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Houston State Senator Paul Bettencourt is calling on Mayor Sylvester Turner to halt controversial public housing projects until the coronavirus shutdown is over. The Houston Housing Authority claims it cannot provide public records on the planned 84-million-dollar land deals because it is closed for business, all while they’re moving ahead to close on the real estate deals. “It is anti-transparency,” says Sen. Bettencourt. “Just because you’ve got a COVID pandemic, there’s nothing that should suspend public knowledge of these projects and you shouldn’t use that as a reason not to provide the information. The mayor should not be proceeding.” The...

President Trump said Wednesday that he has instructed the U.S. Navy to “shoot down and destroy” Iranian vessels that harass American ships at sea. “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,” Trump tweeted. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1252932181447630848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1252932181447630848&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativeus.com%2Firgc-reveals-new-video-of-the-american-warships-which-were-surrounded-by-iranian-speed-boats%2F When IRGC speedboats harry U.S. warships, it is tempting to conclude Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign against the Islamic Republic is failing. But think of how much more aggressive and reckless Iran would be without sanctions. IRGC released a new video of the American warships which were surrounded by the...

Three years ago I attended the Conservative Political Action Conference and was struck by something I later concluded was probably a figment of my imagination. This year I returned, and, rather than having my recollection dispelled, it was confirmed. The young women who attend CPAC are spectacular. No kidding: What’s up with this concentration of incredibly attractive young, conservative women? It’s noticeable and remarkable. They are beautiful and stylish in the way French women often are, which is to say in their own way, not in a conforming or predictable way. They all look like the girl the high school...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — In response to plans for a dirt-track event on Saturday, Governor Kristi Noem recommends people not attend. Noem reminded South Dakotans of the state guidance to not gather in groups of more than 10 people. Organizers of the event in Jefferson, South Dakota, have said they would limit ticket sales but it is still expected to draw hundreds of people. Noem says we are still many weeks away from peak hospitalization and infection rates. She says it is incredibly important people continue to social distance so we don’t overwhelm the health care system with COVID-19 cases.

Ya right. Well if they keep quarantining the healthy (which is the first time ever done in humanity) then we won’t have a country to make great again.

In stark contrast to most other developed countries dealing with the coronavirus, Sweden has adopted what are perhaps the least restrictive “social distancing” rules in the world, permitting most economic activity to continue in the face of the pandemic. The ongoing Swedish policy experiment of so-called “herd immunity” is quite unique. Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist and architect of the policy, explained that his country’s approach to COVID-19 is “to let the virus spread as slow as possible, while sheltering the elderly and the vulnerable until much of the population becomes naturally immune or a vaccine becomes available.” It’s premature...

New Foreign Affairs briefing notes show that in the days after the Wuhan coronavirus became known to the world, the Canadian response was to turn our government into errand boys for the Chinese government by directly asking the communists: “Is there something more we can do to assist?” Remember when Trudeau shipped Canada’s entire strategic supply of masks to China just as the Chinese spawned virus was piggy backing on flights full of travellers to Canadian airports? Well, it's worse than just that. The Canadian government ran around gathering up supplies the Chinese demanded, even running to the Red Cross...

Timeline reset: CDC confirms weeks-earlier California deathsSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Health officials say two people died with the coronavirus in California weeks before the first reported death from the disease. Santa Clara County officials said Tuesday the people died at home Feb. 6 and Feb. 17. Before this, the first U.S. death from the virus had been reported on Feb. 29 in Kirkland, Washington. The Medical Examiner-Coroner received confirmation Tuesday that tissue samples sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tested positive for the virus, officials said.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was forced to temporarily close his coronavirus 'snitch hotline' over the weekend as the service was inundated with prank calls, pictures of genitalia and memes likening de Blasio to Adolf Hitler.

