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There are different public opinions on COVID 19 or Coronavirus. Some people are panicking and others are taking the necessary steps but are calm and observe the situation. Well, we have another type of people who are using the viral media nature of the virus to get media attention. Wuhan Corona Virus (COVID19) is a legitimate health concern, and it is no cause for panic or irrational hysteria, but it’s not a type of stuff that people should use to get more attention too. A man was sentenced to 10 weeks in jail on Friday after being found guilty coughing...

Since I published several days ago, COVD19 grips the world even more. Cases spiral upward, and fatalities accrue and gain momentum. Besides closure of all athletic events, schools, and theaters, the trauma metastasizes to restaurants and many major retailers and small businesses, now idling a giant swath of our economy. My views on this virus have not changed; in fact, only grown in intensity. Heterodox thoughts that Coronavirus remains only a flu with meager rates of mortality garnered a censure from one of the giant temples of leftist propaganda, Facebook. They removed my previous Coronavirus article as “against our community...

Standard Macro policy, taught to every student, says that the government should accumulate “budget surpluses” during good times (like the past few years). That the positive balance should then be accessed and spent, when the “business cycle” kicks in and our economy dips for whatever reason. …..In short, the Federal government should not have to borrow to fund all the emergency-assistance being discussed in the news (or have the Federal Reserve furiously printing more fiat dollars to bail out asset prices). These policies only take us further down the road to a larger debt - and inflation. This “bill” will...

Larry Kudlow, the director of the National Economic Council, said on Saturday that negotiators are doubling the size of a forthcoming coronavirus stimulus package as they try clinch an agreement. Kudlow said the size of the package would be approximately 10 percent of the county's gross domestic product (GDP), calling it a "very large package." When a reporter noted that 10 percent would be more than $2 trillion, he added: "That's correct." The decision is a significant uptick from the $1 trillion request initially submitted by the administration. Lawmakers are under significant pressure to quickly pass massive legislation to try...

While the world is focusing on containing the spread of the Wuhan virus, communist China declared the largest expulsion of American reporters this week, further escalating a media war with the United States.On March 18, communist China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it would revoke the press credentials of all U.S. nationals working for the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Washington Post. About a dozen American reporters will have to leave China, and won’t be allowed to report in Hong Kong and Macau. The world hasn’t seen such a level of expulsion of foreign journalists from communist...

For all the talk of online learning during shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic, many U.S. public school students will find that the work they do while at home is actually optional. It won’t be graded and it won’t count. Some public schools are calling online work “enrichment,” not part of the curriculum, because they can’t guarantee that all students will have access to it. Students without the internet or home computers can’t do it, and special-needs students may require accommodations to complete it. As a result, millions of schoolchildren risk missing weeks of school. Most states have closed schools,...

The Chinese communist government continued its campaign against Christianity during the country's coronavirus outbreak by destroying crosses and demolishing a church while people were on lockdown.On March 13, a church in Guoyang County, Anhui Province saw its cross removed by authorities. A video shared by the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness documented the moment when the crane removed the red cross from the church's rooftop. 2020?3?13???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/RUnrAMgrpP— ????????? (@ccfr2017) March 13, 2020 A Christian with the surname Chen told persecution watchdog group China Aid that this church usually has 40 churchgoers attending its services. Authorities used the lockdown as an...

"Additionally, the laboratory data in our study showed increased odds of coronavirus and human metapneumovirus in individuals receiving influenza vaccination."

Friday’s press briefing with President Trump and his COVID-19 Taskforce was not only informative, but it was also downright entertaining. There was even a surprise guest, at least a surprise to the viewers. One moment that set the online universe on fire was when Peter Alexander of NBC made the mistake of accusing President Trump of lying to the public about the seriousness of the pandemic. He later tried to explain that he was tossing Trump a softball question, hoping the president would take the pitch and hit it out of the park by reassuring everyone that this crisis...

History should show how three idiots/corrupt folks "poisoned" Capital Hill so that President Trump had to focus on the 'stupid' actions in the House rather than the pending COVID-19 pandemic. There is also a fourth culprit in this situation - the STUPID media. But since COVID-19 is hitting NYC particularly hard, the media is taking lumps in NYC. Let us face facts. "Porky Pig" Pelosi has been more interested in 'pork' and 'power' than the good of the American people. Adam Schiff should not be on the Intelligence committee (in my opinion), let alone chairman of it. President Trump has...

