Sunday, April 12, 2020
History for April 12
History for April 12 - On-This-Day.com
Henry Clay 1777 - "The Great Pacificator", U.S. Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams, three time unsuccessful candidate for president of United States. Quote: "I would rather be right than president.", Ed O'Neill 1946 - Actor ("Married....with Children", "Wayne’s World"), Tom Clancy 1947 - Author
David Letterman 1947 - TV host, comedian ("Late Night With David Letterman"), Scott Turow 1949 - Author ("Presumed Innocent", "The Burden of Proof"), Claire Danes 1979 - Actress ("Little Women", "Law & Order")
1861 - Fort Sumter was shelled by Confederacy, starting America's Civil War.
1955 - The University of Michigan Polio Vaccine Evaluation Center announced that the polio vaccine of Dr. Jonas Salk was "safe, effective and potent."
Saturday, April 11, 2020
‘Worst Cover-Up In Human History’: Rep. McCaul Says China And WHO Are ‘Co-Conspirators’ On Coronavirus | The Daily Caller
Republican Texas Rep. Mike McCaul on Friday said that the World Health Organization (WHO) and China are working together in a cover-up for allegedly not releasing information about the disease when before the massive outbreak.
“There is a case to be made here that this is the worst cover-up in human history,” McCaul said to Fox News in an interview. “This is a cover-up by the Chinese Communist Party, which has now led to one of the worst pandemics we’ve ever seen.”
They got caught. They apologized. Yet, CBS News is still using misleading Italian hospital footage to describe COVID-19 conditions in the US. - TheBlaze
They got caught. They apologized. Yet, CBS News is still using misleading Italian hospital footage to describe COVID-19 conditions in the US. - TheBlaze:
Last week, CBS News admitted to an "editing mistake" after it got caught using footage of an overwhelmed Italian hospital while describing the coronavirus conditions in New York City.
In a statement to Fox News, a CBS spokesperson acknowledged the mistake and assured that it "took immediate steps to remove it from all platforms and shows."
Yet, despite the admission and supposed subsequent actions, CBS News has continued to use the misleading footage. In a news segment April 4, the outlet used the footage again, this time while discussing the coronavirus outbreak in Pennsylvania.
Last week, CBS News admitted to an "editing mistake" after it got caught using footage of an overwhelmed Italian hospital while describing the coronavirus conditions in New York City.In a statement to Fox News, a CBS spokesperson acknowledged the mistake and assured that it "took immediate steps to remove it from all platforms and shows."
Yet, despite the admission and supposed subsequent actions, CBS News has continued to use the misleading footage. In a news segment April 4, the outlet used the footage again, this time while discussing the coronavirus outbreak in Pennsylvania.
State Dept. Spends $70,000 on Hip-Hop Diplomacy; Music Promotes Violence, Misogyny, Drugs | Judicial Watch
State Dept. Spends $70,000 on Hip-Hop Diplomacy; Music Promotes Violence, Misogyny, Drugs | Judicial Watch"In a curious move, the U.S. government is investing tens of thousands of dollars to promote American culture abroad by using music famous for glamorizing violence, misogyny, drugs and lawlessness.
The project is called Bridging Cultures Through Hip-Hop and it aims to “explore the commonalities and differences between India and the United States through this influential music genre,” according to the State Department, which plans to spend $70,000 on the absurd endeavor...:
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Riverside County Encourages Residents To Snitch On Each Other To Curb Covid-19
Riverside County Encourages Residents To Snitch On Each Other To Curb Covid-19
"RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Riverside has become the latest county to encourage its citizens to rat out their fellow neighbors who may be violating state and county public health orders.
These requests have residents on edge.
Many members of the public are outraged because these tactics have been used historically in countries where individual freedoms were lost.
The government using masses against masses or brother against brother is a proven method to control its people.
A press release sent out Thursday, by the Riverside County Health Department informed the public about RivCoMobile, which has a “Coronavirus” feature on the landing page.
This mobile page can be used to make anonymous reports about possible violations of orders.
Under the guise of health, the county of Riverside is urging residents to tattle on each other..."
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"RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Riverside has become the latest county to encourage its citizens to rat out their fellow neighbors who may be violating state and county public health orders.
These requests have residents on edge.Many members of the public are outraged because these tactics have been used historically in countries where individual freedoms were lost.
The government using masses against masses or brother against brother is a proven method to control its people.
A press release sent out Thursday, by the Riverside County Health Department informed the public about RivCoMobile, which has a “Coronavirus” feature on the landing page.
This mobile page can be used to make anonymous reports about possible violations of orders.
Under the guise of health, the county of Riverside is urging residents to tattle on each other..."
