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Victor Davis Hanson Is the bad and self-negating behavior of so many of Trump’s enemies setting him up for an even more impressive victory in the fall? As the coronavirus outbreak begins to reach its zenith, it remains unclear whether the measures taken to stem its tide will prove sufficient, insufficient, or an overreaction. What is certain, however, is that a number of individuals and entities have behaved shamefully and demonstrated no capacity for leadership or usefulness in this moment. Nancy Pelosi: Gone are the mythologies that Nancy Pelosi was a pragmatic liberal voice of reason among the otherwise polarizing...

Asteroids (2020 GW1) (2020 GQ1) (2020 GF1) Close Approach April 7, 2020 and April 8, 2020 Music by:DivKid -Dreamer

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 46% of Likely Democratic Voters still believe Biden would make a better presidential candidate for their party this fall. But just as many (45%) opt for Cuomo instead, even though he isn’t even in the race. Nine percent (9%) are undecided. Among all likely voters, it’s Biden 38%, Cuomo 38%, with 24% not sure. Fifty-three percent (53%) have a favorable opinion of Cuomo, who has been in the news battling the coronavirus’ devastating hit on New York State. Just 33% view him unfavorably. This includes 25% with a Very...

Beginning on Mar. 3, 2020, with the first reported case of COVID-19 in Wake County, the coronavirus has spread across North Carolina. Here's a look at the cumulative number cases by day as reported by NC DHHS and county health departments. BY KEVIN KEISTER A new antiviral drug will be tested in human clinical trials that could help doctors treat COVID-19 and it can be taken as a pill. UNC-Chapel Hill researchers and a team of other scientists found that the new drug, called EIDD-2801, can prevent and reduce severe lung damage in testing that involved mice infected with coronavirus,...

Like other members of the service and gig economies, sex workers have been hit hard by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Strip clubs across San Francisco have closed. Escorts’ and BDSM professionals’ clients have dried up. And those who continue operating face a smaller and more dangerous clientele, but often have no other options but to continue working. Live online webcam modeling seems like a natural pivot for sex workers who are no longer able to see clients. VICE noted that popular cam site OnlyFans saw 60,000 new sign-ups in March, and The Chronicle recently reported on several underemployed...

An argument is mounting among conservationists about the use of 'wet markets' One such wet market in Wuhan, China, is believed to be the origin of Covid-19 Live and dead creatures are sold for eating and stored in cramped conditions Over 200 wildlife groups signed an open letter to the World Health Organisation The WHO is now being urged to shut the markets to stop future pandemics Global health bosses should urge countries to shut down wild animal markets such as the one in China where coronavirus is believed to have started, say conservationists. More than 200 wildlife groups worldwide...

Australian TV is showing the Cardinal leaving the prison in what is basically a small motorcade.

The U.S. Supreme Court overruled a lower federal court’s ruling and said that absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s April 7 Spring Election must be postmarked by Election Day in order to be counted. The Court did not change the April 13 deadline as the final day for counting absentee ballots.

Finally, despite the worst efforts of Victoria Police, Victoria’s legal system, and the media’s smear factory, Cardinal George Pell has had his conviction overturned by the High Court. The full judgment can be read here. “A” refers to the choirboy and “B” to his deceased fellow chorister. Below some key elements of that unanimous ruling:57. In this Court, the respondent correctly noted that a number of the claimed improbabilities raise the same point. It remains that acceptance of A’s account of the first incident requires finding that: (i) contrary to the applicant’s practice, he did not stand on the steps...

Dear friends, read for yourself Isaiah 53 and see for yourself who Isaiah the Jewish prophet was speaking of. Remember to keep in mind also all of the Book of Leviticus; especially Lev. 17:11-14! And also the Book of Hebrews! There is only one RIGHTEOUS Lamb given for fallen man ever to live (Rom. 5:12-21); Who do you say He is (John 1:29, Rom. 10:2-4, 1 Cor. 5:7, 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 1:18-20; 3:18. 1 John 4:10)? All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way, and the Lord hath laid on...

April 6 & 7, 2020 The latest figures from a special report by the German Robert Koch Institute show that the so-called positive rate (i.e. the number of test positives per number of tests) is increasing much more slowly than the exponential curves shown by the media and was only around 10% at the end of March, a value that is rather typical for corona viruses. According to the magazine Multipolar, there can therefore be „no question of a dangerously rapid spread of the virus“.Professor Klaus Püschel, head of forensic medicine in Hamburg, explains about Covid19: „This virus influences our...

