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Many argued that the shutdown has been extremely devastating to the economy and has destroyed the financial stability for families and businesses. People from across the state attended the event, including from the Capital Region, Westchester, and Long Island. High school and college seniors said they want to go back to school, business owners said they want to reopen or they won’t recover, and parents said they want their children back in their classrooms.

'A lot people should just say no, we're not going back to that'A New York Democrat has advice for Americans dealing with job insecurity during the coronavirus crisis: Don’t go back to work. “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls for a national work boycott. The congresswoman says Americans should refuse to go back to work,” said Vice TV, which will include her commentary on the premiere of “A Seat at the Table,” a new talk show which premieres Wednesday night. The lawmaker is not keen on President Trump’s methods to get the nation back on the job and re-ignite the economy...

Former President Barack Obama warned the world Wednesday climate change would be worse than the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve all had to adapt to cope with a pandemic,” Obama wrote on Twitter. “Climate change will force far harsher changes on our kids.” The president shared a story about young people who continue protesting the world’s failure to enact dramatic policies to reduce carbon emissions and shut down an oil-based economy in favor of one fueled by windmills and solar panels. “All of us should follow the young people who’ve led the efforts to protect our planet for generations, and demand...

In the wake of World War I and the defeat of the Ottoman and German forces, leaders of the Allied Powers set out to reorganize Europe, and particularly the wide reach of the defeated Ottoman Empire. As part of the effort to do so, a conference took place in London in the winter of 1920, followed by the San Remo Conference which convened 100 years ago this week. San Remo was significant in many ways, but it’s perhaps best well known for the partitioning of the Ottoman-controlled Middle East. It established an irreversible precedent and support for the establishment of...

When the price of U.S. oil crashed below $0 on Monday, lefty Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) sent out a disgusting tweet praising the coronavirus-induced crash. She later deleted the tweet, and the cat caught all three major evening news broadcasts by the tongue. AOC’s vile tweet was a response to another tweet suggesting that “oil producers have to pay people to take [the oil] off their hands,” according to Market Watch. She said, “You absolutely love to see it. This along with record low interest rates means it’s the right time for a worker-led, mass investment in green infrastructure to...

Local Radio traffic update during the Rush Limbaugh Show stating that traffic is snarled in Downtown Pittsburgh due to "a large horn-honking protest of cars circling the City-County Building". That's 2 protests in Downtown Pittsburgh in 5 days!

Kerry Mergen, a contract egg farmer near Albany, Minn., got word on a Wednesday the chickens in his barn would be euthanized. A crew showed up the next morning and started gassing the birds with carbon dioxide. The sudden drop in demand for food at restaurants, school cafeterias and caterers shut down by the pandemic has ripped through farming. Milk has been dumped, eggs smashed and ripe lettuce plowed under. Now, farms are killing animals sooner than planned. Mergen said he initially couldn’t believe it when a field manager from Daybreak Foods, the Lake Mills, Wis.-based firm that owned and...

This is a war against an invisible enemy. And, as they say, truth is the first casually of war. So what is the truth that we know for certain. So many questions and so many different answers. Should we be wearing masks? What is the real death rate caused by Covid 19? Does Hydroxychoroqine work against the virus? Are there more deaths in China from the virus than have been reported? Is the virus worse than the flu or not? Did the virus come from a lab or a wet market? Are the States opening up too early or should...

Beloved actress Shirley Knight passed away from natural causes on April 22nd at the home of her daughter, Kaitlin Hopkins, in San Marcos, TX. Standout performances in her over 60-year acting career include: films The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (Academy Award nomination), Sweet Bird of Youth opposite Paul Newman (Academy Award nomination),The Group, Petulia, Francis Ford Coppola's The Rain People and Amiri Baraka's Dutchman (Volpi Cup for Best Actress); theatre productions Lee Strasberg's Three Sisters with Kim Stanley and Geraldine Page, The Young Man from Atlanta (Tony Award nomination) Kennedy's Children (Tony Award); and television shows Indictment:...

A proposal by two senators to send $500 billion to state governments, due to the coronavirus, would be a horrible incentive. It would encourage governors to keep their economies closed despite their losses in tax revenues from the lack of business activity. Some Republican-led states have courageously reopened or remained open for business, and their money should not be taken and sent to mostly Democrat-controlled states who ordered people to stop working. States should have an incentive to reopen, as the Republican Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia is doing, rather than receiving bailouts to remain closed. Yet Senators Bob Menendez...