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Report says American companies are leaving China en masse — and the coronavirus is speeding up that change - TheBlaze
Report says American companies are leaving China en masse — and the coronavirus is speeding up that change - TheBlaze:
The coronavirus pandemic may get American companies to do something the government has wanted for decades: return manufacturing to the United States.
Global manufacturing consulting firm Kearney released a report Tuesday that shows American manufacturing companies are leaving China en masse, spurred first by the trade war and solidified by China's inability to contain COVID-19 after unleashing it on the global community.
The coronavirus pandemic may get American companies to do something the government has wanted for decades: return manufacturing to the United States.
Global manufacturing consulting firm Kearney released a report Tuesday that shows American manufacturing companies are leaving China en masse, spurred first by the trade war and solidified by China's inability to contain COVID-19 after unleashing it on the global community.
No, NYC Is Not Running Out of Burial Space Due to COVID-19 – Reason.com
No, NYC Is Not Running Out of Burial Space Due to COVID-19 – Reason.com
"...So are images of coffins being buried in mass graves.
It's hard to see things like that and not feel the weight of those numbers all the more viscerally—which makes it all the more imperative to contextualize and not sensationalize those images.
Unfortunately, a lot of professional media has been erring on the side of LOOK AT WHAT AMERICA HAS COME TO: THERE ARE SO MANY DEAD BODIES THEY HAVE TO START HIRING PEOPLE TO DIG MASS GRAVES.
The city cemetery on Hart Island is indeed tragic.
It has been for the past 151 years.
"Since 1980, 68,955 people have been buried in mass graves on Hart Island," notes the Project, which is dedicated to telling stories of those laid to rest there.
That's around 1,724 people per year, 33 per week, or a little under five per day for the past 40 years. New York City Department of Corrections spokesman Jason Kersten puts the average a little lower..."
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"...So are images of coffins being buried in mass graves.
It's hard to see things like that and not feel the weight of those numbers all the more viscerally—which makes it all the more imperative to contextualize and not sensationalize those images.Unfortunately, a lot of professional media has been erring on the side of LOOK AT WHAT AMERICA HAS COME TO: THERE ARE SO MANY DEAD BODIES THEY HAVE TO START HIRING PEOPLE TO DIG MASS GRAVES.
The city cemetery on Hart Island is indeed tragic.
It has been for the past 151 years.
"Since 1980, 68,955 people have been buried in mass graves on Hart Island," notes the Project, which is dedicated to telling stories of those laid to rest there.
That's around 1,724 people per year, 33 per week, or a little under five per day for the past 40 years. New York City Department of Corrections spokesman Jason Kersten puts the average a little lower..."
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AG Barr: Media Have Been on a 'Jihad' to Discredit Hydroxychloroquine
“Before the president said anything about it, there was fair and balanced coverage of this very promising drug, and the fact that it had such a long track record that the risks were pretty well known,” he continued. “And as soon as he said something positive about it, the media has been on a jihad to discredit the drug. It’s quite strange.”
Kentucky Democrat Governor Orders Police to Photograph License Plates At Easter Church Services – Will Then Enforce Home Imprisonment… | The Last Refuge
Kentucky Democrat Governor Orders Police to Photograph License Plates At Easter Church Services – Will Then Enforce Home Imprisonment… | The Last Refuge
"Kentucky going full totalitarian. Kentucky Democrat Governor, Andy Beshear, has ordered police to photograph (Automated License Plate Reader – ALPR) the license plates of Easter Sunday worshippers who will then be visited by the Ministry of Coronavirus Compliance and forced into a 14 day quarantine.
"Kentucky going full totalitarian. Kentucky Democrat Governor, Andy Beshear, has ordered police to photograph (Automated License Plate Reader – ALPR) the license plates of Easter Sunday worshippers who will then be visited by the Ministry of Coronavirus Compliance and forced into a 14 day quarantine.
Kentucky – […] For those who decide to participate in a mass gathering of any type of which the state is notified of, the license plates of those individuals will be recorded and given to health department officials. They will then visit the individuals home bringing with them an order to quarantine for 14 days. (link)
A point about keeping items like ventilators in inventory - technology moves at a rapid rate. --Fans of Best of the Web Today
"A point about keeping items like ventilators in inventory - technology moves at a rapid rate.
Technology based equipment, which most modern medical equipment is, becomes obsolete and unsupported over time.
Buying equipment for strategic inventories is fruitless unless there is a plan to rotate that inventory to keep it "fresh".
Buying such equipment would be like buying a computer today, then storing it for a decade and then unboxing it and expecting it to run current applications without a problem."
Police Fine Christians $500 for Attending Drive-In Worship Service
Police Fine Christians $500 for Attending Drive-In Worship Service
"Police in Greenville, Miss., issued $500 tickets to Christians who gathered in a church parking lot to worship together in the safety of their cars on Wednesday.
The Christians at Temple Baptist Church intended to honor coronavirus social distancing restrictions while gathering to worship God, but the police cracked down, regardless.
