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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday predicted the U.S. economy hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic would rebound this summer and early in the fall even as Fox News’s Chris Wallace noted most experts have projected a longer, slower recovery.“I think as we begin to reopen the economy in May and June you’re going to see the economy really bounce back in July, August, September,” Mnuchin said on “Fox News Sunday.”“We are putting an unprecedented amount of fiscal relief into the economy," he added. "You’re seeing trillions of dollars that’s making its way into the economy, and I think this is going to have a significant...

Several states are taking a stand on whether or not it’s “essential” to continue abortion during the coronavirus crisis. And so are many in the media. Their stance is no secret: abortion is “essential.” Pieces from Slate to the New York Times go so far as to suggest it’s even more necessary during a pandemic. And the politicians that are placing abortion on hold are “f****** monsters,” according to one Vice editor. That’s because, among their many reasons, they say that abortion is time-sensitive – and the lack of it endangers lives. Never mind that at least one life ends...

... President Donald Trump came into office railing against many of the foundations of our democratic institutions, including a free press. Forty months into his administration, coverage of the coronavirus outbreak is the latest sign that - contrary to conventional wisdom - he hasn't laid a glove on serious journalism. His attacks, most recently against excellent reporters like Jonathan Karl (ABC), Yamiche Alcindor (PBS), Peter Alexander (NBC) and Paula Reid (CBS), put the bully in bully pulpit, but they haven't shaken the soul of the First Amendment. Trump's daily briefings, which sometimes include pertinent and significant information, have also frequently...

Special Dispatch to the New-York Times. CHARLESTON, Thursday, April 26. The principal doings of the delegates, thus far, have been fighting with the policemen at the door for the admission of themselves and friends, the taking of their seats, and an almost immediate adjournment. Aside from the decisions in the contested cases, nothing of importance has been done. This is the fourth day of the Convention, and upon meeting this morning it was announced that the Committee on Resolutions was not ready to report. Consequently, here was no business before the House.

It’s just the flu, bro. A few things helping to end this lockdown: 1. Federalism - people see freedom the next state over and they want it. 2. Protests - this is providing pressure on politicians. Something else that is essential to ending these lockdowns is changing these CDC guidelines. These guidelines are the cover for the tyrannical state level politicians. But Fauci won’t want to go against the “scientific” guidelines. Something needs to change there. These CDC guidelines also affect businesses worried about liability and Fearbra moms worried their children will die. Good news - Purdue says classes are...

Conditions in NYC ICU’s

Scathing commentary about Corona patients' alleged poor treatment in New York hospitals. This is the LiveLeak copy of a deleted FaceBook video, 10 minutes.

The president of El Salvador has authorised "lethal force" in the fight against criminal gangs. The country has also enforced the opposite of social distancing in its jails, packing opposing gang members into the same cell. President Nayib Bukele ordered a 24-hour prison lockdown after the central American country reported 24 homicides on Friday. It is the worst one-day total since Mr Bukele took office in June last year. By late afternoon on Sunday, police had registered another 29 murders. Forcing rival gangs to share the same space is intended to break communication between members of the same group. Mr...

Cleaning products and hand sanitizers will not be fully stocked at stores and online retailers for several more months supply chain experts have said. As coronavirus became more widespread in the United States and social distancing measures got stricter brand name household cleaning products like Lysol and Clorox quickly sold out across the country and germ-killers such as Purell became reserved for frontline businesses. America's popular brands have not been able to keep up with the demand of panic buyers as most of the raw materials are obtained from China and stocks likely won't return to pre-pandemic levels until July...

“The top of the FBI was scum…human scum.” – President Donald Trump, April 18 That they were, and with Christopher Wray in the Director’s job, apparently still are. We have known for more than two years now that the human scum at the top of the nation’s utterly corrupt highest law enforcement agency in January, 2017 framed Trump’s first National Security Advisor, General Mike Flynn, got him fired, and that Gestapo Chief Robert Mueller and his staff then bullied him into entering a guilty plea by threatening his family. That’s what we have known for all that time just through...

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed Joe Biden for president, joining a list of top Democrats, who have thrown their support behind the former vice president. "Today I am proud to endorse Joe Biden for president of the United States because he will be an extraordinary president," said Pelosi in the pre-recorded message. In her video statement, Pelosi cited Biden's experience in government, including his role in passing the Affordable Care Act, as evidence of his leadership qualities. She said Biden is well-positioned to lead the country amid the ongoing coronanvirus outbreak. "As we face coronavirus,...

New Yorker staffer Hendrik Hertzberg, everyone Time for a military coup? How about New York City first? Gov. Andrew Cuomo can replaced Mayor Bill de Blasio with the National Guard:

It’s very bad luck to be a black cat in Vietnam, where the poor animals are being killed and eaten amid rumors their ground-up bodies can treat the coronavirus, animal rights activists said. The No to Dog Meat charity said the black felines are boiled, skinned and cooked before being turned into paste and sold as medicine to fight COVID-19, according to South West News Service.

In the years when the United States fought Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in World War II, life became radically different for everyone. Food was rationed. Supply chains were interrupted. Manufacturing plants, that previously made things Americans wanted, were turned into armaments producers. Millions of young men were drafted and sent off to fight. Hundreds of thousands would never return, and many more would be changed forever by the physical and mental toll. Many women who might have previously stayed home went to work to replace the men on the battlefield. Society was altered and life was different in countless...

More US states are beginning to lift lockdown orders even as US leaders say social distancing guidelines will be necessary throughout the summer. But governors warn that life will not quickly return to normal, and that restrictions will remain in some places to keep the virus from resurging. On Friday, the US saw its largest single-day spike in cases. But the infection rate has dropped significantly in several hotspots, including New York, the US epicentre.

VIDEO: US Coast Guard says it’s keeping an eye on 27 oil tankers anchored off the coast of Southern California. Another great example of floating storage build-up as demand for oil and refined products plunge | #OOTT #Contango video via @USCGLosAngeles     https://twitter.com/JavierBlas/status/1253722290266738689?s=20    

On April 24, the DOJ produced exculpatory evidence to Michael Flynn's defense team. While the contents are currently under seal, we received a glimpse of what was handed over through Flynn's defense filing with the court. The new evidence "proves Mr. Flynn's allegations of having been deliberately set up and framed by corrupt agents at the top of the FBI," wrote Michael Flynn's lawyers, Sidney Powell and Jesse Binnall, in a scathing brief to the court, supplementing their prior motion for a dismissal of Flynn's criminal charges. "This case is a shameful blight on the American justice system," the defense...

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Lawrence Reed lit “an unknown substance” on the glass of the building minutes before Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his daily COVID-19 news conference, authorities said. A man has been charged with starting a fire at the Thompson Center Thursday minutes before Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his daily COVID-19 news conference in the building. Lawrence Reed, 44, is charged with a felony count of aggravated arson knowing people were present, according to Chicago police. Reed poured an “unknown substance” on the glass of the building about 2:15 p.m. in the 100 block of West Lake Street and lit it, police said....