.
‘The goal is to obtain Western technology and research for China's own use’
Carlson also revealed that Meng had worked for a program that seeks to empower China at the West’s expense.
“When Meng worked for a Chinese investment fund, he was recruited by the Thousand Talents Initiative — that's a Chinese program designed to encourage foreign businessmen, scientists and other experts to work on China's behalf, often secretly,” Carlson said.
“The explicit goal is to obtain Western technology and research for China's own use so they can surpass us, which they are.”
Part of the reason for this is that even America’s leading universities are accepting Chinese money. Carlson recalled that last month, the head of Harvard’s chemistry department was arrested for lying about the work he was doing for China. Carlson believes that this isn’t a special case, for the academic world is “addicted to Chinese money.”
“Harvard and Yale both stand accused of hiding hundreds of millions in donations from payments from foreign countries,” the Fox host said.
“Needless to say, China is one of the top contributors,” he continued.
“Recently, the Texas A&M University system tried to gauge how many of its faculty were getting Chinese money. More than a hundred of them had been recruited, it turns out, but only five had reported their work for a hostile foreign government. How many were indicted? Your guess? Oh, yeah ? zero.”
China is able to steal research and technological innovation from the United States through such professors and their Chinese graduate students, Carlson suggested.
The host then took aim at businesses, like Disney and the Gap, that bow to China’s imperialist attitudes toward Tibet and Taiwan, and at businessman and presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg, who has denied that Chinese strongman Xi Jinping is a dictator. Bloomberg also has “enormous” business interests in China, Carlson reported, and his Bloomberg News heavily self-censors when it comes to corruption there.
However, the scariest relationship between Americans and China, Carlson said, is the growing dependence of the former on the latter.
“The scariest part is that as China has grown more powerful, America has grown more dependent on it,” he said and listed medical supplies as an example. Apparently, 80% of antibiotics used in the U.S. come from China.
“The saddest and most infuriating part is that none of this needed to happen in the first place,” Carlson said.
“China didn't just one day magically overtake us. Our leaders made that possible. They abetted it. They profited from it. They betrayed us.”
Trump’s China policy: ‘We win, they lose.’
Steven W. Mosher, author of Bully of Asia: Why China’s Dream is the New Threat to World Order, praised Carlson for his insight.
“Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham are both serious journalists who ‘get’ the China threat,” he told LifeSiteNews today.
“China is a threat across all domains,” he continued. “It is a military threat; an economic threat; and now, with the coronavirus, a threat to the health of people everywhere.”
Mosher said it sounds as if Carlson has read his Bully of Asia, which has made an impact on Capitol Hill. Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Trump, told Mosher he has read his book twice. Peter Navarro, the director of trade and manufacturing policy for President Trump, is an old friend, Mosher says.
“It is a kind of personal vindication for me to have the arguments that I have been making about the growing China Threat for the past twenty years finally become official administration policy and mainstream journalism,” Mosher told LifeSiteNews.
“And just in the nick of time. This year, 2020, was the year that the pundits said China would overtake the United States as the dominant global economic power. Now it appears that day is still a long way off and — now that America has woken up to the China Threat — may never happen at all,” he continued.
“When President Reagan was asked what his policy towards the USSR was, he famously said, ‘We win, they lose.’ This is essentially Trump's policy towards China. And as we all know, he never gets tired of winning.”
Read more at: LifeSiteNews.com