This moron is a senator???----Sen. Peters Praises Chinese Government, Notes Their System Is Responding...

Poll: 55% Approve of How Trump's Handling Chinese Coronavirus Crisis

Poll: 55% Approve of How Trump's Handling Chinese Coronavirus Crisis:

A poll released Friday shows President Donald Trump’s approval for his handling of the Chinese coronavirus outbreak is on the rise.
In the figures reported by ABC, a full 55 percent of Americans approve of the president’s management of the crisis, against 43 percent who disapprove.

Seriously.....UA students say finishing classes is 'asking too much,' demand passing grades

UA students say finishing classes is 'asking too much,' demand passing grades

• Thousands have signed a petition calling on the University of Arizona to end spring semester classes amid the coronavirus outbreak.
• Students not only want classes to end but also want the university to issue passing grades to every student.

Students at the University of Arizona are calling on the school to end spring classes altogether and just give every student a passing grade..."
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Banned from FB for this!

It’s Barack Obama's Fault There’s a Shortage of N95 Respirator Masks

It’s Barack Obama's Fault There’s a Shortage of N95 Respirator Masks
"Last week Bloomberg published a story about the mask shortages and how that was making it difficult for hospital workers in various states to take alternative measures to help protect themselves during the coronavirus pandemic...
It paints a horrible picture of chaos in our nation’s hospitals, and attempts to blame the problem on the Trump administration, because the Strategic National Stockpile, which is maintained by the Health and Human Services Department, is insufficient for the current crisis.

Back in 2005, the Bush Administration published the “National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza.” 

The strategy called for plans to distribute medical supplies from the national stockpile and to assist state and local efforts to handle an outbreak, but last month, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told Congress that the national stockpile of N95 respirator masks was 12 million—a mere fraction of the 1.7 billion masks government scientists estimated back in 2015 would be needed in the event of a severe flu outbreak.

How did we end up with such a low stockpile? 

It used to be much larger. 

What happened to it?

Buried several paragraphs deep in the aforementioned Bloomberg story we find out that “after the H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009, which triggered a nationwide shortage of masks and caused a 2- to 3-year backlog orders for the N95 variety, the stockpile distributed about three-quarters of its inventory and didn’t build back the supply.”

That's right, the shortage of N95 masks can be traced back to the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic of 2009... when Barack Obama was president..."

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Lunch video-----Why No One Trusts the Mainstream Media

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Coronavirus: Federal Judge Rules Migrants Must Stay in Detention Center

Coronavirus: Federal Judge Rules Migrants Must Stay in Detention Center:

A federal judge in Seattle rejected three nonprofits’ effort to force U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release migrants in a detention center in Washington state because of the threat from coronavirus.

You think it can't happen?

#1 Movie this week 1962-----How the west was Won (1962) Trailer

Thread by @lyndseyfifield: Took a break to read back and see how the media covered Trump's 1/31 announcement barring entry into the U.S. from China and HOO BOY... Many…

Thread by @lyndseyfifield: Took a break to read back and see how the media covered Trump's 1/31 announcement barring entry into the U.S. from China and HOO BOY... Many…
"Took a break to read back and see how the media covered Trump's 1/31 announcement barring entry into the U.S. from China and HOO BOY...
Many in the scientific community beclowned themselves because their hatred for Trump blinded them—and does to this day..."
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NEVER TRUST THE Lib-loon MEDIA!

#1 This day 1964-----The Beatles - She Loves You [Come To Town, ABC Cinema, Manchester, Unit...

Must read!!--"In the midst of all this financial chicanery, the Chinese began furiously buying up Italian real estate and businesses in the North"--Fans of Best of the Web Today

Fans of Best of the Web Today--Denny Royston

Interesting post regarding Italy....[via Michael Levin Maszaros]

By Giacomino Nicolazzo:

Beginning in about 2014, Matteo Renzi, the imbecile ex-mayor of Firenze acting as the leader of the Partito Democratico (synonymous with the Italian Communist party), somehow managed to get himself elected as Italy’s Prime Minister. To give you a proper frame of reference, Matteo Renzi was so far left, he would make Barack Obama look like Barry Goldwater!

At the same time that Renzi was leading Italy into oblivion, strange things were happening in Italy’s economy. Banks were failing...but not closing. Retirement ages were being extended...for some reason the pension funds were dwindling or disappearing. The national sales tax we call IVA (Value Added Tax) rose from 18% to 20%, then to 21% and again to 22%. In the midst of all this financial chicanery, the Chinese began furiously buying up Italian real estate and businesses in the North.

Now the reason I mention Renzi and the Chinese together is that strange things were also going on between the governments of Italy and China. A blind eye was being turned to the way the Chinese were buying businesses in the financial, telecommunication, industrial and fashion sectors of Italy’s economy, all of which take place in Milano.