On Tuesday, George Stephanopoulos shared a health update following his coronavirus diagnosis. Stephanopoulos announced he tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus, on Good Morning America last week. “Good news for me and my family. Last week I tested positive for COVID antibodies, confirming I cleared the virus after weeks without symptoms,” he tweeted. “I’ve also signed up for a clinical trial to donate my blood plasma and expect to make the donation in the coming weeks.” An antibody test, also known as a serological test, can help indicate whether a person has already built an...

Almost overnight, the concept of man-made global warming has become an accepted fact. Debate on this issue is rarely tolerated and millions of people are fearful that man’s activities are leading to a gradual global catastrophe. Cries to reduce auto emissions, burn less fossil fuels and shrink our carbon footprint have made people uncertain what the future holds for planet earth. The Bible however, speaks quite clearly of God’s sovereign control over the earth’s climate. Jesus said, “That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil...

(In light of the radical Left's Earth Day and New Green Deal). Much of ancient Israel’s plight, well documented throughout the Old Testament, was its insatiable thirst for pagan nature worship. This of course was in direct violation of the first two commandments of the Mosaic Law which commanded Israel not to worship any other false god or idol (Exodus 20:3-4). The reason why Israel was forbidden to worship other gods, the natural created order, and idols, was given in Genesis. Genesis 1 presents to the reader an ultimate Creator who made the universe out of nothing through His omnipotent...

Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney said he believes Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-home order is unconstitutional and he won’t enforce it. In a post on his Facebook page Tuesday night, Fortney wrote, “I believe that preventing business owners to operate their businesses and provide for their families intrudes on our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. As your elected Sheriff I will always put your constitutional rights above politics or popular opinion.” Fortney also wrote that he is worried about the economy and residents’ ability to make a living. He cited other sheriffs in Washington state who also...

Great insight from this Video from Zolo Levitt Ministries with Mark Musser on, What's behind the green movement!

Livingston County (Michigan) Sheriff Mike Murphy being interviewed by Frank Beckman today said he thinks Governor Gretchen Whitmer's "stay home - stay safe" economic lockdown of the state has been too heavy handed and that people will not tolerate it much longer. He said it won't be violence in the streets but people will just start to ignore the Governor's order. Violation is a 90 day misdemeanor or one step higher than a speeding ticket. He said it's impossible to enforce and thus far in Livingston county they caught one drunken man who went out for cigarettes and crashed his...

Julia Chatterley's lover: Harvard? The CNN International anchor does seem to express an excessive fondness for the Cambridge institution—coupled with a raging animus toward President Trump. On this morning's New Day, Chatterley trashed as a "total fabrication" Trump's criticism of the $9 million in bailout money that Harvard somehow managed to score.Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

The History of Donald Trump's Bible and The Hebrides Revival

Nova Scotia RCMP have confirmed an additional four victims of the weekend killing spree, bringing the total death toll to 22 in what is now one of the deadliest massacres in Canadian history. Officials say it could take months to unravel the lone suspect’s violent path across the province as they continue to probe 16 different crime scenes, including five structure fires where police have found human remains.

“Reopen Wisconsin” organizers announced that Friday’s protest against the state's stay-at-home order will continue without a permit. Organizer Madison Marie posted on Facebook Tuesday that their rally had “officially” been denied a permit to gather to protest Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’s (D) order requiring the state’s residents to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic. “The Permit was filed as a courtesy to not ruffle feathers. The Rally is still happening,” she posted, encouraging people to “Peacefully assemble” on Friday at 1 p.m. More than 3,000 people have responded that they plan to attend, and another 12,000 said they were interested....

For the press, it's quite the "gotcha" dance. The National Institutes of Health's refusal to recommend the use of the common anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin for the treatment of COVID-19, was proof positive according to the "science" that President Trump was wrong about the use of the drug, as well as an incompetent who was touting quack medicine, given that he noted the treatment as promising in one of his tweets. They've finally got something to pin on him. Here's a sampler of some of the headlines out there from NPR, CNN, Forbes, The Hill,...