Anti-lockdown protesters came to Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s front door Thursday as the embattled state leader talked about extending her stay-at-home order into May.
The protesters called their action “Operation Queen’s Castle” and included a photograph of Whitmer with a crown superimposed on her head, Detroit’s FOX 2 reported.
Former CIA officer and National Security Council Chief of Staff Fred Fleitz said Wednesday that former CIA Director John Brennan ignored intelligence that Russian President Vladimir Putin actually wanted Hillary Clinton to win the the 2016 presidential election.
Bachman--@ElonBachman-Official New York policy encouraged infectious COVID-19 patients to be sent back to nursing homes. Reminder: about half of COVID-19 deaths have been nursing home patients
michael--@Realronmexico99-43% of NJ deaths involve nursing homes. In my county, 20% of all cases and a whopping 54% of all deaths are from these homes. In my small town we have 17 dead in one of these facilities.
Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell shut down the recent attempt of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to control the director's staffing decisions, sending the congressman a letter reminding him of the separation between the legislative and executive branches of government.
States Made Risky Bets with Pensions. Now They Want a Bailout.
"...Democratic leaders in those states are pushing the federal government for billions in funding to shore up underfunded public pensions. Democrats in Congress have made bailouts for state and local governments a major priority for the next round of coronavirus stimulus, even allowing a major small business loan program to run dry...
Some states now seeking bailouts are in part covering for more than a decade of economic mismanagement, having chased increasingly risky investments to fund generous benefits at low up-front costs.
Bailouts would allow states to dodge hard questions about the viability of excessively generous public pensions.
...Andrew Biggs, a pension expert at the American Enterprise Institute, told the Washington Free Beacon that a bailout for Illinois could break the dam of federal funding:
"If Illinois got money, then everybody's going to ask for it, because all of these pensions have some level of funding problems. I think this is the feeler to see what happens."... Read all.
It sure looks like the New York Times got played by the former HHS expert who says his firing was 'retaliation':
"Former Department of Health and Human Services vaccine expert Rick Bright says he was sacked this week because he heroically "pressed for rigorous vetting" of the malaria drug touted by President Trump as a possible treatment for the coronavirus, the New York Times reports. Politico, however, tells a different story.
Bright’s firing was a long time coming, dating back almost a year.
And not only did Bright praise the White House’s push for the drug that his attorneys now claim he opposed, but he was also instrumental in acquiring it for the Trump administration.
So, whom to believe?
On the one hand, there is the New York Times, whose report is based on a letter authored by Bright, an anonymous source who claims the former HHS official was pressured “to rush access” to hydroxychloroquine, and Bright’s attorneys, who say his firing was "retaliation, plain and simple.” His attorneys, by the way, are the same ones who represented Christine Blasey Ford during the Senate nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Read all!
Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.) admitted that she and her progressive colleagues have been blocking legislation aimed at providing relief to small business workers in order to hold on to political leverage.
The congresswoman made the comments during a virtual news conference Monday with fellow progressive lawmakers and activists, in which they pushed for illegal immigrants to be included in the next round of coronavirus relief, among other Congressional Progressive Caucus priorities.
"Televangelist Jim Bakker said he’s been cut off by credit card companies after he was accused of selling a fake coronavirus cure and asked viewers to send cash or checks or he may have to file for bankruptcy.
“You can’t use credit cards if you do give to our ministry at this time because there’s a situation,” Bakker said on his show this week.
...Bakker was criticized for selling his “Silver Solution” as a cure for COVID-19 in February and the state of Missouri sued the televangelist last month, accusing him of lying to consumers, The Kansas City Star reports.
...“SOS, save our station, save our ship, help us stay on the air,” he said this week.
“We’re asking people to give an offering, and we need a miracle.”... Read all.
Health records showed that 94% of the 5,700 patients in the Northwell Health system — which has had the most patients in the country during the pandemic — had at least one disease other than COVID-19, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. 88% had more than one ailment on top of coronavirus.
DISGUSTING: MI Governor Whitmer Sends Letter To Front Line Healthcare Workers Accusing Them Of Racism...Even If They Don’t Realize It "In her efforts to put herself at the top of Joe Biden’s list of VP candidates, Michigan’s Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been working on making herself famous by imposing the most draconian measures on her citizens of any governor in America. ...The letter accused all Michigan health care workers, who are literally putting their lives on the line every day during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic of being racists—even if they don’t know they are. In her letter, Dr. Khaldunis offered suggestions about how racist health care providers can address their “implicit biases.”
Dr. Joneigh Khaldunis and Governor Gretchen Whitmer
"...The purpose of this letter is to make sure you are aware of our current understanding of how this disease is impacting racial and ethnic minorities, and alert you to ways you can address this in your current practice.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Cases and Deaths
...The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has identified alarming racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 cases and deaths. ... Research has also shown that, once care is accessed, both implicit and explicit bias by healthcare providers contributes to health care disparities. One of the factors associated with implicit bias is how we are socialized. We all have implicit biases and the difficulty is that we don’t realize that we have them – assumptions about individuals and groups can cause medical providers to not use a patient’s individual circumstances or objective data to guide clinical management. Explicit biases include those that are more explicitly racist, that may also not be fully recognized... You can read the entire document here.
Facebook has coordinated with at least three state governments to remove event listings on its site that promote protests against COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, CNN reported.
As more protests emerge against social distancing policies and stay-at-home orders that have caused economic turmoil and record unemployment, many organizers have used Facebook to create protest groups and promote events.
"Corporate Covid-19 response videos are eerily similar. *Cue somber piano music* When a company or brand releases a Coronavirus Response ad, they might tell you that we're living in "uncertain times", but that "we're here for you".
They may say their top priority is "people" and "families" by bringing their services to the "comfort and safety of your home".
And don't forget: "we're all in this together!"#together What's the deal?
In reality, many companies have found themselves short on cash, almost overnight.
They needed to get a message out - and quick.
They asked their teams to throw something together.
Since they can't film a new ad because of social distancing, they compiled old stock b-roll footage and found the most inoffensive royalty-free piano track they could find.
This, combined with a decade of marketing trends dictated by focus groups and design-by-committee, released a tsunami of derivative, cliche ads all within a week of one another.
It's not a conspiracy - but perhaps a sign that it's time for something new."
History for April 24 - On-This-Day.com Robert Penn Warren 1905, Shirley MacLaine 1934 - Actress, Barbra Streisand 1942 - Singer Vince Ferragamo 1954, Michael O'Keefe 1955, Kelly Clarkson (Kelly Brianne Clarkson) 1983 - Singer, first "American Idol" participant to win a Grammy Award 1805 - The U.S. Marines attacked and captured the town of Derna in Tripoli. 1989 - Thousands of students began striking in Beijing.
Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer awarded coveted coronavirus contact-tracing operation contracts to two Democratic consulting firms, then later rescinded the agreements after it was revealed her campaign had a relationship with one of the firms.
