They've been lying all this time???-----Intelligence on Sick Staff at Wuhan Lab Fuels Debate on Covid-19 Origin - WSJ

Intelligence on Sick Staff at Wuhan Lab Fuels Debate on Covid-19 Origin - WSJ --WSJ NEWS EXCLUSIVE

• Report says researchers went to hospital in November 2019, shortly before confirmed outbreak; adds to calls for probe of whether virus escaped lab
  

WASHINGTON—Three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick enough in November 2019 that they sought hospital care, according to a previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence report that could add weight to growing calls for a fuller probe of whether the Covid-19 virus may have escaped from the laboratory.
The details of the reporting go beyond a State Department fact sheet, issued during the final days of the Trump administration, which said that several researchers at the lab, a center for the study of coronaviruses and other pathogens, became sick in autumn 2019 “with symptoms consistent with both Covid-19 and common seasonal illness.”
The disclosure of the number of researchers, the timing of their illnesses and their hospital visits come on the eve of a meeting of the World Health Organization’s decision-making body, which is expected to discuss the next phase of an investigation into Covid-19’s origins...Read all!!

Baby steps to totalitarianism.

 

Local "news" just a biased as national news...only dumber!-----John Oliver Fools Local Broadcast News Programs Into Promoting “Ridiculous” Fake Product

John Oliver Fools Local Broadcast News Programs Into Promoting “Ridiculous” Fake Product

• John Oliver on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight focused his main segment on the amount of sponsored content creeping into local news broadcasts under the guise of news.

"And at the end of his segment, he showed how “easy” it is to fool a program into doing a segment on a product for money — even a fake one.
“It is far too easy to make a ridiculous product that makes outlandish claims and get it onto local TV,” he said. “And the reason I know that is, we did.”
The show’s production team set up company called “Venus Inventions,” makers of the “Venus Veil,” described as “the world’s first sexual wellness blanket.”
They also created a website and hired an actress to ”brand-egrate the shit” out of the product into “shows it had no business being on.”
ABC4 in Utah took the bait, and ran a segment on it Friday. Oliver showed highlights from the broadcast.
Oliver said it was very easy to get the segment on the air and noted that the staffer interviewing the actress promoting the product was the station’s chief medical correspondent.
“It seems striking she didn’t have any follow-ups on claims we made about the veil that you would hope a medical correspondent would immediately take issue with,” he said...
Watch the segment below...Read all!

#1 This day 1970-----Ray Stevens - Everything is Beautiful (1970)

Democrat controlled cities are hell-holes!-----Several dead, dozens injured after violent weekend of shootings across nation | Just The News

Several dead, dozens injured after violent weekend of shootings across nation | Just The News

"Large gatherings over the weekend across the country resulted in violent shootings at a bar in Ohio, a party in New Jersey and concert in South Carolina, leaving six dead and dozens injured.

...Although the motive was still unclear to police, North Charleston Police Chief Reggie Burgess said Sunday "the individuals were angry at each other and they didn’t care who got hit," according to The Post and Courier newspaper.

• Meanwhile in Chicago, shootings have become a frequent dilemma faced by officials, which resulted in 11 killed and 55 wounded from weekend shootings according to WGN9. From Friday night to early Monday morning gunshot wounds killed victims as young as 15. 

Shootings in cities nationwide are up significant amounts compared to previous years...Read all.

FB "apology".

 

NYC principal Amanda Bueno urged staff to support Palestinian liberation - TheBlaze

NYC principal Amanda Bueno urged staff to support Palestinian liberation - TheBlaze: 

A New York City middle school principal is under fire for telling teachers and administrators to "take action" against Israel and make a "public commitment to Palestinian liberation." Principal Amanda Bueno emailed staffers at MS 136 in Brooklyn a list of actions they should take to support Palestine in the most recent Israel-Gaza conflict.

Apartment owner pays fine for allegedly failing to offer translation | The Sacramento Bee

Apartment owner pays fine for allegedly failing to offer translation | The Sacramento Bee

"The management company of a south Sacramento apartment complex is paying a federal settlement after being accused of retaliating against an employee who was advocating for language translation services for residents.

An employee of the apartment complex filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which provides funding to the complex, a HUD news release said. 

The complaint alleged the complex’s owners and managers failed to provide language translation services to Vietnamese residents and retaliated against an employee who advocated for such services.

That would have been a violation of the federal Fair Housing Act and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which both prohibit discrimination based on national origin.

According to the settlement agreement, FPI Management will pay $10,000 to the employee who filed the complaint, and $20,075 to residents of the property, with each of the 73 households receiving $275, the release said. 

FPI will also provide free oral and written translation to those who need it in the future...Read all.

AM Fruitcake

 

History for May 25

History for May 25 - On-This-Day.com

Ralph W. Emerson 1803 - Essayist, philosopher, poet

• 1844 - The gasoline engine was patented by Stuart Perry.
• 1925 - John Scopes was indicted for teaching the Darwinian theory in school.
• 1977 - "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" opened and became the largest grossing film to date.
• 1979 - An American Airlines DC-10 crashed during takeoff at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. 275 people were killed.
• 1986 - Approximately 7 million Americans participated in "Hands Across America."
• 1992 - Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent host of NBC's "Tonight Show."
• 1997 - Poland adopted a constitution that removed all traces of communism.
• 1999 - A report by the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China concluded that China had "stolen design information on the U.S. most-advanced thermonuclear weapons" and that China's penetration of U.S. weapons laboratories "spans at least the past several decades and almost certainly continues today."

