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We had to destroy the hospitals to save them. You could be forgiven for thinking that’s the upshot of the coronavirus lockdowns that have suspended elective surgeries and generally discouraged people from going to hospitals. Many hospitals and health centers are getting pushed near, or over, the financial edge. At a time when we feared that hospitals would get overwhelmed by a surge of patients, they have been emptied out. At a time when we thought medical personnel would be at a premium, they are being idled all over the country.

The White House coronavirus task force plans to provide states with enough supplies for 8 million coronavirus tests per month to facilitate the reopening of the economy. A senior administration official said Monday that the Trump administration wants the US “swimming in tests” to facilitate a return to normal. “The bottleneck is really the ability to collect samples,” the official told reporters.

Bryan Cranston questioned the sanity of both President Trump and his supporters in a fiery tweet presented with little context over the weekend. The “Breaking Bad” actor became the latest Hollywood star to criticize Trump and his administration as they respond to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Clearly not happy with the way that Trump is guiding the country through this unprecedented time, Cranston took to Twitter on Saturday to take a jab at both the president and those that support him. “I've stopped worrying about the president's sanity. He's not sane,” the 64-year-old actor wrote. “And the realization of his...

President Trump in his Monday coronavirus briefing hinted that he knew the disputed status of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health, but stopped short of filling in the White House press. “Yes I do have a very good idea,” Trump said when asked if he had any information on Kim’s health after unconfirmed reports circulated that he may have died after cardiovascular surgery. “I can’t talk about it now,” Trump continued. “I hope he’s fine, I do know how he’s doing, you’ll probably be hearing in the not too distant future,” the president added.

JetBlue became the first US airline to require passengers to wear face coverings on flights to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. The new policy goes into effect May 4 and comes after the airline began to require all crew members wear face masks on flights. “Wearing a face covering isn’t about protecting yourself it’s about protecting those around you,” said Joanna Geraghty, president and chief operating officer, JetBlue.

Attorneys for Fox News’ Sean Hannity have formally demanded The New York Times issue an apology and retract coverage of his remarks on the coronavirus outbreak on the cable news network. Hannity’s legal team on Monday fired off a detailed letter to the newspaper over three separate pieces by columnist Ginia Bellafante, contributing writer Kara Swisher and media columnist Ben Smith which they said all showed “an outrageous disregard for the truth.” The letter demanded action within 24 hours. “Failure to do so will leave Mr. Hannity with no alternative but to consider instituting immediate legal proceedings against you,” it...

The Washington Post was slammed late Monday night for its bizarre framing of the latest developments that emerged surrounding the allegations made by Biden accuser Tara Reade. Reade, who came forward last month accusing former Vice President Joe Biden of sexual assault as a Senate staffer in 1993, has had more corroborating evidence surface in recent days. A clip from "Larry King Live" back in 1993 purportedly showing Reade's mother calling into the show anonymously and alluded to her daughter's "problems" she had with a "prominent senator" was brought to light on Friday. And on Monday, two more people, a...

It looks like Mitch thinks aid to the blue states is just another negotiation of give and take. It is not, any aid these tyrannical governors receive will be used to continue the endless shutdowns and pursuit of ever tightening restrictions on our freedoms. We must flood the senate phone lines. Spread the word friends and have anyone and everyone call. Not one dime until the blue state governors open their damn states up and end this. Here in NJ, my crazed, totalitarian clown of a governor is talking about August. Call Mitch and tell him that aid is a...

WASHINGTON: Seema Nanda has announced her decision to step down as the CEO of the Democratic National Committee, the top administrative position in the main Opposition party, ahead of the presidential elections in November. Nanda, 48, became the first Indian-American to be appointed as the CEO of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in June, 2018. She, however, did not give reasons for leaving the top position in the party. The Washington Post reported that Nanda's sudden  .. Read more at:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/indian-american-lawyer-seema-nanda-to-step-down-as-ceo-of-democratic-party/articleshow/75372244.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Observation: the price of Walmart's 'Oak Leaf' wine nearly doubled overnight. What was long priced at 750ml @ $2.95, dropped to $2.50 for a few weeks, then just spiked to >$4. Canary in the coal mine? Might be time to refill supplies, before supply chain disruption increases prices. Similar is being said about meat.