To be brief...China was getting away with purchases and acquisitions in violation of Italian law and EU Trade Agreements with the US and the UK...and no one in either of those countries (not Obama in the US or Cameron in the UK) said a thing in their country’s defense. As a matter of fact, much of it was hidden from the public in all three countries.

In 2014, China infused the Italian economy with €5 billion through purchases of companies costing less than €100 million each. By the time Renzi left office (in disgrace) in 2016, Chinese acquisitions had exceeded €52 billion. When the dust settled, China owned more than 300 companies...representing 27% of the major Italian corporations.

The Bank of China now owns five major banks in Italy...all of which had been secretly (and illegally) propped up by Renzi using pilfered pension funds! Soon after, the China Milano Equity Exchange was opened and much of Italy’s wealth was being funneled back to the Chinese mainland.

Chinese state entities own Italy’s major telecommunication corporation (Telecom) as well as its major utilities (ENI and ENEL). Upon entry into the telecommunication market, Huawei established a facility in Segrate, a suburb of Milano. It launched is first research center there and worked on the study of microwaves which has resulted in the possibly-dangerous / health-threatening technology we call 5G.

China also now owns controlling interest in Fiat-Chrysler, Prysmian and Terna. You will be surprised to know that when you put a set of Pirelli tires on your car, the profits are going to China. Yep...the Chinese colossus of ChemChina, a chemical industry titan, bought that company too! Last but not least is Ferretti yachts...the most prestigious yacht builder in Europe. Incredibly, it is no longer owned by the Ferretti family.

But the sector in which Chinese companies invested most was Italy’s profitable fashion industry. The Pinco Pallino, Miss Sixty, Sergio Tacchini, Roberta di Camerino and Mariella Burani brands have been acquired by 100%. Designer Salvatore Ferragamo sold 16% and Caruso sold 35%. The most famous case is Krizia, purchased in 2014 by Shenzhen Marisfrolg Fashion Company, one of the leaders of high-priced, ready-to-wear fashions in Asia.

Now if you’re still reading and if your eyes have not glazed over yet, I am getting to the point of my rant...

Throughout all of these purchases and acquisitions I just detailed, Renzi’s government afforded the Chinese unrestricted and unfettered access to Italy and its financial markets, many coming through without customs inspections.

Quite literally, tens of thousands of Chinese came in through Milano (illegally) and went back out carrying money, technology and corporate secrets. Thousands more were allowed to enter and disappeared into shadows of Milano and other manufacturing cities of Lombardia, only to surface in illegal sewing shops, producing knock-off designer clothes and slapping ‘Made In Italy’ labels on them. All with the tacit approval of the Renzi government.

It was not until there was a change in the governing party in Italy that the sweatshops and the illegal entry and departure of Chinese nationals was stopped. Matteo Salvini, representing the Lega Nord party, closed Italy’s ports to immigrants and systematically began disassembling the sweatshops and deporting those in Italy illegally.

But his rise to power was short-lived. Italy is a communist country...socialism is in the national DNA. Ways were found to remove Salvini and the communist party, under the direction of Giuseppe Conte, reopened the ports. Immediately, thousands of unvetted, undocumented refugees from the Middle East and East Africa began pouring in again. Access was again provided to the Chinese, under the old terms, and as a consequence thousands of Chinese, the majority from Wuhan, began arriving in Milano.

In December of last year, the first inklings of a coronavirus were noticed in Lombardia...in the Chinese neighborhoods. There is no doubt amongst senior medical officials that the virus was brought here from China. By the end of January 2020 cases were being reported left and right. By mid-February the virus was beginning to seriously overload the Lombardia hospitals and medical clinics. As of my writing, they are on the verge of collapse.

The Far-Left politicians sold out and betrayed the Italian people with open border policies and social justice programs. One of the reasons the health care system collapsed so quickly is because the Renzi government (and now continued under the Conte government) redirected funds meant to sustain the medical system, to pay for the tens of thousands of immigrants brought in to Italy against the will of the Italian people.

If you remember the horrible earthquake that decimated the villages around Amatricia, in the mountains east of Rome in 2015, you would also remember how the world responded by sending MILLIONS of dollars to help those affected.

But there is a law in Italy that prevents private donations to charitable Italian organizations. All money and donations received must be turned over to a government agency, who in turn is to appropriate the funds as needed. But that agency is corrupt just as are all the others.

Most of the money never reached a single victim in the mountains. The Renzi government redirected the vast majority of those funds to pay for the growing immigrant and refugee costs.

As the economy worsened under the burden of illegal immigration, compounded by gross government spending and incompetence, unemployment rose quickly...especially among young people. The unemployment rate for men and women under age 35 is close to 40%.

So more money was diverted from the health care system and used to pay what is known here as guaranteed income. Whether you work or not you are paid here, especially if you belong to the PD! The government simply raises taxes on those who do work.