A recent collaborative study conducted by a team from Monash University and the Doherty Institute in Australia has found that a commonly used anti-parasitic drug could halt the incubation process of the novel coronavirus and potentially cure Covid-19 positive patients of any ailments caused by the virus. The study showed that the drug available globally called Ivermectin was able to kill SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, growing in cell culture within 48 hours. It must be noted, however, that the study was conducted in vitro - in a controlled environment outside a living organism - and that more credible...

Trump ruined our economy and all for naught!" "Trump and his capitalism put millions out of work for nothing!" If you haven't already heard this from the "mainstream media" (AKA "fake news"), you soon will. Fake news media, doing the bidding of their leftist and Democrat masters, have been trying to destroy Donald Trump with hoaxes since he announced his candidacy, or maybe ever since Trump first questioned Barack Obama's claim of being born in the U.S. The fake news first claimed that President Trump overreacted to COVID-19, then Trump was belittling COVID-19 and ignoring the experts, then Trump didn't...

Poseidon Gin is created from a mix of many local ingredients Cayman Spirits Company has launched a new gin product. The Cayman Spirits Company, which has created a number of original products, has added another arrow to its quiver of beverages. Poseidon Gin, crafted by general manager and distiller, Moises Sevilla, is the company’s latest foray into the spirit world. Dedicated to Greek mythology’s god of the seas, it is a deep blue colour, making it a distinctive-looking tipple. “Ambrosia was the drink of the Greek gods, often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it,” said Sevilla....

While doctors and nurses treat COVID-19 patients on the front lines, behind the scenes scientists are working hard in their labs to come up with ways to battle the pandemic. One thing University of California, Santa Cruz scientists are working on is to create a diagnostic testing lab on campus that will meet the needs of students, staff and the community. Advertisement "It's a really exciting and dynamic project," said UC Professor of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Jeremy Sanford. This testing lab could be the only facility capable of testing samples locally and results could be made available almost...

CHARGE: Fauci is the Front for Deep State Pharma: They Want Top-Down Governance of Our Bloodstreams Dr. V. A. Shiva Ayyadurai holds four degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and computer science; a master's degree in visual studies from the MIT Media Laboratory on scientific visualization; concurrently, he completed another master's degree in mechanical engineering and in 2007, he obtained a Ph.D. in biological engineering in systems biology, with his thesis focusing on modeling the whole cell by integrating molecular pathway models. He is also a Fulbright grant recipient. The below video will...

New York doesn’t need any more ventilators and California is in good enough condition to send 500 ventilators to states in worse shape, their governors said on Monday, a sign that the CCP virus curve appears to be flattening in both states. “We don’t need any additional ventilators right now,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters at a press conference after repeatedly warning in recent days that the state needed up to 40,000 of the breathing machines. Cuomo declined to state how many ventilators the state has in stock and his office hasn’t responded to requests for information about...

On day 43,000 of sheltering in place, I decided to make a face mask. For a while they were saying that we civilians didn’t need to wear face masks, but now they’re saying that we should. At least I think that’s what they’re now saying. The only way to know for sure would be to turn on the TV news, and I don’t want to do that because it sounds like this: NEWSPERSON: Coronavirus! Coronavirus! Coronavirus! (snip) And so on, 24 hours a day. Sometimes 30 hours a day. That’s how much coronavirus (Coronavirus!) news there is. Anyway, I think...

Cardinal George Pell is to be released from prison after he won his appeal, and Australia’s highest court on Tuesday overturned his convictions for child sexual abuse. A full bench of seven judges ruled that Pell’s conviction for child sex abuse should be overturned and he should walk free immediately. They unanimously determined that the jury should have had reasonable doubts as to Pell’s guilt and that the jury had not properly considered all the evidence at his trial. Pell, 78, became the highest-ranking Catholic clergyman worldwide to be imprisoned for child sex offenses after he was arrested in 2018...

An Iowa monastery of Trappist monks is offering an unusual but necessary act of charity amid the global pandemic – free caskets to financially struggling families who have lost a loved one. New Melleray Abbey has been making caskets for the public and offering prayers for the deceased since 1999. The monastery announced last week its new initiative to support families affected by COVID-19. “The COVID-19 virus will visit many families that are financially vulnerable and unprepared. In addition to their grief, they will wonder, ‘Where will we lay’ our loved one who has been unexpectedly taken from us,” Father...