Finding the perfect fringe during these times of confinement may prove to be an expensive gamble after German police went underground to uncover two makeshift hairdressing salons on Saturday. When the officers arrived at the salons, carefully installed in the cellars of two private houses, “people were having their hair done”, local police said in a statement. Two people were waiting for a cut in Elsenfeld and another in a cellar in Momlingen, according to DPA, which claims that “the salons were professionally equipped”. Police have opened investigations for non-compliance with lockdown measures which, in Bavaria, are among the strictest...

"The health crisis is unlike anything we have ever experienced," Calhoun said, before detailing just how far the air travel industry has fallen. With passenger demand down more than 95% from early March, airlines in the U.S. have parked more than 2,800 planes, and airlines globally are on pace to lose $314 billion this year, according to the International Air Transport Association. As a result, Calhoun says airlines are "grounding fleets, deferring airplane orders, postponing acceptance of completed orders, and slowing down or stopping payments." Calhoun says, "It will take two to three years for travel to return to 2019...

Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak are joining Washington, Oregon and California in the Western States Pact -- a working group of Western state governors with a shared vision for modifying stay at home orders and fighting COVID-19.

(CNN) — The Pentagon has officially released three short videos showing “unidentified aerial phenomena” that had previously been released by a private company. The videos show what appear to be unidentified flying objects rapidly moving while recorded by infrared cameras. Two of the videos contain service members reacting in awe at how quickly the objects are moving. One voice speculates that it could be a drone. The Navy previously acknowledged the veracity of the videos in September of last year. They are officially releasing them now, “in order to clear up any misconceptions by the public on whether or not...

DENVER (CBS4) — Jenny Nguyen, 27, was advised in Denver court Sunday of 1st Degree Murder charges in the death of Jamal Thompson, 26. Thompson was found by police in a wrecked car just after midnight Saturday. He had been shot in the neck. Thompson died after he was taken to Denver Health Medical Center. A United States Post Office spokesman confirmed Monday that both Denver residents are currently employed by the USPS and work at different locations. Paramedics and Denver Police Department officers were dispatched to the intersection of 54th Avenue and Yampa Street at 12:10 a.m. Saturday. The...

April 28 2020 Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter Reading 1 Acts 7:51—8:1a Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes: “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the Holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors. Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become. You received the law as transmitted by angels, but you did not observe it.”When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth...

Mihailovic hinders Rommel May 8, 2014 By Miloslav Samardzic http://kingdom-of-yugoslavia-in-ww2.com/mihailovic-hinders-rommel/ Mihailovic and Rommel The first known German broadsheet announcing the executions of Serbs due to railway sabotage is dated June 12, 1942. On that day, the Germans shot three rail workers in Smederevo, claiming they had destroyed the brakes on a train. US Col. Robert McDowell, the most educated Allied officer in Yugoslavia during the war, says that any true history of WW2 should mention 1942 as the “year of the great Yugoslav, or Serb, counterattack.” Gen. Mihailovic knew that America would join the war, having heard it from President...

Howard Stern announced Monday he's "all in on Joe Biden," saying President Trump "could have been ahead of this curve" on the coronavirus pandemic. Stern made his endorsement on his SiriusXM radio show after a Trump supporter defended the president's Thursday remarks regarding using disinfectant or ultraviolet light to combat the coronavirus, which Trump tried to walk back on Friday as being "sarcastic." "What's it going to take? I don't get it," Stern said of the president's comments. "I don't think there is anyone left who will vote for him." "I am all in on Joe Biden," he later added....

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Phyllis Schlafly on the Equal Rights Amendment | Phil Donahue Show 1974 One of Phyllis Schlafly's most well-known and quoted television appearances was on the Donahue Show in 1974. She fielded questions from the crowd and took praise and criticism alike for over an hour, defending her positions soundly with a smile the whole time. As the battle against ERA and radical anti-family forces continues, there's no better time than now to see and learn from Phyllis's timeless techniques and still-timely arguments in defense of America's women. Looks to be the entire show Video is 45 minutes long