Search MINNEAPOLIS Muslim call to prayer to be broadcast in Minneapolis neighborhood In the Cedar Riverside neighborhood, there are several mosques serving the Muslim community including Somalis who came to this country to escape the vIn the Cedar Riverside neighborhood, there are several mosques serving the Muslim community including Somalis who came to this country to escape the violence in their homeland. — Richard Tsong-Taatarii - Star Tribune By JEAN HOPFENSPERGER , STAR TRIBUNE April 22, 2020 - 5:33 AM The Muslim call to prayer will be broadcast the traditional five times a day in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis,...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said that he supports letting states declare bankruptcy as they face mounting budget constraints sparked by the coronavirus and as Democrats pledge to seek more federal funding. McConnell, during an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt, said any additional federal assistance to state and local governments needed to be "thoroughly evaluated." "I would certainly be in favor of allowing states to use the bankruptcy route. It saves some cities. And there’s no good reason for it not to be available. My guess is their first choice would be for the federal government...

Since 1970, Earth Day has provided an opportunity for all Americans to come together to celebrate the majestic natural beauty of our Nation and the world. The United States is blessed with breathtaking and plentiful natural wonders and resources, providing recreation and sustenance to millions throughout our country. On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we pay tribute to our Nation’s long history of environmental stewardship and conservation, and we reaffirm our commitment to protecting our natural treasures for the benefit and enjoyment of all Americans. Following in the rich tradition of environmental leaders like Gifford Pinchot and President Theodore...

Wikipedia has info on the corporation that owns LYSOL. Link to entry: Reckitt Benckiser This company is based in the UK and has connections to the Netherlands. It is unclear where its manufacturing is done. Basically, stores are out of Lysol products such as the disenfectant spray and Lysol wipes. One can get OZIUM as a replacement. According to literature on OZIUM, hospitals use OZIUM. Right now (in my opinion), there should be disenfectant sprays and disenfectant wipes available. Maybe someone can start an American corporation to compete with Lysol. A good place would be the Texas/Louisiana Gulf coast because...

As environmentalists celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this week, a new documentary poses a sobering question. What if wind farms, solar panels and other green energy projects are not enough to save the planet and humanity simply cannot sustain life as we know it? “Planet of the Humans,” executive produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore and written and directed by Jeff Gibbs, asks hard questions about what it sees as the failure of well-meaning efforts to halt climate change. “It seems like we have been losing the battle,” Moore told Reuters. “We are in deep, deep trouble.” "Planet...

Georgia Democratic state Rep. Vernon Jones announced Tuesday he is resigning from his seat after last week endorsing President Trump's reelection -- a move that quickly earned him backlash from Georgia Democrats. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jones told The Rashad Richey Morning Show, a talk show in Atlanta, that despite his resignation he would not be leaving the Democratic Party because "somebody's got to be in there to hold them accountable -- hold them accountable to how they are treating black people [and] root out the bigotry." "Turn the lights off, I have left the plantation," Jones said in...

When she announced the startling results of a new COVID-19 study on Monday, Los Angeles County's top public health official emphasized that the number of infections far exceeds the official count of confirmed cases. She underplayed another important implication of the study: COVID-19 seems to be far less deadly than many people feared. The way Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer framed the study's results raises a question that policymakers across the country will confront as they consider when and how to loosen sweeping restrictions aimed at curtailing the COVID-19 epidemic. Will they be guided by emerging evidence, or...

She added, "But that loyalty isn't simply how we vote: It's how we work. And if we want to signal that that work will continue, that we're going to reach not just to certain segments of our community but to the entire country, then we need a ticket that reflects the diversity of America." . . . Abrams defended her overt campaign for the No. 2 spot on Wednesday, echoing Biden's campaign slogan and responding to criticism that she lacks the national experience for the position. "I try to be straightforward," she said. "I learned early on that if I...

I'm about to say something a lot of people probably aren't going to be super comfortable with, but here goes... A lot of people in my feed are starting to point out that the goals of lock downs seem to have shifted from "flattening the curve" - which was about making sure hospitals aren't overloaded - to a new goal of trying to prevent people from getting sick or dying from coronavirus. I've definitely seen this trend, and it's a little disconcerting, because while the previous goal was probably misguided (for a number of reasons that I'll be happy to...

The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday applauded President Trump for instructing the U.S. Navy to “destroy” any Iranian gunboats harassing American ships in the wake of a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf.