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A day after armed protesters against Michigan’s stay-at-home order entered the statehouse in Lansing, Donald Trump once again expressed support for the rightwing movement. Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, should he said: “make a deal” with the demonstrators. “The governor of Michigan should give a little, and put out the fire,” the president wrote in a tweet on Friday morning. “These are very good people, but they are angry. They want their lives back again, safely! See them, talk to them, make a deal.” She didn’t listen to the President’s advice. Protestors in Michigan said that they are planning to...

At least three more governors moved to loosen restrictions on commerce in their states. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, a Republican, signed an order allowing retail shops and department stores to resume business on Tuesday, with limits on how many customers are allowed in. Colorado Governor Jared Polis, a Democrat, said he would permit reopening of hair salons, child care centers, and real estate offices, also subject to social-distancing measures, starting next week. And Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican whose state reported over 1,200 new infections and a spike in deaths on Monday, announced that gyms, hair salons, bowling...

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the gradual reopening of Texas businesses amid the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s some of what we can expect under phase one, which will continue until at least May 18: What can reopen? All retail stores, malls, restaurants, movie theaters, libraries and museums must limit customers to 25% of their listed occupancy. Grocery stores, gas stations and other essential services that have already been open have no occupancy limits. What remains closed? Public swimming pools, bars, gyms, cosmetology salons, massage businesses, bowling alleys, video arcades, and tattoo, and piercing studios cannot yet open. Abbott’s order, unveiled Monday, says...

The Denver Police Department arrested Jafar Partowmah on April 26 at the Capitol for openly carrying a firearm. The man was carrying two pistols. He is a permitted carrier. He was on the sidewalk and not starting anything. He was not brandishing or threatening. His shirt blew in the wind and the cops saw his weapon. He was arrested around 2 p.m. in the 1400 block of Lincoln Street. A protest was held at the Capitol Sunday because of the COVID-19 closures. Video below: https://twitter.com/EM_KA_17/status/1254729219625701376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1254729219625701376&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativeus.com%2Ftyranny-in-america-video-of-police-officers-arresting-a-concealed-carry-holder-with-his-permit-during-the-lockdown-protests%2F https://twitter.com/reallouiehuey/status/1254532521980645378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1254532521980645378&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativeus.com%2Ftyranny-in-america-video-of-police-officers-arresting-a-concealed-carry-holder-with-his-permit-during-the-lockdown-protests%2F https://twitter.com/reallouiehuey/status/1254529361782308865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1254529361782308865&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativeus.com%2Ftyranny-in-america-video-of-police-officers-arresting-a-concealed-carry-holder-with-his-permit-during-the-lockdown-protests%2F Colorado is an “open-carry” state, with some exceptions. Denver generally prohibits the open...

Yesterday two healthcare workers from a Denver-area hospital blocked lines of trucks and cars campaigning against the state government’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order. Hundreds of protesters defied social distancing laws on Sunday and gathered at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver calling for lockdown measures to be lifted and for nonessential businesses to reopen. Video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUi7vjs9n9w&feature=emb_title By Monday morning local time, ‘Go to China’ was trending on Twitter in the United States as many took to the platform to share and discuss the protester’s controversial remarks. Few American patriots did ask the question: Are The Healthcare Workers In Colorado Who...

Photos taken Sunday in Denver showed two people dressed in N95 masks and scrubs standing defiant against those protesting Colorado’s stay-at-home orders. The Denver protesters were calling for state lockdown orders to be lifted while the apparent healthcare workers were counter-protesting in the street. There is a video of the standoff shows a protester in her car yelling at one healthcare worker to “go to China if you want communism.” “You can go to work why can’t I go to work?” the woman asks, referring to the closure of non-essential businesses in the state. The workers didn’t appear to respond....

According to local accounts, two healthcare workers from a Denver-area hospital blocked lines of trucks and cars campaigning against the state government’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order. Hundreds of protesters defied social distancing laws on Sunday and gathered at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver calling for lockdown measures to be lifted and for nonessential businesses to reopen. Karen was part of an army of protesters who crammed the capital city’s streets in an event called ‘Operation Gridlock’, to show their opposition to social distancing and lockdown measures. Tensions boiled over when a small group of nurses and healthcare workers took it...

Thousands of protesters on foot and in vehicles converged Wednesday on Michigan’s capital to rally against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home orders in the state. “Operation Gridlock,” organized by the Michigan Conservative Coalition, created a huge bumper-to-bumper traffic jam around the Michigan Capitol Building in Lansing, Fox 2 Detroit reported. Meshawn Maddock, an organizer for the group, said the demonstrators include Republicans, Democrats, and independents. As social media lit up with comments and photographs of the event, one image supposedly showing a flag bearing a swastika flag and the words “Trump” and “Pence” started to go viral. This photograph was taken...