Dr. Deborah Birx dismantles the media for spreading fake news on coronavirus - TheBlaze:
Coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx calmly but expertly dismantled the media for spreading fake news to panic the public during the latest media briefing.
Birx made the comments after President Donald Trump spoke about coronavirus on Thursday.
Friday, March 27, 2020
More lib-lies. Never believe their "Reports"-----Barr Smacks Down Report That DOJ Sought Ability to Detain Defendants Indefinitely
Barr Smacks Down Report That DOJ Sought Ability to Detain Defendants Indefinitely
"...Some reports said the Justice Department was asking for the power to detain defendants indefinitely.
However, Attorney General William Barr told Fox News on Thursday that those reporters are false, “It’s cockamamie nonsense.”
“It’s a gross mischaracterization,” he added.
Instead, Barr said that the Justice Department had asked Congress for ideas on how to help judges grappling with deadlines as courts across the country are closing due to fears about the spread of the coronavirus.
“The whole legal system is rife with deadlines,”
Barr said, adding, “You have so many days to appeal a decision and so on.”
Additionally, Barr said the department was looking for a way to “come up with a consistent approach” for judges across the country.
The reports sparked bipartisan outrage
...Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) blasted the reported request as “abhorrent,” as IJR has previously reported.
“It does not matter how urgent times are. We have to make sure that we retain our civil rights. And there’s no reason for us to be waiving folks’ civil rights in an emergency,” she said during an interview on CNN."
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"...Some reports said the Justice Department was asking for the power to detain defendants indefinitely.
However, Attorney General William Barr told Fox News on Thursday that those reporters are false, “It’s cockamamie nonsense.”
“It’s a gross mischaracterization,” he added.
Instead, Barr said that the Justice Department had asked Congress for ideas on how to help judges grappling with deadlines as courts across the country are closing due to fears about the spread of the coronavirus.
“The whole legal system is rife with deadlines,”
Barr said, adding, “You have so many days to appeal a decision and so on.”
The reports sparked bipartisan outrage
...Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) blasted the reported request as “abhorrent,” as IJR has previously reported.
“It does not matter how urgent times are. We have to make sure that we retain our civil rights. And there’s no reason for us to be waiving folks’ civil rights in an emergency,” she said during an interview on CNN."
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Clarice Feldman - The Great Iggy weighs in: Seems to me there's a...
Clarice Feldman - The Great Iggy weighs in: Seems to me there's a...
"The Great Iggy weighs in: Seems to me there's a lot of confirmation bias going on for just about everybody.
First, that Imperial College Ferguson guy didn't "correct" his earlier claims.
Those are the numbers based on the steps that have been taken in the UK to prevent the spread of it. He did say the R0 number may be closer to 3 than 2.5 but that doesn't change his estimate from 500,000 dead to 20,000.
"The Great Iggy weighs in: Seems to me there's a lot of confirmation bias going on for just about everybody.
First, that Imperial College Ferguson guy didn't "correct" his earlier claims.
His original numbers [which I didn't even see until today] were his estimate of what would happen in the UK and US if nothing was done.
I believe he had a range but the only numbers quoted by the press of course were his maximums of 2.2 million deaths in the US and half a mill in the UK.
His new numbers [ie 20,000 or likely many fewer than that in the UK] are not due to him looking back and saying 'OMG, I got everything wrong' the first time.
His new numbers [ie 20,000 or likely many fewer than that in the UK] are not due to him looking back and saying 'OMG, I got everything wrong' the first time.
Those are the numbers based on the steps that have been taken in the UK to prevent the spread of it. He did say the R0 number may be closer to 3 than 2.5 but that doesn't change his estimate from 500,000 dead to 20,000.
And we've known since January in China that it mostly kills old people with comorbidities, so his pointing out probably half the victims would have died in the next year anyway was not some new admission or data point either.
And the Oxford study which supposedly contradicts his is based on an iffy assumption or two as detailed in this Reason article exploring its conclusions; Half of United Kingdom Already Infected With Coronavirus, Says Oxford Model.