"Police in Greenville, Miss., issued $500 tickets to Christians who gathered in a church parking lot to worship together in the safety of their cars on Wednesday.
The Christians at Temple Baptist Church intended to honor coronavirus social distancing restrictions while gathering to worship God, but the police cracked down, regardless.
Charles E. Hamilton Jr., pastor of King James Bible Baptist Church, raised the alarm on Facebook Wednesday evening.
...Parishioner Chris Owens shared a video of a police officer giving him a citation for attending the drive-in worship service.
In the video, Owens explains that the church wanted to comply with social distancing rules while still meeting for worship.
The officer issues the citation, regardless.
"One of the police officers said the mayor wanted to make an example of our church," Temple Baptist Church Pastor Arthur Scott told Todd Starnes.
"I told them to get some more tickets ready because we will be preaching Sunday morning and Sunday night."
Team Trump to Jim Acosta: Here's Your Examples of Mail-In Voter Fraud
Team Trump to Jim Acosta: Here's Your Examples of Mail-In Voter Fraud:
The president’s re-election campaign responded quickly to Acosta’s request, noting there were nine people charged in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas with “vote harvesting” and mail ballots, a political operative in New York stealing and submitting absentee ballots, and a resident in Pennsylvania receiving seven separate ballots in the mail.
The campaign also shared a Heritage Foundation document of over 1,000 proven cases of vote fraud.
“Democrats and the mainstream media always scoff at claims of voter fraud, but then completely ignore evidence from across the country,”
The campaign also shared a Heritage Foundation document of over 1,000 proven cases of vote fraud.
“Democrats and the mainstream media always scoff at claims of voter fraud, but then completely ignore evidence from across the country,”
Complications-----Doctors fighting coronavirus face a ventilator Catch-22 — Quartz
Doctors fighting coronavirus face a ventilator Catch-22 — Quartz
"...Critical care doctors are beginning to worry that stress caused by invasive ventilation may contribute to the grim measures of fatality among Covid-19 patients on ventilators:
One recent study of 338 Covid-19 patients (pdf) in the UK who relied upon invasive ventilators to breathe found that two-thirds died.
"...Critical care doctors are beginning to worry that stress caused by invasive ventilation may contribute to the grim measures of fatality among Covid-19 patients on ventilators: One recent study of 338 Covid-19 patients (pdf) in the UK who relied upon invasive ventilators to breathe found that two-thirds died.
...But some clinicians believe that patients with plunging oxygen levels who would normally would be placed on a mechanical ventilator may do better receiving oxygen with less aggressive means.
...In that case, using ventilators to increase the pressure of oxygen pumped into the body may do more harm than good.
...Now, he and his colleagues are looking at cheaper ways to build non-invasive ventilators that also prevent the spread of the virus in the air.
In Italy, engineers have adapted full-face scuba masks into non-invasive ventilators..."
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...In that case, using ventilators to increase the pressure of oxygen pumped into the body may do more harm than good.
...Now, he and his colleagues are looking at cheaper ways to build non-invasive ventilators that also prevent the spread of the virus in the air.
In Italy, engineers have adapted full-face scuba masks into non-invasive ventilators..."
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History for April 11
History for April 11 - On-This-Day.com
Dean G. Acheson 1893, Dale Messick 1906 - Cartoonist ("Brenda Starr"), Oleg Cassini 1913 - Fashion designer
Joel Grey 1932 - Singer (Katz), dancer, actor ("Cabaret"), actress Jennifer Grey's father, Ellen Goodman 1941 - Syndicated columnist, Joss Stone 1987 - Singer
1945 - During World War II, American soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp of Buchenwald in Germany.
1970 - Apollo 13 blasted off on a mission to the moon that was disrupted when an explosion crippled the spacecraft. The astronauts did return safely.
Friday, April 10, 2020
Tucker Unpacks Connections Between Comcast’s Theme Park Deal In China And Favorable Coverage | The Daily Caller
Tucker Unpacks Connections Between Comcast’s Theme Park Deal In China And Favorable Coverage | The Daily Caller:
J. Arthur Bloom said Wednesday that American media outlets doing the bidding of the Chinese might not be entirely ideologically driven.
Bloom, a Daily Caller alum and managing editor of The American Conservative, told Fox News host Tucker Carlson that Comcast had business ties to Beijing that could explain the company-wide trepidation in directly challenging the coronavirus claims coming out of China.
J. Arthur Bloom said Wednesday that American media outlets doing the bidding of the Chinese might not be entirely ideologically driven.
Bloom, a Daily Caller alum and managing editor of The American Conservative, told Fox News host Tucker Carlson that Comcast had business ties to Beijing that could explain the company-wide trepidation in directly challenging the coronavirus claims coming out of China.
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