On Friday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned disinformation campaigns from China, Russia, and Iran that aim to "disparage" U.S. efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus. A reporter asked Pompeo whether there is "any particular locus for this disinformation." "It’s pretty diffuse, unfortunately. But we’ve certainly seen it come from places like China, and Russia, and Iran, where there are coordinated efforts to disparage what America is doing and our activity to do all the things that President Trump has set in motion here," Pompeo responded. China's Communist Party has blamed the U.S. for the virus, claiming that...

According to Taiwan, the World Health Organization could have prevented the Wuhan coronavirus from becoming a pandemic had the organization listened to their early warnings. Taiwanese officials said WHO's failure to act early on has to do with its close ties to Chinese leadership, the Daily Caller reported. Taiwanese health officials alerted WHO about the Wuhan coronavirus' transmission between humans back in December but the organization failed to alert countries around the world. One of Taiwan's chief complaints is centered around the International Health Regulations (IHR)'s reporting website, which was established so countries around the world could share data about...

(Kitco News) - The physical gold and silver market just became a little tighter in the near-term as one major mint is shutting down operations for the next two weeks. -snipLast week, the U.S. Mint announced that it sold out of American Eagle Silver Eagle bullion coins. It said that demand for silver coins has jumped 300% compared to sales in February.

Even as the coronavirus pandemic has led officials to largely shut down Philadelphia and left its streets and subways nearly empty, violent crime has continued unabated. ---SNIP--- As of Friday, police said, the city’s homicide total for the year stood at 86, compared with 66 at the same point last year — a 26% increase.

The extraordinary shutdown, if continued, will have harmful consequences that go far beyond the economy. A short period of decisive action to buy time to prepare may be prudent. But ongoing measures of mass mobilization are likely to do severe damage to our society. The Wall Street Journal editorial “Rethinking the Coronavirus Shutdown” warns of the economic consequences of a prolonged lockdown. We could be heading toward a drastic decline in GDP. This will dislocate the lives of tens of millions and exact human costs, not just economic ones. Already, federal officials are gearing up to spend one trillion dollars....

Campaign staffers are hunkered down at home instead of working from their headquarters or in primary states. Traditional fundraisers, campaign rallies and speeches are replaced with virtual events that have faced technological snafus. From his home in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden told reporters on a call Friday that his campaign had hired a professional team to set up the ability to broadcast live on television networks from there -- potentially with the small group of reporters that travels with his campaign present. He said he aims to be up and running by Monday, holding regular briefings on the response to the...

China is partnering with Cuba, to invade the southern Western hemisphere. China bribes corrupt South American government officials, establishes economic beachheads, then when poor countries default, China takes actual ownership of supposedly "sovereign" South American territories, vital ports and transportation centers. Please indicate to the President whether or not you would favor active resumption of The Monroe Doctrine signaling to non-American powers that Uncle Sam will not tolerate their incursions into South America and Central America. It's easy to contact the President at the White House contact page, just a few clicks, just a simple message like "keep China out...

President Trump's can-do "what the hell do we have to lose" attitude in what he calls a "war against an invisible enemy" was on full display again in a news conference on the coronavirus, COVID-19, and a drug that may be used soon to treat it, but the fireworks flew when one reporter accused the president of giving "false hope" to the American people. What happened next might have been Trump's finest hour. Mind you, we're still so early in these tectonic changes to American life – quarantines, shutdowns, social distancing – that it's a little early to say what's...

Our concern about Donald Trump in the campaign of 2016 was not about his personal morals. The ultimate choice to vote for him was made easier by the manifest political criminality of Hillary Clinton. And his emergence as an America First, America-loving president was a welcome relief after the apology tour presidency of Barack Obama. The concern about Donald Trump was that he had no ideological core. His public political persona was that of a fairly standard liberal Democrat from New York, but one smart enough over his career to shift around and play both sides of the political aisle...

Victoria's Secret is closed for business until March 29. The lingerie retailer posted an announcement on its website informing customers that it has temporarily closed its online business just days after it confirmed that it is closing all its retail locations in the US and Canada until March 29. "With constant breaking news regarding COVID-19, we have made the decision to temporarily close our online store through March 29. As with our previous announcement regarding store closures, we will be paying associates who are impacted by these actions," the company said in an announcement on its site. "We ask for...