This article notes a similar issue; Iceland is Doing Science — ~50% of People with COVID-19 Not Showing Symptoms, ~50% Have Very Moderate Cold Symptoms [UPDATED]
The update is that if, as reported, there is an 80% false positive rate on a bunch of these tests then there in fact are not scores of millions of asymptomatic carriers walking around.
The guys contradicting the other guys seem to rely on even iffier assumptions than the dudes they're "correcting".
Everybody, except our congressional and nevertrump psychos, would like this to be much less harmful than it seemed at first look.
And the Oxford study which supposedly contradicts his is based on an iffy assumption or two as detailed in this Reason article exploring its conclusions; Half of United Kingdom Already Infected With Coronavirus, Says Oxford Model.
This article notes a similar issue; Iceland is Doing Science — ~50% of People with COVID-19 Not Showing Symptoms, ~50% Have Very Moderate Cold Symptoms [UPDATED]
The update is that if, as reported, there is an 80% false positive rate on a bunch of these tests then there in fact are not scores of millions of asymptomatic carriers walking around.
The guys contradicting the other guys seem to rely on even iffier assumptions than the dudes they're "correcting".
Everybody, except our congressional and nevertrump psychos, would like this to be much less harmful than it seemed at first look.
Hopefully not so much so that we believe things that have not much basis in fact."
Study: Reshoring Pharmaceutical Production to U.S. Creates 800K Jobs
Bringing pharmaceutical production back to the United States would create more than 800,000 American jobs, economists say.
A study by the Coalition for a Prosperous America’s Steven Byers and Jeff Ferry reveals that the U.S. could add hundreds of thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs for American citizens and reduce its dependence on foreign countries like China if it reshored all pharmaceutical production.
COVID-19 Deaths So Far: Where Is the Crisis? | Power Line
COVID-19 Deaths So Far: Where Is the Crisis? | Power Line
COVID-19 DEATHS SO FAR: WHERE IS THE CRISIS?
COVID-19 DEATHS SO FAR: WHERE IS THE CRISIS?
I have updated this chart a number of times, based on data from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control, and will continue to do so. It shows, for one thing, how far COVID-19 has to go before it equals the average seasonal flu mortality, worldwide. If I had to predict, I would guess that it will eventually reach the average level. Will it get to 2x the average number of flu deaths, worldwide? Looking at current trends, I don’t see how that will happen. But time will tell.
Likewise in the U.S. You still can’t see the bar for COVID-19, but it is there: 994 deaths so far, per the CDC, compared with 61,000 caused by the flu virus just two years ago. The Wuhan virus might equal or even exceed that total, but it is hard to forecast that at this point. And anyway, the 2017-18 flu deaths barely merited a news story, let alone a radical, economy-destroying shutdown. What has changed?
Even if the U.S. death total eventually amounts to, say, three times the toll of the flu just two seasons ago–around 180,000 dead–what is the justification for the extraordinary measures our governments have taken, which are in the process of crushing our economy?
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Media Rated Worst At Handling Coronavirus Response In Gallup Poll | The Daily Caller
Media Rated Worst At Handling Coronavirus Response In Gallup Poll | The Daily Caller:Media received the worst reviews regarding its handling of the novel coronavirus response in a Wednesday Gallup poll.
The media was the only group to get more negative reviews than positive, according to the poll. Forty-four percent of Americans approve of how the media has handled the novel coronavirus response and 55% disapproved.
Democratic LA mayor: Power, water will be shut off for nonessential businesses that refuse to close amid coronavirus 'safer at home' order - TheBlaze
"If we see continued noncompliance, they'll wind up facing misdemeanor charge, and [the Department of Water and Power] will step in and shut off their water and power," Garcetti remarked. "You know who you are, you need to stop it. This is your chance to step up and shut it down — because if you don't, we will shut you down."
Calling such businesses that don't voluntarily shut their doors "irresponsible and selfish," Garcetti unveiled the city's "business ambassadors program," which is designed to convince nonessential businesses to close, the station said.
"Fanning the flames of fear"--Patrick Colbeck - Earlier today, I learned that Governor Whitmer...
Patrick Colbeck - Earlier today, I learned that Governor Whitmer...Mar 24
"Earlier today, I learned that Governor Whitmer stopped sharing negative test result data for COVID19 which is around 96% nationwide (i.e. only 4% who think they have virus actually have it).
This observation coupled with her refusal to acknowledge promising treatments such as Chloroquine (studies have shone 100% cure rate) during the delivery of her "Stay-at-home" order defies her assertion that she is taking a data-driven approach.
"Earlier today, I learned that Governor Whitmer stopped sharing negative test result data for COVID19 which is around 96% nationwide (i.e. only 4% who think they have virus actually have it).
Rather, she seems intent upon fanning the flames of fear and anxiety that many of us are experiencing.
Why would she do this?
The most logical conclusion is that her agenda is biased towards political considerations not a thoughtful consideration of the facts during this critical time.
After all, Michigan is a very important state in the 2020 Presidential election and the state of our economy will be a key consideration for voters.
If this conclusion is accurate, and I truly hope it is not, she should be removed from office immediately.
The priorities of the people of Michigan need to supersede her national political aspirations."
Epidemiologist Behind Highly-Cited Coronavirus Model Drastically Downgrades Projection | The Daily Wire
Epidemiologist Behind Highly-Cited Coronavirus Model Drastically Downgrades Projection | The Daily Wire
"Epidemiologist Neil Ferguson, who created the highly-cited Imperial College London coronavirus model, which has been
offered a massively downgraded projection of the potential deathtoll on Wednesday.
Ferguson’s model projected 2.2 million dead people in the United States and 500,000 in the U.K. from COVID-19 if no action were taken to slow the virus and blunt its curve.
The model predicted far fewer deaths if lockdown measures — measures such as those taken by the British and American governments — were undertaken.
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- cited by organizations like The New York Times and has been
- instrumental in governmental policy decision-making,
offered a massively downgraded projection of the potential deathtoll on Wednesday.
Ferguson’s model projected 2.2 million dead people in the United States and 500,000 in the U.K. from COVID-19 if no action were taken to slow the virus and blunt its curve.
The model predicted far fewer deaths if lockdown measures — measures such as those taken by the British and American governments — were undertaken.
- After just one day of ordered lockdowns in the U.K., Ferguson is presenting drastically downgraded estimates,
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Former Vice President Joe Biden Keeps Pushing Misinformation About Coronavirus. Here Are 5 Examples | The Daily Caller
Former Vice President Joe Biden has repeatedly pushed misinformation about the COVID-19 coronavirus in political attacks against President Donald Trump and his administration.
Biden, the Democratic frontrunner for president, has sought to politically capitalize on the coronavirus pandemic. But on at least five different occasions, Biden and his campaign have spread misinformation about the response to the virus.
Joe Biden Said He Believes All Women. Does He Believe Tara Reade? – Reason.com
Joe Biden Said He Believes All Women. Does He Believe Tara Reade? – Reason.com:
"When it comes to #MeToo sexual misconduct issues, former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's presumptive 2020 presidential nominee, has made it no secret where he stands: automatically believe women.
- A former staffer says he sexually assaulted her in 1993.
"For a woman to come forward in the glaring lights of focus, nationally, you've got to start off with the presumption that at least the essence of what she's talking about is real," said Biden during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who faced accusations that as a teenager he had assaulted a woman at a party.
...now the former vice president is facing a much more serious accusation of sexual assault, from an alleged former staffer named Tara Reade.
...now the former vice president is facing a much more serious accusation of sexual assault, from an alleged former staffer named Tara Reade.
Gotta read this one to make you proud to be an American!-----Truckers are saying “fuck the log rules, I’m hauling”...
SOMETHING THAT INSTAPUNDIT COMMENTER BART HALL POSTED ON FACEBOOK:
- Truckers are saying “fuck the log rules, I’m hauling” and they’re getting supplies to the stores.
- People are stocking the shelves all night and letting old people shop first.
- Folks are buying meals for truckers, who (obviously) can’t go through the drive-ups. Asking ’em what they want, then buying it for them.
- Carnival Cruise Line has told Trump “We can match those big Navy Hospital ships with some fully staffed cruise ships”.
- GM and Ford have said “hold our cars and watch this — we can make ventilators where we were just making car parts, starting next week” — by re-engineering seat ventilators which their engineers hacked together for a new purpose. In under a week...
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History for March 27
History for March 27 - On-This-Day.com
Nathaniel Currier 1813, William Conrad Rontgen 1845, Sir Henry Royce 1863
David Janssen 1931, Quentin Tarantino 1963 - Movie director, Mariah Carey 1970 - Singer
1794 - The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. Navy.
1958 - Nikita Khrushchev became the chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers in addition to First Secretary of the Communist Party.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Dow exits bear market adds 1,351 points on $2 trillion relief pkg. | Fox Business
Dow exits bear market adds 1,351 points on $2 trillion relief pkg. | Fox Business:U.S. equity markets surged on Thursday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average exiting bear market territory as optimism grows that the economy will regain its footing despite the coronavirus crisis.
The Dow gained 1,351 points or over 6.4 percent. The S&P 500 also rose 6.3 percent and the Nasdaq Composite over 5.6 percent.
San Diego County sheriff won't force gun stores to close — at least for now
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore for now will not force gun stores in county jurisdiction to close, he said Tuesday.
Calling their service valuable, Gore asked stores to follow social distancing rules and find alternative ways to sell guns and ammunition, such as online or by appointment. The key, he said, is to restrict clusters of customers at storefronts.
Nancy Pelosi tells bald-faced lie when confronted over Democrats' far-left pork-filled COVID-19 bill - TheBlaze
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered up a bald-faced lie on Tuesday when a CNN host asked the California Democrat about House Democrats' coronavirus relief bill.
"Everything we're suggesting just relates to COVID-19," Pelosi claimed. "It's not changing policy except as it applies here."
Economist: No Sanitizer Because ‘Selfish People Demanding Price Be Held at $1’ Bought It All – Michigan Capitol Confidential
Economist: No Sanitizer Because ‘Selfish People Demanding Price Be Held at $1’ Bought It All – Michigan Capitol Confidential
"An economist at a national economic think tank is using an actual 'price gouging' complaint filed with the Michigan Attorney General to illustrate why government-imposed price controls cause store shelves to empty more quickly than they would otherwise during an emergency.
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The alleged price-gouging incident occurred on March 8 at noon in Dearborn, according to the Michigan Department of Attorney General.
The complaint read: “Everyone is afraid of the covid 19 coronavirus. There are no more hand sanitizer in large retailers and small stores. All stores were out of stock. However, the Dearborn fresh supermarket was selling an 8 oz hand sanitizer for a price of 10 dollars. This is clear price gouging during this panic. $1 hand sanitizer is now $10. They are causing consumers to panic. This is illegal and against the law. Please look into this matter as soon as possible. Truly inhumane and no regard for the people.”
But Antony Davies, the Milton Friedman Distinguished Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education, said the complaint makes a bad argument for government-imposed price controls.
“A price is not a lever that one throws so as to alter reality,” Davies said in an email.
“A price is a metric that responds to a reality that already exists. The store does not cause people to panic by raising the price of hand sanitizer. The store raises the price of hand sanitizer in response to the fact that people are panicking.”...
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- Under ‘price gouging’ bans, after the lucky first few, ‘everyone else gets nothing’
"An economist at a national economic think tank is using an actual 'price gouging' complaint filed with the Michigan Attorney General to illustrate why government-imposed price controls cause store shelves to empty more quickly than they would otherwise during an emergency.
The alleged price-gouging incident occurred on March 8 at noon in Dearborn, according to the Michigan Department of Attorney General.The complaint read: “Everyone is afraid of the covid 19 coronavirus. There are no more hand sanitizer in large retailers and small stores. All stores were out of stock. However, the Dearborn fresh supermarket was selling an 8 oz hand sanitizer for a price of 10 dollars. This is clear price gouging during this panic. $1 hand sanitizer is now $10. They are causing consumers to panic. This is illegal and against the law. Please look into this matter as soon as possible. Truly inhumane and no regard for the people.”
But Antony Davies, the Milton Friedman Distinguished Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education, said the complaint makes a bad argument for government-imposed price controls.
“A price is not a lever that one throws so as to alter reality,” Davies said in an email.
“A price is a metric that responds to a reality that already exists. The store does not cause people to panic by raising the price of hand sanitizer. The store raises the price of hand sanitizer in response to the fact that people are panicking.”...
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Panic Peddlers: Media Blames Drug Trump Discussed for Death of Man Who Ate Aquarium Cleaner | News and Politics
Panic Peddlers: Media Blames Drug Trump Discussed for Death of Man Who Ate Aquarium Cleaner | News and Politics
"In their constant effort to take down Trump and debunk everything he says, the media has been on a mission to prove that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which some doctors and patients are reporting can effectively fight off the Chinese virus ravaging the world, is dangerous.
It started with MSN reporting that two grams of the drug President Trump wants to fast-track can kill you.
MSN✔@MSN
Virus Drug Touted by Trump, Musk Can Kill In Just Two Grams
The drug touted by the U.S. President Donald Trump as a possible line of treatment against the coronavirus comes with severe warnings in China and can kill in dosages as little as two grams.
msn.com
But the worst fear-mongering happened on Monday when Dena Grayson, a television doctor, tweeted out the worst fake news I've ever seen.
She claimed that "a man DIED & his wife is in ICU after they ingested #chloroquine, one of the anti-malarials that @realDonaldTrump touted."
"In their constant effort to take down Trump and debunk everything he says, the media has been on a mission to prove that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which some doctors and patients are reporting can effectively fight off the Chinese virus ravaging the world, is dangerous.
It started with MSN reporting that two grams of the drug President Trump wants to fast-track can kill you.
Virus Drug Touted by Trump, Musk Can Kill In Just Two Grams
The drug touted by the U.S. President Donald Trump as a possible line of treatment against the coronavirus comes with severe warnings in China and can kill in dosages as little as two grams.
msn.com
Donald Trump Jr. had the best response to that claim, since two grams of the drug would be a massive overdose.
You can overdose on anything.
She claimed that "a man DIED & his wife is in ICU after they ingested #chloroquine, one of the anti-malarials that @realDonaldTrump touted."
Dr. Dena Grayson✔@DrDenaGrayson
BREAKING: A man DIED & his wife is in ICU after they ingested #chloroquine, one of the anti-malarials that @realDonaldTrump touted.
Chloroquine/#hydroxychloroquine have NOT been proven effective against #coronavirus & can cause FATAL heart arrhythmias.
Except that's not what happened.
The husband and wife, both in their 60s, ingested a chloroquine phosphate formulation that is used to clean fish tanks, Banner Health hospital said in a press release.
The husband and wife, both in their 60s, ingested a chloroquine phosphate formulation that is used to clean fish tanks, Banner Health hospital said in a press release.
They were not prescribed medicine safe for human consumption, they ate a substance approved for aquarium maintenance...
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American Ingenuity: Ford Uses F-150 Parts To Design Respirators As Private Sector Combats COVID-19 | The Daily Wire
American Ingenuity: Ford Uses F-150 Parts To Design Respirators As Private Sector Combats COVID-19 | The Daily Wire:During the COVID-19 pandemic, American ingenuity has stepped up to alleviate shortages and desperate needs, particularly in the medical field. Over at Ford, F-150 truck parts are being used to create much-needed respirators to help hospital workers combat the virus.
Where's Whitmer? On TV!-----FEMA says Michigan has not asked for a disaster declaration
LANSING — Michigan has not yet requested a major disaster declaration for the coronavirus, a spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday.
The administration of President Donald Trump has already declared major disasters for Iowa, Lousiana, New York, California and Washington, officials confirmed.
But for Michigan, where the number of confirmed cases topped 2,200 Wednesday, with at least 43 deaths, "FEMA has not yet received a request for a major disaster declaration," spokesman Michael Hart said.
Tiffany Brown, a spokeswoman for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, said Wednesday morning that state officials were "reviewing and looking into" a request to FEMA.
...Michigan ranks fifth in the nation for total number of coronavirus cases, behind New York, New Jersey, Washington and California..."
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