Leaked: US State Dept. supports BLM messaging/flags worldwide on George Floyd's death anniversary says report | American Military News

Leaked: US State Dept. supports BLM messaging/flags worldwide on George Floyd's death anniversary says report | American Military News: 

The U.S. State Department under President Joe Biden is encouraging its offices and employees to display Black Lives Matter messaging on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death in police custody on May 25, 2020, according to a memo reported by Human Events on Monday.

The memo, reportedly provided by a source within the State Department who requested anonymity, said that all U.S. “Diplomatic and Consular posts” are encouraged to display shows of support for Black Lives Matter on Tuesday, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death.

New York Times finds support for Black Lives Matter plummeted - TheBlaze

New York Times finds support for Black Lives Matter plummeted - TheBlaze: 

The one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd occurs next week on May 25. Following the deaths of Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery last year, support for Black Lives Matter skyrocketed.

The way we were-----Drive-In Movie Theaters - Life in America

Gangster government!-----Belarus forces plane to land and arrests journalist

"Belarusian authorities scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land and then detained an opposition-minded journalist who was on board."

Facebook Blocks Doctor’s Message on COVID’s Low Infant Mortality Rate

Facebook Blocks Doctor’s Message on COVID’s Low Infant Mortality Rate

"A physician’s message about low pediatric deaths from COVID-19 was blocked from Facebook for violating “community standards on spam.”

Dr. Tracy Høeg, sports, spine, and regenerative medicine doctor responded to a poster’s question about the infant mortality rate due to COVID.

Dr. Høeg told users following her account that there were 19 infant deaths due to COVID in April, a number that is rapidly declining...Read all.

“Fauci Is Playing Word Games” About Gain-of-Function Research In Wuhan

Instapundit--“Fauci Is Playing Word Games” About Gain-of-Function Research In Wuhan

TOM COTTON: “Fauci Is Playing Word Games” About Gain-of-Function Research In Wuhan (video).

UPDATE: Intelligence on Sick Staff at Wuhan Lab Fuels Debate On Covid-19 Origin: Report says researchers went to hospital in November 2019, shortly before confirmed outbreak; Adds to calls for probe of whether virus escaped lab.

Flashback:

(Updated and bumped.)--Posted by Ed Driscoll"

Judge permits massive election audit in Georgia, rules absentee ballots unsealed for examination - TheBlaze

Judge permits massive election audit in Georgia, rules absentee ballots unsealed for examination - TheBlaze: 

A Georgia judge agreed Friday to unseal nearly 150,000 absentee ballots in Fulton County, the state's most populous county, to allow investigators to examine the ballots for evidence of alleged voter fraud.

China lab-leak theory into origins of virus 'worth a second look'

"The coronavirus lab leak theory is now gaining far more international attention, according to Sky News host Chris Kenny.

"The lab leak theory is now getting far more attention worldwide," Mr Kenny said.

Mr Kenny iterated that Sharri Markson's reporting on the issue did not say the virus came from the lab but only that it was a scenario that made evidential sense; warranting a full investigation.

Mr Kenny also said foreign papers like the Wall Street Journal have said the Wuhan Institute "refused" to assist with enquiries by not sharing their raw data.

"The Wall Street Journal went on to say the Wuhan Institute has refused to share raw data, safety logs and lab records on its coronavirus work with bats, which many consider the most likely source of the virus and this pandemic," he said.

Mr Kenny also spoke with the United States Studies Centre's Dr John Lee who said the "circumstantial" evidence and "behaviour" of the CCP surrounding the virus origins makes the lab-leak theory seem "more credible".

"The lab theory is starting to look a lot more credible than most people assumed it was a few months ago," he said."

Federal, and state unemployment benefits total $650 a week...leisure and hospitality sector average pay is $477.

Uncle Sam Gets Set To Dig into Your Bank Account

"...Here’s another statistic — federal, and state unemployment benefits total $650 a week. 

However, in the leisure and hospitality sector, probably the worst hit area during the pandemic, average pay is $477. 

• So you get $650 staying home, and $477 going to work.

That tells me that overly generous federal policies are discouraging work and encouraging staying home. That is not good, either. 

Which brings me back to the opening point. 

This is no time to be raising taxes and hiring twice the number of IRS agents to chase capital out of the country...Read all!

Lunch video-----Definitely Not a Cult

Noon-toon

 

Portland Police Department Reportedly Spent $12.4 Million After Year Of Unrest And Riots | The Daily Caller

Portland Police Department Reportedly Spent $12.4 Million After Year Of Unrest And Riots | The Daily Caller: 

Over half of the money spent was used in the first month of riots, with $5.5 million spent responding to protests after July 1, 2020, according to the report. Most of the money went toward pay officers for overtime hours but some was used to purchase supplies, equipment, gas and food, according to the National Review.

Fire every teacher who politicizes the classroom!

 

#1 Movie this week 1973-----Paper Moon - Trailer