Let me give you a quick example of the height of inanity to which Italian taxation has risen. If you live in a building that has a balcony or balconies...and any of those balconies cast a shadow on the ground, you must pay a public shadow tax! I will say no more!

The point I am trying to make here is that not only did the Chinese bring the virus to Italy (and the rest of the world) it was far-Left politics and policies that facilitated it. 
This should hopefully be a warning to Americans that while they work to rid themselves of the COVID-19 virus, they should just as vehemently endeavor to rid their government of any politician that circumvents the Constitution and ignores the laws of the land...plain and simple."

Yup, that's what happened.

National Guard Chief: No Demand for Forces to Act as Law Enforcement

National Guard Chief: No Demand for Forces to Act as Law Enforcement:

National Guard Bureau Chief Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel said recently he does not see any demand from states to have Guard members act in law enforcement roles.
He said during a Pentagon briefing on Thursday:

We have elected morally and intellectually bankrupt morons to "control" us.-----THE CURRENT ERA, IN A NUTSHELL: …

Instapundit Blog Archive THE CURRENT ERA, IN A NUTSHELL: …
THE CURRENT ERA, IN A NUTSHELL:

Posted by Glenn Reynolds"

AM Fruitcake.

History for March 23

History for March 23 - On-This-Day.com
Erich Fromm 1900 - German-American psychologist and humanistic philosopher, Joan Crawford 1905 - Actress (Mildred Pierce, The Unknown), Born: Lucille Fay LeSueur, Akira Kurosawa 1910 - Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter (Sugata Sanshiro, Madadayo)


Wernher Von Braun ((Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun)) 1912 - Rocket scientist, generally regarded as the father of the United States space program, Craig Breedlove 1937 - First to reach 400 mi/h, 500 mi/h and 600 mi/h using turbojet-powered vehicles, Keri Russell 1976 - Actress ("Felicity," "The Americans")

1933 - The German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act. The act effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial legislative powers.


1942 - During World War II, the U.S. government began evacuating Japanese-Americans from West Coast homes to detention centers.

McConnell Explodes On Pelosi For Ruining Stimulus Bill That Protected Economy, Families | The Daily Wire

McConnell Explodes On Pelosi For Ruining Stimulus Bill That Protected Economy, Families | The Daily Wire:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) unloaded on the Democratic leadership on Sunday for killing a massive $1.8 trillion spending bill to protect the economy and American families from the fallout of the coronavirus, which originated in China.

FDA Approves Coronavirus Test That Can Provide Results In 45 Minutes | The Daily Caller

FDA Approves Coronavirus Test That Can Provide Results In 45 Minutes | The Daily Caller:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of a coronavirus test that can detect the virus within 45 minutes, the company that makes the tests announced on Saturday.
The FDA approved the test, created by Cepheid, a California-based medical device company, through Emergency Use Authorization, a process the helps circumvent the lengthy approval process for drugs, medical supplies and diagnostic measures.

The way we were-----The Aurora, Revell, Monogram Models Story

Boob-tube-----Mrs. Wiggins: Ol' Paint from The Carol Burnett Show (full sketch)

Life in the Time of Wuhan - American Thinker

Life in the Time of Wuhan - American Thinker--By Clarice Feldman

"Crises have a way of sorting out the good people, ideas, and institutions from the bad, and as the Wuhan virus spreads throughout the world, the sorting process is made easier. 

The decision to close our borders to China, criticized by the WHO, the left, and media as “racist,” has proven to be essential, and the bien pensant governments around the world are now following suit, shutting down their borders to aid in containment.

For those who wonder why this variety of flu depends on our isolating ourselves for a while until we can contain it, my young friend and scientist, Lauren Ancel Meyer, explains:  

The recent threats of SARS, swine flu, Ebola, and Zika have brought fame to an epidemiological statistic known as R0. It stands for the basic reproduction number and is intended to be an indicator of the contagiousness of infectious agents (it is pronounced R-naught). In short it tells us how many people each new case will infect during the early days of a pandemic on average...

Speed of containment is of the essence and the good news is that while the development of any vaccine against it requires more time, there are existing pharmaceuticals, some of which are readily available and not terribly expensive, that seem to be efficacious..."
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Prager issues warning: If we can shut down America for COVID-19, Dems can shut it down for climate change - WND

Prager issues warning: If we can shut down America for COVID-19, Dems can shut it down for climate change - WND:

“We can only be certain that shutting down virtually every part of society will result in a large number of people economically ruined, life savings depleted, decades of work building a restaurant or some other small business destroyed,” Prager explains.
“But the longer-term ripple effects are potentially far worse,” he warns.
“Communist parties don’t fare well in robust economies,” Prager adds. “But they’re very tempting when people are in dire economic straits. Only God knows what economic dislocation the shutting down of American and other Western economies will lead to.”
Prager is right.