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If you pay attention to the news, you might assume that record numbers of people are dying. The opposite is true. Not only has overall mortality for the United States been going steadily downward since January, but mortality has been substantially lower this year than last year. These are weekly mortality statistics for the United States from the Centers for Disease Control: Week Number of Deaths 2019 Number of Deaths 2020 1 58,291 59,087 2 58,351 59,151 3 58,194 57,616 4 57,837 57,000 5 58,128 56,426 6 58,492 56,962 7 57,917 55,981 8 57,858 55,494 9 57,920 54,834 10 58,490...

A pastor attending the economic shutdown protest in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Monday said that Gov. Tom Wolf (D) is a “tyrant” who has “absolutely exceeded his authority.” Joel Saint, pastor of Independence Reformed Bible Church, told Breitbart News on Monday that he showed up to the protest to communicate and network with other pastors who understand that the governor has “absolutely exceeded his authority” and acknowledge that the Bible is the book that “sets the limits on political authority.” “We believe that Christ set all authority,” he explained, noting that there “is no such thing as legitimate authority outside of...

Interview with Dr. Ananda Prasad, Medical Research Doctor, Michigan April 19, 2020 - Detroit, Michigan The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major turbulence across the planet. Several theories and assumptions on prevention and cure have kept the social media busy. As thousands of lives have fought hard and lost, here’s a sunshine “recovery” story of a senior couple – 92 years old Dr. Ananda Prasad and his wife Aryabala – both of whom were COVID-19 positive but have since recovered using a treatment approach with Zinc. According to Dr. Prasad, Zinc has been his area of research for several years...

We are currently living through possibly the worst medical treatment plan in modern history. In 2009 the Swine Flu or H1N1 influenza swept across the United States. There were at least 12,469 deaths across the US and up to 575,000 deaths worldwide. 80% of H1N1 victims were age 65 or UNDER. These are the prime years and most productive years in one’s lifetime. In 2020 the Wuhan Virus or novel coronavirus swept across the United States. So far 50,000 Americans have died and 890,000 have tested positive for the disease. In study after study the vast majority of the deaths...

Heather Mac Donald has an excellent piece at American Greatness titled “The Deadly Costs of Extended Shutdown Orders.” More than a dozen governors extended their economic shutdown orders recently into May and beyond. Those officials should have publicly addressed the following questions first: * How many coronavirus deaths do you expect to avert by the shut-down extension? * What will your state’s economy look like after another month of enforced stasis? * How many workers will have lost their jobs? * How many businesses will have closed for good? * How many of your state’s young residents, seeking employment for...

An interview obtained by The Federalist reveals how the Wall Street Journal badly misled Americans about HHS Secretary Alex Azar's response to the coronavirus outbreak. Reporters get things wrong in articles all the time, it’s an imperfect world, but usually the most glaring mistakes don’t appear in the first sentence. In a recent Wall Street Journal article about House and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, this dubious feat was actually accomplished.“On Jan. 29, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told President Trump the coronavirus epidemic was under control,” reads the first sentence of the WSJ report.Michael Caputo, the...

In death, he has become famous as a cautionary tale about the risks of mindlessly following the armchair medical advice President Donald Trump has dispensed from the White House podium. But friends of 68-year-old Gary Lenius, the Arizona man who passed away last month from drinking a fish tank cleaner that contained an ingredient, chloroquine phosphate, that Trump had touted as a potential coronavirus cure, say they are still struggling to understand what drove an engineer with an extensive science background to do something so wildly out of character.

A NEW PIECE of evidence has emerged buttressing the credibility of Tara Reade’s claim that she told her mother about allegations of sexual harassment and assault related to her former boss, then-Sen. Joe Biden. Biden, through a spokesperson, has denied the allegations. Reade has claimed to various media outlets, including The Intercept, that she told her mother, a close friend, and her brother about both the harassment and, to varying degrees of detail, the assault at the time. Her brother, Collin Moulton, and her friend, who has asked to remain anonymous, both confirmed that they heard about the allegations from...

A new poll of Latinos nationwide finds lower-than-usual support for former Vice President Joe Biden's White House bid when compared to past Democratic nominees, amid signs that President Trump's ability to dominate news coverage of the coronavirus pandemic is playing to his advantage with the largest bloc of minority voters. The survey also finds that Biden would enjoy a significant uptick in enthusiasm among Latino voters if he were to select Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto – the first Latina to serve in the chamber – to be his vice presidential running mate. Just 49% of Latino registered voters would...

Workers at a Smithfield Foods pork plant in Milan, Missouri, say that for years they have endured repetitive stress injuries on the meat processing line — and urinary tract infections because they had so few bathroom breaks. But as the coronavirus pandemic has emerged, workers say they have encountered another health complication: reluctance to cover their mouths while coughing or to clean their faces after sneezing because this can cause them to miss a piece of meat as it goes by, creating a risk of disciplinary action. The claims appear in a complaint filed Thursday in federal court by an...

“I’m delighted that today the first human trials of a vaccine against coronavirus are happening here in the UK,” Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock said in a video statement. Hancock, also an MP for West Suffolk, said officials “have all got our fingers crossed that this goes okay.” The vaccine candidate was developed by the University of Oxford, which didn’t immediately respond to a request for more information. Three lead researchers said in a statement Tuesday that the trial would start this week. The trial is being run by the Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine...

German automaker Volkswagen restarted production on Thursday ZWICKAU, Germany—German automaker Volkswagen restarted production on Thursday at its plant in Zwickau, where its crucial mass-market electric vehicle is being made ahead of its launch later this year. The company said the plan was “health before production numbers” as the assembly line started up after a five-week closure under new health rules agreed with worker representatives that include... wearing face protection where a 6-foot distance can’t always be observed. Other measures include.. regular cleanings. Distancing is required in washrooms, changing rooms, and lunchrooms. At restart the plan was to make 50 cars...

With the Coronavirus pandemic, or at least the presentation of it, in full swing, calls for blood donations have been reached an hysterical level as blood drives are cancelled. This has given the homosexual terrorists an opening for restating their demands in no uncertain terms. It doesn’t help that science and sound medicine have been polluted by politically-correct ideology in the past two decades. So let’s consider the solid facts. The research found that HIV infection is “hyperendemic” among MSM in many areas of the U.S.: - In most states, about 1 in every 10 MSM (11.1% nationwide) are living...

Most voters in general support President Trump’s temporary freeze on legal immigration to give Americans a better chance in the post-coronavirus job market. Most Democrats do not. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 57% of Likely U.S. Voters favor a temporary halt to most immigration because of the economic impact of the coronavirus. Thirty-one percent (31%) are opposed, while 13% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Fifty-two percent (52%) agree with the president’s rationale for the temporary freeze: “By pausing immigration, we will help put unemployed Americans first in line for jobs....

Count Vlad does the Eagles' song Hotel California to tell a story about Howard Hughes. The lyrics are changed and there are many references to bands, people and places. It is partly fictional, partly humorous and partly fact. How much of each will depend on the viewer. If you like the music, please subscribe to the Count Vlad's channel.

Ruth’s Hospitality Group operates more than 100 steakhouses in the United States but was able to secure the loan through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). “In an effort to protect our team members and their loved ones, Ruth’s Hospitality Group applied for and received loans under the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. We were eligible for this assistance, and our goal was to utilize funds to keep as many of our team members working for as long as possible, cover 100% of health care benefits and position Ruth’s Chris to rebuild its workforce as quickly as possible,” .... As we...

The president concluded the briefing after he and his team delivered opening statements, saying, “Thank you very much,” before turning and exiting the room. Reporters shouted questions as he walked away. The president suffered a brutal 24 hours of news coverage after he asked whether disinfectant or ultraviolet light could be used in the body to fight the Wuhan coronavirus. Prior to the briefing, reporters said that White House staff tried to change seating in the press briefing room, moving CNN to the back of the room and moving Washington Blade reporter Chris Johnson to the front. “White House staff...

Oval Office12:11 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Okay.  Thank you very much.  We’re gathered today for a very historic bill signing that will provide vital financial relief to American workers and families.  We’re grateful to be joined by Vice President Mike Pence, and also with us are Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Administrator Jovita Carranza, Senators Roy Blunt, John Cornyn, Dan Sullivan, as well as Leader Kevin McCarthy and Representative Steve Scalise and Liz Cheney.  We appreciate you all coming.  A very big moment.I want to thank Congress for answering my call to pass this critical funding.  And the bill includes, as you...

As a baby boomer, I grew up watching a lot of war movies. In my childhood, World War Two was still fresh in the minds of most. A common theme in those films were stories of Nazi-occupied countries. I can recall one in particular about a peaceful Norwegian village occupied by brutal German forces. Most of the Norwegians chafed under the Nazis and their tyrannical rule, but there was always this one guy in the village who thought it was better for everyone to do what they were told and serve the evil occupiers, for their own good, of course....

This week, the Sierra Club obtained documents from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court— which is hearing two separate challenges about Trump’s use of military funds for border wall construction. The documents reveal that new projects will begin this week... See the court documents here (https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/program/documents/FY%202020%20Projects%20Short%20Decl.pdf ) and here (https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/program/documents/FY_2020_Enriquez_Decl_Feds_Opp.pdf ).